Ukraine to unveil memorial to Steve Jobs
July 28th, 2012 - 8:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A memorial to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be unveiled in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa.A two-metre, hand-shaped steel memorial has a ... Read more...
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Kenya eyes bilateral deals with China
July 17th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, July 17 (IANS) Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has left for Beijing to attend a key China-Africa forum where he is also expected to sign bilateral initiatives that will ... Read more...
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10-tonne bridge stolen in Czech Republic
May 1st, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An old 10-tonne railway bridge was dismantled and stolen in broad daylight in the Czech Republic.According to the Pravo daily, the metal bridge, built in ... Read more...
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Man held for thawing Russian morgue
March 15th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Azerbaijani man with a criminal record has been arrested for defrosting a morgue in Russia's Vladivostok city, police said Thursday.The 49-year-old suspect stole the ... Read more...
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British police using ‘ghost trains’ to catch thieves
November 28th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 28 (IANS) To catch the surging number of scrap metal thieves red-handed, undercover British policemen have now started travelling at night by special locomotives, dubbed "ghost trains".The locomotives ... Read more...
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Armoured vehicle sold for scrap in Russia
October 21st, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Oct 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Military investigators are probing a former army officer from a unit based in Vladivostok in Russia's Primorye region who is suspected of selling off an ... Read more...
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Russia buys fibreglass manhole covers to avoid theft
June 28th, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The city of Vladivostok on Russia's east coast will buy China-made fibreglass manhole covers to overcome the theft of those made of cast iron.Regional water ... Read more...
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Russian teenager killed in blast while gathering scrap (Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 13-year-old boy was killed and two minors were injured in an explosion while they were gathering scrap metal at a firing range in Russia, ... Read more...
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Russian boy killed in blast while gathering scrap
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 13-year-old boy was killed and two minors were injured in an explosion at a firing range in Russia, officials said."On 22 May, 2011 (Sunday), ... Read more...
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Man kills self after shooting at wife, son
April 9th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) A businessman here took his life after firing at his wife and teenaged son in a car, police said Saturday. The man's wife and ... Read more...
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Six arrested over Euro coins racket
April 1st, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Mar 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) German prosecutors have arrested six people on suspicion that they masterminded a move that saw discarded euro coins brought back into circulation in Germany. The suspects tried ... Read more...
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Lady Liberty Needs Renovation
December 24th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar:
Dec 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The iconic statue of Lady Liberty, located in Franklin County is undergoing a renovation process. The statue of the Benton Library dates back to 1940s. While ... Read more...
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Oil Spill Boom Being Recycled to Create Chevy Volt
December 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) General Motors is literally making history with it's innovative methods for using the oil soaked booms which were used during the Gulf Oil Spill crisis, and using them ... Read more...
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Roman bronze helmet sells for $3.6 mn
October 8th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) A Roman bronze helmet found in a field in Britain has been sold for a whopping 2.3 million pounds (about $3.6 million) at auction, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Six children, three NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
August 27th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 27 (DPA) Six children were killed in a NATO air raid in eastern Afghanistan and three coalition soldiers were killed in Taliban attacks, officials said Friday.
"Six children were killed ... Read more...
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Hong Kong advises Indians to abide by immigration rules
May 17th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) With South Asians dominating the number of illegal immigrants in Hong Kong, its administration has advised Indians not to get misled and enter the city without ... Read more...
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Waterloo, NY man charged after allegedly stealing scrap metal
February 26th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by BNO News
WATERLOO, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A Waterloo, New York man on Tuesday was charged after allegedly stealing scrap metal, prosecutors said.Timothy P. Ryan, 28, was observed by a Trooper stealing scrap ... Read more...
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Osama’worth more alive than dead’ to the US, says his son
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.22 (ANI): Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden's fourth son, Omar, has told the Rolling Stones magazine in an interview that his father is worth more to the United States ... Read more...
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Polish Authorities Undertake Comprehensive Search For Auschwitz Sign
December 20th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Warsaw, Dec.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police authorities of Poland have undertaken more comprehensive security checks specifically in airports and border area, in a bid to find the Nazi sign that ... Read more...
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“Little Boss”, 6, pulls car with four people for 120m!
December 15th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (ANI): A six-year-old Malaysian child created a new national record when he pulled a Mercedes Benz E class with four passengers for 120m.T. Santosperumal, weighing 35kg, towed nearly ... Read more...
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1.5lbs of nails, coins removed from Peruvian’s stomach!
November 12th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Peruvian doctors have extracted nearly 1.5 pounds of metal - nails, coins, rusted copper wire and scrap metal - from a man's belly.Requelme Abanto, 26, is a construction ... Read more...
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Four petty thieves held for sensational Goa murders (Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 15 (IANS) The Goa police Thursday arrested four petty thieves for allegedly murdering four people and dumping their bodies into a creek running through Panaji.
The dead included a 67-year-old ... Read more...
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French tourist raped at gunpoint
September 10th, 2009 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 10 (DPA) A 24-year-old French tourist who wanted to experience "the real New Zealand" was abducted and raped after he accepted an offer of accommodation in a derelict house bus ... Read more...
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Twelve bombs found aboard Philippine ferry
July 26th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, July 26 (DPA) Twelve homemade bombs were found aboard a passenger ferry in the Philippines just before it left port with more than 300 passengers, the coast guard said Sunday.
The explosives ... Read more...
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Emraan Hashmi fractures finger on birthday
March 27th, 2009 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Actor Emraan Hashmi, who celebrated his birthday shooting for his upcoming film "Tum Mile", said he fractured his finger on the big day and received ... Read more...
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Emraan Hashmi Injured On Birthday, Mahesh Bhatt Demands Gift From Emran On Emraan’s Birthday
March 26th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaMahesh Bhatt likes to receive gifts from his nephew and favourite protégé Emraan Hashmi. Even on the young actor's birthday.Says Emraan, "On my 30th birthday on Tuesday I ... Read more...
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Gujarats popular brass industry struggles to survive in Jamnagar
January 29th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Iqbal
Jamnagar, Jan.29 (ANI): The popular brass industry of Gujarats Jamnagar city is presently facing a major challenge to sustain itself following a sharp erosion in the demand for its products ... Read more...
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Meet the dwarf hired by burglars to break in through small holes!
July 23rd, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 23 (ANI): Standing at just three feet 11 inches, burglar Lee Kildare could literally have slipped under cops radars if he hadnt poked his head out of a ... Read more...
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Lamps made from recycled plastic bottles that have a 700yr life expectancy
June 11th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): A pair of artist-designer sisters has created art quality lighting fixtures from recycled plastic bottles, household plastic containers and recycled scrap metal.Reta and Vana Howell say that ... Read more...
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Keep that rubbish coming, Hamburg tells Naples
June 11th, 2008 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
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Hamburg, June 11 (DPA) From Naples, the Italian city with nowhere to dump its rubbish, the freight trains take 44 hours to reach Hamburg, a German city that is only too happy ... Read more...
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