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Environment

Apathy And Progress Are Killing Turkey's Famous Flamingo Lake

Inside the yard, mountains of the blindingly bright salt are piled three stories high by a conveyer belt being fed by a convoy of trucks. Except for three men sitting aroun...

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Environment

There’s Not Much Snow In The Alps — So Petting Zoos Are Replacing Skiing

The holiday season in the Alps this year was one of the driest in recent memory. According to Laurent Vanat, a winter sports consultant based in Geneva, the overall economi...

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Environment

Air Pollution Is Causing Iran To Cancel Soccer Games And Keep Kids Home From School

Tehran's air quality index hovered around 159 on Wednesday ? which is more than three times the World Health Organization's advised maximum of between 0 and 50. Iranian med...

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Festivals

Palm Springs Film Fest Awards Gala Brings Depp, Blanchett, Damon And More To The Desert

The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala took place Saturday night at the Palm Springs Convention Center. It made for an evening of unusual juxtapositions, ...

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Festivals

Goa To Host Science Film Festival Of India On Jan 14

In a cinematic treat for sci-fi movie enthusiasts, Goa is all set to host the first edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) from January 14. The three-day event...

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Kaleidoscope

Eliza By Any Other Name

December 2015 marked the end of the year long birth centenary celebrations of pioneering theatre personality Begum Qudsia Zaidi. To her goes the credit for translating and ...

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Trending

Bill Gates: The Top 6 Good News Stories Of 2015

This is a tough time to feel optimistic about the future. With the notable exception of impressive global cooperation on climate change and energy, our papers and screens h...

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Top 6 Landmark Judgments From The Judiciary That Stirred India In 2015

World’s largest democracy is India; and there are three pillars which constitute this democracy: Executive (comprising of President, PM and Cabinet Ministers); Legisl...

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Festivals

Undefined Sets New Record At Plateau Film Festival

A 2014 Lebanese short film, Undefined, has set a new festival record at the fifth Plateau International Film Festival, winning three of the ten awards: Festival Best Direct...

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Health

Mumbai: 'No Gynaecs In Rural Areas To Provide Basic Delivery Services'

Mumbai: An audit carried out by the state government of all maternal deaths, including those during medical termination of pregnancy (MTPs), have found three main causes be...

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