WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed novel technology for a CRISPR-based Covid-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera to provide accurate results in less than 30 minutes. According to research published in the journal Cell, the new diagnostic test can not only generate a positive or negative result, it also measures …
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WASHINGTON: Reversing the decision of the outgoing Trump administration, a federal court ordered the full reinstatement of an Obama-era program that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as minors from deportation, a ruling that will help a large number of Indian immigrants. The Trump administration tried to end …
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WASHINGTON: In the first television interview since losing his re-election bid, President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he will never give in to Joe Biden and abandon his conspiracy theory of massive voter fraud. “It’s not that you’re going to change your mind. My opinion won’t change for six …
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated United States President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, expressing hope for a “ win-win cooperation ” amid conflicts over trade, technology and security that have plunged Sino-US relations to their lowest level in decades. Biden He is widely expected to try to resume cooperation with …
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BEIJING: On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Joe Biden about his electoral victory in the United States, state media reported. In his telegram, Xi said that the two countries “should not stick to conflict or confrontation, mutual respect and a spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation” to promote the “noble …
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BEIJING: China must abandon its illusion that its relations with the United States will automatically improve under the administration of President-elect Joe Biden, said a Chinese government adviser, adding that Beijing should be prepared for a tough stance of Washington. Zheng Yongnian, dean of the China Advanced Institute for Global …
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US President Donald Trump, who participated in his last Group of 20 summit on Saturday, skipped a special side conference focused on the coronavirus pandemic and was later spotted on his golf course outside Washington. Throughout the week it was not clear if Trump would be present at the G20 …
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WASHINGTON: An Indian-American scientist has discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage, and organ failure in patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Published online in the journal Cell, research from the laboratory of Dr. Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, an Indian-born researcher working at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, identified …
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WASHINGTON; The walls are closing in on the defeated president of the United States. Donald trump after Republican legislators and Republican officials in Georgia and Michigan refused to accept their efforts to subvert the electoral verdict. They moved towards the certification of results that would effectively grant the presidency to …
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US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Mala Adiga, an Indian-American, director of policy for his wife Jill Biden, who will be the first lady. Adiga has served as Jill’s senior advisor and senior policy advisor on the Biden-Kamala Harris campaign. Previously, Adiga was Director of Higher Education and Military …
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