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Thursday, 14 August 2014

On the First Day of Gaza's Ceasefire, a Visit to a Shelter Under a Supermoon

As the bombs go silent in Gaza during another 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire, Dalia Alnajjar, 20, ventures out to meet families in a crowded make-shift shelter.

Jamaican Women Speak Out Against the ‘Widespread Sickness’ of Public Sexual Harassment

"Instead of falling into the trap of thinking that unwanted sexual attention is a compliment, women must fight back. We cannot passively see ourselves as victims."

Russia's Trojan-Transformer Convoy to Ukraine

This mystery over the white trucks headed for the Ukrainian border has led many on the RuNet to imagine what is in the trucks—and what Ukraine suspects is inside.

Ancient Epic ‘Mahabharat’ Comes to Life on Indian TV, Social Media

The Mahabharat is the world’s longest poem and one of two major Sanskrit epics in India. And it has made it to TV. But as befits this day and age, social media is a major aspect of its marketing strategy.
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