February 28th, 2008 - 8:40 am ICT by admin
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London, Jan 11 (IANS) With less than two months to go for the crucial Olympic qualifiers, Britain's hockey team is in South Africa for warm weather training and to play in a tri-nation tournament with the hosts and Canada. The squad will train in Potchefstroom from Saturday before moving to ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 31 (ANI): Supermodel Kate Moss and singer Amy Winehouse have joined forces to defend a historic pub from having a building made next to it.
Back to Black singer 24-year-old Amy who used to be a regular before entering rehab, helped design the "Save The George Tavern" t-shirt.
Kate, who ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 31 (ANI): A nine-year-old boy steered his mother's car to safety across three lanes of rush-hour traffic when she blacked out while driving at 70mph.
The brave Jonathan Anderson screamed at his mother to wake up but was forced to take hold the steering wheel as the car veered ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 31 (ANI): It looks like the 50-year-olds are having most of the fun while putting their sexual health at risk, for a study has found that one in 10 sexually active Brits over the age of 50 do not use a form of contraception.
The hazards of not using ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 31 (ANI): Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine have generated an animal model representing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), thus paving a way for developing new and better therapeutic treatments.
The team sensitized the immune systems in mice using oxidative chemicals and created AMD.
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February 1st, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 31 (ANI): Watching dramatic and exciting games of football could trigger a stress-induced event, especially heart attacks, according to a new study.
In a study conducted during the 2006 World Cup in Germany, researchers reported that men are three times more likely to have heart attacks on days when ...
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February 1st, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan (ANI): Languages, just like living organisms, change and evolve in quick bursts, rather than in a steady pattern, according to a new study.
The study, by Mark Pagel, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Reading, UK, and his colleagues, indicates that new words develop slowly most of the ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 30 (ANI): Author JK Rowling admits that saying goodbye to her character Harry Potter was more painful than divorce.
The Brit author was honoured for outstanding achievement at the South Bank Show Awards at the Dorchester Hotel in central London recently and she told the gathering there just how ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
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London , Jan 30 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a potent gene-networking model for easy identification of disease-causing genes.
The researchers used this gene network technique to spot new genes that control life span and are involved in tumor development in the nematode worm.
For the ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 30 (ANI): Mohamed Al Fayed blasted a bodyguard who refused to attend a TV show on conspiracy theories behind Princess Dianas death, the inquest into her death has heard.
Kes Wingfield, one of two bodyguards assigned to the couple, told the jury that the fatal car crash that killed ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 30 (ANI): Mohamed Al Fayed personally gave a nod to the doomed plan that led to the deaths of his son Dodi, and Diana, Princess of Wales, the inquest into the couples deaths has heard.
Kes Wingfield, one of two bodyguards assigned to the couple, told the jury that ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 30 (ANI): Princess Dianas sister has been ordered to search her familys ancestral home for extremely sensitive documents that could expose the Royal Family.
The coroner at the ongoing inquest into the princess death has asked Lady Sarah McCorquodale to organize a search of Althorp, the Spencer familys home, ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.30 (ANI): A Parliamentary Committee on Culture in Pakistan is seriously considering lifting the ban on Bollywood movies, given that they are hugely popular with people in Pakistan.
According to a BBC report, Pakistani cinema goers may soon get to watch their favourite Bollywood films if the government clears a ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 30 (ANI): New observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed that galaxies on their way to densely populated galaxy clusters on cosmic filaments, are likely to form new stars.
According to a report in New Scientist, galaxies in relatively empty regions of the universe flock towards densely ...
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January 30th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.30 (ANI): A distraught Cheryl Cole has left her love rat husband Ashley and fled to a secret location to consider their future.
The Sun quoted her agent as saying that the couple have not split as yet because of Ashleys sexual peccadilloes.
They are definitely still together. There ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Cops in New Zealand have banned fans from wearing Borat's skimpy one-piece bathing suit to a rugby tournament in a bid to protect innocent kids.
Last year, police turned a blind eye to the dozens of men who donned the distinctive high-riding neon green swimsuit.
However, cops said ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Dame Edna Everage may have a soft corner for Amy Winehouse but Britney Spears, on the contrary, stands no chance of escaping her anger.
When Everage was asked as to what advice she would give to the Back To Black singer, she said: "I think she ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): The total value of pension assets managed globally rose by 14 percent in 2006 to reach a new high of 26.0 trillion dollars.
Figures in IFSL's Pension Markets report show that 2.9 trillion dollars of pension fund assets in the UK make up 11 percent of total assets ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Amy Winehouse is surviving rehab by watching films of 1950s screen icon Marilyn Monroe.
The Back to Black hitmaker's father, Mitch, said that Winehouse's love for the late actress is helping her through her daily battle with drugs.
Amy is very ill and is suffering horrific withdrawal symptoms ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Kim Kardashian recently posed topless for a photo shoot to promote a new clothing line.
The stunning socialite flaunted her sensational curves for Famous Stars And Straps, a new clothing line designed by former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker.
