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Explained | When will the Common University Entrance Test admission process begin? 

  
The Hindu - 03.26.2022 Original article ›
Jaideep Deo Bhanj & Priscilla Jebaraj
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The CUET, Common University Entrance Test will provide a uniform test for all parts of the country. It is now required for all 45 Central Universities to admit undergraduate students. The computer based test offered in July each year will be conducted by the National Testing Agency based on the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus for Class 12. It will replace institution specific exams.

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Coronavirus Adds to a Kroger Stocker’s Load, and Paycheck

  
WSJ - 04.11.2020 Original article ›
Jaewon Kang
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The day and routine of a stocker at Kroger grocery supermarket. He has added 20 hours to a 40 hour workweek. He starts at 4 am, three hours earlier than the typical time. Paper products, bottled water, canned food are moving fast. Customers appear stressed, but some come in more than one per cart as a way to get out. He spends a third of the day stocking online orders.

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Four Simple Ways Bosses Can Reduce Stress at Work

  
WSJ - 07.10.2022 Original article ›
Tessa West
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A lot of little details such as writing emails that are specific and leave out uncertainty, and trusting workers on many day to day details,  can improve the quality of the work environment. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has a recent interview with the WSJ which is good reading for managers and heads of companies. Search for  the keyword- Tavares or Stellantis. 

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Covid pushes Lloyd’s of London to £900m loss

  
The Times - 03.31.2021 Original article ›
Ben Martin, Senior City Correspondent
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Lloyd's of London is the world's largest insurance market with 35 million pounds in gross written premiums. Payouts for coronavirus are expected to be 6.2 billion pounds, with 3.2 billion pounds reinsured to reduce the losses. Lloyd's shows a loss of 900 million pounds for 2020. Without the crisis Lloyd's would have reported 800 million pounds of profit for 2020.  

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Five talking points from European World Cup qualifiers - France 24

  
France 24 - 03.31.2021 Original article ›
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In an unbelievable result Germany loses to North Macedonia 2-1 and fall into third place in their group in European Cup Qualifiers. Coach Joachim Loew ends a 15 year stint for Germany in 2021. Christiano Renaldo of Portugal scores a goal with the ball going past the finishing line, which is not allowed because of a lack of VAR goalline technology at the stadium, in a game against Serbia. 

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Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Announced

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WSJ - 12.11.2019 Original article ›
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Two articles of impeachment are passed on U.S. president Trump in the House of Representatives by Democrats, with all Republicans opposed. The party votes make this a political affair, with all Democrats favoring impeachment and all Republicans favoring stopping this process. Its harder in the Senate as all Republicans in the Senate are almost certain to vote against impeachment and the Senate Republican majority making impeachment a political exercize of one party.

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Australia Fires Push Some Species to the Brink of Extinction

  
WSJ - 01.14.2020 Original article ›
Stephen Wright
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The Australian bushfires may have killed more than a billion animals, according to estimates by Chris Dickman, ecology professor at the University of Sydney. The vastness of this year's fires leave some species little chance for survival. The government of New South Wales  state airdropped thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to endangered brush-tailed wallabies that survived by taking refuge in the rocks.

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US secretary of state Antony Blinken calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi | India News - Times of India

  
The Times of India - 07.28.2021 Original article ›
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Indian prime minister Modi says he welcomes US president Biden's strong commitment to strengthen India-US strategic partnership, and says it will be a force for global good. The first action planned on which discussions were made is how to make vaccine supplies accessible and affordable in needed quantities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. US and India bring technology and manufacturing knowhow to do this. 

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Cinema giant Cineworld to shut after 007 fiasco

  
- 10.04.2020 Original article ›
Sabah Meddings, Liam Kelly, Shingi Mararike
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Cinemas opened in July in Britain.Cineworld which operates 124 cinema theatres in Britain plans to close after major film companies postponed major releases till April next year. The one film that was expected, a James Bond film with Daniel Craig in No Time To Die is being postponed till next year. About 5500 jobs will be affected and people affected can only go back to work after cinemas reopen.

