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Veejay Sai Interviews Agatha Ruiz de la Prada: Adding Colour to Life

Lifestyle >> Fashion

The first time you see her, you are left wondering what is this fairly aged women doing, drenched in a riot of so much colour on her, unlike nobody around? Is it supposed to be…

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Queen Elizabeth II at U.N. Hailed as “Living Symbol of Grace, Constancy and Dignity”

Issues >> United Nations

Addressing the United Nations here in New York for the first time in more than 50 years, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lauded the world body for its many achievements. She encouraged the U.N. to…

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'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

World Affairs >> Developing World

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking.

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First 'Davos' for Women's International Development Held in NYC

World Affairs >> Developing World

The Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women (CAFW) hosted its first "Dialogue for Action" last week in New York City. In short, the event dedicated to helping women around the world, was the first "Davos" for…

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Photo Essay: Celebrating Yves Klein at the French Ambassador’s Residence in D.C.

Faces >> Profiles

On Friday June 4th, 2010, a gala dinner took place at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by His Excellency Pierre Vimont, French Ambassador to the United States, and Mr. George P. Sape,…

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Viewpoint: Israel - A History of Impunity

Issues >> Viewpoint

Last week the government of Israel announced the launch of an investigation into the events surrounding the deadly Memorial Day flotilla raid which left nine activists dead. Many international bodies including the United Nations (UN)…

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Cambodian Opposition Leader Featured In Anti-Child Trafficking Film Premiere in NYC

Issues >> Children

Every single day children are kidnapped or stolen and forced into the global, multi-billion dollar sex industry. Interpol estimates that this trafficking of children and young women is the third largest international criminal activity. Its…

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World Record Price for a Sculpture By Modigliani Sold at Auction

Arts >> Fine Arts

At the€25,000,000 mark, only 4 bidders remained in the fight and continued to drive the price higher. When the final bid was hammered down, the sculpture sold for €43,185,000 with premium, establishing a new world…

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Eyewitness: Haiti Has Improved Somewhat in Last Two Months

Issues >> Eyewitness

I am sitting in the office of Belo Water in Léogâne, Haiti, on the first morning of my 21st trip here. This is my second trip since the terrible January 12 earthquake described by Ban-ki…

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Melinda Gates Calls for Global Action to Save Women’s and Children’s Lives

Issues >> Health

Washington, D.C. Melinda Gates today urged global leaders to make women’s and children’s health a top priority, and announced that the Gates Foundation will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years to support maternal…

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Christie's to Offer Monet's 1906 Water-Lilies in London in June

Arts >> Fine Arts

Christie’s announce that they will offer an exceptional water-lily painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926) at the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London on 23 June 2010. Nymphéas, 1906, was included in the artist’s…

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Michael Douglas and Yoko Ono Support Mayor Akiba and Nuclear Disarmament at John Catsimatidis' Fifth Avenue Home

Issues >> Conflict Resolution

Mayors for Peace, headed by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, got a boost this week during the five-yearly review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at the United Nations. Hosted by John and Margo…

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New UNICEF Head Replaces Ann Veneman, Promising Today’s Children a Better Tomorrow

Issues >> United Nations

Mr. Lake, 70, assumed the post of UNICEF’s sixth Executive Director on 1 May in succession to Ann Veneman, a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, bringing more than 45 years of public and international service…

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Diplomatic Viewpoint: One Hundred Days Since Earthquake Hit Haiti

Issues >> Eyewitness

By Hon. Kenneth H. Merten, American Ambassador to Haiti. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It has been just over one hundred days since a massive earthquake struck Haiti. In just 35 seconds, more than two hundred thousand lives…

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Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale Totals $189,969,000

Arts >> Fine Arts

Sotheby's Contemporary Art in New York totaled $189,969,000, well over the pre-sale estimate of $114/162 million*. Five new artist records were set and the sale was 94.3% sold by lot.

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Princeton Alumna Kagan Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court

World Affairs >> Americas

If confirmed, Kagan would become the fourth female justice. It also would be the first time since 1842 that three of the nine sitting justices attended Princeton, although at that time the University was known…

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Chinese President Hu Jintao Declares Open Shanghai World Expo

World Affairs >> Asia-Pacific

Chinese President Hu Jintao declared the opening of the World Expo 2010 in the futuristic seashell-shaped venue. International dignitaries, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak, Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj and…

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Groundbreaking Speech by Ban Ki-moon on Eve of NPT Review

Issues >> Conflict Resolution

In a Huffington Post exclusive, Peace Action organizers of the "Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World" Conference at Riverside Church -- on the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- gave access to the ground breaking,…

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Susan Wadsworth: Almost 50 Years of Young Concert Artists Series

Arts >> Music

New York, NY. Not many people can fulfill their passion - and build an institution - for fifty years. Susan Wadsworth can. The founder of the Young Concert Artists Series (YCA) in New York City…

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Cambodian Parliament Member Mu Sochua Speaks on Lack of Human Rights at Home

World Affairs >> Asia-Pacific

Mu Sochua became a member of her nation's Cabinet in 1998, after having returned in 1989 after 18 years in exile during the period called the Killing Fields. She was then one of two women…

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U.N. Blue Helmets from Sri Lanka Come to Our Assistance in Haiti

Leogane, Haiti. Another early day here in Leogane, Haiti -- epicenter of the earthquake -- for our international NGO post-disaster relief team. I brief the team over breakfast at 7am and by 8am we are…

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Roshan: Cell Phone Company Helping to Change Afghanistan

World Affairs >> Mid-East

Barcelona, Spain. Upon meeting Karim Khoja, C.E.O. of the Telecom Development Company Afganistan Ltd., also known as Roshan, Afghanistan's largest cell provider.

