Pennsylvania

SNF approves new grants topping 80 mln dollars

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) approved 95 new grants totaling over 80 million dollars for projects or organizations that aim to strengthen journalistic practices, cultivate and promote civil discourse and civic engagement, and increase open access to healthcare and cultural resources, the organization said in a press release on Wednesday.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports Penn education program

The University of Pennsylvania on Thursday announced a 6-million-dollar gift to launch the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program, inspired by the ancient Greek ideals for education.

Aimed at the university's undergraduate students, the program is designed to encourage informed civil discourse.

Elton John Announces UK Dates of His 300-Night Retirement World Tour

Elton John has announced the UK leg of his 300-date retirement tour. His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will kick off its dates in Britain at the London O2 arena on 6 November 2020, span 13 shows and conclude at the Leeds First Direct arena on 7 December, reported The Guardian. 

Gülen ‘seizing’ US town with corrupt links, locals say

Two residents of a town in Pennsylvania, United States claimed the local administration has a corrupt relationship with U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen and his followers, who are trying “to seize” the area, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 3. Click through for the story in photos...

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