Coronavirus Pandemic Reversed Fragile Progress on Gender Equality, Says UN Chief

Antonio Guterres warned young women from civil society organizations 'without a concerted response, we risk losing a generation or more of gains.'

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John Oliver Has Pledged to Donate $55,000 if Officials Actually Name Sewage Plant After Him

After Mayor announced on his Facebook page to rename Danbury's local sewage treatment plant after John Oliver. The Comedian offered to donate $55,000 to charity if the city actually follows through on a joke to name its sewage treatment plant after him.

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'Shinchan' Tops Merit List in Bengal College, Following 'Sunny Leone' and 'Neha Kakkar'

The four colleges have lodged complaints with cyber cells of the police.

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Brazil's Indigenous Chief and Amazon Defender Raoni Hospitalised with Covid-19

The latest health scare for the 90-year-old chief came just over a month after he was released from the hospital for gastric ulcers and a series of other issues.

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Massive 770-pound Crocodile Caught at Tourist Destination in Australia

Wildlife rangers have caught a 4.4-meter saltwater crocodile at a tourist destination in Australia’s Northern Territory. It is the biggest caught in the area after years.

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What is the Origin Behind The Iconic Netflix 'Ta-Dum' Intro Sound? It Involves a Goat

The sound, which was launched in 2015 (Just five years ago!) Netflix VP of Product Todd Yellin revealed that it's actually called "ta-dum" internally. Yellin is a former filmmaker with an affinity for sound design, and he led the process of creating the ta-dum.

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Climate Change Leads to Sharp Increase in Glacier Lakes, Causes Rise in Sea Level Globally

In the past 100 years, 35 percent of global sea-level rises came from glacier melting.

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US Mulling to Remove Endangered Species Protection for Gray Wolves by the End of 2020

The administration also is pushing ahead with a rollback of protections for migratory birds despite a recent setback in federal court.

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Cheers And Fears: Kids Yearn for School, Teachers Uneasy Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Students return to school in Europe, with measures in place regarding social distancing and the wearing of masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus.

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'Modi Idlis' Soon in Tamil Nadu's Salem at Rs 10 a Plate as BJP Plans Publicity Drive

'Modi idli' posters have been put up in various parts of the city as part of giving wide publicity to the initiative, a brainchild of BJP propaganda cell state vice president Mahesh.

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'Hats Off': Twitteratti Shower Blessings and Memes as Students Appear for JEE-Mains amid Corona Scare

While the JEE-Mains is already considered as one of the toughest in the world to crack, netizens came out in support of students for appearing for the engineering entrance exam amid corona scare. Many shared their good wishes over microblogging site Twitter.

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75 Years Later: Japanese Man Recalls Bitter Internment Camps in US During World War II

Japanese American families who returned home after the war faced prejudice and discrimination. They had a hard time finding jobs, housing, and respect. Yet even in those difficult days, there were acts of kindness and generosity that gave them hope.

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A Zoom Thanksgiving? What Near-future Has in Store for People as Summer of Covid Draws to a Close

Joyce's family is forging ahead with a Thanksgiving holiday feast in Virginia and she plans to join them. They plan to set up plywood tables on sawhorses in a large garage so they can sit 6 feet apart where "it will be almost like camping."

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Neglected For Almost 200 Years, An Armored 'Tank' Dinosaur is Finally Getting Recognized

Scelidosaurus was a 13-foot-long (4-meters-long), four-legged plant-eater covered in spiky, bony armor.

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The Future is Female? Women-Led Mutual Funds are Outperforming Men

The report compared female-managed firms, which account for only about 13 percent of all large capitalization US mutual funds, against all-male firms, which comprise more than three-quarters of all funds

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Selective Burnout: Greek Wildfire Has Spared Key Archaeological Site

The flames licked the Bronze Age ruins near the tomb of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek city-state forces during the Trojan War.

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Canada Researchers Are Looking to Acai Berry to Fight Severe Covid-19 Symptoms

Past studies have shown the berry's extract may act as an inflammation inhibitor, which doctors believe could help prohibit the severe inflammatory response caused by the coronavirus.

