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Chaos Erupts In Afghanistan As Taliban Forces Take Kabul
Posted on · 'I do not regret my decision,' said President Joe Biden, regarding withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan after almost two decades of military campaigns.
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Cuba Prepares For a Change In Leadership, New President
Posted on · A two-day session of the Cuban legislature has started with some bureaucratic business as lawmakers prepare to elect the country's new president
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Syria Is Latest Test For President Trump’s Foreign Policy
Posted on · The latest action in Syria — which comes shortly after the president said he wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from the country — illustrates the competing impulses that drive his foreign policy.
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Women Strike As The World Marks International Women’s Day
Posted on · Spanish women were staging dozens of protests across the country against the wage gap and gender violence
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Trump Preps For Return Visit To Europe
Posted on · Trump is facing his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin along the sidelines of an international summit in Germany.
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WATCH: After Meeting With Pope Francis Trump Meets With Belgian Prime Minister
Posted on · President Donald Trump says meeting with Pope Francis was the "honor of a lifetime."
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WATCH: In A Historic First, Trump Visits Old City Of Jerusalem
Posted on · Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Old City of Jerusalem, seized by Israel in the Six-Day War a half-century ago. President Trump visited Christian and Jewish religious sites.
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Office for New Americans, and Your Year-End Tax Questions: Tuesday (December 20, 2016)
Posted on · Last week (Dec. 12, 2016), Mayor Sylvester Turner announced he was creating an Office of New Americans and Immigrant Communities for the City of Houston. Mayor Turner said goal is to "improve access to city services for all Houstonians." And the mayor said the office will work as an information source for Houston's large immigrant […]
Education News
Houston Schools Find International Partner To Develop Global Graduates
Posted on · Exchange programs are likely one part of the new formal partnership between HISD and Taipei.
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Real Estate, Immigration, Pet Care, and Deflategate: Houston Matters for Monday, Jan. 26, 2015
Posted on · As discussed previously on this program, the Urban Land Institute and Price Waterhouse Cooper's "Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015" report suggests Houston is the country's number one "market to watch" this year. So, Houston Matters will do just that, periodically, throughout 2015. It’s been a seller’s market in real estate here in Houston for […]
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New Business Conference Aims To Strengthen Houston’s International Trade
Posted on · Called Consular Forum, business conference will complement annual consular ball.
Houston Matters
International Festival Celebrates Australian Culture
Posted on · The Houston International Festival is this weekend and next weekend. The festival celebrates international cultures each year, and this year the featured region is Australia. Houston Matters’ Edel Howlin gives us a preview of this year’s festival.