New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Global professional services company Accenture has announced that it has acquired Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)-based provider Intrigo Systems for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2009, US-based Intrigo Systems would…
Jerusalem, Nov 12 (IANS) The Israeli authorities on Monday tightened security measures around the Gaza Strip following clashes that killed an Army official and wounded another, according to the Israeli military. The Gaza Health Ministry…
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IANS) The Bangladesh Election Commission on Monday postponed the polling date for the country’s general election from December 23 to December 30 amid calls for a deferral from the new opposition alliance…
Yangon, Nov 12 (IANS) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that the condition was not safe for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar from Bangladesh, even as the two countries were…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Morocco on Monday signed an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, a move to strengthen bilateral cooperation and provide strong legal base for extradition of fugitive…
Tokyo, Nov 12 (IANS) A Japanese whaling expedition on Monday left for the Antarctic Ocean to begin its hunting season despite international opposition. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Japanese fleet…
New York, Nov 12 (IANS) If your teenager or young adult child is obese, he or she can be at four-times the risk of developing pancreatic cancer later in life, new research warns. Researchers from…
Tokyo, Nov 12 (IANS) An American fighter jet deployed in Japan crashed on Monday into the sea off Okinawa, according to the US Pacific Fleet. The F/A-18 “experienced a mechanical issue that resulted in the…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) US-based media services giant Netflix has emailed its users that Nintendo was going to “suspend Netflix” and other streaming video services on the Wii after January 31, 2019. The Wii,…
New York, Nov 12 (IANS) A novel smartphone app can help determine if you are having the most serious and deadliest form of heart attack and could turn out be a valuable tool to save…
Canberra, Nov 12 (IANS) An Australian woman accused of hiding sewing needles inside strawberries in a high-profile sabotage case was motivated by spite, a court heard on Monday. My Ut Trinh, 50, was arrested on…
Singapore, Nov 12 (IANS) Finance Ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Monday signed the bloc’s first agreement to facilitate e-commerce transactions in the region. Asean, the third largest trading bloc…
Seoul, Nov 12 (IANS) Samsung Electronics Co plans to launch its first foldable smartphone in March, along with a fifth-generation (5G) network-powered Galaxy S10, industry sources said on Monday. According to the sources, the South…
New York, Nov 12 (IANS) Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies to assassinate enemies of the Kingdom, The…
Gaza, Nov 12 (IANS) An Israeli soldier and a Hamas military commander have been killed during an Israeli Special Forces operation inside Gaza, the media reported on Monday. The operation took place on Sunday night…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) After repeated complaints from gamers regarding the problems associated with Windows-based games, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has pledged to fix the Microsoft Store and establish it as the best digital…
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Around 69 per cent Pakistanis between the ages of 15 and 65 do not know what the internet is, an information communication technology (ICT)-based survey has revealed. The survey was conducted…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Facebook’s firing of Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey last year was reportedly on the grounds of him supporting US President Donald Trump, a media report has said. According to a Wall…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) The death toll from the three raging wildfires in California has increased to 31, with more than 300,000 people forced to evacuate from their homes across the US state, according…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the phone to discuss murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s case. The State Department on Sunday said Pompeo…