Armenia’s armed forces have 46 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on December 27. The Azerbaijani army positions located on nameless heights and in the Gaymagli, Gushchu Ayrim and Jafarli villages of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district, in the Kokhanabi and Muncuglu villages of Tovuz district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Voskevan and Barekamavan villages of the Noyemberyan district, Paravakar village of the Ijevan district and on nameless heights of the Berd district of Armenia.
Day: December 27, 2016
Big changes for UTAS
LOOKING FORWARD: University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen said 2016 was an exciting year of accomplishments and changes, with many more to come next year. The 125-year-old institution took home many prestigious research awards, added to its range of courses and, of course, secured funds to relocate its campuses in Launceston and Burnie.
Former Union Flag protestor credited with aiding Trump election victory
Jim Dowson addressing loyalist flag protesters at a demonstration against the decision to restrict the flying of the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall A loyalist convicted over his role in the Belfast flag protests has been credited with helping Donald Trump win the US presidential election. According to the New York Times, Jim Dowson – a regular speaker at rallies protesting against the decision to restrict the flying of the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall in 2012 – bombarded millions of Americans with “fake news” demonising Trump’s rival Hillary Clinton.
Editorial: Disturb us
DECEMEBR 24, 2016, on the eve of Christmas, President Rodrigo R. Duterte visited the Children’s Cancer Center at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City. Busy as he is, he made sure that the visit to the children with cancer is fitted into his calendar.
Disabled volunteers train as online ‘porn raters’
A cyber security group in China has been training disabled people as professional “porn raters” to identify obscene images online, the state broadcaster reports. The Alliance for Internet Security Volunteers based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province has been building a database of obscene images to develop a programme that automatically blocks pornographic content, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Lucky ride
WHAT A RIDE: Jockey Dean Yendall guides Darren Weir-trained Lucky Paddy to the finish line in the Woodford Cup on Tuesday. Picture: Bronwyn Nicholson/Getty Images VICTORIA’S leading trainer Darren Weir scored his fourth Woodford Cup victory in five years when Lucky Paddy won the $45,000 race at Warrnambool on Tuesday.
Classy, Brassy, Christmas
What: Classy, Brassy, Christmas When: Tuesday, 27 December and Wednesday, 28 December Where : Kastelliotissa Hall, Agios Maronas Street, Paphos Gate, Old Nicosia, Nicosia. St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 2 Jerusalem Street, Limassol.
Rescuers find flight recorder from Black Sea plane crash
SOCHI, Russia – Rescue workers on Tuesday found a flight recorder from the Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea over the weekend, the defense ministry said.
APVMA move bordering on the farcical
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China, El Salvador ties unchanged despite Taiwan visit-El Salvador
China has not signaled a desire to change its relationship with El Salvador, El Salvador’s foreign Minister said on Monday, as his country prepares to host Taiwan’s president after she held a controversial call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to El Salvador next month comes after Trump angered Beijing by speaking to Tsai in a break with decades of precedent that cast doubt on his incoming administration’s commitment to Beijing’s “one China” policy.
Sydney weather: temperatures, UV levels to soar in heatwave
After ideal weather over the Christmas weekend, Sydney’s heatwave is predicted to intensify over the next two days with a spike in temperatures and minimal chance of rainfall. Wednesday is forecast to reach a maximum temperature of 30 degrees with only 5 per cent chance of showers, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
15 amazing things humans discovered in 2016
While various pundits have claimed we are living in a post-truth world, those slaves to reality – scientists – have been busy discovering facts and explaining the world for anyone who cared to listen. NASA releases a video Christmas message from the crew aboard the International Space Station where the astronauts are spending the holidays and sharing some ‘haute’ space cuisine.
Dyslexic PhD student James Bond takes University of Sydney to the NSW anti-discrimination board
Despite testimony from former prime minister Julia Gillard, NSW Labor frontbencher Mick Veitch and former deputy premier Andrew Stoner, Mr Bond has been rejected for his PhD by three different universities, Newcastle, Macquarie and the University of Sydney, because he has dyslexia, he says. One of the biggest policy reforms in generations is about to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians.