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The $10 Bill Will Finally Put A Female Face On U.S. Dollars

The $10 Bill Will Finally Put A Female Face On U.S. Dollars

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced on Wednesday (June 17) that a woman's face will be featured on the $10 bill in the year 2020 — to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which afforded women the right to vote. June 18 2015, 10:56 1 830 просмотрs

China 'Hogwarts' Students Embrace Ancient Tradition at Graduation

A Chinese university has earned comparisons with Harry Potter's Hogwarts due to its bizarre castle campus, but local traditions supplied the magic at a Confucian-style ceremony for its degree graduates. June 18 2015, 03:10 1 423 просмотрs

North Korea drought 'worst in a century'

North Korea drought 'worst in a century'

Amid an ongoing food shortage, North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century. Fears are growing over the crisis as state constraints have caused international aid to simultaneously fall. June 17 2015, 15:16 1 395 просмотрs

NATO accuses Moscow of dangerous 'sabre-rattling'

NATO accuses Moscow of dangerous 'sabre-rattling'

NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg has said Russia's President Vladmir Putin was engaging in destabilizing and provocative activities. Moscow has announced it would add dozens more missiles to its nuclear Arsenal.The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday condemned Putin's announcement to add nuclear missiles to his arsenal, saying Moscow was engaging in potentially provocative activities. June 17 2015, 12:08 1 499 просмотрs

Trump jumps in: The Donald's latest White House run is officially on

Trump jumps in: The Donald's latest White House run is officially on

The real estate mogul and TV reality star launched his presidential campaign Tuesday, ending more than two decades of persistent flirtation with the idea of running for the Oval Office. June 17 2015, 09:35 1 462 просмотрs

Death sentence upheld against Egypt's Morsi

Death sentence upheld against Egypt's Morsi

Cairo's Criminal Court on Tuesday also confirmed death sentences on a number of leading members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group, including its general guide Mohamed Badie. June 16 2015, 18:13 1 309 просмотрs

Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM

Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed today there was no link between extremism and Islam, as he opened a conference aimed at improving ties with France's large Muslim community. June 16 2015, 12:27 1 198 просмотрs

Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic'

Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic'

Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", Greece's premier said Monday, a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default and exit from the eurozone, AFP reports. June 16 2015, 12:26 1 285 просмотрs

Jeb Bush announces presidential bid in Miami

Jeb Bush announces presidential bid in Miami

Florida's former governor Jeb Bush formally joined the 2016 presidential field on Monday in Miami. June 16 2015, 10:44 1 082 просмотрs

Nepal reopens historical sites following deadly earthquakes

Nepal reopens historical sites following deadly earthquakes

Monday, June 15, marked an important and significant moment for Nepal. Less than two months after two devastating earthquakes struck the Himalayan nation, hundreds of damaged monuments were reopened at heritage sites. June 16 2015, 10:07 1 340 просмотрs

Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike

Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike

One of the most feared Islamic militant leaders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has reportedly been killed by a US airstrike in Libya, according to the local authorities. June 15 2015, 17:46 1 238 просмотрs

Sudan's al-Bashir leaves South Africa, flouting court order

Sudan's al-Bashir leaves South Africa, flouting court order

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly left South Africa en route for home. His departure came as a South African court prepared to rule on whether he could be arrested on international charges. June 15 2015, 17:39 1 260 просмотрs

Russia develops 'microwave gun' able to deactivate drones, warheads

Russia develops 'microwave gun' able to deactivate drones, warheads

Russia has developed super-high-frequency gun capable of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of precision weapons at an impact range of ten kilometers which ensure 360 degrees of perimeter defense. June 15 2015, 15:39 1 414 просмотрs

Russia Day: The country’s most misunderstood day off

Russia Day: The country’s most misunderstood day off

On June 12, Russia celebrated one of its youngest national holidays, Russia Day. Nominally a celebration of Russian statehood, the significance of the day is widely misunderstood, even within the country itself. What is the history of the holiday and how do Russians typically spend the day? June 15 2015, 15:24 1 153 просмотрs

Flooding kills at least 12 in Tbilisi; freed zoo animals roam in city

Flooding kills at least 12 in Tbilisi; freed zoo animals roam in city

At least 12 people are dead in severe flooding that surged through the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, and residents were being warned to stay indoors to avoid wild zoo animals set free by the flooding water. June 15 2015, 10:59 1 351 просмотрs

Indian Millionaire Gives Up His Fortune to Become a Humble Monk

Indian Millionaire Gives Up His Fortune to Become a Humble Monk

Indian businessman Bhanwarlal Raghunath Doshi made headlines last weekend for publicly renouncing his wealth to become a monk. The 'plastics king' of Delhi gave up his 600-crore ($100 million) business empire during a ceremony on Sunday, becoming the 108th disciple of Jain guru Shri Gunratna Surishwarji Maharaj. June 15 2015, 10:48 1 232 просмотрs

Mount Kinabalu naked photo accused jailed

Mount Kinabalu naked photo accused jailed

Four tourists who posed naked on a mountain in Malaysia have been given jail terms and fined. June 12 2015, 19:29 1 337 просмотрs

Spanish King Felipe VI strips sister of duchess title over tax evasion charges

Spanish King Felipe VI strips sister of duchess title over tax evasion charges

Spanish King Felipe VI formally stripped his sister Princess Cristina of her title as Duchess of Palma de Mallora over tax evasion charges she faces, the palace announced on 11 June. June 12 2015, 11:21 1 469 просмотрs

New planet discovered by 15-year-old

New planet discovered by 15-year-old

Advice to interns: work hard and make your mark. And if you can discover a new planet while you're at it, you could also be pushing the boundaries of our knowledge, CNN reports. June 12 2015, 10:00 1 308 просмотрs

Austria hosts secretive Bilderberg conference

Austria hosts secretive Bilderberg conference

Austria has sealed off its alpine resort of Telfs-Buchen for a four-day elite gathering of 140 politicians, executives and academics, mostly from NATO nations. The Bilderberg talks began as a Dutch initiative in 1954. June 11 2015, 18:11 1 430 просмотрs

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang gets life sentence

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang gets life sentence

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang, 72, has been sentenced to life in prison, Chinese media report. June 11 2015, 16:45 1 286 просмотрs

FIFA to suspend bidding for 2026 World Cup amid corruption scandal

FIFA to suspend bidding for 2026 World Cup amid corruption scandal

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said Wednesday that FIFA would "postpone" the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, as investigations continue into allegations that bribery helped determine the hosts of earlier World Cups. June 11 2015, 16:32 1 166 просмотрs

Resignations hit Turkey government

Resignations hit Turkey government

Turkey appears to be heading towards political meltdown after four Cabinet ministers, including the deputy prime minister, quit amid signs of growing rebellion against ailing Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit. June 10 2015, 12:35 1 198 просмотрs

First bodies of Germanwings victims arrive home in Germany

First bodies of Germanwings victims arrive home in Germany

The bodies of 44 Germans killed in the Germanwings plane that was deliberately crashed in March have arrived home. After more than two months, families can start burying their loved ones. June 10 2015, 03:04 1 209 просмотрs

Jewish woman aged 102 receives PhD denied by the Nazis

Jewish woman aged 102 receives PhD denied by the Nazis

A beaming Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport accepted her doctorate to loud applause at the University of Hamburg on Tuesday, almost eight decades after the Nazis forced her to abandon her studies. June 10 2015, 03:01 1 277 просмотрs