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Lando Norris ‘giving everything I can’ to McLaren

Reuters • 2023-08-19 05:07:33

Amid speculation that he may be eyeing a move to Ferrari when his contract ends after the 2025 season, Lando Norris said he is “still giving …

Australian state reaches deal after withdrawing as Commonwealth Games host

AFP • 2023-08-19 04:52:51

The Australian state of Victoria will pay a multi-million dollar settlement after pulling out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, it announced in …

Man City’s De Bruyne upbeat after surgery

Reuters • 2023-08-19 04:48:53

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has had surgery following the hamstring injury he suffered at Burnley on the opening day of the Premier …

Sabalenka, Coco Gauff power to Cincinnati semifinals

Reuters • 2023-08-19 04:31:19

Coco Gauff downed Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2, and Aryna Sabalenka beat an ailing Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-3 to reach the …

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami eye Leagues Cup trophy vs. Nashville SC

Reuters • 2023-08-19 04:04:31

Lionel Messi is poised to lead Inter Miami to its first major title when the club visits Nashville SC side also searching for its first hardware …

Australia pledges $128 mln for women’s sport to cement World Cup legacy

Reuters • 2023-08-19 03:53:17

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday promised A$200 million (Rs 1,064 crore/$128 million) for women’s sport in the wake of the …

Forest substitute Wood snatches late 2-1 win over Sheffield Utd

Reuters • 2023-08-19 03:38:55

Nottingham Forest substitute Chris Wood headed a late winner after teammate Taiwo Awoniyi’s sixth goal in consecutive games to grab a 2-1 home win …

Alcaraz ends Purcell’s dream Cincinnati run, Djokovic crushes Fritz to reach semis

Reuters • 2023-08-19 03:26:02

World number one Carlos Alcaraz ended Australian qualifier Max Purcell’s dream run with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win to reach the Cincinnati Open semifinals on …

Paqueta left out of Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers, Neymar in

Reuters • 2023-08-19 03:08:42

Brazil has omitted West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta from its squad for next month’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers amid media reports that the …

I was not nervous, very happy to be back: Bumrah

PTI • 2023-08-19 02:57:10

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who grabbed the player-of-the-match award on his international return, on Friday said he was not nervous and …

San Francisco has the worst pandemic recovery in the nation as city is mired in crime, homelessness: study

Aaron Kliegman • 2023-08-11 15:42:39

San Francisco, California, one of the country's most politically far-left cities, is showing the slowest post-COVID pandemic recovery of any major U.S. or Canadian city, according to newly published data. The University of Toronto's School of Cities this week released its "Downtown Recovery …

States gear up for this fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV

Jacqueline Howard • 2023-08-10 10:33:21

State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses this fall, and they are making plans to urge everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated against Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus once those shots become available.

Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore.

By Alexander Tin • 2023-08-08 10:00:00

Once a hallmark sign of many COVID-19 cases — sometimes more reliable than even flu-like symptoms at sniffing out people infected by the virus early …

Doctors struggle with how to help patients with heart conditions after COVID-19

CBS News • 2023-08-12 12:30:00

Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a …

Virus hunters searching for new pathogens to help prevent another pandemic

By Bill Whitaker • 2023-08-06 23:00:00

In January, Uganda declared an end to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that alarmed scientists in 2022. No cases were discovered outside …

Comity crumbles on Congress’ Covid committee

By Alice Miranda Ollstein • 2023-08-06 11:00:26

Two doctors — one Democrat and one Republican — face off over how to investigate the pandemic The decadelong friendship between Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) survived elections, impeachments and the Jan. 6 insurrection. But the battle over where to place blame for the last …

Nose-picking found to spread COVID among health care workers: new study

Melissa Rudy • 2023-08-06 11:11:09

As if you needed another reason to avoid picking your nose, the unsanitary habit could increase the risk of contracting COVID, according to a new study from Amsterdam University Medical Centers. A total of 219 health care workers in the Netherlands completed a survey on their habits and physical …

Why tracking COVID reinfections has waned even as more people became sick

Mary Kekatos • 2023-08-06 12:39:08

State data shows nearly 2.5 million reinfections across 17 states. Millions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 …

Massachusetts State Police must reinstate 7 troopers who refused to be vaccinated, arbitrator says

Associated Press • 2023-08-06 17:05:58

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The troopers have been on unpaid leave, but the arbitrator’s decision means they can return to work with retroactive pay if they choose. The union …

The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son

By Marianna Spring • 2023-08-06 21:00:18

A grieving mother and her lawyer have been targeted by an extreme campaign of abuse after suing a conspiracy theory newspaper which falsely claimed her son died from a Covid vaccine. The Irish Light repeatedly abused Edel Campbell online and its supporters have threatened her lawyer with "execution". …

This Indian firm is reimbursing employees for ChatGPT Plus after noticing rise in productivity

Moneycontrol News • 2023-03-31 05:21:10

Bengaluru-based Capitalmind is reimbursing all employees who have subscribed to ChatGPT Plus after noticing an increase in productivity across the …

How are product folks, marketers and designers using ChatGPT in India?

Gowri Kishore • 2023-03-18 23:40:36

Design documentation, uncovering process flaws, synthesising feedback… ChatGPT’s applications seem to go far beyond content creation and …

India's digital payments market will more than triple to $10 trillion by 2026: Report

ANI • 2023-03-10 07:01:30

New Delhi: In a country witnessing rapid growth, it comes as no surprise that India also has one of the fastest-growing fintech landscapes in the …

US and India plan chip collaboration as South Asian nation seeks to close technological gap with China

Bloomberg • 2023-03-10 06:51:36

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government sees an opportunity to close the tech gap with China as Western investors sour on Beijing’s crackdowns …

China’s social media sounds the alarm bell about India’s development as Apple’s next hub for iPhone manufacturing supply chain

Coco Feng • 2023-03-08 04:42:22

India expects mobile phones to become one of the country’s top 10 products for export by next year, up from zero in 2014.

India’s semiconductor sector heats up amid US support

Nirmala Ganapathy • 2023-02-10 02:00:52

NEW DELHI - India’s semiconductor space is heating up, with the country likely to be a beneficiary of the tussle between the United States and China …

India to block over 230 betting and loan apps, many with China ties

Manish Singh • 2023-02-06 00:20:43

India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services in the South Asian market to prevent misuse of the citizens’ data, the state-owned public broadcaster said Sunday. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is in the process to enforce an …

Amazon Employees in India 'Cry' at Work Following the Next Wave of Layoffs

Trisha Kae Andrada • 2023-01-16 07:13:27

Some affected Amazon employees in India reportedly broke down and were left crying in the workplace when they found out they had to go after the …

China’s role in global manufacturing under pressure as more European firms look to Vietnam and India, surveys show

Erika Na • 2023-01-14 18:04:49

A growing number of foreign firms in China are considering alternative production bases such as Vietnam after enduring three years of zero-Covid …

India targets China's dominance in mobile phones

By Priti Gupta in Mumbai & Ben Morris in London • 2023-01-14 09:28:40

Buying a new smartphone was a bit of a mission for Deepa Aswani, who works in marketing in Mumbai. "I am very particular about what phone I buy. I did not want to invest too much," she says. After two months of deliberation, she chose the OnePlus 10R, which in a sale cost her $400 (£329), a …