Beijing, March 10 (IANS) Chinese investment in Europe and the US hit a record high in 2015, a report released by law firm Baker and McKenzie revealed on Thursday. In 2015, Chinese investors poured $23…
Mexico City, March 10 (IANS) Teen pregnancy has reached an epidemic level in Mexico, with about 400,000 cases each year accounting for 20 percent of pregnancies across the country, according to an expert. Teen pregnancy…
Srinagar/New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday prayed for the “speedy recovery” of senior Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani shortly after he was admitted in…
Tehran, March 10 (IANS) The Iranian foreign ministry said on Thursday that the country’s recent missile launches did not violate a UN resolution. “The recent (missile) drills and the weapons used in the missile launch…
Waashington, March 10 (IANS) Five people were killed in a shooting spree at a home in Pennsylvania state, media reports said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Wilkinsburg borough of Allegheny…
New York, March 10 (IANS) Reconstructing an early East African landscape where human ancestors lived 1.8 million years ago, researchers have found that life was quite tough in the ancient times. Our human ancestors, who…
New York, March 10 (IANS) Being bullied can hurt young children in many ways but it does not lead to later substance abuse, says a new study. The researchers discovered that students who were bullied…
Vienna, March 10 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of thirteen crudes slipped to $35.05 a barrel on Wednesday, from $35.07 on Tuesday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes is…
Wellington, March 10 (IANS) Remembering human-like robots seen in movies can help older adults ward off “robot anxiety” as they deal with the machines helping them at home, an Indian-origin researcher has said. “Older adults…
Canberra, March 10 (IANS) Australia is placing China high on its innovation agenda, as part of its plans to boost innovation, the media reported on Thursday. The Australian government announced plans in February to establish…
Sydney, March 10 (IANS) How did Madagascar once slot next to India? Where was Australia a billion years ago? To answer such questions, geologists here have developed Cloud-based virtual globes which means anyone with a…
Singapore, March 10 (IANS) Singapore has been ranked the world’s most expensive city to live in, a survey released on Thursday showed. Hong Kong has moved up in the ranking to the second place with…
Toronto, March 10 (IANS) Climbing the stairs can not only help you stay physically fit but also improve brain health, suggests new research. “There already exist many ‘Take the stairs’ campaigns in office environments and…
New York, March 10 (IANS) Using computer simulations, astronomers from the University of California-Riverside have presented a novel analysis of computer simulations, based on theoretical models to explain massive star formation observed in dwarf galaxies….
Brasilia, March 10 (IANS) Brazil will adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standards from the next week to determine if a baby has microcephaly, the media reported on Thursday. In Brazil, if the circumference of…
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) Nepal has officially become a member of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a senior official said here on Thursday. The 14th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in Thailand unanimously…
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) A Bangladeshi nurse has been reportedly missing in New York for over three months, a media report said on Thursday. Mahfuza Rahman, 30, was last seen at her workplace, the Bellevue…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 10 (IANS) The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) is making concerted efforts to attract Indian diaspora entrepreneurs and businessmen to take more interest in investing in India…
London, March 10 (IANS) Serotonin, a brain chemical which is believed to influence various physiological and psychological factors including our mood and appetite has now been directly implicated in rheumatoid arthritis that can cause chronic…
Pyongyang, March 10 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday nullified all agreements on economic cooperation and exchanges with South Korea. All assets belonging to South Korean enterprises in North Korea will be liquidated, Xinhua reported citing…