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Obesity spreading to developing world and Europe: FAO
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:29:00 PM   Source : US News SofiaNewsroom.com
Obesity, once a problem confined to the United States, is now spreading fast to Europe and even the developing nations, a UN agency said.

Our ties with Pakistan shouldn't worry India: NATO
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:28:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has said the alliance's growing military and political ties with Pakistan should not raise any concern in India as they were solely focused on helping Afghanistan.

Russian builder wants to mine moon helium
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:28:00 PM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
Energisa, the Russian spacecraft manufacturer, has its sights set on extracting helium from the moon.

Mundine victory sparks brawls
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:26:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
A highly anticipated boxing match touched off brawls across Australia, leaving at least one fan with a fatal brain injury.

Pyongyang readying long-range missile launch, say reports
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:25:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
North Korea appears to be preparing to fire a long-range ballistic missile, Japanese media reports said Friday.

Chinese students in New Zealand protest Mao spoof
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:24:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Angry Chinese students at New Zealand's Massey University protested a student newspaper's front cover spoof depicting Mao Zedong wearing a dress, according to news reports Friday.

Big screen TVs a World Cup security fear
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:23:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
German police say the biggest security threat at next month's World Cup games won't be in the stadiums but around the giant televisions stationed in cities.

SCO to hold summit meeting in Shanghai in June
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:23:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
The six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which India has 'observer' status will hold the fifth summit meeting on June 15 in the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, it was announced here today.

NATO to open its schools for Pakistan military personnel
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:22:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
NATO, which would be opening a "liaison office" in Pakistan shortly to coordinate the strategy to support its 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, has decided to permit Pakistani military personnel ......

China Inc talks of social responsibility
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:20:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Businesses in China are now talking of their social responsibilities by helping alleviate growing environmental problems and disparity in the country.

DNA research may shed light on Columbus enigma
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:20:00 PM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
As the world marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus, the mysteries surrounding his birth and death - his origin and the location of his tomb - could be about to be resolved.

US to consider India's Security Council bid 'very carefully'
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:19:00 PM   Source : US News SofiaNewsroom.com
The US is "considering the issue of India's candidature to the United Nations Security Council "very carefully" but has made it clear that there was no consensus yet on the "eventual composition of the council".

Thousands of World Cup tickets up for sale
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:19:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
Fans who applied in vain for World Cup tickets will get another chance following the return of 42,000 unsold tickets, the organising committee said Thursday.

N-deal with India real-world pact: US official
Publish Date : 5/19/2006 12:17:00 PM   Source : US News SofiaNewsroom.com
The US-India civil nuclear energy deal is a "real-world agreement" that may not be perfect, but will prove to be a "net gain for non-proliferation", said a top state department official here.

Bulgaria Misses Eurovision Final Yet Again
Publish Date : 5/18/2006 1:03:00 PM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
Charming brunette Mariana Popova from Bulgaria failed to qualify for the Eurovision final to take place Saturday.

FIIs press panic button, sell nearly Rs 12,900 cr in five days
Publish Date : 5/18/2006 12:49:00 PM   Source : Investing News SofiaNewsroom.com
The stronghold of foreign investments was once again affirmed on the Indian equity market today when the benchmark Sensex went berserk with a highest ever 826-point plunge......

Coffee helps reduce risk of cardiovascular disease
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:33:00 AM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Here’s some good news for all those people who can’t begin the day without first guzzling a cup or two of coffee, for a new research that contradicts previous studies on the ill-effects ......

Exercise helps keep skin cancer at bay
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:33:00 AM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Exercise has always been seen as the best way to keep fit and healthy, and now a new research on mice has found that it can even protect against skin cancer.

U.S. stocks in broad-based retreat
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:32:00 AM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
U.S. equities Friday resumed the previous day's drop amid falling bonds, a tumbling dollar and overseas markets that ended the week sharply lower.

Nymex energy futures drift down
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:32:00 AM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
Energy prices retreated Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the International Energy Agency cut its global demand forecast.

