Brazilian firm makes oil find
February 5th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.The find was ... Read more...
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Surgical procedure repairs severed nerves
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A revolutionary surgical procedure could repair severed nerves within minutes and set the patient firmly on the road to recovery within mere days or weeks, reveals ... Read more...
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Bomb scare hits Republic Day event
January 26th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) The Republic Day flag hoisting ceremony in Assam's Sonari town Thursday was marred by the discovery of a bomb near the venue. It was diffused.The incident ... Read more...
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New relics found in UAE
January 17th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 17 (IANS/WAM) The department of archaeology and heritage in Umm Al Qaiwain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the discovery of new relics at the ... Read more...
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Scientists establish fat as sixth human taste
January 16th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled on the sixth basic taste that our tongues can detect -- fat -- after sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savoury.
A team in ... Read more...
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Gut bugs can foretell severity of heart attacks
January 13th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The bugs present in the gut can be used to predict a person's chances of a heart attack while manipulating them could help cut down such ... Read more...
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Plant found with built-in drought alarm
January 13th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) A signal found in plants could act as a drought alarm, allowing them to adapt to such extreme conditions.Scientists stumbled on the signal while trying to ... Read more...
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Lost world discovered at Lake Huron
January 12th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) North American scientists are excited following the discovery of a mysterious wooden pole at the bottom of Lake Huron. Explorers are speculating that the found pole is ... Read more...
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Gene that increases pancreatic cancer risk identified
December 30th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A gene that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer has been identified, experts say.Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, ... Read more...
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New car seat can recognise driver’s bottom-print
December 29th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Scientists have designed a car seat which can recognise the 'bottom-print' or the way people sit to identify the driver.
Scientists at the Tokyo's Advanced Institute ... Read more...
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Pen removed from woman’s tummy after 25 years
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) An elderly woman in Britain had a pen stuck in her stomach for 25 years. The 76-year-old accidentally swallowed the felt-tip pen in the 1980s when ... Read more...
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Neanderthals lived in houses, not caves
December 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) A 44,000-year-old house of the Neanderthals made from mammoth bones and decorated with carvings and pigments was discovered in eastern Ukraine. It had been thought Neanderthals, ... Read more...
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Radioactive material on way to Iran seized in Moscow
December 16th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Radioactive material which was on its way to Iran was Friday seized at an airport in Moscow, a media report said.The 18 pieces of radioactive metal ... Read more...
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World’s smallest frogs discovered in New Guinea
December 13th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) World's smallest frogs were discovered in southeast New Guinea by US researchers.The frogs belong to the genus Paedophryne. The length of an adult frog of this ... Read more...
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Koblenz placed on alert after WWII bombs were found in the city
November 28th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Koblenz, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The entire town of Koblenz has been placed on the red after the discovery of British World War II bombs in the city. Officials have announced that ... Read more...
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Archaeologists unearth ancient Chinese tomb
November 26th, 2011 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 26 (IANS) A tomb dating back to 475-221 B.C. has been unearthed in northeast China.It lies about five meters underground and covers an area of 72 sq. meters ... Read more...
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Air France plane has 30 wing screws missing, Chinese mechanics being blamed
November 25th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mechanics in China are being blamed after 30 screws on the wing of an Air France plane were found missing. Before the discovery, the plane had traveled ... Read more...
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Will Aamir launch Jackie’s son?
November 24th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Did Aamir Khan meet Jackie Shroff in Mahabaleshwar hill resort last week to finalise plans to launch Jackie's son Tiger? Jackie didn't confirm it, ... Read more...
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Jack the Ripper’s knife finally found
November 4th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sir John Williams popularly called Jack the Ripper committed one of the worst serial murders in the history of United Kingdom in the 19th century. For years, ... Read more...
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Bomb plotters should be located: Advani
October 29th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) A day after a pipe bomb was discovered on his yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here Saturday complimented the Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Two stolen Picasso paintings recovered in Serbia
October 27th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Oct 27 (IANS/AKI) Serbian police have recovered two paintings by Pablo Picasso three years after they were stolen from a Swiss gallery.Tte de Cheval (Horse's Head) from 1962 and ... Read more...
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In death, they were together
October 23rd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Human skeletons of a pair buried holding each other's hands have been discovered in Italy by archaeologists.The couple is believed to have been buried 1,500 years ... Read more...
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13 dead in China pirate attack
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) Police in China have confirmed the death of 13 sailors following a pirate attack on two cargo ships on Mekong river, Xinhua reported Sunday.On Oct 5, ... Read more...
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Indian company drills second oil well in Sri Lanka
October 22nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 22 (IANS) An Indian company, engaged in exploring oil in the seas of northern Sri Lanka, has begun drilling a second well, the Sri Lankan government said Saturday.Cairn ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik to get PhD for peace in Karachi!
October 7th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik will be conferred an honorary doctorate for "bringing peace" to Karachi, a city that has hit by spiralling violence, a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra starts eliminating fake school students
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) To weed out bogus pupils, the Maharashtra government Monday initiated a drive to verify the number of students on the rolls of aided private and ... Read more...
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Sri lanka finds first gas field off Mannar
October 3rd, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 3 (IANS) Cairn India has discovered Sri Lanka's first gas field off its northwestern coast in the Sea of Mannar, Xinhua reported.President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the discovery at ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka says gas field found in northwestern sea
October 3rd, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Colomo, Oct 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka announced Sunday that explorers had found a gas field in the northwestern sea of the country.President Mahinda Rajapaksa made the announcement at a public ... Read more...
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NASA finds fewer asteroids near earth
September 30th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Latest NASA observations show there are significantly fewer near-earth, mid-sized asteroids lurking in space than previously thought.
Scientists say this discovery may indicate the hazard to ... Read more...
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Pompeii red is actually yellow
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) "Pompeiian red" became a favoured colour following the discovery of Pompeii in the 18th century. But, the red colour in the Roman town's frescoes was initially ... Read more...
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Hitchcock film screened after 80 years
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) An Alfred Hitchcock film, which was found in a garden shed in New Zealand, has got a Hollywood showing after nearly 80 years.Hitchcock was just 24 ... Read more...
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Russian astronomer discovers new comet
September 12th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian amateur astronomer Artyom Novichonok, a student of Petrozavodsk university, has discovered a new comet, website Astronet said.The comet is the first comet discovered from ... Read more...
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Last chance to view the Supernova
September 7th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Space watchers around the world will have the last chance to take a look at the new supernova on the 8th of September. The supernova is located ... Read more...
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Mexican man found living with sister’s corpse
September 5th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) An octogenarian in Hidalgo, a state in central Mexico, has been found living with his dead sister's corpse, officials said.The discovery was made Thursday night ... Read more...
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Kunis wants to travel the world
September 2nd, 2011 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Actress Mila Kunis loves to travel. She wants to roam around the world and eat different cuisines.The "Friends with Benefits" actress was born in Ukraine but ... Read more...
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