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Indian and Chinese IT companies form partnership to built stronger platforms

India's National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and China's Dalian city have formed a partnership to create stronger IT platforms which could benefit both countries.

Dec 20, 2017

Artificial intelligence

Mexican police officer stands guard over nesting sea turtles

Nest of globally endangered turtle species spotted in Cambodia

A nest of the globally endangered Asian giant softshell turtle was found on a sandbar on the Mekong river in Cambodia, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said.

Dec 20, 2017

Myanmar urged to free detained journalists

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of two journalists arrested in Myanmar two weeks ago for allegedly possessing leaked documents relating to police operations in Rakhine State.

Dec 20, 2017

Japan bullet train crack could have caused disaster

West Japan Railway President Tatsuo Kijima said that the incident was unacceptable and they were aware of its seriousness.

Dec 20, 2017

Facebook introduced new features to prevent unwanted friend requests, messages

Facebook's new features can prevent unwanted messages and friend requests from unknown people, thus helping to curb harassment on social media.

Dec 20, 2017

Facebook

Motorola launches its first 'Moto Hub' in India

Motorola India has opened its first Moto Hub in Hyderabad and plans to build a series of Moto Hubs throughout the country in partnership with companies like BigC and Lot Mobiles.

Dec 20, 2017

Diabetes Resource Centre opens in Nee Soon to raise awareness among residents

Social isolation might lead to diabetes: Study

Men and women who are not active socially and remain isolated can be affected by diabetes than individuals with larger social networks, a study has found.

Dec 20, 2017

Diabetes

NASA would send spacecraft to Alpha Centuari by 2069

NASA would look for signs of life in the Alpha Centauri by sending spacecraft to the system by 2069 .

Dec 20, 2017

Nasa

Cosmic rays can determine climate on Earth, says study

A recent study found that the climate on Earth is controlled by the cosmic rays that comes from the exploding stars and the magnetic activities of the Sun.

Dec 20, 2017

Alibaba would start new data center in India

The China based cloud computing arm Alibaba would start a new data center in India to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Dec 20, 2017

14 patients infected with HIV, hepatitis B in China hospital due to negligence, authorities punish hospital staff

Gold nanoparticles could help combat all deadly viruses

Researchers have developed gold nanoparticles that can potentially "trick" viruses into thinking they are invading a human cell and then destroy them.

Dec 20, 2017

First gene therapy for rare blindness gets US FDA nod

In a first, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel gene therapy to treat children and adult patients with an inherited form of vision loss that may result in blindness.

Dec 20, 2017

Virat-Anushka marriage provokes controversy in Indian political atmosphere

Randeep Surjewala said the young to take the ruling party's "prior approval" before deciding their wedding venue and food menus.

Dec 20, 2017

Mainz defeated Stuttgart 3-1 in German Cup quarter-final

Mainz came from behind to eliminate Stuttgart 3-1 and advanced into the German Cup quarter-finals on 20 December, Wednesday.

Dec 20, 2017

Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos feels club is obliged to win El Clasico fixture

Reigning champions Real Madrid are currently placed fourth in the La Liga.

Dec 20, 2017

Messi best in the world, says Rivaldo

The 45-year-old also said football was far more difficult during his time and the current generation lacks the same level of competition.

Dec 20, 2017

Humble fungi created oxygen-rich environment on Earth: Study

A recent research has found that the Humble fungi has played crucial role in formation of Oxygen-rich environment in Earth by mining phosphorus for powering photosynthesis in plants.

Dec 20, 2017

South Korea shuts down its Bitcoin exchange after major hacking

South Korea shuts down its Bitcoin exchange Youbit after a major Bitcoin theft by hackers. This decision came as the exchange faced major loss and bankruptcy following the second cybertheft in eight months.

Dec 20, 2017

WhatsApp asked to stop sharing data with Facebook

After repeated criticism, Facebook also agreed to stop collecting WhatsApp user data in the UK.

Dec 19, 2017

Facebook

Kabul hails Trump's security strategy

The Afghan government welcomed "the strategy aims to strengthen peace and stability in the region especially through diplomatic means.

Dec 19, 2017

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