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Man Fights for the Right to Charge Locals for Shark Viewing

This post is in: News

Qasim Khan didn’t know what he was getting into when he visited the Karachi fish market yesterday.

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Los Angeles physician Dr. Rishi Manchanda is set to launch his HealthBegins. (Photo: New America Media)

Physician Founds Think Tank to Innovate Healthcare for Poor

This post is in: Charity, Health, Immigration

Physician Rishi Manchanda’s epiphany – to develop a new think tank aimed at improving health care for the poor – came last summer as he was treating a patient complaining of severe headaches.

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In India's parliament, even a cell phone is a weapon of minor disturbance.

Pause. Rewind. What? India’s Parliamentary Porn Party

This post is in: Business & Politics, News

Anyone who’s seen C-SPAN can attest to the general ennui induced by Congressional proceedings, and we can assume the same holds true for bodies of government worldwide.

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