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Ministers move coronavirus teams back to no‑deal Brexit planning

  
- 05.17.2020 Original article ›
Tim Shipman, Caroline Wheeler
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Michael Gove heads the XO (exit operations) group for no deal planning on Brexit. This group met twice in one week and the planning is being done by ministers for no deal.  There is growing sentiment in the government that with the EU not budging, trading on World Trade Organization terms after January 1, 2021 is the only or best option for Britain. Britain would simply walk away from the unproductive talks.

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Scotland becomes first country to offer free period products | DW | 24.11.2020

  
DW.COM - 11.24.2020 Original article ›
Timothy Jones
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For the first time we hear of "period poverty" in advanced European countries. Scotland charities say there is "period poverty" in Britain as the pandemic hurts incomes across Scotland. Women and girls not having money to buy sanitary products needed during menstruation. The Scottish parliament passes a Period Products Bill to ensure all women have free sanitary products, the legislation costing about 10 million pounds.

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German ICUs Are Struggling to Keep Up with Corona - The Second Wave Hits the Hospitals - DER SPIEGEL

  
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 12.08.2020 Original article ›
Steffen Winter, Alfred Weinzierl, Nina Weber, Katja Thimm, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Matthias Bartsch, Der Spiegel
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Many German hospitals depend on supply of doctors from other parts of Eastern Europe such as Poland and Hungary to address a shortage of medical staff. German hospitals have increased supply of equipment but are still facing serious shortages of medical staff as the second wave of the pandemic hits Germany. By December 8 there were daily over 590 deaths, and ICU capacity was being strained beyond a critical point.

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North Korea’s Economy Hit Harder Than It Has Been in Decades

  
WSJ - 12.18.2020 Original article ›
Andrew Jeong
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North Korea's trade with China has plunged 75% in 2020 and the economy has suffered the worst in a generation. Trade with China withered to $1.7 million in October for a 99% drop. A weak health system meant North Korea had no choice but to shut down completely. It locked off some provinces and shut down foreign tourism. Prices of food staples like sugar have quadrupled.  

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How worried should we be about the new coronavirus mutation?

  
The Times - 12.19.2020 Original article ›
Andrew Gregory, Health Editor
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The mutation of the coronavirus is found in over 1000 people in south east England. UK health experts say this mutation has a "transmission advantage."  Acceleration of the spread of the virus is of particular concern in December because of Christmas and the overcapacity in hospital beds and ICU beds already happening in California and the shortage of hospital beds seen in London and in Germany.

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Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective

  
The Times - 01.29.2021 Original article ›
Tom Whipple, Science Editor | Kat Lay, Health Editor
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Johnson and Johnson vaccine is 66% effective in a single shot, a 44,000 trial study has shown. Remarkably it is 85% effective in serious illness and prevents all deaths 28 days after it is given. It is also shown to be as effective in serious illness and deaths in South Africa and 57% effective overall. The South African variant was a cause for concern in the second wave in 2021.

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I’d have found a way to play Axar Patel, but Ravichandran Ashwin? I’m not so sure

  
The Times - 02.28.2021 Original article ›
Alastair Cook
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England's batsman Alastair Cook talks about the pitch in the Third Test at Ahmedabad. He says he would have had considerable difficulty facing the spin bowlers on that pitch in Ahmedabad. With a spinner in his groove, and men all around the bat, Cook says its hard to even get off the mark, with the noise from the stadium and constant scrutiny of the batsman's technique.

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WSJ News Exclusive | U.A.E. Pushes to Produce More Crude, Creating OPEC Deadlock

  
WSJ - 07.07.2021 Original article ›
Benoit Faucon, Summer Said, Stephen Kalin
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are planning to increase oil supplies, to sell as much crude oil as possible now, so that it can invest in diversification away from oil, says this WSJ report. This shows how even Mideast states with large oil production see a future away from oil with the growth of alternative renewable energy, and the effects of climate change that are accelerating the shift away from oil.

