Apple's visionary Steve Jobs dies

New York, Oct 6: Steve Jobs, the visionary who led a mobile computer revolution with the creation of wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, was mourned Thursday by admirers and competitors as much of the world awoke to news of his death. Jobs' death was announced Wednesday by Apple, the More

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Swedish poet Transtromer wins Nobel in literature

Stockholm, Oct 6: The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded today to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II. The Swedish Academy said it recognised More

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Palestinian anger at US rising over UN veto threat

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Ramallah, West Bank, Oct 6: Palestinians have long been skeptical of America’s ability to help them win independence. But low expectations have turned into frustration and in some cases outright anger after the US threatened to derail a bid for UN recognition of an independent state and Congress put More

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More than 2,900 killed in Syria crackdown: UN

Geneva, Oct 6: More than 2,900 people have been killed in the six months since the beginning of a crackdown on anti-government protests in Syria, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said today. "According to the detailed list of names of individuals we've been keeping, the total number More

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Slogging helps kids resolve reading, writing problems

London, Oct 6: Slogging helps children resolve reading and writing problems better than the traditional tuition offered by schools, a new study shows. The study trained, by educationists from the University of Gothenburg, more than 50 nine-year-olds with reading and writing problems for 40 minutes More

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New gene could trigger osteoporosis

Toronto, Oct 6: A new gene could increase chances of developing osteoporosis, a "silent" disease characterised by increased bone fragility and risk of fracture. Eighty percent of hip fractures are related to osteoporosis, resulting in death in up to 20 percent of cases, and disability in 50 More

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A new drug to reverse diabetes?

London, Oct 6: American researchers are working on a drug that could help prevent or even reserve Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease linked to lifestyle. The research involves a natural cell chemical compound known as NMN, which when injected into diabetic mice normalised their More

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