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Saleem Shaikh
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595 children in Pakistan have been infected with HIV because of syringes being reused
This is believed to be the world’s first HIV outbreak where the majority of those affected are kids.
Saleem Shaikh
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Global warming will increase water flow in India and other South Asian countries, finds a study
Mismanagement of the water flow will exacerbate floods, water logging and land erosion, experts say.
Saleem Shaikh
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A study in Nepal has found a link between outmigration and increased forest cover
Remittances allow households to reduce dependency on forest products, thereby leading to reforestation, suggests research.
Saleem Shaikh
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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Transformation of the goddess and clay: Naveen Kishore’s photos capture hues of conflict
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Mob attacks Nagaland men for selling ‘non-vegetarian, northeastern food’ in Ahmedabad
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India and China are leading the dangerous global increase in antibiotic consumption
Total antibiotic consumption in low- and middle-income countries has increased by 114% over the 15 years.
Saleem Shaikh
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In Pakistan, rumours that solar power raises temperatures is slowing the switch to renewables
Utility company installers, fearing lost income, are allegedly trying to dissuade solar buyers even as the country reels under power shortage.
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