Samantha Power has completed a personal goal she set when becoming the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in August 2013: She has visited the missions of the 189 countries the United States has diplomatic relations with – and she recommends that her successor Nikki Haley does the same. Power’s last courtesy call Friday morning was to the two-room mission of the Pacific island kingdom of Tonga and its Ambassador Mahe’uli’uli Sandhurst Tupouniua, who surprised her by saying “Our 18th century constitution, I understand, is the second oldest to the United States.”
Day: January 6, 2017
Perth “the place to visit” in 2017 say top travel guides
Perth has had a major tourism boost with two of the world’s best known travel guides listing WA as a “must-see” destination for 2017. Travel +Leisure has included Perth in its 50-best-places-to-travel and Lonely Planet has listed Pinky’s Eco Retreat and Beach Club on Rottnest Island at number eight in its Top-35-new-travel-openings for 2017.
Man stabbed in stomach in Knutsford alleyway
Police taped off an alleyway in the Lowe Drive area at around 3.45pm after attending reports of an assault, and found a 31-year-old man with a puncture wound to the stomach. Sgt Matt Ashton said: “The investigation is in the very early stages but I would like to reassure people that this appears to be an isolated incident.
U.S. charges ex-Haiti coup leader with drug trafficking conspiracy
The leader of a 2004 coup that toppled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and who had been wanted for more than a decade by U.S. authorities, was charged on Friday in the United States with engaging in drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. Guy Philippe, 48, faces a three-count indictment including conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, conspiring to launder money, and engaging in monetary transactions stemming from unlawful activity, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Brazilian woman has been praying to a Lord of Rings figure for
Gabriela Brandao of Florianopolis, Brazil said in a Facebook post that her grandmother has been praying to a figurine of Saint Anthony every day. Upon further inspection, however, Brandao discovered the figurine is actually Elrond, an elf in “The Lord of the Rings.”
Forex: J$128.55 to one US dollar – Latest News
KINGSTON, Jamaica The Jamaican dollar held firm against the US dollar trading at J$128.55 on Friday, January 6, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at J$96.30, down from J$96.71, while the British pound sterling ended trading at J$156.93, down from J$157.23.
Deportivo and Espanyol draw 1-1 in Spanish league
Espanyol took advantage of a blunder by Brazilian defender Sidnei to salvage a 1-1 draw at home against Deportivo La Coruna on Friday. Gerard Moreno scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute after Sidnei stepped on the ball and fell while trying to clear a cross into the area, leaving the Espanyol forward perfectly placed to net his seventh league goal this season.
Ronaldo favored to win his 4th FIFA award as world’s best
Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable run of success can continue with a fourth FIFA award as the world’s best player on Monday. A European champion with club and country last year, the Real Madrid and Portugal forward is favored to beat great rival Lionel Messi and France forward Antoine Griezmann when winners of the rebranded Best FIFA Football Awards are presented in Zurich.
Will Trump’s promised wall become taxpayer-fundeda
It was the signature promise of his campaign: Donald Trump vowed to build an impenetrable, concrete wall along the southern border. And Mexico was going to pay for it.
U.S. intelligence agencies: Putin ordered intervention in…
Russia carried out a comprehensive cybercampaign to upend the U.S. presidential election, an operation that was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin and “aspired to help” elect Donald Trump by discrediting his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in a report released Friday. The report depicts Russian interference as unprecedented in scale, saying that Moscow’s assault represented “a significant escalation in directness, level of activity, and scope of effort” beyond previous election-related espionage.
VW in Advanced Talks for Multi-billion Settlement on US Criminal Probe
Volkswagen and the Justice Department are nearing a deal to resolve criminal and civil allegations over the German automaker’s diesel cheating while it won long-awaited approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to fix about 70,000 diesel vehicles, crucial steps toward moving past a scandal that has cost it billions of dollars and its reputation. A successful settlement is critical to the automaker’s goal of rebuilding its business in the United States, a market key to its long-term growth plans and where VW brand sales were down 8 percent last year.
