Tokyo excited to be in race for hosting 2020 Olympics
May 24th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, May 24 (IANS) The Tokyo city government is excited about the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pick the Japanese capital as one of the three candidate ... Read more...
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Indian economy to grow robustly with inflationary pressure: IMF
January 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 6 (ANI): An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has said that the real gross domestic product (GDP) of India will grow at nearly nine percent during the period of April ... Read more...
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FDA warns of fractures with prolonged usage of heartburn drugs
May 26th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Food and Drugs Administration said that heartburn drugs like Prilosec and Nexium could be the cause of bone fractures during prolonged use. The FDA has ... Read more...
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Three Japanese convicted for drug smuggling and trafficking
April 9th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 9 (ANI): The Supreme People's Court in China on Friday convicted three Japanese on charges of drug smuggling and trafficking.The trio Teruo Takeda, Hironori Ukai and Katsuo Mori were put ... Read more...
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China executes three Japanese drug smugglers
April 9th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China executed three Japanese nationals Friday after they were convicted of drug trafficking, the Supreme People's Court said.
Teruo Takeda, 67, Hironori Ukai, 48, and Katsuo Mori, 67, were ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles of titanium dioxide found to affect brain development in mice
July 29th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): An animal study has shown that maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) can adversely affect genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice.Lead researcher ... Read more...
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Finding debunks age-old measles spread theory
June 21st, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): Mayo Clinic researchers have revealed that measles infection does not spread through one's body via airways and the lungs, as long believed.The team reported that the measles ... Read more...
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