Day: February 12, 2017

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits Surigao City

The Surigao State College of Technology after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Surigao City around 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10. A MAGNITUDE 6.7 earthquake struck Surigao City at 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami threat. Dino Almeda, a resident who lives a block from the Surigao City boulevard, said residents panicked and scampered toward higher grounds for safety.

Death toll in Surigao quake rises to 6

Six people, including a four-year-old boy, have been confirmed dead while 202 were injured after a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Surigao City in Caraga Region, Mindanao at 10:03 p.m. Friday, February 10, the local disaster mitigation agency said. A report by the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as of 11 a.m. Saturday also said a bridge collapsed, some roads sustained cracks and were not passable, and residential houses and some commercial buildings were damaged.

Expansion in the US, enhanced infrastructure, growth:Successful 2016…

The language service provider, flexword Translators & Consultants, with headquarters in Mannheim in Southern Germany, has continued its success story this past year and can look back on an outstanding 2016. The language service provider, flexword Translators & Consultants, with headquarters in Mannheim in Southern Germany, has continued its success story this past year and can look back on an outstanding 2016.

The EU country whose brutal crackdown on Muslim migrants makes Trump look liberal

The hypocrisy of EU leaders is astounding: they rant against Trump for his “anti-Muslim” immigration policy and his proposed wall, yet there is one EU Member State which takes a far tougher stance against Muslims and has built a fence, yet the silence from the EU’s leaders is deafening…. Bounty hunters chasing immigrants on horses, a 110-mile razor fence and bans on new mosques: ANDREW MALONE reports from the EU country whose brutal crackdown on Muslim migrants makes Trump look liberal Laszlo Toroczkai, 47, and his bounty hunters have caught hundreds of migrants He is mayor of Asotthalom, Hungary, a small town that borders Serbia During the refugee crisis, thousands poured in across the unprotected border By Andrew Malone for the Daily Mail 11 February 2017 At first glance, the video looks like a Hollywood thriller.

Aren’t memories enough?

With school on half term and my daughter deciding to stay with her dad, I had time this week to visit my old colleagues and catch up with them. After a short stint calling on my friends at the newspaper, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit my pals at the High Commission, where I had worked for 15 years.

Feb. 12: Immigration, Catholic school and garbage bags

Reports state on 09 February 2017 that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in San Francisco, California, is considering arguments over lifting a temporary halt to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, from seven predominantly Muslim countries, where a decision will be reached this week. EPA/NPS HANDOUT MANDATRY CREDIT: NPS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Cleveland: My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland in 1910.

North Korean missile launch is Trump’s latest test

Embroiled in a legal battle over his immigration order, President Donald Trump now faces a new provocation in the first weeks of his presidency. After a stormy start on the diplomacy front, Trump was trying a more traditional approach of closely cultivating a relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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The biggest evacuation plan in peacetime in Greece is underway. Six bomb squat specialists are to remove the bomb’s detonator and then the WWII bomb which was found in the Kordelios area in Thessaloniki.

Suu Kyi urges Myanmar armed ethnic groups to sign cease-fire

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, standing by a portrait of her late father and national hero Gen. Aung San and the Panglong monument, delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Union Day Sunday, Feb.12, 2017, in Panglong, Southern Shan State, over 800 kilometers northeast of Yangon, Myanmar.

US ‘stands behind Japan’ after North Korea’s missile launch

It said the action was Pyongyang’s attempt at a “show of force” against the Trump administration’s hard-line stance against the country. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is currently on visit to the US, said the latest nuclear test is “absolutely intolerable”, and urged the country to comply with international rules.

Beautiful Ballilogue: Cottage chic in one of Ireland’s best-kept secrets

There’s a fresh log on the woodburner, a bottle of Villa Maria chilling in the fridge, and I’m wrapped in a soft cashmere throw enjoying a good natter with my friend. Safely tucked behind a balcony in the open-plan living room, our toddlers have played in the garden outside, built a train track around the coffee table, and are now curled up in a designer swivel chair watching Finding Dory on the DVD player.

Governor has to decide TN CM issue by tomorrow, else case can be filed: Subramanian Swamy5 min ago

Chennai, Feb 12 : A day after calling on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said the former has to decide on the issue of government formation by tomorrow else a court case “can be filed charging abatement of horse trading”. “The TN Guv must decide CM issue by tomorrow otherwise a WP under Art 32 of the Constitution can be filed charging abatement of horse trading,” he said in a tweet.

Four militants, 2 army men killed in Kulgam encounter3 min ago

Kulgam , Feb 12 In a pre-dawn swoop, security forces today gunned down four Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in a village in south Kashmir that also left two army men and a civilian dead. Three army personnel, including an officer, were injured in the operation and airlifted to Army’s 92 base hospital in Srinagar.