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99 year old woman from Karnataka makes miraculous recovery from coronavirus

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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99-year-old Marceline Saldanha miraculously recovered from coronavirus after having contracted it from her grandson. This case of recovery has both puzzled and delighted the medical community.

Marceline along with her 70-year-old son Vincent, daughter-in-law Rita and grandson Vijay tested positive for the virus. She was admitted into the corona specialty ward on June 18th. Nine days after admission, she had tested negative, and walked out of the hospital on 28th June along with her grand son. Her son and daughter-in-law are still under observation in the hospital. As per her son, they developed symptoms like cold, cough, and fever while Marceline was asymptomatic. However, the family members are still clueless about where they contracted the virus from as all of them remained indoors in their Kumaraswamy layout residence. The lady’s grandson, Vijay, was the only one who would go out to buy groceries.

The doctors had said that they were very surprised about the old lady’s positive attitude and said that she was a very cooperative patient who didn’t trouble the medical personnel.

Like most families, they had been apprehensive about getting treated at a government hospital and had made reservations at a private hospital. But, due to the absence of beds there, they had gotten admitted at the Victoria hospital, which they claimed was surprisingly good and had been free of cost.

Meanwhile, Bengaluru has recorded 1379 cases in a single day as well as 7 deaths.

Assam Keelback spotted after 129 years

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The Commune
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The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun spotted an Assam Keelback, (also known as Herpetoreas pealii), in Arunachal Pradesh after 129 years since it was first discovered in the region.  It is a non-venomous snake that belongs to the Natricinae subfamily of Colubridae. It is known to be endemic to the Northeast region of India especially in the upper Assam region.

“The snake was first discovered 129 years ago in 1891 in the Sivasagar district of upper Assam by Samuel Edward Peal, a British tea planter. The region was covered in an impenetrable evergreen forest teeming with rich wildlife,” said Abhijit Das, a scientist at WII.

He deposited a specimen of the Assam Keelback at the Natural History Museum located in London. It was named Herpetoreas pealii by Lutly Sclater, a British zoologist. After this, it has never been spotted since.

Abhijit Das also says that in September 2018, his team set out to find that snake and happened to encounter a female in the Poba Reserved Forest. It is located on the inter-state border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. When they contacted the  Natural History Museum in London, they confirmed it to be the Assam keelback.

The finding of the snake in a forest region rather than near a stream has made wildlife experts opine that there is a need to focus on conserving ‘special habitats’.

Arrest warrant issued to Trump over Soleimani killing

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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Iran has sought Interpol’s aide for issuing an arrest warrant to US President Donald Trump over the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. It has accused Trump and 30 others of their involvement in the airstrike on January 3rd, which caused the death of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General, and pressed “murder and terrorism charges” on them.

The arrest warrant for the US President comes nearly six months after the killing of the Iranian general caused by a US drone strike, preceded by the USA’s withdrawal from relations with Iran, in addition to the imposition of trade sanctions on the country.

Ali Alqasimehr, Tehran’s prosecutor, said on Monday that he identifies Trump as the primary accused in this case and that they will continue to press charges over him well after the end of his presidential tenure. He added that Iran also seeks a ‘red notice’ in Trump’s name, which is the highest level of arrest request that could be given in the name of someone to the Interpol. He also requested for the US President to be added to the ‘Wanted’ list. Interpol, however, was unavailable for comment on the same.

Soleimani was a general at Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign operations wing of the elite paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations. Under Trump’s presidency, he was named a terrorist and was blamed for several human rights violations in the country as well as abroad. Many experts say Trump breached international law with the Soleimani assassination.

 

Hike in fuel prices got Congress leaders cycling

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The Commune
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Frustrated by the rise in prices of fuel in India, the Congress party launched a campaign to oppose the “continuous and unprecedented” hike in prices of fuel on 29 June 2020.

A significant number of protesters gather on the streets of many states in India to join the Congress party against the government’s decision to raise prices of fuel.

