Donald H. Harrison

Hamelin’s tour de force at the La Jolla Music Society

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Marc-Andre Hamelin was one of the stars of the La Jolla Music Society’s 2016 Summerfest this past month. The entire concert on August 24 featured the Montreal native in multiple roles, as a piano virtuoso, a chamber musician and a composer. I was familiar with Hamelin’s name from the […]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Putin Claims Successor Must Be ‘Young But Mature’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened up about who he envisions succeeding him, saying that whoever leads the country after him must be “young enough but mature,” in a rare insight into Kremlin succession plans. Putin was appointed acting president in 1999 and has been the most influential Russian politician since, serving as president for

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International

Merkel’s party falls behind right-wing AfD in her home state

Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has lost its position as second-strongest party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to official preliminary results. The AfD won 20.8 per cent, meaning it will enter the north-eastern state’s parliament for the first time. It already has deputies in

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International

At least two killed in Tel Aviv construction site collapse

Tel Aviv (dpa) – At least two people were killed and more than 20 injured after an under-construction car park collapsed Monday in northern Tel Aviv, according to local emergency services. Rescuers were attempting to extract seven people from the rubble on Monday evening, according to a police spokeswoman. Emergency services reported treating 25 people

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Middle East

Wildlife groups hail the Giant Panda’s revival

For half a century the Giant Panda has been a symbol of global attempts to preserve wildlife. Now there are signs that efforts to protect the iconic bears are showing some rewards. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has reported that the species is no longer “Endangered” – although the

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International, The World We Share

Hugh O’Brian, TV’s Wyatt Earp, dies at 91

Hugh O’Brian, the star of TV’s “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” died Monday. He was 91. O’Brian died in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a statement on the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation website. Handsome, square-jawed and athletically fit, the dark-haired O’Brian appeared in a string of movies and TV anthology series in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Obama faces grim legacy of America’s ‘secret war’ on landmark Laos trip

Barack Obama becomes the first US president to visit Laos this week, half a century after America’s “secret war” left this long-isolated nation with the unfortunate distinction of being the most heavily bombed country in history. The US president arrives in the landlocked Southeast Asian nation on Monday to attend a regional summit, marking the

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International, USA

Obama says Kaepernick shows ‘sincerity’ in protest

President Obama defended 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest against the national anthem Monday, saying he has a constitutional right not to show respect for “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the start of games. “My understanding is he’s exercising his constitutional right to make a statement,” Mr. Obama said at a press conference in Hangzhou, China, in

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA