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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: candlelight

candlelight stories: 4 news summaries


 Mumbai Marks 
 First Anniversary 
 of Terror Rampage 

Candlelight vigils held throughout city in memory of 166 dead

Nov 25, 09 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Candlelight vigils and other memorial remembrances are underway in India to mark the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks. The three-day rampage left 166 dead, plus nine Islamic militant gunmen. Particularly poignant was a ceremony at the city’s Jewish center, where a rabbi and his pregnant wife were... More »

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Islamic militants • anniversary • Islamic terrorism • rabbi • Mumbai attacks • vigil • candlelight • Jewish center

(Newser) - Hundreds of students and faculty members turned out tonight on the campus of Yale University, NECN reports, for a candlelight vigil in memory of Annie Le, the 24-year-old grad student found dead yesterday on the New Haven, Conn., campus. Le’s body was discovered inside a wall in a lab... More »

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Yale University • crime • murder • vigil • candlelight • graduate student • Annie Le

health study

 Go Easy on 
 the Candles 


Aug 21, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't go overboard on the candles, researchers warn. The fumes of paraffin wax candles can contribute to cancer and asthma, though it would take years of heavy use to cause a problem, the BBC reports. “An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you,” says... More »

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cancer • research • illness • asthma • health research • candlelight • candle

(Newser) - An annual vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre brought a record 150,000 people to a park in Hong Kong, the only place in China to mark the event, reports the BBC. “It is something to remember not only for our generation but for the... More »

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China • democracy • Hong Kong • Tiananmen Square • protests • student activism • vigil • candlelight

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