Chinese firm revives plan for Iceland resort
May 8th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) A Chinese real estate company has revived its ambitious plan to open an idyllic ranch in Iceland since Reykjavik has given the company the green light ... Read more...
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Grief can literally break your heart
December 1st, 2011 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 1 (IANS) The loss of a loved one can really break your heart, scientists have warned.
Anastasia Susie Mihailidou, from the University of Sydney Medical School, says when ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Four shot at New York nightclub
May 8th, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by BNO News
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Four people were injured on early Saturday morning when a gunman opened fire at a nightclub on Long Island in New York, police said.The shooting ... Read more...
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Australian teen’s parking app a big hit
April 5th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 5 (IANS) An Australian teenager's iPhone app that helps users remember where they parked their car and lets them know when their parking time was running out has ... Read more...
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Oz girl cancels Facebook birthday bash after 180K people accept invite!
March 15th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 15 (ANI): A 15-year-old girl from Sydney was forced to cancel her "small house birthday party" she organized on Facebook after almost 180,000 people accepted the invitation.Jess, from Chatswood, ... Read more...
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Facebook stalking on the rise
February 20th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 20 (ANI): Australian youngsters, who claim they are victims of intimidation, are taking out restraining orders against Facebook stalkers.According to lawyers, there has been a rise in apprehended ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chinese woman ‘drugs ex-partner, chops off his penis’
February 11th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 11 (ANI): A Chinese woman apparently added sleeping tablets into her former partner's dinner and waited for him to fall asleep before tying his hands and feet and cutting off ... Read more...
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Childcare is for mothers, helps marriage too
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 3 (IANS) A study has suggested a minimum role for fathers in childcare, especially for pre-school kids, besides stating that the families where mothers single-handedly take care of tasks like ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Surfers Eagerly Wait For Eddie Aikau 2011 Surfing Competition
January 20th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Surfers from all across the country have converged at Hawaii this week hoping desperately that the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational surfing event would be ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Church youth leader raped boy, 11, saying it was not against God’s word
December 6th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 6 (ANI): A former church youth group leader from Australia, who raped an 11-year-old boy at least twice a month over two years, is said to have told his victim ... Read more...
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Oz porno queen turns her back on X-rated career for married life
October 9th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 9 (ANI): An Australian woman, who is famous for being a porn star, has decided to give up her x-rated career in exchange for a married life.Monica Mayhem, 32, who ... Read more...
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Doctor at four? Just a case of mistaken identity
September 26th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 26 (IANS) A four-year-old girl in New Zealand was mistaken for her namesake, a qualified orthopaedician, and forms for a medical scholarship were sent to her home.
Authorities at the North ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indian American engineer disappointed with spying for China charge
August 10th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Indian American engineer Noshir Gowadia has expressed disappointment over the US Government accusing and charging him of spying for China.Gowadia was convicted on 14 of 17 counts, including ... Read more...
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Cate Blanchett’s fitness mantra
June 24th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 24 (ANI): Cate Blanchett has found a new way of staying fit - her children.The mother-of-three has been picking up her two sons from school on foot, reports the ... Read more...
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Madison Marathon To Witness 8,300 Runners
May 30th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Madison, May 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Madison shall witness it's annual Marathon race being held on May 30. Falling on a Sunday all marathon races ranging from full races, half ... Read more...
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Australian man stabbed to death by six people
May 23rd, 2010 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 23 (IANS) Six people including a woman stabbed to death a 30-year-old man at a suburban beach town near here in Australia in the wee hours Sunday, police said.
Police received ... Read more...
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Kiwi politician under fire for comparing himself to Jesus
April 18th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, April 18 (ANI): North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams has come under fire for comparing himself to the Jesus on the cross.A group of his colleagues will present him with a letter ... Read more...
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‘Petrified’ Indian cabbie drivers want cameras, perspex screens following Mohini murder
February 5th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Feb. 5 (ANI): Following the murder of Indian-origin cabbie Hiren Mohini, taxi drivers in Auckland are calling for perspex screens and security cameras to be made compulsory in taxis.Mohini, 39, was ... Read more...
