Kurdish fighters in northern Syria say they have captured a key town from Islamic State, just 50km (30 miles) from the group’s headquarters at Raqqa. A spokesman for the the Popular Protection Units (YPG) said Ain Issa and its surrounding villages were now under the militia’s “total control”. It follows the capture on Monday night of a military base outside ...

Nigeria’s treasury is “virtually empty”, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. His government had inherited millions of dollars worth of debt from the previous administration, he said at a media briefing. “It is such a disgrace for Nigeria,” Mr Buhari added. The president and his All Progressives Congress won elections in March, ending some 16 years of rule by the Peoples ...

Children who benefit from a good memory are much better at covering up lies, University of Sheffield researchers have discovered. Experts found a link between verbal memory and covering up lies following a study which investigated the role of working memory in verbal deception amongst children.?? The study saw six to seven year old children presented with the opportunity to ...

Plans to create more seven-day services across the NHS in England are being put in jeopardy because of cuts to senior nurse posts, union leaders have warned. Official data shows the number of nurses employed in the two most senior grades have fallen by 3% since 2010. The Royal College of Nursing said senior nursing roles would be vital in ...

Radiotherapy for prostate cancer is an alternative to surgical treatment such as radical prostatectomy and over the years the results of this treatment has improved and currently the results seem to be comparable to surgery.New era of medical research and treatment with radiations began, following the ground-breaking discovery of radioactive elements radium and polonium by Madam Marie Curie. Radiation therapy ...

Patients are trying out pacemaker outside the skin before committing to invasive procedure and having a permanent implant. Professor Michael Giudici, director of arrhythmia services in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals said that patients have numerous concerns, such as body image issues, so this allows them to see the before and after, which helps them make ...

If you carelessly smoke around toddlers or while you are pregnant, chances are that your kids will end up with wider waist and a higher BMI by time they reach ten years of age. University of Montreal’s Professor Linda Pagani, who led the study, said that the children who had been intermittently or continuously exposed to smoke were likely to ...

With so many options available for cooking oil in today’s time, it’s easy to harbour confusion over what constitutes a healthy cooking oil.Different factors like its smoke point, combination of omega 3, 6 fatty acids, taste and whether it has zero cholesterol or trans fat -matters. Here’s a look at what each oil has…Groundnut oilThis oil can be used in ...

Apart from lending itself to salads and main dishes, purple cabbage with its anti-oxidant properties also works wonders for the skin This is a salad lover’s delight! Thinly cut strips of purple cabbage with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or Greek olive oil can create a fun, healthy dish. Purple cabbage is also pickled and added to stir-fries! Health benefit: ...

Ace designer Varun Bahl, who is part of an initiative to revive the heritage of the Indian textile industry and employment for the Banaras weavers, believes the weavers’ craft goes beyond just handloom work.”We are very serious about our commitment towards this, and gaining the trust of the weavers, and helping them work as a team along with us is ...