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Elevated heart disease risk faced by cancer survivors: Study
Lifestyle | Mar 19, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTA new study has found that about 35 per cent of Americans with a cancer history had an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in the next decade, compared with about 23 per cent of those who didn't have cancer.
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Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers, set up 4 tech hubs in US
May 02, 2017, 10:54 AM ISTIn an attempt to tide over visa-related issues, Indian IT major Infosys will hire about 10,000 locals in the US over the next two years and set up four technology and innovation hubs there.
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Most Americans want Barack Obama back as President, says poll
World | Feb 03, 2017, 05:28 PM ISTIt has been less than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency and more than half of Americans are missing former President Barack Obama already, a new poll has claimed. It has not taken long for
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ISIS threatens to ‘slaughter’ American voters on Election Day
World | Nov 06, 2016, 10:50 PM ISTThe dreaded terror group Islamic State has warned American voters of ‘slaughter’ on Election Day, a US-based terrorist monitoring group said. The outfit has also urged Muslims to not be a part of the democratic
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Americans 12 times more likely to be killed by guns than Indians
World | Jun 14, 2016, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: An American is 12 times more likely to be murdered by a firearm than an Indian, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data collated by GunPolicy, a database managed by the University of
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No credible intelligence indicating terrorist plot against US: Barack Obama
World | Nov 26, 2015, 08:07 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama said there is currently no "specific and credible" intelligence indicating terrorist plot against the United States, as he sought to reassure anxious Americans ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.Speaking at the White
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3 Americans praised for subduing gunman on European train
World | Aug 22, 2015, 09:31 PM ISTArras, France: One serves in the Air Force, another recently served in Afghanistan in the National Guard, another is studying physical therapy in California — and all three Americans are being hailed as heroes for tackling
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Majority of Americans unaware about Sikh and Sikhism: Survey
World | Jan 28, 2015, 09:30 AM ISTWashington: A majority of Americans are unaware of what Sikhism is or what a Sikh looks like and this despite the country being home to more than half a million of them, a latest study
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US Sikhs to launch study on how Americans view the community
World | Jan 14, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTWashington: Sikhs in the US have tapped the services of top political strategists to comprehensively study how Americans perceive Sikhism today and what the community needs to convey to build positive awareness in the country.
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Americans watch less TV, stream more, report shows
Dec 04, 2014, 12:07 PM ISTNew York: Americans are turning away from live TV on the tube and tuning in to streaming services, a Nielsen report says.That's bad news for cable and satellite TV providers. Americans are increasingly watching TV
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Heaviest snowfall of season hits 80 million Americans hard
World | Jan 23, 2014, 10:03 AM ISTNew York: The heaviest snowfall of the season has blanketed northeast America, with more than a foot thick snow falling in some places.Schools and offices are closed, roads shut down and thousands of flights grounded.Some
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Two Americans, German win 2013 Nobel prize for medicine
World | Oct 07, 2013, 04:15 PM ISTStockholm: Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof won the 2013 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discoveries on how proteins and other materials are transported within cells.The Nobel committee
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Americans oppose military strike against Syria: Poll
World | Sep 04, 2013, 09:45 AM ISTWashington: The majority of Americans still oppose launching military strikes against Syria, even as the Barack Obama administration is trying hard to secure support from lawmakers, says an ABC News-Washington Post poll.The poll found that
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NSA collected 56,000 emails by Americans not connected to terror
World | Aug 22, 2013, 07:42 AM ISTWashington: The National Security Agency declassified three secret court opinions Wednesday showing how in one of its surveillance programs it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other communications by Americans not connected to
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Himachal rains: 14 Americans airlifted from Kinnaur valley
India | Jun 24, 2013, 04:23 PM ISTShimla, June 24 : Airlifting of stranded tourists and locals from high altitude areas of rain-ravaged Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh began on Monday after some delay owing to bad weather in the morning, officials
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Most Americans back citizenship for illegal immigrants: Poll
World | Apr 12, 2013, 12:15 PM ISTWashington, Apr 12: Most Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for America's over 11 million immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians, with a shorter timeline than that contemplated by Congress, according to a new poll.With
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Americans draw Mexico 0-0 in WCup qualifying
Football | Mar 27, 2013, 01:01 PM ISTMexico City, March 27: The United States held on for a 0-0 draw with Mexico on Tuesday, earning only its second point in a World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium.The draw moves the U.S. into
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Americans beat Costa Rica 1-0 in snow storm
Football | Mar 23, 2013, 07:34 PM ISTCommerce City, Colorado, Mar 23 : Clint Dempsey scored early in his first match as United States captain as the Americans beat Costa Rica 1-0 on Friday in a key qualifier for next year's World
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Americans search online for 'Doomsday' sex
World | Dec 21, 2012, 10:05 PM ISTWashington, Dec 21: Some Americans have posted personal ads online in search of "End of the World" sex on the eve of the so-called "Mayan apocalypse", reported RIA Novosti."One last end of world romp", is
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White House celebrates Diwali with Indian-Americans
World | Nov 15, 2012, 09:16 PM ISTWashington, Nov 15 : The White House celebrated Diwali this year too with US Vice President Joe Biden lighting the traditional “diya” or the lamp as he joined a select group of Indian-American officials, community