Iran launches Yellowcake processing complex
byTehran, April 9 (IANS) Iran inaugurated a Yellowcake processing complex in the central province of Yazd Tuesday, Xinhua reported. In a ceremony broadcast live…
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Mexican social network manager quits
byMexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) The manager of the Facebook and Twitter accounts for Valor por Tamaulipas, or VxT, an outlet that reports on…
China’s inflation drops
byBeijing, April 9 (IANS) China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in March, dropping from…
900 weapons seized from prisoners in Venezuela
byCaracas, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Searches of Venezuela’s prisons have led to the seizure of 900 weapons since July 2011, penal system Minister Iris Varela…
Pablo Neruda’s remains exhumed
byIsla Negra (Chile), April 9 (IANS/EFE) The remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-73) were exhumed here Monday to determine if he died of…
GE to buy oil equipment maker for $3.3 bn
byNew York, April 9 (IANS/EFE) General Electric Co. announced Monday that it is spending $3.3 billion to buy Lufkin Industries Inc., a manufacturer of…
No emergency contraception for most rape victims in Mexico
byMexico City, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Women who are rape victims in Mexico lack any sure way to get the emergency contraception they have a…
US news outlets losing readers and business
byWashington, April 9 (IANS) Nearly a third of US adults – about 31 percent – have stopped turning to a traditional news outlet in…
Julio Iglesias to release new album
byMiami, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Julio Iglesias will release a new album gathering the biggest hits from his 45-year career, saying that he has “travelled…
Spanish actress Sara Montiel is dead
byMadrid, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Spanish actress and singer Sara Montiel died Monday at her home in Madrid, apparently of natural causes, emergency services officials…