The EE British Academy Film Awards, the biggest awards show outside the US, attracts Hollywood A-listers as well as home-grown talent. Skyfall star Naomie Harris is considered a favourite for a best supporting actress nod for her role as a crack addict in coming-of-age drama Moonlight, while Andrew Garfield will be hoping for a best actor nomination for his performance as a combat medic in Mel Gibson’s Second World War film Hacksaw Ridge.
Day: January 9, 2017
Move over Washington, Moscow is coming to the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures with Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev and other officials at the anti-submarine navy ship Admiral Tributs at the south pier in Metro Manila, Philippines Jan 6, 2017. Source: Reuters/Noel Celis/Pool No longer is the United States influencing the region as it once did, leaving space for Russia and China to fill the void.
Rail trail donation box stolen
Port Fairy police are appealing for witnesses after the box, estimated to have contained up to $500 in cash, was cut away from a metal pole sometime between Tuesday, January 3 and Saturday, January 7. Leading senior constable Glenn McDuff said the metal pole attached to the donation box had been cut with a tool such as a hacksaw or battery-operated metal grinder.
NK leader’s public activity in decline since 2013: data
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s public activity has been on the decline since 2013 as he is seen to have established his power base, reducing the need to show his presence publicly, a Seoul government official said Tuesday. The North’s leader conducted public activities on 132 occasions in 2016, down 14 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled by South Korea’s unification ministry.
Korea to spend W937.2b won in 2017 for Winter Olympic preparations
South Korea plans to spend 937.2 billion won this year in support for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations, the sports ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said its 2017 budget for the Olympic preparations is down 49.4 percent from 2016, due largely to a decrease in costs of facility construction that has entered the final stretch.
BSF rejects jawans claims, alleges soldier has ‘troubled past’
Jammu , Jan. 9 : The Border Security Force on Monday rejected claims made by a soldier, who in a shared video complained of poor treatment and lack of food supplies, clarifying that even though conditions for soldiers were tough they were provided with regular rations while asserting that the jawan in particular had a troubled past. [NK India] “Mentioned BSF Constable who has uploaded his selfie declarations on his Facebook page is posted in a Battalion deployed on Line of Control.
Akhilesh will Up CM after elections: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Lucknow, Jan 9 : Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said there is no rift between him and his son and made it clear that Akhilesh Yadav will be the Chief Minister after the election. [NK India] Speaking to mediapersons, he said, Akhilesh will be the Chief Minister after the election.
Poster of film ‘Alif’ releases
Mumbai, Jan 9 : Poster of award winning film ‘Alif-Ladna nahi padhna zaroori hai,’ narrated by Jaya Bachchan, released on Monday. [NK Bollywood] The film is written and directed by Zaigham Imam and produced by Pawan Tiwari and Zaigham Imam.
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem that kills four Israelis
New York, Jan 9 : The Security Council has strongly denounced the terrorist attack in Jerusalem yesterday, in which four Israelis were killed and 15 injured. [NK Middle East] In a press statement issued overnight, the Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
UN agency seeks $813 million to support Palestine refugees fleeing…
New York, Jan 9 : With Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – including East Jerusalem – and those who have fled the conflict in Syria, facing humanitarian crises, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East today launched an $813 million emergency aid appeal. [NK Middle East] Speaking to UN News, Pierre Krhenbhl, the Commissioner General for UNRWA said: Palestine refugees are among the worst affected by the conflict.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly receives death threat
Kolkata, Jan 9 : Former captain of Indian cricket team and current president of Cricket Association of Bengal , Sourav Ganguly, on Monday claimed that he has received a letter with death threat. [NK Cricket] According to reports, an anonymous letter was sent to his address via courier on Jan 5, where he was threatened to be killed if Sourav visits West Medinipur in future.
Yemen: EU-UN partnership to target ‘alarming’ food insecurity
New York, Jan 10 : With 14 million people in Yemen lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, the European Union has committed 12 million euros to assist the efforts of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to tackle rising hunger in the strife-torn Gulf of Aden country. [NK Middle East] This is one of the worlds worst humanitarian crises.
Mixed bag at carnival
COUNTRY week cricket continues this week, with teams from the Wimmera in Portland to compete in the under-13 carnival. Teams have been sent to represent the Horsham, Wimmera-Mallee and West Wimmera Cricket Associations.