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Prashant Bhushan's Photo of 'Gratefully Accepting' SC Verdict While Holding up Re 1 Coin Goes Viral

In one photo, senior SC advocate Rajeev Dhavan is seen giving him Bhushan a Re 1 coin and the next, a beaming Bhushan can be seen holding the coin up as 'gratefully' accepted the SC verdict.

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Horrifying Video Shows 4ft Snake Being Pulled Out of Woman's Mouth in Russia

The woman, reportedly from Levashi village in Dagestan, was sleeping when the large snake crawled inside her without her realising.

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Dream Job? This Bengaluru-based Company Will Pay You Rs 1 Lakh to Sleep at Work

If you fell asleep in college and school during classes, then you might already have an edge over others!

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Watch: Buffalo Attacks Police Officer on Bike and Drags Him on Road in Uttar Pradesh

The buffalo then drags the police officer with his horns for a few meters on the road when a man clad in a pink shirt comes running by chasing the animal away.

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US Man Sets Guinness World Record by Tearing 29 Car License Plates With Bare Hands in a Minute

The former weightlifting champion set a new Guinness World Record by tearing over 29 metal license plates with bare hands in less than a minute breaking his previous record.

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Kim Jong Un's Sister, Purported to Take Charge in his Absence, Hasn't Been Seen for Over a Month

Apprehensions are there that Kim yo's prominence has risen to levels undesirable to North Korea's liking.

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Photos of Prashant Bhushan Holding Re 1 Coin Go Viral after SC Verdict, Memes Flood Twitter

An Arun Mishra-led Supreme Court bench sentenced lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan to a Re 1 fine or face three years of debarment from practice and three months of imprisonment.

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Why Sachin Tendulkar Tweeted 'Who Cares' While Trying to Wish Happy Onam

Social media was flooded with messages wishing Onam on Monday but it was a tweet by Sachin Tendulkar marking the occasion that got the most attention on Twitter.

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Liverpool's Famous Cavern Club, Home of The Beatles, Reopens After Months of Closure Due to Pandemic

The Beatles -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -- played the club 274 times, between February 1961 and August 1963.

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Kerala Civil Cop Saves Lives of Six Fishermen by Tracking Down Mystery SOS Call

On Wednesday, a senior civil police officer Pavithran received a mysterious SOS call at the wireless phone in Kozhikode's Kasaba police station.

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Fortnite Game Hackers are Earning over Rs 8.7 Crore a Year by Selling Stolen Accounts

The hackers first collect few thousand stolen Fortnite accounts together and auction in private Telegram channels selling from anywhere between $10,000 and $40,000 per log.

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Rice Puttu, Kadala Curry, Erissery: The Delicious Sadhya Dishes You Need to Relish this Onam

From traditional Rice Puttu to mouth-watering payasam, Here are 7 Onam sadhya dishes to celebrate the festivities of Onam at your home.

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Bill Gates Baked Oreo Cake for Warren Buffett's 90th Birthday, Twitter is Loving their Friendship

However, there is a story behind why Bill Gates chose to bake an Oreo cake for Warren Buffet's 90th birthday.

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Some Pawsitive News: Dog, Who Lost All Her Puppies, Becomes Mom to Three Orphaned Kittens

Georgia, who had just lost her puppies, found three new babies to care for - three adorable kittens who needed a mom.

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Sadak 2's IMDb Ratings are so Bad, Kamaal R Khan's 'Deshdrohi' Seems Like a Masterpiece

Alia Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt's recently released 'Sadak 2' has beaten KRK's 'Deshdrohi' to become the worst-rated Bollywood movie on IMDb.

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What Happens in Your Brain When You Decide to Take a Risk? Scientists Have Found the Answer

They identified the areas of the brain responsible for the delicate balance between desiring gain and avoiding potential loss along the way.

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Indian Students Create 'Smart-Tracker' Uniform with Nano-GPS to Locate Kids

When the child leaves the house, the transmitter will cause a sound in the receiver which will indicate the child has moved out of the house. It is very useful for parents of young children and costs nearly Rs 1,000.

