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Deutsche Bank Pulls Out Of Coal Projects To Meet Paris Climate Pledge

Deutsche Bank, the biggest bank in Germany, has said it will stop financing coal projects as part of its commitments under the Paris agreement to tackle global warming. &ld...

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Human Rights

Tripura: Reang Refugee Kids Don’t Know National Anthem, Stun Child Rights Panel

This Republic Day, Tripura rolled out its tableau featuring Hojagiri, a Reang tribal dance, to depict the vibrancy of its culture, but thousands of kilometres away in the n...

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Hollywood

Richard Branson And Jennifer Lawrence Speak Out Against Immigration Bans

Sir Richard Branson has blogged about the immigration bans imposed by the US government over the weekend. “There are many reasons to be concerned about the Executive ...

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Environment

With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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Hollywood

Hasty Pudding Theatricals Announces Octavia Spencer As 2017 Woman Of The Year

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, announces Oscar winning actress, Octavia Spencer as the recipient of its 2017 Woman ...

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Kaleidoscope

Love & War

Martin Cruz Smith is best known for his series of thriller featuring a fiercely upright Russian detective, Arkady Renko. The first book in the series was Gorky Park (1981),...

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Hollywood

Actor Kal Penn Raises $160K In A Few Hours For Syrian Refugees After Being Told 'He Doesn't Belong To America'

Actor Kal Penn has turned a nasty comment about his origins into an inspiring cause as he raised more than $160,000 in a few hours for Syrian refugees. The Harold and Kumar...

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Gender

Kerala’s First Gender-Neutral Football League Sees Transgenders, Women & Men Play Together

From their inclusive schools to their progressive fashion sector, Kerala is known for being streets ahead when it comes to gender equality, and this week, they solidified t...

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Human Rights

Human Rights Report Cites Host Of Violations

The Telangana Chapter of Working Group on Human Rights in India and UN released the ‘Human Rights in India Joint Stakeholders’ Report’ for UN Universal Pe...

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Environment

Lead Level In Flint Water Has Fallen Below Federal Limi

Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a cit...

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