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Bill Gates Predicts Eradication Of Polio In Pakistan By 2017

Bill Gates said Wednesday that "with any luck" polio will be eradicated by 2017 in the last two countries where it remains active, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Human Rights

How Important Is It To Get To A Doctor In Time

The people of Pimpaldhara village are losing many precious lives just because no vehicle can reach them due to lack of roads. We appeal to our readers to help these village...

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Gender

Dharavi Girls Develop Apps For Education, Recycling & Women's Safety

In Dharavi, it’s the teenage girls who are driving change through science and technology, by developing apps to keep women safe, to get water, and for education. It a...

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Gender

India Must Close The Gender Gap And Make Every Woman Count

In India, the gender gap — the differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or att...

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Festivals

Panama Film Festival Revs Up Primera Mirada

One of the core goals of IFF Panama when it was founded in 2012 was to provide a new window and international launch-pad for films from Panama and the rest of Cen...

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Environment

The Rise In Sea Levels Could Be Almost Double Previous Estimates

Sea levels could rise an additional 39 inches by the end of the century — almost doubling previous estimates of the total potential increases in sea levels — du...

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Sustainable Development

The Globalisation Of Bad Food And Poor Health: Sustainable Development Or Sustainable Profits?

The proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world increased from 12 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2013. Globally, cancer is already the second-leading cause of dea...

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Health

Minimizing Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure For India's Poor

The recent adoption of Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations endorsed an earlier agreement on a resolution passed on Dec. 12, 2012, which emphasizes all membe...

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World Wildlife Day 2016: 15 Ways To Save Earth’s Animals And Plants

Thursday marks World Wildlife Day, which the 68th session of the United Nations General Assemblydesignated as a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the planet’s ...

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Health

Stanford-Led Study Underscores Huge Gap Between Rich, Poor In Global Surgery

The number of surgeries performed worldwide has grown steadily, particularly in the developing world, yet there remains an enormous gap in surgical care between rich and po...

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