Moscow, March 15 (IANS) The Russian defence ministry on Tuesday announced that its airbase in Syria was preparing aircraft to return home following a surprise withdrawal order by President Vladimir Putin, media reports said. Defence…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 15 (IANS) Myanmar on Tuesday elected U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party as its new president, the first civilian to lead the country after over…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Environmental intervention can increase a child’s general intelligence, but the effects are unlikely to be permanent, new research has found. The findings suggest that intelligence can adapt to meet increased…
New York, March 15 (IANS) A combination treatment consisting of the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin and an experimental targeted agent may shut down one of the most common and lethal forms of lung cancer, says…
Washington, March 15 (IANS) A state of disaster was declared in the US state of Texas after it was hit by huge rains resulting in floods, the media reported on Tuesday. The state of disaster…
Brasilia, March 15 (IANS) A state court judge in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has ruled that the corruption charges against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must be sent to a federal…
London, March 15 (IANS) A drug prescribed for patients affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is likely to prevent skin cancer developing resistance at the initial stages, suggests a new study. The experiment carried…
Kathmandu, March 15 (IANS) Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met the agitating Madhesi leaders here in connection with their dialogue with the Nepal government. Jaishankar arrived in the capital on Monday night…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Adolescents, especially young women, who grow up and live in poor neighbourhoods are more likely to become or remain obese in adulthood than their peers who live in more affluent…
New York, March 15 (IANS) In the latest controversy over the implementation of its Safety Check tool, users are questioning social media giant Facebook why it failed to turn on the feature after an attack…
Moscow, March 15 (IANS) Twelve people were killed in a fire that broke out in a brick house in the Russian city of Sterlitamak, investigators said on Tuesday. Bodies of 10 men and two women…
New York, March 15 (IANS) A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working on a new social robot that is helping students learn through personalised interactions. A team led by…
London, March 15 (IANS) Overweight women using oral birth pills are likely to have an increased risk of a rare type of stroke, suggests a study. The results showed that women who are obese (a…
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) Turkmenistan and Pakistan will on Wednesday review the progress on the multi-billion dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. During Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Malikgulyyewic Berdimuhamedov’s two-days visit to Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister…
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) Japanese electronics giant Toshiba in collaboration with Osaka University has developed a sensor that detects infectious viruses in five minutes, the media reported on Tuesday. Faster diagnosis will help not only…
New York, March 15 (IANS) A team of US researchers has found that medical students, especially who are young, single and under high debt are twice as likely to abuse alcohol than their peers who…
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday announced it will not change its current monetary policy after launching negative interest rates on February 16. The nine-member board approved, by a 7-2…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Forget the toxic material lithium as researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with an alternative system for generating electricity which harnesses heat and uses no…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but — just as importantly — the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting the availability of potable water, says…
Sydney, March 15 (IANS) Australian authorities have raised the level of threat due to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef after an increased loss of corals was detected north of the reef, its most…