Man pushes lit firework up boy’s hips, jailed
August 29th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) A man in Britain has been jailed for pushing a lit firecracker up a 15-year-old prankster's backside.Stephen Gregory, of Derbyshire, was so angry at the boy ... Read more...
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China expels Al Jazeera correspondent
May 8th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) China has expelled an American journalist working for Al Jazeera, a move that prompted the television network to shut its bureau in Beijing.Al Jazeera closed its ... Read more...
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Texas woman gives birth to six babies
April 24th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by BNO News
HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- A Texas woman gave birth to six babies at a hospital in Houston on Monday morning, the hospital and the parents announced on Tuesday. The sextuplets are ... Read more...
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Of dead seas and Indian independent films
October 21st, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) "Whether we see our wives or not, we see a dead body every day," complains a policeman inspecting the body of a fisherman who has been ... Read more...
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Iraqi woman gives birth to quadruplets
April 2nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by BNO News
WASSIT, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A 27-year-old woman gave birth to four children in southern Iraq on Friday, local media reported on Saturday. One of the children immediately died.The Aswat al-Iraq news ... Read more...
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Brit jobless dad-of-10 to have 4 more, get engaged for 3rd time in 3 months
November 29th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 29 (ANI): Britain's infamous father-of-ten is now having another four children, and getting engaged for the third time in three months.Keith Macdonald, who pays just 5 pounds a week to ... Read more...
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For owners, Hummer is symbol of US’s ‘rugged individualism’
September 22nd, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washigton, Sep 22 (IANS) Hummer drivers believe they are defending America's values of "rugged individualism" and "frontier" lifestyle against anti-American critics, according to a new study.
Marius K. Luedicke, Craig J. Thompson ... Read more...
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Hummer drivers use morality as excuse for overconsumption
September 22nd, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Hummer drivers use moral values as an excuse for overconsumption, a new study has found.The study also found that people who drive Hummer believe that they are defending ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Astronomers propose new physical interpretation of a supernova
June 10th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Astronomers from Queen's University Belfast have proposed a new physical interpretation of a supernova discovered on 7th November 2008.A group of researchers, led by Dr. Stefano Valenti ... Read more...
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Astronomers find least luminous, most dark matter-dominated galaxy
September 19th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 19 (ANI): A team of astronomers has discovered the least luminous, most dark matter-dominated galaxy known to exist.The galaxy, called Segue 1, is one of about two dozen ... Read more...
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