Sri Lankan police used water cannons to try to break up violent clashes Saturday between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake. The clashes took place as Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe was attending an opening ceremony for the industrial zone near the port city of Hambantota, about 240 kilometers southeast of capital Colombo.
Day: January 7, 2017
Hard day at the office for Sir Mo Farah as he finishes seventh in Edinburgh
Mo Farah was left to reflect on a “hard day at the office” after his first race as ‘Sir Mo’ ended in a disappointing seventh-placed finish at the Great Edinburgh International XCountry. The four-time Olympic champion, knighted in the New Year Honours, suffered the rare experience of being upstaged by a fellow Briton, Callum Hawkins, who was pipped on the line by American Leonard Korir.
Winter storm warnings issued in Atlantic Canada, up to 40 centimetres expected
The Atlantic provinces are bracing for a winter wallop that could bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to parts of the region. Winter storm warnings have been issued for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and for parts of eastern New Brunswick and western Newfoundland.
Gaza fisherman who collided with Israeli ship declared dead
The family of a Palestinian fisherman who disappeared after colliding with an Israeli navy ship off the Gaza coast has declared him dead. Hundreds held a symbolic funeral Saturday for 33-year-old Mohammed Al-Hissi at a Gaza fishing harbor following three days of searches failed to locate a body.
91 Days of Stamkos: Day 6, Nike makes us forget everything about Steven Stamkos
Steven Stamkos doesn’t have many national commercials in the United States. Heck, few NHLers do, but that doesn’t mean a major equipment company didn’t lock him up to an endorsement deal and feature him in an ad campaign before he even scored a goal in the NHL.
Can China buy its way to football greatness?
Jaws in the football world are dropping, even those of Spanish big spenders. What’s happening in China? The massive amount of money being spent on foreign football imports is unlike anything anybody has ever seen.
Airport closure extended
The airport at Nakhon Si Thammarat province will remain closed until tomorrow for safety reasons, as floodwater on its runway was still high, the Department of Civil Aviation announced yesterday.
Verlaar Jr champion in Doha
Overnight leader Pierre Verlaar Jr of the Netherlands shot up a third round 70 to win the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship while Qatar’s Saleh Al Kaabi finished second at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. Verlaar Jr. finished with a scorecard of 210 while the home crowd favourite Al Kaabi, who fell to the sixth position after a four-over par 75 in the second round from the first round third place, came up an splendid show to take the runners-up spot.
‘Comfort woman’ statue a blow to Japan-South Korea ties
An illegal act, which would undermine relations with Japan, has been pushed through in South Korea in the midst of that country’s political turmoil. This is a grave situation.
Nearly 1 million swamped by relentless southern deluge
FLOODING in lower Thailand has now expanded to leave 10 of the 15 southern provinces inundated, affecting nearly a million people and claiming 11 lives, according to the Interior Ministry’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. And eight provinces Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Ranong and Phang Nga face more heavy rain until today.
Al Emadi Hospital accredited with Platinum level by ACI
Al Emadi Hospital has been accredited with Platinum level by Accreditation Canada International following a comprehensive survey in December, 2016. An ACI survey team visited the hospital and conducted tracers of different processes related to quality and patient safety and assessed compliance with ACI standards and Required Organizational Practices.
Pasta With a Pedigree
Chef partner of Charlie Bird in Soho and Pasquale Jones in Little Italy, Ryan Hardy is passionate about pasta – especially dried pasta. “People often think that fresh pasta is best when in fact it’s quite the opposite,” he says.
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Having met when forming a cover band at school, they feature Caitlin Pegley on vocals and guitar, Elliot Booth on bass and vocals, and Elliot Rodger-Brown on drums. Having first appeared on the Bury music scene mid-2016, they’ve quickly established their own sound.
Technical director Di Pasquale leaving French tennis role
Di Pasquale, who has held the role since April 2013, will stand down “in the next few days,” the FFT said on Saturday in a statement. No further information was given as to who will replace Di Pasquale, an Olympic bronze medallist in 2000 when he beat a young Roger Federer in Sydney.
