Three others will receive honorary degrees from the Asian University for Women during the Commencement Proceedings. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, a Swiss national, who serves as the President of the University of Basel, will receive a Doctor of Laws; Gita Gopinath, who was born in Kolkata and serves as the first female Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (where she is on leave from her position as John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University) will receive a Doctor of Laws; and Meesha Shafi, the noted Pakistani actress and singer who made her film debut in the Hollywood production of A Reluctant Fundamentalist, will receive a Doctor of Arts. … [Read more...] about Former New York University President John Sexton will be Asian University for Women’s 2020 Commencement Speaker; an Indian economist, a Pakistani actress, and a Swiss educator will receive honorary degrees
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One dead, five missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
The 42-year-old guide, Benoit L'Esperance of Montreal, was pulled out by emergency response teams and taken to hospital, but he died overnight, Beaulieu said, adding "five French tourists are still missing." … [Read more...] about One dead, five missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
Missing passports found at rubbish dump
Suspecting those passports might be dumped, the management board of Khánh Sơn landfill – the city major waste processing plant allocated workers and trash pickers to search the area where garbage collected from Lê Duẩn Street was discarded. … [Read more...] about Missing passports found at rubbish dump
One dead, 5 missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
Image courtesy Surete du Quebec obtained Jan 22, 2020 shows police on snowmoblies during search and rescue operations near Beemer Island, Quebec, Canada. (Photo: HO/SURETE DU QUEBEC/AFP) The group were riding near where a river exits the Saint-Jean lake, and were outside the approved area for snowmobiles, police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu told AFP. … [Read more...] about One dead, 5 missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada
Tet trade-off: college students stay back in Saigon for casual work
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s center for student support has asked 300 companies and other institutions in the city to hire more than 3,000 students during Tet as cashiers, warehouse managers, housekeepers, gardeners, and unskilled workers at supermarkets and parking lots. … [Read more...] about Tet trade-off: college students stay back in Saigon for casual work
