-- 2018-01-04 03:39:18
A severe winter storm is hitting the eastern US, extending a cold snap that has already claimed 11 lives. Forecasters say a severe pressure drop will lead to an explosive winter storm along the easte...
Xinhua 2018-01-04 02:38:48
Tuberculosis patients may have a quicker way to recover. A US new study in mice and in tissue cultures suggested that giving vitamin C with tuberculosis drugs could reduce the unusually long time it...
-- 2018-01-04 01:58:31
Hong Kong stocks extended gains on Thursday. The sub-index of the Hang Seng index tracking energy shares rose 2.7 per cent while the IT sector rose 1.4 per cent. The top gainer on Hang Seng was Whar...
-- 2018-01-04 01:51:30
Bollywood actors enjoy nothing less than a demi-god status in our country, where people worship them (literally). Legions of fans are quick to come to their stars’ defence should any problem ar...
-- 2018-01-04 01:44:19
China stocks rose for the fifth consecutive day Thursday, aided by data showing Chinese services sector activity grew at its best pace in more than three years in December. China’s services sec...
-- 2018-01-03 12:42:12
A strong 5-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Algeria on Tuesday night, said the Center of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics. The epicenter of the quake was at the locality of Oued...
-- 2018-01-03 12:27:00
Two children have been killed and six other people injured after a big explosion occurred in Vietnam's northern Bac Ninh province early Wednesday morning, provincial authorities announced. The blast...
Reuters 2018-01-03 12:25:53
Music streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a license and c...
-- 2018-01-03 12:22:08
Hong Kong shares rose on Wednesday, while Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.5 per cent at 12,129.07. The Hang Seng Index was up 0.33 per cent at 30,615.75, according to Reuters. The sub-...
BBC 2018-01-03 12:00:00
Gaming addiction is to be listed as a mental health condition for the first time by the World Health Organisation. Its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will include the condition "...
Reuters 2018-01-03 12:00:00
Asian stocks struck a decade peak on Wednesday as risk appetites were whetted by a bevy of upbeat manufacturing surveys that confirmed a synchronised upturn in world growth was well under way. Activi...
-- 2018-01-03 12:00:00
The number of jobless people in Germany fell by 183,000 in December compared with a year earlier and the country finished the year with a record 44.3 million people in work. The unemployment rate rem...
-- 2018-01-03 11:55:26
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a tourist and his guide from South Africa's Table Mountain following an accident that trapped hundreds of people at the top of the popular attraction. The man, h...
-- 2018-01-03 11:26:42
China stocks extended winning streak on Wednesday. At 04:02 GMT, the Shanghai Composite index was up 30.46 points or 0.91 per cent at 3,378.79. The blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.24 per cent, accor...
-- 2018-01-03 11:16:11
US President Donald Trump has said in tweets that the United States may withhold future aid payments to Palestinians, accusing them of being “no longer willing to talk peace” with Israel....
-- 2018-01-03 10:37:49
A fiery motorway crash in northern Italy has taken the lives of six people, Italian news reports say. Five of the dead, including two children were travelling together in a car, said RAI state TV sai...
-- 2018-01-03 04:37:34
Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has resigned, he said on his Facebook page, as a struggle in the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) over President Edgar Lungu’s ambitions to run fo...
-- 2018-01-03 03:17:37
Mideast stocks markets edged up in early trade on Wednesday, buoyed by strong global bourses and the return of some investors in the Gulf from New Year holidays. Dubai’s index added 0.4 per cen...
-- 2018-01-03 03:11:05
European shares seen higher at the opening session on Wednesday, as retail stocks led the way, while attention was also on the implementation of new financial market rules. The pan-European STOXX 600...
BBC 2018-01-03 02:39:05
Reality TV star and socialite Paris Hilton has revealed she is engaged to actor and model Chris Zylka. Hilton and Zylka, who have dated for two years, became engaged at the weekend while on a skiing...
-- 2018-01-03 02:13:18
US home prices are projected to increase 4.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis from November 2017 to November 2018, according to a new report released Tuesday. Home prices in the United States are up...
-- 2018-01-02 12:53:05
US government body Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and NASA have teamed up to build robotic technology that can refuel and repair friendly satellites. “Service stations in orb...
-- 2018-01-02 12:41:33
Pakistan summoned US ambassador in Islamabad late Monday and lodged protest over US President Donald Trump's tweet in which he doubted Pakistan's role against terrorism, according to local reports. U...
-- 2018-01-02 12:06:05
Propelled by four flagship carriers, the UAE aviation industry is set to reinforce its role as a key driver of the nation's diversified economy in 2018. With non-oil sectors expected to account for n...
-- 2018-01-02 12:00:00
Asian manufacturing sectors ended a strong 2017 on a mixed note, with activity at multi-year highs in Taiwan and India and surprisingly picking up in China. “Robust external demand and accommo...
-- 2018-01-02 11:36:14
China stocks started 2018 trading on a bullish note on Tuesday on better-than-expected December manufacturing activity. The Shanghai Composite index was up 35.81 points or 1.08 per cent at 3,342.98,...
-- 2018-01-02 11:33:49
Hong Kong stocks hit a record high on Tuesday, rose to the highest level in over a decade, aided by a surge in property shares. At 04:17 GMT, Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 2.79 per cent...
-- 2018-01-02 11:20:07
A Venezuelan soldier who shot dead a pregnant woman on Christmas Eve has been arrested. Alexandra Conopoi, 18, was killed as she waited for subsidised pork that the government had promised to million...
Reuters 2018-01-02 11:04:17
People who drink hot tea daily may be less likely than others to develop glaucoma symptoms, US researchers say. Compared to coffee, soft drink and iced tea drinkers, study participants who consumed a...
-- 2018-01-02 10:35:30
A German politician is facing a police investigation over inflammatory comments made on New Year's Eve. Beatrix von Storch, deputy leader of Germany's far-right AfD party, had her Twitter account sus...
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