Dubai launches new education initiative
June 27th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 26 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai government has launched a new educational initiative to enable working nurses to seek higher education without having to leave their jobs.The Dubai Health Authority ... Read more...
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Smoking fathers pass on damaged genes to kids
June 25th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) British researchers have found the men quite fond of smoking actually go on to pass damaged DNA to their children as fathers while raising risk of ... Read more...
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Scientists trace violent death of Iron Age man
March 29th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) The skull and brain of an Iron Age man - one of the oldest brains found in Europe - unearthed face-down during excavations indicate he was ... Read more...
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Indians claim research work plagiarised by British professor (Lead)
March 6th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) Two Indian researchers who have been relentlessly pursuing a plagiarism charge against a British professor for over three years say they feel vindicated with the violation ... Read more...
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Indians feel vindicated, but British professor denies plagiarism
March 6th, 2011 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) Two Indian researchers who have been relentlessly pursuing a plagiarism charge against a British professor for over three years say they are at last vindicated, but ... Read more...
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Drying hands as important as washing them
September 13th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Is washing your hands enough to prevent infections or stop them from spreading? No, drying them is equally important.
Until you dry your hands thoroughly after each wash, you ... Read more...
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Drying hands thoroughly after washing could stop spread of bacteria
September 8th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 08 (ANI): A new study has found that not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional ... Read more...
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Archaeologists carry out virtual excavation of Stonehenge
July 21st, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): Archaeologists have taken excavation one step further - they are carrying out a virtual excavation of Stonehenge to discover what the area looked like when the monument was ... Read more...
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Stephen Griffiths ‘Crossbow Cannibal’ Charged in ‘Ripper’ Murders
May 31st, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Stephen Griffiths, who is a student of criminology at the University of Bradford was formally charged on Friday in the murders of three prostitutes. After studying ... Read more...
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Face of medieval knight reconstructed
May 19th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): A medieval knight's skeleton, which was discovered at Stirling Castle, has had its face reconstructed, and now experts are attempting to discover the identity of the warrior.The skeleton ... Read more...
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Archaeologists to explore how prehistoric Italians made their living at end of the Ice Age
August 25th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): Archaeologists at the University of Bradford are all set to lead an exploration into how prehistoric people made their living in Italy at the end of the Ice ... Read more...
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Pakistan n-facilities attacked thrice by terrorists: US official
August 12th, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan's nuclear facilities have been attacked three times by home-grown extremists over the past two years, but there is "no waning confidence regarding the safety ... Read more...
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Pak militants tried to capture country’s nuke facilities at least thrice: Report
August 11th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Home grown Pakistani militants attacked country's nuclear facilities at least three times over the last two years, according to a leading security expert.The incidents include an attack ... Read more...
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Lock and key mechanism behind human fertility revealed
August 4th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Researchers at Leeds and Bradford have discovered a unique 'DNA signature' in human sperm, which may act as a key that unlocks an egg's fertility and triggers new ... Read more...
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200,000-year-old human hair found in dung in South Africa
May 10th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London. May 10 (ANI): Palaeontologists have discovered strands of hair belonging to a human who lived 200,000 years ago in fossilised hyena dung from a cave in South Africa.Dr Lucinda Backwell, a ... Read more...
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Pak militants under focus following Mumbai terror strike
November 29th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, Nov.29 (ANI): Pakistani militants have become the focus of the investigation following the terror strikes in Mumbai, according to the Washington Post.
A Pakistani source said Islamabad is "already bending over ... Read more...
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Imran Khans brainchild Namal College launched in Mianwali
April 28th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr 28 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani last evening launched Namal College in Mianwali, a brainchild of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan.Imran said he decided to open the college to ... Read more...
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Pak nuclear sites vulnerable to attack by militants
November 22nd, 2007 - 12:32 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A British think-tank, the Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU), has warned that in the current political turbulence the chances of Pakistans nuclear assets falling into the hands of ... Read more...
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Musharraf isolated, loosing US support: South Asia expert
November 18th, 2007 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf is now "undoubtedly isolated and under the tremendous pressure of his period of military rule" with even the US beginning to turn on him, a ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old Iron Age chain discovered in Scatness
November 14th, 2007 - 8:18 am ICT by admin
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