Google Duo is not one of the most popular options when it comes to making group calls with a big team or a big family but now it seems the company has finally introduced support for up to 32 people on the web.Earlier, the app only supported up to 8 people.

After the Covid-19 outbreak, the limit was extended to 12 participants in March, due to the sudden raise in demand for video conferencing platforms.

Now that most businesses are getting accustomed to the idea of a prolonged season of work from home, Google has gone ahead and introduced a new limit of 32 people on the web for the application.The platform not only raised the number of participants but also made some changes to the UI.

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An app to order drinks, and patrols in beer gardens... the new rules for when pubs and restaurants reopen

hereIn hotels guests will be encouraged to use room service, which will be left in the corridor, and take the stairs rather than the lift.But, The Times reports, the measures indicate nightclubs will not be allowed to reopen open 'any time soon', as dancefloors are a 'challenging area to operate any under form of physical distancing requirements'.With the coronavirus alert level having been reduced on Friday, the Prime Minister believes he has some space to relax measures in a boost for the sector.Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told BBC Radio 4 that the review the PM ordered into the two-metre social distancing rule would be concluded 'within the coming days', while Whitehall officials confirmed the outcome is expected next week.The rule

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Coronavirus lockdown's 'first' drive-in concert is the future of gigs for now

This is the future of gigs in locked-down Britain - for now - with concertgoers parking their cars in front of an outdoor stage and watching from a garden chair with booze brought from home.

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French demonstrators gear up for day of protests

PARIS – Protesters are gearing up to stage a protest in Paris against racism and police violence and in memory of Lamine Dieng, a 25-year-old Franco-Senegalese who died in a police van after being arrested in 2007. The protesters will march from his former home, and will be joined Saturday by a separate demonstration in support of undocumented workers.Last week, it emerged that the French government agreed to pay 145,000 euros ($162,000) to Dieng's relatives, after 13 years of legal wrangling.Both protests have been authorized by French authorities, who have been exercising caution over protests in recent weeks as the country emerges from coronavirus restrictions.

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Need a job? Here’s who’s hiring right now in Canada

COVID-19, scores of unemployed Canadians have started looking for jobs.What they face is very different from the pre-pandemic labour market, says Carolyn Levy of Randstad Canada.At the beginning of the year, the country’s unemployment rate was hovering around 5.5 per cent, close to a record low. That was after the jobless rate had kept firmly under six per cent for all of 2019.“It was a job-seekers’ market for a couple of years,” Levy says.Now things have “really changed,” she adds.Unemployment stood at an all-time high of 13.7 per cent in May, according to the latest available data from Statistics Canada.

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Beyonce releases surprise new song titled Black Parade

Beyonce has delighted fans by releasing a surprise new song titled Black Parade, shortly after announcing a project by the same name to support black-owned businesses.

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Zac Efron and Shia LaBeouf among new celebs to get stars on Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2021

Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Morris Chestnut, Giancarlo Giannini, Jimmy Smits and a double star for Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal.In the television category, Courteney Cox is getting recognised, as well as Nick Cannon, Sarah Paulson, Christian Slater, Laura Linney, Marla Gibbs, Jenifer Lewis, Judge Greg Mathis, Dr.

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Things to do on Father’s Day 2020 - from virtual ideas to social distanced fun

For a lot of people, Father's Day is going to look very different this year.

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Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid Covid-19 pandemic

₹1 lakh, ₹50,000 and ₹25,000 will be given for first, second and third positions within each of the categories.The Indian missions abroad will give away prizes in each country.At the global level, cash prizes worth USD 2,500, USD 1,500 and USD 1,000 along with a trophy and certificate will be given to those ranking first, second and third, respectively.The blogging contest which has started on various digital platforms such as MyGov.gov.in will end on Sunday. The jury will then later collectively decide and announce the names of the winners.Yoga programmes are organaised across the globe by Indian missions every year, but this year will be different.

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Real story of Marsha P. Johnson ahead of Stonewall anniversary

Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson has become an icon of the Gay Liberation movement who is often held up as the architect of the Stonewall riots.

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WHO boss says world is entering 'new and dangerous phase' of coronavirus pandemic

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that this is no time complacency, warning that the coronavirus pandemic is entering a “new and dangerous phase.” "The world is in a new and dangerous phase," he said. "Many people are understandably fed up with being at home.“Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies, but the virus is still spreading fast.

