I’m closing in on world-beater Zhou: Russian weightlifter
August 16th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian weightlifter Tatiana Kashirina Thursday said she is satisfied with her Olympic silver medal because her performance took her one step closer to beating her ... Read more...
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Police launch manhunt for ‘Chinese Rambo’
August 12th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Chinese police have launched a massive manhunt in a mountain forest for an elusive bank-robber thought to be behind a string of deadly attacks, The Telegraph ... Read more...
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Olympic diving: Chinese divers eye 1-2 finish in women’s springboard
August 5th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) China's Olympic diving champion He Zi said she hopes to join hands with favourite Wu Minxia to sweep gold and silver in women's 3m springboard final ... Read more...
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Multi-linguilism shapes children’s emotional development
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) In television classic "I Love Lucy", Ricky Ricardo switched into rapid-fire Spanish whenever he was upset, despite the fact that Lucy had no idea what ... Read more...
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Le Clos sends out warning to Phelps
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) South African Chad le Clos sounded out a warning to Michael Phelps that he will again be the man to beat if the American wants ... Read more...
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Chinese teen jailed for setting girl ablaze
May 10th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 10 (IANS) A 17-year-old Chinese boy was Thursday sentenced to 12 years in jail for setting fire to a girl who turned down his romantic advances.The accused teenager, ... Read more...
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South Korea aims 10 gold medals at London Olympics
April 19th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) South Korea aims to capture more than 10 gold medals for a top-10 finish in the London Olympics, with hopes running high after the country's superlative ... Read more...
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Two girls die in a box
April 10th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 10 (IANS) Two Chinese girls died after being trapped in a box while playing hide-and-seek.The incident occurred in Longchang county in Sichuan province, China Daily reported Tuesday.Zhou Liya, ... Read more...
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China’s advertising revenues exceed $47 bn
February 28th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) China's advertising market developed steadily and revenues exceeded 300 billion yuan ($47.62 billion) last year, an official said Tuesday.The country's advertising industry started to take off ... Read more...
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Chinese acrobats to perform at the Oscars
February 25th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Acrobats from China will for the first time perform at the Academy Awards ceremony to be held in Los Angeles Sunday.Nine artists from east Shandong province ... Read more...
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Krishna opens $10 million Indian embassy complex in Beijing
February 8th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) Pitching for stronger India-China relations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday formally inaugurated the Indian embassy's new $10 million complex here which has been built with ... Read more...
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Former club manager and referees on trial for soccer corruption
December 20th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tieling (China), Dec 20 (IANS) A former football club manager and two referees were put on trial Tuesday as the first round of Chinese soccer corruption trials went into ... Read more...
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Crowd frees girl trapped under 1.6 ton truck
December 13th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A five-year-old girl survived the weight of a 1.6 ton 4X4 vehicle in the Chinese town of Wentzhou. The crowd that gathered at the scene of the ... Read more...
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China sentences three to death for killing tax official, family
November 11th, 2011 - 3:34 am ICT by BNO News
NANNING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were sentenced to death on Wednesday for killing a tax official and three of his family members in southwest China, local authorities said on Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Chemistry song turns hit in China
October 20th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) A chemistry-themed song, whose lyrics have been written by the president of one of China's top universities , has sparked debate on the internet due to ... Read more...
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Asian Junior TT: China win three of four titles, India two bronze
July 24th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India finished with two bronze medals in the Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship after Abhishek Yadav lost to China's Zhou Kai in the semifinals of ... Read more...
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Carbon nanotubes bring ’synthetic’ brains closer to reality
April 24th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Engineering researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a carbon nanotube synapse circuit that functions like a neuron, the building block of the brain.This is a ... Read more...
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SAP to develop enterprise software in Hindi
April 14th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) Global software major SAP plans to develop and localise its enterprise applications in Hindi, the most widely-spoken Indian language, to enable its domestic customers leverage technology ... Read more...
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Vitamin A plays key role in the human body
March 18th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have found that Vitamin A may play a more direct role than was previously known in certain physiological functions including sperm cell formation and the development of ... Read more...
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Increasing pollution threatens economic growth: Chinese Environment Minister
March 1st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar.1 (ANI): China's Environment Minister Zhou Shengxian has warned that increasing pollution and demand for resources will threaten the country's economic growth.Zhou said environment protection should be a key plank ... Read more...
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China’s revised Criminal Law removes 13 crimes from death penalty list
February 26th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.26 (ANI): Death penalty for thirteen economic crimes have been eliminated in China's revised Criminal Law.According to the eighth Amendment in the Criminal Law passed by the Standing Committee of the ... Read more...
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Chinese dungeon rapist sentenced to death
February 1st, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for kidnapping and caging two girls in a dungeon and raping 9 other women.40-year-old Zeng Qiangbao was convicted ... Read more...
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Man sentenced to death for raping nine in China
February 1st, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) A man was sentenced to death for keeping two girls in a dungeon as sex slaves for one year and raping nine other women in China.Zeng Qiangbao, a ... Read more...
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Chinese man jailed for 8 years illegally exporting US military equipment
January 27th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): A US court has sent a Chinese man to jail for eight years for illegally exporting military electronics components to a China.Zhen Zhou Wu, 46, is said to have ... Read more...
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China’s orbiter survives lunar eclipse
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) China's solar-powered lunar probe satellite Chang'e-2 has successfully stood the test of a lunar eclipse and hours of flying in complete darkness.The orbiter, launched Oct 1, flew out ... Read more...
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Kiwi B-school to hold sex-ed classes for ’sexually ignorant Asian students’
November 19th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Nov 19 (ANI): A private business school in New Zealand has decided to start sex education classes for its students from Asia, who are "sexually ignorant"."Lack of sexual knowledge is especially ... Read more...
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Asian Games rowing: India win silver in men’s eight
November 19th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 19 (IANS) India won the silver in men's eight rowing event of the Asian Games here Friday.The Indian team comprising Anil Kumar, Girraj Sing, Saji Thomas, Lokesh Kumar, Manjeet ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: Khade creates history in pool after 24 years (Lead)
November 16th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Virdhawal Khade brought a swimming medal for India after 24 years, winning the bronze in the 50m butterfly at the Asian Games here Tuesday.Khade made up for his ... Read more...
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Study: Ice on injury may prevent healing
October 27th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If you believed that putting an ice on an injury was the best way to handle the condition, then think again. A new research has found ... Read more...
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Placing ice on injury may prevent healing
October 27th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) The conventional method of placing ice on an injury may prevent healing, according to scientists.For years, people have been told to put a bag of frozen peas ... Read more...
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Putting ice on injuries could slow down healing process
October 27th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 27 (ANI): A new research has suggested that slapping a packet of frozen peas on a black eye or a sprained ankle may prevent it getting better.For the first time, ... Read more...
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A love story on ice!
September 10th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) It was a wedding tailor-made for them. Two of China's gold medal winning ice-skaters married on their dream surface - an ice rink.
The love story of Olympic gold ... Read more...
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Chinese police arrests six suspects, 41 others in melamine milk scandal
August 21st, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Aug 21 (ANI): Chinese police have arrested six suspects and 41 others who allegedly participated in distributing melamine-contaminated milk after a national crackdown in 2008.According to the food safety authorities ... Read more...
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Chinese charity takes care of jailed parents’ kids
May 31st, 2010 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A charity organisation in China's Henan province has started a unique programme - it takes care of children of convicted people.
The children of convicts not only receive education ... Read more...
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Two missing girls found in cellar after a year - naked
May 20th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Two Chinese teenage girls who went missing several months ago have been found naked and chained in a secret cellar after they smuggled out a note in a ... Read more...
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