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After days filled with Super Bowl parties and Mardi Gras celebrations, the revelry returns to austerity for western Christians on Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent. During this 40-day period of penance, prayer and fasting, Christians strive to imitate Jesus Christ’s actions and prepare for the celebration of Easter as they reflect on his life, death and resurrection. Besides Roman Catholics, other western Christian groups that observe Lent include Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Anglicans.

NEW DELHI - India said its economy grew 7.3 percent in the last three months of 2015, a rate of expansion that puts the South Asian nation ahead of China's 6.8 percent growth during the same period.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said its economy grew 7.3 percent in the last three months of 2015, a rate of expansion that puts the South Asian nation ahead of China's 6.8 percent growth during the s…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said its economy grew 7.3 percent in the last three months of 2015, a rate of expansion that puts the South Asian nation ahead of China's 6.8 percent growth during the s…

The statistics office said the strongest growth is expected to come from the financial sector, tourism and manufacturing, while the agricultural and defense sectors remained weak.

The cold winter air has a remarkable power–the power to freeze things. This can be our nemesis if we are stuck out in the cold, but it can also be used to our advantage. Winter is nature’s fridge and freezer, and if you get caught without power, you can allow the cold to preserve your food through freezing. A simple way to do this is to place your frozen food in a cooler full of ice and set the cooler outside in a shady area or an unheated shed. 

New year, new same outfit-repeating Duchess of Cambridge.

After announcing in Dec. 2015 that she would take over as Honorary Air Commandant of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets from the Duke of Edinburgh, Kate attended the youth organization's 75th anniversary event in London over the weekend. She dressed for the occasion in a blue Alexander McQueen coat, a black Lock and Co. hat and one serious diamond Air Cadets brooch.

Valentine’s Day is Sunday, and stores all across the United States have stocked their shelves with pink and red cards, chocolates, flowers and teddy bears. Whoever your Valentine is this year—whether it’s your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, best friend, mom or dad—below are some creative homemade Valentine’s Day card ideas that are sure to impress.

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber struck in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing five civilians and wounding nine others, a local official said.

After a rough January, here’s what investors can do to deal with what’s ahead.

As mosquitoes buzzed about on her veranda one recent evening, Maureen Coetzee didn't reach for bug spray or a swatter. She dashed inside, grabbed a device resembling a drinking straw and sucked four mosquitoes into a specimen jar.

Following the furor around bad loans, the head of one of Italy's biggest banks said now could be the time to buy Italian real estate and Europe's bank stocks.

White House to ask for funding of Zika virus research

It wasn't a great day for Panther fans.

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LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A move by French energy company Total to start gas production from the North Sea is welcome news for an industry under pressure, Oil & Gas U.K. said Monday.

Home Depot Canada said it will hire 6,000 associates for its busy spring season, up from 5,500 last year. The home improvement retailer is looking for full-time, part-time and seasonal workers for its 182 stores, it said in a Monday release. Home Depot said last week that it planned to hire more than 80,000 U.S. workers for spring, the same number as last year. Home Depot shares are down 1.4% in premarket trading, and down 12% for the year so far. The S&P 500 is down 8% for the year so far.

In order to provide health services to lower and middle class people in district-level, the state government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a wing of the World Bank, for setting up of 30 hospitals across the state.

The consideration by London's Metropolitan Police to use eagles to take down drones is "totally unsuitable" and "extremely dangerous" - Britain's leading falconry expert told Sputnik.

Melania, a former model, kicked off her career in the US in 1996. Today, she is a successful entrepreneur in her own right.

Home Depot Canada said it will hire 6,000 associates for its busy spring season, up from 5,500 last year.

The Kremlin is modernizing and repairing approximately 20 warships and submarines as part of the country’s rearmament program, Russian government backed media outlet Sputnik reported Monday. The move comes as the U.S. announced it was increasing its defense budget in Europe to counter Russian aggression.

Law Blog rounds up the morning's legal news.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing 12-year-old east Tennessee girl.

Though Hillary Clinton still has her loyalists, even some former supporters are "feeling the Bern" in New Hampshire.

EU must push forward with quantum leap in euro integration as only way to ensure survival of single currency, say Bundesbank and Banque de France chiefs