Year: 2018

Residents sit inside a mosque as they evacuated following high waves and the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano at Labuan district in Pandeglang regency, Banten province, Indonesia, December 22, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken December 22, 2018. Credit: Antara Foto/Muhammad Bagus Khoirunas/ via REUTERS

Krakatau-Triggered Tsunami Kills at Least 222 in Indonesia, Injures Hundreds

Wilda Asmarini and Tabita Diela 23/12/2018

It was the latest in a series of tragedies...

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Smoking Bidis Costs India Rs 80,000 Crore a Year: Study

K.S. Parthasarathy 23/12/2018

Bidi-smokers and their families spend about Rs 16,870 crore...

Police personnel baton charge at protestors who were demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit, in Tuticorin, on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

Tamil Nadu Police Shot Anti-Sterlite Protestors in Head, Chest: Report

Sudarshan Varadhan 23/12/2018

In the case of the youngest to be killed,...

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The Dark Undercurrents of Depression

Fathima M 23/12/2018

Udayan Mukherjee’s debut novel 'Dark Circles' sheds light on...

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WHO Calls for ‘Open and Timely’ Sharing of Pathogen Data During Disease Outbreaks

The Wire Staff 21/12/2018

Sharing genetic data of pathogens has become important after...

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Why Ebola Is Proving Hard to Beat in the DRC

Connor Bamford 21/12/2018

Instability in the DRC and Ebola's deadly properties is...

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Explained: How the Government’s Ban on Life-Saving Oxytocin Was Unscientific

The Wire Staff 21/12/2018

The government relied mostly on unsubstantiated media reports, though...