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Government carries out search and rescue training in Nainital

Nainital, Nov 21 (ANI): The disaster management department in Uttarakhand trained firemen for search and rescue operations recently. The state witnessed one of the worst disasters last year. The training is being provided by the disaster management department of Uttarakhand state government. The instructor, Sunil Vaidh, said the firemen were being trained in carrying out search and rescue operations in the case of any untoward incident. Vaidh added about 2000 government officials have been trained till now and further such training programmes would carry on. A trainee fireman, Bhairav Dutt, was happy to learn the techniques. The present training course would continue till November 23. Nov 21, 2014
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One year on, Maidan activists reflect on Ukraine's journey

Ukraine's worst political crisis since its independence in 1991 has witnessed a full year of bloody turmoil. Activists who took part in the protest reflect on the year and whether the crisis that has rocked Ukraine has been worth it. Duration: 01:23 Nov 21, 2014
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W. Bank center offers Palestinians ballet classes

Ramallah dancer Shyrine Ziadeh wants to use pirouettes and plies to change the place in which she grew up, training aspiring ballerinas to show that "something beautiful comes from Palestine." Duration: 00:47 Nov 21, 2014
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Harsh winter threatens conflict-ridden Eastern Ukraine

Fighting between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian government troops has left much of the village of Stepanivka, Ukraine, destroyed, leaving about one third of the 1,300 residents without electricity and due to face a harsh winter. Duration: 02:18 Nov 21, 2014
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Mexico's first lady to sell controversial mansion

Mexico's first lady announces she was putting her multi-million-dollar private mansion on sale to end a controversy over her purchase of the property from a government contractor. Duration: 01:11 Nov 21, 2014
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Expert: Extremism on the rise amongst both Jews and Muslims

Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem are accustomed to living with the threat of violence for decades, but recent weeks have seen fears rise to new levels, with random, deadly assaults targeting ordinary citizens in broad daylight. Duration: 01:02 Nov 21, 2014
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UN says it will scale up its Ebola response

UN Resident Coordinator David McLachlan-Karr and WHO representative in the country Daniel Kertesz updated the media on the UN Ebola response on Wednesday. Duration: 00:51 Nov 20, 2014
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Pope urges world leaders to rein in greed, feed the hungry

Pope Francis warned Thursday that planet earth would not forgive the abuse of its resources for profit, urging the world's leaders to rein in their greed -- or risk a doomsday scenario in which nature would exact revenge. Duration: 01:18 Nov 20, 2014
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