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Five Star Chicken restaurant chain to add 150 outlets

Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) Thailand-based multi-national $45 billion Charoen Pokphand (CP) group, is expanding its quick service restaurant (QSR) Five…

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Trying hard to control violence: Haryana Police

Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Saturday said instances of violence have come down in the city and…

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Arrest warrant against Musharraf in murder case

Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) A Pakistani court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former president Pervaiz Musharraf in a…

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‘Yoga grandpa’ Yue Mingchao offers free classes in China

Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A 72-year-old man in China's Zhejiang province, offers yoga classes for free in his community, attracting…

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Get up, close and personal with pandas, penguins at Hong Kong’s theme park

By Durga Chakravarty Hong Kong, Feb 20 (IANS) Want to know how exactly feeding penguins or watching the world's oldest…

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Eating potatoes ups potassium, fiber in kids

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium…

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New mechanism helps bone cells regenerate in fractures

London, Feb 20 (IANS) Researchers from Belgium have discovered a mechanism for the better survival of implanted cells that improves…

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How genetics regulate ageing

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Scientists have shown that a hormone instrumental in the ageing process is under genetic control,…

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‘The Name of the Rose’ author Umberto Eco dead

London, Feb 20 (IANS) Italian academician-cum-bestselling novelist Umberto Eco, best known for acclaimed novels "The Name of the Rose" and…

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Small marine animals too may depend on sound for communication

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) While travelling up and down from the depths of the ocean to the water's surface…

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China issues regulations for duty-free shops

Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) China has notified interim management measures for duty-free shops at ports of entry, the media reported…

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Death of a justice Antonin Scalia raises hope of climate justice

By Rajendra Shende Perhaps never before in the history of America have its citizens mourned so deeply the death of…

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WHO dispels rumors about Zika and microcephaly

Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) While the Zika virus is spreading explosively in the Americas, where an increasing number of microcephaly…

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Troops airlifted to Rohtak as Jat protests continue

Rohtak/Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) Army personnel were airlifted on Saturday to Haryana's violence-ridden Rohtak town after Jat protesters dug up…

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First Zika case confirmed in South Africa

Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) South African health authorities on Friday confirmed the first Zika case involving a Colombian businessman. The…

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Lagarde gets second term as IMF chief

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced that it selected Christine Lagarde to serve as…

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Two drowned migrants’ bodies found on Sicilian beach

Siculiana (Italy), Feb 19 (IANS/AKI) The corpses of two migrants were recovered by the coast guard from a beach in…

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Raj Kumar Raja, Indian student found dead in Israel

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A 27-year-old Indian student was found dead in a university hostel room in Israel, said…

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Withdraw false cases against JNU students, demand Urdu varsity faculty

Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) The faculty of Moulana Azad National Urdu University has demanded the withdrawal of "false cases" against…

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Deeply concerned over JNU row, illegal detention of Geelani: CRPP

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) The Committee For Release of Political Prisoners' (CRPP) West Bengal chapter on Friday expressed "deep concern"…

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