Day: February 12, 2017

Senate panel books hearing for Trump Israel envoy pick this week

Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Israel will be grilled by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday, when he will likely face questions from lawmakers on past controversial statements and his reported support for Israeli settlement building. The nomination hearing for David Friedman will place him among the first non-cabinet level nominees to commence the confirmation process.

PA calls mosque-muffling bill an attack on religious freedom

Abbas says legislation ‘would drag the area into disaster,’ top Arab lawmaker says move is racist, vows call to prayer will outlast Netanyahu A mosque in the West Bank city of Nablus and part of the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank, December 7, 2016. The Palestinian Authority on Sunday slammed proposed Israeli legislation prohibiting the overnight use of loudspeakers in houses of prayer, calling it an attack on religious freedom.

Germany picks Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be president

A special assembly elected former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier by an overwhelming majority Sunday to be the country’s new president. Steinmeier was elected in Berlin by the assembly made up of the 630 members of parliament’s lower house and an equal number of representatives from Germany’s 16 states.

North Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of – In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year. After receiving word of the launch, Trump stood at his south Florida estate with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called the move “intolerable.”

‘Boy angel’ who assisted Chapecoense rescuers given new house

Local authorities have got together to reward 15-year-old Johan Ramirez for his courage by building him and his family a new home in La Union A 15-year-old dubbed Chapecoense’s ‘boy angel’ has been given a new house for his heroics in assisting the rescue efforts following the Brazilian team’s plane crash. Johan Ramirez and his family live nearby the crash site and he and his father were among the first people to arrive at the scene of the accident and discover the aircraft.

Cambodia’s estates look to reap benefits of Thai ‘Industry 4.0’ drive

THE GOVERNMENT’S “Thailand 4.0” development drive is seen as providing a potential windfall for Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc , whose industrial-estate operators hope manufacturers from Thailand and other countries with production at the Industry 1.0 or Industry 2.0 stage will shift their operations to Cambodia’s economic zones. PPSEZ, which was founded in 2006, runs two industrial estates one in the capital and the other in the Poipet Special Economic Zone.

From polls to protests: the search for a Trump-like political movement in Canada

When chants of “lock her up” – an echo of anti-Clinton vitriol from the U.S. presidential election – erupted last December during a protest at the Alberta legislature, observers quickly flagged it as evidence of the Trump effect in Canada. Witness the struggling town of Smith Falls, Ont., where local residents stood up during a public meeting last month to demand that the town take part in a provincial project that would provide everyone with a guaranteed income.

China IPOs set to hit $44 bn

The amount of China’s initial public offerings is expected to total 300 billion yuan in 2017 – double that of last year – as a result of several official initiatives supporting them, analysts said. That projected figure compares with the total amount of 150.4 billion yuan last year, according to accounting firm PwC.

Late despair

Two Camille Lopez penalties in the final 10 minutes proved the difference as Scotland failed to build on a lightning start to the second half of their RBS 6 Nations clash against France. Lopez kicked 17 points in all to add to Gael Fickou’s try as France ran out 22-16 victors in Paris.

Trump Adviser Doubles Down on Claims of Voter Fraud and of…

From Pennsylvania to Tennessee to California, hundreds of protests of varying size against Planned Parenthood and counterprotests in support of the nonprofit hea… — North Korea fired off a ballistic missile into the East Sea from Banghyeon North Pyongan Province early Sunday, according to South Korean officials… For the first time, the Dawson County Cattlemen inducted a woman into their Hall-of-Fame. Three of them in fact.

Jari-Matti Latvala: Claimed victory in Sweden

The Japanese manufacturer are back in the World Rally Championship following an 18-year absence and after Latvala finished second at the season opener in Monte Carlo, he followed that up with a shock victory in Sweden. Belgian’s Thierry Neuville looked set to make up for crashing out while on the verge of victory in Monte Carlo after establishing a 40-second lead with only three stages remaining.

UPDATE and VIDEO: Firefighters tackle blaze at city restaurant

Engines from Odsal , Bradford and Fairweather Green were sent to My Lahore restaurant and cafe, in Great Horton Road, next to Bradford College , shortly before 11am. The fire appeared to have started in the kitchen area at the rear of the building, taking hold in the space between an extraction unit and the ceiling of the kitchen.

