August2016
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i-Pad apps to be as effective as sedatives on children needing anaesthesia
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: New research presented at this year’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (Aug 28 – 2 Sept) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract them before surgery requiring general anaesthesia... -
Old machiya houses in Japan’s Kyoto given new lease of life by niche loans
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: For generations, artisans and merchants in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto lived in thousands of traditional “machiya” townhouses that are steadily disappearing or falling into disrepair. To help restore the wooden-and-tile-roof structures, banks in... -
Fall from a tree may have caused death of ‘Lucy’ the famed fossil
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: Lucy, one of the best known ancestors of humans to ever roam the earth, may have died after a fall from a tree, University of Texas researchers said on Monday after studying her 3.18-million-year-old... -
Thailand’s first halal hotel hopes to help boost Muslim arrivals
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30 million foreign tourists came to... -
Freak lightning storm kills 323 reindeer in Norway
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: A freak lightning storm has killed 323 reindeer in a remote mountainous area of Norway, officials said on Monday. Dead animals were found lying on top of each other, many with their antlers entangled,... -
Serious cancer-causing chemicals found in electronic cigarettes
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: According to a new study, The vapor from electronic cigarettes contains two previously unidentified chemicals that can cause cancer. The new research, published inEnvironmental Science & Technology, also shows that levels of harmful chemicals... -
Pentagon calls for end to clashes between Turkish military and US-backed Kurdish-led alliance
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: The US defence secretary has called on Turkey and Kurdish forces in northern Syria to stay focused on fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and not to target each... -
Car exploded near Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: An explosion has occurred around the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, reports Interfax news agency citing a local emergency ministry’s representative. There are no confirmed casualty figures yet, reports Aljazeera. “The... -
Dilma Rousseff urges vote against ‘coup’ in impeachment trial
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional testimony at her trial on Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a “coup d’etat”, reports BSS. Declaring her innocence and recalling how... -
Google executive David Drummond left the Uber board of directors
Aug 30, 2016News Hour: Google executive David Drummond left the Uber board of directors on Monday as competition revs up between the companies over self-driving cars, reports BSS. “I recently stepped down from Uber’s board given the overlap...
