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Environment

A Huge Fire In The Amazon Threatens Thousands Of Indigenous People And An Uncontacted Tribe

The Arariboia indigenous territory is home to an estimated 12,000 people belonging to the Guajajara ethnic group, and to another 80 Aw?-Guaj? Indians, not previously contac...

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Sustainable Development

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Is About To Get a Precarious Memory Wipe

Prior to its Aug. 12, 2005 launch, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was loaded up with 10 years’ worth of data projecting the future positions of Earth ...

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Retroscope

Meena Kumari - A Legend

Meena Kumari’s rags to riches saga has a poignant edge to it. Dubbedthe greatest tragedienne of the Indian screen, her doomed personal life flashing with deep tragedy...

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TV

True Review - Television This Week: A Talking Car And Friendly Ghosts

I don?t think Maruti Suzuki could have come up with a better marketing strategy than having a sitcom driven round Alto, their No. 1 small car. Chalti Ka Naam Gadi ? Let?s G...

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Gender

Do Women Get More Credit For Leadership?

Research on women who demonstrate stereotypically male behaviors at work has yielded mixed findings. On the one hand, some studies suggest those women are less liked and ev...

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Festivals

Calgary Underground Film Festival Offers A Halloween All-Nighter

It sounds like a dream assignment for festival film programmers, particularly those whose cinematic tastes run left of the dial. This Saturday, the Calgary Underground Film...

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Hollywood

Elton John AIDS Foundation Announces $4.4 Million In Grants

On October 21, the Elton John AIDS Foundation announced a new series of grants totaling $4.4 million to support organizations fighting the HIV/AID Sepidemic in critical and...

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Bollywood

9 Of The Strongest Women Characters That Bollywood Has Produced!

In a patriarchal society as ours and a largely male-dominated industry as Bollywood, rarely do you find some great roles written for women. And respect for the ladies? Even...

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Health

Nobel Prize Winners Point The Way In Battle Against Diseases Of Poverty

What does it take to bring the fruits of scientific innovation to vulnerable patients in the world’s poorest communities? The discoveries recognised by the 2015 Nobel...

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Environment

Poachers Are Using Cyanide To Slaughter Entire Elephant Herds

A total of 26 elephant carcasses were found dead on in just two weeks from cyanide poisoning in Hwange National Park, the largest game reserve in Zimbabwe. The latest incid...

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