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Smoking can lead to bad back
October 24th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 24 (ANI): Canadian researchers have linked smoking to chronic lower back pain.In the study, boffins identified a higher rate of chronic lower back pain among people who smoke every day, ... Read more...
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Hot-shot Aussies to ascend Africa’s highest peak
July 6th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 6 (ANI): Several high profile Australians, including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein and Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey, are set to climb Africa's highest peak.Hockey will attempt to ... Read more...
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Meet the trainer behind Jackman’s body in ‘X-men Origins: Wolverine’
July 5th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 05 (ANI): The credit for Hugh Jackman's muscular look in his recent film 'X-men Origins: Wolverine' goes to his personal trainer Michael Ryan.However, it did not come cheap, the expert ... Read more...
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Butt facials replace Brazilian wax as the hottest new fad Down Under!
July 4th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 4 (ANI): The Brazilian wax may have become a thing of the past, for loads of people in Australia are now opting for butt facials, the new deep cleansing beauty ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy turns out to be a daddy
June 25th, 2009 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The CT scan of a 2,000-year-old mummy in Egypt, who was believed to be a woman, has revealed that the preserved corpse actually belongs to a man.The mummy ... Read more...
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Suspected swine flu outbreak among New Zealand students
April 26th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND (BNO NEWS) – The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is investigating an influenza-like illness among a group of 25 people from Rangitoto College and swine flu is suspected, ... Read more...
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Lleyton, Bec Hewitt welcome second baby
December 16th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): Tennis ace Lleyton Hewitt and his wife have welcomed their second child, Cruz.Cruz, who was born in Sydney''s Royal North Shore hospital, is a brother to Mia, ... Read more...
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Desiree Rogers likely to be White House Social Secretary
November 24th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Nov.24 (ANI): Chicagoan Desiree Rogers is expected to be named special assistant to the president. She will be the White House social secretary, sources said.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, ... Read more...
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Meet the women who rejected the world’’s sexiest man Hugh Jackman
November 21st, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 21 (ANI): While women swoon over Hollywood hunk Hugh Jackman, Martine Bruce is the one who did not pay heed to the actor.Bruce remembers the time she knocked back ... Read more...
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Burglar in critical condition after owner sits on him to stop him from fleeing!
November 17th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 17 (ANI): An alleged burglar was found to be in a critical condition after a dweller sat on him to stop him from fleeing, before the police arrived.The homeowner ... Read more...
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Ramadoss leaves for Mexico to attend AIDS conference
August 6th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anubmani Ramadoss today left for Mexico city and New York to attend the XVII International AIDS conference.
The Minister is ... Read more...
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Lleyton and Bec Hewitt expecting second child
June 30th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt and wife Bec have confirmed they are expecting their second child.In a recent interview with OK! Magazine, the couple revealed that their baby ... Read more...
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Life jackets mandatory at the Lake of eye
April 8th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by admin
Nainital, April 8 (ANI): The district administration of Nainital has made it mandatory for all visitors at the popular Naini Lake to wear life jackets while enjoying boat rides here.
The ... Read more...
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Online Spitfire auction generates global interest
March 24th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Wellington, Mar.24 (ANI): The listing of a vintage British World War II aircraft on the Trade Me website by an Auckland family has generated global interest, even from Germany.
The Subritzky family, ... Read more...
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JLo getting set for birth?
February 21st, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): If sources are to be believed then pop diva Jennifer Lopez is all set to give birth to her twins, for she has checked into the hospital.The Latin ... Read more...
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HSBC Women’s golf sets up Sorenstam-Ochoa showdown
February 19th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
Honolulu, Feb 19 (IANS) With former World No.1 Annika Sorenstam of Sweden registering her comeback victory at the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) Open Sunday, all eyes are now set on a thrilling ... Read more...
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Hospital dismisses Lopez kidnap fears
February 17th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): The hospital where Jennifer Lopez is set to give birth is on red-alert over kidnapping fears and has been practicing drills to prevent abduction attempts.However, the staff at ... Read more...
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