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US destroyers sail through Taiwan Strait

Washington: Two US Navy destroyers sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a move that could further heighten tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to a top official.

‘Terrorist attack' kills 8 Tunisia security forces

Tunis: Eight members of Tunisia's security forces were killed on Sunday in a "terrorist attack" near the border with Algeria, the interior ministry said.

Two Indian teens held in Nepal for stealing

Kathmandu: Two Indian teenagers have been arrested in Nepal for forming a gang to carry out thefts, a media report said today. Karan Podhar, 19, of Motihari and Suraj Podhar, 17, of Mahadilgarthan Samastipur, were arrested by Metropolitan Crime division here.

Car vibrations make drivers sleepy: Study

Melbourne: Natural vibrations of cars make people sleepier, affecting concentration and alertness levels just 15 minutes after drivers get behind the wheel, a study has found.

Genetic biomarker for deadly pathogen found

New York: Researchers have discovered several genetic biomarkers that can accurately identify hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, a pathogen that infects healthy people and can cause blindness in one day and flesh-eating infections, brain abscesses and death.