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Sustainable Development

Time to tread sustainable development path

The idea of sustainable development is that raw capitalism is far too powerful for its own good. Global capitalism is a juggernaut, with the world economy now doubling in s...

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Health

Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too – research

Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer ...

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Hollywood

Angelina Jolie Helps Launch New Centre For Women, Peace and Security

The London School of Economics and Political Science today hosted First Secretary of State William Hague and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie to launch the UK’s fir...

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Sustainable Development

Never mind growth, Davos delegates – how about a World Development Forum? Lawrence Haddad

This year’s gathering at Davos discussed inequality more than ever before. The latest Oxfam report has focused us all on one figure: 1% of the world’s populatio...

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Health

What’s the Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Veggies? Let Them Play First!

Left to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or brussels sprouts. So, at school lunch, they’ll likely e...

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Hollywood

Hollywood helps host charity concert to help Haitian orphanage

Donations are encouraged at "Hollywood Healing Haiti," a free annual charity event offering live music, raffles and Haitian art. Proceeds will go to Project Papillon, an or...

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Hollywood

Ben Affleck – People’s Choice Favorite Humanitarian

The People’s Choice Awards has announced that two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck will receive the third annual People’s Choice Award for Favorite Humanit...

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How A Newspaper Reporter From Bihar Rose To Run India's Biggest TV Empire

As Uday Shankar walks into the unfinished and forbidden terrace of Star House, there is an amusing look of incredulity on the face of the security guard whose job is to res...

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Environment

Will 2015 Be The Tipping Point For Climate Change Action, Or Was It 2014?

2015 may quite possibly be the year that the world finally wakes up and responds to the challenge of climate change. 2014 provided a glimpse of what the new year may hold I...

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Sustainable Development

Beyond Profit: A Talk With Muhammad Yunus

Today, in a ceremony at the United States Capitol, Congressional leaders will present the founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, with the Congressional Gold Medal in ...

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