Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has bought Germany’s largest waste management company for 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the media reported on Thursday. The waste management company EEW has been acquired by Beijing Enterprises, an…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Glued to your smartphone? A new study has found that addiction to — and not simply use of — mobile phones and internet is linked to anxiety and depression in…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) An editor of one of China’s most prestigious newspaper, the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily, was sacked over an allegedly veiled critique of media censorship by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Liu Yuxia,…
New York, March 3 (IANS) A popular smartphone app purported to accurately measure blood pressure in an instant actually fails to detect high blood pressure in eight out of 10 patients, thereby potentially putting users’…
Wellington, March 3 (IANS) New Zealanders on Thursday began voting in the second and final stage of a referendum on whether to change their national flag in a voting exercise which will last until March…
Sydney, March 3 (IANS) Average top-tier female managers earn 100,000 Australian dollars ($73,000) less than their male counterparts, a study revealed on Thursday. Research conducted by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and Workplace Gender Equality…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Researchers have found that hair, toenails and fingernails can provide an easy way to measure how much one is exposed to potentially harmful chemicals called flame retardants, which are frequently…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Children who are emotionally abused are more likely to experience migraines as they mature, says a study. The study showed that the link between migraine and abuse was stronger for…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 3 (IANS) As the reality of the Donald Trump train rumbling towards Republican presidential nomination after his Super Tuesday performance hit the party establishment, it mounted a last ditch effort…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan has been roped in for an international project titled “No Bed of Roses” and the film’s writer and director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki says getting Irrfan as a co-producer…
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) A Pakistani daily on Thursday criticised Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his statement on the January 2 terror attack on the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot and said it…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Mobile HIV-testing vehicles are set to debut in the Chinese capital Beijing, providing free tests and helping link the needy with follow-up treatment, the media reported on Thursday. The first five…
Wellington, March 3 (IANS) New Zealand is investigating a possible case of sexual transmission of the Zika virus, the health ministry announced on Thursday. A man had contracted the virus after visiting a Zika-affected country,…
Brasilia, March 3 (IANS) The Brazilian government and mining firm Samarco have signed a billion-dollar agreement providing indemnification for last year’s toxic dam spill. As part of the deal signed on Wednesday, the company commits…
New York, March 3 (IANS) A common blood test already used to measure people’s risk of developing heart disease could also predict a patients’ risk of having a second ischemic stroke, new research has found….
New York, March 3 (IANS) A 10 percent drop in price for healthy foods and a 10 percent increase in the price of unhealthy foods could potentially prevent a significant number of people from dying…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has the highest adoption rate in the world for technology-enabled payment systems, the media reported on Thursday. In a survey of 13,000 respondents in 26 countries, 86 percent of Chinese…
London, March 3 (IANS) Diego Dzodan, Facebook’s vice-president for Latin America who was arrested by Brazilian police for not complying with previous judicial decisions, was released on Wednesday. Facebook spokesman Matt Steinfeld confirmed to technology…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet — the parent company of Google — has been picked by Pentagon to head a new advisory board on defence innovation. Pentagon press secretary…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has set a target of building around 30 nuclear power units in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative routes by 2030, the media reported on Thursday. According to Sun…