Moscow: The US State Department has never reacted substantially to notes sent by the Russian embassy in Washington, demanding investigations into attacks on Russian journalists in the United States, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted. The diplomat recalled that American human rights activists recorded around 1,000 journalist rights abuses in 2020 in […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (CPCCC) Xi Jinping this week sent a message to Kim Jong Un, congratulating him on election as the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Xi said he is glad to […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Deputy Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri this week said that Pakistan looks forward to Iran’s participation in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Qasim Khan Suri made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA. He said that CPEC along with the 25-year strategic cooperation plan between Iran and China, will enhance […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China has contributed more to the well-being of humanity as the country has been upgrading its foreign aid to a model of international development cooperation, with new initiatives taken and greater results achieved.This was revealed by the latest government white paper, titled “China’s International Development Cooperation in the New Era,” and […]
Read MoreMore and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue. And researchers are discovering why. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, like many viruses before it, is bad news for the brain. In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers found that the spike protein, often […]
Read MoreA new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain.Researchers have long been aware that endogenous retroviruses constitute around five per cent of our DNA. For many years, they were considered junk […]
Read MoreWith only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of a fascinating and intensely debated line of research. Researchers at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the University of Lausanne have developed a new approach to pinpoint, for the first […]
Read MoreOn a cold winter day in December 2007, a bulldozer flattened nearly 40 acres (16 hectares) of Inner Mongolia’s Tengger Desert. It was the start of a unique experiment: For the first time, scientists would watch Earth’s winds give birth to dunes. Four years later, results from the giant Mongolian sandbox confirmed long-held models of […]
Read MoreGalaxies begin to “die” when they stop forming stars, but until now astronomers had never clearly glimpsed the start of this process in a far-away galaxy. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, astronomers have seen a galaxy ejecting nearly half of its star-forming gas. […]
Read MoreIt is well known that the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to a mysterious dark energy. Within galaxies, stars also experience an acceleration, though this is due to some combination of dark matter and the stellar density. In a new study to be published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers have now obtained the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan, has praised Pakistan’s decision to launch the first polio vaccination drive of 2021 and reiterated Japan’s commitment to continue its support to eradicate polio from Pakistan and the globe.During the five-day campaign, around 285,000 polio workers will engage in the vaccination of over 40 million children, wearing masks, […]
Read MoreIssei Kato Toky: Young women in colorful traditional costumes, masks and white stoles braved cold weather in lines and sat seats apart from one another in Yokohama on Monday to mark Japan’s Coming-of-Age Day, even though the city is under a state of emergency.The ceremonies, typically full of kimono-clad women and smartly-dressed men, were cancelled […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda called on Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed this week and discussed the matters of mutual interest and promoting ties between both countries.The Minister for Interior appreciated the role and assistance of Japan in economic development of Pakistan.He said that Japan always assisted Pakistan in challenging […]
Read MoreThe Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex ‘reconnected’ over the holidays and are now ‘speaking regularly’ by video call, a royal expert has claimed. Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, are currently residing in their $14million mansion in Santa Barbara with one-year-old son Archie, having stepped back from duty in March last […]
Read MoreBritish spacecraft could travel to Mars in half the time it now takes by using nuclear propulsion engines built by Rolls-Royce under a new deal with the UK Space Agency.The aerospace company hopes nuclear-powered engines could help astronauts make it to Mars in three to four months, twice as fast as the most powerful chemical […]
Read MoreNewswire Sialkot: The elder sister of Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior and former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik was laid to rest this week at her ancestral graveyard in Sialkot. A large number of people offered the funeral prayer. He said that he was saddened and deeply mourned today adding that as an […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The annual rise in toll of fatal and non-fatal accidents that causes deaths and disabilities to thousands of people every year in the country could be prevented through strictly enforcing the traffic safety guidelines. Road safety lies in controlled speed of vehicles alongside following the traffic laws and safety measures. Round-the-clock vigilance with the […]
Read MoreLi Haidong A document released by the US Department of State in early January accused the Communist Party of China (CPC) of “threatening global peace and security” by “expanding its power and influence at the expense of others in at least six ways.” These, as the report claims, include “predatory economic practices,” “military aggression in […]
Read MoreRay Hanania Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the US next week, with the backing of Arab, Muslim and Palestinian American voters. The key question remains, however, was the vote for Biden merely a protest against the outgoing administration, which was vilified by many Arabs and Muslims, or was it […]
Read MoreHu Xijin This is a very tough winter. China reported 107 new cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday. Of these, 90 are from North China’s Hebei Province. There are also infections in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang and North China’s Shanxi Province. Beijing, which is surrounded by Hebei, has resolutely tightened measures of epidemic prevention and control. […]
