Rays make baseball a world affair

A recent lineup with players from eight countries is the most in modern history.

By Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times Staff

Baseball is already a global game. Last Sunday, the Rays made it even worldlier.

Their batting order included players born in eight countries, the most for a game in modern history (since 1900), per the Elias Sports Bureau.

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Covid-19 expands translators’ role in saving lives, academics say

By Haya Alhusayni, Saudi Gazette

RIYADH — For more than a year now, the world has been and is still affected and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic that crossed borders and reshaped the lives of peoples around the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

In light of this new pandemic and the emergence of new variants that pose an increased risk to the global public health, economic sector, among others, translation and interpretation services have become in high demand and a key to saving lives.

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Spanish Professor Applies Bilingual Skills to Immigration Court

by SUNY Buffalo State College

Newswise — When individuals appear in Buffalo Immigration Court, they often feel afraid and unsure of what to expect. This is where Graziela Rondón-Pari, Buffalo State College assistant professor of Spanish, steps in. As a certified Spanish court interpreter, she not only translates for the defendants but also helps ease their uncertainty.

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How this writer and translator tapped into the ‘language of sports’ for his thriller

By Courtney Vinopal, PBS NewsHour

As a Chinese-English language translator, writer Daniel Nieh is well accustomed to thinking in two different languages and straddling the customs and cultures of both East and West. While living in Beijing in 2009, he was inspired to write a page from the perspective of a Chinese-American football player who also spoke a different kind of language.

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