In our 'Big Story' segment, we're going to look at how the Global South views international games like the Olympics--in terms of the corruption, lack of institutional support, other societal hardships that they have to work through before even making to the global stage.
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On the menu in 'Food For Thought' is a look at Patanjali's plans to build palm oil plantations in Meghalaya- it's colonial history, ecological ramifications and just the extent to which we're surrounded by palm oil.
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We are toasting:
1) UP school teachers demand menstrual leave (Tuesday edition)
2) Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice to relatives with their newborns faces plastered on the bags for those unable to visit!
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We are roasting:
1) Elon Musk has constructed the world’s tallest rocket (Monday edition)
2) An anti-Muslim rally in Delhi (Tuesday edition)
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