Solange Knowles was among the fashion, film and music industry stars out for British designer Clare Waight Keller’s swan song at Chloe at Paris Fashion Week Thursday.
Day: March 2, 2017
Malaysia Scraps Visa Waiver for N.Koreans
Malaysia on Thursday abruptly scrapped a visa-free pact with North Korea over the assassination of Kim Jong- nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move was motivated by concerns for national security, according to the Bernama news agency. The North has infuriated Malaysians by denouncing the police investigation after four suspects fled to Pyongyang while two others remain holed up in the embassy.
Paine, Moroz win US Sailing Rolex awards
Olympic bronze medalist Caleb Paine of San Diego and 16-year-old Daniela Moroz of Lafayette, California, have won the US Sailing Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards. Paine, 26, was the only American medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Restaurant Brands gets Yum sign-off for Hawaiian deal but delay dents guidance
Restaurant Brands New Zealand says it has gained approval from Yum! Brands, the parent company of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, to acquire the only franchisee for those stores in Hawaii but the time taken for sign-off means full-year profit was at the lower end of guidance. The fast-food retailer announced its conditional agreement to buy Pacific Island Restaurants , which has 82 Taco Bell and Pizza Hut stores, last October and had expected to complete the $US105 million deal by late December.
Cyber tsar Paul Ash to lead innovation trip to Israel
A new cyber-security business delegation to Israel in June will be led by Paul Ash, the director of the National Cyber Policy Office. The visit is planned between June 23-29 to Tel Aviv.
VIDEO: Trudeau takes tough stance on marijuana regulations
Despite promises to legalize marijuana, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a tough stance on current marijuana regulations, saying “the law remains the law” during a visit to Esquimalt Thursday. “We are moving forward on a framework to regulate and control marijuana, to protect our kids and keep our communities safer from criminals and organized crime,” Trudeau said while he was at CFB Esquimalt.
Australia seeks better value and standards in Chinese live trade market
Herd of cows at an Australian beef cattle ranch. Australia started shipping livestock to China in February and it has been described as a ‘positive event’ in the cattle industry.
Waikato Valley looking to make history by claiming Fergus Hickey Rosebowl title
Waikato Valley coach Clint Price is striving to lead his side to a first Fergus Hickey Rosebowl title in 22 years. It’s the final round of Northern Districts’ Fergus Hickey Rosebowl two-day competition, and the Valley are in the unfamiliar position of leading the standings.
UAH Global Temperature Report: February 2017 warmest in 39 years
Notes on data released March 2, 2017: The 2015-16 El NiA o Pacific Ocean warming event has faded into history, but the globe still saw its fourth warmest February in the satellite global temperature record, including the warmest February in that time for the contiguous 48 U.S. states, according to Dr. John Christy, director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. The average temperature over the U.S. was 2.1 Celsius warmer than seasonal norms in February 2017.
Russia’s top diplomat at center of Trump controversy
In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. speaks with reporters at the Center for the National Interest in Washington.
Pictou County Women’s Centre board chair says more sexual assault awareness needed
NEW GLASGOW The chair of the local women’s centre board says more awareness and education is needed following the acquittal of a taxi driver in a Halifax sexual assault case on Wednesday. Bassam Al-Rawi was charged after police found a woman passed out and almost naked in his cab in May 2015.
Aurvista Gold Corporation Announces Grant of Incentive Options
Aurvista Gold Corporation announces that the Board of Directors has approved the issuance of 475,000 incentive stock options to certain employees and consultants of the Company. The Options are exercisable at $0.40 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant.
Most asylum seekers slip into B.C. through Peace Arch Park
Approximately 80 per cent of refugee claimants to B.C. cross the Canada-U.S. border through Peace Arch Park, in Surrey. The surge of asylum seekers walking across the Canada-U.S. border, in Surrey B.C., accounts for 80 per cent of the people who have made refugee claims in Vancouver, B.C., since April 2016.
