Diana, Princess of Wales is to be commemorated with a statue commissioned by her sons to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry said, with the passing of the years, the time was now appropriate to “recognise her positive impact” both at home and abroad with the monument.
Day: January 29, 2017
PM will intervene if Trump ban hits Britons – Downing Street
Theresa May does “not agree” with Donald Trump’s travel ban on refugees and citizens of seven mainly-Muslim countries and she will make representations if it hits Britons, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister arrived back in Britain to a storm of fury after she refused to condemn the US president’s controversial ban, which could affect UK citizens born abroad.
Japan’s Watanabe sets world record in 200-meter breaststroke
By Associated Press Japan teenager Ippei Watanabe has set a world record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes, 06.67 seconds. Bathers enjoy a swim in an open heated pool, in windy and freezing conditions in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017.
French left-wing presidential primary: Hamon vs. Valls
Manuel Valls, a center-leaning former prime minister who rallied France tog… . Former French prime minister and candidate in the left-wing primary for the 2017 French presidential election, Manuel Valls, arrives for a meeting in Alfortville, outside Paris, France, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.
Venter back on SARU radar
According to afrikaans newspaper Rapport , SA Rugby are set to make three changes to the Boks’ coaching staff, but it doesn’t include a change in head coach. Venter will in all likelihood come in as defence coach, Cheetahs head coach Franco Smith will be added as backline coach and Konrad van Hagen looks primed to take over as team doctor.
Police hunt man over bus sex attacks
Scotland Yard has said a man is wanted for questioning over a series of “despicable” sexual assaults on buses, including on a 13-year-old girl Scotland Yard has said a man is wanted for questioning over a series of “despicable” sexual assaults on buses, including on a 13-year-old girl Six young women have made complaints over a man matching the same description on buses in Lewisham and Southwark, south-east London, but officers warned many more could exist. The Metropolitan Police said a string of attacks took place on January 27, starting with a girl, 17, boarding a 176 bus at 3.15pm.
Save Malaysia Roundtable of political and civil society leaders on…
Save Malaysia Roundtable of political and civil society leaders on Tunku’s 114th birthday anniversary to save Malaysia from global kleptocracy and a failed and rogue state Wednesday, February 8, 2017 is the 114th birthday anniversary of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Malaysia and the first Prime Minister of the country. I believe Tunku would be horrified that Malaysia has become a global kleptocracy and heading towards a failed and rogue state.
Around the courts 25.01.2017 1
Dean Colin ISAAC, Third Avenue, Torquay. Age: 28. On 27/12/2016 at Torquay in a public place, namely Torwood Street, were guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank: medics
Palestinian protesters burn tires during clashes with Israeli security forces following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on January 27, 2017. / AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH
Armenia again breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 11 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Jan. 29. The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Kamarli village of the Gazakh district, the Kohnagishlag village of the Aghstafa district and the Alibayli village of the Tovuz district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Dovekh village of the Noyemberyan district, the Paravakar village of the Ijevan district and the Aygepar village of the Berd district.
Firefighters successfully quench fire at Tehran refinery
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Firefighters have fought for four hours to put off a fire that had erupted at a tanker at Tehran’s Tondgooyan Refinery, no lives were lost, IRNA news agency reported Jan. 29. A 500,000-liter tanker at the refinery caught fire at 00:19 . One hundred and twenty firefighters were dispatched to the spot, according to the news agency.
Francisco Vargas: He Cut Me, I Couldn’t See, I Want a Rematch
In a heart and soul performance before a sold-out crowd at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt pulled the upset of a lifetime and was crowned the new after an 11th round stoppage of former two-time world champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas . The fight featured moments of heavy exchanges, which resulted in the reopening of a former cut above one of Vargas’s eyes during the ninth round.
BriskBard 1.3 Released : Now Including The Blink Rendering Engine
SARAGOSSA, SPAIN, January 29, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ — Salvador Diaz Fau today announced the release of a new version of BriskBard, the most comprehensive web browser for Windows. The version 1.3 adds Blink, the fastest rendering engine to navigate the Internet.
Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary saw the ‘best and worst’ of humanity
A cat rescue centre tucked away in the hills of Neath Port Talbot became the most famous in Wales last summer – but for all the wrong reasons. Three were found mauled to death, four were found caged and alive in a field behind the sanctuary, while three others are still missing but presumed dead.