Bangkok, March 4 (IANS) After weeks of warnings over impending shortages brought by a dry spell, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured Bangkok residents that their water supply will last until July, the media…
Ankara, March 4 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to visit Iran on Friday to promote ties and smooth out growing differences between the two neighbours over Syria and Iraq. The two-day visit…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Women experiencing physical violence may have a higher risk of developing heart and blood-vessel diseases, finds a new study. Researchers found that women who experience physical violence are one-and-half times…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Children and adolescents who take medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at a risk of reduced bone density, warns a study. The results indicated that kids on ADHD…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Consuming broccoli three to five times per week may lower the risk of liver cancer and also prevent the development of fatty liver, finds a new study. According to researchers,…
Kuala Lumpur, March 4 (IANS) More next-of-kin of those on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are filing suits as the deadline for legal action against the carrier approaches. The Montreal Convention stipulates that…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Five or more servings of yoghurt a week are likely to help women in reducing the risk of having high blood pressure, finds a study. Women who ate five or…
New York, March 4 (IANS) In an advance towards an effective treatment against the deadly Ebola virus disease, researchers have found that an antiviral compound that blocks the virus’s ability to replicate can fully protect…
Buenos Aires, March 4 (IANS) An Argentine engineer has used recycled items to create a robot that can find and eat trash, the media reported on Friday. The robot, Nano, has been built with discarded…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A 50-year-old Pakistani man committed suicide after he bet a month’s salary on a cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh which his country lost. Muhammad Shafiq, a junior clerk in the…
London, March 4 (IANS) A change in lifestyle that includes a reduced intake of fat, together with an increased intake of fibre from fruit, vegetables and grains can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,…
New York, March 4 (IANS) More and more experts are using streaming online media such as YouTube to learn new surgical techniques, researchers including an Indian-origin scientist report. A survey involving members from the American…
London, March 4 (IANS) Despite having much smaller brains than mammals, some birds like parrots and crows have mental skills that match with those of our ape cousins, new research has found. Among other things,…
Brasilia, March 4 (IANS) Brazilian scientists have detected traces of the Zika virus in the common mosquito Culex which means it can potentially transmit the disease, the media reported on Friday. Tests were conducted on…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Ami Bera, the only Indian origin member of the US House of Representatives announced his support for two progressive Indian-American women running for office in Vermont and Washington states. Bera is…
Tokyo, March 4 (IANS) Japan is set to introduce digital textbooks in classrooms in four years’ time, the media reported on Friday. An education ministry panel has decided on a basic policy for introducing tablet…
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) Signals to Earth from China’s new BeiDou Navigation Satellite have been successfully received and decoded, the media reported on Friday. Now, the satellite is entering a load test stage, the People’s…
New York, March 4 (IANS) Researchers have found that a protein involved in the breakdown of glucose – a process known as glycolysis — plays an important role in coordinating cellular processes crucial to cancer…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Friday criticised India’s Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for his comment on the Pakistan-India match and said that letting political views “tarnish the sport to such…
Manila, March 4 (IANS) A Filipino man has transformed himself into a carbon copy of “Superman” after a series of 26 painful cosmetic surgeries, the media reported on Friday. “The most painful surgical procedure was…