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EU adopts groundbreaking stimulus to fight coronavirus recession
The $857 billion package includes unprecedented steps to help less wealthy countries, including selling collective debt and giving much of the money as grants, not loans
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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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Hypertension vis-a-vis Family History and Pregnancy
Dr. Dutta explains the effect of family history on high blood pressure. He also tells how high blood pressure might affect health during pregnancy
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A lighter shade of purple
If shattering of gender stereotypes needed a shot in the arm, it came during the lockdowns
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If Kanye West is running for President, so is your mom
As far as the Federal Election Commission is concerned, Mr. West is an official US Presidential candidate as of Thursday
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Digital kiranas everywhere; Indian warehousing undergoing a rough patch; Tech workers fight burnout in pandemic), Productivity (Creativity can 'Zoom' even higher now!) and Psychology (Cognitive biases and how thinking goes wrong).
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What the Twitter hack revealed: An election system teeming with risks
The hack served as a warning that some of the most critical infrastructures that could influence the election is not in the hands of government experts, and is far less protected than anyone assumed even a day ago