Washington, May 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump has released a campaign advertisement declaring his first 100 days in the White House a success, and branding news that media have reported otherwise as “Fake News”. The…
Toronto, May 2 (IANS) Finding it hard to concentrate? Meditating just 10 minutes daily can help prevent your mind from wandering and reduce repetitive, anxious thoughts, researchers say. Mindfulness is commonly defined as paying attention…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US researchers have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, boosting the confidence of scientists to eliminate the AIDS virus infection in humans. In…
New York, May 2 (IANS) After successfully livestreaming sports and other major events on its platform, Twitter has now partnered with US-based live-events company Live Nation to exclusively livestream video of concerts. The announcement was…
Canberra, May 2 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on Tuesday the construction of Sydney’s second airport, which is scheduled to be operational by 2026, a statement said. The construction of the new airport…
San Francisco, May 2 (IANS) Major apps including Google Maps, Amazon, eBay appear to have ditched their Apple Watch apps and have quietly removed support for watchOS in updates submitted to the App Store. “Google…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Cassini is set for its second dive through the narrow gap between the planet Saturn and its rings on Tuesday at 3.38 p.m. EDT, NASA said. During its orbit, in advance…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) Thousands of Americans took to streets in major US cities such as Washington, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to join May Day demonstrations for the rights of workers, women and…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The White House has said that the US will continue talks with Israel about its settlement activity on occupied Palestinian territory. “I’m sure that we’ll continue to have conversations with the…
Tokyo, May 2 (IANS) At least 13 persons were injured when a car crashed into a hospital lobby in Oita prefecture of Japan on Tuesday, police said. The injured are being treated at the Oita…
London, May 2 (IANS) Britain’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell led a May Day rally in London’s Trafalgar Square on Monday, calling on people to fight for social problems in the country. Following several incidents in…
Ottawa, May 2 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rebuffed resignation calls for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan over his “architect comments for a 2006 offensive against the Taliban, media reports said. Trudeau and his…
Paris, May 2 (IANS) French trade unions clashed here during the annual May Day marches ahead of the upcoming second round of the French presidential elections, a minister said. Several of the union marches ended…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday speak over phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a White House official said. It will be the first call between the two leaders since…
Seoul, May 2 (IANS) The US Forces Korea (USFK) on Tuesday said the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system, which was deployed last week in South Korea, is “operational”. Xinhua news agency quoted…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 2 (IANS) A UN commission has said that India’s growth rate is expected to reach 7.5 per cent in 2018, but warned that if the US policies take a…
Caracas, May 2 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday called for the creation of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. Maduro indicated the country’s protracted political crisis requires a measure of this…
Austin, May 2 (IANS) Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil behemoth, took 100 per cent control of the sprawling Port Arthur refinery in Texas on Monday, completing a deal that was first announced last…
Houston, May 2 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others were injured on Monday in a stabbing attack on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), which is located…
Ankara, May 2 (IANS) Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said on Monday that it will re-elect President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Chairman after a break of some three years, state-run Anadolu Agency reported….