Day: February 19, 2017

Starc pulls out of IPL, ends association with RCB

“The Royal Challengers Bangalore and fast bowler Mitchell Starc have mutually decided to discontinue their association ahead of the upcoming season of VIVO Indian Premier League 2017 in accordance with Regulation 41 of the IPL Player Regulations,” the BCCI said in a release. NEW DELHI: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has pulled out of this year’s Indian Premier League season, ending his association with his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore .

China suspends coal imports from North Korea over missiles

China on Sunday began a suspension of all coal imports from North Korea for the rest of the year as it increases pressure on its communist neighbor to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The ban is in line with U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed in November in response to North Korea’s fifth nuclear test two months earlier, the Commerce Ministry said in an online statement Saturday.

Roads closed, trains changed

Road closures at level crossings across the Hunter Valley rail network will take effect later this week as part of a $20 million renewal program by Australian Rail Track Corporation . The million-dollar maintenance includes upgrading track, ballast, sleepers, structures like bridges, culverts and level crossings between Kooragang, Ulan and Narrabri from February 21-24.

What President Trump inherited

“I own nothing in Russia, I have no loans in Russia, I don’t have any deals in Russia”, Trump said. President Trump embraces white identity politics, which excludes Jews, Hispanics, Muslims, African-Americans, Asians -anyone who is not of Northern European heritage, white and Christian.

I Know Paul Pogba Can Do More – Former Manchester United Defender

After the game, Florentin chose to remain in Manchester with his family rather than travel with his teammates back to France. Ferdinand has told BBC Radio Five Live that Keane is always looking to improve his game, and that leaving Manchester United has actually allowed him to improve, suggesting that he could emulate Paul Pogba in leaving United as a youngster before returning as a more polished player.

Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of the operation early Sunday morning on state television, saying government forces were moving to “liberate the people of Mosul from Daesh oppression forever”, using the Arabic acronym for IS. Southwest of Mosul, near the city’s IS-held airport, plumes of smoke were seen rising into the sky as coalition aircraft bombed militant positions.

KVH Introduces Affordable and Highly Reliable Navigation Solution for Light Military Vehicles

KVH Industries, Inc., , is introducing the TACNAV Light/GPS navigation solution today, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference , in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Based on KVH’s successful line of tactical navigation systems, TACNAV Light/GPS features a newly designed sensor mast with embedded GPS, and utilizes KVH’s new TACNAV Moving Map Display and its proven Universal Multilingual Display .

.com | Uganda seizes ton of ivory, arrests 2 West African suspects

Ugandan authorities seized a ton of illegal ivory and arrested three west Africans they believe were plotting to ship it abroad, an official said Saturday. The seizure happened late Friday at an “opulent, expansive house” in a suburb of the capital, Kampala, where law enforcement officials had been monitoring the West Africans for several weeks, said Gessa Simplicious, a spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

.com | Cyclone Dineo is still dangerous

The Mozambican government deployed a team to assess the damage in the aftermath of tropical cyclone Dineo this week as mop-up operations began in earnest. At least 116 government buildings, including hospitals, had their roofs blown off and more than 170 000 people were affected when strong winds and downpours swept through the cities of Inhambane and Maxixe, as well the districts of Morrumbene, Massinga, Jangano, Inharrime, Panda, Vilankulo, Funhalonso, Mabote and Homoine.

Tourism in the north of Cyprus stagnates

A report on the average occupancy percentage of tourist resorts for 2016 shows the average percentage of the occupancy of tourist resorts reached 48.6%, recording a drop of 0.4% from 2015. The data was released in a report issued by the Turkish Cypriot tourism planning office.

Kyprianou: Keep focused on the peace process

By Annie Charalambous As a crisis over a controversial vote in parliament jeopardises the future of the UN-brokered Cyprus talks, Opposition Akel warns of possible startling developments after April’s referendum in Turkey. Left-wing Akel leader Andros Kyprianou also called on President Nicos Anastasiades and ruling right-wing Disy to keep their eyes on the fragile peace process rather than on the 2018 presidential election.

Iraqi forces begin advancing on Mosul

Iraqi planes dropped millions of leaflets on the western side of Mosul warning residents that the battle to dislodge Islamic State is imminent as troops began moving in their direction, the Defence Ministry has stated. The militants are essentially under siege in western Mosul, along with an estimated 650,000 civilians, after US-backed forces surrounding the city forced them from the east in the first phase of an offensive that concluded last month.