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Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Seoul, May 22 (IANS) As the pandemic fuels demand for online activities, tech companies here are bolstering efforts to develop ‘metaverse platforms that allow users to shift their physical experiences to a virtual space. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and go...

Metaverse refers to a virtual space, often incorporating augmented reality (AR) technology, in which users interact with others through digital versions of themselves. The

French shares drop 1.43 pct on Wednesday Xinhua 20 May 2021, 02:49 GMT+10 PARIS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Wednesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 1.43 percent, or 91.12 points, to close at 6,262.55 points. Of the 40 selected large companies, 36 lost in the day. Multinational steel manufacturing corporation ArcelorMittal SA lost 4.99 percent. French multinational automobile manufacturer Renault lost 4.22 percent. Multinational integrated oil and gas company Total SE, we...

About 2.3 million Nigerians face severe food insecurity By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-20 14:20 About 2.3 million people in Niger are likely to be severely food insecure during this years lean season because of conflicts, drought and floods, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In its daily noon briefing on Tuesday, the UN agency said Tillabery and Tahoua regions of Niger, located alon...

Oceanographic research satellite launched Share CLOSE A Long March 4B rocket carrying the Haiyang 2D (HY-2D) satellite takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on May 19, 2021. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/chinadaily.com.cn] China launched its latest oceanographic research satellite, HY-2D, on a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on Wednesday morning, the China National Space Administration said....

WORLD / ASIA-PACIFIC By Reuters Published: May 20, 2021 07:43 PM New Zealand on Thursday lifted welfare benefit rates and promised billions of dollars more towards addressing rising inequality in its annual budget, as it predicted smaller deficits and a faster economic recovery from COVID-19. The budget for the 2021 fiscal year allocated funds towards housing, healthcare, education and infrastructure, while also targeting issues like child poverty, climate change and welfare of the indigen...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Seoul, May 19 (IANS) South Koreas single-day coronavirus cases on Wednesday crossed 600-mark as health authorities remained alert over a potential rise amid continued cluster inflections and spreading variant cases. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, foll...

Africas COVID-19 cases reach almost 4.7 million By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-19 11:26   A man receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 13, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,692, 520 on Monday, while deaths hit 126,447, according to data ...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Seoul, May 19 (IANS) South Koreas single-day coronavirus cases on Wednesday crossed 600-mark as health authorities remained alert over a potential rise amid continued cluster inflections and spreading variant cases. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, foll...

BANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A new vaccination study conducted by Thailand Chulalongkorn University has found that China Sinovac vaccine has extremely high effic