Day: January 2, 2017

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Mitchell Stephens returned from injury to score a goal and set up two more as Canada downed the Czech Republic 5-3 in a quarter-final on Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Julien Gauthier, with two, Blake Speers and Thomas Chabot also scored for Canada, which advanced to a semifinal on Wednesday against Sweden.

USLS student dominates Negros Speedcubing tilt

UNIVERSITY of St. La Salle engineering student Jay Benedict Alfaras topped the 1st Negros Speedcubing Open 2016 held at Lopue’s East Centre in Bacolod City on December 29. Alfaras, who hails from Bacolod City, finished in 9.67 seconds ahead of fellow La Sallian Lance Christian Juarez and Iloilo City’s May John Saban . The Negros Open gave Alfaras his fourth straight title after he was declared champion in three other competitions in the past three months, including the Baguio City Open on October 30, Speedcubing Yearend Open in Cebu City on November 26, and Pinoy Big Cubes Open in Quezon City on December 18. Alfaras also registered a 29.60 solve in the 4x4x4 puzzle event, which is officially the new Philippine National Record.

At Least 60 Killed In Prison Riot In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 3 — At least 60 people were killed during a riot over the weekend at a prison in Brazil. The revolt which lasted nearly 20 hours started on Sunday afternoon as part of a rivalry between two criminal organizations at the Anisio Jobim Prison Complex in the city of Manaus.

64 killed in bombings in Baghdad

Five car bombs detonated in the Iraqi capital on Monday, marking a bloody start to the year as Iraq attempts to squeeze the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant from its last remaining territory in the country. Sixty-four people were killed in the attacks, according to a security official from Baghdad Operations Command, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Serena Williams wins opening match in Auckland

Serena Williams mixed flashes of form and occasional bouts of frustration as she ended four months on the sidelines with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Pauline Parmentier on Tuesday in the first round of the ASB Classic. Top-seeded Williams had to wait an extra day to make her first appearance of 2017 because rain forced the postponement of her first-round match on Monday.

Asia stocks see subdued start to 2017, dollar resumes climb

Investors look at computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song Asian stocks began 2017 on a flat note on Tuesday, uninspired by a surge in European markets to their highest in more than a year, while the dollar resumed its climb after last week’s stumble.

Oil prices rise as markets eye OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts

Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will be effective in draining the global supply glut. International Brent crude oil prices LCOc1 were trading up 31 cents, or 0.55 percent, at $57.13 a barrel at 0203 GMT on Tuesday – close to last year’s high of $57.89 per barrel, hit on Dec. 12. Oil markets were closed on Monday after the New Year’s holiday.

Former Davao City vice mayor joins Duterte admin as new DBP board member

Former Davao City vice mayor Luis Bonguyan has joined the Duterte administration as a new board member of the Development Bank of the Philippines . Bonguyan, who was Duterte’s vice mayor in early 2000, told reporters during the regular Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City on Monday that DBP’s mandate for this year is to focus its support to the local government units , the electric cooperatives and water districts in the country.

Making waves on the water at Fyans

RESIDENTS in and around Lake Fyans rang in the new year on the water, making waves in an afternoon of knee boarding and water skiing. It was a warm end to 2016 after Stawell reached a maximum of 28 degrees on New Year’s Eve.

Is Beijing concealing Pakistan-linked terror in Xinjiang1 hour ago

Hong Kong, Jan.3 : In the last six months of 2016, state-owned media in China has reported two terrorist incidents in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region , the most recent of which occurred in the province’s Karakax County, resulting in the death of one person. Both of these terror-related incidents took place this year on September 10 and December 28 respectively.

Donald Trump will not tolerate dual role from India’s neighbours: Transition team member1 hour ago

New Delhi, Jan. 03 : In an apparent reference to Pakistan, a member of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has said that the incoming President will not tolerate dual role from India’s neighbour. “The President-elect has made that policy very very clear that he is not going to tolerate dual role from India’s neighbours,” transition team member Shalab Kumar told ANI.

UP Polls: Congress divided on tying up with Samajwadi Party under Akhilesh Yadav 51 mins ago

Lucknow, Jan 3: Amid the ongoing crisis in Samajwadi Party, Congress’ stand seem divided on forming an alliance with the party under the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav in the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections this year. While the senior leadership of Congress compared the family feud in the Samajwadi Party to a 1990s soap opera and evaded questions of pre-poll alliance, majority of the party MLAs in Uttar Pradesh spoke in favour of tie-up with Samajwadi Party under the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Supreme Court to hear petition challenging CBI interim director…

New Delhi , Jan. 3 : The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a plea challenging the appointment of interim Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation Rakesh Asthana, a 1984 Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service officer. The Public Interest Litigation filed by Prashant Bhushan on behalf of Common Cause, an NGO, sought the quashing of Asthana’s appointment in accordance with the Vineet Narain case.

Trump on North Korea ICBM: ‘It won’t happen!’

“North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the US,” Trump tweeted. “It won’t happen!” Kim Jong-Un announced on Sunday that North Korea is in “final stages” of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile .

About 60 killed after Brazil prison gang massacre

About 60 people were killed in a bloody prison riot in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus sparked by a war between rival drug gangs, officials said on Monday , in the worst violence in over two decades in Brazil’s overcrowded penitentiary system. The head of security for Amazonas state, Sergio Fontes, told a news conference that the death toll could rise as authorities get a clearer idea of the scale of the rebellion sparked by a fight between rival drug gangs.

