Bangkok, Dec 10 (IANS) Nearly seven million people, officially categorised as “impoverished”, are receiving giveaway cash from government banks throughout Thailand, media reported on Saturday. Under a condition set by Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, those…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Researchers in Belgium have found that 20 to 40 per cent of patients with the multiple myeloma type of leukaemia have a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Increased exposure to gaseous air pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Ozone (O3) can impair the function of blood vessels in the lungs and raise the risk of cardiovascular disease,…
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 10 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the practice of laid-off American workers being made to train foreigners brought over to replace them, a move which…
United Nations, Dec 10 (IANS) A Chinese envoy to the UN has called on the international community and the UN to maintain the overarching direction of seeking a political solution to the question of Syria….
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the US…
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) China and Japan have agreed to work for the creation of an air and maritime contact system between their defence ministries as early as possible. The agreement was reached during the…
United Nations, Dec 10 (IANS) A Chinese envoy called on the United Nations Security Council members to do more things that are conducive to easing the situation on the Korean Peninsula, media reported. Liu Jieyi,…
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) The availability of Apple’s wireless headphones, called AirPods, is delayed as the company is experiencing problems in getting the audio from both the earpieces at the same time, a media…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Ever wondered why you can’t simply resist that mouth-watering chicken or delicious chocolate cake made by your mother? According to researchers, food that is perceived to have been “made with love”…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Some groups killifish are up to 8,000 times more resistant than others to highly toxic industrial pollutants such as dioxins, heavy metals and hydrocarbons, thanks to their high levels of genetic…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has added six more members to the NASA ?landing team? overseeing transition planning for the space agency, media reported. Among the new landing team members…
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 10 (IANS) A US religious freedom official is to visit India next week on the heels of criticism by Congressional leaders on restrictions on a Christian organisation funding activities…
Karachi, Dec 10 (IANS) Pakistan Deep Water Container Port (PDWCP), the countrys biggest port, has started test operations by accommodating the first container ship, APL Japan, media reported on Saturday. Official sources said on Friday…
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) If you have seen your old photos on Facebook re-appearing, you are not alone as many users have complained that the photos they had posted months ago are resurfacing on…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (IANS) A Brazilian court has frozen bank accounts belonging to Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, who is accused of malfeasance in connection with the construction of the golf course…
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has told US President-elect Donald Trump that he will not hold a post in the new administration, the transition team said on Friday. Giuliani,…
W0ashington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review into hacking aimed at influencing US elections, the White House has said. “The President has directed the Intelligence Community to conduct a full…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a Goldman Sachs executive to head the White House National Economic Council, the media reported on Saturday. Gary Cohn, Goldman’s president and chief operating officer,…
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s crackdown on Ahmadiyya community under the guise of anti-terrorist action has been denounced by the State Department and the Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “We’re obviously very concerned about…