Technology giants form new internet lobby group
September 20th, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Google, Facebook, Amazon and 11 other technology heavyweights have announced that they have formed a lobby group, and vowed to strengthen and protect a free and ... Read more...
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Lanus football fan shot dead by hooligans
May 27th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 27 (IANS) An Argentine football fan was shot dead and five others were injured during a fight between rival hooligans on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.The ... Read more...
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Australia lifts ban on women in military combat
September 28th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Australia has lifted all restrictions on the roles, including front-line combat, that women can carry out in its armed forces."Suitably-qualified" women soldiers will be able ... Read more...
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Useless degrees making British youth unemployable
August 17th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) Millions of school passouts and graduates in Britain have "fairly useless" degrees that make them unemployable as they lack elementary skills, a business lobby group ... Read more...
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Britain to ban smoking in public parks
August 9th, 2011 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Britain will ban smoking in public parks and offenders will be fined as per new rules of the state councils.In a first step to match America's ... Read more...
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Australian police raid Greenpeace’s offices in Sydney
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) -- Australian police on Thursday raided the head office of environmental lobby group Greenpeace International in Sydney after some group's members destroyed a genetically modified (GM) wheat crop in ... Read more...
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Post Fukushima disaster, Oz nuke industry calls for renewed debate on nuke energy
April 21st, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr. 21 (ANI): The Australian nuclear industry is calling for a renewed public debate about the use of atomic energy in the country.Leading nuclear companies told a forum at the Lowy ... Read more...
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Unit block in Oz is first to ban residents from smoking
April 2nd, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 2 (ANI): A Sydney unit block is believed to be the first residential building in Australia to ban smoking in all residents' homes.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, unit owners ... Read more...
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Iranian state backed hackers accused of attacking online security systems to pry on opposition
March 25th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Mar 25 (ANI): Iranian hackers have been accused of trying to corrupt one of the net's key security systems, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).The BBC quoted an analysis of the attack as ... Read more...
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UK’s Sellafield nuke site blamed for ‘death and cancer’ cases in Cumbria’s contaminated areas
March 19th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Amid concerns that the radioactive plume from the earthquake-cum-tsunami affected nuclear complex in Japan could spread and lead to serious health hazards across the world, Britain's Sellafield nuclear ... Read more...
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Salt in a single meal can affect blood flow
March 2nd, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) It takes a mere 30 minutes for a single salty meal to constrict the blood flow in your arteries.
Scientists tested how quickly salt had a ... Read more...
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Call to ban ‘cancer-causing’ caramel colouring used in Coke, Pepsi
February 17th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): An influential health lobby group has urged the US government to ban an artificial brown colouring agent used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi, warning that the ingredients could cause ... Read more...
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Bono sparks anger in SA for endorsing ‘Shoot the Boer’ song
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): U2 frontman Bono has provoked criticism in South Africa for apparently endorsing an anti-apartheid song, which includes the lyrics 'Shoot the Boer'.The Irish pop star compared the song ... Read more...
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Coca Cola embroiled in ‘dangerously misleading’ water ad controversy
February 5th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): Coca Cola's Vitaminwater advertisements have come under fire from a U.S. consumer group.The beverage giant has been accused of 'dangerously misleading' in ads and labels on the bottled ... Read more...
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Arizona shooting: Palin accuses her critics of ‘blood libel’
January 13th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.13 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has attracted controversy and fresh criticism again by charging here critics of 'blood libel' over last weekend's shootings ... Read more...
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Australia Flooding Effects Its Commodity Market Adversely
January 5th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Queensland flooding is creating a major hazard in the supplies of commodities in the domestic and international market. This includes some of the basic commodities ... Read more...
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UK govt introduces online ‘divorce calculator’ for couples splitting up!
December 31st, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): The government of the UK has introduced a new 'divorce calculator' that works out the cost of splitting up for couples who wish to go their separate ways.Created ... Read more...
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Smokers may be filtered out of workplace as they are ‘too much trouble’
September 30th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is now another reason to kick the cigarette butt. According to reports a lobby group has said that smokers are in grave danger of being filtered out ... Read more...
