Ischia (Italy), Aug 22 (IANS/AKI) Firemen on Tuesday rescued an 11-year-old boy more than 16 hours after his home on the Italian resort island of Ischia was destroyed by magnitude 4 earthquake that left two women dead. The boy's two younger brothers were pulled out alive from the rubble earlier in the day.


Two killed in Italy quake, three children rescued from rubble


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Ischia (Italy), Aug 22 (IANS/AKI) Rescuers on Tuesday pulled alive from rubble a seven-year-old boy and were working to reach his 11-year-old brother after their home was flattened by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake on the resort island of Ischia off Naples.


Child pulled alive from rubble after quake


US companies may lose upto $700 million due to lost productivity as employees put aside their work to witness the once-in-a-century solar eclipse, according to a top business person.


US firms may lose $700mn as workers watch solar eclipse


Somsubhra Ghosh, a class 9 student in a missionary school, is dejected and disappointed. The teenager realises that during his next trip to Kolkata from hometown Kharagpur, he may no more get to taste the yummy burgers from McDonald's.


McDonald's customers in Bengal in no mood to miss their burgers


Not lovin' it, say Delhi's foodies. Students, professionals and even the retired patrons of McDonald's on Monday expressed sadness and disappointment over the upcoming shutdown of its 169 outlets across north and east India, including the remaining dozen in the capital.


Delhi fast-food lovers upset about McDonald's' upcoming shutdown


Three children died in a government-run hospital here on Sunday night after a disruption in oxygen supply, and hospital officials blamed a oxygen plant operation who was found drunk on duty. He has been arrested.


Three children die in Chhattisgarh hospital, low oxygen blamed


Anand Kumar, the founder of 'Super 30', on Monday urged Indians to come together to make the country a world leader.


Come together to make India a world leader: 'Super 30' founder


A dark-skinned piglet with a face similar to that of a monkey was born last week in a Cuban town , according to a state media report.


Monkey-faced piglet born in Cuba


Looking up from a depth of 12 feet in a sewer with less than a metre-wide opening, Sumit on Sunday recalled holding Rishi Pal tight to his body and signalled those standing at the manhole opening above to pull them up, before passing out.


'We'd cleaned another sewer day before without safety gear'


Dazed survivors on Sunday recounted the horrific Kalinga Utkal Express train disaster, saying the death toll would have been much more but for the timely help rendered by residents of this Uttar Pradesh town.


Survivors recount train crash, salute Khatauli samaritans


An 12-year-old Indian-origin boy from north London has won the Child Genius show broadcast by UK's Channel 4, the media reported on Sunday.


Indian-origin boy wins UK Child Genius show


The wreckage of a lost US warship has been found 72 years after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it towards the end of World War II, the media reported on Sunday.


Wreckage of US warship found after 70 years


Hundreds of home buyers of Amrapali Group on Saturday held a candlelight march in Noida demanding action against the builder who has failed to deliver their homes years after the promised deadline.


Home buyers hold candlelight march against Amrapali group


A state funeral was held in Karachi on Saturday for Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and earned international acclaim as the country's "Mother Teresa".


Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' laid to rest in Karachi


The Kolkata police have acquired five Harley Davidson Street 750cc bikes for ceremonial and piloting purposes, according to an official.


Kolkata police get Harley Davidsons


A treasure trove of family treasures, including hundreds of passionate, rueful and philosophical letters written by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats will go on public display for the first time, before being sold in an auction here, the media reported.


Yeats family treasures to go on display


A Los Angeles gallery on Friday will host a pop-up exhibition on former NFL star O.J. Simpson.


Los Angeles gallery to host O.J. Simpson exhibition


Internet overuse has risen to epidemic proportions and people are becoming vulnerable to many neuropsychiatric dysfunctions such as irritation, anxiety, obsessive compulsion, revealed research by a network of doctors, neurobiologists, and scientists.


'Internet overuse making people vulnerable to neuropsychiatric dysfunctions'


"SafeDrive" -- an innovative smart car gadget that turns vehicles into "safe, smart and connected" car was launched here on Thursday.


Innovative smart car gadget 'SafeDrive' launched


A teenage girl strangled a day earlier in Rohini was cremated here on Thursday afternoon amid tearful remembrances by kin and neighbours of the studious girl who had won academic laurels.


Delhi murder victim cremated, kin remember studious girl


The Indian Navy on Thursday said it is committed to increasing the role of women in the force with an all-women crew set to circumnavigate the globe next month.

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