Milpitas, Calif.,- SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, announced today it will award $1,000,000 this year in needs-based scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds through its SanDisk Scholars Fund. Funded by the SanDisk Foundation, which provides philanthropic support to charitable organizations worldwide, the SanDisk Scholars Fund supports the educational goals of [...]

WASHINGTON—The world’s greatest cities are showcased in a new National Geographic “walking guide” travel series, with detailed neighborhood itineraries, insider tips on how to get to highlighted destinations and key information to get the most out of these urban adventures (National Geographic Books; on sale March 6, 2012; London ISBN: 978-1-4262—0870-6; New York ISBN: 978-1-4262-0873-7; [...]

WASHINGTON —New York, along with London, Paris and Rome, is showcased in a new National Geographic step-by-step, walking guide series on the world’s greatest and most visited cities. WALKING NEW YORK (National Geographic Books; ISBN: 978-1-4262-0873-7; on sale March 6, 2012; $14.95; paperback) includes insider tips on how to get to the city’s best sights [...]

WASHINGTON (Feb. 3, 2012)—New York, along with London, Paris and Rome, is showcased in a new National Geographic step-by-step, walking guide series on the world’s greatest and most visited cities. WALKING NEW YORK (National Geographic Books; ISBN: 978-1-4262-0873-7; on sale March 6, 2012; $14.95; paperback) includes insider tips on how to get to the city’s [...]

Today the national flag flutters pointing to a new country in the making. The way is open for an independent economy. It daily reinforces the nation’s aspiration for a prosperous future, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. It has given us freedom to decide upon issues concerning the country and the nation without bowing down before external [...]

Around 98 percent of the nearly 300,000 Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the North have been resettled so far. The Minister of Resettlement Gunaratne Weerakoon told media that the resettlement process had made a commendable progress since the Humanitarian Operation ended in May 2009. According to the Minister 724,135 people or 216,412 families have been [...]

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 30, 2012 – Continuing the tradition of sponsoring world-class sporting events and franchises, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the Company has extended sponsorship deals with the New York Yankees through 2014, and Madison Square Garden. Additionally, Canon U.S.A. will sponsor the New Era Pinstripe Bowl [...]

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission yesterday appealed to the public to support conserve the country’s wetlands. It said: “Well preserved wetlands provide great opportunity for leisure and tourism that can contribute to Ghana’s natural wealth, poverty reduction, economic growth and development.” The appeal was in a statement issued in Accra by Nana Kofi [...]

WASHINGTON —Fourteen-year-old Makayla Hayes from the United States was named the international grand-prize winner of National Geographic’s fifth annual International Photography Contest for Kids, conducted in partnership with the English-language edition of National Geographic Kids magazine and nine international local-language editions. Hayes’ underwater self-portrait also placed first in the international “People” category. Fifteen-year-old Chase Guttman [...]

First Minister Alex Salmond at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh today outlined detailed proposals for the referendum in autumn 2014 on whether Scotland should be an independent country. The consultation paper – Your Scotland Your Referendum – seeks views on: what the ballot paper should say what spending limits should be set how the referendum [...]