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Chinese smartphone market falls 14.3% in Q3

The China smartphone market witnessed a 14.3 per cent drop in the third quarter this year with 84.8 million units shipment, according to an IDC report, as the country faced soft demand,

November 8, 2020

Tech Lite·World News

Surging mental illness during pandemic worrisome: Scientists

Scientists including two of Indian origin have used machine learning (ML) to analyse more than 800,000 Reddit posts and found that users anxiety and suicide risk levels are rising, among other negative

November 6, 2020

Lifestyle·World News

Climate Change to trigger major health conditions: Study

Researchers have revealed that climate change will extract an acute toll worldwide, with rising temperatures, wildfires and poor air quality, accompanied by higher rates of cancer, especially lung, skin and gastrointestinal cancers.

November 6, 2020

Health·Science·World News

Uncertain US elections erode rupee value

The uncertainty regarding the US election outcome impacted the Indian rupee which plunged to a two month low mark during Wednesday’s trade session. The rupee hit an intraday low of 74.88 as

November 4, 2020

Economy·World News

‘World to witness massive infrastructure push’

India is likely to spend around $513 billion on infrastructure by the year 2030 to accommodate its growing population, according to a report by Mace. A report titled ‘INSIGHTS 2020: Blueprint for

November 3, 2020

Economy·World News

‘World is in a global liquidity trap’

Gita Gopinath, chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged policymakers to provide more fiscal stimulus to boost the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as the global economy is in

November 3, 2020

Economy·World News

Legendary Diego Maradona turns 60

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona turned 60 on Friday. Widely rated as one of the greatest football players of all time, Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups and was captain of

October 30, 2020

Football·Sport·World News

Global FDI flows fall 49% in H1 2020

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49 per cent in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic fallout from COVID-19, according to a report by the

October 27, 2020

Business·World News

IOC Chief Thomas Bach Wins Seoul Peace Prize

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Monday received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize, the IOC said in a statement. Bach joined the ceremony virtually from Lausanne, with the award being

October 27, 2020

Sport·World News

Athletes from hotspots will be allowed: IOC Chief

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach says he doesn’t expect countries to pull out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics due to Covid pandemic and that athletes too won’t be barred if

October 23, 2020

Sport·World News

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