GENEVA: FIFA’s ethics committee on Monday banned Wolfgang Niersbach, former president of the German Football Association, for one year over misconduct surrounding the country’s successful 2006 World Cup bid. “Mr. Niersbach has been banned for one year from all football-related … read more
ANTANANARIVO: A house fire during a party in central Madagascar on Saturday night dead 38 people including 16 children as the blaze ripped through a thatched roof, police said Monday. The victims the youngest only six months old were trapped … read more
The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey. Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard was behind the controls of Solar Impulse 2, which can fly for … read more
Next month, Chinese researchers will edit adult human DNA using the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas-9 tool, commonly known as CRISPR, for the first time anywhere in the world. The researchers will attempt to cut faulty DNA out of the cells of lung … read more
The Facebook page of social media sensation Qandeel Baloch, has been deleted, as well as her Instagram account (also owned by Facebook). While Facebook usually converts the account of a deceased individual into a memorialised account where loved ones can … read more