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"This is both hopeful and sad. When girls are discarded, because they are not the preferred offspring it not only is a tragedy for the girls themselves but the society at large. Where will the young men go when they are grown and there are not enough women? Bless those who preserve these young ladies who hold India's future." - a comment for the video

This is a more accurate article about the tuna that carry radiation from the Fukushima disaster. The radiation is "Not a public health concern" according to scientists.

Jamie Oliver's TV series brought 'washing' meat with ammonium hydroxide to the public's attention, but the chemical's use may be more widespread.

Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal snakes away from the sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyo. It's not the greatest glacier to look at - far from it. It's smothered in a layer of rocky debris that's fallen from the surrounding cliffs, giving it a very grey, dirty appearance.

The number of people attempting to illegally cross the U.S-Mexico border has plummeted, but the number of migrants dying during the trek through the mostly desert region has not. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues its efforts to secure the border and prevent deaths in the area, Border Patrol officials said.

Flooding of the Mississippi River valley in the central United States from late April to May 2011 on a scale not seen since the floods of 1927 and 1937. Thousands of square miles of agricultural and residential...