The Americas

Superbug, Antibiotics, Antibiotic-resistant drugs

US woman dies after picking up 'nightmare' superbug in India that no American antibiotic could kill

The woman's infection was resistant to every single type of antibiotics available to doctors in the US, and has alarmed the Centre for Disease Control

Jan 13, 2017

Social media fuming over 92-year-old Chinese woman kept in pigsty for years

Papers in the southern Guangxi region reported that the elderly woman was kept in an inhumane condition in a pigsty by her son.

Jan 13, 2017

US will have to 'wage war' to block Beijing's access to South China Sea islands: Chinese daily

US Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson said China's construction of South China Sea islands was almost similar to 'Russia's taking Crimea' from Ukraine.

Jan 13, 2017

Indian IT firms unrattled by proposed US H-1B, L1 visa curbs

Many Indian IT firms believe that they have reached a stage where they can smoothly adapt to alterations in US immigration rules.

Jan 13, 2017

US President Obama surprises tearful Vice President Biden with top civilian honour

US President Obama gave a pleasant surprise to Vice President Joe Biden by honouring him with a top award at an even organised to pay final tributes to the latter for his service.

Jan 13, 2017

NSA raw data being shared with more US agencies; privacy may go for a toss

Earlier, the NSA would remove irrelevant names and personal information from feeds it would supply to the other 16 US agencies.

Jan 13, 2017

Microsoft sued by moderators who developed PTSD after viewing child abuse content

The complaint stressed that the moderators had to view "inhumane and disgusting content" on a continuous basis.

Jan 12, 2017

Identical twins, meet for first time, viral video

Watch emotional moments of adopted identical Chinese twins meeting for first time; videos go viral

The kids, who were adopted by different families, met for the first time during Good Morning America show.

Jan 12, 2017

Obamacare: Republican Senate takes first step to repeal Affordable Care Act

The Republican-majority Senate voted 51-48 towards initiating the repealing process.

Jan 12, 2017

China should be denied access to South China Sea islands: Trump's Secretary of State-pick Tillerson

Tillerson said China's South China Sea construction was similar to "Russia's taking Crimea" from Ukraine.

Jan 12, 2017

H1-B visa rules: Donald Trump's attorney general pick Jeff Sessions says curbs to come soon

The US H1-B visa is a non-immigrant visa, which allows US firms to hire foreign workers in specialised occupations.

Jan 12, 2017

Donald Trump finally admits to Russian hacking, but only of Democratic National Convention

The hacking led to release of emails that would discredit Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump become US president.

Jan 12, 2017

Amazon Canada withdraws Indian flag doormat after Sushma Swaraj intervenes

The e-retailer also faced massive backlash from social media as people threatened to boycott the site.

Jan 12, 2017

Mia Khalifa drinks Starbuck coffee in a bikini

Mia Khalifa trolls Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid on Instagram and gets an epic response!

The porn star was in the news for more favourable reasons after she was named by PornHub as 2016's most-searched porn star on the internet

Jan 11, 2017

California floods expected to worsen amid heavy rains, snowfall; blizzard warning issued

The storm struck the Northern and Central California over the weekend and has resulted in many rivers to overflow causing floods.

Jan 11, 2017

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The Americas

US woman dies after picking up 'nightmare' superbug in India that no American antibiotic could kill

Social media fuming over 92-year-old Chinese woman kept in pigsty for years

US will have to 'wage war' to block Beijing's access to South China Sea islands: Chinese daily

Indian IT firms unrattled by proposed US H-1B, L1 visa curbs

US President Obama surprises tearful Vice President Biden with top civilian honour

NSA raw data being shared with more US agencies; privacy may go for a toss

Microsoft sued by moderators who developed PTSD after viewing child abuse content

Watch emotional moments of adopted identical Chinese twins meeting for first time; videos go viral

Obamacare: Republican Senate takes first step to repeal Affordable Care Act

China should be denied access to South China Sea islands: Trump's Secretary of State-pick Tillerson

H1-B visa rules: Donald Trump's attorney general pick Jeff Sessions says curbs to come soon

Donald Trump finally admits to Russian hacking, but only of Democratic National Convention

Amazon Canada withdraws Indian flag doormat after Sushma Swaraj intervenes

Mia Khalifa trolls Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid on Instagram and gets an epic response!

California floods expected to worsen amid heavy rains, snowfall; blizzard warning issued

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