Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) Most Americans are not fully aware about the deadly disease Ebola, says a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Nearly 39 percent adult Americans believe that there will be a large outbreak in the US and 26 percent are concerned that someone in their family may get sick […]
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) A teenaged girl has helped scientists discover that a deadly fungus that generally attacks HIV/AIDS patients grows on trees. As part of her science project, Elan Filler, 13, spent the summer gathering soil and tree samples from areas around Los Angeles. Her father Scott Filler, an infectious disease specialist at University […]
United Nations, Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a mosque in eastern Iraq Friday that killed up to 73 people. Ban called on all Iraqi authorities to ensure that the attack is properly investigated and its perpetrators held accountable. “Attacks on places of worship are completely […]
Yangon, Aug 23 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for continued reform efforts, underlining that three years of the five-year term of the union government have already ended. Addressing a meeting Friday, U Thein Sein said the government is determined to move forward without backtracking, Xinhua reported. During the three years, much progress has […]
Cairo, Aug 22 (IANS/EFE) At least 70 members of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist organisation have been killed in two days of clashes with the Syrian Army over al-Tabaqa military airport, the only bastion still in the hands of the government in al-Raqa province in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said […]
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Parents always suspect that their college going kids prefer weekends to weekdays. Now there is proof that college graduates are more active on weekends compared to non-college goers. A study from the universities of Kansas and Denver has shown that people’s education level influences their level of physical activity both during […]
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) In a first, chemical engineers led by an Indian-origin researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new implantable tissue scaffold coated with bone growth factors that are released slowly over a few weeks. When applied to bone injuries or defects, this coated scaffold induces the body to rapidly form […]
Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) A fresh environmental assessment of the Tibetan Plateau has found that the region is getting hotter, wetter and more polluted, threatening its fragile eco-systems and those who rely on them. The report, released in Lhasa by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the government of Tibet, finds that precipitation has risen […]
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) As Indians in America celebrated the country’s 68th Independence Day, US Secretary of State John Kerry said India-US partnership “has never mattered more” and the two nations can shape together a shared future. In a message of greetings on behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people, the top US diplomat […]
Cairo, Aug 9 (IANS) Police has arrested nine supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group in an Egyptian city Saturday for blocking streets. The suspects were nabbed for taking part in a protest, blocking streets, disrupting traffic and chanting anti-police slogans in Fayyoum city, 100 km from capital Cairo, MENA news agency reported. Security forces arrested […]