Taichung-Ho Chi Minh flights launch this month
Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air will launch a new route later this month, linking Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with Taichung in Taiwan, as the central Taiwan city seeks to promote itself as an operations base for low-cost carriers. The new route will be officially launched on Jan. 15, with four flights a week – Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday – and a flying time of more than three hours between the two cities, according to the airline.
‘We’re playing for someone special upstairs’ – Simon Zebo paid…
‘We’re playing for someone special upstairs’ – Simon Zebo paid tribute to Anthony Foley as he reached 50 Munster tries ‘We’re playing for someone special upstairs’ – Simon Zebo paid tribute to Anthony Foley as he reached 50 Munster tries Simon Zebo’s 50th provincial try sent Munster on their way to a barnstorming 32-7 Champions Cup bonus point win over rudderless Racing 92 at Stade Yves-du-Manoir. Simon Zebo of Munster following the European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 1 Round 1 match between Racing 92 and Munster at the Stade Yves-Du-Manoir in Paris, France.
Blast in Syrian town on Turkish border kills nearly 50
A car bomb ripped through a busy commercial district in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border Saturday, killing nearly 50 in a huge explosion that damaged buildings and left rescuers scrambling to find survivors amid the wreckage, opposition activists said. Rescuers and doctors said the explosion was so large there were nearly 100 wounded and burned.
Syria’s opposition says at least 43 killed in Azaz blast
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Ghana swears in Akufo-Addo as president
Ghana’s President elect Nana Akufo-Addo takes the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony lead by Ghana Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood at Independence Square in Accra, Ghana January 7, 2017. Ghana’s President elect Nana Akufo-Addo takes the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony lead by Ghana Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood at Independence Square in Accra, Ghana January 7, 2017.
A Man Utd great – Rooney deserves his place in Old Trafford history
The skipper racked up his record-equalling 249th Manchester United goal on Saturday, and Kris Voakes argues that he should be regarded as one of the club’s greatest players “It’s a strange twist of fate that if Newcastle hadn’t come in for him he wouldn’t be here, he’d probably still be at Everton,” explained the legendary manager. “Once we knew Everton were talking to another club we had to do something.
Taking gifts from ‘sugar daddy’ is corruption, Yachimovich says of PM
Politicians criticize Netanyahu’s conduct following probe into Israeli leader’s alleged acceptance of hundreds of thousands of shekels worth of cigars from businessman Arnon Milchan Zionist Union MK Shelly Yachimovich criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday for taking gifts from a “sugar daddy,” following reports that the Israeli leader had been questioned by the police for allegedly accepting expensive cigars for years from Hollywood producer and businessman Arnon Milchan, as well as more goods from a second businessman. “The Prime Minister had a sugar daddy for expensive products, it is corruption for its own sake, so it seems,” Yachimovich said at an event in Tel Aviv, according to Israel Radio.
Rooney equals record by scoring his 249th Man United goal
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney warms up ahead of during the English FA Cup Third Round match between Manchester United and Reading at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. MANCHESTER, England – Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s joint leading scorer of all time when he scored his 249th goal for the club on Saturday in the FA Cup third-round match against Reading.
Maureen is honoured to be given her BEM
Such were the honours landed by Portadown Ladies Hockey Club during the 1970s, that Maureen simply can’t remember them all. They included a plethora of Ulster and all-Ireland titles and knock-out cups and European trips.
Russia role in Syria undiminished despite latest withdrawal
In this 2004 file photo the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier sails in the Barents Sea, Russia. Russia says it is withdrawing the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and some other warships from the waters off Syria as the first step in drawing down forces in Syria.
14 things that will cost you more in 2017
As time goes on, things get more expensive. That’s just how inflation works . But sometimes, for reasons ranging from droughts to migration, the prices of things spike far past inflation.
Pliskova climbs to fifth in world with Brisbane triumph
The leading Czech women’s tennis player, KarolA na PlA A kovA , has won the seventh WTA title of her career. The 24-year-old will now climb to fifth in the world rankings, equalling her previous best placing, after beating Frances Alize Cornet 6-0 6-3 in the final of the Brisbane International in Australia on Saturday.
