Sharjah, Jan 2 (IANS) An Indian girl born with hearing difficulty is now able to hear after doctors here conducted a cochlear implant procedure on her successfully, the media reported. Eight-year-old Nafiya and her parents…
Jakarta, Jan 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trumps Indonesian business partner Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for President in the 2019 elections. “If there is no one…
Baghdad, Jan 2 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande arrived in Baghdad Monday on an official visit to meet the French forces deployed in Iraq. Hollande will discuss the war against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Scientists have for the first time identified a mechanism that regulates rhythmic brain waves that play a key role in making our memories permanent. Memories undergo a consolidation process which stabilises…
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting the Mount Everest region has risen by 33.66 per cent in 2016 as compared to 2015, the media reported on Monday. According to Tourist Police Office,…
Seoul, Jan 2 (IANS) The results of the investigation into what caused Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire are likely to be released this month, industry sources said on Monday. The announcement is…
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump plans to repeal a raft of President Barack Obama’s executive actions on his first day in office, a top official said. Sean Spicer, Trump’s incoming White House…
Abu Dhabi, Jan 2 (IANS) There was a sense of relief and excitement among the NRI community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pushed to June 30 the…
Phnom Penh, Jan 2 (IANS) Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat archaeological park reached $62.5 million in 2016, a 4.21 per cent rise year-on-year, a statement said on Monday. The…
Nay Pyi Taw, Jan 2 (IANS) Myanmar authorities said they will investigate a video which appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya minority, a media report said on Monday. The government said the…
Phnom Penh, Jan 2 (IANS) The National Museum of Cambodia in January will exhibit what is considered by some experts to be the world’s oldest zero symbol, a dot in a set of script from…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) More than 200 persons were arrested in a music festival here for drug use and distribution, the media reported on Monday. Among those arrested at the Field Day festival on January…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Pre-existing depression or anxiety disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs may increase an individual’s risk of long-term use of opioid pain medication, a study has found. “We found that…
Rabat, Jan 2 (IANS) About 1,100 African migrants attempted to storm a border fence from Morocco to reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave, an incident in which 55 border guards were injured, the media reported on Monday….
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) As an earlier statement said WhatsApp will stop working on certain phones by the end of 2016, many users of older versions of iPhones and Android handsets are about to…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) More than 34 million rural students have benefited from the Chinese government’s rural nutrition programme since 2011, according to the Ministry of Education. The programme was launched on a pilot basis…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Are your toddler’s fingers and hands movement slow? Is his/her ability to relate to and interact with others as well as problem-solving skills delayed? Blame it on your obesity, researchers…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) The rapid growth in wing length of a common Western Australian bird may be related to climate change, according to a study released on Monday. Scientists from the University of Notre…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) The exodus of high-profile executives at Twitter continues In China as the company’s managing director in the country, Kathy Chen, has quit. “Now that the Twitter APAC (Asia-Pacific) team is working…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) Beijing on Monday continued the orange alert for heavy air pollution until Thursday. The Chinese capital dawned with blue skies and less-polluted haze due to cold air from the north, but…