Conquering without Seeing
July 8: Yahya Sapatwala is a determined young man. Recently, he and his friends climbed the Beas Kund mountain in Manali, which is …
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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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Earthquake in Italy Kills 150
Where: Rome, Italy April 6, 2009 : A powerful earthquake rocked the mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy in the early hours …
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Still Standing Tall
Still Standing Tall [Illustrated by Shinod AP] March 14: Recently, a severe earthquake shook the city of Seattle in the United …
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UFO Landing
December 9: Did ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’ (UFOs) cause life on earth? Those UFOs that are supposed to float around …
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Take Me Back
July 6: A clueless girl stands outside her school building, looking lost among the swirling mass of uniformed school students. She …
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A Green Olympic Village
August 19: Where will the world’s best sportspersons go when they stride away from the sporting venues at the coming Sydney …
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Four Nation Hockey Tournament in Chandigarh
Where: Chandigarh, India February 10, 2009 : The Punjab Gold Cup, a four nation hockey tournament, was organized by the state …
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Precious Boats
July 27: Grooms in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district are singing a different tune these days. They are no more asking for …
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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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Teachers who Ticked Correct Answers Wrong
August 19: Do you know what a universal truth is? It is a truth that never changes, wherever in the world you might wish to test …
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Sea Levels Rising At Alarming Rates
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark March 12, 2009 : A scientific conference on climate change was held during the week in Copenhagen. …
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