Category : science

I. M. Pei, Architect Behind Some of the World’s Most Iconic Museums, Dies at 102

In addition to his celebrated Louvre and National Gallery commissions, Pei worked on designs for arts institutions around the world.

Algeria election may be postponed, protests continue

After two decades in power, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika quit last month under pressure from protesters and the army, but demonstrations have continued seeking political reforms and the removal of all officials belonging to the old guard. A presid...

I was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 47 - this isn't just an old man's disease

It’s one of those sunny Monday mornings when, truth be told, most of us would like to sneak a day off. But for Matthew Wiltshire, the opposite is true. “I’d love to be heading into work right now,” says Wiltshire, a 52-year-old IT sales director fro...

9-year-old boy with type 1 diabetes surprised with life-saving diabetes alert dog

The boy, Eli Morgan, met the Labrador retriever who will soon be his constant companion as his diabetes alert dog. Eli and his family had been on a wait list for a diabetes alert dog for the past four months.

AbbVie halts enrollment after brain cancer trial misses goal, shares fall

AbbVie Inc said on Friday it has halted enrollment of patients in all ongoing studies testing its brain cancer treatment after the drug failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage trial. An independent data monitoring committee recommended the stud...

Neurofibromatosis Explained for Non-Scientists

Neurofibromatosis (NF), a rare genetic condition causing tumors, is explained in layman's terms by a parent whose child has NF.

PHOTOS: Venezuela dialysis patients face uncertain fate after power cuts

Electricity has largely been restored to the capital city of Caracas after two nation-wide power outages in March and April. But many other parts of Venezuela now have power for only several hours per day under a rationing plan put in effect by Presi...

Oil lifted toward $73 by real and threatened supply cuts

Oil edged higher toward $73 a barrel on Friday, supported by real and threatened supply disruptions in the Middle East and heading for a weekly gain. U.S. sanctions on Iran have cut the OPEC member's crude exports further in May, adding to supply cu...

UAE, keen to maintain safe-haven image, tempers tanker attack response

While its close ally Saudi Arabia unleashed a barrage of tweets accusing their mutual enemy of ordering drone strikes on its oil installations on Tuesday, the UAE held off blaming anyone for Sunday's attacks pending an investigation. Abu Dhabi pledg...

Exclusive: Kazakhstan to seek damages from Transneft for tainted oil loaded in Ust-Luga

NUR-SULTAN/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kazakh oil flowing via Russia to be loaded on tankers at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga has been contaminated and Kazakhstan plans to seek compensation from Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft, a senior Kazakh energy of...

Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law

A day after the southern state passed the country's most restrictive abortion law, Maryland's Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot said he would advise his state's $52 billion pension fund to divest from Alabama, and urged other states to follow sui...

U.S. Places Huawei and Scores of Affiliates on Export Blacklist

In a Federal Register notice released on Thursday, the Commerce Department said the curbs, apply to Huawei and 67 of its affiliates scattered across 26 countries from Germany to Madagascar. The Trump administration is pulling out the big guns in its...

'Some days I wake up inconsolable': Tessa Jowell's daughter on the first anniversary of her mum's death

It’s barely 9am in the café, she’s not even ordered the quota of one coffee she’s allowed a day, and Jess Mills is, freely and fully, discussing the death of her mother and getting through a year of grief. “Bereavement and loss have become a defining...

Amazon Leads $575 Million Investment in U.K.’s Deliveroo

Amazon.com Inc. is leading a $575 million investment in Deliveroo, buying a slice of the fast-growing startup and pitting it directly against Uber Technologies Inc. in a fiercely competitive European food delivery industry. Consolidation has been he...

SpaceX postpones launch of its first internet network satellites

Washington (AFP) - SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for software updates.

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