Becks to host Kick-Off Celebration gig of World Cup?
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): English footballer David Beckham may host the Kick-Off Celebration concert in South Africa on the first night of the World Cup.Beckham, 34, who had to stay out ... Read more...
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Sanjoy Hazarika presented ‘Global Citizenship’ award
February 21st, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Tufts University, one of the leading US universities, has awarded this year's Dr.Jean Mayer Award for Global Citizenship to Indian journalist Sanjoy Hazarika for his advocacy of issues ... Read more...
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Dramatic rise in genetic information about diseases
February 20th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 20 (IANS) Scientists have dramatically expanded the volume of genetic information about complex human diseases and their potential treatment.
A team of researchers from Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research ... Read more...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s DNA could pave way for medical cures
February 18th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18 (ANI): Four Kalahari Desert bushmen and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from the ethnic Bantu group of southern Africa, have helped discover the first indigenous DNA sequence.Dr Vanessa Hayes of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Imran Khan to deliver prestigious Cowdrey ‘Spirit of Cricket’ lecture in 2010
December 16th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 16 (ANI) : Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan would be delivering the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's next year, thus joining the elite group of ... Read more...
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Angels, celebrities descend on climate summit
December 15th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 15 (IANS) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore, Wangari Maathai, Desmond Tutu and a host of other celebrities descended on the climate summit Tuesday, rubbing shoulders with NGOs dressed ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu get prize for love and forgiveness
September 28th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Sep 28 (IANS) The Dalai Lama joined Bishop Desmond Tutu, eBay founder Pierre Omidyan, "Power of Now" author Eckhart Tolle, Nobel laureates and other spiritual leaders here to call for ... Read more...
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Sidney Poitier honoured with Medal of Freedom for bringing tragedy of racism to light
August 14th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): American actor Sidney Poitier was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President Barack Obama for his contribution towards bringing racism to light through the ... Read more...
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Obama presents Medal of Freedom to Bangladesh’s Muhammed Yunus
August 13th, 2009 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honour, to 16 people who have made a difference in the nation and ... Read more...
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Obama honors Tutu, Kennedy with freedom medal
August 13th, 2009 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (DPA) US President Barack Obama bestowed the highest US civilian honour to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and US Senator Edward Kennedy and 14 others at the White House Wednesday.
"Let ... Read more...
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Stephen Hawking to receive Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama
July 31st, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, is among the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.US President Barack Obama announced yesterday the complete ... Read more...
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Stephen Hawking, Sen. Kennedy among 16 recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
July 31st, 2009 - 1:05 am ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama on Thursday named 16 people, including leading scientist Stephen Hawking and U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, as the recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, ... Read more...
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WHO says TB vaccine too risky for HIV-infected infants
July 1st, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, July 1 (ANI): HIV-infected infants are at risk of contracting a deadly form of tuberculosis from the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, instead of receiving protection against the disease, according to research ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Obama documentary by South African Indian to air in US
May 16th, 2009 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, May 16 (IANS) A documentary film by South African Indian producer Anant Singh on Barack Obama's road to becoming the first black person to occupy the White House ... Read more...
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Voting underway in South Africa’s fourth democratic poll (Lead)
April 22nd, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Soweto (South Africa), April 22 (DPA) Voting was under way Wednesday in South Africa's fourth general election since the end of apartheid, in which the ruling African National Congress is aiming to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
S. Africa’s Bishop Tutu gets a gift from the Dalai Lama
April 19th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by ANI
Pretoria (South Africa), Apr. 19 (ANI) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu received a spiritual leadership award - and a gift from Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama - at Freedom Park in Pretoria ... Read more...
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Ex-follower bashes Chinmoy cult in new book
April 13th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 13 (ANI): An ex-follower of Sri Chinmoy has revealed in a new book that the Queens guru was actually a Svengali-like control freak who told his disciples sex ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to lead ‘dream spiritual team’ at peace summit
April 1st, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 1 (IANS) The Dalai Lama, who is an honorary citizen of Canada, will lead Nobel Peace Prize laureates at a global peace summit in Vancouver in September.
