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Singaporean woman fined for lying to police about being kidnapped to get husband's attention

According to police reports, Veronica Tay Ting Ting claimed that she was abducted by three men on August 20, 2015.

Feb 21, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Malaysia: Archeologists discover ancient cannons at Fort Cornwallis in Penang

Archeologists in Malaysia have discovered ancient cannons at Fort Cornwallis in Penang during an excavation on February 19.

Feb 21, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

ED probing 120 shell companies linked to Nirav Modi, Choksi

Nirav Modi, Neeshal Modi, and Mehul Choksi are directors or partners in about 100 companies involved in Rs.11,300 crore fraud.

Feb 21, 2018

By IANS

India supports move seeking ICJ's ruling on use of force without UNSC nod

The UN Charter requires Security Council approval for the use of force when it is not an exercise of the right to self-defense though many powers have violated it in the past

Feb 21, 2018

By IANS

Brazil child pornography bust: 40 arrested so far

Brazil military has launched two major operations against the perpetrators of child pornography despite threats from gangs involved.

Feb 21, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Scientists identify 15 new genes determining our face shape

Each face was automatically sub-divided into smaller modules, which were then examined for any link with the locations in the DNA.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS

Researchers link sleep problems in menopause to hot flashes, depression

The study found no correlation between the likelihood of reporting poor sleep before menopause, during menopause and after menopause.

Feb 20, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Exposure to certain viruses may lead to diabetes, says study

Every cell in the body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts to fail, you get diabetes.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS

Diabetes

A child celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog in Manhattan's Chinatown in New York

Lunar New Year 2018: Glimpses of colourful Chinese New Year celebrations across the globe [PHOTOS]

In this gallery, IBT Singapore has compiled a series of all the colourful festivities in different parts of the world.

Feb 20, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Portable paper-based DNA test can rapidly diagnose diseases: Study

The innovations are built upon the first version of SHERLOCK, developed in 2017, and adds to a growing field of research that harnesses CRISPR systems for uses beyond gene editing.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS

Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen conferred France's highest award

French President Emmanuel Macron, on February 18 conferred Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen with the 'Legion of Honour', France's highest award.

Feb 20, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Apple releases fix for Telugu character 'జ్ఞా' that crashes iPhones

When the Telugu character is sent in an iMessage, it can freeze up the entire Messages app on all of a person's Mac and iOS devices.

Feb 20, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Google AI identifies signals of heart diseases through retinal images

The algorithm could distinguish the retinal images of a smoker from that of a non-smoker 71 per cent of the time, the study found.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS

Artificial intelligence

Google discloses security flaw in Microsoft Edge

Google, through its Project Zero, notified Microsoft about a bug in November, giving the company the usual 90-day disclosure deadline.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS

microsoft new standards of safe windows 10 pc

Microsoft ends push notifications for Windows 7, 8 phones

Notification services will continue to function for Windows Phone 8.1 at this time and newer phones running Windows 10 Mobile are still fully supported.

Feb 20, 2018

By IANS