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BBC News : A father and son who were volunteer lifesavers have drowned while trying to rescue a tourist swept out to sea off the Australian state of Victoria. Th... FULL STORY >>
Sightsavers—an NGO that works towards treating and preventing blindness and inadvocacy for the visually impaired on social, political, and accessibility levels—set up... FULL STORY >>
The New Delhi blind photography exhibition took place at the British Council on the 1st and 2nd of December to mark the international day for people with disabilities. ... FULL STORY >>
“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela Education is one of the basic rights of every human being. Education may not make human being better, but it will surely open the d... FULL STORY >>
“Ability of Disability - A Night of Melody” is an event that will showcase performances by artistes who are disabled. The event will also have performances by various singers including our very own Indian Idol, Abhijee... FULL STORY >>
Resources: TheWeekendLeader
BBC News: A British husband has paid tribute to his "wonderful" wife and their two "amazing" children who were among the 290 victims of a wave of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Ben Nicholson survived the bl... FULL STORY >>
BBC News : Fewer British holidaymakers have booked a summer holiday inside the European Union this year amid continuing Brexit uncertainty, Thomas Cook says. The travel firm says almost half (48%) of the holidays i... FULL STORY >>
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 1,800 dead across the region, displacing 400,000, and resulting, by some estimates, in $150 billion to $200 billion in damages. Accord... FULL STORY >>
Resources: Patricia Schaefer
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed the 2015 National Rural Assembly, but didn’t deliver a stock speech. Choosing instead to simply answer questions, Vilsack fielded one on philanthropy—pitched, oddly, about ho... FULL STORY >>
Resources: U.S. Department of Agriculture
BBC News : For the past decade China, soon to become the world's largest aviation market, has been developing its own planes as it seeks to loosen Western manufacturers' grip on the sector. The planes made by Commerc... FULL STORY >>
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