Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life WASHINGTON: Up to three planets - potentially rocky like Earth - have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system - a planetary system offering... WASHINGTON: Up to three planets - potentially rocky like Earth - have been spotted around a star... Mobile & Apps 27 Jun, 2020
Subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa deemed potentially 'habitable' Subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa deemed potentially 'habitable' WASHINGTON: Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may have formed and determined that this vast expanse of water may have been able... WASHINGTON: Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may have formed... Mobile & Apps 27 Jun, 2020
Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Trump's OAKLAND: Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from President Donald Trump. Separately,... OAKLAND: Facebook said Friday that it will flag all "newsworthy" posts from politicians that break its... Mobile & Apps 27 Jun, 2020
University of Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine project to begin recruitment of participants University of Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine project to begin recruitment of... KATHMANDU: University of Queensland (UQ) has made a call for recruitment of healthy participants to sort candidates for testing COVID-19 vaccine. UQ is accelerating its... KATHMANDU: University of Queensland (UQ) has made a call for recruitment of healthy participants to sort... Mobile & Apps 19 Jun, 2020
Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome revealed Massive spying on users of Google’s Chrome revealed SAN FRANCISCO: A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at... SAN FRANCISCO: A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of... Mobile & Apps 19 Jun, 2020
Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness SAN FRANCISCO: A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google's market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at... SAN FRANCISCO: A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of... Mobile & Apps 18 Jun, 2020
What's your Covid-19 susceptibility? Try the risk calculator to find out What's your Covid-19 susceptibility? Try the risk calculator to find out KATHMANDU: A team of researchers have developed a risk calculator to predict an individual’s risk of testing positive for Covid-19 and their outcomes for the... KATHMANDU: A team of researchers have developed a risk calculator to predict an individual’s risk of... Mobile & Apps 17 Jun, 2020
Is Dexamethasone 'the breakthrough' in coronavirus treatment? Research says yes Is Dexamethasone 'the breakthrough' in coronavirus treatment? Research says yes KATHMANDU: At a time when there is no generally accepted treatment or vaccine for Covid-19, a team of researchers have made a claim that they've found what could be a... KATHMANDU: At a time when there is no generally accepted treatment or vaccine for Covid-19, a team of... Mobile & Apps 16 Jun, 2020
Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany BERLIN: Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it. Smartphone apps have been touted as a... BERLIN: Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even... Mobile & Apps 16 Jun, 2020
Does Covid-19 have a bidirectional relation with Diabetes? Let's take a look at what a study has to say Does Covid-19 have a bidirectional relation with Diabetes? Let's take a look at what... KATHMANDU: There is a bidirectional relationship between the COVID-19 and diabetes, a UK-based study has suggested. In an article published in the New England Journal of... KATHMANDU: There is a bidirectional relationship between the COVID-19 and diabetes, a UK-based study has... Mobile & Apps 14 Jun, 2020
Researchers in Chile unearth 74 million-year-old mammal teeth Researchers in Chile unearth 74 million-year-old mammal teeth SANTIAGO: Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging to a mammal that lived 74 million years ago, the oldest such... SANTIAGO: Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging... Mobile & Apps 12 Jun, 2020
World's largest green turtle colony nearly twice as big as thought World's largest green turtle colony nearly twice as big as thought SYDNEY: The world's largest population of nesting green turtles is nearly twice as big as previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday, after drones enabled... SYDNEY: The world's largest population of nesting green turtles is nearly twice as big as... Mobile & Apps 10 Jun, 2020
IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Ongoing... IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can... Mobile & Apps 10 Jun, 2020
Gilead's remdesivir prevents lung damage in COVID-19 study on monkeys Gilead's remdesivir prevents lung damage in COVID-19 study on monkeys Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir prevented lung disease in macaque monkeys infected with the new coronavirus, according to a study published in the... Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir prevented lung disease in macaque monkeys infected... Mobile & Apps 10 Jun, 2020
AstraZeneca accelerates testing of COVID-19 antibody treatments AstraZeneca accelerates testing of COVID-19 antibody treatments AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it expects to move two COVID-19 antibody therapies it has licensed from US researchers into clinical studies in the next two months as the... AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it expects to move two COVID-19 antibody therapies it has licensed from... Mobile & Apps 09 Jun, 2020
How messaging technology is helping fuel global protests How messaging technology is helping fuel global protests When a friend shared a Facebook post with Michelle Burris inviting her to protest in downtown Washington, D.C., last Saturday, she knew she had to go. So she bought a Black... When a friend shared a Facebook post with Michelle Burris inviting her to protest in downtown Washington,... Mobile & Apps 07 Jun, 2020
Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook BOSTON: Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to “spread... BOSTON: Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting... Mobile & Apps 07 Jun, 2020
Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will start labelling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets... SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will start labelling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media... Mobile & Apps 05 Jun, 2020
Another astronomical event due on June 5, Asteroid 2020 KA6 to safely fly by Earth Another astronomical event due on June 5, Asteroid 2020 KA6 to safely fly by Earth KATHMANDU: 2020 KA6, an Apollo asteroid, will fly by the earth within a distance of 0.02987 au (astronomical units), which is about 4468488.398 kilometres, today at an... KATHMANDU: 2020 KA6, an Apollo asteroid, will fly by the earth within a distance of 0.02987 au... Mobile & Apps 05 Jun, 2020
TikTok owner ByteDance shuts down overseas news aggregator TopBuzz TikTok owner ByteDance shuts down overseas news aggregator TopBuzz BEIJING/SHANGHAI: ByteDance, owner of the global hit short-video app TikTok, has shut down its artificial-intelligence-based news aggregator TopBuzz, one of the company’s... BEIJING/SHANGHAI: ByteDance, owner of the global hit short-video app TikTok, has shut down its... Mobile & Apps 05 Jun, 2020
Sports Salah double sends Liverpool 8 points clear in Premier League before Amorim's first game with United Liverpool was trailing 2-1 when Salah equalized in the 65th after running onto a long pass forward from Ryan Gravenberch.
Entertainment Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX' Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album.
Sports Atalanta goes from the Europa League trophy to the top of Serie A. Inter routs Verona 5-0 Atalanta keeps on surprising and its latest exploit was moving atop Serie A following a 3-1 win at Parma on Saturday
Kathmandu Indian Army Chief Dwivedi returns home Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, concluded his five-day official visit to Nepal and returned home on Sunday.
Sports Man City routed 4-0 by Tottenham in fifth-straight defeat as crisis deepens for Pep Guardiola Defeat extended what was already Guardiola's worst losing streak in a glittering coaching career at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City.
Kathmandu PM Oli calls for accelerated advancement of national pride projects PM Oli inquired about specific breakthroughs and notable progress achieved since his government assumed office in mid-July.
Sports Schick hat trick helps Leverkusen cover defensive lapses. Frankfurt and Dortmund win in Bundesliga Mario Götze scored on his 100th Frankfurt appearance in a 1-0 win over visiting Werder Bremen.
World Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high.
World US Air Force says drones spotted near 3 bases in England last week The Air Force didn’t identify who was behind the incursions, but said base officials determined there was no impact on residents or critical infrastructure.