According to the ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama sees Chinese hand behind hacking
March 31st, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, Tuesday confirmed reports that computers in his office were hacked and saw the Chinese government's hand in the cyber-spying.
"A communication ... Read more...
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Adam Gilchrist to deliver Cowdrey lecture
March 31st, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 31 (IANS) Former Australian Test player Adam Gilchrist will add another feather to his cap as he is set to become the youngest to give the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ... Read more...
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South African peace conference called off over Dalai Lama ban (Lead)
March 24th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 24 (DPA) The organisers of a peace conference in South Africa Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, causing ... Read more...
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South African peace conference called off over Dalai Lama ban
March 24th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 24 (DPA) The organisers of a peace conference in South Africa on Tuesday postponed the event indefinitely after the government refused to issue the Dalai Lama a visa to attend, ... Read more...
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South Africa’s ban on Dalai Lama triggers furore
March 24th, 2009 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 24 (DPA) The furore over South Africa's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg later this week grew with former president and ... Read more...
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South Africas decision to ban Dalai Lama outrages Nobel peace laureates
March 23rd, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been barred from entering South Africa to take part in a peace conference linked to the 2010 football World Cup, ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama denied visa to South Africa: Report
March 22nd, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 22 (DPA) South Africa's popular archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has threatened to boycott a peace conference planned for next week in Johannesburg after the South African government reportedly denied the ... Read more...
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Desperate South Africans seek out Desmond Tutu for reinvigoration
March 18th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town (South Africa), Mar.18 (ANI): South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur is using "the spirit of ubuntu", whose chief proponent is Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to reinvigorate the Proteas ahead of ... Read more...
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South African Indian filmmaker to produce Obama documentary
January 17th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Jan 17 (IANS) Amid global media frenzy over the inauguration of Obama Barack, award-winning South African Indian filmmaker Anant Singh said Saturday that he would produce a documentary feature on the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
South African bishop calls Mugabe ’21st century Hitler’
December 12th, 2008 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Dec 12 (DPA) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is the "21st Century Hitler", an Anglican bishop in neighbouring South Africa said Thursday.In a statement calling for churches to pray for Mugabe's forced ... Read more...
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Climate change hits poor hardest
December 9th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): Sir David Attenborough and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have called on world leaders to do more to protect the poor from the devastating effects of climate change, which ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mugabe must go: Sarkozy
December 9th, 2008 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
Paris/Brussels, Dec 9 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday joined the growing international chorus of voices urging Zimbabwe's controversial president, Robert Mugabe, to leave office."The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, must go," ... Read more...
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Archbishop of York says Mugabe should be toppled
December 7th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.7 (ANI): The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu, has said that Zimbabwe''s President Robert Mugabe should be removed from power and be made to face trial for his various ... Read more...
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British archbishop calls for Mugabe to leave office
December 7th, 2008 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (DPA) Citing the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe as yet another sign of ruin in Zimbabwe, a top ranking official in Britain's Anglican Church Sunday added his voice to the ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe government bans visit by Mandela’s ‘Elders’
November 20th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Harare/Johannesburg, Nov 20 (DPA) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's regime has banned a visit planned by a distinguished group of international "Elders" to assess Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, state media reported Thursday.The group was ... Read more...
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Over 116 mn people joined hands to fight poverty
October 23rd, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 23 (DPA) More than 116 million people demonstrated around the world last weekend in a renewed effort to fight poverty, the United Nations has said. The Guinness World Records ... Read more...
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Anger mounts in South Africa over pigs’ heads thrown in mosque
October 18th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Potchefstroom (South Africa), Oct 18 (IANS) South African Muslim leaders have called for restraint as anger mounted Friday over two pigs' heads being thrown into a mosque after its windows were smashed ... Read more...
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