Month: February 2017

Tibet women’s soccer team denied US travel visas

Tibet women’s soccer team denied US travel visas A Tibet women’s soccer team has been denied U.S. visas to participate in a tournament in Dallas Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mCc37g Cassie Childers, a coach and executive director for Tibet Women’s Soccer, said that 16 members of the team were told at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, that they “have no good reason to visit the U.S.,” during their visit on Feb. 24. They were seeking travel visas to participate in the Dallas Cup soccer tournament scheduled to take place April 9-16 Childers, who is from New Jersey, said in an email from India that embassy officials did not glance at the documents nor provide any other reasons or explanations.

FC Juarez Looks To Get Back On The Winning Tracka

FC Juarez Looks To Get Back On The Winning Track… After back to back losses Bravos de FC Juarez return to midweek action tonight in Copa MX play. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: After back to back losses Bravos de FC Juarez return to midweek action tonight in Copa MX play.

Alex Brummer: It’s time for Tata to dig deep

How councils reject parking ticket appeals even if you have done nothing wrong… but you CAN fight back and win INVESTMENT CLINIC: Should I invest in Neil Woodford’s new fund if I’ve already got money in another one of his? Why NO bank will offer you a Lifetime Isa: Fears Government’s flagship savings deal for under 40s will be a catastrophic flop ASK TONY: HMRC sent a A 2,057 tax bill to my 87-year-old, dementia-suffering mum in her care home MARKET REPORT: EasyJet and Dixons set to fall out of the FTSE 100 to be replaced by Rentokil Initial and DS Smith Triple boost for Brexit Britain: Dyson to build tech hub in the UK, Chinese bid A 1bn for City skyscraper and 1,400 new Expedia jobs ALEX BRUMMER: As Sir Philip Green finally coughs up for BHS pensioners it’s time for Tata to dig deep Revealed: The trick to still get 3% interest on a Santander 123 account… but there’s a catch, you … (more)

Kansas shooting victim mourned in India

Hundreds of mourning relatives joined government ministers Tuesday at funeral rites for an Indian engineer killed in Kansas by a shotgun-wielding gunman spewing racial epithets. The somber gathering in southern India, nearly a week after the shooting, also took on political overtones in response to a perceived antiforeigner wave in the United States linked to President Trump’s America-first policies.

UN panel says North Korea uses new ways to flout sanctions

North Korea is flouting United Nations sanctions by trading in prohibited weapons and other goods and using evasion techniques “that are increasing in scale, scope and sophistication,” U.N. experts say in a new report. The panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Pyongyang said that despite strengthened financial sanctions adopted in 2016 the country is still accessing formal banking channels “by using greater ingenuity.”

Islamic State using more suicide vehicles and armed drones in Mosul

Islamic State fighters were increasingly using Mad Max-style suicide vehicles and commercial drones armed with grenades in their defense of the Iraqi town of Mosul, Australia’s defense chief said Wednesday. Australian Defense Force Chief Mark Binskin likened the vehicles used by the Islamic State group against Iraqi government troops to those featured in the George Miller-directed post-apocalyptic movie franchise.

Luke Bryan gets ready to Kill the Lights on his current tour

After tombstones were found toppled at Jewish cemeteries in Missouri and Pennsylvania, and nearly 100 Jewish Community Centers and schools nationwide received bo… — Many new parents use props and signs to photograph their children’s milestones. But that wasn’t enough for one mom in Australia.Amy Purling cre… U.S. Senator Jerry Moran released the following statement on the executive order President Trump signed today to express the administration’s intent to dismantle th… LINCOLN, Neb.

Jihadists attack north Burkina Faso towns amid film festival

Suspected jihadists have attacked two communities in Burkina Faso’s north while an international film festival takes place in the capital of the West African nation, authorities said Tuesday. The Monday night attacks in Baraboule and Tongomayel injured at least one woman as assailants attacked several official buildings.

