On Wednesday, the distance between the Swedish krona against the euro widens. This happened after the interest rate of the country’s central bank was cut. The announcement about the bond-buying program didn’t help. The euro gained about 1% against the krona in the minutes after the announcement, hitting a high …
Read More »Study on ancient whale fossil gives clue on humanity birthplace
Archaeologists claim study of 17 million year old whale fossil has thrown new lights on knowing where humanity was born on this earth. The fossil, which takes the form of the beaked skull of a Ziphiidae whale, is tied to East Africa, a region at one time that had been …
Read More »Cops in France and South Korea raid Uber’s offices: Report
Uber daily operation was halted in France and Korea because both offices got raided by cops in both country. In Korea, several executives were arrested, while drivers in France got arrested. Over in France, 25 policemen raided Uber’s headquarters and seized documents and cellphones used by drivers. New French laws …
Read More »AstraZeneca two-in-one drug might cure lung disease
On Wednesday, AstraZeneca revealed that its experimental lung drug PT003 against chronic lung disease had been successful in the last two final-stage Phase III trials. This is such a great day for the company. The drug, which AstraZeneca acquired after buying Pearl Therapeutics two years ago, combines a long-acting beta-2 …
Read More »Tour guide managed capturing stunning meteor above Loch Ness
A tour guide from Scottish Highlands managed to capture a stunning meteor image streaking across above Loch Ness on a clear night sky. The rare image is now trending online. Macdonald told the Independent that he headed outside Monday night with his Sony RX100 compact camera to take shots of …
Read More »Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights amid Pilots strike
Hundreds of flights were cancelled today by the Germany’s Lufthansa airline. Apparently, there were no one to pilot it as pilots are in a two-day strike to stop early retirement. The industrial action is being staged in an attempt to end a row over early retirement benefits for pilots that …
Read More »Study says flaws in Graphene Improves Fuel Cells
Introducing flaws into graphene helps in improving the cells as well as making them more efficient than before, says a new research. Graphene is used in fuel cells. While the honeycomb structure found in pristine atom-thick graphene is beautiful, allowing it to have a number of tiny holes results in …
Read More »Great Recession is to be blamed for increase in Suicide Rate
During the past few years, there is a rise in the number of suicides in the US. Most of these deaths occurred in the job. Study says, type of work is culprit. The study, published Monday in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, found that 1,719 people committed suicide at …
Read More »Starbucks: Tackling issue with Race Relations via ‘Race Together’
The issue with race relation has been a problem for a long time. Now, Starbucks want to tackle the problem with “Race Together,” a new campaign organized by the company. Chatting with Forbes.com, the company’s CEO Howard Schultz mentioned, “Race Together came amid racial tension, protests and violence in places …
Read More »General Mills attribute Revenue Fall to stronger dollar
General Mills Inc. revealed that their February profits decrease by 16%. The revenue fell because of the restructuring-related charges as well as a stronger U.S. dollar. Other food companies got affected. However, shares rose 1.9% to $53.05 in recent premarket trading as earnings excluding one-time items beat expectations. Several major …
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