When you look in your mouth you may see teeth that need whitening, but a dentist may see signs of heart disease. A study published in the Journal of Dental Research found that many dental problems can be signs of serious health complications. University of Washington School of Dentistry professor Philippe P. Hujoel, DDS, [...]
A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts – two Russians and one American – has launched successfully from Kazakhstan. They are the first to travel on a Russian Soyuz craft since a similar unmanned rocket carrying cargo crashed shortly after launch in August. All manned space travel was suspended after that crash for almost three months. [...]
Authorities in Norway have tightened security as the man accused of killing 77 people in a shooting rampage and a bomb attack makes his first court appearance in person Monday. Until now, the proceedings for Anders Behring Breivik have been held behind closed doors. But on Monday, the families of the victims will be able [...]
Dhaka stocks had a massive fall on the second day of the week with the key index losing more than 200 points in the first hour’s trading. The benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange General Index stood at 4810.03 points at 12.03am on Monday, losing 232.21 points or 4.61 percent from the day’s opening. Shares worth Tk [...]
Asia-Pacific leaders will call on countries on Sunday to do what they can to prop up economic growth, rallying around the common threat from Europe’s debt crisis despite divisions over trade and currency policies. Fresh off a rare success in securing agreement on the outlines of a regional trade deal, the heads of the 21 [...]
The former EU commissioner Mario Monti has been asked to form Italy’s next government after a day of hectic consultations and a televised initiative by Silvio Berlusconi who announced he would continue to be a force in politics. Monti accepted the mandate, declaring Italy had to become “a point of strength, and not of weakness, [...]
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon asked governments to reach a compromise on the Kyoto Protocol at Durban climate conference and to make a broader comprehensive climate agreement possible in the future. “Durban must complete what was agreed last year in Cancun,” he said at the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF)-2011 conference in the capital on Monday. [...]
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged countries exposed to climate change to collectively air their concern before the UN climate conference in South Africa later this month. The economic cost of climate change is $130 billion and it would increase if adequate and timely steps are not taken, she said, opening the Climate Vulnerable Forum [...]