The Underwater Photographer of the Year has been awarded to Greg Lecoeur from France. His surreal image, titled 'Frozen mobile home' shows seals surrounding an iceberg in Antarctica. The competition, across 13 different categories, saw over 5500 entries from 70 countries. Anita Kainrath from Austria was awarded the&nbsp;'Up &amp; Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year' for her photo called 'Shark Nursery'. Zena Holloway's stunning image of a free-diver and conservationist in the Yucantan Peninsula in Mexico was a stand out in the Black and White category.

The Underwater Photographer of the Year has been awarded to Greg Lecoeur from France. His surreal image, titled 'Frozen mobile home' shows seals surrounding an iceberg in Antarctica. The competition, across 13 different categories, saw over 5500 entries from 70 countries. Anita Kainrath from Austria was awarded the 'Up & Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year' for her photo called 'Shark Nursery'. Zena Holloway's stunning image of a free-diver and conservationist in the Yucantan Peninsula in Mexico was a stand out in the Black and White category.

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen between Sunday and Monday from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam that was closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police and the museum said Monday.&nbsp;The value of the work, which was on loan from the Groningen Museum, was not immediately known.&nbsp;A team of forensics and art theft experts is studying video footage and questioning neighbours.

After similar announcements from several&nbsp;other brands, The Armani Group has also said that all four of its production sites in Italy are now making&nbsp;single-use medical overalls for health care staffers working to save lives amid the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic.&nbsp;Italy has been in lockdown since March 9&nbsp;to contain the spread of the virus and the death toll has passed 10,000 in the European nation.

As humans sit at home to prevent the coronavirus&nbsp;spread, more and more animals enjoy a stroll in the street. Most recently, an elephant was spotted walking on an empty road in Kerala. A similar scene was captured in Haridwar&nbsp;too, where the elephant was walking in the urban town at night.&nbsp;

According to a CNBC&nbsp;report, American manufacturer of pharmaceutical and personal goods Johnson &amp; Johnson will begin human trials for a coronavirus&nbsp;vaccine in September this year. The company added that the Covid-19 vaccine&nbsp;could be ready for&nbsp;emergency use authorization by early 2021, if the candidate works out well. The same report also mentions that J&amp;J has increased its manufacturing capacity across the world to manufacture and distribute the potential vaccine quickly.&nbsp;

While everyone is doing their best to raise awareness about the coronavirus, a team of policemen in Pune&nbsp;have chosen singing as their medium of messaging.&nbsp;They are singing with placards in their jurisdiction and catching people's attention in a unique way.&nbsp;

Swedish fast fashion retailer H&amp;M has become the first to come to the rescue of its suppliers, who are largely based in Bangladesh and India. The retailer announced that it will take the shipment of its products that have already been produced, as many of its competitors cancel orders amid store closures owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. 'We will stand by our commitments to our garment manufacturing suppliers,' the retailer said in a statement.&nbsp;

The National Restaurant Association of India has asked for a helping hand from mall owners. The industry body has urged mall owners to waive off rent for three months and switch to a profit-sharing model for the next sixth months as restaurateurs&nbsp;stare at a bleak near future for eateries. According to the Economic Times, some owners including the&nbsp;Lulu group, Lodha group, Forum and Vegas have agreed to provide interim relief, others say they will be unable to do the same unless they receive some relief themselves.&nbsp;

Australian researchers are about to kick-start&nbsp;large-scale human testing to see if a vaccine used for decades to prevent tuberculosis can protect health workers from Covid-19.&nbsp;The trial of the BCG vaccine will be conducted with 4,000 health workers in hospitals around Australia to determine if it can reduce COVID-19 symptoms and is expected to begin a few weeks, researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne said. Researchers hope that improving people's "innate" immunity against COVID-19 symptoms would buy time to develop a specific vaccine against the disease.

