Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

[ad_1] Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine‘s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 cents a pop for them to listen to Levine‘s Southern accent. Even though they too grew up in Atlanta, Levine’s […]

14 killed, over 750 injured after massive explosion in southern Iran’s port

[ad_1] A black smoke rises in the sky as vehicles drive on the road after a massive explosion near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas (AP) At least fourteen people were killed and over 750 injured in a massive explosion that rocked the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, according to state […]

5.6-magnitude quake rattles southern Philippines

[ad_1] A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The quake off the coast of the island of Mindanao had a depth of 30 kilometres (18.6 miles), the USGS added. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology placed […]

Despite US tariffs pause, southern African economies under threat | World News

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG: Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which provided duty-free access to the US market for some African products — had enabled certain […]