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When an eight-storey building collapsed in Bangladesh in April killing more than 1,100 garment workers, the rescue response was agonizingly slow.

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In my childhood, it was always a delight to hear stories from Indian mythology. Usually it was my mother, or an aunt, or grandmother, or some elder person in our midst who told the stories.

Wednesdays are fast becoming my favourite day of the week, I enjoy everything about them except for the insomnia that takes over in the wee hours of the morning because 10,000 butterflies stir in my stomach before I do. Seriously, wide awake at 5AM.

Money laundering is an enormous burden to countries around the world. It jeopardizes poverty alleviation and political stability.

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The sense of relaxation hits you before you step onto the pier 鈥� you feel it coming as the boat closes in on the long, bleached-white strip of sand that gives the park its name.