Wellington, May 31 (IANS) An Air New Zealand plane was forced to return to Auckland on Friday after encountering lightning while flying to South Pacific’s Tahiti island. “The aircraft will be inspected by engineers,” said…
San Francisco, May 31 (IANS) Samsung is likely to skip the standard 3.5-mm headphone jack and even physical keys for functions like volume and power on its upcoming Galaxy Note 10. “The Note 10 will…
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) The World Bank on Friday maintained its growth forecast for China in 2019 at 6.2 per cent, although it lowered the country’s 2020 growth figure to 6.1 per cent and said…
Manila, May 31 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized the auction of jewels valued at $13.5 million that were seized from Imelda Marcos, widow of deceased dictator Ferdinand Marcos, after the fall of his…
Tokyo, May 31 (IANS) Japan on Friday adopted a series of measures to reduce the production of plastic waste ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka city at the end of June, where the issue…
By Jacek Olczak As Chief Operating Officer at Philip Morris International (PMI), it is my job to help realize our transformation. Today, this means unsmoking the world. In fact, this is something we at PMI…
San Francisco, May 31 (IANS) While his electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla struggles to make profit, tech mogul Elon Musk denied reports that claimed he had earned $2.3 billion in stock options in 2018. Instead,…
San Francisco, May 31 (IANS) Riding on the popularity of wrist-worn and ear-worn devices, global shipments of wearable devices reached 49.6 million units during the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, up 55.2 per cent from…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 31 (IANS) India on Friday made a strong pitch to the Chinese IT companies to invest in India and partner with Indian firms especially in the field of AIT-enabled services….
London, May 31 (IANS) Shamima Begum, a British teenager of Bangladeshi descent who ran away in 2015 to become an Islamic State (IS) jihadi bride, was “groomed and radicalized” due to a failure by UK…
Manila, May 31 (IANS) A Dutch national taken hostage by the Abu Sayyaf terror group in the Philippines was shot dead on Friday after he tried to escape after over seven years in captivity. Elwold…
Sydney, May 31 (IANS) Women who experience symptoms of depression, even without a clinical diagnosis, are at an increased risk of developing multiple chronic diseases, according to a study. The study, published in the journal…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth held talks here on Friday and agreed to strengthen the “fraternal and enduring” bilateral ties in all spheres. The bilateral…
Seoul, May 31 (IANS) North Korea executed its special envoy to the US and four others following the breakdown of a second summit between regime leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump, a key South…
San Francisco, May 31 (IANS) A large group of developers who make apps that require parental control are collectively demanding that Apple come up with a technical solution to let them continue working on the…
Abu Dhabi, May 31 (IANS) The facade of the ADNOC Group Tower in Abu Dhabi was lit up with the flags of India and the UAE and portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu…
Kabul, May 31 (IANS) At least five people were killed and seven injured on Friday when a car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded in Kabul, Afghan officials said. Kabul Police spokesperson Firdaws…
New York, May 31 (IANS) Researchers have found that using a dating app may be linked to an increased risk of unhealthy weight control behaviours (UWCBs) such as vomiting, laxative use or diet pill use….
London, May 31 (IANS) Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is showing all the symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to psychological torture and should not be extradited to the US, according to a senior UN expert…
Thimphu, May 31 (IANS) Former Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has lashed out at some Indian media outlets for using wrong pictures, including his own photo, for the country’s current Premier Lotay Tshering. Taking to…