Cancer starts when cells in our bodies start to reproduce out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These abnormal cells form lumps, known as tumours. If the cells from tumours cannot spread, then the tumours are benign. They are not cancerous and can usually be removed. If the cells are ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 4 — A Lockheed Martin-led team has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to build the 13th Freedom-class littoral combat ship. The award — the exercise of an earlier contract option — includes funding for seaframe construction, systems integration and testing. The vessel, LCS 25, will be built ... Read More »
Your heart is a pump the size of a fist that sends oxygen-rich blood around your body. The blood travels to the organs of your body through blood vessels known as arteries, and returns to the heart through veins. Your heart needs its own blood supply to keep working. Heart ... Read More »
Petrol price was hiked by Rs 2.19 per litre and diesel by 98 paise per litre on Monday. The hike will come into effect by midnight of 4th and 5th April 2016. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 61.87 per litre as against Rs 59.68, said Indian Oil Corporation, ... Read More »
BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel, April 4 — Israel Aerospace Industries reports it is producing command, control, communications and computing systems for F-35 aircraft ordered from the United States. The announcement follows completion of the systems definition, prototyping and testing phases of the C4 system. “Using generic communications infrastructure based ... Read More »
It will not surprise you health is going to be the big issue in the assembly election. The Welsh Government spends around 47% of its entire budget on health and social services. It is not unrealistic to think if demand continues to increase, health spending could account for more than ... Read More »
The Panama papers exposed on Monday had irate governments all over the world reacting cautiously, having been thrown into the spotlight suddenly and unpleasantly. More than 11 million documents leaked from the secret files of Mossack Fonseca , a law firm headquartered in tax haven Panama, revealed a list of ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 4 — U.S. Army testers successfully fired two new missiles from a prototype version of the service’s newest mobile launcher, expanding the slate of viable munitions for the weapon. An AIM-9X Sidewinder and Longbow Hellfire were both fired from the Multi-Mission Launcher during a round of weapons testing ... Read More »
Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ’s working parts in place than ever before. Starting with stem cells made from a mouse’s gums, they managed to craft skin with multiple layers – as well as hair follicles and sweat glands. When ... Read More »
India on Monday objected to US President Barack Obama clubbing the country with Pakistan as a challenge for global nuclear security, saying his remarks stemmed from a lack of understanding of New Delhi’s defence posture. “Yes, we have seen those remarks. There seems to be a lack of understanding of ... Read More »
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 4 —Swedish defense procurement agency FMV has selected Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the renovation of 88 Leopard 2 battle tanks and eight tank recovery vehicles. The renovation will take place over an eight-year period and include replacing legacy tactical command and control systems with new battle management ... Read More »
We’d all like to see how the 1% lives — but now you can gawk for a good cause. The Residences at W New York — Downtown is hosting tours of its 55th- and 56th-floor penthouses starting Friday. All proceeds from the Designer Showhouse of New York support the Lenox ... Read More »
