Counting the world in different ways
August 17: Counting the world’s population may seem a bit like counting the stars in the sky, but not if you know how to go …
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World news
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Swear, it's true!
August 17: You might think that schools would discourage students from using bad words, but it is not so. Schools in England will …
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Toddler teacher in UK
August 26: At a a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language so as to …
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Vanishing Vulture
It’s the bird most commonly associated with death. Once a common sight in South Asia, the vulture, or nature’s …
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Jean Clad Superman
Who wears a red chaddi over blue tights and a flying cape to save the world from disaster ever so often? Superman, of course! But …
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Chess Bonanza
It’s a sky full of young Indian stars and superstars, in the world of chess today. Leading this amazing pack are 15-year-old …
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Do You Know What You are Eating?
June 5: When you think of a cold drink, you think of its sweet taste, the fizz, and the sparkling bubbles under your nose. But not …
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Rats Race through US Cities
Rats Race through US Cities [Illustration by Shinod A P] August 7: Even as Americans compete with each other in the …
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They Don't Listen To Us
June 8: We have all heard of adults doling out that fearful thing called a report card to children year after year to remark on …
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Reaching the Top of the World
May 23: Looks can be deceptive. At 16, Temba Tsheri Sherpa looks like any ordinary schoolboy from Kathmandu. But look closely. He …
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Flooded by disaster
July 31: Monsoon in Orissa has meant only one thing in the recent past: floods. It’s no different this year. Floods have …
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A New Ancient Civilisation
Where: Central Asia May 19, 2001: Imagine people living in large apartment complexes made out of bricks. Their city may have been …
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