Rio Q2 iron ore output dips 2 pct, warns on China

July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

July 14 (Reuters) – Global diversified miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) on Wednesday reported a 2 percent fall in second-quarter iron ore production from a year earlier and raised concern about a possible double-dip recession in OECD countries and a slight slowdown in Chinese growth.

Rio Tinto, the world no.2 producer of the steel making raw material, also said it was running its iron ore mines close to capacity and forecast total 2010 production of 234 million tonnes.

For a table on second-quarter production: [ID:nSGE66C0JC] (Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Ed Davies)

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Body remains found on wheels of plane in Riyadh

July 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

(Reuters) – Workers at Riyadh airport found the remains of a body on the tires of a plane which arrived from Beirut early Saturday, an airport source in Beirut said.

The source said some passengers on the Saudi Arabian airline Nas Air flight had reported seeing a man with a backpack running toward the plane shortly before it took off from Beirut.

They told the pilot what they had seen, the source said, but the flight continued to Saudi Arabia and the body was only discovered after the plane had landed and been inspected.

Saudi and Lebanese officials were trying to establish the identity of the dead person, the source said.

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Southern Chicago Healthcare Provider, Riverside Healthcare, Launches New Website

June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

KANKAKEE, IL, Jun 29 (MARKET WIRE) —
Riverside Healthcare is proud to have their new website up and running.
Current users of www.RiversideHealthcare.org will notice that the new
website has maintained the overall look and feel of the original site and
also offers new information in an easy to navigate format. As one of the
top hospitals in Illinois, this website only makes Riverside’s services
that much better.

With just a quick visit to this website you will see that they offer a
wide range of services online. This Chicago south suburbs healthcare
provider allows you to find a physician online with a basic search.
Whether you need a dentist, family doctor, oncologist or even a plastic
surgeon, this website can help you find one. If you need to schedule a
mammogram or bone density scan, you can make this appointment directly
online. There is no need to make telephone call and wait on hold anymore.
Simply logon to get started today.

We all know that paying our medical bills can get hectic at times.
Through Riverside Healthcare’s new website you can pay your medical bills
with their bill payment center. This system makes paying your bills
simple and convenient.

If you are not a patient at the hospital, but know someone staying at the
southern Chicago healthcare center, there are services online that can
help you as well. This website is great for those people who live out of
town and can’t make it to the hospital to be there in person. You can go
online and order flowers to be sent to your loved one. You can choose
from a wide range of beautiful arrangements that will be delivered
directly to their room. The website also offers access to The Market
Place, where you can shop for all different types of medical goods. If
you need books, gifts, strollers, or vitamins, this website has it all.
One of the most popular features of the website is the online nursery. If
someone you are close to just had a baby you can access the online
nursery through their website as well.

Riverside Healthcare’s new website has something to offer everyone. You
can visit the website every day to read up on the latest medical news.
www.RiversideHealthcare.org is just what the doctor ordered!

Media Contact:
Carl Maronich
815-935-7256
Carl-Maronich@riversidehealthcare.net

Copyright 2010, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

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Southern Chicago Healthcare Provider, Riverside Healthcare, Launches New Website

June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

KANKAKEE, IL, Jun 29 (MARKET WIRE) —
Riverside Healthcare is proud to have their new website up and running.
Current users of www.RiversideHealthcare.org will notice that the new
website has maintained the overall look and feel of the original site and
also offers new information in an easy to navigate format. As one of the
top hospitals in Illinois, this website only makes Riverside’s services
that much better.

With just a quick visit to this website you will see that they offer a
wide range of services online. This Chicago south suburbs healthcare
provider allows you to find a physician online with a basic search.
Whether you need a dentist, family doctor, oncologist or even a plastic
surgeon, this website can help you find one. If you need to schedule a
mammogram or bone density scan, you can make this appointment directly
online. There is no need to make telephone call and wait on hold anymore.
Simply logon to get started today.

We all know that paying our medical bills can get hectic at times.
Through Riverside Healthcare’s new website you can pay your medical bills
with their bill payment center. This system makes paying your bills
simple and convenient.

If you are not a patient at the hospital, but know someone staying at the
southern Chicago healthcare center, there are services online that can
help you as well. This website is great for those people who live out of
town and can’t make it to the hospital to be there in person. You can go
online and order flowers to be sent to your loved one. You can choose
from a wide range of beautiful arrangements that will be delivered
directly to their room. The website also offers access to The Market
Place, where you can shop for all different types of medical goods. If
you need books, gifts, strollers, or vitamins, this website has it all.
One of the most popular features of the website is the online nursery. If
someone you are close to just had a baby you can access the online
nursery through their website as well.

