Cyber crime targets 5.4 mn Australians
September 6th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 6 (IANS) About 5.4 million Australians were targeted by cyber crimes, which cost the country 1.65 billion Australian dollars ($1.68 billion) in the past 12 months, according ... Read more...
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Germany to get first Islamic bank in October
August 30th, 2012 - 7:54 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkey's Kuveyt Turk investment fund plans to open the first Islamic bank in Germany in October, the Financial Times Deutschland reported.Kuveyt Turk plans to open ... Read more...
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Study reveals that Britain is ‘a nation online snoops’
September 7th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new poll has identified that Britain has a high number of online spies. The researchers reported that 20 percent of female respondents in the country ... Read more...
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Psychologists demystify artful dodging
May 6th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) How can some people skirt a question without answering it, yet satisfy their listeners?A study says that people typically judge a speaker to form an opinion, ... Read more...
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Fearing online reputation, Britons delete personal details
April 19th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Worrying about online reputation, more than half of UK adults would erase whatever they have ever posted on the net about themselves.A staggering 35 percent believe ... Read more...
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Half of Brits ‘would erase all personal data online over reputation fear’
April 19th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 19 (ANI): A survey by security firm Norton has revealed that more than half of British adults are so concerned about their online reputation that they would erase everything they ... Read more...
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30yrs after death, John Lennon still a hit among young fans
February 11th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 11 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that John Lennon is one of the top online entertainment names searched by kids on the Internet.According to Norton Online Family, the ... Read more...
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How parenting classes have helped Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton
January 29th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Brit actress Helena Bonham Carter has revealed that techniques learned in parenting classes have helped her become stricter with director hubby Tim Burton.The 44-year-old 'King's Speech' star said ... Read more...
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1 in 4 Internet users gives fake name online
September 9th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 9 (ANI): A survey has found that people are nearly as likely to be web criminals as to be victims of them, with a large amount of dishonesty coming from ... Read more...
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Two-thirds of Internet users fall prey to online crime: Study
September 9th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 9, (ANI): A new survey has revealed that two-thirds of adults globally have been victims of some or the other form of online crime.More than 7000 adults from 14 countries ... Read more...
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2000-yr-old human skeleton unearthed at Gloucestershire Roman villa dig
July 6th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Gloucestershire, July 6 (ANI): A 2,000-year-old human skeleton has been discovered alongside Iron Age artefacts near Tewkesbury.The experts do not know yet whether the skeleton is of a male or female but ... Read more...
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Former UK armed forces chief wants probe on UFO sighting
August 17th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.17 (ANI): So disturbed was the British Government over reports of US Air Force personnel seeing an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) on December 27, 1980 in the Rendlesham Forest area in ... Read more...
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Spy Novel The Increment probes the conflict between fact and fiction
May 19th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' seventh novel The Increment is on the stands now. Ignatius' interests continues to be the conflict between fact and fiction, as he himself says, and that largely ... Read more...
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Scott LeDoux Begins the Fight of His Life Against Twitches
April 13th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by GD
That Scott LeDoux was a boxing legend is only evident from the pictures and memories on his wall. The boxer who has been in the ring with legends like Foreman, Ali, ... Read more...
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Brit parents worst informed about kids Internet use
March 17th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 17 (ANI): British parents have been named among the worst informed in the world as to how much time their children spend surfing the Internet, and what they look ... Read more...
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Beijing Olympics set to improve West’’s view of China: Survey
August 9th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.9 (ANI) A survey from a landmark conference on China held in London has opined that the Beijing Olympics could very well improve or have a positive impact on the ... Read more...
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Edward Nortons hot body intimidates Liv Tyler
June 19th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 19 (ANI): When it comes to having a hot body, actress Liv Tyler believes that her The Incredible Hulk co-star can beat her hands-down.Norton toned up for his role ... Read more...
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