Day: May 26, 2019

New potential breast cancer drug identified

Scientists, including an Indian-American researcher, have identified a molecule that can help treat breast cancer, giving hope to patients who have become resistant to traditional therapies.The first-in-class molecule shuts down oestrogen-sensitive breast cancer in a new way, researchers said.First-in-class drugs are those that work by a unique mechanism […]

Woman head of NGO, 3 others held for housing scam

Hyderabad, May 26: A woman running an NGO and three of her associates have been arrested on the charge of cheating 2,700 people a total of Rs 8.1 crore after promising to build houses with overseas subsidy for them in neighbouring Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, police said Sunday. K Krishnamma, […]

Japanese sumo vs Trump’s WWE: big differences in clash of big men

President Donald Trump will be ringside Sunday for Tokyo’s big sumo tournament, but if he hopes his longtime love of US-style professional wrestling will give him special insight into the action, he better think again. Both sumo and the WWE involve enormous men wearing very little and trying […]

High stakes for enclave as Europe’s biggest casino goes bust

Campione d’Italia, a tiny Italian enclave on the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Lugano, is fighting for its survival after its main source of income — a giant casino — went bankrupt. “SOS Campione is dead” reads a giant banner hung opposite the immense casino, made up of modernistic […]

Trump downplays North Korea launches on Japan visit

US President Donald Trump Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile launches as he teed off a state visit to Japan with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a trip to the sumo. Before hitting the course, Trump tweeted that North Korea had tested “some […]

Federer returns to play at French Open after 4-year absence

PARIS — Roger Federer is in action on the opening day of the French Open. Returning to play at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, Federer opens against 73rd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego in the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Also Sunday, 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza faces […]

Nepal’s record-setting Everest guide returns hero

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Family, friends and supporters welcomed a veteran Sherpa guide upon his return to Nepal’s capital on Saturday, days after his 24th climb of Mount Everest extended his record. After flying back from Everest to Kathmandu, Kami Rita was greeted by the waiting crowd at the […]

Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru

LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 has struck in north-central Peru. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometers (71 miles) struck at 2:41 a.m., 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of the village of Lagunas and […]

U.S. ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama

BEIJING – China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip to the Himalayan region where he criticised Beijing for interfering in religious freedom. Branstad visited Tibet last week, the first such trip by […]

Man held for cyber stalking ex-classmatein Hyderabad

Hyderabad, May 26: A 23-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly cyber stalking and sexually harassing his former intermediate classmate on social media after she rejected his proposal, police said Sunday. The woman had recently blocked him on WhatsApp for sending ‘unscrupulous messages’ following which he allegedly […]

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