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Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The bee celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, and Faizan may be the first champion who's remembered more for a word he ...
Faizan Zaki wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee a year after finishing runner-up
Faizan Zaki nearly threw away his opportunity to go from runner-up to champion at the Scripps National Spelling Bee with a ...
A wedding, a parcel bomb, an English professor: How Odisha's 7-year murder mystery was solved
An English professor in Odisha was sentenced to life imprisonment for masterminding India’s first parcel bomb murder, killing ...
‘Wedding bomb’, professional rivalry: How English professor’s ‘revenge’ that killed 2 in Odisha ended in life term for him
An Odisha court has sentenced a former English professor to life imprisonment for sending a parcel bomb, disguised as a ...
Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival to Feature ‘The Return,’ ‘Compulsion,’ ‘Hot Milk’
The Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta is returning for its third edition with more than 40 films from over 20 countries.
Last year's runner-up wins National Spelling Bee
Faizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, was runner-up last year after he ...
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Eritrea: Open Letter - to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki On His 34th Independence Day Keynote Address
Your Excellency President Isaias Afwerki, I extend respectful congratulations to the people of Eritrea on the 34th anniversary of independence. Eritrea's hard-won sovereignty is a testament to its ...
‘It’s shed-ule, not sked-ule’: The mispronunciations that annoy us the most
When Susie Dent, Countdown’s etymology guru, declared on Wednesday that the common mispronunciation of “mischievous” as “mischiev-i-ous” should now be considered acceptable, she caused a stir not just ...