The Syrian peace talks arranged by Russia, Turkey and Iran that opened today in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, show that President Bashar al-Assad is winning the six-year-old war, but his final victory may be a long way off. Several participants in the conference have good reasons to fight on and Isis has recently made important advances.
Month: January 2017
Philippe Coutinho’s new long-term deal makes significant statement – Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the club have made a significant statement in tying down “world class” Philippe Coutinho to new contract. Press Association Sport understands the Brazil international’s new deal is for five years, making him one of the club’s highest earners, and does not include a buy-out clause.
.com | Gambia’s new govt mired in controversy over appointed VP’s age
Gambian President Adama Barrow’s administration faced a backlash on Tuesday after admitting its new vice-president may be constitutionally barred from serving and confirming ex-leader Yahya Jammeh will be permitted to keep a fleet of luxury cars. One day after naming Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang as deputy leader, an outcry broke out after local media alleged she was 67 years old, two years over the legal maximum to serve in the post.
Off-grid clinic uses renewable energy to support health services in Chile
The quiet coastal enclave of Caleta El Sauce is as beautiful as it is remote, which means the sleepy fishing village only receives regular medical assistance every 30 days. To assist visiting doctors, SAA arquitectura + territorio designed a small health clinic for the community-a rather difficult task given the hard-to-reach location and absence of readily available potable water and electricity.
Jilted lady bobbitises lover for planning to marry another
A jilted woman allegedly bobbitised her 23-year-old lover for planning to marry another girl at Naugawan village of Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. The boy reached home and kept quiet for some time but eventually informed family members due to heavy bleeding.
Vicki Jellie, the unsung cancer widow turned Australia Day Local Hero keeping families together
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. As her husband Peter lay dying of oesophageal cancer, Vicki Jellie wasted too many hours driving from their home in regional Victoria to be at his bedside in hospital.
Australia Day scorcher for Perth with mercury set to hit forty degrees
On Thursday, come what the Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar called “the hot gold hush of noon,” Perth will be sweltering through forty degrees as it celebrates Australia Day. Ms Mackellar’s ode to Australia My Country famously states “I love a sunburned country, a land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains.”
EG: 20 things to see, hear and do this weekend, Jan 27-29
Melbourne Theatre Company presents Garson Kanin’s Broadway classic Born Yesterday. Christie Whelan Browne and Joel Jackson star as clueless Billie Dawn and her bookish love interest in this screwball romance about the dark side of politics and the power of knowledge.
People in a Welsh town are without water after a burst pipe
Even people who have running water have experienced dirty water coming through their taps. Sarah Pritchard in Aberystwyth had yellowish water water coming through her bathroom tap at 8.20 today.
Recent Clemson Ph.D banned from returning to US amid President Trump’s executive order
President Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens of seven countries to travel to the U.S. for 90 days is affecting a recent Clemson University grad, who has been barred from traveling back to the U.S. Nazanin Zinouri, a recent Clemson grad with a Ph.D. in industrial engineering, was shocked to find out that she cannot return after her vacation to see her family in Tehran, Iran. The data scientist, who works for an Upstate technology firm called Modjoul, has all the paper work and documents necessary to work and live in the United States.
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President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
The Latest: Trump says refugee crackdown ‘not a Muslim ban’
President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… Confusion, worry and outrage are growing as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim country takes effect President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
Serena Williams wins record 23rd Grand Slam title with victory over Venus in Australian Open final
The Latest on Saturday from the Australian Open : 10:10 p.m. After playing each other for the Australian Open title, Serena and… MELBOURNE, Australia – Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, and her sister was right there on court to give her a congratulatory hug. The all-Williams final &mdash… CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Lindsey Vonn has crashed for the second straight day, and once again appears to have avoided serious injury.
Draisaitl showing that McDavid isn’t the only Oilers star on the rise
Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl celebrates a goal against the Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson during extra time NHL action in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Draisaitl couldn’t get enough of the National Hockey League when he first came to North America.
Watchdog group: Corruption worsens under populist leaders
People who turn to populist politicians promising to upset the status quo and end corruption may only be feeding the problem, an anti-corruption watchdog group warned Wednesday.
