2012年6月20日星期三

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Confidence in US public schools at record low

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A new poll says that confidence in U.S. public schools has dropped to the lowest level in nearly four decades.

Haunted by past, Suu Kyi receives Oxford doctorate

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi leaves through The Great Gate after receiving her honorary degree at Oxford University, in OxfordOXFORD (Reuters) - Hardened by decades of political struggle, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi confronted emotional scars of a different kind on Wednesday when she received an honorary degree from Britain's Oxford University where she once studied and fell in love. Having spent most of the last two decades under house arrest, the Nobel laureate has been greeted as a hero on her visit to Britain this week after being released by Myanmar's rulers and allowed to travel abroad. ...

Aung San Suu Kyi finally gets honorary doctorate

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:32 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for the photographers following an award ceremony at the Oxford University, Oxford, England, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University. In her speech, Suu Kyi praised the role Oxford played in helping her see humankind at its best during her long years under house arrest in Myanmar. "The most important thing that I learned was respect for all of civilization," she said, wearing a traditional red gown. "In Oxford I learned to respect all that is best in human civilization. That helped me cope with something that was not quite the best." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University.

Emotional Suu Kyi honoured by Oxford University

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi was presented with the doctorate in civil law at the prestigious seat of learningAung San Suu Kyi said she was deeply moved Wednesday as she was honoured by Oxford University, in the city where she studied and brought up the family she would later leave behind.

Australia court rejects gov't-funded chaplain work

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 08:10 AM PDT

Australia's highest court said Wednesday that the government exceeded its constitutional powers by paying for chaplains to run programs in public schools, but the attorney general said she will try to keep the work going.

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