The 2015 Climate Conference in Paris, scheduled on Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, will push through despite the Friday night Paris terrorist attack that killed 127 people.
The new “Fallout 4” game is keeping some gamers from watching porn.
In the aftermath of the Friday attack, closing of borders and fear among tourists, Paris businesses are expecting a bleak Christmas as tourists cancel trips to Paris.
On November 12, Thursday United States health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the U.S. smoking rates have dropped sharply by almost 20 percent during the past decade, including one percentage point during the last year. However, although more people are kicking the habit, the researchers also noted that people covered by the government's Medicaid insurance plan and Americans without health insurance were much more likely to smoke.
As the events of the Paris terror attacks unfolded on the evening of November 13, Friday, social media sites provided netizens with headline news and other critical information as people searched for friends and family living in France's capital. Facebook activated its Safety Check tool for the first time during a human-made disaster, which allows users to mark themselves or other people as safe during a crisis; and created a new profile picture feature. Meanwhile, Twitter's Moments tool spotlighted top news tweets about the terrorist attacks, in addition to prayers and well-wishes from Hollywood celebrities and United States presidential candidates.
Astronomers have detected the most distant object in the solar system that could be a minor planet or a dwarf planet.
For the first time ever, astronomers have detected the first ever gamma ray pulsar inside the Tarantula Nebula, emitting powerful radiation beams across the cosmos.
A new exoplanet was identified possessing winds at 5,400 miles per hour making this the first planet outside the solar system to have its weather mapped.
In the next five years, the floating populace of China is predicted to increase 6 million per year, reaching 291 million by 2020, according to a government report released on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Feng Jun, the former general manager of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Co., admitted in court on Thursday that he took more than 26.4 million yuan ($4.1 million) in bribes from companies that requested his help to obtain contracts and other favors from the state power company, according to a report from Shanghai Daily.
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday that over 110 companies in northeastern China will be severely punished by the government for failing to reduce pollution, according to a report by China Daily.
Diabetes mellitus (DM), including type 1 and type 2, is becoming a global epidemic that the United Nations' World Health Organization has projected will be the 7th leading cause of deaths by 2030. World Diabetes Day on November 14, Saturday highlights the importance of understanding the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the illness that affects nearly 350 million people worldwide. Every year around 1.5 million people die from the debilitating condition that produces long-term high blood sugar levels.
High-speed trains that can run in adverse weather conditions and extremely low temperatures will be put into operation by the end of the year, officials of the CRRC Corp. Ltd. announced on Thursday, Nov.12.
