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Canada Forecasts Show Fast Coronavirus Spread; Officials Urge New Restrictions
Longerrange forecasts project the second wave of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through Canada, and all the major provinces need to impose more restrictions, federal health authorities said on Friday.
Bengaluru to Have Its Own 50-storey Twin Tower in Next 2 Years, Says Karnataka Deputy CM
Accompanied by officials concerned, Karjol inspected 8.5 acre government land parcel in which already Public Works Department and Health and family welfare department offices are situated here.
RBI to Conduct Simultaneous Purchase and Sale of Govt Securities Next Week
The Reserve Bank will conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under the Open Market Operations for an aggregate amount of Rs 10,000 crore each on December 17.
Pandemic Effect: Finance Ministry Mulling 75% Reduction in Foreign Travel Budget for FY22
It can be noted that the budget for the next fiscal is under preparations right now and officials are also having discussions internally and also with external stakeholders for suggestions.
Mumbai Readies Blueprint of Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution, Inoculation Drive to Take Place in 3 Phases
The team, headed by Suresh Kakani, Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC, said it has come up with a blueprint of the plan on storage, transport and distribution of the vaccine against COVID-19 in the financial capital of India.
Country's First mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate by Gennova Gets Nod to Conduct Human Trials
The mRNA vaccines do not use the conventional model to produce immune response. Instead, they carry the molecular instructions to make the protein in the body through a synthetic RNA of the virus.
Time Is Precious, Says Vietnamese Collector Of European Church Clocks
For more than two decades, Pham Van Thuoc has scoured Europe in search of historical church clocks, bringing them back to his home in Vietnam where he lovingly restores them.
Award-winning SKorean Director Kim Ki-duk Dies In Latvia
South Korean director Kim Kiduk, who won the top award at the Venice Film Festival in 2012 but later faced allegations at home of trying to force an actress into shooting offscript sexual scenes while making another movie, has died in Latvia. He was 59.
UK Cuts Self-isolation Period To 10 Days For Domestic Contacts, International Arrivals
Britain said on Friday it would cut the selfisolation period for COVID19 to 10 days from 14, in a change which will apply to both those presumed to have been in contact someone with the virus within the country, and those arriving from abroad.
Delhi BJP Workers Stage Protest Outside Residences of AAP Govt Ministers
Heavy police deployment was made outside the residences of the ministers, a day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders alleged that the house of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was 'attacked by BJP goons'.
Investors Swap China Holdings From Wall Street To Hong Kong As Delisting Threat Brews
Global fund managers are reducing their holdings in U.Slisted Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Netease and JD.com as risks grow they will be forced off American exchanges, switching instead into shares of the companies listed in Hong Kong.
Bundesbank Sees Sharp Rebound In German Growth After Virus Second Wave
Germany's economy will contract less this year than previously projected and its rebound will accelerate once the economy can start to reopen from the second wave of the pandemic next year, the country's central bank said on Friday.
Farmers Protest at Noida-Delhi Border Enters Eleventh Day
Scores of protestors belonging to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) stayed put at the Chilla border, while those of BKU (Lok Shakti) continued to camp at the Dalit Prerna Sthal. One carriageway of the Noida-Delhi Link Road is open.
Choreographer Remo D’Souza Suffers Heart Attack, Admitted to the ICU
Choreographer and director Remo D’Souza suffered a heart attack on Friday afternoon. He is currently admitted in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Come to Xbox Series X|S In Summer 2021, New Trailer Confirms
Microsoft Flight Simulator will only be launched for the new generation Xbox Series X and Series S consoles.
Captain America Chris Evans is Set to Voice Iconic Action Figure Buzz Lightyear
Captain America Chris Evans is set to voice the iconic action figure Buzz Lightyear in an animated film, titled Lightyear.