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Xi orders resolute efforts to contain new virus as China reports 3rd death

9:55 pm January 20, 2020

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday ordered resolute efforts to curb the spread of a new coronavirus that has infected more than 220 people and resulted in the death of three persons in the country as an expert warned that the virus is contagious between people. Chinese authorities said a third person died over […]

UK plans Brexit celebrations but warns businesses may suffer

7:58 pm January 18, 2020

London: The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union but the country’s treasury chief has admitted that some U.K. business sectors will suffer as a result. Sajid Javid told the Financial Times in an interview Saturday that Britain’s regulations will […]

ISS spotted in Gujarat sky; best view in Ahmedabad, Rajkot

‘How key molecule for life’s origin reached Earth decoded’

2:56 pm January 18, 2020

London: Researchers have unravelled a key piece of the puzzle about the origin of life on the Earth with the discovery of how phosphorus-bearing molecules, essential for cell metabolism, may have reached the planet from space. Astronomers, including those from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), used data from the ROSINA instrument on board the Rosetta […]

‘Hundreds’ likely affected by Chinese virus: researchers

11:40 am January 18, 2020

London: The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely hundreds more than officially reported, researchers have said. Chinese authorities have said pneumonia linked to the virus has hit at least 41 people in the country, with the outbreak centred around a seafood market in […]

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange in UK court fighting extradition to USA

9:13 pm January 13, 2020

London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States to face serious espionage charges. He and his lawyers complained they weren’t being given enough time to meet to plan their battle against U.S. prosecutors seeking to put him on trial for WikiLeaks’ publication […]