Five struck by lightning in Moscow
June 13th, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A stroll in the park ended in hospital for five Uzbek college students in Moscow after a lightning bolt hit the ground next to them, ... Read more...
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Lightning kills boy, horse in Mexico
July 30th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico), July 30 (IANS/EFE) An eight-year-old boy and the horse he was riding were struck by lightning and killed in an ecological park in the ... Read more...
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Mystery Over Blackbirds Death Lightens As Autopsy Results Are Declared
January 4th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Arkansas, Jan 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new year blackbird death fiasco in Arkansas's Beebe town is close to being resolved and the autopsy reports indicate that no poisoning was involved. ... Read more...
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First X-ray images of lightning captured
December 25th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Scientists say they have captured the first X-ray images of a lightning strike with the help of a, well, lightning-fast camera.The pictures suggest a lightning bolt carries ... Read more...
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Will J. K. Rowling Pen Down More Harry Potter Books?
November 15th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): If you are one of those heartbroken “Harry Potter” fans sulking over the end of the series, this news is for you to feast on. In ... Read more...
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Lightning kills seven in Maharashtra
June 27th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, June 27 (IANS) Seven farmers, including six women, were killed when lightning struck them in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district Sunday, an official said.
"Twelve people were working in the field outside a village ... Read more...
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NASA Issues Solar Storm Warning, World is Unprepared
June 25th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According the the reports which are coming from the head of solar science at NASA, a solar storm is imminent that will likely have very serious consequences for ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Today’s is Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday
January 8th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Memphis, Jan 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is the Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday. In honor of his birthday his daughter Lisa Marie with Priscilla Presley will host a birthday ... Read more...
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Lightning during match in El Salvador kills a football player
September 29th, 2009 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
San Salvador, Sep 29 (EFE) One soccer player died and another was injured when they were hit by lightning while playing a match in a town in eastern El Salvador, authorities said.
David ... Read more...
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Mexican man killed by lightning while playing football
September 8th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 8 (EFE) An amateur football player was killed by lightning in Loma Bonita on the outskirts of the eastern Mexican city of Veracruz, police said. Efrain Pena was on ... Read more...
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Scientists freeze image of 64 km long lightning bolt
August 24th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Scientists have captured a one second shot of a huge lightning bolt, streaking 64 km upward from the top of a storm cloud.
These rarely seen, highly charged meteorological ... Read more...
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“Upside down” lightning as powerful as strongest Earth-bound Bolts
August 24th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 24 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists has determined that lightning that shoots upward from clouds can be as powerful as the strongest bolts that strike ... Read more...
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Arsenal striker Walcott is Premier League’s answer to ‘Lightning Bolt’
August 22nd, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22 (ANI): As Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is striking gold at every championship, the English Premier League has found an answer to 'Lightning Bolt' in ... Read more...
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Fire Fighters Battle Out The Blaze In Glendale
August 5th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by GD
A massive fire broke out at 10 pm on Sunday and blazed until Monday in Glendale area. Reports say the fire was initiated due to some lightning bolt. As the fire ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Evidence indicates Greek cult sacrificed animals on mountaintop altar 3,200 yrs ago
January 27th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has found evidence which suggests that a Greek cult worshipped Zeus, the king of Gods, and sacrificed animals as part of rituals, atop ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Usain bolts to sprint history (Profile)
November 24th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, Nov 24 (DPA) Only Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge was not fully amused about the way Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt took the sports world by storm with his golden ... Read more...
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“Bolt from the blue” no longer a mystery
March 24th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
London, March 24 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that through a new computer model, they have finally worked out how lightning forms, how it escapes the storm cloud that fosters it - ... Read more...
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The Rock signs on to play villain in ‘Captain Marvel’
November 14th, 2007 - 8:17 am ICT by admin
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