Over one in 10 nuke plants worldwide can be hit by natural disasters
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 3 (ANI): Over one in ten nuclear power plants worldwide are at risk from earthquakes or tsunamis similar to the natural disaster that crippled Japan's Fukushima reactors, warns a research.According ... Read more...
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India rated ‘extreme risk’ economy for investors
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) India - along with Russia, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines - has been rated a 'high risk' growth economy for investors.In a ranking of 175 ... Read more...
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New Zealand ready to fly out nationals from Egypt (Lead)
January 31st, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 31 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday that the government may consider using defence force planes to get New Zealanders out of Egypt if the situation ... Read more...
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Somalia, Pakistan top world terror risk list
November 16th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Pakistan is in the second spot in the world terrorism risk index (TRI), said a risk-advisory firm report that places Somalia at number one.Global risks advisory firm Maplecroft ... Read more...
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Somalia overtakes Iraq as country ‘most at risk from terror attacks’
November 15th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mogadishu, Nov 15 (ANI): Somalia has overtaken Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, as the country most at risk from terror attacks, according to the Terrorism Risk Index (TRI) calculated by the Maplecroft company.Sixteen ... Read more...
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Kiwi under 16 team arrives in India despite terror alert
May 2nd, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mat 2 (ANI): Despite a terror alert being sounded by the New Zealand Government, the Wellington (New Zealand) under 16 team has arrived in India to play three matches against an ... Read more...
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New Zealand warns its citizens of ‘extreme risk’ of terror attack in India
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, May 2 (ANI): A day after the United States and Britain warned of possible terror attacks in New Delhi and advised its citizens against visiting crowded places in the national capital, ... Read more...
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Naomi Campbell planning humanitarian mission to Haiti
March 8th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 8 (ANI): Supermodel Naomi Campbell is said to be planning a humanitarian mission to Haiti in an effort to see where the money from her Fashion for Relief ... Read more...
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Last major medical facility in Tamil-held territory in Lanka non-functional
March 15th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar.15 (ANI): The last major medical facility in Tamil-held territory has almost stopped functioning due to medicine shortage, the BBC quoted a Sri Lankan health official, as saying at the ... Read more...
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Depressed truck drivers more prone to accidents
September 3rd, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 3 (IANS) Depression or casual employment among truck drivers may greatly increase the chances of accident, a study based on their mental health has affirmed. The study, conducted by Queensland ... Read more...
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No quantitative restrictions on Indias GHG emissions: Manmohan Singh
July 9th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Sapporo, July 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his intervention at the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) here today said that sustained and accelerated economic growth is critical for all developing ... Read more...
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Fair skinned people to be banned from solariums in Western Australia
April 4th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr 4 (ANI): Lying on tanning beds might help you achieve the desirable tanned look, but along with it theres a consolation prize in store chances of developing cancer.Citing ... Read more...
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50 percent of Afghanistan is a no-go zone
December 5th, 2007 - 2:20 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec.5 (ANI): A map reportedly prepared for U.N. staff posted in Kabul has revealed that nearly 50 percent of Afghanistan is off-limits because of the danger posed by a resurgent Taleban.
According ... Read more...
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