Eurek Alert Some of you may have made a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism….
Hossen Sohel of DOT : aBNP yesterday extended support to independent candidate Salma Islam for Dhaka-1 constituency, The Daily Star. Now, Salma, the reigning lawmaker from this constituency, isfacing Awami League’s heavyweight candidate Salman Rahman with BNP’s blessings on her shoulder. BNP’s move to support Salma came in a bid to fill up the void…
Zunayed Saki speaks to DOT Voters must overcome all obstacles to go to the polls centers. There will be many obstacles in the way. People are unsure and anxious whether they will be able to vote or not. But despite everything, they will still have to overpower all barriers. I welcome all to go and…
AFP An American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind. Colin O’Brady, 33, took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) crossing of the frozen continent from north to south. “I accomplished my goal: to become the first person in history to traverse…
Reuters Security forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fired live rounds and tear gas on Thursday to scatter demonstrators who burned tires and attacked Ebola centers in protest at their exclusion from the presidential election. The electoral commission (CENI) announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling voting in Sunday’s election in the cities of…
Science Alert Hymenasplenium is one of two genera in the almost comprehensively distributed and species-rich greenery family Aspleniaceae. Analysts have recently perceived Hymenasplenium laterepens, a triploid taxon from China, but did not designate a type specimen. Scientists from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) collected and studied the triploid taxon at the classical place in Xishuangbanna….
Reuters An Indian court on Thursday remanded in police custody 10 people suspected of plotting suicide attacks in New Delhi, while more investigations are carried out, a defence lawyer said. Members of the cell, which police said had links to a Daesh-inspired group, were arrested in raids in Delhi and nearby cities on Wednesday, the…
AP Thousands of Taiwanese people, taking a page from France’s yellow vest movement, have protested on Thursday for the third time in a week to demand lower taxes and the fair handling of tax disputes. Wearing yellow vests, they shouted slogans and blared air horns outside the Ministry of Finance in Taipei, the capital city,…
Reuters An explosive device wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens early on Thursday, police and state media said. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. The church lies in the heavily policed, upscale Kolonaki quarter which borders on Exarchia, a district where clashes…
AFP The United States has warned its citizens that security at the Philippines’s main airport does not meet international standards, urging travelers to exercise “increased caution.” The US Department of Homeland Security issued a travel advisory on Wednesday saying security at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport was not “consistent” with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)…