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…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s marine economy generated 6 trillion yuan ($989 billion) in 2015, 7 percent more than in 2014, official data showed on Thursday. The sum accounted for about 9.6 percent of the…
New York, March 3 (IANS) A team of US researchers has detected a new form of elementary particle called the “four-flavoured” tetraquark that can affect scientists’ understanding of “quark matter” — the hot, dense material…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) Myanmar’s Earthquake Committee on Thursday has continued monitoring a possible tsunami wave in its coastal areas after Indonesia was hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. Myanmar’s Meteorology and…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) Myanmar’s Earthquake Committee on Thursday has continued monitoring a possible tsunami wave in its coastal areas after Indonesia was hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. Myanmar’s Meteorology and…
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea fired several short-range projectiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, hours after the UN adopted a resolution punishing Pyongyang for its recent nuclear and long-range rocket tests. According to…
Canberra, March 3 (IANS) Airplane debris suspected to be of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight found off the coast of Mozambique, would be transferred to Australia for examination. Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport…
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival to Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, 22 September 2015. Pope Francis’s first visit to Cuba ended with a mass in Santiago. The pope delivered the last sermon of his Cuban…
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-Kyun said that the projectiles were fired at 10.00 a.m. from North Korea’s…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) An over-five decades-old hydropower station in Myanmar’s Kayah state has resumed full operation following the completion of its all-round rehabilitation project, an official report said on Thursday. The 168-megawatt…
Toronto, March 3 (IANS) Indo-Canadian students, the faculty and staff from Univeristy of British Columbia, Canada, would hold a rally in solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy (JNU) on March 3, a media report said. “As…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Seven out of eight Indian-American candidates, who ran for local elections in Lexington city in the US state of Kentucky on Tuesday, have won. With this, now their are a total…
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) A shallow aftershock, measuring 5.8 magnitude, jolted West Sumatra in Indonesia on Thursday morning, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake came at 07:10 a.m. Jakarta time with epicentre…