Giant burger sets new world record
September 4th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, Sept 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A casino near Carlton Minnesota has baked the world biggest cheese burger ever. The burger is 10 feet in diameter and weighs more than a ton.
When ... Read more...
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Russian cosmonauts go on spacewalk
August 21st, 2012 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti)Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Yury Malenchenko started Monday a six-hour spacewalk to carry out a number of maintenance tasks on the International Space Station ... Read more...
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10-tonne bridge stolen in Czech Republic
May 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An old 10-tonne railway bridge was dismantled and stolen in broad daylight in the Czech Republic.According to the Pravo daily, the metal bridge, built in ... Read more...
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Three dead in German train collision
April 13th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) Three people were killed and 13 injured when a local train collided with a maintenance crane near Germany's Offenbach town Friday, BBC reported.The local train, travelling ... Read more...
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Motorcyclist killed as bus overturns in Mumbai (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) A motorcyclist was killed Friday after he was trapped under a double decker commuter bus that overturned in Bandra in northwest Mumbai, an official said here."A ... Read more...
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An overloaded vehicle that stunned cops
March 20th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) Traffic policemen in China fined a man who wanted to save money on transporting his three trucks by piling one on top of the other, it ... Read more...
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Seven drowned in Goa as schoolbus falls into river (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) At least six school children and their woman escort were drowned Saturday after a school bus carrying them drove straight into a river in Goa, police ... Read more...
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Labourer crushed by falling girder
January 22nd, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) In a freak accident, a 22-year-old labourer was crushed to death Sunday when a girder he was unloading from a crane fell on him at ... Read more...
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‘TIL factories to create 2,000 jobs in Bengal city’
November 18th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kharagpur, Nov 18 (IANS) West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee Friday said TIL Ltd's port and construction equipment factory and the upcoming crane and reach- stacker factory here would generate ... Read more...
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Major fire at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) A major fire engulfed an administrative building of Mumbai's over 270 years old Naval Dockyard Thursday, officials said. No casualties have been reported in the blaze.
"We ... Read more...
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Three cargo ships damaged in collision
October 4th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) Three cargo ships from different countries suffered damages when one of them collided against other two in the Netaji Subhas Dock of Kolkata Port Trust Monday, ... Read more...
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Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia
October 1st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) A small aircraft crashed into a Ferris wheel in Australia, it was reported here.Four people, including two children, on board the aircraft were trapped in the ... Read more...
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High court back to work, investigations on
September 8th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Holding a tray of tea cups, 20-year-old Sonu and his friend made their way through police barricades and hordes of journalists outside Gate 5 of ... Read more...
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Heavy rain collapses buildings in Darfur, killing 20 soldiers
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
EL GENEINA, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) -- Twenty Sudanese soldiers were killed on Tuesday when two buildings collapsed as a result of a heavy rain in West Darfur state, officials said on Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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India train accident death toll crosses 60
July 11th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fatehpur, India, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rescuers are still trying to remove bodies from the wreckage of a derailed train. The Guardian reports that more than 60 bodies have been pulled out ... Read more...
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Big B calls Prakash Jha ‘Khatron Ka Khiladi’
June 4th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha doesn't believe in only saying "action" behind the camera but he is the one who can go to any length to ... Read more...
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China builds crawler crane which can lift 3,600 tonnes!
May 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) China's largest machine manufacturer has built a massive crawler crane which can lift a whopping 3,600 tonnes of weight and is believed to be the world's ... Read more...
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Six robbers pose as power firm officials, held
February 5th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Six men who stole transformers and other equipment by posing as employees of a power distribution company were arrested from south Delhi, police said Saturday.Those arrested have ... Read more...
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Man Trapped After Collapse Of Florida Mine Believed To Be Dead
December 24th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 35-year-old miner is presumed to be dead after he got trapped in lime rock pit in Florida after the mine collapsed around him. On Thursday, ... Read more...
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Repair work to start on stranded vessel at Diamond Harbour
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Nearly a month after it suffered extensive damages in a collision with another ship in West Bengal's Hooghly river, a stranded container vessel has been brought to dry ... Read more...
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Cranberry History and American Recipes
November 23rd, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This week homes all over America will have tables full of food, starting with the traditional turkey, and ending with pumpkin pie. Somewhere in between all that will ... Read more...
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Beached whale dies in Brazil
October 28th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 28 (IANS/EFE) A whale that got beached two days ago in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state died early Wednesday despite the efforts of volunteers and firefighters to save ... Read more...
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Train services disrupted in Bengal
October 27th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) Train services on the Khana-Rampurhat section of Eastern Railway's Howrah division were suspended for over three hours Wednesday after a trailer got stuck while crossing the railway track ... Read more...
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Goa airport runway closed for two hours after fuel spill
October 24th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) The Goa airport was closed for over two hours late Saturday night after a tanker half-full with aviation turbine fuel overturned on the runway, officials said Sunday. A ... Read more...
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Blow-by-blow account of trapped Chilean miners’ rescue plan
October 12th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 12 (ANI): The Chilean authorities are reportedly making the final preparations for the rescue of 33 trapped miners who would be brought to the surface tonight after having spent over ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder reactor gets critical component
September 18th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) In a 20-hour operation that ended early Saturday, the Rs.5,600 crore ($1.25 billion) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) built by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) at Kalpakkam ... Read more...
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Cloudy sky delays installation of reactor component
September 16th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) India's fast breeder reactor operator Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (Bhavini) is awaiting a clear sky report from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to install a critical component ... Read more...
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300 kg Thai woman takes crane to hospital
August 26th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 26 (DPA) Bangkok city officials Thursday deployed a heavy-lift crane to move a woman weighing 300 kg down from her apartment, two storeys up, to get to hospital.
Amnuayporn Thongprapai, 40, ... Read more...
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I always aspired to be an actor: Nicolas Cage
August 15th, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage admits he always aspired to be an actor and used to spend his time imagining his life in screen shots.
The "Sorcerer's Apprentice" actor was ... Read more...
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Himachal bus accident: Five victims still missing (Lead)
July 28th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) Rescue workers Wednesday failed to trace five people, including two children, who went missing a day after their bus skidded off the road into a rivulet in Himachal ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie can be stubborn, says ‘Salt’ stunt trainer
July 24th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): 'Salt' stunt trainer Simon Crane has revealed that Angelina Jolie, who is one of the biggest stars in the world, can be stubborn."During her final fight Liev ... Read more...
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Car breakdown or accident on toll highway? Seek free help
July 19th, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Praveen Kumar
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The next time you lose your way or suffer a car breakdown on a toll highway, don't panic. You can contact the National Highways Authority ... Read more...
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Naked, armed Australian puts police on alert
July 18th, 2010 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Perth, July 18 (IANS) A naked Australian man armed with a pistol climbed up a 10-metre-high billboard in Perth and shouted at onlookers below for nearly four hours, bringing the entire city ... Read more...
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World’s fattest man dies
July 8th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) The world's fattest man, a Briton and weighing 387 kg, has died of heart attack at the age of 48 in Britain.
David Hone, who weighed 387 kg, collapsed ... Read more...
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Metro coaches lifted, placed on elevated track
June 27th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has created another record by lifting four coaches with a crane and placing them on the track of an elevated corridor of the upcoming ... Read more...
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