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Q & A: Herbie Hancock discusses first International Jazz Day
Have you started your International Jazz Day shopping yet? A global collaboration among the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock and the Thelonious Monk Institute, the first International Jazz Day is...
Tags: Tom Carter, Politics, Louis Armstrong, Festive Events, International Organizations
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Review: Rez Abbasi Quintet in timely concert at Blue Whale
There was a rewarding symmetry at work in Thursday night's performance by the Rez Abbasi Quintet at the Blue Whale. Not counting the interplay between the musicians, which was also quite evident, the performance comes just days before the first observance...
Tags: Pakistan, Music, John McLaughlin, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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In South Korea, a small island town takes on the navy
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea -- To the South Korean military, this picturesque island is the perfect place to build a naval base: a strategic location guarding the country's southern flank from possible invasion. To its residents, its small-town feel,...
Tags: Politics, Coral Reefs, Japan, South Korea, Robert Redford
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International Women's Day: What's happening around the world
World Nowwomen, human rights, International Women's day, equality: It's International Women's Day. The event, born of the socialist movement in the United States the early 1900s, has spread across the world in the century since. But the day looks very different... -
Lone American appears in court in Egyptian NGO trial
World NowA lone American appeared in a Cairo courtroom Thursday in a criminal case against civil society workers that has shaken Egypt’s new political establishment and strained relations between the U.S. and one of its closest Arab allies. Robert Becker, an... -
UNESCO panel does not remove Syria from human rights committee
World NowA UNESCO commission Thursday condemned the violence against civilians in Syria but did not remove the embattled nation from its human rights committee, as the U.S. and other nations had hoped.... -
John Malkovich's message to the theater world on its special day
Culture MonsterJohn Malkovich will give the annual message for World Theatre Day in Paris at a March 22 kickoff gala of events leading up to the 50th annual celebration on March 27. Here's the text he'll deliver.... -
Hanoi emerging as a destination for foodies
In Hanoi, soup is a way of life — the connective tissue of Vietnamese culture. With noodles, herbs and sinew, it strings together twisting streets and varied lifestyles. Here the bones, crumpled napkins and squeezed limes that litter the ground...
Tags: Pasta, Limes, Foods and Beverages, Meatballs, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Jerusalem orders ramp to Temple Mount and Al Aqsa Mosque closed
World NowREPORTING FROM JERUSALEM -- Jerusalem officials have ordered a ramp leading from the Western Wall plaza up to Temple Mount and Al Aqsa mosque closed immediately, a controversial move in an area of competing religious and political claims. The Mughrabi... -
Palestinian aid to continue, with strings
World NowTop appropriators in Washington have agreed to continue funding the Palestinian Authority provided that it does not press any further with its campaign to win more diplomatic recognition at the United Nations.... -
Israel releases prisoners, approves new housing in disputed area
World NowIsrael released 550 prisoners on Sunday, concluding a controversial two-stage swap that freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinians. Separately, the government announced plans to build more than 1,000 new housing units on... -
Israel plans for more than 1,000 new housing units on disputed land
World NowIsrael's Housing Ministry announced Sunday that it would construct another 1,028 housing units in the West Bank and Jerusalem area on land it seized during the 1967 Mideast war....
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