WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. space agency NASA said Thursday its Curiosity rover has revealed no trace of methane, a potential sign of life, on the Martian surface. Over the past decade, researchers…
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San Fernando’s mobile sanitarium goes to school
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, (PNA) — The city government is carrying out a project to help students of public elementary and high schools understand and appreciate more the subject of science…
New U.S. private spacecraft launched to ISS
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — A new privately owned U.S. spaceship carrying food, clothing and other cargo blasted off Wednesday on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Cygnus spacecraft, built…
Novel gene discovery could lead to new HIV treatments:study
LONDON, (PNA/Xinhua) — A team of researchers led by King’s College London has identified a new gene, which may have the ability to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from spreading…
Ashton welcomes UN report confirming chemical attack in Syria
BRUSSELS, (PNA/Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) on Tuesday welcomed the UN report confirming a chemical attack happened in Syria, saying it would “help identify the perpetrators.” “With this report we now…
Baghdad denies Syria moving chemical weapons to Iraq
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Iraqi government on Saturday rejected a Syrian opposition general’s claim that the Syrian government moved parts of its chemical weapons to Iraq. “Part of the Syrian opposition claimed…
Roundup: Int’l community welcomes U.S.-Russian deal on Syria’s chemical weapons
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The international community hailed the progress on the Syria issue, after the United States and Russia reached a framework agreement Saturday on eliminating the country’s chemical weapons. According to…
U.N. chief welcomes framework agreed by Russia, U.S. over Syria’s chemical weapons
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday welcomed the framework agreed by Russia and the United States on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons. “The Secretary-General welcomes the news that Russian Federation…
Syria to join chemical weapons convention on October 14
NEW YORK, (PNA/RIA Novosti) – The Chemical Weapons Convention will come into force for Syria on October 14, 30 days after Damascus had submitted its formal instrument of accession on Saturday, the…
Baghdad denies Syria moving chemical weapons to Iraq
BAGHDAD, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Iraqi government on Saturday rejected a Syrian opposition general’s claim that the Syrian government moved parts of its chemical weapons to Iraq. “Part of the Syrian opposition claimed…
Roundup: Int’l community welcomes U.S.-Russian deal on Syria’s chemical weapons
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — The international community hailed the progress on the Syria issue, after the United States and Russia reached a framework agreement Saturday on eliminating the country’s chemical weapons. According to…
U.S. initial jobless claims down to seven-year low due to technical problems
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid edged down to the lowest level in more than seven years last week due to technical problems, the U.S. Labor…
Roundup: Iran ready to improve transparency, but not to give up nuclear right: new envoy
VIENNA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The new Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday said Tehran was ready to remove ambiguity on its disputed nuclear activities, but stressed Iran would…
Internet regulations can protect human rights: experts
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — Human rights experts from China and abroad on Thursday called for a sound environment for sustainable human rights development, saying the Internet is a double-edged sword in the process….
NASA’s Hubble telescope finds biggest known group of star clusters
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– A team of international scientists has used NASA’s Hubble space telescope to discover the largest known group of dense bunches of stars called globular clusters, more than two…