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Moscow, Oct 17 : A Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer who spent nearly a fortnight in space to film segments of a movie, have returned to Earth safely.According to the Russian space agency, actress Yulia Peresild and producer Klim Shipenko…

London, Oct 17 : Statin treatment — generally used to lower the cholesterol level — slightly lowered Covid-19 mortality, finds a study.Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipo…

London, Oct 17 : The Delta and Delta Plus Covid-19 variants were less well neutralised by antibodies from infected and vaccinated individuals as compared to the original virus, making them more dangerous and contributing to its rapid global spread, a…

London, Oct 17 : Contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), claims a study.PCOS, which affects 10 per cent of women worldwide, is a hormonal disorder causing enlarged ov…

United Nations, Oct 17 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday encouraged change in actions toward sustainable food systems on the occasion of World Food Day, which falls on October 16.In a video message, Guterres said World Food Day is n…

London, Oct 17 : Another 43,423 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 Covid cases on the fourth consecutive day, according to official figures released on Saturday.It brought the total number of …

Yangon, Oct 17 : Myanmar reported 1,205 new Covid-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 6.8 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.The number of total Covid-19 cases rose to 486,851 on Sa…

Washington, Oct 16 : The Lucy probe — the first-ever NASA mission to explore distant asteroids and seek out the origin of our solar system — was successfully lifted off on Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in the US.La…

United Nations, Oct 16 : Globally, around three in 10 people, or 2.3 billion, do not have handwashing facilities with water and soap available at home, the Unicef said.The situation is worst in the least developed countries, with over six in 10 peopl…

New York, Oct 16 : Amid the rush to find quick treatments for Covid-19 last year, the world saw a global race to find new stem cell-based treatments.Now, researchers report that such therapies were filled with violations of government regulations, i…