Month: January 2017

Airstrikes kill 22 IS militants in northern Syria

Turkish warplanes killed 22 Islamic State terrorists in airstrikes on IS targets in Al-Bab, in northern Syria, in the last 24 hours, the Turkish General Staff said on Thursday. Targets in the air raids included 160 positions belonging to terrorists, including defense positions, shelters and command facilities, the military said in a statement.

Former UN chief keeps 2nd place in S. Korean presidential poll

Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, who is scheduled to return to South Korea, his home country, later Thursday, has kept his second place in presidential polls for two weeks, a survey showed. Support for Ban, whose second, five-year term as the UN head ended late last year, was 20.3 percent this week, according to a poll of 1,511 voters conducted by local pollster Realmeter between Monday and Wednesday.

Former UN chief keeps 2nd place in S. Korean presidential poll

Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, who is scheduled to return to South Korea, his home country, later Thursday, has kept his second place in presidential polls for two weeks, a survey showed. Support for Ban, whose second, five-year term as the UN head ended late last year, was 20.3 percent this week, according to a poll of 1,511 voters conducted by local pollster Realmeter between Monday and Wednesday.

Seven schools may team up for ‘unique’ multi academy trust

PRIESTLEY College could team up with four secondary schools and two primary schools to create a ground-breaking new multi academy trust. Penketh High, Beamont Collegiate Academy, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High, Bridgwater High, Penketh South Primary and Great Sankey Primary are all planning to join the sixth form to create one of the largest trusts in the north west and one of the first MATs to include a faith school.

Seven schools may team up for ‘unique’ multi academy trust

PRIESTLEY College could team up with four secondary schools and two primary schools to create a ground-breaking new multi academy trust. Penketh High, Beamont Collegiate Academy, Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High, Bridgwater High, Penketh South Primary and Great Sankey Primary are all planning to join the sixth form to create one of the largest trusts in the north west and one of the first MATs to include a faith school.

Trump’s choice for top US diplomat talks tough on China

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during the committee’s confirmation hearing Tillerson, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washi… WASHINGTON – Pointing toward possible confrontation, Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of state likened Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea to a takeover of another country’s territory and spoke of forcing Beijing to fully apply sanctions on North Korea.

Trump’s choice for top US diplomat talks tough on China

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during the committee’s confirmation hearing Tillerson, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washi… WASHINGTON – Pointing toward possible confrontation, Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of state likened Beijing’s island-building in the South China Sea to a takeover of another country’s territory and spoke of forcing Beijing to fully apply sanctions on North Korea.

Sudanese opposition group says U.S. work to maintain Bashir’s regime

The opposition National Consensus Forces Saturday accused the United States of leading an international plot through the African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki to maintain the regime of President Omer al-Bashir. The alliance of left parties which comprises the Sudanese Communist Party and several small groups rejects the ongoing efforts by the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for a negotiated settlement to end the war and achieve democratic reforms in Sudan.

Japanese leader arrives in Australia to talk security, trade

In this photo provided by the Presidential Photographers Division Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, second right, and his partner Honeylet Avancena, right, chat with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie at the President’s residence at Dona Luisa Village in Davao City, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in the southern Philippines. Abe capped his two-day official visit to the Philippines by having breakfast with Duterte at his home in Davao city.

Japan coast guard rescues flooded North Korea cargo ship

NHK reported Thursday, local time, a Japanese patrol boat rescued the passengers stranded on the ship in the Sea of Japan. The 6,555-ton cargo ship sent a distress signal on Wednesday evening from a location about 37 miles southwest of Fukue Island, the southernmost of the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

Throwback Thursday – January 12, 2006 | photos

South Australian buyers Peter and Janice Ceete, left, with Elders Penola agent Steve Hill, paid $1180 for 16 joined Angus-Friesian heifers at the Warrnambool F1 sale last Friday. Julie Suter, from Port Fairy Rotary Club, and Mary Bishop, from the Port Fairy Quilters Group, look at a quilt made for Rhonda Coxall by her friends ahead of the annual Port Fairy quilt exhibition.

Global Zinc Lactate 3 Hydrate Market 2016 – Dr. Paul Lohmann,…

Zinc lactate 3 hydrate is white crystalline powder or granules and widely used in food additives, raw materials of APIs and so on. For sample request click on This report provides detailed analysis of worldwide markets for Zinc Lactate 3 Hydrate from 2011-2015 and provides extensive market forecasts 2016-2021 by region/country and subsectors.

Carter: Guinea worm disease reported in 3 countries in 2016

Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been working for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease, says only 25 human cases of the illness were reported worldwide in 2016. When The Carter Center joined the battle to eliminate Guinea worm disease in the mid-1980s, there were about 3.5 million cases in 21 countries, the former president said Wednesday.

Tougher English tests could be introduced for cab drivers across West Yorkshire

Calderdale Council is expected next week to approve the introduction of an in-house English test for all new applications for both hackney carriage and private hire licences. A report to the authority’s licensing and regulatory committee outlines that this is set to be part of a consistent approach across the region, whereby all authorities are considering introducing a minimum standard equivalent to ESOL Level 3. But Bradford is still considering options when it comes to making changes to its current English test for cabbies, it has emerged.

Business Park plans move a step closer

A BUSINESS park and Enterprise Zone at Clifton in Brighouse , which is set to create hundreds of jobs, has moved a step closer. Calderdale Council has teamed up with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership to transform the empty site into a business park to house Calderdale’s growing firms.

Mayweather: Canelo Knocks Golovkin Out, Eventually Fights Spence

Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. believes Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will score a knockout win over IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin – if and when they meet in the ring. There are ongoing discussions for Canelo and Golovkin to face each other in September during Mexican Independence Day weekend.

Rod Culleton’s last-ditch effort to stay in the Parliament

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Tennis integrity watchdog had its most ‘prolific’ year for prosecutions

Tennis authorities have highlighted the successful conviction of nine players and officials by the Tennis Integrity Unit last year as a pointer to its investment in tackling corruption in the sport was paying off. It’s one year since a Buzzfeed and BBC report on the opening day of the Australian Open thrust the issue of match fixing and spot fixing in tennis back into the spotlight.

Justin Trudeau’s Ontario road show takes on partisan edge

Canadians who want to meet the prime minister during his upcoming road tour are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs. OTTAWA-Canadians who want to meet Justin Trudeau during his upcoming road tour town halls are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs.

U.S. blacklists North Korean officials over rights abuses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the 3rd Meeting of Activists of the Korean People’s Army in the Movement for Winning the Title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August… The U.S. Treasury Department has added seven senior North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, to its sanctions list because of human rights abuses and censorship by the communist nation.

Fairfax NZ posts first annual loss in four years in 2016

Fairfax New Zealand posted its first annual loss in four years as it wrote off than $100 million from the value of its mastheads and buildings and more than doubled its bill to pay out redundancies in 2016, all while resuming dividends to its Australian parent and lifting executive pay. The Wellington-based unit of ASX-listed Fairfax Media Group reported a loss of $75.3 million in the year ended June 30, 2016, turning around a profit of $21.9 million a year earlier and marking the first time the books were in the red since 2012.

Bird flu-plagued South Korea agrees to buy US eggs

In this Dec. 28, 2016, file photo, customers look at eggs at a discount store in Seoul, South Korea, a day after government officials announced that millions of chickens would be culled because of an outbreak of bird flu. Because of the spreading bird flu outbreak, South Korea has asked the United States for the first time to ship it shell eggs.