Category: International

Three detained Hong Kong booksellers to be released

Hong Kong, March 3 (IANS) Three of the five Hong Kong booksellers, detained in China, will be freed in a…

9 years ago

Repeat radio bursts from mysterious cosmic source detected

New York, March 3 (IANS) In a first, astronomers have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic…

9 years ago

Istanbul riot police unit fired at

Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Two unidentified female assailants on Thursday opened fire at a riot police station in Turkey Istanbul…

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Sri Lanka to ratify Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it would ratify the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in order…

9 years ago

Homeschooled kids do sleep more

New York, March 3 (IANS) If you are homeschooling your kids, check if they are sleeping for longer hours. According…

9 years ago

Three soldiers killed in Turkey

Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Three Turkish soldiers and eight members of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) militant group were killed…

9 years ago

Risk of terror attacks in Italy growing

Rome, March 3 (IANS/AKI) The threat of Islamist terror attacks in Italy is rising, the country's intelligence services have said…

9 years ago

Trade in threatened species thriving on Facebook: Report

Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on…

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Police impound assets from Italian businessman

Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros…

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Stop posting photos of kids on Facebook, French cops warn parents

London, March 3 (IANS) In its bid to save children from online sexual abuse, France's national police has urged parents…

9 years ago

Novel immunotherapy may beat brain cancer

London, March 3 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope…

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Security forces recapture Taliban-held Afghan district

Kabul, March 3 (IANS) Afghan security forces recaptured Taliban-held Dand-e-Ghori district in the northern Baghlan province, an official said on…

9 years ago

Ageing begins even before you are born

London, March 3 (IANS) The process of ageing begins even before we are born, says a new study, which used…

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China’s panda pair arrive in Seoul

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) A pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease…

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Nearly half of US children living near poverty line: Report

New York, March 3 (IANS) Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line, reveals…

9 years ago

‘No casualties from major quake in Indonesia’

Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) No damage or casualty were reported after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra…

9 years ago

Tokyo stocks close higher

Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday as the US economy abated following upbeat data that saw…

9 years ago

China’s top political advisory body starts annual session

Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China's top political advisory body convened its annual meeting on Thursday in Beijing, starting a political…

9 years ago

Chinese shares close mixed

Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China's stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.35 percent, at…

9 years ago

China buys German waste management company

Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has bought Germany's largest waste management company for 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the media…

9 years ago



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