Way to treat rare Kawasaki Disease found
New York – There is good news for those seeking a cure to the Kawasaki Disease (KD) – a rare childhood affliction that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. A team of scientists at Sanford Children’s Health Research Centre in South Dakota, US, has discovered a molecule called... read more »
Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014
Beijing – Beijing has started to examine a draft to relax the more than 30-year-old one-child policy, authorities said Friday. The standing committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress is mulling an amendment to the Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Regulations,... read more »
Kejriwal to take Metro to reach Ramlila Maidan
New Delhi – AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is bitterly against the ubiquitous “VIP culture”, will take the Delhi Metro Saturday to reach the Ramlila Maidan to take oath as Delhi’s chief minister. The 45-year-old Kejriwal has also told his six colleagues who will become... read more »
Low oxygen bad for breast cancer patients
New York – Breast cancer cells, when exposed to low oxygen conditions, trigger the production of two proteins that make the cancer cells spread fast — making the patient’s condition worse, a new paper has contended. Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University reached the conclusion... read more »
Japan raises defence spending budget
Tokyo – Japanese cabinet Tuesday approved a record-high 95.88 trillion yen (about $922 billion) budget for fiscal 2014, of which the defence spending was up 2.8 percent, marking the... read more »
Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Cairo – Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi Tuesday declared Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s oldest and most influential Islamist movement, as a terrorist group,... read more »
Foggy morning in Delhi
New Delhi – There was fog in Delhi early Tuesday, but visibility improved as the day progressed. Four trains! were cancelled and three flights were diverted, said... read more »
Mission already accomplished, says Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after revealing NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance... read more »
South Sudan army lose capital of oil-producing state
Khartoum – South Sudan’s army admitted Monday that it had lost control of Bantiu, capital of the oil- producing Unity State, media reported. “Our forces have not prepared to control... read more »
