New virus targets children
August 26th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) A viral illness seems to be targeting children in the US, according to a John Hopkins study."What we are seeing is a relatively common viral illness ... Read more...
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Baby dies after sitters injects him with drugs
July 7th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) A nine-month-old baby in Philadelphia died after his two sitters, aged 24 and 27, injected his feet and hands with heroin and cocaine, a media report ... Read more...
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Lungs discovered on Los Angeles’ sidewalk
June 13th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, June 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pair of lungs have been discovered on a Los Angeles-area sidewalk over the weekend.
The organs were later analyzed by coroners, who established ... Read more...
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Obesity epidemic behind rheumatoid arthritis
April 26th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Obesity epidemic may be linked with the rising incidence of rheumatoid arthritis, a painful condition which causes inflammation of the joints, especially among women, says a ... Read more...
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Vietnam hit by mystery skin disease
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Hanoi, April 22 (IANS) A province in Vietnam has been hit by a mysterious skin infection that has already killed 19 people and affected more than 170, BBC reported.Vietnam will ... Read more...
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Armed robbers who targeted brothels arrested
February 29th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) Spanish police arrested 11 people, two of them minors, as suspects in several brothel robberies in the capital.The arrested people, all of them Latin Americans, pretended ... Read more...
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Big B misses the charm of ballroom dancing
January 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) "Statured elegance", "gentle guidance" and "a picture of support to the woman in your arms" - megastar Amitabh Bachchan rues that the charm ... Read more...
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Norway terror suspect is not insane, says judge
November 15th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, Nov 14 (IANS) There was no reason to believe that mass murder suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who allegedly massacred 77 people in Oslo in July, was insane, the judge ... Read more...
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Three RPF men suspended for torturing guard, probe ordered
October 14th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 14 (IANS) Three policemen have been suspended on charges of torturing a railway guard by driving nails through his hands and feet, making him stand in hot water ... Read more...
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Soldier fined for helping old man
September 30th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) A soldier in China was fined 3,000 yuan (around $470) after he helped an elderly man who had collapsed in the street, the defence department said.The ... Read more...
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China’s new guidelines for helping old people
September 8th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) China has issued new guidelines for helping elderly people who fall down, saying the action to be taken is different in differing circumstances.
The guidelines issued ... Read more...
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Boy beaten for 30 minutes after he stole to play video games
August 16th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy in China was hung from a pole by his hands and feet, whipped and then beaten for 30 minutes by his angry parents ... Read more...
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Beckhams want daughter Harper’s foot cast memento
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Celebrity couple Victoria and David Beckham are making gold casts of their newborn daughter Harper's hands and feet as they want a special keepsake of ... Read more...
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Aniston’s handprints immortalised
July 8th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 8 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston, who is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year, has cast her hands and feet ... Read more...
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23 bodies dumped in Mexican state
June 21st, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 21 (IANS/EFE) The bodies of 23 murder victims have been dumped at various locations in the southern Mexican state of Michoacan over the past three days, an ... Read more...
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Aguilera honoured by gay community
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:28 am ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Singer Christina Aguilera has been honoured with "The Abbey's Gay Walk of Fame" for her contribution to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.She was ... Read more...
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Helen Mirren feels ‘incredible’ after cementing place in Hollywood history
April 6th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 06 (ANI): Dame Helen Mirren is 'blown away' by the fact that she has cemented her place in Hollywood history.The actress insists her recent hand and feet ceremony outside Grauman's ... Read more...
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Alleged Libyan rape victim says she was freed after medical test proved her story
April 5th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 5 (ANI): Libyan woman Eman al Obaidi, who has accused government troops of raping her in Tripoli, said she was released from three days of questioning only after a medical ... Read more...
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Big B leaves Sonu Sood numb on sets
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) There was near crisis on the sets of Puri Jagannath's "Bbuddah" when Sonu Sood, who was shooting with megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the first time, ... Read more...
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Helen Mirren’s handprints immortalised
March 30th, 2011 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS) Actress Dame Helen Mirren has cast her hands and feet in cement outside Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre, joining stars like Johnny Depp and Arnold ... Read more...
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Chinese woman ‘drugs ex-partner, chops off his penis’
February 11th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 11 (ANI): A Chinese woman apparently added sleeping tablets into her former partner's dinner and waited for him to fall asleep before tying his hands and feet and cutting off ... Read more...
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US man admits to raping, keeping woman in closet
January 29th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): A man in Ohio, US, who has been accused of repeatedly raping a woman and keeping her captive in a closet for 10 days, has pleaded guilty and ... Read more...
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Tribal villagers help nab kidnappers in Orissa
January 29th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) Residents of a tribal hamlet in Orissa helped police rescue a man within a few hours after his abduction, an official said Saturday.Pramod Kumar Sahu, an executive of ... Read more...
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Spanish Woman Fakes Own Kidnapping to Test Her Husband
December 28th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman has been detained by the Spanish police after she faked her own kidnapping in an effort to test whether her husband cared enough about her to ... Read more...
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J-K locals stick to traditional methods, tools to fight cold
December 27th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Dec.27 (ANI): Despite the availability of modern machineries, the locals in Kashmir valley are using traditional methods and tools to fight cold during the winter season.The Jammu and Kashmir has kept ... Read more...
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New drug a miracle cure for lingering eczema
December 14th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Dominic Rawlins, a 65-year-old businessman, initially disregarded the tiny blisters that had sprouted all over his hands.
This rash marked the beginning of a long and painful ... Read more...
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Chemotherapy post-surgery ‘may not be always necessary’
November 9th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9 (ANI): NRC researchers have developed a tool to determine which breast cancer patients have little risk of their disease recurring, which has the potential to virtually eliminate unnecessary chemotherapy.They ... Read more...
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Allen Stanford Shackled Before Taken To Hospital After Being Beaten Up By Fellow Inmates
November 8th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Allen Stanford had to face the humiliation of having his hands and feet shackled as he was taken to the hospital following grievous injuries ... Read more...
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Swine flu jab linked to rare nerve disease
October 18th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) There may be a possible link between the swine flu jab and an increased risk of developing a rare nerve disease, admit health watchdogs.
Experts are carrying ... Read more...
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Woman gets world’s first double-hand transplant
October 14th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Monza (Italy), Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) A 52-year-old woman in Italy has become the world's first to undergo transplants of both her hands, hospital sources said.Her hands and feet were amputated in ... Read more...
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Glenn Beck taking some time off to deal with his health problems
October 10th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Glenn Beck may have over 50 million listeners, most of whom are also his ardent followers but his fans are going to be disappointed ... Read more...
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New Ray Of Hope For ‘Tree Man’
October 8th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
'Tree Man' Dede Koswara's recent photos show that he is on his way to complete recovery from the rare disease which changed his appearance from human to that of ... Read more...
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Perry And Brand Plan To Have A Seven Day Long Wedding In India
October 5th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Russell Brand and Katy Perry had celebrated their engagement in the Indian city of Jaipur on New Year’s Eve. Now they are all set ... Read more...
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Katy Perry wants to wear an Indian tiara for her wedding
October 4th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Pop starlet Katy Perry apparently wants to give traditional Indian touches to her wedding with Russell Brand in India later this month.And Katy is keen to ... Read more...
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Annabelle Whitehouse Sheds Her Skin 14 Times a Day
September 28th, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sonya and Paul Whitehouse have to constantly cover their little girl in cream to make her comfortable enough to deal with the skin condition which she has that ... Read more...
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