Bratislava, May 6 (IANS) The European Commission in its spring prognosis predicts that Slovakia’s economic growth will accelerate both this year and the next after the slowdown seen last year, the media reported Monday. According to the commission, Slovakia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) should grow by 2.2 percent this year and by 3.1 percent in […]
Berlin, May 6 (IANS) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has presented a five-point plan to solve the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, a German daily reported Monday. In an article for the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Steinmeier called on Ukraine, Russia, the US and the European Union (EU) to meet again in Geneva and send on […]
Cairo, May 6 (IANS) Egypt’s former military chief and presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that the military will not rule Egypt if he wins the upcoming presidential elections. “The army will not play a role in ruling Egypt if I become the president,” Sisi said in an interview aired by two Egyptian private TV […]
Washington, May 6 (IANS) The US is assisting the Nigerian government to find and free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants, the White House said Monday. US assistance to Nigeria focuses on information-sharing and improving Nigeria’s forensics and investigative capacity, Xinhua quoted White House spokesperson Jay Carney as saying at a press briefing. He […]
Washington, May 6 (IANS) The US needs to remain closely engaged militarily with its Asian and Pacific allies, especially at a time when the region is watching with concern Russia’s behaviour toward neighbouring Ukraine, the country’s top Air Force commander for the Asia-Pacific region said Monday. “The importance of the Asia-Pacific to the future of […]
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Indian data centre technologies expert Shekhar Dasgupta has presented a new set of measures that go well beyond raising efficiency of IT infrastructure paving the way for leaner and greener data centres. These measures could improve performance and revenue besides reducing costs and environmental impact, he said speaking at the Data […]
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Mumbai-educated Harish Manwani has been elected to the Board of Directors of Qualcomm Incorporated, the San Diego, California-based global leader in wireless telecommunications products and services. Manwani, who currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Unilever PLC brings more than 35 years of consumer product and global management experience, a […]
Kiev, May 5 (IANS) Militants shot down a military helicopter near Sloviansk city in eastern Ukraine, BBC reported Monday citing a Ukrainian defence ministry statement. It was the third such incident of a Ukrainian military helicopter being downed over the city in recent days. The crew of the aircraft, however, survived largely because the helicopter crashed […]
Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Even in the face of outbreak of a disease, parents are often found lacking in getting their kids vaccinated, indicated a study. “We have always assumed that when the risk of catching a disease is high, people will accept a vaccine that is effective in preventing that disease. Our results may challenge […]
London, May 5 (IANS) Police in the US have questioned a young British woman who reportedly had sex in a drunk condition with a man in the toilet of an airliner. Cabin crew had to intervene after the woman, said to be in her 20s and flying with her parents, disappeared into the toilet with a […]