Society

Italian coffee aids in lowering prostate cancer risk

Italian coffee helps to lower prostate cancer risk: Study

Researchers say that the production of cancer cells was depleted by extracts of caffeinated Italian coffee.

May 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket

New Zealand launches first 3D-printed rocket from a private site

New Zealand has created new rocket legislation and set up a space agency in anticipation of becoming a low-cost space hub.

May 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Nasa

Woman foils would-be carjacker by leaping on car hood

A woman jumped on the hood of her car to stop a carjacker escaping in Milwaukee on May 23. Melissa Marian shared security footage from the gas station, and in a Facebook post said she acted on instinct and was not hurt in the incident.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Thousands march to protest Donald Trumps arrival in Brussels

Protesters, ranging from rights activists to students, professionals and even teens, marched a 4km route on May 24, after U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Brussels. An activist camp has been in place in Brussels since 21 May, as protesters slam Trump over his so-called Muslim ban and the planned Mexican wall. Trump is in the country to meet with NATO members and EU leaders, before heading to a G7 summit in Sicily.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

SIA flight to Istanbul turns back to Singapore after suicide attacks at Turkey airport

Singapore Airlines warns of online scam offering free air tickets

SIA has advised them to exercise discretion when revealing personal data to unverified sources.

May 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Amir Khan says Manchester attack was the total opposite of Islam

The British boxer condemned the Manchester bombing, which killed 22 people and injured many more on May 22.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Mosque that Manchester bomber Salman Abedi attended condemns horrific suicide attack

Fawzi Haffar from the Didsbury Mosque described the bombing, which left 22 dead, as a horrific atrocity that has no place in our religion.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Taiwan same-sex marriage ruling brightens outlook for gay rights in China

Until 2001, China listed homosexuality as a mental disorder, but it is not illegal to be gay.

May 25, 2017

By Reuters

Indonesia probes suicide bombing that killed 3 policemen

The police believe they were targeted in the bombing as they provided security for a parade near the station.

May 25, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department of the man and boy

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department allegedly shows an older man directing a developmentally challenged teen to steal from the store.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

DJI launches tiny Spark selfie drone controlled by the wave of your hand

Spark is a mini camera drone that follows you around, allowing you to take selfies using gestures alone.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Police officer among those killed in Manchester suicide bombing

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has confirmed that an off-duty serving police officer was among those killed in Mondays attack.

May 25, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Melania Trump takes selfies with children at Vatican hospital

The Trumps arrived in Italy on May 23 as part of the presidents four-nation foreign trip that started in Saudi Arabia.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Boca Raton teacher pleads guilty to kissing student

A teacher at Somerset Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty on 16 May to kissing a student on the lips. The teacher, Brian Kornbluth, was recorded kissing the student in February, after the schools principal had the camera in Kornbluths classroom repositioned so that it faced the teachers desk, after another teacher reported a number of unusual requests by Kornbluth to have certain students moved to his class.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican

Pope Francis met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Vatican on Wednesday (May 24), speaking in private before exchanging gifts. The meeting comes a year after the pope and Donald Trump exchanged unfriendly words over Trumps pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border.

May 24, 2017

By Staff Reporter