BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan engaged on Friday in a fresh round of invective over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited islands, fuelling tension that for months has bedeviled relations between the Asian powers. An increasingly muscular China has been repeatedly at odds with others in the region over rival claims to small clusters of islands, most recently with...
Blizzard brings US northeast to a halt
Label: Technology NEW YORK: Planes, cars and trains came to a standstill across the densely populated US northeast Friday in the face of a blizzard raging from New York to Boston.The storm was forecast to bring the heaviest snow so far this winter along the New England coast, threatening power and transport links for tens of millions of people.By late Friday, New York, one of the world's busiest air travel...
Delhi unsafe for child birth: Union health ministry
Label: LifestyleMAHABALIPURAM: The national capital may show various signs of urban development but it is not a safe place for child birth. This has been revealed in a performance score card prepared by the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Delhi has recorded a 'very low' performance against the crucial health indicator of child birth, besides scoring 'low' on indicators of pregnancy care and post-natal...
'Stay Home': Northeast Shuts Down as Blizzard Hits
Label: Business A blizzard of possibly historic proportions began battering the Northeast today, and could bring more than two feet of snow and strong winds that could shut down densely populated cities such as Boston and New York City.A storm from the west joined forces with one from the south to form a nor'easter that will sit and spin just off the East Coast, affecting more than 43 million...
Southern diet, fried foods, may raise stroke risk
Label: HealthDeep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds.It's the first big look at diet and strokes, and researchers say it might help explain why blacks in the Southeast — the nation's "stroke belt" — suffer more of them.Blacks were five times more likely than whites...
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Iran's Khamenei rebuffs U.S. offer of direct talks
Label: WorldDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday slapped down an offer of direct talks made by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden last week, saying they would not solve the problem between them. "Some naive people like the idea of negotiating with America, however, negotiations will not solve the problem," Khamenei said in a speech to officials and members of...
Microsoft wins latest round in Motorola patent case
Label: Technology SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge on Thursday tossed out more than a dozen patent infringement claims filed against Microsoft by Google-owned Motorola Mobility.US District Court Judge James Robart, in Microsoft's home state of Washington, sided with the software colossus, dismissing 13 claims of infringement on a trio of Motorola patents involving digital video encoding and decoding, according...
India, UK armies to hold joint exercise in April
Label: LifestyleBANGALORE: A company of the British Army will come down to India in April to conduct a joint exercise with the Indian Army, Philip Dunne, minister for defence equipment, support and technology, Great Britain, said on Thursday. He was speaking on the sidelines of Aero India 2013. "We plan to increase joint exercises between the two countries in the near future," said the 54-year-old Conservative...
Alleged Cop-Killer Has Calif. Region on Edge
Label: Business The truck owned and driven by suspected cop killer Christopher Dorner during his alleged rampage through the Los Angeles area was found deserted and in flames on the side of Bear Mountain, Calif., this afternoon.Heavily armed SWAT team members descended onto Bear Mountain from a helicopter manned with snipers today to investigate the fire. The San Bernadino Sheriff's Department...
New whooping cough strain in US raises questions
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine.Health officials are looking into whether cases like the dozen found in Philadelphia might be one reason the nation just had its worst year for whooping cough in six decades. The new bug was previously reported in Japan, France and Finland."It's quite intriguing....
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