A Secret Space Airplane is Bring a Solar Experiment to Orbit
On Saturday, the US Air Force is expected to launch its secret space plane, X-37B, for a long-duration mission in…
Why Has Covid-19 Hit Seniors So Hard?
It took six weeks, several long, frustrating phone calls, and a consultation with Apple Care before Laurie Jacobs got her…
How Gamers Powered Super-Fast Internet Abroad
Dragos Sas, a software developer based in the historic Romanian city of Cluj, recalls childhood days of hauling PCs and…
BlueScope Steel hit by cyber attack causing around the world system shutdown of operations
BlueScope Steel has been the subject of a cyber attack, forcing production systems to be halted company-wide.Key points:BlueScope was the…
AFL expected to restart 2020 season on June 11 following coronavirus shutdown
The 2020 AFL season will resume on June 11, the league's boss Gillon McLachlan is expected to announce this afternoon.Mr…
Victoria records another 21 coronavirus cases as McDonald’s and Cedar Meats break outs grow
Victoria has recorded another 21 new cases of coronavirus overnight, including two infections linked to an outbreak at the Fawkner…
Coronavirus update: Global COVID-19 death toll passes 300,000, mental health on the agenda for National Cabinet, restrictions ease in New South Wales
The global death toll from coronavirus has hit 300,000, a "case out of nowhere" has been confirmed in central Queensland,…
Government concedes coronavirus finger-prick tests ‘of limited use’ in diagnosing COVID-19
The Federal Health Department has conceded 1 million finger-prick testing kits, purchased by the Government at the height of Australia's…
US Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Richard Burr steps down temporarily after being served FBI warrant over insider trading investigation
The chairman of the United States Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr, has stepped aside after the FBI served a search…
U.S. Senate votes to extend government security tools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a 2-1/2-year extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)…
Wisconsin court ruling at center of political divide over U.S. reopening
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (Reuters) - Wisconsin’s governor on Thursday predicted confusion after the state supreme court struck down his sweeping…
U.S. Senator Burr actions aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr will step aside as chairman of the powerful Senate Intelligence Committee, after the…
U.S. Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to toughen its response…
U.S. states Islamic State performed attack on Kabul hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday blamed Islamic State militants — not the Taliban — for a gruesome…
COVID patients given malaria drug didn’t see significant improvements: studies
(Reuters) - Patients given the malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for COVID-19 did not…
‘Wild, wild West’: Wisconsin reopens for business
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (Reuters) - As a handful of patrons sat at the bar nursing beers and watching a rerun…
Asian stocks set to rise on optimism of post-lockdown healing, stimulus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to rise on Friday amid investor optimism about the re-opening of the…
Trump administration problems worldwide maritime advisory on sanctions, with market input
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of…
U.S. faces ‘darkest winter’ if pandemic planning fails: whistleblower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness…
One for the poor: On Centre’s corona bundle
More than 50 days since a nationwide lockdown was announced by the Union government, it is clear that what was…
Lockdown syndrome: On virus-induced economic crisis
Official data capturing the economic impact of the nationwide lockdown are starting to pour in slowly. The country’s industrial output,…
Coronavirus | More time needed for rolling out virus diagnostic test
A promising technology developed by a Department of Science and Technology-funded laboratory to accelerate coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in India may…
An open letter from scientists across the globe requiring use of material masks to avoid COVID-19
In the light of convincing research evidence that face masks is a great tool to stop community spread of COVID-19,…
Coronavirus lockdown | Returning workers fight for food at Bihar railway stations
Even as the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that migrant workers will be given free foodgrains for…
Coronavirus package | Migrant workers to get free foodgrains
A major focus of the second tranche of the economic stimulus package announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on…
Close to 1 lakh foreign citizens have actually flown out of India considering that March
NEW DELHI: Close to one lakh foreign nationals have flown out of India over the last two and a half…
Purists fume as Army plans to convert 61st Cavalry into armoured regiment
The Army is planning to convert its famous 61st Cavalry into a regular armoured regiment NEW DELHI: The Army is…
Destination address need to when reserving rail tickets
Indian Railways has started taking the destination address of all passengers booking train tickets from Wednes...Read MoreNEW DELHI: Indian Railways…
India has ensured there’s been no starvation: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: The government has focused on the health of citizens and ensured that no one was left wanting for…
Coronavirus: Second-highest spike in new cases as Maharashtra, Delhi numbers soar
NEW DELHI: In the biggest surge in Covid-19 infections in Delhi, 472 people tested positive for the virus on Thursday,…
Vijay Mallya is denied right to appeal in apex court, he might be back in India within 28 days
LONDON: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s application for permission to appeal his extradition to India in the UK Supreme Court was…
WATCH: Sony Drop Breathtaking Ghost of Tsushima 18-Minute Gameplay Footage
Sony and its flagship product, the PlayStation, is quite easily the most popular console. When it comes to the market…
Facebook releases avatar feature in the U.S.
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Fans Snap On Twitter For Being Unable To Access GTA V
GTA V is now out on Epic Games Store was the tweet that captured our attention today. The game started…
Apple buys virtual reality company NextVR
An attendee wears a HTC Corp. Vive virtual reality (VR) headset during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San…
The Eid challenge
THIS week, after weeks and weeks, the world began to open. In Sindh the trading markets opened on Monday, one…
Health and well-being enhanced by spending time in the garden, research study finds
New research suggests that people who have access to a private garden and actively make use of it have better…
United States distancing procedures stabilized however did not lower SARS-CoV-2 spread
Results of a new study indicate that physical distancing measures in the United States have stabilized, but not reduced, the…
COVID-19: First bowel imaging study implicates blood clots
People with COVID-19 often experience gastrointestinal symptoms. An analysis of abdominal scans suggests that blood clots in small arteries may…
Whistleblower warns U.S. is running out of time to bolster its response to COVID-19 pandemic | CBC News
A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional…
Canadian COVID-19 research is a ‘valuable target’ for spies, say intelligence agencies | CBC News
Canada's spy agencies are warning that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a "valuable target" for state-sponsored actors…
Is Ontario ready for easing COVID-19 restrictions? | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday how Ontario will start to reopen its economy and phase out some emergency restrictions that…
Some good news from around the world on Thursday
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What will Ontario’s 1st stage of reopening look like? Premier Ford unveils details | CBC News
Ontario's first stage of economic recovery will include resuming construction projects, the reopening of some workplaces, seasonal activities and healthcare…
Gulping down 1 or more sugary beverages a day might put you at danger for heart disease
Gulping down 1 or more sugary drinks a day could put you at risk for cardiovascular disease - CNN
Dr. Joseph Fair: ‘Best guess’ is I got coronavirus through my eyes
NBC News medical contributor Dr. Joseph Fair joins TODAY’s Al Roker by video chat from his
Cops examine CCTV video footage after UK transport worker dies from Covid-19 following declared spitting event
(CNN)Police are examining CCTV footage after a British transport worker died with coronavirus 14 days after being allegedly spat on…
What Scientists Know So Far About the Syndrome Affecting Children With Coronavirus
A child rides a scooter through Venice, California in late April 2020. Photo: Getty ImagesChildren across the U.S. and Europe…
Trump cheers Wisconsin ruling as tensions flare over coronavirus lockdowns
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday applauded the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a coronavirus lockdown order…
Search warrant served on Senator Burr’s lawyer over stock trades: main
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI served a search warrant to Senator Richard Burr’s attorney in connection with the stock trades…