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Private firm plans to mine asteroids for rare metals

April 25, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Planetary Resources Inc. will mine near-earth asteroids (NEAs) for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals, the company said in a statement.

Google Execs and James Cameron back new asteroid mining venture

April 22, 2012 at 12:13 PM

Washington, April 22 (ANI): Google CEO Larry Page and the company's executive chairman Eric Schmidt have teamed up with 'Avatar' director James Cameron for a space venture that will possibly involve mining asteroids.

'The Hunger Games' tops box office for 4th week in a row

April 16, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): 'The Hunger Games' claimed the number 1 spot at the box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, becoming the first film since James Cameron's 'Avatar' to remain in the top position for this long.

Bologna beat Cagliari to move clear of relegation

April 13, 2012 at 12:51 PM

Rome, April 13 (IANS) Bologna beat Cagliari 1-0 for a crucial win at home to move away from the relegation zone in the Italian Serie A.

$10m prize offered for Star Trek's 'tricorder'

January 13, 2012 at 3:07 PM

London, Jan 13 (ANI): A person who builds Star Trek-style 'tricorder', which was used as a medical diagnosis tool in the popular television series, can win a prize of 10 million dollars.

Kate Upton plays raunchy nun in sexy adaptation of 'The Three Stooges'

December 9, 2011 at 4:25 PM

London, Dec 9 (ANI): The modern-day adaptation of The Three Stooges has 'Sports Illustrated' model Kate Upton portraying the character of a raunchy nun.

Couple skeleton holding hands found in Italy

October 22, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): A pair of 1,500-year-old skeletons holding hands was found recently in central-northern Italy.

Ferrari's ultimate opus super-book comes with a 275,000 dollar price tag!

March 24, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Melbourne, Mar 24(ANI): Ferrari has come up with a 275,000 dollar book, "The Official Ferrari Opus", which is being termed as the most lavish and most valuable historical reference the Italian sports car manufacturer has ever produced.

European Ombudsman rejects Hindus' request regarding equality of religions in Malta

July 7, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Nevada (US), July 7 (ANI): European Ombudsman has rejected Hindus' complaint regarding equality of treatment of all religions before the Maltese law.

Plastics chemical BPA linked to PCOS

June 22, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Washington, June 22 (ANI): A new research has found that women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common hormone imbalance in women of reproductive age, have higher BPA blood levels.

Ryder named in New Zealand's preliminary squad for T20 World Cup

March 6, 2010 at 1:28 PM

Napier, Mar 6(ANI): New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder, who has had an operation to try to repair his long-term abdominal injury, has been included in the Black Caps' preliminary squad of 30 for the World Twenty20 championship.

Now, prosthetic SmartHand that can 'feel'

November 5, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling.

Vettori included in New Zealand selection panel

August 24, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Colombo (Sri Lanka), Aug 24(ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been included in the cricket selection panel, which has underwent few alterations in the past week.

Bruce Willis files counter-suit against 'Joan' producers 'breach-of-contract'case

March 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM

Washington, March 6 (ANI): Hollywood actor Bruce Willis filed a counter-suit against a "breach-of-contract" case filed by the producers of 'Three Stories About Joan', alleging that they falsely claimed that they had full financing to produce the film.

Scientists develop nano-sized pollution monitoring 'lab-on-a-chip'

March 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Washington, March 2 (ANI): Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel have developed a nano-sized laboratory, complete with a microscopic workbench, to measure water quality in real time, which is an enormous leap forward in the detection of pollutants.

Now, tiny "lab-on-a-chip" to detect pollutants, disease and biological weapons

February 18, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Taking a huge leap in the detection of pollutants, Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a highly accurate nano-scale biomonitoring laboratory to keep water safe from pollution and bioterrorist threats.

Rain, laws help Australia beat Kiwis and retain Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

February 13, 2009 at 7:11 PM

Brisbane, Feb.13 (ANI): Australia managed tto cling to the Chappell-Hadlee Series, thwarting New Zealand's push for the title at Gabba here on Friday.

Black Caps name Twenty20 squad

February 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Brisbane, Feb.12 (ANI): New Zealand have included four new faces, including the older brother of wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum, in their squad for Sunday's Twenty20 clash with Australia at the SCG.

Big names of Latin music to join Obama celebrations

January 17, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) The biggest names in Latin music like Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Lila Downs and Don Omar will be part of one of the events celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration as the US president.

Recession helped Pope's illicit daughter become dynamic entrepreneur

January 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM

Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Popular legend has it that Lucrezia Borgia, duchess of Ferrara was falsely accused of poisoning her second husband.

New evidence confirms Hope Diamond is long-lost gem looted from Louis XVI

November 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM

London, Nov 29 (ANI): With the discovery of a lump of lead, a mineralogist has proved that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, is the long-lost gem looted from Louis XVI in 1792.

Google Lunar X Prize to back moon space mission

September 14, 2007 at 1:01 AM

From its bag of surprises the Internet search giant has offered $30 million prize to companies to land a robot camera on moon, which can sent back high resolution photo and data back on earth. Google launched Google moon jointly with X-Prize