Headless bodies of four women found in Honduras
September 4th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) Five headless bodies, including those of four young women, were found over the weekend in the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba, a Honduran National Police ... Read more...
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Forty years on, romance still alive between Dilip, Saira (Movie Snippets)
August 25th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Their marriage is four decades old but romance hasn't faded between Bollywood couple Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu.The couple enjoyed a quiet dinner together at ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Childhood obesity could erode fertility later
August 1st, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) A sharp spike in childhood obesity may more than damage overall health -- it could be disrupting the onset of puberty and erode the ability to ... Read more...
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Google conjures artificial brain with billion connections
June 26th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) Google has done the unthinkable -- the creation of an 'artificial brain' from 16,000 computer processors, with more than a billion connections.
The team led by ... Read more...
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Fourteen dismembered bodies found in truck in Mexico
June 8th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ciudad Mante, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fourteen dismembered human bodies have been discovered in a truck in the centre of a Northern Mexican town on Thursday.
Local media believe that the ... Read more...
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Campaign for body donation in Agra
May 12th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 12 (IANS) An organisation has been launched in the Taj city to promote the donation of human bodies for educational research and more.The body, a brainchild of ... Read more...
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Assam ferry tragedy: More bodies recovered
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) Eight more bodies, including of a woman and four children, were fished out from the Brahmaputra river Thursday, taking the number of bodies recovered in Monday's ... Read more...
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Baby put on sale online in Mexico
February 13th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 13 (IANS/EFE) An advertisement that appeared on a Mexican website to sell a "beautiful baby" for its organs has caused outrage and indignation on social networks.The advertisement ... Read more...
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Banned pesticide found in human milk
September 14th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) Banned agricultural pesticide DDT, which can cause cancer, is still widely found in human bodies, new research claims.In a study of 146 human milk samples, most ... Read more...
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Radiation would nix sex in space: NASA
February 15th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 15 (IANS) Cosmic radiation hitting human bodies would nix sex in space, NASA scientists assert.
Researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Centre found that without ... Read more...
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Obesity ‘ups death risk in severe vehicle crashes’
December 22nd, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): Drivers who are involved in a vehicle crash are more likely to die if they are obese, says a new US study.In a severe motor vehicle crash, ... Read more...
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Obesity increases death risk in vehicle crashes
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Obesity spells a higher death risk in severe vehicular crashes. In a motor crash or collision, a moderately obese driver faces a 21 percent higher risk of death, ... Read more...
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Now, Jihadis want to surgically implant ‘undetectable’ bombs in human bodies
December 6th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): Jihadis, who are trying to figure out a "new kind of terrorism" to frighten the world, are reportedly discussing how to surgically implant explosives into humans, making them ... Read more...
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At least 2,000 dead fetuses found in Thai Buddhist temple
November 19th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Over 2,000 dead fetuses have been found in plastic bags inside the morgue of the Buddhist temple Wat Phai Ngern in Bangkok, local authorities said on Friday.Local ... Read more...
Posted in Thailand |
Archeologists Unearth Palaeolithic Funeral Feast In Israel
September 2nd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeologists working in Hilazon Tachtit, in Northern Israel have been able to unearth remains of a large feast that is supposed to be around 12,000 years ... Read more...
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Seattle Weather Extremely Hot, Heat Warning Issued
August 18th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Seattle, Aug 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The inclement weather in Seattle and adjacent region has made the met office issue warnings to the residents. The National Weather Service has already cautioned ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
15 die of waterborne disease in Pakistan
August 16th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed due to breakout of gastroenteritis disease Monday at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan's Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province which has been ... Read more...
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Ex Kiwi MP plans to open male brothel
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, August 3 (ANI): Former New Zealand politician Pam Corkery evidently plans to open a brothel, albeit of a slightly different kind.The ex-Alliance MP is on the hunt for a property to ... Read more...
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New Zealand to have its first male brothel for female clients
August 3rd, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Aug 3 (IANS) A male brothel where women could "come and either just drink and be titillated, or go the whole nine yards" is in the process of being set up ... Read more...
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Seventh century human remains found in Peru
July 30th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Lima, July 30 (IANS/EFE) The remains of 79 human bodies dating back to the seventh century have been found at a fortress in Peru.
The human remains were found inside a stone wall ... Read more...
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Human Heads Found In Box At Arkansas Airport
June 21st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Little Rock, June 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It must have been the shock of his lifetime as a Southwest Airlines employee stumbled against an over sized box which contained nothing but ... Read more...
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Our bodies make their own morphine
April 27th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Human bodies may possess the biochemical machinery to produce a small but steady amount of natural morphine, according to a new study.In the study, it was shown ... Read more...
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Possible Human Remains Found In 9/11 Debris
April 10th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, Apr 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Anthropologists during a recent landfill at the Fresh Kills Parkland, witnessed human remains from the fateful incident of 9/11 attack that took a heavy ... Read more...
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Chemicals in food ‘can lead to obesity’
February 12th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Certain toxins found in common food can make you fat, says an expert.According to Stephen Perrine, author of "New American Diet," there are all sorts of chemicals ... Read more...
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Can hospital scanner curb nuclear waste threat?
January 30th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping into the environment, according to new ... Read more...
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Hospital scanner could be key weapon in curbing nuclear waste threat
January 30th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 30 (ANI): A new research has suggested that medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping ... Read more...
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Breaking up cell networks could help treat diseases
January 11th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 11 (IANS) In human bodies, trillions of cells and the molecules from which they are composed are coupled and regrouped into indistinguishable clusters. Decoupling them may help treat diseaes like ... Read more...
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Deadly animal diseases poised to infect humans, warn scientists
January 4th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 4 (ANI): Scientists are ringing warning bells against the rising threat from new diseases passing from animals to humans.UN agencies were said to have recorded at least 45 diseases that ... Read more...
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German village settlement provides hints of mass cannibalism 7,000 years ago
December 5th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 5 (ANI): A new study has said that an ancient settlement site in a village in Germany is providing hints of mass cannibalism prevalent at the area 7,000 years ago.According ... Read more...
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Biomass-eating military robo is a veggie, not a carnivore
July 17th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): The makers of a biomass-eating military robot have clarified that the machine is a vegetarian, and not a non-vegetarian as was earlier reported.Robotic Technology Inc.'s (RTI's) Energetically Autonomous ... Read more...
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Alcohol may soon power artificial muscles for robots, prosthetic limbs
July 11th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (ANI): Instead of batteries, artificial muscles driving robots or prosthetic limbs might soon be powered by a kind of alcohol that can make people blind, say researchers."You can imagine ... Read more...
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Dust mites indulge in 24hr sex marathons
July 10th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 10 (ANI): Sydney mattresses are home to thousands of dust mites, who indulge in sex marathons lasting as long as 24 hours, says an expert.Dr. Matt Colloff, a CSIRO Entomology ... Read more...
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Wreckage found in search area for missing Air France plane (Third Lead)
June 2nd, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo/Paris, June 2 (DPA) Wreckage has been found in the Atlantic Ocean possibly from the Air France plane that disappeared Monday with 228 people on board, a spokesman for the ... Read more...
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Ever heard of a ghost fair? It’s here in Madhya Pradesh
January 28th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Malajpur (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 28 (IANS) A sari clad woman with her hair wild scrambles on the floor as if trying to run away from some invisible enemy. There is a look ... Read more...
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Nano-submarine to target infected cells with precision
January 16th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Can you imagine a nano-sized submarine that targets and destroys infected cells anywhere within the human body with unerring precision? Now this concept of fixing faulty cells is ... Read more...
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