Seoul, April 7 (IANS) Despite Galaxy Note 7 fiasco and a corruption scandal involving top brass, Samsung Electronics Co on Friday predicted that its first-quarter operating profit for this year advanced 48.2 percent on-year. Apparently…
Moscow, April 7 (IANS) Russia on Friday condemned US cruise missile strikes on a Syrian military target and suspended a deal with the US to prevent mid-air collisions over Syria. “The Russian side suspends the…
New York, April 7 (IANS) Are you a night owl and have trouble getting up in the morning? It may be because your internal clock is genetically programmed to run slowly, researchers have found. The…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Samsung Group on Friday denied bribery allegations in his first court hearing held in relation to a massive corruption scandal that ousted President Park…
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) Honey bees have 30 per cent better eyesight than has been previously recorded, suggest results of “eye tests” given to the flying insects. The findings suggest that they can spot a…
New York, April 7 (IANS) Patients with chronic kidney disease who have low levels of ammonium in their urine may be at high risk of the disease progression or death, researchers have warned. A study…
London, April 7 (IANS) A Romanian woman who fell into the Thames during last month’s Westminster terror attack has died, police said on Friday. Andreea Cristea is the fifth victim of the attack on March…
Tehran, April 7 (IANS) Iran strongly condemned the US missile attack on a Syrian army airbase, calling it a “dangerous” action, state TV reported on Friday. The missile attack is a “pretext for unilateral action,…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) US Senate and House Republicans supported Donald Trump’s decision to strike against the Syrian government, but cautioned the President against unilaterally starting another war in the Middle East, a media report…
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) The Japanese government on Friday approved a two-year extension of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea, including a total blockade of trade, in response to Pyongyang’s latest missile tests. The sanctions,…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) As heart attacks continue to kill one person in every 33 seconds in India, health experts on Friday said that olive oil can help in decreasing cardio vascular diseases. Olive…
Damascus, April 7 (IANS) The US fired 59 Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian airbase in response to a chemicals weapons attack which killed dozens of civilians, drawing condemnation from Damascus and its key ally Russia….
Bogota, April 7 (IANS) The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Colombia has increased to 311, according to authorities. The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management on Thursday said about 100 children were among…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US presidential election as an “act of aggression”, a media report said. “I am deeply concerned about…
Moscow, April 7 (IANS) Russia reacted strongly to the US air strike on a Syrian airbase, saying it would impair the already “deplorable” bilateral relations and hamper the “effective fight” against terrorism. Russian Presidential Spokesman…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) The first Hindu elected to the Congress, Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to strike against Syria as reckless, the media reported. “This administration has acted recklessly without…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) NASA is preparing to launch on Saturday a super-pressure balloon about the size of a football stadium to carry a pioneering telescope designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays from near space….
New York, April 7 (IANS) Apple’s new app Clips that lets users create expressive videos on iPhones and iPads is now available for free on the App Store, the company said. The new app was…
New York, April 7 (IANS) Customers are more satisfied with Microsoft’s Surface tablets than they are with Apple’s iPad and tablets built by Samsung, LG, Amazon, Acer and Asus, a study by US-based marketing information…
Manila, April 7 (IANS) President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered military personnel to occupy all Philippines-claimed islands in the disputed South China Sea, a media report said. “We tried to be friends with everybody but we…