Toxic alcohol kills 93 and hospitalises hundreds in India

    Ninety-three workers have died and at least 200 others have been hospitalised in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor, officials said Saturday, in the latest case of alcohol poisoning in the country. The deaths in Assam state came less than two weeks after tainted liquor killed about 100 people in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and…

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      GB wins PT5 silver and bronze in Rio

      On paratriathlon’s Paralympic debut, ParalympicGB has collected four medals, the latest coming courtesy of a phenomenal PT5 event, where Alison Patrick and Hazel Smith bagged silver ahead of compatriots Melissa Reid and guide Nicole Walters for bronze. The victors were the Aussie pairing of Katie Kelly and triathlon legend Michellie Jones.  Advertisement Exiting T1 after…

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        MEPs call for research into safety of chemicals

        MEPs call for research into safety of chemicals Environment committee wants study to see if substances are safe to use in electrical goods. European Voice By Jennifer Rankin 6/2/10, 10:19 PM CET Updated 5/21/14, 12:05 PM CET The European Parliament’s environment committee has called for further study into scores of chemicals to establish whether they…

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          Coffee Break Interview: Jacopo Larcher / Barbara Zangerl

          L’austriaca Barbara Zangerl ed il sudtirolese Jacopo Larcher sono i protagonisti della terza puntata del progetto Coffee Break Interview di Daniela Zangrando per esplorare sogni, desideri e limiti dei protagonisti dell’arrampicata e dell’alpinismo. JACOPO LARCHER Daniela Zangrando: Il passo chiave*. Jacopo Larcher: Quel passo, nella vita come nella scalata, che necessita di più tempo ed…

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            British Triathlon unveils 2015 paratri funding

            British Triathlon has announced its paratriathlon funding for 2015, underlining its core focus of winning medals in the sport’s Paralympic Games debut in Rio. Advertisement The list of podium and potential beneficiaries has been refined to triathletes whose disability category will be raced in Brazil. It is an expected move with the elite paratriathlon programme’s…

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