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A new historical novel by an anthropologist and historian from Oxford University tells of India as the largest opium exporter for centuries, and that opium was the commodity that financed the British Raj in India.
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In her book, A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting, Hara Estroff Marano, Psychology Today magazine editor-at-large advises parents to back off and give kids some credit and leeway to demonstrate their competence.
Japan’s senior citizen pornography industry is worth $1 billion a year. The largest video-store chain Tsutaya releases 1,000 new titles monthly. The mega adult mail-order site DMM releases 2,000 titles each month. The market for elder porn has...
25 million deaths. 33 million people with HIV/Aids. 7,000 new infections everyday. Fitting the UN definition of a disaster as an event beyond the scope of any single society to cope with, much of the money spent on Aids does not reach victims.
An American web mini series portrays attractive young women as part of a group of ‘dangerous Indian beauties.’ “By presenting working Indian women as deceitful vamps, [the series] has reinforced the harmful stereotypes of empowered Indian...
The UN World Food Programme estimates that the country is more than one million tonnes of grain short of what it needs to feed its people this year. The US has agreed to send half a million tonnes of food aid.
The net’s regulator Icann will vote on easing the rules on real estate of the Internet. Brands may soon become web addresses, while your name can be your own domain name. There may also be names written in Asian and Arabic languages.
Victims are photographed inside the submerged vessel so anguished relatives can identify them. Divers are having trouble pulling the bloated bodies through narrow, debris-filled corridors to exit the ferry.
In preparation for the Olympic Games, the Chinese government has released an official list of suggested English translations for Chinese dishes. The list attempts to clear up confusion about dishes with less unusual names.
“The green honeymoon is a new consumer-driven trend. Couples spend a lot of money in a very short amount of time on their honeymoons. Now many of them are really trying to make responsible choices as they begin their lives together,” said Emily...
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