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Swine flu outbreak claims over 300 lives in Ukraine
Kiev, Feb 19: At least 313 people have died of influenza epidemic in Ukraine during the cold season, the country's health ministry said on Thursday. Health officials said most of the deaths were caused by the H1N1 flu or swine flu, but they…
Six Indian-Americans among early-career scientists honoured by Obama
Washington, Feb 19: President Obama has named 106 researchers, including six of Indian origin, as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest US government honour for young independent…
UN records 411 human rights violations in Congo
Kinshasa, Feb 19: The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office has documented at least 411 cases of human rights violations in Congo in January, the agency said in a statement. The figure represents an increase compared with the figure of…
Pakistan registers FIR against Pathankot air base attackers
Islamabad, Feb 19: A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police on Friday registered a First-Information Report (FIR) against the alleged attackers of the Pathankot airbase in India and their abettors. FIR number 06/2016 was…
Nepal PM’s visit: Several MoUs to be inked
Kathmandu, Feb 18: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's six-day India visit starts on Friday with the two sides working on at least four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to boost cooperation in economic, energy and cultural fields.…
Pakistan lawmaker seeks amendment in Hindu Marriage Bill
Islamabad, Feb 18: Within days of Pakistan becoming the first Muslim country to give Hindus the right to register their marriage, a lawmaker in the national assembly has sought amendment in the Hindu Marriage Bill. The bill was passed on…
US engineer builds novel thruster to help send humans to Mars
New York, Feb 18: An engineer from University of Michigan has developed a prototype of a thruster that may form the basis for a propulsion system to take a manned spacecraft to Mars in the 2020s. NASA has funded a spaceflight propulsion…
Half the world’s people to become myopic by 2050, says study
Sydney, Feb 18: Nearly five billion people, that is about half the world's population, are poised to become myopic or short-sighted by the end of 2050, indicates a study. Also called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision condition in which…
Nine policemen killed in Pakistan attacks
Islamabad, Feb 18: At least nine policemen were killed on Thursday in two attacks in Pakistan's Mohmand district bordering Afghanistan.
Seven personnel were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire at a security checkpost in…
28 people killed in Ankara bombing
Ankara, Feb 18: At least 28 people were killed and 61 others wounded in a car bomb attack targeting the Turkish military here on Wednesday, Turkey's deputy prime minister and government spokesperson said. According to Deputy Prime Minister…