The Treasury Department announced the new sanctions against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit responsible for research and development of ballistic missiles, as well as Iran’s Parchin Chemical Industries and an Iranian intermediary who worked on procurement of parts for propelling missiles. “Iran’s ballistic missile-related activities continue to destabilize the Middle East region, and the … Read more
March 30, 2022 — Imagine a tiny, stretchable, glowing Band-Aid on your finger or arm, and you are picturing the latest wearable technology advance from researchers at Stanford University. Professors in the school of engineering there have created a new type of polymer, or synthetic plastic material, that can light up. They used it to … Read more
The Maharashtra government has suggested to the Centre to set up the Nanar Refinery project at Barsu village of Rajapur in Ratnagiri district. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had written to the PM early this year informing him that the state would like the project to be located at Barsu village and that the state was … Read more
Sajid Javid apologises over the maternity scandal and says the report paints a “harrowing” picture. Source link
Telangana Congress leaders on Wednesday met former party chief Rahul Gandhi and handed over a cheque for providing insurance cover to 40 lakh members in the state. Top leaders of the Telangana Congress were present during the meeting when the cheque was presented to New India Assurance Company. The insurance cover is of Rs 2 … Read more
As Covid continues to spread rapidly, are many people catching Omicron for a second time? Source link
After 15 years of smoking, Adrian Diaz Bulibasa decided it was time to quit. “I wanted to have a baby and I didn’t want the health of my future baby to be affected by my choices,” he says. But quitting was hard. Bulibasa, who lives in London and is the editor-in-chief of the website bestformyfeet.com, … Read more
One person’s journey from smoking to quitting, including why and how he quit smoking. Source link
You’d love to stop smoking. The health reasons are a mile long and your body is (between coughs) telling you that it’s time. But you have fears about quitting smoking. Will you gain weight? How can you manage stress and cravings? Will you lose your smoking buddies? Don’t let such worries keep you from quitting. … Read more
Moscow said last week that it wanted to be paid in rubles, rather than US dollars or euros as per existing gas supply contracts, and threatened to cut off supplies if that didn’t happen. The Kremlin’s demand has been rejected by Germany and the G7 group of leading developed economies. The German government said Wednesday … Read more