Ananya Vinay wins the 2017 US Scripps National Spelling Bee
Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize.
Fri Jun 02 2017
Denmark's 'Little Mermaid' doused in red paint by whaling protesters
"Danmark defend the whales of the Faroe Islands" was written in English on the ground in front of the sculpture, using the Danish spelling for the country.
Tue May 30 2017
Bagan Datoh will be spelt Bagan Datuk from Jan 9
Bagan Datuk, the new spelling for Bagan Datoh, will begin to be used at the official declaration of the new district by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on Jan 9.
Thu Dec 29 2016
Google in hot water over Crimean street names
US tech giant Google came under fire on Thursday in Russia for "decommunising" street names in parts of Crimea, annexed from Ukraine two years ago, by using Ukrainian spellings.
Fri Jul 29 2016
Poor English: Publishers should have quality control
The onus should be on the publishers to ensure that educational materials are free from spelling, grammatical errors and wrong prepositions.
Thu Jul 23 2015