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McDonald's to open vegetarian restaurants in India
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's Corp., the fast food chain that brought the beef hamburger to the world, is opening what may be its first vegetarian-only restaurants. The world's biggest hamburger chain says the locations in India will serve only...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Restaurants, McDonald's, McDonald's Big Mac, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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So far, London Olympics wins gold medal for gaffes
LONDON (AP) — An appearance by the hapless comic character Mr. Bean was one of the highlights of the London Olympics opening ceremony. Yet a series of Keystone Cops moments has games organizers hoping they don't keep up this slapstick routine in...Tags: Anglo-Saxon Gold Hoard Discovery (2009), Boris Johnson
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Local Sikhs emphasize one God, equality for all
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterMISHAWAKA -- In this place of worship, the men sit on the floor along one side, with their uncut hair placed in turbans or their heads otherwise covered. Sitting on the other side are the women, their heads also covered, their feet bare. Someone waves a...Tags: Sikhism, Music, Religion and Belief, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Separation of Church and State
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Scammer makes repeated demands
It all started a couple of weeks ago when a local high school senior (whom I will call Joe) received a cell phone call from a man who we will refer to as Mr. Smith. Though he spoke with a broken accent, Smith had the exciting news that Joe was eligible...Tags: Students, Craigslist, Inc., Philippines, Teaching and Learning
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Indian believers swallow live fish to cure asthma
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of asthma-sufferers have mobbed a southern Indian stadium to swallow live sardines smeared with a yellow herbal paste they believe will cure their breathing problems. Despite doctors' criticism, the Goud...Tags: Heart Attack, Asthma
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Indian man beheads daughter in rage over lifestyle
JAIPUR, India (AP) — Police say a man upset over his daughter's lifestyle chopped her head off with a sword and then paraded it through his village before surrendering to authorities in western India. Marble miner Ogad Singh's 20-year-old... -
Indian man unrepentant after beheading daughter
JAIPUR, India (AP) — Indian police say a father remains unrepentant after beheading his daughter with a ceremonial sword in a rage over her alleged relationships with men. Villagers in northwestern Rajasthan state expressed shock and horror on...Tags: Ranjit Singh
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Leopard kills man, scalps another in Indian city
GAUHATI, India (AP) — A leopard that wandered into a city in eastern India went on a rampage, killing one man, swiping off part of another man's scalp and injuring three other people before authorities tranquilized it. Neighbors in Gauhati say...Tags: Natural Resources, Natural Resources, Forests, Environmental Issues
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India health minister calls homosexuality disease
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's health minister has outraged activists by calling homosexuality a "disease" and "completely unnatural" during a conference on HIV/AIDS. Ghulam Nabi Azad told the conference Monday that it was unfortunate that...Tags: Nabi, Minority Groups, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Gays and Lesbians
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Google faces more government demands for user info
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is dealing with more government demands to turn over information about its users as more people immerse themselves online. The mounting pressure on the Internet search leader emerged in a statistical snapshot that Google...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mass Media, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Networking, Politics
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Leopard injures 11 people in India before dying
KOLKATA, India (AP) — A leopard that mauled 11 people in a fierce showdown with Indian villagers has died of knife wounds after being captured. The snarling adult, male leopard leapt at locals and forest officials as they tried to drive it into a...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildlife
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India state bans book suggesting Gandhi bisexual
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A state in western Indian state has banned Pulitzer-Prize winning author Joseph Lelyveld's new book about Mahatma Gandhi The furor over Lelyveld's "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his Struggle With India" was sparked by local...Tags: Mumbai (India), Politics, Elections
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