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Power transmission poles in a rural area of Pakistan seen in this undated photo. — AFP/FileThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to lend $250 million to Pakistan to strengthen the power transmission system for sustainable…

Ofgem's energy price cap is preventing customers from accessing lower tariffs, contributing to inflation and should be abolished, a new report has claimed.The cap has gone "far beyond" its original purpose of providing…

Jungle Jalebi has myriad health benefits. (Image: twitter/SACCHIT74)It is rich in a variety of nutritional components such as Carbohydrates, Protein, Dietary Fibre, Fats, Potassium, Phosphorus, Calcium and Iron.Plants play a crucial role in…

Dry eye syndrome has emerged as a prevalent issue in recent times, impacting the eye healthof countless individuals. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent surge in screen time, the incidence of dry eye disease has…

Canada is growing rapidly — and so are its housing needs.In turn, these pressures are testing the construction industry, which finds itself dealing with a mounting labour shortage.There are tens of thousands of unfilled construction jobs…

Boosting the activity of inhibitory interneurons in Fragile X mice reduced their hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli, according to a new Neuron study led by UCLA Health researchers. Fragile X Syndrome, which is caused by a mutation in a…

Artificial intelligence technology can now single out the most promising embryo during IVF and boost the chance of pregnancy.The AI tech is already in use across Europe, Asia, and South America, and could be in the US 'very soon', according…

Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last 23 years. Board games are already known to…

A common food and medicine additive has shown it can boost the capacity and longevity of a next-generation flow battery design in a record-setting experiment. A research team from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National…

India is currently the 10th-largest medical tourism hub in the world, with the market valued at $9 billion. Now, much of it is being boosted by those flying in for cosmetic procedures.The number of medical tourists traveling to India for…