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Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam charity part ways in dispute over Israeli settlements in West Bank

JERUSALEM – Scarlett Johansson has parted ways with the international charity Oxfam because of a dispute over her work for Soda Stream, a company operating in a West ...

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Environment

2014 Environmental Performance Index

India ranks 155th out of 178 countries in its efforts to address environmental challenges, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). India performs the w...

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Environment

No relief for Earth’s warming trend in 2013, studies find

The average temperature of Earth maintained its warming trend in 2013, despite seasonal and regional variations that included a shrinking ice cap in the Arctic and a massiv...

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Health

Geranium root is potent HIV-1 killer

Washington: A new study has found that extracts of the geranium plant Pelargonium sidoides inactivate human immunodeficiency virus type 1(HIV-1) and prevent the virus from ...

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Festivals

Masterclass by Global Film distributor and Oscar winning Producer, Marc Baschet at NMIFF

Mumbai: January 2014: Oscar winning producer for No Man’s Land and co-producer of  Lunch Box, Mr Marc Baschet Read More

Bollywood

Indian artists to tour US for charity funds

Kolkata: In a bid to eradicate avoidable blindness by 2020 in the country, a trio of classical artists here will begin a multi-city tour of the US Feb 21 to raise funds for...

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Hollywood

Paul Rodgers donates album profits to charity

Free star Paul Rodgers plans to give all the proceeds from his latest solo album to a music academy. The rocker financed The Royal Sessions himself and wants to donate the ...

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Environment

India’s 1st climate change theatre opens at Science City

Kapurthala: India’s first climate change theatre was opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala on Thursday to educate people on one of the pressing developme...

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Health

Breast cancer survivors should run more to decrease mortality risk

Washington: New research suggests that running may be more effective than walking in lowering breast cancer mortality risk.

Earlier studies have shown that followin...

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Health

Ray of hope for HIV patients

New York: In a significant discovery, researchers have identified a new protein that holds promise for the next-generation of anti-HIV drugs.

The team at University...

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