China boycotts Japan hotel chain over massacre denials
DECEMBER 12: General view of the monument commemorating victims who died in the Nanjing Massacre of1937; during rehearsals for a ceremony due to take place to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, at the ‘Memorial Hall for Compatriot Victims of the Japanese Military’s Nanking Massacre’ on December 12, 2007 in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province, China. Japanese troops occupied the former captial city of Nanjing on December 13, 1937 and launched a six-week long massacre of over 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.
.com | Terror-accused twins back in court
Terror-accused twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are expected back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare and Azaadville on the West Rand.
Pedophilia claims span three regions
An 88-year-old man before the court over child sex crimes allegedly abused boys across Tasmania in the 1980s. The man, who the court has not named, is charged with two counts of maintaining a sexual relationship with a child and one count of indecent assault.
New Zealand government orders building repairs due to quake risks
A fashion store displays a notice of closure in Wellington, December 10, 2016 following an earthquake which hit New Zealand. FILE PHOTO – Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island, November 14, 2016.
Krauthammer’s Take: Obama’s Cash to Palestinians – Was a Final Slap at Israel’ NR Staff 4 hours ago
Charles Krauthammer lambasted the outgoing Obama administration for feeding money to anti-Semitic groups through an “aid” package that will be used for propaganda, and he also offered his thoughts on Israel’s political interests regarding the proposed U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem: I think that was a final slap at Israel by Obama on the way out the door. It doesn’t compare with abandoning Israel at the United Nations on the vote at the Security Council a week before.
Gambia: ECOWAS Troops To Remain For 6 Months
The ECOWAS Commission has said its coalition force in The Gambia would remain for the next six months, as requested by President Adama Barrow. Marcel de Souza said this while briefing members of the diplomatic corps and partner organisations on the political situation in The Gambia in Abuja.
Sarawak Cabinet Ministers Take Pledge To Be Corruption Free
Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg today led nine state cabinet ministers and 18 assistant ministers in taking and signing the pledge to be free of corruption. Among those present at the pledge-taking ceremony were Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner, Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Paul Low Seng Kwan.
Merkel’s bid for fourth term is complicated by coalition partner…
The surprise decision by Social Democratic leader Sigmar Gabriel to surrender the SPD’s candidacy to a more popular figure, former European Parliament President Martin Schulz, reinvigorates the fortunes of a party that has become the perennial also-ran to Merkel’s Christian Democrats during her tenure. “Schulz is someone who will compete with a more aggressive stance during the election campaign,” said Henrik Enderlein, professor of political economy at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, in an interview Tuesday.
Books on Trump prove tough sell in Japan – so far
Dozens of books bearing U.S. President Donald Trump’s face on its cover have been piling up at bookstores across the nation since his stunning victory in November. But sales so far have been lackluster compared to how former President Barack Obama-related books did when he assumed the presidency in 2009, according to bookstores and publishers.
Hong Kong to release seized Singapore troop carriers
Nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong will be returned, officials said Tuesday. The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received a letter from Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying saying that Hong Kong had completed an investigation of the SAF Terrex infantry carrier vehicles and other equipment and would release them to the Singapore government.
Playing favourites? Chinese tourism under scrutiny as Lunar New Year nears
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The Latest: 36, 35, 34 _ Serena says 30s is the new 10
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic makes a backhand return to Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. . Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni makes a backhand return to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
State Dept. reviewing $221 million payment to Palestinians
The State Department is reviewing a last-minute decision by former Secretary of State John Kerry to send $221 million dollars to the Palestinians late last week over the objections of congressional Republicans. The department said Tuesday it would look at the payment and might make adjustments to ensure it comports with the Trump administration’s priorities.
Keystone XL good for oil industry, concerning for environmentalists
In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, miles of pipe ready to become part of the Keystone Pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla. President Barack Obama says that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada to Texas should only be approved if it doesn’t worsen carbon pollution.
