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Topic: The Conversation

Can you catch Covid from a recovered male sexual partner? And other such questions

The mounting evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can infect immune-privileged sites, and linger on for a while.

Dogs are trained to sniff out coronavirus. Most have a 100% success rate

An international research team has been training dogs with sweat samples from Covid-positive people. And the results show they are friends to both humans and science.

No, Pablo Escobar wasn’t ‘pioneer’ of Colombian drug trafficking. New book busts myths

Marijuana fuelled Colombian drug trade before cocaine was king, and it wasn’t inherently violent, as I found out while writing my book ‘Marijuana Boom’.

Young Black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or even voting

Political analysts in the US portray Black Americans as an undifferentiated mass – loyal Democrat-supporting foot soldiers. That idea is stale.

Tested positive for Covid? Here’s why Day 5 is crucial

If you are like most people with Covid-19, you won’t need to go to a hospital, and can self-manage the illness at home. But monitor your symptoms closely after Day 5.

How Covid worsened hunger in India, the world’s largest food basket

The pandemic disrupted local, regional and national supply chains, adding to the impacts of the country’s food waste problem.

US lawmakers are keen to break up big tech like Amazon, Google and Facebook. It’s not smart

The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google testified before Congress to defend their market dominance from accusations they’re stifling rivals.

No, going Incognito doesn’t hide your web activity from your boss or school

Technically, private browsing online does give you a clean slate, but Google's Incognito and Microsoft’s InPrivate mode aren’t protective shields.

The gender gap no one is seeing — in company equity shares

Studies have shown that men tend to be perceived as more capable in work settings than women and are likely to receive more equity-based awards.

Parents of children forced to home-school are drinking more, US study finds

The Covid pandemic is leading to more people drinking at home. And parents of children who are not going to school are having stresses of their own.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.