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The Everest tragedy

Ut World April 28, 2014 0

Blogging from Everest base camp after 16 sherpas were killed by an avalanche, American climber Ed Marzec lamented: “I am shamed by our greed and embarrassed by our lack of compassion.” Expressions of sympathy and regret were not enough, however, for the Nepali guides who take Continue Reading

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Hollywoods Most Eligible Bacholer George Clooney Engaged

Ut World April 27, 2014 0

  Hollywood leading man George Clooney, who has said he was not suited for marriage, is engaged to British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, according to media reports on Saturday. Alamuddin, 36, was spotted last week wearing a large ring at a Los Angeles restaurant where she and Clooney, 52, were apparently celebrating their engagement with friends, […]Continue Reading

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Women Caught Stealing Toys From Baby’s Grave

Ut World April 26, 2014 0

A woman caught on an Ohio cemetery surveillance video taking a toy duck off the grave of a 14-month-old boy has been charged with petty theft, police said on Friday. Police in Ontario, Ohio, had tried for nearly two years to capture a clear image of someone who was taking mementos from the boy’s grave. […]Continue Reading

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Refractoty bricks are being loaded in Kalitta freighter at Cochin airport

Ut World April 25, 2014 0

CIAL Air Cargo handled 98505 kgs of “ALUMINA FUSED CAST REFRACTORY BRICKS” consignment to Mexio. The single consignment of Refractory Bricks was exported to Mexico on Friday by a special cargo Freighter from Cochin. The shipment of 65 palletized pieces of Refractory Bricks from the KANJICODE (Palaghat) factory of SEPR Refractories India Ltd was transported […]Continue Reading

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Protecting China’s Endangered Species

Ut World April 25, 2014 0

China will jail people who eat rare animals for 10 years or more under a new interpretation of the criminal law, state media reported, as the government seeks to close a legal loophole and better protect the natural environment. China lists 420 species as rare or endangered, including the panda, golden monkeys, Asian black bears […]Continue Reading

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Apple’s Share Buybacks Till End of 2015

Ut World April 24, 2014 0

Apple Inc has approved another $30 billion in share buybacks till the end of 2015 and authorized a rarely seen seven-for-one stock split, addressing calls to share more of its cash hoard while broadening the stock’s appeal to individual investors. The company also approved a roughly 8 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $3.29 […]Continue Reading

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California Teen Stows Away

Ut World April 23, 2014 0

A teenage boy who stowed away on a flight from California to Hawaii in the frozen, oxygen-deprived wheel well of a passenger jet was resting in hospital on Tuesday, two days after his death-defying jaunt over the Pacific, a Hawaii official said. The teenager, whose name has not been released, is “resting comfortably” at a […]Continue Reading

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Revamp for Business

Ut World April 22, 2014 0

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to Eli Lilly in deals worth billions of dollars. The revamp, announced on Tuesday, is the result of a keenly awaited strategic review at the company. Chief Executive Joe Jimenez said the changes would focus the […]Continue Reading

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More Faith Being Spread in Hollywood This Year?

Ut World April 21, 2014 0

The movie “Heaven is for Real,” which depicts the story of a young boy who claims to have visited heaven during a near death experience, is the fourth faith-based film this year to stir movie-going audiences with impressive box office numbers. Made for $12 million, the film, which stars Greg Kinnear, collected $21.5 million over […]Continue Reading

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Avalanche on Mount Everest

Ut World April 20, 2014 0

Nepal’s authorities temporarily halted climbing on Mount Everest while search teams dug through snow and ice Sunday for three Sherpa guides missing in the deadliest avalanche on the world’s highest peak that killed 13 others. A section of the route over the dreaded Khumbu Icefall, a climbing pass where the avalanche swept a group of […]Continue Reading