Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s weather observatory issued a yellow alert on Thursday for smog that has shrouded the country’s northern and eastern regions, including Beijing and Tianjin. Smog will blanket parts of Beijing, Tianjin,…
Paris, March 3 (IANS) The unemployment rate in France dropped slightly in the fourth quarter of the year to 10 percent of the population, the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) announced on…
Bangkok, March 3 (IANS) Thailand’s ruling military junta has introduced “attitude adjustment” programmes for those who critique government policies, the media reported on Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said a course “can last three…
Vienna, March 3 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of thirteen crudes stood at $31.65 a barrel on Wednesday, compared to $31.59 on Tuesday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes…
Hong Kong, March 3 (IANS) Three of the five Hong Kong booksellers, detained in China, will be freed in a few days shortly after they confessed on television, the media reported on Thursday. A statement…
New York, March 3 (IANS) In a first, astronomers have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well beyond the edge of our Milky Way galaxy. The…
Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Two unidentified female assailants on Thursday opened fire at a riot police station in Turkey Istanbul city. Initial reports indicated that two women inside a vehicle opened fire at the station…
Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it would ratify the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in order to make the country mines-free, Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha De Silva said. De Silva said…
New York, March 3 (IANS) If you are homeschooling your kids, check if they are sleeping for longer hours. According to researchers, children schooled at home sleep more than those who attend regular school hours….
Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Three Turkish soldiers and eight members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group were killed in clashes, the media reported on Thursday. The clashes took place on Wednesday when the…
Rome, March 3 (IANS/AKI) The threat of Islamist terror attacks in Italy is rising, the country’s intelligence services have said in their annual report. New jihadi recruits to the Islamic State group pose a great…
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on social media platforms like Facebook, a leading wildlife trade monitoring network claimed on Thursday. “The…
Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros from a Calabrian businessman with alleged mafia links. The assets included companies, real estate, vehicles,…
London, March 3 (IANS) In its bid to save children from online sexual abuse, France’s national police has urged parents to stop posting photos of their children on Facebook and other social media platforms. According…
London, March 3 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope in the fight against the most aggressive form of brain cancer called glioma. Despite improvements…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) Afghan security forces recaptured Taliban-held Dand-e-Ghori district in the northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. “The government forces swept out all the enemies in Dand-e-Ghori on Wednesday night. Since…
London, March 3 (IANS) The process of ageing begins even before we are born, says a new study, which used rats to model pregnancy and foetal development. The study showed that providing mothers with a…
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) A pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease aimed at joint research. Yuan Xin, a three-year-old male, and Hua Ni, a two-year-old female,…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line, reveals an annual report on child poverty in America. While the total number of children in…
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) No damage or casualty were reported after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra the previous day, officials said on Thursday. “There’s no report on death toll based on…