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Moscow :m Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a blockade of the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol instead of storming it, local media reported. The order was given after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu…

New York : Inhaling harmful nanoparticulates that are less than 100 nanometers wide and found in sunscreens to pharmaceuticals to sports equipment during pregnancy can escape lungs and enter the placenta and lead to low birth weight in…

Washington : Blood tests that look for signs of genetic abnormalities in a foetus during pregnancy run the risk of producing false results and inappropriate use, warned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency warned against…

Canberra : Microplastics are making their way into human food supplies in oceans around Australia, researchers have found. In a study published recently in Science of the Total Environment, a team from Flinders University sampled…

Ulan Bator : At least 40 cases of human tick-borne diseases have been reported in Mongolia, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Wednesday. "As of today, 40 cases of tick-borne infections have been registered in our…

London : Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are essential nutrients to all animals. Yet dietary variation between species, populations and individuals can vary dramatically.In an international collaborative study, researchers from Australia,…

Moscow : Western countries' "economic blitzkrieg" strategy against Russia has failed, President Vladimir Putin has said at a government meeting on economic issues. The main negative factor for the Russian economy in recent years has been…

San Francisco : Google has denied reports that it unblurred satellite Maps imagery in Russia to allegedly open access to Russia's military and strategic facilities for Ukrainians.A Twitter account named @ArmedForcesUkr tweeted a set of…

New York : Two strains of the bacterium causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in a completely different fashion, says a new study.The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, may help…

New York : Smoking may dominate other factors, including the amount of wealth, in shortening lifespan, says a new study.A researcher, from the University of California, Riverside, said that the finding further confirmed that smoking…