Our brains have a ‘rich club’ too
November 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) Our brains have regions that are "rich" - or highly connected to other parts of the brain - and other parts are subservient to this 'Rich ... Read more...
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Russian presidential envoy ready to meet Gaddafi
June 8th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian presidential envoy Mikhail Margelov said Wednesday he was planning a trip to Tripoli and was ready to meet with Col. Muammar Gaddafi."I met with ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Libyan opposition hails Russia’s new position over Gaddafi
May 29th, 2011 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Benghazi, May 29 (IANS) Chairman of Libyan opposition's National Transitional Council (CNT) has hailed the new "position displayed" by Russia which now seeks departure of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Russia, US may not agree on missile defence in Obama’s tenure: US envoy
May 28th, 2011 - 5:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and the US are unlikely to agree on the missile defence issue by the end of US President Barack Obama's term, said US ... Read more...
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Russia disagrees with G8 on internet development: Medvedev
May 28th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's stance on internet development and intellectual property rights differs from that in the final joint declaration of the G8 leaders, Russian President Dmitry ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sarkozy to visit Libya for talks with opposition
May 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a visit to the Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi to hold talks with the rebels."The head of the ... Read more...
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Gaddafi must step down: Medvedev
May 27th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The regime of Muammar Gaddafi has lost its legitimacy and the Libyan leader must leave his post, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday after ... Read more...
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G8 approves $20 bn loan for Egypt, Tunisia
May 27th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) International development banks and other institutions have as much as $20 billion to loan to Egypt and Tunisia, the Group of Eight (G8) said ... Read more...
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US, France, Britain want Russia to mediate in Libya: Kremlin
May 27th, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Deauville (France), May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's G8 partners would like it to play a mediating role in the search for a settlement in Libya, President Dmitry Medvedev's spokeswoman ... Read more...
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Medvedev, Obama to discuss missile issue at G8 summit
May 16th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his American counterpart Barack Obama will address a crucial missile issue at the G8 summit to be held in ... Read more...
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Medvedev to propose blueprint for greater nuclear safety
April 26th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will present a proposal for increased safeguards for nuclear power generation at the G8 summit of world leaders to be held ... Read more...
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Obama accepts Queen’s invitation to visit UK in May
February 18th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has reportedly accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to visit Britain in May this year, ahead of his expected visit to the G8 summit in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
WikiLeaks cable reveals Berlusconi’s efforts to avoid Bono tongue-lashing
December 18th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 18 (ANI): A confidential US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed how Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi considered increasing foreign aid budget to avoid a 'tongue-lashing' from Irish rock ... Read more...
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`Berlusconi wanted to hike foreign aid to avoid Bono’s anger’
December 18th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi considered increasing the country's foreign aid budget during Italy' 2009 G8 presidency to avoid a "tongue lashing" from Irish rocker Bono, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Now Russian president creates buzz with Twitter
June 26th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 26 (IANS) "Met with David Cameron. Have agreed that we'll continue to speak in person, not just online @number10gov...'' It is no buddy chat online, but Russian ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
World leaders gather in Canada ahead of G8, G20 summits
June 25th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 25 (DPA) World leaders descended on Toronto Thursday for three days of summits among the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrialised nations and the Group of 20 (G20) top world ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Women Deliver 2010: Invest in women, it pays
June 5th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla – CNSThe world's largest conference on women's health and empowerment in more than a decade opens on Monday, June 7, at Washington DC, USA, with a call to ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
At $1.2bn, G8/G20 summits cost too much: Canadian leaders
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 3 (IANS) With Canadian taxpayers paying through their nose to host the G8 and G20 summits this month, many political leaders, including former prime minister Paul Martin, have joined ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Rock band Silent Minds to campaign against maternal mortality
May 25th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Martha Wainwright and Jim Kerr of the rock band Simple Minds have re-invented one of their popular songs 'Promised you a miracle' to speak out against maternal ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Canada’s seeks India, China support against global bank tax
May 20th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, May 20 (IANS) Before G8 and G20 summits here next month can discuss a proposed global bank tax, Canada, whose banks stood out during the economic meltdown, has ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Is George Bush’s reputation on the rebound?
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are speculations that the former United States President George W. Bush is contemplating a political comeback, and his reputation is on the rebound. His popularity ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
German hotel dismisses Laura Bush’s poisoning claim as ‘publicity stunt’
April 30th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30(ANI): A German hotel has slammed former US First Lady Laura Bush's claim of possible poisoning, stating its a publicity stunt to draw attention to her memoirs.George W. Bush's wife ... Read more...
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Laura Bush alleges about a poisoning episode in her book ‘Spoken for the Heart’
April 29th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Apr 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In her new book – ‘Spoken for the Heart’, Laura Bush alleges that there was a poisoning episode during their visit to Germany, for the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Laura Bush Says She Might Have Been Poisoned
April 29th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Washington, Apr 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Laura Bush, the former First Lady and wife to George W. Bush, has come up with her memoir, titled 'Spoken From The Heart'. In the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Former American First Lady, Laura Bush, Hints That She and Her Husband May Have Undergone Poisoning In 2007
April 29th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Former American First Lady, Laura Bush, has inscribed in her impending autobiography that she and her husband, George W. Bush, may have been envenomed when ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Laura Bush defends husband, opens up about car-crash in new book
April 28th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 28 (ANI): Former US First Lady Laura Bush has finally gone public about a mysterious car accident she had when she was 17.The crash took place in Midland, Texas. ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
‘350 women-prostitution ring linked to corruption over Rome G8 contracts’
March 12th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 12 (ANI): Investigating magistrates have revealed that a prostitution ring linked to alleged corruption in the awarding of public works contracts for the G8 summit in Italy involved as many ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Berlusconi’s ally steps down from public office after corruption allegations
February 12th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Italy's Civil Protection chief Guido Bertolaso was forced to step down from the post after it was revealed he was under the scanner for corrupt contracts scandal, sex ... Read more...
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Economic impact of Arctic melt could amount to 2.4 trillion dollars by 2050
February 8th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): In a new report, scientists have determined that the economic impact of losing the Arctic's climate-cooling services could total a minimum 2.4 trillion dollars by the year 2050.According ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Toronto to host G20 summit in June
December 8th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 8 (IANS) Toronto will play host to the next G20 summit in June, a statement by the Canadian prime minister's office has said.
World leaders will gather in Canada's biggest ... Read more...
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Now, Berlusconi ‘advised to seek sex addiction sessions’
August 23rd, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's entourage members are urging him to seek treatment for his sex addiction, it has emerged.Since attending the 18th birthday party of Noemi Letizia, an aspiring model, ... Read more...
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Chinese airline plane hijacked in China
August 10th, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by John Le Fevre
A passenger airplane is reported to have been hijacked in the country’s troubled western region of Xinjang.The official Chinese news agency, Xinhua, did not give any details about the hijacking in a ... Read more...
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South African president meets Hillary Clinton in Durban
August 8th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Aug 8 (Xinhua) South Africa's President Jacob Zuma met the visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday in the port city of Durban.
"In both countries there are two new ... Read more...
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Thousands of Italian women denounce ’sexist’ Berlusconi
August 1st, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 1 (ANI): Bad times refuse to end for Silvio Berlusconi. A Milan academic has revealed that more than 15,000 Italian women have approved a petition attacking the "sexist policies, behaviours ... Read more...
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Climate change: Clinton shares green thoughts with India
July 19th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday began the Delhi leg of her five-day India visit with a conference on climate change and green technologies - a ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
