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UVa graduate bridged gap with local Latino community
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Shortly before moving to Albemarle County, Allie Cooper started learning Spanish in middle school, honing her skills watching soap operas in the language. By her senior year at Monticello High School, Cooper had been recruited for a fledgling program...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students, Politics, Education
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Militaries' growing use of ground robots raises ethics concerns
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIf North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un ever orders troops into the demilitarized zone, an army of South Korean robots could be waiting. A Samsung subsidiary plans to deploy sentry robots to the tense South Korean border. The machines will be equipped...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Fiction, Star Wars (movie), Raytheon Company, Politics
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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Francois Bozize, Rebellions
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: Judges, Criminal Laws, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan
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Myanmar leader's record on reform pledges mixed going into historic White House meeting
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Law, International Atomic Energy Agency, U.S. Congress
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Radio, Pearson Plc
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Political Dissent, Burma, Prisons, Politics, Aung San Suu Kyi
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Govt calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) to honor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for upholding religious freedom would not...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Indonesia, Politics, Religion and Belief, Jakarta (Indonesia)
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Hackers pro-Assad atacan web y cuenta de Twitter del diario británico Financial Times
ReutersLONDRES (Reuters) - La página web del periódico británico Financial Times fue hackeada el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo de piratas informáticos y activistas online que dicen apoyar al presidente de Siria,...Tags: Human Rights, Social Media, Politics, BBC, Twitter, Inc.
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Former Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87
ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a "dirty war" dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87....Tags: Prisons, Government, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Piratas informáticos pro-Assad atacan al diario británico Financial Times
ReutersLONDRES (Reuters) - La página web y la cuenta de Twitter del periódico británico Financial Times fueron hackeadas el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo de activistas online que dicen apoyar al presidente de Siria,...Tags: NPR, Entertainment, Politics, Microsoft Corporation, BBC
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Nigeria launches airstrikes against Islamist militants
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Security forces in Nigeria have launched airstrikes against encampments of the Islamist militia Boko Haram as part of a major military operation in the country's northeast, military officials said Friday. The airstrikes hit...
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Nigeria, U.S. Department of State
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