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Solomon Islands and Asian Development Bank Sign $AU44m Grant
Solomon Islands and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $AU44 million grant to repair and climate proof infrastructure.
Keep the Pressure up About Human Rights in China: Rights Lawyer
Australians should keep the pressure up on China about human rights abuses recommends international human rights lawyer, David Matas.
Washington’s ‘Biggest and Best Parade’ Returns (Photos)
Hundreds of thousands of people of all ages cheered at the National Independence Day Parade, composed of thousands of performers who marched and danced along Constitution Ave from 7th Street to 17th Street, passing through just a couple of blocks from the White House.
Justin Bieber and Amy Winehouse Fans Targeted by Hackers
A new hacking collective are alleged to have leaked personal details of at least 50,000 Justin Bieber and Amy Winehouse fans.
Antidote—A Reading of ‘Ulysses’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson
When should we put our feet up and retire? Decide that we have already seen all that life has to offer and spurn the rest? Sit in our chair and prepare for the final curtain?
The Work of Mandela’s ‘Good Pen’ Published
A good pen … can turn tragedy into hope and victory.’—Nelson Mandela He is the one South African that most of South Africans take pride in.
Theater Review: ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’
Rather racy for its time, the Shakespearean comedy “All’s Well That Ends Well,” with differing standards as they apply to men and women being a major point of contention, is not one of the more frequently performed Shakespeare comedies.
Cadel Evans Beats Alberto Contador to Win Tour de France Stage Four
Cadel Evans of BMC held off Alberto Contador to win Stage Four of the 2011 Tour de France.
Living Dead?—Deceased Monk’s Body Intact for Nearly Three Weeks
Thupten Rinpoche, a Tibetan monk in New Zealand, died in May but reportedly lay for nearly three weeks without discernible deterioration, no sign of rigor mortis, and no smell.
