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India making efforts towards eliminating human trafficking: US report
India made significant efforts towards the elimination of human trafficking in 2019, but did not fully meet the minimum standards, according to a US report.
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO reports largest single-day spike in cases
Where the virus surged and where it slowed, air travel curbs eased in Dubai, China steps up loan relief, and other pandemic related news from across the globe
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World coronavirus dispatch: UK debt outgrows economy in a first since 1963
UK debt is bigger than economy, Beijing outbreak tops 180, Germany Wants to Bolster EU, and other Covid-19 related news from across the globe
 "World coronavirus dispatch: UK debt outgrows economy in a first since 1963")
World coronavirus dispatch: Foreign direct investment to plunge 40%
Richest soccer league is back, Oscars delayed until April, and Travis Perkins to slash 2,500 jobs
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World coronavirus dispatch: Govt-backed hacking on the rise amid pandemic
From Boeing axing 12,000 workers, to Disney opening two more theme parks, and why epidemiologists are in great demand in Hollywood - read these and more in today's world dispatch
 "World coronavirus dispatch: Govt-backed hacking on the rise amid pandemic")
Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir: US Health Department
Gilead will be donating the first 1.5 mn doses to governments worldwide which according to Gilead will be enough for about 140,000 patients through the end of May
 "Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir: US Health Department")
Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days
Four Indian districts - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai - account for more than 50% of all cases reported so far in their respective states
 "Covid-19 Factoid: India's cases rose from 100,000 to 150,000 in just 8 days")
Covid-19 Factoid: Assam's case count has seen 8-fold jump in just 15 days
In a worrying sign, the gap between India's net daily addition to case tally and daily recoveries is widening rapidly
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Assam's case count has seen 8-fold jump in just 15 days")
World coronavirus dispatch: US bans travel from Brazil; commerce allowed
From Eid celebrations in the shadow of pandemic, to nightclubs opening in China, and the story behind NYT's May 24 front page - read these and more in today's world dispatch
 "World coronavirus dispatch: US bans travel from Brazil; commerce allowed")
Covid-19 Factoid: India sees its biggest single-day jump in active cases
The share of active cases in total tally is the highest in the US, Russia and India
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World coronavirus dispatch: Global total rises by 1 mn in less than 2 weeks
From UK's record budget deficit, to a fashion major using robots at warehouses, job cuts at Nissan and IBM, and US allowing tent encampments by homeless - read these and more in today's world dispatch
 "World coronavirus dispatch: Global total rises by 1 mn in less than 2 weeks")
Covid-19 Factoid: Share of recoveries in India's case additions is falling
Since hitting a peak on May 17 - when 3,955 of the 4,987 cases added were recoveries - the number of daily recoveries has dropped to about 3,000, even as total cases added daily are in excess of 5,000
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Share of recoveries in India's case additions is falling")
World coronavirus dispatch: Over 100,000 cases globally in less than a day
From 'world's best restaurant' reopening as cheeseburger joint, to need for office space diminishing, and World Bank's new chief who is a crisis expert - read these and more in today's world dispatch
Covid-19 Factoid: India's cured cases are growing faster than total tally
While China, the first to report coronavirus cases, has the highest recovery rate, India is faring a shade better than global average; the US' recovery rate is the worst among 20 most affected nations
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World coronavirus dispatch: The pathogen is changing in unknown ways
From first execution in US since the coronavirus outbreak, to what Facebook is doing to get people to workplace, and how to socialise safely - read these and more in today's world dispatch
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Covid-19 Factoid: India's case count doubled to 100,000 in just 12 days
The country had taken 96 days to reach the 50,000 mark; in another worrying sign, the death toll in India is doubling at a faster pace than in the 10 most affected nations
 "Covid-19 Factoid: India's case count doubled to 100,000 in just 12 days")
100 to 100k Covid cases in 64 days: Where does India stand on world curve?
Countries like Germany, France, United Kingdom, among others, which have more advanced healthcare facilities, saw the jump from 100 to 100,000 cases in a fewer number of days when compared with India
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World coronavirus dispatch: WHO has a lot of answering to do at annual meet
From first 'socially distanced' concert, to how France lost its weapons to fight pandemics, and the disparity in household chores laid bare by Covid-19 - read these and more in today's world dispatch
 "World coronavirus dispatch: WHO has a lot of answering to do at annual meet")
Covid-19 Factoid: Crisis in Bengal the most fatal among all Indian states
Even as the global death toll has been rising consistently, reaching 300,000 deaths from 200,000 took longer time than reaching 100,000 to 200,000
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US Senator's plan to tackle China mentions India as strategic partner
The prominent suggestions are moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties India, Vietnam and Taiwan