World Health Organisation Declares Swine Flu Pandemic
Where: Geneva, Switzerland June 12, 2009 : The World Health Organisation (WHO), one of the United Nations organisations, …
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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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When Everyone Counts
March 28: Have you been counted yet? But you must have been! There’s one head count that cannot afford to leave anyone out. …
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In Shakespearean Settings!
April 21: Nearly 400 years ago, the brilliant English dramatist William Shakespeare, wrote Macbeth, the story of a Scottish …
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Truant Teachers
July 31: Think of a school or college where classes are not held everyday. Sounds like a dream school or college? But, a dream …
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Killing them Surely
Where: Surat, Gujarat, India November 4, 2000: When a member of the Parsi community dies, according to their religion, the body is …
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Pakistani Taliban Public Flogging Video Creates Shock Wave
Where: Islamabad, Pakistan April 3, 2009 : The Taliban authorised the brutal public flogging of a 17-year-old girl by four men in …
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New Government Takes Over in Israel
Where: Jerusalem, Israel April 1, 2009 : Benjamin Netanyahu became the prime minister of Israel for a second time, to head a …
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Plane Crash in New York Kills Fifty
Where: New York, USA February 12, 2009 : A commercial air plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people …
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The Famous Five
Meet the “Famous Five” — Arjun Bansal, Vijay Kumar, Shruti Chandrsekhar, Arvind Thiagarajan and Sundeep Venkataraman. …
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The Sweet Taste of Success
June 24: Vaibhav Bhagate starts work at 5.00 am. He works as an apprentice at the Technical Training Centre of the Bombay Electric …
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Atlantis on 'Space Surgery' Mission for Hubble Telescope
Where: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA May 11, 2009 : The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off on a two day space journey to the Hubble …
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