LETTER: Time to get beyond mudslinging
Doug Griffiths, author of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community,” and paid guest speaker, is upset by Brian W. White, CPA, CA and chairman of Pictou County ‘Amalgamation No Thank You. Now Mr. Griffiths says he no longer wants to talk to Mr. White according to his comments in “Always a way to succeed” which appeared in the New Glasgow News on Dec 21. Well that was the best bit of news I’d heard for some while! Here’s hoping he takes his booty and returns to his native province and soon relieves the Nova Scotia taxpayer.
EDITORIAL: Some ready to throw caution to the wind
Now there’s a novel approach in setting a political agenda: a moderate tone, basing comments on a positive track, avoiding the negative. There was a time when Lisa Raitt’s style in discussing her bid to lead the federal Conservatives would have made all the sense in the world.
Book documents efforts since Westray to prevent workplace deaths
The cover for Hell’s History: The USW’s fight to prevent workplace deaths and injuries from the 1992 Westray Mine disaster through 2016. The book is written by Tom Sandborn.
Some hearings by the Canadian Judicial Council into the conduct of judges
A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry committee has recommended federal Justice Robin Camp be removed from the bench after making inappropriate remarks when he was a provincial court judge presiding over a sex assault trial in Calgary. Lawyers for Camp have responded by saying removing him from the bench should be a last resort.
Ford embraces move to Huskies
Cape Breton forward Declan Smith goes to the net against Halifax defenceman Taylor Ford and goaltender Alexis Gravel on Friday night at Centre 200 in Sydney. As much as Taylor Ford will miss Halifax, the departing Mooseheads captain is most pleased with his new home in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
AP source: Aging New York nuclear plant to close by 2021
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Trudy Rubin: Russian efforts to undermine democracy clear
Trudy Rubin’s Worldview column runs on Thursdays and Sundays. Over the past decade she has made multiple trips to Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and the West Bank and also written from Syria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea and China.
Floods, fire shatter insurance records
A vehicle is submerged in a residential area of Sydney after being hit by a tropical storm in October. Flooding in Cape Breton and fires in Alberta took a toll on insurers across the country in 2016.
Trudeau’s Arctic oil decision a fresh example of Canada ignoring the North
It’s unclear how appreciative Canadians who live in the region will be of Trudeau’s action, because they were not consulted. It’s unclear how appreciative Canadians who live in the region will be of Trudeau’s action, because they were not consulted.
Like God, the Rwandan state works in mysterious ways
On Friday May 17, 2002, I was formally expelled from the Republic of Rwanda. On that day, immigration officials came to my house and asked for my passport.
Learn illustration and pencil drawing skills at free workshops in Chatteris
Artist Richard Savage will lead the workshops whilst international performance storyteller and author Polly Howat reads ‘The Story of Black Shuck for inspiration. Richard will guide participants to develop a variety of drawing skills/techniques through the themes of landscape, animals and people.
Flaws of demonetisation: Lessons from India’s journey
A wise man learns by the mistakes of others,” goes the old saying. Many countries may go for demonetisation in the near future after looking at the success of India in curbing counterfeit and so-called black money.
Queen bees: The honey co-ops giving Afghan women control
In the mountainous central province of Bamiyan, one of the country’s least developed but most liberal regions, beekeeping complements its only other commercial crop, potatoes, and gives rural women the chance to become entrepreneurs. Four beekeeping cooperatives have been set up here in recent years, backed by NGOs and foreign aid.
Supreme Court upholds bail revocation of student activist
THE SUPREME Court yesterday ruled in favour of Khon Kaen provincial court and the Appeal Court’s rulings to revoke the bail of a student activist charged under the lese majeste law and the Computer Crime Act for sharing a BBC Thai article about the monarchy. Meanwhile, the provincial court granted Khon Kaen police permission for a fourth round of detention for activist Jatupat “Pai Daodin” Boonpattararaksa.
Other factors to consider in reducing road carnage
Your report on the horrific double-vehicle accident in Chon Buri with 25 deaths should prompt a national day of mourning, since Thailand continues to have one of the highest per-capita vehicle accident rates in the world! The report implies that an increase in accidents and deaths is an inevitable result of more vehicles on the roads and more people travelling. It points to the possible negligence of the van driver, but says nothing about the irresponsibility of the van company for requiring its driver to work excessive hours, nor the likelihood that many of the pickup passengers must have been outside the protection of the cab.
