Friday, January 14, 2011

Chinese manufacturers cash in on royal wedding

Chinese manufacturers cash in on royal wedding BEIJING: Britain may be on the other side of the world, but Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings.

Last November, Prince William and his beaming fiancee Kate Middleton showed off the blue sapphire ring, surrounded with diamonds, which had belonged to William's mother, the late Princess Diana.

Dozens of factories located in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province, home to the world's largest wholesale market for a wide range of small items from pencils to socks to cups, have been rushing to produce knockoffs of the ring to meet surging global demand.

Jewelry manufacturer Zhou Mingwang said he jumped at the

Painkillers 'cause kidney damage'

Painkillers  LONDON: Be it a body pain, a headache or the pain of a wound, all we do is to pop in a Painkiller. Soon the pain subsides and you sign off for a peaceful sleep, unaware of the fact that the painkiller is playing tricks on your body organs.

Experts say that occasional intake of Painkillers does not cause harm but regular practice may lead to serious health conditions. Surveys have proved the fast growing practice of Painkiller addiction. Most of the addicts were not even aware that they were addicted to the painkiller. 

Painkillers do not work on any specific body part. All they do is to reduce the pain messages sent to brain and relax the reaction. Painkillers do the job of suppressing the pain but they never cure it. If the pain is an outcome of a constant health condition, it will return after a gap of few hours. 

Australia finally had something to celebrate

Australia beat England by four runs in 2nd T20I MELBOURNE: Australia finally had something to celebrate after recording an unlikely four-run win over England in the second Twenty20 international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

After Australia battled to 147-7 thanks to an unbeaten half-century by second-gamer Aaron Finch, England looked set to cruise to victory when they were 58-0 after six overs, with opener Ian Bell on song.

However, England's quest to extend their record unbeaten T20 streak to nine matches, having defeated Australia on the last ball of Wednesday's game in Adelaide, came unstuck as their middle order failed to deliver.

As was the

Fear grips Karachi as death toll rises to 22

Fear grips Karachi as death toll rises to 22 KARACHI: Another wave of target killings hit Karachi leaving 22 people killed in the last 24 hours including Geo News reporter Wali Kahan Babar in different parts of the country's commercial capital, Geo News reported.

At least seven people were killed yesterday while fifteen more lost lives today.

Gulistan-e-Jauhar's Pahalwan Goth area was once again under the grip of violence where two groups exchanged fire. Sindh CM's helicopter pilot Major Iqbal Kaashmiri was shot dead near Rabia City and another man was killed on Jam Sadiq Bridge in Korangi Industrial Area.

Two injured people also

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Geo News reporter Wali shot dead

KARACHI: Wali Khan Babar, Geo News reporter has been shot dead in Liaquatabad, Geo News reported Thursday.

According to Geo News, the reporter was on his way back home from Geo News office, when he was attacked by terrorists.