SOCIETY
Around 500 families forced to drink contaminated water
Around 500 families forced to drink contaminated water
RAJBIRAJ, Oct 2: Around 500 families at Hanumannagar of Saptari are forced to use contaminated water for drinking and household works.
Oct 02, 2018
Lifestyle
Child sex abuse may leave 'molecular scars' on DNA which could be used as evidence in cour...
Child sex abuse may leave 'molecular scars' on DNA which cou...
Childhood sexual abuse may leave “molecular scars” on a victim’s DNA which could one day be used as evidence in court, scientists have said.
Oct 02, 2018
Lifestyle
Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer’s
Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer’s
PHOENIX, Oct 2: It may be too late to stop Alzheimer’s in people who already have some mental decline. But what if a treatment could target the very earliest brain changes while memory and thinking skills are still intact, in hope of preventing the disease? Two big studies are going all out to try.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but she will keep peace prize: Nobel chief
Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but she will keep peace priz...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 2: Some of the actions Aung San Suu Kyi has taken as Myanmar’s civilian leader are “regrettable” but her Nobel Peace Prize will not be withdrawn, the head of the Nobel Foundation told Reuters in an interview in Stockholm on Friday.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Yemen: Cholera surges by 170% in war-torn Hodeida
Yemen: Cholera surges by 170% in war-torn Hodeida
YEMEN, Oct 2: After a water facility was bombed in Yemen, suspected cases of cholera in the area have surged by 170% - causing easily avoidable deaths of civilians.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Japan’s PM reshuffles Cabinet; foreign, trade ministers stay
Japan’s PM reshuffles Cabinet; foreign, trade ministers stay
TOKYO, Oct 2: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, retaining key diplomatic and economy posts as Japan tackles tough trade talks with the U.S.
Oct 02, 2018
Lifestyle
Serena Williams sings, goes topless for breast cancer video
Serena Williams sings, goes topless for breast cancer video
NEW YORK, Oct 2: Tennis great Serena Williams goes topless and sings “I Touch Myself” in a video to promote breast cancer awareness month.
Oct 02, 2018
SPORTS
Nepali men’s team wins sixth round match
Nepali men’s team wins sixth round match
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: A Nepali men’s team has won the sixth round match of the 43rd Chess Olympiad taking place in Georgia.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Man jailed for 3 months in Paris for slapping woman’s bottom
Man jailed for 3 months in Paris for slapping woman’s bottom
PARIS, Sept 26: A man has been jailed for three months for slapping a woman’s bottom in Paris. In a first under a new catcalling law, he was also fined for making lewd remarks about her body.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Saudi King Allocates $200Mln to Yemeni Central Bank
Saudi King Allocates $200Mln to Yemeni Central Bank
DOHA, Oct 2: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered that a donation of $200 million should be allocated to the Central Bank of Yemen to support the country's economy against the backdrop of the Yemeni national currency collapse provoked by ongoing military action, Saudi media reported T...
Oct 02, 2018