United Nations asks donors for funds for drought-hit East Africa
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:31:00 AM   Source : US News SofiaNewsroom.com
The UN relief agencies have asked international donors to pool in about USD 70 million to provide immediate relief to more than nine million people, mostly children, facing starvation in drought-hit East Africa.

Australia sending warships to Timor-Leste
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:29:00 AM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Australia said Friday it was sending at least three naval vessels to Timor-Leste in the South Pacific in anticipation of a government request for help.

Italians hold Yukos executive for Moscow
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:28:00 AM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
Italian authorities Friday were holding Alexei Golubovich, a former OAO Yukos executive, on an Interpol warrant requested by Mosocw.

German intelligence targeted reporters
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:25:00 AM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
German investigators report the nation's BND intelligence service snooped on reporters to determine what they were working on, Deutsche Welle reports.

Deutsche Bourse sweetens Euronext offer
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:24:00 AM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
The Deutsche Bourse stock exchange of Frankfurt is offering stockholders of Paris' Euronext incentives to accept a buyout.

Swimming robot could help in marine studies
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:23:00 AM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
A robot with undulating fins attached to motors has been developed in Singapore with the aim of helping in marine studies and surveillance operations, researchers said Saturday.

Two Indians face manslaughter retrial in Germany
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:21:00 AM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
Two Indians went on trial in Germany Friday on charges of fatally stabbing two Pakistanis in a German highland tourist resort two years ago.

150 killed in Nigerian pipeline explosion
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:21:00 AM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
At least 150 people were killed in an explosion at a petroleum pipeline in the Nigerian city of Lagos, police said Friday.

US Congress passes more tax cuts for the rich
Publish Date : 5/13/2006 9:10:00 AM   Source : Tax News SofiaNewsroom.com
The US Congress this week passed another round of extraordinary tax cuts for the rich, worth an estimated $70 billion over five years. The bill is part of the relentless redistribution ......

Marquee names prevail at German Open
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 2:02:00 PM   Source : Sports News Sofianewsroom.com
Amelie Mauresmo, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Martina Hingis Thursday were among the third-round winners at the clay-court German Open in Berlin.

Atwal, Chopra way behind after first day
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 2:01:00 PM   Source : Sports News Sofianewsroom.com
Arjun Atwal and Daniel Chopra had a none-too-happy start at the EDS Byron Nelson tournament on the US Tour with cards of three-over 73 and six-over 76 respectively in the first round.

Becks is just too noisy for the neighbours!
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 2:01:00 PM   Source : Sports News Sofianewsroom.com
David Beckham recently had the cops paying him a visit when neighbours called them in to get the England football captain to lower the music at his 31st birthday barbecue.

Barenboim reportedly headed to La Scala
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:59:00 PM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
Outgoing Chicago Symphony Musical Director Daniel Barenboim is poised to become one Europe's most powerful musical figures, it was reported Thursday.

Woman, child dead in racial attack
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:59:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
A Belgian teenager allegedly shot and killed a black au pair and the child she was caring for in a racist attack Thursday on an Antwerp street.

Another record Afghan opium crop
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:58:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Afghan farmers expect another record opium crop this year and, as usual, others -- including the Taliban -- are expecting to share big profits.

Vietnam signs satellite deal with US firm
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:58:00 PM   Source : US News SofiaNewsroom.com
An American defence firm has won the contract to build Vietnam's first satellite, an official with the state-owned telecommunications company said Friday.

Federer, Nadal win again at Rome
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:57:00 PM   Source : World News SofiaNewsroom.com
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick Thursday all won their third-round matches at the clay-court Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome.

Bulgaria: Cyrillic letters on euro notes
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:56:00 PM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
Bulgaria is likely to replace its leva currency with the European Union's euro in 2010, when it may demand its Cyrillic letters be placed on euro bills.

Miners vote to return to work in Australia
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:56:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Union miners in the Tasmanian town where two of their colleagues survived 14 days underground voted Thursday to return to work.

India at heart of Belgium's foreign policy
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:55:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
Keen to boost its economic interests, Belgium has approved a new foreign policy document aimed at improving relations with economically important Asia, especially India and Thailand.

