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A study has shown that tobacco products are more affordable than necessary food items in India. In other words, the increase in the prices of tobacco products is lesser than the increase in the prices of necessary food items.

The results of this study were mentioned at a recent discussion titled "Tobacco Taxation in India."

The study was conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and... Читать дальше...

Ben McKenzie carries his suit inside the Jimmy Kimmel Live! studios before making an appearance on the show on Wednesday (February 17) in Los Angeles. The 37-year-old Gotham star chatted with Jimmy Kimmel about his first years in New York City as an unemployed actor. “I love New York…I started off there. I was an [...]

The conflict in Ukraine has ``deeply affected'' 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas in the volatile east not under government control, the U.N. children's agency said late Thursday.

The conflict in Ukraine has ``deeply affected'' 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas in the volatile east not under government control, the U.N. children's agency said late Thursday.

THE Coalition is on alert for an early election after party headquarters advised its state branches to “get ready’’ for an election as soon as July 2.

The Kings label him as questionable to return.

A technology entrepreneur is facing the wrath of Twitter after writing a blog post seen by many as insensitive and even hostile toward San Francisco's homeless population. Justin Keller, founder of Commando.io, an online server management platform, published the post on his personal blog this week and drew widespread, negative reactions online that even swept an unsuspecting namesake into the controversy. In the post, titled "Open letter to SF Mayor Ed Lee and Greg Suhr (police chief)," Keller complained... Читать дальше...

The proposal comes in the wake of an Arizona Republic investigation that found the head of the Phoenix mass transit system misused public funds on first class flights, expensive hotel rooms and restaurants. Rep. Warren Petersen of Gilbert sponsored the measure to bar public employees from receiving any severance pay, annuity, pension or any other public benefits for misusing public funds.

In an email, the school's president said he doesn't believe handguns belong at the school, but bows to Texas law

President Barack Obama has pledged to give the Air Force $28 billion over the next five years to modernize its nuclear deterrent, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein said.

Karen Butler
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Amazon Studios says it has acquired the latest, as-yet-untitled feature film from writer-director Woody Allen.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Diana Natalicio, president of the University of Texas at El Paso, has been hospitalized after collapsing on the campus. Vice President Richard Adauto says the 76-year-old administrator is in stable condition at an unspecified hospital, where she was being held in stable condition for observation Thursday night. Adauto says Natalicio (na-ta-LEE'-see-yoh) was walking on University Avenue to the Student Union when she collapsed about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. No other information was released. Читать дальше...

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Cross-country skier Kim Magnus took his second gold medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, after winning the men's 10-kilometer free cross-country skiing on Thursday. Kim, born to a Norwegian fath

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is set to bolster the game industry, which it sees having great potential to become the next growth engine, as economic growth remains sluggish. On Friday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and T

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Cosmic Girls, a Korean-Chinese K-pop girl group, will stage its first showcase at a major e-sports event prior to their official debut, Starship Entertainment said Friday. The 12-membered girl group, with six Korean memb

An apartment building teetering on the edge of an eroding cliff above the Pacific Ocean was demolished Thursday, before nature and gravity could take its course.

The most bizarre, outrageous Airbnb feud story you’ll ever read Joe’s of Westlake returns in over-the-top fashion When a submarine shot 1950s San Francisco (with a camera) Foreclosure sale of old Ocean Avenue movie house shocks neighbors Homeless guy really was S.F. Mayor Ed Lee’s college pal Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead Berkeley’s Cheeseboard No. 2 spot in U.S., according to Yelp Comcast outage impacts Internet, TV customers across the nation Tony Robbins swoops in to... Читать дальше...

Risky night bus journeys may be a thing of the past if the smart devices designed by a mechanical engineering student are put to practical use.

Farmers of Gadag who are going through tough times owing to the drought, are able to have at least a good lunch now.

Doug G. Ware
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- March Madness is right around the corner, and this year there are a handful of teams looking to finally end very long tournament droughts.

Even through a trying rebuild, the abundance of Ontario talent has an affinity for the team, showing there is still a pull to play for Toronto

The attack on JNUSU prez Kanhaiya Kumar by lawyers adds to a list of unruly behaviour, violence and vandalism

BJP members staged demonstrations on Thursday afternoon at the Income Tax circle against the reportedly anti-national sloganeering that took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus last week.