Student Alaa Salah became a protest icon after a video of her leading chants against former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir went viral. The 22-year-old, dressed in white, earned the nickname ‘The Nubian Queen’. She talked to the BBC about her unexpected fame after she went to demonstrate against the country’s former leader. And long time […]
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The data from Airbnb looks at the percentage of growth in spring travel bookings compared to last year and highlights the stand-out destinations. Airbnb’s No. 1 trending destination for spring travel is Monterrey, Mexico, a city located in the country’s northeast corner that’s known for its culture, food and history. Spring bookings on Airbnb in
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BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Google shuts down its failed social network Google+ Artificial intelligence will help clear a backlog of marijuana convictions in California Warehouse robots designed to move boxes between pallets is unveiled by Boston Dynamics See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source
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SANYA, China (AP) — Officials at the Sanya Championship said Sunday that 28-year-old Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan died in his hotel room from “apparent natural causes,” and the PGA Tour Series-China canceled the final round of the tournament. The PGA Tour Series-China said in a statement that Irawan missed the 36-hole cut Friday in the
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Ed Miliband has called on the energy minister to persuade Theresa May to declare a “climate emergency” in the UK. The former Labour leader asked Claire Perry about the Extinction Rebellion protests in London over the last week, saying it was “no wonder” activists were taking such a stand given the seriousness of the threat.
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The agencies declined to comment for this article. They have said that their content arms are separately run entities, and that they can’t lowball writers because they risk losing clients. WME cited what it says are hundreds of letters from clients who are uneasy with the W.G.A.’s stance. Still, the outside investors didn’t simply hand
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Image copyright Lesley Roberts Image caption Alex Hardy sent his mum Lesley Roberts an email explaining his decision “It quickly became apparent that what had just happened was a catastrophe… I died in 2015, not now.” Lesley Roberts was stunned as she read the devastating final email from her beloved son Alex Hardy. The email
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSnow Patrol’s music milestone “When’s the next time we have a day off?” “2022, I think.” Being in one of the world’s best-known rock bands means fame and adulation but it also means hard work. That is apparent in Snow Patrol: 25 Years on the Road –
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators countered Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s contempt-of-court defense Monday night, writing in court papers that he brazenly disregarded a federal judge’s order and that one of his arguments “borders on the ridiculous.” Lawyers for the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a response to Musk, wrote that when the contempt motion
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HOUSTON — This city’s Second Ward is full of temptations for Adán Medrano, a writer and chef who lives just a few miles southeast. The Mexican-American neighborhood is home to the perfect flaky tortillas at Doña María Mexican Cafe, scratch-made in flour or corn, and ready to be folded around eggs with the fine threads
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