Brazil to resume production of insulin
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS) Brazil will resume production of insulin on a large scale after 14 years of depending on imports, Health…
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`Brazil should decriminalize drug possession’
byRio de Janeiro, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Seven of Brazil’s former justice ministers Tuesday released a letter advocating the decriminalization of possession of small amounts…
Indian American marathoner escapes unhurt in Boston blasts
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) An Indian-American marathoner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings. But they suffered hours of anxiety…
Alejandro Sanz, Arturo Sandoval to share stage
byMiami, April 17 (IANS/EFE) Singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz will be joined by Cuban trumpet and piano player Arturo Sandoval at his May 1 concert in…
American Airlines grounds all US flights
byNew York, April 17 (IANS/EFE) American Airlines, the No. 3 US carrier, Tuesday grounded all its domestic flights due to a problem that paralyzed…
Chinese killed in Boston bombings
byBoston, April 17 (IANS) The third victim in Tuesday’s Boston Marathon blasts has been identified as a Chinese national, according to officials from the…
Hardest part of reform lies ahead, says Cuban daily
byHavana, April 17 (IANS/EFE) The most complex and important parts of the reform plan launched in Cuba to update its socialist economic model are…
South Korea’s producer prices fall
bySeoul, April 17 (IANS) South Korea’s producer prices fell for the first time in three months last month on the back of lower crude…
South Africa’s tourism growth outstrips world average
byCape Town, April 17 (IANS) South Africa’s tourism growth outstripped the world average last year, demonstrating the country as one of the most successful…
Five killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least five people were killed and seven injured Wednesday in a US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region…