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    China boosts spending but no big steps for virus-hit economy

    China’s top economic official on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but steered clear of launching a massive stimulus on the scale of the United States or Japan. Premier Li Keqiang, in a speech to legislators, said Beijing would set no economic growth target, usually a closely […] More

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    Rupee rises 20 paise to 75.71 in early trade; initial success in COVID-19 vaccine trial boosts investor sentiment world over

    Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 20 paise to 75.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as initial success in the COVID-19 vaccine trial boosted investor sentiment world over. Forex traders said besides the encouraging results in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, a higher opening of domestic equities and weakening American currency supported the local […] More

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    WeChat’s surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say

    Canadian users of the popular social networking app WeChat are likely helping the Chinese company censor its users inside China, according to research from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. WeChat, which allows users to send messages, interact on social networks and make digital payments, is owned by the Chinese communications company Tencent and is the most popular social networking […] More

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    Giving TB vaccine intravenously boosts efficacy

    Experiments in rhesus macaques show that changing the mode of administration of an existing vaccine yields “amazing” results in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Share on PinterestDelivering the TB vaccine intravenously rather than intradermally may prove significantly more effective. Globally, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death and the leading cause of […] More

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    DoH protocol boosts user privacy

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a major step to curb eavesdroppers from tapping into users’ web browsing habits, Mozilla today launched a major security initiative for all Firefox users in the United States. Beginning Tuesday, Firefox browsers will use encrypted means of accessing web addresses to help keep activities of users private. It will curb […] More