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Desperate to stop attacks by patients’ relatives and friends, Indian hospital hires bouncers
Published in The Independent, Miami Herald, NPR, Time, Businessweek, CNBC, Yahoo, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, India Today, NDTV, FirstPost, Gulf News, The National via The Associated Press Pradeep Kumar, a muscular man in shades and tattoos, pulls up on a motorcycle, ready
Desperate to stop attacks by patients’ relatives and friends, Indian hospital hires bouncers
Published in The Independent, Miami Herald, NPR, Time, Businessweek, CNBC, Yahoo, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, India Today, NDTV, FirstPost, Gulf News, The National via The Associated Press Pradeep Kumar, a muscular man in shades and tattoos, pulls up on a motorcycle, ready
India uses cops as medics, taxis as ambulances in threadbare emergency health care system
Published in Washington Post, Denver Post, Huffington Post, Miami Herald, NBC Photo Blog, ABC News, CBS News, Time, Businessweek, Indian Express via The Associated Press Bharat Singh saw headlights zooming toward his motorbike and swerved. For a split second, he thought he had dodged the truck. Then
India uses cops as medics, taxis as ambulances in threadbare emergency health care system
Published in Washington Post, Denver Post, Huffington Post, Miami Herald, NBC Photo Blog, ABC News, CBS News, Time, Businessweek, Indian Express via The Associated Press Bharat Singh saw headlights zooming toward his motorbike and swerved. For a split second, he thought he had dodged the truck. Then
Exile leader says Tibetan immolations need more international attention
Published in Newsday, The Guardian, New York Daily News, Washington Post via The Associated Press The political leader of Tibetan exiles says he is disappointed that dozens of self-immolations by Tibetans have not received the same world attention as the
Exile leader says Tibetan immolations need more international attention
Published in Newsday, The Guardian, New York Daily News, Washington Post via The Associated Press The political leader of Tibetan exiles says he is disappointed that dozens of self-immolations by Tibetans have not received the same world attention as the
India’s fight against Maoist rebels also hurts activists trying to better lives, HRW says
Published in The Guardian, Huffington Post, Denver Post, Salon via The Associated Press For more than 15 years, activist Himanshu Kumar worked to bring food and health programs to the largely tribal areas of the Indian state of Chattisgarh, the
India’s fight against Maoist rebels also hurts activists trying to better lives, HRW says
Published in The Guardian, Huffington Post, Denver Post, Salon via The Associated Press For more than 15 years, activist Himanshu Kumar worked to bring food and health programs to the largely tribal areas of the Indian state of Chattisgarh, the
Afghanistan appeals for foreign investment as means to stabilize after war
Published in Yahoo via The Associated Press Afghan officials appealed to foreign companies Thursday in an effort to attract corporate investment to help stabilize their country after more than a decade of war. A delegation led by Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul
Afghanistan appeals for foreign investment as means to stabilize after war
Published in Yahoo via The Associated Press Afghan officials appealed to foreign companies Thursday in an effort to attract corporate investment to help stabilize their country after more than a decade of war. A delegation led by Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul
India doesn’t enforce rules, lets mine operators harm communities, environment, HRW reports
Published in The Guardian, Miami Herald, Huffington Post, Washington Post via The Associated Press The sugarcane on Rama Velip’s farm is darker than it should be, stained by the iron dust that blows from hundreds of mining trucks that pass through the
India doesn’t enforce rules, lets mine operators harm communities, environment, HRW reports
Published in The Guardian, Miami Herald, Huffington Post, Washington Post via The Associated Press The sugarcane on Rama Velip’s farm is darker than it should be, stained by the iron dust that blows from hundreds of mining trucks that pass through the
Hackers shut down India telecom operator’s website
Published in Businessweek, Boston Globe via The Associated Press A hacking group said it attacked the website of an Indian state-owned telecommunications provider on Wednesday, accusing the company of censoring content on the Internet. The corporate website of Mahanagar Telephone
Hackers shut down India telecom operator’s website
Published in Businessweek, Boston Globe via The Associated Press A hacking group said it attacked the website of an Indian state-owned telecommunications provider on Wednesday, accusing the company of censoring content on the Internet. The corporate website of Mahanagar Telephone
Staying alive in the dying business
On October 15, 2011, Maria Rojas was in the market for a funeral. Her 24-year-old son, murdered the night before, was still at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. She had $700 — her savings after five years of washing
Staying alive in the dying business
On October 15, 2011, Maria Rojas was in the market for a funeral. Her 24-year-old son, murdered the night before, was still at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. She had $700 — her savings after five years of washing
ESPN, parks drive Disney’s Q1 earrings
Theme parks and cable networks continued to drive Disney‘s earnings during the first quarter of 2012. The company reported income of $1.46 billion, an increase of 12 percent over numbers from the same period last year. Disney’s cable networks alone
ESPN, parks drive Disney’s Q1 earrings
Theme parks and cable networks continued to drive Disney‘s earnings during the first quarter of 2012. The company reported income of $1.46 billion, an increase of 12 percent over numbers from the same period last year. Disney’s cable networks alone
Shrinking workforce mars hope for an improved job market
Job creation continues to be the biggest issue in this year’s election, and all eyes are on January’s employment situation report to be released on Friday. The unemployment rate in 2011 registered its fastest decline in more than 15 years,
Shrinking workforce mars hope for an improved job market
Job creation continues to be the biggest issue in this year’s election, and all eyes are on January’s employment situation report to be released on Friday. The unemployment rate in 2011 registered its fastest decline in more than 15 years,
