Fire in Delhi school, children suffer breathing problemsOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than half a dozen children suffered breathing problems after a fire broke out in a primary school in southwest Delhi Monday, police said. The incident took place at around 11:15 a.m.
Orissa's sand sculptor pays tribute to 9/11 victimsSeptember 11th, 2009 Puri Beach (Orissa): Sudarsan Pattnaik, an internationally acclaimed sand artist, sculpted a gigantic model of the new United States Tower of Freedom in sand here on Friday. Pattnaik's artistic tribute was created on the eighth anniversary of the attack.
New anti-clotting drug reduces heart patients' chances of dyingAugust 30th, 2009 New drug reduces risks for heart patientsBARCELONA, Spain — A new drug to prevent blood clots in heart patients reduced their chances of dying by more than 20 percent compared to the standard treatment, new research says. Researchers followed 18,624 patients worldwide from 2006 to 2008.
AstraZeneca says Brilinta anti-clotting drug reduces chance of dying better than PlavixAugust 30th, 2009 New AstraZeneca drug reduces heart patients' risksBARCELONA, Spain — A new drug to prevent blood clots in heart patients reduced their chances of dying by more than 20 percent compared with the standard treatment, new research says. Researchers followed 18,624 patients worldwide from 2006 to 2008.
A look at the 2010 Acura RDXAugust 26th, 2009 A look at the 2010 Acura RDX2010 Acura RDX
BASE PRICE: $32,520 for base, front-wheel drive model; $34,520 for base all-wheel drive model; $35,620 for front-wheel drive model with technology package. AS TESTED: $36,430.
EU's financial package aimed to help Bosnia mitigate the impacts of economic crisisAugust 11th, 2009 EU approves euro39 mln financial package for BosniaSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The EU says it has approved a euro39 million ($55.39 million) financial aid package for Bosnia to help it deal with the effects of the financial and economic crisis. A statement from the European Commission said Tuesday the grant is part of a pre-accession assistance package and will support the development of small and medium sized enterprises and provide investment in infrastructure in the transport, environment, and energy sectors.
PM mourns Gayatri Devi's death, calls her exceptional personJuly 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday mourned the death of Gayatri Devi, the erstwhile maharani of Jaipur who was once considered one of the world's most beautiful women, and called her a close friend and an exceptional human being. "I convey my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.
Poor can't eat promises, G8 must do more: NGOJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The heads of government who are meeting this week for the G8 Summit in Italy need to find $23 billion a year to halve hunger by 2015, according to the latest calculations by development agency ActionAid. "G8 is failing to help over one billion hungry people.
White House defends stimulus model that proved overly optimistic, says jobs goal remains solidJune 8th, 2009 White House defends optimistic stimulus modelWASHINGTON — The White House is defending the overly optimistic economic models it used to justify the historic stimulus plan. Four months after the stimulus was passed, unemployment is far higher than expected and continuing to rise.
Obama: Without stimulus package, economy would have gone into tailspinMay 14th, 2009 Obama defends his stimulus packageRIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Barack Obama says if the government hadn't stepped in to help, the economy would have gone into a tailspin.
A little wine daily may boost men's longevity by five yearsApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Drinking half a glass of wine daily is likely to boost life expectancy by five years in men, according to a Dutch study. The study's authors based their findings on 1,373 randomly selected men whose cardiovascular health and life expectancy at age 50 were repeatedly monitored between 1960 and 2000.
Birth of boys more problematic than girls: StudyApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - A difficult labour often presages the birth of a boy, which also comes with a bigger package of associated risks than the birth of a girl, say the authors of a new study. In a study of 66,000 births, Marek Glezerman, obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Tel Aviv University (TAU) School of Medicine, with Yariv Yogev and Nir Melamed, found that while females were at a higher risk of restricted growth in the uterus, risks associated with male foetuses were more common.
Vajpayee on minimal ventilator support, breathing on his ownFebruary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a chest infection, is on minimal ventilator support and is 'breathing on his own', doctors attending on the octogenarian leader said Saturday. Hospital medical superintendent D.K.
Australian parliament passes stimulus packageFebruary 12th, 2009 CANBERRA - The Australian parliament Friday passed a 42 billion Australian dollars ($27.4 billion) economic stimulus package, after striking a last-minute deal with a key independent senator. Following protracted negotiations Thursday and early Friday, Nick Xenophon, whose vote was needed to ensure the passage of the package, eventually joined with the government.
Vajpayee's health worsensFebruary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health worsened Friday with doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) putting him on artificial ventilation. 'He continues to have lower respiratory tract infection and that has worsened since morning.
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