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‘Plastic-eating’ bacteria discovered by Indian scientists

1:44 pm October 10, 2019

New Delhi: Researchers have discovered two strains of ‘plastic-eating’ bacteria from the wetlands of Greater Noida, an advance that may lead to eco-friendly alternative clean-up methods for plastic waste worldwide. The bacterial strains discovered by researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, have the potential to decompose polystyrene — a key component […]

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

Amid terrorism talk, bail denied in aircraft sabotage case

2:16 am September 19, 2019

MIAMI: A federal judge cited new evidence of potential terrorism sympathies Wednesday in denying bail for a longtime mechanic charged with sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner that prosecutors say could have caused it to crash with 150 people aboard. U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley imposed pretrial detention for Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani at the hearing […]

American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging flight

3:38 am September 7, 2019

MIAMI: An American Airlines mechanic appeared in court Friday on charges of sabotaging a flight because he was upset about stalled union contract negotiations and wanted to earn overtime fixing the plane. Federal officials say Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted to tampering with a part that provides vital flight information to pilots. Pilots aborted the […]

Lakhs of devotees participated in the annual Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath on Thursday

Energy drinks may harm your heart: Study

12:51 pm May 30, 2019

Washington: Consuming too many energy drinks in a short timespan may increase blood pressure and disrupt heart rhythm, a study has found. For the study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, enrolled 34 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40 years. Participants were randomly assigned to drink 32 ounces of […]

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