7.6-magnitude quake off central Philippines (Lead, Changing dateline)
August 31st, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Aug 31 (IANS) A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was felt off the east coast of Samar province in the central Philippines at 8.47 p.m. local ... Read more...
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13 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Odisha (Second Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, mostly women, were killed and four critically injured when an express train rammed into their auto-rickshaw in Odisha's Sambalpur district Friday, police ... Read more...
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11,000 km of LNG pipelines laid so far
August 21st, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 21 (IANS) More than 11,000 km of cross-country gas pipelines have been laid for connecting the consumption centres, Minister of State for Petroleum R.P.N. Singh said Tuesday."Another ... Read more...
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Diana Ross to sign off the custody of Michael Jackson’s kids
August 1st, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Before Michael Jackson died he had stipulated that if his mother will have difficulties in taking care of his children his next option would be Diana ... Read more...
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Pakistani held with weapons in Madagascar
July 19th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Antananarivo (Madagascar), July 19 (IANS) A Pakistani national has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and possessing illegal weapons in the island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of ... Read more...
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Heat wave bakes US, dozens dead
July 8th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 8 (IANS) Unrelenting heat wave continued to bake much of the US, and it has caused the death of over 40 people so far.Saturday's temperatures soared over 100 ... Read more...
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Sonata Software expands US operations
June 20th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) Leading IT solutions provider Sonata Software Ltd. has expanded operations in the United States as part of its strategy to grow in new markets, verticals and ... Read more...
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6.4 Earthquake hits off Japan’s east coast
June 18th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sendai, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake of a 6.4-magnitude has jolted the sea area off Japan’s east coast. Despite the high magnitude of this seism, which has affected Honshu, the main ... Read more...
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Dark clouds, thunder usher monsoon in Goa
June 6th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) Dark clouds and thunder ushered the south-west monsoon into Goa Wednesday.Goa Chief Meteorological Officer K.V. Singh said the monsoon had set in Goa and had advanced ... Read more...
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WMO’s hurricane committee retires Irene as Atlantic hurricane name
April 14th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- The hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which manages the list of potential names for tropical cyclones to be used every six years for both ... Read more...
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Major earthquake rocks Sumatra, tsunami alert in India (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Many states along India's east coast felt tremors as a high intensity earthquake rocked Sumatra Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.While the IMD put ... Read more...
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Spain humble ahead of Davis Cup tie
April 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 4 (IANS) Alex Corretja, the captain of the Spanish Davis Cup tennis team, said Wednesday that his side would approach its quarterfinal tie against Austria with humility.The ... Read more...
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Japan experts to conduct study on Chilika lake dolphins
March 13th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) A team of scientists from Japan Tuesday began studying the underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the world-famous Chilika lake, a senior state official ... Read more...
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Strong quake hits Japan (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 3:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.The epicentre of the ... Read more...
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Earthquake hits Japan
March 1st, 2012 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit near the east coast of Japan's Honshu island Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory said.The epicentre of the ... Read more...
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200 rescued in Papua New Guinea ferry disaster (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 2 (IANS) Over 200 people were rescued from the sea after a ferry carrying 350 people sank off the east coast of Papua New Guinea early Thursday.The MV ... Read more...
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90 whales stranded on New Zealand beach
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 23 (IANS) A pod of about 90 pilot whales has grounded itself on a beach in New Zealand's South Island in the latest of a series of whale ... Read more...
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Bengal’s no defers resumption of night train services
December 11th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 11 (IANS) Night train services of the East Coast Railways, halted since May last year, were to resume Sunday but have been further deferred after the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6 quake hits Japan
November 24th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted the Hokkaido region in north Japan Thursday, Xinhua reported.The tremblor struck at 6.25 p.m., said the China ... Read more...
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Strong earthquakes strike off northeastern New Zealand
November 18th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by BNO News
TIKITIKI, NEW ZEALAND (BNO NEWS) -- Two strong earthquakes struck off the east coast of the North Island in New Zealand on early Friday evening, seismologists said. There were no reports of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, India hold largest naval exercise
September 19th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) The Sri Lankan and Indian navies Monday began their largest joint exercise off the east coast of the island nation, an officer said.The joint exercise, code-named ... Read more...
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Petronet LNG to soon finalise investment in power sector
September 8th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) Petronet LNG Ltd, one of the leading companies in India's LNG sector, is expecting to finalise investment in the country's power sector in the next two ... Read more...
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Obama to cut short vacation due to Hurricane Irene
August 27th, 2011 - 3:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will end his vacation and return to Washington ahead of schedule to better deal with Hurricane Irene, the White House said ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes the U.S. East Coast, widely felt
August 24th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- One of the strongest earthquakes to strike the U.S. East Coast in decades rocked buildings as far as North Carolina and Canada on early Tuesday afternoon, seismologists ... Read more...
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Kim to have second wedding bash in New York
August 19th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 19 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian who will marry rocker Kris Humphries Saturday, is planning a second wedding celebration in New York, 10 days after their ... Read more...
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Emma Stone may join ‘The Gangster Squad’
July 28th, 2011 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) American actress Emma Stone is reportedly in talks to star in director Ruben Fleischer's "The Gangster Squad".Contactmusic.com reports that the actress is said to be ... Read more...
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24 die due to US heat wave
July 23rd, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 23 (IANS) The US National Weather Service has sounded a high-temperature alert in 30 states, after a heat wave resulted in the death of at least 24 people.The ... Read more...
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Russia buys fibreglass manhole covers to avoid theft
June 28th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The city of Vladivostok on Russia's east coast will buy China-made fibreglass manhole covers to overcome the theft of those made of cast iron.Regional water ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd gets Rs.828 crore contract
June 27th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd said Monday it has got a contract worth Rs.826 crore from Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation for an offshore pipeline project.The ... Read more...
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Father-daughter duo complete Trans-Greenland Ski Expedition
June 9th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A father-daughter duo of explorers from Delhi have completed the gruelling 600 km Trans-Greenland Ski Expedition as part of a 19-day adventure tour, their sponsor ... Read more...
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Piper Palin alleges that the press has ruined her family vacation
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Palin’s daughter Piper took active role in the tour of her mother to the East Coast of the United States. Palin was on a week’s ... Read more...
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Four naval personnel killed at Vizag dockyard (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Four Indian Navy personnel, including two officers, were killed Wednesday in an accident at the navyal dockyard at Visakhapatnam on the east coast, an officer said.The ... Read more...
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Three naval personnel killed at dockyard
May 18th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Three Indian Navy personnel were killed and another was injured Wednesday in an accident at the Navy dockyard at Visakhapatnam on the east coast, an official ... Read more...
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Humpback whales use unique compass mechanism for navigation
April 20th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): A new research has suggested that humpback whales may have a unique compass mechanism, which helps them maintain remarkably straight movements for weeks across thousands of kilometres of ... Read more...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Japan’s east coast: USGS
April 14th, 2011 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 14 (IANS) A magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Wednesday on its website.The quake, which had its ... Read more...
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