Power supply restored after China tornado
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) Power supply has been restored to a city in China’s Jiangsu province after it was hit by a deadly tornado last week, officials said on Tuesday. The tornado and a hailstorm…
International
S Korea brings down 2016 growth forecast to 2.8%
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) South Korea’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday revised its GDP growth forecast for 2016 downward by three-tenths, to 2.8 percent, in line with most other predictions, and announced an imminent fiscal stimulus…
Clinton, Trump remains unfavorable nationally: Poll
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Both US’ presumptive presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are gaining steam among their own parties, but remain unfavorable nationally, a poll issued on Monday found. According to the poll…
Texting on smartphones can alter your brain rhythm
London, June 28 (IANS) Sending text messages on a smartphone or iPad can change the rhythm of brain waves in humans — a finding that has significant implications for brain-computer interfacing, gaming and driving. People…
Race is back on the front burner after Brexit
By Bikram Vohra British pride won the day. But is there a fall round the corner, one predicated on isolation and a loss of 350 billion pounds (around $475 billion) in potential ties to the…
Vietnam discussing postponement of new Penal Code
Hanoi, June 28 (IANS) Vietnam is mulling the postponement of the country’s new Penal Code, which was scheduled to take effect from July 1, due to errors, officials said. After discussing at an unusual meeting…
US accuses Russia of harassing diplomatS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Washington has delivered high-level complaints to Moscow about accusations of increasing intimidation of American diplomats in Russia, the State Department said. “We see an increase and we take it seriously,” State…
Crashed EgyptAir plane’s data recorder repaired
Cairo, June 28 (IANS) The damaged flight data recorder from the EgyptAir flight MS804 that crashed in May has been successfully repaired in France, Egyptian investigators said. The French aircraft investigation bureau was able to…
NASA set to test-fire booster for world’s most powerful rocket
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US space agency NASA is set to test-fire a booster for the world’s most powerful rocket Space Launch System (SLS) which will power astronauts on the journey to Mars and on…
Cambodia not to support decision over South China Sea issue: PM
Phnom Penh, June 28 (IANS) Ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) leader and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday said the CPP would not back an upcoming decision over South China Sea, deeming it…
Women celebrate US Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Thousands of women celebrated the verdict of the US Supreme Court against a controversial Texas abortion law as the greatest victory in the past three decades. “Today (Monday), women across the…
UN to choose new non-permanent Security Council members
United Nations, June 28 (IANS) The UN General Assembly is set to elect five new non-permanent Security Council members to replace Spain, Venezuela, New Zealand, Malaysia and Angola in January 2017. Bolivia heads into the…
Volkswagen to pay $14 bn for emissions-rigging scandal
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Volkswagen is set to pay $14.7 billion in the US for the emissions-rigging scandal, according to details of the agreement reached between the German car manufacturer and American owners and authorities….
US House Democrats issue Benghazi report to defend Clinton
New York: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton being greeted by public after her victory over Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary elections in New York on April 19, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) Washington, June 28…
Cuban, US banks to enhance cooperation despite blockade
Havana, June 28 (IANS) Cuba’s central bank and US financial institutions are enhancing cooperation that covers remittances and credit cards despite legal challenges imposed by Washington’s blockade on the island. “Until today, Cuba hasn’t been…
Chinese yuan weakens
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 153 basis points to 6.6528 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Four-year-old Italian boy saves mother taken ill at the wheel
Varese (Italy), June 28 (IANS/AKI) Doctors praised a four-year-old boy in Italy who managed to get help for his mother who fainted while driving due to a heart problem. When his mother passed out after…
Chinese shares open lower
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.37 per cent to open at 2,885.01 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.46 per cent lower at…
Cyclists endorse Rio’s Olympic velodrome
Rio de Janeiro, June 28 (IANS) Top cyclists from around the world have given their seal of approval for Rio’s new velodrome, predicting slick times at the venue during the Olympic Games in August. “The…
Tokyo stocks open lower
Tokyo, June 28 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday as global market volatility following Britain opting to leave the European Union continued to batter sentiment, with a strong yen sending exporters lower. The 225-issue…