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In this June 2014 file photo, a recruiter meets with employment seekers during a job fair in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

How to Fill the Skills Gap for New College Grads Who Don’t Have Work Experience

by Jeffrey J. Selingo | Jul 25, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

It’s a classic Catch-22 for new college graduates looking for a job: employers want experience for “entry-level jobs,” but no one wants to be the first employer to give that experience. In recent years, dozens of coding boot camps and other short-term education...

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60-Year-old Australian Gets Ready for Olympics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2016 | Sports

London-Sixteen years after being an unused reserve at her home Sydney Olympics, Australian rider Sue Hearn will finally make her Games debut at the age of 60 in Rio. Hearn got her ticket to join the 410-strong Australia team heading for Brazil when Kelly Layne...

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Police officers respond to a shooting at the Olympia Einkaufzentrum on July 22, 2016 in Munich.

Germany: Despite Strict Gun Laws, Illegal Weapons Remain Threat

by Rick Noack | Jul 25, 2016 | World

Munich-“Germany has a good system of legal gun ownership, but illegal firearms pose a big problem,” said Nils Duquet, a weapons expert in Belgium who works for the Flemish Peace Institute. According to Duquet, there are millions of illegal weapons in Europe, but he...

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IOC Gives Hope for Russians to Participate in Rio Olympics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2016 | Sports

Lausanne-Russian athletes were offered a lifeline on Sunday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rejected clarion calls for Russia to be banned from next month’s Rio Olympics over the nation’s doping record. The IOC ruling states that decisions...

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Britain’s PM Theresa May at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain July 5, 2016. Reuters

May’s Government Plans Crackdown on Student Visas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2016 | World

London-Theresa May’s new government is preparing the ground for new measures on immigration that would include students who have received visas to study in Britain’s universities. The Independent and Sunday Telegraph newspapers said that May’s team believes further...