| Speed, chaotic flight of modern footballs gives players advantage |
| A physicist at Bath University, Dr Ken Bray, has found that top players like Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo are exploiting the chaotic flight and speed of modern balls to score goals. |
2008-09-08
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| Statue of goddess found in western Iran |
| The first phase of archeological excavations at Sheikhi Abad mound in Iran's Kermanshah Province has yielded the statue of a goddess. |
2008-09-08
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| Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate WHO-SEAR meetings today |
| External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate 26th Meeting of Ministers of Health from the countries of WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) and 61st Session of Regional Committee of South East Asia Region of WHO here today. |
2008-09-08
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| Commonwealth Youth Games to sport 'green' tag |
| Next month's Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in Pune is not just about sports. It's going to be India's biggest attempt to connect sports with environment issues. |
2008-09-07
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| Blackmail case reveals footballers' 'fantasy world' lifestyle |
| The "fantasy world" lifestyle that top footballers live has come to light after a blackmail case was exposed in detail in a courtroom. |
2008-09-07
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| England will step up a gear against Croatia: Capello |
| After securing a score line of two goals to nil against Andorra, the England football team under coach Fabio Capello, plans to step up a gear against Croatia in the next match. |
2008-09-07
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| Software that lets a chopper learn aerial tricks by watching another |
| Just like birds learn to fly by watching other birds, helicopters can also learn complex aerial tricks and manoeuvres by looking at each other, thanks to a piece of software written by Stanford University computer scientists. |
2008-09-06
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| Climate change could stop corals fixing themselves |
| A new research has indicated that climate change is depriving coral reefs across the globe of the building materials used to make their shells. |
2008-09-06
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| Rosetta probe makes close pass of asteroid Steins |
| The Rosetta space probe has made a close pass of the 4.6km-wide asteroid Steins, at a distance of about 800km, taking pictures and recording other scientific data. |
2008-09-06
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| Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate WHO-SEAR meetings on Sept. 8 |
| External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate 26th Meeting of Ministers of Health from the countries of WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) and 61st Session of Regional Committee of South East Asia Region of WHO here on September 8. |
2008-09-06
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| Prachanda fears conspiracy to bring down new Nepal |
| Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda has warned that the country will head towards grave crisis if the new government fails, or is brought down prematurely. |
2008-09-06
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| Manmohan Singh calls for quality education to all |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the political leadership to understand the importance of education in the country's development in his speech at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Madras University in Chennai. |
2008-09-05
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