Lauren Frayer
Stories
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Business
India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'
India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.
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Technology
India Demands Social Media Firms Help It Track Misinformation Online
India's new social media rules give the government power to block certain content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff over censorship, privacy and free speech.
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Health
COVID Is Crushing Nepal, From Remote Villages To Kathmandu To Mt. Everest
Health workers must overcome great challenges to battle one of the world's most severe COVID-19 outbreaks, which stretch from villages without hospitals to the top of the world's highest mountain.
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Health
India's COVID-19 Outbreak Has Spread To Nepal
India's COVID-19 outbreak has spread to neighboring Nepal, where it's straining an even smaller, less-resourced health system. The virus has even reached Mount Everest, where climbers have fallen ill.
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Health
Thousands In India Infected By Rare 'Black Fungus' With 50% Mortality Rate
Thousands of Indians recovering from COVID-19 have come down with a rare fungal infection that's killing 50% of its victims. Doctors have had to remove patients' eyes and jawbones to save them.
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Health
India's New Doctors Have Seen Immeasurable Grief During The Pandemic
With medical board exams postponed because of COVID-19, India's junior doctors have been thrust onto the front lines early. Many have seen more death & grief than they expected in an entire career.
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Health
They Returned To India To Be Near Their Fathers, But Lost Them Both To COVID-19
After seven years in the U.S., a husband and wife returned to their native India to spend more time with their aging parents. But their time together was shorter than they'd hoped.
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World
Cyclone Hits India On Deadliest Day Of Pandemic
At least 16 people have been killed by cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit India's west coast in decades. Among those evacuated to higher ground were COVID-19 patients.
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World
'This Government Has Failed Us': Anger Rises In India Over PM Modi's COVID Response
India's health system is collapsing as daily coronavirus cases surge. Will the COVID-19 crisis check the power of the country's most popular leader in decades?
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Health
India May Be Undercounting Its Massive COVID-19 Infection Numbers
India's daily coronavirus infection rates have topped 400,000. But official numbers are considered to be an undercount as the country's heath care system struggles to test and treat patients.