| Green belts essential for a healthy society
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Trees are important for the normal functioning of our body, as well as society. As we all know, trees clean and purify the air. They absorb carbon dioxide released by humans, as well as by locomotives, and give out oxygen.
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| In the dark
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When we walk from the American Mission Hospital to Manama Suq through the Gold City road at night, we see posts for street lights - albeit without bulbs. It's fully dark in some areas.
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| Accidents of birth
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The future king of England is partly Indian. However, that statement affects Anglo-Indian relations - and it can hardly hurt them - the fact that it can be made with confidence speaks volumes about the power of science in the age of genetics to illuminate our history.
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| Blessing or taboo?
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Once again the dangers of using mobile phones while driving were highlighted in Sudheer P Nair's letter, "Mobile madness" (GDN, June 14).
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| TIME TO LISTEN...
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Turkey's Prime Minister made a rare concession to the critics whose protests in Istanbul have sparked a national wave of anti-government demonstrations: he met 11 opposition leaders for talks behind closed doors in Ankara.
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| Give him shade!
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I see a security officer at Nakheel Centre, Saar, sweltering in the summer heat. Please, could the officials give him shade?
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| Stop harassing!
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Instead of harrasing and troubling noble professionals like teachers who are spreading knowledge, why doesn't the Labour Market Regulatory Authority concentrate on other fields - like housewives working in banks or financial and corporate institutions?
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