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May 17, 2022
Africa: Google Translate Learns 10 New African Languages
Ten of the new language additions on Google translate are African languages including Lingala, Twi, and Tigrinya. There are now 133 languages supported by a technology that is breaking language barriers and connecting communities around the world. Google has added 24 languages to its Google translate platform reaching a further…
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May 17, 2022
Why don’t we care about research?
"If we knew what it is we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" said Albert Einstein. Indeed, research gives us a glimpse of what the future might hold through the study of the information available in the present. Throughout history, countries have developed and advanced through…
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May 17, 2022
HarperCollins is proud to announce the release of Five Seats of Power: Leadership insights from the Mahabharata by Raghu Ananthanarayanan
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Five Seats of Power is an invaluable guide to becoming the best one can be. It uses insights from the Yoga Shastra and the Mahabharata to offer principles and practices to enable behavioural transformation. In Five Seats of Power, Raghu Ananthanarayanan uses insights from…
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May 16, 2022
Two African Women Named Among 2022 Global Citizen Prize Winners
Awards Celebrate Remarkable Changemakers Taking Exceptional Actions to End Extreme Poverty NOW, While Fostering Social Change Across the Globe International advocacy organization Global Citizen, today, announced the winners of the Global Citizen Prize 2022. Frontline Nigerian activist and Executive Director of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), Yemi Adamolekun, and South…
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May 16, 2022
Movement leader & pivotal LGBTQ activist Urvashi Vaid has died
Though I did not know Urvashi Vaid well, since the first day we met back in Boston in the late 1970s, I have considered her my friend. I believe she thought of me as her friend as well. During those exciting and heady days of the movement for liberation for…
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May 16, 2022
IIT-Madras fundraising in 2021-22 records all time high
Chennai, May 16 (UNI) The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has raised a historic all-time high sum of Rs. 131 crore from alumni, donors, and corporate firms during the financial year of 2021-22 to further its philanthropic and socially-relevant projects. The institute aims to accelerate fundraising by strengthening alumni networks…
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May 16, 2022
Celebrity Chef Supreme Dow Fights Food Insecurity and Launches a Push to Provide '10,000 Meals Across L.A.'
Everyone throughout the planet has the right to be whole, healthy, and happy. Food is the medicine that we eat to live.” — Chef Supreme Dow Supreme Dow is well renowned in the elite circles of the rich and famous. His wealthy celebrity client list includes high profile NBA athletes…
EIN News -
May 16, 2022
Report warns London and other world cities face rising risk of drought
Cities around the world from London to Beijing and New Delhi face growing risks from drought driven by climate change, according to a report from Christian Aid. The charity warns the toll of water shortages will be felt most by poor people in cities such as Harare, Zimbabwe and Kabul,…
Daily Echo -
May 16, 2022
The lure of Europe
When Akshatha Rao, a media professional, thought of taking a break from her career and studying a different field to get new perspectives, she started applying to various UK and European universities. "Besides academics, I wanted to experience a new world out there, meet students from across the world, from…
Deccan Herald -
May 16, 2022
US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. The confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a…
Chron -
May 16, 2022
MONEY RELEASES 2022 BEST COLLEGES LIST RANKING MORE THAN 600 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
DORADO, Puerto Rico, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Money today announced the release of its exhaustive list of 2022's best colleges for your investment. Money's Best Colleges includes analysis and rankings on hundreds of choices for applicants looking beyond the Ivy League, focusing on schools that admit at least 20%…
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May 16, 2022
WATCH NOW: Book vending machines, revamped `Zoom' rooms among library's initiatives for post-pandemic resilience
Kenosha Public Library and the county library system have been awarded more than $226,000 in the latest round of federal funding that aims to help communities develop resilience as they continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the local library and county library systems’ initiatives were among 33 projects…
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May 16, 2022
Blog: Young policy and tech leaders are problem-solving to protect our living planet
By Sushma R, Commonwealth Correspondent This Commonwealth Secretariat blog is part of a series launched at Youth4Climate and COP26, featuring young people from across the Commonwealth who are leading the way on local climate action. The blogs are written by fellow youth citizens from the Commonwealth Correspondents network. Contact us…
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May 16, 2022
Doha: Karnataka Sangha Qatar organizes blood donation, medical camp
Media Release Doha, May 16: Karnataka Sangha Qatar (An associate organization under Agies of Indian Embassy, Doha Qatar) as part of its social responsibility organized annual blood donation and Medical check camp at Indian cultural center premises. Event was conducted in association with Indian Cultural Center, Hamad Medical Corporation and…
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May 16, 2022
AIC-GIM Foundation, Climate Collective and the Taj Hospitality Brand collaborate on a Global Single Use Plastics (SUP) Challenge
Mumbai : The consumption of Single Use Plastics (SUP’s) in the food and beverage industry grew dramatically during the Covid-19 outbreak and is now expanding at a 2.5-fold rate. With the aim of reducing single use plastic from the F&B industry in Goa, Atal Incubation Center Foundation at Goa Institute…
