After struggling financially early on, the group ultimately became a fully professional ensemble, though turnover among the singers has been particularly high in recent years, partly because of the grueling touring schedule.
Tensions have been particularly high in Tawu, the scene of five self-immolations, including that of a Buddhist nun who killed herself last month during a religious debate festival that drew 3,000 monks from across the region.
Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies, who tracks the number of Iranian deaths in Syria, said the death count had been particularly high in 2015, with 60 to 70 Iranians killed, compared with a total of 140 killed since the conflict began.
Eighteen regular-season goals have Wright-Phillips only one behind Juan Pablo Angel's club record with 11 games still to play and his profile has been particularly high in the past few weeks, in which he scored the winner in an exhibition game against Arsenal and, last week, a spectacular equaliser for the MLS All-Stars in a noteworthy, not to say controversial 2-1 victoverover Bayern Munich.
Concerns about water contamination from fracking have been particularly high in California, where the state agency that regulates the oil industry has been in disarray.
Over the past two years, the number of centers in New York City has mushroomed from eight to nearly 200, and the growth has been particularly high in immigrant communities.
