Category: International

Genes linked to stroke risk identified

New York, March 1 (IANS) In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind, an international team…

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Facebook fined $109,330 in Germany over user content

New York, March 1 (IANS) A German court has fined social networking giant Facebook $109,330 for failing to comply with…

9 years ago

Extreme weather kills six in Italy

Rome, March 1 (IANS/AKI) At least six people were killed in severe storms in parts of Italy over the past…

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NASA gives nod to quieter supersonic passenger jet

Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US space agency has finally given green signal for preliminary design of a "low-boom" supersonic…

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Myanmar resets March 10 for presidential run

Nay Pyi Taw, March 1 (IANS) Myanmar's union parliament on Tuesday reset March 10 instead of March 17 for presidential…

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Trump, Clinton hope to sweep Super Tuesday

By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hope to lock their frontrunner status in the…

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NASA announces plans to build supersonic passenger jet

Washington, March 1 (IANS) US space agency NASA announced that it is planning to build a supersonic passenger jet which…

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Tokyo shares end lower

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Tokyo shares ended the morning session lower on Tuesday as selling of export-oriented issues was triggered…

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‘Pakistan-US strategic dialogue strengthened ties’

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz said the strategic dialogue with the US…

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Stricter action against banned outfit members in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided call for stricter action against members of banned organisations by cancelling their passports…

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Eight Indian-Americans in fray for Tuesday’s Lexington elections

Washington, March 1 (IANS) Eight Indian-American leaders, who are in the fray for Tuesday's local elections in Lexington city in…

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Indian-Americans protest to show support to JNU students

New York, March 1 (IANS) Students from two US universities gathered here to express their solidarity with the students of…

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Japan’s unemployment rate falls in January

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Japan's unemployment rate fell one-tenth in January, and now stands at 3.2 percent, official data released…

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Indian doctors successfully perform 16 open-heart surgeries in Fiji

Suva, March 1 (IANS) A team of doctors from India has successfully performed 16 open-heart surgeries at the Colonial War…

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Chinese yuan strengthens

Beijing, March 1 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 67 basis points…

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FIFA President to visit Uruguay in March

Montevideo, March 1 (IANS) Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino will visit Uruguay in March, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced…

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1,500m world champion Aregawi fails doping test

Geneva, March 1 (IANS) 1,500-meter world champion Abeba Aregawi was tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended…

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UN chief condemns IS terrorist attacks in Iraq’s capital, eastern town

United Nations, March 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq's Baghdad and…

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US stocks decline after China cuts bank reserve ratio

Washington, March 1 (IANS) US stocks ended lower on Monday after volatile trading, as China's central bank announced a cut…

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Pentagon waging cyber war against IS

Washington, March 1 (IANS) The Pentagon announced on Monday it was waging cyber attacks against the extremist group the Islamic…

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