VOA News When Pope Francis visits the United States next week on a three-city tour, he will deliver only four of his 18 planned speeches in English. The native of Argentina is most comfortable speaking in Spanish, a spokesman for the Vatican told The Associated Press, although the pontiff also speaks German and Italian fluently. […]Load more...
Real Jobs Rhode Island Planning Conference Helps Employers Build Skilled Workforce WARWICK, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today emphasized the pivotal role employers play in the state’s workforce development actions by supporting Real Jobs Rhode Island grant recipients to develop strong job training plans.»Real Jobs Rhode Island is moving at the speed […]Load more...
VOA News As the 16-candidate Republican field gets set for another round of debates Wednesday night, the CBS/New York Times poll released Tuesday shows the flamboyant Trump with 27 percent support and the much more reserved Carson trailing with 23 percent. None of a large group of current and former governors and senators seeking the nomination […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has requested that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff until Monday, September 14 in honor of the lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. «In memory of the countless lives lost on September […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today continued to highlight recent investments in education by focusing on increasing college access and affordability. The Rhode Island’s Promise scholarship will help students with proven academic performance to tackle the gap between their financial aid package and the actual costs of college.»My dad took advantage of the […]Load more...
WARWICK – If you are a Rhode Island voter, registered (or registering) as a Democrat or Unaffiliated, looking to vote in the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary, and seeking election as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention next year, we can help. Chair Joseph M. McNamara announced today that starting Wednesday, September 9, the […]Load more...
The World Health Organization has again declared Liberia Ebola-free, after 42 days without a laboratory-confirmed case of the deadly virus. The WHO announced the news September 3. The nation now goes into a 90-day period of what the agency calls «heightened surveillance» as health officials watch for any recurrence. Meanwhile, a woman who recently died […]Load more...
GENEVA—Global mortality rates for children under five have fallen by more than half since 1990, when the Millennium Development Goals for addressing effects of poverty were established, a U.N. interagency group reported Wednesday. Despite the huge success, the group’s report said most countries still missed the MDG target of reducing child mortality by two-thirds. In […]Load more...
VOA News European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called on EU member states to resettle about 160,000 refugees, saying Greece, Italy and Hungary can no longer handle the burden alone. Speaking to the European Parliament Wednesday, Juncker urged Europe to face the current refugee crisis with solidarity. He said the granting of emergency relocation in […]Load more...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth made history Wednesday, surpassing her great-great-grandmother to become Britain’s longest-ruling monarch. The queen marks the day in an understated fashion, making a public appearance at the opening of a Scottish rail line and hosting a private dinner at her Balmoral Castle retreat in the Scottish Highlands. Meanwhile the British press is publishing […]Load more...
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