In a shocking turn of events, a 16-year-old boy from Madhya Pradesh died of cardiac arrest after playing PUBG on his phone for 6 hours straight. Furkhan Qureshi, a class 12 student, became agitated and started shouting at other players before collapsing on the floor, according to his family. The boy was declared 'brought dead' upon arrival at the hospital. The doctors have told ANI that excitement of the game may have caused an adrenaline rush which may be the reason for a cardiac arrest. A case has been registered and investigation is underway. 

Jack Rico is not your ordinary 13-year old. The brilliant teenager just graduated from the Fullerton College in California with four associate's degrees and he did it in just two years! In the school's&nbsp;107-year-old history, Rico is the youngest to achieve the feat. He majored in history, human expression, social behavior and social science and he maintained a&nbsp;4.0 GPA&nbsp;in all of them. He will now be studying history at the University of Nevada in&nbsp;Las Vegas.

UK Scientist Dr Alan Jamieson&nbsp;has captured the world's deepest octopus on camera. Discovered&nbsp;7,000 metres down in the Java Trench, on the floor of the Indian ocean, it is believed to be a "Dumbo" octopus species. Dr Jamieson's equipment called 'lander' filmed two octopuses - one on a drop to 5,760 metres and a second around 6,957 metres. The&nbsp;previous deepest reliable sighting was at 5,145 metres down. The discovery shows that octopuses can find suitable habitat across at least 99% of the global seafloor.&nbsp;

The next time&nbsp;you find a robot serving you at a restaurant, don't be surprised! Netherlands'&nbsp;Royal Palace is trialling two robotic waiters, ahead of its opening next week. From taking orders to returning used tableware, the unnamed robots will do everything in the restaurant. The restaurant shared that only 30 customers will be permitted to dine at the restaurant at a time, following all safety measures with amid&nbsp;Covid-19 pandemic.

In an unfortunate incident,&nbsp;a 40-foot long fin whale, believed to be a juvenile, washed up dead on a beach in southeast England on Friday. Authorities have urged locals to keep away from the beach to avoid the risk of infection.&nbsp;The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity said that the whale appeared small for the species. The endangered fin whale is the second-largest mammal in the world after the blue whale.

According to a new study published in the journal Science, the climate crisis and the mass felling of trees has made forests across the world, 'shorter and younger' and the trend is expected to continue. This comes with worrying consequences for the ability of forests to mitigate risks of climate change and store carbon. It could also impact wildlife that are dependent on these forests for their survival. According to researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the death rate of trees has increased due high temperature, drought, pests and a number of diseases.&nbsp;

The Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee will be conducting research on identifying antivirals&nbsp;to treat the Covid-19 virus.&nbsp;The study is funded under the intensification of Research in High&nbsp;Priority areas under the Department of Science and Technology.&nbsp;Researchers will work on identifying small molecule inhibitors to target key enzymes that replicate the virus in the body.&nbsp;This will help expedite the process of identification of drugs that can be used to treat Covid-19.&nbsp;An IIT Roorkee professor Dr.&nbsp;Kamal Jain also&nbsp;recently created a new surveillance system for tracking suspected Covid-19 patients.&nbsp;
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Law enforcement authorities in New York City can no longer use the terms 'illegal' or 'alien' in reference to undocumented immigrants anymore. The city&nbsp;has become the&nbsp;first major U.S. city to outlaw the terms from legal documentation deeming them degrading. The officials will now use the term&nbsp;'noncitizen'.

According to Daily Mail UK, China might be close to banning the consumption&nbsp;of dog meat for good approving a directive to classify dogs as companion animals instead of farm animals.&nbsp;The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs&nbsp; has called for a change in 'some traditional customs about dogs' ahead of the controversial&nbsp;Yulin dog meat festival, where dogs are butchered and eaten.&nbsp;The move could potentially prevent around 10 million dogs being killed for their meat every year in the country.&nbsp;
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An analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment claims that people will reduce their use of public transport for the next six months as they prioritise&nbsp;health and safety. The surve&nbsp;covered&nbsp;over 400 middle and high-income groups in Delhi and NCR.&nbsp; 'There is positive shift in attitude towards high quality public transport, contact-free walking and cycling and lifestyle adjustment to reduce unnecessary travel trips in the longer term,' the environment policy think tank said. The analysis also found that preference for car or two-wheeler ownership is also set to rise.&nbsp;

Originally slated to take place from 5-9 July, the Paris Couture Week will now&nbsp;stage an online version from 6-8 July. The French Federation for High-Fashion broke the news, explaining that there will be a dedicated platform for the event and each&nbsp;house will be represented through a&nbsp;creative film along with other editorial content. It is expected that the fashion council with partner with several tech players for the project.&nbsp;

Bird lovers, take note! A bird tourism centre is in the pipeline at the Nature Education and Eco Park in Munsyari&nbsp;in&nbsp;Uttarakhand. According to a PTI report, visitors will get a chance to see almost 130 bird species through field guides, spotting scopes and telescopes. People can also enjoy a&nbsp;range of activities like heritage walks, adventure sports and explore wildlife. In addition to two lakes, watch towers will be created to allow people to view the splendid beauty of the&nbsp;Jauhar Valley. Divisional Forest Officer Vinay Bhargava&nbsp;shared that the centre, likely to be completed in 3 years, will help create employment opportunities for the locals.

