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An invasion of toxic toads

Where: State of Queensland, Australia April 2, 2007: This is certainly not a toad you’d want to kiss. Not only will the toad not …

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Wet behind the ears: Mumbai floods again

Where: Mumbai, India June 25, 2007: A kid of five would tell you that it rains in June. Especially in Mumbai, which being on the …

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Rags-to-Riches: The Café Route

Where: London, UK December 10, 2008 :Question: Name an impoverished British woman writer who wrote her first novel in sitting in …

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Quizzically Yours

September 6: Eight-year old Neha is the happiest girl in India. Her father has just won a huge amount of money at a popular …

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Trees of Delhi – Under the Axe!

Where: The Capital city of New Delhi, India March 26, 2007: Imagine you are in a city where there are a lot of trees, large parks, …

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Honey, what about it?

Where: the eastern state of Orissa,India July 19: Banjipali village stands on a hill surrounded by forest. It is a very small …

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Guns everywhere

Where: The southern state of Virginia, United States April 19, 2007: April 16 began like any other at Virginia Tech college. Some …

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Potatoes get you in the pink of health

Where: Spain June 25, 2007: Word’s just in: potatoes are good for you. But, you may still have to hold off on those fries …

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Couch pet-atoes

Where: Lucknow, India July 18, 2007: First it was kids. Now, it’s the dogs. Middle class families across India are plagued …

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Gunning for Clouds

Where: Beijing, China July 19: The photograph in the newspaper shows a soldier handling an anti-aircraft gun. At once, an image …

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