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Corona Virus led lock down in hampering production of condoms and could lead to long term shortage in the markets worldwide As social distancing becomes a norm, couples lock indoors have more time to themselves. However, the new challenge at hand is an approaching condom shortage.  This might have been the woe of the youth of Britain for decades together who depended on college orientations and free NHS drives to replenish their supplies. But an imminent shortage is going to become a fact worldwide. One of the world’s biggest producers is Malaysia and has now reported that the corona virus lock-down is only going to push the shut down in production for another few weeks. It could also be pushed in April- May. Malaysia's Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms globally. These are marketed under well known brands and sold worldwide.   While the company has been given permission to resume production, it will be 50 percent less than its normal production...

In fear of getting wiped out as a ethnic community, indigenous groups in South America are shunning away any contact with foreign visitors Tribes fear extinction at the hands of the Corona Virus The pandemic is a silent war we are waging- there is no escape and this has been understood even by the indigenous groups residing in South America. Indigenous tribes are now locking down and closing off their reserves to visitors for the fear of contracting the corona virus. The fear of the pandemic is fast spreading across South America and they might be right in believing that it would wipe them out.  As social distancing becomes a norm, for those living as tribes, this is extremely difficult to implement. Indigenous groups have been trying to fight for their survival. Their existence is threatened by oil exploration, deforestation and illegal logging. The tribe groups are spread from Columbia to Brazil. There are reasons to believe that the tribes might not have devel...

The cosmetic you so love, could actually be contaminated and causing your grave damage  Photo courtesy: IFL Science & My Kind Of Sweet Would you be surprised to know that your makeup is already the home to several bugs and thrives there, while you happily dress yourself up? According to research done at the Aston University, nine out of 10 cosmetics in your makeup bag, contains deadly viruses. After testing some odd 400 plus cosmetics donated by various users in the UK , it was found out that lipsticks, mascaras and eyeliners contained significant traces of bacterium and fungal contamination. Except beauty blenders that have an average of a million bacteria, most other items had between 100 and 1,000 individual bacteria in which, as few as 100 cells of some bacteria can cause infection. Most of the lip glosses and mascaras contained either strain of Staphylococci and E-coli viruses. Tested makeup samples have in fact shown a whopping 90 percent of them containing ...

In times of desperation and lockdown, a successful and simple coffee recipe by a South Korean you tube blogger has got the world swaying with joy   The Dalgona Coffee is keeping people's spirits high as they brave the coronavirus social distancing policy by staying indoors Quarantine has given rise to a different way of how live is running, how business is being conducted, how targets are being, how food is being consumed and how coffee is being made work from home. Enter the world of the Dalgona coffee . The new form of instant coffee has become a rage on social media channels and is keeping the world going. It is the new way of Working-From-Home model where using simply three ingredients, coffee lovers are making frothy coffee in its cold form.  Get yourself an iced coffee drink simply combining a mixture of instant coffee, sugar, and hot water with cold milk. Posts are going crazy online, with people trying and experimenting with designs and baristas patte...

With corona virus making quarantine a necessity, a lot of sports men and sports enthusiasts are moving towards E-sports to keep the enthusiasm alive Sportsmen and enthusiasts are fast moving towards internet space to keep itself going The novel virus outbreak has lead the world to discover a new way of functioning and a new way to life altogether. From companies redesigning their working structures, daily routine to learning to work from home, everything is going through a paradigm shift. One such challenge is being faced by sportsmen as well. But Formula 1 drivers and other sports stars have said to have found a great way of keeping themselves engaged and active, despite the global lock down that has been done to contain the virus from spreading. For example the Australia Grand Prix driver McLaren driver Lando Norris has busied himself with the online version of an e-race. That is the new way to keep you engaged and not bored, will the lock down has cancelled and pos...

The way some nations have contained the virus speaks volumes about effective leadership  America is exhibiting the worst kind of leadership ever while tackling a pandemic where it would have otherwise spearheaded an active plan of action  The United States has never been so unprepared to handle a disaster as it is today. The country which is known to the super power of all nations has been brought to its knees- thanks to selfish leadership at the helm. The best way to show you care about your nation and are genuinely there as a leader to serve is when you can pre-empt danger, have the right people in place to mobilize resources, take informed and timely decisions and then work in unity to make a solid defense or backup plan. If one was to learn a lesson from these instances, one can see, that it is not just powerful nations that can prevent such outbreaks from becoming epidemics. Instead, it is the head of the nation, whose sound leadership, sound judgment...

