The Taliban in Afghanistan have appealed for international support, as the country deals with the aftermath of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake. More than 1,000 people have been killed and at least 1,500 injured. Unknown numbers are...
Last year was a turning point for the Oscar category which had for decades been known as best foreign language film. First came the name change. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided the word "foreign"...
The sequel to 2017's Wonder Woman has failed to get box office tills ringing, making just $38.5m (£29.1m) in the 39 countries where it opened last week. Around half that tally came from China, where Wonder Woman 1984 made $...
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British photographer Jill Welham has been announced as the overall winner of this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition. The North Yorkshire photographer beat 19,000 entrants from more than 50 countries to scoop the top pr...
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You might have seen International Women's Day mentioned in the media or heard friends talking about it. But what is it for? When is it? Is it a celebration or a protest? And is there an equivalent International Men's Day? For more than a cen...
The International Day of Happiness (known as Happiness Day) is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. The International Day of Happiness (“Happiness Day”) was founded by Uni...
Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi retired from international duty after missing in a penalty shootout as Chile won the Copa America final. \\"For me the national team is over. I've done all I can, it hurts not to be a champion...
Forty-seven young women took their bows at the 58th Anniversary of the International Debutante Ball, one of the most beautiful and glamorous family events of the holiday season. The debutantes represented England, Scotland, France, The Netherlands, C...
Followingafewsimpleguidelines(指导方针，准则)willensureyouremailcommunicationsareprofessional(专业的)andeffective(有效的). Communicatingbyemailatwork&...
April 2, 2009 (AP) Widely dismissed as a marginal(不重要的) player six months ago, the International Monetary Fund had become the world's economic firefighter(消防队员) with no blazes to put out. Today's global financial crisis has put the IMF ba...
April 2, 2009 Leaders of the G-20 agreed Thursday to massively re-arm(重整) the International Monetary Fund(国际货币基金会) for its fight against economic contagion(传染), providing significant new financing and a broad mandate(正式命令) for action...
Our son Yonatan came home last Christmas from the theater and related an observation. On the way from the theater to the lobby he noticed that parents were instructing the children to ask the Santa Claus for candy with a \\"please\\", and after...
The pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. They wiped their hands on large cloth napkins which they also used to pick up hot morsels (食物的一小块)of food. Salt would have been on the table at the harvest feast,...