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Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez tours the Shake Shack Restaurant with CEO Randy Garutti.

Business

Burger chain Shake Shack to return $10 million government loan

Low-paid workers in the retail, restaurant and hotel industries have been among the hardest-hit sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 20, 2020

By Reuters

Society

Humanity thrives: Why this taxi driver received 40 second applause and respect by doctors?

Video shows taxi driver who helped ferry patients and the needy routinely to hospital for free, in return received much deserved respect. The footage got viewed by more than 11M

Apr 20, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Economy

Coronavirus relief deal for US small businesses may come Monday, Trump says

The US has by far the world's largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with more than 750,000 infections and over 40,000 deaths

Apr 20, 2020

By Reuters

Crime

Shocker: Living Kenyan woman's picture goes viral as Uganda's fourth victim of coronavirus

Elsie Kibuke's picture was wrongly circulating on WhatsApp as the fourth victim of coronavirus in Uganda. Kibuke, living in London, was shocked to receive the message that said she had died due to COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Fake news

Is it safe to touch animals or them licking your hands after applying alcohol-based hand sanitiser?

Society

Is it safe to touch animals or pets licking your hands after using alcohol-based hand sanitiser?

The latest message warns pet owners on avoiding touching animals and forbidding them from licking the sanitised hands as it contains toxic chemicals.

Apr 20, 2020

By Anu James

Society

Anti-lockdown protests: Viral video shows healthcare workers confront protesters in Denver

Two healthcare workers in protective gear stand in the way of protesters moving towards State Capitol in Denver.

Apr 20, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Two sisters, but died 100 years apart, one from 1918 Spanish flu, the other from coronavirus now

Selma Ryan, aged 96 succumbed to COVID-19 on April 14, three days after her birthday, while her sister had died from Spanish flu in 1918

Apr 20, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Society

Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports zero new COVID-19 cases first time since early March

The city recorded its first case of the infection on January 23. March 5 was the last time since outbreak that the special administrative region did not record any new cases

Apr 20, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

China rejects Australia's questions on its handling of coronavirus

The novel Coronavirus has caused nearly 2.4 million infections and more than 160,000 deaths worldwide

Apr 20, 2020

By Reuters

Science

NEW FACT: Antibodies in Llama blood could help scientists fight Coronavirus

The research report claimed that antibodies in Llama blood are capable of neutralizing coronavirus in the human body

Apr 20, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Society

No immunity from Coronavirus? Experts say COVID-19 recovery may not guarantee longer immunity

Scientists researching on the SARS-CoV-2 believe that the new coronavirus has thrown up one surprise after another

Apr 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Remembering June Almeida, the woman who first discovered the coronavirus

Almeida's discovery was rejected as a case of 'just bad pictures of influenza virus particles' at the time

Apr 20, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern

Society

New Zealand set to lower COVID-19 alert level

The New Zealand Prime Minister announced that the alert level will shift from a level 4 to level 3 on April 27

Apr 20, 2020

By IANS

Society

SL tourism readies for post COVID-19 revival

Media reports have said that Sri Lanka is slowly readying itself to open up from Monday, April 20, amid the coronavirus situation

Apr 20, 2020

By IANS

A person uses war tank to dump garbage in Australia during lockdown

Society

Did you know battle tanks can be used to dump household garbage? Watch THIS bizarre video from Australia

A bizarre video from Australia shows a man using a war tank to dump his household garbage during the lockdown

Apr 20, 2020

By Anu James

Society

Top Israeli scientist says coronavirus pandemic would almost go down to zero in 70 days, using simple stats

Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel made the claim that COVID-19 would peak in 40 days and would almost go down to zero in 70 days

Apr 20, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Tech & Trend

Would you like to pay with your Google Card?

Google is reportedly working on its own physical and virtual debit card to take on Apple Card, and will also connect to a Google app, most likely Google Pay

Apr 20, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Huawei

Health

Israeli scientist from TAU claims he is 'two-thirds of the way' to develop Coronavirus vaccine

In a major breakthrough, Tel Aviv University scientist has been granted a US patent for his innovative vaccine design for the Coronavirus

Apr 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Society

Testicles make men more vulnerable to coronavirus, causes higher death rate: Study

The study found that virus stays in the testicles for longer because the male sex glands are separated from the immune system.

Apr 20, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

Trump plays up NY Governor Cuomo's compliments but leaves out criticism in Coronavirus briefing

Selective video clips played by Donald Trump during the coronavirus briefing on Sunday, April 19, showed New York Governor praising the federal efforts

Apr 20, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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