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Virginia Tech has most foreign-born college students in the state
A study shows the number of international students attending Virginia colleges and universities has grown slightly over the last year. The Institute of International Education says there were nearly 15,170 foreign students enrolled in the state in the...
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Saudi Arabian students studying at Virginia Tech
WDBJ7 ReporterVirginia Tech's motto is invent the future, and now the university is leading the way by taking part in a unique program involving students from Saudi Arabia. It's no secret when it comes to higher education America leads the way. So Saudi Arabia has...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Blacksburg, Colleges and Universities
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Jim Justice details Greenbrier Medical Institute plans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The Greenbrier is teaming up with prominent physicians and a health care developer to build a $250 million medical facility featuring sports medicine and cosmetic surgery centers.
Owner Jim Justice says The Greenbrier Medical...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lynn Swann, Think Tanks, Cosmetic Procedures, England
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Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares firmer
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00. "People...Tags: Bonds, Lisle, Honda Motor Co., Moody's Corporation, Foreign Exchange Market
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Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force
Reuters* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan on Wednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting arms ban for rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Peter Graff AMMAN/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Qatar, Francois Hollande, Politics, France
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Tesco clothing brand plans international expansion
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The clothing brand sold by Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said on Sunday it planned to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years. F&F, which opened its first franchise store in Saudi Arabia last year,...Tags: Czech Republic
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Saudi vegetable seller dies after lighting self on fire in rare case in conservative kingdom
Associated PressRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. The website for newspaper Sada reported that the man,...Tags: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Arab Spring
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Peyton R. Helm: Sometimes it takes an odyssey to find your real home
The first time I left home I was bound for Saudi Arabia. I didn't get there, primarily because I was only 4 and a kindly neighbor returned me to my mother before I reached the end of our block. Don't ask how I'd even heard of Saudi Arabia. I left home...Tags: Muhlenberg College, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. In a...Tags: Politics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations, French Literature, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Cyber experts fear escalation of attacks
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Cyber13) By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure...Tags: Theft, Iran, National Football League, Janet Napolitano, Super Bowl
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At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ReutersADEN, May 18 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yemen, Al-Qaeda, Armed Conflicts
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Suspected Islamist gunmen assassinate Yemeni colonel
ReutersADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Yemeni military intelligence officer who had been targeted for assassination by al Qaeda-linked militants, a local security official said. Colonel Abdullah al-Rabaki was walking home in the city of Mukalla in...Tags: Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Yemen, Al-Qaeda, Shootings, Assassinations
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