Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the California Republican Convention to protest against party front-runner Donald Trump ahead of his speech. Protesters — some of whom wore bandanas over their faces and carried Mexican flags — blocked off the road in front of the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame city on Friday, forcing the Republican front-runner’s motorcade […]
Inspired by the humble cactus, a new type of membrane has the potential to significantly boost the performance of fuel cells and transform the electric vehicle industry. The membrane, developed by scientists from CSIRO and Hanyang University in Korea, was described today in the journal Nature . The paper shows that in hot conditions the […]
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended a free trade agreement under negotiations between the US and European Union on Sunday, saying the agreement will benefit the economy on both sides of the Atlantic. In a joint press conference in the northern German city of Hanover, Obama said it is “indisputable” that […]
Japanese automobile giant Toyota Motor restarted production in several factories in Japan on Monday after they were halted due to powerful earthquakes that struck the southeastern part of the country. Toyota has 30 production lines in the country and operations were restarted on five production lines, out of the 26 that were closed due to […]
The world’s largest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed a three-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, a media report said on Sunday. It flew over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday at around 5:15 p.m. as it prepared to land in California, BBC reported. The plane took off from Hawaii on Thursday, where […]
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz says she finds dating “horrible and weird” because so many people have seen her pretend to be in a relationship. Moretz has been romantically linked to Brooklyn Beckham — the eldest child of Victoria and David Beckham. “You already know what I look like in a bathing suit. You know what […]
Sri Lanka aims to strengthen its economy and move the country forward by entering into bilateral agreements with several countries including India and China, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Saturday. Wickremesinghe said the hour arrived for Sri Lanka to be once again the economic hub it was in the ancient world on the […]
A satellite to monitor execution of development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to launch in June 2018. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the China Great Wall Industry Cooperation (CGWIC) signed an agreement for the development and launch of the “Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) System”, Dawn […]
At least 28 people were killed and more than 300 injured when a suicide bomber exploded near the Afghan presidential palace here on Tuesday, officials said. Many of the dead were civilians, Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahini said, confirming the 28 deaths. The deafening explosion was followed by heavy gunfire as Taliban militants launched […]
In a bid to revive its online presence on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, supporters of the Islamic State (IS) terror group have created a new channel on the messaging app Telegram. According to Vocativ website, “Online Dawah Operation” channel has gained popularity among the IS supporters via trolling since its launch some […]