Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump’s measured tone in his first speech to Congress, which sent Wall Street stocks sharply higher, while growing bets on a U.S. rate hike this month buoyed the dollar. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 0.2 percent, led by rebound in Australian shares .
Day: January 4, 2017
Roadside bomb hits police vehicle in Pakistan, wounding 19
A Pakistani police official says a roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying police in the country’s northwest, wounding four officers and 15 passers-by. Local police official Mohammad Nawaz says Wednesday’s attack took place in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, a gateway to Pakistan’s troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Protesting migrants took staff as hostages in Italian reception centre
Migrants, visibly of African sub-Saharan origin, barricaded staff inside a reception centre in northern Italy in a protest over living conditions there after the death of a young woman. The 25-year-old woman from the Ivory Coast died apparently of natural causes on Monday afternoon at the centre in Cona, near Venice, the town’s mayor told La Repubblica TV.
Turkish parliament approves extending state of emergency by 3 months
Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday approved a government-backed motion to extend by another three months the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the 15 July failed coup against President Recep Tayyip The state of emergency – which has seen tens of thousands lose their jobs or be arrested on suspicion of links to the putsch – had already been prolonged once before and was due to expire on 19 January. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged Turkey the EU’s “continued support” in its fight against terrorism yesterday , after the New Year’s Eve nightclub attack that killed 39 people.
Faraday Future unveils electric vehicle in Las Vegas to kick off CES
Nick Sampson , senior vice president of product R&D and engineering at Faraday Future, shakes hands with YT Jia , founder and CEO of LeEco, in front of a Faraday Future FF 91 electric car during an unveiling event in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2017. Hong Bae, director of ADAS and self driving at Faraday Future, celebrates as a self-driving Faraday Future FF 91 electric car finds a parking space and self-parks during a live demonstration in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2017.
A German court has shut down hopes for a breakaway Bavaria
Bavarian riflemen and women in traditional costumes fire their muzzle loaders in front of the “Bavaria” statue on the last day at the 183rd Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Would Germany be Germany without Bavaria? The wealthy southern state comprises roughly one-fifth of Germany’s landmass.
War legacy recovered
Reunited: Brothers Murray and Jack Granter with their father’s medals, including his Belgian Croix de Guerre, and diploma from the Belgian government. A travelling exhibition chronicling the horrors of World War I has helped two Warrnambool brothers re-connect with their father’s decorated past after more than 60 years.
Alfa Romeo confirms Giulia QV pricing for Australia
Alfa Romeo has revealed sharp pricing for its high-performance Giulia QV of $143,900 before on-road costs, positioning it $14,215 cheaper than Mercedes-AMG C63 S and just $4285 more expensive than its BMW M3 rival. While BMW’s sedan hero can be had for $139,615 in its base guise, opting for the Competition-spec version raises prices up to $144,615 – $715 more expensive than the Alfa – and the Mercedes C-Class-based bruiser starts at $155,615.
Brendan Bottcher opens Canadian Open with a 7-4 win over Steve Laycock
Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher beat Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 7-4 on Tuesday in the first draw of the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open. The event features a triple knockout preliminary round where teams must win three games before they lose three in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Get Ready to Rio! with Chef Hubert Keller
As the world’s attention turns to Rio de Janeiro for the August 2016 Olympics, Chef Hubert Keller explores and celebrates Rio’s exciting and vibrant culinary scene. In the show, Chef Keller talks with and learns from Rio’s most celebrated chefs, popular street food vendors, a brewmaster, and Brazilian cookbook author.
`Old` Venus Williams pulls out of Auckland Classic with injury
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 4 : Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the Auckland Classic after suffering from an arm injury. Williams issued a brief statement just hours after “feeling old” in overcoming unsung teenager Jade Lewis 7-6 , 6-2 in the first round match.
113 mutilated bodies found dumped across Balochistan in 2016: BHRO
Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 4 : Baloch Human Rights Organisation chairperson Bibi Gul Baloch has claimed that at least 113 mutilated bodies were found dumped across Balochistan last year. Revealing details of the annual report compiled by the BHRO at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Tuesday, Gul Baloch said that during 2016 scores of military operations were carried out in the province’s insurgency-hit south-western parts and that 32 people had gone missing after being “arrested by the law enforcement agencies”.
Chinese renewable power giant builds global empire
In this Nov. 7, 2008 photo, people stand near electric pylons watching flow of water is discharged through the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang in central China’s Hubei province. Three Gorges Group is spending heavily to buy or build hydro, wind and solar projects at a time when Western utility investors are pulling back and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to revive coal use has raised doubt about U.S. support for renewables.
DETERMINED: Jessica Hinson will be taking on Mount Kilimanjaro in August
A STUDENT from Weymouth has a gruelling six months of training ahead of her as she sets our her plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Jessica Hinson has decided to take on the challenge with her fellow students at the Raise and Give Society at her university.
Citi FM’s Hello Kigali trip attracts dozens of private businesses
The Hello Kigali Trip, involving Citi FM and private sector delegation, is to expose businesses to a first-hand experience of how a country with a recent genocide history, has turned around its story making it an investment hub within sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the impact of Rwanda’s genocide story on the country’s political and socio-economic fundamentals, major reforms have made it one of the most sought after economies in Africa and around the globe.
When Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar stalked ‘Menstrual Man’
India’s sanitary-pad-man Padma Shri Arunachalam Muruganantham tells hitlist how he was chased, coerced by Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar into lending his story for Bollywood big screen adaptation After hounding Menstrual Man Padma Shri Arunachalam Muruganantham for months and finally convincing him to allow them to translate it for the big screen, Twinkle Khanna, Akshay Kumar and R Balki are all set to showcase ‘Padman’ to the world. Back in 1998, Muruganantham had sparked off a revolution when he developed, after much derision and social censure, a low-cost sanitary napkin machine.
Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang may lose WBC roster spot
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang may lose his spot on South Korea’s roster for the World Baseball Classic after his third arrest for driving under the influence since 2009 last month in Seoul. Kang, 29, was also interviewed by Chicago police last summer as a “person of interest” in a sexual assault investigation, although no charges were filed.
Istanbul attack: Mortal remains of Abis Rizvi, Khushi Shah reach India from Turkey
Mumbai: Bodies of film producer-realtor Abis Rizvi and fashion designer Khushi Shah, who were among 39 people killed in the Istanbul terror attack, arrived here early today. “The Turkish Airlines plane carrying the bodies landed at Mumbai airport shortly after 5 AM,” BJP MP Kirit Somaiya, who received the bodies at the airport, told PTI.
Indian police investigate New Year sex attacks
Indian police have filed a case after finding “credible” evidence that groups of men sexually assaulted women at a New Year’s eve celebration, an incident that has sparked widespread outrage. Praveen Sood, the police commissioner of Bangalore city, said an inquiry had been set up into allegations women attending the Saturday night celebrations were chased, groped, molested and robbed.
Leander Paes and other tennis stars up the glam quotient at fashion show
Chennai: India’s multiple Grand Slam champion Leander Paes and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s movie star and tennis sensation Damir Dzumhur set the ramp on fire as it were when they walked for designers Lalit Dalmia and Pranjal Kadkade at the Chennai Open fashion show here organised by 6 degrees.
Jagdish Singh Khehar sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India, first Sikh to hold post
New Delhi: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Kehar at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.