New York, March 17 (IANS) Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed an antibody that has the potential to suppress lung tumour cell growth and breast cancer spread to other organs. The…
Singapore, March 17 (IANS) Singapore is in the midst of an unusual heatwave, with temperatures comparable to the warmest March on record expected over the next fortnight. People on Thursday were seen cooling off in…
London, March 17 (IANS) Do you often experience frightening or unpleasant dreams? A new study has revealed that nightmares have been identified as a risk for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts. Researchers claim this study…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 17 (IANS) With her favoured candidate Marco Rubio dropping out of the presidential race, South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley is now hoping for “solid and strong” Ted Cruz to…
\New York, March 17 (IANS) The conditions in a number of US cities will become favourable for a possible Zika virus outbreak during the peak summer months, warns new research. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan has let the monster of religious militancy grow, admitted an influential Pakistani daily which noted that neutralising it will not be a short-term exercise. An editorial “Peshawar bus bombing” in…
Bangkok, March 17 (IANS) Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Thursday morning left for India on a two-day visit at the invitation of Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. Prawit who is also Thailand’s defence…
New York, March 17 (IANS) High coronary artery calcium score — a measure of arterial ageing — puts people at greater risk not only for heart and vascular disease but also for non-cardiovascular diseases such…
Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Sartaj Aziz, foreign relations adviser to the Pakistani prime minister, met here on Thursday morning. They met over breakfast organised by Nepal’s Deputy Prime…
Mexico City, March 17 (IANS) Dinosaur fossils aged between 70-95 million years were discovered in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, the media reported on Thursday. According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) Not just water and oxygen, life thrived on early Earth thanks to another necessary ingredient: the presence of a protective magnetic field. A new study of the young, Sun-like star Kappa…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 17 (IANS) Myanmar’s president-elect U Htin Kyaw on Thursday submitted to the a proposal plan of forming the new government to the Union Parliament, as part of the process in preparation…
Official Expedition 47 crew portrait. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD AND ALLISON BILLS Washington, March 17 (IANS) On a second US record-breaking mission for 2016, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, with cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of…
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) Japan reported a trade surplus of 242.8 billion yen ($2.2 billion), marking its biggest trade surplus since September 2011, the government announced Thursday. The surplus compares with a deficit of 426…
Phnom Penh, March 17 (IANS) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday said he has requested the National Assembly to reshuffle his cabinet on April 4 in order to increase work efficiency. “The upcoming reshuffle…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) An artificial sun experiment developed by Hefei Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Science, has successfully realised UHT long pulse plasma discharge at a temperature of more than…
Washington, March 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has issued an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, the media reported on Thursday. The White House on Wednesday announced the “robust new sanctions” are…
Tokyo, March 17 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 20 others injured in a pile-up involving more than 10 vehicles in a tunnel in Japan’s Higashihiroshima city on Thursday. The accident occurred at around…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) China is building a tsunami alert centre in the South China Sea, a media report said on Thursday. The facility is being constructed in the South China Sea, Wang Hong, chief…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17 percent, at 2,875.41 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.49 percent higher at 9,515.63 points, Xinhua news…