Month: March 2017

Under pressure, Cabinet braces for discussion on border-jumpers that…

Federal cabinet ministers are set for an in-depth discussion this week of the practical and political pressures being placed on the Liberal government by a rising number of asylum seekers in Canada. Border security, RCMP and immigration officials have been running scenarios to prepare for the possibility that a relative winter trickle of illegal immigration into Canada could turn into a spring flood.

Consumers gouged up to $1.6b through poor airport privatisations: ACCC

Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest report into Australia’s four biggest airports – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth – found that profit margins eased slightly for three of the operators last financial year.

The Booziest Honeymoon Destinations, Ever

Sample world-renowned rum in a bodega and learn about the slow-aged process that makes it the rum of choice for aficionados. After a visit to the distillery, head to Granada, the oldest colonial continental city in the Americas.

David Silva sets up 2 goals as Man City beats Sunderland 2-0

Manchester City’s Leroy Sane, right, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game with team mates Manchester City’s David Silva and Gael Clichy during the Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Manchester City at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England. Sunday March 5, 2017.

The Latest: Banging pots, French decry political corruption

Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon delivers his speech during a campaign meeting in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, France, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Fillon, whose campaign has been unraveling over impending corruption charges, vowed to remake France in a speech on Saturday, a day before what amounts to his last stand, a rally near the Eiffel Tower widely seen as a test of his staying power via the number of supporters he can muster.

Lotte may harm itself by yielding to THAAD

No THAAD! Lotte out of China!” This is what was written on the banner held by a group of protesters in front of a Lotte-invested supermarket in the city of Qidong, East China’s Jiangsu province, on Thursday. Such protests were organised after the Republic of Korea conglomerate Lotte Group accepted a plot of land in exchange for its Skyhill Golf Course in Seongju where the US’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system will be deployed, a move which China is strongly opposed to because it will destabilise the strategic balance in East Asia in favor of the United States.

Blue is the color of the season at Paris Fashion Week

It’s no secret that politics infuses fashion – and some critics are interpreting the current mania for blue at Paris Fashion Week as a statement of “the blues” about the perceived rise of nationalism across Europe and America. France’s culture minister told The AP this week that the Parisian fashion industry – that relies on foreign talent – is under threat owing to the rise of nationalism.

Turning point: Germany hoped to close border in 2015, didna t

Germany planned to close its border with Austria and turn back asylum-seekers in September 2015, a move that could have dramatically changed the course of the European refugee crisis that was at its peak at the time, according to a German newspaper. The Welt am Sonntag reported Sunday that Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ministers agreed Sept.

Maharashtra: Two held in connection with HSC question paper leak

Vashi Police with the help of cyber cell of Navi Mumbai Police arrested two persons from Malad in Mumbai in connection with the question paper leak on social media messenger of higher secondary examination which is currently underway. Mumbai division of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education had lodged complaints with Vashi Police station on March 3 and 4 after the question papers went viral on WhatsApp.

Kenya seeking India’s help for cricket development1 hour ago

Vadodara, March 5: The Kenyan cricket team, here to play four build up games against Baroda, is banking on India to develop the sport’s infrastructure in the African nation and eventually realise its dream of playing Tests. The 14-member Kenyan team is in the city till March 9 before travelling to Nepal, where it will play two matches against the home side.

How should the growing school places crisis in Ipswich be solved?

As council chiefs step up plans to build two new schools in Ipswich amid soaring demand for places, we are asking our readers for your thoughts on how the growing school places crisis should be solved. This newspaper exclusively revealed last week that just under 300 parents were denied a place at their preferred secondary school for their child this September.

UP Polls: PM Modi lashes out at Congress at intellectuals meet in Varanasi8 min ago

Varanasi, March 5: While addressing intellectuals meet in Kashi Samagam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on his political opponents, especially Congress. Since last two days, PM Modi is in Varanasi, in his Lok Sabha constituency, where he has addressed two public meetings and carried out a massive roadshow in the holy city, which will go to polls on Wednesday, in the last phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

China reset: ‘Absolutely’ opposed to Taiwan independence

China will resolutely oppose and contain Taiwan independence, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery at the opening of the annual meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and the self-ruled island. China is deeply suspicious of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, whose ruling Democratic Progressive Party espouses the island’s formal independence, a red line for Beijing, which has cut off an official dialogue mechanism with Taipei.

