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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Trump's Tariffs Leave A Lot Of Losers. But Even Winners Will Pay A Price
President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers - from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy US trading partners like Canada and Switzerland.
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Watch: American Man Reveals 'Endless Reasons' Why He Left The US For Abroad
In the now-viral clip, the user, identified as Adam, stated that he no longer perceives the US as his best option to live.
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'No Less Than Spiritual Bond': Indonesians Fight To Preserve Peatland
Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any other country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem. That affects local residents and wildlife and also has global impact.
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"Bringing Shame To India": X User Takes Jab At Gujaratis In Canada, Sparks Debate
An X user accused Gujaratis of creating "havoc" and bringing "shame to India" in countries like the US and Canada.
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India Red-Flags $800 Million Asian Development Bank Aid Package To Pakistan
India has expressed deep concerns over the potential misuse of the $800 million ADB aid package to Pakistan as the country is increasing its defence expenditure, despite the poor fiscal position.
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"Toxic And Hate Monger": Mohandas Pai Slams Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia For His Remarks On India's GDP
Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has hit back at Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia for his post questioning whether Indians could feel the impact of the country becoming the fourth-largest economy after surpassing Japan.
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US Tariffs Will "Inflict Serious Harm" On Developing Countries: China To WTO
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will "inflict serious harm" on poor nations, according to a ministry statement released Saturday.
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"Indians, Organise Yourselves": Bryan Johnson After Being Criticised For Walking Out Of Nikhil Kamath Podcast
US tech millionaire Bryan Johnson warned Indians to "organise themselves" and said that finding a solution to the poor air quality is far more important for the country's health than curing cancer.
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People Are Often Happiest In Middle Age, Finds Study
Happiness over one's lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that reaches a peak after retirement.
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India's GDP Growth Slowed To 5.4% In July-September, Lowest In 2 Years
India's economic growth slowed to near two-year low of 5.4 % in the July-September quarter of this fiscal due to poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors, but the country continued to remain the fastest-growing large economy.
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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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Denmark Open Badminton: Indian Challenge Ends In Women's And Mixed Doubles
Indian shuttlers once again endured a poor start after the country's challenge ended in both women's and mixed doubles competitions of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday.
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Will Doctors Protesting Kolkata Horror Face Action? What Supreme Court Said
Doctors protesting against a 31-year-old doctor's rape and murder at a Kolkata hospital must resume their duties because the poor people of the country cannot be left in the lurch, the Supreme Court said today.
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Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
-
Trump's Tariffs Leave A Lot Of Losers. But Even Winners Will Pay A Price
President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers - from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy US trading partners like Canada and Switzerland.
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Watch: American Man Reveals 'Endless Reasons' Why He Left The US For Abroad
In the now-viral clip, the user, identified as Adam, stated that he no longer perceives the US as his best option to live.
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'No Less Than Spiritual Bond': Indonesians Fight To Preserve Peatland
Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any other country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem. That affects local residents and wildlife and also has global impact.
-
"Bringing Shame To India": X User Takes Jab At Gujaratis In Canada, Sparks Debate
An X user accused Gujaratis of creating "havoc" and bringing "shame to India" in countries like the US and Canada.
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India Red-Flags $800 Million Asian Development Bank Aid Package To Pakistan
India has expressed deep concerns over the potential misuse of the $800 million ADB aid package to Pakistan as the country is increasing its defence expenditure, despite the poor fiscal position.
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"Toxic And Hate Monger": Mohandas Pai Slams Hotmail's Sabeer Bhatia For His Remarks On India's GDP
Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai has hit back at Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia for his post questioning whether Indians could feel the impact of the country becoming the fourth-largest economy after surpassing Japan.
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US Tariffs Will "Inflict Serious Harm" On Developing Countries: China To WTO
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will "inflict serious harm" on poor nations, according to a ministry statement released Saturday.
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"Indians, Organise Yourselves": Bryan Johnson After Being Criticised For Walking Out Of Nikhil Kamath Podcast
US tech millionaire Bryan Johnson warned Indians to "organise themselves" and said that finding a solution to the poor air quality is far more important for the country's health than curing cancer.
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People Are Often Happiest In Middle Age, Finds Study
Happiness over one's lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that reaches a peak after retirement.
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India's GDP Growth Slowed To 5.4% In July-September, Lowest In 2 Years
India's economic growth slowed to near two-year low of 5.4 % in the July-September quarter of this fiscal due to poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors, but the country continued to remain the fastest-growing large economy.
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Biden Pledges "Historic" $4 Billion To World Bank Fund For Poor Nations
US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the world's poorest countries, the White House said Monday, before Donald Trump takes office with a new cost-cutting agenda.
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Denmark Open Badminton: Indian Challenge Ends In Women's And Mixed Doubles
Indian shuttlers once again endured a poor start after the country's challenge ended in both women's and mixed doubles competitions of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday.
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Will Doctors Protesting Kolkata Horror Face Action? What Supreme Court Said
Doctors protesting against a 31-year-old doctor's rape and murder at a Kolkata hospital must resume their duties because the poor people of the country cannot be left in the lurch, the Supreme Court said today.
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Mpox Outbreak Could Soon Turn Into The Next Global Pandemic. Know More
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be "someone elses problem", and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
