No one could have predicted that left-leaning German Chancellor Angela Merkel would call for banning hijabs. The open borders policy European countries have taken toward refugees fleeing the Middle East due to ISIS has resulted in violence increasing in those countries, with ISIS infiltrating the refugees.
Month: January 2017
OHL Roundup: Bunnaman scores two goals as Rangers down Otters 5-2
Connor Bunnaman scored twice as the Kitchener Rangers beat the Erie Otters 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday. Both teams have had their rosters depleted by the world junior hockey championship.
State Department to North Korea: Refrain from provocations
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Anna Richey-Allen on Sunday warned North Korea against provocations, after the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, said his country was close to performing a test launch on an intercontinental ballistic missile . During a televised New Year’s Day speech, Kim said, “We are in the final stages of test-launching the intercontinental ballistic missile… Research and development of cutting edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its last stage.”
An existential battle for the demographic future of Syria
The Syrian government, Russia, and Iran are trying to change the demographic makeup of Syria. They aim to depopulate Syria of the Arab Sunnis, which, before the Arab Spring was the largest religio-ethnic group in Syria.
Another good target for EPA reform
With reform-minded folks in charge of the Executive and Legislative Branches, unelected, unaccountable, un-removable bureaucrats may soon be exerting far less power over our policies, regulations, lives and livelihoods. Energy and climate are high on the fix-it list.
A Valegro Flash Mob, An Exploding Dressage Horse And More: The…
With a horse show happening every weekend, and sometimes multiple major events taking place in locations around the country on the same day, the Chronicle reporters spend countless weekends on the road. But regardless of how many horses we see winning championships and cantering down centerline, a few special moments always leave a lasting impression long after the story is written and the results are old news.
Can’t give information if FM, CEA were consulted before demonetisation: RBI
New Delhi: Were views of the Chief Economic Advisor and the Finance Minister taken before the sudden announcement of demonetisation of high-value currency notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8? The Reserve Bank of India feels this query cannot be answered under the Right to Information Act as it does not come under the definition of information under the transparency law. The applicant wanted to know whether the “views of Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley were taken before announcement was made.”
Social, relaxed and competitive scene
Former Geraldton resident feels right at home in Upper Horton region, especially with campdrafting and rodeo around this time of year. WHILST the Christmas and New Year period is a time for holidays and the festive season for many people, the scene is a little different for some involved with the rodeo and campdrafting at the Upper Horton Sports Ground.
Tamworth skipper gloves up for Country
Safe hands: Tom Groth takes this catch playing for NSW Country against South Australia at last year’s Australian Country Championships. The Tamworth skipper will on Wednesday begin his ninth campaign with the Bush Blues.
Giving birth alone and far from home
Pregnant indigenous women in Canada’s North are routinely denied escorts when relocating to cities like Thunder Bay to give birth. Lillian Slipperjack with her 7-month-old son, Owen, in Thunder Bay.
Air Marshal Anil Khosla takes over as AOC-IN-C Eastern Air Command, IAF
Kolkata, Jan 1 : Air Marshal Anil Khosla AVSM VM took over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command on Jan 1,2017, officials said. The Air Marshal is an alumni of the National Defence Academy, was commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian Air Force in Dec 79. Air officer has to his credit over 4000 hours of accident free flying mainly on different variants of Jaguar, Mig-21 and Kiran aircraft.
Drug taken by man who died at New Year’s rave fast-tracked for testing
A drug taken by a group at a rave that left one person dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital has been fast-tracked for testing. Up to 500 people were at the party at Mount Lindesay near the Queensland-New South Wales border on New Year’s Day when emergency services were called to treat five people hallucinating and behaving erratically .
Gregson’s slice of history
On top: Bulli’s Ryan Gregson came from the scratch mark to take out the Burnie Open Mile in Tasmania on New Year’s Day. Picture: Getty Images The Bulli runner, who holds the Australian 1500m record and made the Olympics final in Brazil last year, became the first athlete to win the Burnie Mile from the scratch mark since 1967.
Composite teams into semis
Scott Mathieson skips his compositie team with the confidence of two strong knockout wins on semi-final day in Tuesday’s South Pacific Fours at Fairy Meadow Bowling Club. On track: Scott Mathieson will skip his composite team in Tuesday’s semi-finals of the South Pacific Fours at Fairy Meadow Bowling Club.
