Seoul, April 1 (IANS) North Korea on Friday fired off a ground-to-air missile into its eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The short-range missile, which flew about 100 km, was launched…
New York, April 1 (IANS) Remnants of an ancient virus in our DNA could sometimes take on surprising roles in developing embryos and even determine their sex, new research has found. The sex of human…
Melbourne, April 1 (IANS) Annoyed by long selfie sticks in public? An Australian technology company has a solution — a “selfie drone”. This lets you click selfie without stretching the hand and gives you a…
New York, April 1 (IANS) Internet giant Google rolled out “send + drop the mic” feature for its users that will let them have the last word in a tense and unwanted conversation. However, according…
Beijing, April 1 (IANS) A new pneumonia epidemic that hit Beijing last year may continue till next year and eventually spread to other parts of China and neighbouring countries in Asia, say experts. Mycoplasma pneumoniae…
New York, April 1 (IANS) Breast cancer survivors can cut their risk of the deadly disease from recurring by fasting for longer at night, says a new research. The risk of recurrence in those who…
Manila, April 1 (IANS) Philippine authorities recovered $4.6 million, which were robbed from the Bangladeshi central bank and were on the way to being laundered in the country’s casinos, the media reported on Friday. The…
New York, April 1 (IANS) E-cigarettes are promoted as effective device for quitting smoking but a new study of Google search trends shows that very few people are actually interested in finding out information about…
Seoul, April 1 (IANS) South Korea’s current account balance stayed in the black for 48 months in a row, keeping the longest monthly surplus due to a faster fall in imports than exports that is…
Brasilia, April 1 (IANS) Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) ruled that it would be taking immediate charge of a corruption investigation into former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, removing Judge Sergio Moro from the case,…
New York, April 1 (IANS) Wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years, say researchers, suggesting that their location can help pin down when water on the…
Los Angeles, April 1 (IANS) Lawmakers in the California state of the US approved raising minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, the media reported on Friday. California’s current minimum wage of $10 an…
Moscow, April 1 (IANS) An unpiloted Russian resupply vehicle for the International Space Station (ISS) was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday with three tonnes of food, fuel and supplies to astronauts….
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhary has said there was no cause of concern about Islamabad’s nuclear programme since the country never had a nuclear accident or breach of security. At…
Seoul, April 1 (IANS) North Korea on Friday fired an unidentified projectile into its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said. The projectile, which was believed to be a ballistic missile, was launched at about 1.00…
New York, April 1 (IANS) The stress of short-term nutritional deprivation as larvae actually makes honeybees — critical to the world’s food supply — more resilient to starvation as adults, a new study has found….
Jakarta, April 1 (IANS) A foreign drone was in Indonesian waters close to Natuna Island, an air force official said on Friday. The drone was discovered on Thursday evening in Riau province’s waters and brought…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) Delving deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars at its core. Except for…
By Arun Kumar Washington, April 1 (IANS) As leaders from over 50 nations gathered here to discuss nuclear terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call to drop the notion that terrorism is someone else’s…
Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Japan’s Mie prefecture on Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was relatively shallow at…