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After 'Sunny Leone', 'Neha Kakkar' Tops Merit List of College in West Bengal

Bollywood Singer Neha Kakkar's name made it to the top of the merit list for admission to an undergraduate program at a college in West Bengal.

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'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth on September 1 and it Will be Closer Than Moon

At its closest approach, the asteroid will be 1.2 lakh km away. It means the asteroid will be closer to Earth than the Moon, which is 3.84 lakh km away from our home planet.

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Dr S. Padmavati, India's First Female Cardiologist, Passes Away Due to Covid-19 At 103

Dr Padmavati founded the All India Heart Foundation and went on to set up National Heart Institute in 1981 as a tertiary care modern heart hospital in Delhi with first cardiac catheterisation laboratory.

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Sniffin' Out the Bad: Cancer, Covid-19 and the Other Diseases Dogs Can Detect

In recent years, there have been several widely reported cases of dogs alerting owners who were suffering from cancer.

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Up in the Air: 3-Year-Old Girl in Taiwan Gets Lifted Into the Sky By Kite, Rescued Safely

The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival Sunday in the seaside town of Nanlioao when she was caught up by a giant, long-tailed orange kite.

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How 'Lotus Silk' is Becoming the Fabric of Luxury in Asia, Costs 10x More than Regular Silk

Farmers often toil for hours to clear lotus paddies of rotting stems, which ruin the soil and bring unwanted insects.

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5-Inch Worm That Lived Inside Chinese Man's Brain For 17 Years Removed After Surgery

As his parents always had difficulty moving their limbs, Chen ignored the symptoms and never went to a hospital, believing they were genetic problems

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Spooky Much? Florida Trappers Stumble Upon New Species Of Monster-looking Turtles

Conservationists captured three Suwannee alligator snapping turtles in Florida. First spotted in 2014, the species is native to the Southeast and is endangered.

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NASA Proposes Missions to Study Dynamics of the Sun, Will Help Protect Astronauts and Satellites

The information will improve understanding about the universe as well as offer key information to help protect astronauts, satellites and communications signals -- such as GPS -- in space, the US space agency NASA said.

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World's Most Expensive Sheep Fetches Rs 3.5 Crore at an Auction in Scotland. Here's Why

A Texel lamb has reportedly become the world’s most expensive sheep after it sold for INR 3.5 Crore at auction at Scotland. The previous record for a steep sheep was £231,000 in 2009.

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Dying Mother Dolphin Struggles to Save Baby in Mauritius Lagoon After Oil Spill

A dying mother has been filmed trying to save its baby in the Mauritius lagoon where a thousand tonnes of oil spilled last month. The dolphin calf rolled over onto its side and was filmed floating on the surface.

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Robots are Giving Lonely Covid-19 Patients Company, Cheering Them Up in this Mexican Hospital

The bot has computer vision enabling it to recognize people and sensors to help it to move around.

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Desi Teacher Mimicking Volcanic Eruption With Sound Effects is a Class You Wouldn't Want to Bunk

The hilarious video of the teacher, teaching volcano eruption in a unique way uploaded on August 27 has invited nearly 53 thousand views. It has gathered 2.3 K likes and 545 Retweets and comments.

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Horses in France Killed in Mysterious Ritual-like Mutilations, Investigation Underway

After the first solid sighting of an attacker, gendarmes in Auxerre, in Burgundy, released a composite sketch this week based on a description by a man who wrangled with two attackers at his animal refuge in a village in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

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PM Modi Lauds Brave Army Dogs Sophie and Vida, Urges People to Bring Home Indian Breeds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the important role that dogs who have been trained to assist in important operations of the Indian Army, play in the 68th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday.

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WATCH: Thoughtful Man Hilariously Offers Free WiFi to His Neighbours But There's a Catch

The video shared by Pablo Rochat created a buzz on social media, and the video garnered more than 127 thousand views and flurry of comments.

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