Hong Kong, Oct 3 (IANS/EFE) Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong Friday scuffled with those opposing their movement in two of the four districts where the protesters have been gathered for almost a week. The altercations occurred in the crowded shopping area of Mong Konk and in Causeway Bay frequented by tourists from the Chinese mainland. Witnesses […]
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Even if you are young and drink alcohol only during the weekends, that could be enough to harm your reproductive health as researchers have found that drinking just five units of alcohol a week could affect sperm quality of young men. The researchers also found that higher the tally of weekly units, […]
Stockholm, Oct 2 (IANS) Stefan Lofven, head of the Social Democratic Party, was Thursday voted by parliament to be the new Swedish prime minister. Lofven got 132 “yes” votes in the 349-seat Parliament, with 49 “no” votes, 154 abstentions while 14 other members were absent, Xinhua reported citing Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. The 154 abstentions came […]
Sydney Oct 2 (IANS/EFE) A 23-year-old surfer lost one of his arms and his other hand in a shark attack Thursday at a beach near Esperance in Western Australia, official sources reported. The youth was attacked in the waters off the Wylie Bay beach and was immediately rushed to hospital in the city of Esperance, from […]
Paris, Oct 2 (IANS) A helicopter crash in Doubs, eastern France, killed five people Thursday, media reported. The EC130 helicopter, with seven Swiss passengers on board, fell minutes after taking off from Lausanne en route to Montbeliard, Xinhua reported citing BFMTV news channel. Five people were killed and two others were wounded, one of them seriously, […]
Bangkok, Oct 2 (IANS/EFE) Thai scientists Thursday announced the discovery of a new antibody against the Ebola virus and claimed that it is “more effective” than those that now exist. However, the new cure is still awaiting animal and human trials. “We are proud to have created a new antibody treatment for Ebola fever,” Udom Kachintorn, […]
Hong Kong, Oct 2 (IANS) Pro-democracy protests continued in Hong Kong for the fifth day Thursday with students threatening to take over government buildings unless the territory’s chief executive, Leung Chung-ying, resigns by the end of the day. The “Umbrella Revolution”, as the protest has come to be called, continued to attract thousands of demonstrators in […]
Gaza, Oct 1 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement Wednesday denied media reports about its plan to form a “Popular Army” in the Gaza Strip. The group said in an emailed press statement that Hamas has an armed wing, known as al-Qassam Brigades, and “anything reported on the plans to form an army in the Gaza Strip […]
Baku, Sep 30 (IANS) Nine people, including three women, were killed in a road accident in Azerbaijan when a wedding motorcade car had a head on collision with another car Monday, police said. The accident took place in Goychay region, Xinhua reported. Four people were killed on the accident site while six seriously injured were rushed […]
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday described terrorism as the greatest danger, as he called for the world to come together to challenge its menace. He also outlined the steps taken by him in India to make governance easier, to invite foreign investments and provide skills to the Indian youth to become […]