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The face mask that you wear in the future could alert you of a coronavirus diagnosis, thanks to researchers at Harvard University and MIT. Researchers have created wearable biosensors that can detect the presence of the virus in…
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The US military could complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, reports say, amid increasing Taliban battlefield gains. US officials told Reuters that some US forces were expected to stay to protect the US embassy and…
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A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia.The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol-pump fuel. Its…
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Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since Friday. Most were elderly or had…
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Despite a desperate need for Covid-19 vaccines, Brazil is suspending a deal to purchase 20 million doses of the Indian-made Covaxin vaccines, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday, after questions were raised about a pricing…
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As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by…
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COVID-19 has been a ‘blessing in disguise’ for the Life Insurance Sector as the pandemic has enticed more people to reconsider health insurance needs coupled with Life Insurance, First Capital Survey in the Insurance Industry said.…
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Amana Takaful Insurance has carried out several community initiatives within the past few weeks, in the spirit of upholding its core mission, commitment and responsibility, towards mutuality and solidarity amidst these trying times.…
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Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) unveiled a loan scheme which paves way for its massive student base to purchase laptops on an easy payment scheme facilitated by two leading banks. Both, People’s…
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The broader market gained +15.7% as of mid-year 2021whilst month of June’21 sustained the robust investor appetite recording a gain of +5.9% MoM and surpassed the milestone of 7,800 levels. This was mainly spearheaded by…
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