Warriors must fight tooth and nail today - Watson, Tait give royals a definite edge ... The Telegraph India Warriors must fight tooth and nail today | - Watson, Tait give royals a definite edge over Sourav & Co. Sourav Ganguly | Pune: They are both former India captains. Their respective teams in the Indian Premier League were among the weakest. And perhaps no one was ready to bet on them when the IPL-V b...
Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Al Jazeera | Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the White House, Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sought to put on a good face. Brazil had made "extraordinary progre...
Pesticides in paint vaccinates homes against bugs San Francisco Chronicle | For decades, nets and sprays have been the only effective methods for controlling the mosquitoes that cause malaria and dengue. Pilar Mateo thinks she can do better. | The Spanish chemist has invented a way to embed pesticides in microcapsules stir...
NTSB wants guidelines to limit driver distraction San Francisco Chronicle Number of the day | 3,092 | That's how many people were killed in car crashes related to driver distraction in 2010, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Now automakers are selling vehicles enabled for Wi-Fi, Google, Facebook and ...
Health Ministry sounds alarm over spike in Malaysia’s dengue cases Jakarta Post | The Health Ministry has sounded the alarm over this year's drastic rise in the number of dengue cases, with the disease having claimed the lives of 20 people so far. | Minister Liow Tiong Lai said with over 9,500 cases reported this year, the publi...
RI, Australia work on hepatitis research Jakarta Post | The Eijkman Institute and the University of Sydney are trying to tackle the alarming number of hepatitis infections in the Asia-Pacific region. | Sangkot Marzuki, head of the Eijkman Institute, said that hepatitis C was one of the research topics t...
In the company of women The Guardian | Tim Lott … Lone man in a female household Tim Lott: 'I miss my children fleetingly, even intensely, but it passes like heartburn.' Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian | I have been away from home travelling for most of the last four weeks. ...
Tropical diseases surfacing more in Texas Houston Chronicle | Houston scientists have launched an attack against little-known tropical diseases, scourges of the developing world, increasingly showing up in poor areas of Texas. | The diseases, spread by all manner of blood-sucking insects, cyst-forming tapewor...
Cambodia reports 1,500 cases of dengue fever-like CHIKV virus in last 12 months Xinhua | PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia reported 1,500 cases of a new strain of dengue fever in the last twelve months, a Cambodian senior health official said on Wednesday, but no death case has been reported related to such virus. | The Chikungun...
In Yemen, eating is a luxury millions struggle to afford France24 | AFP - For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford. | On a bad day, Umm Ahmad and her family of five, who live in Sanaa's shanty-town district of Al-Sunaina, go without any food at all. | On a be...
2 die, 11 hurt in truck mishap Sun Star | TWO people, including a four-year-old girl, died while 11 others were wounded when the truck they were riding fell into a ravine in an upland village, west of Zamboanga City. | The incident happened around noontime Wednesday at Sitio Camp Susana, L...
Kochi floating hospital a hit with locals Newstrack India | Kochi, May 16 (ANI): The floating hospital, built by the state government under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), is proving to be a big boon for locals. | The initiative of converting a vessel into a hospital has benefited the elderly livi...
Beckham labels claims that he may be picked for GB team for his commercial value 'disrespectful' Goal The ex-England captain has been a focal point in London's bid for the Olympic Games, but insists he doesn't want to be included in Britain's squad just for his celebrity status | By Joe Angove | More On : Los Angeles Galaxy, Stuart Pearce, David Beckham 0 Comments Getty David Beckham has revealed his irritation at suggestions that Great ...
Virginia's jobless rate remains the same in April Richmond Times Dispatch | Virginia's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in April as job growth slowed during the month, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday. | The jobless rate was unchanged from March, when it hit a three-year low. It was down from the year-ago April rate of 6.2 percent. | The state's jobless rate has been trending downward since ...