SIPA giving SMEs, OTOPsdigital lift

THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY Promotion Agency plans to promote 4,000 small and medium-sized enterprises and OTOP entrepreneurs to utilise digital technology to support their businesses. Chainarong Chatrattanawaree, business promotion measures manager at SIPA, said that the agency had develop Entrepreneur Total Digital Services to allow SMEs and OTOP entrepreneurs to utilise digital technology in terms of digital commerce, enterprise resource planning software for SMEs, training and consultants to support their businesses.

Healthcare system crisis ‘one of the darkest shadows’ hanging over Ireland – Archbishop

Two of the country’s most senior catholic bishops have expressed serious criticisms of the healthcare system with one warning that the “system itself is sick and in need of healing”. Two of the country’s most senior catholic bishops have expressed serious criticisms of the healthcare system with one warning that the “system itself is sick and in need of healing”.

Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Mass exodus from state due to lack of job opportunities, says PM Modi

Accusing the Congress government in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth even though the state has great potential in tourism and allied sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the people to vote out the ruling party and give BJP a chance to ensure new heights of development in the next five years. “Have you ever thought why despite having such great potential Uttarakhand has lagged behind Chattisgarh and Jharkhand which were created together by Atal Bihari Vajpayee? In spite of the Maoist problem, Chattisgargh with a BJP government has established itself among the fastest growing states,” he told a poll rally at the GITI Maidan here.

Mulbarton village’s Parkrun marks its 200th event

But this Parkrun event was something special, as it was the 200th time the 5km fun run had taken place in the village of Mulbarton. A record 180 people – including some in fancy dress – braved Saturday morning’s chill to participate in the event, which has been run weekly around the village common for almost four years.

India pick up three wickets, Bangladesh struggle at 103-3

Hyderabad, Feb 12 : India positioned themselves in a strong place in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh as the visitors were reduced to 103 for the loss of three wickets at the end of the fourth day’s play here on Sunday. Bangladesh still need 356 runs to win the Test while India have to take seven more wickets to register their first home Test series victory against the Asian side.

Forecasting the 2017 Assembly Election

The snap Assembly election called for the 2nd of March 2017 will be the first to return 5 MLAs from each constituency, reducing the total number of MLAs from 108 to 90. This, combined with indications of a fall in support for the DUP and a rise in support for the Green Party and People Before Profit, makes this year’s election less predictable than is usually the case for Northern Ireland elections. I have built a forecast model in an attempt to predict who will be returned to the next Assembly.

Netanyahu pledges to promote ‘responsible policies’ at Trump meeting

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would present “responsible policies” in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, signaling to the Israeli far-right to curb its territorial demands in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu leaves for Washington on Monday and will see Trump at the White House on Wednesday for their first meeting since the Republican’s inauguration last month, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and policy toward Iran on the agenda.

Authoritarian leader is favorite in Turkmenistan election

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, center, greets journalists after casting his ballot at a polling station in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Berdymukhamedov has been the overwhelmingly dominant figure in the former Soviet republic for a decade, when he assumed power after death of his eccentric predecessor Saparmurat Niyazov.

The Latest: Italy says N. Korea missile tests threaten peace

People watch a TV screen in Tokyo showing a live broadcast from Florida of a news conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, joined by U.S. President Donald Trump on a missile launch by North Korea, Sunday… . A woman walks past a screen showing a TV news on a missile launch by North Korea with a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the map of North Korea in Tokyo, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.

13 hospitalized after bus crash of US band Dillinger Escape

A police spokeswoman in Poland says 13 people have been injured after a truck rammed into the bus carrying American band The Dillinger Escape Plan to a concert in Krakow. Aneta Wlazlowska from the police in Radomsko said Sunday that band members were not seriously hurt but were taken for tests at the local hospital.

.com | Smart ID Card – The real criteria

After queuing for 4h30 at Home Affairs in Malmesbury, I was told by an Official and then the Manager that even though I was born in SA, I don’t qualify for a Smart ID card as my parents were not born here. Online Smart-Card ID criteria makes no mention of this The Manager could not and would not provide me with any paperwork to prove this requirement.