World News

New York : Close the blinds, draw the curtains and turn off all the lights before bed because exposure to even moderate ambient lighting during night-time sleep can harm your health.According to researchers at Northwestern University in the…

Sydney : Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of the Red Planet, an international team of researchers suggested. The…

Moscow : Investigative journalists have reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being briefed by 10 doctors when he travels, while he himself is interested in unconventional medicine, such as taking baths using deer horn…

New York : Next time you order a pizza or whip up a creamy risotto, go ahead and load on the mushrooms.Adding more of the edible fungi into your diet may be one way to counteract the health risks associated with the Western-style diet…

Tokyo : Mycobacteria, a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in humans, are associated with red blood cells at lung infection sites. M. tuberculosis and other mycobacteria implicated in lung disease…

San Francisco : Google is using its Artificial Intelligence systems to help people get access to critical information while avoiding potentially shocking or harmful content, so that they can stay safe, both online and offline.Google shows…

Moscow : Russia's communications regulator may fine Google over its failure to remove certain "illegal" videos related to Ukraine invasion on the YouTube platform.In a post on Telegram, Roskomnadzor warned it may fine Google up to 8 million…

Geneva : The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period  the first six weeks after birth. Worldwide, more than three in ten women and babies…

San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter is working on a feature that would allow multiple users to co-author a tweet, which it is referring to as "Collaborations".The option has yet to be made publicly available and only works after one…

London : Love to consume soft drinks with no added sugars, table-top sweeteners, and yogurt/cottage cheese containing artificial sweeteners? Beware, you may be at increased risk of cancer, warned a study.Artificial sweeteners in food or…