Coronavirus
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Mask Queens: Mixing fear with fantasy
The Mask Queens photo essay originated by one of the creator's friends, who let loose an image of her stylised mask for her first day back at work
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Tesla surprises analysts with $104 million quarterly profit
The profit was achieved "despite tremendous difficulties in the quarter," the company's chief executive, Elon Musk, said in a conference call with analysts
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Infections much higher than reported cases in US: Study
The study indicates that even the hardest-hit area in the study — New York City, where nearly 1 in 4 people has been exposed to the virus — is nowhere near achieving herd immunity
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Some Covid-19 vaccine makers say they plan to make a profit
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson pledged to produce hundreds of millions of doses of their vaccines at no profit to themselves. Moderna, however, which has been granted $483 million to develop its product, made no such promise
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IN PHOTOS: The show must go on
Live theatre is back in business as certain parts of the world ease Covid-19 restrictions; here's what the socially distanced audience experience looks like
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Health insurance: Decoding the Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak policies
The coronavirus has led to a rise in demand for health insurance plans. A Covid-specific product can be used to supplement existing coverage—here's how it works
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Six months living with Covid-19: What we know now
More than six months since the first cluster of COVID-19 cases in China, researchers are still learning new things about the disease. A look at what new things we know about COVID-19 transmission, symptoms, and effects on the human body
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Gender Mender: How WFH is demolishing gender roles
Working from home blurs the line between working spouses and homemakers. From filmmakers Nitesh and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari to Clovia co-founders Pankaj Vermani and Neha Kant, meet seven power couples who say it has helped make marriage more equal
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Trump calls Dr Fauci 'alarmist', makes false virus claims in interview
The president grew agitated as he was fact-checked on polling, race relations and the coronavirus response by Chris Wallace of Fox News
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China is using Uighur labor to produce face masks
A New York Times visual investigation has found that the PPE supply chain is using Uighur labour—a largely Muslim ethnic minority—through a contentious government-sponsored program that experts said often puts people to work against their will
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Russia is trying to steal virus vaccine data: Western Nations
The National Security Agency said that a hacking group implicated in the 2016 break-ins into Democratic Party servers has been trying to steal intelligence on vaccines from universities, companies and other health care organizations