The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its essential medicines list, but the U.N. agency said prices needed to fall to make them accessible to patients in poorer countries. The treatment of hepatitis C, … read more
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.12 percent higher Friday as the dollar was firm on hopes for solid US jobs data later in the day while Nintendo soared seven percent on better-than expected earnings. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo … read more
NEW DELHI: India cannot fight a war beyond 15-20 days due to crippling shortages in its ammunition stocks. To add to its woes, the home-grown Tejas light combat aircraft is still nowhere near being combat-ready despite being in the making … read more
MIAMI: Astronomers have located the most distant galaxy ever measured in the universe, and it looks like a bright blue mass of stars some 13.1 billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy, called EGS-zs8-1, is “one of the brightest and most … read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket Board has released a schedule for Pakistan s tour of the island nation beginning on June 17. According to the schedule announced today (Friday), Pakistan will kick-start the tour with a 3-day practice match before playing … read more