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What We Learned About The Global Burden Of Disease?

Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, observed that knowledge is power and information is liberating. Indeed, the collection, analysis and dissemi...

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Bollywood

Mira Nair To Donate 'Queen Of Katwe' Money To Mumbai Street Children

When Mira Nair's 'Salaam¬ Bombay' released in 1988, the proceeds from the film was used to establish a trust to cater to the needs of street children. With Nair's 'Quee...

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Sustainable Development

23 Million Year Old Leaves Helped Solve An Antarctic Climate Mystery

As Antarctica melts, it’s releasing centuries’ worth of locked-away ice into the ocean and pushing sea levels higher. It’s scary stuff. But it also isn&rs...

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Trending

Zika Linked To Nerve Disease That Causes Paralysis In Adults

In January, Colombia saw an unusual increase in cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare disorder where a person's immune system attacks the nervous system, in some cases t...

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Environment

Delay To Curbs On Toxic Shipping Emissions 'Would Cause 200,000 Extra Premature Deaths

A push by the shipping and oil industries for a five-year delay to curbs on toxic sulphur emissions would cause an extra 200,000 premature deaths from lung cancer and heart...

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Environment

Hurricanes Will Worsen As Planet Warms And Sea Levels Rise, Scientists Warn

Major storms such as Hurricane Matthew, which has slammed into Haiti and isnow headed towards the US, will grow in menace as the world warms and sea levels rise, scientists...

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Bollywood

Ajay Devgn Becomes Goodwill Ambassador, Supports Women Issues

Apart from acting, directing and producing films, Ajay Devgn is now working on a social cause. The 'Shivaay' actor has become the goodwill ambassador for Smile Foundation, ...

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Health

Non-Communicable Diseases Killed More Indians In 2015

In 2015, India, like other developed countries, had more number of deaths caused by non-communicable diseases. In the case of males, deaths due to non-communicable diseases...

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Sustainable Development

Watch Researchers Use Sound To Move Multiple Objects With Precision

A team of researchers at Aalto University in Finland has devised a method for the controlled movement of multiple objects using a single sound source, a development which m...

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Alternative Entertainment

The United Nations Is Turning VR Into A Tool For Social Change

Virtual reality is lauded as an empathy generator. The ability to transport viewers to a setting that would otherwise be inaccessible, or even unfathomable, lends a sense o...

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