It could be a Hollywood screenplay. Juliana Armelin and her husband Paulo Siqueira decided to radically change their lives in 2010, quitting jobs in Sao Paulo’s financial sector and moving to a farm seven hours away to start growing coffee. Seven years later, they clinched for a second consecutive year …
your ad hereAirbnb Aims to Double African Customers This Year
Airbnb expects to maintain its rapid growth in Africa this year and double its customer numbers to 1.5 million, its Chief Executive Brian Chesky and regional head told Reuters on Friday. The number of people using the online room rental service on the continent rose by 143 percent to about …
your ad hereUS City Alleges Drugmaker Let OxyContin Flood Black Market
As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city north of Seattle. Mayor Ray Stephanson stepped up patrols, hired social workers to ride with officers and pushed for more permanent …
your ad hereUS EPA Awards $100 Million to Upgrade Flint Water System
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it had awarded $100 million to upgrade Flint, Michigan’s drinking water infrastructure to address a crisis that exposed thousands of children to lead poisoning. The grant to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will enable the city to “accelerate and expand” its …
your ad hereTech Workers Find Communal Living a Solution for High Rents
Zander Dejah, 25, pays $1,900 a month rent to live in a downtown San Francisco house with at least 40 other people, many of whom sleep in bunk beds. Dejah is a resident of The Negev, a communal living space that styles itself as a home for millennial tech workers …
your ad hereMalawi Registers New Cases of Cholera
Malawi has started registering new cases of cholera in areas bordering Mozambique, one week after the government in Malawi warned of a cholera outbreak in the neighboring country. The disease — an acute diarrheal infection caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium — affects children and …
your ad hereKenya to Roll Out Drug to Curb HIV Infection
Thousands of HIV-negative Kenyans will for the first time be placed on daily antiretroviral medication, or ARVs, in a bid to avert new infections. The new program seeks to lower the country’s HIV transmission rate to individuals who face a substantial risk of contracting HIV, such as rape victims and …
your ad hereVast Beatles Collection Goes on Auction in Paris
A vast collection of rare Beatles vinyl records, photos and other paraphernalia will go on auction in Paris on Saturday. Beatles aficionado Jacques Volcouve began his collection in 1967 with the album “A Hard Day’s Night.” Decades later, it has grown to include nearly 15,000 records and more besides. “Starting …
your ad hereDark Clouds Hang Over South African Music, yet Silver Linings Shine
About two years ago, blues-folk artist Alice Phoebe Lou gave a performance in a park in Berlin, looking for donations as a street entertainer. A listener invited her to perform at a function. Her career has since taken off. Last year, she released her debut record, and on Wednesday she …
your ad hereRodin Marble Masterpiece ‘Andromeda’ Up for Auction in Paris
French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s newly re-discovered marble masterpiece titled “Andromeda” will be up for sale in Paris in May, auction house, Artcurial, said on Friday. The auctioning of the sculpture is of particular importance as it has remained in the hands of the same family for roughly 130 years, according …
your ad hereChelsea Clinton Echoes Women’s Battle Cry ‘Nevertheless, She Persisted’ with Children’s Book
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of losing presidential candidate Hillary, will publish a children’s book whose title is inspired by an attempt to silence a female U.S. senator that drew outrage from women’s rights activists. She Persisted will feature stories of 13 American women who have overcome adversity to make important contributions …
your ad hereNational Parks Visitor Jazzed by Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana, is considered the birthplace of American jazz, a genre of music that originated among African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. National parks traveler Mikah Meyer spent some time in the vibrant city before setting out to visit several national parks spread out across …
your ad hereActress Jennifer Garner Calls for Congress to Boost Education Funds
Jennifer Garner has called on Congress to do more to support early childhood education. The actress testified Thursday on Capitol Hill in support of education programs for preschoolers in poverty. Garner recalled growing up in West Virginia around children in poverty. She told lawmakers that she “couldn’t stand up …
your ad hereTop 5 Songs for Week Ending March 18
This is the Top Five Countdown! We’re spotlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 18, 2017. The past several weeks have seen us on a winning streak, with a dynamic newcomer each time. This week it happens in …
your ad hereNobel Laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean Poet, Dies at 87
Derek Walcott, a Nobel-prize winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean and became the region’s most internationally famous writer, has died on the island of St. Lucia. He was 87. Walcott died early Friday at his home in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Lucia, according …
your ad hereAustralian Scientists Tackle Myanmar Snake Bite Problem
Australian scientists, working with counterparts in Myanmar, are hoping to reduce Myanmar’s high death toll from snake bites in rural communities, especially among vulnerable populations facing inadequate emergency care. The official toll from snake bites in Myanmar is 600 deaths a year out of some 13,000 cases among a rural …
your ad here‘Beauty and the Beast’ Is Disney’s Latest Mega Production
Beauty and the Beast is a tale for the ages. We’ve read it in fairytale books and watched it in numerous TV and movie adaptations. Maybe the most memorable of this classic was the iconic 1991 Disney animation. With its infectious songs and beautiful graphics, the film entered the popular …
your ad hereBeauty and the Beast, from Animation to Live Action
Beauty and the Beast is a tale for the ages. Maybe the most memorable version of this classic was the iconic 1991 Disney animation. Now, Disney is reviving its animated version rendition with live action heroes, making this Disney’s latest live action fairytale production, but by no means its last. …
your ad hereTravel Restrictions Worry US Tourism Industry
Foreign tourism to the United States, which supports millions of American jobs, is slowing, possibly because President Donald Trump sought controversial travel restrictions on some Muslim-majority nations. Online searches for flights to the United States are down in most major nations, not just those hit by restrictions. Jim Randle reports …
your ad here3-D Printing Human Skin Opens Up World of Possibilities
What’s the largest organ in the human body? It’s skin, of course. Ask any doctor about its role in protecting what’s inside us from all kinds of trouble. That’s why it’s such a big deal that university scientists in Spain have learned how to manufacture what they say is fully …
your ad here3D Printing Human Skin Opens Up World of Possibilities
What’s the largest organ in the human body? It’s skin, of course. Ask any doctor about its role in protecting what’s inside us from all kinds of trouble. That’s why it’s such a big deal that university scientists in Spain have learned how to manufacture what they say is fully …
your ad hereCarmakers Differ Widely on When Self-driving Cars Arrive
Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines Thursday for the introduction of self-driving vehicles, showing the uncertainties surrounding the technology as well as a split between cautious established players and bullish new entrants. Chipmaker Nvidia, facing direct competition with the world’s top chipmaker after Intel’s $15 billion deal to buy …
your ad here‘Beauty’s’ Beast Dan Stevens Breaks Out Behind the Effects
When Dan Stevens met his “Beauty and the Beast” co-star Emma Watson in pre-production, she wanted to get to work analyzing the story and the themes. He just wanted to talk about her U.N. speech about gender inequality. “It was so impressive and so mighty in its message. I …
your ad hereChinese Artist Ai Brings New Refugee-themed Piece to Prague
Chinese conceptual artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has placed his latest refugee-themed installation — a black rubber boat with 258 figures onboard — in Prague, the capital of a European Union country that has opposed the bloc’s efforts to redistribute migrants among member nations. The giant piece, titled “Law …
your ad hereDemi Lovato Celebrates 5 Yrs of Sobriety
Demi Lovato is celebrating five years of sobriety. The 24-year-old singer celebrated with an Instagram post on Wednesday. She writes that “it’s been quite the journey,” adding, “so many times I wanted to relapse but sat on my hands and begged God to relieve the obsession.” Lovato’s personal struggles …
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