Japan ups growth rate
June 8th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, June 8 (IANS) Japan Friday raised its economic growth to 4.7 percent for the January-March quarter from the previous 4.1 percent.The real GDP figure for the period is equivalent ... Read more...
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Facebook, Twitter should be monitored: ex-British spy
April 25th, 2012 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
London, April 25 (IANS) Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter should be monitored to prevent their misuse by paedophiles and terrorists, a former British spy chief has said.David ... Read more...
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Japan’s core composite economic index up
April 6th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) Japan's key composite economic index jumped 1.0 point in February, marking the first increase in two months, the government said Friday.The umbrella coincident indicators, including readings ... Read more...
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David Cameron’s iPad app to cost £20,000
March 5th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British Prime Minister David Cameron will soon be managing the country from the screen of his iPad. Cameron will be able to do so with the help ... Read more...
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Japan’s economy contracts
February 13th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 13 (IANS) Japan's economy contracted an annualized 2.3 percent in the three months starting in October, marking the first fall in two quarters, the government said Monday.The figure ... Read more...
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Japan’s GDP growth lowered to 5.6 percent
December 9th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 9 (IANS) Japan's economy grew at an annualized 5.6 percent in the July-September quarter, down from a preliminary projection of 6 percent, the authorities said Friday.The downward revision ... Read more...
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Nervous Japan MP drinks water from Fukushima n-plant
November 1st, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 1 (IANS) A Japanese MP became nervous and his hands shook as he drank water collected from near the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in a bid to ... Read more...
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Britain told US not to intervene in Lockerbie bomber release: Wikileaks
April 11th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Britain's envoy to the US had told America last year that it should not stop the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset-al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison, reveals the ... Read more...
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Tokyo to cover all reconstruction costs in quake-hit areas
March 28th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- The Japanese government on Sunday said it would cover all reconstruction costs for the northeastern areas hit by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami on March 11, Jiji ... Read more...
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Japan earthquake: death toll over 10,000
March 25th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll in Japan has reached over 10,000, two weeks after the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck the country, officials said Friday.Japan's National Police Agency said ... Read more...
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Downing Street cat Larry ‘gatecrashes’ Kevin Spacey photocall
February 19th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Downing Street cat Larry, who is the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, is said to have tried to gatecrash a Kevin Spacey photocall.The newly appointed moggy ... Read more...
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8 in 10 web browsers vulnerable to hackers, criminals
February 19th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): A research has found that as many as 8 in 10 web browsers are vulnerable to hackers and criminals because they are not kept up-to-date.The vast majority of ... Read more...
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Cyber crimes cost UK 27 billion pounds a year: Report
February 18th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Cyber crimes cost Britain over 27 billion pounds a year, a report by information consultants Detica for the Cabinet Office has revealed.The report also said that attacks ... Read more...
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China is now world’s second-largest economy
February 14th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) China has become the world's second-largest economy after the US, ending Japan's 42-year reign in the second spot, according to Tokyo's gross domestic product (GDP) figures released Monday.Japan's ... Read more...
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Japan acknowledges China has overtaken it as world’s second-largest economy
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): China's economy has surpassed Japan's as the world's second largest in 2010, the Japanese Cabinet Office has said.China was acknowledged last year as having grown to ... Read more...
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Wills, Kate’s daughter could be Queen
January 19th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): If Prince William and Kate Middleton's first child is a girl, she would become the Queen, under a change in the royal succession laws being discussed by ... Read more...
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Now in UK, one in three sex offenders, muggers will get right to vote
January 6th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.6 (ANI): Tens of thousands of sex offenders, muggers, drug dealers and burglars will be allowed to vote in prison under controversial new rules.Almost 30,000 prisoners, or one in three, will ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell, David Beckham snubbed for knighthood
December 25th, 2010 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): The three lions of UK entertainment and sport, Simon Cowell, Bruce Forsyth and David Beckham, have been snubbed for a knighthood - despite huge achievements this year.The ... Read more...
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Prince William’s first child could become his heir after change in law
November 19th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): If Prince William and Kate Middleton's first child is a girl, she would become the Queen, under a change in the royal succession laws being discussed by ... Read more...
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Britain’s James Bond spies to be sacked soon
September 19th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 19 (ANI): It's bad news for Britain's James Bond spies as the government has decided to slash spending on counter terrorism abroad so more money can be poured into defending ... Read more...
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Japan’s economy growth slows, overtaken by China
August 16th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 16 (DPA) Japan's economy expanded at an annualized pace of 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter, a weak result that allowed China to overtake it as the world's second-largest economy, ... Read more...
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Topshop Treatment By Philip Green
August 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In recent news from the fashion world, Philip Green has been employed by David Cameron to carry out an effectiveness review. This review would ... Read more...
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Iraq war illegal, Tony Blair was told
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair was warned that the invasion of Iraq would be illegal in a secret memo from Attorney General Lord Goldsmith three months ... Read more...
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British deputy PM’s wife to take up new job
June 10th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is not happy just being the wife of British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The career lawyer has now accepted a position in a Spanish ... Read more...
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Tories, Liberal Democrats agree on deal outline (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) The Tories and Liberal Democrats have agreed the "outline" of a deal to form a new government, the Sky News said Monday.
"The outline of a deal ... Read more...
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Cameron gets closer to 10 Downing Street (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Tory leader David Cameron was tantalisingly close to getting the keys to 10 Downing Street Monday after his party inched closer to a deal with the Liberal Democrats ... Read more...
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Hung parliament ahead, British politicians hunt for numbers (Lead)
May 10th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) As Britons wondered about who would be the next resident of 10 Downing Street, Conservatives, who emerged as the largest party in the British election, edged closer ... Read more...
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Britain waits for new government as politicians sweat it out
May 10th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who holds the key to who would be the next resident of 10 Downing Street, seems to be inching towards a deal ... Read more...
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Britain faces another election if no deal by May 25
May 10th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Britain's major political parties have time only till May 25 to clobber together a deal for the formation of the next government. In the event that does ... Read more...
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NATO claims China has declared a cyber war
March 8th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 8 (ANI): NATO diplomatic sources have told The Times that the Chinese have become very active with cyber-attacks."We're now getting regular warnings from the office for internal security," they said, ... Read more...
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Stress-related illness rocket under Brown’s premiership in Whitehall
February 28th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28(ANI): A survey, which compared the first six months of Gordon Brown's premiership with the last six of former Prime Minister Tony Blair's, has implied that Brown's dark moods ... Read more...
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Brown refuses inquiry into ‘bullying staff’
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has refused to launch an inquiry after senior
staff was reportedly disciplined for bullying and harassing ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown’s ‘terrified’ staff called anti-bullying helpline
February 22nd, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
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The "terrified" staff of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has been
accused of verbally attacking and manhandling employees, allegedly contacted
the country's anti-bullying helpline.Christine ... Read more...
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Japan’s fourth quarter economic growth beats expectations
February 15th, 2010 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 15 (DPA) The Japanese economy grew faster than expected in the last three months of 2009, the government said in a preliminary report Monday.
The nation's gross domestic product (GDP) grew ... Read more...
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Kentucky State crews to plow roadways all night long
February 11th, 2010 - 5:45 am ICT by BNO News
FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) – Kentucky State crews will spend the night plowing and clearing snow from roadways all across the state, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office said on Wednesday.A winter storm covered ... Read more...
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