Sikh-American nominated for New Jersey's AG
Washington: A prominent Sikh-American lawyer, who has "experienced hate and intolerance first-hand", has been nominated to serve as the next Attorney General of the US State of New Jersey.
Gurbir S Grewal, a public prosecutor who previously served as an Assistant US Attorney in New York and New Jersey, was named by New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy on Tuesday.
Duterte wins extra year of martial law powers
Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won martial law powers across the southern third of the country for one more year on Wednesday to combat Islamic militants and leftist rebels, as Congress brushed aside fears of a looming dictatorship.
Love hormone with less complications created
Melbourne: Researchers have developed a synthetic version of the ‘love hormone' oxytocin, which is less likely to have side effects.
The hormone regulates labour and fundamental social behaviours such as maternal care, partnership bonding, social interactions, and stress and anxiety responses.
‘New Horizons' next target may have Moon’
Washington: The next flyby target of NASA's New Horizons' mission, which is a peanut-shaped object a billion miles past Pluto, might have company in the form of a small moon, astronomers say.