Highlights 1 British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking discharged from Rome hospital. 2 Hawking was in Italy for conference at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was discharged from hospital on Saturday after two days of checks, the Rome-based hospital said. The hospital, considered one of the country's best and where popes are treated, said Hawking was in a good condition and was returning to Britain. Hawking, 74, suffers from motor neurone disease, speaks through a computer and travels with a staff that includes two nurses.

Source: India Today December 03, 2016 17:46 UTC