Month: January 2017

UK offers climate change help

BRITISH High Commissioner to Fiji Melanie Hopkins says the United Kingdom will focus on two key areas of development in Fiji this year. Ms Hopkins said the first issue was climate change and that the UK was ready to work with Fiji during its presidency at the Conference of the Parties this year.

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At 2017 CES, LG expands IOT ecosystem with robot solutions

At the just concluded Computer Electronic, CES, show held in Las Vegas the United States of America, LG Electronics showcased lineup of intelligent robots, as part of the company’s innovations in artificial intelligence and developments in the internet of a thing, IoT, ecosystem. The lineup included a home robot that doubles as a smart home gateway and intelligent home notification center, enhancing convenience in users’ day-to-day lives.

WAF works to improve Rewa Delta supply

Chief Executive Officer of the Water Authority of Fiji Opetaia Ravai stresses a point during the press conference at the WAF Headquarters in Nasinu yesterday. Picture: JONA KONATACI THERE are plans by the Water Authority of Fiji to address water supply demands in the Rewa Delta to ensure people in the area have access to clean and safe water.

India ready to help in polls

THE Indian Government has once again vowed to assist Fiji in any way possible for the scheduled general election in March next year. Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal said he had not had interactions with the Fijian Government on the matter as yet.

Cancer survivor thankful

And one of the major challenges faced by the Nawaka, Nadi, resident during her fight against the illness was losing her left breast through mastectomy. “I decided to start this campaign in Australia to get women to donate the prosthetic breasts and bras for me to bring over for the ladies here,” she said.

‘Life is precious’

Pallbearers carrying the coffin of Mary Johns- Rauto followed by her daughter Mykaela Johns and close family members after the funeral service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva yesterday. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA THE media fraternity yesterday paid their final respects to journalist Mary Johns-Rauto, who died last Sunday after battling breast cancer.

‘On that stage’

US Navy Petty Officer Josua Waqa, 23, was among the 15 ceremonial guardsmen who took part in yesterday’s historic event at the White House in Washington DC in the US. Picture: US MILITARY Her son, US Navy Petty Officer Josua Waqa, 23, was among the 15 ceremonial guardsmen who took part at yesterday’s historic event at the White House in Washington DC in the US.

Appeal Court reserves judgement on Ondo deputy governor’s impeachment

Dayo Johnson, Akure THE Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, to challenge his impeachment. Justice Mohammed Danjuma, who leads a three-man panel, reserved judgment after the counsel to the former Deputy Governor, Mr Richmond Natha-Alade, and that of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Taiwo Olubodunrin, adopted their briefs.

Gambia’s Jammeh flies out of country after stepping down

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia’s leader for 22 years, flew out of the country Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand power to President Adama Barrow, ending a political crisis. An AFP journalist at the scene saw Jammeh take off in an unmarked plane heading for an unspecified destination, seen off by a delegation of dignitaries and soldiers.

Flight from Newark diverted to Florida after ‘security report,” airline says

NEWARK — A JetBlue flight from Newark Liberty International Airport bound for the Dominican Republic was diverted to Fort Lauderdale after an unspecified security concern Saturday afternoon, according to officials. “Out of an abundance of caution, JetBlue flight 893 from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santiago, Dominican Republic, is diverting to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a security report,” the airline said in a statement.

Ghana reaches quarterfinals as hackers target African Cup

In a curious twist even for this occasionally erratic soccer tournament, the African Cup of Nations was targeted by hackers on Saturday, with a group claiming to be Russian saying they had “taken down” the tournament’s official website in a protest against what they called host country Gabon’s dictatorial president.

Police enter Brazil prison after gang clash; control tenuous

Special Operations Battalion Police officers enter the Alcacuz prison amid tension between rival gangs in Nisia Floresta, near Natal, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.Military police took control of the prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country’s penitentiaries.

In Israel, marchers criticize talk of moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

Standing in a chilly sea breeze, hundreds of American expatriate demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to protest what they described as President Trump’s slights against women and minorities. Demonstrators were careful to keep the focus local, though, singing Hebrew prayers for peace, protesting Trump’s promise to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and holding up signs critical of the new president’s emerging bromance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The ENF: at the far-right of the European Parliament

Here is a snapshot of members of the Europe of Nations and Freedom , a circle of far-right parties who met in the west German city of Koblenz on Saturday. The small group, which comprises 40 EU lawmakers from nine nations in the 751-member European Parliament, was created by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in June 2015.

