WORLD
Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize
Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 2: Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers used for surgery as well as scientific study, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Germany to present plan for polluting diesel cars
Germany to present plan for polluting diesel cars
GERMANY, Oct 2: The German government will Tuesday present its compromise on the way forward for millions of people with older, more polluting diesel cars, with manufacturers potentially facing a steep bill for the crisis precipitated by an emissions cheating scandal.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Fundraising campaign expedited as time running out to save Jogi
Fundraising campaign expedited as time running out to save...
KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Various social organizations have intensified donation collection campaigns to save Khadga Bahadur Jogi, a Nepali migrant worker languishing in a prison in Abu Dhabi.
Oct 02, 2018
WORLD
Survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake grow desperate as death toll exceeds 1,200
Survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake grow despera...
PALU, Oct 2: Desperation exploded into anger Tuesday in the town closest to the epicenter of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit parts of Sulawesi island four days ago, with residents begging Indonesia's president to help them as hungry survivors crawled into stores and grabbed boxes of food...
Oct 02, 2018
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