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Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich crowned Miss Earth 2013

December 10, 2013

Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich was crowned Miss Earth 2013 title at a pageant organized at Versailles Palace, Philippines. It is the second beauty pageant title for Venezuela this year. In November 2013, Gabriela Isler, of the same nation was crowned ..

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Gariela Isler of Venezuela crowned Miss Universe

November 12, 2013

Gabriela Isler(25) of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a grand finale held in Moscow, Russia. Year 2012 winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler. This is the third win ..

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Haiyan, most power typhoon ever, batters Philippines

November 9, 2013

The central islands of Philippines were slammed by category-five typhoon Haiyan. The typhoon has been recorded as the strongest recorded typhoon to make landfall. It forced millions of people to flee to safer places or take refuge in storm shelters. The category-five super typhoon with 275 ..

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WEF ranks India 101st on global gender gap index

October 26, 2013

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and women in four broad areas of economy, politics, education and ..

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Miss Philippines Megan Young is Miss World 2013

October 2, 2013

Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 at a pageant held at Indonesia’s resort island of Bali amid tight security due to threats of attack from Muslim conservatives. The pageant witnessed participation of 127 contestants from various countries. Miss France ..

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EM-DAT data: Surge in natural disasters linked to population density

August 6, 2013

As per a recent study report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), an increase in people living in perilous conditions, poverty, environmental degradation and climate change have been rendering India vulnerable to intense disasters. These conditions that lead to ..

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