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Fear persists 10 years after Delhi gang rape and murder
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» NEW DELHI: Ten years ago the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus horrified the world and shone a spotlight on high rates of sexual violence in India.
Masks in class -- how damaging to child development?
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage.
'Happy' Asher-Smith equals indoors 60m PB in Karlsruhe after 15-month absence
AFP, Published on 30/01/2021
» KARLSRUHE (GERMANY) - Britain's 200m world champion Dina Asher-Smith equalled her personal best over 60m as she clocked 7.08 seconds in winning the women's final at Karlsruhe's indoor meet on Friday in her first race for well over a year.
Tears and fears as India's huge coronavirus vaccine push falters
AFP, Published on 24/01/2021
» GREATER NOIDA, India: India's huge coronavirus vaccination drive is behind schedule, with a third of recipients not showing up for appointments because of safety fears, technical glitches and a belief that the pandemic is ending.
New population of blue whales discovered in Indian Ocean
New York Times, Published on 24/12/2020
» NEW YORK: Weighing up to 170,000 kilograms and stretching some 30 metres long, the blue whale, the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth, might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss.
India hangs four men for 2012 Delhi bus gang-rape
AFP, Published on 20/03/2020
» NEW DELHI: India executed four men on Friday for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion.
Delhi rapists' executions postponed
Published on 01/02/2020
» NEW DELHI: The hanging of four men scheduled for Saturday for a notorious gang-rape and murder on a Delhi bus in 2012 has been postponed “until further orders”, a court has ruled.
Child 'love marriages' in Nepal blight young lives
AFP, Published on 16/01/2020
» SURKHET (NEPAL) - Teenager Asha Charti Karki told her parents she was going out to study, but instead she ran off to wed her boyfriend -- one of a growing number of Nepali teenagers who are marrying young by choice.
Stray pup emerges top dog in elite Indian sniffer squad
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» KOLKATA - Some 18 months after been rescued from stone-throwing children, an Indian street mutt has emerged top dog in an elite bomb- and drug-sniffing squad.
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The last time Mohammed Hashim saw his brother alive, he begged for his life, his arms bound behind his back as soldiers marched the 35-year-old teacher away.