Day: January 26, 2017

Ramblers supporting Lodge That Gives

Each year dozens of Cumberland County patients have a home on the road when they go for cancer treatments in Halifax. The Canadian Cancer Society’s Lodge That Gives offers patients a place to stay, meals, parking and activities while going through chemotherapy and radiation treatment at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.

Ramblers enter key stretch of games

If the Amherst CIBC Wood Gundy Ramblers want to vie for first place in the Eastlink South Division standings, the next 10 games will determine whether that’s possible. The Ramblers begin a tough stretch of games Friday in Truro when Amherst plays the Bearcats at the Rath-Eastlink Community Centre before coming home on Saturday to meet the Dieppe Commandos at the Amherst Stadium.

California fights Monsanto on labels for popular weed killer

A battle over the main ingredient in Roundup, a popular weed killer sprayed by farmers and home gardeners worldwide, is coming to a head in California, where officials want to be the first to label the chemical with warnings that it could cause cancer. Monsanto rejects any health risk of its top-selling herbicide.

Khmer Krom ethnic group denied many rights: report

While Cambodia in theory offers full citizenship to members of its Khmer Krom minority, in practise, many members of the community remain in a legal shadowland, unable to access a wide range of rights, a new report released yesterday shows. Despite a professed open-door policy to the ethnic Khmer group from Vietnam, an estimated 20 to 30 percent still lack identity cards, a fact that prevents them from voting and accessing employment.

Malacca eager to taste first Super League win after nine years

PETALING JAYA: Malacca’s hopes of notching a first win in the Super League after a nine-year absence were dashed when their opening match against Kelantan last week was suspended due to the water-logged pitch at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru. “The players were disappointed when the match in Kota Baru was postponed last week.

Ford Swings to $783M Loss on Special Charges

The company’s fourth-quarter performance was particularly strong in Europe, where Ford earned $166 million, up 27% from a year ago. Ford Motor swung to a net loss of $783 million in the fourth quarter as special charges offset strong underlying results in markets including Europe.

Khairy’s pledge

Not an easy task: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin believes the FAM president of choice must be one who could unite instead of divide. KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is ready to withdraw from the Football Association of Malaysia’s elections if Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim runs for the president’s post.

Comedian Joel Dommett from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! coming to Ipswich

The theatre announced on its Instagram page last night the popular comedian, who has been selling out gigs around the country, would be coming to Ipswich on September 28. This will not be Joel’s first appearance in Suffolk this year, with tickets already selling out for him at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds, where he is scheduled to perform in June. The comedian shot to national attention last year after he took part in ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Up against celebrities including Larry Lamb and Ola Jordan, he won legions of fans and was just pipped to the jungle crown by popular Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt.

Where to eat for Chinese New Year

Where to eat for Chinese New Year Happy Year of the Rooster! Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2k8Y6PW Crab in a ginger scallion sauce from Petite Soo Chow in Cliffside Park is a special dish for Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Rooster! That’s right, Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, ringing in two weeks of festivities – from red envelopes stuffed with monetary gifts, to fireworks and, of course, food.

Examining Finland’s tobacco-free plan

The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less than 2% of their adults to consume tobacco — in any form — by that deadline.

Arrest warrant issued for fallen Brazilian billionaire

Authorities in Brazil have issued an arrest warrant for former billionaire Eike Batista, the latest business leader implicated in a giant corruption investigation. Batista, once ranked by Forbes as the world’s seventh-richest man, is the most recent target of Operation Car Wash, an alleged multi-billion-dollar kickback scheme that has led to the arrest of hundreds of politicians and business moguls.

Trump poised to seek new military options for defeating IS

President Donald Trump is expected to ask the Pentagon for ways to accelerate the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and officials said the options probably would include steps the Obama administration considered but never acted on, from adding significantly more U.S. troops to boosting military aid to Kurdish fighters Trump’s visit Friday to the Defense Department’s headquarters will start the conversation over how to fulfill his inauguration address pledge to eradicate radical Islamic terrorism “completely from the face of the Earth.”

The Latest: Jonson: Assad should run in vote to resolve war

Britain’s foreign minister says Syrian President Bashar Assad should be permitted to run for election as part of a “democratic resolution” of the civil war in the Mideast nation. Boris Johnson, speaking on Thursday to the international relations committee at the House of Lords, described Britain’s position on Syria has been “catastrophic.”

A New Obstacle to Asian Security

Highly regrettable actions in South Korea threaten not only a historic agreement with Japan but also our hard-earned friendship. On Dec. 28, 2015, Japan reached a historic agreement with the Republic of Korea on the comfort-women issue, in which the honor and dignity of many women were at stake.

Making a Difference: MOVE Guides Commits Revenue and Resources to Refugee Crisis

Mobility4All will provide donations to support relocation and resettlement for refugees fleeing areas of conflict and poverty through a partnership with Help Refugees, and will build awareness and products through efforts from MOVE Guides’ team. Help on the ground – Through a partnership with Help Refugees, MOVE Guides will contribute direct funds to food, shelter and resettlement support for refugees in Greece.

Baker Hughes Is Busy Drilling in Middle East Even as OPEC Cuts

Baker Hughes Inc., which will soon be the world’s second-largest oil services provider, called the Middle East a positive environment for expected work in the first half this year. “There’s a bit of a disconnect between the OPEC cuts that were announced and what we’re forecasting at least for the next 6 months in terms of activity,” Martin Craighead, chief executive officer at Baker Hughes, told analysts and investors Thursday on a conference call.

Can goat meat hoof its way to the culinary forefront?

Goat is enviably healthy, rich in iron and protein, tender in a braise, and popular in the developing world. Why is it so hard to get in North America? Pop down to your local Loblaws, Sobeys or Metro and it will be easy to find some creamy fresh goat’s cheese from B.C.’s Salt Spring Island Cheese Company, or something better-aged from Ontario’s Monforte, or a brick of that lovely, black, wax-wrapped chA vre noir from La Fromagerie Hamel in Quebec.

UPDATE 2-Nigeria court orders temporary forfeiture of Shell, Eni oilfield in corruption probe

Jan 26 A Nigerian court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of assets and the transfer of operations of a long-disputed oilfield owned by Shell and Eni , among others, to the federal government, court papers show. The court orders will last until Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency concludes an investigation into how the current owners acquired oil prospecting licence 245, according to the papers released on Thursday.

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Heavily armed SWAT teams supported by hundreds of other officers detained 14 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group in early-morning raids on Thursday, Austrian officials said. An earlier statement from the public prosecutor’s office in Graz had spoken of eight arrests in twin operations there and in Vienna involving 800 police.

Strong evidence of problematic conditions persists in real estate market: CMHC

Canada’s federal housing agency says strong evidence of problematic conditions continues to exist in the national housing market. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the most prevalent issues it has observed in the 15 markets it monitors are overbuilding and overvaluation, which occurs when house prices outpace economic fundamentals such as income and population growth.