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Brain disease kills over 100 Indian children, 'heat curfew' imposed
The Indian state of Bihar grappled Monday with twin crises, with a brain virus potentially linked to lychees killing over 100 children and extreme heat leaving 78 people dead.
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Population of Earth to reach 9.7 billion in 2050: UN
The world population is expected to climb to 9.7 billion in 2050 from 7.7 billion today, with the population of sub-Saharan Africa doubling, a United Nations report released Monday said.
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Tightrope virtuoso Philippe Petit still defying gravity as he nears 70
Weeks from his 70th birthday, and a few decades from his famous high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, French tightrope artist Philippe Petit continues to defy gravity.
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NCM warns of low visibility due to fog
The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology, NCM, has urged motorists to be cautious due to low horizontal visibility caused by fog in various coastal and inland areas of the country.
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Indian family branches out with novel tree house
When the Kesharwanis decided to branch out and expand their family home, they came up with a novel way of dealing with an ancient giant fig tree in their garden -- they built the house around it.
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Penguin's Peppa Pig campaign encourages reading in kids
Eight bookstores across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru are housing books on Peppa Pig, an animated character loved by children, throughout the month of June.
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Hefty fines for not giving way to emergency vehicles
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the revision of the violation of not giving way to Emergency, Ambulance, Police and Official Convoy Vehicles stipulated in the Federal Traffic Law to Dhs3,000 and a one-month confiscation of the violating vehicle.
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Heiress and legendary socialite, Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95
American heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, a designer and artist who became one of the most chronicled socialites of her era, died Monday, her son announced. She was 95 years old.
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