Day: March 10, 2017

Rescued doctor says he saw Mumbra resident Tabrez Tambe in Libya

Ramamurthy K, a doctor from Andhra Pradesh, who was recently rescued and brought back to India from Libya, where he had been abducted by IS militants 18 months back, has identified Mumbra youth Tabrez Tambe as someone he saw in a shelter camp there. A high-ranking ATS officer on Thursday confirmed the development to mid-day.

Oil goes below $50 a barrel as US stocks build

New York: Oil prices went under the psychological $50 a barrel mark on Thursday on the back of a supply glut offsetting some of output cut efforts from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. The West Texas Intermediate for March Delivery was trading at $49.70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on intra-day trade, following a fall of over 5 per cent at close of trade on Wednesday.

The Latest: Police say 2 dead in S. Korean protests

The Latest on South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s removal from office Friday by the Constitutional Court : South Korea’s defense minister has ordered the military to be on alert for possible North Korean provocations attempting to exploit “unstable situations at home and abroad.” In a video conference on Friday with military commanders, Defense Minister Han Min Koo said North Korea can make “strategic or operational” provocations at any time.

The 300 million project to upgrade the Victorian Elan Valley Aqueduct, is under way

And work officially began to on the 300 million project to build a new pipe to ensure water supplies to Birmingham and surrounding areas remain fresh and healthy on Tuesday Stourport Mayor Councillor Henderson was on hand to break first ground at Lickhill, near Stourport when the mammoth task began this week. The project will bring the system, which provides water to Birmingham and Solihull, up to date and enable regular maintenance to the Victorian Elan Valley Aqueduct – which has bringing in supplies from Wales for more than a century.

Trinidad legislator joins call to curtail bank fees, loan rates

Senator Ian Roach, speaking during debate on FATCA-related tax information exchange agreements approved in the Senate on Tuesday night, said the legislation provides an opportunity to focus on the local operations of banks, particularly what they charge for their services. He said any ordinary citizen would consider Trinidad’s financial institutions “to be institutional bandits, financial extortionists and conscienceless, as they unilaterally impose any and all types of bank charges in addition to the already outrageous level of interest rates”.

Indian Wedding

I have been in India for the last 10 days. One of my former students, Sukriti, was getting married to her childhood sweetheart, Siddant, and she invited me and my wife, Cheryl, to the ceremony.

PM Trudeau tells Houston energy conference border tax would hurt both economies

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it clear he is flatly against a proposed U.S. border adjustment tax, telling a global gathering of politicians and energy sector executives it would hurt the economy in both countries. “Recognizing, of course, how much the Canadian economy depends on close collaboration and integration with the American economy, anything that creates impediments at the border – extra tariffs or new taxes – is something we’re concerned with,” Trudeau said Thursday night in Houston, Texas.

Complaint against RGV for sexist tweet, director apologises

Mumbai/Goa: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s derogatory tweet on Women’s Day landed him in trouble after a women’s organisation filed a police complaint against him. Varma, who is not new to social media feuds, had tweeted yesterday, “I wish all the women in the world give men as much happiness as Sunny Leone gives.”

South Korea’s Scandal-Mired President Is Formally Ousted. What’s Next?

Here's a look at possible scenarios in the frantic weeks ahead and some of the potential presidential contenders vying for the presidential Blue House: With Park now formally unseated, the country, by law, must hold a presidential by-election within 60 days. This means the vote will likely take place on May 9. The winner of the election will be immediately sworn in as the country's leader, according to South Korea's National Election Commission.

Guatemalan president vows change after fire kills 35 girls

Guatemala’s president called for a restructuring of his country’s youth shelter system following a fire that killed at least 35 girls at an overcrowded government facility for children, while grieving families began receiving the bodies of their loved ones. The shelter outside Guatemala City held some 800 children and mixed victims of abuse with youthful offenders.

7 injured in ax attack at German station; 1 arrest

A man was arrested after injuring seven people with an ax at the main train station in Duesseldorf, Germany in what appeared to be a random attack, police said Thursday. “A person, probably armed with an ax, attacked people at random,” police said in a statement.

South Korea’s president formally ousted by court

Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. It capped a stunning fall for Park, the country’s first female leader who rode a wave of lingering conservative nostalgia for her late dictator father to victory in 2012, only to see her presidency crumble as millions of furious protesters filled the nation’s streets.

Poor showing at World Baseball Classic to be evaluated: premier

The government will conduct comprehensive evaluations of national athletic agencies after Taiwan’s dismal performance at this year’s World Baseball Classic in South Korea. Premier Lin Chuan told reporters at the Legislative Yuan Friday that Taiwan’s performance this year at the WBC tournament was a disappointment for the country and that the Cabinet would evaluate the matter immediately.

Amnesty International urges public to drop death penalty

INTERNATIONAL human rights group Amnesty International Philippines is urging the public to pressure the Senate to drop the possible re-imposition of the death penalty. Ritz Lee II, AIPH chairperson said in Cagayan de Oro, they have so far gathered signatures and some 500 letters from residents addressed to Kagay-anon Senate President Koko Pimentel to oppose death penalty.

Lumber battle brewing with U.S., Emerson says

Some tactics have changed, and the opponents have upped their armament and rewritten some rules to their liking, but the war is the same. That was the assessment Wednesday from David Emerson, B.C.’s trade envoy to the U.S. on softwood lumber, after an initial tour of the battlefield.