Riverside Healthcare’s new website has something to offer everyone. You
can visit the website every day to read up on the latest medical news.
www.RiversideHealthcare.org is just what the doctor ordered!

Media Contact:
Carl Maronich
815-935-7256
Carl-Maronich@riversidehealthcare.net

Copyright 2010, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

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Lindsay Lohan wants to be appreciated for her acting, not body

June 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Wellington, June 4 (ANI): ‘Mean Girls’ star Lindsay Lohan has revealed that she would never star in ‘Transformers’ as she wants to be appreciated for her acting and not her body.

Lohan, 23, had been rumoured to be in the running to replace Megan Fox in the third film in the action series, but the role ended up going to Victoria”s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

“it’s just not my kinda movie- but it’s also a type cast situation- hot chick in short shorts, daisy duke situation, right??? (sic),” Stuff.co.nz quoted her as writing on her Twitter page when a fan asked why she hadn’t accepted the role.

Meanwhile, the actress is currently recovering from having her wisdom teeth extracted earlier this week. She is still in agony after the operation, and says her face is so swollen she looks like a chipmunk. (ANI)

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Kaarstoe production at 33-35 mcm -Gassco

June 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

June 1 (Reuters) – Kaarstoe, one of Norway’s biggest gas processing plants, is still processing some 33 to 35 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas per day after a gas leak, operator Gassco said on Tuesday.

“It is not a total shutdown,” spokesman Kjell Varlo Larsen told Reuters. “Some parts of the processing facility are still running … Around 33-35 million cubic metres per day are still going.”

Kaarstoe co-owner Statoil previously told Reuters that production at the plant had shut down.

Larsen declined to say at what level of production Kaarstoe had prior to the leak.

The Kaarstoe facility, situated on Norway’s west coast, has a total processing capacity of 88 mcm per day.

It separates the rich gas arriving via the Statpipe and Aasgard transport pipelines into its various components and handles some condensate piped from the Sleipner field area.

(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche)

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West Bengal train mishap death toll rises to 120

May 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29 (ANI): The death toll into Friday”s Gyaneshwari Express mishap near Jhargram in West Bengal”s West Midnapore District is reported to be 120 by Saturday evening.

The number of the injured stood at 250, as rescue operations were still being carried out at the site located some 135 kilometres from Kolkata.

According to reports, the death toll is likely to exceed 150, as one badly smashed bogie is yet to be looked into.

The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, when the Mumbai-bound train was running between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations. (ANI)

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Shares in Ambanis’ cos rally after brothers end non-compete pact

May 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Shares in Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, rose 4 percent in opening deals on Monday after the billionaire Ambani brothers took a step towards reconciliation in their long-running feud.

The brothers will now be free to compete on each other’s turf, with the exception of gas-fired power plants, removing a source of friction between the two conglomerates.

Telecoms firm Reliance Communications, controlled by Anil Ambani, gained 6 percent, while financial services firm Reliance Capital added 7 percent.

Reliance Natural Resources, also controlled by Anil Ambani, jumped 20 percent.

(Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)

(For more business news on Reuters Money visit http://www.reutersmoney.in)

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Malay-Indian MP receives death threats for highlighting corruption in sand-mining project

May 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (ANI): An Indian-origin MP in Malaysia has received death threats for alleging that there is corruption in the running of government owned sand mining companies.

S. Manikavasagam found his wife’s car splashed with red-paint at his home in Meru.

Three bags containing red paint were hurled into his house, one of them had a warning attached to it, in an A4 sized paper that said, “Jangan campur issue pasir. You mati.” (Don”t get involved in the sand mining issue. You will die.)

He ascertained that the bags must have been thrown after 4 in the morning, as this was the time his mother-in-law retired for the night, The Star reports.

The Parti Keadilan Rakyat politician has received such threats on the telephone prior to this incident also. (ANI)

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Hong Kong airport wins �best airport� laurel for fourth consecutive year

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hong Kong, May 15 (ANI): The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has one again bagged the title of the �World�s best airport�. This is the fourth year running that the airport, which caters to over 40 million flyers, has bagged the honour.

