223-year-old cognac bought for 19,000 pounds
August 31st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Breda, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 223 year old cognac bottle has been purchased by an anonymous collector for a price of £19000. The anonymous collector purchased the bottle from an old ... Read more...
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UAE orders asset freeze of 19 Libyans
June 20th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 20 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Central Bank has ordered the country's financial institutions to freeze the assets of 19 Libyans in line with the UN Security Council resolutions, ... Read more...
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Non-communicable diseases threaten southeast Asian economies: WHO
February 28th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Non-communicable diseases such as cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases cause three out of five deaths in southeast Asia, posing a serious public health threat ... Read more...
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Love apologises for blaming Norton
March 15th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) Singer Courtney Love confessed she made a mistake blaming ex-boyfriend Edward Norton for a bad financial investment that allegedly cost her $300,000.
Love recently claimed on social networking website ... Read more...
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Patricia Cornwell files complaint after losing $40 million
October 23rd, 2009 - 2:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Oct 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Patricia Cornwell and her husband Staci Gruber who is a Harvard neuroscientist have filed a complaint against New York-based accounting and financial advisory firm, Anchin, Block & ... Read more...
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India’s role in Afghanistan appreciated by all: PM
September 26th, 2009 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Pittsburgh, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says people of Afghanistan as also European and American leaders are appreciative of India's role in Afghanistan where it has invested $1.5 billion ... Read more...
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US general warns against growing Indian influence in Afghanistan
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) The top US commander in Afghanistan has warned against the effects of "increasing" Indian influence in that country, saying this could escalate tension in the region.
"Indian political ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth’s estate value falls by 19 percent
July 21st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): The global financial meltdown has affected Queen Elizabeth equally with the value of her private estate plummeting by 19 per cent because of a crash in the property ... Read more...
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Financial risk-taking lies in the genes
February 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed two genes that raise the chance of anyone gambling with money their own or someone else''s.The study has linked specific variants of ... Read more...
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Expats in UAE prefer to buy property rather than pay rent
July 26th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, July 26 (IANS) An increasing number of residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - especially expatriates - are opting to buy property rather than live in rented property ... Read more...
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Scrabble turns sixty
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin
London, May 22 (ANI): Its no Xbox or PlayStation, but board game Scrabble has something to boast about that the other two dont sixty years of entertaining kids and adults.The beauty ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy enters filmmaking business
March 5th, 2008 - 9:15 am ICT by admin
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) "Dharm" director Bhavna Talwar and her producer-husband Sheetal have tied up with Religare, the financial investment arm of pharma major Ranbaxy that seeks to promote ... Read more...
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