Recently, the 27-year-old model confessed that she was a ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): The hugely successful American boy band New Kids on the Block is reportedly preparing to reunite after 14 years.
According to People magazine, the members of the group, who broke up in 1994, are ditching their respective professions to make a comeback in the music industry.
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): It looks like traditional formal dining room dinners are passe in the UK, for a new research has claimed that such spaces in the house are dying out as more and more homeowners are knocking down walls to create bigger living areas.
According to Halifax Home Insurance, ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Blamestorming and boss-spasming are among the latest words to make a buzz in the world of office jargon.
According to recruitment firm Office Angels, blamestorming is used when colleagues debate over why a deadline was missed and who was to blame for it.
Boss-spasming means suddenly looking busy ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Israel wants to kiss and make up with the Beatles, 43 years after cancelling the groups concert date in the country.
The country plans to deliver letters of apology to the two surviving members and to relatives of the dead Beatles.
"We would like to take this opportunity ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by admin
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London , Jan 29 (ANI): Actor Sylvester Stallone could reprise his iconic action role of John Rambo in the fifth instalment of the Rambo franchise.
The fourth instalment, simply entitled Rambo, made 10million pounds in its US opening weekend.
Studio boss Harvey Weinstein has revealed that Hollywood execs were planning the ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by admin
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London , Jan 29 (ANI): James Bond may exchange vows in the next bond flick, it has been revealed.
British actress and new Bond girl Gemma Arterton disclosed that she and Daniel Craig had been shooting for Quantum Of Solace in a honeymoon suite.
However, she was caught off guard the instant ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): The helmer of one of Heath Ledgers last performances has paid homage to the dead actor, saying he was "bursting with creativity".
Christopher Nolan, director of Batman sequel The Dark Knight, in which Ledger plays The Joker, told how the Australian actor would turn up on set ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Fallen pop princess Britney Spears checked out a sex shop in Hollywood with her pet pooch in tow.
The Toxic hitmaker took her dog, named London, to the Hustler store on Jan 28 as she flicked through the raunchy pages.
Spears studied the material in great detail, ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Princess Diana believed that Mohamed al Fayed was spying on her during her stay on his luxury yacht, the inquest into her death has heard.
Dianas sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale told the jury that the princess had discussed her suspicions in a phone call days before she ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Paris Hiltons club hopping took a different direction, when the socialite recently paid a visit to Sunset Boulevards hottest lesbian bar, Falcon.
And onlookers say that the heiress caused a bit of a stir when she left the club with a mystery woman - hand-in-hand.
"Paris and ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): Victoria Beckham has posed nude for a charity t-shirt by her designer friend Marc Jacobs to warn people about skin cancer.
The shirts, signed by the Spice Girl, will go on sale in Marcs stores from next week.
The proceeds from the sale will go to the NYU ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
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London , Jan 29 (ANI): Scientists at the Winstar Institute have found two microRNAs (miRNAs) - miR-373 and miR-520c - that promote the spread of tumors, or metastasis.
Amongst the two, miR-373 may also give prior warning of metastatic breast cancer and the requirement for a hard-line treatment.
It has been shown ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reportedly revealed that his governments policy in supporting Indias candidature for a UN Security Council seat, is part of the countrys longstanding policy.
"It is not a country-specific policy, but our longstanding policy, the Dawn quoted Brown, as saying.
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January 29th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has taken up a second big job with a leading financial player, boosting his annual income to 2.5 million pounds. This, however, does not include the `millions' he is probably earning from his speaking tours, reports The Times.
Blair, according to the ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): Oxford University scientists have suggested that a daily dose of vitamins and minerals, besides an improved diet could reduce rates of crime and anti-social behaviour by as much as a third.
According to neuro-physiologist John Stein, who was the lead author of the study, simple steps like ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 29 (ANI): A report in New Scientist has said that a spy satellite which is falling back to Earth after its power systems failed, poses little threat to human life.
According to the report, t he satellite should break up during re-entry, leaving tea-tray-sized chunks of debris to crash ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): With the phones of at least a thousand people being tapped every day, Britain is in danger of becoming a "surveillance state", the Telegraph has said, quoting an official report.
According to the official report, councils, police and intelligence services are tapping and intercepting phone calls, e-mails and ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have reportedly agreed that both countries will take appropriate steps to enhance the level of cooperation on combatting both terrorism and extremism.
The reported agreement was reached during a one-to-one meeting between the two leaders at 10, Downing ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): Twenty-three-year-old glamour model Brooke Healy has claimed that love rat England footballer Ashley Cole did not use protection while indulging in a sexcapade with her.
Healy told how Cole bedded her at a friends house following a boozy night out with Chelsea team-mates.
When we were getting down ...
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January 29th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by admin
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London, Jan.29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told President Pervez Musharraf that a stable Pakistan is in the international communitys interests, while the latter has assured the former that next month's general elections will be credible and will see the participation of all political parties.
Addressing a joint press ...
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January 28th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by admin
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London, Jan 28 (ANI): People took out pro and anti Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf rallies when he arrived here at 10 Downing Street to meet British Premier Gordon Brown during the last
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