Day: November 9, 2018

PM greets the nation on Bhai Dooj

open view web desk Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Bhai Dooj. “भाई दूज के पावन पर्व की सभी देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। Greetings to you all on the special occasion of Bhai Dooj, a festival that celebrates the strong brother-sister […]

Trump’s attorney general switch sparks Russia probe fury

President Donald Trump was accused Thursday of pushing America toward a constitutional crisis after his firing of the attorney general cast doubt over the future of an explosive probe into election collusion with Russian agents. Trump emerged from Tuesday’s midterm elections promising a new era of cooperation, but […]

Conjoined Bhutanese twins separated in Australia surgery

Australian surgeons on Friday successfully separated 15-month-old Bhutanese twins, Nima and Dawa, who had been joined at the torso. The team of more than 20 doctors and nurses spent six hours operating on the pair, who shared a liver but no other major organs, to the relief of […]

Baby boom for some nations, bust for others: study

Soaring birth rates in developing nations are fuelling a global baby boom while women in dozens of richer countries aren’t producing enough children to maintain population levels there, according to figures released Friday. A global overview of birth, death and disease rates evaluating thousands of datasets on a […]

Japan team transplants stem cells into brain to treat Parkinson’s

Japanese researchers said Friday they have transplanted stem cells into the brain of a patient in the first stage of an innovative trial to cure Parkinson’s disease. The research team at Kyoto University injected induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells — which have the potential to develop into any […]

One dead, two hurt in Melbourne ‘terror’ attack

A knife-wielding man killed one person and injured two others in a rush hour stabbing rampage in downtown Melbourne Friday, before being shot dead by police. Australian authorities said they were treating the attack as an act of terror and revealed that the suspect was originally from Somalia […]

In online ruse, fake journalists tried to hack Saudi critic

WASHINGTON — Hackers impersonating journalists tried to intercept the communications of a prominent Saudi opposition figure in Washington, The Associated Press has found. One attempt involved the fabrication of a fake BBC secretary and an elaborate television interview request; the other involved the impersonation of slain Washington Post […]

Indian rebels blow up bus, killing 4 civilians, 1 soldier

PATNA, India — Maoist rebels blew up a bus on Thursday, killing four civilians and a paramilitary soldier, in a central Indian state where legislative elections are to be held next week. Senior police officer D.M. Awasthi said the attack occurred in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh state, a […]

AP NewsBreak: Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book

WASHINGTON— Former first lady Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to “block it all out.” She also denounces Trump’s “birther” campaign questioning her […]

Southern California city mourns in wake of bar massacre

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— The mourners gathered to hold hands, to sing and to wonder how one of the safest cities in America could become a killing zone. Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed […]

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