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- Health
AI-powered automated microscope accurately detects Malaria in travelers
New Delhi: An international team of researchers has tested the accuracy of an automated microscope, combined with AI software, to identify malaria parasites in blood samples of travellers in a true clinical…
- World
22% consumers bought fake influencer-endorsed goods: Study
New Delhi: About 22 per cent of consumers aged 16-60, who are active on social media, have purchased counterfeit goods endorsed by influencers, a new study said on Thursday. In the study,…
- Business
US consumer prices accelerate for the first time in 13 months
Washignton: For the first time in more than 12 months, the pace of US consumer price hikes accelerated on an annual basis, a media report said. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.2…
- World
Canadian college revokes admission offers, leaves int’l students in limbo
Toronto: Hundreds of international students, including Indians, have been left in limbo after a college in the Canadian province of Ontario revoked its admission offers for the coming academic year, according to…
- World
At UN, India tells Pakistan to concentrate on its own problems
United Nations: It is best to concentrate on its own problems instead of flinging allegations against others, India told Pakistan when it resorted to terrorism while being designated as one of the…
- World
Wildfire raging in California, Nevada spreads to 94,009 acres
Los Angeles: A wildfire raging across the US states of California and Nevada since July 28 has so far spread to 94,009 acres of land. The fire, dubbed York Fire, was first…
- World
India emphasises importance of equity and accessibility in food grain distribution
United Nations: Highlighting the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grain distribution, India has said open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan fails to appear before poll panel over failure to hold intra-party elections
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister and chief of PTI Imran Khan on Friday failed to appear before the election commission despite having been served a final notice over the party’s failure to…
- Technology
China mulls new rules to curb kids’ smartphone use
Hong Kong: China’s cyberspace regulator has proposed rules that would limit the smartphone screen time of kids based on their age with a “minor mode”. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on…
- World
Daredevil dies after 721ft fall from top of Hong Kong skyscraper
Hong Kong: Remi Lucidi, a 30-year-old French daredevil known for climbing various towers around the world, has died after falling 721-ft from the top of a 68-storey Hong Kong skyscraper that he…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, China ink deals to boost CPEC phase 2
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Monday signed six key documents to help undertake the second phase of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects under a new model, further cementing…
- World
Jewel thieves target Indians, South Asians in Massachusetts: Report
New York: Indian and South Asian families in several towns of the US state of Massachusetts are being increasingly targeted by thieves for their expensive jewelleries, a media report said. According to…
- World
Singapore executes woman convict for first time in 20 years
Singapore: For the first time in 20 years, Singapore on Friday executed a woman convict who was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45,…
- World
UK lawyers’ watchdog opens investigation into asylum cases
London: The UK’s watchdog for solicitors said on Thursday that it is investigating legal firms and individuals suspected of breaching rules in advising clients on making false asylum claims. The Solicitors Regulatory…
- Pakistan
Chinese woman marries Pakistani man she met online
Peshawar: In yet another cross-border love story, a Chinese woman has travelled to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to marry the man whom she befriended and fell in love with on social media,…
