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The First Transgender Politician Was Just Elected To Congress In Philippines

Geraldine Roman made history this week as she became the first transgender politician to be elected to public office in the Philippines.
"The politics of bigotry, hatr...

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Environment

The Air In Nearly Every Big City In The Developing World Is Unhealthy To Breathe

Four out of five city-dwellers worldwide live in towns with lousy air, raising the odds of premature death from lung or heart ailments, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - A legacy of taste

Young couples who elope to marry, remember Romeo Juliet (the poor kids died)​ Raj Kapoor’s Bobby or the young lovers from a recent Marathi blockbuster Sairat that h...

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Festivals

How the Arab Spring Changed the Arab Screen and Why You Need to Start Paying Attention

"I took this video so that people know what really happened," whispers the protagonist of "Rags and Tatters," Ahmad Abdallah's urgent yet understated Egyptian drama set ami...

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Human Rights

After Decades Of Near Statelessness, Thousands Of Indians Will Vote For The First Time Ever

They were virtually stateless for decades, until a deal last year
When the Indian state of West Bengal goes to the polls this week, thousands of people will be able to...

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Gender

MEET INDIA’S ONLY WOMAN TUNNEL ENGINEER. SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN BENGALURU’S METRO PROJECT

Annie Sinha Roy, a 35-year-old resident of Bengaluru, is India’s first and only tunnel engineer.
AND SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 4.8 KM EAST-...

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Human Rights

Guitars From Malawi Camp Hit Right Note With Musicians Around The World

DZALEKA, Malawi, April 6 (UNHCR)– Hidden among the dirt footpaths of Dzaleka refugee camp is the nerve centre of a business that strikes a chord worldwide. In one of ...

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Human Rights

When Economic Growth Doesn't Make Countries Happier

Rich people are happier than poorer people on average, and richer countries are happier than poorer countries. And yet growing national wealth is not always accompanied by ...

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Gender

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.
April 7 ...

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Festivals

Fast Forward Film Festival Shows Environmental Concerns

Kristen Smith, 17, of Brighton has done just that. The teen's short film, titled Kristen the Science Girl: Water, is environmentally focusedand created primarily with an iP...

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