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A cast member of the popular children’s show Tinga Tinga Tales performs at Kenya’s National Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya. — Reuters
Kenyan children’s musical roars in to US for off-Broadway premiere
NAIROBI — Feathery costumes, multi-colored makeup and East African instruments are packed into boxes, ready for shipping as Kenya’s National Theatre prepares to take its popular children’s show “Tinga Tinga Tales” to New York.The cartoon by multiple BAFTA award-winner Claudia Lloyd and Kenyan singer-songwriter Eric Wainaina features Kenyan children’s fables to explain questions from the animal kingdom, such as why the giraffe’s neck is long and how the chameleon got its colors. The 2016 musical adaption, brought to life by a breakdancing Rastafari tortoise, a soul singing hippopotamus and a jazz savvy elephant, takes musical inspiration from gospel, funk and hiphop — genres rooted in the United States.“I’m thrilled to be able to give back to an audience that I’ve...
October 03, 2018

Kenyan children’s musical roars in to US for off-Broadway premiere




October 3, 2018, Frances H Arnold (USA), George P Smith (USA), and Sir Gregory Winter (BRI) have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for using the principles of evolution to produce new enzymes and antibodies. Graphic shows winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and facts about the Prize.
Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution
STOCKHOLM — US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for applying the principles of evolution to develop enzymes used to make everything from biofuels to medicine.Arnold, just the fifth woman to clinch chemistry’s most prestigious honor, won one half of the nine million Swedish kronor (about $1.01 million or 870,000 euros) award, while Smith and Winter shared the other half.“The 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have taken control of evolution and used it for purposes that bring the greatest benefit to humankind,” the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences said.The trio used the same principles of evolution — genetic change and selection — to develop proteins used in a range of fields.“They have...
October 03, 2018

Trio win Nobel Chemistry Prize for research harnessing evolution

Britain's Prince Harry, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, greet well-wishers as they arrive for a visit to Edes House, in Chichester, Britain, on Wednesday. — Reuters
Meghan and Harry inspect US Declaration of Independence in England
CHICHESTER — Meghan Markle may now be part of the British royal family, but the former American actress’ first visit to her new royal duchy began with a viewing of a copy of the US Declaration of Independence from the British crown.Meghan married Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Harry in May this year, and on Wednesday the couple visited the so-called Sussex Declaration one of only two known handwritten parchment copies of America’s formative text, at Edes House in Chichester.The manuscript had been stored for more than 60 years in a strong-room among miles of documents in the West Sussex Record Office, until its significance was revealed by two Harvard University researchers last year. The declaration cast Britain as a tyranny.“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a...
October 03, 2018

Meghan and Harry inspect US Declaration of Independence in England

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Fighting the Morning Blues!
Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — Everyone loves weekends! It is the time when you can take rest from the daily routine of your school or work. It is the time for family reunions with your grandparents, all the uncles, aunts and cousins. A lot of food and a lot of fun. However, all the fun time must come to an end.After a long fun-filled relaxing weekend, waking up on Sunday for school is the most difficult task of the day. School looks boring, and you feel like sleeping till noon just as you did on the weekends. It makes you sad and irritated at school in addition you find it hard to take interest in you studies.These Sunday blues makes you tardy, tired and tense for school. But the good news is that you can fight your Sunday blues by preparing well before Sunday. Once you set your proper routine,...
October 03, 2018

Fighting the Morning Blues!




The Nobel Prize laureates for physics 2018 Arthur Ashkin of the United States, Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada are announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday. — Reuters
Laser pioneers win Nobel physics Prize
STOCKHOM — Three scientists on Tuesday won the Nobel physics Prize for inventing optical lasers that have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in corrective eye surgery and in industry, the jury said.Arthur Ashkin of the United States won one half of the nine million Swedish kronor (about $1.01 million or 870,000 euros) prize, while Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada shared the other half. Ashkin, 96, was honored for his invention of “optical tweezers” that grab particles, atoms, viruses and other living cells with their laser beam fingers. With this he was able to use the radiation pressure of light to move physical objects, “an old dream of science fiction,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.A major breakthrough came in 1987 when...
October 02, 2018