Sport24.co.za | Spurs’ Lamela returns to Roma for treatment
Tottenham Hotspur winger Erik Lamela has returned to former club Roma for treatment after becoming frustrated by the progress of a hip injury, manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed on Friday. Lamela, 24, has not played since Spurs’ 2-1 League Cup defeat at Liverpool on October 25 and spent a week in his native Argentina in December visiting his hospitalised brother.
The year Asia’s power balance shifted
Even as many yearn for the days when America’s influence kept geopolitics stable in the region, this may go down in history as the year when Asia no longer stood to attention when a US president cleared his throat. In the 1942 Hollywood classic Casablanca, Major Strasser of the Third Reich tells the French police prefect that his impression of saloon keeper Rick Blaine, the principal protagonist, is that he is just another blundering American.
Sport24.co.za | Firmino loving life on Merseyside
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino is aiming to stay at Anfield “for many years”, having cemented his place in Jurgen Klopp’s starting line-up. The 25-year-old has played an important role in the Merseyside outfit’s strong start to the 2016/17 campaign, netting six times and providing three assists in 19 league appearances.
Sport24.co.za | Djokovic saves five match points to reach Qatar final
Novak Djokovic saved five match points against world No 42 Fernando Verdasco on Friday to reach the Qatar Open final where he could meet world No 1 Andy Murray. Djokovic won a thrilling match 4-6, 7-6 , 6-3 to progress to his second successive final in Doha but was earlier on the brink of a straight sets defeat as he trailed in the second set tie-break.
Olympic champion Stoch wins final stop, takes 4 Hills title
Poland’s Kamil Stoch celebrates after winning the fourth and last stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Poland’s Kamil Stoch, bottom, who won the overall competition, and his teammate Piotr Zyla celebrate after the fourth and last stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.
The Latest: Hezbollah ends temporary truce in Syria
In this file photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, Russian Su-33 fighter jets stand on the flight deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Mozambique passenger jet strikes ‘external body,’ is damaged
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Pair accused of murder had lengthy crime records: police
TWO MEN who have been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a man on a Bangkok street have extensive criminal records, according to police. Riding a motorcycle, the two men allegedly killed Wasin Luangjame, 26, to rob him of his iPhone.
Hearts, intestines ripped out in Brazil prison killing spree
Relatives attend the burial of an inmate killed in a prison riot, at the Parque Taruma cemetery, in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. The killing of dozens of inmates in two Brazilian prisons put Amazonas Gov. Jose Melo under fire and led him to say that that there were “no saints,” among the victims.
Inmates’ hearts ripped out as 33 die in ‘barbaric’ Brazil prison killing spree
Thirty-three inmates have died in a prison killing spree led by Brazil’s largest gang, with some having their hearts and intestines ripped out, authorities said. Thirty-three inmates have died in a prison killing spree led by Brazil’s largest gang, with some having their hearts and intestines ripped out, authorities said.
The Latest at CES: What should brands do with shopping data?
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Lorenzo Bocchini was jailed at Southwark Crown Court
A gay former professional rugby player who took up a leading role in a Breaking Bad-style “chem sex” drug operation has been jailed for six years Lorenzo Bocchini, 36, was arrested in July after police raided an “Aladdin’s cave” flat rented through AirBnB and discovered more than A 180,000 worth of cash and Class A drugs including cocaine, MDMA and crystal meth. His brother Alessandro Bocchini, 45, and Alessandro’s wife Justine Bocchini, 33, are both already in prison for supplying drugs commonly used in homosexual sex parties to heighten pleasure, Southwark Crown Court in London heard.
Nappies and human faeces left in bucket during Christmas break
Brian Chisholm, of Gaddesden Crescent, in Garston, allowed two employees from Watford Community Housing Trust into his back garden on Christmas Eve as they were inspecting sewage systems. In Mr Chisholm’s garden he has two drains – one for his sewage and the other for his neighbours – after draining his neighbours, the men filled a big blue bucket full of raw sewage including nappies and human faeces.
Tourists rescued as floods hit Nakhon Si Thammarat
Marine Police Division chief Maj-General Krittapon Yeesakorn said yesterday that the tourists had been stranded at the resort in Khanom district because floodwater was too high for them to wade out on their own. “But we have already helped them,” he said.