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Environment

Rich Nations Urged To Cut Temperature Rise Targets

Senior scientist says voices of poorer nations must be heard in the political tussle over reducing the ?utterly inadequate? global warming limit. The official target of lim...

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Sustainable Development

Religious Leaders Launch Unique Initiative For Food Sustainability

A world-first initiative on food sustainability bringing together representatives of the world’s major religious faiths, Indigenous leaders, sustainability activists ...

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Sustainable Development

India Committed To Work with International Community On Development Agenda: Sumitra Mahajan

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan today underlined India’s commitment of working with the international community to craft a “comprehensive and equitable”...

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Sustainable Development

Design That Solves Problems For The World?s Poor

“A billion customers in the world,” Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, “are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a...

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Movies

Run All Night

Critic’s Rating: 2.5 Star.

Cast: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Vincent D’Onoforio.

Di...

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Hollywood

NBC To Support Charity With Red Nose Day Special

Save the Children has been chosen by NBC and the “Red Nose Day” organization to be one of 12 poverty-fighting non-profits that will benefit from its three-hour ...

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Health

Kalam voices concern about maternal, infant mortality rates

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam today expressed his concerns about maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. Inaugurating a medical f...

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Environment

Getting disaster resilience right

Last year, Asia Pacific suffered 6,000 fatalities and economic losses of almost US$60 billion due to natural disasters. UNESCAP executive secretary Shamshad Akhtar outlines...

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Environment

How market forces are winning the climate change battle

Greenhouse gases have stopped rising, and it's not hurting the global economy after all

Despite the stereotype of a business lobby warning about th...

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Hollywood

Young ladies hold glamorous fashion show fundraiser

National Charity League Inc., Conejo Valley Chapter rolled out the red carpet for its 44th annual Day of Giving and Modelette Fashion Show on March 8 at the Hyatt Westlake ...

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