Category: General Interest
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Mother Teresa’s humanity
Twenty years after her passing, Mother Teresa is still beloved by millions across the world. Her charitable acts still resonate and inspire. Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) is..
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Harvard ditches Manning
Harvard University’s Kennedy School has officially withdrawn the fellowship it had offered to Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier, who was convicted of leaking..
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No honor in killing
A teenaged couple in Karachi, Pakistan are allegedly victims of honor killings. According to officials who exhumed their bodies, Bakht Taj, 15, and her boyfriend Rehman, 17, were..
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Food & nutritional security
Synergia Foundation jointly organized a round table discussion along with the Agriculture department, Government of Karnataka on ‘Choke Points: Food and Nutritional..
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The best of humanity
Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who had been held captive for over a year by terrorists in Yemen, has been officially released. The Sultan of Oman played the pivotal..
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Bitcoin of no value?
James Dimon, the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase has criticized the value of Bitcoin noting that the cryptocurrency is not a “real thing.” Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer electronic..
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Irma ravages on
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful hurricanes to be recorded, continues to ravage in America. The hurricane has already resulted in the deaths of 24 people in the Caribbean..
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Chinese billionaire seeks asylum
Billionaire, Guo Wengui, who has been accused of multiple crimes by China, is reportedly seeking political asylum in the US. Guo Wengui is a Chinese billionaire businessman..
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Earthquake hits Mexico
Mexico has been hit by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake that has resulted in the deaths of at least six people. It is the strongest earthquake in over a century to have hit the region..
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Security breach at Equifax
A security breach at Equifax could have exposed sensitive information of 143 million Americans. Equifax supplies credit information and provides other information services..