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Human Rights

Guitars From Malawi Camp Hit Right Note With Musicians Around The World

DZALEKA, Malawi, April 6 (UNHCR)– Hidden among the dirt footpaths of Dzaleka refugee camp is the nerve centre of a business that strikes a chord worldwide. In one of ...

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Sustainable Development

Self-Assembling Nanoparticles Offer Super-Efficient, Portable Water Desalination

Solar desalination is a tantalizing cure-all to Earth's fresh-water woes. After all, this is where fresh water comes from naturally as part of the planet's water cycle&mdas...

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Environment

So We Signed the Paris Agreement. Now What?

On Friday, representatives from 175 nations signed the Paris Agreement, which outlines voluntary carbon emissions and climate targets. It's doubtlessly a momentous step in ...

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Festivals

Woody Allens 'Cafe Society' Will Open The 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Woody Allen is heading back to a very familiar place: opening night of theCannes Film Festival.
The director's newest film, “Cafe Society,” will kick off t...

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Alternative Entertainment

Download The Complete Archive Of 'Oz', "The Most Controversial Magazine Of The 60's"

“If you remember the sixties,” goes the famous and variously attributed quotation, “you weren’t really there.” And, psychological after-effect...

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Gender

Tegan & Sara On Queering Pop And Ditching Guitars

Three years ago, Tegan and Sara transformed from indie rock mainstays to legitimate pop stars. Their 2013 albumHeartthrob saw them crack Top 40 with synth-pop confecti...

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Human Rights

When Economic Growth Doesn't Make Countries Happier

Rich people are happier than poorer people on average, and richer countries are happier than poorer countries. And yet growing national wealth is not always accompanied by ...

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Sustainable Development

A Brief History Of Genome Island, Second Life’s First Genetics Lab

Unlike WoW, the virtual world of Second Life is almost entirely user generated. By making use of a specially tailored scripting language, the ‘residents’ of Second Life...

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Environment

Mitsubishi Becomes Latest Automaker To Admit To Cheating Consumers And Regulators

The latest example of the trend surfaced Wednesday when Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) revealed that it lied about the fuel economy of at least 620,000 so-called ...

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Festivals

Radhika Apte Wins The Best Actress Award At The Tribeca Film Festival

Radhika Apte may not be a sizzling Bollywood A-list actress, but the girl is definitely famous for pulling off unconventional roles on screen. Whether it's Manjhi - The Mou...

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