London, Jan 5 (IANS) Deficiency in the levels of Vitamin D may increase the risk of chronic headache in middle-aged and older men, according to a new study. The findings showed that individuals with the…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Four people have been arrested by the Chicago police after a Facebook Live video showed a reportedly mentally disabled man being brutally beaten with the attackers shouting obscenities against President-elect…
Tokyo, Jan 5 (IANS) A bluefin tuna was sold on Thursday for 74.2 million yen ($637,000) in the first auction of the year at the famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japanese officials said. The…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Researchers have spotted for the first time an extremely rare type of galaxy whose elliptical-like core is surrounded by two circular rings. Approximately 359 million light years away from the…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Tech giant Apple on Thursday confirmed it plans to invest $1 billion in Japanese telecom giant SoftBank’s massive $100 billion Vision Fund. According to a report in TechCrunch, the fund…
Las Vegas, Jan 5 (IANS) Taiwan-based tech major ASUS on Thursday showcased its latest lineup products at Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2017) here. Featured products include ProArt PA32U, the world’s first 32-inch direct-lit LED 4K…
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) With nearly 76 per cent of the world’s population becoming ‘overfat’, it has become the new pandemic that has quietly overtaken the world, a study has showed. ‘Overfat’ has been defined…
Moscow, Jan 5 (IANS) A hacker has claimed to have breached the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s website and leaked personal account information to a public site, media reported. The hacker, known as CyberZeist, exploited…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) Apple has removed the New York Times from its app store following a request from Chinese authorities claiming the app was in violation of regulations. A report in the Wall Street…
Phnom Penh, Jan 5 (IANS) The state-owned Cambodia Post will launch an online shopping platform in March in a move to tap the current rise in e-commerce activity, a media report said on Thursday. Ork…
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China plans to conduct some 30 space launch missions in 2017, a record-breaking number in the country’s space history, a media report said. According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology…
Wellington, Jan 5 (IANS) New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Bill English will visit three European capitals in January to shore up trade and security links, an official statement said. English said on Thursday that his…
Canberra, Jan 5 (IANS) Australia on Thursday scrambled to repair relations with Indonesia, following a decision by the Asian nation to suspend military cooperation between the countries, a media report said. Australian Defence Minister Marise…
By Sourabh Kulesh Las Vegas, Jan 5 (IANS) With an aim to deliver tailor-made devices to customers to meet their needs and fit their usage habits, Chinese tech giant Lenovo on Thursday announced a new…
Hanoi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Vietnamese population that has been forecast to grow at a slower pace will hit 100 million people by 2025, according to the Institute of Public Policy and Management (IPPM) on…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama visited the Congress to ask Democratic legislators to remain firm against Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health reform. As Obama was meeting with Democratic…
Canberra, Jan 5 (IANS) Australia experienced the fourth-warmest year on records in 2016, a year which had extreme weather events and was wetter than average overall, an official report revealed on Thursday. Last year, the…
Brasilia, Jan 5 (IANS) Brazilian Justice Minister said that local authorities were aware of the planned prison breakout in the state of Amazonas but did not inform the federal government, the media reported. On Wednesday,…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama warned that the US military should be used to protect the country’s security and not to respond to political motivations, an apparent message directed at his successor, President-elect…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) The British government will appoint senior diplomat Tim Barrow as its new ambassador to the European Union (EU), the media reported. The decision to name a new ambassador to the EU…