BEIJING—The World Health Organization has warned China that its coveted Silk Road program can result in the spread of disease, because movements of people and goods can transfer viruses, too. “We have learned from many years of experience that with movement of people, goods and services, diseases also move around,” Margaret ... Read More »
A better-than-expected jobs report for July from the U.S. Department of Labor sent two stock indices into record territory on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed nearly 200 points by Friday afternoon (to close at 18,543.53), nudging the index into positive ground for the week. The S&P 500 and ... Read More »
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the principal public health body of the United Nations (UN) and it recently announced it is beginning to take steps to remove being transgender off its classification list of mental and behavioural disorders. This is a positive move, but I find it hard to ... Read More »
Uber Technologies announced plans Monday to sell its business in China to rival ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing in a deal that values the merged Chinese company at $35 billion. U.S.-based Uber will receive a 17.7 percent economic stake in the combined company, according to a statement issued by Didi. Uber ... Read More »
Richard Keller tells students in his medical history and global health classes not to look for happy endings. “This is pretty depressing material. But of course there are important moments when we see solutions beginning to emerge, when we see human solidarity coming together to solve a problem,” said Keller, ... Read More »
Rig company Transocean said it consolidated its holdings and said Monday it grabbed a majority interest in three additional offshore drilling assets. Transocean said it agreed to acquire any outstanding shares in its limited liability component Transocean Partners, which becomes 100 percent owned by Transocean Ltd. The deal means the ... Read More »
A lunar exploration company received government approval Wednesday to launch a commercial unmanned mission to the moon sometime next year. Moon Expressed formally received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch its MX-1 lunar lander there in 2017. “Moon Express received the green light for pursuing its 2017 lunar ... Read More »
Country’s third largest private sector lender Axis Bank on Friday said it is ready with a Unified Payments Interface(UPI) app, while it also announced a tie-up with digital payments company Freecharge for it. “UPI is yet to become operational, but we are ready with our application and will have a ... Read More »
Populations aging gracefully will ultimately drive progress and will likely boost advancements in medicine. Scientists are astonished at the scientific statistical numbers that surround our aging population. People are living longer, and birth rates are declining. The population of people 80 years and over is growing at an amazing rate, ... Read More »
Latest technologies in analytical lab equipment and quality control are on display at the third edition of PharmaLytica, which began here on Friday. Over 150 exhibitors from niche segments of pharmaceutical industry like analytical lab equipment, contract research and contract manufacturing are participating in the two-day event being held at ... Read More »
CHENNAI/ MANGALURU, AUGUST 2: J.K. Rowling’s new book and the last in the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, was released worldwide midnight on Jul 31 at precise embargoed times. This is the first time a Harry Potter book has ever been printed in India (or indeed Asia), in ... Read More »
The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 4:40 p.m. Republican Donald Trump is lashing out at Hillary Clinton as he campaigns in Iowa, declaring her “pretty close to unhinged.” Trump told supporters at a Friday rally in Des Moines that, “if Hillary Clinton becomes president, you will ... Read More »
