Researchers at IIT Mandi claim to have developed a technology for making high efficiency masks using waste pet bottles that are not only more breathable than commercially available masks but also can be washed and reused up to 30 times.

IIT researchers develop technology for making high efficiency masks from waste plastic bottles

Racism and bigotry are not welcome in the United States and the US military, according to US Forces Korea commander Army Gen Robert Abrams. These comments have come amid the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man whose death on May 25 -- at the hands of a white police officer who knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes -- has become the latest flashpoint for rage over police brutality against African Americans, propelling the issue of race to the top of the political agenda ahead of the US presidential election on November 3.

Racism not welcome in American military ranks, says US Forces Korea commander

Ten men were killed on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on a drugs rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Irapuato, the government of Guanajuato state said.

Ten shot dead in attack on Mexican drug rehabilitation centre

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington and other cities in the United States on Saturday to demand an end to racism and brutality by US law enforcement as protests over the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police entered a 12th day.

Uniformed military personnel deployed at WH grounds as anti-racism protests in US enter Day 12

Five Enforcement Directorate (ED) employees, including a special director rank officer, have tested positive for COVID-19, following which the headquarters of the central probe agency have been sealed for 48 hours till Monday, officials said.

Five ED officials test positive for coronavirus, headquarters sealed

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, has quit from his seat on the board of the social news company to be given to a black candidate.

Reddit co-founder, Serena William's husband, quits board; seeks black candidate

The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country.

Coronavirus: US sues Chinese firm over half-million 'fake' N95 masks

The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communist-run Cuba, a company spokeswoman said. Starwood Hotels, now owned by Marriott, four years ago became the first US hotel company to sign a deal with Cuba since the 1959 revolution amid the normalisation of relations pursued by former president Barack Obama.

Marriott ceases Cuban operations after new Trump sanctions

The mayor of Washington, DC, had the slogan "Black Lives Matter" painted in massive yellow letters on a street leading to the White House on Friday in tribute to victims of police brutality as she sparred with US President Donald Trump.

Street outside White House painted 'Black Lives Matter Plaza'

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government took the last stronghold of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar near Tripoli on Friday and advanced further south, capping the sudden collapse of his 14-month offensive on the capital.

Libya's Haftar pulls back east as Tripoli offensive crumbles

Former Vice President Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election.

Joe Biden formally clinches US Democratic nomination

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is willing to accept European Union tariffs on some UK goods in an attempt to win a trade deal and break the deadlock in talks with the EU, the Daily Mail reported.

British PM offers to accept EU tariffs on some goods to win trade deal

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