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Sustainable Development

Kofi Annan: On The Pictures That Capture Our Choking Planet

We are running out of space. Fly over Africa at night and you will see mile after mile of fires burning red in the dark as scrub is removed to make way for human beings. Sa...

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Environment

The "Chamgadars" Of Devbhoomi

Chamgadarh? Woh toh yahan nahi hote (Bats? You don’t find them here),” a villager said matter-of-factly. His friend added, on a more scientific note, “Yah...

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Festivals

Bentonville Film Festival Co-Founder Geena Davis Speaks With 5News

The third annual Bentonville Film Festival kicks off Tuesday (May 2). "I just arrived today for my film festival," an excited Geena Davis told 5NEWS. "What!? You have a fil...

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Bollywood

Powerful Figures In Bollywood Films Confront Violence Against Women In India

At the climax of “Anaarkali of Arrah,” the new Bollywood film about a folk artist who specializes in suggestive dances and bawdy songs, the brash heroine calls ...

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TV

A Definitive Historical

In School we were taught that Shivaji thwarted the attacks of the mighty armies of the Mughals with his guerrilla warfare tactics. Thanks to a Jesuit History Professor, he ...

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Gender

Manipur: Indian School Girls Drag Broken Down Bus Uphill

A photograph of Indian schoolgirls dragging a bus uphill in slippery mud after it broke down has gone viral, with Twitter users citing it as an example of true “girl ...

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Health

A Pinprick To Detect Cancer

While the humble blood test has for long been the touchstone to catch diabetes, malaria and HIV, companies are now drawing on knowledge from human genetics to make blood te...

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Sustainable Development

Small Flying Cars Come A Bit Closer To Reality

“YOU may smile, but it will come,” said Henry Ford in 1940, predicting the arrival of a machine that was part-automobile and part-aeroplane. For decades flying ...

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Festivals

LA Film Festival Premieres Colin Treverrow's 'The Book Of Henry'

The LA Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Colin Trevorrow’s “The Book of Henry,” starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, S...

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Alternative Entertainment

Artist Is Creating A Parthenon Made Of 100,000 Banned Books

With the rise of Far Right candidates in Europe and in America, along with creeping dictatorship in Turkey and authoritarianism in the Philippines, the idea of democracy an...

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