When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presented a portrait of Mohandas K. Gandhi to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July, he was also delivering a “gift to the...
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Atlanta Ballet Headed to China to Kick Off Season
The Atlanta Ballet is headed to China for two weeks this fall, launching its first major overseas tour in almost 15 years as it kicks off the 2013-14 season. The company will be the...
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Atlanta’s Global Brand Gets a Boost from TomorrowWorld
Attending an electronic music festival isn’t normally in John Woodward‘s weekend plans. But the senior director for foreign investment at the Metro Atlanta Chamber refused to miss the TomorrowWorld festival...
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Emory Exhibition Recast As Memorial for Late Irish Poet
Though his death came as a “complete shock,” Emory University‘s planned exhibition next year on famed Irish poet Seamus Heaney will go on, recast as a memorial to the Nobel...
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Where Atlanta’s Panda Twins Would’ve Been Born
Thinking about the fact that there are only about 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild, getting two in one sounds pretty amazing. Rebecca Snyder, curator of mammals at Zoo Atlanta,...
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Carter Stresses Health, Peace on Colombia Trip
President Carter recently returned from a July 28-30 trip to Colombia, where he praised the country’s efforts to enhance health and ensure peace. Mr. Carter presented Colombian President Juan Santos with a World Health...
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Once a Cricket Captain, Indian Consul Leads Braves Against Rockies
Wearing the colors of India’s world-champion national cricket team, Indian Consul General Ajit Kumar had some explaining to do when he approached home plate at Turner Field July 31. The Atlanta Braves honorary captain for the evening,...
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Atlanta to Be Besieged by Bridge Players Aug. 1-11
The Summer 2013 North American Bridge Championships are expected to bring more than 5,000 card players to Atlanta Aug. 1-11 including youths from more than two dozen countries as well...
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Former Ambassador’s Book Tracks U.S. Ties With Mongolia
Though he’s no longer in the thick of the relationship, former U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Addleton has literally written the book on diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Mongolia since 1987. “Mongolia and the United States: A Diplomatic History” was...
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Gold Cup Boosts Atlanta’s Soccer Credentials
Chicago may have won the right to host this year’s Gold Cup finals, but Atlanta‘s case for hosting premier soccer events in the future is on the rise, a top soccer official...