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Dispatches: Five of the Worst Places for Children

In some countries already devastated by war, the situation for children is only getting worse. A new UN report makes for grim reading, with one shattering statistic after anot...

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American Scientists Want To Manufacture Synthetic Human Genomes

It’s only been 13 years since scientists at National Human Genome Research Institute finished sequencing the human genome, but now another group of American scientists a...

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Renewable Energy Smashes Global Records In 2015, Report Shows

An upsurge in new wind, solar and hydro plants and capacity saw renewable energy smash global records last year, according to a report on new supply.Some 147 Gigawatts of rene...

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This Week In Women's Sports: WSF Studies Gender Bias In College Sports, USWNT Loses In Court

This week the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) released the report, “Beyond X’s & O’s: Gender Bias and Coaches of Women’s College Sports,&rdqu...

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Stem Cell Injections To The Brain Could Help Stroke Patients Regain Mobility

When researchers at Stanford University injected stem cells into the brains of stroke victims for a recent study, they were surprised to see that some patients regained mobili...

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Global Profits, And Peril, From Child Labor

Governments Should Impose Mandatory RestrictionsGovernments should better regulate businesses to prevent child labor in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a ...

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Europe Is About To Make Some Big Decisions On Net Neutrality

A draft of those guidelines leaked online ahead of BEREC's announcement on Monday, and while the rules show promise, they leave much to be desired in the minds of net neutrali...

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Syrian Value Of Eco Crimes Soars By 26% With Devastating Impacts On Natural World

Environmental crime is now the world’s fourth largest illicit enterprise after drug smuggling, counterfeiting and human trafficking and has outstripped the illegal trade...

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Why Hollywood Needs More Female Anti-Heroes

"Oh my god, the world is ruined: The women have guns." This, according to Geena Davis, was a typical overblown reaction when Thelma & Louise hit theaters 2...

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Most Kids In India Lack Timely Vaccinations

Two-thirds of children in India do not receive their vaccinations on time, prolonging their susceptibility to diseases and contributing to untimely deaths, say University of M...

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STUDENT CITY PART 4

Written by Prof Dr Piyush Roy, Student City Part 4 revisits the emotional rivalries, cam...

May 14 2026

TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental st...

May 13 2026

THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026