NASA spots slowest known magnetar
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Astronomers have found evidence of a magnetar – magnetised neutron star – that spins much slower than the slowest of its kind known until now, which spin around once every 10…
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TV commercials may influence drinking habit among kids
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Children are more likely to consume alcohol as they watch more advertisements of a particular brand, a study has revealed. The research, published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol…
Facebook’s Trending Topics puts hoax story about 9/11 at top
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Social media giant Facebooks news trending algorithm put a hoax story about 9/11 at top of its list, linking to an article by The Daily Star which claimed that controlled…
Radiation levels normal after N Korea’s n-test: China
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) China said radiation levels in the country were normal and neither the environment nor the health of its citizens was affected so far by the fifth nuclear test conducted by North…
US committed to India’s NSG membership
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) After Beijing thwarted New Delhi’s bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the US has reiterated that it ias committed to India’s membership as it is ready for it….
Australia to push for more British visas
Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Australians could soon find it easier to find work in Britain if free trade negotiations between the two countries run smoothly, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Saturday. Bishop, who met…
12 killed in Bangladesh water boiler explosion
Dhaka, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed on Saturday when a water boiler blew up in a factory in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka, police said. The explosion led to a fire in…
Facebook co-founder donates $20 mn to defeat Trump
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) A co-founder of social media giant Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz said he was donating $20 million to help ensure the defeat of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential elections….
Virgin Galactic spaceship completes first test flight
San Francisco, Sep 10 (IANS) Virgin Galactic has announced that it has successfully test-flown its new spaceship, two years after a pilot was killed in one of its flight tests. The flight, which took off…
Trump stresses social issues at gathering of conservatives
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to position himself as the voice of moral rectitude during his speech at a conference of religious conservatives. Addressing the Values Voters Summit in Washington,…
Rio Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins gold in men’s high jump
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 10 (IANS) India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu created history on Saturday morning by winning a gold medal in the men’s high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics. His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati…
Facebook takes U-turn over ‘Napalm girl’ photograph
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) After being criticised for removing an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972, social media giant Facebook on Friday took a…
Twitter launches app for Amazone’s Alexa
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Now its time to be a bit more lazy as micro-blogging website Twitter has unveiled an app for Amazons voice platform Alexa so she can just read your tweets on…
US Open: Wawrinka, Djokovich to meet in final
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) Swiss star Stan Wawrinka will face top seeded Novak Djokovic for the US Open title on Sunday in a rematch of last year’s French Open final. Down a set and…
New cessation of hostilities in Syria to take effect next week
Geneva, Sep 10 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached on Saturday a landmark agreement which would see both countries greatly enhance cooperation in a bid to end…
11 killed, 29 hurt in Baghdad bomb attacks
Baghdad, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 29 others wounded in two car bombs at a busy mall in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police source said on Saturday. The…
SpaceX seeks public’s help for rocket explosion probe
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Spacex on Friday said it needs help from the public in its investigation of last week’s launch pad rocket explosion that it labelled “the most difficult and complex failure” in the…
Early voting for 2016 US election formally kicks off
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Early voting for the 2016 US presidential election kicked off on Friday in North Carolina, ushering in a two-month period of advance voting before the final results will be tallied on…
IS terrorists kill three soldiers in Syria
Ankara, Sep 10 (IANS) The Turkish General Staff said Islamic State (IS) terrorists assaulted a Turkish tank in Tal El-Hawa region of northern Syria on Friday, killing three soldiers and injuring one. It also said…
Trump’s aide blames Hillary Clinton for North Korean nuclear test
New York, Sep 10 (IANS) In another scathing attack on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Trump’s campaign has blamed her for North Korea’s latest nuclear weapons test The test, which came on the 68th anniversary…