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Why Young Women All Over The World Are Still Dying In Childbirth

By the time the pregnant 17 years old arrives at a hospital in Sierra Leone, it is already too late. Her baby has died—maybe the day before, maybe even longer. She has b...

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Volkswagen Just Lost $17 Billion Because It Allegedly Cheated On Emissions Tests

At the center of the scandal is software, installed in upwards of 500,000 diesel vehicles, that was able to detect when the car was undergoing an official emissions test. The ...

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A Card That Gives Migrant Workers A Name

Almost every day, Pannalal Meghwal parks his scooter on the edge of the informal work hubs call...

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UN Rights Chief: No Country Has Achieved Gender Equality

The High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] on Tuesday stated [press release] that no country has achieved full equality between men and women and urged the 47 m...

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Uttar Pradesh To Get 'M-Sakhi' App Aimed At Improving Maternal Health.

A mobile application ‘m-sakhi’ will be launched in five districts of Uttar Pradesh from October, to streamline and supervise the work of ASHA, ANM and anganwadi wo...

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Scientists Want To See Microbeads Banned — And California Is Leading The Way

In a recent report, researchers from seven institutions have estimated that every day, a whopping 808 trillion microbeads are washed down drains in the United States, while so...

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Everything Is Connected

Once, when I was Prime Minister of Norway, I had an intense exchange with an opposition leader during "question time" in Parliament. In response, I exclaimed: "Yes, all is ind...

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Why Incentive Pay Makes The Gender Gap Worse?

The persistence of a gender gap in wages is shaping the debate over women’s equality in the workplace and underscores the challenge facing policymakers as they consider ...

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Celebrities Get ANGRY About Climate Change In Angry Birds Friends!

Raise awareness for climate change and help plant trees by participating in the Champions for Earth Tournament in Angry Birds Friends. Put on YOUR angry face, and join Don Che...

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French Pharmacies Begin Selling HIV/AIDS Home Testing Kits

Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS went on sale in French pharmacies Tuesday, as part of a government plan to encourage early detection of the virus.The test, which is manufacture...

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CINEMA THAT BREATHES IN STILLNESS

An evocative evening of French and German short films in Mumbai explores stillness, abst...

March 29 2026

A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine ...

March 28 2026

BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026