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Coronavirus ‘second wave’: What lessons can we learn from Asia?

Asia was the first place to experience the coronavirus, impose lockdowns and then emerge from them. It was also the first to experience new groups of infections, with clusters from

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Is coronavirus changing the world of cleaning?

“Before, we had basic cleaning standards when handling luggage but sanitation was not a priority,” says Stasher’s co-founder and chief executive, Jacob Wedderburn-Day. “It absolutely will be now.” The storage

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Coronavirus: Germany divided as states lift lockdown

Shawdesh Desk: A woman lifts the weights over her head one last time then drops them to ground with a grunt of exhaustion, turning her head towards the slight breeze

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Bringing back the golden glory of jute

The big pain We are bringing back the past glory of our jute. Should we be proud of being the world’s largest raw jute and fibre exporter only? Despite many

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Citizenship law: Is India using COVID-19 emergency to arrest protesters?

Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, who are part of the Pinjra Tod women’s rights initiative, were arrested by police on May 23. The court, however, granted them bail, rejecting a

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Mumbai: How Covid-19 has ravaged India’s richest city

With more than 31,000 cases, Mumbai accounts for more than a fifth of India’s coronavirus infections and nearly a quarter of deaths. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye finds out why India’s

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Education and Technology

The education system around the world is in a state of uncertainty for the condition of coronavirus. There are very few schools and colleges that have the MIS or software

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Amphan: Kolkata devastated as cyclone kills scores in India and Bangladesh

The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh. Amphan made landfall on Wednesday, lashing

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