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239 experts with 1 big claim: The Coronavirus is airborne
The WHO has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive
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Covid-19 Dictionary: The A to Z of the dreaded disease
From antibodies to zoonotic, all the words you need to know to understand the news about the coronavirus crisis
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Is the five-day office week over?
Across organizations, work was most effective when employees were home 1-2 days a week, found research by Humu, a tech company run by Google's former chief of human resources
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Health (Importance of breathing correctly in current times; Sitting all day can cause Cancer), Finance (Psychology of money; Global view of financial life during Covid), Business (Advertising business is becoming less cyclical) and Coronavirus (Covid and its effects on our brain; A physician's experience of dealing with Covid patients)
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What to do when children interrupt TV news interviews
When children made cameo appearances on two live British news segments, one presenter engaged with the child, while the other interview was cut short. Social media users offered their verdict
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World's billionaires: Those who fell off the list
March's pandemic crash erased nearly all the stock-market gains enjoyed by billionaires over the past year. It also knocked many from the billionaire ranks entirely. Altogether, 267 from last year's list of 2,153 (12.4 percent) fell below the $1 billion threshold this year, including 127 who tumbled off in early March. Twenty-one others died
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In the COVID-19 economy, you can have a kid or a job. You can't have both.
Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential
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Startups raise funds amid pandemic, from consumer products to enterprise AI
OZiva and Nextbillionai are recent examples of startups that have caught investor interest even during Covid-19. They also represent diverse points on the spectrum of startups being funded in this time
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After toasting Liverpool, City shows what might have been
"How is it possible," the coach of Liverpool's champions asked himself recently, "that anybody is 20 points ahead of this team?"
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Make your mask work better, and longer
The essential guide to buying, cleaning and taking care of face masks to make them work against the coronavirus
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Wealth map: Where are India's billionaires living?
Mumbai and Delhi lead with the most number of billionaires in India, but you'll find one each in Thrisur, Haridwar and Hisar too