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Washington: Scientists have identified an orally administered drug which they found lowers cholesterol in animal models by 70 per cent. The research, published in the journal Cell Reports, represents a previously unrecognised strategy for managing cholesterol and may also impact cancer treatments. After statins, the next leading class of medications for managing cholesterol are PCSK9 […]
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Addressing the UNSC's annual debate on Security Council reform on Thursday, UK Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward said, "Our position is well known
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As we meet today to discuss UNSC reforms, a representative of Pakistan has yet again made unwarranted references to Jammu and Kashmir.
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A fourth suspect Oleg Pulatov, a Russian citizen also in absentia, was acquitted although the judges found that he knew about the missile, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Zelensky went on to say that dozens of people were injured as a result of a missile attack on Thursday in Dnipro, adding that "everyone is being provided with aid".
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Some of the injured people were in serious conditions and the death toll was expected to rise in the fire that broke out in the area of Tal-Za'tar in the Jabalia refugee camp on Thursday, Xinhua news agency quoted Salah Abu Laila, director of the Indonesian Hospital that received the victims, as saying.
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Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University, succeeds President Anthony P. Monaco on July 1, 2023.
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Hyderabad City-based Natco Pharma said that the Appeals Court in the US has rejected its marketing partner Alvogen’s appeal on Ibrutinib tablets. These are proposed generic equivalents to Imbruvica tablets made Pharmacyclics LLC. It is indicated in the treatment of cancer. Natco and its co-development and marketing partner Alvogen Pine Brook are assessing their option […]
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Jeddah: In a significant development, Saudi Arabia has exempted Indian nationals from submitting police clearance to travel to the oil rich country for employment. The Saudi Arabian Embassy in New Delhi has announced on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has exempted Indians from submitting a police clearance certificate (PCC). In a tweet it added that “In […]
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On the anniversary of the 2019 uprising on Wednesday, state news agencies blamed terrorists on two motorcycles for the killing of seven people in a shopping centre in the southern city of Izeh Khuzesta, te Guardian reported.
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Helsinki: Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising due to an ageing population, according to the country’s tech industry. Technology Finland said on Wednesday that the industry alone, the most significant export sector in Finland, will need 130,000 new experts in the next 10 years, […]
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Chicago: After experiencing an abnormal warm week with high temperatures staying over 20 degrees Celsius, Chicago suddenly plunged into winter as snow crept into the US third largest city on Tuesday morning and lasts into Wednesday. An inch of snow was measured at O’Hare on the North Side of Chicago on Tuesday, the first measurable […]
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“While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15 years — until 2037 — for it to reach 9 billion, a sign that the overall growth rate of the global population is slowing,” the UN said, on Tuesday.
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The company did not reveal the exact number of employees being hit although earlier reports put the number at 10,000 employees or 3 per cent of its workforce.
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Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday night, the NATO chief said: "Most likely this is a Ukrainian air defence missile."
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Bali: Indonesia on Wednesday handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year at the Bali summit here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it a matter of pride for every Indian citizen. At a brief ceremony, Indonesian President Joko Widodo handed over the G20 presidency to Prime Minister Modi at the conclusion […]
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Indonesia: Members of the Group of 20 leading economies ended their summit Wednesday with a declaration of firm condemnation of the war in Ukraine and a warning that the conflict is making an already delicate world economy worse. The summit’s closing statement was noteworthy because world leaders managed to highlight a denunciation of the war […]
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While Wynn is in its last stages of planning for the resort, regulations are being drafted and they would share their programming and plans more publicly in early 2023.
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Dubai: Kuwait on Wednesday put to death seven prisoners in a rare mass execution in the small, oil-rich nation despite facing international criticism over its plans. The state-run KUNA news agency described those executed as all facing premeditated murder and other charges in the sheikhdom. It identified those killed as three Kuwaiti men, one Kuwaiti […]
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San Francisco: Twitter Boss Elon Musk revealed that he has lost nearly 30 lbs, or around 13.6 kg, in response to a Twitter user who commented that “he had lost a lot of weight”. “You’ve lost a ton of weight, Elon! Keep up the fantastic work,” a user tweeted. In a Twitter thread, another user […]
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Announcing the action against the Indian flag carrier and five other airlines on Monday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: "A flight cancellation is frustrating enough, and you shouldn't also have to haggle or wait months to get your refund."
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London: Britain’s inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fuelling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans on Thursday. Consumer prices rose 11.1% in the 12 months through October, compared with 10.1% in September, the Office for National Statistics […]
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A video of a chief meteorologist, Doug Kammerer from Washington D.C has been going viral on social media where he was on air tracking the storm for the viewers on March 31, 2022. In the middle of the broadcast, Kammerer realised the tornado warning was right over his house in Maryland. “As a matter of […]
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Bali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other world leaders, visited and planted mangroves in Bali’s largest mangrove forest Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit here on Wednesday. Modi is in Bali to attend the G20 summit which opened here on Tuesday. Modi was welcomed at the summit venue […]
