UN has no plan to pull out staff from North Korea
byUnited Nations, April 6 (IANS) The UN has no plan to pull its staff out of North Korea, and it is studying warnings from…
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Moody’s keeps negative outlook for Spanish banks
byMadrid, April 6 (IANS) International credit ratings agency Moody’s has said it would keep a “negative” outlook on the Spanish banking industry. The agency…
Costa Rica to install Internet access in public schools
bySan Jose, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The government of Costa Rica announced Friday a plan to install access to the Internet in every public school…
Sri Lanka arrests 26 Indian fishermen
byColombo, April 6 (IANS) The navy Saturday arrested 26 Indian fishermen who were in Sri Lankan waters, a navy spokesman said. The navy said…
GOPIO to honour American charity, three others
byWashington, April 6 (IANS) The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has selected AmeriCares, the non-profit global health and disaster relief organization,…
Brazil seeks to measure energy from solar explosions
bySao Paulo, April 6 (IANS/EFE) A team of Brazilian scientists plan to use a pair of stratospheric balloons to study the energy produced by…
US trade deficit shrinks
byWashington, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The US trade deficit decreased by 3.4 percent in February to $43 billion, the Commerce Department said. Exports of goods…
Obama says sorry to ‘best-looking attorney general’
byWashington, April 6 (IANS) A day after causing a stir by calling Indian-American Kamala Harris as “by far the best-looking attorney general”, President Barack…
Now, wooden frames for eyeglasses
byTokyo, April 6 (IANS/EFE) Made by hand and only of wood, the frames for prescription glasses made by Japan’s Yoshihisa Yabuuchi are a gem…
China bird-flu outbreak toll reaches six
byShanghai, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The toll from an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu in eastern China rose to six Friday with…