UK to tighten laws to curb people claiming British passports

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London, Oct 2: The government plans to introduce new rules to curb immigrants' rights to settle down permanently in the UK, a move likely to adversely impact thousands of Indians seeking to live in the country.The Conservative Party-led coalition government will scrap a rule that gives foreign More

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Israel accepts Quartet call for peace talks

Jerusalem, Oct 2: Israel accepted on Sunday a call by international mediators to resume peace talks with the Palestinians and urged President Mahmoud Abbas to do the same rather than pursue a UN bid for statehood recognition. “Israel welcomes the Quartet call for direct negotiations between More

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Mubarak never told army to fire on crowds: Tantawi

Cairo, Oct 2: Ousted president Hosni Mubarak never ordered the army to open fire on demonstrators calling for an end to his rule, Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said today."The armed forces fight for Egypt and not for just anyone, whoever it may be," he said in a speech at a More

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19 killed in Nigeria's communal clashes

Abuja, Oct 2: At least 19 people were killed and several others injured in communal clashes today when men armed with guns and machetes attacked a village in Nigeria's northern Zamfara state.The attackers besieged the village of Lingyado early today morning and went from house to house carrying out More

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Brain cells recognise whole face, not parts

Washington, Oct 2: Brain cells or neurons can recognise whole faces, not their parts, enabling us to tell friends from strangers or a sad from a happy face."The finding really surprised us," said Ueli Rutishauser, study co-author, neuroscientist and visitor at the biology division of California Institute More

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20 percent rise in hungry Britons

London, Oct 2: Britain has seen a 20 percent increase in the past year alone in the number of people who cannot afford food, a media report said Sunday.FareShare, which redistributes surplus food from major manufacturers and supermarkets to social care charities, has seen the number of people requesting More

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MOSQUITOES HOME IN ON HUMAN BODY ODOUR

Washington, Oct 2: Female mosquitoes target humans by cueing in on the carbon dioxide (CO2) and body odour they release, causing malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Experiments conducted by two entomologists from the University of California, Riverside have shown how female Aedes aegypti -- More

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