Indian Railway: all-women crew steers Tippu Express ahead of International Women’s Day

Friday, March 6, 2020 Yesterday, an all-women crew ran the Mysuru–Bengaluru Tippu Express in the Indian state of Karnataka. The state-run Indian Railways launched this event ahead of International Women’s Day, for promoting gender equality at work places. All-women crew prior to the departure of Tippu Express on Thursday. Image: Mysore Division, South Western Railway. […]
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New Jersey to legalize medical marijuana

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Dried cannabis flowers Image: Coaster420. New Jersey’s state legislature has passed a bill that will legalize medicinal marijuana for patients with chronic disease. The state’s outgoing Governor, Jon Corzine, said that he will sign the bill before he leaves office next week. Upon passage of the bill, New Jersey will become […]
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IMF head remains in New York prison; charged over alleged hotel sex attack

Sunday, May 15, 2011 File photograph of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Image: International Monetary Fund. This sordid episode—no matter how it ultimately plays out—will spell the end of Strauss-Kahn as an effective leader of the IMF even if he retains his position, which is highly unlikely. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, remained in […]
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Explosives pass security checks in Slovakia, arrive in Ireland in failed test

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 A failed test of security at Slovakia’s Poprad airport resulted in a 49 year-old man unknowingly carrying plastic explosives from Slovakia to Dublin, Ireland. The explosives were concealed so well that the man did not find them when he unpacked his bag at his apartment. On Saturday, Slovak authorities planted contraband […]
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EU adopts renewable energy measures

Friday, March 9, 2007File:Angela Merkel SJ8.jpg Angela Merkel chaired the European Summit in Brussels.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) European Union leaders on the second day of their summit have agreed on measures to decrease emission of greenhouse gases and to start using more biological fuels. The governments of the 27 countries in Brussels endorsed […]
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