Chloe Symons, Correspondent (North America) WASHINGTON — The ‘American Dream’ is something that people have been envisaging and aspiring to for decades, yet two American studies that were released this month suggest that for many Americans, the dream is becoming more unreachable as time goes by. Recent studies have shown that many Americans are now actually living on the poverty line, with the Southern Education Foundations research revealing that for the first time […]
Greg Landon, Correspondent (Sport) Week seven of the season is now in the books and the huge gaps in quality between certain teams are only getting wider. Here is our review of the weekend’s action, from the soaring 7-0 Chiefs to the lowly 0-7 Jaguars and everything in between. Thursday night’s matchup predictably saw the Seahawks win an NFC West showdown with Cardinals, largely thanks to Russell Wilson’s three touchdown throws. In the early […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) KATHMANDU — Twenty Bhutanese refugee families were transported back to their camps in Jhapa and Morang-Eastern Nepal, from Kathmandu after the third country resettlement programme was kept on hold by the U.S. government. Impact of the shutdown was felt even by the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Refugees who could not make it to the states this month had to return to their camps. To their disappointment, their dwelling […]
Tomas Kuckailis, Correspondent (Travel) Do you like partying til dawn? Or maybe your biggest desire is a perfect beach atmosphere? Interested? Then you must experience the vibe of Playa del Carmen! Situated in the south-west coast of Mexico Playa del Carmen is also a part of the state of Quintana Roo. The city is known as a small charming fishing area. It is also one of the most popular dive destinations in the world. Since […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: Middle East & Central) DOHA – Qatar, the host country for World Cup 2022, has been one of the most popular destinations for manual workers in South Asia, particularly Nepalese labourers who make up the second highest population of migrant workers in Qatar. These workers have been known to live in extreme conditions, and the on-going World Cup preparation has worsened their situation.Seventy migrant workers have reportedly lost their […]
Vaiva Seskeviciute, Correspondent (Film) Letters to Sofija (2013) is a biography of Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis – Lithuanian genius of the 19th century. Since the premiere screening on August 30, 2013, the movie has been praised by critics for both well-developed plot and admirable acting. It was screened in Vilnius, London and Chicago and has already been nominated for national awards. The film is directed by British documentary producer Robert Mullan. While working in Kaunas as a […]
Nathan Alder, Correspondent (Sport) The penultimate race of the Grand Prix calendar was marred by the spectacular, yet horrific, crash of four-time series champion Dario Franchitti, whose final lap incident left the Scottish driver with two fractured vertebrae and a fractured right ankle. The remarkable footage of the incident shows how Takuma Sato, racing for A.J. Foyt Racing lost control while going through the high speed turn five. As a result Franchitti’s car collided […]
Sophie Venton-Puet, Correspondent (Politics) ROME – Italy has plunged into a fresh political crisis after relations between Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta and conservative leader PM Silvio Berlusconi continue to deteriorate. In an attempt to rescue his government from collapse, Letta has launched a last-ditch effort after Berlusconi pulled his five ministers out of the five-month-old coalition on Saturday. Tensions within the coalition have risen sharply since Berlusconi was convicted of tax-fraud charges in […]
Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) MUMBAI — A five-storey building that collapsed in Mazagaon area in Mumbai on September 27, 2013 has left 61 people dead. At 6:00 am the apartment block where around 100 people resided crumbled down, the cause of which is still unknown.The family of the dead will be receiving a compensation of Rs. 2 lakhs. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team faced difficulties in pulling out the survivors […]
Ben Campbell, Correspondent (Sport) Sir Bradley Wiggins returned to his form that earned him a golden 2012 last week at the Tour of Britain, taking the crown by 26 seconds from Danish rider Martin Elmiger. After a glittering 2012, Wiggins has endured a difficult 2013, as Chris Froome was selected to lead Team Sky’s ultimately successful assault on a second consecutive Tour de title, and illness leading to his withdrawal from the 2013 Giro […]
