City of Iqaluit earns national award for sustainability plan

The City of Iqaluit earned a sustainable communities award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Feb. 12, in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Brock Carlton, left, CEO of the...

Prominent personalities who have pledged their organs

It’s often heard that the Bollywood superstars have kept themselves away from social causes. Here’s a list of prominent celebrities who have come forward in a w...

Climate change is ‘great demon of our day’

Climate change is an issue the Church of England has to face up to and take action on by redirecting its investments , its parliamentary body heard today.

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Young female smokers at higher risk of most common type of breast cancer

A new study has revealed that young women, who have been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for a decade, are at higher risk of most common type of breast cancer.

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Top 100 Movies of All Time… By Female Directors

Everyone has lists. AFI has lists. Spike Lee has lists. Sight & Sound has lists. But in all this listmaking, more often than not, female directors get shafted. Sure, so...

Is it necessary to take statins for preventing heart diseases?

There is a very close link between high cholesterol levels and risk of heart diseases. High cholesterol along with other risk factors like high blood pressure and obesity i...

How can we make sustainable development work for the poor?

Water, energy and food supplies are interconnected. As the global climate changes the threat to these supplies becomes ever clearer. But how can we work towards protecting ...

India in midst of stroke epidemic

New Delhi: Changing habits and sedentary lifestyles have made the incidence of strokes more prevalent among South Asians, notably Indians, and can inducepermanent disabilit...

Charity swim smashes world record

Olympic medal-winning swimmers Becky Adlington and Michael Jamieson battled their way to a Guinness World Record 100 x 100m swimming relay title to raise tens of thousands ...