Japan coast guard rescues flooded North Korea cargo ship

NHK reported Thursday, local time, a Japanese patrol boat rescued the passengers stranded on the ship in the Sea of Japan. The 6,555-ton cargo ship sent a distress signal on Wednesday evening from a location about 37 miles southwest of Fukue Island, the southernmost of the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

Throwback Thursday – January 12, 2006 | photos

South Australian buyers Peter and Janice Ceete, left, with Elders Penola agent Steve Hill, paid $1180 for 16 joined Angus-Friesian heifers at the Warrnambool F1 sale last Friday. Julie Suter, from Port Fairy Rotary Club, and Mary Bishop, from the Port Fairy Quilters Group, look at a quilt made for Rhonda Coxall by her friends ahead of the annual Port Fairy quilt exhibition.

Global Zinc Lactate 3 Hydrate Market 2016 – Dr. Paul Lohmann,…

Zinc lactate 3 hydrate is white crystalline powder or granules and widely used in food additives, raw materials of APIs and so on. For sample request click on This report provides detailed analysis of worldwide markets for Zinc Lactate 3 Hydrate from 2011-2015 and provides extensive market forecasts 2016-2021 by region/country and subsectors.

Carter: Guinea worm disease reported in 3 countries in 2016

Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been working for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease, says only 25 human cases of the illness were reported worldwide in 2016. When The Carter Center joined the battle to eliminate Guinea worm disease in the mid-1980s, there were about 3.5 million cases in 21 countries, the former president said Wednesday.

Tougher English tests could be introduced for cab drivers across West Yorkshire

Calderdale Council is expected next week to approve the introduction of an in-house English test for all new applications for both hackney carriage and private hire licences. A report to the authority’s licensing and regulatory committee outlines that this is set to be part of a consistent approach across the region, whereby all authorities are considering introducing a minimum standard equivalent to ESOL Level 3. But Bradford is still considering options when it comes to making changes to its current English test for cabbies, it has emerged.

Business Park plans move a step closer

A BUSINESS park and Enterprise Zone at Clifton in Brighouse , which is set to create hundreds of jobs, has moved a step closer. Calderdale Council has teamed up with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership to transform the empty site into a business park to house Calderdale’s growing firms.

Mayweather: Canelo Knocks Golovkin Out, Eventually Fights Spence

Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. believes Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will score a knockout win over IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin – if and when they meet in the ring. There are ongoing discussions for Canelo and Golovkin to face each other in September during Mexican Independence Day weekend.

Rod Culleton’s last-ditch effort to stay in the Parliament

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Tennis integrity watchdog had its most ‘prolific’ year for prosecutions

Tennis authorities have highlighted the successful conviction of nine players and officials by the Tennis Integrity Unit last year as a pointer to its investment in tackling corruption in the sport was paying off. It’s one year since a Buzzfeed and BBC report on the opening day of the Australian Open thrust the issue of match fixing and spot fixing in tennis back into the spotlight.

Justin Trudeau’s Ontario road show takes on partisan edge

Canadians who want to meet the prime minister during his upcoming road tour are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs. OTTAWA-Canadians who want to meet Justin Trudeau during his upcoming road tour town halls are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs.

U.S. blacklists North Korean officials over rights abuses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People’s Army in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August… The U.S. Treasury Department has added seven senior North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, to its sanctions list because of human rights abuses and censorship by the communist nation.

Fairfax NZ posts first annual loss in four years in 2016

Fairfax New Zealand posted its first annual loss in four years as it wrote off than $100 million from the value of its mastheads and buildings and more than doubled its bill to pay out redundancies in 2016, all while resuming dividends to its Australian parent and lifting executive pay. The Wellington-based unit of ASX-listed Fairfax Media Group reported a loss of $75.3 million in the year ended June 30, 2016, turning around a profit of $21.9 million a year earlier and marking the first time the books were in the red since 2012.