China striving for early resumption of six-party North Korea talks
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:54:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
China today said it was striving for an early resumption of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear issue.

Watch tracking blood pressure approved by US watchdog
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:51:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
A watch developed in Singapore that measures blood pressure around the clock has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the inventor said Friday.

Isolating Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Blood
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:49:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Ortec International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ORTN), a company focused on development and commercialization of products applicable to regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy......

New Treatment For Food Poisoning
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:49:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
A team of researchers working at the University of Bristol has found a potential new treatment for listeriosis, a deadly form of food poisoning. Their work is reported in Nature Medicine.

Long-term Estrogen Therapy Linked To Breast Cancer Risk
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:47:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Long-term estrogen therapy may be related to a higher risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy, according to an article in the May issue ......

Arcelor 1Q Net Profit Falls 20 Percent
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:46:00 PM   Source : Business News SofiaNewsroom.com
Steelmaker Arcelor SA on Friday reported a better-than-expected profit of euro761 million ($968 million) for the first quarter, down 20 percent on the same period last year as steel prices fell and the cost of oil rose.

Oil Prices Drop Below $73 a Barrel in Asia
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:45:00 PM   Source : Business News SofiaNewsroom.com
Crude oil futures dropped Friday in Asian trading after a big jump on the previous day that was caused by supply worries linked to violence in Nigeria, a major oil producer.

Japanese Stocks Fall Sharply; Dollar Down
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:45:00 PM   Source : Business News SofiaNewsroom.com
Japanese stocks fell sharply Friday, tumbling for a fourth straight day on concerns about the yen's recent strength and an overnight plunge on Wall Street.

Right strategies can help deal with rising costs
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 1:44:00 PM   Source : Business News SofiaNewsroom.com
Gas prices have been soaring, attracting as much attention as a high-profile celebrity.

Ex-Tyco boss to pay $21 mln in tax case
Publish Date : 5/12/2006 9:36:00 AM   Source : Tax News SofiaNewsroom.com
Former Tyco International Ltd. Chief Executive Dennis Kozlowski will pay $21.2 million to settle a New York state tax case, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morganthau said on Friday.

Philadelphia OKs Wireless Internet Project
Publish Date : 5/11/2006 1:47:00 PM   Source : Technology News Sofianewsroom.com
City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to blanket the city's 135 square miles with a high-speed wireless Internet connection, a measure that mayor is expected to sign soon.

Student Dorms Ablaze in Bulgaria
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 2:01:00 PM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
The student dormitory of the Technical University in Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv caught fire late Monday night.

Bulgarian Nurses in Libya Defence to Call for Bail
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 2:01:00 PM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
The defence of the five Bulgarian nurses trailed in Libya will call for their release on bail on the first session of the re-trial of the case.

Bulgaria's President Welcomes Paulo Coelho
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:59:00 PM   Source : Bulgaria News SofiaNewsroom.com
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov welcomed world-renowned author Paulo Coelho, who arrived Monday on his second visit to Bulgaria.

Mini PCs are the latest trend
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:57:00 PM   Source : Technology News Sofianewsroom.com
Computers do not have to be grey and blocky - chic cube-shaped, mini-PCs often no bigger than a shoebox - are in at the moment.

Cutting calories may reduce aging
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:56:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Cutting calories from your diet not only makes you slim, it may help lessen the effect of aging, says a study.

Childhood arthritis patients face fracture risk later
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:56:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Children who suffer from arthritis face increased risk of fractures in later life, particularly during adolescence, a study reveals.

Japan to raise abduction issue at summit
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:54:00 PM   Source : Asia News SofiaNewsroom.com
Japan plans to raise the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals at July's Group of Eight summit in Russia, an official said.

Contraceptive pill Dianette may cause depression
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:54:00 PM   Source : Health News Sofianewsroom.com
Long use of contraceptive pill Dianette may cause its users depression, says a study.

Greenpeace accuses EU official of slander
Publish Date : 5/9/2006 1:53:00 PM   Source : Europe News SofiaNewsroom.com
Greenpeace is up in arms over comments a European Commission official made about the research the environmental group conducted on an EU chemicals law.

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