| Vote
for change drives Maoist victory in Nepal
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Kathmandu,
Apr 12:
An overwhelming desire for change and increase in the number
of young voters, many of whom cast their ballot the first time,
drove the astounding victory of Nepal's Maoist party, a formerly
banned ...
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| Happy
Birthday! Big Ben of London turns 150
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London,
Apr 12:
Happy Birthday, Big Ben. One of Britain’s last bell foundries
on Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of its biggest creation
— the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the Houses
of Parliament.
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| Co-ed
schools boost both boys and girls' academic performance
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Washington,
Apr 12:
If you think that sending your baby girl to an all-girls school
rather than a co-education institution would be a good idea,
you're mistaken, for according to a new study keeping boys and
girls ...
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| Malay
Indian to pedal for a 'green' cause
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Kuala
Lumpur, Apr 12:
Malay Indian S. R Nithy plans to pedal 7,483km through the Indian
sub-continent on a solar-powered rickshaw in the name of the
environment.
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| Bhopal
tragedy: Students protest in NY
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New
York, Apr 12:
The ghost of Bhopal gas tragedy, which killed thousands of people
on the morning of December 3, 1984 refuses to die down. A group
of about 100 students from various universities in and around
New York ...
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