Here are a few stories from International Business Times India to start your day with.
1. China lodges protest over Taiwan phone call by Trump; here's how it could hurt the US
United States' President-elect Donald Trump seemed to have undone diplomatic relations with China that were built up for nearly four decades by the US, as was evident from the protest China lodged following the businessman-turned-politician's phone call to Taiwan, which it called a "petty" move. Read more...
2. ISIS may leave Anbar soon, with hostages to use as human shields
The Islamic State group — also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) — is apparently planning to vacate the Anbar province of Iraq. The move may come as a big relief to the Iraqi Army as well as the coalition troops led by the United States that are fighting the terrorist group in Iraq. Read more...
3. We have tech to destroy world, but nothing to prevent it, warns Stephen Hawking
Barely a fortnight after predicting that mankind has only about 1,000 years to live on Earth before it has to look for another planet to survive, noted theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has written in a op-ed piece in the Guardian that the current era is the "most dangerous time for our planet." Read more...
4. Rowan Atkinson, Beyonce, Kate del Castillo and others 'killed' by internet in 2016
You might be thinking that celebrities' lives have fun, money, glitz and glamour moments, but it is not all about that. They remain in limelight for negative reasons as well and one of the reasons is death hoaxes. Often these celebrities become the target of death reports on social media, which are nothing but fake. However, fans fall prey to these online scams. Read more...
5. Mystery behind the flickering Markarian galaxy solved!
The mystery behind the flickering flame of galaxy Markarian 1018, which has been baffling scientists for the past three decades, has been solved. Read more...