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Take action against hospital if found to have derogated in its duty: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to carry out an investigation against the Primus Super Speciality Hospital after hearing a petition alleging serious carelessness by the hospital in the treatment of a patient.A bench of Justice Navin Chawla, after hearing the petition, observed that the allegations made by the petitioner against Primus Super Speciality Hospital in Chankyapuri are of a grave nature."The Delhi government is directed to carry out an investigation into the same and in case the hospital is found to have derogated in its duty in any manner, take appropriate action in this regard," the bench said in its order on Friday.The court, however, clarified that it has not expressed any opinion on the

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Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan team up for virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home show

Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan are among the stars taking part in the virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home livestream show, in support of those affected by HIV and AIDS.The benefit event is being organised by AIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco bosses, in place of annual walks that are usually held on both sides of the U.S.Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event is to be a combined effort, with both teams coming together for a 90-minute online event, which will see appearances and performances from Midler, Estefan, and Queer Eye’s Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Karamo Brown, among others.

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This mosque asked people on Facebook if they needed a hot meal. The response shines a light on Manchester's 'hidden hungry'

The work of volunteers in Longsight is shining a light on the plight of Manchester's hidden hungry.The community-led foodbank, based at the Qadria Jilania Islamic Social and Educational Centre, a mosque in Longsight, has been helping hundreds of people each day, many of whom wouldn't normally access this kind of service.The support group was set up by local journalist Shahzad Mirza, who asked Longsight residents on Facebook and Whatsapp if they were in need of hot meals.He has been stunned at the response.At first, 50 people got in touch, but when word spread about the service the mosque was offering, up to 300 people began turning up for hot meals and dry goods each day.It reveals the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Longsight

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Coronavirus infections falling by 4% every day - but may be creeping up in London

Coronavirus cases in the UK are falling between 2% and 4% a day, new government figures say.

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PM Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan with focus on employment for migrant workers

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan with the aim of providing employment to migrant workers who returned to their villages during the two month long nationwide lockdown imposed to curb spread of coronavirus.The programme aims to provide jobs to labourers in rural areas which have been worst affected by reverse migration. According to the government, the scheme focuses on 116 districts across six states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha.

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Vikram Pawah to take charge of BMW Group India from August

MUMBAI : Vikram Pawah has been appointed as the president of BMW Group India effective 1 August 2020.

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Isn’t she Vander-ful: How a little store in Dublin dressed Normal People’s Marianne

from our store.’Marianne’s style, says Kinsella, was akin to that of a ‘typical Trinity girl’ a love of good quality, vintage clothing, even booking an appointment.Jenny Vander has quite the reputation as the go-to store for eclectic, cool clothing, with other famous customers including Michael Keaton, Naomi Campbell, Yasmin and Simon Le Bon, the Gallagher brothers, to name but a few.And although the street is quiet at the moment, Gail is hopeful that the buzz will return to Dublin’s retail sector soon, as restaurants start to re-open and customers start become more confident again.‘It’s a tricky time right now, with lockdown and online shopping… but where we are is such a colourful, interesting street. Our door is open.

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Maharashtra reports 3,827 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 1,24,331

Maharashatra has recorded a total of 3,827 new cases in the past 24 hours. The state continues to be the worst affected part of the country with a total of 1,24,331 cases.Maharashtra registered the maximum number of new cases with 3,827 fresh coronavirus positive people in the state.

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China claims valley where Indian, Chinese soldiers brawled

NEW DELHI – China said the Galwan Valley high up in Himalayan border region where Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl this week falls entirely within China, boldly laying claim to the disputed area as the Asian giants continued using military and diplomatic channels to reduce tensions.The confrontation in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier, was the deadliest in 45 years.

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Royal Ascot 2020 Saturday tips: Newsboy’s 1-2-3 and best bets for every race on day five

Get a square deal by backing QUADRILATERAL to land the the Group 1 Coronation Stakes (2.25) at Royal Ascot 2020 builds to a climax this afternoon.

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Covid-19: how to choose your ‘social bubble’

Reuters report explained.What is the science behind “social bubbles"? After all, Belgium is not the only country that is exploring this concept: New Zealand and England are other examples. A paper from researchers at the University of Oxford, published earlier this month, explains how the “adverse social, psychological and economic consequences of a complete or near-complete lockdown demand the development of more moderate contact-reduction policies".

