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Fit at 40! Gurgaon's marathoner moms

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Sushant Lok resident Richa Kalra wears many hats. The 40-year-old is a wife, mother, corporate executive, and also has to her name two podium finishes in long-distance runs. Richa is from a growing tribe of women from Gurgaon for whom life (read: life in fitness) actually begins at 40. But fitness for these women is not limited to gymming or yoga. It extends to participating in – and winning – long-distance runs and preparing for challenges that most of their male counterparts might find daunting – the Ultra Marathons and Triathlons.

State funeral for Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa'

Yahoo! News 

Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, was buried with full state honours on Saturday, in an unprecedented service for a foreign Christian in the Muslim-majority country. Pfau, who died at the age of 87 on August 10 was known locally as Pakistan's Mother Teresa. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain attended the state funeral service at St Patrick's Cathedral in the city, where hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects.

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State funeral for Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa'

Yahoo Autos 

Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, was buried with full state honours on Saturday, in an unprecedented service for a foreign Christian in the Muslim-majority country. Pfau, who died at the age of 87 on August 10 was known locally as Pakistan's Mother Teresa. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain attended the state funeral service at St Patrick's Cathedral in the city, where hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects.

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Mets’ Dominic Smith on his mother’s struggle, being a role model

New York Post (sports) 

Highly-touted Mets rookie Dominic Smith sits down for a Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby: Q: How heartbreaking was your mother’s struggle with drugs and how did it shape you? A: Both my parents were addicted to drugs for years. But it never really affected me because I wasn’t even born yet. It affected my...

Charlottesville blues

The Jerusalem Post 

Real Christians must stand up and speak up the very moment the demon of racism rears its ugly head.

Muslims fear anti-Islam backlash in tolerant Barcelona

Yahoo Autos 

Prayer time is approaching but Raja Miah, an imam at a tiny mosque in the heart of Barcelona does not expect a big turnout. Since the twin attacks in Barcelona and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils claimed by the Islamic State group, the Muslim community in central Barcelona's neighbourhood of Raval fears an anti-Islam backlash. "People are very scared," said Miah, 23, as he sat in a small room at the mosque in Raval as a small group of children in an adjoining room studied the Koran.

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