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Chelsea makes 30 million pound bid for Ribery

London, Aug 31(ANI): Chelsea has tabled a stunning 30 million pound offer for Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery.

India prepared to deal with bird flu: Government

New Delhi, Aug 31: In the wake of the international agriculture monitoring and research body Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) issuing an alert for bird flu, the Indian government Wednesday said it is prepared to handle any situation.

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British workers in no mood to retire

London, Aug 31: Millions of financially strained people in Britain have no plans to retire, as they fear they may still be struggling to pay their bills when they are in their 70s.

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Singhvi declines comment on Tewari’s withdrawal

New Delhi, Aug 31: Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who heads the parliamentary standing committee scrutinising the Lokpal bill, Wednesday declined to comment on his party colleague Manish Tewari’s decision to recuse himself from the panel, Talking to reporters, Singhvi, who is also a Congress spokesman, said that the standing committees were reconstituted after almost a year and their composition was the prerogative of parliament’s presiding officers.

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Jadeja to replace Gambhir for ODIs in England

New Delhi, Aug 31: Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja will replace Gautam Gambhir in the forthcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against England, beginning September 3.

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Chinese buying 300 sq km of land in Iceland

Beijing, Aug 31: A super-rich Chinese is purchasing a mind-boggling 300 sq km of land in Iceland for a tourism project.

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Kashmiri treat for Imtiaz Ali, Rahman

New Delhi, Aug 31: Music maestro A.R.

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Mobile phone data ‘can help trace population movements during disasters’

Washington, August 31: A study has suggested that mobile phone positioning data can be used to monitor population movements during disasters and outbreaks.

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Flame retardant chemicals linked to lower birth weight babies

Washington, August 31: A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Public Health, has indicated that exposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birth weight babies.

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