Hun Sen shopping. Hun Sen working out. Hun Sen, family guy. For the 65-year-old prime minister of Cambodia, a onetime Khmer Rouge commander, his recent about-face to show a warm and fuzzy side is a startling development. The man who now has 8.5 million Facebook followers oversaw Cambodia’s emergence from civil war and has dominated […]
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Travel and FoodGhana’s first satellite is now orbiting Earth. It’s a historic moment for the country at a time when several African countries are increasingly interested in space exploration. Just last year, the African Union passed an initiative to help coordinate the efforts of space agencies across the continent. The GhanaSat-1 was designed by a team of
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International, The World We ShareWASHINGTON — Five transgender service members serving on active duty sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his directive to ban them from the U.S. military. It is the first legal action against the president’s policy change, which he announced in a series of tweets on July 26. The unnamed service members, who are referred
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C., August 8, 2017 – Steven Spielberg’s 1993 epic historical drama “Schindler’s List” was a powerful account of the efforts of German businessman Oskar Schindler to save the lives of Jews interred at Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Like Schindler, there was another similar list created by a man with a more recognizable last
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International, Jewish HistoryBRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The Trump administration, thwarted in several attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, notably shifted tone Wednesday, opening the door for a bipartisan plan to “fix” the law. The change came even as a fight escalated between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., over who is to blame
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USAKeith Urban It didn’t take very long for the Nashville community and its stars to come together following the death of country legend Glen Campbell. The “Rhinestone Cowboy,” who passed away on August 8 after a long and public battle with Alzheimer’s disease, inspired many people throughout his television and musical career. RELATED: Keith Urban
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorialsOn Sept. 16, the Mother of All Rallies will descend on Washington, D.C., bathing the nation’s capital in red “Make America Great Again” hats and the rumble of probably more than a few motorcycles. The event is organized by Trump supporters who, according the website they’ve set up, are hoping to “send a message to
WASHINGTON — Hours after warning North Korea that it will meet “fire and fury like the world has never seen” if its leader, Kim Jong Un, continued to provoke the United States, President Donald Trump said the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “stronger than ever before.” “My first order as President was to renovate and modernize
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International, USADespite President Donald Trump’s off-track interviews, meandering speeches, low approval rating, and stalled legislative agenda, he is the most gifted politician of our time, said senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller late Tuesday. “President Trump is the most gifted politician of our time. He’s the best orator to hold that office in generations,” Miller
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USABy Laurie Baron San Diego− Fire and Pain In the Voice of Donald Trump” (with apologies to James Taylor) Just yesterday morning, I learned you miniaturized. Kim-Jong, I will put an end to you. Are you taunting me because my hands are undersized? Well you should know I’m as reckless too! You’ll see fire and
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International, Lawrence Baron, USAVATICAN CITY – We are waiting for the pope. He is supposed to come at 11. But then we are told he will arrive at 11:30. The crowd sighs in expectation. People turn to each other and smile, hold hands, murmur in various languages. A few rows ahead of me, a mother juggles a toddler
Protesters assault police, security as Liberman makes condolence visit to mourning family in Jerusalem neighborhood By Stuart Winer and Judah Ari Gross Ultra-Orthodox protesters against the army draft gather in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem as Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman paid a condolence visit to a family in mourning in the area, August 8,
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Middle EastThe Korean government has launched a committee to push the nomination of two Austrian nuns who treated lepers isolated on a southern Korean island for a Nobel Peace Prize. Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Monday he will form a committee for Sister Marianne Stoger, 81, and Sister Margaritha Pissarek, 80. Lee recommended to the presidential
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InternationalMolad seeking NIS 140,000 from PM’s son for calling it anti-Zionist and ‘humiliating it publicly’ By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair Netanyahu is seen at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on September 17, 2013. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90) The left-wing Molad think tank filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Yair Netanyahu
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