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A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean four years ago today.
Published Dec 27, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in Environment
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Calling all female Borneo Sumatran rhinos, Tam needs to get lucky. Could you fill the bill? Twenty-year-old Tam hasn't dated much from the looks of things but that doesn't mean he's not a great catch.
Published Dec 24, 2008 by ■ KJ Mullins in Environment
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The old adage "plenty more fish in the sea" no longer holds good for a smalltime Goan fisherman, John Fernandes, from the coastal village of Benaulim.
Published Dec 2, 2008 by ■ armstrong vaz in Food
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Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton who played at forty-five years in the World Cup football has been Chandrakant Naik idol. The former India international goalkeeper has been continuously playing in the Goa league for a record twenty-eight years.
Published Dec 2, 2008 by ■ armstrong vaz in Sports
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Al-Qaeda has a safe haven in Pakistan and now acid attacks on woman seem to be another sanctioned form of violence in the region as well.
Published Dec 1, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in World
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Somali pirates hijack another ship: this time a chemical tanker. Indian crew members were captured and three British security guards rescued.
Published Nov 28, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in World
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This is about Yoga and why Muslims in Malaysia are being banned from engaging in it. Some Yoga practitioners have expressed their displeasure in the action taken by the religious body.
Published Nov 23, 2008 by ■ Leo Reyes in Religion
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Ladies in pants in Malaysia are a security threat according to the police. The mainly National Fatwa Council has issued a ruling that females wearing trousers in un-Islamic.
The ruling cited that girls in pants risk becoming sexually active "tomboys."
Published Nov 16, 2008 by ■ KJ Mullins in Crime
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The top Islamic council in Malaysia first banned women from wearing trousers, and now they are banning yoga. The council fears yoga and trousers may lead girls to lesbianism.
Published Oct 29, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in World
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Cadbury's is recalling 11 of its chocolate products from shops in Hong Kong as a precautionary measure after the tainted milk scandal has raised concerns in China.
Published Sep 29, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thangham in Health
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