Black hole jets shoot out material at 60% of the speed of light!
Nearly 8,000 light-years away from Earth, astronomers have discovered a black hole that keeps rapidly swinging out jets of plasma...
Month: April 2019
China upgrades 5th edition of its currency
BEIJING, The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, has upgraded the fifth edition of the renminbi (RMB), the...
Emperor Akihito: Japanese monarch declares historic abdication
Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last...
“plant blindness” can have disastrous consequences
A phenomenon called “plant blindness” means we tend to underappreciate the flora around us. That can have disastrous consequences not...
Company that gave you a day off in the middle of the week, every week?
On Wednesdays, while most of her friends are at work, Tiffany Schrauwen is on the tennis court, practising her backhand....
Putin lauds development of Russia-Japan relations under Emperor Akihito
MOSCOW, . Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to abdicating Japanese Emperor Akihito, the telegram was published on the...
JAPANESE EMPEROR AKIHITO BEGINS HISTORIC ABDICATION
Media caption The day’s ceremonies began with several private rituals in the Imperial Palace Emperor Akihito is preparing to step...
PAKISTAN ARMY WILL RESPOND TO ANY INDIAN AGGRESSION
Director General Inter Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor has said Pakistan Army, with the support of the nation,...
TROPICAL CYCLONE KENNETH CLAIMS 38!
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has climbed to 38, the Mozambican government’s disaster management institute said on Monday....
12 KILLED AND 5 INJURED AS PASSENGER VAN Crash!
At least 12 people were killed and five others injured when a passenger van caught fire after ramming into the...
SINKING INDONESIA’S PLANNING MINISTER ANNOUNCES
Bambang Brodjonegoro said President Joko Widodo had chosen to relocate the capital in “an important decision”.The new location is not...
OXFORD STUDENTS INVITED SENATOR A. REHMAN MALIK FOR LECTURE ON TERRORISM
Mustafaen Kamal Chairperson Oxford Majlis Society called on Senator A. Rehman Malik Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and author...
Australia to kill two million free roaming cats
They're cute, they're fluffy, and they're public enemy number one in Australia.Australia is at war -- with feral cats. By...
World’s highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in China’s Tibet
CHINA-TIBET-MILA MOUNTAIN TUNNEL-OPENING (CN), a part of the high-grade highway linking Lhasa with Nyingchi in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region....
Xi stresses high-quality, sustainable infrastructure under BRI
BEIJING, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday highlighted building infrastructure of high quality, sustainability, risk resilience, reasonable pricing, inclusiveness and...
Uber aims for $90bn stock market debut
Uber has revealed that it is seeking a valuation of $90bn (£70bn) in its much anticipated stock market flotation. The...
“But what do you do when you are out of the loop?”PM Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial information about any potential danger in the country was not passed to him.The subsequent attacks,...
90% of the marine viruses not classified !
The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count.Marine viruses were found from the surface down...
Russia floats out first nuclear sub that will carry Poseidon strategic underwater drones
SEVERODVINSK, The Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod that will be the first carrier of Poseidon strategic underwater drones was...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera
BEIJING, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday ahead of the Second Belt and Road...
Vision 2030: Saudi Arabia achieves $7.4 billion budget surplus in first quarter of 2019
Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday achieving a budget surplus in the first quarter of this year, which is the first...
Antarctica: Thousands of emperor penguin chicks wiped out
Emperor penguins need a reliable and stable platform of sea-ice.Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drowned when the sea-ice on which...
Pakistan-UK Tech Initiative Launched in the UK
London: A commitment to promote greater links and economic growth between the UK and Pakistan’s tech sectors launched in the...
Pakistan offers assistance to Sri Lanka in counter-terrorism measures
Prime Minister Imran Khan today telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe and strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took...
Putin signs decree easing citizenship rules for residents of certain Ukrainian regions
MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, which makes it possible for residents of certain regions of southeastern...
We can sell our oil as much as we want , Khamenei
TEHRAN Iranian leaders on Wednesday unanimously dismissed the recent U.S. move to further pressure on Iran over oil sales.The U.S....
359 dead! Sri Lankan police chief, defense secretary to resign
COLOMBO, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the country's Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to...
Xi meets Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi
BEIJING, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday ahead of the Second...
Kim Jong-un in Russia for Vladimir Putin summit
Mr Kim arrived by train in the Pacific Coast city of Vladivostok for his first talks with the Russian president,...
Bus plunges down 300-metre ravine, killing 25 passengers
Bolivian police say a bus crashed head-on with another vehicle and plunged down a deep ravine, killing at least 25...
