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Argo-style ship sets sail from Greece
04.07.2008 05:56
rian.ru
A ship modelled on the legendary Argo, which carried Jason and the 50 Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, sailed on Saturday from the central Greek city of Volos on a two-month journey to Venice, Italy.
Russia
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Man with suspected anthrax dies in Kazakhstan
04.07.2008 05:56
rian.ru
A 35-year-old man, who had been preliminary diagnosed with anthrax, has died in a hospital in southern Kazakhstan, the republic's emergencies ministry said on Friday.
Russia
Social Life
Yuschenko Leaves For Odesa Region
04.07.2008 04:32
ukranews.com
Presidential press service announced this in a statement.
Ukraine
Social Life
Masters of Blackjack
04.07.2008 03:27
prweb.com
bet365 has recently launched an innovative competition to find the best Blackjack player on the internet, on the back of watching one of their players walk away with $1.41 million after hitting the Gold Rally Progressive Jackpot. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/masters_of_blackjack/bet365_casino/prweb1073144.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
Planet Verte, LLC Creates Green Education Program
04.07.2008 03:27
prweb.com
Startup company Planet Verte, LLC announced today that they are creating several programs focused on Green Products and Services that can be used in businesses, homes or other environments looking to reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1072994.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
Evolving Scientific Research Project Expands to Three Divisions Dedicated to Coexistence Strategies, and Resolution of Human/Animal Community Conflicts
04.07.2008 03:27
prweb.com
Evolving Scientific Research Project, a 501 (c) (3) corporation, expands to three divisions with conservation projects in process: In Africa: baboons, vervets, coastal leopard, Knysna elephants; In USA: fisher, Sandhill Crane, northern leopard frog, Flammulated owl, Taylor's checkerspot butterfly, and others. The biomedical division monitors animal welfare in USA. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1073444.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
Opinion: US Embassy Opening in Berlin Marks New Beginning
04.07.2008 03:25
dw-world.de
The new US embassy opens in Berlin Friday with a festive ceremony and George Bush, senior, one of the fathers of German reunification. DW's Uta Thofern says the occasion merits a positive look back at US-German ties.
Germany
Social Life
Left to decide on modalities of withdrawing support from UPA
04.07.2008 03:24
b4uindia.com
The Left parties will meet here today to decide on the modalities of withdrawing support from the UPA government even as the Third Front i.e. UNPA, led by the Samajwadi Party asserted its unity yesterday after a crucial meeting. Though the UNPA said that it was yet to decide whether to give support to the UPA or not, in political circles it is assumed that the SP leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh would succeed in persuading other UNPA constituents, including the INLD, TDP, etc. in extending their support to the Congress-led UPA. Ahead of today’s meeting, the CPI leaders said that the Left parties would decide the modalities for further course of action on the issue of withdrawing support to the government. Meanwhile, the UNPA leaders wanted a national debate on the nuclear issue. INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala yesterday said: “On Indo-US civil nuclear deal many things have been said but our stand from day one has been same. For us, it's a matter of national concern, but Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that it's a matter of the cabinet. But people of the country are suspicious about the deal, as they fear it might compel them to live under the US domination. The government should explain the deal to the people. It should be made a matter of national debate.” If the Left parties withdraw their support, the government needs the support of the SP to avoid losing a vote of confidence in parliament and facing an early election. Fearing that early elections could pave the way for the BJP to come to power, the SP has hinted it is willing to negotiate with the Congress-led government. The Indo-US nuclear deal, which gives India access to US nuclear fuel and technology, is potentially worth billions of dollars to U.S. and European nuclear supplier companies and would give India more energy alternatives to drive a booming, trillion-dollar economy. (ANI)
India
Social Life
Tymoshenko Leaves For Mykolaiv Region To Study Situation In Agriculture
04.07.2008 03:23
ukranews.com
During her visit, the Prime Minister will study harvesting of early crops and meet with employees of harvesting complex of Huriivka closed joint-stock company.
