Long-term unemployment linked to faster aging in men
Washington – A new study ahs found that men who are unemployed for more than two years show signs of faster ageing in their DNA. Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Oulu, Finland studied DNA samples from 5,620 men and women born in Finland in 1966. They measured... read more »
Apologetic` Tyson gives back `bitten ear` to Holyfield in `bizarre` TV ad
London – Former American boxing star Mike Tyson is reportedly seen handing back the piece of ear he bit off his compatriot Evander Holyfield during their infamous fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas over 15 years ago in a new TV advertisement. The former world heavyweight champion was... read more »
Federer, Murray welcome Chris Kermode’s `appointment` as `new` ATP ch...
Johannesburg – Britain’s Chris Kermode has been appointed as the head of international men’s tennis in his role of the president of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals). According to Sport24, Kermode expressed that it was a huge honour to have been given the opportunity... read more »
Ronaldo ahead of Messi amid FIFA Ballon d’Or voting `extension` contr...
Johannesburg – Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo may have improved his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or after a voting deadline was extended by FIFA for the award to November 29. According to Sport24, this means that Ronaldo now may beat Lionel Messi for the honour. Ronaldo... read more »
Nelson Mandela still unable to speak, says ex-wife
London – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak, but he is not on life-support machine, his ex-wife said. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said that ailing... read more »
Google, Microsoft agree to not show results for child abuse images
London – Tech giants Google and Microsoft have reportedly agreed measures in a bid to stop yielding results related to child abuse on their respective search sites. The two companies... read more »
Chhattisgarh gears up for second phase of polls tomorrow
Raipur – The second phase of Assembly elections will be held in Chhattisgarh tomorrow. Chhattisgarh, which witnessed a voter turnout of 67 percent in its first phase November 11... read more »
Windows 8.1 gets new Skype
Washington – Internet calling and messaging service Skype has been reportedly rolled out for Microsoft’s latest Windows 8.1, allowing it to match with the operating system’s... read more »
Protein coding `junk genes` key to understanding cancer
Washington – Researchers have found close to one hundred novel human gene regions that code for proteins and a number of these regions are so-called pseudogenes, which may be linked to... read more »
