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Senator Clyde Chambliss (R) is seen with other senators during a state Senate vote on the strictest anti-abortion bill in the United States at the Alabama Legislature in Montgomery

Alabama Senate Bans Almost All Abortions, Including for Rape Survivors

Reuters 15/05/2019

The law, which passed 25-6, would take effect six...

In November, the WHO recommended a triple-drug therapy to eliminate elephantiasis. Representative image. Credit: Pixabay

20 Indian Pharma Companies Accused of Price Fixing in US Lawsuit

The Wire Staff 14/05/2019

Major pharmaceuticals are accused of companies “artificially inflating” prices...

Royal Bengal Tiger, Climate change tigers, Sundarbans

Study Suggests There May Be No Tigers in the Sundarbans by 2070

The Wire Staff 14/05/2019

As the Sundarbans floods and the Bengal tigers' habitat...

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Cyclone Fani Creates Four New Mouths on Chilika Lake

Monalisa Patsani 14/05/2019

According to the Chilika Development Authority, the addition of...

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Mumbai’s Tap Water Now Fit for Direct Consumption

The Wire Staff 13/05/2019

Less than 0.7% of water samples in the city...

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Over 300 Yaks Starve to Death Due to Heavy Snowfall in North Sikkim

The Wire Staff 12/05/2019

The animals were stuck without food because of road...

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33 Years After Nuclear Accident, Chernobyl Becomes Refuge for Wildlife

Germán Orizaola 12/05/2019

After the nuclear disaster in 1986, it was assumed...