Ukraine
Social Life
RJD national executive meet in Patna today
04.07.2008 02:39
b4uindia.com
A crucial meeting of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive will be held here today to chalk out party's strategy in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Earlier, the party had formed a committee to plan the party's political, economic and foreign policy drafts in view of the polls. Senior RJD leader and Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who chairs the committee, will prepare the foreign policy draft. Senior party members Jagtanand Singh, Ram Chandra Purve, Shyam Rajak, Mangni Lal Mandal and Akhilesh Singh are included in the committee. Meanwhile, national office bearers and in-charge of respective state units of the party have already been asked to conduct meetings and submit a report to the party chief on how to expand the party base there. After chairing two important meetings of the party core committee and office bearers here on June 28, RJD chief Lalu Prasad had dropped some hints of the possible course of action that that party would take in future. He had indicated at broadening of the alliance of "secular parties" against "communal forces." (ANI)
India
Social Life
Country's seventh IIM starts from today
04.07.2008 02:39
b4uindia.com
The first academic session of the country's seventh Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM) in Shillong, will begin today. Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy will inaugurate the first batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Management in the presence of Chairman, Board of Governors, RGIIM, professor R N Dutta, Chairman Headstrong Inc USA and founder member of HCL Arjun Malhotra and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister T K Nair. The institute will commence its first academic session in Nongthymmai in Shillong, which previously housed the North Eastern Hill University. Work will soon commence on a 120-acre site for construction of the permanent campus. The institute will conduct courses in Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management, fellowship programme in management, management development programmes, tourism and hospitality management, tele-services and telemedicine, information systems and technology and subjects of local relevance such as tourism, horticulture and hydel power. For its flagship programme, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM), the Institute envisages an annual student intake capacity of 60 in the first year, which would be increased to 120 in the third year and 180 in the sixth year. (ANI)
India
Social Life
Police kills operation chief of Lashkar-e-Toiba
04.07.2008 02:38
b4uindia.com
Police on Thursday eliminated two top militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit including its operation chief in an encounter at Naina Batpora in Pulwama district. Addressing a press conference after the successful operation, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone S. M. Sahai said that after receiving specific information about the presence of two dreaded LeT militants in Naina Batpora Sangam, Anantnag Police launched an operation today along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR). The IGP said that when the area was being searched the police parties they were fired upon by the militants and also grenades were lobbed on them. The Police parties retaliated and in the ensuing encounter two dreaded militants of LeT namely Abu Atif alias Shadak, resident of Gujranwalian Pakistan and Syed Moin, resident of Pakistan were killed. Large quantity of arms and ammunition including two AK rifles and magazine were recovered from the slain militants. The killed militant Atif was active in the area for the last ten years and presently was operational chief of LeT outfit not only for valley but for carrying-planning attacks in different parts of the country. He was instrumental in attack on CRPF personnel at Rampur, and at Science Congress in Bangalore by supplying arms to the militants who attacked it. Besides killing of Station House Officer Police Station Pampore, Inspector Manzoor Ahmad in the year 2006 and killing of a computer operator Qazi at Pampore, he was also responsible for killing of at least fifty civilians and security force personnel in South Kashmir Range. IGP further said that Atif was also responsible for grenade attack on tourists in Shalimar and Charsoo Sangam. This is a big blow to the militant organisation. Another militant killed was his body guard. (ANI)
India
Social Life
Five PULF militants formally surrender before chief minister
04.07.2008 02:38
b4uindia.com
Five cadres of different factions of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) have surrendered formally with arms and ammunition before Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that violence and killing were not the ultimate solution to the conflict situation in Manipur. Of the five cadres, three surrendered through the SP, Imphal east district police while the remaining two through the SP, Thoubal district police. The three who surrendered through the SP, Imphal east were Mohammad Amu alias Tayb Ali (33), Mohammad Ramijuddin (20), and Mohammad Riyajuddin alias Ibai alais Rohid (25). Amu surrendered with a Thomson carbine and magazine, a 9 mm pistol with magazine and six live rounds. He had joined the outfit in the year 2005 through a self-styled deputy finance secretary, Safi and got military training at Kasom, Ukhrul district under the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and served the outfit as self-styled project director. Ramijuddin who surrendered with an AK-56 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition joined the outfit through self-styled DC Mohammad Malik of PULF (MI) faction and worked under him. Mohammad Riyajuddin joined PULF (Azad) group in January 2007 and got military training at old Mandu, Tamenglong district in the same year. He surrendered with two 9 mm pistols with seven rounds of ammunition, which was issued to him by the self-styled finance in-charge Ithem of Azad faction. They surrendered to the SP, Imphal East police on July 2, June 29 and July 1 respectively. The last two cadres who surrendered through the Thoubal district police, SP were Mohammad Hafizuddin alias Mohammad Alimuddin alias Inao (26), and Loubuktongbam Mohammad Amu alias Boby (22). Both hail from Sora Mamang Leikai of Thoubal district. The duo surrendered to the SP, Thoubal district police on June 9 this year. Even though cadres of different factions of PULF are performing prejudicial activities with arms, so far the group has not been declared as an outlawed organization. The government is considering declaring the group as a proscribed one, the Chief Minister said today during the surrender ceremony held at his official bungalow. The chief minister said that almost all the surrendered people were absorbed in government jobs suited for them. Those who qualified for joining as constables or riflemen were accommodated in the police department, IRB and Manipur Rifles, he said. Even those who were not physically fit for being constables or riflemen were considered for absorption as grade-IV or followers in the police department, he added while reiterating that maximum benefits were being given to the surrenderees. Ibobi Singh also once again said that the underground can hold political dialogue with the Centre or with the state government according to their wish for peace in the state as everybody was yearning for peace. Several ministers of the Ibobi led SPF government, top officials of the state police department, SP of Imphal west L Kailun, Imphal east Thoubal Radheshyam and Thoubal Clay Khongsai and SP CID, SB, Achin attended the function during which the state DGP Y Joykumar read out the names and details of the weapons surrendered by the cadres. (ANI)
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