Jungle Marathon in Vietnam
byHanoi (Vietnam), April 8 (IANS Jungle Marathon — a six-stage gruelling race through forests and the first of its kind in Vietnam — will…
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Perry visits Madagascar for Unicef
byLos Angeles, April 8 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry visited Madagascar in support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to help draw attention to…
Australia’s job advertising falls
bySydney, April 8 (IANS) The number of Australia’s job advertisements posted on the internet and in newspapers fell 1.5 percent in March, following a…
South Korea’s auto exports fall
bySeoul, April 8 (IANS) South Korea’s automobile exports fell in March as top automaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors shortened working hours…
Japan registers current account surplus
byTokyo, April 8 (IANS) Japan registered its first current account surplus in four months in February, with earnings from the securities investments income account…
US immigration reform prospects brighten
byWashington, April 8 (IANS) Prospects of comprehensive immigration reforms to resolve the issue of over 11 million undocumented immigrants, including an estimated 260,000 Indians,…
I make great tea: Kate Hudson
byLondon, April 8 (IANS) Actress Kate Hudson is convinced she can make better tea than her British fiance Matt Bellamy. “I make great tea….
Adele working on third album
byLondon, April 8 (IANS) Oscar-winning singer Adele is said to have hit the studios to work on her third album. This will be the…
Tennis: Pavlyuchenkova triumphs in Monterrey
byMonterrey (Mexico), April 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova held firm against tough resistance from Angelique Kerber to win the Monterrey Open for the…
French minister predicts 0.1 percent growth in 2013
byParis, April 8 (IANS) French Economy and Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici has predicted that the country’s economy will grow by just 0.1 percent in…