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Tick-borne SFTS virus kills 7 people in China, 60 others infected

A new infectious disease caused by a tick-borne virus has killed seven people and infected 60 others in China, official media here reported on Wednesday, warning about the possibility of its human-to-human transmission. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3fBmnqr

Satellite images show scale of destruction after Beirut explosions

New satellite images show the aftermath of explosions at a port that has left at least 135 people dead and thousands injured. An image taken by the satellite company BlackSky shows extensive damage at the port following the blasts that took place on Tuesday. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Dpge3m

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

As black smoke billowed into the sky, Shiva Karout stepped out of his gym with his colleagues and customers to watch. His gym, Barbell House, sits just across the coastal highway from Beirut’s port where a fire raged. They were curious. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/31t0ILM

Michelle Obama suffering from 'low-grade depression' due to racial inequality, coronavirus

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said she is suffering from "low-grade depression" because of the pandemic, racial injustice and the "hypocrisy" of the Trump administration. "Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting," NBC quoted her as saying at the latest episode of her podcast released Wednesday. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/31rq4tK

Israel claims 'excellent vaccine' against COVID-19; set to start human trials

Israel on Thursday claimed that it already has in hand an "excellent" vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic, but it has to go through regulatory processes which are set to begin with human trials following the autumn holidays. "There is an excellent vaccine, there are regulatory processes that the vaccine needs to go through based on the timetable that you (Alternate PM and Defence Minister Benny Gantz) mentioned. We will start safety and efficacy trials after the autumn holidays, but the product is in hand,” Prof Shapira, Director of IIBR, which works under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Defence and the PMO, was quoted in a press statement as saying. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39ZOX3D

Facebook launches app for Instagram that looks a lot like TikTok

Facebook is launching a new app for Instagram called Reels. The app is almost identical to popular social media app TikTok.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2C2wR4g

Here's how to get the new Samsung Galaxy devices

Lock down Samsung's new Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Buds Live, and more             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XCG9vA