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States report new high school graduation rates using more accurate, common measure U.S. Department of Education November 26, 2012 The U.S. Department of Education released data detailing state four-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11 – the first year for which all states used a common, rigorous measure. The varying methods formerly used by states […]

Portuguese youth turn to farm work Aljazeera High unemployment is making farm work a better alternative for young people from Portugal. Many people who left their countryside homes for work in the city are now also returning to live with their parents and take up old family traditions of farming. Some are also exploring innovative […]

Actor Larry Hagman, ‘Dallas’ villain J.R. Ewing, dies   By Alan Peppard The Dallas Morning News DALLAS- Larry Hagman, who played the conniving and mischievous J.R. Ewing on the TV show Dallas, died Friday at Medical City in Dallas, of complications from his recent battle with cancer, his family said. He was 81. “Larry was […]

The world’s largest trading bloc planned in Asia Novan Iman Santosa The Jakarta Post The leaders of Asean have succeeded in persuading their top trading partners to start negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to create the world’s largest trading bloc. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen formally launched the negotiations on the RCEP […]

Rutgers University follows University of Maryland to Big Ten Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference effective July 1, 2014, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2014-15 academic year University of Maryland Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) announced unanimous approval today for the University of Maryland […]

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity rover preparing for Thanksgiving activities We will have to wait a few weeks to find out what could be history making NASA PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity completed a touch-and-go inspection of one rock on Sunday, Nov. 18, then pivoted and, on the same day, drove toward a Thanksgiving […]

Nairobi, Kenya’s new commuter rail system The train will run between the city center and the suburb of Syokimau, where Kenya has built its first railway station in more than 80 years. Daily Nation President Mwai Kibaki on November 13, 2012  launched the Syokimau Rail Service marking a major milestone in the history of railway […]

French oil company, Total sells stake in Nigerian offshore block to Sinopec for $2.5 Billion By Roseline Okere The Guardian (Nigeria) French oil company, Total SA, has divested its 20 per cent interest in OML 138 block to a wholly owned subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec), for approximately $2.5 billion (N400 billion) in cash, […]

CFL: Calgary Stampeders to meet Toronto Argos in Grey Cup By Allen Cameron Calgary Herald VANCOUVER- The Calgary Stampeders’ 2012 joyride will take them all the way to Toronto for the 100th Grey Cup, and Kevin Glenn will go along for the ride for the first time in his career. Glenn, whose only previous taste […]

A fire in a residential skyscraper in Dubai sent residents fleeing early Sunday Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rescue crews in Dubai safely evacuated a 34-story residential tower Sunday after a fire gutted portions of the building, police said. The blaze charred the outside of the structure and send gray smoke drifting over […]