Bolton vows to ‘squeeze’ Iran
Singapore: US National Security Advisor John Bolton vowed Tuesday to “squeeze” Iran “until the pips squeak”, a week after a tough new round of sanctions came into force. President Donald Trump has dramatically increased pressure on Tehran, withdrawing from an international agreement aimed at ending its nuclear programme and introducing several rounds of unilateral US sanctions.
California fire: death toll now 42
Paradise: The number of people killed by a massive blaze in northern California rose to 42 on Monday, making it the deadliest wildfire in the history of the State. Firefighters spent a fifth day digging battle lines to contain the “Camp Fire” in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Sacramento, while search teams were on a grim mission to recover the dead.
‘AI may boost malaria drug discovery’
Beijing: Researchers have developed an end-to-end drug discovery pipeline for malaria by using the next generation artificial intelligence. Malaria is one of the world’s oldest infectious diseases that still causes a lot of health problems in many tropical countries, according to the research published in the journal Scientific Reports.