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Betrayed By Their Own Blood

She was only 13 when given away in marriage to a groom old enough to be her father. Pyari Devi* can’t quite remember the day she returned home one evening and saw two...

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Human Rights

Alcohol Ban Succeeds As Women Warn, 'Behave Or We'll Get Tough'

India — Dozens of women brandishing brooms swooped down on a straw house in this village on a recent Saturday, sending the owner fleeing through a rice field as they ...

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Sustainable Development

How To Stop Construction Companies From Choking Our Cities

Poor air quality, with diesel the biggest culprit, is now thought to be the cause of 40,000 deaths in the UK each year. But while cars and lorries have attracted most atten...

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Festivals

Exclusive: Clip From Shola Amoo's Film On Gentrification

Having premiered at London Film Festival last year to rapturous applause from critics, A Moving Image is finally reaching cinemas across the country. Shola Amoo directorial...

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Kaleidoscope

Whirlpool of History

Gurinder Chaddha’s latest film Viceroy’s House was inspired by the charming memoir by Pamela Hicks, daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, covering her ...

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Health

Discourse: Returning Women Their Body

The Supreme Court has recently intervened in cases where women have sought abortion because the foetus is deformed, triggering demands to allow women to determine the cours...

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Environment

Mammoths, Sabre Tooth Tigers And Other Megafauna Went Extinct

Mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers, giant sloths and other ‘megafauna’ died out across most of the world at the end of the last Ice Age because the changing climate b...

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Hollywood

California Assembly Bill Motivates Celebrities To Take Action For Animals

California Assembly Bill 485, The Pet Rescue and Adoption Act, has inspired stars such as Russell Simmons, Nikki Sixx, Kunal Nayyar, Leona Lewis, Alicia Witt, NASCAR Driver...

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Food Delivery Robots Could Soon Be Dropping Off Your Pizza

Your late-night pizza binges and lazy Saturday morning bagel orders are about to get a futuristic upgrade. Your late-night pizza binges and lazy Saturday morning bagel orde...

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Health

Hospitalizations Drop Where Laws Restrict Trans Fats

People were less likely to go to the hospital with heart attacks or strokes after several counties in New York State restricted the use of trans fats, according to a new st...

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