New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Higher sodium intake should not be used as a treatment for lightheadedness, say researchers challenging current guidelines for sodium consumption. Lightheadedness while standing, known as postural lightheadedness, results from gravitational…
Bangkok, Feb 11 (IANS) Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, whose detention in Thailand sparked an outcry, was released from prison on Monday after Manama withdrew its extradition request. Al-Araibi, a 25-year-old former member of Bahrain’s…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison campaigned on Monday to block a bill that would allow ill asylum seekers in offshore centres get treatment in the country. The Australian Parliament is expected…
Bangkok, Feb 11 (IANS) Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is set to go on trial on Tuesday, faces years in prison if he is convicted on charges relating to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad…
Toronto, Feb 11 (IANS) With marijuana legalisation sweeping the US, an increasing number of people believe that “weed” is the safest recreational drug, and carries health benefits that outweigh its risks. However, according to a…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The withdrawal of US troops from Syria will likely begin within weeks, the Pentagon commander in charge of American forces in the Middle East has said. General Joseph Votel, the chief…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Do you think you could lead a happy married life? The answer is in your genes, a new study has said. Although prior research has hinted that marital quality is,…
Dubai, Feb 11 (IANS) With data protection legislations being different in different parts of the world, a top Google executive has called for “common rules of the road” globally for regulation of technology companies. While…
Dubai, Feb 10 (IANS) The seventh session of the World Government Summit kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of over 4,000 delegates from 140 countries. “Human being is the centre of the World…
Jakarta, Feb 10 (IANS) As many as three people were killed and three others injured as flash floods struck the West Java province of western Indonesia on Saturday night, said an Indonesian disaster agency official….
Dhaka, Feb 10 (IANS) The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh on Sunday said prolonged Rohingya crisis would encourage formation of pockets of radicalism, which could destabilise the South Asian region. Speaking at a seminar on “Bangladesh…
Wellington, Feb 10 (IANS) The New Zealand government said on Sunday that it will ban smoking in cars with children. Once the legislation is approved by Parliament, the police will be able to give people…
San Francisco, Feb 10 (IANS) Google is rolling out the new update for its search browser, Chrome 72, with bug fixes, security updates and newer features like external storage access for Android apps including microSD…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has added Hindi as the third official language to be spoken in the city’s courts, alongside Arabic and English. According to the ADJD, this…
Taipei, Feb 10 (IANS) Pilots in Taiwan continued their strike for a third day on Sunday after talks to end the logjam broke down without any headway. Around 400 of China Airlines’ (CAL) over 1,300…
Damascus, Feb 10 (IANS) US-backed Kurdish fighters have launched an offensive to free the last Syrian territory held by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, defence officials said on Sunday. The territory is in the…
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) A novel method called stress cardiac MRI can not only diagnose heart disease, but can also predict which cases are potentially fatal, suggests a new research. The study showed that…
San Francisco, Feb 10 (IANS) Google is reportedly being slammed by security experts following the disclosure of a vulnerability that has exposed Android to the risk of being compromised by infected images. Revealed in Google’s…
By D. C. Pathak President Donald Trump’s policy responses to the new global terror that arose out of a faith-based motivation range from an unequivocal denunciation of the countries that provided safe havens to Islamic…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) While, healthy people usually have no problem if microorganisms find their way into their bodies as their immune defence system will put the spores out of action, a specific type of…