HKIA has garnered a record high of 4.76 points out of 5 in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey, this means that over 98 percent of the respondents rated the airport �excellent� or �very good�.

Terminal cleanliness, airport ambience, free Internet connection, availability and cleanliness of washrooms, and comfort of gates and waiting areas were the facilities that the flyers appreciated highly.

HKIA also took the third place in both regional and overall categories in the ASQ survey conducted by the Airports Council International, Xinhua news agency reports. (ANI)

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Hong Kong airport wins �best airport� laurel for fourth consecutive year

May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hong Kong, May 15 (ANI): The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has one again bagged the title of the �World�s best airport�. This is the fourth year running that the airport, which caters to over 40 million flyers, has bagged the honour.

HKIA has garnered a record high of 4.76 points out of 5 in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey, this means that over 98 percent of the respondents rated the airport �excellent� or �very good�.

Terminal cleanliness, airport ambience, free Internet connection, availability and cleanliness of washrooms, and comfort of gates and waiting areas were the facilities that the flyers appreciated highly.

HKIA also took the third place in both regional and overall categories in the ASQ survey conducted by the Airports Council International, Xinhua news agency reports. (ANI)

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Keeper Haddin says Clarke is the best in the business

May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

St. Lucia (West Indies), May 14 (ANI): Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has described skipper Michael Clarke as one of the best in the business in the modern era, and rubbished criticism about his form in the ongoing World Twenty20 championship in the Caribbean.

Clarke has made just 48 runs in the World T20 at an average of 12, but has had more success with his captaincy, guiding Australia to five wins from five outings.

His strike-rate in the tournament of 70.58 ranks him well below the other five batsmen in Australia”s top six, but Haddin says the skipper is desperately needed when Australia”s openers fail to fire.

””Michael”s still our best player. He”s still a world-class batsman. Class is always class. The role he plays here can”t be underestimated,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Haddin, as saying.

””Michael is there to do the role that”s pretty tough, running hard between the wickets. He comes out when we”re in trouble. You need explosive batsmen but you need players like Michael to play in any different situations,”” he added.

””His captaincy has been first class. All the teams have explosive bats and world-class bowlers, but what he”s brought to us is make sure we”re doing our little things best, a presence in the field, taking all the catches,”” Haddin said. (ANI)

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Button hopes to repeat Monaco Grand Prix glory

May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 12 (ANI): Jenson Button recalls the time when he had to jog 300 metres, up to the Prince of Monaco to receive his Monaco F1 trophy.

After describing the winning of the Grand Prix as his most embarrassing moment, he doesn’t mind reliving it.

“It”s going to stay in my mind forever, running up to Prince Albert of Monaco and saying, ”I”m sorry I parked in the wrong place”,” The Sun quoted the F1 champ as saying.

Describing how the Monaco win had a special place in his heart, Button said, “As he handed me the trophy and I lifted it above my head, it really dawned on me what I had achieved.

“To hammer a car around that Monaco circuit, in between those walls, the armco barriers – it”s like driving a go-kart round your living room!

“Every lap gets more and more difficult because the barriers seem to get closer and closer. Mentally it is so, so draining.

“It”s such a special race. I think every driver will agree with me that it”s the first race you would love to win in a Formula One car,” he said nostalgically. (ANI)

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US citizen arrested in child pornography racket

May 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), May 8 (IANS) An American citizen and three Dominican Republic nationals have been arrested on charges of running a child pornography ring in the country.

US citizen Williams Bonaparte allegedly hired three women to recruit young girls and shoot pornographic movies in his apartment at Puerto Plata, Prensa Latina quoted officials of law enforcement agencies as saying Friday.

On raiding his home, police found a camcorder, a VCR, lights, CDs with pornographic material, and marijuana, the officials said.

In 2009, Dominican Republic police had dismantled another pornography ring that operated with Haitian girls here in the capital city of Santo Domingo.

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Tiwi minerals set to be exported to China

May 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

A deal has been struck to export mineral sands from the Tiwi Islands to China.

Operations ceased at Melville Islands’ zircon mine in 2008 when Matilda Minerals went into administration.

Matilda Zircon bought up the assets and says the mine will be up and running again in a month.

It has signed an agreement with a Hong Kong-based company and the Territory Government to export 40,000 tonnes of zircon to China.

The mineral is used in porcelain and ceramic products.

The first shipment is set to leave in two months.

