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Tabernacle Choir’s “Music and the Spoken Word” airs its 5,000th episode – CBS News Watch CBS News The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in Salt Lake City aired the 5,000th episode of its program “Music and the Spoken Word” on Sunday. It’s aired weekly, first on radio and then also on TV, for 96 years….
Like millions of Chinese students, 18-year-old He Junjie is anxiously waiting to see which university and major will admit him after last month’s intensely competitive National Higher Education Entrance Examination, or gaokao. After evaluating his score and studying the universities and programmes he qualified for, He focused on engineering when submitting his applications a few…
Difficulty: Challenger (Level 2) Sze Kwong-yik is part of a group of Hong Kong breakdancers who want to show the city’s talent to the world. Known as B-boy Sosze, the 29-year-old has been breaking for nearly 18 years. He is one of six male breakers on the Hong Kong team that is hoping for a…
The death toll in Israel’s war on Gaza passed the grim milestone of 58,000 on Sunday as relentless attacks killed nearly 100 Palestinians since dawn. An Israeli air raid hit a bustling market in Gaza City, killing 12 people. Among the victims was prominent medical consultant Ahmad Qandil, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported. The…
NEARLY 35 U.S. STATES are grappling with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough. A recent American Community Media (ACom) press briefing highlighted concerns from physicians and scientists about the impact of these healthcare challenges on American families and global communities. This article distills the key concerns raised by medical experts, providing a…
You’ve got to raise an eyebrow at the chutzpah of the United States demanding to know how Australia would behave militarily in the event of a Chinese conflict with Taiwan when its own president is the epitome of unreliable and unpredictable. It’s the equivalent of one partner in a marriage demanding that they receive an…
Officially, Sunday’s pre-match action was divided into three parts. After the ‘countdown to the final’ – featuring, among other things, a drumming display and a huge inflatable model of the Club World Cup trophy – Williams and pop star Laura Pausini performed Fifa’s new official anthem, Desire. This was followed by a tribute to the…
Dry conditions fueling dozens of wildifres across western U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Dry conditions and high temperatures are fueling flames in at least 11 states in the West. Elise Preston reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source…
Well, I’m absolutely delighted to be here in Shanghai this morning to launch, of course, the signing, firstly, of an agreement between Tourism Australia and Trip.com to encourage Chinese tourists to come to Australia. Today, we’re also launching a new tourism campaign that you’ve seen with Aussie icon Ruby the Roo. Our message here in…
The man considered Hong Kong’s emperor of architecture – the city’s own master builder, its home-sprung fountainhead – is talking about his new book. The original title he’d chosen was Learning from Hong Kong? “The question mark is important because that means I’m not being too conceited or self-centred,” says Rocco Yim Sen-kee. Framed within…