Buenos Aires - Former Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been named coach of the country's national team despite a lack of experience as trainer at a time when Argentina has struggled in World Cup qualifiers.
"Now the real work begins," Maradona said.
His appointment followed a meeting Tuesday that Maradona and former national coach Carlos Bilardo held with Argentine football federation President Julio Grondona.
London, Oct 29 : Pushy parents who ‘over schedule’ their kids with activities might be undermining their young ones’ independence, self-confidence and imagination, says a new research.
The experts suggest that modern parents are ignoring the benefits of free playing.
They are enrolling their offspring in structured entertainment like ballet classes, swimming lessons and sport sessions. This might lead to bad behaviour.
“Parents shouldn’t worry about organising their children’s time but instead give them the space and permission to create their own fun,” the Daily Express quoted child behavioural specialist Kris Murrin, as saying.
Washington, Oct 29 : A high voting percentage turnout is expected on Nov 4, as already long queues are seen outside polling booths in some states where early voting has begun. And, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain''s by 53 percent to 34 percent.
According to an estimate, more than 12 million Americans across the country have already cast their ballots. In some cases, the voters waited for as long as two hours before their turn came.
London, October 29 : Chimpanzees very closely observe who all are grooming them, and ultimately return favours to them while freezing out others, according to a new study.
Cristina Gomes, a behavioural ecologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, came up with this finding after observing wild chimpanzees living in Tai National Park in Cote D’Ivoire for about 3000 hours.
She says that grooming, in a way, works like currency in chimpanzees.
Manila - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for an immediate end to fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has resulted in an upsurge of refugees.
Buenos Aires - Former Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been named coach of the country's national team despite a lack of experience as trainer at a time when Argentina has struggled in World Cup qualifiers.
Washington, Oct 29 : A high voting percentage turnout is expected on Nov 4, as already long queues are seen outside polling booths in some states where early voting has begun. And, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain''s by 53 percent to 34 percent.
London, October 29 : Chimpanzees very closely observe who all are grooming them, and ultimately return favours to them while freezing out others, according to a new study.
