AI detects Covid-19 on chest X-rays with accuracy, speed By: Agencies on November 25, 2020CHICAGO: Northwestern University (NU) researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, called DeepCovid-XR, to detect Covid-19 by analysing X-ray images of the lungs. The machine-learning algorithm has outperformed a team of specialized thoracic radiologists by spotting Covid-19 in X-rays about 10 times faster and 1-6 per cent more accurately. To develop, train, and […]
Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person By: Web Desk on November 24, 2020With his net worth reaching $128 billion, Elon Musk has overtaken Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person. Musk’s net worth saw a $7billion increase on Monday, after Tesla’s value nears $500 billion. This increase in his net worth puts Musk second to Jeff Bezos, whose net worth stands at $182 billion. Last year, Elon […]
CTD officials foil suicide attack on Lahore police station By: AP on November 24, 2020Officials from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Tuesday said they foiled a possible militant attack by killing a suspected would-be suicide bomber when he tried to sneak into a police station near Lahore. According to a statement released by police, the suspected militant was killed in an exchange of fire early on Tuesday when he […]
2020 has been too overwhelming for the Oxford English Dictionary By: Web Desk on November 24, 20202020 has been too overwhelming for the Oxford English Dictionary, which is why there won’t be a “word of the year”. This is the first time that the dictionary has decided not to pick a word, saying that the events of 2020 are too many to be summed up in a word. The OED released […]
Israeli Scientist Claims To ‘reverse’ Ageing In Blood Cells By: Web Desk on November 24, 2020Scientists found that the hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy ageing adults could help stop the ageing of blood cells and may even reverse the ageing process. They added that adult blood cells may actually reverse-age and become younger. The study, a collaboration between Tel Aviv University and the Shamir Medical Center, administered high-pressure oxygen […]
Childhood home of Jesus found in Israel By: Web Desk on November 24, 2020A British archaeologist has claimed that the “Sisters of Nazareth Convent” in the Israeli city of Nazareth is the ancestral home of Jesus. According to the foreign media reports, Professor Ken Dark of the University of Reading, after 14 years of fieldwork and research at the site, has written a book in which he says […]
Microplastics found on top of the world at Mount Everest By: AFP on November 23, 2020Traces of microplastics have been found close to the top of Mount Everest, a study showed, likely originating from equipment used by the hundreds of climbers who summit the world’s highest peak every year. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even frozen excrement have long littered the well-trodden route to the 8,848-metre […]
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to hit cinemas in December By: Web Desk on November 19, 2020Warner Bros’ movie ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ which was postponed until 2021, will hit cinemas across the United States in December. The most awaited movie will also debut in international theatres on 16th December. Audiences have not been going back to the theatres in significant numbers since they began to reopen across the country in late […]
Shark meat, sea bat being sold as finger fish in major cities of Pakistan By: Web Desk on November 19, 2020Seafood like shark, sea bat meat are being sold in major cities of Pakistan. The finger fish being eaten in the country is hazardous for the health of citizens as it comes from sea bats and sharks, according to the sources. While talking to Mohsin Bhatti, the president of the consumer solidarity system said that […]
Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 10 years in jail By: Web Desk on November 19, 2020Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Punjab. Saeed was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror financing cases. Earlier in February 2020, he was sentenced to 11 year imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court in two terror financing cases. According to reports, […]