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Genetics might explain the difference in our ability to ward off gut infec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 17 (ANI): Individuals vary in the capability of their immune systems to ward off gut infections due to bacteria viruses and other pathogens, but the latest research suggests that part of this can be explained by genetic factors.
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ITTF rankings: Manav Thakkar becomes number one paddler in U-21 category
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): Paddler Manav Thakkar has become the number one paddler in the U-21 category, the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings revealed.
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Researchers build annoying indestructible robotic insects
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 2 (ANI): If flies and mosquitoes weren't enough, researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a new type of robotic insects, which remain functional even if you squash them with a fly swatter.
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Aim to make Tokyo 2020 Olympics 'carbon-neutral': Thomas Bach
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Jan 01 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said that the committee will aim to make Tokyo 2020 Olympic games carbon-neutral.
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India's Humpy Koneru becomes women's world rapid chess champion
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 29 (ANI): India's Humpy Koneru on Saturday (local time) managed to win the 2019 women's world rapid chess championship. Koneru defeated China's Lei Yingjie in the final playoff match.
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Scientists find a way to extract and store CO2 from vehicle exhaust
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 25 (ANI): The fight against climate change has encouraged a group of researchers from Switzerland to device an ingenious method to curb CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles that run on fossil fuels.
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Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to feature historic number of weightlifters
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): A meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne last week has approved a significant increase in the quotas for young male and female weightlifters at the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games.
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IWF Executive Board's meeting concludes, sanctions panel confirmed
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 6 (ANI): The status of the independent member federations sanctions panel got confirmed as International Weightlifting Federation's Executive Board (EB) concluded its meeting in Lausanne.
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IOC condemns manipulation of the Moscow laboratory data
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 26 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday condemned the manipulation of the data retrieved from a tainted Moscow laboratory and said it will support the "toughest sanctions" against all those responsible for flagrant manipulation.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian men's hockey team clubbed with defending champ
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 24 (ANI): The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday confirmed India's pool for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Judges' scores to display at the end of each round in boxing: IOC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 21 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday confirmed that judges' scores in boxing events will now be displayed at the end of each round to bring about transparency.
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India to host 2023 FIH Hockey Men's World Cup
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Nov 8 (ANI): The Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday announced that India would be hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2023.
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