“Moana” star Auli’i Cravalho going to “Drama High” for NBC

After tombstones were found toppled at Jewish cemeteries in Missouri and Pennsylvania, and nearly 100 Jewish Community Centers and schools nationwide received bo… — Many new parents use props and signs to photograph their children’s milestones. But that wasn’t enough for one mom in Australia.Amy Purling cre… U.S. Senator Jerry Moran released the following statement on the executive order President Trump signed today to express the administration’s intent to dismantle th… LINCOLN, Neb.

City Seeks Space For Its Virtual Reality Hub

The city’s Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment are planning to create the nation’s first publicly-funded virtual reality and augmented reality lab, announcing Monday a request for proposals for a space that will include $6 million in public and private funding. The city is looking for bidders who will be able to provide space for VR and AR entrepreneurs with affordable, shared access to tools and technologies and gather academic, start-up and business communities to increase the talent pipeline and funding opportunities, as DNAinfo previously reported.

Hulk, Oscar inspire Shanghai to rout Western Sydney in ACL

Goals from big-money stars Oscar and Hulk helped Shanghai SIPG defeat Western Sydney Wanderers 5-1 in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday. The Brazilians, signed for a combined total of around $100 million in the last two transfer windows, struck early in the first half to give the Chinese Super League team a second win from two matches in Group F. Hulk, scorer of the only goal in the win at FC Seoul last week, rose above the Wanderers’ backline to send in a powerful header in just the third minute.

Group collects medical supplies for Mexican city

Seen here are students in the current class in San Luis of YouthBuild, a nationwide program that helps high school dropouts resume their educations and gain vocational skills. Abigail Ramirez and Gustavo Ruiz are pursuing their goals of high education through the YouthBuild program in San Luis, Ariz.

Netflix CEO: co-workers were affected by Trump travel ban

Netflix employees were personally affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban people entering from seven Muslim countries, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. Reed Hastings has been a critic of the temporary travel ban, which Trump hopes to revive in a revised form this week, and told The Associated Press on Tuesday that some of his co-workers had gotten caught up in it.

Who will win 2017 season?

The 2017 NRL season kicks off this Thursday and The Area News sports journalist Ben Jaffrey and Michael ‘Speedy’ Stratton couldn’t be more excited. KICK-OFF: NRL team captains pose with the Provan Summons Trophy during the 2017 NRL Season Launch at Martin Place.

New York City plans to open 90 new homeless shelters

New York plans to open 90 new shelters as city officials struggle to get a handle on homelessness, which has risen over the past few decades to its highest level in almost a century, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday. The move is intended to ease crowding in current shelters and allow the city to move away from housing people in so-called “cluster sites,” which have been criticized as expensive and unsafe.

‘Mr. Big’ drugs dealer is jailed

Police have welcomed the jail sentence imposed on a man who is described as a major figure in illegal drugs supply in Coleraine and Ballymena. Mark Dunford , of Ballylagan Lane, Coleraine has already been behind bars for 7 months and today at Dungannon Crown Court was sentenced to an additional 4.5 years, half of which will be spent in custody and the other half on licence after admitting supplying amphetamines.

No Ibrahim Prize awarded for African leadership

The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, founded by Sudan-born telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim , has only been given four times in its 10-year existence The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership – the world’s biggest individual prize – drew a blank once again in finding a suitable laureate, it was announced Tuesday. The prize only goes to a democratically-elected African leader who demonstrated exceptional leadership, served their mandated term and left office within the last three years.

OPEC compliance with oil curbs rises to 94 pct in Feb -Reuters survey

A flag with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries logo is seen before a news conference at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. OPEC has cut its oil output for a second month in February, a Reuters survey found on Tuesday, allowing the exporter group to boost already strong compliance with agreed supply curbs on the back of a steep reduction by Saudi Arabia.

We cannot allow America to hate again

There has been a huge wave of terror that has hit over 100 of our nation’s Jewish institutions since January. We cannot allow America to hate again There has been a huge wave of terror that has hit over 100 of our nation’s Jewish institutions since January.

