London, Mar 31(ANI): Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has turned out to be a lucky charm for the club, as they have never lost a Premier League game when he has scored. (Continue reading)
Karachi, Mar.31 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s grand daughter, Fatima Bhutto, has charged ‘uncle’ President Asif Ali Zardari for orchestrating the murder of her father, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, saying the killers of her father are ‘ruling the country at present’. (Continue reading)
London, Mar 31 (ANI): Performing a study on sea slugs—organisms known for a relatively simple nervous system—researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have shown what are memories really made of.It is already known that memory formation involves the strengthening of synaptic connections between nerve cells. Last year, a team led by Kelsey Martin, became the first to watch memories being made in sea slugs, in the form of new proteins appearing at the synapses. (Continue reading)
Toronto, March 31 (IANS) To throw out bogus refugee claimants, Canada Tuesday introduced a new bill that will usher in a new system within a year. Though Canada accepts about 260,000 new immigrants each year legally, thousands of people entering this country on tourist visas or fake papers stay back to apply for refugee status on grounds of persecution in their home countries.
Currently, more than 60,000 refugee cases are pending before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. It takes years for each refugee case to decide. Before they are accepted or rejected, refugees live on the expense of taxpayers. (Continue reading)
Canberra, March 31 (IANS) Australia will spend over 430 million Australian dollars ($394 million) for a new diabetic care programme, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here Wednesday.
Unveiling the government's plans to reform the health system, Rudd said hospitals will struggle to treat around two million diabetics over the next decade if there is no alternative plan. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida have modified plants to fight hemophilia, a disease linked with legends of European monarchs. (Continue reading)
Barcelona (Spain), Mar.31 (ANI): Arsenal skipper Cesc abregas has vowed to take the Gunners to the winner’s podium in tonight’s Champion League clash against Barcelona, despite fears over his injury. However, Coach Arsene Wenger has said that he will wait until the last minute before deciding whether Fabregas has recovered enough from right leg and knee bruises to play, The Sun reports. The Spanish star has said that he is desperate to face Barca. (Continue reading)
London, Mar 31 (ANI): This year strawberries could be as white as the cream poured over them – courtesy a new berry that looks like a white strawberry but tastes like a pineapple. (Continue reading)
Sydney, Mar.31 (ANI): Sydney's ANZ Stadium is to host one international Twenty20 match a year for four years beginning in the 2011/12 season, New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has announced. (Continue reading)
Washington, March 31 (IANS) India has suggested close partnership with the US in cyber security, particularly against cyber terrorism, as the two countries take their economic and technological collaboration to the next level.