Russia’s women retain chess Olympiad title
September 10th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's women defended their Chess Olympiad title in Istanbul over the weekend with a 4-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan edging them past China.Russia had trailed China ... Read more...
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Olympic wrestling: Russian Vorobieva pins down gold
August 10th, 2012 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti)Russian wrestler Natalia Vorobieva pinned down her opponent and the gold medal in the final of the women's 72 kg freestyle wrestling Thursday.Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva won ... Read more...
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Gunina leads in World Chess Blitz Championship
June 5th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Batumi (Georgia), June 5 (IANS) Valentina Gunina of Russia won all the eight games on the first day of the two-day women's World Chess Blitz Championship tourney, to lead with ... Read more...
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Mexican congressional hopeful bares some skin in posters
May 8th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), May 8 (IANS/EFE) A female candidate of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, posed semi-nude for posters in her "provocative" campaign for a seat in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
South Africa beat Poland in women’s hockey Olympic qualifier
February 18th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Favourites South Africa started their campaign in the 2012 Olympic women hockey qualifiers with a 2-1 win over Poland in the first match at the ... Read more...
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Medvedev to pardon jailed actress who set afire ex-hubby’s house
July 15th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pardon a jailed actress for setting on fire her ex-husband's apartment after he took away their daughter, the Kremlin said.A ... Read more...
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Russia resumes power supplies after Belarus pays up arrears
July 2nd, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered restoration of power supplies to Belarus after the former Soviet neighbour paid its arrears on electricity bills, the president's ... Read more...
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So You Think You Can Dance: Season 8 Episode 4
June 9th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night, during the fourth episode of 'So You Think You Can Dance' Season 8, the show went to Vegas, with judges Adam Shankman, Robin Antin, Debbie ... Read more...
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Russian actress sentenced in France seeks pardon from Medvedev
May 27th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian actress Natalia Zakharova, who is serving a three-year sentence for setting fire to her French ex-husband's apartment after he took away their daughter, ... Read more...
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Cops ‘threatened to rape’ Belarus Free Theatre director after election protest
December 26th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Natalia Koliada, the artistic director of the Belarus Free Theatre Company, has revealed how she was threatened with being beaten and raped after her arrest during protests over ... Read more...
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The mind uses syntax to interpret actions
November 5th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Most people are familiar with the concept that sentences have syntax or structure. A verb, a subject, and an object come together in predictable patterns. But apparently actions ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga may appear on ‘CSI: Miami’
September 17th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): Lady Gaga, who recently wore an outfit made of meat at the VMA Awards, is said to be keen to play a role in CSI: Miami.The wacky singer, ... Read more...
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One third of Costa Rican children live in poverty
January 25th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
San Jose, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) One third of Costa Rican children under age 12, almost 300,000 in all, live in poverty, according to government figures published by the media here.
Statistics from the ... Read more...
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Natalie Cole’s fan offers kidney
April 2nd, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
On Tuesday, Natalia Cole, 59, the singer told Larry King that she was diagnosed with kidney failure, and she was still on his CNN show, dozens of viewers wrote in offering to ... Read more...
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Global warming might lead to birth of too many male fish
December 26th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): A new study has determined that global warming might be leading to the birth of too many male fish.According to a report in Live Science, some ... Read more...
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Ex-high class call girl Natalie McLennan spills Spitzer’’s hookers sex secrets
November 26th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, November 25 (ANI): Former high class call girl Natalie McLennan has described her time with New York Governor Eliot Spitzer''s favorite call girl, Ashley Dupre, in a tell all ... Read more...
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Want to live to a 100 - have lots of children!
November 14th, 2007 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Ever wondered how some people touch the 100-year milestone? Well, that's because they have lots of children, take up farming and stay trim but not thin, according o ... Read more...
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