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Monday, 29 May 2017 New Delhi – The Indian health ministry has confirmed its first cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organisation has said, the latest nation to be affected by the mosquito-borne virus that sparked global concern. Zika, which can cause babies to be born with microcephaly, …

Monday, 29 May 2017 Naypyidaw: Talks to end decades of bitter civil war in Myanmar have faltered, a government spokesman warned, blaming ethnic rebel demands for greater autonomy, which the military fears could break the country up. The civilian-led government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made striking a peace …

Monday, 29 May 2017 Colombo – Sri Lanka stepped up its military-led relief operations Saturday as nearly half a million people were displaced after a monsoon deluge killed at least 122 people and threatened more flooding. Rainfall on Friday triggered the worst flooding and landslides in 14 years in the …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 The International Space Station, which has been orbiting Earth for almost 20 years, is targeted by micrometeorites and comet dust that may contain biogenic substances of extraterrestrial origin. In other words, alien lifeforms may be found on the outer surface of the ISS, Russian space agency …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday it was planning to establish an Arctic research and testing scientific center this year. According to Makushev, the center will conduct research and testing related to military logistics in the Arctic and the development of weaponry suitable for …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 New Delhi – The bridge cost some $310 million to build and is made up of approximately 33,000 tons of steel. The aerial distance from the bridge to the Chinese border is less than 100 km. It is designed to facilitate the quick movement of troops and artillery from army bases in eastern India. “This bridge …

Saturday, 27 May 2017 As part of an effort to improve faltering vaccination rates in Germany, Berlin wants its kindergarteners to inform authorities if their parents haven’t taken them for vaccinations. On Friday, the German Parliament is set to vote on the measure. This can be can be difficult to …

Friday, 26 May 2017 Mumbai: India’s passenger trains are notorious for being rickety and spartan, but the government is hoping to change all that with a new “luxury” service. The popular image of rail travel in the country of 1.2 billion people is of hundreds of people crammed into carriages, …

Friday, 26 May 2017 Dhaka – Panic broke out in more than a dozen factories in Bangladesh’s capital as hundreds of garment workers fell ill in a heatwave, forcing the plants to close, police said Thursday. Police said 18 factories, which export clothes to Western retailers, had been shut since …

Friday, 26 May 2017   SIGONELLA, Italy – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Sicily from Brussels on Thursday ahead of a 2-day Group of Seven summit at which other leaders are expected to pressure him to soften his stance on trade and climate change. The G7 meeting in the …