Phelps wins 20th Olympic gold medal
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Michael Phelps claimed his 20th Olympic gold medal by winning the men’s 200m butterfly final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. The 31-year-old clocked 1:53.36 to beat Japan’s Masato…
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NASA selects six firms to develop habitats for Mars mission
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) In a bid to help advance the manned flight to Red Planet, the US space agency has selected six US companies to develop ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats….
Papers reveal abuse at Australia’s offshore detention centre
Canberra, Aug 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 leaked reports detail widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at Australia’s offshore detention centre for asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. The “incident reports”,…
Olympic media bus attacked in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) An Olympic media shuttle bus was attacked on the way back to Barra Olympic park here on Tuesday as one of its windows was broken. The bus was hit…
Ukrainian rebel leader returns to work after assassination attempt
Kiev, Aug 10 (IANS) Igor Plotnytsky, the leader of independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s eastern Lugansk region, said he came back to work three days after surviving an assassination attempt. “The work of the authorities continues…
Trump’s campaign spends zero on ads, Clinton spent millions
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Since the end of the political primaries in June, the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has spent absolutely nothing on television advertisements, the media reported on Wednesday. However, the…
China launches hi-res SAR imaging satellite
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite in northern Shanxi province on Wednesday. The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched off on the back of a Long March 4C…
US slams Turkish press accusation against think tank
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) The allegation in Turkish press that the Washington-based think tank Wilson Center was behind a failed coup in Turkey is “absolutely not helpful”, US State Department has said. “I think this…
Chinese yuan strengthens on Wednesday
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 64 basis points to 6.653 against the US dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
China launches hi-resolution SAR imaging satellite
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province on Wednesday. The Gaofen-3 satellite was launched off on the…
First Zika-related infant death in US reported in Texas
Photo by stocknewsusa New York, Aug 10 (IANS) The health authorities in the US State of Texas on Tuesday confirmed a Zika-related death of a newborn girl, the first of its kind in the country….
China’s Deng wins weightlifting gold, sets world record
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) China’s Deng Wei, a three-time world weightlifting champion but an Olympic rookie, made her debut at the ongoing Olympic Games by taking the gold medal in the 63 kilogram…
Facebook ‘blocks’ adblockers
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) In a move seen in favour of publishers, social media giant Facebook on Tuesday introduced a technology by which the advertisements on the platform would bypass the adblockers on desktop…
Hundreds leave homes as fires sweep through Portugal
Lisbon, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of people across mainland Portugal and Madeira were forced to leave their homes due to forest fires which spread rapidly on Tuesday. Over 940 firefighters are on the ground to…
No plan to change temperament: Trump
CLEVELAND, July 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Donald Trump takes the stage on the last day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States, July 21, 2016. New York billionaire Donald Trump officially…
Boxer Vikas enters Olympic pre-quarterfinals
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Vikas Krishan Yadav gave India’s boxing campaign a rousing start with a dominant victory at the ongoing Rio Olympics over Charles Conwell of the US in the men’ Middleweight…
Spain’s Ferrer loses to Russia’s Donskoy in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy pulled off a huge comeback, overcoming two match points to defeat Spain’s David Ferrer, the No. 7 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5 in the men’s singles…
Argentina survive penalties to top US in Olympic rugby
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Argentina began the Olympic men’s rugby sevens competition here with a scrappy 17-14 victory over the US, who enjoyed a man advantage on two separate occasions during the match….
Germany’s Jung wins equestrian gold in individual eventing
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) German rider Michael Jung has successfully defended his Olympic title in individual eventing, winning his country’s first gold medal of the Rio Games. Riding Sam, the 34-year-old is only…
Suspected IS member arrested in Germany
Berlin, Aug 10 (IANS) A suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group was arrested provisionally in the western German state of Rheinland-Pfalz, German media reported on Tuesday. German special forces arrested the suspected…