BANGKOK (AP) — At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday. There were 35 survivors of Saturday’s accident that took place Saturday off Myanmar’s southwestern coast and four people …
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy said Tuesday that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to travel by sea to Australia illegally. The navy said in a statement that 12 men were arrested first near the port town of Trincomalee, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of the capital Colombo …
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Public health officials in Washington announced Monday they’re investigating the state’s first presumptively positive case of monkeypox. Details: The case involves an adult man who recently traveled to an undisclosed country where other monkeypox cases have been reported, state and local health officials said. Driving the news: Washington now joins a handful of other states …
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A ground worker walking near a Qantas plane is seen from the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com May 24 (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways …
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This week’s Teacher’s Corner provides students with the opportunity to practice using phrasal verbs in an activity about New York City. LEVEL Intermediate to Advanced LANGUAGE FOCUS Reading, speaking (primary focus)Listening (secondary focus) GOALS During this activity, students will Practice speaking skills through a matching activity Practice reading skills and using travel-related phrasal verbs in …
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July 16, 2018. Grigory Dukor | Reuters President Joe Biden made Russia’s “blacklist” but former President Donald Trump didn’t. Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from …
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A ground worker walking near a Qantas plane is seen from the international terminal at Sydney Airport, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com May 24 (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways …
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This week’s Teacher’s Corner provides students with the opportunity to practice using phrasal verbs in an activity about New York City. LEVEL Intermediate to Advanced LANGUAGE FOCUS Reading, speaking (primary focus)Listening (secondary focus) GOALS During this activity, students will Practice speaking skills through a matching activity Practice reading skills and using travel-related phrasal verbs in …
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July 16, 2018. Grigory Dukor | Reuters President Joe Biden made Russia’s “blacklist” but former President Donald Trump didn’t. Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from …
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The Biden Administration will now allow Afghans in the U.S. to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a designation that would protect them from deportation for 18 months, grant them a work permit, and give them authorization to travel. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that 72,500 Afghans already in the U.S. will qualify …
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