Fledgling Academies Focus on Access to Electricity in Africa
Despite ample natural resources, some 558 million or 70 percent of people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electri…
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Musicians, beauty queens gather for Latin Grammys
The Los Angeles mariachi group Sol de Mexico set the tone on the carpet at the 11th annual Latin Grammys on Thursday with a rousing version of “El Son de la Negra” and a shout of “Viva Mexico!”
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De Laurentiis, pivotal producer of ‘Serpico,’ dies
Dino De Laurentiis, one of the last great, intrepid film producers who with unmatched showmanship shepherded movies as varied as “La Strada” and “Barbarella,” has died. He was 91.
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