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Obama’s Steep New Emissions Rules Praised As ‘Great Advance,’ Scorned As ‘Power Grab’

President Obama's introduction of the final draft of his Clean Power Plan on Monday was met with mixed responses, as the White House hailed the proposal as their "biggest a...

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Gender

Cate Blanchett To Direct TV Series ‘Stateless’

Cate Blanchett is to develop and direct an Australian TV series, “Stateless.” The series centers on “the tragic and true story of Cornelia Rau, which made...

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Festivals

Virtual-Reality Film Festival To Hit 10 Cities In North America

Virtual-reality filmmakers are getting their own 10-city festival showcasing their work in the nascent field. The Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival will feature demos of about ...

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Health

How To Turn Big Health Data Into Big Health Action

Mobile technology has revolutionized data-collection tools for health workers, but unless that data creates meaningful change, the “data revolution” will strugg...

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Health

A New Report Identifies 30 Technologies That Will Save Lives In The Next 15 Years

President Obama wasn’t the only head of state visiting Ethiopia this summer. In early July, the United Nations brought global leaders to Addis Ababa, for the third an...

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Health

WHO Calls For Urgent Action To Curb Hepatitis

The World Health Organisations (WHO) is to use the 2015 World Hepatitis Day, slated for July 28 to highlight the urgent need for countries to enhance action aimed at preven...

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Hollywood

Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Becomes Founding Celebrity For STARPOWER.

Nichelle Nichols – best known as ‘Uhura’ in Gene Roddenberry’s iconic television show ‘Star Trek’ – has announced her role as a fo...

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Health

On AIDS: Three Lessons From Africa.

An AIDS fable: Once upon a time, in the years after AIDS went from being a death sentence to a manageable disease, at least for people rich enough to take antiretroviral th...

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Festivals

Locarno's Open Doors Gets New Awards.

MAD Solutions among backers of Maghreb films in Co-pro Lab line up. Arab-focused promotion agency MAD Solutions will this year provide distribution and promotional support ...

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Health

WHO: Insecticides Lindane, DDT Linked To Cancer

IARC said high exposures to lindane have previously been reported among agricultural workers and pesticide applicators. The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agricul...

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