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courts Gunmen disguised as lawyers shoot murder suspect in courtroom David Pescovitz
artisans Short documentary about why championship chess sets are so expensive Rob Beschizza
judicial system India court moves to ban "cures" for sexual orientation Jess Sabine
adoption Trans woman adopts 8 orphaned children after being abandoned herself at age five Jess Sabine
space flight Intro to Gaganyaan ("Sky Craft"), India's first crewed mission to space Gareth Branwyn
bull 12th century optical illusion of elephant or bull Andrea James
ban Millions of revelers in India defy fireworks ban, create toxic smog Kevin Reome
kick Mess with the giraffe, you get the hoof Kevin Reome
2 heads Two-headed shark caught off the coast of India Kevin Reome
coconuts This robotic coconut tree climber and harvester could save lives Mark Frauenfelder
Eekasaurus 'Tokri,' a gorgeous stop-motion short 8 years in the making Rusty Blazenhoff
india Guy shows how easy it is to buy drugs near the Taj Mahal in India Mark Frauenfelder
#DelhiViolence India: Worst mass violence in Delhi in decades kills 13 during Trump visit Xeni Jardin
geneva Genetic Evasion: using genetic algorithms to beat state-level internet censorship Cory Doctorow
potholes Crater-sized potholes inspire fake moonwalk Rusty Blazenhoff
Jawaharlal Nehru University An Indian research university has assembled 73 million journal articles (without permission) and is offering the archive for unfettered scientific text-mining Cory Doctorow
water crisis India's 6th largest city just ran out of water Xeni Jardin
bengal Beautiful handpainted transport signs from Kolkata and south Bengal Cory Doctorow
magical women Magical Women: a new anthology of feminist science fiction by women from India Cory Doctorow
food sovereignty Pepsi is suing four Indian farmers for growing a proprietary "Lays" potato, seeking $150,000 each in damages Cory Doctorow