Mexico declares bird flu emergency
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 3 (IANS) Mexico has activated a national emergency plan to contain a bird flu epidemic that has affected nearly 1.7 million poultry, the agriculture ministry said.The plan ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Emergency safety drill held in Kudankulam
June 9th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Saturday moved a step towards the commissioning of its first 1,000 megawatt reactor with the conduct of an off-site emergency ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy ordered to improve India, US plants
January 26th, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) US drug regulators have sought a "groundbreaking" injunction against Ranbaxy Laboratories to force the Indian drug major to correct long-standing violations at four of its manufacturing ... Read more...
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Obama announces more resources for AIDS fight
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama Thursday renewed the US government's commitment to the worldwide fight against AIDS by announcing the allocation of more resources and the establishment ... Read more...
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Brazil to impose more fines on Chevron for oil spill
November 30th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, Nov 30 (IANS) Brazil's environment protection agency Ibama said Tuesday that US oil giant Chevron may be fined an additional 60 million reais ($32.6 million) for the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Bill Gates discusses polio, other health related issues in Pakistan with Zardari
April 7th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 7(ANI): Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates has discussed health related issues in Pakistan with President Asif Ali Zardari, particularly the progress made on the polio eradication campaign in the country.Gates ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Bono hails Bush’s US AIDS funding program for saving millions of lives
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): U2's lead singer Bono has given credit to former President George W. Bush and the massive US funding started in 2003, for helping to bringing about a drop ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
British MPs told to flee if parliament comes under attack
November 16th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) British MPs have been told to flee for their lives in the event of a Mumbai-style terrorist attack on parliament, a media report said Tuesday.An emergency plan drawn ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Indian aid to Pakistan upped to $25 mn (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India has increased its aid for Pakistan flood victims to $25 million from the $5 million announced earlier, but the assistance will be routed through the ... Read more...
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India ups Pakistan flood aid to $25 mn
August 31st, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India has raised its aid for Pakistan flood victims to $25 million from the $5 million announced earlier, but the assistance will be routed through the ... Read more...
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North Carolina Governor urges residents to prepare for hurricane season
May 26th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by BNO News
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue urged citizens to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season by updating their family emergency plans and supply kits, the Office of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Warships Launch From Britain On Volcanic Rescue Mission
April 19th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Warships from the British Royal Navy were sent out on Monday to rescue the citizens which were still stranded across the Channel because of the volcanic ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
April Fool prank leads to alien hunt in Jordan town
April 6th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) A newspaper's April Fool article claiming a UFO landing by 10 feet tall aliens caused panic in a Jordan town and troops were sent to look for them, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British Airways flights disrupted by fresh strikes
March 28th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (DPA) A new walkout by British Airways cabin crews forced the cancellation of 93 flights at Heathrow Airport Saturday, according to the BBC.
The new walkout, set to last four ... Read more...
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Tourists delighted with Beijing snowfall
November 2nd, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) Tourists to the Chinese capital enjoyed the artificially-induced snowfall as bus routes to the city's suburbs were suspended.
In Xiangshan mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, a tourist ... Read more...
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Pitt denies tagging Cruise’s ‘Valkyrie’ a ‘ridiculous movie’
August 25th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): Brad Pitt's manager has said that actor never tagged Tom Cruise's 'Valkyrie' a "ridiculous movie".German magazine Stern recently reported that Pitt had slammed the historical thriller set ... Read more...
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Ugandan AIDS patients face uncertain future as drugs run out
August 17th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Henry Wasswa
Kampala, Aug 17 (DPA) Rosemary Bagagga, a penniless AIDS sufferer, is five months pregnant, but what worries her most is that she may not be able to get the drugs ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Scanty rains ring alarm bells in Agra
July 9th, 2009 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Agra, July 9 (IANS) Poor agricultural yields, high irrigation costs and exorbitant prices of essential commodities - all this and more are causing alarm bells to ring as parts of western Uttar ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
US ready with contingency plans to prevent Pak nukes falling to Taliban: Pentagon
May 21st, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): The United States is ready to take emergency action to prevent Pakistan's nuclear arsenals falling into the hands of the Taliban.The United States said that while ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US has special crack squad in place to secure Pak nukes at short notice
May 15th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 15 (ANI): The United States has in place a detailed emergency plan to secure Pakistan's mobile arsenal of nuclear warheads, in case the nukes are in danger of falling ... Read more...
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Seven more cases of swine flu in Canada
April 29th, 2009 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 29 (IANS) Canada Tuesday reported seven more cases of swine flu even as authorities "further enhanced" screening of passengers at airports and advised people against traveling to Mexico.
So far, Mexico ... Read more...
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US AIDS Relief program cut death toll by 10 percent in African countries
April 7th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): A Stanford study has for the first time evaluated the US Government's ambitious AIDS Relief program, and found that it reduced the death toll from HIV/AIDS through 2007 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tough to track billions flowing to fight AIDS
July 31st, 2008 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
By Anindita Ramaswamy
Washington, July 31 (DPA) Billions of dollars in international funding are flowing to developing countries to help them cope with AIDS, but there is little understanding about how these vast ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Beijings emergency green plan for Olympics
July 28th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): More Chinese vehicles could go off the roads and all construction sites and factories in Beijing and its neighboring areas could be closed temporarily if the ... Read more...
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Nearly 200,000 people evacuated from quake-hit Chinese province
May 31st, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): A total of 197,477 people were evacuated to safe ground at 8 a.m. on Saturday in line with an emergency plan, an official with the quake ... Read more...
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Mexico to redouble austerity measures amid food crisis
May 28th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by admin
Mexico City, May 28 (IANS) Mexico will redouble austerity measures as part of an emergency plan to help families deal with the impact of global food crisis, EFE news agency reported Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Rodents cause famine like situation in Mizoram
May 25th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by admin
By Sujit Chakraborty
Aizawl, May 25 (IANS) A famine like situation has gripped Mizoram with over half a million people affected following the flowering of bamboo and subsequent increase in rodent population. "Even ... Read more...
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‘Phone call’ that led to emergency in Pakistan
November 14th, 2007 - 8:26 am ICT by admin
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