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UN: Rights of Crimean Tatars Deteriorating Under Russian Rule
18 мая, 2016
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UN: Rights of Crimean Tatars Deteriorating Under Russian Rule

Human rights concerns are growing over the deteriorating situation of tens of thousands of Tatars since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, considered part of Ukraine, two years ago. “Since April 2014, Crimean Tatars have been subjected to arbitrary searches, seizure of books and arrests. Allegations of ill-treatment...

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Young Minds Solve a City’s Old Problems
18 мая, 2016
Culture

Young Minds Solve a City’s Old Problems

Every city has its problems, and hopefully is always looking for unique ways to solve them.  One eastern U.S. city is hoping the creativity and outside the box thinking of young people can come to the rescue. An oyster habitat, abandoned houses converted to gardens, a cart that turns into a homeless shelter, a...

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Segregation in US Schools Persists 62 Years After Court Ruling
18 мая, 2016
Culture

Segregation in US Schools Persists 62 Years After Court Ruling

The words are some of the most iconic to ever come out of the U.S. Supreme Court: "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.  Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that in his 1954 opinion in the...

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18 мая, 2016
LifeStyle

Anjelina Jolie began to go mad

Angelina Jolie has acted in a live BBC British Broadcasting Corporation, stating that she was disappointed with Donald Trump's statements on migration and Muslims. For several months in the United States was not cease talking about who will be the next president of the country. The most likely candidates for the...

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Pal wristband adds GPS and battery life to a Pebble watch
18 мая, 2016
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Pal wristband adds GPS and battery life to a Pebble watch

Putting GPS in a watch is nothing new, but adding it to an existing watch is a neat feat. That's what a company called Powerstrap is doing with its new Pal wristband for the Pebble Time series. The GPS module, like other Pebble Time add-ons, is basically a case for the Pebble, and the additional 250mAh battery — which...

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Queen Unveils British Government’s Reform Agenda Ahead Of EU Vote
18 мая, 2016
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Queen Unveils British Government’s Reform Agenda Ahead Of EU Vote

Queen Elizabeth unveiled plans by British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday to overhaul prisons and help the poor under a social reform agenda he hopes to press after a referendum on European Union membership. In a ceremony laden with pomp and pageantry in the upper house of parliament, the queen announced plans for...

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Star of the film «Taxi» was arrested!
18 мая, 2016
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Star of the film «Taxi» was arrested!

54-year-old well-known French actor Sami Naseri was request bynpolice to show his driver's license but he had only Ukrainian one. Recently, the star of the film Taxi Sami Naseri  was detained by traffic police. It happened in Cannes, on the Croisette, during a routine check. According to the French publication Le...

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Senate Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia
18 мая, 2016
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Senate Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto. The Saudis, who deny responsibility for the 2001 attacks, strongly object to the bill. They had said...

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Muslim American Congressman Tells VOA Islamic State Is Evil
18 мая, 2016
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Muslim American Congressman Tells VOA Islamic State Is Evil

U.S. Representative Keith Ellison doesn’t mince words about the Islamic State group. In an interview with VOA’s Afghan service, Ellison, a Muslim American whom IS threatened recently with death, lashed out at the group, its message and its methods. “Daesh, they are neither Islamic nor a state,” Ellison...

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Actress of «Magnificent Century» Meryem Uzerli lost 9 kg!
18 мая, 2016
LifeStyle

Actress of «Magnificent Century» Meryem Uzerli lost 9 kg!

Meryem Uzerli quit smoking and slightly recovered in preparation for the role of a written beauty Hjurrem in the series "Magnificent Century". Hard work without proper rest required replenishment of energy resources, and the actress increasingly eating of a dark chocolate during filming. After a while...

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Man finds missing baby on porch: ‘It’s a miracle’
18 мая, 2016
Accident

Man finds missing baby on porch: ‘It’s a miracle’

Gary Zielinski thought someone was playing a cruel prank on him early Monday when he looked down on his friend's porch and saw a baby in a car seat, wrapped in a pink blanket and a pink coat, with a pacifier in her mouth. It was only 7:15 a.m., and Zielinski and his friend Ray Harper stared in disbelief as they watched the...

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Dr. Luke nixes approval for Kesha performance at Billboard awards
18 мая, 2016
Culture

Dr. Luke nixes approval for Kesha performance at Billboard awards

Kesha and Dr. Luke's bitter legal and professional quarrel careens on. In the latest conflict, Kesha lost a gig — she was to perform at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards — because Dr. Luke's record label, Kemosabe Records (to which she is still tied), nixed its approval. Why? It might have something to do...

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