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VW stocks drop after Porsche moves to stabilize share price

VW stocks drop after Porsche moves to stabilize share priceFrankfurt - Volkswagen AG shares dropped sharply Wednesday after the key shareholder in Europe's biggest carmaker said it was moving to try to stabilize VW's stock, which soared earlier this week.

In a statement, luxury sports carmaker Porsche AG said that, depending on the state of the market, it planned "to settle hedging transactions in the amount of up to 5 per cent of ordinary Volkswagen shares."

"This may result in an increase in the liquidity of the Volkswagen ordinary shares," Porsche said.

Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner violence

Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner violenceWashington, October 29: A new study has revealed that women with a disability are more prone to intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes than those without a disability.

Presented at the American Public Health Association’s 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, the study used data collected from seven states and one territory as part of the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey.

Hospital bed rails, call buttons and chairs are teeming with superbugs

Washington, Oct 29: A new study has found that objects closest to patients have the highest level of hospital superbugs that often lead to potentially fatal infections.

Mall culture catches up in Meerut

Meerut, Oct. 29 : With the metro cities like Delhi increasingly adapting to shopping at malls, a sleepy town like Meerut is also catching up.

The growing charm to take to the mall culture is indicated by the proposal to establish two dozen shopping complexes during the next two years.

The exclusive shopping malls and multiplexes coming up in the heart of the city is a common sight, attracting the youngsters to hope to choose from a wide range of products under a single roof.

Julia Roberts says she’s too old to reprise ‘Pretty Woman’ role

Julia RobertsWashington, Oct 29: One of Hollywood’s greatest actresses Julia Roberts has laughed off reports of a sequel to her hit movie Pretty Woman, insisting that she’s too old to play a prostitute.

The now 41-year-old played the role of a ''hooker with a heart of gold'' in the 1990 movie, which also starred Richard Gere.

While telling TV show Extra at a charity event in California on October 27, the actress made it clear she had no plans of returning to the streets of Los Angeles.

Chandrayaan Functioning Efficiently

Chandrayaan Functioning Efficiently The India's first unmanned moon mission, Chandryaan-1 seems to be moving according to the planned schedule, to cover up its journey to reach the moon.

"The Chandrayaan has covered almost half the distance to the moon. The Chandrayaan was launched on October 22 with the help of a homespun PSLV C-11 rocket; modified for India's first lunar expedition," reported project director M. Annadurai.

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