New York, June 23 (IANS) Opening the door to potential new treatments for West Nile virus infection, researchers have discovered how the most severe forms of the mosquito-borne illness cause memory loss and mood disorders….
Tokyo, June 23 (IANS) Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to arrange an emergency meeting to send a strong message to calm the markets, in response to the potential outcome of the ‘Brexit’ (Britain’s exit…
Canberra, June 23 (IANS) The latest survey of Australia’s population shows that women continue to outnumber men, after the female population hit 12 million for the first time this week. Figures released by the Australian…
Wellington, June 23 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Thursday ruled out paying a ransom for a New Zealander who was abducted in southern Nigeria. Key told a press conference that there was…
Bangkok, June 23 (IANS) A planned visit by Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi to a Myanmar refugee camp in western Thailand, earlier scheduled for Saturday, has been cancelled, said a Thai government official…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India is glad to be a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and it looks forward to fruitful outcomes particularly in…
London, June 23 (IANS) In a warning to those who sleep with their devices next to them, researchers have found two women who were affected by transient smartphone “blindness” – a condition where they went…
Caracas, June 23 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has put aside criticisms and announced a second attempt to re-establish diplomatic relations with the US, officials said. The two nations have been without ambassadors in their…
Tashkent, June 23 (IANS) Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, hailed the inauguration of the Qamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan, the longest in Central Asia. The two leaders on Wednesday watched…
London, June 23 (IANS) Fears over the Zika virus have contributed to a “huge” increase in the number of women in Latin America wanting abortions, researchers said. Estimates suggested there has been at least a…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders admitted that he will not be Democratic candidate for the White House as he indirectly recognised Hillary Clinton’s victory in the race for the party’s presidential nomination…
London, June 23 (IANS) Britain is set to go to the polls on Thursday in a historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union (EU) or leave. Polling stations…
Pyongyang, June 23 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday announced the launch of medium-range missiles on Wednesday was a success and it considered this a necessary weapon to increase the country’s capacity when carrying out a…
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 per cent to open at 2,902.4 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.09 per cent lower at…
Caracas, June 23 (IANS) Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has announced that his country will increase its oil production to meet new quotas set by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). “We must lower…
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan strengthened 277 basis points to 6.5658 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s spot…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) US Congressional Democrats on Wednesday staged a sit-in on the House floor to push for votes on gun-control measures. According to the broadcast by US TV network C-SPAN, dozens of Democratic…
New York, June 23 (IANS) US stocks reversed early gains to end lower on Wednesday, as Wall Street assessed US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s comments ahead of Thursday’s Brexit vote. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Antananarivo, June 23 (IANS) Thirty one passengers onboard a bush taxi were killed by bandits in southwestern Madagascar, authorities said on Wednesday. The bush taxi, carrying 32, was assaulted by bandits on its way from…
Rabat, June 23 (IANS) Morocco has stopped more than 30,000 illegal migrants from reaching Spain since 2002, a minister said on Wednesday. At least 10,000 out of the 30,000 attempts to illegally enter Spanish territories…