Cities named ‘Dull’ and ‘Boring’ also set to pair up
June 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boring, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A US town named Boring has voted in favor of pairing with the Scottish village of Dull, situated in Perthshire.Boring, situated in the state of Oregon, is ... Read more...
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James, Bolt in running for World Athlete of the Year award
October 4th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Monaco, Oct 4 (IANS/CMC) World 400 metres champion Kirani James of Grenada and Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt have been shortlisted for the World Athlete of the Year award by the ... Read more...
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Woman arrested for 16-hour phone call
May 22nd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) A US woman has been arrested for speaking loudly on her mobile phone for 16 hours while travelling in a train, a media report said Sunday.According ... Read more...
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‘Brazilian blowout’ hair straightening process is a health hazard
February 12th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Feb 12 (ANI): Using expensive keratin treatments to transform frizzy, untamed locks into glossy, straight hair may not be a safe option, scientists have indicated.Late last year, stylists in the US ... Read more...
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Brooke Wilberger’s Murder Featured On “DateLine NBC”
February 6th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The beautiful 19-year-old teenager, Brooke Wilberger was raped and murdered by Joel Courtney in May 2004. This Friday's episode of "Dateline NBC" dug the truth, to ... Read more...
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Father-Son Duo Receive Death Sentence In Oregon Bank Bombing
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Salem, Oregon, Dec 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bruce and Joshua Turnidge, the father-son duo who were convicted for planting a bomb at a bank in the state of Oregon, have been ... Read more...
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Oregon Ducks Convincingly Defeats New Mexico
September 5th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Eugene, Sep 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Autzen Stadium at Eugene in the state of Oregon was witness to a stunning victory by the Oregon Ducks as the team went on ... Read more...
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Friend Of Kyron Horman’s Stepmother Meets Grand Jury Investigating His Disappearance
July 27th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A friend of the stepmother of the seven-year-old missing boy Kyron Horman appeared in front of a grand jury on Monday in the case of the ... Read more...
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Ivy doesn’t ruin, but ‘protects buildings’ via temperature regulation
May 17th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): "False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces"-said Sir Richard Burton in his English translation of One Thousand and One Nights. But, an Oxford ... Read more...
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Mississippi Most Obese State, Reveals Study
May 8th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jackson, Mississippi, May 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The southeast part of America was already leading with the largest number of overweight and obese adults present in this part of the country. ... Read more...
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Number of trees that release CO2 into atmosphere grossly overestimated
January 28th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 28 (ANI): A recent study at Oregon State University, US, indicates that some past approaches to calculating the impacts of forest fires have grossly overestimated the number of live trees ... Read more...
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First legal marijuana café opened in America
November 20th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 20 (ANI): America's first and only legal marijuana coffee shop has been opened in Portland, Oregon.'Cannabis Café' which looks like any other coffee shop in America has a special ... Read more...
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Two dead in shooting at US clinic
November 11th, 2009 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (DPA) A gunman opened fire at a drug-testing clinic in the Pacific North-West state of Oregon, killing one woman before turning the gun on himself, according to a newspaper ... Read more...
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Helicopter crash kills two in Oregon
September 21st, 2009 - 5:00 am ICT by BNO News
FOREST GROVE, Oregon (BNO NEWS) – Two people were killed when their small helicopter crashed in the state of Oregon on Sunday afternoon, officials told BNO News.The aircraft, which is believed ... Read more...
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Oregon Unemployment: Not a Pretty Picture
August 10th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
In the month of June the state of Oregon had an unemployment rate of 12.2%, which incidentally is the third highest in the country (US). The US economy in the second quarter ... Read more...
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Andrew Luster caught by the bounty hunters
June 7th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by GD
The bill has already been passed by the House. Now it awaits a full Senate hearing. The state of Oregon plans on bringing back the tradition of Bail Bondsmen. Since 1974, Bail ... Read more...
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Four killed as plane crashes into house
August 5th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Washington, Aug 5 (Xinhua) Four people, including two children, were killed when a plane crashed into a house in the US state of Oregon, a media report said. The victims include two ... Read more...
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Britain rejects Abu Hamza’s bid to avoid extradition
June 20th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
London, June 20 (DPA) An Egyptian-born radical preacher wanted for trial by the US lost the latest stage in his fight against extradition from Britain Friday. The High Court in London ruled ... Read more...
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Adidas to take Wal-Mart to court for alleged copying
June 18th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Herzogenaurach (Germany), June 18 (DPA) German sportswear maker Adidas said Wednesday it had initiated legal proceedings against US retailer Wal-Mart in relation to the selling of shoes bearing similar markings to the ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton projected to win Kentucky presidential primary
May 21st, 2008 - 8:07 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, May 21 (DPA) Hillary Clinton was headed for a convincing victory in the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary Tuesday over front-running rival Barack Obama in the final weeks of the party's nomination ... Read more...
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