Tag: Air
Air pollution, particularly, fine dust major cause of cardiovascular disease
A study has found that air pollution can lead to cardiovascular diseases. Air pollution, and fine dust, in particular, is responsible for more than four million deaths each year. Almost 60 per cent […]
Air pollution exposure can change your heart structure
Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may cause changes to the heart similar to those in the early stages of heart failure, a study warns. The researchers from the Queen […]
Air raid hits children’s hospital in Syria’s Aleppo
An air raid has hit a children’s hospital in Syria’s rebel-held east Aleppo, forcing medical staff to evacuate patients, including several newborn babies still in incubators. The moment of the […]
Delhi air pollution: LG convenes high-level meet; Metro suspends all excavation, dismantling work
Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday convened a high-level meeting as the air quality deteriorated further in the national capital. According to news agency ANI, the meeting was […]
Jordan shooting: Three US military trainers killed at al-Jafr air base
Three US military trainers have been shot dead in an exchange of fire at an air base in Jordan, a US official says. One was killed at the base and […]
‘I’m a psychopath in sheep’s clothing or I am you’: Netflix to air ‘definitive’ Amanda Knox documentary
Who killed Meredith Kercher? “Either I’m a psychopath in sheep’s clothing or I am you,” declares Amanda Knox in a new feature-length documentary. Her gaze is steady, her voice doesn’t […]
‘Serious questions’ over ceasefire after US air strike kills Syrian troops
The latest Syrian ceasefire is under threat as Russia has severely criticised US air strikes in eastern Syria as the most “extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness” to date. It follows […]
Air India announces two free air tickets to winners of Rio Paralympians
New Delhi [India], Sept. 11 : National carriers Air India on Sunday facilitated Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati who won gold and bronze medal respectively for India at […]
This Robot Follows You Around and Blasts You With Air Conditioning
Reinhard Radermacher has a vision: A person walks into a room hot and sweaty after exercising, and somewhere in the dark, tucked in a corner, a small robot notices and […]