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Personal details of 2.28 million users of dating site MeetMindful compromised

Privacy of as many as 2.28 million users of the online dating site MeetMindful has been compromised following publication of personal user data online on January 20, on Tuesday.

Science and Tech 27 Jan, 2021

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine apparently effective against UK, South Africa variants

US-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna said on Monday that its vaccine is apparently effective in neutralising the UK and South Africa variants of COVID-19.

Science and Tech 27 Jan, 2021

This combination of photos provided by Axiom Space in January 2021 shows, from left, Larry Connor, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Mark Pathy and Eytan Stibbe. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, Axiom announced they will be the first private space station crew, a year ahead of the planned launch. Photo: AP

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket.

Science and Tech 27 Jan, 2021

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

CAPE CANAVERAL: The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They'll be led by a...

CAPE CANAVERAL: The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each...

Mobile & Apps 27 Jan, 2021

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine apparently effective against UK, South Africa variants

KATHMANDU: US-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna said on Monday that its vaccine is apparently effective in neutralising the UK and South Africa...

KATHMANDU: US-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna said on Monday that its vaccine is...

Mobile & Apps 25 Jan, 2021

Personal details of 2.28 million users of dating site MeetMindful compromised

KATHMANDU: Privacy of as many as 2.28 million users of the online dating site MeetMindful has been compromised following publication of personal user data online on January...

KATHMANDU: Privacy of as many as 2.28 million users of the online dating site MeetMindful has been...

Mobile & Apps 25 Jan, 2021

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 19, 2020. Photo: Reuters/File

Need a lift? SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare program

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships...

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143...

Mobile & Apps 25 Jan, 2021

In this China National Space Administration (CNSA) photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a simulated image of the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft blasting off from the lunar surface at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020. Photo: China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP

China's Chang'e 5 probe up for a new mission, to the sun

KATHMANDU: China stunned everyone last month when its lunar probe, Chang'e 5, succeeded to bring rocks and dust from the moon -- world's first lunar sample-return mission...

KATHMANDU: China stunned everyone last month when its lunar probe, Chang'e 5, succeeded to bring rocks...

Mobile & Apps 23 Jan, 2021

Some eigenfaces from AT&T Laboratories, Cambridge. Photo: Wikipedia/facial recognition system

Privacy fears as Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women

A plan to monitor women's expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in a north Indian city, will lead to intrusive policing and privacy...

A plan to monitor women's expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in...

Mobile & Apps 23 Jan, 2021

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday Jan. 22, 2021. Johnson announced that the new variant of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the south of England, may be linked with an increase in the mortality rate. Photo: AP

UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly

LONDON: There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain, the British...

LONDON: There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England...

Mobile & Apps 23 Jan, 2021

New Patagonian dinosaur may be largest yet: Scientists

BUENOS AIRES, JANUARY 22 Scientists have unearthed massive, 98-million-year-old fossils in southwest Argentina they say may have belonged to the largest dinosaur ever...

BUENOS AIRES, JANUARY 22 Scientists have unearthed massive, 98-million-year-old fossils in southwest...

Mobile & Apps 23 Jan, 2021

FILE - In this April 22, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the new coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington. A Senate hearing on reopening workplaces and schools safely is turning into a teaching moment on the fickle nature of the coronavirus outbreak. Senior health officials, including Fauci, scheduled to testify in person before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee on Tuesday, May 12 will instead appear via video link. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Fauci credits Biden for letting 'the science speak' as new administration puts focus on virus

Fauci credits Biden for letting 'the science speak' as new administration puts focus...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in office on Thursday, with his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci,...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in...

Mobile & Apps 22 Jan, 2021

A paralysed mouse is removed from its enclosure in a lab at Ruhr University, where scientists discovered a way to restore the ability to walk in mice that had been paralysed after a complete spinal cord injury, in Bochum, Germany, on January 21, 2021. Photo: Reuters

German researchers make paralysed mice walk again

BERLIN: German researchers have enabled mice paralysed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by...

BERLIN: German researchers have enabled mice paralysed after spinal cord injuries to walk again,...

Mobile & Apps 22 Jan, 2021

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

BEIJING: Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one...

BEIJING: Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of...

Mobile & Apps 20 Jan, 2021

FILE - WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York, on February 19, 2014. Photo: AP

India asks Facebook's WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update

NEW DELHI: India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messaging platform announced earlier this month, saying the new...

NEW DELHI: India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the...

Mobile & Apps 20 Jan, 2021

Alessandra Mondolfi holds a sign against AR-15 weapons as she yells, u201cNo Moreu201d during a protest against guns on the steps of the Broward County Federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, is charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday.

Facebook to ban ads promoting weapon accessories, protective gear in US

Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days...

Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jan, 2021

NASA's Boeing moon rocket cuts short 'once-in-a-generation' ground test

WASHINGTON: NASA’s deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing briefly ignited all four engines of its behemoth core stage for the first time on Saturday, cutting short...

WASHINGTON: NASA’s deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing briefly ignited all four engines of...

Mobile & Apps 17 Jan, 2021

This Dec. 6, 2018 image made available by NASA shows the InSight lander. The scene was assembled from 11 photos taken using its robotic arm. Photo: NASA via AP

RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature. Scientists in Germany spent two...

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA declared the Mars digger dead Thursday after failing to burrow deep into the red...

Mobile & Apps 15 Jan, 2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Twitter CEO says banning Trump was right decision but sets dangerous precedent

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its social media platform after last week’s violence at the US Capitol...

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that banning President Donald Trump from its...

Mobile & Apps 14 Jan, 2021

This undated electron microscope image made available by the US National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. Photo: AP

Gut bacteria tied to disease severity, immune response; high mental health toll seen in ICUs

Gut bacteria tied to disease severity, immune response; high mental health toll seen...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts...

Mobile & Apps 14 Jan, 2021

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