Bird flu-plagued South Korea agrees to buy US eggs

In this Dec. 28, 2016, file photo, customers look at eggs at a discount store in Seoul, South Korea, a day after government officials announced that millions of chickens would be culled because of an outbreak of bird flu. Because of the spreading bird flu outbreak, South Korea has asked the United States for the first time to ship it shell eggs.

Hackers trigger yet another power outage in Ukraine

For the second time in as many years, security researchers have determined that hackers have caused a power outage in Ukraine that left customers without electricity in late December, typically one of the coldest months in that country. The researchers’ conclusion, reported by news outlets including Dark Reading , Motherboard , and the BBC , signals yet another troubling escalation in the hacking arena.

Divided Cyprus’ leaders conclude ‘historic’ map exchange

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci arrives for the third day of Cyprus peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades arrives for the third day of Cyprus peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.

Abbas to meet Pope Francis in advance of Paris parley

Pope Francis talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a private audience at the Vatican City, May 16, 2015.. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, just one day before France is scheduled to host an international peace conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Music for Life International to Present Mahler for Life at Carnegie Hall

Music For Life International continues its decade-long tradition of global humanitarian concerts at Carnegie Hall by presenting Mahler For Vision, a benefit concert of Gustav Mahler ‘s monumental Second Symphony “Resurrection” on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Carnegie Hall ‘s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. The concert aims to promote the restoration of vision to millions around the world affected by treatable cataract blindness on the most prestigious concert stage in the world.

Dozens killed as fighting rages at Yemen’s Red Sea strait

Heavy fighting continued to rage Wednesday near the strategic Red Sea strait of Bab al-Mandab in western Yemen, leaving dozens dead and wounded, security officials said. Since Monday, fighters aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abed Rabu Mansour Hadi have been making advances and seizing more territory from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the officials said.

the Naked Magicians to Bring Hot, Hilarious Magic to Chicago; Tickets on Sale Friday

Broadway In Chicago has announced individual tickets for the Chicago premiere of the world’s naughtiest and funniest magic show, THE NAKED MAGICIANS go on sale Friday, Jan. 13 for a limited one-week engagement at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place March 14-19, 2017. Direct from Australia, the show features magic, mirth and more than a touch of mayhem as these two hot and hilarious magicians say abracadabra and take magic to a whole new level.

Dubai’s DAMAC confirms offering $2B in deals to Trump

Dubai-based developer DAMAC Properties said Wednesday it recently offered $2 billion in deals to President-elect Donald Trump’s company, which rejected them. The developer already has partnered with the Trump Organization to manage and run two golf courses in the glamorous city in the United Arab Emirates.

LPG Carrier Rescues Sailor off Nicaragua

A LPG carrier operated by NYK, Linden Pride, rescued a seafarer from a boat in distress 100 nautical miles off the coast of Nicaragua. While Linden Pride was sailing from Balboa, Panama, to Sendai, Japan on December 4, the ship came upon a disabled boat with one survivor requesting assistance, and immediately initiated the rescue.

Vancouver Island Party seeking candidates for election

But first, the Vancouver Island Party needs to find candidates for the Island constituencies before the May 9 provincial election. “We have some interest expressed by several people but we don’t have them formally signed up yet,” said party leader Robin Richardson, a Victoria resident who is a Harvard-educated economist and a former Progressive Conservative member of parliament in Toronto, back when Joe Clark was prime minister.

Safehaven continues preparations for Syrian refugee family arrival

They fled their home north of Aleppo for Turkey, but with the assistance of a local refugee sponsorship group in the Comox Valley, a Syrian family of seven is hoping to soon call the Valley home. Formed in February 2016, Safehaven: Refugee Sponsorship Group is assisting the family with its quest to immigrate to Canada, and as such, has raised more than $64,000 to help bring that goal to fruition.

Sienna Miller says Live By Night role fulfilled a childhood dream

Sienna Miller has said she realised a childhood dream by appearing as a gangster’s moll in latest film Live By Night. Set in the prohibition era in Boston, the movie sees Sienna, the mistress of an Irish mob boss, engage in a passionate affair with Joe, played by Ben Affleck, who has just returned from combat in the First World War.