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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Meet The Art Collective Of ‘Sad Asian Girls’ Destroying Asian-American Stereotypes

When you think of an Asian woman, what comes to mind? A tiger mom? An anime fantasy? A manicurist talking about you in another language? For Asian women, these stereotypes ...

Cannes: Directors Fortnight Unveils 2016 Lineup

Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight sidebar announced the selection for its 48th annual edition today, unveiling an impressive, if slightly smaller-than-usual lineup &...

Kashmiri's Joined Hands To Clean Dal Lake In This Amazing Community Effort

Any story about the Kashmir valley is incomplete without the mention of Dal Lake, God’s own artwork. Read how 200 plus villagers came together to clean up and save th...

Photography Helps Girls Define Their Voice On Their Own Terms

Photographer and youth organizer Scheherazade Tillet first had the idea for “Picturing Black Girlhood” about seven years ago, when she was visiting the Chicago ...

The Unabashedly Feminist History Of The Miniskirt

In 2015, a city in Alabama proposed that the miniskirt be banned. Council members argued that it was really all about respect. They argued that God just wouldn't be a fan. ...

Mechanical Engineer Quits Job To Build Pond In A Village

After quitting his job as an engineer, Shashank Singh decided to take up a development project in rural Rajasthan. Today, he is living in a village, helping rejuvenate a po...

The Future Of The Frog Looks Bleak; Unless Humans Change

Amphibians, the oldest group of land vertebrates, are regarded as themost threatened across the globe. From Brazil’s tropical rain forests, to Canada’s temperat...

The Forgotten Women Of 1857

Not just Begum Hazrat Mahal and Rani Lakshmibai but dozens of women participated in active fighting against the British. Their stories are largely unrecorded.
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