The global situation has escalated since then with the Zika virus now being reported from 33 countries mostly in Latin America. The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, ...

Just nine weekly sessions of personalised acupuncture for 20 minutes each may lessen perceived pain intensity in people suffering from chronic pain condition called fibromyalgia, says a study. Fibromyalgia affects one in 20 people globally and is primarily characterised by chronic widespread pain that is associated with fatigue, disordered sleep patterns and/or depression. According to the researchers, tailored acupuncture improves ...

Rohan Mustafa’s all-round performance helped the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat Afghanistan by 16 runs in the first qualifying round match of the T20 format Asia Cup at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium on Friday. Mustafa scored 77 runs with bat and bowled 2.5 overs for three wickets. Chasing a target of 177 runs, Afghanistan finished at 160 for all ...

For years now, Lionel Messi has been considered one of the best footballers ever to play the game. Although comparing the Argentine genius to legends such as Diego Maradona, Pele or Johan Cruyff seemed outrageous at first, his impressive stats in terms of Ballon d’Ors won (five), collective titles conquered (26) and goals scored (439) at only 28 years of ...

He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records with the his autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’ entering the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories. The book, published by Hachette India, was released on November 6, 2014 and has broken all records for an adult ...

Four major cities — Paris, Rome, Los Angeles and Budapest — have launched their bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed. “Los Angeles, Rome, Budapest and Paris are all submitting projects fully in line with Olympic Agenda 2020,” said IOC President Thomas Bach on Wednesday. The vote for the host city will take place ...

US warplanes have carried out attacks on militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, killing at least 30 people. The strikes hit an IS training camp and “likely” killed a senior Tunisian extremist leader, US officials said. Noureddine Chouchane is linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons. The IS group ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shairf is likely to meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Washington next month on the sidelines of a nuclear summit hosted by US President Barack Obama, a media report said on Friday. Sharif and Modi have both accepted President Obama’s invitation to attend a nuclear summit he is hosting in Washington on March 31 and ...

The legislation hits North Korea with more stringent sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme President Obama has signed off new expanded sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear programme, weeks after it launched a long-range rocket.   The country has refused to stop its nuclear programme and the bill was easily passed last week by Congress.   The sanctions attempt ...

The number of people killed when a bus crashed into a truck in northern Ghana has risen to 71, medical officials say. The Metro Mass Transit coach reportedly collided head-on with a cargo truck carrying tomatoes near the town of Kintampo on Wednesday evening. Regional police chief Maxwell Atingane told Reuters news agency that many passengers died at the scene. ...