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Why online shopping sales are less on mobile apps

The share of e-commerce traffic from mobile devices increased to 46 per cent in 2016, however, only 27 per cent of purchases were finalised.

Jan 7, 2018

NASA's experienced astronaut John Young dies at 87

Young is the only US astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programmes and the first to fly into space six times.

Jan 7, 2018

Rajini, Kamal appear together at South Indian Actors Association function in Kuala Lumpur

They arrived at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur in a helicopter and drove together in a golf cart for some distance

Jan 7, 2018

Trump a world leader, won't block him: Twitter

Sidestepping once again whether Donald Trump's tweets violates its terms of service, the micro-blogging platform has clarified that it will not block the US President's tweets because he is a world leader.

Jan 6, 2018

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Microsoft ties up with Adaptive Biotechnologies to enhance diagnosis

Technology giant Microsoft has partnered with Adaptive Biotechnologies to map the genetics of the human immune system, to improve diagnoses of cancers and other diseases.

Jan 5, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg's New Year resolution; 'Fix Facebook'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal challenge for 2018 is to "fix Facebook" when it comes to dealing with abuse and hate, fake news or interference by nation-states on the platform.

Jan 5, 2018

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'Bomb Cyclone' pummels eastern US, thousands of flights cancelled

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said Thursday three people have died in the snow storm.

Jan 5, 2018

US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley says women accusers should be heard, even if Donald Trump is target

Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet, registers protest

The Pakistan Foreign Office summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale on Monday night and lodged its protest against US President Donald Trump's tweet wherein he accused Pakistan of "lies and deceit", the media reported.

Jan 4, 2018

China defends Pakistan against Trump's barb

A day after US President Donald Trump blasted Pakistan for squandering billions of American aid meant to flush out terrorism and pledged to give it no more money, Beijing on Tuesday defended Islamabad on expected lines.

Jan 4, 2018

Bihar boat tragedy: At least 24 dead, PM Modi announces compensation

Cabinet approves pact to help India-Myanmar border crossing

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an agreement to facilitate border crossing between India and Myanmar.

Jan 4, 2018

$45 million worth of cannabis uncovered in Australia

Australia aims to become top cannabis exporter

The Australian government on Thursday said it aspires to be the world's leading exporter of medicinal cannabis.

Jan 4, 2018

Immune boosting virus may boost brain tumour treatment

A naturally occurring virus, which can be injected directly into the bloodstream, has the potential to boost the immune system and help it to fight aggressive brain tumours, scientists have found.

Jan 4, 2018

Instagram 'Stories' to get boost on WhatsApp soon

The features, which are developed to withstand competition from similar features on rival app Snapchat, will now give it a run to retain its 173 million daily active users

Jan 4, 2018

Man City return to winning ways against Watford

The return of Spanish attacking midfielder David Silva to the Manchester City line-up played a big role in the English Premier League (EPL) leaders' 3-1 win here over Watford.

Jan 3, 2018

US airline cancels flight after rat invasion

A US domestic flight was forced to be canceled after a rat was spotted jumping into the aircraft, its passengers said on their Twitter accounts.

Jan 3, 2018

69,000 Indian babies born on New Year's Day: Unicef

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has estimated that nearly 386,000 babies were born on New Year's Day, and India has won the race with 69,070.

Jan 3, 2018

Drinking red wine can lower the short-term effects of cigarette smoking

How climate change could change the taste of your wine

New research suggests that they will ultimately have to give up on their old habit as planting lesser-known grape varieties might help vineyards to counteract some of the effects of climate change.

Jan 3, 2018

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits South Korea

Turbidity of Brahmaputra waters reason behind China earthquake

The Chinese Embassy here on Tuesday, January 2, confirmed that an earthquake in Tibet last year was the reason behind the turbidity of the waters of river Brahmaputra.

Jan 3, 2018

Web Biotechnology Pte Ltd announces Pre-Series A convertible Loan funding from SGinnovate

Web Biotechnology Pte Ltd (WEB, the "Company"), specializing in Cloud-based Remote and Personalized Wearable ECG monitoring today announced a Pre-series A financing round from Singapore-based SGinnovate.

Jan 3, 2018

30-year-old Indian takes yoga to Afghanistan

A young yoga teacher from Haridwar is quietly making waves in Afghanistan by teaching the ancient Indian form of art for creating body harmonization.

Jan 3, 2018

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