Separate New Years’ Day crashes claims two lives
Etelvina Hernandez, 24, of Rio Grande City, and Juan De Dios Cavazos, 46, of Donna, died in separate crashes Sunday morning, according to a release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Hernandez, who was driving a GMC pickup truck, died at the scene of a crash just before 7 a.m. Sunday on Embassy Road south of Farm-to-Market 755 in Rio Grande City, the release states.
Why tailor Suitsupply isn’t afraid of Hong Kong’s retail decline
Despite the continuing fall in retail sales – the city’s luxury sector suffered a 10.5 per cent drop in the first half of 2016 – Suitsupply has opened its first Hong Kong store in Central, and a big one at that Retailers in Hong Kong’s Central business district have endured more bad news than good over the past year, but the area still has cachet with international brands looking to enter the Hong Kong market. In early December, Dutch tailor Suitsupply opened its first boutique in the city, taking a large space on Ice House Street.
Odisha
Finance executive Sam Patnaik, 32, a resident of Rasulgarh, was elated when the Reserve Bank of India tried to provide relief to the demonetisation-hit people by increasing the ATM withdrawal limit… Police penalised around 150 party revellers in the twin cities last night for drunk driving and rash driving during New Year celebrations. Zero hour saw city party animals letting their hair down at various glitzy locations in the twin cities on New Year’s Eve.
Forces deployed to open highways
Imphal, Jan. 1: In an attempt to reopen routes, the Okram Ibobi Singh government has deployed central forces along the state’s supply lines to provide security to supply trucks. The supply of essential commodities has been disrupted for two months after the United Naga Council imposed an indefinite economic blockade along National Highway 2 and National Highway 37 against the bifurcation of Naga-inhabited areas during the creation of new districts.
New York trains roll on new subway line envisioned in 1920s
In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo provided by the Office of New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the escalator leading down to the platform to the Second Avenue subway station at 72nd Street in New York is shown. New Yorkers can take their first ride under Manhattan’s far Upper East Side at noon on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
Bihar
City parks and major hotspots brimmed with revellers on Sunday as people ventured out with family members, friends and relatives to soak in the festive spirit and usher in… Police claimed to have busted a biker gang, including its kingpin Manish Malik, following the arrest of five people from the Patna College area on Sunday. Several… The stage is all set for the 34th Kalchakra puja to begin with the Dalai Lama conducting ritual preparations at Kalchakra ground on Monday.
Dropouts’ college gift
Daspur, Jan. 1: Two jewellers in Andhra Pradesh, who decades ago dropped out of school in West Midnapore, have purchased land and donated it for a private BEd College back in their home village. Mohan and Kartik, also members of the trust, have donated Rs 10 lakh more to start the construction of the college.
Outsider’s Longford Cup in four-way photo
It’s a long way from the Inter-Dominion final in Perth to the Longford Cup on a country thoroughbred track in Tasmania but Melbourne owner Matt McLellan has made that journey in the past month. TIGHT FINISH: King Manu , ridden by Stephanie Thornton, wins Sunday’s Longford Cup in a four-way photo-finish.
Welsford back to best
Having been conspicuously absent in his last two wheel finals, rising Australia cycling star Sam Welsford hit back with a bang on Sunday to take out his second consecutive Burnie Wheel. Having been conspicuously absent in his last two wheel finals, rising Australia cycling star Sam Welsford hit back with a bang on Sunday to take out his second consecutive Burnie Wheel.
Edmondson claims wheel win trifecta
It was another tough battle, but the class of Olympic cyclist Annette Edmondson shone through again as she took out the 2017 Burnie women’s wheel on Sunday. It was another tough battle, but the class of Olympic cyclist Annette Edmondson shone through again as she took out the 2017 Burnie women’s wheel on Sunday.
Most read online stories in May 2016
Tasmanian man Rye Duval Hunt was declared missing in Rio De Janeiro after disappearing from the city’s international airport on May 21. Mr Hunt and a friend were at Rio De Janeiro International Airport deciding on their next destination when they split after getting into a heated discussion. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed a body found washed up on a Brazil beach on June 9 was Mr Hunt.
New UN leader pledges to promote peace
Antnio Guterres took the reins of the United Nations on New Year’s Day, promising to be a bridge-builder but facing an antagonistic incoming U.S. administration led by Donald Trump , who thinks the world body’s 193 member states do nothing except talk and have a good time. The former Portuguese prime minister and U.N. refugee chief said after being sworn-in as secretary-general on Dec. 12 that he will engage all governments – “and, of course, also with the next government of the United States” – and show his willingness to cooperate on “the enormous challenges that we’ll be facing together.”
