Day: February 26, 2017

AUS basketball playoffs set for March 3-5

The 2016-2017 Atlantic University Sport regular season schedule is in the books and for a second consecutive year, the Dalhousie Tigers men’s team reigns supreme. The first-ranked squad – guaranteed a bye through to the semifinals of the AUS playoffs, set for March 3-5 at the Scotiabank Centre – put the finishing touches on its impressive campaign Friday night with a 90-75 win over the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers.

Another bank’s logo on notice

A man passes the head office of Sathapana Bank in Phnom Penh yesterday, which was recently stripped of its corporate logo. Sathapana Bank has begun removing its logo from signage at some of its branches in preparation for a possible network-wide logo change – though it has not received any direct notification from the central bank that it must abandon its corporate branding, a bank executive said yesterday.

ASIC reveals its role in Nine’s $260 million network writedown

The corporate regulator has claimed it played a role in Nine’s decision to write down by $260 million the goodwill value of its television network, a week after it revealed a similar involvement in a $75.5 million impairment at Seven West Media. Nine’s writedown was announced in its half-year results on February 23 and pushed a $75 million underlying profit into a $237 million loss for the first half.

Dad held as boy 4 stabbed to death

Chris Hawkins was today being questioned by detectives about the fatal stabbing of his four-year-old son, Ryan, yesterday lunchtime at a house on Royd Street in Slaithwaite. Hawkins walked into the Silent Woman pub in the centre of the village as police were called to the scene of horror – and ordered a pint.

PA leader issues warning to Hamas

Palestinian Authority leader Rami Hamdallah on Sunday sent a threatening message to Hamas, stating that if the movement does not agree to hold the local elections on the date determined, there will be no choice but to postpone the election in Gaza and hold them only in the PA-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria. Hamdallah gave Hamas an additional week to provide its final answer regarding the local elections, adding that the PA government in Ramallah will formulate its position based on this answer.

Melvyn Bragg gives wife huge pay-off but NO divorce

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lord Melvin Bragg gives his wife a huge pay-off… but NO divorce: Broadcaster said to have bought her a house as part of their ‘amicable settlement’ When the distinguished broadcaster Melvyn Bragg confirmed to me last June that he had separated after 43 years from his wife, author Cate Haste, many of his friends assumed divorce proceedings would soon follow. However, I can disclose that the Labour peer, 77, who presented ITV’s flagship arts programme The South Bank Show for more than 30 years, has agreed a huge financial settlement with Lady Bragg, 71, that will, unusually, involve the couple remaining man and wife.

Rugby stars Williams and O’Connor released from jail

Former All Black lock Ali Williams and former Australia back James O’Connor have been released from jail after they were arrested while allegedly buying cocaine during a night out in Paris. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Sunday evening that Williams will be summoned at a later date for allegedly buying the equivalent of 2.4 grams of the drug.

Tribute Portfolio debuts in China.

Tribute Portfolio announced its debut in China with the addition of The Yuluxe Sheshan, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, Shanghai; the hotel is owned by Shimao Property Holdings and joins Tribute Portfolio’s collection of exceptional hotels around the globe, spanning from Palm Springs to Paris, and from Miami to Mendoza. In almost two years, Tribute Portfolio has opened 19 hotels with 14 on the horizon, including The Honghe Nativeland Mile in Yunnan, China.

Algeria kicks off 1st UNWTO regional capacity building programme on tourism statistics.

The program aims to enable the development of tourism statistics according to the United Nations standards at the national level and to implement the Tourism Satellite Account project over time. In the framework of the technical assistance that the World Tourism Organization provides to Member States, especially in their development of sound statistical systems, the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria has hosted the 1st Workshop on Regional Statistics of the Tourism Sector .

Dairy herd sales will bolster annual earnings

Allied Farmers expects a recovery in dairy herd sales will bolster the rural services firm’s annual earnings while announcing a smaller decline in first-half profit than flagged earlier this month. The Hawera-based company said net profit fell to $476,000 in the six months ended Dec. 31 from $615,000 a year earlier, slightly ahead of the $420,000 forecast it provided on Feb. 9. Profit attributable to shareholders rose to $281,000, or 0.17 cents per share, from $240,000, or 0.17 cents, a year earlier.

Milan Fashion: Stella Jean explores Cold War nostalgia

A model wears a creation for Stella Jean women’s Fall-Winter 2017-2018 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. A model wears a creation for Stella Jean women’s Fall-Winter 2017-2018 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017.

WWII Navy officer who helped rescue JFK dies at age 97

The WWII Navy officer who guided his warship into Japanese territory to rescue future President John F. Kennedy and his crew has died at age 97, his daughter said Sunday. Liebenow was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was a new college graduate when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Netflix and Spark agreement

Spark and Netflix, the global internet television network, are announcing an exclusive partnership that gives Spark broadband customers a subscription to Netflix’s Standard plan for one year when they sign up to a 24 month Unlimited Data Spark broadband plan. This is the first time that Netflix has been bundled with broadband in New Zealand.

PBA: Ginebra wins Game 2 in OT

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel avoided falling to a 0-2 hole as they survived multiple comebacks by the San Miguel Beermen for a wild 124-118 overtime victory in Game 2 last night that tied their best-of-seven series for the PBA Philippine Cup title at the jampacked Quezon Convention City here. Ginebra was on the verge of suffering the biggest meltdown in the finals when San Miguel erased a 26-point deficit second quarter deficit to lead 110-108 with three seconds left in regulation.

