8 die in head-on collision in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least eight people were killed after two passenger buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh on Friday, the police said. The accident took place on the Thakurgaon-Dhaka Highway around 8.30 a.m.
Docs remove toothbrush from man’s belly
Beijing: Doctors from a southern Chinese hospital removed something unusual from a man’s intestines: a toothbrush he swallowed 20 years ago.
Tsunami warning; quake hits Indonesia: Agency
Jakarta: A powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia’s populated Java island on Friday, the country’s disaster agency said, warning that it could generate a tsunami.
‘AI may help air travellers save money’
Washington: Researchers, including those of Indian-origin, are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help airlines price services such as checked bags and seat reservations in a way that is beneficial to customers, as well as to the airline industry. The researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US used unbundling to meet customer needs while also maximising airline revenue with intelligent, individualised pricing models offered in real time as a customer shops.