Joining the Covid-19 fight, Indian designer Sabyasachi&nbsp;has pledged Rs. 10 million from his personal funds towards the&nbsp;Prime Minister&rsquo;s National Relief Fund and Rs. 5 million the Chief Minister of West Bengal&rsquo;s Relief Fund. The Kolkata-based fashion designer, who's known to dress global celebrities, announced the news on Instagram.&nbsp;

To avoid visitors flocking to a former limestone quarry in Harpur Hill, the England police has dyed the stunning blue lagoon black!&nbsp;Last wee, UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson&nbsp;banned residents from leaving their homes&nbsp;to prevent the spread of the&nbsp;novel coronavirus. However, people were still seen visiting the quarry, which is a popular tourist attraction. To avoid crowding, the&nbsp;Buxton police department shared in a&nbsp;Facebook post that they used water dye to make it look less appealing.&nbsp;

Joining the battle against the global coronavirus pandemic, American shoe manufacturing company Crocs announced that it is giving away free footwear to health care workers on the frontline of the battle in the United States. The new campaign&nbsp;allows medical staff like doctors and nurses to choose a free pair under two of the brands' categories. The company is willing to ship up to 10,000 pairs a day to assist health care workers in a show of respect towards them.

IIT-Bombay has come up with two mobile applications that can track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine.&nbsp;While 'Corontine' can register asymptomatic carriers and track them to check if they are confined to their quarantined zones, the other app 'Safe' checks for violations by those asked to be home-quarantined. Proposals regarding both the&nbsp;apps have been sent to various authorities, including officials in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Niti Aayog, the Maharashtra government and the BMC, according to reports.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;has been quite active on social media with awareness messages about social distancing and staying at home.&nbsp;Responding to a question asked on his monthly radio address "Mann ki Baat" on Sunday, he tweeted&nbsp;the fitness routine he's been following during this time.&nbsp;"I hope you also begin practising yoga regularly," he wrote.

The National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi has jumped&nbsp;onto the virtual reality bandwagon. As the 21-day lockdown prohibits people from getting out of their homes, the art gallery has launched a virtual tour of one of its permanent collections. Some of the works included in the virtual tour, available on its website, are those of Amrita Sher-Gil and Raja Ravi Verma among other iconic artists.&nbsp;

Australia's Great Barrier Reef just suffered its third major bleaching event in a short span of 5 years. Huge coral loss has occurred&nbsp;as a result of a warm February, leading to warmer sea temperatures. According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the latest aerial survey shows severity of bleaching across the reef. They shared that the reef had only just begun recovering and this event has lead to more damage than previous bleaching events.&nbsp;

The Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital in Deralakatte in Mangaluru has launched a unique tele-medicine department amid the 21-day nation-wide&nbsp;lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Patients who wish to consult doctors and seek medical advise may do so via WhatsApp. Different doctors from different departments can be reached through the various WhatsApp help-lines.

A Brooklyn-based photographer did not let social distancing stop him from asking out the love of his life in the most innovative way. He decided to try his luck when he saw a woman dancing on her rooftop close to a building next to his. He sent a message to her using a drone and even got a response. He then set up a date as she sat on a table on her own terrace and he sat on his while video-calling! His proposal has now garnered over 5 million views.&nbsp;

Cops in Chennai have a unique way of spreading awareness about the deadly coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic. They were seen sporting 'corona helmets' designed by a local artist. The artist has also prepared different placards and slogans and handed them over to the local&nbsp;police.&nbsp;

If you've run out of ways to keep your children or yourself engaged amid the lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Google has something for you! You can explore the animal kingdom virtually with its 'Augumented Reality' feature. All you have to do is search the name of the animal and select the 'view in 3D' option. Using your phone, you will be able to watch the animal move around the room and even change its size by zooming in or out. Netizens&nbsp;are lauding the 3D hologram feature, using it in creative ways.&nbsp;

A village in Uttar Pradesh's&nbsp;Sitapur&nbsp;district is facing discrimination over its name. Called 'Korauna', the tiny village is dealing with challenges ever since the novel&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;outbreak hit India. According to ANI, locals of the village shared that people have started avoiding them, thinking the virus is associated with the native village. They are being forced to hide their 'identity' as it may bring unnecessary challenges.&nbsp;

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