Migos – “Call Casting” Video

Near the end of last month, Atlanta rap trio Migos, flying high on the strength of their stupidly addictive single “Bad & Boujee,” went to perform in the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. The footage of them doing “Bad & Boujee” in front of a ridiculously hyped-up Nigerian crowd is the best thing you will see today: “Bad And Boujee” is the first single from the trio’s forthcoming album Culture .

As the federal government launched Canada’s 150th birthday, PM Trudeau vacationed in The Bahamas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew his family to The Bahamas to ring in 2017, leaving behind a videotaped message asking Canadians to join in “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity a together” as the federal government kicked off celebrations for the country’s 150th anniversary. Trudeau was already out of the country by the time fireworks lit up the sky over Parliament Hill at a $2.5-million New Year’s Eve party paid for by the federal government.

‘Club Diamond’ Brings an Immigration Story to Life at ‘Under the Radar’ 2017

A scene from Club Diamond, running January 5-9 at The Public Theater as part of The Public’s 13th Annual Under the Radar Festival. “Under the Radar Festival” director Mark Russell gives a preview of the 2017 festival, along with Nikki Appino and Saori Tsukada , the creators of “Club Diamond,” a modern take on the immigration tale that uses a silent American film and weaves storytelling, dance and music together to tell the story.

Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on ski racing milestones

If Mikaela Shiffrin wins her 27th World Cup race in Tuesday’s slalom, she will match the career achievement of one of the biggest names in American ski racing history – Phil Mahre. She would also match the women’s record of eight consecutive World Cup slaloms wins – and draw level with Swedish skiing great Ingemar Stenmark for the number of victories before turning 22 years old.

Israeli police question Benjamin Netanyahu over corruption allegations the PM calls ‘baseless’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 2. Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing ahead of his expected questioning by police in a graft probe, telling his political opponents to put any “celebrations” on hold. A bodyguard of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu closes the gates to the residence of the PM as members of the media wait for the arrival of police investigators on January 2. An Israeli police car is seen at the entrance to the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the same day as police were expected to question Netanyahu over whether he illegally accepted gifts from wealthy supporters.

Israeli police question Netanyahu over corruption allegation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was grilled by police investigators for over three hours at his office Monday night, opening what could be a politically damaging criminal investigation into suspicions that he improperly accepted gifts. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, but the arrival of the national fraud squad indicated questions raised about him are considered serious enough to merit an investigation.

14 things that are harder to get into than Stanford

Stanford University’s acceptance rate hit an all-time low for the class of 2020, with 4.69% of applicants accepted into the prestigious California-based school. But while getting into Stanford might seem like a nearly impossible task, many other achievements in life – like acceptance into some elementary schools – are more difficult than earning a spot within the school’s prestigious walls.

At least 56 inmates killed in prison riot in northern Brazil

An attack by members of one crime gang on rival inmates touched off a riot at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas, leaving at least 56 dead, including several who were beheaded or dismembered in the worst bloodshed at a Brazilian prison since 1992. Authorities said the riot grew out of a fight between two of the country’s biggest crime gangs over control of prisons and drug routes in northern Brazil.

Skier Jean Vuarnet, who struck gold with tuck position, dies

Olympic skiing champion Jean Vuarnet, who helped pioneer the aerodynamic tuck position for downhill racers but suffered tragedy with the deaths of his wife and son in a doomsday cult murder-suicide, has died, the French Olympic Committee announced Monday. He was 83. The Frenchman won Olympic gold in the downhill at the 1960 winter games in Squaw Valley, California.

New year, new gas prices

Sunday marked the first day of our state’s new gas tax. It’s 7 cents a gallon more than before, but we’re seeing a much bigger jump than that here in mid-Michigan.

Royal treasures: Queen’s jeweller is put up for sale

What the This is Money team would like to see in 2017: From stamp duty cuts, to customers losing misplaced loyalty and rates to rise Which is the best used family saloon for under A 10k? We put an Audi, BMW, Mercedes and VW to the test Plans for 14 garden villages and 200,000 homes in some of Britain’s most desirable areas are given the green light Round pound coins will cease to be legal tender in OCTOBER: New 12-sided A 1 will hit the streets in March – as will new Jane Austen A 2 M&S shoppers face price hikes of ‘up to 15% on basic goods’ despite a pledge to shield customers from the falling value of the pound What would you do with a windfall worth A 100,000? Five experts reveal how they would invest a big lump sum How to soften the blow of rising rail fares: As train ticket prices rise once more, we deliver tips to save money Pain at the pumps: Price of petrol may soar to 125p a … (more)

O2 plans A 10bn stock market listing in UK

What the This is Money team would like to see in 2017: From stamp duty cuts, to customers losing misplaced loyalty and rates to rise Which is the best used family saloon for under A 10k? We put an Audi, BMW, Mercedes and VW to the test Plans for 14 garden villages and 200,000 homes in some of Britain’s most desirable areas are given the green light Round pound coins will cease to be legal tender in OCTOBER: New 12-sided A 1 will hit the streets in March – as will new Jane Austen A 2 M&S shoppers face price hikes of ‘up to 15% on basic goods’ despite a pledge to shield customers from the falling value of the pound What would you do with a windfall worth A 100,000? Five experts reveal how they would invest a big lump sum How to soften the blow of rising rail fares: As train ticket prices rise once more, we deliver tips to save money Pain at the pumps: Price of petrol may soar to 125p a … (more)

Environmentalists protest hunting bison plan in Poland

In this March 16, 2010 file photo bison are pictured at a reserve in the Bialowieza forest, in Bialowieza, eastern Poland. Environmentalists are protesting plans by the authorities to allow hunters to kill 10 bison in the Borecka forest saying the protected animals should be allowed to die of natural causes.