Zoo worker attacked by lion in Montreal
Ottawa, Aug 9 (IANS) A zoo worker has suffered serious injuries after being mauled by a lion at the Granby Zoo in the Canadian city of Montreal, the media reported. The lion on Monday attacked…
International
US summons Manila envoy over President Duterte’s comments
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The US government summoned the charge d’affaires of the Philippine embassy to clarify the “inappropriate comments” made by President Rodrigo Duterte about American Ambassador Philip Goldberg. “We have seen those inappropriate…
‘India at top of Wikipedia’s priorities’
By Frederick Noronha Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) India is expected to remain the “number one most strategic region” in the global plans of the Wikipedia, according to a top official of the free Internet encyclopaedia…
Dog people have more Facebook friends than cat people
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Like their extroverted pets, dog lovers make more connections online and on an average have 26 more Facebook friends than cat lovers, says a new Facebook study that confirms long-held…
New compound shows hope for prostate cancer therapy
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Researchers have identified a novel compound that can block testosterone from fuelling the tumours in mice and act as a new generation therapy for prostate cancer. “Prostate cancer is the…
New technique to prevent burn scars
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new non-invasive method to prevent scarring caused by burn injuries. “People don’t die from scars, but they do suffer from them,” said lead researcher Alexander Golberg…
High-fat diet in pregnancy may impact baby’s gut, immune system
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) Women consuming high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of affecting bacteria living in her baby’s gut thus impacting proper development of the immune system, says a study. The…
Life on Mars may be hidden deep beneath surface
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Signs of life from under Mars’ surface may not survive in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts, suggest scientists, adding that life may be present deep underground. Researchers analysing samples from…
Struggling Twitter to rent out office space
New York, Aug 9 (IANS) The beleaguered micro-blogging website Twitter is looking to rent space at its headquarters in San Francisco to other companies. According to sfgate.com, Twitter has contacted San Francisco brokerage firm Cresa…
‘MH370 fell out of sky after engine failure’
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western…
50 Republican national security experts slam Trump
(160722) — CLEVELAND, July 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Donald Trump speaks on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States, July 21, 2016. New York billionaire Donald Trump officially…
Pakistani lawyers announce week of mourning over hospital blast
Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday announced a week of mourning and a three-day strike to express solidarity with lawyers, mediapersons and others…
Chinese shares open lower
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.1 per cent to open at 3,001.31 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.03 per cent lower at…
Mexico tropical storm toll rises to 42
Mexico City, Aug 9 (IANS) The death toll from tropical storm Earl has risen to 42 in Mexico, authorities said. “We have an official figure of 29 people that have lost their lives in Puebla…
‘Radicalised’ teenage girl arrested in France
Paris, Aug 9 (IANS) A teenage girl who allegedly had expressed readiness to commit terrorist attack in France was arrested by police in Paris suburbs, a local media report said on Monday. The 16-year-old girl,…
104 killed in Ethiopia anti government protests
Addis Ababa, Aug 9 (IANS) At least 104 people died and hundreds were injured after security forces in Ethiopia used live ammunition to disperse anti-government demonstrations in various parts of the country over the weekend,…
Israeli Defence Ministry backtracks on Iran n-deal comment
Jerusalem, Aug 9 (IANS) The Israeli Defence Ministry on Monday backtracked on a controversial statement it made, comparing the nuclear deal with Iran to a 1938 agreement between European powers and Nazi Germany. “The statement…
Pakistan hospital attack ‘particularly appalling’ says Ban
United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attack at a hospital in Pakistan’s southwestern Quetta city, calling the attack “particularly appalling”, the attack killed 70 people, mostly…
Canada recognizes Komagata Maru venue as site of historic significance
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Aug 8 (IANS) After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology in the House of Commons in May for the tragic 1914 Komagata Maru incident, Canada officially recognized its venue as a site…
Suicide bomber kills 70 in Pakistan, media says 93 dead
Quetta, Aug 8 (IANS) A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded hospital here on Monday killing 70 people and injuring over 100 in one of the worst terror attacks in Pakistan this year,…