Matilda Zircon says it is relocating the workers camp and kicked-off construction on upgrading roads last month.

The company says the mine’s reopening will create up to 30 jobs.

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Oz PM’s wife plays active policy-making role in Government

May 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, May 3 (ANI): Theresa Rein, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s wife, is playing an active part in the running of her husband’s government.

She has been working with Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten in drafting a uniform building code requiring new homes to adhere to certain standards for the disabled and aged.

Ms Rein – one of Australia”s most successful self-made businesswomen – said she wanted to take on a more active role and use her influence and business skills to get some “real change” for the disabled.

The Daily Telegraph said her active participation in Rudd’s administration is reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s similar role in the Clinton administration between 1992 and 2000. (ANI)

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10-year-old British girl fights off two men who tried to rape her in Dubai

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Dubai, Apr 29(ANI): A ten-year-old British girl was reportedly attacked by two men who tried to rape her near her parent’s home in Dubai.

According to reports, the girl had gone to look for mice in a sandy play area close to her home, when one of the sex fiends grabbed her round the waist while the other attempted to remove her clothes.

However, she managed to fight them off by kicking the men and screaming, before running away.

Her family found her more than two hours later with a security guard from the complex where she lives.

Meanwhile, a Bangladeshi national, Abdul Aziz, has been charged with attempted rape and has appeared in court in Dubai.

Aziz is said to have admitted that he stopped the girl, then tried to undress her for sex, but she escaped after struggling violently.

“It was an extremely serious assault. The prosecution say there was clear intent to rape or carry out a serious sexual assault on the girl,” The Sun quoted a Dubai court source, as saying.

“She was very lucky to escape and very brave to have fought back. Her parents were frantic when she disappeared and incredibly relieved when she was found,” the source added.

The trial has been adjourned until a date to be fixed next month. (ANI)

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Britney Spears-founded summer camp runs out of money

April 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

New York, April 29 (ANI): Britney Spears-founded 10-day summer camp for economically weak students is running out of money, it has been reported.

Accoridng to myFOXboston.com, located in South Yarmouth, Mass., the camp, which was meant for 250 “economically disadvantaged students”, is now looking for new sponsors to fund the organization to keep it going.

The camp is facing closure and the bosses are finding it difficult to collect 250,000 dollars to keep it open, reports The New York Post.

It was originally named the Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts, until Spears cut ties with the organization in 2004 and was renamed Summer Stars Camp. (ANI)

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Palin’s answers were ‘scripted’ before TV debate with Biden: GOP strategist

April 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London: Leading Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, the brain behind John McCain’s presidential campaign, has disclosed that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s answers during her TV debate with soon to be US Vice-President Joe Biden were almost rehearsed.

Pitted against the formidable Biden and with time running short, Palin’s preparations for the debate were so poor that the campaign was facing a “crisis” according to Schmidt, and according to him, to avert a complete debacle, Palin was thoroughly tutored.

“These are the questions. Here”s what he”s going to say. Here”s what your most effective response is. That we want to be able to come out of this debate saying you were on offence. If you hear ”A”, you go ahead and say ”B”, and so to that degree it was somewhat scripted,” Schmidt told Sky News.

Incidentally, Schmidt himself had recommended Palin to McCain. They later fell out with Palin accusing McCain’s team of being “too controlling” in her book ‘Going Rogue”.

Schmidt refused to respond to Palin’s accusations directly, saying “I don”t have anything more to add to it on a personal level other than to say that there was a good outcome to that debate.”

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Meet UK’s smallest mum whose son will be double her height when grown

April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

London, April 27 (ANI): Britain’s smallest mother has opened up about the difficulties she faces while caring for her 18-month-old baby son, who is almost as tall as her.

Amanda Moore, 25, suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta – commonly known as brittle bone disorder, which has left her measuring just 3ft 1in from head to toe.

She became the shortest woman ever to give birth in the UK when her son Aidan was delivered by caesarean section last year.

And Amanda, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, thinks that her son could end up as tall as his father ­ Steven Fyfe, who is 6ft 1in.

“He takes after his dad. I always knew he would be taller than me but he’s shot up,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

“When I sit on the floor to play with him, he is taller than me already. He’s getting so big and strong that soon we’ll have to tell him to be gentle with Mummy.

“It’s been a struggle because he’s been running rings around me since he was crawling. But now he’s walking he’s more than a handful for someone my size,” she added. (ANI)

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