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Tubantia 

'Dansers vechten bijna om te winnen'

Hij zat op het Koninklijk Conservatorium, danste bij Het Nationale Ballet, studeerde choreologie en danspedagogie en organiseert sinds 2011 de Dans Publieksprijs. Dankzij Hagenaar Ruben Brugman kun je voor het vijfde jaar op rij je favoriete danser nomineren.

TheRepublic.com 

Philly hoops celebrates 60 years of Big 5

PHILADELPHIA - Temple coach Fran Dunphy was distracted just enough by yet another round of cheers that reverberated around the Palestra that he wanted to leave his team during a timeout and recognize some former greats himself.

International Business Times 

Foxconn Seeks To Purchase Sharp For $5.3B

Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer and maker of some of the most recognizable consumer electronics in the world, has tabled a bid of over $5 billion for Sharp, the struggling Japanese company which supplied screens for Apple's iPhones.

International Business Times 

US Offers Turkey Technology To Block Islamic State At Syria Border

The United States is accelerating efforts to help Turkey clamp down on its border with Syria, senior U.S. officials said, and for the first time will offer technologies to Ankara to help it secure the frontier. Washington and Ankara have been discussing for months how to seal the last piece of unsecured border, a 98-kilometer-long (60 mile-long) stretch that has served as a thruway for Islamic State fighters, black-market goods and war materiel.

Times LIVE 

11 bogus colleges in Braamfontein shut down

Eleven bogus colleges have been shut down in Johannesburg since Monday in a bid to stop opportunistic business owners from preying on those desperate for an education.

Sydney Morning Herald 

Dick Smith's ultimatum to Liberals: retire Bronwyn Bishop or I will run

Dick Smith has added another layer of complexity to the Liberal Party's brawl over preselections, offering a guarantee he will not stand for election in Mackellar as long as Bronwyn Bishop is not re-endorsed as the Liberal candidate in the blue-ribbon seat.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Rajat Gupta to finish sentence at New York home

Rajat Gupta, convicted in June 2012 for leaking tips to hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, was released on January 5 from Federal Medical Centre Devens, a federal correctional facility in Ayer, Massachusetts, 64 km from Boston.

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Rajat Gupta to finish sentence at New York home

Rajat Gupta, convicted in June 2012 for leaking tips to hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, was released on January 5 from Federal Medical Centre Devens, a federal correctional facility in Ayer, Massachusetts, 64 km from Boston.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Applications being taken for state voucher program

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Applications are being accepted for the state program that provides private school tuition vouchers for some students. The program provides government tuition money for students from low- or moderate-income Louisiana families if those students otherwise would attend low-performing public schools. Those meeting the income eligibility requirements and currently attending a school that has a state performance grade of C, D or F can apply. The application process opened this week. The deadline is Feb. Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Moldova: govt sworn in after protesters storm Parliament

CHISINAU, Moldova - Moldova's new pro-European government has been sworn in, after protesters stormed Parliament and scuffled with police following a vote that ended a standoff between the president and the legislature.

TheRepublic.com 

Hong Kong bourse boss not fan of China's market intervention

HONG KONG - The head of Hong Kong's stock exchange said Thursday that he wasn't a fan of recent moves by Beijing to prop up sagging share prices but it won't stop the exchange from expanding ties with mainland Chinese counterparts.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Hong Kong bourse boss not fan of China's market intervention

HONG KONG (AP) — The head of Hong Kong's stock exchange said Thursday that he wasn't a fan of recent moves by Beijing to prop up sagging share prices but it won't stop the exchange from expand…

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Hong Kong bourse boss not fan of China's market intervention

HONG KONG (AP) — The head of Hong Kong's stock exchange said Thursday that he wasn't a fan of recent moves by Beijing to prop up sagging share prices but it won't stop the exchange from expanding ties with mainland Chinese counterparts. The measures included curbs on stock sales by major shareholders and a botched "circuit breaker" mechanism on the Shanghai market intended to prevent big share price swings but which traders said added to turmoil. The comments highlight how the Chinese government's... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Lawmakers expected to vote on ISTEP bills

INDIANAPOLIS - Lawmakers are set to vote on two priorities of Gov. Mike Pence and the GOP majorities: sparing teachers and schools from penalties for poor student performance on the 2015 ISTEP.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Lawmakers expected to vote on ISTEP bills

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers are set to vote on two priorities of Gov. Mike Pence and the GOP majorities: sparing teachers and schools from penalties for poor student performance on the 2015 ISTEP. The Senate is scheduled to take up a House bill Thursday that would spare teachers from having merit pay docked due to this year's low test scores, which plunged because of difficult new standards.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Class about Flint's water crisis generating big interest

(AP) — A Flint university says a class about the city's drinking water crisis is generating large interest in the community. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/1P6U42K) that University of Michigan-Flint's Flint Water Crisis Course scheduled for Thursday has been moved to a larger room in downtown's Northbank Center. Gov. Rick Snyder is seeking a federal disaster declaration, which would bring more.