Clean-up starts in UK hit in agent attack
london: A clean-up operation in the British city where a former Russian spy was poisoned began on Tuesday, with officials saying nerve agent used was delivered in “liquid form” and small quantities. The attack on ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has damaged relations between Moscow and the West.
Iraq sentences female jehadi to life in jail
Baghdad: Iraq sentenced a French woman to life in prison for belonging to ISIS, the latest in a series of court rulings since the country’s defeat of ISIS.
New AI system can recognise faces in dark
Washington: Scientists have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can recognise a person’s face even in the dark, a development that could lead to enhanced real-time biometrics and post-mission forensic analysis for covert nighttime operations.
shaman who hunted for MH370 to contest polls
Ipoh: A Malaysian shaman who drew widespread ridicule by trying to locate flight MH370 using coconuts and a “magic” carpet announced on Tuesday he will run in elections next month.
France to strip Assad of his legion d’Honneur
Paris: The French Government plans to strip Syrian President Bashar as-Assad of his legion d’Honneur, France’s most prestigious award, days after participating in airstrikes in Syria. “The Elysee confirms that a disciplinary procedure for withdrawing the legion d’Honneur is underway,” Macron’s office said.
coffee, tea may cut risk of heart stroke
Melbourne: According to a study, drinking coffee and tea can reduce abnormal heart rhythms, which is known to cause strokes. Many clinicians advise patients with atrial or ventricular arrhythmias to avoid caffeinated beverages. Abnormal heart rhythms cause heart to beat too fast, slow or unevenly. While some arrhythmias may be harmless or even go unnoticed in patients, others can increase risk for sudden cardiac arrest.