September2018

Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, died of cancer in London on Tuesday as her husband remains locked up in jail in his home country following his fall from power. Nawaz,...

Nearly one in 10 suicide deaths in the U.S. occur in people with chronic pain, a new study indicates. The finding suggests chronic pain may be a risk factor for suicide, the study authors say. While...

Tesla Inc will eliminate some color options for its electric cars to streamline production, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday, as the company intensifies its efforts to ramp up production. Tesla currently offers seven...

Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp said it had agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology Inc for $6.7 billion, its second major acquisition as it deepens its push into semiconductors for self-driving cars. The deal for the U.S....

Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion over the next two decades to keep pace with booming consumer and business demand for air travel, Boeing Co said on Tuesday, raising a previous forecast....

Grab announced on Tuesday its partnership with Vietnam’s MOCA Technology and Service company (Moca) for a mobile payment service in Vietnam, as the ride-hailing firm pushes to cement its position in the Southeast Asian country. Grab...

China’s largest e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has joined forces with a state fund and two technology firms in Russia, hoping that access to their client base of more than 100 million people will boost...

New research published in Diabetologia shows that cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), high-intensity physical activity (HPA) and low sedentary time (ST) are all associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The study is by Jeroen van...

British Council, in association with Ra’dia Inc, under the banner of Bangladesh UK Alumni Association (BUKAN) is presenting ‘Entrepreneurship Vista’ – a half-daylong workshop scheduled to be held on Saturday, 29 September 2018 from 02:30 pm...

Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, today announced plans to locate its future global headquarters in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, following completion of its proposed spinoff from Novartis. Alcon’s...