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Beyonce drops new song Black Parade after launching initiative in support of Black-owned businesses

Beyonce is marking Juneteenth with the launch of Black Parade Route, an initiative supporting Black-owned small businesses, and with the release of a new song called Black Parade.The newly launched section of the pop superstar's website includes a lengthy list of Black businesses people can buy from that are listed in categories such as:Art & Design, Beauty, Fashion, Home & Living, Lifestyle, Restaurants & Bars, Services and Wellness & Health.'Being Black is your activism. Black excellence is a form of protest.

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Over 33% recipients of Garib Kalayn Rojgar Abhiyan confined to just 19 districts across India

NEW DELHI : While India is targeting to offer job opportunities to millions of migrants in 116 districts through a dedicated scheme, over 33% -- one out of every three -- of the migrants are confined in just 19 districts, underlining how some of the rural districts in India are in the quagmire of an acute migration crisis due to lack of employment opportunities.Of the nearly 6.5 million migrants the government is targeting through the Garib Kalayn Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA), these 19 districts are now home to over 2.19 million people who have returned to their villages from their workspace due to the covid-19 lockdown, as per official data accessed by Mint.Of the high density 19 districts, 15 have received more than 100,000 migrants each.

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Beyoncé shares new single ‘Black Parade’ for Juneteenth

Beyoncé has surprise-dropped a new single, entitled ‘Black Parade’. The track was released for Juneteenth (June 19), the day commemorating the end of slavery in the US.‘Black Parade’ is co-written by Jay-Z, as well as longtime collaborators Derek Dixie, Caso and Kaydence.

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U.S. attorney investigating Trump allies refuses to leave amid attempted ouster

Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue.“I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position,” Berman said.

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‘Into the Wild’ bus is now out of the Alaskan wild

An infamous, abandoned bus that inspired the novel-turned-movie “Into the Wild” has been removed from the Alaskan wilderness. Mike Armstrong explains why, and hears from an Edmonton man about what made it such a tourist attraction.

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JAY-Z and Beyonce are doing their part to guard against transmission of coronavirus. The power couple flew in via private jet to New York’s East Hampton airport on June 19 and wore their protective face masks even while getting off their plane. Bey, 38, carried three-year-old daughter Rumi in her arms, as Jay, 50, held on to her twin brother Sir. The couple’s eldest child, daughter Blue Ivy, eight, walked the stairs behind her superstar mom in the first new photos that show the entire Carter family on the move since the COVID-19 quarantine began in March.

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Petrol, diesel prices today hiked for 14th day in a row. Check latest rates here

₹78.88/litre and ₹77.67/litre respectively in Delhi. The price of petrol today has been increased by ₹0.51 per litre while that of diesel by ₹0.61 a litre.Petrol and diesel prices have increased by ₹5.88/litre and ₹6.50/litre respectively since June 9 in the national capital.Oil marketing companies have been adjusting retail rates in line with costs after an 82-day break from rate revision amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why blind items must die in 2020

Charlie Hebdo shooting had not happened yet) and how we should develop a thicker skin and not feel the discomfort we were feeling. Some believed the blindsided writer should write back.

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Coronavirus update: 14,516 new cases registered in India, tally inches towards 4 lakh-mark

country has now recorded 14,516 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest spike in new coronavirus positive cases in the country.The total number of people infected with coronavirus in the country now stands at 3,95,048.

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Amid coronavirus, a new threat emerges: Dengue

coronavirus pandemic, but in parts of Southeast Asia, it’s spurred another potentially deadly disease: dengue.The mosquito-borne viral illness, sometimes known as break-bone fever because of the joint-pain it inflicts, has skyrocketed in the tropical region just as the usual dengue-spreading season begins. Singapore reported an average of 165 cases a day in the week through June 13, a record which authorities said may herald the largest dengue outbreak in the city-state’s history.Dengue is transmitted by the bite of a female Aedes mosquito.

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Indian Railways alerted on malware attack: Sources

New Delhi: At a time when the country is yet to recover from the shock of losing 20 Indian soldiers in a violent clash with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, another shocker has come to light with news coming of a malware hitting the Indian Railways network and snooping its data for foreign countries, including train movements, sources in the intelligence agencies said on Friday.Meanwhile, Railways Board Chairman V.K.

