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Day: June 27, 2017

Meghan Markle proves she’s princess material with elegant fashion shoot
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Meghan Markle proves she’s princess material with elegant fashion shoot

    Meghan Markle has been keeping quiet since word of her romance with Prince Harry broke last summer. The actress has been keeping busy with filming for US hit show Suits, as well as flying to the UK to see her Royal beau, ensuring that she has no time for the spotlight. But before Meghan was marked as marriage material for a royal, the brunette beauty wasn’t afraid to put herself in the limelight. Maria Ponce Old photographs of Meghan, posing for a fashion shoot have emerged this week, and the images prove that actress was princess material long before Prince Harry deemed her worthy. Showing off her fashion skills, the LA-born actress posed for the camera in an array of clothing as part of a fashion shoot for Splash magazine back in 2014.brands such as Stella McCartney, Dol...
Comparing one’s children is unkind
ENGLISH, Life Style

Comparing one’s children is unkind

Arouba al-Muneef: I RECEIVED a beautiful message that the administration of a school in the US sent to parents a few weeks before exams informing them that their children’s exams are to soon start and that the administration appreciates the parents’ keenness to see their children successful. The message reminded parents that among their children there are artists who do not need to understand mathematics, there are entrepreneurs who do not care about history and literature, there are musicians who do not care about their chemistry grades and athletes whose physical fitness is more important than physics. The message added that if your child gets a high score, then this is great. However, if he or she does not, then the school hopes parents will not deprive them of their self-confidence and...
EU workers could leave UK within five years
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

EU workers could leave UK within five years

    One third of non-British workers are considering leaving the UK, with highly skilled workers from the EU most likely to go, according to new research into the impact of Brexit on the jobs market. The consultancy firm Deloitte found 47% of highly skilled workers from the EU were considering leaving the UK in the next five years. In a report on Tuesday, it warns of serious implications for employers, raising the pressure on ministers to come up with sensible immigration plans and to find ways to improve the skills of UK workers and make better use of robots in the workplace. Overall, 36% of non-British workers in the UK said they were thinking of leaving within the same period, representing 1.2m jobs out of 3.4 million migrant workers in the UK. Just more than quarter (26%) ...
Two people died in the tragic Grenfell Tower inferno
ENGLISH, London

Two people died in the tragic Grenfell Tower inferno

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Monday, quoting the London Metropolitan Police Service, said that two people, who died in the tragic Grenfell Tower inferno, were believed to be dual British/Bangladeshi nationals. They were identified as Ms Husna BEGUM (Date of Birth 04/02/1995), 142 Grenfell Tower; and Ms Rabeya BEGUM, (Date of Birth 15/11/1952), 142 Grenfell Tower. At least 79 people were missing or killed in the fire earlier this month. - Press Release from Bangladesh High Commission London
Trump claims victory as court partially reinstates travel ban
America, ENGLISH

Trump claims victory as court partially reinstates travel ban

    The US Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries, prompting the president to claim a victory for national security. The court said it would examine the case in full in October but said that the ban could be enforced immediately for travelers from the targeted countries “who lack any bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” The court tempered its ruling by saying the ban could not be implemented for now against people who have personal links to the United States, citing the examples of foreign nationals wishing to visit family or students accepted to attend a university. But the Supreme Court’s decision nonetheless marks a win for the Republican...