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Washington, August 29 (ANI): Elderly people with limited mobility may soon come to be served by robots in a manner as if they are being served by other persons, thanks to a collaborative study by three University of Illinois at Chicago engineers and a Rush University nursing specialist.

“We want to help elderly people communicate with [...]

Washington, July 14 (ANI): Dogs understand human pointing gestures as well as two-year-old children, according to two studies.

Also, the studies found that due to domestication, dogs appear to be predisposed to read other human visual signals, including head turning and gazing, reports Discovery News.

People often use baby talk, scientifically known as “motherese,” with both children [...]

Jerusalem/Washington, July 9 (ANI): Israel and the US are moving toward a compromise solution on the settlement issue that might allow both sides to claim “victory,” The Jerusalem Post has learned.

According to senior government officials, under this type of solution, Israel would declare a moratorium of a few months on the settlement issue, possibly half [...]

Washington, July 3 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers in the US are analysing information regarding the virtual world Second Life avatars to study how trends or “gestures” spread across this online community.

The researchers describe gestures as code snippets that Second Life avatars must acquire in order to make motions such as dancing, waving or [...]

London, May 29 (ANI): The humble act of holding a drink can reveal a great deal about one’s personality, according to a new study.

After observing 500 drinkers in bars, Dr. Glenn Wilson, a consultant psychologist at King’s College, [...]

London, May 24 (ANI): The ultimate computer game that banishes handheld controls and allows players’ gestures to dictate the action on screen is to be launched by Microsoft.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 uses 3-D camera technology, and is aimed at challenging the dominance of the Nintendo [...]

London, May 12 (ANI): A Muslim catering manager, Hasanali Khoja, who refused to cook sausages and bacon because it was against his religion, has claimed that he was religiously discriminated against.

Khoja, 60, told a tribunal here that he feared he would be splashed with fat from the pork products and that even wearing gloves and [...]

London, May 11 (ANI): Chelsea’s Didier Drogab was thrown back into the spotlight last night as Arsenal accused him of diving.

Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas was furious with the Chelsea striker – and boss Arsene Wenger followed with a blast after Arsenal crashed 4-1 at home, their heaviest league defeat for 32 years.

Fabregas made gestures [...]

Beijing, Apr.30 (ANI): The Chinese government has rejected as “groundless” foreign reports labeling the country as the origin of the swine flu outbreak.

According to the reports, dead pigs found in Fuqing, Fujian province, might be the source of the outbreak in Mexico, but China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said the pigs died of swine dysentery [...]

Washington, Apr.30 (ANI): Cuban strongman Raul Castro has said that it is the United States that needs to come forward with gestures to show that it is keen on improving relations with Cuba.

Echoing his ailing older brother Fidel, the Daily News quoted Cuban President Raul Castro as saying: “Cuba has not imposed sanctions against the [...]

London, Apr 23 (ANI): Britain’s Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern has stated that he is Piers Morgan’s rival where Susan Boyle’s affections are concerned.

Mulhern, 32, said the 47-year-old singer has started making suggestive tongue gestures at him on his ITV2 spin-off show.

“She’s come out of her shell and started doing this weird tongue thing. [...]

London – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson continued his war of words with Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez on Friday, accusing him of treating opponents with contempt.
He criticised him for describing Liverpool’s city rivals Everton, whom United face in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, as a small club.
“Everton are a big club, not a small [...]

Washington, April 16 (EFE) President Barack Obama Thursday said Washington was hoping to see gestures from the Cuban government opening the way to better relations between the US and the communist-ruled island.
In an interview with the CNN Espanol TV before his trip to Mexico and the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, Obama recalled that [...]

Washington, Apr.16 (ANI): Experts believe that Pakistan will have to convince the United States of a stern action on terror groups based in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) if Islamabad wants Washington to soften its stand on the conditions it has imposed in the new US bill for the region.

Pakistan has expressed its discontent [...]

London, April 13 (ANI): Wondering how to keep romance alive in your marriage? Well, a new book has offered some simple tips to keep your relationship flourishing.

The book called ‘Sizzling Sex’ is written by Dr Pam Spurr, reports the Daily Express.

The ten ways to stay happily married are:

1. Stay spontaneous

Do something that looks unplanned such [...]

Washington, Apr.9 (ANI): The United States has said it would start negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

The decision is has being seen as a further step toward the direct engagement with Iran that US President Barack Obama has promised.

It followed an invitation to Iran to join in a new round of talks, which [...]

San Francisco, April 9 (DPA) Taipei-based company Elan Microelectronics has sued Apple for the alleged infringement of two of its touch screen patents in the iconic US technology company’s iPhone and other devices.
The suit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court in San Francisco, close to Apple’s Silicon Valley headquarters, court papers posted Wednesday [...]

Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Think birds are just some “high-flying, cute looking” species? Well, it’s time you jiggle your thinking and respect their mental abilities, for a new study has found that jackdaws can interpret looks and gestures in the same way as humans.

According to a study reported online on April 2nd in Current Biology, [...]

talian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is accusing Italian media of defaming him by painting him as gaffe-prone on foreign trips, saying he has been driven to the point of wanting to tell the press to “go to hell”.
Berlusconi’s lament came after he was ribbed in Italian newspapers for startling Queen Elizabeth by shouting out to [...]

Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Think birds are just some “high-flying, cute looking” species? Well, it’s time you jiggle your thinking and respect their mental abilities, for a new study has found that jackdaws can interpret looks and gestures in the same way as humans.

According to a study reported online on April 2nd in Current Biology, [...]