The Americas

Beggar onboard? Passengers dole out but hostess intervenes (Video)

An Iranian man onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Shiraz was too busy begging. Repeated requests from flight attendants wouldn't stop him.

Jun 20, 2018

Recreational marijuana usage legalised in Canada

Canada's Senate approved the bill to legalise recreational use of marijuana in the country, making it the first G7 nation to do so. The country's cannabis industry has seen a huge rise in investment with Trudeau's promise during the 2015 election.

Jun 20, 2018

Apple, Google, Facebook join hands against Trump; Satya Nadella under cloud?

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki join hands against Trump's border policy and inhuman separation of children from parents, but Microsoft is under cloud over its products being used by ICE

Jun 20, 2018

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announces US' withdrawal of UNHRC membership

US exits from UN human rights body; Amnesty International up in arms

America has opted out of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHRC), saying the organization is not worthy of being called a human rights council. Its biased nature has been cited as the reason behind the decision.

Jun 20, 2018

Neymar injury update: Will the Brazil talisman be ready for World Cup game against Costa Rica?

Neymar suffered an ankle injury in training, but what is the prognosis, two days before Brazil play Costa Rica in the Fifa World Cup 2018

Jun 20, 2018

US Immigration Crackdown: Isolation and no legal aid, 52 detained Indians speak of plight in Oregon federal prison

The 52 Indian men, mostly Sikhs and Christians, said that they had been separated from their families weeks ago and had not been able to meet anyone since. They also had no clue of where their wives and children were and feared that they may never see their families again and be deported.

Jun 20, 2018

Google, Android Messages, Chat service on Web for PCs

You can now view and reply Android Messages on PCs: Here's how to get started

After years of pleas from fans, Google has finally released Android Messages with Web support for PCs so that users can view and reply to messages directly on computers. Read to know how to set up Android Messages for Windows and Apple MacBooks.

Jun 20, 2018

Rare Black Death 'plague pit' discovered at 14th-century

Black Death returns in Idaho; All you need to know about the disease

A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed with Bubonic plague, which is also called the Black Death disease seeing the complications it causes to patients. Here are a few details regarding the Black Death.

Jun 20, 2018

Google's new application for AI that has commercial promise

Google's AI tool can predict a patient's death with 95% accuracy

A newly developed Artificial Intelligence tool by Google can predict a host of patient outcomes, including how long they might stay in hospitals, their odds of re-admission, and the mortality rates.

Jun 19, 2018

Marriage keeps your heart healthy and it's quite literally

Researchers have conducted a survey on more than two million people and found out that getting hitched actually helps to ward off heart-related troubles

Jun 19, 2018

Trump, Obama believe in taking similar actions when it comes to child separation

The US plans to hold children left behind by the illegal immigrants but will that reduce the trauma they are going through. Donald Trump seems to be doing what Obama has already done.

Jun 19, 2018

Free money to everyone (UBI) will become necessity if robots snatch away all human jobs: Elon Musk

Universal basic income (UBI) is essentially a cash handout that a state or region distributes among its people; irrespective of their employment status

Jun 19, 2018

Oxford researchers just made a robot perform successful eye surgeries on patients

PRECEYES Surgical System has been specially designed to perform surgery on the retina of our eyes.

Jun 19, 2018

One dead in Wisconsin; disaster declared in Michigan after flooding

A disaster has been declared and at least 60 sinkholes have been reported in Michigan after the flash floods in the Upper Midwest on Sunday morning. One death in Wisconsin has been reported due to flooding.

Jun 19, 2018

Roads and Buildings Submerged as Flash Flooding Hits West Virginia

Flash flood warning issued in Rockford, Illinois: Mercy Hospital evacuated

Many rescue calls to evacuate people stuck in vehicles, power outages and flooding in basements have been reported.

Jun 19, 2018

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The Americas

Beggar onboard? Passengers dole out but hostess intervenes (Video)

Recreational marijuana usage legalised in Canada

Apple, Google, Facebook join hands against Trump; Satya Nadella under cloud?

US exits from UN human rights body; Amnesty International up in arms

Neymar injury update: Will the Brazil talisman be ready for World Cup game against Costa Rica?

US Immigration Crackdown: Isolation and no legal aid, 52 detained Indians speak of plight in Oregon federal prison

You can now view and reply Android Messages on PCs: Here's how to get started

Black Death returns in Idaho; All you need to know about the disease

Google's AI tool can predict a patient's death with 95% accuracy

Marriage keeps your heart healthy and it's quite literally

Trump, Obama believe in taking similar actions when it comes to child separation

Free money to everyone (UBI) will become necessity if robots snatch away all human jobs: Elon Musk

Oxford researchers just made a robot perform successful eye surgeries on patients

One dead in Wisconsin; disaster declared in Michigan after flooding

Flash flood warning issued in Rockford, Illinois: Mercy Hospital evacuated

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh