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MASTERING ENGLISH
Adolfo Garcia is one of the top students in the English as a Second Language class at Cornerstones, but his nearly fluent English is not the whole story. His English reading and writing skills are poor. "I need to improve," he said. "I only went...Tags: France, Employment Opportunities, Mexico, Mexico City
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Leading senator to let sanctions bill lapse to reward Myanmar government for reforms
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, easing up on his long-held tough stance on Myanmar, said Tuesday he planned to allow key sanctions legislation against the Southeast Asian nation to lapse because of the country's progress...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Harry Reid, Washington, DC, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Government, Washington, DC, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Government, National Government, Central African Republic, Human Rights Watch, Elections
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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...Tags: Government, Religious Conflicts, Labor Legislation, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wars and Interventions
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Activism, Political Dissent, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Pakistan, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi
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The Latest: Crusading for 'Sight'; the same old Sense
Hope in Sight Aisha Simjee, MD White Spruce Press; 240 pages Aisha Simjee is a tough cookie. On her first mission trip as an ophthalmologist, the Newport Beach resident flew to Guyana and set up her equipment in an unused school building. Shortly...
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens feared dead
NEW DELHI — At least 58 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a boat capsized off Myanmar while residents tried to flee an approaching cyclone, United Nations officials said. The boat was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims, many of...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Buddhism, Tropical Storms, Kaman Corporation
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead
NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...
Tags: Bangladesh, Religion and Belief, Buddhism, Tropical Storms, Human Rights
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In Thailand, a resort for the greater good
MAE WANG, Thailand — As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river. "It's the really simple things," she said with a long breath, "that make it beautiful here in Mae Wang." Two wiry...
Tags: Prostitution, Sex Crimes, Thailand, Refugee, Politics
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: Minority Groups, Immigration, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts
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