Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers’ understanding of factors that affect disease severity and also suggest possible therapeutic options. The genes in question are related to interferons, the body’s […]
Read MoreA new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology […]
Read MoreDrinking plenty of both green tea and coffee is linked to a lower risk of dying from any cause among people with type 2 diabetes, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.Drinking 4 or more daily cups of green tea plus 2 or more of coffee was associated with […]
Read MoreNASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took this shot, capturing its own shadow, while hovering over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the ground during flight. “Ingenuity is the latest in a long and storied tradition of […]
Read MoreHow many Tyrannosaurus rexes roamed North America during the Cretaceous period? That’s a question Charles Marshall pestered his paleontologist colleagues with for years until he finally teamed up with his students to find an answer.What the team found, to be published in the journal Science, is that about 20,000 adult T. rexes probably lived at […]
Read MoreEvery year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting stars. Some of them reach the ground in the form of micrometeorites. An international program conducted for nearly 20 years by scientists from the CNRS, the Université Paris-Saclay and the National museum […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Head of Communication and Public Diplomacy at the British High Commission, Fouzia Younis remembered her mother’s greatness after she lost her fight with the deadly Covid-19.“My super mum (62) was fighting Covid in ICU for nearly 3 months. She lost her fight last Friday in Ramadan She is more than a covid […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan continues to outstrip Singapore as the world’s most powerful passport in a new update to a global index.It noted that Japanese passport holders can travel without a prior visa to a record 193 destinations, up from 191 in the first quarter of this year. Singapore remains in second place with access to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese believes that Pakistan-Italy cooperation can be multiplied in the years to come.The envoy told Covert, that Italy had a keen interest in enhancing cooperation with Pakistan which has traditionally remained Italy’s friend. “Italy and Pakistan have close ties but the trade and business relations do not reflect […]
Read MoreDing Gang After the US identified China as a strategic competitor, US President Joe Biden announced his plan to invest more in chips, infrastructure and many other areas to maintain US’ advantages over China. Some American scholars view the move as the 21st century’s “Great Game.” They have even called on the US government to […]
Read MoreWang Wen China and the US issued a joint statement on climate change on Sunday following US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to Shanghai and meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua. This signals some relaxation of the tensions between China and the US. It is also encouraging and represents that the […]
Read MoreXie Laihui Addressing the Boao Forum for Asia through video link, President Xi Jinping said the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a public road open to all, not a private path owned by one single party. By 2030, Belt and Road projects could help lift 7.6 million people from extreme poverty and 32 million […]
Read MoreMaleeha Lodhi There was little surprise in President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that the US will unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Afghanistan by September and end its “forever war.” The US president had long been of the view that retaining troops in Afghanistan was not only untenable but had lost any rationale […]
Read MoreCricket’s return to the Olympics is moving closer, with the possibility that it could do so in the T10 format. That has emerged in the wake of the ICC’s scheduling meetings for a new calendar from 2023 onwards, which took place last week, with the BCCI and ECB, two key boards in any push, showing […]
Read MoreKamakshi Tandon Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are both chasing the Grand Slam record—but only one of them wants to talk about it.Nadal has won a record-tying 20 Grand Slams alongside Roger Fedrer, and is a perennial favorite for the French Open, while Djokovic won his 18th major at the Australian Open.Though Djokovic has spoken […]
Read MoreKabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan has assured continuous coordination and support to Afghanistan.In a meeting with Haneef Atmar, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Pontecorvo assured Afghanistan and Atmar of continued support and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. He stressed the continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the fight against […]
Read MoreIslamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi this week said Pakistan was home to the Gandhara Buddhist heritage and was a proud custodian of some of the most sacred relics of Buddha. Talking to a delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist monks who called on him here at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said there existed the immense potential for […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week underscored the transformational significance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to expeditiously complete CPEC projects.The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong, who called on him here.During the meeting, views were exchanged on China’s experience of poverty […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping this week reiterated China’s commitment to firmly uphold multilateralism and safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law. Xi spoke as he received credentials presented by 29 new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States announced economic sanctions against Russia this week and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin’s US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. President Joe Biden ordered a widening of restrictions on US banks trading in Russian government debt, expelled 10 […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) has made a generous donation to help Pakistan fight the COVID-19 pandemic.The ICBC donated Rs 858,000 to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund along with medical supplies worth Rs 36.68 million, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said on Sunday afternoon. He […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan will allocate special funds in the next national budget to expedite completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, a senior aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan said this week.