GENEVA (AFP) – A revival of industrial policies is under way around the world, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday, with countries going for technological innovation to diversify their economies. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said greater productivity levels could be reached through specialising in existing strengths. “In economies of all sizes, we […]
HOUSTON (AP) – It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for United States (US) Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them. “Oh, it’s scratching, dude,” one of the […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A little-known dog lineage with fur so thick it was spun into blankets was selectively bred for millennia by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest until its rapid demise following European colonisation, a study in Science showed recently. The new research was based on a genetic analysis of ‘Mutton’, one of the […]
BUTTERWORTH (BERNAMA) – A senior citizen pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court in Malaysia yesterday to four counts of sexual assault against his daughter last year. The 63-year-old man, who is an e-hailing driver made the plea after the charges were read out to him before Judge Noor Aini Yusof. According to the charges, he […]
UPI – There’s an adage that in romantic relationships, opposites attract. Now, a large, new study confirms that just like many old sayings, it’s wrong. In an analysis of about 200 studies involving millions of couples, researchers came to the conclusion that there is little behind the claim that opposites attract. If anything, the one […]