VOA News The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided against banning all Russian teams from competing in next month’s Rio Olympics over allegations of an elaborate doping scheme. Speaking Sunday, IOC President Thomas Bach said the committee stopped short of a collective ban in order to protect the rights of individual Russian athletes who have […]Load more...
The Class of 2016 Foundation Builders, This Year’s Honorees
LPR 1290 AM PROVIDENCE LPR’s Community Excellence Awards Gala is a couple weeks away but we wanted to introduce you to this year’s recipients. We have what we have named LPR’s Class of 2016, Foundation Builders and then there are our Future Builders. The award is in recognition of their passion, commitment, leadership, achievements and […]Load more...
– First time iconic port hosts race – ‘Milestone event’ for Hong Kong sailing – Fleet due to arrive in February 2018 HONG KONG, April 13 – Hong Kong, one of the world’s most prestigious sailing destinations, will be hosting the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time when the event visits in February 2018 […]Load more...
VOA News A suicide bomber killed at least four people Tuesday in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, as a cease-fire between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels stretched into a second day with some reports of fighting. The attacker detonated the explosives among a group of army recruits in the city that has become home […]Load more...
VOA News The migrant crisis, serious economic problems, and Russia’s return to authoritarianism are threatening the stability of governments in Central Europe and Eurasia, and the existence of the European Union. That is the message of «Nations in Transit 2016,» the latest annual survey of democratic governance from Central Europe to Eurasia by international rights […]Load more...
VOA News Prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday they have charged two more people in connection with the attacks last month in Brussels that killed 32 people. A statement from the federal prosecutor’s office identified those charged with terrorism offenses as Smail F. and Ibrahim F., saying they were linked to renting an apartment that may […]Load more...
VOA News Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees were rescued Monday off the Libyan coast, reports the Italian Coast Guard. Officials say eight separate operations rescued the migrants from overcrowded vessels. They were then taken to Sicily. Meanwhile, Austria says it is planning to reintroduce tighter border controls along the country’s shared border with Italy amid […]Load more...
VOA News Two Turkish soldiers were killed, and at least 50 people were injured, when a car bomb exploded at a military base in Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated southeast. The attack, late Monday, targeted a military outpost in the Hani district of Diyarbakir province. A nearby building housing family members of the military personnel was also damaged […]Load more...
VOA News Italy’s foreign minister arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday in support of the new United Nations-backed government, marking the first visit by a top Western official since 2014. Amid tight security, Paolo Gentiloni was welcomed at Matiga airport in the Libyan capital by Ahmed Maiteeq, deputy prime minister of the unity government seeking to […]Load more...
Valencia, España. 28 de marzo de 2016 — María Martínez Iturriaga ha sido nombrada directora ejecutiva del campus de Berklee en Valencia, España. Nacida en Madrid, Iturriaga entró a formar parte de Berklee en 2008 y estuvo al frente del establecimiento del primer campus internacional de la universidad en Valencia, donde ha jugado un papel […]Load more...