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Japan hospital tests powerful cancer therapy

TOKYO  - A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world’s first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using “heavy ion ...

caribbean tests pakistan
April 30, 2013

No Caribbean Tests for Pakistan

      PORT OF SPAIN   Pakistan's tour of the West Indies this year will comprise five ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals but no Tests, because of the difficulty in finding a window for a full tour. The dates for the tour have not yet been finalised. "The Pakistan issue, it's ...

Myanmar unrest tests iconic status of Suu Kyi

Amelie Bottollier-DepoisAung San Suu Kyi's refusal to condemn attacks on Muslims in Myanmar has dimmed the Nobel laureate's lustre among global rights campaigners, but observers say her reticence will do her no harm with voters.Nearly a month after religious riots killed 43 people in central ...

Maserati executive car tests Fiat's push into luxury

MILAN : In these lean economic times, even supercar makers are reaching down-market - which for Maserati means a price tag below 100,000 euros ($131,000). The Italian company owned by Fiat is reinventing its venerable Ghibli tourer as an "executive sedan" aimed squarely, as the description ...

dna tests horsemeat eu beef products
April 17, 2013

DNA tests show horsemeat in EU beef products

BRUSSELS AFPThousands of DNA tests on beef products across the European Union found the meals contained up to 5.0 percent of horsemeat, the European Commission said Tuesday.The EU on February 15 ordered 2,250 DNA tests on prepared meals said to contain beef in the wake of a horsemeat scandal that ...

indian boxer tests negative
April 17, 2013

Indian boxer tests negative

NEW DELHI - Olympic bronze-medallist boxer Vijender Singh was on Tuesday cleared by the Indian sports ministry of using banned substances following a police charge that he consumed heroin. But Vijender, who won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, remains out of the Indian squad for upcoming ...

tests holding pakistan
January 22, 2013

No home Tests holding Pakistan back

JOHANNESBURG  - Pakistan are losing ground on Test rivals because they cannot host international teams owing to security concerns and accordingly play fewer Test matches, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Monday.As his team prepared to take on the world's top-ranked Test team South Africa in the ...

tests teachers posts held dec
November 28, 2012

Tests for teachers’ posts to be held in Dec

KARACHI  - The Spokesperson for Senior Minister of Education and Literacy Department has said that Reform Support Unit has short listed NTS for conducting written test for the posts of HSTs, JSTs and PSTs. In a statement issued here on Monday, he said that the tests would be conducted in ...

pakistan tests nuclear capable missile
September 17, 2012, 12:35 pm

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed multi tube Cruise Missile Hatf-VII (Babur), having a range of 700 kilometers.Babur Crusie Missile is a low flying, terrain hugging missile, which can strike targets both at Land and Sea with pin point accuracy. It ...

Tests for ju-jutsu belts promotion conducted

LAHORE – Pakistan Ju-jutsu Federation conducted the tests of players and officials to promote the game here at Girls Sports Gymnasium Allama Iqbal Medical College. An Iranian Sohail Chaudhry also came to Pakistan to appear in these tests for third black belt while President Khalil Ahmad and ...

Disney space movie tests big-budget film strategy

LOS ANGELES “John Carter,” the 3D space adventure film that opens on Saturday, was supposed to be the Walt Disney Co’s latest franchise movie, a blockbuster on par with “Cars” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” that generates profits beyond the film to ...

stoner quickest sepang tests
February 29, 2012

Stoner quickest in Sepang tests

SEPANG - MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner of Australia set the pace Tuesday as Honda riders dominated the opening of a second round of pre-season tests on the new 1,000cc bikes at Sepang.A month after topping the field here in earlier tests -- and two weeks after becoming the father of a baby ...

ricky ponting bat tests odi demise
February 22, 2012

Ricky Ponting to bat on in Tests after ODI demise

SYDNEY - World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting, cricket's second-highest one-day scorer, vowed Tuesday to fight on in Australia's Test team despite being dumped from the limited-overs side.Ponting said he had been informed by selectors that he did not fit into their plans for the one-day team, ...

european cold snap tests gazprom reach
February 20, 2012

European cold snap tests Gazprom's reach

MOSCOW  - Gazprom's inability to pump extra gas to Europe during the big winter chill has cast clouds over the Russian giant's vision of becoming the world's fail-safe supplier of last resort.Analysts said the snag's emergence, during one of Europe's coldest spells on record, points to supply ...

