Arts / EntertainmentRising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study
Rising sea levels driven by global warming are on track to dramatically boost the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide by mid-century, especially in tropical regions, researchers said Thursday. A 10-to-20 centimetre (four-to-eight-inch)<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/19/rising-seas-set-to-double-coastal-flooding-by-2050-study/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 19, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentPippa Middleton: famously the bridesmaid, now the bride
ENGLEFIELD: Pippa Middleton hit the headlines with a figure-hugging outfit at her sister Kate´s wedding to Prince William but now the world-famous bridesmaid is becoming a bride herself.Once agai
May 19, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentAntarctica is becoming green due to global warming
Plant life is growing on Antarctica like never before in modern times, fueled by global warming which is melting ice and transforming the landscape from white to green, researchers said Thursday. Scientists<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/19/antarctica-is-becoming-green-due-to-global-warming/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 19, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentScientists to test whether Zika can kill brain cancer cells
London: Scientists in Britain plan to harness the Zika virus to try to kill brain tumour cells in experiments that they say could lead to new ways to fight an aggressive type<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/19/scientists-to-test-whether-zika-can-kill-brain-cancer-cells/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 19, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentCyber kid stuns experts by showing how toys can be ´weapons´
THE HAGUE: An 11-year-old "cyber ninja" stunned an audience of security experts Tuesday by hacking into a teddy bear via blue tooth to show how interconnected smart toys "can be weaponised".Americ
May 19, 2017
ForeignUS-led warplanes hit Syria forces
US-led warplanes hit a pro-regime convoy in Syria that ignored warning shots, weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration launched America’s first strikes against Damascus forces in the war-torn country. The strike by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/05/19/us-led-warplanes-hit-syria-forces/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 19, 2017
ForeignIran condemns new US missile sanctions: spokesman
TEHRAN: Iran criticised new US sanctions on its missile programme on Thursday, saying they would undermine a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers."Iran condemns the US administration’s ill
May 18, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentSwallowable balloon works to curb obesity: study
PARIS: Weight-loss balloons swallowed rather than surgically inserted in the stomach were shown to be safe and effective in preliminary trials, according to findings unveiled Thursday at a medical co
May 18, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentLast horsemen of Hunza: Pakistan Buzkashi game faces final whistle
HUNZA: In a remote northern Pakistani valley surrounded by giant ice-capped peaks, villagers gather to watch a game of Buzkashi, an ancient equestrian sport once seen as a key test of virility that i
May 18, 2017
ForeignTaiwan man arrested over public beheading of sister
TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man was arrested Thursday for decapitating his sister in front of horrified neighbours, a week after another killer was jailed for beheading a three-year-old girl in the street.The
May 18, 2017
Arts / Entertainment‘Milestone’ in quest to make blood cells: studies
Scientists on Wednesday unveiled two methods for coaxing stem cells into blood cells, a long-sought goal that could lead to new treatments for blood disease, including leukaemia.In separate ex
May 18, 2017
Arts / EntertainmentJapan’s princess to wed, sparking debate on shrinking royal family
Japanese Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will wed a former college classmate, Japanese media reported, heating up debate on the ever-shrinking royal family since she must b
May 17, 2017