This booking photo shows Esteban Ruiz Santiago in Fort Lauderdale,…
The man police say opened fire with a gun from his checked baggage at a Florida airport had a history of mental health problems – some of which followed his military service in Iraq – and was receiving psychological treatment at his home in Alaska, his relatives said Friday after the deadly shooting . “Only thing I could tell you was when he came out of Iraq, he wasn’t feeling too good,” his uncle, Hernan Rivera, told The Record newspaper.
Need to fill up? Here’s where to find the cheapest petrol
Motorists are paying at least 15p per litre more than they were this time last year, when prices plummeted to around A 1 per litre for both unleaded petrol and diesel. The cheapest place in the area is Asda Watford, in St Albans Road , Garston, where petrol costs 111.7p per litre.
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Campus Corner: Bekkering honoured after special weekend
Alanna Bekkering of the TRU WolfPack has been named the Pacific Western Athletic Association’s women’s soccer athlete of the week. Bekkering, a South Kamloops grad, had four goals in three games as the WolfPack won the PacWest title in Kelowna on the weekend.
A call for frosty faces: Would you walk 1,685 km to Tuktoyaktuk… and back?
“There is a beautiful sunrise, trees are all frosty and white, and the oranges and yellows are amazing on the lake,” she said Thursday morning as she trekked up the popular trail in Yellowknife. Tremblay had just walked a little bit closer to Tuktoyaktuk, one of the northernmost communities in the territory, without having to step one foot out of town.
18 dead as torrential rain submerges Thai south
Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand’s flood-ravaged south on Saturday , bringing the death toll up to 18 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said. At least 12 people have died in Thailand as heavy rains continue to batter the flood-ravaged south with water roof-high in some areas AFP/MADAREE TOHLALA BANGKOK: Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand’s flood-ravaged south on Saturday , bringing the death toll up to 18 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said.
FIR filed against Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population growth’ comment
The Meerut Police filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj, who controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion. NEW DELHI: The Meerut Police today filed an FIR against BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj , who on Friday controversially said – without naming Muslims – that those entitled to marry four times and have 40 children are responsible for the country’s population explosion.
Iraq says deal reached over withdrawal of Turkish forces from Bashiqa
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday an agreement had been reached with Turkey over an Iraqi demand that Turkish forces withdraw from a town near Mosul in the north of the country, Iraqi state TV reported. Abadi met his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim in Baghdad.
Why do you want Nnamdi Kanu dead, IPOB asks UK govt
By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU- INDIGENOUS People of Biafra condemned British Government for seeking the death of leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and that she was an accessory to the genocide on Biafrans. IPOB also said that it has classified classified information which incontrovertibly placed the British Government as an accessory to genocide on Biafrans.
Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president
Nana Akufo-Addo is to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer will take the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in central Accra before more than 6,000 guests and members of the public.
Court awards deaf, dumb N4m damages for assault
Benin High Court presided over by Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga has awarded the sum of N4million as general damages to a hearing impaired man, Mr. Kingsley Eromosele. Mr. Eromosele had dragged the First Bank of Nigeria and two of its staff, Messers Jerry Osoleaso and Adetola Busari to court for damaging his car and assaulting him.
Maule straight into Ebbw side for crucial Keys derby
BACK IN THE FOLD: Gareth Maule plays his first game for Ebbw Vale in almost 10 years today when Cross Keys visit Eugene Cross Park CENTRE Gareth Maule returns to the Ebbw Vale side today more than a decade after first pulling on the green and white of the Eugene Cross Park outfit. The player/coach’s inclusion for Ebbw’s crunch home clash against Cross Keys this afternoon is the only change to the team that edged out Cardiff 24-20 on New Year’s Eve.
Tube workers are due to walk out for 24 hours from 6pm on Sunday
Last ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by London Underground workers will be held today, with little sign of the action being called off. Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are due to walk out for 24 hours from 6pm on Sunday, causing travel chaos for millions of passengers.
Gunmen kill eight Hazara miners in Afghanistan
Unidentified gunmen killed eight members of Afghanistan’s Hazara minority who were working as miners in the northern province of Baghlan, a local government official said. Faiz Mohammad Amiri, governor of Taleh va Barfak district, said the eight dead and three other wounded, who all came from Daykundi province in central Afghanistan, had been pulled out of a vehicle and shot on Friday.