Ex-world cycling champion Rasmussen gets 18-month ban
July 5th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 5 (IANS) Former track cycling world champion Alex Rasmussen of Denmark was banned for 18 months because he missed two doping tests, announced the Court of Arbitration for ... Read more...
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Russia to build anti-NATO missile shield
February 5th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will build a reliable aerospace defence system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Sunday.Rogozin, appointed recently to oversee ... Read more...
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Watching TV reduces mother-child communication
September 15th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Scientists have been gauging the effect of TV on young children ever since it lit up our drawing rooms. Comparing mother-child communication, a recent study has ... Read more...
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EU concerned over announced permanent customs controls in Denmark
May 14th, 2011 - 2:14 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union on Friday voiced its concern over the announced permanent customs controls in Denmark to strengthen intra-EU border control."I am concerned by the announcement of the ... Read more...
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Saina in quarters of Swiss Open (Lead, superseding previous story)
March 18th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Basel, March 18 (IANS) India's badminton star Saina Nehwal took sweet revenge for her All England loss by beating Japanese Eriko Hirose 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 to advance to the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Saina beats Eriko to enter Swiss Open quarters
March 18th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Basel, March 18 (IANS) Indian squash star Saina Nehwal took sweet revenge for her All England loss by beating Japanese Eriko Hirose 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 to advance to the quarterfinals ... Read more...
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Americans favour health care law repeal by double-digit margin: Poll
February 9th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): Less than a year after the Obama administration passed the health care law, most voters still favour repealing the overhaul by a double-digit margin, a new poll has ... Read more...
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US envoy apologises to Pakistan for helicopter raid (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson has formally extended an apology to Islamabad for a helicopter raid on a security check post in the country ... Read more...
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Saina crashes out of World Badminton quarters (Lead)
August 27th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 27 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal crashed out of the World Badminton Championships losing 8-21, 14-21 to Chinese Shixian Wang in the quarterfinals at the Pierre de Coubertin stadium here Friday.
With ... Read more...
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Saina out of World Badminton Championships
August 27th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 27 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal crashed out of the World Badminton Championships with a 8-21, 14-21 loss to Chinese Shixian Wang in the quarterfinals here Friday.
The mixed doubles pair of ... Read more...
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NATO Secretary General Rasmussen strongly condemns Moscow attacks
March 29th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen on Monday strongly condemned the suicide bombings at two Moscow subway stations, saying the attacks cannot be justified."On behalf of NATO, I strongly ... Read more...
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Saina breaks into top-five of world badminton rankings
March 18th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India's top badminton player Saina Nehwal cracked into the top-five of world rankings with her semi-final finish at the All England Championships.
Saina jumped two places to be ... Read more...
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Sania in semifinal of All England badminton
March 13th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal stormed into the women's semifinal of the All England Badminton Championship with a stunning 21-8, 21-14 quarterfinal win over Germany's Juliane Schenk in 27 minutes ... Read more...
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NATO asks the Netherlands to stay in Afghanistan
February 10th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- NATO Secretary General Rasmussen officially asked the Dutch government to stay in Afghanistan after its planned pull out in August.NATO asked the Netherlands to stay in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Climate summit adjourns without agreement
December 19th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The UN climate ummit was forced to adjourn without consensus Saturday, as four countries help up the adoption of the Copenhagen accord proposed by five countries including India.
Despite ... Read more...
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Climate summit on razor’s edge (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The Copenhagen climate summit was on the razor's edge early Saturday between collapse and the adoption of an accord proposed by India and four other ... Read more...
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Climate summit adjourns as India-prepaed accord comes under fire (Lead)
December 19th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The Copenhagen climate summit was adjourned on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other ... Read more...
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Climate summit stuck as accord comes under fire
December 19th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The Copenhagen climate summit was stuck on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other ... Read more...
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PM stuck in Copenhagen as accord stalls again
December 19th, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was called back to the climate summit venue after he had reached the airport to board his flight back home, Indian officials said ... Read more...
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Danes plan to offer climate change proposal over weekend
December 10th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 10 (DPA) A day after talks at a UN climate change conference broke down in recriminations between developed and developing countries, the Danish host of the event said Thursday ... Read more...
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Danes reject developing nations’ criticism of climate draft
December 9th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 9 (DPA) Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen Wednesday rejected criticism of a Danish working paper at the UN climate change conference deemed by developing countries to go against previous ... Read more...
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UN climate change summit opens in Copenhagen (Lead)
December 7th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 7 (DPA) Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen urged negotiators from nearly 200 countries to forge a "strong and ambitious" deal as a mammoth UN summit on climate change ... Read more...
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US will offer emissions reduction target at Copenhagen talks
November 24th, 2009 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 24 (DPA) The United States will offer a mid-term target for cutting its climate-damaging emissions when world governments meet for the critical UN-backed Copenhagen summit next month, US media ... Read more...
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France, Brazil agree on climate policy
November 15th, 2009 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) France and Brazil have agreed on a policy to deal with climate change ahead of a UN summit on the subject in Copenhagen, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said.
"We ... Read more...
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Denmark back Indian stance on climate
September 11th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, whose country is a pioneer in promoting green technologies, Friday virtually endorsed India's stand on climate change but hoped that all ... Read more...
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Danish Prime Minister meets Manmohan Singh
September 11th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday.The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.During the meeting, ... Read more...
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Danish PM to discuss climate change during visit to India
September 10th, 2009 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): The Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, will arrive here on Friday on a daylong working visit to India to speed up negotiations on a climate ... Read more...
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Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen in India
September 10th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen who is on a three day visit to India from Thursday, will make an effort to speed up negotiations on ... Read more...
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Saina is a boon for world badminton: Gade
August 10th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Peter Gade has long fought Chinese domination in world badminton. The Danish veteran sees the same fire in India's teen star Saina Nehwal and says she ... Read more...
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China protests Danish meetings with Dalai Lama
May 30th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (Xinhua) China Saturday protested over Danish government officials' meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it "severely damaged the country's core interest".
"China is strongly dissatisfied with and protests over the ... Read more...
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Now, many Americans prefer socialism over capitalism
April 10th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 10 (ANI): The financial crisis has hit the United States hard, and media reports point out that the country is leaning toward socialism after the US government taking majority ... Read more...
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44 pct Americans blame planetary trends for global warming
January 20th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, jan.20 (ANI): A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey has found that 44 percent Americans believe global warming is the result of long-term planetary trends.
According to the survey, only 35 percent of ... Read more...
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Diju, Gutta upset top seed in Korea Super Series badminton
January 15th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India's V.Diju and Jwala Gutta Thursday upset top seed Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-10, 21-16, 21-9 to move into the mixed doubles quarterfinal of ... Read more...
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McCain campaign losing steam
October 10th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.10 (ANI): Hopes for wresting the White House from Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama are receding for Republican presidential nominee John McCain.
According to a Washington Post report, the latest ... Read more...
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Debate on economy is money in bank for Obama
October 8th, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Nashville (Tennessee, US), Oct.8 (ANI): As long as John McCain talks about the current economic crisis in America, the Democrats will stand to gain because the crisis is being seen as ... Read more...
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