NEW YORK: US aerospace giant Boeing said late Friday it had suspended deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner jet until a battery problem is resolved, but continues to build the plane."We will not deliver 787s until the FAA approves a means of compliance with their recent Airworthiness Directive concerning batteries and the approved approach has been implemented," a Boeing spokesman said...
Bangalore student commits suicide in Germany
Label: LifestyleBANGALORE: A Bangalore student enrolled in a post-graduate course in Siegen University, Germany, died under mysterious circumstances. While German authorities said it was a clear case of suicide, the youth's family expressed doubts about it. The body of Likhith Shashidhar, 24, who was found hanging in his apartment in Kreuztal, allegedly by a computer cable tied around his neck on January 8, was...
Hunting for Quail Eggs? Mind Your Steps
Label: Health Female Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) lay their eggs on the ground where they can make tempting meals for rodents, snakes, and deer. But as new research published in the journal Current Biology shows, these mothers choose areas on the ground that best match their eggs' patterns.Quail eggs have a pale yellow or beige background, but their appearance varies because of the amount of darker...
One American Confirmed Dead in Algeria
Label: Business U.S. officials told ABC News that at least one American has been killed in the hostage standoff at an Algerian gas plant, and the family of the deceased American has been notified.An al Qaeda-linked group called the Masked Brigade and led by the one-eyed jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar raided the BP joint venture facility in In Amenas on Wednesday, taking an undetermined number of...
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Euro gains despite US economic data; yen loses
Label: Technology NEW YORK: The US dollar slipped against the euro Thursday despite encouraging US data on housing and jobs, while the yen slumped to new multi-year lows on speculation of new easing.The euro benefited from more positive remarks from regional leaders and solid results of a Spanish bond auction, analysts said."The Euro rallied to 1.3376 as the European Central Bank and European Union President...
Mulayam threatens changes in LS candidate list
Label: LifestyleLUCKNOW: In yet another denunciation of AkhileshYadav governance in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Thursday, said there were instances of those in power serving their "own interest" rather than focusing on "public interest". He also hinted the party may give a re-look to the list of 63 candidates it announced for the LokSabha elections scheduled in 2014."I am aware of...
Opinion: Lance One of Many Tour de France Cheaters
Label: Health Editor's note: England-based writer and photographer Roff Smith rides around 10,000 miles a year through the lanes of Sussex and Kent and writes a cycling blog at: www.my-bicycle-and-I.co.ukAnd so, the television correspondent said to the former Tour de France champion, a man who had been lionised for years, feted as the greatest cyclist of his day, did you ever use drugs in the course...
Officials: 5 Americans Escaped from Algeria Terrorists
Label: Business Five Americans who were at an Algerian natural gas facility when it was raided by al Qaeda linked terrorists are now safe and believed to have left the country, according to U.S. officials. At least three Americans, however, were being held hostage by the militants when the Algerian military mounted an rescue operation earlier today that reportedly resulted in casualties.Reports...
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FAA grounds 787 Dreamliner in US
Label: Technology WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all US-registered Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft Wednesday to address a possible battery fire risk."As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily...
Nothing to show CBI was biased: Court
Label: LifestyleNEW DELHI: Even as the accused alleged that the CBI's probe into the Junior Basic Trained (JBT) teachers recruitment scam was not fair, the special court on Wednesday supported the agency and said there was nothing to show that the CBI was biased against anyone for any reason. All the 55 accused, including Om Prakash Chautala and his MLA son Ajay Chautala, had alleged that the probe was not fair as...
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