Russia: 1 dead, 3 detained in operation against IS cell11 min ago

Russian authorities say one person has been killed and three others detained in an operation to break up a sleeper cell of the Islamic State in the country’s restive southern region of Dagestan. The National Anti-terrorism Committee said the operation took place today in the city of Derbent, on the Caspian Sea near the border with Azerbaijan.

Japanese royals pay respects to King Bhumibol

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun received the Japanese royal couple, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on Sunday. Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Sunday paid their respects to the memory of King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the last leg of a week-long trip that also took them to Vietnam.

Leader backs trade jump with Baku

In a meeting with visiting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday, the Supreme Leader called for a 10-fold hike in trade between Iran and Azerbaijan given the great potential in the two countries. “The level of economic cooperation is very low compared to the two countries’ potentialities and facilities, and trade turnover should increase up to 10 times of the current level,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested.

Czar sculpture in Crimea reportedly shedding tears45 minutes ago

Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting a bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping. The bust of Nicholas II was erected near the Crimean prosecutor’s office in Simferopol in 2016, two years after Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine.

Reus ruled out until April with thigh injury

The 27-year-old, who has found fame as the cover star of FIFA ’17, was withdrawn after 44 minutes of BVB’s Bundesliga clash against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. The German outfit have confirmed that the player has suffered a muscle rupture in his left thigh and will be sidelined for at least a month.

South Korea to quadruple reward fee for North Korean defectors

South Korea is quadrupling its reward fee for defectors from North Korea who are willing to hand over classified information on the reclusive country’s military secrets. The Ministry of Unification announced Sunday that it would pay up to 1 billion won — eclipsing the previous maximum of 250 million won.

Islam-inspired terror offences – nearly double in UK in five years’

The number of Islamism-inspired terrorism offences in the UK has nearly doubled in the five years to the end of 2015, according to a new report. The period from 1998 to 2015, studied in a report on Islamist terrorism on British soil, has also seen a surge in the number of women taking part in these crimes with offenders are getting younger and the bulk of the Islamism-inspired threat coming from home-grown terrorism.

Who shares Cyprus’ growing air travel market ?

Some 9.3 million travellers are expected to use the airports at Larnaca and Paphos this year, a 3.6% increase on 2016, which had in turn been a record-breaking year. Last year saw an 18% increase, translating to 1.37 million passengers using the airports, an 18% rise in comparison to 2015.

Deadly floods hit southern Zimbabwe, destroying many homes

From kitchen items to livestock and even her house, Assa Mkwananzi says she has “lost it all” to floods that have hit southern Zimbabwe. “We lost all our blankets, pots and cooking utensils, our goats and chickens as well because of the heavy rains,” Mkwananzi told The Associated Press in the southern district of Tsholotsho, about 200 kilometers north of Bulawayo.

Planting, nurturing, growing tourism

THE relatively new regional director of the Department of Tourism, Camiguin-born Catalino Echaves Chan III, is no stranger to Cebu. Chan is the son of the late retired Judge Ceferino Chan and his wife Mercedes Echaves and is named after his uncle and grandfather, Catalino Jr. and Sr. He came to Cebu for his college studies at the University of San Carlos where he was a member of the university dance troupe, becoming its president in his senior year.

Japan’s emperor pays respects to Thailand’s late king

Japanese Emperor Akihito paid his respects to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Sunday, arriving in Bangkok following a weeklong trip to Vietnam aimed at winning support against Chinese expansionism. The monarchies – two of a handful remaining in Asia – have maintained close ties.

Cuomo calls anti-Semitic attack in New York ‘reprehensible’

Visiting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that a recent rash of anti-Semitic acts in the United States was “reprehensible” and his state would have no tolerance for them. In a visit to Israel, Cuomo made his first comments following the toppling of headstones at a Jewish cemetery this weekend in Brooklyn.

.com | Wanted: Female candidates for Algeria’s parliament quota

Algerian law requires the next parliament to be made up of 30 percent women – but political parties across the spectrum have struggled to come up with enough female candidates to fill the quota. While universities in this Muslim North African nation are increasingly full of young women, politics is still largely seen as a male domain.