Mind the Manners!
Neeru and Shama were planning a trip to Europe for a holiday. They had been through all the travel catalogues, Lonely Planet …
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Beef in McDonald's Fries
May 11: Fast food giant McDonald’s seems to be frying in its own fat once again – quite literally at that. Last week, an …
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India Gets Its Own 'Air Force One' Plane
Where: New Delhi, India April 1, 2009 : The Indian Air Force has now got its own version of Air Force One, the American …
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Honduras President Deposed
Where: Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 5, 2009 : President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras in Central America was removed from office on June …
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The Girl who Failed the Citizenship Test
July 22: Twentyfour-year-old Vijai Shree has lived in the US since she was four months old. She holds a “green card” …
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Illiterate Americans
October 6: Last week we had written about Ganga, a teenaged girl who taught the women in her slum how to read and write. These …
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Federer is Number One Again
Where: London, United Kingdom July 5, 2009 : It was a day of tennis records and grand performances at the Wimbledon Men’s …
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A Monster in Tokyo…
It happened one evening in May, 53 years ago, in 1947. Many people in Tokyo had switched on to the American Armed Forces Radio …
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End to Recession in Sight?
Where: New York, USA March 25, 2009 : The New York Stock Exchange and European Stock markets showed high trading figures after the …
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Report cards
October 21: The two news reports appeared almost at once and said a lot about the state of affairs in education in the world. One …
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A 'Big Bang' in Earth's Orbital Space
Where: Orbital Space around Earth February 15, 2009 : An American and a Russian satellite collided over Siberia, Russia, on …
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All the Presidential Men
Where: Washington DC, USA December 9, 2000: Guess what the biggest mystery is nowadays that has the world in thrall? It is Who …
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