“I urge the government to open their eyes to see the indescribable pain the common citizens are going through. The unprecedented hike has put an undue extra burden on the shoulders of common men,” said K C Venugopalan, General Secretary of Congress.

“Condemning the massive increase of petrol, diesel prices and taxes on fuel by the BJP government, I initiated a cycle rally in which senior Congress leaders, workers, and citizens joined to voice against this government’s exploitation of common people,” said Congressman D K Shivakumar.

Mallikarjun Kharge says that the COVID-19 pandemic has eaten into people’s incomes and the rise in price of fuel is a tremendous burden on the people of the country. He also says that the government has “lost direction and is not bothered about welfare” of the country.

Rizwan Arshad, a Member of the Legislative Assembly says that a cycle rally from Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office to Income Tax Office was organized by the Congress government in Karnataka.

The BJP government came into power, guaranteeing low prices for fuel, but since then the government has not “given respite to people,” says Ashok Chavan, ex-president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.

Is the hike in price justifiable? The fuel prices are linked to the price of crude oil, that is a low price for crude oil leads to low price for fuel. Despite the fall in the price of crude oil, fuel prices are on a steady rise. As the lockdown restrictions slowly ease in the states of India, the demand for fuel is going to increase. The price of diesel scaled to a new height yet again to Rs. 11.14 per litre and for petrol, it increased by 5 paise per litre, across India in just a span of three weeks.

Twitter apologizes for misjudging tweets related to 5G conspiracy

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The Commune
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Twitter, does not fail to take action when misleading and fake information comes to its notice. It constantly updates its policies to eliminate a large presence of misinformation or conspiracy theories, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the wake of COVID-19, conspiracy theories and misinformation surfaced the internet. One among them was the 5G network. It started even before the pandemic occurred and blew out of proportion when it was linked to COVID-19. It claimed that the 5G network had weakened the immunity of people, thereby causing them to contract the virus.

Twitter may have gone a little overboard by labeling tweets having words frequency, oxygen, and 5G with a misinformation tag even if they were factually correct. This may be due to the 5G conspiracy that surfaced Twitter.

“In the last few weeks, you may have seen tweets with labels linking to additional info about COVID-19. Not all of those tweets had potentially misleading content associating COVID-19 and 5G. We apologize for any confusion and we’re working to improve our labeling process,” the Twitter Security team tweeted.

“We may also use labels with links to additional context and information to help keep you informed about misleading or disputed topics,” it added

Liz Kelly, a Twitter spokeswoman said that this may have resulted due to a broken algorithm. The algorithms constantly vary according to what is happening on the platform.

This may have raised some eyebrows about the moderation of algorithms that resulted in misjudgment.

Taipei marches in the world’s only in-person Pride parade

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The Commune
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The capital of Taiwan, Taipei marched to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community on 28 June 2020 while many other countries had to cancel their celebrations due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

“The parade in Taipei has drawn tens of thousands of people in the past, but participant numbers were reduced both the virus and concerns of heavy rain. Still, those who did take part said it was a testament both to Taiwan’s ability to contain the virus and its commitment to rights for people of all sexual orientations,” said the Associated Press.

Taiwan was the first among other Asian states to allow gay couples to marry in May 2019. “We took a big step towards true equality, and made Taiwan a better country,” said the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen after his announcement.

Taiwanese gay civil rights activist was also present in the parade. He is the first person in Taiwan to come out as gay in a press conference on television. He played a significant role to legalize same-sex marriage in Taiwan.

Despite thunder and lightning, people gathered under the main gate of Liberty square. Keeping in mind the ongoing pandemic, a little more than 200 people showed up, and to maintain social distancing norms, rainbow-colored masks were distributed to the gathered mass.

