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India Among Five Countries That Will See High Under-5 Deaths: UN

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo and Angola will account for more than half of global under-five deaths by 2030, according to a UN report which said 69 million children belo...

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Sustainable Development

Light Pollution Is Throwing Off The Seasons

In a study published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers describe how night-time light pollution is causing early budburst—emergenc...

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Environment

UN Committee May Again Consider Listing Great Barrier Reef As 'In Danger'

As a condition of UNESCO not listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” in 2015, the World Heritage Committee said Australia needed to report back to the com...

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Hollywood

Katy Perry And Staples Unveil PSA To Celebrate And Support Teachers Across America

Staples, Inc. is building on its long-standing commitment to supporting education and helping teachers bring learning to life for students with the debut of a new public se...

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Human Rights

UN Human Rights Council: Using Sport And The Olympic Ideal To Promote Human Rights For All, Including Persons With Disabilities

For more than a decade, Human Rights Watch has documented human rights abuses linked to mega-sporting events, or MSEs, such as the Olympics, football’s World Cup, For...

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Environment

Volkswagen To Pay $14.7bn Settlement And Buy Back Cars From Consumers

Volkswagen has agreed to pay $14.7bn to settle claims generated by its emissions rigging scandal and to buy back cars from consumers at pre-scandal prices, the Department o...

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Festivals

Film Festival To Highlight Animal-Human-Nature Co-Relation

A unique two-month-long film festival focusing on the relationship among animals, humans and nature begins here next month with over 150 films from more than 40 countries l...

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Hollywood

Katy Perry To Be Honored At UNICEF Snowflake Ball

On November 29th, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will host its annual
UNICEF Snowflake Ball.
The event will commemorate UNICEF’s 70th anniversary and honor UNICEF...

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Health

Govt To Launch e-UPHCs

As many as 212 e-Urban Primary Health Centres will be launched across the State to cater to the health issues of the urban population Hyderabad: One-and-half crore people l...

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Sustainable Development

We Can’t Count On Geoengineering To Save Us From Climate Change, Scientists Warn

In December, governments around the world got together and grandly agreed to limit global warming to below 2℃ above pre-industrial levels—with a preference for keep...

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