DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Palestinian primary school teacher who grew up in a refugee camp won a $1 million prize for teaching excellence on Sunday, beating out 8,000 other applicants from around the world.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Palestinian primary school teacher who grew up in a refugee camp won a $1 million prize for teaching excellence on Sunday, beating out 8,000 other applicants from around the world. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was on-hand to present the prize to al-Hroub, however her name was announced by Pope Francis in a video message after he talked about the importance of education and teachers, especially for children who grow up amid war. Israeli officials... Читать дальше...
Eagles co-founder Don Henley says the surviving members of the rock band won’t likely perform again following the recent death of his longtime...
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A man was recorded yelling "Go back to Africa!" at people while outside a Trump rally in Cleveland Saturday.
The nasty exchange was recorded the day after Trump supporters and protestors clashed at a Trump rally in Chicago, which was eventually canceled by the leading Republican presidential candidate.
"You call yourself an African-American, go back to Africa!" the unidentified man wearing a Cleveland Indians cap and a camouflage hoodie shouted. Читать дальше...
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Thursday into Friday, my head cold got worse, so on Friday morning I walked down to a bar-cafe-restaurant in my neighborhood. I had been there for a few hours when youthful, vigorous men and women wearing Business Semi-Formal started quietly going one by one among the customers sitting near me. They would crouch, adopt an expression of deep sympathy, and say something. The customer would look a little confused, pick up laptop and coat, and move to another table. Читать дальше...
Two mortars were fired from opposition turf near where RT TV channel crew was filing, according to an RT correspondent.
Republican front-runner Donald Trump is standing by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rejecting any responsibility for violence at his rallies
Gunmen mounted deadly attacks at three hotels in the beach resort city of Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, shortly after noon on Sunday, according to the government. French President Francois Hollande, whose nation maintains a close relationship with Ivory Coast, said 12 civilians were killed, including at least one French citizen. The Ivory Coast government had said […]
"Terör örgütü üyesi olma, yardım ve yataklık ile terör örgütü propagandası yapma" suçlarından gözaltına alınan, HDP milletvekili Adıyaman'ın kardeşi Muhsin Adıyaman'ın tutuklanmasına karar verildi.Devamı için tıklayınız
Lots of weight-loss plans range from ineffective to insane, so clinical psychologist Lesley Lutes at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia advises the QQF model, short for quantity, quality and frequency. Instead of rigid rules — such as no dairy, no sugar, nothing after 7 p.m. — she suggests a smarter approach that looks at how much you eat (quantity), what type of food it is and how it’s prepared (quality), and how often you eat (frequency).
The Frenchman certainly doesn't hold back when it comes to flashy hairstyles, and his latest effort is sure to please the youngsters amongst his fan base
Confectionary manufacturer Baron Chocolatier has announced that it will not follow in the footsteps of some other big-name sponsors of Maria Sharapova, and is going ahead with the upcoming launch of a new line of premium chocolates for the "Sugarpova" brand.
Strong wind gusts have knocked out power to 768 Longview households on the Nichols Boulevard side of Lake Sacajawea, according to Cowlitz PUD.
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What does a 25-year-old know about trading bonds?
Maybe enough to help one investing giant solve a problem that Wall Street can't seem to get its head around.
BlackRock, which manages $4.6 trillion in assets, has a team of young traders thinking of ways to apply electronic trading to markets where it's not yet prevalent.
The program pairs young workers who are more adept at using technology — the firm calls them "medium-experienced" — with more experienced... Читать дальше...
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What does a 25-year-old know about trading bonds?
Maybe enough to help one investing giant solve a problem that Wall Street can't seem to get its head around.
BlackRock, which manages $4.6 trillion in assets, has a team of young traders thinking of ways to apply electronic trading to markets where it's not yet prevalent.
The program pairs young workers who are more adept at using technology — the firm calls them "medium-experienced" — with more experienced... Читать дальше...
Ellis Kirkland, 60, the Toronto architect and philanthropist accused of stabbing her apartment building's concierge in an unprovoked attack, is on suicide watch ahead of her Monday court appearance.
NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough.
NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough.
NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough.
The Abrams-produced monster movie, a so-called "spiritual successor" to 2008's found-footage hit "Cloverfield," opened with a better-than-expected $25.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Perhaps sensing trouble, Sony Pictures had postponed the release date of the R-rated comedy numerous times. Whereas Cohen's most popular characters — Borat and Ali G — were deployed largely to satirize America, moviegoers showed less enthusiasm for the British parody of "Brothers Grimsby," a poorly reviewed R-rated... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough.
Delhi's Culture Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday asked Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to hold another World Culture Festival (WCF) in the national capital.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Showing no signs of trying to ease the nation's tense political atmosphere, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is standing by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rejecting any responsibility for violence at his rallies and defending his supporters who…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Showing no signs of trying to ease the nation's tense political atmosphere, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is standing by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rej…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — Showing no signs of trying to ease the nation's tense political atmosphere, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is standing by his antagonistic campaign rhetoric, rejecting any responsibility for violence at his rallies and defending his supporters who…