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Brit smokers may lose jobs as they are “too much trouble” to employ
September 29th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 29 (ANI): Campaigners for people's right to smoke have warned that smokers may soon be filtered out of the workplace because employing them is "too much trouble".Forest, a lobby group, ... Read more...
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Catalonia Parliament Bans Bullfighting in Landmark Spain Vote
July 29th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A petition which was brought in front of the parliament of Catalonia in Spain led to a vote, which led to a ban of one of the most ... Read more...
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No ban on smoking in British parks
July 29th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Smoking in parks and cars will not be banned in Britain as the government has decided against the planned review of anti-tobacco laws.
"We have studied the smoke-free legislation ... Read more...
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ICANN Approves New Domain For Porn Sites
June 28th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The company which oversees web addresses has given green signal to establish a new suffix for websites that contain only pornographic materials. The Internet Corporation for ... Read more...
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CII rallies behind Keshub Mahindra on Bhopal gas verdict
June 23rd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Industrialist Keshub Mahindra, found guilty of criminal laxity with six others in the Bhopal gas disaster, Wednesday found support from an apex chamber that wanted changes in ... Read more...
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Bono, Bob Geldof unveil ‘Hurl Berl’ game targeting Berlusconi
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): Anti-poverty campaigners Bono and Bob Geldof have unveiled an online game targeting Silvio Berlusconi - a hammer thrower in the game hurls the Italian Premier's cartoon character ... Read more...
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Oz child experts calling for ban of porn mags’ open sale
April 5th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 5 (ANI): Leading child experts in Australia are calling for an unprecedented ban on the sale of adult magazines and other 'soft porn' material from newsagents, milk bars, convenience stores, ... Read more...
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Sugarcane stir hots up in Uttar Pradesh
December 17th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 17 (IANS) Sugarcane growers in Uttar Pradesh continued their agitation for the second day Thursday to protest the steps taken by the state government to get them better prices.
Farmers have ... Read more...
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Cheques may be phased out in UK by 2018
December 16th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.16 (ANI): A 15-strong body, comprising members of the banking industry, is expected to decide that cheques should be phased out by 2018.This is despite opposition from businesses and charities who ... Read more...
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Music-obsessed Aussies addicted to their iPods
December 15th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 15 (ANI): Music fans in Australia are so hooked on to their iPods that they seem to be living, breathing and sleeping with the gadget, according to a study.Researcher Andrew ... Read more...
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Protest against Sri Lankan diplomat over “irresponsible” comment
October 8th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Oct 8(ANI): Hundreds of Tamils and pro- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters staged a demonstration in Chennai on Thursday, demanding the Indian government to initiate steps to immediately send ... Read more...
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Samoans ready for road rage as Pacific paradise shifts lanes
September 7th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 7 (DPA) Samoa's 20,000 motorists were bracing for road rage Monday as the South Pacific island nation switches to driving on the left after keeping to the right in the ... Read more...
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‘Fresh bid to stop Indian professionals from settling in Britain’
August 21st, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian IT and other professionals who are transferred to Britain by their companies may not be able to apply for citizenship if a recommendation made by a government-appointed ... Read more...
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Ashes fans hit by three million pound air tax
August 9th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.9 (ANI): Cricket fans travelling to future Ashes series are to be hit with a three million pound stealth tax, the Sunday Express reports.Anyone travelling to the next Ashes series in ... Read more...
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‘Sex Party’ gets recognition in Australia
August 8th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 8 (DPA) Australia's Sex Party won a long battle for recognition Saturday when the Australian Electoral Commission finally agreed on its registration.
The AEC endorsement means the party could receive government ... Read more...
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Journalists convicted for filming Namibia seal hunt
July 18th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg/Amsterdam, July 17 (DPA) A court in Namibia Friday found two journalists guilty of illegally filming the country's controversial annual seal hunt.
Jim Wickens, a journalist with British investigative agency Ecostorm, and Bart ... Read more...
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Kamal Nath great negotiator but opposed liberalisation: Mandelson
July 4th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson says former commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath was a "great negotiator" but wouldn't budge on opening up the Indian market.
In his ... Read more...
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