In this March 20, 1995, file photo, subway passengers affected by sarin gas planted in central Tokyo subways are carried into St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo. The doomsday cult that carried out the deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo’s subways in 1995 also used the VX nerve agent suspected in the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother.
Day: February 24, 2017
Japan starts weekend early to improve work-life balance
Office workers of Tokyo area toast during a “Premium Friday” event in Tokyo Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. The event to mark the launching of “Premium Friday,” a joint project or concept endorsed by public and private sectors to promote work life balance as well as to revitalize economy by encouraging companies and workers to finish work at 1500 in the afternoon on every last Friday of the month.
Norway, Germany give $394 million to help African region
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende says his country is giving 1.6 billion kroner over a three-year period to prevent a famine in the African countries around the Lake Chad Basin, while Germany on Friday added 120 million euros . Brende says there is “a serious humanitarian situation” in the region encompassing Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, adding there “is urgent need to stop the crisis unfolding in an area with 26 million people.”
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange lifts lid on summer season
The Alive Corn Exchange announced its summer season today with plenty of entertainment on the cards for young and old alike. The highlight of the new summer season at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange is All or Nothing The Mod Musical .
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange lifts lid on summer season
The Alive Corn Exchange announced its summer season today with plenty of entertainment on the cards for young and old alike. The highlight of the new summer season at King’s Lynn Corn Exchange is All or Nothing The Mod Musical .
Author pens an epic Norse saga
He was last seen in the Lynn News in October 2011 after completing a 10,000 mile cycling adventure across the globe. And now Theodore Brun, who divides his time between London and Great Massingham, is back in the news as an author.
Life expectancy is going up everywhere except in the U.S.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Elderly people work out with wooden dumbbells in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo to celebrate Japan’s Respect for the Aged Day. The estimated number of people ages 80 or older topped the 8 million mark for the first time in Japan.
Family’s appeal to trace memorial bench which was stolen from riverside
A memorial bench dedicated to a St Neots man who died from cancer has been stolen from its riverside location. The wooden bench, with black cast iron ‘2007’ lettering on the sides, has a plaque with an inscription that reads: ‘In memory of Bill Wavell Grant Garner, 7.4.41-20.02.07, one of his favourite places on the River Great Ouse’.
Hundreds of schoolchildren enjoy special day at King’s Lynn Mart
Thanks to a joint initiative between King’s Lynn Trinity Rotary Club and the Showmen’s Guild, 350 pupils from six primary schools had a special day. The day allows children aged five to 11, who may have learning difficulties, physical disabilities or may not otherwise have the chance, experience the fun of the fair.
Hundreds of schoolchildren enjoy special day at King’s Lynn Mart
Thanks to a joint initiative between King’s Lynn Trinity Rotary Club and the Showmen’s Guild, 350 pupils from six primary schools had a special day. The day allows children aged five to 11, who may have learning difficulties, physical disabilities or may not otherwise have the chance, experience the fun of the fair.
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Trump’s taunts are stirring a level of nationalism Mexico hasn’t seen in years
A woman carries an effigy of President Trump during a march in Mexico City on Feb. 12 to protest his proposed border wall and to call for national unity. Confrontation with the United States is so central to Mexican history there’s an institution dedicated to the trauma.
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by immigration officials at Fla. airport
Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, were pulled aside while going through customs because of their Arabic-sounding names, according to family friend and lawyer Chris Mancini. Muhammad Ali Jr. detained by immigration officials at Fla.
North Korean Assassination: What Is VX Nerve Agent?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, , sits with his first-born son Kim Jong Nam, in this 1981 family photo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim Jong Nam was attacked by VX nerve agent on Feb. 13. Soon after having his face rubbed with a cloth by two women at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the exiled North Korean complained of facial pain, had a seizure and died.
Israeli prime minister meets Australian opposition leader
Australia’s opposition leader Bill Shorten says he raised his Labor Party’s concerns about Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territories during discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The pair talked for almost an hour in Sydney on Friday, the third day of the first Australian visit by a serving Israeli prime minister.
Conservatives snatch Copeland from Labour in humiliating by-election blow
Tory Trudy Harrison took the Cumbrian seat, which had been held by Jeremy Corbyn’s party since the constituency was formed in 1983, with a majority of 2,147. It is the first time a governing party has gained a seat in a vote outside of a general election since 1982, the year before the Labour leader was first elected to Parliament.
Five years’ jail await BBC journalist charged with defamation over Phuket land case
A BRITISH journalist with the BBC is facing the prospect of spending up to five years in a Thai prison over his 2015 investigative report on a land scam case in Phuket. The journalist, BBC’s Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head , was hauled to court Thursday where he and another defendant in the case, Ian Rance, pleaded not guilty to criminal defamation.