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Kid Rock's Nashville bar temporarily loses its beer license due to COVID-19 violations

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Megan Fox and ex Brian Austin Green don matching Pink Floyd T-shirts while out with new flames

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green split, after ten years of marriage, earlier this year.But the exes, who share three kids Noah, seven, Bodhi, six, and Journey, three, seem to still be in-sync when it comes to fashion.While out with their new flames the exes both donned the same Pink Floyd tee, just days apart. In-sync: Despite their split Megan Fox and Brian Austin Greenseem to still be in-sync when it comes to fashionMegan donned the black tee, feature the chromatic logo for the band's Dark Side of the Moon album, when out on Wednesday.

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Trump warns protesters at Tulsa rally it will be ‘different scene’

Donald Trump on Friday threatened unspecified action against any protesters at his weekend re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a warning that his campaign said was not directed at peaceful demonstrators.“Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

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Asia Today: 67 new cases in S Korea, highest jump in 3 weeks

SEOUL – South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections.Figures released Saturday took the country’s total to 12,373 with 280 deaths. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10,856 of them have recovered while 1,273 remain in treatment.The agency says 31 of the new cases came from overseas while the rest were locally infected.

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Senior Tihar official tests Covid positive, Jail's total now 56

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New cases climb in Beijing, Brazil tops 1 million

China’s capital reported another 22 coronavirus infections bringing the number of cases in Beijing’s fresh outbreak to at least 205. California, Florida and Arizona set one-day records and Texas outpaced its seven-day average, fueling concern the spread is worsening in the U.S.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z suit up with masks as they exit their private plane with Blue Ivy and their twins

Beyoncé and Jay-Z got away from it all on Friday with a family trip to the Hamptons.The 38-year-old singer and actress and the 50-year-old rap mogul deplaned from their private jet on Long Island's East Hampton with their oldest daughter Blue Ivy, eight, and their twins Rumi and Sir, both three.The family touched down on Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves following the Civil War.

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Alex Trebek's family shares what they love most about the Jeopardy! host, 79, ahead of Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day, Alex Trebek's wife Jean had a splendid idea – to interview their children and ask what they love most about dear old dad.Jean, 56, took to her Instagram last week with a lovely photo of her two children with Alex – Matthew, 30, and Emily, 27, along with Alex's adopted daughter Nicky from his first marriage.And in the caption, Jean mentioned the article posted to her blog, which contains an abundance of positive thoughts about the septuagenarian gameshow host.

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MLB tells players at most 60 games; 50 or fewer possible

NEW YORK – The players' association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even shorter schedule of perhaps 50 games or fewer.While the NBA and NHL have found ways to restart their sports, baseball has been unable to cope with the economic dislocation because of the new coronavirus and the prospect of playing in empty ballparks, reverting to the fractious labor strife that led to eight work stoppages from 1972-95.

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More U.S. workers getting Juneteenth off as awareness grows

NEW YORK – A unprecedented number of U.S. companies are giving employees off for Juneteenth on Friday, raising hopes that the day commemorating the end of slavery could someday become a true national celebration.

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Growing calls to extend $25-a-day childcare in Alberta because of COVID-19

Some people in Alberta are calling for $25-a-day childcare to be extended because of COVID-19. As Christa Dao reports, those in support of the program say many parents weren`t able to take advantage because of closures.

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Coronavirus: Ontario, Quebec add most new cases, while Atlantic provinces add none

coronavirus cases in Canada on Friday, while the Atlantic provinces continued to see no new cases.Ontario announced 178 new coronavirus cases Friday, the majority of which were in the GTA, bringing the province’s total to 33,095. Overall, the province’s new cases have been on the decline.

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Star Sightings: Gabrielle Union Heats Things Up, Post Malone Gets Rosy, Diplo Celebrates New Album & More!

Three days later, Kristin Cavallari was also seen at FIA, where she celebrated her publicist's birthday while rocking a black corset top, matching mini skirt and strappy stilettos. The party indulged in a feast that included spicy salon tartare cones, tuna poke and a bone-in ribeye.

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Pub beer gardens could get police patrols to enforce social distancing in 'new normal'

Police could start patrolling beer gardens to ensure drinkers comply with social distancing rules under plans to re-open pubs next month.

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