Bangkok, Dec 19 (IANS) A rainbow-headed snake and a lizard with dragon-like horns are two of the 163 new species discovered in 2015 in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Bad bosses who play a significant role in increasing stress for employees, may be of two types — ‘dark’ who have destructive behaviours or ‘dysfunctional’ who are not very good…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) The global autonomous cars market is expected to reach 138,089 units by 2024, a study by US-based market research and consulting company Grand View Research said on Monday. The growing…
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s longtime friend Choi Soon-sil denied charges of her alleged role in the country’s biggest corruption scandal in recent years when the first session of the trial…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Skin plays a significant role in harbouring and transmitting trypanosomes — the parasite that causes the Human African Trypanosomiasis, more commonly known as African sleeping sickness, which is often fatal if…
Damascus, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 3,500 people have left government-besieged areas in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo since the evacuation resumed Monday, a British war monitor said. Some 500 others left Shiite towns…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff has cast doubt on the US intelligence community’s finding about the Russian hacking affecting the November 8 presidential poll results, media reports said…
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korea on Monday returned eight sailors and two North Korean vessels that were rescued by its Coast Guard, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee said the North Korean…
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 21 persons have died after consuming a surrogate alcohol liquid in Siberia in Russia, the media reported on Monday. They were among the nearly 40 people hospitalized in grave…
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s administration over a corruption scandal involving her longtime friend, voicing concerns over the country’s “lack of good governance”, the…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Bullying affects men and women differently. Whereas it often causes women to go on prolonged sick leave or use antidepressants, men often choose to leave the labour market altogether for a…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Adults who experienced abuse and neglect in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they…
Phnom Penh, Dec 19 (IANS) A one-tonne haul of elephant ivory, tiger bones and pangolin scales was found at a dry port in Cambodia, an official said on Monday. The animal parts were found in…
Singapore, Dec 19 (IANS) A brain-boosting protein can improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy because depression negatively affects response to cancer drugs, says a study. Cancer patients suffering depression have decreased amounts of brain-derived neurotophic factor…
Bangkok, Dec 19 (IANS) Amnesty International (AI) has released a report on Monday saying the alleged attacks against the Rohingya Muslim minority by the Myanmar army may be considered crimes against humanity. The report came…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Twitter will update the existing short-form video hosting app Vine to a pared-down Vine Camera despite the service being shut down. “In January, we are transitioning the Vine app to…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) With Christmas just a few days away, Google has integrated its famous Santa Tracker into artificial intelligence-powered Google Assistant letting a user to check the location of Santa by asking…
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) At least 16 persons were killed after consuming a bath lotion with alcohol content in Russia, the media reported on Monday. Sixteen others were in critical conditions after they consumed “Boyarishnik”…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Apple is rumoured to release iPhone 8 in OLED and LCD variants next year, of which OLED models are likely to sport curved displays. “Apple may or may not use…
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS) All passengers aboard the Russian aircraft that crashed in Sakha Republic of the country on Monday, have survived, Defence Ministry said. At least sixteen persons aboard an Il-18 plane were critically…