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Egyptians vote in presidential runoff, choosing between Islamist, Hosni Mubarak's ex-PM CAIRO (AP) — Faced with a choice between Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate, Egyptians voted Saturday in a presidential runoff the...
Tags: Norway, Aung San Suu Kyi, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes
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Top weekend shows: Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Mission of Burma
Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall: Garage-rock is alive and in shin-kicking mode in this not-to-be-missed double bill of like-minded Northern California bands. They played at roughly the same time during the Pitchfork Music Festival in July, but fans won’t...Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Entertainment, Pitchfork Music Festival
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On Faith: Rosh Hashanah a time to renew hope
Hope has been in short supply lately — the murder of a diplomat in Libya, the ongoing savagery in Syria, Iran's apparent march toward nuclear weaponry, Midwest drought, climate change, the pain of the unemployed — the list is long. In the...Tags: Cancer, Yamim Noraim, Louis Armstrong, Rosh Hashanah, Lance Armstrong
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Billionaire philanthropist arrested in wife's death in London
World NowHans Kristian Rausing, an heir to the Tetra Pak fortune, has been arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder, police said Friday. The body of Eva Rausing was found in the couple's luxurious London townhouse earlier in the week.... -
Government forces killed, raped Rohingya in Myanmar, report says
World NowIn Myanmar, government forces stood by while Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists were slain in devastating rounds of violence, then joined in by killing, raping and rounding up the Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.... -
Mission of Burma, Unsound (Fire)
As someone who saw Mission of Burmaa few times in the first flowering of the greatness, in 1979 and the early ‘80s, I can brush off all that “best band you never saw” revisionist hype and savor the even sweeter reality: this was truly...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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Aid agencies in Bangladesh told to stop Rohingya aid
World NowThree aid agencies have reportedly been told to halt their activities in Bangladesh, warned that their helping hand is encouraging Rohingya refugees to cross from Myanmar into the country.... -
'Hearing Heartbeats' author to sign books
McLean & Eakin, Booksellers welcomes Jan-Philipp Sendker on his brief American tour. The bestselling author of "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" will be speaking, answering questions and signing copies of his book from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at...
Tags: Authors, New York City, Germany
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Arab Spring, American summer: Foreign students visit Michiana, tell their stories
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Menna, 20, paid no attention to politics until the Egyptian revolution started on Jan. 25, 2011. "We never imagined the president would be overthrown," said the young medical student, who lives in Sohag, a city about 240 miles from Cairo,...Tags: Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mongolia, Cairo (Egypt), North Africa
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Album review: Mission of Burma, 'Unsound'
3 stars (out of 4) “Forget what you know” are the parting words on Mission of Burma’s latest album, “Unsound” (Fire). Since its inception in 1979, the Boston band has put a premium on pushing forward, its muscular art-punk...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Science and Technology
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Human rights at risk as U.S. opens Myanmar investment, groups say
World NowAs the United States begins allowing new investments in Myanmar for the first time in nearly 15 years, human rights activists charge that the step will fuel abuses instead of rewarding its steps toward reform.... -
Breaking the language barrier
adirr@aberdeennews.comWhen Ehsee Lar came to Aberdeen in November, he already spoke Karen, Thai and Burmese and wanted to improve his fourth language — English. “I want to speak English very well, to pronounce very well,” the 24-year-old said. ...Tags: Students, United Way , Arts and Culture, Immigration, Education
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