Independent tests for ball-tracking systems

DUBAI  - The most contentious aspect of the Decision Review System - the ball-tracker - is being put to the test by the ICC at the Cambridge University to establish the accuracy of the two rival tracker systems accredited by the ICC for the DRS. The ball-tracking technologies currently in use ...

saudia arabia ‘’ nukes iran tests -bomb
February 11, 2012

Saudia Arabia to ‘buy’ nukes if Iran tests A-bomb

LONDON - Saudia Arabia would move quickly to acquire nuclear weapons if Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb.Citing an unidentified Saudi Arabian source, the Times newspaper in the UK (which operates behind a paywall) said that the kingdom would seek to buy ready-made warheads and also begin its ...

reviews japan’ -stress tests
January 24, 2012

IAEA reviews Japan’s N-stress tests

TOKYO (Reuters) - A team of UN nuclear experts on Monday began a review of tests conducted by Japan to prove the safety of its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima radiation crisis. The Vienna-based International Atomic Agency’s (IAEA) team of 10 experts will be in Japan until ...

india tighter security remaining tests
January 12, 2012

India want tighter security in remaining Tests

PERTH : Hassled by crowd behaviour during the second Test in Sydney last week, the Indian team management is planning to demand higher security around the boundary rope for the remainder of the series. According to a report, Indian team managers are expected to approach Cricket Australia officials ...

google tests search
January 03, 2012

Google tests new search home page

Google is trialing one of its biggest changes to date of its home page. The revamp strips its front page of the black bar that currently runs horizontally along its top, and replaces it with a grey logo. When clicked, it reveals seven alternative services to the site’s search page with an ...

egypt court ‘virginity tests
December 28, 2011

Egypt court orders end to ‘virginity tests'

CAIRO (AFP) - An Egyptian court ordered the Egyptian army on Tuesday to stop forced virginity tests on female detainees, months after the practice sparked a national outcry and stained the ruling military's reputation.The Cairo Administrative Court ruled in favour of Samira Ibrahim, who sued the ...

russia tests -range missile
December 28, 2011

Russia tests long-range missile

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday successfully test fired its long range ballistic missile RS-18 from its Baiknonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a new warhead aimed at overcoming Western air defence systems, news agencies said. The RS-18, a warhorse missile known to the West as Stilet (Stileto) ...

china tests 500 kmph super -speed train
December 27, 2011

China tests 500 kmph super high-speed train

BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched a super-rapid test train over the weekend which is capable of travelling 500 kilometers per hour, state media said on Monday, as the country moves ahead with its railway ambitions despite serious problems on its high-speed network.The train, made by a subsidiary ...

Tests Advanced Hypersonic Weapon
November 21, 2011

US tests Advanced Hypersonic Weapon

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The US military successfully conducted the first test flight of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) concept. In a statement issued by the US Department of Defence, the AHW is a first-of-its-kind glide vehicle, designed to fly long range within the earths atmosphere at ...

India Love Tests Worlds Longest Hunger Strike
November 05, 2011

In India, love tests worlds longest hunger strike

IMPHAL - Irom hasnt willingly ingested food or water for 11 years, in protest of a law granting legal immunity to the Indian armed forces for human rights abuses. As the anniversary of her hunger strike nears, her mother imagines what might be. Im still waiting for her to come home, said Shakhi ...

Icc Probe Text Trail Ozpak Tests
November 04, 2011

ICC to probe text trail on Oz-Pak Tests

SYDNEY (Agencies) - Australia's two Tests against Pakistan in England last year will be the subject of a fresh International Cricket Council (ICC) investigation after the uncovering of text messages that indicate agent Mazhar Majeed tried to use Pakistan players to rig a succession of matches. On ...

4500 Appear Tests Mbbs Admission
October 31, 2011

More than 4,500 appear in tests for MBBS admission

KARACHI - The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Sunday conducted entrance test at Ojah Campus, in which as many as 4,693 candidates appeared to seek admission to first year MBBS/BDS (2011/2012) programme. The test was conducted by the National Testing Service (NTS) under strict ...

Ijp Road Tests Passengers Nerves
September 05, 2011

IJP Road tests passengers nerves

ISLAMABAD (APP) A large number of commuters, exposed to vagaries of weather on the IJ Principal Road have expressed their utter dismay over the absence of bus stop sheds. The completion of road has almost smoothened the traffic flow but the lack of bus stop sheds adds to the miseries of young and ...

Tests Daynight Ball Alright
May 13, 2011

Tests can go day/night if ball alright

LONDON (AFP) - International Cricket Council (ICC) chiefs believe floodlit, day/night Tests could take place in the next few years but insist more work needs to be done on the ball before they give the go-ahead. A traditional red leather ball is difficult to see under floodlights, while the white ...

ICC to discuss UDRS, day/night Tests tomorrow

Sports Desk LAHORE - A review of the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), the format of one-dayers and the planned day/night Tests would be on the agenda when the ICC Cricket Committee meets at Lord's, London for two-day deliberations starting Tuesday. The committee chaired by Clive ...

Butt Ready Liedetector Tests Says Father
December 19, 2010

Butt ready to give lie-detector tests, says father

BIPIN DANI PUNE (India) - Salman Butt, the deposed Test captain of Pakistan team, is willing to give lie-detector tests, according to his father, Zulfiqar Ali. Speaking to this scribe, Butt's father said, "My son, Salman has nothing to hide and no reason to speak lie. He is willing to appear before ...

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