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Vitamin A supplementation 'does not reduce maternal mortality'

London, May 5 ANI: Vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality, a trial in Ghana has shown. The finding contradicts previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44 percent decrease ...   read more

Campaign trail promises could burden Obama's presidency

Washington, Nov 6 ANI: The promises made by the 44th US President elect, Barack Obama, while campaign would be hard to keep as he inherits a financial crisis at home and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama faces a diving economy that has traumatized Americans trying to buy a home, pay for college or plan for retirement. And he'll also confront the complexities of trying to extricate US forces from Iraq while facing a resurgent conflict in Afghanistan.President George W Bush's unpopularity ...   read more

Russia looks forward to fresh approach in ties with US

INT97International/Diplomacy/US ElectionRussia looks forward to fresh approach in ties with USMoscow, Nov 5 DPA Russia said Wednesday it anticipated a "fresh approach" to leave behind th ...   read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Nov 07 | views: | permalink | comment

Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner vio

Washington, October 29 ANI: A new study has revealed that women with a disability are more prone to intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes than those without a disability. Presented at t ...   read more
Posted by aniin on Saturday Nov 01 | views: | permalink | comment

Reserve Bank of India keeps credit policy rates unchanged

New Delhi, Oct 24 ANI: The Reserve Bank of India has kept its credit policy rate unchanged. With the announcement of policy, the central bank has cut its Gross Domestic Product GDP growth estimate f ...   read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 26 | views: | permalink | comment

UN climate chief says Wall Street meltdown is a chance for c

New York, Oct.18 ANI: United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer has said that the present meltdown on Wall Street should be seen as an opportunity to create and enforce policy which stimulates private ...   read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Oct 21 | views: | permalink | comment

Bangladesh fears export trouble amid global financial meltdo

INT42International/EconomyBangladesh fears export trouble amid global financial meltdownDhaka, Oct 11 DPA Businesses and policymakers in Bangladesh said Saturday they fear that the global financial cr ...   read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12 | views: | permalink | comment

Bangladesh opposition threatens to boycott Dec polls

INT53International/PoliticsBangladesh opposition threatens to boycott Dec pollsDhaka, Oct 11 DPA Bangladesh's opposition Awami League party Saturday warned the country's military-backed admini ...   read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12 | views: | permalink | comment

Ban Muslim headscarves, say teachers

London, Oct.3 ANI: Nearly half of Britain's teachers believe Muslim headscarves should be banned in schools.Quoting a new research, The Telegraph says forty-six percent of primary and secondary sc ...   read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 05 | views: | permalink | comment

UAE to set up special environment policy unit

INT38International/EnvironmentUAE to set up special environment policy unitDubai, Sep 22 IANS A special unit will be set up in the United Arab Emirates UAE to formulate environment policies for this G ...   read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23 | views: | permalink | comment

Heritage hotel owners demand uniform national tax system

BUS20Business/Tourism/BusinessHeritage hotel owners demand uniform national tax systemJaipur, Sep 22 IANS The Indian Heritage Hotels Association IHHA Monday called for a uniform taxation policy across ...   read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23 | views: | permalink | comment

US strikes necessary as Pak forces lack capacity to combat T

Washington, Sept 15 ANI: The ongoing US' military strikes targeting the Taliban and Al Qaeda were "risky" but must continue, as over the past six years the Bush administration's reli ...   read more
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