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    What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times
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    ‘By tearing off the skin with your teeth’: The right way to eat mangoes according to Victorian women
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    Three Indians among 78 ‘pushed’ into Bangladesh, local police claim
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Watch: This Android-powered priest is a recent entrant to a 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Japan

The temple is hopeful that the robot priest will ‘help people connect with their faith’.

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Aug 30, 2019 · 07:50 am
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Could an android priest re-energize interest in Buddhism? A 400-year-old Japanese temple has brought in a robot named Mindar. https://t.co/zZNG7aLuMh pic.twitter.com/jT4zBWgOXW

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    Restore Kancha Gachibowli forest or have officers sent to jail, SC tells Telangana
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    ‘By tearing off the skin with your teeth’: The right way to eat mangoes according to Victorian women
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