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Why China Remains Undeterred About Opening Up Its Economy
The country's economy, the world's second-largest, has struggled to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, facing challenges like a debt crisis in the housing sector, low consumption, and high youth unemployment.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated, American broadcaster CNN reported.
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"Have To Be Alert": UP Chief Minister Strategizes With Officials For Covid
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Thursday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state at a high-level meeting with officials, and directed them to monitor the new coronavirus variant, ramp up testing and conduct genome sequencing of fresh cases.
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Government Plans Review Meet As Covid Surges In China: 10 Points
A fresh Covid outbreak in China has rung alarm bells in India. The Centre has outlines d a series of preparatory steps and the government is taking preparatory steps that include stepping up genome sequencing to watch out for a new variant.
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"Xi, Step Down": As Rare China Covid Protests Spread, Moves To Censor It
As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.
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Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
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iPhone November Shipments Said to See 30 Percent Slash Due to COVID-19 Woes in Foxconn China Plant
Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Beijing Steps Up Covid Measures After Cases "Quadruple": Report
China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its caseload in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.
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Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 2,401 New Cases In 24 Hours
With 2,401 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
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Government Said to Consider Removing Vaccination Certificate Uploading Requirment on Air Suvidha Portal
The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the documen...
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6 Ways Governments Drive Innovation – and How They Can Help Post-Pandemic Resilience
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, governments are attempting to further innovation to drive economic recovery. However, attempts to accelerate existing or emerging industry clusters have been more successful, instead of building new industry clusters is also incredibly costly, which could take decades to pay dividends. Here’s how governments...
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PS5 to Overtake PS4 Install Base in Year 4, as Sony Eyes More PC and Mobile PlayStation Titles
Sony said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease, with the PS5 expected to overtake PS4's install base in year four. While PS4 and PS5 titles are expected to make up more than two-thirds of releases in 2022, PC and mobile titles will make up almost half of new games in 2025.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life
China is setting up thousands of permanent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end.
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Why China Remains Undeterred About Opening Up Its Economy
The country's economy, the world's second-largest, has struggled to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, facing challenges like a debt crisis in the housing sector, low consumption, and high youth unemployment.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Crematoriums In China Fill Up Amid Rise In Covid Cases: Report
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved ones cremated, American broadcaster CNN reported.
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"Have To Be Alert": UP Chief Minister Strategizes With Officials For Covid
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Thursday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state at a high-level meeting with officials, and directed them to monitor the new coronavirus variant, ramp up testing and conduct genome sequencing of fresh cases.
-
Government Plans Review Meet As Covid Surges In China: 10 Points
A fresh Covid outbreak in China has rung alarm bells in India. The Centre has outlines d a series of preparatory steps and the government is taking preparatory steps that include stepping up genome sequencing to watch out for a new variant.
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"Xi, Step Down": As Rare China Covid Protests Spread, Moves To Censor It
As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.
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Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
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iPhone November Shipments Said to See 30 Percent Slash Due to COVID-19 Woes in Foxconn China Plant
Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Beijing Steps Up Covid Measures After Cases "Quadruple": Report
China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop COVID, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its caseload in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.
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Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 2,401 New Cases In 24 Hours
With 2,401 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
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Government Said to Consider Removing Vaccination Certificate Uploading Requirment on Air Suvidha Portal
The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the documen...
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6 Ways Governments Drive Innovation – and How They Can Help Post-Pandemic Resilience
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, governments are attempting to further innovation to drive economic recovery. However, attempts to accelerate existing or emerging industry clusters have been more successful, instead of building new industry clusters is also incredibly costly, which could take decades to pay dividends. Here’s how governments...
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PS5 to Overtake PS4 Install Base in Year 4, as Sony Eyes More PC and Mobile PlayStation Titles
Sony said it plans to ramp up production of its PlayStation 5 console as supply chain snarls ease, with the PS5 expected to overtake PS4's install base in year four. While PS4 and PS5 titles are expected to make up more than two-thirds of releases in 2022, PC and mobile titles will make up almost half of new games in 2025.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life
China is setting up thousands of permanent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end.
