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London, Oct.19 : A council representing the British constituency of Slough has banned bonfire night celebrations in a bid to promote "a Cleaner, Safer, Greener Slough".

Washington, Oct 19 : A US researcher from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, has taken inspiration from mussels to create an adhesive that sticks to almost anything.

New Delhi, Oct.19 :  Chinese taikonauts (astronauts) may start a branch of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in space, said the country's first taikonaut Yang Liwei.

Sydney, Oct 19 : Different species of coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef spawn at the same time because their genes sense moonlight, say researchers.

These genes, which synchronise spawning over a couple of days each November, are of the same kind that regulates the human body clock, they say.

“They're timing the spawning, it appears, using the cue of the lunar cycle,” said Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland.

“The mystery is how they detect moonlight without eyes,” he said.

Gurgaon (Haryana), Oct 19 : Police in Haryana are undergoing etiquette lessons to improve the image of the state police force in the public eye.