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Women jump over a bonfire on March 21, 2017 during the Newroz celebrations at Topkapi Culture Park in Istanbul, Turkey. Newroz is annual festival that marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated mainly in Iran, Afghanistan, India and Turkic republics such as Azerbaijan, Caucasus countries, Albania and Macedonia.
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Bangladesh has proposed moving an influx of refugees from Myanmar to an isolated island that only emerged from the sea 11 years ago, partially floods at high tide and disappears completely for three months during the annual monsoon season. Local officials say extensive time – likely years -- and work would be required, at significant expense, to make Thengar Char habitable. The only regular residents now are a handful of water buffalo, though pirates and other criminals reportedly make use of it occasionally. Читать дальше...
A Muslim woman marches at a March 6, 2017 rally in San Diego
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The past year was a rough one for American Muslims, who’ve shared one story after another of hearing slurs at the grocery store, watching their mosques burn, and learning taekwondo to fend off attackers.
Such experiences, dismissed by anti-Muslim pundits as exaggerated, are backed up by poll results released Tuesday that show a community that’s effectively felt under siege... Читать дальше...
On Monday, British tabloid The Mirror published an article about Russian football hooligan gangs, allegedly training in fist fighting in order to attack English fans during the 2018 World Cup.
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The Trump administration reversed course and listed the rusty patched bumblebee as an endangered species just in the nick of time.
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government is accusing European Council President Donald Tusk of betraying national interests and bowing to Moscow in the investigation of the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. Poland’s ruling conservative party is led by the late president’s twin, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a political foe
The beginning of negotiations on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons is a vital initial step for global disarmament despite opposition by the United States and Russia to such a pact, UN Secretary-General deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
Chris Froome loses 46 seconds to Volta a Catalunya rival Alejandro Valverde as Movistar win the team time trial.
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She may have run her own apparel and accessories company in the pre-President Trump era, but Ivanka Trump is getting a fashion helping hand in her new role as a close adviser to her father.
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While many job applications have the word "optional" next to the field that asks for a cover letter, it shouldn't be overlooked.
After all, a cover letter is intended to show you off and captivate a hiring manager, kind of like a movie trailer.
It's meant to tease and entice the recruiter or hiring manager to keep reading and be so interested in you that they simply cannot put down your resume. Think: personable and professional.
Some of the best cover... Читать дальше...
While some fans of HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” were concerned about the fat of the real estate show when Christina and Tarek El Moussa announced their divorce in December, the couple’s split is reportedly what helped make the show successful. Since the couple was open about their personal lives on the series, people wanted to know more about the renovators.
Senior Secondary School 2 students from The Hillside School in Gwarimpa, Abuja visited the septuagenarians and octogenarians bearing gifts of all sorts.
Dax Shepard couldn't help but gush about wife and "CHiPs" co-star Kristen Bell at the movie's Los Angeles premiere.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a way to use ultrasound technology to measure fluid in the lungs in pulmonary edema patients.
Lukas Podolski will lead the team out as captain for the first time in the last of his 130 international matches for Germany
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Adidas is testing out a new way to attract customers and keep up with trends.
The German athletic-wear company has launched a pop-up store in Berlin that will scan your body, design you a custom sweater, knit it for you in the store, and have it ready for you in four hours.
While the store is just temporary, the move is part of a bigger push by the company to compete with its main rival, Nike, according to Reuters' Emma Thomasson.
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Under fire from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Taylor Hansen quit the department three days after ProPublica revealed his hiring.
(AP) — The Gordmans bankruptcy has attracted two bidders who want to keep at least some of the company's 106 discount department stores operating. The Omaha, Nebraska-based company, filed for bankruptcy protection last week and announced plans to liquidate its inventory after posting losses in five of its last six quarters. [...] Gordmans said in its initial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that dozens of potential buyers had already looked at the company's assets in recent months and no deals were made.
Talk-show host suffers dislocated finger during tipsy battle with her front door The talk-show host and comedian told her audience Tuesday that she was hospitalized with a dislocated finger after a wine-related mishap. DeGeneres said that she and her spouse Portia de Rossi were returning from a dinner party and “almost at the front door” when the mishap occurred. [...] Portia drove me to the hospital, to the emergency room, DeGeneres continued, before showing the audience an image of the resulting x-ray of her finger.
Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane helps the South to a 20-run victory and a 3-0 series win over the North in Abu Dhabi.
Sharna Burgess is weighing in on the Bonner Bolton suggestive hand graze from last night’s Dancing with the Stars live episode. During the show, Bonner seemingly put his hand on Sharna‘s private area. After the moment aired live, Twitter went crazy with responses. “Anyone who has the ridiculous idea that it was intentional…is straight up [...]
