Four for Ronaldo and easy for Madrid
Madris, March 6 (IANS) Real Madrid were able to leave their crisis behind them as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a four goals in a convincing 7-1 win at home to Celta Vigo. Zinedine Zdane’s side put…
International
Ganso completes 200 games for Sao Paulo
Rio De janeiro, March 6 (IANS) Brazil playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso completed 200 games for Sao Paulo but it was a 3-1 loss to Sao Bernardo. Discovered by boyhood club Santos along with current Barcelona…
Czech Republic secure 2-1 lead over Germany in Davis Cup
Berlin, March 6 (IANS) Thomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek have secured a 2-1 lead after overcoming Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber and Philipp Petzschner in three sets in Hannover on Saturday. The Czech duo sealed the deal…
Slovak PM Fico’s Smer party leads in election
Bratislava, March 6 (IANS) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer-SD came first in the general election in Slovakia on Saturday, according to a TV Markiza exit poll. Smer-SD won 27.3 percent of the vote, followed…
At least 135 killed in first 7 days of Syrian truce
Cairo, March 6 (IANS/EFE) At least 135 people were killed in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities during the first week of the truce, which came into force in some parts of Syria on…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protest service cuts
Beirut, March 6 (IANS) Palestinian refugees in north Lebanon Tripoli held a sit-in on Saturday to protest the continuing reduction in medical and educational services. The services are supplied to the refugee camp of al-Beddawi…
Belgian military to patrol nuclear power stations
Brussels, March 6 (IANS) At least 140 Belgian soldiers will soon be deployed in a special operation to patrol the country’s nuclear sites, the Belgian cabinet announced on Friday. According to TV news channel RTL…
Social support may have mixed effect on older adults: Study
Singapore, March 5 (IANS) A study involving an Indian-origin researcher suggests that social support provided to older adults by family and friends may not have an entirely positive effect on their mental health but is…
‘India could act as check to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons’
Washington, March 5 (IANS) With Pakistan having a nuclear arsenal that could fall into wrong hands in the event of the south Asian country becoming unstable, neighbour India could act as a check, US presidential…
No secret deal in Kabul-Taliban talks: Abdullah
Kabul, March 5 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has assured his countrymen that there will be no secret deal in peace talks with the Taliban. Speaking on the occasion of the 21st…
Ancient burial ground found near Bethlehem
Jerusalem, March 5 (IANS) Archaeologists discovered a 4,000 years old necropolis near the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, according to a media report. Located on the side of a hill, the site, called Khalet al-Jam’a, was…
Decision to seize Turkish newspaper ‘troubling’: US
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) The US has described Turkey’s decision to seize control of the country’s largest newspaper as “troubling”. “We see this as the latest in a series of troubling judicial and law enforcement…
Attacked pregnant woman gives birth to ‘healthy’ baby
London, March 5 (IANS) A pregnant woman who was stabbed in a busy town centre in England was ‘doing well’ and gave birth to an ‘alive and healthy’ baby on Saturday, police said. A man,…
Himalayan lakes kept NASA astronaut ‘sane’ in zero gravity
New York, March 5 (IANS) The rainbow hues of lakes that dot the Himalayas helped NASA astronaut Scott Kelly keep his wits during his 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station which aimed at studying…
Zika virus may infect, kill human brain stem cells
New York, March 5 (IANS) A Zika virus-laden mosquito bite may infect and kill a type of brain cell, vital for the development of the brain, says a new study conducted in lab-grown human cells….
One of five missing booksellers returns to Hong Kong
Hong Kong, March 5 (IANS) One of the five missing booksellers from Hong Kong who went missing in October 2015, has returned to the city state, the media reported on Saturday. Hong Kong police confirmed…
Turkey police raid press office in Istanbul
Ankara, March 5 (IANS) Turkish police have raided the offices of Zaman, the country’s biggest newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the building in Istanbul late on Friday,…
Aggressive adults experience memory problems later in life
New York, March 5 (IANS) If you want to stay sane and not become forgetful in later life, keep calm and relax. A new study has revealed that young adults who are hostile or cope…
US fails again in landing satellite on drone ship
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US space firm SpaceX successfully sent a European commercial communications satellite into space but failed to land it on a drone ship, media reports said on Saturday. The space firm failed…
China to keep yuan exchange rate generally stable
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) China will keep the yuan exchange rate generally stable while continuing with reforms of exchange rate liberalisation, according to a government work report to the national legislature’s annual session. China will…