Laser pioneers win Nobel physics Prize




Songwriter Bernie Taupin’s “Bennie and the Jets” lyrics image, included in the upcoming auction event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bernie Taupin’s writing partnership with pop culture icon Sir Elton John, is seen in this Julien’s Auctions image released from Culver City, California, in this Sept. 28, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
‘Candle in the Wind’ Diana lyrics head for auction
LOS ANGELES, California — The lyrics of some of Elton John’s biggest hits — “Rocket Man,” “I’m Still Standing,” and the Princess Diana funeral version of “Candle in the Wind” — are going up for auction as the British musician’s longtime collaborator clears out his archives.Songwriter Bernie Taupin, the man behind more than 40 of John’s hit songs, is selling a collection of his original lyrics, as well as colorfully illustrated versions of songs like “Bennie and the Jets” and “Yellow Brick Road,” Julien’s Auctions said on Monday.Taupin’s typed and annotated rewritten lyrics of “Candle in The Wind,” which John performed at Princes Diana’s funeral in London in 1997, are expected to fetch about $10,000-$15,000 at the November auction in New York.The...
October 02, 2018

‘Candle in the Wind’ Diana lyrics head for auction




Emma Watson
Emma Watson urges global access to abortion in open letter
LONDON — Actress Emma Watson called for action to end restrictive abortion laws on Monday as she paid tribute to the Indian woman whose death helped overturn Ireland’s 35-year ban.Savita Halappanavar died in 2012 from a septic miscarriage after she was refused a termination in an Irish hospital, sparking a huge outcry that helped galvanize the campaign to legalize abortion in the Catholic country.In an open letter, Watson credited the 31-year-old dentist with helping to bring about a “historic feminist victory that emboldens the fight for reproductive justice everywhere”.“There is still more work to be done. Free, safe, legal and local abortion care is needed across the globe,” Watson wrote in the letter, published on the fashion website Porter.Abortion is highly restricted in...
October 02, 2018

Emma Watson urges global access to abortion in open letter




People pay homage to French-Armenian singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour as they lay flowers and candles on his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 
on Tuesday.
French singer Aznavour died in his bath of natural causes: Autopsy
MARSEILLE, France — French singer Charles Aznavour died in his bath of natural causes caused by heart and breathing difficulties, an autopsy has found, as tributes continued to pour in Tuesday for the legendary crooner.Aznavour, 94, was found dead on Monday at his home in the southeast, sparking mourning across France for one of the country’s best known entertainers who sold 180 million records during his eight-decade career.Aznavour was discovered on Monday lunchtime “lying in his bathroom bathtub, next to his bedroom,” prosecutor Patrick Desjardins told reporters near his home in the town of Mouries.An autopsy, carried out in the southern city of Nimes, found the death “occurred in the morning of October 1, in the wake of an acute edema caused by cardiorespiratory failure,”...
October 02, 2018

French singer Aznavour died in his bath of natural causes: Autopsy




US First Lady Melania Trump holds a baby during a visit to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday. — AFP
Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana
ACCRA — US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday kicked off her first major solo trip in Ghana’s capital Accra, aiming to cast a positive light on her embattled husband’s administration. A relaxed-looking Trump smiled and waved as she stepped off an overnight flight from Washington to be met on the red carpet by her Ghanaian counterpart Rebecca Akufo-Addo.She beamed as she was welcomed by a troupe of traditional drummers and dancers. “Thank you very much,” she said with a smile.The former model, whose choice of clothing is keenly watched, changed from a safari-inspired departure outfit of suede trench coat and leopard print heels to a red and white striped dress with white pumps by the time she arrived in West Africa.She is scheduled to visit a hospital in Accra to learn about...
October 02, 2018

Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana




Dogs are seen on Anusara’s desk as she works in a office of a digital advertising agency which promotes bring-your-dog-to-work in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Sept. 27, 2018 file photo. — Reuters
Putting on the dog: Thai ad agency employees bring pets to work
BANGKOK — Nimo bounds out of a car in a rush to get to work at a Bangkok advertising agency, but Nimo is no ordinary employee. He’s a dog. The brown-haired husky accompanies his owner, Thimpaporn Phopipat, to work everyday at digital advertising agency YDM in the Thai capital. “Since I already love dogs, it really made me want to work here,” said Thimaporn, 29, a digital public relations manager who also takes along her chihuahua, Muu Pan. The bring-your-dog-to-work trend is gaining momentum in Thailand, particularly at companies like advertisement firms that are known to require irregular work hours. The policy can help to alleviate stress, as well as attract, and retain, employees, say some. Other advertisement agencies in the Thai capital have dog-friendly policies but YDM, with...
October 02, 2018

Putting on the dog: Thai ad agency employees bring pets to work

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