London, April 18 (IANS) It may sound obnoxiously bizarre but these females have penis-like organs that leave males gasping for more. They even mate for an impressive 40-70 hours! In a first such case, researchers have discovered cave insects in Brazil with rather novel sex lives. The insects belonging to the genus Neotrogla are the […]
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) Home prices in major Chinese cities grew at a slower pace in March, with fewer cities reporting month-on-month price gains, authorities said Friday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said out of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 56 saw month-on-month gains in new home prices last month, down […]
Nairobi, April 18 (IANS) The UN humanitarian agency Thursday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan where a three month conflict has killed thousands of people and displaced over a million others. Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Toby Lanzer said in a statement that the devastating cycle of violence and revenge in […]
London, April 18 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday slammed Israel’s recent steps towards settlement expansion in the West Bank, stressing that negotiations are the only way to peace, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced Thursday. “The UK condemns the decisions taken by the Israeli authorities to change the status of a significant […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Chinese firms, Weibo Corporation and Leju Holdings Limited, made their trading debut on the US market Thursday. Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, said Thursday that its initial public offering (IPO) of 16.8 million American depositary shares (ADS), each representing one Class A ordinary share of the company, was priced at $17 […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) The US has taken steps to release a $450-million installment of Iran’s frozen funds as part of an interim deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the State Department said Thursday. The US took the move after a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran has completed the dilution of […]
Mexico City, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Colombian Nobel prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday at his home in this capital, the chairman of Mexico’s National Council for Culture and the Arts said. He was 87. “He is a man who has entered into eternity and universality,” Rafael Tovar told Mexican television. “A thousand years of […]
Beijing, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists have discovered three previously unknown sections of the Great Wall in the northwestern region of Ningxia. The segments, which together span some 20 metres, were found near Nanchangtan, the former curator of the Museum of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region told Xinhua. The newly-found sections are thought to be more […]
Lima, April 18 (IANS) Peruvian authorities Thursday began evacuating some 4,000 residents near the Ubinas volcano after detecting an increase in volcanic activity. Peruvian news website RPP said Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Juan Manuel Banites travelled from Lima to Arequipa, the country’s second-largest city, to supervise the evacuation process, Xinhua reported. The minister said it […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced Thursday that eight million people have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and 35 percent of them are under the age of 35, surpassing projections about the programme’s first year performance. Speaking at a televised White House press conference, Obama said his […]