Read MoreChandrahas Choudhury In the end, Brexit happened with a whimper, almost as a sideshow. On Jan. 1, after months of haggling and while preoccupied with the coronavirus disease crisis and the new mutant variant raging within its borders, the UK began its new (one is tempted to say socially distanced) relationship with the EU. Everything […]
Read MorePakistan’s bowling coach Waqar Younis has said that his meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Cricket Committee happened in a welcoming atmosphere.The former pacer appeared before the committee for his performance evaluation this week. The board, in its press release, mentioned that the committee was disgruntled with the side’s outings under their leadership.The Burewala […]
Read MoreIt is estimated that Marcus Rashford is priced at a value of 165 million euros , which places him ahead of other soccer players.In second place we can find the Norwegian Erling Haaland , who works as a forward for Borussia Dortmund – in the German Bundesliga – and for the Norwegian national team. It […]
Read MoreJaclyn Hendricks This week, Serena Williams shared an adorable Instagram photo of daughter Alexis Olympia, 3, practicing her swing on the tennis court.“Turn, back, reach, head, follow through,” the 39-year-old tennis pro captioned the shot.In the photo, Olympia is seen holding her own racket as she keeps her eye on the ball as Williams looks […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy wanted to start a new era economic and trade cooperation with Pakistan through transfer of technology and for upgradation of Pakistan’s textile industry.Green economy, transfer of technology for industrial sector including textiles and agro industry, construction sector, education and health are […]
Read MoreMilan: Traveling to Venice from Milan? Traveling from Milan to Venice is a popular route for anyone visiting Italy for the first time. Although it is popular for tourists, these defined metropolises are extremely visited among Italian residents. They are both situated in the northern part of the country, which makes it convenient to plan […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Hanif Atmar and NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan this week discussed the resumption of the second round of talks in Doha and the future of the alliance mission in Afghanistan.Atmar held a telephonic conversation with SCR Stefano Pontecorvo and highlighted the importance of NATO’s continued support […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik stood vindicated as Cynthia Dawn Ritchie withdrew her petition against him.The Islamabad High Court dismissed the petition after it was withdrawn by the petitioner. Senator Rehman Malik had already won the case twice from the Justice of Peace referred by the Islamabad High Court. Legally no appeal […]
Read MoreNewswire New York: The U.S. Congress formally certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November 3 general election this week after its session was interrupted for hours by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters who breached security barriers and stormed the Capitol building in Washington. Late on Wednesday houses of Congress resumed their work […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan is expecting the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, said Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid. She did not specify which vaccine the country will receive. It is, however, believed that this would be a shipment of the Sinopharm vaccine from China.Dr […]
Read MoreNewswire Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held its federal level elections at Karachi this week and re-elected Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as the party chairman. The election commissioner Fauzia Habib announced the results. “In accordance with Constitution of Pakistan People’s Party and Election Act 2017, the elections at federal level were held and the following office […]
Read MoreThey are a common reaction to the cold but Goosebumps could prove when someone is lying, a study suggests.Researchers found that most people were unable to control the reaction, which provided a “strong indication of true feelings”. They suggest that the body’s natural defence mechanism against the cold could function as a type of “lie […]
Read MoreThe common cold virus can reproduce itself more efficiently in the cooler temperatures found inside the nose than at core body temperature, according to a new Yale-led study. This finding may confirm the popular yet contested notion that people are more likely to catch a cold in cool-weather conditions. Researchers have long known that the […]
Read MoreAs COVID cases rise, physically distancing yourself from other people has never been more important. Now a new UCLA study reveals how your brain navigates places and monitors someone else in the same location.Published in Nature, the findings suggest that our brains generate a common code to mark where other people are in relation to […]
Read MoreIn a study published in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, they demonstrated that a simple compound called diamidophosphate (DAP), which was plausibly present on Earth before life arose, could have chemically knitted together tiny DNA building blocks called deoxynucleosides into strands of primordial DNA. The finding is the latest in a series of discoveries, over […]
Read MoreThousands of scientists gathered in Washington, D.C. Sunday for a five-day conference that has been billed as the “Super Bowl of astronomy.” The 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) begins Sunday (Jan. 5) and runs through Friday (Jan. 9). Conference organizers are anticipating a big turnout.“We’re expecting more than 3,000 attendees, but probably […]
Read MoreThe Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home to many interdisciplinary projects which benefit from the synergy of a wide range of expertise available at the institute. One such project is the study of black holes that could have formed in the early universe, before stars and galaxies […]
Read MoreAlthough violent and unpredictable, stellar flares emitted by a planet’s host star do not necessarily prevent life from forming, according to a new Northwestern University study. Emitted by stars, stellar flares are sudden flashes of magnetic imagery. On Earth, the sun’s flares sometimes damage satellites and disrupt radio communications. Elsewhere in the universe, robust stellar […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Shanghai: Shanghai launched 64 new projects with a combined investment of 273.4 billion yuan ($42.2 billion) this week, involving high-end industries, scientific and technological innovation, infrastructure, major livelihood and other fields. The projects will spread across the city and will further unleash Shanghai’s enormous development potential. It includes manufacturing, integrated circuits, biomedical […]
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