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Hormone ‘protects brains of Premature babies’

The hormone erythropoietin (EPO) could prevent brain injuries in very premature babies, a study suggests. Brain scans show EPO – used illegally by athletes to boost p...

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Hollywood

Miley Cyrus Lends Star Power to Homeless Youth Charity at VMAs

Donations are pouring in for the Los Angeles charity supported by Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards last night. On Sunday the controversial pop star, 21, set tongue...

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Hollywood

UNICEF UK Pays Tribute To Richard Attenborough

UNICEF UK is today mourning the death of Goodwill Ambassador Lord Richard Attenborough, who has died at the age of 90. The much-honoured socially conscious actor, producer ...

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Health

Some hard truths on safe motherhood

Maternal deaths should be treated as a human rights issue and governments need to focus on best antenatal practices and provision of emergency obstetric care to bring down ...

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Environment

Global Warming Is Here, Human-Caused and Already Harmful: Leaked IPCC Report

A leaked draft of a new United Nations report on climate change says global warming has already arrived and is probably already causing harm -- and the heating trend could ...

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Sustainable Development

Dowry' is the most hated word in this part of the world

“You are entering a dowry-free area,” a board greets you as you enter this town. Not a single dowry related case has been reported in Nilambur in many years. Th...

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Hollywood

Sting Backs Children’s Cancer Centre In Newcastle

A star spangled line-up of North East heroes has pledged support for plans to create a dedicated children’s cancer research centre in Newcastle. Musician Sting and TV...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Stars Support Children’s Education In London

Bollywood actress and UNICEF India Goodwill Ambassador, Sharmila Tagore, and actress and UNICEF Celebrity Advocate, Kareena Kapoor Khan, joined former BBC war correspondent...

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Environment

28 States prepare climate action plans

An analysis of state action plans to combat climate change reveal a lack of innovative approaches and a high variation in budgets apart from the fact that many did not move...

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Sustainable Development

India brides leave husbands' homes for lack of toilets

Six newlywed women in a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have returned to their parents because their husbands’ homes had no toilets. The women, all from ...

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