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Syrian refugee paintings snapped up in Greek auction - 10/10/2016

ATHENS, GREECE- The so-called "painter of Idomeni", a Syrian refugee and graduate of Damascus School of Fine Arts who fled war-torn Palmyra, on Sunday saw two of his paintings auctioned off in...

We are watching the destruction of Aleppo. Where is the rage? - 10/08/2016

  Russia used these carpet bombing tactics to massacre civilians in Grozny. The west can’t stay silent: we know how this ends     People search for survivors of an airstrike...

Facebook launches smartphone app for event seekers - 10/08/2016

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- Facebook on Friday released a mobile app for finding local happenings to enjoy with friends. The Events app tailored for iPhones hit Apple's online shop, with a version...

Head of online advertising site arrested on pimping charges - 10/07/2016

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- The chief executive of the classified advertising website Backpage was arrested Thursday on pimping charges for heading what prosecutors described as an "online...

Children inherit their intelligence from their mother not their father, say scientists - 10/06/2016

Genes for cleverness are carried on the X chromosome and may be deactivated if they come from the father   A mothers' genetics determines how clever her children are, according to...

Advertising on mobile: it's all about 'stopping the thumb' - 10/02/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, John Biers- Almost 80 years old, the deodorant Old Spice is learning new tricks for finding customers in the era of smartphones and social media. The Procter & Gamble...

Obama’s Syria Strategy Is the Definition of Insanity - 09/30/2016

Another ceasefire is in tatters. But America keeps reaching out to Russia while expecting a different result.   The latest diplomatic attempt to bring calm to Syria and pave a pathway toward...

New York launches campaign to fight Islamophobia - 09/30/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- New York unveiled Monday a major public campaign to fight Islamophobia, stressing the equal rights of the city's hundreds of thousands of Muslims. The campaign -- launched in...

Spider bites Australian man on penis again - 09/30/2016

AUSTRALIA, BBC News- A 21-year-old Australian tradesman has been bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time. The man was using a portable toilet on a Sydney building site on Tuesday,...

Bystanders to Genocide,Samantha Power and the responsibility for ‘barbarism’ in Syria. - 09/30/2016

Russian and Syrian government forces continue to press their offensive in Aleppo, killing hundreds of civilians with incendiary and bunker-busting bombs. Samantha Power, the U.S. Ambassador to the...
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