2015-08-22 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

India cancels talks over Hurriyat leaders meeting   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: True to its past practice of running away from talks with Pakistan on flimsy grounds, New Delhi on Friday conveyed to Pakistan through its Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh that the national security adviser-level talks stand cancelled over ...
Dispute on agenda: India-Pakistan talks sink into jeopardy   The Express Tribune
Pakistan-India peace talks on a knife edge   Daily Times
Pak-India talks hang in balance   The Nation
Pakistan Today   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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Daily Times   

Ground battles flare in NWA as army pushes fresh offensive   
Daily Times
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistani Army pushed deeper into terrorist-held areas in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Friday, launching a ground offensive against the Taliban and other terrorists in their last strongholds near the Afghan border. Since May ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Science

Huffington Post   

Why the Future Doesn't Need Us -- Revisited   
Huffington Post
When the stunning article "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us" by Bill Joy, chief scientist for Sun Microsystems, made the cover of Wired Magazine in April 2000, it created quite a rumble in high-tech circles. Its argument was that "our most powerful 21st ...

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BT.com   

August 24, 2006: Pluto no longer a planet, astronomers declare   
BT.com
Pluto, dubbed a planet since its discovery in 1930, was downgraded to a dwarf by astronomers in a move which remains controversial to this day. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. The planet Pluto, as photographed by the New ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Health

Khaleej Times   

Pakistan launches new vaccine to curb polio by 2016   
Khaleej Times
Government's access to Taleban-controlled areas, where it faced resistance in the drive, has increased after intensive military operation. (AP). Government's access to Taleban-controlled areas, where it faced resistance in the drive, has increased ...
Pakistan launches new polio vaccine, aims for 2016 wipeout   Times of Oman
Pakistan to administer new injectable polio vaccine to over four million ...   Financial Express
New polio vaccine to benefit over four million Pakistani children each year   Vaccine News Daily
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The Advocate   

Ferguson frustrated by system inefficiencies   
The Advocate
HEALTH Minister Michael Ferguson has expressed his frustration at inefficiencies in the state's hospital system and lists patient flow as a key issue facing the Launceston General Hospital. See your ad here. The LGH has battled bed block for more than ...
Acute shortage of doctors, nurses mars working of Lyari Hospital   Daily Times
30 doctors' posts lying vacant in Lyari General Hospital   Pakistan Today

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Health Aim   

All work, no play may give you a stroke!   
The News International
Do you worry that your workaholic ways are killing you? A new study says you may be right. In an analysis of more than half a million men and women from around the world, those who put in long hours at the office were 33 per cent more likely to suffer ...
Working long hours may increase stroke risk — Researchers   The Nation Newspaper
Longer Hours at Work Increases the Risk of Stroke   Health Aim
Long working hours may lead to stroke   News-Medical.net
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ANINEWS   

Your cell phone could soon predict whether you'll get flu   
Daily Times
Cell phones track our every move. A privacy advocate might see this as a problem. But an epidemiologist like Dr Allison Aiello of the University of North Carolina sees it as an opportunity. Aiello, along with researchers from across the country ...
Mobile app tracks students to determine flu risk   Times Higher Education
Now, a smartphone app helps track risk of disease   Financial Express
Cell phones monitor flu on campus   Vaccine News Daily
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NECN   

Boston Business Journal Report: 'Master Switch' Behind Obesity?   
NECN
Jessica Bartlett explains that doctors from MIT and Harvard may have found a way to override the body's evolutionary habit of storing fat. (Published Friday, Aug. 21, 2015). Massachusetts doctors may have found a way to override the human body's habit ...
Manipulating Obesity Gene Could Help Control Weight, MIT And Harvard   Junior College
Harvard and MIT researchers think they've cracked the obesity code   Boston.com
Fat gene revolutionizes weight loss: FTO drug could bypass diet and exercise   Examiner.com
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Depression increases heart risks   
Daily Times
Mental health problems like anxiety and depression may partly explain why people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Researchers linked anger, anxiety, depressive symptoms, job stress ...

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Fox News   

For seniors, any exercise may be better than none   
Daily Times
Even 15 minutes a day of brisk walking, cycling or swimming could help older adults live longer, according to a review of past research that found any physical activity is better than none. For people over age 60, meeting current US guidelines for ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Entertainment

Mirror.co.uk   

Jennifer Lawrence's amazing £33million rise from Kentucky to Hollywood's ...   
Mirror.co.uk
In her determination to become a star she persuaded her parents to let her quit school in Kentucky early and go to New York to launch her career. She landed roles in adverts and low-budget films, then a TV sitcom. And when the ambitious 17-year-old ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Sports

The Express Tribune   

The Butt and Asif conundrum: ICC has placed the ball in our court, says PCB ...   
The Express Tribune
The official went on to say that immediate participation of the duo in competitive cricket is not on the cards at the moment. PHOTO: SHAFIQ MALIK/EXPRESS. KARACHI: The International Cricket Council's (ICC) sudden decision to allow Salman Butt and ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Technology

TechFrag   

AMD's Next-gen GPU architecture consists of Greenland, Baffin, and Ellesmere GPUs   
TechFrag
Ever since AMD released the new flagship graphics card, the Radeon R9 Fury X, the California-based chip maker is supposedly been readying to launch its next-generation “Arctic Islands” GPU architecture. A report from KitGuru reveals the Arctic Islands ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Business

The Express Tribune   

Market watch: Tracking regional peers, index sheds 700 points   
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: The week ended on a sour note for the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) as the benchmark-100 tumbled 700 points on Friday. Led by regional activity and declining prices of global crude, panic investors took the index down almost 1,000 points ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan Pakistan

The Express Tribune   

Looking into reasons: Supreme Court forms panel to probe human trafficking   
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: The top court has formed a commission to visit Torkham and Chaman borders and submit report reviewing the overall situation. The process of immigration as well as reasons of human trafficking will be reviewed. The apex court, headed by chief ...

2015-08-22 Pakistan World

BBC News   

Macedonia migrants: Border security measures defended   
BBC News
Macedonia has defended its handling of security at the country's border with Greece, where migrants were beaten back with truncheons and riot shields. The government had to act because up to 3,500 were entering each day, but migrants had not been ...