A team from&nbsp;IIT&nbsp;Madras has helped triple the&nbsp;Irrawaddy dolphin population at the Chilika&nbsp;Lake,&nbsp;Asia's largest brackish water body, in Odisha. The researchers&nbsp;conducted geotechnical, hydraulic and satellite imagery studies and developed a dredging methodology for the project. The project will also be of massive help for 200,000 fishermen living in 132 nearby villages as it resulted in a seven-fold increase of fish. 'The lake was in a degraded condition and included in the threatened list by Ramsar Convention in 1993,' IIT&nbsp;Madras professor said. Thanks to the restoration, the lake is now&nbsp;&nbsp;off the threatened list.&nbsp;

To mark Menstrual Hygeine Day on the 28th of May, a group of women employees of the Indian Railways distributed sanitary napkins in Shramika Special trains at the&nbsp;Moradabad Railway Station. All women migrant passengers were given sanitary napkins in an initiative to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene&nbsp;and to overcome the taboos surrounding it. Gynaecologist&nbsp;at the Railway Hospital&nbsp;Dr Sushma Rathi shared that&nbsp;though women were still hesitant to talk about&nbsp;menstruation, educating them is crucial.&nbsp;

Sportswear giant adidas is collaborating with footwear brand Allbirds to create a pair of shoes with the lowest-ever carbon footprint. Set to be released by 2021, the brands aim to use renewable resources and innovative production techniques, along with a clean supply chain for the project. As of now, the average running shoe carries a carbon footprint of approximately 13.6kg of carbon dioxide. The brands revealed the sustainable performance shoe project through&nbsp;a tongue-in-cheek Twitter exchange.

A doctor and a nurse, fighting the Covid-19 pandemic at the frontline, tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony at a London hospital where they work. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place in August, but had to be rescheduled as 34-year-old&nbsp;Jann Tipping and 30-year-old&nbsp;Annalan Navaratnam&nbsp;feared that their families would not be able to attend. So instead, they got married at a chapel in the St Thomas Hospital with their families in attendance, virtually! The wedding took place on the 24th of April, but the photos were shared recently by the hospital. The duo described the experience of a wedding at their place of work as 'surreal'!

You can soon enjoy your favourite roller coaster rides in amusement parks across Japan but don't be audibly thrilled while on it! The&nbsp;East Japan and West Japan Amusement Park Associations have listed a set of guidelines that visitors will be required to follow once the parks reopen. Since loud noise could lead to droplets emanating from the mouths of entertainers, employees or guests and it may increase the risk of transmission of the Covid-19 virus, visitors are requested not to cheer or shout loudly. Other measures include compulsory masks, temperature checks, limited capacity and social distancing.&nbsp;
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To ensure its citizens get around the city smoothly, Rome is looking at a fleet of electric scooters amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The authorities&nbsp;believe that will help avoid overcrowding in buses and support the norm of social distancing. As life in Rome slowly comes back to normal, Mayor Virgina Raggi announced&nbsp;a new agreement with a company called Helbiz for a fleet of 1000 electric scooters. Over the last few weeks, Rome's coffee bars, restaurants, malls and museums have gradually opened their doors to the public after months of being&nbsp;locked down to contain the spread of the virus.&nbsp;

As France plans to ease certain restrictions amid the&nbsp;Covid-19 pandemic, inventors are toying with new ideas to bring customers back. A Paris restaurant called H.A.N.D has tested 'clear bucket-shaped domes' placed over the head of each diner, hanging from the ceiling! Designed by&nbsp;French designer Christophe Gernigon, the domes extend to the mid-torse of the diner and another prototype&nbsp;extends down over two diners together to separate&nbsp;their party from the others in the restaurant. The domes seem to be both aesthetically and functionally pleasing.&nbsp;
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Taking the fight against Covid-19 a step ahead, NHS&nbsp;England has rolled out a 'Trace and Test service' to move towards more localised and targeted efforts to tackle the virus. As part of the service, those who have contracted the infection in England and Scotland will be contacted by NHS&nbsp;teams and their interactions will be further traced. Those who are deemed to be at risk of infection, will be made to isolate for 14 days. Almost&nbsp;25,000 tracers are working for England's NHS Test and Trace team.&nbsp;

New York-based artist, Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is nearing the completion of a 20,000-foot portrait of Dr. Ydelfonzo Decoo, who lost his life while fighting on the frontlines&nbsp;to battle the&nbsp;Covid-19 pandemic. The huge portrait is located on the pavement of a parking lot in Queens.&nbsp;Jorge&nbsp;calls it a 'terrestrial portrait', large-enough to be seen by the satellites! His mural is a tribute to all the&nbsp;healthcare workers, doctors and first responders&nbsp;who have lost their lives while helping others get through the pandemic.&nbsp;
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Maharashtra&nbsp;Police has decided to issue passes to people who need to travel within the state.&nbsp;Special Inspector General of Police&nbsp;Milind Bharambe&nbsp;has directed all police units to issue inter-district passes to citizens after veriying&nbsp;their reason for travel. He also instructed the police not to stop vehicles transporting essential commodities. People&nbsp;who wish to travel outside the state will have to contact the DGP's office in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Police has decided to issue passes to people who need to travel within the state. Special Inspector General of Police Milind Bharambe has directed all police units to issue inter-district passes to citizens after veriying their reason for travel. He also instructed the police not to stop vehicles transporting essential commodities. People who wish to travel outside the state will have to contact the DGP's office in Mumbai.

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