Kenya’s fall, rise and then fall again in London
August 14th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) Just as Kenya was beginning to celebrate its improved status in sports, the 2012 London Olympic Games dragged it back into the abyss. They could win ... Read more...
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Russia to build six submarines annually from 2013
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will produce six submarines and one aircraft carrier annually starting 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Thursday."By 2013, production capacity [at Russian shipyards] ... Read more...
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IVF clinics mushroom under toothless ICMR guidelines (Feature)
October 19th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) While one-year-old Chirag takes small steps in the courtyard, his mother Savita Bhati lies still with swollen legs on a cot at her sprawling residence ... Read more...
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Explosion traps 58 in China coal mine
June 21st, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 21 (DPA) At least 58 miners were trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine Monday in China's Henan province, the government said.
The blast hit an explosives store at ... Read more...
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25 trapped in Turkish coal mine blast
May 17th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, May 17 (DPA) Some 25 miners have been trapped by an underground explosion Monday in northern Turkey, Turkish media reported.
The miners work in a coal mine near the city of Zonguldak, ... Read more...
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China arrests nine for murder scam in mines
December 31st, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (DPA) Police in south-western China's Sichuan province have arrested nine suspects accused of murdering at least nine people with learning difficulties and then claiming compensation from mine owners, state ... Read more...
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Expansion of paramilitary indicates inadequacies in state police : Chidambaram
October 27th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Tuesday that massive expansion of the central police forces (CPF) is indicative of inadequacies of state police.Addressing the ... Read more...
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China coalmine blast toll rises to 73 (Third Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China), Feb 22 (Xinhua) The toll in China's deadly coalmine blast early Sunday has risen to 73, officials said.
Earlier reports said 44 workers were killed and many more remained trapped following ... Read more...
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China coalmine blast kills 44 (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China), Feb 22 (Xinhua) At least 44 workers were killed and many more remained trapped Sunday following an explosion in a coalmine in China's northern Shanxi Province, officials said.
There were 436 ... Read more...
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11 killed, 96 trapped in China coal mine blast (Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Taiyuan (China) Feb 22 (Xinhua) At least 11 miners were killed and 96 trapped in a coal mine following a gas explosion in northern China Sunday, officials said.
The blast occurred at 2 ... Read more...
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Gas leak, fire kill 56 at two coal mines in China(Lead)
September 21st, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (DPA) A sudden burst of gas and coal killed 37 at a mine in the central Chinese province of Henan Sunday, one day after a fire killed at least ... Read more...
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Toll in China coal mine accident rises to 18
July 2nd, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Xi'an (China), July 2 (Xinhua) The death toll in Tuesday's shaft collapse in a coal mine in northwestern China has risen to 18 with officials confirming all 16 miners trapped inside were ... Read more...
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