Dec 30: NASA’s next robotic mission to a far-off world may be either landing on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, or a mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that would return samples to Earth. The two finalists in the space agency’s New Frontiers Program were announced Wednesday afternoon in a teleconference. The Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return (CAESAR) […]
Dec 30: A pest that can infect plants from lavender to cherry trees is of real and growing concern in the UK, say experts. Outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa have caused widespread problems in Europe, wiping out entire olive groves. The Royal Horticultural Society says the disease could arrive in the UK on imported stock, threatening […]
Dec 30: As e-cigarettes become more popular, fewer people are taking up smoking traditional cigarettes. But can e-cigarettes, an electronic nicotine delivery system, help people quit smoking altogether? That was the focus of a recent study led by a Hollings Cancer Center researcher. The study found that smokers who are willing to use e-cigarettes tend […]
Dec. 29 : An Iowa man who attempted to redeem a winning lottery ticket for $25 found himself rebuffed for the best of reasons — he had actually won $25,000. Chad Wilming, 43, of Cedar Falls, said he made an error when scratching off his Holiday Time Bingo lottery ticket that made him believe he […]
Dec. 29 : A Nintendo Switch owner who accidentally left their console on a bus at a German airport was reunited with the device thanks to some kind-hearted Reddit users. A redditor who uses the handle Pizzaboxmonster posted on the site Thursday that they had left a Switch on a bus at Frankfurt International Airport. […]
Dec. 29 : An oblivious MSNBC reporter giving a live report about the new tax law was unknowingly video-bombed by a group of people in T-rex costumes. A clip posted to MSNBC’s Twitter page shows MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson delivering a live report and speaking with CNBC’s Ylan Mui about how the new tax law could […]
Dec. 29 : Police and firefighters in New Jersey responded to a housing development where they used a ladder to rescue a dog that fell through the ice of a frozen pond. The Howell Police Department said officers arrived along with Adelphia Fire Company after a 911 caller told dispatchers about 1:37 p.m. Thursday that […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has approved the ordinance on National Assembly election forwarded by the cabinet two months ago. President Bhandari today approved the ordinance which had been tabled in the President’s Office, according to the President’s Chief Secretary Bhesh Raj Adhikari. President Bhandari had held consultations with Prime Minister Sher […]
Kathmandu / Dec 29: CPN (Maoist Center) has recommended the names of 35 Maoist members to represent the party in the Provincial Assembly under the proportional representation (PR) category. A central committee meeting of the Maoist Center held today decided to this end today. According to the decision, the Maoist Center picked five members each […]
Bhaktapur / Dec 29: CPN (UML) leader and former Minister Lalbabu Pandit has claimed that he would reduce crime by 50 per cent were he to get the Home Ministry portfolio in the new government. Speaking at the face-to-face programme organised at the Rafat Sanchar Club on Friday, Pandit said that he knew the way […]
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