WASHINGTON — Shooting for the second season of Netflix’s series “Bridgerton” has resumed after two abrupt halts due to Covid-19 cases on the show’s sets. Show-runner Chris Van Dusen confirmed the news. “We are back underway. We had to delay because of Covid-19, but we’re back in it,” said Van Dusen, who is currently shuttling back and forth between Los Angeles and the London-based set. “Right now, I’m in the post-editing of our first couple of episodes, which are looking great,” he said. The romantic period drama was shut down indefinitely in mid-July following a second confirmed case. At the time, Netflix declined…
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NEW DELHI — The United States federal government is faced with a decision on whether to authorize international arrivals with a Chinese or Russian Covid-19 vaccine under a policy that would make vaccines a travel requirement, and it is sitting on the fence. “It is a really great question; we are just not at a point where the process has concluded,” said Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, in response to whether said arrivals were covered. “When it concludes, we will provide more details to everyone about what they would need to expect, and what they would require, and what they would need.” White House…
NEW DELHI — The Indian health system is predicted by Kanpur and Hyderabad’s Indian Institute of Technology to be hit by the third wave of Covid-19 resurgence in mid-August and outbreaks for October, but that hinges on the mutations and or the transmissibility of the variant, said Gagandeep Kang, a virologist. “The third wave depends on type variants or strains, and if driven by variant, it becomes very difficult to predict the numbers,” said Kang, vice-chair for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Board and a Fellow of the Royal Society. “I think a lot depends on whether the wave is driven by variants or driven…
CHANDIGARH, India — Political strategist Prashant Kishor has resigned from Principal Advisor to the north Indian state, Punjab, Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh months ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections. In his resignation letter, Kishor said that he was taking a temporary break from public life and, therefore, would not be able to continue his five-month stint as Singh’s chief advisor. “As you are aware, in view of my decision to take a temporary break from (an) active role in public life, I have not been able to take over the responsibilities as your Principal Advisor,” said Kishor in the letter. “Since I…
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott A.C. on his visit to India as Scott Morrison’s Special Trade Envoy for the country on Aug. 5. “The prime minister and the now trade advisor to the United Kingdom discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation to realize the full potential of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” said the Prime Ministers Office in a statement. “They emphasized that enhanced economic cooperation between India and Australia would help both countries better address the economic challenges emerging out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and would also…
NEW DELHI — The high-level virtual open debate of the United Nations Security Council on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security— a case for International Cooperation will be presided by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The meeting will be held under the Agenda Item Maintenance of International Peace and Security on Aug. 9, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Aug. 5. Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said this would be the first time that an Indian Prime Minister would preside over a UN Security Council meeting while briefing reporters at the regular media briefing. “As you are aware,…
An Italian mafia boss who was on the lam after being mistakenly released from prison in 2019 has been arrested in Spain, where he was living under the radar with fake documents. Domenico Paviglianiti, who was a leader of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia clan, was arrested as part of a joint investigation by the Italian and Spanish police in Madrid on Aug. 5. Now 60, Paviglianiti was known as the “Boss of Bosses” in the 1980s and 1990s, when he was a high-ranking leader of the notorious crime syndicate from the southern Italian region of Calabria. The ‘Ndrangheta — which translates…
MUMBAI, India — The sand on over five kilometers (3.10 miles) stretch of Mumbai’s Juhu Beach turned black due to an oil spill on Aug. 5. People, who came for a walk in the morning, said that the oil in the seawater was flowing towards the shore that has turned sand in black. Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the administration would inspect the situation at the beach. Pednekar is an Indian politician serving as the current Mayor of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest municipal corporation. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, formerly known as the Bombay Municipal Corporation, is the governing…
NEW DELHI — Beneficial bacteria in the intestine use different means to transmit from one person to another, impacting their abundance in the gut and their functions. New research explores the evolution or adaptation of bacteria to a human host. The findings could inform decisions as to what specific bacteria could be given to people based on their ability to colonize and levels of metabolic activity each indicates. “Human-to-human transmission of symbiotic, anaerobic bacteria is a fundamental evolutionary adaptation essential for membership of the human gut microbiota,” said the research. “However, despite its importance, the genomic and biological adaptations underpinning symbiont transmission…
WASHINGTON — Physical exercise—often insensitively suggested to people experiencing mental illness— enhances the brain’s ability to change and adapt besides helping relieve symptoms of depression, a new study has found. “Physical activity is associated with higher levels of neuroplasticity in healthy subjects and has been identified as a protective factor against the onset of depression,” read the study. The study findings were published in one of the leading peer-reviewed journals called ‘Frontiers in Psychiatry.’ “The results show how important seemingly simple things like physical activity are in treating and preventing illnesses such as depression,” said Karin Rosenkranz, study leader, and associate professor. People…