"Our goal is to produce solutions and not to be a spectator on the refugee issue," said Basak Saral, head of the Habitat Association that organized the
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LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Britain's biggest public library, opened less than 18 months ago, is to have its opening hours cut by almost half as a
cost-saving exercise.
The Library of Birmingham, with its stunning futuristic architecture cost 290 million U.S. dollars and opened in a blaze of publicity in September 2013.
It instantly became one of the city's biggest tourist attractions.
It was confirmed Tuesday by officials in Britain's second biggest city the library's opening hours will be reduced from 73 a week to just 40 hours a week,
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Britain's most famous playwright William Shakespeare. This includes a rare
original folio by Shakespeare dating back to 1623.
The library was opened by Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, and who now lives in Birmingham. Unveiling a plaque, she
commented "Let us not forget that even one book, one pen, one teacher can change
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reduction in spending.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks added gains on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rewriting record book, as
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The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose 0.2 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, said the Labor Department. The fresh
figure followed a 0.1-percent decline in September and no change in August.
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