Mystery Surrounds Air France Plane Crash
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 16, 2009 : Air France Flight 447 carrying 228 people on board disappeared while flying from Rio …
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Alcoholics Beware!
November 24: After centuries of subjugation at the hands of their men, Indian women are fighting back. We have been featuring news …
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The School that Built Many Lives
July 8: Picture a world far removed from today’s life. No roads, nor any means of transport. Where going to school means …
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Bird Flu Virus Returns to Asia
Where: China December 18, 2008: The deadly Bird Flu virus is back, and hundreds of thousands of chickens are being culled (killed) …
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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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No Singlish, we're Singaporeans
April 21: That person is very havoc, always out late every night. If you ever hear one Singaporean telling another that, …
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Brushed under the Carpet
October 14: Morocco is one of the few countries in the African-Arab world to have tourism as a major industry. Tourists flock to …
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Tourists Stranded in Machu Picchu
Where: Lima, Peru February 1, 2010 :Heavy rain and landslides destroyed the only land link to the ancient Inca* site of Machu …
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Volcano Erupts in Alaska
Where: Anchorage, Alaska, USA March 23, 2009 : The 3,100 metre high Mount Redoubt, an active volcano, erupted six times in 36 …
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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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Eastward Ho!
Britain wants Indian engineers to help modernise their London-Glasgow railway link, and that’s a real about turn! Nearly 150 …
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