Spanish government takes controlling stake in ailing bank
May 10th, 2012 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 10 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish government will nationalize the parent company of Bankia, the country's fourth-largest bank, and plans to inject additional capital into the troubled institution, the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
China not to loosen regulations on housing market
March 14th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday the country will not slacken it efforts in regulating the housing prices, which he considered still "far from falling back ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UNESCO raises Palestinian flag at Paris headquarters
December 14th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- The Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday raised the Palestinian flag for the first time as the UN agency marked ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
India, China to play key role on global issues: US (Lead)
October 29th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) The US believes that given their rise as global powers, India and China are going to play a fundamental role on issues like Iran, non-proliferation, ... Read more...
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BJP seeks Kolkata principal’s arrest over corporal punishment (Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Protests over the death of a student of the La Martiniere for Boys school here, allegedly due to physical and mental torture, grew Monday with the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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IOC and Asian council extend support to IOA
May 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Flaunting the letters of unequivocal support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Specific gene regulates intelligence in patients with Williams Syndrome
April 23rd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): The brain gene STX1A plays a significant role in the level of intelligence displayed by patients with Williams Syndrome (WS), a team led by a University of Utah ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How the brains of introverts process the world around them
April 11th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Introverts may actually process their world differently than others, leading to differences in how they respond to stimuli, say researchers.About twenty percent of people are born with this ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Empathy, violence share similar brain circuits
April 10th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Just as the human species could be considered the most violent, since they are capable of serial killings, genocide and other atrocities, they are also the most empathetic ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Where exactly did Columbus set sail from?
April 6th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Barcelona, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Did Christopher Columbus actually set sail for America from the Spanish port of Cadiz as the original historical version says?
A researcher with the Circulo Catalan de Historia has ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cuba doesn’t lack future generation of leaders: Vice president
January 11th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 11 (IANS/EFE) First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado has said that Cuba does not lack leaders to replace those who carried out the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Food addiction’ plays major role in obesity epidemic
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Food addiction is a reality in some individuals and should be considered as a major factor while managing the obesity epidemic, according to a new study.Compulsive and out ... Read more...
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Physicists shed new light on nature’s weirdest particles
December 16th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 16 (ANI): Physicists at Queen Mary's Particle Physics Research Centre, University of London, have shed new light on neutrinos, which are considered nature's weirdest particles.According to Physicist Dr Francesca Di ... Read more...
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Scientists probe nature’s most mysterious particle - neutrinos
December 16th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) Physicists are probing nature's most mysterious particle -neutrinos - which they hope could be the key to understanding how the universe evolved over time.
Scientists also hope that ... Read more...
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Prussian blue linked to origin of life
December 15th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 15 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has shown that hydrogen cyanide, urea and other substances considered essential to the formation of the building blocks of life ... Read more...
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Scientists reveal ‘evolutionary trigger’ that made flowering plants dominate Earth
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): A new study has revealed the evolutionary trigger which led to early flowering plants gaining a major competitive advantage over rival species, leading to their subsequent boom and ... Read more...
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Protein behind insulins effectiveness in controlling glucose uptake uncovered
November 6th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 6 (ANI): A PhD student at Sydney''s Garvan Institute of Medical Research has made a significant advance towards understanding exactly how insulin prompts fat and muscle cells to absorb ... Read more...
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Light-activated therapy may produce molecular level changes in ageing skin
October 21st, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 21 (ANI): A therapy that involves light-activated medication and exposure to a light source seems to be effective in producing changes at the molecular level in ageing skin, says ... Read more...
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Giant spinning eddies have profound influence on marine life and worlds climate
September 10th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 10 (ANI): New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that have a profound influence on marine life and on the worlds ... Read more...
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How brain encodes magnitude and delay of rewards
July 10th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Anticipation may be best when expecting something good, but humans and animals would rather not wait, preferring an immediate reward. Now, researchers have found how a decision-making ... Read more...
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Souza’s ‘Red Road’ highlight Of Sotheby’s May sale
April 14th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by admin
London, April 14 (IANS) Francis Newton Souza's "The Red Road", estimated at 250,000-350,000 pounds (approx. $495,000-$695,000), is one of the key highlights of Sotheby's Indian sale to be held May 2 here. ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover protein that fights immunodeficiency
March 4th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by admin
London, March 4 (ANI): A team of researchers from the US and Canadian has uncovered how a protein in some peoples DNA guards them against killer infections like HIV.The researchers insist that ... Read more...
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