Scientists have produced a new computer chip that mimics the organisation of the brain, and squeezed in one million computational units called “neurons”. They describe it as a supercomputer the size of a postage stamp. Each neuron on the chip connects to 256 others, and together they can pick out the key features in a visual scene in real time, using very little power. The design is the result of […]
DUBAI: An Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane bound for Tabas in northeast Iran with 48 passengers and crew on board crashed on a road near Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Sunday, killing at least 38 people, Iranian state media reported. Initial reports said that all passengers and crew on board had been killed, but state media later reported that some passengers had been injured and transferred to hospital. Islamic Republic News […]
New Delhi: In its effort to unearth black money stashed away abroad, India has received data on over 24,000 instances of alleged tax evasion and dubious funds which has been detected in foreign shores in the last financial year. These cases are now under investigation by the taxman even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money has set its eye on tracking the outcome of this classified information […]
Swedes have flocked to social media to muse at the passing of “the world’s oldest European eel”, which lived in a well to the age of 155. It was found dead in the southern town of Brantevik when the well owners removed the lid to show it off to visitors, The Local said on Friday. A boy dropped it in back in 1859, when it was apparently common to use […]
These thirteen suggestions for ethical behavior and spiritual progression are based on principles which operate throughout the universe. When you reach the point in your life when you begin to take notice of these inviolate rules and consciously apply them, you begin to notice changes in your awareness, in your sense of fulfillment, satisfaction, and peace. When you follow these spiritual Rules of the Road for Life’s Journey, you will […]
Canada’s unemployment rate edged down to seven per cent in July, with just 200 new jobs created, according to Statistics Canada. Getting lawyers help for discrimination claims and a decrease in unemployment rate make things better for the people. That’s better than the 7.1 per cent recorded in June, but mainly reflects a decline in the number of people looking for work. This was a heightened problem for people over age […]
The US has launched two additional air strikes against militants from the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Iraq, the Pentagon has said. US drones and Navy fighter jets attacked targets near the Kurdish city of Irbil – a similar location to the first strike earlier on Friday. The Sunni Muslim group IS has taken control of swathes of Iraq and Syria. Tens of thousands of people from minority groups […]
Nairobi: A Kenyan consumer lobby group says that 5,000 Chinese nationals who are coming to Kenya for the construction of a railway line pose a threat to the country’s elephants. Consumer Federation of Kenya official Steven Muturo said on Thursday that conservationists have seen a rise in elephant poaching deaths in Kenya as the number of Chinese nationals in the country have risen. Kenya recently signed an agreement with China […]
New York: While human milk is the best food for infant, a new study has revealed that it can also work as a medicine for critically ill babies. According to Diane L Spatz, director of the lactation programme at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): “The immunological and anti-inflammatory properties of human milk are especially important for the critically ill infants in our intensive care units.” The hospital has used donor […]
Pankaj Parakh commissioned the shirt that weighs more than four kilos Made his fortune establishing a multi-million pound textile business in India. An Indian textile magnate who made a fortune from his clothing empire is making sure the rest of the world knows about his success – by having a shirt made out of pure gold. Although he left school without any qualifications Pankaj Parakh created a multi-million pound […]
