BBC Elizabeth Tsurkov spoke to the BBC from Israel, where she is recovering from her ordeal An Israeli-Russian woman held captive for two and a… Read More »Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity

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Every school in Manitoba must undertake a safety review and send the assessment to the Department of Education, the provincial government says, responding to a… Read More »All Manitoba schools ordered to review safety measures after Winnipeg student grabbed | CBC News

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Fine architectural photography goes a long way. It has the power to inform, enthrall and inspire. When preserved well, it records the collective memories tied… Read More »Symposium explores photography’s role in preserving 20th-century architecture

Rows of worshippers, some with their faces raised toward the sky, others with their heads bowed, prayed for rain at a mosque in Tehran earlier… Read More »Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space – Egypt Independent

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