35 persons killed in China bus fire
Beijing, June 26 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed in a fire that reduced a tour bus to ashes and a twisted frame on Sunday morning in China’s Hunan province, authorities said. The bus…
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World Bank increases support for Bangladesh health sector
Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) The World Bank has approved $150 million in additional financing to help strengthen Bangladesh’s health systems and improve its services. The financing will support implementation of the government’s health sector-wide programme,…
Bangladeshi PM launches Metro work in Dhaka
Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated construction work for the country’s first Metro rail service in Dhaka. The first 11 km of the $2.5 billion project, which is expected…
Israeli pride parade killer gets life sentence
Jerusalem, June 26 (IANS) An Israeli court on Sunday gave life imprisonment to an ultra-Orthodox Jew for murdering a girl and attempting to murder five others during a 2015 Jerusalem gay pride parade. The court…
China arrests 134,000 for drug-related crimes
Beijing, June 26 (IANS) A total of 134,000 persons with suspected links to nearly 113,000 drug-related crimes over the past year have been arrested in China, the National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) said on Sunday….
Seven Indonesians kidnapped in Philippines
Manila, June 26 (IANS) Seven Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped and were probably being held in Sulu province of Philippines, a military spokesman said on Sunday. They were kidnapped “on the high seas of Indonesia…
IS kills five activists in eastern Syria
Damascus, June 26 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has killed five media activists in Syria’s Deir al-Zour province, officials said on Sunday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the IS…
Sketch and shop with this programme
London, June 26 (IANS) British scientists have designed a computer programme that could help consumers shop more efficiently online by recognising sketches. Pioneered by scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), the programme recognises…
New leaked iPhone 7 images show large cameras
New York, June 26 (IANS) New leaked images of Apple’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7 showed that both models — iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus — will have larger cameras as compared to…
Boundary pillars at Nepal-India border to have GPS
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Over 8,000 boundary pillars at the Nepal-India border will have internationally accepted positioning system using Global Navigation Satellite. The third meeting of the Nepal-India Boundary Working Group (BWG) at surveyor general…
Smartphones may boost emergency care for stroke, heart patients
New York, June 26 (IANS) Smartphone apps and other digital technology have the potential to provide rapid emergency care for cardiac arrest, heart attacks and strokes, says researchers. Digital technology like mobile devices, social media,…
Make-up earns men’s admiration, women’s jealousy
London, June 26 (IANS) Men think women who wear make-up on are more “prestigious”, while women think women with make-up on are more “dominant”, reveals new research. The findings suggest that make-up changes perceptions of…
Sewage sludge with cement can make concrete
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) Dried sewage sludge could be recycled by adding it to cement to make concrete, researchers in Malaysia have discovered. Disposing sludge left over from treating sewage water is a major…
Why bowhead whales undergo severe bone loss?
New York, June 26 (IANS) Young bowhead whales may cease growing lengthwise and undergo severe bone loss to help grow their enormous head and baleen plates, finds a new study. Bowhead whales — a whale…
Low birth weight ups Type 2 diabetes risk
New York, June 26 (IANS) Children born with low birth weight due to genetic factors are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, finds a new study. The findings showed that the low birth…
Zika virus may not cause microcephaly: Study
New York, June 26 (IANS) The number of missing cases of microcephaly epidemic in several countries raises serious questions about the assumed connection between Zika and microcephaly, finds a new study. The epidemic of microcephaly…
S Korea to review free trade accord with EU
Seoul, June 26 (IANS) The South Korean government said on Sunday that it will review the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with the European Union (EU) following Britain’s exit from the bloc. “The effect of…
S Korea to review free trade accord with EU
Seoul, June 26 (IANS) The South Korean government said on Sunday that it will review the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with the European Union (EU) following Britain’s exit from the bloc. “The effect of…
30 dead in China bus fire
Beijing, June 26 (IANS) At least 30 persons were killed after a tour bus burst into flames in Hunan province of China on Sunday morning, authorities said. The accident happened around 10.20 a.m. (local time)…
China tornado, hailstorm toll rises to 99
Beijing, June 26 (IANS) The death toll from a fierce tornado and hailstorm in China’s Jiangsu province rose to 99, with 846 others injured, officials said on Sunday. The deadliest tornado recorded in the area…