Washington, March 15 – An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Chile Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
The latest tremor occurred at 8.08 a.m. (1108 GMT) 110 km northwest of Chile’s second-largest city Concepcion, which was rocked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake Feb 27, Xinhua reported.
The Chilean government put the confirmed toll of [...]
Indian Wells, California, March 15 – Roger Federer lost the first set of his career against Victor Hanescu before recovering for a 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 win into the third round of the Indian Wells Masters, his first event since winning January’s Australian Open.
Top seed Federer came to the court with a 4-0 record against [...]
Washington, March 15 – India and Pakistan must end their confrontation and ‘go for peace’, former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said.
‘We must stop this confrontation between India and Pakistan… We must go for peace for the sake of the world, because the world considers us to be a nuclear flashpoint,’ Seattle Times quoted him [...]
Toronto, March 15 – Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of ‘lack of time’ for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a time efficient way of exercising.
The study, from scientists at Canada’s McMaster University, adds to the growing evidence for the benefits of short-term high-intensity [...]
Washington, March 15 – An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the US over a 15-year period has found they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors.
Many patients with end-stage renal (kidney) disease are turning to live donor kidney transplantation to improve survival and quality of [...]
Washington, March 15 – Small domestic dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago, a genetic study has found.
Researchers traced the evolutionary history of the IGF1 gene, finding that the version of the gene that is a major determinant of small size probably originated as a result of the domestication of [...]
New York, March 15 – ‘Hanna Montana’ star Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus have invited the families of US troops to take part in the filming of a concert scene for the show.
‘My dad has always been super involved with the troops so (the producers) always try to find things that are [...]
Lima, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Dozens of people wearing bathing suits, or nothing at all, rode bicycles through the streets of Lima to promote the use of non-motorised transportation as an alternative to the automobile as well as to defend the environment in Peru.
‘People’s attention must be attracted to make them aware about the importance of [...]
Vitoria (Spain), March 15 (IANS/EFE) The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but no one was injured in the incident, the shipowner said.
The crew, made up of about 30 sailors and four security officers, Sunday spotted [...]
Bogota, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Reina, a female jaguar who lives at the Santa Fe Zoo in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, underwent an operation on her canine teeth because they showed damage that was preventing her from eating properly.
The big cat underwent a procedure to treat and reconstruct the roots of her lower canines [...]
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