Haiti: UN-supported supply system provides clean water to remote community
New York, Jan 10 : A new drinking water distribution system, partly funded by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti , is now providing safe water for the people of Los Palis – a community in the district of Hinche, located in the centre of the island nation. [NK World] A remote area mainly consisting of dry mountains, Los Palis is located 15 minutes away from the city centre of Hinche.
Trump’s Man in Indonesia to Boost Ties With Theme Park, Racing Track
Indonesian tycoon Hary Tanoesoedibjo says he’s fending off potential rivals to his pact with the Trump Organization by building new projects such as a motorbike-racing track and Disneyland-like theme park to cement the alliance. Tanoesoedibjo’s MNC Group, which is redeveloping two Indonesian resorts to be managed by the company owned by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, is open to more joint ventures given his existing relationship and access.
Ceres Negros, 7 other FCs join PFL
NEGROS Occidental’s Ceres Negros FC and seven other professional football clubs have officially signed up with the country’s first national premier league, the Philippines Football League , set to kick off in March or early April. After the Philippine Football Federation introduced PFL last year, the teams that have confirmed their participation are last year’s United Football League double champions Global FC, UFL runner-up Ceres Negros FC, Stallion FC, Loyola Meralco Sparks FC, Kaya FC, Green Archers United FC, and JP Voltes FC.
Pacete: Other stories in Negros
THEN and now, our province has nonpareil stories to tella Don Juan tragedy, Kanlaon eruption, the unforgotten massacre, the Swanson kidnapping, and more. These stories are always retold in whisper in gatherings to give color to the special event.
No train services south of Prachuap Khiri Khan
With a section of the rail track between Bang Saphan Yai and Cha Muang railway stations in Prachuap Khiri Khan province flooded and impassable, the State Railway of Thailand has suspended most southern rail services. The announcement was made by the SRT’s public relations office on Facebook on Tuesday.
Stephens, Cirelli biggest names traded in OHL
Centres Mitchell Stephens and Anthony Cirelli, who won silver for Canada together at the world junior hockey championship, were two of the biggest names moved on Monday as the Ontario Hockey League’s trade deadline approaches. Stephens was traded by the Saginaw Spirit to the London Knights for four second-round picks between the 2018 and 2020 OHL Priority Selection Drafts and three third-round picks between 2017 and 2021.
Governor Cuomo Advocates For Ride-Hailing Apps Upstate
After three years of trying to get ride hailing car services like Uber and Lyft approved in upstate New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting the proposal into high gear. “Ride sharing is creating thousands of jobs.
Japan’s Rural Towns Are Luring Tax From Tokyo With Beef and Beer 2 hours ago
Want a free case of craft beer? If you send 30,000 yen or more of your taxes to the town of Yamanouchi in Nagano prefecture, they’ll send you 24 bottles of a locally brewed beer to say thanks. Want beef? Redirect 50,000 yen of your local area taxes to Miyakonojo in Miyazaki, and you’ll get 3 kilograms of high-grade beef in return.
Berlina s Brandenburg Gate lit up in solidarity with Israeli truck-ramming victims
The famous Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was lit up in the colors of Israel’s flag in solidarity with the victims of Sunday’s terror attack in Jerusalem that took the lives of four Israeli soldiers. The symbolic gesture on Monday by the Berlin Senate came about in part due to efforts by Green Party Bundestag member Volker Beck and a petition started by a member of the Jewish community.
Coldplay to play 2 Israeli-Palestinian peace concerts near Dead Sea
The concerts, set for Nov. 3 and 4, will be performed at an outdoor location north of the Dead Sea, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday. The shows will aim to promote human rights and bring people together, The Times of Israel reported .
Zygmunt Bauman, Polish-Jewish sociologist and philosopher, dies at 91
Bauman, who wrote on subjects ranging from the fluidity of identity in the modern world to consumerism, died Monday at his home in Leeds, England. He was 91. Bauman believed that the genocide of the Holocaust and totalitarian systems were unnatural but the logical consequence of modernity.
NZ’s luckiest Lotto town revealed
Kiwi punters may wish to buy their next Lotto ticket in Otorohanga, after the Waikato district was named the country’s “luckiest” area for 2016. On average Otorohanga District residents won about $1526 per capita, almost $600 more than the second most prosperous area .
Cuomo: NY can show the nation an alternative to Trump
” New York state must stand as an alternative to Donald Trump, showing the nation that tolerance, progressive policies like a higher minimum wage and investments in education can create an economy that works for all, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Without mentioning the Republican president-elect by name, Cuomo, a Democrat, said it is up to New York to find a different way to address the middle-class angst that propelled Trump to the White House.
