Month: March 2019

NASA’s new rocket won’t be ready for moon shot next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — NASA’s massive new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency’s top official told Congress on Wednesday. Administrator Jim Bridenstine said he’s considering switching to commercial rockets to keep the June 2020 launch date. Bridenstine told a Senate committee […]

UN: Environment is deadly, worsening mess, but not hopeless

WASHINGTON— Earth is sick with multiple and worsening environmental ills killing millions of people yearly, a new U.N. report says. Climate change, a global major extinction of animals and plants, a human population soaring toward 10 billion, degraded land, polluted air, and plastics, pesticides and hormone-changing chemicals in the water […]

US health officials move to tighten sales of e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON— U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products in convenience stores, gas stations, pharmacies and other retail locations. The new guidelines, first proposed by the Food and Drug Administration […]

Gluten, lactose in drugs? Study raises questions about risk

WASHINGTON — A man with celiac disease felt sicker after starting a new drug, but it wasn’t a typical side effect. It turns out the pills were mixed with gluten the patient knew to avoid in food — but was surprised to find hiding in medicine. A new […]

Parents charged in admissions scheme roll through US courts

LOS ANGELES — Colleges and companies moved swiftly to distance themselves from employees swept up in a nationwide college admissions scheme, many of them coaches accused of taking bribes and others prominent parents accused of angling to get their children into top schools by portraying them as recruited […]

EU hopes for ‘significant pledges’ at Syria donor meet

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat says the EU expects “significant pledges” for Syria at a donor conference, as the bloc seeks to keep the 8-year conflict in the international spotlight. Speaking ahead of Thursday’s donor conference in Brussels, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that Syrians […]

World stocks rise ahead of vote to push Brexit back

SINGAPORE  — World stocks were mostly higher on Thursday as traders awaited a vote that could delay Britain’s March 29 exit from the European Union. In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5 percent to 7,192.44 and France’s CAC 40 advanced 0.7 percent to 5,344.50. The DAX in Germany […]

GOP senators appear ready to block Trump border declaration

WASHINGTON  — The Republican-led Senate is set to deal President Donald Trump a rebuke on his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, with the only remaining question how many GOP senators will join Democrats in defying him. Republicans are predicting that Thursday’s showdown vote will […]

Cabinet approves issue of Notifications for “General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019)”

open view news desk The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the ““General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019) -for issuance of statutory notifications under under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951”. It provides for calling upon the […]

India Pavilion inaugurated at London Book Fair

open view news desk Ms. Sadhana Rout, Director General, Publications Division & Shri Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting inaugurated the India Pavilion at London Book Fair on Tuesday.The Fair is being held in the London Olympia from 12th to 14th March.The India Pavilion lays special focus […]

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