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What’s that bag Ms Finance Minister?

Every year the finance minister presents the budget of the country. The conspicuous brown briefcase became an item of mystery when the FM would carry all his documents in this small bag which contained his budget speech, and the copy of the expenditures planned for the coming year. But what’s 2019 if it’s not the […]
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – Revisiting The Best Moments!

As the 2019 action packed Women’s World Cup comes to an end, it’s time to reflect back on some of the many, cut above the rest moments and goals that made this month of football, truly, an exceptional one! South Africa got to compete for the first time ever in the world cup championship; and […]
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Go go Gorilla!

Eleven-year-old Addy Barrett was in first grade when she read a book about endangered mountain gorillas. And decided to do something about it.  Addy began launching fundraising events and internet campaigns to raise money and spread the word about the threats facing gorillas. She has made posters, held several lemonade and bake sales, and created […]
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Toys are forever!

What works for Toy Story 4 is that you need not even have watched the previous films to enjoy this one. The last Toy Story film ended with a grown-up Andy giving his toys away to a little girl named Bonnie. Woody (actor Tom Hanks), however, is no longer the favorite toy. Bonnie makes a […]
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It’s a vase, and it douses fire!

The nondescript, simple flower vase sitting on your side table is very handy. It’s not just a flower vase but also a fire extinguisher… yes it’s literally a fire vase!  Produced by a Samsung subsidiary called Cheil Worldwide, the vase works using an outer chamber filled with potassium carbonate that quickly cools and suppresses oxygen […]
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Western Art History

Since the beginning of human history, we have used various forms of expression to convey a message. This includes using soil, soft rocks, chalk or charcoal to make hands and faces on rocks or drawing animals to warn fellow tribe from dangers of getting attacked. The beginning of The Western Art History was The Ancient Classical […]
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More power to the sea!

Cruise ships are enigma. Imagine stories of building housing the best of amenities floating in water… and now imagine these stories powered by batteries. Yes, a cruise ship company has devised a way to let you enjoy the water sails without the guilt of wasting natural resources. The world’s first cruise ship propelled partially by […]
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Not just you, crocodiles were vegetarians too!

Ever being teased in school for being a herbivore. Well, you can always tell you friends a long list of animals in the jungle who are strong and vegetarian. Like elephants, giraffes, crocodiles… err yes. Crocodiles were vegetarians too, though you can add ‘once upon a time’ every time you place this argument. The researchers […]
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You can’t cheat in this Monopoly

The game of Monopoly hardly ends well. There are smug winners and arrogant losers. Not to mention the defaulters and thieves. And you can never trust a banker who may slide few notes here and there. Now Hasbro has introduced Monopoly Voice Banking where the banking is controlled by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker.  Players […]
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England Holds The Cup!

This is one cup nobody would dare have tea in, or in your case, milk. The ICC World Cup 2019 that was held in London, England, couldn’t have been more exciting. For a team which couldn’t even enter the Finals for 27 years (they last played finals against Pakistan in 1992), it surely was a […]