Canberra, March 20 (IANS) Queensland’s political system is set for its biggest shake-up in the decades as a referendum for fixed four-year parliamentary terms looks likely to succeed. On Sunday, just under half of the…
Vientiane, March 20 (IANS) Voters in Laos on Sunday cast their ballots in the National Assembly and Provincial People’s Council elections. President Choummaly Sayasone and Vice President and General Secretary of the ruling Lao People’s…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A key component of China’s first fourth-generation nuclear energy system in Shandong province was installed on Sunday. The pressure vessel of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) was placed at the Huaneng…
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) A key component of China’s first fourth-generation nuclear energy system was installed in a plant in Shandong province on Sunday. The pressure vessel of a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) was put…
Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (IANS) Malaysian officials said on Sunday that two pieces of suspected debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have arrived in Australia for verification. Both pieces of debris arrived in…
London, March 20 (IANS) Scientists have developed a novel blood test that may potentially facilitate the detection of Alzheimer’s at an early stage, giving people up to 15 years warning before the condition develops….
Dubai, March 20 (IANS) Dubai-based low-cost carrier FlyDubai said on Sunday it will pay $20,000 per victim following the crash of its plane from Dubai to Russia. The airline said it was their priority to…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal is set to organise an international conference on Buddha and Buddhism in May, a media report said on Sunday. The announcement was made on Saturday by Minister for Culture, Tourism…
New York, March 20 (IANS) Even before a woman becomes pregnant, her stress physiology may predict a lower-birth-weight of baby — less than 2.5 kg, said a new study. The findings revealed that the mother’s…
New York, March 20 (IANS) A person’s faith in God increases when he or she thinks of “what might have been” if an important event would have turned out bad, a study says, showing how…
Bangkok, March 20 (IANS) A Thai anti-corruption commission will investigate police officials who were accused of mishandling a probe into a car crash that killed two students last week, the media reported on Sunday. Post-graduate…
London, March 20 (IANS) TV cameras could be allowed into crown courts in England and Wales for the first time, as part of a pilot scheme proposed by the justice ministry, the media reported on…
London, March 20 (IANS) A memorial garden in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is being planned ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death, Kensington Palace announced on Sunday. A spokesman for Kensington Palace…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan Day will be celebrated at the UN for the first time with a concert planned in the prestigious General Assembly hall in New York city on March 23. Organised by…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Visiting Prince Harry called on Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari here on Sunday. While welcoming the prince, Bhandari highlighted enhancing bilateral cooperation between Britain and Nepal, officials said. “The president shared…
London, March 20 (IANS) If an individual has the determination, nothing can stop her or him from achieving the goal, suggests a study. The study, which showed that a sighted, adult brain is able to…
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam stated before investigators after his arrest in Brussels that on November 13 he should have done a suicide bombing with his belt full of explosives like the other three…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday started a week-long official visit to China. This is Oli’s maiden official visit to China since assuming the prime minister’s office in October…
(160220) — CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — A sanitary employee fumigates against Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector of zika virus, in Antimano sector of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2016. A Municipal…
London, March 20 (IANS) A team of German scientists has found out what actually happens if we try to remember things that took place years or decades ago? The study revealed that the neural networks…