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Pakistan polio workers refuse to join vaccination campaign citing security concerns

ISLAMABAD: Around 70 health workers in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency area refused to take part in a polio vaccination campaign on Saturday citing security concerns, a medi...

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Hollywood

New Charity Watchdog Appointed for New York State

James Sheehan, who served for four years as New York’s first Medicaid inspector general, will on Friday be named the new chief of the Charities Bureau, an agency of t...

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Health

Number of polio cases reach 82 in Pakistan this year

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 82 this year with five new cases reported in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas as the crippling disease remai...

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Thought Factory

Of Khobragade, Richards, Equality, Fairness & Uniformity

I’ve been following the Devyani Khobragade story since its emergence at the prime centre of global media, and to me, it smacks of one more gaping hole, bigger than th...

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Health

Sharp Rise in Cancer Cases, Deaths, worldwide

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the world, shows the latest data released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (...

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Hollywood

Justin Bieber performs for typhoon haiyan vicitms

The singer has posted photos and videos of a surprise show he put on for victims in the hard hit r...

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Hollywood

Katy Perry Named As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

At a special event today at UNICEF Headquarters, global pop superstar Read More

Environment

EPA head bets on China for climate change support

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy is optimistic that China will get on board with President Barack Obama’s climate change initiatives, espec...

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Environment

Has climate change contributed to cyclone Haiyan’s ferocity?

Based on the estimate by the US military’s installation on Hawaii, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre, Haiyan was the most powerful recorded cyclone to make landfall. I...

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Sustainable Development

From Plates that Grow Food to Certified Cocoa: UN Awards Innovative Green Enterprises at Green Economy Symposium

Fully biodegradable plates implanted with organic seeds in Colombia to provide food after use, a social media website to promote car-sharing in Viet Nam,certified cocoa for...

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