Welsh national success for Worcester fencer Abigail
The 15-year-old Royal Grammar School pupil from St John’s finished 15th out of 54 fencers in the Under 23s British Championships at Leon Paul Fencing Centre, London. As well as being a Welsh youth champion, Watkins is now ranked seventh Great Britain under 20 junior, the highest in Wales, and 18th senior.
3,000 customers without power overnight
The remaining outages are largely due to individual faults in pockets stretching from Castlebar and Sligo across to Drogheda and Dundalk, including parts of Cavan and Longford. RTE.ie is the website of Raidio Teilifis Eireann, Ireland’s National Public Service Broadcaster.
Siemens Siemens wins order for HVDC link between Great Britain and France
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the French and British power grids. The customer is ElecLink Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe Eurotunnel SE.
Love And Marriage, Interest Rates
A road trip is completed, and another one is underway. Besides the matter of the Trumpest in the Washington Teapot, the overriding majority of questions we encountered had to do with interest rates.
China urges Myanmar to act after workers raid factory
Chinese embassy to Myanmar lodged solemn representations to local authorities on Thursday after a Chinese factory was raided by striking workers, The Paper reported. A Chinese-invested garment factory in an industrial zone in Hlaingtharyar, a new satellite town in the north of Myanmar’s Yangon, was raided by employees Thursday.
China becomes Germany’s most important trading partner
China for the first time became Germany’s most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday. German imports from and exports to China rose to 170 billion euros last year, Federal Statistics Office figures reviewed by Reuters showed.
US envoy vows no mass deportation to pacify Mexico
Top US envoys on a working visit to Mexico on Thursday tried to allay fears that their government was preparing to massively deport undocumented migrants back across the border. The reassurances came during a joint press conference by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, following their meeting with Mexico’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Interior, Luis Videgaray and Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, in Mexico City.
Duke of Cambridge to visit Gwent next week
THE Duke of Cambridge will launch the Skill Force Prince William Award at Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, next Wednesday, March 1. Skill Force works with education partners across the UK to help children and young people aged 5-19 to develop self-confidence, resilience and character. The Duke’s visit to Gwent comes a week after the Duchess of Cambridge visited two projects helping children in Gwent as part of her first trip to see the work they do since becoming their patron.
New CBA head Yao says reform is priority
Newly appointed chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association Yao Ming gives a certificate of appointment to Li Jinsheng, one of the nine vice-chairmen elected to assist him, at the CBA’s ninth national congress on Thursday. [Photo by MENG YONGMIN/XINHUA] Yao Ming, the former NBA star and newly appointed chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, has put reforming the domestic game’s management at the top of his agenda.
Ten photos from across China: Feb 17 – ” 23
Hollywood actor Lee Pace spends time with pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan on Tuesday. Pace was named a panda ambassador in Chengdu and said he would work to draw attention to pandas and their living environment. [Photo/China Daily]
Tributes are paid to award-winning Newport gardener
Les Guy, who was born in Risca and later lived on Ridgeway Hill, has been described as a “loyal” and “loving” man. Son Simon Guy said: “My dad was such a loving man.
Perak begin life without Weigang, JDT desperate to bounce back from last week’s defeat
The latest edition of the Northern Derby will see the top team in the league. Kedah going up against the bottom-placed side, Pulau Pinang.
Call of love: Couple entrepreneurs
As the government rolls out more incentives to encourage mass entrepreneurship, more are responding to the call with actions. While some have started their business on their own, others have partnered with their loved ones.
‘Signal 8’ Recounts Author Erik Schanssema’s Experiences as a Paramedic
The narrative in ” Signal 8: An Australian Paramedic’s Story ” offers Erik Schanssema ‘s true account of his paramedic experiences. Schanssema describes the tragedies he saw, as well as his struggles with grief and post-traumatic stress disorder and his attempts to overcome them.
Canada’s Shameful Role in the Overthrow of Ghana’s President Kwame Nkrumah
A half-century and one year ago today Canada helped overthrow a leading pan Africanist president. Ghana’s Canadian-trained army overthrew Kwame Nkrumah, a leader dubbed “Man of the Millennium” in a 2000 poll by BBC listeners in Africa.
Starc strikes twice to leave India reeling before lunch
PUNE, India: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc ripped the heart out of India’s top order with two wickets in three balls to help reduce the hosts to 70 for three at lunch on the second day of the opening test on Friday. Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed for six, while India captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli was despatched for a two-ball duck as the touring side fought back strongly in the first of the four-match series between the world’s top two sides.
North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul
North Korea has not signed a global chemical weapons convention that prohibits the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Kim Jong-Nam , the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un AFP/Toshifumi KITAMURA, Ed JONES SEOUL: North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday , including the toxin used to assassinate its leader’s half-brother.