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The two nations continue to oppose each other on the decades-old Cyprus conflict, and on two occasions have almost gone to war over exploration rights in the Aegean Sea.

Covid-19 testing types, process: While one test uses the gene-editing technique called CRISPR to spot SARS-CoV-2, another uses a technique for scanning the genetic code to see if someone has contracted the virus.

Individuals are expected to maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet as far as feasible and should wear face covers or masks at all times on the premises.

A study has found that nations with national social distancing policies recorded a larger decrease in their Covid-19 spread rate than those with regional social distancing policies.

Why has the coronavirus pandemic spawned one of the hottest vaccine races in history? The Indian Express delves into the details.

India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: No major state, apart from Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, is showing any signs of reduction in active Covid-19 cases right now.

Pandemic has driven home need for collaborations between experts and administrators, writes Vikram S Mehta.

WHO lists 165 vaccine candidates against coronavirus. The reasons for the high number range from the need for multiple alternatives to new research opportunities and availability of funds.

Right now, the attempt in the ruling establishment seems to be to talk up the temple while avoiding confrontation over Article 370 – which for the BJP is done and dusted.

Recent studies have suggested that children may spread the novel coronavirus at least as much as adults.

Robust kharif plantings and fertiliser sales are a good sign, both with a strong correlation with the monsoon. But there are areas of uncertainty — the monsoon itself, desert locusts, and milk.

The Indian Express explains what alternatives are available for farmers if such a ban is imposed, and how effective they will be.

The 47-year-old James was at one point considered Rupert Murdoch’s heir apparent, before that mantle was taken up by elder brother Lachlan Murdoch.

Ecuador has officially expressed its “discomfort” to China over the fishing vessels. The United States, which is already opposing China on multiple fronts, has expressed its support for Ecuador.

Using epidemiological models, Dr Bhramar Mukherjee's team at the University of Michigan came up with real-time situational analyses to help policymakers negotiate the coronavirus pandemic better.

These international travel guidelines will be applicable from August 8, and will replace the rules issued on May 24.

With splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico a little after midnight on Sunday in India, the curtains have come down on what is much more than just another successful technology demonstration experiment in NASA and

Here's a primer on how TikTok became embroiled with the White House and on the deal talks.

India Coronavirus Cases Numbers: It is only in case of Delhi that this trend (of reproduction number R remaining below 1) has held on for some time, and therefore only in case of Delhi can

Unlike in India, all US elections–federal, state, and local– are directly organised by the governments of individual states.

Russia’s health minister was quoted in the news reports as saying that a mass vaccination programme, presumably using this vaccine, would be launched in Russia in October and that doctors and teachers would be among

RBI Monetary Policy: Boosting growth and containing inflation require a very different set of measures and that is why the coming monetary policy review will test the RBI.

The Delhi government is conducting a serosurvey during the first five days of every month in order to continuously monitor the trajectory of the disease in the capital.

China’s President Xi Jinping officially commissioned the navigation system BeiDou on Friday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

David Duke has built an international reputation for himself as the "American face of white nationalism and pseudo-academic anti-Semitism", according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).