Canadian central bank keeps interest rate unchanged
September 6th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bank of Canada has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent, but hinted an increase could come next year when growth of the ... Read more...
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Shakira sues former employees
August 12th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Singer Shakira is taking legal action against two former employees over allegations of extortion and defamation.The "Hips Don't Lie" hitmaker said her ex-workers had threatened ... Read more...
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59 percent of Indian students to Britain fake: Report
July 25th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A total of about 63,000 fake students entered Britain in 2011, and 59 percent of the total number of Indian pupils were bogus, a report by ... Read more...
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No hostility for Turkey: Syria (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 24 (IANS) A day after shooting down a Turkish military plane which penetrated Syrian territorial waters, Syrian government has said it holds no hostility towards Turkey despite its ... Read more...
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Respect brings more happiness than bank balance
June 21st, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) Overall happiness is based on the degree of respect and admiration you command in society, rather than your bank balance, says a new research.
Psychological scientist ... Read more...
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‘Kids of 40-plus moms are smarter’
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Moms over 40 years take heart - your kids are not only healthier but also smarter than offspring of younger women and less likely to have ... Read more...
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‘Hand-hygiene reduces healthcare-acquired infections’ (May 5 is World Hand Hygiene Day)
May 4th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday said the number of infections acquired during medical or surgical procedures can be brought down by 50 percent ... Read more...
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Red meat passport to death from heart disease
March 13th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) Eating red meat regularly could be a passport to higher risk of death from heart disease, new research says.The US study is among the first to ... Read more...
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PM, Chidambaram should quit: Shanti Bhushan
February 6th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram should quit after the Supreme Court cancelled all 122 2G licences, former law minister and Team ... Read more...
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Scientists stumble upon electrical property of arteries
January 31st, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Unravelling a facet of the heart's mysterious workings, scientists have stumbled upon electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian tissues.
Scientists found that the ... Read more...
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Prosecute security forces for torture: Human Rights Watch
January 31st, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government should prosecute security personnel for torture to make it clear that torture will not be tolerated, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Border Security ... Read more...
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Hormone replacement therapy tied to breast cancer
December 30th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 30 (IANS) Post-menopausal women should think twice before going in for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) because it is tied to breast cancer globally, reveals a study.
The study ... Read more...
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‘Drinking eight glasses of water is nonsense’
July 13th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) The recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water daily to prevent dehydration is a "thoroughly debunked nonsense", says an expert.There is currently no clear ... Read more...
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Just looking at a neighbourhood can give pointers to its safety
April 27th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): A new study has suggested that one has the capacity to judge urban neighbourhood safety just by looking at its physical structures.Through a combination of interrelated studies, Binghamton ... Read more...
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Near infra-red light can heal damaged vision
April 20th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 20 (IANS) Applying gentle near-infra-red light can undo damage caused by exposure to bright light, which may end in vision loss otherwise.Krisztina Valter of the Vision Centre and ... Read more...
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Global temperatures ‘on the increase’
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 22 (ANI): A new study on global temperatures has found a trend towards a rise of about half a degree Celsius in worldwide temperatures since 1850, with a steeper increase ... Read more...
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UK Government ‘don’t want Muslims in central London’: Karen Buck
March 17th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.17 (ANI): Karen Buck, Shadow Work and Pensions Minister of UK, has said that government "don't want Muslims living in central London" and also that ministers are "deeply hostile" to poor ... Read more...
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Bofors case closure totally wrong: Prashant Bhushan
March 4th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Leading lawyer and anti-corruption activist Prashant Bhushan said Friday that the closure of the Bofors kickbacks case was "totally wrong" as there was "clear evidence" ... Read more...
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Call to ban ‘cancer-causing’ caramel colouring used in Coke, Pepsi
February 17th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): An influential health lobby group has urged the US government to ban an artificial brown colouring agent used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi, warning that the ingredients could cause ... Read more...
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Becks’ $25m lawsuit over ‘cheating claims’ thrown out
February 15th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): David Beckham has lost his bid to sue a magazine, which claimed the soccer ace cheated on his wife with a hooker.An American court has thrown out ... Read more...
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MMR scare was ‘deliberate fraud’: British Medical Journal
January 6th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): The British Medical Journal has declared that an infamous article in Lancet last year that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to a new combined disorder of ... Read more...
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Neanderthals cooked and ate vegetables
December 29th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Neanderthals' diet was not confined to meat alone but they also cooked and ate vegetables, a study has found.Researchers in the US have found grains of cooked plant ... Read more...
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Scientists label report on ‘Erin Brockovich’ chemical ‘alarmist’
December 22nd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): If you have seen the movie 'Erin Brockovich' you may remember hexavalent chromium too - the chemical chromium-6 that is considered as a dangerous water pollutant.A new report ... Read more...
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Life may have survived ‘Snowball Earth’ in ocean pockets 700mn yrs ago
December 15th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed that life may have survived a cataclysmic global freeze in the ocean pockets some 700 million years ago.Researchers have apparently found evidence in ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks: US, Britain decided to play safe after 26/11
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Dec 2 (IANS) Diplomats from five countries, including the US and Britain, decided not to get "sucked into the blame game" being played by India and Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai ... Read more...
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UK Govt. may force tobacco companies to package cigarettes in plain wrappers
November 21st, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Tobacco companies could soon be forced to sell cigarette in plain brown wrappers, as a part of the UK Government's effort to stop young people picking up habit. ... Read more...
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Facebook postings could cost you your job
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 02 (ANI): A man in Australia, who took two sick days during the New Year, was fired from his barman job after a photo of him partying on the ... Read more...
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IVF breakthrough boosts pregnancy chances
October 13th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) A breakthrough achieved in the process of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) could boost the chances of pregnancy for women relying on the treatment.
Australian scientists have developed a technique ... Read more...
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Juveniles facing torture, sexual abuse in Berhampur observation home
October 7th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the incidents of routine sexual abuse and violence being meted out to juveniles in Berhampur Observation Home in Orissa, the Asian Centre for Human ... Read more...
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Saudi prince ‘kills manservant’ during gay sex session
October 6th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): A Saudi prince is said to have battered his manservant to death during a gay sex session in a five star hotel in London.The court was told that ... Read more...
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Gay Saudi prince faces trial for killing servant
October 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) A gay Saudi prince strangled his servant to death at a hotel in London in a ferocious murder which had a "sexual element", a British court heard Tuesday.Saud ... Read more...
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CA demands independent review on corruption without ICC’s interference
September 24th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 24 (ANI): Dissatisfied with the handling of the previous match-fixing scandals by the International Cricket Council, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland has demanded an independent review on corruption in the ... Read more...
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UN report finds Israel guilty of war crimes for ‘unlawful’ assault on Gaza flotilla
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 23(ANI): A United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report has accused Israel of war crimes through wilful killing, unnecessary brutality and torture in its "unlawful" assault on a ship ... Read more...
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Aspirin really can save lives, say Oz researchers
September 14th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 14 (ANI): A new Australian study has revealed that the humble painkiller aspirin really can save lives and drastically reduce rates of stroke and heart attack.Meg Jardine from the ... Read more...
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Former Supermodel Bridget Hall Arrested for DUI, Denies Charges
September 4th, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bridget Hall, who is a former supermodel, was arrested on Sunday in East Hampton for driving while intoxicated, when she failed a breathalyzer test after being pulled ... Read more...
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