Budapest mourns as 16 die in fiery bus crash on Italian road

By NICOLE WINFIELD, PABLO GORONDI and CHARLENE PELE Associated Press VERONA, Italy – A bus carrying Hungarian students home from a school ski trip to France slammed into a highway barrier in northern Italy and burst into flames, killing at least 16 people, police said Saturday. Thirty nine others survived, but some were seriously injured.

Hackers claim to have shut down African Cup website

Soldiers patrol during Gabon’s soccer team training session at the Stade de l’Amitie, Libreville, Gabon, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, ahead of their African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match against Cameroon. Gabon’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang follows the ball during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match between Gabon and Burkina Faso at the Stade de l’Amitie, in Libreville, Gabon Wednesday Jan. 18, 2017.

Ogier takes lead at Monte Carlo after Neuville’s puncture

Defending world rally champion Sebastien Ogier moved into the lead at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally on Saturday after Belgian driver Thierry Neuville sustained a puncture on the day’s last stage and went out of contention. Neuville, who won three stages on Friday and the first on Saturday, was in the race lead when his Hyundai halted midway through the 13th stage of 17 overall with a punctured rear-left tire.

Hackers in Russia claim to shut down African Cup website

A group of Russian hackers claimed Saturday to have shut down the website of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in a protest at organizers holding it in Gabon, where President Ali Bongo Ondimba retained power in disputed and violent elections last year. A person sent an email to The Associated Press claiming the group New World Hackers had “taken down” the Confederation of African Football’s official website, the website of Africa’s top soccer body and the site for the continent’s main soccer tournament.

Austin Peay State University students perform service work in Caribbean over winter break

A group of Austin Peay State University students recently spent a week during winter break in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, volunteering their time during an annual intensive service trip. This year’s group of 18 students traveled with Dr. Matthew Kenney, director of Austin Peay’s President’s Emerging Leaders Program , to the small town of La Romain, where they worked with Habitat for Humanity on a local housing project.

Arab world reacts to Trump inauguration

The Arab world is still trying to acclimate to the fact that Donald Trump has taken the oath of office to become the 45th President of the United States, especially after President Trump promised to “wipe out Islamic terror” in his inaugural address. Although there have been many letters of support and congratulations sent to the new president, not everyone in the Arab world is so pleased.

Two Palestinian bird smugglers detained at border

Israel Airport Authority officials discovered two Palestinians smuggling dozens of European goldfinches at the Allenby crossing on the Israel-Jordan border. The birds are considered to be extremely expensive in the territories and were found under the clothes of two Palestinians from Hebron and Ramallah.

Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott raises concerns about Worcester hospital trolley deaths

A SHADOW minister spoke of her deep concern about trolley deaths at Worcester hospital and called for urgent investment in social care when she visited the city. Thanking the people of Worcester for a warm reception on her first visit to the city, she spoke about the crisis engulfing hospitals, including the city’s Worcestershire Royal Hospital, asking people to sign the ‘care for the NHS petition’ which calls for extra Government funding for the NHS.

Police take control of Brazil prison after gang fighting

Military police took control Saturday of a prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead in recent days, the latest in a spate of violence in the country’s penitentiaries. A week after the violence first erupted at Alcacuz prison, military police, including riot police and others, moved into the complex outside the city of Natal.

Government says High Peace Council chief dies

An Afghan official says that Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani, chief of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, tasked with negotiating an end to the country’s protracted conflict, has died at age 84. Mohammed Karim Khalili, deputy head of the council, told The Associated Press that Gailani died in Kabul earlier Friday. The exact cause of death was not immediately reported but he had been ill.

Brazil president to wait to replace justice killed in crash

Brazil’s president said Saturday that he would wait to name a replacement for the Supreme Court justice who died in a plane crash until after the court reassigns a major corruption case he was handling. Justice Teori Zavascki was in charge of handling accusations against politicians in the “Car Wash” investigation, a multibillion dollar kickback scheme involving the state oil company Petrobras.

Boosted by Trump, Europe’s Antiestablishment Unites

KOBLENZ, Germany-Europe’s leading anti-immigrant and antiestablishment politicians rallied in the Rhineland on Saturday to launch an election year they hope will topple the European Union, displaying a new level of ambition and organization and casting U.S. President Donald Trump as their inspiration. It was the first time that Marine Le Pen, the French nationalist leader vying for the presidency, campaigned alongside Frauke Petry, the most prominent of Germany’s anti-immigrant politicians.