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Singapore: Couple opens home to pregnant women amidst Zika threat

Immunotherapy drug shows promise in treating rare pregnancy cancer

An immunotherapy drug has the potential to treat a rare pregnancy cancer belonging to a group of diseases called gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), results of a clinical trial show.

Nov 27, 2017

By IANS

2PM's Jun.K talks about new solo album, upcoming military enlistment

Jun.K reveals 2PM will stay together even if members do not renew contract with JYP.

Nov 27, 2017

By Riddhiman Mukhopadhyay

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BREAKING: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding date announced

According to a statement published by the Royal Family, the wedding will take place in Spring 2018.

Nov 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

BTS leaves fans awestruck after their appearance on Ellen show

k-pop band BTS completely rocked Ellen show with their alluring personality and good sense of humour.

Nov 27, 2017

By Chetalini Sarangthem

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Indian shares extend gains to 8th session; SBI, Axis Bank advance

Indian stocks recovered from losses to close higher on Monday, led by lenders such as State Bank of India and Axis Bank

Nov 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

An employee of Kookmin Bank walks out of the bank's branch office in Seoul

Why Korea's biggest bank wants to open branch in Philippines?

As Philippine-Korea relations continue to flourish with hundreds of thousands of Koreans visiting Philippines yearly, Korea's biggest bank, KB Kookmin Bank has filed an application with the Philippine Central Bank to open its first branch in the country.

Nov 27, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore's Boustead Projects secures two contracts worth S$67 mln

Engineering services provider Boustead Projects on Monday said its units secured two contracts totaling about S$67 million from repeat clients.

Nov 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Temasek hires Goldman executive to ramp up North America business

Singapore's Temasek buys 232,600 shares in ST Engineering

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings bought shares worth S$767,254 in Singapore Technologies Engineering.

Nov 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Mt Agung's volcano spewing ash in sky, 445 flights cancelled [VIDEO]

The cancellation of the flights will affect around 50,000 passengers.

Nov 27, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Wilmar partners with Dutch financial giant ING on US$150 mln sustainable loan

Wilmar International on Monday said it has partnered with ING Groep, the largest Dutch financial services firm, to convert some of its existing credit facility into a sustainable loan.

Nov 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

NASA joins race for VR technology, ropes in students

NASA may allow a tour of Goddard Spaceflight Center in Maryland via VR headsets in the near future

Nov 27, 2017

By Poulami Nag

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Soilbuild REIT says 'actively' exploring investment opportunities in Australia

Soilbuild REIT Management on Monday said that it is actively exploring investment opportunities in Australia for Soilbuild REIT as the real-estate trust plans to expand its investment scope to cover Australia.

Nov 27, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Chinese couple apologise for taking toilet seat from Japan hotel room

'Toilet revolution' begins in China's largest lake in Qinghai province

A portion of the investment is being used to install 13 environmentally friendly toilets and 11 unisex toilets.

Nov 27, 2017

By IANS

Why sisters may be the key to understanding autism risk

Unfavorable school experiences affect autistic kids even more

Unenthusiastic feelings that autistic kids consistently undergo may result in more increase of developing the risk of low self-esteem, mental health issues and feeling pessimistic in the course of time, claimed research.

Nov 27, 2017

By Bikash Rai