‘Got your back’: Charlie Angus officially launches NDP leadership bid with homage to punk roots

NDP MP Charlie Angus takes part in an emergency debate on the suicide crisis on Aboriginal reserves, particularly in Attawapiskat in Ontario, in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. With an appeal to the economically and politically disaffected, Charlie Angus officially launched his NDP leadership campaign Sunday at the bar where he attended his first punk show at the age of 15. At a concert-cum-campaign-launch in front of a few hundred packed into the Horseshoe Tavern, an institution in Toronto’s music scene since the 1940s, the Northern Ontario MP unveiled his long-rumoured bid with an appeal to voters behind the slogan “Got your back.”

Anti-migrant attacks on the rise in Germany

Germany saw more than 3,500 attacks against refugees and asylum shelters last year, interior ministry data showed, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day as the country grapples with a record influx of newcomers. The assaults left 560 people injured, including 43 children, the ministry said in a written response to a parliamentary question.

.com | Family dead on N2 near Richards Bay

An entire family has died during a head on collision on the N2 near Richards Bay on Sunday afternoon, IPSS spokesperson Paul Herbst told News24 . “The entire family of the VW Polo, mom, dad two kids aged 13-years and approximately 2-years-old all declared dead on arrival.

BAKU: “Armenian provocation aimed at disrupting Karabakh talks”

Another Armenian provocation along the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops is aimed at disrupting the negotiation process over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s peaceful settlement, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters in Baku Feb. 26. “When the international community starts to demand adoption of speedy steps to resolve the conflict, or certain agreements are reached as a result of the negotiations on the settlement of the conflict, Armenia resorts to the same methods, aggravates the situation on the front line, attacks Azerbaijani positions,” he said.

BAKU: OSCE Minsk Group urges sides of Karabakh conflict to refrain from the use of force

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France and Richard Hoagland of the United States of America, released the statement. “According to reports from the Ministries of Defense of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other sources, in the early morning of February 25 there was a serious breach of cease fire on the Line of Contact, resulting in casualties.

Georgia’s Modern Decisions And Threats Of Expansion Of Russian …

Soon after 2016 parliamentary elections, the government of the party of the Georgian Dream , which won the elections, started discussions and implemented some actions, both of which create new threats for the country’s economic and energy independence. To build trust within the parliament, in his address, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated that the government would consider the Initial Public Offering of 25% of the state-owned Georgian Railway and the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation stakes.

Deadly clashes erupt along Nagorny Karabakh frontline

Agence France Presse February 25, 2017 Saturday 10:13 AM GMT Deadly clashes erupt along Nagorny Karabakh frontline Baku, Feb 25 2017 Bloody clashes erupted on Saturday between Azerbaijani forces and Armenian separatists over the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region, claiming the lives of several Azerbaijani servicemen, Baku and rebel officials said. Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan and Armenia are locked in a protracted conflict over the disputed region, and frequent exchanges of fire nearly spiralled into all-out war last year.

Azerbaijan, Armenia Report Armed Clashes in Karabakh Conflict Area

FARS News Agency, Iran February 25, 2017 Saturday Azerbaijan, Armenia Report Armed Clashes in Karabakh Conflict Area TEHRAN – Authorities on both sides said that deadly clashes have broken out between Azerbaijani troops and Armenian separatists over the breakaway Karabakh region. “During the night from the 24th to the 25th of February, units of the Armenian Armed Forces attempted an attack on Azerbaijan’s positions at various parts of the front line,” the Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said, Tass reported.

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

The Times, UK February 25, 2017 Saturday 12:01 AM GMT On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder Vulgar and boorish he may be, but comparing the American president to Hitler cheapens Nazi crimes, says Michael Gove by Michael Gove Godwin’s law is the principle that, sooner or later, in any argument, someone will invoke the Nazis to make their point. It’s a tendency that’s also been called reductio ad Hitlerium – the rhetorical itch to compare an individual, trend or phenomenon you dislike to the genocidal German dictator.

Stepanakert reports 5 Azerbaijani servicemen killed on contact line

Russia & CIS General Newswire February 25, 2017 Saturday 4:59 PM MSK Stepanakert reports 5 Azerbaijani servicemen killed on contact line YEREVAN. Feb 25 At least five Azerbaijani Armed Forces servicemen were killed during the overnight battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s National Security Council secretary Vitaly Balasanyan said on Saturday.

Fighting erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh, casualties reported

Xinhua General News Service, China February 25, 2017 Saturday 11:47 AM EST Fighting erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh, casualties reported BAKU Feb. 25 A new wave of fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Saturday. According to Azerbaijan’s defence ministry, early morning on Feb. 25 the Armenian armed forces made an attempt to penetrate into the positions of Azerbaijani army in different directions.

Yerevan informs Moscow, Washington, Paris about Azerbaijan’s…

Russia & CIS General Newswire February 25, 2017 Saturday 2:09 PM MSK Yerevan informs Moscow, Washington, Paris about Azerbaijan’s offensive attempt in Karabakh conflict zone YEREVAN/BAKU. Feb 25 Armenia informed Russia, the United States and France, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, about the actions of Azerbaijan in the conflict zone on Saturday.

BOEM : Potential Cook Inlet Lease Sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced it plans to offer approximately 1.09 million acres in Cook Inlet off Alaska’s southcentral coast in a proposed lease sale this year. Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Lease Sale 244, scheduled to take place in June 2017, would offer 224 blocks toward the northern part of the Cook Inlet Planning Area for leasing.

Donnarumma marks 18th birthday by helping AC Milan win 1-0

Gianluigi Donnarumma marked his 18th birthday by keeping a clean sheet as AC Milan controversially won 1-0 at Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday. The goalkeeper only turned 18 on Saturday but the match at the Mapei Stadium was his 60th for Milan, which is expected to tie him to a long-term contract as soon as possible.