NEW DELHI — India’s road transport minister on Tuesday said he will propose an additional 10% tax on diesel vehicles and warned automakers of even higher levies to come to force them away from diesel-burners and cut fuel emissions and ...
THE US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention director on Tuesday signed off on broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government — covering ages 6 months and up — as the country prepares to start a ...
MOSCOW/SEOUL‚ President Vladimir Putin said Russia would help North Korea launch satellites and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Moscow had his full backing in its “sacred fight” with the West as they met on Wednesday at a cosmodrome ...
NEAR DERNA, Libya — A desperate search for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in the Libyan city of Derna entered its third day on Wednesday, with thousands already confirmed dead and the toll expected to rise. The flood ...
You may be unaware of microplate readers, but they have most probably helped you before. During the pandemic, they were the first tool that enabled doctors to identify the coronavirus inside infected patient, and in a very short amount of ...
The internet and information technologies are the greatest collective inventions of the last few decades. With hardware, capable of accelerating communication and data transmission, modern companies, business-minded individuals, and the average internet user can use the available tools and information ...
Up to $135 billion of jobless benefits paid out by US states during the coronavirus pandemic may have arisen from fraudulent claims, Washington’s top government watchdog said on Tuesday in a report suggesting the problem is much bigger than previously estimated. Waves of fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance benefits have ...
Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off newer variants of some of its best-selling devices against the backdrop of flagging discretionary spending and expanded curbs on its flagship iPhone in China. The world’s most valuable listed company will make available the new products from Sept. 22, ...
SHANGHAI – Alibaba said on Wednesday it would open its artificial intelligence model Tongyi Qianwen to the public, in a sign it has gained Chinese regulatory approval to mass-market the model. Authorities in China have recently accelerated efforts to support companies developing AI as the technology increasingly becomes a focus of ...
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia shows the “strategic importance” of the two countries’ ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday ahead of an expected summit with President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, which could be as early as Wednesday, is being watched apprehensively ...