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Gangotri glacier receded 1.5 km in 30 yrs

"Even as India ponders about the way forward to minimise the catastrophic effects of climate change, latest data from the ISRO has confirmed that sources of India's perennial rivers are slowly contracting - the...

Ted Kennedy Funeral Program

"The Kennedy family has released the program for today’s funeral mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, where presidents past and current as well as the large extended family of Senator Edward M....

Who Is Mir-Hossein Mousavi? A History of Iran's Opposition Leader

Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iran's main opposition leader appeared at a rally in Tehran's Freedom Square today, for the first time since last week's elections.  Mousavi was supposed to address his supporters and ask...

A peep into the Past.... A foray into the Future.... !!??

British scientists are planning to launch a pair of space telescopes,  viz. Herschel and Planck (worth £1.8 billion) later this month. The purpose behind their launch will be to provide answers to some of the...

Randolph Cook, Oprah's ex-boyfriend reveals cocaine addiction

Oprah's ex-boyfriend, Randolph Cook, has revealed in his book 'The Wizard of O: My Life with Oprah', that she had a cocaine addiction in the 80s. Cook is dying from esophageal cancer, and says that during his 6...

21st Centrury Classroom in the Hills of Dade City

"Twenty miles north of Tampa, Fla., turning east on Hwy 52, flatwoods of evergreens and monotony give way to rolling hills turned cattle land and valleys that hold December morning mists and wax nostalgic for...

Tonight Care To Live Member / Prostate Cancer Patient, Ted Girgus, on Radio

Link to webcasthttp://www.mrfivestar.com/patient_power_stream.asxYou can catch the replay here when it goes up.http://www.patientpower.info/...tails.asp?dateid= 12/10/2008&webcastid=SCCA121008Tonight Care To...

China sends jitters to India through Nepal

"Political and economic dynamics might have changed beyond recognition in the past half-century, but geographical reality appears to be something even Nepal's nuclear-powered neighbors are unable to gloss over. One remains...

Senecas lay off 210 at 3 casinos

"Senecas lay off 210 at 3 casinos ...

Bank of England slashes rates 1% to historic low

The Bank of England today slashed interest rates by a further 1%, bringing the interest rate to a historic low. The interest rate cuts in recent months have been among the fastest in Britain's history."The Bank of...

We do not know what no one can deny: Stephen Champion’s Lanka War Stories

"Stephen Champion has produced two books in the past twenty-two years: Lanka 1986-1992 and Lanka War Stories. His images make it clear that we are going in circles. The past reproduces its patterns in the present and cycles its way into the future; a past whose tragedies our...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

Probing Golden West

"NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Justice is investigating the mortgage lending practices of Golden West Financial Corp., the savings and loan bought by Wachovia Corp. for $24 billion at the height of the housing boom in 2006.U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello told The...

Apple's iPhone: So Far, the Best Phone Ever?

is Apple's iPhone is the best phone ever ? What you say on Apple's iPhone"The iPhone is having a stellar year. First, it blasts past RIM's Blackberry in sales. Then it ousts Motorola's RAZR as the top-selling...

No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

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