US adds 2 members of Hezbollah to terrorism sanctions list
Mughniyeh is a Hezbollah commander with extensive family links to the Lebanon-based militant group. He’s the nephew of Hezbollah’s previous military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an explosion near the Syrian capital in last year, and the son of military commander Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a 2008 car bombing in Damascus that Hezbollah blamed on Israel.
Ivory Coast: Mutiny ends, cocoa prices tumble
“Cocoa futures slid the most in a month in London after negotiations ended a two-day army mutiny that had paralyzed several cities in Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer. Following an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Saturday, President Alassane Ouattara said he’d reached an agreement with soldiers who had blocked roads in the central city of Bouake in Daloa, one of the biggest cocoa areas, and the commercial capital of Abidjan.
Canada Stocks-TSX falls in broad retreat led by energy stocks
TORONTO, Jan 9 Canada’s benchmark stock index finished lower on Monday as energy stocks fell with tumbling oil prices, and financial, telecom and industrial stocks also weighed on the market. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended down 107.10 points, or 0.69 percent, at 15,388.95.
China’s poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog
QIAN’AN, China – An overloaded coal truck rumbles down from the steel factory and hits a bump, sending chunks of its black cargo skittering and click-clicking along the asphalt. Waiting by the roadside, a farmer swaddled in thick, cotton-padded winter clothing scrambles into onrushing traffic to pick up the pieces.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Slides on Falling Oil Prices
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today slipped thanks to a downturn in crude oil prices, but that didn’t stop the Nasdaq from hitting another record high. Now, here’s a look at today’s most important market events and stocks, plus a preview of Tuesday’s economic calendar.
Chris Hemsworth on the benefits of filming Thor Ragnarok in Australia
‘No wonder Taylor Swift ended things!’ Tom Hiddleston is ridiculed for his ‘white savior’ acceptance speech about South Sudan at Golden Globes ‘It’s good to be able to put the kids in bed every night’: Chris Hemsworth on the benefits of filming Thor Ragnarok in Australia as he prepares to film next Avengers movie in the US And on Sunday while at the Golden Globes, Chris Hemsworth revealed his joy at getting to spend quality time with his kids while filming blockbuster Thor last year on the Gold Coast. Speaking to the Today Show’s Richard Wilkins on the red carpet in Los Angeles, the superhero star admitted Ragnarok, the third movie in the Marvel franchise, was his best movie-making experience yet.
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Madawaska County BBQ Dipping Sauce
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Customs House Museum and Cultural Center opens David Iacovazzi-Pau Portraits exhibit
The Customs House Museum features the figurative work of international artist David Iacovazzi-Pau this month in the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery. The suite of ten, made up of sketches as well as oils on canvas, date from 2013 to 2016.
Experts: NY can absorb closing of Indian Point nuke plant
A plan to close the aging Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2021 removes a long-held fear of an accident occurring miles from the nation’s most populous city. Although the plant provides about a quarter of the electricity in New York City and suburban Westchester County, experts agree that taking he plant offline should have a negligible long-term impact on supply.
Michele Bachmann looks to Trump to reverse “evil” gay agenda
Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann recently appeared on Family Research Council President Tony Perkins ‘ “Washington Watch” radio show, where she made known her support of Perkins’ call for President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate supporters of LGBTQ rights from the State Department. The Trump transition team has already raised alarm bells with a memo sent to the Energy Department asking for the names of people who work on climate change , and another to the State Department looking for information on employees who have worked “to promote gender equality, such as ending gender-based violence, promoting women’s participation in economic and political spheres, entrepreneurship, etc.”
Merkel pledges quick security action after Berlin attack
Chancellor Angela Merkel promised Monday that Germany’s government would tackle security issues raised by the Christmas market truck attack and renewed a pledge to make a “national effort” to ensure that failed asylum seekers return home. The Dec. 19 truck attack in Berlin demanded a swift response that guarantees both security and civil liberties, Merkel said at a conference of civil servants in Cologne.
House gets Lymington Town moving again
House’s stunning 20-yarder earned Lymo a long overdue 1-0 victory at Sydenhams Premier strugglers Whitchurch United on Saturday. Leapfrogging the Jamboys were Cowes Sports who did their survival hopes a power of good with a 2-0 home win over Bournemouth Poppies.