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Singles In Pakistan Defy Tradition, Meet Potential Partners At Matchmaking Event
Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriage partners in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the first attempt by a UK-based matrimonial app to help people find spouses in person in the conservative Islamic country.
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Opinion | A Message To The Oldest Democracy, From The Largest: Stop Gun Violence
As a citizen of India, a friendly democracy, I appeal to the greater conscience of the American people, political leaders, and society at large. It is time to enforce gun control measures that will protect innocent lives.
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Rishi Sunak To Lose Seat, His Party To Hit Record Low In UK Polls: Survey
A new so-called mega poll released by a civil society campaign organisation indicates that the governing Conservative Party is in for a major drubbing in the election expected later this year, with even UK PM Rishi Sunak's seat hanging in balance.
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Is This The Answer To "Disease X"? Scientists Identify Crucial Prevention Strategy
The World Health Organization sounds the alarm on the inevitable emergence of "Disease X," urging preparedness for the next pandemic.
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Love Storiyaan Review: Highly Watchable Celebration Of Love Across Man-Made Divides
Love Storiyaan Review: A new Amazon Prime Video documentary series zeroes in on six real-life married couples who recount the battles they had to fight on multiple fronts to hold on to each other in a conservative society that has little patience for disregard for tradition.
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100-Year-Old Giant Sturgeon Caught In Canada, Thrown Back In River
Fishermen in British Columbia, Canada, recently caught an enormous white sturgeon that is over ten feet long and estimated to be at least 100 years old.
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"Pink Shuttle" Helps Afghanistan Women Navigate Conservative Society
In an ultra-patriarchal society where it remains rare to see a woman behind the wheel, Haidary is one of four drivers working for Pink Shuttle, a pilot bus programme employing only women to ferry female passengers and their kids across the Afghan capital.
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In A First, Transgenders Take Holy Dip At Kumbh Mela
For decades Laxmi Narayan Tripathi has fought the conservative laws and beliefs to put her transgender community on a par with the rest of society, and now she has notched up a new milestone
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Pope To Visit A Changed Ireland Amid "Perfect Storm" Of Abuses Crises
When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total.
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Scarce Rainfall Hits Water Conservation Project In Maharashtra's Beed
Deficient rainfall has poured cold water on civil society efforts to solve the perennial water crisis in Beed district of Maharashtra, leaving farmers staring at crop losses.
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Rare Whale Killed In Iceland. It May Be First Blue Whale Hunt In 50 Years
Is it a blue whale or not? The slaughter in Iceland of what is claimed was a member of the endangered species has triggered outrage and left experts puzzled about its true identity.
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A Life At High Altitude Shapes Human Body, But How?
Living the high life -- growing up, in other words, at extreme altitude -- forces a developing human body to conserve energy, and that can translated into shorter arms, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Watch: Karnataka Elephant Filmed 'Smoking'. What It Was Actually Doing
The astonishing video shows an elephant picking up something from the burnt forest floor and 'smoking' it. The incident took place in Karnataka's Nagarahole National Park.
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Rare Siamese Crocodile Eggs Found In Cambodia
The clutch of fist-sized eggs was discovered this week by environmental officers and local villagers near a pond in southwestern Koh Kong province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which assisted with the discovery.
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Saudi Arabia Is Suddenly Allowing A Lot More Fun
Justin Bieber's "Let me love you!" blared from giant speakers to greet the arriving audience. Once settled, there were gasps and laughter at the antics of two American magicians before people sat back to savor some opera, mime and dance.
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Singles In Pakistan Defy Tradition, Meet Potential Partners At Matchmaking Event
Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriage partners in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the first attempt by a UK-based matrimonial app to help people find spouses in person in the conservative Islamic country.
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Opinion | A Message To The Oldest Democracy, From The Largest: Stop Gun Violence
As a citizen of India, a friendly democracy, I appeal to the greater conscience of the American people, political leaders, and society at large. It is time to enforce gun control measures that will protect innocent lives.
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Rishi Sunak To Lose Seat, His Party To Hit Record Low In UK Polls: Survey
A new so-called mega poll released by a civil society campaign organisation indicates that the governing Conservative Party is in for a major drubbing in the election expected later this year, with even UK PM Rishi Sunak's seat hanging in balance.
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Is This The Answer To "Disease X"? Scientists Identify Crucial Prevention Strategy
The World Health Organization sounds the alarm on the inevitable emergence of "Disease X," urging preparedness for the next pandemic.
-
Love Storiyaan Review: Highly Watchable Celebration Of Love Across Man-Made Divides
Love Storiyaan Review: A new Amazon Prime Video documentary series zeroes in on six real-life married couples who recount the battles they had to fight on multiple fronts to hold on to each other in a conservative society that has little patience for disregard for tradition.
-
100-Year-Old Giant Sturgeon Caught In Canada, Thrown Back In River
Fishermen in British Columbia, Canada, recently caught an enormous white sturgeon that is over ten feet long and estimated to be at least 100 years old.
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"Pink Shuttle" Helps Afghanistan Women Navigate Conservative Society
In an ultra-patriarchal society where it remains rare to see a woman behind the wheel, Haidary is one of four drivers working for Pink Shuttle, a pilot bus programme employing only women to ferry female passengers and their kids across the Afghan capital.
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In A First, Transgenders Take Holy Dip At Kumbh Mela
For decades Laxmi Narayan Tripathi has fought the conservative laws and beliefs to put her transgender community on a par with the rest of society, and now she has notched up a new milestone
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Pope To Visit A Changed Ireland Amid "Perfect Storm" Of Abuses Crises
When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total.
-
Scarce Rainfall Hits Water Conservation Project In Maharashtra's Beed
Deficient rainfall has poured cold water on civil society efforts to solve the perennial water crisis in Beed district of Maharashtra, leaving farmers staring at crop losses.
-
Rare Whale Killed In Iceland. It May Be First Blue Whale Hunt In 50 Years
Is it a blue whale or not? The slaughter in Iceland of what is claimed was a member of the endangered species has triggered outrage and left experts puzzled about its true identity.
-
A Life At High Altitude Shapes Human Body, But How?
Living the high life -- growing up, in other words, at extreme altitude -- forces a developing human body to conserve energy, and that can translated into shorter arms, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Watch: Karnataka Elephant Filmed 'Smoking'. What It Was Actually Doing
The astonishing video shows an elephant picking up something from the burnt forest floor and 'smoking' it. The incident took place in Karnataka's Nagarahole National Park.
-
Rare Siamese Crocodile Eggs Found In Cambodia
The clutch of fist-sized eggs was discovered this week by environmental officers and local villagers near a pond in southwestern Koh Kong province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which assisted with the discovery.
-
Saudi Arabia Is Suddenly Allowing A Lot More Fun
Justin Bieber's "Let me love you!" blared from giant speakers to greet the arriving audience. Once settled, there were gasps and laughter at the antics of two American magicians before people sat back to savor some opera, mime and dance.
