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Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple
World

Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Dozens of Hindu monks and tens of thousands of followers, gathered under the banner of…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment

CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study

Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Environment

Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion

  Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon…
Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws
World

Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws

KANGAR, Malaysia (Reuters) – Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country of India, said he has not…
Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier
World

Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier

  President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka’s government for more than a…
US missionary’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated tribe
World

US missionary’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated tribe

  The body of American missionary-adventurer John Allen Chau may never be recovered from the lost island where he fell…
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
Life & Style

Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan

  For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets —…
American killed by isolated Sentinelese tribe
World

American killed by isolated Sentinelese tribe

PORT BLAIR (Reuters) – An American visiting one of the islands in India’s remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar has…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Health & Fitness

Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns

Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
World

Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy

Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts…
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