Japan sets new ocean drilling record
September 7th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS) Chikyu, a scientific drilling vessel, established a world new record by boring deeper than 2,111 metres below the seafloor off Shimokita Peninsula of Japan in the ... Read more...
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China wary of Germany in table tennis
March 27th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dortmund (Germany), March 27 (IANS) Chinese men's team coach Liu Guoliang expects a tough fight from hosts Germany in the World Team Table Tennis Championships.Liu hopes it would be a ... Read more...
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Somali pirates hijack German-owned ship with crew of 12
January 26th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by BNO News
BREMEN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates have seized a German-owned vessel in the Indian Ocean, the European Union Naval Force - Somalia (EUNAVFOR) confirmed on Tuesday, ending days of confusion over ... Read more...
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Scientists unearth Great Barrier Reef’s 169,000-year-old great grandmother
August 20th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a more ancient reef than the Great Barrier Reef - just 600 metres away from it.This year, an international team extracted 34 sediment cores from ... Read more...
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Werder Bremen reject Real Madrid offer for Oezil
August 14th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bremen (Germany), Aug 14 (DPA) Werder Bremen have turned down an official approach from Real Madrid to sign midfielder Mesut Oezil.
Bremen chairman Klaus Allofs said late Friday the offer for the ... Read more...
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Moon builds massive snowballs in Saturn’s ring
July 21st, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): New pictures sent in by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show icy particles in Saturn's F ring clumping into giant snowballs as the moon Prometheus makes multiple swings by the ... Read more...
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Bremen coach Schaaf delighted to go through
February 10th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bremen (Germany), Feb 10 (DPA) Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf said he was delighted that his side qualified for the semi-finals of the German Cup after beating Hoffenheim 2-1.
Naldo opened the ... Read more...
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‘Smelly’ goat jailed in Germany - for blocking traffic!
December 18th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 18(ANI): Who said traffic rules are just for humans - a goat has been jailed in Germany for blocking the road.The animal stood in the middle of a road crossing ... Read more...
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Turbulence caused by black holes responsible for halting star formation
July 15th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 15 (ANI): New simulations have revealed that turbulence created by jets of material ejected from the disks of the Universe's largest black holes is responsible for halting star formation.The simulations ... Read more...
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Diego confirms Juve intentions, Bayern distance themselves
May 15th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bremen (Germany), May 15 (DPA) Werder Bremen playmaker Diego looks certain to move to Juventus Turin after confirming that he has already agreed terms with the Italian giants and Bayern Munich ... Read more...
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Werder Bremen put Peruvian Pizarro’s signing on hold
March 11th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bremen (Germany), March 11 (DPA) Werder Bremen will make no decision on retaining striker Claudio Pizarro until it knows the outcome of an investigation into alleged tax evasion and money laundering involving ... Read more...
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Computer simulations reveal three green Sahara episodes over 120,000 years
October 1st, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, October 1 (ANI): New North African climate reconstructions have revealed three green Sahara episodes during which the present-day Sahara Desert was almost completely covered with extensive grasslands, lakes and ponds ... Read more...
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Oil-eating microbes give clue to ancient energy source
September 10th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 10 (ANI): Scientists have said that microbes that break down oil and petroleum are more diverse than thought earlier, suggesting hydrocarbons were used as an energy source early in ... Read more...
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Scientists discover the hottest water on Earth
August 5th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 5 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the hottest water on Earth, which is deep down at the very bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.According to a report in New Scientist, the ... Read more...
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Nadal lashes ATP again over crowded clay schedule
April 12th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
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Bremen (Germany), April 12 (DPA) An unhappy Rafael Nadal has lashed out at ATP tournament scheduling for the second time in a week, citing what he believes is unfair treatment of clay ... Read more...
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Cycling gets a power boost from pedelec, e-bike trend
April 10th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by admin
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Bremen (Germany), April 10 (DPA) For most people, cycling is a means of improving their health and boosting fitness, which only makes it all the more confusing why people are suddenly flocking ... Read more...
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European space truck docks at space station
April 3rd, 2008 - 11:48 pm ICT by admin
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Bremen (Germany), April 3 (DPA) In a first docking by a European spacecraft in orbit, an expendable "space truck", named the "Jules Verne", nosed up to International Space Station (ISS) Thursday and ... Read more...
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New European ’space truck’ launched into orbit
March 9th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by admin
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Bremen (Germany) March 9 (DPA) Europe's first-ever space transporter settled into orbit Sunday after a successful launch from the jungle of South America. The orbital cargo ship blasted aloft from the Kourou ... Read more...
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