French midfielder asked Rangers cult hero for advice before agreeing to join Hearts
MALAURY MARTIN may have made his Hearts debut in the modest surroundings of Kirkcaldy, but the conversation which sparked his desire to embark on a Scottish adventure could barely have been more glamorous. The 28-year-old has revealed how his appetite to experience the SPFL was whetted over a lunch in the hills of Monte Carlo, the affluent millionaire’s paradise, as he picked the brains of former Rangers players Julien Rodriguez and Dado Prso.
Vancouver director always knew Ryan Gosling was going to be a star
Premiere of Lionsgate’s ‘La La Land’ – Arrivals Featuring: Ryan Gosling Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 06 Dec 2016 Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com ORG XMIT: wenn30566562 Veteran Canadian actor/director/writer Rob Stewart has always known that London, Ont.’ s, Ryan Gosling was going to be a huge star.
Cisco to buy AppDynamics for about $3.7 bln
The Cisco Systems logo is seen as part of a display at the Microsoft Ignite technology conference in Chicago, Illinois, May 4, 2015. Cisco said on Tuesday it intends to acquire AppDynamics Inc for about $3.7 billion in cash and assumed equity awards.
McAslan forced to withdraw from Scottish senior championships after illness curse strikes again
JANUARY is the peak season when it comes to picking up cold and flu symptoms but Kirsten McAslan would do anything for a clean bill of health for a change. It was revealed yesterday that the 23-year-old, who missed out on Rio due to a bout of glandular fever, has had to withdraw from this Saturday’s Scottish Senior Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena after succumbing to illness on her flight back from her winter warm weather training camp in Tenerife.
Hugo Lopez Coll Participates in American Conference Institute’s…
Hugo Lopez Coll, a shareholder in the Mexico City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, who is also a member of the firm’s Global Anti-Corruption Group, will participate as a panelist during the American Conference Institute’s 11th Houston Forum on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . Hugo Lopez Coll , a shareholder in the Mexico City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, who is also a member of the firm’s Global Anti-Corruption Group , will participate as a panelist during the American Conference Institute’s 11th Houston Forum on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which will take place on Jan. 31 in Houston, Texas.
Well done, Tigress! Good luck, ice stars
THEY fought like true tigresses to reach the final, but fell to a better-organised team that was more focused on winning. But even by emerging second best in the second round of the Women’s Hockey World League competition last week, our girls did the country proud.
Germany, Iran, Scandinavia, Australia get foreign Oscar nods
A father-daughter comedy from Germany, a psychological thriller from Iran, a Danish film about German prisoners of war, a dark Swedish comedy about a grumpy man, and an Australian film about tribal love on a remote South Pacific island are this year’s Oscar nominees for best foreign film. One of the best known of the nominees announced Tuesday is “Toni Erdmann,” a generational-divide comedy from German writer-director Maren Ade that was a sensation at Cannes in May. The film, almost three hours long, also touches on themes of political and social conflict.
Israel announces plans for 2,500 new settlement homes
Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signalling he could be more accommodating towards such projects than his predecessor. A statement from the Israeli Defence Ministry, which administers lands Israel captured in a 1967 war, said the decision was meant to fulfil demand for new housing “to maintain regular daily life”.
Trudeau navigates perils of energy, climate, Trump as Liberals wrap…
Justin Trudeau edged his way across a political tightrope Tuesday, doing his level best not to glance down at the perils lurking below. Shattered credibility on climate change and women’s rights, two of his policy cornerstones.
Canada pauses peacekeeping plan to better co-ordinate with…
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan plans to talk to his American counterpart before he pursues Canada’s plan to send peacekeepers to Africa, saying co-ordination with the U.S. is essential. The government announced in August that Canada would deploy up to 600 troops on future UN peacekeeping missions, though it stopped short of saying exactly where they would go.
Oil eases after 4-day gain, U.S. inventories weigh
Jan 25 Oil edged lower on Wednesday, snapping four sessions of gains as an increase in U.S. inventories weighed on the market, offsetting bullish momentum from production cuts announced by OPEC and other producers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had fallen 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $52.99 a barrel by 0022 GMT.