After China, Italy has become the worst hit European country to have somehow failed to contain the virus in the last few days Tourism has been severely hit in Italy post the outbreak. Tourist seen standing and waiting for their ride as they cover their faces with masks The north of Italy has been engulfed in the coronavirus outbreak. The toughest part for the medical authorities was to contain the epidemic there itself. In hours, people started to travel to the South, making it unsafe for the populace which was still not infected. Now, the Italian government does not know how to curtail the damage. Somewhat like in China, they did not preempt and manage the first few cases properly. Italy is going off the radar as well. The economic capitals were hit most severely and reports confirmed that the undercurrent of the virus had already been lurking even before it started to appear evidently amongst others. The British budget airline easyJet announced it would cut ...

Caught in royalty, she tried to escape oppression and attempts against her daughters being married minors Former wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain came out of the open to a London court open torture meted at her and her two daughters by her husband, over a period of several years. The London High Court has finally established the facts shared by the Princess and could publish a Fact Finding Judgement (FFJ) in favour of Princess Haya who had to feel Dubai in 2019, along with her two children. She has confided with friends telling them that she was in fear of her and her children’s lives. After the Dubai ruler was found hiding information and misrepresenting facts, because of which his attempts to keep the court judgment out of public domain became unsuccessful.  The court confirmed that Sheikh Mohammed had indeed violated human rights of his wife and two daughters from another marriage...

Jordon was never consulted before Trump turned the whole Middle Eastern Peace proposal in favour of Israel, forgetting the needs of Palestinians. The result the PM of Jordon Omar Razzaz says could be devastating to the relations between Israel and Jordon. As usual Trump continues to undo whatever good had been done before his presidency. While Clinton had applauded a peaceful treaty between Jordon and Israel in 1994, the status quo has been disturbed by Trump’s skewed peaceful plan that has not been liked by anyone in Palestine. It has been more than a decade that the world is trying to find a solution to the Israel- Palestine skirmish.   Through Trump’s intervention, Israel is now planning to annex a chunk of Palestinian lands, making the people very unhappy. Trump’s plan has favoured Netanyahu only, so much so that the latter was prompted to take back his plea for immunity against charges of bribery and corruption. Trump's plan, political analysts believe, woul...

As the time nears for the US presidency 2020, the number of contestants is dropping off from the race. In a sudden change of events, Mr.Pete Buttigieg and Ms. Amy Klobuchar both dropped from the race. Instead, they have decided to endorse Biden on the eve of Super Tuesday. They are now trying to support him to run against the liberal front-runner, Mr.   Bernie Sanders. Joining them was former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas, who dropped out of the presidential race last fall. The one person to benefit from this exit would be Elizabeth Warren. She enjoys favor in many states and a large majority of delegates as well. As for Biden is concerned, his strength lies with black voters for a change, a large voting bank of America. This could help him in Southern states. Sanders is known to be strong in California, the biggest prize on the Super Tuesday map, as well as Texas and New England. South Carolina is being seen as an important win for Biden.   The two thi...

Some are rejoicing the shift of business from China to India and some are jittery about the whole break of the pandemic also. Indian automobile giants like Mahindra & Mahindra Co. (M&M) as well as Tata Motors have cried out loud over the growing unavailability of important Chinese components due to the raging corona virus. Releasing an official press release, the Chief of Sales and Marketing at M&M’s automotive division, Mr. Veejay Ram Nakra, has declared that “Going into March, we anticipate the challenge on parts-supply to continue for another few weeks, before we get back to normalcy.” Tata Motors too has expressed concerns over supply disruptions from China. Sales figures are also seeing a steep drop due to unavailability of important components. While M&M reported a steep 42 percent drop in domestic sales, Tata Motors has reported a drop of 34 percent Maruti Suzuki said its total domestic sales were down by 1.6% in February from a year ago. Indus...