The big news: Suvendu Adhikari to take on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: The Centre told states to ‘test, track, treat’ amid a rise in coronavirus cases, and farmers blocked a highway to mark 100th day of protest.

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Watch: Unconnected ‘wind phone’ provides comfort to those grieving from Fukushima disaster losses

Survivors of the 2011 Fukushima disaster said the phone line, in a booth on a hill in Japan’s Otsuchi village, helps them keep in touch with those they’ve lost.

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· 5 hours ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote in Assembly amid Opposition boycott

His party had suffered a setback in the recently-held Senate elections.

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· 6 hours ago

All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered

An expert reviews the evidence and explains how well does the vaccine work.

Sarah Pitt, The Conversation

· 8 hours ago

Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail

The anonymous street artist is seen secretly creating the mural on the side of UK’s ‘Reading Prison’ in a compelling spoof of a Bob Ross art instruction video.

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· 10 hours ago

Coronavirus: India records over 18,000 new cases after 36 days, nearly 15 lakh vaccinated on Friday

The country’s tally rose to 1,11,92,088, while the active cases jumped for the fourth consecutive day.

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· 11 hours ago

‘Not letting anybody enter’: India steps up security along border to stop arrivals from Myanmar

Authorities in Mizoram said they were making preparations to house between 30-40 people, while India’s foreign ministry said it was still ascertaining facts.

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· 13 hours ago

Indonesia’s ban on alcohol could come with its own health risks

In places where alcohol is prohibited or seen as controversial, there are higher incidents of methanol poisoning, global data shows.

Citta Widagdo, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

The big news: Centre refutes report saying India no longer a ‘free’ country, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: Mamata Banerjee will contest from Nandigram in Bengal polls, and the Delhi HC pulled up the police for leaking a chargesheet in riots case.

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· Yesterday · 09:52 pm

Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years

While most involuntary airport residents long to leave their temporary home, there are some who have voluntarily attempted to make it their long-term abode.

Janet Bednarek, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 07:30 pm

‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry

Markle: ‘I don’t know how (Buckingham Palace) could expect that after all of this time, we would still just be silent...’

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· Yesterday · 06:48 pm

Oil prices rise as OPEC keeps output unchanged, Saudi asks India to use ‘cheap’ stock bought in 2020

India had on Thrusday urged OPEC and its allies to fulfill their promise of stabilising crude oil markets by increasing output.

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· Yesterday · 06:38 pm