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Top Canada award for pro-abortion activist stirs controversy
Canada's Conservative government has distanced itself from the controversial selection of a famous abortion-rights activist for the top civilian award on the nation's 141st birthday.Henry
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veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar in Bollywood hit movie could return to haunt its actor Shah Rukh Khan as Kumar has accused him of "betrayal of ...[Life Style] Netherlands bans smoking in cafes, restaura
BRUSSELS, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Smoking is prohibited in cafes, restaurants and bars across the Netherlands as of Tuesday. However, restaurants and ...[Life Style] Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80%
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Smokeless tobacco -- such as chewing tobacco and snuff -- are less dangerous than cigarettes but still raise the risk ...[Life Style] Study: Coffee could help beat MS
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- A strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings, it could also prevent ...[Life Style] Are Madonna and Yankee's A-Rod an item?
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Madonna, who starred in "A League of Their Own," a movie about a womens' professional baseball league, has been linked ...[Life Style] Japan firm offers space weddings at $2.3 mln
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- A Japanese firm on Tuesday began accepting reservations for couples who want to exchange their wedding vows in space, media ...[Life Style] World happier, Denmark happiest
Washington: Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.Zimbabwe, torn by political and ...[Life Style] Prince William celebrates 26th birthday in a noble way
Prince William took time off his two-month attachment with the Royal Navy to celebrate his 26th birthday in a noble way by playing alongside Prince Harry, his brother, in a charity polo match.William's girlfriend Kate Middleton watched the game as the princes played in aid of The Countryside Foundation For Education and Tusk Trust at Beaufort Polo Club near Westonbirt in Gloucestershire.Dressed in black shirts, William and Harry both played for the triumphant Apes Hill ClubBarbados, who beat Stobarts, dressed in white, five to three.Harry took up the number two position, an attacking forward, while William played number four, a defensive back position, the same role his mother Princess Diana used to play, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.Earlier this week, William spent 24 hours on a nuclear powered submarine as it took part in wargames exercises and he will soon join the frigate HMS Iron Duke, on duty in the North Atlantic, for five weeks.His time with all the three services is part of a familiarisation exercise to equip the future King with the skills needed to be head of the British Armed Forces....[Life Style] 'Diana award' for Indian-origin teenager in UK
A teenager of Indian origin will be awarded the 'Diana award' for her ''voluntary and selfless work'' within the community of Leicester, a British town comprising a sizeable population of ethnic Indians.Kalpreet Kau Aulakh, 16, will be presented the award by Manjula Sood, the Indian-origin Lord Mayor of Leicester on Monday, in recognition of her ''selfless community work, compassion and work to improve people's lives''.The award recognizes the time, effort and voluntary work done by Kamalpreet for her community.Aulakh's work includes services as a volunteer at the LOROS charity shop and participation in a youth programme aimed at imparting human values to youngsters, with an emphasis on how to incorporate them in their lives.She has also carried out fundraising activities for the youth group 'the Good Values Club' and charity 'Wishes 4 Kids' and has helped in serving food at a local communal hall, besides organising cultural evenings and inter-faith events for youngsters.''I am honoured to be presenting this award to Kamalpreet....
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