Olympic modern pentathlon: Lithuania’s Asadauskaite wins last gold
August 13th, 2012 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite won the last gold medal of the London Olympics in the women's modern pentathlon Sunday.Asadauskaite, the reigning European champion, set an Olympic ... Read more...
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Olympic boxing: Lightweight Lomachenko wins gold for Ukraine
August 12th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko outclassed his South Korean opponent Han Soonchul in the Olympic final of the men's lightweight (60 kg) category to take the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Ukrainian powers to men’s canoe sprint gold
August 11th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yuriy Cheban of the Ukraine took the Olympic canoe sprint gold medal in the men's 200 metres here Saturday.Cheban, a Beijing bronze medallist in the ... Read more...
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15-years-old swimmer wins gold at the London Olympics
July 31st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The long awaited Olympic Games have come into dawn with a lot of surprises that have uplifted the participants and the countries at large. Among the games ... Read more...
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Olympics: We are here for gold, says LeBron James
July 27th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Miami Heat superstar LeBron James says the US Olympic basketball team can find the necessary cohesion to take the gold in London.James will try to ... Read more...
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Russia avoids US, draws Spain in Olympic basketball
July 9th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has avoided the United States but has been drawn in a group with European champions Spain for the men's Olympic basketball tournament.The Russians secured ... Read more...
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‘Venezuela poor host for Olympic basketball qualifying’
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia point guard Alexey Shved Tuesday slammed the choice of Venezuela as the venue for the Olympic basketball qualification tournament, saying the players are cooped ... Read more...
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Serbia trashes British reports on Olympics tickets sales
June 19th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), June 19 (IANS) Serbian Olympic Committee (OKS)secretary general Djordje Visacki said there was no basis for British media claims that OKS officials had sold tickets for the London ... Read more...
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UAE, Lithuania to tighten economic ties
May 8th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 7 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Lithuania held bilateral talks Monday to strengthen their economic relations.The meeting was held between Minister for Foreign Trade Sheikha ... Read more...
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Three jailed for life for 22 murders
December 29th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three members of a carjacking gang were Thursday sentenced to life in prison for 22 murders in the Russian capital.The victims included people from China, ... Read more...
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India, Lithuania sign tax avoidance deal
July 26th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) India and Lithuania Tuesday signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.The agreement provides that business profits will be taxable in the source state if the ... Read more...
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Russia partially lifts ban on vegetable imports
June 28th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has lifted its ban on vegetable imports from two European countries - the Netherlands and Belgium - that was imposed earlier this month, the ... Read more...
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Baltic Sea letter in a bottle gets a reply after 24 years!
March 30th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): A German boy, who tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea 24 years ago, has finally received a reply.Russian Daniil Korotkikh, 13, ... Read more...
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EU’s jobless rate jumps to 10.1 percent, consumer prices rises to 1.9 percent
October 29th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The unemployment rate in the European Union (EU) for September was 10.1 percent, while consumer prices in the region increased 1.9 percent in October, an EU report released ... Read more...
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Over 100 people trafficked into Finland
September 14th, 2010 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Sep 14 (IANS) Over 100 Afghan and Iraqi people have been trafficked into Finland in the past two years, Finnish police have said.
Police said this was the largest operation of its ... Read more...
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Britain scraps tests for nurses from EU
July 12th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 12 (IANS) Foreign nurses in Britain will no longer need to sit for rigorous competence exams before treating patients, as European Union (EU) rules demand that the tests be axed, ... Read more...
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Lloyd steps down as Davis Cup captain following Britain’s worst run in history
March 18th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18(ANI): Britain's Davis Cup captain John Lloyd has resigned from the post, following their recent humiliating defeat to Lithuania.Lloyd, who replaced Jeremy Bates as captain in 2006, now also ... Read more...
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President Obama congratulates Lithuania on its national day
February 17th, 2010 - 2:46 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama sent his congratulations to Lithuania on Tuesday, as it celebrates its national day.“On behalf of the American people, I want to extend my sincerest ... Read more...
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Murray may skip Davis Cup to give youngsters a chance
January 4th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan. 4 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray may not participate in the Davis Cup this yeas as he wants to give a chance to the younger lot in the ... Read more...
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Murray to abandon Britain’s Davis Cup tie in Lithuania
January 3rd, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 3 (DPA) Andy Murray will concentrate on his ATP form as he misses Britain's March 5-7 Davis Cup Euro-Asian zonal tie with Lithuania, the Scot confirmed Sunday.
Murray is ... Read more...
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India to participate in Abu Dhabi judo tournament
November 4th, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 4 (IANS) Around 30 countries, including India, will participate in the international judo tournament here Nov 20-21, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
The two-day event will be held at the ... Read more...
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Somdev loses, Prakash advances in Binghamton challenger
August 12th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Binghamton (US), Aug 12 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting while Prakash Amritraj advanced in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger tournament here.
Somdev, seeded eighth, ... Read more...
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India in Pool D of women’s World Cup hockey
February 2nd, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS): India have been placed in pool D along with Australia, Belarus and the US for the 2009 Women's Junior World Cup hockey to be held in Boston, US, ... Read more...
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Daniel Craig used Hollywood power to save co-star Jamie Bell
January 9th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): James Bond star Daniel Craig put his Hollywood power to good use while shooting for new movie Defiance after his co-star Jamie Bell fell ill onset.The 007 ... Read more...
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Bush grants visa-free travel to citizens of 7 nations
November 12th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): US President George Bush has granted visa-free travel to the citizens of seven countries, namely Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, South Korea, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, to his ... Read more...
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U.S. Eyes Lithuania as Site for Missile Shield and Russia threatens action
June 19th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by David M N James
The United States is negotiating with the Republic of Lithuania on a possible establishment of a missile shield site.This comes after the Polish authority seemed to lag behind efforts by Washington to ... Read more...
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Mozilla Firefox claim world record for most downloads
June 19th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 19 (ANI): Fans of the Mozilla Firefox web browser claim that they have set a world record by downloading the latest version of the software program more than eight ... Read more...
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Results of friendly football international results
March 27th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Hamburg, March 27 (DPA) Collated results of friendly football internationals involving European teams ahead of Euro 2008: Wednesday's results:
Spain 1 Italy 0
Andorra 0 Latvia 3
Switzerland 0 Germany 4
Belgium 1 Morocco ... Read more...
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Sweden most innovative European Union country
February 15th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Brussels, Feb 15 (Xinhua) Sweden is the most innovative country in the European Union (EU), according to a study. Sweden's innovation performance was way above the US, Canada and Japan, according to ... Read more...
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Expanding forests key to meeting EU Climate Change Goal for 2020
December 3rd, 2007 - 4:17 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec.3 (ANI): Credit for forest expansion likely needed by EU to reach ambitious post-2012 goal of cutting greenhouse gas emission 20 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels
European Union countries likely require ... Read more...
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