Russian attempts suicide after watching ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
July 7th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 24-year-old man leaped out of a third-floor window at a mall in Russia after watching the blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man", a media report said.The ... Read more...
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British surrogate mother ‘retires’ after 10 children
June 30th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) Britain's most prolific surrogate mother who gave birth to 10 children has announced her retirement from the baby business.Jill Hawkins, 47, insists premature twins Jacob and ... Read more...
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Woman plunges 80ft while throwing a spider
May 31st, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
London, May 30 (IANS) A young woman, who fell 80 ft from a hotel balcony in Majorca, an island in the Mediterranean, was trying to throw a spider out ... Read more...
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Russian woman kills hubby with frying pan
April 29th, 2012 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man died after his jealous wife hit him on the head with a frying pan, officials said.The incident took place in Orenburg city ... Read more...
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Russian farmer held for using slaves
April 7th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A farmer in Russia has been detained for apparently using at least 20 labourers as slaves at his farm, police said.Police freed 19 workers illegally ... Read more...
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Bolton’s Muamba starts walking again
April 6th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle confirmed that midfielder Fabrice Muamba was walking again and continues to recover after an on-field collapse last month.The 23-year-old suffered cardiac ... Read more...
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One dead as six Uzbeks fall into well
April 4th, 2012 - 4:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Six migrants from Uzbekistan fell into an abandoned well one by one, while trying to help each other out in a Russian village, officials said. ... Read more...
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11 survive Russian plane crash (Lead)
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 2 (IANS) Eleven people were injured and 32 people were killed when their aircraft crashed Monday near a city in Siberia, Russian authorities said.A UTair ATR-72 plane bound ... Read more...
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Bolton midfielder Muamba critically ill after collapse
March 18th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is "critically ill" after collapsing to the ground in an English football FA Cup quarterfinal tie against Tottenham Hotspur."Bolton Wanderers can ... Read more...
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Scientists say that ‘Body clock alters immune system’
February 17th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists from the Yale University have identified that not getting enough sleep affects the immune system. The researchers reported that the body clock - which controls ... Read more...
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Amanda Holden welcomes daughter
January 26th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Actress Amanda Holden has become a proud mother of a girl.Holden, married to Chris Hughes, gave birth to daughter Hollie Rose Hughes Monday. But the pregnancy ... Read more...
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Eight babies die in Russian hospital
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight newborn babies have died in a children's hospital in western Russia, forcing officials to launch an investigation.The deaths took place in the North Caucasus ... Read more...
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Crossing legs after stroke may signal recovery
October 11th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) People who are able to cross their legs soon after a severe stroke are more likely to recover than those who can't."Despite having severe strokes that ... Read more...
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Five get organs from man with HIV
September 30th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 30 (IANS) Five people unknowingly received organs from an HIV-positive man in Taiwan due to "human error" at the hospital. All the organ receivers have so far tested ... Read more...
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Sole survivor of Russian plane crash regains consciousness
September 13th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The only survivor of a plane crash in Russia that killed almost an entire ice hockey team has regained consciousness in hospital, an official said ... Read more...
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Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies in hospital
September 12th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost an entire ice-hockey team died in hospital Monday, officials said."Alexander ... Read more...
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Baby stolen from Colombian woman’s womb
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) A 19-year-old pregnant Colombian woman's unborn child was stolen after she was drugged and cut open, authorities in the northern province of Magdalena said.The case occurred ... Read more...
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Condition of woman injured at Ramlila ground unchanged
June 20th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The condition of 51-year old Raj Bala, who suffered spinal injuries during the police action here against fasting yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters ... Read more...
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Bahrain Government cracks down on its medical fraternity
April 21st, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Manama (Bahrain), Apr. 21 (ANI): At least 32 doctors, including surgeons, physicians, paediatricians and obstetricians, have been arrested and detained by Bahrain's police in the last month in a campaign of intimidation ... Read more...
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A painless, needle-free test for premature babies soon
April 14th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) A new needle-free test will soon take the pain out of testing medicines in premature babies.The research will not only lead to greater accuracy in prescribing, ... Read more...
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Brit mum saves baby by refusing to end pregnancy on doctors’ advice
April 11th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): A mother in Britain, who was told by doctors to terminate her pregnancy as her baby had died in her womb, ended up saving her daughter's life after ... Read more...
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Mum, paramedics rescue toddler from backyard pool
March 17th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) A mother and paramedics in Australia managed to save a child's life after she was found floating face down in a backyard swimming pool.The 22-month-old toddler ... Read more...
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Clinical trial offers hope for Hepatitis C patients
March 15th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): A clinical trial of a new Hepatitis C therapy has shown that it could potentially reduce treatment time, with fewer side effects than existing drugs.The side effects of ... Read more...
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Sir Peter Jackson recovering after surgery
January 30th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 30 (ANI): Sir Peter Jackson is recovering in the hospital after undergoing an emergency surgery for perforated stomach ulcer.The Oscar-winning film director was admitted to Wellington Hospital on Wednesday with ... Read more...
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British Band ‘Broadcast’s Founder Trish Keenan Dies At 42
January 16th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lead singer of the band 'Broadcast,' Trish Keenan passed away on Friday, the Warp Records group announced the news to the media. The media outlets reported ... Read more...
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Kin of man who died due to hospitals’ laxity get relief
January 13th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Delhi government was Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to pay Rs.3 lakh as interim compensation to the kin of a vegetable vendor who was ... Read more...
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Britain runs out of swine flu vaccine
January 6th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) British Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted that the country was running short of swine flu vaccines.The health secretary has issued a message to manufacturers as doctors said ... Read more...
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Killer driver in Australia gets $120K compensation for injuries in jail
December 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 28 (ANI): A man in Australia, who has been jailed for killing a woman passenger while driving drunk, has received 120,000 dollars in compensation after a garden shed door closed ... Read more...
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Aurangabad tigress gifted to Jamshedpur’s Tata Zoological Park
December 11th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Anup SinhaJamshedpur (Jharkhand), Dec.11 (ANI): The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation Zoo located in Maharashtra gifted a tigress to the Tata Zoological Park in Jamshedpur.Rita, a beautiful striped feline beauty, arrived at Jamshedpur ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole ‘was given just 24 hours to live after getting malaria’
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): 'X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole has revealed that she was given just 24 hours to live after getting malaria.Cheryl, 27, collapsed during The X Factor auditions after ... Read more...
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15-year boy first to get robot heart transplant
October 3rd, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy has become the world's first child to be implanted with an artificial heart.The unnamed Italian boy had the 10-hour operation last week and was said ... Read more...
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Love-rat Rooney makes grovelling apology to in-laws
September 28th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 28 (ANI): Love-cheat Wayne Rooney has made a groveling apology to wife Coleen's parents."I let you down," the Sun quoted him as saying to in-laws.The humbled ace admitted he had ... Read more...
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New research could detect liver damage faster, more accurately
September 20th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): University of Liverpool researchers are conducting a new study that could make liver detection a faster and more accurate process.The team discovered that the presence of specific proteins ... Read more...
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Coleen Rooney ’snubs Wayne for ailing sister’
September 19th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 19 (ANI): Wayne Rooney was left deserted by wife Coleen when she decided to visit famous French Shrine to pray for ailing sister instead of attending the striker's important game ... Read more...
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Father of Rooney hooker hospitalized after heart attack
September 18th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Father of Wayne Roney's 1200-pound-a-night hooker Jenny Thompson has been hospitalized after a heart attack.Respectable oil engineer Hamish Thompson, 55, was driving in London as he and wife ... Read more...
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