800 die in Pakistan flooding
Hundreds of people died when floodwaters swept away their mud homes in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The death toll from flood is now at least 800. Source: CNN.com
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No ‘obituary’ yet for Gulf oil disaster
Federal officials are far from ready to “write the obituary” on the Gulf oil spill, even as crews work toward two efforts to seal the crippled BP well once and for all. Source: CNN.com
No quick hearing on AZ immigration law
A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s request for an expedited hearing on the state’s controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November. Source: CNN.com
Key target molecule for Alzheimer’s therapy identified
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Alzheimer patients have high accumulations of the beta-amyloid – appearing in the form of plaques – in their brain. The precursors of these plaques are thought to be the underlying cause of the nerve cell loss that leads to Alzheimer’s. Now scientists have identified an enzyme, alpha secretase, which cleaves the [...]
No compromise on Pak’s nuclear program: Gilani
Islamabad, July 31(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his country will never compromise on its nuclear program. Source: Oneindia.in – News
Monkeys go bananas at the sight of flying squirrels
Washington, July 31 (ANI): A study has shown that small monkeys called Japanese macaques go bananas when they see a flying squirrel. Source: Oneindia.in – News
New theory to reveal why midcontinent faults generate earthquakes?
London, July 31 (ANI): Researchers at Purdue University may finally unravel the mystery of why the New Madrid fault – lying in the middle of the North American continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary – produces large earthquakes like the ones that shook the eastern US in 1811 and 1812. Source: Oneindia.in – [...]
Drug-resistant strain of E. coli emerges in US
Washington, July 31 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that a new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious antimicrobial-resistant infections in the US. Source: Oneindia.in – News
Six in ten Americans think country is on decline as civilization: Poll
Washington, July 31 (ANI): American voters are of the opinion that the country is ‘on the decline’ as a civilization, according to a Fox News/ Opinion Dynamics Corporation poll. Source: Oneindia.in – News
Musharraf govt had improved ties with India: Kasuri
Islamabad, July 31(ANI): Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has claimed that the previous federal government under Pervez Musharraf had improved ties with India. Source: Oneindia.in – News