Friday, March 19th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_30726" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="google"][/caption]Beijing, Mar. 19 (ANI): Internet search engine Google could cease operations in China by April 10, according to a Chinese newspaper.
The Times quoted an authorised Google spokesperson as saying that the departure date could be announced on Monday – a day after the company’s staff are ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
London15 (ANI): A senior Chinese translator has warned that common use of English words in everyday Chinese is ruining the language.
Huang Youyi, chairman of the International Federation of Translators, has criticized usage of words such as okay, bye-bye, nice, modern and guitar.
"If we do not pay attention and ...
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Washington, March 14 (ANI): People allergic to polyurethane could face problems if they shop at a big box store because many of the products there contain that substance.
Products that contain polyurethane include memory foam mattresses and some pillows.
Allergic reactions to polyurethane can include itching eyes or skin, difficulty ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
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New York, Mar 13(ANI): ‘Avatar’ will return to theatres this summer with new scenes in it.
The film got replaced at digital and IMAX screens by Disney’s "Alice in Wonderland" on March 5.
However, Fox will reportedly re-release the alien film later this year, reports the New York ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
London, Mar 13 (ANI): A senior manager at Prada is suing the fashion label after she was ordered to get rid of “old, fat and ugly” staff working at its stores in Japan.
Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager at Prada Japan, also alleges that the chief executive wanted her ...
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_30726" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="google"][/caption]Beijing, Mar. 12 (ANI): Search engine Google on Thursday denied it was planning to shut down its business in China by the end of the month.
Google''s spokeswoman Marsha Wang told China Daily on Thursday that the company had not ordered its domestic advertising agents to stop ...
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
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Nevada (US), Mar 12 (ANI): Filmmaker James Cameron (Avatar) will be in India on March 13 for the first time.
He will be discussing “The Future of Cinema” with Bollyood’s megastar Aamir Khan (Lagaan) in a conclave in a five star hotel in capital New Delhi, ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennel on Wednesday visited the Games Village along with the Chefs de Mission of Commonwealth Games to monitor the preparations for the forthcoming event.
The Chefs de Mission of 71 participating nations, are in New Delhi to attend a seminar from ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): Significant differences exist in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites, revealed the 2010 Sleep in America poll by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF).
It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups.
The poll found that more than three-fourths ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
New York, March 8 (ANI): A Tennesee CEO has apologised after comparing Michelle Obama to a famous movie chimp in an emailed "joke".
Walt Baker, the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Association, stirred controversy after forwarding an offensive e-mail to several people, including the media and a public official, comparing ...
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