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Remembering my Teenage Years with Dad and Luan in New Hampshire

Teenage_Yaers_with_Dad_and_Luan_FNew York, NY. I first met Luan (Louise) Fiber through my Dad just after Halloween the year I was eleven.  They were dating.  By Easter, I liked her enough to bring her lilies from the Episcopal church after the morning service.  It was the early 1970’s in Oxford, Ohio -- home of Miami University.  George McGovern was gaining ground.  Norman Lear 's All in the Family was on TV.  The 26th Amendment lowered our voting age from 21 to 18.

U.S. Judge Blocks Key Parts of Arizona Immigration Law

A Border Patrol agent is reflected in the mirror as he and another agent patrol near the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, 27 Jul 2010Phoenix, AZ. The judge Wednesday blocked a part of the law that requires police to check the immigration status of any person they stop for a violation, and who they suspect is in the country illegally. Judge Susan Bolton also put on hold a provision requiring immigrants to carry documentation at all times, and a measure that made it illegal for undocumented immigrants to seek work in public places.

General Assembly Declares Access to Clean Water and Sanitation is a Human Right

United Nations, NY. Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the General Assembly declared today, voicing deep concern that almost 900 million people worldwide do not have access to clean water.

Wyclef Jean Considers Run for Haitian Presidency

WyclefJean3New York, NY. Following months of rumours, musician Wyclef Jean today confirmed that he is considering standing for the presidency of Haiti in the country's November elections. A statement from his family and verified by his spokeswoman said that the 37-year-old had not yet announced his intention to run, but that media would be informed "if and when a decision is made".

Guns, Divisive Rhetoric to "Honor" Lincoln and King?

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Washington, DC. A disturbing magazine cover crossed my desk last week announcing, in big bold print, that Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and the NRA are hosting a “Restoring Honor” rally next month.  It’s being held at the Lincoln Memorial -- a place that honors America’s most revered president -- the one who saved our union, freed African slaves, and breathed the healing balm “of malice toward none,” at the conclusion of our bitter Civil War - and who was killed by a gun.

Hurrah: Bull Fighting Banned at Last in Catalonia

Catalonia, Spain. The parliament of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, today voted to outlaw bullfighting – an iconic sport in much of the country. The vote was held after animal rights activists, led by Spanish animal rights group Prou! (Spanish for "Enough!"), who claim the practice is "barbaric," collected 180,000 signatures to a petition.

 

Travelers Can be More Than Just Consumers

Berlin, Germany. Can you change the world by traveling? Sure, there are eccentrics who hop around the world on one leg and allow us to sponsor them, or rich philantrophes who organize a soup kitchen on the deck of their yacht. But the normal tax payer? Apart from self-evident things like ecologically and socially responsible travel we can't do much, or we'd have to apply with a big organization for an expensive "placement", sometimes in two years or so.

WikiLeaks Releases Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010

800px-Afghan_National_Police_in_Lashkar_GahSan Francisco, CA. WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary, an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers, and mainly describing lethal military actions involving the United States military, also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related details.

Hurricane Preparations Underway in Haiti

People sit in the Corail-Cesselesse camp for earthquake displaced people on outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti (file photo)Geneva, Switzerland. The International Organization for Migration says efforts are underway across Haiti to prepare for a summer of tropical storms and hurricanes.  The IOM says this year's hurricane season poses a particular danger because 1.5 million earthquake survivors are living in flimsy tents and shelters in Haiti.

Assemblyman Jonathan Bing Strengthens Cultural Institutions in New York

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New York, NY. During the economic downturn, many cultural and educational institutions have been forced to make tough decisions regarding cuts to programs, scholarships, and staff due to highly restrictive laws governing endowments in New York State.

Anti-Stoning Lawyer Wanted by Iranian Authorities

Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Mostafaie, a famous Iranian human rights lawyer who has taken on the case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning, in an interview two weeks ago with The Media Line said that international pressure about the case had led to an official review.

Diplomatic Viewpoint: U.N. Ambassador Kohona Returns to Sri Lanka, Notes Parks Popular Again

Amb_Kohona_Returns_Sri Lanka_AGalle, Sri Lanka. I went home to Sri Lanka unexpectedly for just a few days in June.  Of course, one of my goals was to visit the Payagala Orphanage with which I am associated.  I had not had the opportunity to visit the orphanage for over six months.

Remembering Louise Fiber Luce (1935 - 2010)

Luce_Stan_Luan_AOxford, Ohio. Louise "Luan" Luce, age 75, passed away Thursday July 15, 2010 at The Knolls of Oxford. A tenured professor of French at Miami University, she was born February 9, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to Guy and Mildred (Johnson) Fiber. Luan was married to Stanford Luce, who preceded her in death, for 33 years. - Hamilton Journal-News


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