New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Multi-millionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in his New York prison cell earlier this month, had signed his will two days before his death, according…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Binge drinking is emerging as a significant contributor to liver injury and researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that it may be more damaging to women. Published in…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Using a cellphone to take a break during mentally challenging tasks does not allow the brain to recharge effectively and may result in poorer performance, a new research has found….
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The UK Foreign Office has on Tuesday expressed “extreme concern” over reports that a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained at the Chinese border. Media reports said Simon Cheng, who…
London, Aug 20 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the European Union (EU) that the backstop plan for the Irish border must be scrapped because it was “unviable” and “anti-democratic”, a media report…
Sharjah, Aug 20 (IANS) An Indian expat in Sharjah has been flooded with unsolicited phone calls from around the world ever since the second season of the hit crime thriller “Sacred Games” released on Netflix…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called the release of an Iranian oil tanker “unfortunate”, as the ship which was detained by Gibraltar in July on suspicion of transporting oil…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) A huge asteroid will eventually hit the humanity and there will be no way out, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted. A monster asteroid called Apophis — named after an…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) The New York Police Department (NYPD) has announced the firing of an officer for his role in the 2014 death of an African-American man, an incident that led to massive…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, one of the American lawmakers who recently got barred from entering Israel, has urged the US government to set conditions on economic and military aid to the…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at Google for manipulating millions of votes in the 2016 presidential electionsin favour of then Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. “Wow, Report Just…
Hong Kong, Aug 20 (IANS) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she was willing to create a platform for dialogue, but will not sanction an independent investigation into police actions during the…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) Apple has reportedly unpatched a bug in the latest iOS update 12.4 that it had fixed in the earlier iOS 12.3 update — leaving its most up-to-date iPhones vulnerable to…
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) The US Commerce Department has announced that it will extend a temporary license loosening restrictions on business deals with Chinese tech giant Huawei for another 90 days. The extended Temporary General…
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed authorities to expedite work on half a dozen projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that have been facing significant delays. On Monday, Khan…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) Facebook has removed seven Pages, three Groups and five accounts originated in China and involved in posting fake news pertaining to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. The individuals behind…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) Twitter has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that were part of the Chinese government’s influence campaign and targeted protest movement and the call for political change in Hong Kong. The…
San Francisco, Aug 20 (IANS) As pro-democracy protests gain momentum in Hong Kong, Twitter and Facebook have suspended several accounts that were part of the Chinese government’s influence campaign and targeted protest movement and the…
Karachi, Aug 20 (IANS) After a sea of anti-India tweets emanating from Pakistan were objected to by the authorities in India, the micro-blogging site Twitter is said to have suspended 200 accounts in Pakistan. The…
Islamabad/Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that Washingtons ties with Pakistan have improved since he cut $1.3 billion in security assistance to Islamabad, rejecting the suggestion that aid was an effective…