Israeli teen injured in Istanbul terror attack ‘very happy to be back’
Reva Mansour, an Israeli woman injured in a terror attack in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve on Secember 31, 2016, is transfered to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba on January 1, 2017. An Israeli woman injured in a terror attack in a nightclub in Istanbul on Saturday arrived in Israel and was transferred to a local hospital for further treatment on Sunday.
Iraq forces hold 60% of east Mosul, draw U.S. praise, face close-quarters fight west of Tigris
Iraqi forces gather in the Al-Intisar area in eastern Mosul after recapturing it in an ongoing military operation against Islamic State group jihadis, on Sunday. Iraqi forces have retaken more than 60 percent of eastern Mosul from the Islamic State group since the battle for the city began in mid-October, a top commander said.
Dolphins’ Opponents Set For 2017 Season
The last remaining opponent was determined Sunday when the Tennessee Titans defeated the Houston Texans to clinch second place in the AFC South. Now that the standings have almost been finalized, the Dolphins know their complete list of opponents for the 2017 season.
Intruder guns down ex-wife, son, at least 10 others, self at Brazil home party
A man broke into a house in southeastern Brazil where his ex-wife was ringing in the New Year and shot and killed her, their son and at least 10 other people before taking his own life, military police said Sunday. The man was carrying “several firearms,” when he attacked the family in Campinas, about 60 miles from Sao Paulo, according to Cpl.
A taste of independence
Modena, Italy, is known for fine things. The region is home to manufacturers of Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini automobiles.
‘We walked on top of people’
One of the revellers at the Istanbul nightclub which came under attack during New Year celebrations described the chaos and panic as people tried to escape a gunman intent on killing as many as possible. Thirty-nine people were killed when at least one attacker — reportedly dressed as Santa — stormed an elite nightclub on the Bosphorus where party-goers were celebrating New Year.
Bodies of Hamas terrorists won’t be returned, ministers decide
The December 24, 2014 Gaza funeral of Tayseir Smeiry, a Hamas operative, who was killed by Israeli troops after gunmen from Gaza opened fire on an IDF force within Israel Israel will no longer give up the bodies of Hamas terrorists killed during attacks, but instead bury them, the high-level security cabinet decided on Sunday, launching a renewed effort to pressure the Palestinian group into returning two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers. Gaza-based Hamas is currently holding the remains of IDF soldiers Staff Sgt.
Suspect in Istanbul nightclub attack who killed 39 still at large
Turkish police officers block the road leading to the scene of an attack in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a crowded nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations, killing dozens of people and wounding tens of others in what the province’s governor described as a terror attack.
SA look to dominate
Another seam-friendly wicket stacks the odds overwhelmingly in favour of hosts South Africa when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Test at Newlands, starting on Monday. The middle contest in a three-match series comes just two days after South Africa completed a 206-run victory at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth in the Boxing Day Test.
Terror strikes Turkey again
An injured woman is carried to an ambulance from a nightclub where a gun attack was carried out during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. Photo: Reuters Thirty-nine people, including many foreigners, were killed yesterday when a gunman went on a rampage at an exclusive nightclub in Istanbul where revellers were celebrating the New Year.
Police secure the area near an Istanbul nightclub, following a gun attack, in Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal A gunman opened fire on New Year revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene.
Garbage pollutes Khowai
The Khowai river beside Habiganj town has become narrow and polluted due to encroachment and mindless dumping of garbage on its banks. Photo: Star The indiscriminate dumping of garbage in the river Khowai is not only causing environmental pollution but also creating water-logging in Habiganj town.
Information Securty Alliance kicks off with CTO Forum
Recently, Information Security Alliance began its journey in collaboration with CTO Forum at the Sagor-Runi auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unit. As Chief Guest, Shyam Sunder Shikder, Secretary of ICT Division was present at the inauguration program.
Reality Bites
This is a bigger deal than it may look. The past 25 years of world politics have rested on a series of polite fictions, agreed-upon conventions and hypocritical pretenses: That we had a policy to end the North Korean nuclear drive ; That Europe was becoming a great posthistorical power based on the mighty engine of the euro; That the two-state solution was just a settlement freeze away; That international institutions and civil society were replacing national governments at the center of world politics; That immigration was a no-brainer; That the progress toward free trade was inexorable; That democracy was irresistibly on the march; and so on.