SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Barriers could halt slide of undersea glaciers and hold back sea level rises predicted to result from global warming.
Thwaites glacier in western Antarctica. - Photograph: Handout/AFP/Getty Images
Building walls on the seafloor may become the next frontier of climate science, as engineers seek novel ways to hold back the sea...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 164 for 2 (Rohit 52, Dhawan 46) beat Pakistan 162 (Azam 47, Bhuvneshwar 3-15, Jadhav 3-23) by eight wickets
DUBAI, UAE - India completely outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan by 8 wickets in their Asia Cup clash on Wednesday in Dubai. Skipper Rohit Sharma (52) led from the front with a fine fifty alongside opening partner Shikhar...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
She was 23 and not allowed to work in 2005 when she first came to the United States. Now 36, Archana Vaidyanathan is interviewing with major technology firms in Northern California to see if her expertise is still in demand.
Vaidyanathan holds an H-4 visa, given to family of those who come to the US with H-1B visas,...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Facebook - Illustration by William Joel / The Verge
For years, Facebook has publicly positioned its Messenger application as a way to connect with friends and as a way to help customers interact directly with businesses. But a new report from The Wall Street Journal today indicates that Facebook also saw its Messenger platform as a siphon for...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
PYONGYANG, North Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier pledge on denuclearization contained a big condition, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stating he'd permanently dismantle his main nuclear complex only...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
In this Aug. 29, 2018, photo, a man works in an auto parts factory in Liaocheng in eastern China's Shandong province. The Trump administration announced Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, that it will impose tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, escalating a trade war between the world's two biggest economies and potentially...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 285 for 7 (Dhawan 127, Rayudu 60, Kinchit 3-39, Ehsan Khan 2-65) beat Hong Kong (Nizakat 92, Rath 73, Chahal 3-46, Khaleel 3-48, Kuldeep 2-42) by 26 runs
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is congratulated by Hong Kong cricket captain Anshuman Rath during the 4th cricket match of Asia Cup 2018 between India and Hong...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
By Geeta Goindi
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (right) was conferred with the inaugural Meryl Streep Award of Excellence at an awards gala in the Washington area co-hosted by Women in Film & Television (WIFT) and the DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF). The award was presented by Oscar-nominated actress Candy Clark.
Zoya Akhtar, Janhvi Kapoor, Catherine Hand also...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds an Oval Office meeting on preparations for hurricane Florence at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Employees at a manufacturing plant in McKeesport, Pa., earlier this year. China said it will hit back by imposing its own tariffs on United States goods. - Credit: Ross Mantle/NY Times
China said it will institute new tariffs on U.S. goods worth $60 billion on Sept. 24, according to a Reuters report.
The media outlet said the...
