Wellington, March 14 (IANS) Economists are expecting New Zealand’s economy and employment to grow over the next three years, although the outlook for inflation and wage growth is subdued, according to a survey of economic…
Sydney, March 14 (IANS) Is your child having an irregular sleep pattern? If yes, then it is better to sort the pattern before the age of five, as not doing so may put him or…
New York, March 14 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed and used a super sensitive artificial nose, customised specifically to detect pollutants before they could irreversibly damage the Disney artwork on an international tour….
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Pakistan Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz is expected to meet Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Nepal, sources said on Monday. Quoting diplomatic sources, Express News reported that India…
New York, March 14 (IANS) Offering a potential new approach to preventing deadly heart attacks and strokes, Indian-origin researchers have designed a synthetic nanoparticle that can simultaneously light up invisible plaque build up inside the…
Vienna, March 14 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of thirteen crudes rose to $35.62 a barrel on Friday, from $35.23 on Thursday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes is…
Hong Kong, March 14 (IANS) Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a rapid and cheap virus detection test, the media reported on Monday. The process takes around two to three hours, ten…
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS) The 37th meeting of the Saarc Council of Ministers began on Monday in Nepal’s lake city of Pokhara. To take part in the meeting, External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj…
Sydney, March 14 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook suspended the profiles of people who shared an article about aboriginal feminism as it contained a photograph of two indigenous women in traditional attire with bare chests,…
Madrid, March 14 (IANS) Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Edward Snowden, known for revealing the extent of surveillance by US intelligence, has said that this form of surveillance is “more aggressive and invasive today…
New York, March 14 (IANS) Billed as a super fruit for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, a new study has found that blueberries can also help reduce…
London, March 14 (IANS) An effective family-based counselling on lifestyle can help your growing kid increase physical activity and eat a well-balanced diet, say researchers. “Children from families who participated in lifestyle counselling were physically…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) Japan lodged a protest with the US embassy over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by an American Marine at the Okinawa military base, the media reported on Monday. “It…
Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) The carcass of a 16.2-metre-long sperm whale washed up on a beach in Indonesia’s Bali island on Monday morning. The whale was discovered in Klungkung by local fisherman, EFE news reported….
Abu Dhabi, March 14 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (WAE) Council of Scientists held its first meeting aimed at achieving goals and objectives in launching programmes for the development of a generation of researchers, scientists…
Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) Over a thousand taxi drivers in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Monday held a protest strike against mobile transportation applications such as Uber and GrabTaxi. Taxi drivers and other public…
Colombo, March 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday ordered the army to be deployed to guard electricity sub-stations connected to the National Power Grid after the island-nation was plunged into long hours…
New York, March 14 (IANS) Driven by strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and human-caused global warming, the warmest ever February in recorded history was this year, preliminary data released by NASA…
New York, March 14 (IANS) Living in the moment not only improves your overall health and mood but also enhances productivity at the workplace, new research has revealed, suggesting that firms the world over must…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 14 (IANS) The Myanmar parliament on Monday finalised preparations for this week’s election of the country’s next president and vice presidents — the first candidates nominated democratically following decades of dictatorship…