Canada Jetlines has been planning to launch for several years | Canada Jetlines
Vancouver-based upstart airline Canada Jetlines has closed a transaction to be taken over by Jet Metal Corp. and to trade on the TSX-Venture Exchange starting March 7. It remains unclear, however, when the ultra-low-cost carrier, which plans to charge fares that are an average of 40 per cent to 50 per cent less than Air Canada and WestJet, will get off the ground. “We’re not going to promise we’ll be flying by ‘X’ date.
$500 Hong Kong-Vancouver direct flights on offer in March
Jordan Cheung remembers every place he went when he spent a summer visiting his sister in Vancouver – Stanley Park, the seawall, Lake Louisea . Years later, Cheung is just the traveller he hopes to convince to fly direct from Hong Kong to Vancouver on Hong Kong Airlines.
WGC-Mexico Championship 2017: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights
The PGA Tour is in Mexico City this week for the 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship, with Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson the marquee names in a six-way tie for the lead at four-under par. This is only Westwood’s second PGA Tour event of the season and his first since October.
La Liga Table 2017: Thursday’s Week 25 Results and Updated Standings
Gorka Iraizoz saved a Stevan Jovetic penalty. The win kept Sevilla just two points behind Barcelona and a point behind Los Blancos, though Cristiano Ronaldo and company do have a game in hand.
6 Gay Books By British Authors That Are Essential Reading for Any Gay Man
March 2 is World Book Day in the United Kingdom, today celebrating its 20th year. Somewhat confusingly, World Book Day is celebrated in a bunch of other places, too, including the United States on April 23. It’s traditionally a day where parents send their kids to school dressed as a favourite hero or heroine from their most-loved book.
Dog poo bags given thumbs up
Dog poo bags introduced for a one-year trial at the dog off-leash area at lower Pitt Park in Wentworth Falls are here to stay. Dog poo bags introduced for a one-year trial at the dog off-leash area at lower Pitt Park in Wentworth Falls are here to stay.
NokScoot hopeful of profit in 2018 as losses narrow
The Thai-Singapore budget airline aims to reduce this year’s loss to 170 million baht, down from 612 million baht and 1.22 billion baht in losses recorded in 2016 and 2015, respectively. “We are on course to turn the corner and become profitable next year,” NokScoot chief executive Piya Yodmani said yesterday.
BNY Mellon Grand Classics Features a Weekend of Enchanting French Music 3/17-19 AT Heinz Hall
The City of Paris has captured imaginations and inspired artists of all disciplines for generations. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier take audiences to this magical city during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics Weekend, “Bolero!” on March 17-19 at Heinz Hall.
Japan Inc feels demographic pinch
University students attend Rikunabi Live, a job fair hosted by Recruit Career Co Ltd, at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba, Japan on Wednesday.a < TOKYO: Ask the president of Japan's largest daycare chain what his biggest headache is, and Kazuhiro Ogita doesn't hesitate: workers and wage costs. Not enough of one, too much of the other.
C9: Samui vies for year-round bookings
A ferry takes passengers from Donsak pier in Surat Thani to Koh Samui, which has benefited from Bangkok Airways’ flight expansion.a Increased air services are pushing Koh Samui into a year-round tourist destination, says hospitality market researcher and consultant C9 Hotelworks Co. The flight expansion by Bangkok Airways and the emergence of Surat Thani as a secondary aviation gateway to the South have dramatically benefited tourism activities on the resort island of Samui.
Jewish groups upset ‘notorious British Holocaust denier’ allowed…
Alison Chabloz allegedly posted a mocking song about the Holocaust on YouTube last year, prompting a court action. She has denied the allegations.
The Last Word: Under the same sun
Three corners of a triangle. On one, a group of Muslim men and women saying their Asr prayers.
The PA Succession Struggle
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas made new appointments to the Fatah leadership on February 15, 2017, and also named a deputy Chairman of the movement. He did not, however, solve the problem of the Palestinian succession struggle for the chairmanship.
Deal made after Mexican man died at border gets initial OK
A federal judge tentatively approved an agreement Thursday for the U.S. government to pay $1 million to the children of a Mexican man who died after being detained by immigration authorities and shot several times with a stun gun. The settlement considered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Louisa Porter is intended to end a nearly 7-year case that prompted widespread complaints that U.S. immigration authorities tolerated agents who use excessive force.
