Day: March 6, 2017

9 Koreans Nabbed on Philippines Sex Tour

Nine Korean men have been arrested in the Philippines in connection with a sex tour to the island of Cebu. They were arrested in a villa in the Central Visayas region on Saturday, according to the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.

Malaysian PM Hints at Severing Ties with N.Korea

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak hinted at the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with North Korea completely after it kicked out the North Korean ambassador over the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam. Asked if it was possible that all ties with the rogue nation will be severed, Najib said Malaysia has to wait and see, according to the Star daily.

North Korea bans Malaysians from leaving

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his estranged older half-brother Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport. Pyongyang says it will ban Malaysians from leaving North Korea amid diplomatic disputes over the death of leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother.

Jayalalithaa got best medical care: Tamil Nadu government

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday made public records of Apollo Hospitals here and AIIMS in New Delhi to show that Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa got the best medical treatment till she died. “Certain insinuations have been made that administration of wrong drugs over a period of time prior to hospitalisation had led to health complications for the late Chief Minister,” J. Radhakrishnan, Principal Secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Department said in a statement here.

New travel ban order draws mix of reactions in Minnesota

Syrian immigrants Oter Alkhattab, left, and Zuhir Alsaman say the order delays the arrival of their son and his family in the U.S. For Mounaf Alsamman, a Syrian-born Twin Cities physician, President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday brought mixed news: His brother’s family, in the final stage of the resettlement process, faces another four months of waiting. But unlike the January version, this order doesn’t single out Syrian refugees for an indefinite suspension.

The World Bank and Partners Recognize Results-Driven Leadership in Development

Today, at the 2017 Global Leadership Forum , hosted by the World Bank Group, the first ever Jose Edgardo Campos Collaborative Leadership awards will be presented to five exceptional leaders from around the world. These leaders, from government, private sector and civil society in Bangladesh, Colombia, the Philippines, Tonga and Tunisia have helped their countries make significant progress in the fight to end poverty and boost shared prosperity.

UPDATE 1-Hebei to close last ‘zombie’ steel mills in next two years – governor

China’s biggest steelmaking province, Hebei, will close its eight remaining “zombie” steel mills in the next two years, Governor Zhang Qingwei said on Tuesday at a briefing on the sidelines of the country’s annual parliament meeting. The province in the north of the country near the capital Beijing is home to 104 mills that account for nearly a quarter of China’s total steel output and is home to some of its smoggiest cities.

Islamic State dislodged from last major city stronghold in Iraq

Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government building in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major city stronghold in Iraq, an Iraqi spokesman said. A special Rapid Response team stormed the Nineveh governorate building and the surrounding government complex in an overnight operation, Lieutenant Colonel Abdel Amir al-Mohammadawi, a spokesman for the elite interior ministry unit, told Reuters.

Attacks, counter-attacks end high decibel campaign for UP polls

Varanasi: The high-voltage campaign for the last round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly polls ended on Monday evening with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his predecessor Mayawati targeting each other and claiming they would form the next government in the state. Prime Minister Modi, who has been camping in Varanasi along with most of his ministerial colleagues for the past three days, said Uttar Pradesh was in the “throes of anarchy” because the law and order had crumbled under the Samajwadi Party government led by Akhilesh Yadav.

North Korea training for an attack on US bases in Japan

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US moves parts of controversial missile defence to SKorea

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up a controversial missile defence system have arrived in South Korea, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said Tuesday, a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. The plans to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence system, or THAAD, by the end of this year have angered not only North Korea, but also China and Russia, which see the system’s powerful radars as a security threat.

US setting up missile defense system in South Korea

The United States has begun to set up an anti-missile system in South Korea to help protect that nation from a possible North Korean attack. The arrival of the first elements of the system had been long-planned but occurred the day after another round of provocative North Korean missile tests.

UK soccer player tweets photo of Star of David buzz cut amidst rise in anti-Semitic incidents

Amidst an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. and similarly in the United Kingdom, a soccer player with the English Football League is proudly displaying his faith – with a distinct buzz cut. Tomer Hemed, a striker with Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., posted to his social media accounts last week a photo of himself showing a Star of David shaved into his hair.

a Apprentices have been the key to our successa

A thriving financial services company which is set to achieve a A 1 million turnover this year claims its success is down to the dedication and hard work of its apprentices. Over the last two years Multicorp Rose, based at Copthall House , in Newcastle, has grown its workforce from three members of staff to a team of 17 and is well on track to hit its financial target this year.

HEALTH: Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn…

The three functional skin banks in Brazil can meet only 1 percent of the national demand, said Dr. Edmar Maciel, a plastic surgeon and burn specialist leading the clinical trials with tilapia skin. “It’s a burn cream because there’s silver in it, so it prevents the burns from being infected,” said Dr. Jeanne Lee, interim burn director at the the regional burn center at the University of California at San Diego.

