Global HIV infections down by 17 percent
November 24th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) New HIV infections in South Asia, including India, have reduced by at least 10 percent, while globally, it has come down by 17 percent in the last ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Afghan presidential candidate asks for more troops
October 26th, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (DPA) Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah called for a "dramatic increase" in troops to secure his country from insurgents, in an interview with US broadcaster Fox News Sunday.
Abdullah ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Double food output may stop world starving
October 21st, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 21 (ANI): Leading scientists have said that global food production needs to be increased by between 50 and 100 per cent if widespread famine and world starving is to be ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heene’s family lawyer David Lane expects them to be charged
October 21st, 2009 - 12:36 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Lane is the lawyer for the Heene family. He says that he expects the Heene family to be formally charged.“These folks are absolutely willing to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Six fold increase in porn surfing at federal agency
September 29th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 29 (ANI): A six fold increase in employee misconduct investigations, particularly involving workers accessing pornography from their government computers, has been observed at the National Science Foundation (NSF), a taxpayer-funded ... Read more...
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1 in 3 Chinese men not biological father of his kids
September 23rd, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): There has been a dramatic increase in the number paternity tests in China as more suspicious husbands are checking on their wives' fidelity.A leading Beijing paternity testing ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fracture rates rising in Asia
September 22nd, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): There has been a dramatic increase in the number of fracture cases throughout Asia, finds a new study.A new audit report released by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brit weapons may have been used against Lanka Tamils, says report
August 19th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): A report prepared by the Commons Committee on Arms Export Controls has revealed that British weapons may have been used against Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, and now, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Corus faces thousands’ SOS in poor English region
July 18th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 18 (IANS) Thousands of British steelworkers and their families are holding a protest march Saturday in a town in northeast England where the looming closure of a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Scientists see dramatic increase in amount of fresh water in Arctic Ocean
July 5th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean.Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘A dozen of Jacko fans commit suicide’
June 30th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): Nearly a dozen of Michael Jackson's fans have reportedly committed suicide following the King Of Pop's sudden demise.And Australians fans are said to be seeking help from ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
US flu deaths rise to eight, more schools closed
May 21st, 2009 - 4:09 am ICT by IANS
New York/Washington, May 21 (DPA) Worried parents kept children at home in New York Wednesday out of the fear that they might catch A(H1N1) influenza, commonly known as swine flu, after the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Weak public finances threaten India’s creditworthiness: Fitch
May 14th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Growing budgetary deficit and weaknesses in its public finances could weaken India's sovereign creditworthiness, said global ratings agency Fitch in a statement Thursday.
Noting that its slowing economy ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Does Pakistan deserve more US aid? Past record questioned (Lead)
May 13th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Some US senators have opposed tripling non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 billion aid it ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Build-up against India cited for opposing more US aid to Pakistan
May 13th, 2009 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 13 (IANS) A couple of US senators have opposed tripling of non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Recession drives South Africa to ‘naughty sexuality’
May 8th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, May 8 (ANI): The ongoing credit crunch has liberalised people's attitude towards sex, at least that's what a research panel at a recent Sexpo suggests.The world's largest health, sexuality and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Asteroid spotted in outer reaches of solar system
April 30th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 30 (IANS) An astronomy student spotted a huge rock orbiting the outer reaches of our solar system, when he was scanning the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids.
"The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Why decades-long AIDS vaccine search hasn’t been fruitful
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Although research seeking a plausible AIDS vaccine has been going on for decades, scientists have not made a breakthrough till date. Now, researchers have explained why anti-HIV antibodies ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Snail shells increase dramatically in size in less than 100 years
March 28th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 28 (ANI): A long-term research has concluded that the shell of a particular snail has dramatically increased in size, during less than a century, thus providing a clear illustration of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India seen as key stakeholder in Obama’s new Afghan strategy
March 28th, 2009 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Recognising India as a key stakeholder in the war against terrorism, President Barack Obama proposes to include New Delhi as well as Iran in a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Atlantic snails increasing dramatically in size
March 25th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 25 (ANI): A biologist has discovered that the shell lengths of northwest Atlantic Ocean snails have increased by 22.6 per cent over the past century.We found a dramatic increase ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Self harm cases on rise in Britain
March 23rd, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people harming themselves deliberately in the past five years in Britain, according to a new survey.The biggest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Floating ‘car’ among record UFO sightings in Canada
February 23rd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 23 (IANS) A floating "car" was among an unprecedented number of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) reported in Canada last year.
At least 1,004 UFOs were sighted across the country ... Read more...
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Army shells Tamils, LTTE prevents their flight: rights body
February 20th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government should immediately cease indiscriminate artillery attacks on civilians in the north and its policy of detaining displaced people in internment camps, Human Rights ... Read more...
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23.3 million Asians jobless this year
February 18th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
23.3 million Asians are jobless this year due to the global financial crisis continues to batter the region's economies, according to a study released on Wednesday.The crisis could also force rural-to-urban migration ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
ILO warns rising unemployment to push millions into poverty
February 18th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 18 (DPA) More than 140 million people in Asia could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2009 as unemployment surges due to the global economic slowdown, an International Labour Organization ... Read more...
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No purely military solution for Afghan: Robert Gates
January 28th, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (Xinhua) US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Tuesday there was "no purely military solution" for the Afghan war, which he described as Washington's "greatest military challenge".He made the ... Read more...
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Decline of CO2-gobbling plankton coincided with global cooling 33 mln yrs ago
January 9th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that after a sudden rise in species numbers, carbon-dioxide (CO2) gobbling plankton known as diatoms abruptly declined about 33 million years ago, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists working alone or in groups; which is better?
December 5th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 5 (IANS) Which is better: large, well-funded lab empires with many investigators working toward the same goal, or the scientist toiling alone at his desk?A Duke University engineer has ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
A third of Brit teens under pressure to have sex during Christmas
December 4th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): More than 34 percent adolescents are under major pressure to have sex during Christmas, according to a new British poll.
The poll, conducted on 1000 adolescents, also revealed ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Why sharp memory remains intact in some elderly people
November 17th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 17 (ANI): Researchers at Northwestern University''s Feinberg School of Medicine have found in a study that the brain of the elderly people who have not suffered any memory loss ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Celebrity endorsements really do motivate younger voters
October 26th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Washington State University has found that celebrity endorsement during presidential campaigns is an effective political strategy to get younger voters to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Sales of household safes rocket in Britain
October 10th, 2008 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (DPA) British savers with too much cash to hide under the mattress have been buying up household safes to protect their wealth from the global market turmoil, the Times ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
How fruitfly may prove helpful in saving men’’s lives
September 21st, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): Their existence might be one of the most irritating thing for mankind, but the humble fruit fly may prove to be an unlikely human ally, thanks to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Monitoring your own medication can be fatal
July 29th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Deaths from medication mistakes at home, like actor Heath Ledger''s accidental overdose, has increased dramatically, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of California in San ... Read more...
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