“Taipei Pride is held on the last Saturday of October because June (pride month) is typically rainy in Taipei. The parade is being held for millions of people worldwide who are unable to march due to the coronavirus pandemic,” said Chris Horton, a Taiwan-based journalist

Taiwan is recorded to have a total of 447 COVID-19 cases out of which 435 have recovered.

Source: Outlook

TN Congress President KS Alagiri advertises himself over Jeyaraj’s and Bennick’s death

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The Commune
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Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President KS Alagiri on Monday had visited the family members of the deceased Jeyaraj and Bennicks at Sathankulam along with Congress workers Mayura Jeyakumar, Oorvasi Amirtharaj, Kanyakumari Member of Parliament Vasanthakumar, former MP Dhanushkodi Athithanhad accompanied him.

He had handed over a cheque for ₹10 lakhs as relief.

Though it is a routine affair for political parties to visit members of those who are affected by a tragedy, what raised eyebrows over this incident was the full-blown page advertisement with a large image of KS Alagiri along with images other members stated above.

This has led to public outrage with the party getting condemned for resorting to taking advantage of a tragic situation and doing politics over the death of Jeyaraj and Bennicks.

Diesel prices reach record high and surpass petrol prices in Delhi

By
Vaibavi Jayakumar
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Fuel prices in Delhi saw a sharp hike today after a day’s break on Sunday. While petrol prices increased by  5p/litre, diesel saw an all-time high having been hiked up by  13 paise. The current price per litre is now ₹ 80.43 for Petrol and ₹80.53/litre for Diesel.

This comes as a huge blow to the market even as international oil prices have steadily dropped, with the crude benchmark being $40.21 per barrel. After the March 25 lockdown, the price of fuel has been hiked 22 times.

This decision has been faced with the strong opposition from all sides, including a trending hashtag on social media that said #SpeakUpAgainstFuelHike.

Notably, fuel retailers had frozen petrol and diesel rates since March 16. But, they started hiking this prices post-May 5 when the government had increased the value-added tax on fuel. Neither the petroleum ministry or the public sector undertakings that dealt with fuel-related services commented on this issue.

Gunmen who attacked Karachi stock exchange shot dead

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Vaibavi Jayakumar
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Police officers survey a damaged car at the site of an attack at the Pakistan Stock Exchange entrance in Karachi June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Four gunmen who attacked the Karachi stock exchange on Monday morning and killed three people including a policeman were shot down by Pakistani security personnel. 7 others were also injured in this attack. Notably, the building is in a high-security zone, which also contains the head offices of several banks.

In a statement released by the Karachi police, they had said that modern automatic weapons and explosive materials have been recovered from the scene of the crime and that investigation was underway. This act was strongly condemned by several political fronts including a statement by the Governor of Sindh province, Imran Ismail.

It was reported that the gunmen armed with grenades and rifles launched an attack and attempted to enter the PSX premises. Most people were evacuated in time and the staff had taken refuge inside locked rooms.

The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for this attack. They have been fighting for a separate homeland for quite some time.

China locks down half a million people after corona virus spike in Beijing

By
Vaibavi Jayakumar
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China has reimposed a strict lockdown around the Beijing area after a surge in cases was noticed. The restrictions have come to force after the fear of a second wave gripped the country. China was the country where this pandemic emerged, and despite their attempts to keep it under control, these new cases threaten those efforts.

Over the last 24 hours, Beijing has reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing it to a total of 311.

Anxin province is the one that has been locked down and according to the officials, it would be fully enclosed and controlled. Only essential workers are allowed to leave their homes, and a single member of every household is to be granted permission for grocery shopping. This region is 90 miles to the south of Beijing and it is a part of the region that has been locked down.

This is a threat to the country’s existing conditions since they had been with zero local transmission for the past 57 days. This new lockdown puts close to 500,000 people under isolation, which is a Herculean task by itself. Almost 8 million Beijing residents have been tested for the coronavirus in just 18 days, local authorities said June 28, with the number of daily tests, expanded from 40,000 to more than 450,000.

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