over 700 UP schoolteachers who died the same way after being on duty in the panchayat polls. PARI has the full list which now totals … Over 700 schoolteachers working as polling officials in elections have died of Covid-19Read more
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Facebook Should Halt Instagram Youth, Attorneys General Say
Forty-four attorneys general are urging Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to build a new version of photo-sharing network Instagram for … Facebook Should Halt Instagram Youth, Attorneys General SayRead more
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Western tribes already lacked water access
That problem is at an inflection point for the Navajo Nation and 29 other tribes in the Colorado River Basin, which stretches from the Rocky … Western tribes already lacked water accessRead more
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Additional 230 Million Indians Fell Below Poverty Line Due to the Pandemic
At a time when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging India, a report prepared by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at Azim … Additional 230 Million Indians Fell Below Poverty Line Due to the PandemicRead more
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Massive reserves of mercury hidden in permafrost
northern permafrost soils are the largest reservoir of mercury on the planet, storing nearly twice as much mercury as all other soils, the ocean and … Massive reserves of mercury hidden in permafrostRead more
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The oldest human burial in Africa
Panga ya Saidi has been an important site for human origins research since excavations began in 2010 as part of a long-term partnership between archaeologists … The oldest human burial in AfricaRead more
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Berta Cáceres Appeared on Hit List of U.S.-Trained Honduran Military Unit
A former Honduran soldier says murdered environmentalist Berta Cáceres appeared on a hit list distributed to U.S.-trained special forces in Honduras months before she was … Berta Cáceres Appeared on Hit List of U.S.-Trained Honduran Military UnitRead more
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A ‘Superbug’ Resistant To All Our Antibiotics
The issue of antibiotic resistance has been getting worse for quite some time. Today, well over five thousand Americans will acquire serious infections that are … A ‘Superbug’ Resistant To All Our AntibioticsRead more
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Spike in Alaska wildfires is worsening global warming
The devastating rise in Alaska’s wildfires is making global warming even worse than scientists expected, US government researchers said on Wednesday. The sharp spike in … Spike in Alaska wildfires is worsening global warmingRead more
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Families of Death Squad Victims Allowed to Sue Chiquita Executives
In what supporters described as “a victory for accountability for corporate crimes,” a U.S. judge ruled in favor of allowing Colombians to sue former Chiquita … Families of Death Squad Victims Allowed to Sue Chiquita ExecutivesRead more