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Human Rights

Indian Women Seeing Abortions Beyond 20 Weeks Face Desperate Legal Struggles

On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed a woman from Mumbai who is 24 weeks pregnant to have an abortion because her foetus had anancephaly – a life threatening conditio...

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Environment

Climate Researchers Are Setting Up an Arctic Base Camp at Davos

On Tuesday morning, a team of climate scientists were busy setting up a mock Arctic base camp at the Swiss resort that is hosting politicians, celebrities, and the global e...

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Festivals

Immersive Film Festival Will Celebrate The Legacy Of John Hughes

You may not be able to find Shermer, Illinois, on a map, but the town where director John Hughes set some of his most beloved films will be a real place for at least four d...

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Alternative Entertainment

‘Walls of Kindness’ Are Popping Up Across India & They’re Making Winter Warmer

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but these murals mean much, much more to those in need. ‘Walls of Kindness’, an initiative that first sprang up in...

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Bollywood

Mayank Shekhar: I Am Gay, That Karan Didn't Say

“Everybody knows what my sexual orientation is. I don’t need to scream it out; I won’t, only because I live in a country where I could possibly be jailed ...

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Hollywood

Sharon Osbourne Asks Croatia To Ban Fur Farming

This week, X Factor judge and animal advocate Sharon Osbourne wrote to Croatia's minister of agriculture, Davor Romić, asking him to preserve a complete ban on fur farming...

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Gender

27 Nonfiction Books By Women Everyone Should Read This Year

New year, new books. At least, that’s what we wrote back in December, when we were just starting to add titles to our 2017 reading lists. Now that we’re nine da...

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Human Rights

India's New Legislation Offers Hope

Last month, the Indian Parliament passed much needed and long awaited legislation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in India. The new disability law is going to af...

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Sustainable Development

NASA Is Making New Robots That Can Control Themselves

NASA wants humans and robots to work together as teams. To ensure that, the space agency’s autonomous robotics group is currently developing new technology to improve...

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Environment

Why The Environment Needs Water Markets

Since the 1970s, environmental regulations have prevented many environmental impacts, provided minimal environmental flows and prevented construction of large environmental...

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