Georgia row over TV channel ruling
Georgia’s Supreme Court has ordered to return the nation’s biggest independent TV channel to its previous co-owner, a move denounced by government critics. The court backed a claim by owner Kibar Khalvashi that the former government illegally forced him to surrender his shares in Rustavi 2. He also invited Mr Khalvashi to sell Rustavi 2 to its current management, after the owner had suggested he would sell the channel in the future.
Bella Hadid Had Another Awkward Run-In With The Weeknd, Handled It…
The 20-year-old model strutted her stuff on the catwalk during H&M’s runway show in Paris, France, on Thursday, as her former beau, The Weeknd, performed. Luckily, her older sister, Gigi Hadid, was by her side to help her get through the uncomfortable situation.
Samsung customers still wait for recall refund
The Samsung washer recall affected some 2.8 million top loaders. A recent I-Team investigation exposed problems related to those repairs.
Ancient human tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape
Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the vast Amazon rainforest than previously known, according to a study showing how tree species domesticated by humans long ago still dominate big swathes of the wilderness. Researchers said on Thursday many tree species populating the Amazon region appear to be abundant because they were cultivated by people who populated the area before Europeans arrived more than five centuries ago.
Let Congress probe Russia-Team Trump allegations before a special prosecutor. Remember Ken Starr?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces on March 2, 2017, that he will recuse himself from any investigations involving the Trump campaign. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces on March 2, 2017, that he will recuse himself from any investigations involving the Trump campaign.
Xolos soccer is more fun than you never knew it could be
Across the border, past the Costco and the Marriott and the Tijuana Country Club, down an alley and before the mall entrance, past the greyhounds being led to the starting line for the sixth race, is one of those experiences you don’t know you’re missing. It is happy, friendly chaos.
Marco Silva is described as “intense” by his players
It would have been so easy to dismiss the Hull manager as a club puppet, brought in to oversee a fire sale ahead of near certain relegation. They were bottom of the Premier League when Silva took over Hull on January 5 and given even less chance of survival when they sold Robert Snodgrass and Jake Livermore during the transfer window.
Donald Trump backs attorney general amid Russia probe calls
US President Donald Trump says he has “total” confidence in Jeff Sessions as calls mount for the attorney general to resign or recuse himself over his contact with a Russian envoy. Mr Trump made the comment in Newport News on Thursday.
Donald Trump says he has ‘total’ confidence in Jeff Sessions; no need to recuse from Russia probe
Update: President Donald Trump says he “wasn’t aware” that his attorney general — former Sen. Jeff Sessions — had contact with the Russian ambassador during last year’s White House campaign. A growing number of Republicans joined Democratic leaders Thursday in calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election.
Air NZ contract for Virgin Australia planes to be serviced in Nelson
Air New Zealand chief operations officer Bruce Parton, left, and general manager regional maintenance operations Adam McMillan look at one of Virgin Australia’s ATRs at the regional maintenance base in Nelson. A fleet of Virgin Australia’s turboprop planes are now being serviced at Air New Zealand’s regional maintenance facility in Nelson.
FX’s ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’: Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Susan Sarandon, left, as Bette Davis and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in FX’s “Feud: Bette and Joan.” A fantastic miniseries has arrived that at last fully tells the painful history of being gay in modern America – and no, silly, it’s not ABC’s dourly dutiful “When We Rise.”
Editorial: Trump should support probe, Sessions must recuse himself
An independent commission must be impaneled to investigate foreign attempts to subvert America’s political processes, and it must not become a partisan circus. Period.
Adele drops fireworks from stadium show after sona s injury
On Wednesday , Adele played her first-ever stadium show in Perth, Australia, but she explained to fans that one special effect she had planned had been scrapped due to injuryher son’s injury. According to TheMusic.com.au , Adele was going to end her performance of “Set Fire to the Rain” with a fireworks display, but called it off.