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Joss Stone is new charity ambassador

British royal Prince Harry named singer Joss Stone as the celebrity ambassador for his Sentebale charity during the organization’s 10th anniversary celebrations on We...

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Charity's film about woman who cannot cry goes viral

A short film released by the charity WATER is LIFE focuses on a young Indian girl born into dire slum conditions, who is unable to cry despite the suffering she experiences...

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Sustainable Development

UN Concerned Over Health Care for Below Poverty Line Families in India

A top United Nations official today expressed concerns over the health care of families who fall below the poverty line in India. “Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is ...

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Hollywood

Star-Studded 21st Annual Race To Erase MS Raises Over $1.75 Million

On Friday, May 2, host, MS survivor and advocate Nancy Davis welcomed guests to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the 21st Annual Race to Erase MS. The event raise over $...

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Hollywood

Alicia Keys To Join Empowerment Experience Panel

Fifteen time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys will join with Greater Than AIDS and ESSENCE to headline a special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience pane...

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Environment

East Antarctica melt could cause a global coastal destruction

Parts of the vast ice sheet of East Antarctica - which collectively holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 53 meters - could begin an irreversible slide into the ...

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Thought Factory

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

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Bollywood

Kangana flick's 'real' Revolver Rani is Jaipur girl

Kangana Ranaut may have played the lead in Revolver Rani, but real life Manisha Shekhawat, who “triggered” in the flick as TV anchor, Payal Parihar, has emerged...

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Sustainable Development

Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her frie...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi: 'The empowerment of women is important'

Shabana Azmi has said violence against women should not be tolerated. The actress was speaking at a discussion forum about female empowerment at the recent IIFA awards, in ...

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