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Surprising benefits of dates during pregnancy 22 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Dates, popularly called ‘Dactylifera‘ in Greek, ‘Dátil‘ in Spanish, ‘Tamr/Rotab’ in Arabic, ‘Khajoor/Khajur‘ in Hindi, ‘Kharjuramu‘ in Telugu, ‘Pericham pazha‘ in Tamil, ‘Eenthapazham‘...

Smartphones to replace cards at bank machines 21 Feb 2016 - 07:40 am

Washington: Here's another use for the smartphone as it invades daily life: in place of your debit card at your bank cash machine....

Amazing benefits of eating a banana every day 21 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Bananas might be the perfect fruit. They've got a built-in protective covering with a convenient tab for removal. Their color instantly tells you...

Indian Firm launches world's cheapest smartphone 20 Feb 2016 - 05:45 pm

Ashok Chadha (2-R), President of Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd., along with unidentified Ringing Bells official shows the 'Freedom 251' smartphone after its launch...

Bullet train makes Kanazawa more accessible than ever 20 Feb 2016 - 01:44 pm

By Mark Jenkins In Japan, history is frequently right around the corner: a venerable little shrine, a neighbourhood temple that’s survived both war...

Pluto's largest moon likely fractured by sub-surface ocean: NASA 20 Feb 2016 - 11:19 am

A close-up of the canyons on Charon, Pluto's big moon, taken by New Horizons during its close approach to the Pluto system last...

Growing evidence of Zika link with microcephaly, WHO says 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

BY STEPHANIE NEBEHAY GENEVA: Evidence is growing of a link between the Zika virus and potential birth defects in babies, the World Health...

Apple warns users against changing date to May 1970 or earlier 18 Feb 2016 - 10:28 am

Apple on its website warned iPhone users not to fall for an internet hoax that leaves handsets useless and irreparable. A fake advertisement...

Apple launches payments service in crowded China market 18 Feb 2016 - 08:20 am

Logos of China UnionPay are seen on bank cards in this photo illustration taken in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS Shanghai: Apple on Thursday launched...

'World's cheapest smartphone' to be launched in India 17 Feb 2016 - 11:35 am

New Delhi: A little-known Indian company will on Wednesday launch a smartphone believed to be the cheapest in the world, targeting a market...

Patient wears 3-D glasses during brain surgery 17 Feb 2016 - 08:20 am

A patient wears virtual reality glasses during a brain operation at Angers university hospital in western France (AFP Photo/) Paris: In a world...

Renault relaunches Alpine sports car brand 16 Feb 2016 - 06:28 pm

Monaco: French carmaker Renault resurrected Tuesday its Alpine brand of sports car, with an modern reincarnation of its sleek A110 Berlinette expected to...

World's first microchip-powered device to mimic kidney functions 16 Feb 2016 - 11:15 am

Washington: A team of US nephrologists is developing first-of-its kind implantable artificial kidney with microchip filters and living kidney cells that will be...

Organic milk, meat richer in omega-3: study 16 Feb 2016 - 07:45 am

Researchers found clear differences between organic and non-organic products, especially when it came to omega-3. ?AFP / Peter Parks Paris: Organic milk and...