Is Europe’s crisis reason to cancel vacation overseas?

Source: Arkansas Online

LITTLE ROCK I’m writing this column in Europe, where the headlines are full of “crisis” talk about a possible economic “collapse.” The talk has escalated since French and Greek voters seemed to be saying “enough, already” ...
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when two worlds collide

Source: Belfast Telegraph

Former teacher and now best-selling author Joanne Harris is busy preparing for a major book tour of the UK followed by promotions in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US. "It's nice to be in demand," she reflected. "I find that ...
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The triumph of English: Never before has a language had more people learning it than it has native speakers

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 27, 2012 12:12 am Share with others: By Gwynne Dyer The second president of the United States, John Adams, predicted in 1780 that "English will be the most respectable language in the world and the most universally read and spoken in the next century ...
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USS Iowa Heads For Final Home in San Pedro

Source: KTLA.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- Decades after transporting President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic and fending off kamikazes in the Pacific during World War II, the USS Iowa passed Saturday under the Golden Gate Bridge en route to ...
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Quebec student protests: what's keeping them motivated?

Source: Canada.com

MONTREAL - The urge to protest against university tuition hikes might seem foolhardy when students face the possible loss of a school semester, the sacrifice of time spent marching whatever the weather, not to m ...
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Africa: African Aces Stalking European Stage

Source: AllAfrica.com

In shaping the history of African football, the likes of Roger Milla, Rabah Madjer, George Weah, Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o have blazed trails for their brethren to follow. And while not all of their successors can attain the heights they reached, ...
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Olsen: Hodgson is a revolutionary

Source: ESPN

Norway coach Egil Olsen has hailed Roy Hodgson as one of football's innovators as he prepares to do battle against England in an international friendly on Saturday night. PA Photos Egil Olsen managed English club Wimbledon for a year, while Roy Hodgson ...
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Body of second Brit found in crocodile-infested river in India

Source: The Telegraph UK

The driver tried unsuccessfully to contact them by mobile phone before contacting their employers, who called the police. Locals said the pair had last been spotted near a place called Galibore. Rafting i ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Delivery Delays: Confusion over Availability of Blue and White Models

Source: International Business Times

The Samsung Galaxy S3, the South Korean's flagship smartphone, is expected to be released in the UK market by the end of this month. It was originally to be launched in two colours - Pebble Blue and Marble White. However, a report by Tw ...
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