Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lifted his suspension of parliament and called a meeting for Monday that could end an increasingly bitter power struggle between two rival prime ministers, officials said. The climbdown Thursday by Sirisena, who sparked the crisis by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and […]
Safety concerns are a main reason American parents hesitate to have their children vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, according to a new study. The finding challenges a common reason given by doctors for not recommending the vaccine more forcefully — that parents are concerned […]
open view web desk 30/10/2018
PITTSBURGH : Up in the choir loft, alone, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers whispered to a 911 dispatcher on his cellphone. Below him, down in the sanctuary, eight of his congregants had been felled by a gunman’s bullets. Up here, though, Myers couldn’t see them — or any of the […]
Beijing : Six more Chinese workers trapped in a coal mine in east China’s Shandong Province have died, taking the death toll from the accident to 19, officials said on Monday. The bodies of six workers trapped in the coal mine were found on Sunday, state-run Xinhua news agency […]
Washington : There is only one Donald Trump, the White House has said, rejecting comparisons between the US president and the new right wing leader of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday, Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil. His brash style and harsh statements have led many to compare him […]
LONDON : Saudi Arabia is unlikely likely to see significant impact on its trade and investment flows following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the chief executive of Europe’s biggest bank HSBC said on Monday. “It has been a difficult few weeks for the kingdom, this has not […]
Palu, Indonesia — Every time I cover a disaster like this, a little piece of me is lost. The soft part of you, the part that feels, that cares, the human part I guess. It kills that part of you a bit. I can feel that it’s not as […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has garnered international attention with his reforms and rapid rise to power Saudi Arabia warned it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as more Western companies distanced themselves from the Gulf […]
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 […]
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