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Madrid :  Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso announced that he was retiring from football after making 114 appearances and scoring a total of 16 goals for his country. The 32-year-old issued a statement Wednesday in which he said "the most…
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Berlin :Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-0 victory over Copenhagen as Stefan Kiessling produced a brace in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The "Werkself" secured a Champions League spot Wednesday as they overcame…
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Miami :  The voters of Miami in the US have approved a proposal by a real estate promoter to build a 1,000 feet high observation tower here. Sixty-nine percent of the voters approved the plans of developer Jeff Berkowitz to erect the…
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Washington :  A team of US engineers including an Indian-origin researcher has developed a smartphone app that checks for jaundice in newborns and can deliver results to parents and pediatricians within minutes. It could serve as a…
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New York :  If you cannot think of a life beyond apps which have replaced evening strolls and the morning cup of tea, read this: People are even ready to give up drinking and chocolates for gadget time! According to a latest Bank of…
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London : A sailor in Chile has become the first serving member of the Chilean armed forces to announce he is gay, the BBC reported Thursday. Mauricio Ruiz, 24, said his decision had "not been easy", but he wanted to help fight…
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Washington :  A US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning near Deerfield in Virginia during a routine mission, Pentagon confirmed. "Air Force and civilian first responders are responding to the scene," Xinhua quoted spokesman…
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Canberra : Officials from Australia, China and Malaysia Thursday met in Canberra for updates on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and are "cautiously optimistic" that it will be found. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren…
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Chandigarh : Twelve students at a private engineering college in Punjab were injured following a clash between students from Kashmir and others over support to Pakistan team during an international cricket match, college sources said…
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Bangalore :  South Africa is safe for all visitors planning to fly into the country, as the risk of being affected by the dreaded Ebola diseases is low, an official of its state-run airline said here Wednesday. "With no case of Ebola virus…
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