Australian Authorities Nab Man For Trying To Help ISIS Develop Missile Warning Systems

Iraqi pro-government forces hold an Islamic State group flag in the al-Dhubat II neighbourhood of Fallujah as they try to clear the city of IS fighters still holed up in the former jihadi bastion on June 19, 2016. Despite facing less resistance than expected from IS in Fallujah, an emblematic jihadist stronghold, sniper fire, car bombs and booby traps remained a risk for Iraq’s forces as they try to clear central Fallujah of pockets of IS fighters.

Broadway’s Come from Away Cast, Creatives Set for Guggenheim Preview This Weekend

On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 7:30pm, Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents a discussion with Canadian writing duo Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine, and Tony-nominated director Christopher Ashley on the creative process behind the new musical Come From Away , which will open on Broadway on March 12. The discussion will be moderated by Michael Paulson, theatre reporter with The New York Times, and the cast will perform highlights from the show. In a heartbeat, 38 planes and 6,579 passengers were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, doubling the population of one small town on the edge of the world.

Travel and Adventure: The village resorts of Austria that aren’t

Descending via chairlift into the town of Tulfes after a visit to a mountaintop Alpine garden, we stopped for a sampling of homemade bread and raspberry schnapps made at an onsite still at a local farmers market run by the same family for more than 300 years. Some 7,500 feet atop Mount Rangger Koepfl our mountain guide likened our hike through the late spring snow to a trek across the Arctic tundra.

Colombia protests China’s execution of 72-year-old drug mule

A retired journalist who joined the criminal underworld while researching a book on South America’s drug cartels became the first Colombian, and possibly the first Latin American, to be executed in China for drug The execution Monday night of Ismael Arciniegas occurred amid a last-ditch diplomatic effort by Colombia’s government to save the 72-year-old’s life. Arciniegas was arrested in 2010 arriving by plane to the southern port city of Guangzhou trying to smuggle almost 4 kilograms of cocaine in exchange for $5,000.

Teaching German

This is the first time Birte Kosten has been in the United States. But she has plenty of other experiences from around the globe.Kosten is the new first grade teacher at West Elementary in the Dual Language Immersion program.

‘Will kill lawyers who defend Gujarat IS suspects’

RAJKOT: A lesser known right-wing outfit in Jamnagar has issued a brazen threat to murder lawyers and their families who defend the two arrested ISIS suspects in the court. On Tuesday, Pratik Bhatt, who calls himself the Gujarat president of Hindu Sena, issued an open threat to lawyer Imtiyaz Koreja in Jamnagar.

Civilians flee as Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul

Civilians continue to stream out of western Mosul as Iraqi forces press on with their assault to retake the city from Islamic State. Rough Cut ROUGH CUT Thousands of civilians, many of them wounded, fled Islamic State’s last stronghold in western Mosul on Tuesday , reaching Iraqi forces’ lines after an exhausting march through the desert.

UN: 8,000 flee as Iraqi forces fight IS in western Mosul

The United Nations says about 8,000 people have fled from the western part of Mosul and surrounding villages since Iraqi forces launched the push to take the western half of the city from the Islamic State group. The U.N. humanitarian aid office said on Tuesday those who fled and reached government-controlled areas south of Mosul “are often exhausted and dehydrated.”

Israeli forces begin evacuating 9 settler homes in West Bank

Israeli forces began evacuating nine homes in the West Bank settlement of Ofra on Tuesday, following a Supreme Court decision that ruled they were built on private Palestinian land. Dozens of settlers and their supporters were protesting on the rooftops as military and police forces handed the evacuation orders to settler leaders and asked them to cooperate peacefully and avoid confrontation.

Malaysia to charge two women with murder of Kim Jong Nam

Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea’s leader with a nerve agent in a Kuala Lumpur airport terminal will be charged with murder on Wednesday, Malaysia’s chief prosecutor has said. Mohamed Apandi Ali said the charges against Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong would bring a mandatory death sentence if they are convicted.