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What’s Happening in Afghanistan?

  
WSJ - 08.17.2021 Original article ›
James Hookway, Saeed Shah
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The WSJ looks at a mistaken conflict that did little for ordinary Americans, and wasted trillions of dollars while impoverishing large sections of  America's working class and middle class by ignoring domestic priorities for infrastructure, services, education and healthcare. Mr. Biden distances himself from past administrations responsible for the mistaken conflict and summons the courage to make the right decision for American families and working class Americans.

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Europe Hits Covid-19 Milestone With 70% of Adults Vaccinated

  
WSJ - 08.31.2021 Original article ›
Jason Douglas
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The European Commission says that 70% of adults in the European Union have now been vaccinated with 2 doses, about 256 million people in 27 countries. In the US this figure is 63% for persons 18 and over, in UK 77% are fully vaccinated for 16 and over. There is a wide variation between countries in Europe- with Portugal at the high end and Bulgaria at the low end for vaccination.

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What is the Covid winter plan to keep us out of lockdown?

  
The Times - 09.15.2021 Original article ›
Steven Swinford, Political Editor | Oliver Wright, Policy Editor
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Vaccine passports requirements for restaurants, music venues, and football stadiums will be kept as Plan B and introduced with just 1 weeks notice to deal with a surge in coronavirus. Opposition from Tory MP's who say this will create a two tier society and infringe on civil liberties, is the reason Boris Johnson is not following France, other countries in Europe, and the US, in introducing a vaccine mandate. 

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Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab Chief Minister amid turmoil in Congress

  
The Hindu - 09.19.2021 Original article ›
Vikas Vasudeva
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Reports in The Hindu, Indian Express, show a sharp contrast between the lack of improvement in setting up the rule of law in Punjab and the situation of major improvements in Uttar Pradesh. That the rule of law precedes industrial development is seen in Britain, Germany, France and the US. Young people need to be able to look to a future with hope for development in their state.

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Modi government engages Taiwan to solve domestic chip shortage

  
mint - 09.27.2021 Original article ›
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The Biden administration and Taiwan are accelerating the development of supply chain in India to tackle a chip shortage worldwide. Taiwan seeks to come up with an early agreement with India on tariff reductions for semiconductor components. The $7.5 billion plant investment would provide 5G electronics chips as well as automobile chips. India is studying various plant locations and 50% financial support after 2023 is planned with tax breaks and financial incentives.

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Are Uber and millennials behind India auto slump?

  
BBC News - 09.12.2019 Original article ›
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India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says the decline in the auto sector sales includes as one of the factors the shift by millenials to ride sharing app services such as Uber, Lyft and Ola. A bigger factor is the lack of financing as less credit is available with bad loans hitting the banking industry. The current economic slowdown in India includes a drop in sales of automobiles.

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Drug Giants Close In on a $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases

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NYTimes.com - 10.16.2019 Original article ›
Jan Hoffman
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The numbers are shocking. In 2019 alone the costs of the Opioid epidemic in the U.S. was $188 billion including healthcare, child and family assistance programs, criminal activities, and lost wages, according to the Society of Actuaries. Now 3 large pharmaceutical distributors and some pharmaceutical manufacturers are hoping to settle the lawsuits by paying $50 billion. The costs to the nation are enormous in human toll and in lost economic activity.

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Germany and Canada sign hydrogen deal | DW | 23.08.2022

  
DW.COM - 08.23.2022 Original article ›
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German chancellor Scholz and Canadian prime minister Trudeau sign an agreement in Newfoundland for exporting Canadian green hydrogen energy to Germany in just 3 years. Canada is seen as a major supplier to Germany for energy in the medium term including LNG. Newfoundland is the base for a green hydrogen plant. Windy areas which are not densely populated are considered ideal for production of green hydrogen, which is why Newfoundland was chosen.

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