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May 16, 2022
Zero active Covid cases in Ballari district
Ballari: The discharge of a patient, who had recovered from Covid-19, from the Sandur taluk Covid hospital on May 11 left Ballari with zero active cases. Ballari, along with 10 other districts across the state, has managed to rid itself of the infection. Not only does Ballari have no active…
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May 16, 2022
Cannes Contenders 2022: FCB Group India
After a two-year gap, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will be hosting an on-ground event in 2022. Global creative work will be celebrated from the industry through its red carpet awards nights between 20-24 June. As always, Campaign India will lead the charge from this region by showcasing…
Campaign India -
May 16, 2022
Microland Foundation Renovates and Modernizes the Out-Patient Department of Government Lawley Hospital, Coonoor
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI/PR Newswire): Microland Foundation, a dedicated social development arm of Microland Limited, a provider of next-gen digital infrastructure to global businesses enabled the Renovation and Modernization of the state-of-the-art Out-Patient Department (OPD) of Government Lawley Hospital, Coonoor. This new OPD will now have a capacity…
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May 16, 2022
Pablo Isla Joins General Atlantic as Global Senior Advisor
LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2022-- General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, announced today that Pablo Isla has joined the firm as a Global Senior Advisor. Based in Europe, Mr. Isla will provide strategic support and counsel to General Atlantic’s global Consumer and Technology investment teams and…
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May 16, 2022
Viatris Publishes Sustainability Report Highlighting 2021 Progress, Achievements and Goals
PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ: VTRS), a global pharmaceutical company, today published its 2021 Sustainability Report, outlining the company's 2021 achievements and progress across key areas including Access and Global Health, Employees, Environmental Stewardship and Community Engagement and including details on Viatris' continued efforts to support…
marketscreener.com -
May 16, 2022
India calls for reforming WHO at 2nd global Covid summit
AKIPRESS.COM - India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for reforming the World Health Organisation (WHO) and streamlining its approval process for vaccines and therapeutics, and favoured making flexible the WTO's rules relating to trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights, rediff.com reported. In his address at the second global…
AKI Press -
May 16, 2022
Running star goes from East Kilbride to Uzbekistan in fundraiser with diplomat dad
An East Kilbride running star travelled to Uzbekistan to help set the pace for her diplomat dad as they took part in a 24-hour global marathon relay. Nineteen-year-old EK Athletic Club ace Hannah Anderson's father, Steven, is the UK’s Acting Ambassador to Uzbekistan and the pair took part in the…
Daily Record -
May 16, 2022
Religions meet in Riyadh as faith groups step up on climate
Faith-based groups are becoming more visible in their concern over the climate, and last week's Muslim World League conference in Saudi Arabia provides the latest example of how leaders from various traditions are working together to call for action. The Muslim World League, the largest Islamic NGO, hosted the event…
Arab Herald -
May 16, 2022
People turn purveyor of luck to support their lives
A young musician from Adakkakundu at Kalikavu in Nilambur recently decided to sell his property through a draw of lots after his efforts to sell it at market rate failed. Saleesh Khan took the step following a recovery notice from a bank. He printed hundreds of coupons worth ₹2,000 and…
The Hindu -
May 16, 2022
GIMSR appoints Dr Karthik Mikkineni as HOD, vascular surgery
Dr Karthik Mikkineni, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford University, has been initiated as the Head of Department (Vascular Surgery) at the GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR). Dr Mikkineni will be involved in advising, supervising, and directing consultation, treatments, procedures, and education in vascular surgery to patients…
biospectrumindia.com -
May 16, 2022
Urvashi Vaid, forward-thinking rights activist, dies at 63
Urvashi Vaid, a lawyer, author and longtime force for gay rights who championed a sweeping vision of social justice during the AIDS crisis and launched a super PAC to promote LGBTQ women in politics, died May 14 at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 63. The cause was cancer, said…
Washington Post -
May 16, 2022
IIT-M gets ₹131 crore from alumni, corporates
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras received ₹131 crore from alumni and corporates in 2021-22. The amount would be utilised for its philanthropic and socially relevant projects. According to the institute, this marked an increase of over 30% year-on-year receipt of contributions. The number of companies offering funds had also…
The Hindu -
May 16, 2022
Heatwave Shows India’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
Coinciding with World Climate Change Day, which is being observed on Sunday, experts in India have raised alarm over the susceptibility of the country to environmental issues. India is currently witnessing an intense heatwave, with the India Meteorological Department saying that country has recorded its warmest March in 122 years.…
Al Bawaba -
May 16, 2022
Merkley, Wyden announce $71 million in housing awards to Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday a total investment of about $71 million across Oregon in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These funds have been dispersed into five different categories that will tackle various housing issues around the state.…
KTVZ -
May 16, 2022
‘90% of people with disabilities in need of assistive technology globally do not have access to it’
The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) on May 16. A billion people globally are currently estimated to be in need of assistive technology (AT). This is projected to double by 2050, with an aging population…
The Hindu
