Singapore’s online advertisement spending surges
July 23rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, July 23 (IANS) The online advertisement spending in Singapore surged to 135.9 million Singapore dollars ($107.9 million) last year, crossing the 100 million Singapore dollars mark for the first ... Read more...
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China mulls shark fin ban at official banquets
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) Shark fin soup, considered a delicacy and a social status symbol in China, may no longer be served at official banquets as Beijing plans to issue ... Read more...
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No hot pursuit of Somali pirates: India
September 26th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India Monday rejected suggestions that its navy should go on a hot pursuit of Somali pirates, who are threatening global trade on sea lanes of ... Read more...
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Osama’s death a watershed moment, says Ban
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 2 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday welcomed the announcement of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death as "a watershed moment" in the global ... Read more...
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IAF’s air bases modernisation to kick start this month
April 12th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Indian Air Force's (IAF) ambitious plan to modernise 30 air bases, including those along the China border, will kick start this month with ... Read more...
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Bariatric surgery cuts long-term cardiovascular risk in diabetics
March 31st, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that bariatric surgery reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes."This is a watershed moment for diabetes care. With ... Read more...
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Cyber-Bullying To Fall Under Criminal Offence Under The New Anti-Bullying Law
May 4th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Boston, May 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to latest reports the anti-bullying bill which was passed by the Massachusetts assembly recently has been signed by the Governor on Monday. The Governor ... Read more...
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US Secretary of State Clinton congratulates the people of Lithuania on national holiday
March 11th, 2010 - 2:16 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated in a video message the people of Lithuania on the 20th Anniversary of the restoration of ... Read more...
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The World’s Least-Known Bird
January 19th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
19 Jan, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In 2007, the large-billed reed warbler was referred as the 'world's least known bird.' The bird is soon going to lose the title as some ... Read more...
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Breeding area of “world’s least known bird species” found in Afghanistan
January 16th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 16 (ANI): Researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have discovered in Afghanistan the breeding area of the large-billed reed warbler, which is dubbed "the world's least known bird species".The breeding ... Read more...
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Scientists locate breeding ground of rarest bird
January 14th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) Researchers have located the breeding ground of a species dubbed "the world's least known bird" -- the large-billed reed warbler, in the remote Wakhan reaches of Afghanistan.
The ... Read more...
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Religion helped to overcome despair over sister’s death: Serena Williams
October 27th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.27 (ANI): American tennis great Serena Williams has said her being actively involved with the Jehovah's Witnesses movement, helped her to overcome her despair over elder sister Yetunde's murder on ... Read more...
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University bombing a watershed: Pakistani media
October 22nd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) The suicide bombing at a university here was as much a watershed as was the siege earlier this month of the Pakistani military headquarters, an editorial in ... Read more...
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‘Investment in infrastructure can boost economy by 1.8 pc’
July 18th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) Investments in infrastructure, particularly the roads sector, can boost the economy by 1.8 percent a year, said J.P. Nayak of Larsen and Toubro Limited here Saturday.
Hailing the recent ... Read more...
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Global financial institutions need to contribute more to developing countries: FM
February 6th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Finance and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today urged global financial institutions to put in more resources into the rural economies of developing countries for the ... Read more...
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Canada joins rush to sell nuclear fuel to India
January 23rd, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa (Canada), Jan.23 (ANI): The Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding on next-generation reactors for India as the Canadian government closes in on a co-operation deal ... Read more...
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NSW chief warns against IPL contracts creating rifts
December 10th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 10 (ANI): Cricket New South Wales CEO Dave Gilbert has urged players not to let the high-value contracts offered by IPL franchises affect the teams performance, warning his players ... Read more...
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Fearing for life, foreigners plan to leave Pak after Saturdays hotel blast
September 22nd, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Sept 21 (ANI): In the aftermath of Saturdays suicide attack on Marriott Hotel killing around 60 people, foreigners living in Pakistan fear for their lives and are said to ... Read more...
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Quake-ravaged Chinese town may be converted into a memorial
May 24th, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has informally indicated that his government is seriously considering a proposal to convert Sichuan Province's earthquake-ravaged largest town in Beichuan County into ... Read more...
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