NewsFeed linked arms around the globe on Friday, getting up early on both sides of the Atlantic to watch the royal wedding. But it’s one thing gauging reaction in the U.K. and the U.S., but what did the rest of the world and its …
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Stepdown Shakiness and Flying Twisters
Good morning, NewsFeeders! We hope your Easter was hopping. Here’s what you missed this weekend while you were chowing down on some delicious Easter ham.
Weekend Wrap-Up: Flight Control Catnaps and Radiation Roadmaps
Do you have a case of the Mondays? Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. Stave off work a little bit longer this morning by catching up on what you missed over the past two days.
Boy Bias: India Census Results Point to Selective Abortion
The results of India’s 2011 Census reveal that far fewer girls than boys are born in the country each year, indicating a rapidly declining child gender ratio that reflects pervasive sex-selection practices.
South Indian Politicians Exchange Laptops, Livestock for Votes
Gone are the days of grain subsidy giveaways. In the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, voters in this week’s elections are more likely to walk away with a free cable connection and a small flock of sheep.
Peerless in the Ring: Meet India’s Only Female Sumo Wrestler
Hetal Dave is a 23-year-old Indian woman with an athletic build. Not the most likely professional sumo wrestler — but she’s not letting that stop her.
As Its Nuclear Crisis Continues, Japan Catches Radioactive Fish
For an island nation whose seafood industry has already been severely crippled, this is just another piece of bad news.
India Defeats Pakistan in Cricket World Cup’s ‘Mother of All Battles’
While America prepares for another baseball season, much of the wider world only had eyes for the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday as rivals India and Pakistan faced off. And it was the home team Indians who won and will face Sri …
Quotes: Pakistan’s Cricket Team Captain on the ‘Clash of the Titans’
“Cricket always brings these two countries together.”
– SHAHID AFRIDI, Pakistan team captain, ahead of the showdown between cricket arch-rivals India and Pakistan, in the cricket World Cup semi finals. The prime ministers of …
Slowly and Steadily, India’s Endangered Tiger Population Back on the Rise
India’s big cats are making a comeback.
Introducing the World’s Biggest Family: 39 Wives, 94 Children and 33 Grandchildren
Meet Ziona Chana. He has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. NewsFeed wonders if he remembers all their names.
Filthiest Story of the Day: Website Declares World’s Dirtiest Hotels
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
