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Long Covid Has More Than 200 Symptoms, Study Finds

Survey was open to those aged 18 or over who had experienced symptoms consistent with Covid London: Patients who experience long COVID report more than 200 symptoms across 10 organ systems, according to the largest global study to date of ”long-haulers” published on Thursday. The researchers created a web-based survey designed to characterise the symptom […]

Business

Govt plans 4,000 MW ‘power bank’ to push domestic industry

NEW DELHI: The government plans to set up a ‘power bank’ of 4,000 MW (mega watt) battery storage for grid operators and discoms, indicating an innovative approach towards promoting renewable energy and encouraging domestic manufacturing in the sunrise sector. “We intend to come out with bids for 4,000 MWh of storage as ancillary so at […]

Sports

How we finally got the ‘Space Jam’ sequel we deserve, 25 years later

7:30 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. On Friday, the most highly anticipated film of a sports-movie-deprived generation, er — the summer, “Space Jam: […]

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Biden Will Press Merkel on China and Russia

WASHINGTON — Signaling that the U.S.-European alliance remained strong after the tension of the Trump era, President Biden and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on Thursday stressed their shared values, even as both acknowledged differences on a major Russian pipeline and how best to approach China. During a 50-minute meeting at the White House, Mr. […]

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Traces of Explosives ‘Confirmed’, Terrorism Can’t Be Ruled Out: Pakistan on Bus Blast

Pakistan on Thursday said traces of explosives were “confirmed” in a preliminary probe into a bus blast that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, and an act of terrorism cannot be ruled out. Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s comments came a day after the all-weather allies, Pakistan and China, offered conflicting views on […]

Business

17 New York Arts Organizations Are Among Those Receiving $30 Million

The Queens Museum is among 46 cultural nonprofit organizations selected for a new $30 million program by Bloomberg Philanthropies that is intended to support improving technology at the groups and helping them stabilize and thrive in the wake of the pandemic. A Bloomberg Tech Fellow is being appointed at each organization, the philanthropies announced Tuesday. […]

Sports

NCAA’s Mark Emmert says ‘this is the right time’ to consider decentralized, deregulated college sports

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences and campuses and reconsidering how schools are aligned. Emmert said the recent Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA along with the lifting of restrictions on athletes monetizing their fame should be […]

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Police defend withholding details in South Carolina killings

WALTERBORO: State police told a judge that they don’t want to release more information about the slayings of two members of a prominent South Carolina legal family and, after more than a month of investigation, said they still don’t know what evidence might be important to solve the case. The State Law Enforcement Division was […]

Business

Restaurants cook up own deliveries to reduce costs

MUMBAI: Desperation led to rebooting of the delivery side of the food business, said Gauri Devidayal, co-founder of Food Matters Group, which runs ‘The Table’ in south Mumbai. An ignored part of the business until last year when Covid struck, restaurateurs had resigned deliveries to food tech aggregators. “We realised that just as food is […]

Technology

Realme reveals Realme GT Master Edition, ahead of launch. Details here

Realme has revealed the first look of the Realme GT Master Edition. The company has unveiled the new special edition Realme GT that has been designed by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa. The Realme GT Master Edition will be released in China on 21 July 2021. The company will be unveiling it in two colours, gray […]