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March, 2010

E20 fuel reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions in automobiles

Washington, March 30 (ANI): A new study by the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology, US, indicates that the use of E20 fuel, which blends 20 percent ethanol with gasoline, reduces the tail pipe emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, compared with traditional gasoline or E10 blends. (Continue reading)

Australian media, sports bodies end protracted dispute over reporting restrictions

Melbourne, Mar 30(ANI): Australian sport and media organisations have signed an agreement to end a long-running dispute over restrictions imposed on the reporting of sporting events. (Continue reading)

Loved-up Simon Cowell is no longer ‘Mr Nasty’, says Piers Morgan

London, March 30 (ANI): X Factor judge Simon Cowell is turning soft and the credit goes to his wife-to-be Mezhgan Hussainy, according to ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Piers Morgan. (Continue reading)

Volcano may unleash tsunami that could engulf southern Italy “at any time”

London, March 30 (ANI): A prominent volcanologist has warned that Europe’s largest undersea volcano could disintegrate and unleash a tsunami that would engulf southern Italy “at any time”. (Continue reading)

Sistema Shyam gets Rs.500 cr loan to fund expansion

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), a joint venture between Russian conglomerate Sistema and India's Shyam group, has got a Rs.500-crore loan from Central Bank of India to fund its expansion plans.

"The loan from Central Bank of India is an affirmation of the confidence in our business plan by financial institutions ensuring our rollout plans in line with our strategy. The loan amount will be used for capital as well as operational expenditure", the company's Chief Financial Officer Sergey Savchenko said Tuesday. (Continue reading)

Radiation therapy is underused post-mastectomy

Washington, March 30 (ANI): Women who have had mastectomy and would benefit from radiation therapy are less likely to receive it than those who have had lumpectomy, a new American study has found. (Continue reading)

Phenytoin as a mood stabilizer?

Washington, March 30 (ANI): An international study has shed new light on the mood altering effects of Phenytoin, a well-known antiepileptic agent. (Continue reading)

Iran intelligence agents free envoy kidnapped in Pak in apparent cross-border raid

Tehran, Mar.30 (ANI): An Iranian diplomat, Heshmatollah Attarzadeh, who was kidnapped in Pakistan in November 2008, has been freed by Iranian intelligence agents, media reports said. (Continue reading)

Call for the death of word ‘euthanasia’

Washington, March 30 (ANI): The word euthanasia should be used no more as it mixes ideas and values making the debate about dying more complex, according to an editorial in a respected Canadian journal. (Continue reading)

Orson Welles’ final recordings to form basis of a new children’s film

London, March 30 (ANI): The last professional recordings of Orson Welles will now be turned into a children’s film 25 years after the filmmaker’s death. The show reels, which contain footage of Welles narrating a children's Christmas novel, were believed to have been lost. Now Welles voice will be interspersed throughout the film Christmas Tails. (Continue reading)