Typhoon leaves thousands dead in Philippines, heads to Vietnam

Philippines/Hanoi: The horrifying estimates came as rescue workers appeared overwhelmed in their efforts to help countless survivors of super typhoon Haiyan, which sent tsunami-like waves and merciless winds rampaging across a huge chunk of the archipelago on Friday. Hundred of police and soldiers...

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Ten way to improve the life

Leave a Polaroid of yourself in his briefcase or car. What you're wearing (or not wearing) is up to you! Make an "I love you" coupon book that each of you can use when you feel like it. Some coupon ideas include: Kiss me here. Wear my favorite ___ . Act out a fantasy. Give me a 10-minute massage. Plan...

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Africa's war on cancer kicks off with vaccine trials

AT FIRST, Florence Agyei put the bleeding down to the birth of her daughter 18 months earlier. "I thought maybe something had been left inside me," she says. She didn't think it was a disease and had never even heard the words kokoram awotea amo – cancer of the neck of the womb. After enduring...

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Dying asteroid is a six-tailed beast

This freakish asteroid may be spinning in its grave. Unlike its rocky siblings, asteroid P/2013 P5 has a record six tails of dust streaming from its body. It also whirls about on its axis, spewing material like a rotating lawn sprinkler. This suggests the oddball object is spinning so fast it is...

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Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi: Rallies with different strokes

At Narendra Modi’s rally, the composition of crowd included rickshaw pullers to IT professionals carrying smartphones and other hi-tech gadgets. At Rahul’s rally, which was held in Mangolpuri, an area populated with people from the low income group, there were hardly any smartphone users, forget...

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Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had no role in solar scam: Sreedharan Nair to police

 The solar panel scam appears all set to devour Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and the 24-month-old United Democratic Front government in Kerala. The latest revelations that emerged on Monday have made Chandy a suspect in the multi-crore scam. They include the reported submission by a victim...

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Nokia launches tablet to join Microsoft gadget push

(Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has unveiled its first tablet and large-screen smartphones, which will form part of Microsoft's (MSFT.O) global push to become a leading player in consumer devices when it takes over the Finnish company's handset business. The Lumia 2520 tablet, along with the Lumia 1320...

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Apple cuts orders of iPhone 5C as consumers prefer 5S

(Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is cutting production orders for its plastic-backed iPhone 5C a month after launch, a source familiar with its supply chain said on Wednesday, fueling speculation the cheaper model of its main gadget may have been priced too high. Apple has asked one of its largest...

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Kerala Cricket Association apologises to Shashi Tharoor

Kochi:  Bowing to pressure from Youth Congress activists for its statements against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor over the Duleep Trophy final match here, the Kerala Cricket Association tendered an apology to him for "hurting his sentiments".The move...

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