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S Africa variant could reduce Covid vax protection: Pfizer-BioNTech
S Africa variant could reduce Covid vax protection: Pfizer-BioNTech

New York, The South African variant of Covid-19 may significantly reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as per a laboratory study, the pharmaceutical companies said. However, human trials are still to be conducted in this regard.

According to the study, published in The New England Journal o

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Irregular sleep schedules linked to depression
Irregular sleep schedules linked to depression

New York, Getting fewer hours of sleep or staying up late most nights can increase the risk of depression, a new study suggests.

The findings, published in the journal npj Digital Medicine, indicates that an irregular sleep schedule can increase a person's risk of depression over the long term.

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Health
Drinking six or more cups of coffee per day may up CVD risk
Drinking six or more cups of coffee per day may up CVD risk

Sydney, If you drink a lot of coffee throughout the day, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), a new study suggests.

The findings, in a genetic-based study, indicate that long-term, heavy coffee consumption -- six or more cups a day -- can increase the amount of lipids (fats) in your blood to

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Economy/Business
OIL-led consortium to bid for BPCL's stake in Numaligarh Refinery
OIL-led consortium to bid for BPCL's stake in Numaligarh Refinery

 

New Delhi, Oil India Ltd (OIL), in consortium with Engineers India Ltd (EIL), has decided to bid for acquiring 61.65 per cent stake of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) in Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL).

NRL has been carved out from BPCL and is not part of assets that is being sold as part of

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Economy/Business
Cairn CEO calls meeting with Finance Secy 'constructive'
Cairn CEO calls meeting with Finance Secy 'constructive'

New Delhi,  Amid speculations of the Indian government and UK-based Cairn Energy going ahead with further legal proceedings regarding the retrospective tax liability, Cairn CEO Simon Thomson on Thursday met Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey.

Speaking to reporters post the meeting, the CEO described t

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World
Open acquires tax filing platform Optobizz for Rs 36 cr
Open acquires tax filing platform Optobizz for Rs 36 cr

Bengaluru, Fastest-growing neobanking platform Open on Friday announced it has acquired Optobizz, a GST and financial automation startup for $5 million (about Rs 36 crore).

Hyderabad-based Optobizz is India's largest GST tax filing platform for tax practitioners that caters to over 30,000 tax practitioners and

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Economy/Business
Production begins in two iron ore mines in Odisha
Production begins in two iron ore mines in Odisha

Bhubaneswar,  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday jointly inaugurated the production in two new iron ore mines in the state.

The mines are Jiling-Langlota and Guali iron ore blocks of the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).

The mines are tar

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World
Libyans mark 10th anniversary of anti-Gaddafi revolution
Libyans mark 10th anniversary of anti-Gaddafi revolution

 

Tripoli, Thousands of Libyans celebrated the 10th anniversary of the revolution that overthrew the regime of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Amid tight security measures on Wednesday, many Libyans, including children, started to flock to the Martyrs' Square in the center of the capita

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World
Uzbekistan's response efforts to Covid-19 timely: IMF
Uzbekistan's response efforts to Covid-19 timely: IMF

Tashkent (Uzbekistan), The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Uzbekistan's large support package was timely and well-targeted, though the Covid-19 pandemic has had "a marked, but so far relatively short-lived, adverse impact" on the country's economy.

The Uzbek authorities

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World
Explosion at ArcelorMittal unit in South Africa, 3 killed
Explosion at ArcelorMittal unit in South Africa, 3 killed

 

Johannesburg,  South Africa's ArcelorMittal lost three employees after an explosion in their Johannesburg premises, said the company on Thursday.

ArcelorMittal said a portion of a 90-m stack at one of the operation's coke batteries failed in the early hours of the morning, and fe

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