Poor dental health linked to diabetes risk
New York, March 20 (IANS) You may be at an increased risk of diabetes if you are not taking care of your dental health, warns a new study which suggests that dental examination may provide…
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New human antibody may improve malaria prevention efforts
New York, March 20 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a new human antibody that, when tested in mice, prevented malaria infection by binding a specific portion of a surface protein found in almost all strains of…
115,000-year-old bone tools unearthed in China
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) The toolmaking techniques mastered by prehistoric humans in China were more sophisticated than previously thought, suggests an analysis of 115,000-year-old bone tools discovered in the country. Marks found on the excavated…
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in US
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the US on Tuesday on a state visit. The Crown Prince was received at the airport by Saudi Ambassador to the US…
French ex-president Sarkozy held on funding from Gaddafi
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody for questioning over allegations that he received funding from the regime of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for the…
Sarkozy in police custody over campaign financing
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was on Tuesday in police custody for questioning over allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, 63, was summoned…
WhatsApp message to wrong number got this man hitched
London, March 20 (IANS) Love is beautiful… Perhaps a little more so when someone finds it without putting much of an effort. But can it blossom even from an innocent WhatsApp message sent to a…
Trump plans to hit China with $60 bn in annual tariffs
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Following up on his threat to punish Beijing for intellectual property theft, US President Donald Trump is preparing to hit China with a $60 billion annual tariff package. The tariff package,…
Last male northern white rhino dies
Nairobi, March 20 (IANS) The world’s last surviving male northern white rhino who lived in Kenya, has died after months of ill health, his caretakers said on Tuesday. Sudan, 45, lived at the Ol Pejeta…
Lap-band surgery may lower chronic knee pain
New York, March 20 (IANS) Obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomach to restrict food intake not only lose weight but will also suffer less from arthritic knee pain, a new…
Google to let users shop through Search, Assistant
San Francisco, March 20 (IANS) Google announced on Monday the launch of a new programme called “Shopping Actions” that gives users an option to shop products on its virtual assistant and Search with a universal…
Dassault Systemes’ Cloud business to drive India’s electric vehicles adoption
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Announcing its Cloud offerings for India, 3D Experience major Dassault Systemes on Tuesday said its growing Cloud business in India could drive electric vehicles adoption. “Dassault Syst?mes has placed the…
Won’t cede even an inch of land, ready for bloody battle: Xi
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 20 (IANS) President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China won’t cede even an inch of its land and was prepared to fight the bloody battle against its enemies. “Not a…
Trump’s lawyers turned over documents to Mueller: Report
Washington, March 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have provided special counsel Robert Muellers team written descriptions that chronicle key moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, a…
NASA plans to launch next planet hunter on April 16
Washington, March 20 (IANS) NASA is targeting April 16 for the launch of its next planet-hunting spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Prior to the launch…
Cuba to expand internet despite US ‘subversion’: Minister
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuba is set to continue expanding internet access despite the US’ new “political programme” aimed at carrying out “subversive activities” in the country, a minister said. At the inauguration of the…
Facebook security chief likely to leave amid alleged data breach: Report
New York, March 20 (IANS) With Facebook dealing with an alleged data breach crisis, the Chief Information Security Officer of the social network, Alex Stamos, is planning to leave the company by August, according to…
Microsoft, BlackBerry collaborate to secure productivity apps on mobile phones
San Francisco, March 20 (IANS) Former rivals BlackBerry and Microsoft have announced they were collaborating to offer enterprises a solution that integrates the latter’s expertise in mobility and security with Microsoft’s Cloud and productivity apps….
World could see 140mn climate migrants by 2050: Report
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Three densely populated regions of the world, including South Asia, could see internal climate migrants of over 140 million people in the next three decades if climate change impacts continue,…
Seoul, Pyongyang envoys begin working-level meet
Seoul, March 20 (IANS) Envoys from North and South Korea on Tuesday began a new working-level meeting on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to discuss cultural exchanges and strengthen ties ahead of a historic inter-Korean leader…