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Middle-age hearing loss may be associated with dementia: Research

All were free of dementia at the start, but over time, 1,868 people developed dementia - and 59% of them came from the hearing loss group

Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of gestational diabetes: Research

With the Mediterranean diet, women also gained less weight: an average of 6.8 kg (15 pounds) versus 8.3 kg (18 pounds) for the control group of mothers on their usual diets

Teens late to puberty may end up with weaker bones, finds new study

Girls had their growth spurts earlier, at an average age of 11.5, while boys spurted on average at age 13.5

Chinese space start-up LinkSpace revs up fo reusable rocket race

Beijing-based company aims to launch its next-generation RLV-T16 next year that will be capable of reaching an altitude of up to 150 kilometres

Aimed at Huawei and China trade, Trump's shots keep markets on their toes

United States also this week declared China a currency manipulator after it allowed the yuan to slip below 7 to the dollar

After revocation of Article 370, many in Pakistan plan to rejoin militants

India recently scrapped the special status given to Jammu & Kashmir

Sri Lankan tourism industry begins to recover after Easter attacks

The island nation's tourism sector, one of the country's top revenue streams, suffered a massive blow following April 21 Islamist militant bombings of churches and luxury hotels

Major power cut impacting homes, transport in large parts of Britain

Train services in and out of London, including Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express were facing delays and cancellations

Trump says US economy 'handcuffed' by Fed, wants further rate cut

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said a strong US dollar was hurting American manufacturers

In a first, US overtakes Germany to become UK's biggest source of imports

While Germany has long been Britain's biggest source of imports, the United States was already Britain's largest export market

Apple offers $1 million 'bounty' to finders of iPhone security flaws

The $1 million prize would apply only to remote access to the iPhone kernel without any action from the phone's user

Months before Brexit, UK economy contracts for first time since 2012

Many car factories ramped up manufacturing at the start of the year and brought forward production breaks to prepare for Britain's original Brexit date of March 29

Oil demand growing at slowest pace since 2008 financial crisis: IEA

From January to May, oil demand increased by 520,000 bpd, marking the lowest rise for that period since 2008

June industrial output grows 2% y/y, better than analysts forecast

The cumulative growth in April-June over the corresponding period of the previous year was 3.6 per cent.

RBI not done with easing, to cut rates in Oct and early next year: Poll

If the RBI does cut rates in October and early next year it will be the most aggressive amongst major central banks in easing policy

Hong Kong airport on alert as anti-govt activist gear up for 3-day rally

The move comes as officials confirmed on Friday that a police commander who oversaw pro-democracy demonstrations was recalled to deal with protests

Oil prices rise on expectations of more output cuts by Opec amid trade row

International benchmark Brent crude futures, were at $57.61 a barrel by 0009 GMT, up 23 cents, or 0.4%, from their previous settlement

Apple faces investigation for suspected unfair competition in Russia

Watchdog FAS said it was investigating why a new version of Kaspersky Lab's Safe Kids application had been declined by Apple's operating system

Jamna Auto Industries braces for plant shutdowns amid industry-wide crisis

India's auto sector is facing a downturn triggering massive job cuts and factory shutdowns

DHFL says it may not be able to fulfill its immediate debt payments

DHFL had earlier said its creditors would not have to take any haircut on principal payments under its resolution plan.