The image of Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexican presidency front-runner, used to promote adultery
June 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Internet site promoting adultery has used the image of Enrique Peña Nieto, front-runner to Mexico’s presidency. Peña Nieto, candidate of the opposition party PRI (Partido Revolucionario ... Read more...
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Pioneering surgery helps paralysed man move hand
May 17th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 17 (IANS) A pioneering surgery bypassing damage to the spinal cord sustained in an accident has helped a paralysed man regain the use of his hand.
Injuries to ... Read more...
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David Beckham gets another tattoo
October 11th, 2011 - 6:27 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) David Beckham has got a new tattoo - the word love written on his left hand.The tattoo is tribute to his wife Victoria and four ... Read more...
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Toe injury rules Tendulkar out of ODI series
September 5th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Southampton/Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) An already injury-hit Indian cricket team suffered its biggest blow on the England tour Monday as master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out for the ... Read more...
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Broad promises relentless short ball attack on India
September 5th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Southampton, Sep 5 (IANS) England speedster Stuart Broad says his team will continue to test the Indian batsmen with the short ball in the second One-day International at the ... Read more...
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Manoj Tiwary replaces injured Sharma in India’s ODI squad
September 4th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary was Sunday named as a replacement for the injured Rohit Sharma in India's One-day squad for the remaining four matches against England.Sharma ... Read more...
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Morrissey attacked by dog
July 13th, 2011 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Singer Morrissey has fractured his index finger's tip after being attacked by a dog.The "Alsatian Cousin" singer went for X-rays in Sweden shortly after the incident ... Read more...
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Soon, stroke patients to recover hand mobility using sensor glove
April 27th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Stroke patients may soon be able to recover hand mobility as they play video games motion -- thanks to a glove developed at McGill University in Montreal.The ... Read more...
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Women prefer ‘men with longer ring fingers’
April 20th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): A study has found that men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are seen as better bets by women.By contrast those seen as wimpier sorts ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus planning to get a sixth tattoo
March 20th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): Teen idol Miley Cyrus has shocked her parents and friends with her plans of getting a sixth tattoo.The former 'Hannah Montana' star says she is hooked on ... Read more...
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Umar Akmal’s finger injury a ‘genuine’ problem: Intikhab
March 13th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Pallekele, Mar 13(ANI): Pakistan cricket team manager Intikhab Alam has rejected the popular impression that Umar Akmal could be feigning an injury again.Umar, who was expected to replace underperforming wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal ... Read more...
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Out of body experiences are just tricks of a confused mind, say experts
February 18th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that out of body experiences are nothing but tricks of a confused mind.The study was able to 'fool' the brains of volunteers into ... Read more...
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Mexican revolutionary’s finger for sale
February 8th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
El Paso (US), Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) A pawn shop in this Texas border city is selling the right index finger of Pancho Villa, one of the leading figures of the 1910-17 Mexican ... Read more...
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Scribbled thoughts reveal Michelangelo was a tortured poet
December 6th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): He was known for his extraordinary achievements in sculpture and painting, but Michelangelo was apparently a tortured poet - a relatively unknown fact to the world.Now, a ... Read more...
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Finger length predicts prostate cancer risk: Study
December 1st, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that a man's risk of prostate cancer can be measured by looking at his hands.Their study showed that men whose index fingers are longer than ... Read more...
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Oz reserve keeper Paine ruled out for season with finger injury
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), Nov.23 (ANI): Reserve Australian wicketkeeper will miss the entire Australia summer of cricket after breaking his finger.Paine is set for at least a six-week stint on the sidelines ... Read more...
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Neolithic engineers ‘used ball bearings in Stonehenge construction’
November 19th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Experts from the University of Exeter have claimed that Neolithic engineers might have used ball bearings in the construction of Stonehenge.They showed how balls placed in grooved wooden ... Read more...
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Alpha males take greater initiative in love, sports
November 10th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 10 (IANS) Alpha males tend to take greater initiatives in relationships, sports and financial matters, a new study has found."Since women tend to be attracted to men who are ... Read more...
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Alpha males take greater risks in relationships: Study
November 10th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Alpha males take greater risks in relationships, reveals a new study from Concordia University.The study found the length between the second and fourth finger is an indicator of ... Read more...
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Fear of new technology begins in womb
October 14th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Technophobia or fear of new technology begins before we are born, say researchers.
University of Bath researchers claim pre-natal testosterone exposure has an effect on the way the ... Read more...
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Technophobia ’sprouts up while we are still in the womb’
October 14th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the fear of technology or technophobia could be determined before a person is even born, when they are still in the womb.University of Bath ... Read more...
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Facial toning exercises can make you look younger & erase those wrinkles
August 25th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are so many different kinds of exercises for the body and for especially for the face as well.Experts say facial exercises is a best ... Read more...
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UK tourism chiefs list top 10 foreign etiquettes for London 2012
August 11th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.11 (ANI): Tourism chiefs have drawn up a list of cultural differences to give Britons a crash course in not offending foreigners when they visit London for the 2012 games.The ... Read more...
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Men with long ring finger ‘three times more likely to get prostate cancer’
July 21st, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): A new research has found that men with a long ring finger could be three times more likely to develop prostate cancer.In the study, blood tests showed that ... Read more...
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Long ring finger may mean you’re at prostate cancer risk
July 21st, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Men with a long ring finger could be three times more likely to develop prostate cancer.
Doctors found that the risk increases if the ring finger on the ... Read more...
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Infidelity on the rise Down Under, confirms dating websites
May 3rd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 3 (ANI): Two new dating websites have confirmed that infidelity is on the rise in Australia, with more 293000 people signing up for their services.More than 280,000 people, 36 percent ... Read more...
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Night Train Bobsled Brings In Gold For USA
February 28th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Whistler, Feb 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Team USA won its first Four-Man Bobsled race after an empty handed session for62 years. Night Train Bobsled brings in gold for United States of ... Read more...
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Study: Women have a better sense of touch
January 2nd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a study done by the McMaster University, women have a much better sense of touch than their male counterparts. The study says that ... Read more...
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Study Reveals Women Don’t Have A Better Sense Of Touch, Smaller Fingers Do
January 2nd, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan. 02, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent study that was published in a science journal looks into the baffling fact that some people seem to have a better sense of touch ... Read more...
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Women Have Better Sense Of Touch: Says Study
December 29th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri,
Dec 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A study conducted recently tells us that the women are much more sensitive to the feeling of a touch than their male counterparts. The study carried ... Read more...
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Kobe Bryant Suffers From Avulsion Fracture
December 12th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Los Angeles Lakers won the match against the Minnesota Timberwolves even though Kobe Bryant suffered an injury during the match and had to leave the ... Read more...
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Meet the Chinese kung fu master who has world’s strongest fingers
October 21st, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 21 (ANI): Fu Bingli, who has been studying martial arts for 32 years since the age of just seven, can stand upside down supporting himself on just one index finger.The ... Read more...
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Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee apologises for the irritating “//” in URLs
October 14th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world-wide-web, has finally accepted that he could have created the web without the two backslashes, //, that Internet users often grumbled ... Read more...
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How 2 becomes 3 while hand gesturing in Germany or France!
September 30th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Holding up two fingers is an international symbol for two. But if the same sign is made in Germany or France, the count will become three.This tip ... Read more...
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Champions Trophy: Younis cleared for crunch game against India
September 24th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Sep 24 (IANS) Pakistan received good news Thursday when it was confirmed its captain Younis Khan has recovered from a hairline fracture and will be available for the much-awaited ... Read more...
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