“The budget for the next financial year will provide special incentives for completion of CPEC projects, development of economic zones and introduction of […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Guizhou: “Pakistan is the third largest tea importer in the world. They consume a lot of imported tea every year. As long as the quantity is large, the cost can be lowered. We can make breakthroughs in technology and increase productivity.” said Xu Jiamin, the secretary-general of Guizhou Tea Association in China.In […]
Read MoreLoneliness is a risk factor associated with adolescents being drawn into compulsive internet use. The risk of compulsive use has grown in the coronavirus pandemic: loneliness has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents, who spend longer and longer periods of time online. A study investigating detrimental internet use by adolescents involved a total of 1,750 Finnish […]
Read MoreDespite deaths and hospitalisations linked to many new psychoactive substances (NPS), an international wastewater study led by the University of South Australia shows just how prevalent ‘party pills’ and ‘bath salts’ are in different parts of the world. In a new paper published in Water Research, the world’s most comprehensive wastewater analysis of NPS shows […]
Read MoreA new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol’s pleasurable and rewarding effects at the start of the trial were more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD) over the course of the study. Moreover, […]
Read MoreScientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity. The planet, GJ 1132 b, is hypothesized to have begun as a gaseous world with a thick hydrogen blanket of atmosphere. Starting out at several times […]
Read MoreAn atmosphere is what makes life on Earth’s surface possible, regulating our climate and sheltering us from damaging cosmic rays. But although telescopes have counted a growing number of rocky planets, scientists had thought most of their atmospheres long lost. However, a new study by University of Chicago and Stanford University researchers suggests a mechanism […]
Read MoreWe are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies including University of Michigan research finds that may be more true than we previously thought. The first study, led by U-M researcher Jie (Jackie) Li and published in Science Advances, finds that most of the carbon on Earth was likely delivered from […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that leading Italian energy and gas company, Snam S.p.A has shown keen interest to invest in country’s power sector.In an interview, the Ambassador said that the company representatives plan to visit the country in near future and join those Italian companies which already have […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and PPP senior leader Senator A. Rehman Malik has thanked President FATF for his commitment to carry out the evaluation of India’s mechanism to deal with financial crimes this year. He said, “I have been persistently writing to President FATF about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government involvement […]
Read MoreTokyo: Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “sakura” — white and pink flowers, bursting across cities and mountains, petals covering the ground. The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been revered […]
Read MoreIslamabad: MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, extended his best wishes to the people of Pakistan upon the start of the Holy month of Ramadan. Ambassador MATSUDA said, “I would like to express my sincere respects and solidarity with the Pakistani people and Muslims on the occasion of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak. I wish you a blessed […]
Read MoreFormer Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been banned for eight years after being charged with – and admitting to – five breaches of the ICC’s anti-corruption code, including accepting a payment in bitcoins from a potential corruptor.Streak, Zimbabwe’s greatest fast bowler, had been under investigation for an extensive list of games through 2017 and 2018, […]
Read MoreArgentinian tennis player Franco Feitt has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport for his involvement in multiple match fixing activities between 2014 and 2018, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said.Feitt, who had a highest ATP singles ranking of 920, admitted to nine breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program rules, including five counts […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Prince Philip has been laid to rest in a funeral ceremony that honoured his lifetime of service to the United Kingdom, the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at the ceremony on Saturday, dressed in black […]
Read MoreNewswire When Prince Philip died, he still had good posture and was able to walk without a cane. He was remarkably fit and mobile for a man just a few months shy of his 100th birthday.According to Prince Philip’s tailors, the six-foot-tall man’s physique barely changed over the years, and he was still able to […]
Read MoreLiu Yuanling Sino-US relations are at a historic low. Although the Joe Biden administration’s China policy is different from the confrontationist policy of the previous administration, there are no signs of improvement in bilateral ties.Under such circumstances, holding discussions on climate change actions would be a good way to resume Sino-US cooperation. Indeed, Sino-US cooperation […]
Read MoreDu Ying China will prioritize agricultural development and rural areas to modernize agriculture by 2035.However, two major challenges exist. First, the country’s huge population, limited agricultural land and water scarcity make China more suitable for labor and technology-intensive farm produce, instead of land-intensive products. Second, most farmers in China are smallholders. The country’s 220 million […]
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