HEALTH: Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn…

The three functional skin banks in Brazil can meet only 1 percent of the national demand, said Dr. Edmar Maciel, a plastic surgeon and burn specialist leading the clinical trials with tilapia skin. “It’s a burn cream because there’s silver in it, so it prevents the burns from being infected,” said Dr. Jeanne Lee, interim burn director at the the regional burn center at the University of California at San Diego.

Top 25 winners of the love campaign

During the last month of February, Monitor Publications ran a love campaign dubbed, “Just the 2 of Us” recognising couples who have been married for the last 25 years and more. Last Friday, the top 25 couples were rewarded with a number of gifts and getaway prices.

Drainage Canals So Clean

PROTIP: Press ‘i’ to view the image gallery, ‘v’ to view the video gallery, or ‘r’ to view a random entry. Drainage Canal So Clean refers to a series of popular joke posts on Reddit which sarcastically claim the drainage canals in certain countries are so clean they have animals or some other surprising object in them.

Drainage Canals So Clean

PROTIP: Press ‘i’ to view the image gallery, ‘v’ to view the video gallery, or ‘r’ to view a random entry. Drainage Canal So Clean refers to a series of popular joke posts on Reddit which sarcastically claim the drainage canals in certain countries are so clean they have animals or some other surprising object in them.

Leaders of euro zone’s biggest economies back multi-speed Europe

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector The leaders of the euro zone’s four biggest economies threw their weight behind a multi-speed Europe on Monday as the European Union ponders a future without Britain, Reuters reported. The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain met at the palace of Versailles to prepare for a March 25 EU summit in Rome marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which paved the way for European integration.

Syrian government forces take over positions from U.S.-backed militia in northern Syria

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Syrian government forces have taken over positions from a U.S.-backed militia in the northern city of Manbij on part of a frontline with Turkish-backed rebel forces, in line with a deal brokered by Russia, the militia’s spokesman said on Monday, Reuters reported. “The handover has taken place..,” Sharfan Darwish, the spokesman for the Manbij Military Council, told Reuters.

Three seek discharge in Chhagan Bhujbal graft case

THREE persons booked in a case of alleged corruption during the construction of a central library in the Mumbai University’s Kalina campus, in which NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal is a co-accused, have sought discharge from the case. The three are Gajanan Sawant, who was a sub-divisional engineer with the public works department then headed by Bhujbal; Harish Patil, an executive engineer; and Anil Kumar Gaikwad, the then superintending engineer.

Porte’s Paris-Nice hopes washed away

AUSTRALIAN Richie Porte’s overall hopes went up in smoke as Sonny Colbrelli of Italy won the second stage of the week-long Paris-Nice race. The 32-year-old Porte, winner of this race in 2013 and 2015, finished the stage 14 minutes down after another wet, windy and attritional day in the ‘Race to the sun’.

Missile tests add pressure on Trump over North Korea

South Korea army soldiers install a tent in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers , with three of them landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.

Missile tests add pressure on Trump over North Korea

South Korea army soldiers install a tent in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers , with three of them landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.

Yellen, China and France Spell Gloomy Asian Start: Markets Wrap 29 minutes ago

Asian stock-index futures offered a mixed picture of small moves as trading gets underway after U.S. equities and bonds slipped. Caution is rippling through markets after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen all but assured investors that interest rates will rise next week.  Overnight trading in equity contracts signaled moves of 0.1 percent or less for markets in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea.

Yellen, China and France Spell Gloomy Asian Start: Markets Wrap 29 minutes ago

Asian stock-index futures offered a mixed picture of small moves as trading gets underway after U.S. equities and bonds slipped. Caution is rippling through markets after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen all but assured investors that interest rates will rise next week.  Overnight trading in equity contracts signaled moves of 0.1 percent or less for markets in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea.

Kim Jong Un supervised North Korea missile launch, state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the country’s ballistic missile launches Monday, according to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA. The report called the test a drill of the army’s Hwasong artillery units, part of a strategic force “tasked to strike the bases of the US imperialist aggressor forces in Japan in contingency.”

Exxon plans $20 billion expansion of Texas, Louisiana plants

Exxon Mobil is spending $20 billion through 2022 to expand its chemicals and fuel-making capacity in Texas and Louisiana to transform U.S. shale oil and natural gas into products for growing consumer markets in Asia. After decades of siting new plants to make plastics, industrial chemicals and motor fuels in the Middle East and East Asia, the shale boom is spurring Exxon to steer construction dollars back to its home country, Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said in remarks prepared for the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on Monday.