Month: March 2017

Old mold auctioned for $14,617

How much is an old, dried out piece of mold worth? Apparently more than $14,600 if it was created by the doctor who discovered penicillin. The nearly 90-year-old swatch of mold has a rather extraordinary history: It came from the laboratory of Dr. Alexander Fleming whose revolutionary discovery brought the world its first antibiotic, credited with saving millions of lives worldwide.

Critics: Delay shows travel ban isn’t urgent after all

Critics are seizing on the Trump administration’s decision to delay the issuance of a revised travel ban, saying it undermines the ban’s national security rationale. The new executive order was slated for a mid-week release, but a senior administration official told CNN after Trump’s speech to a joint address of Congress that the timeline was being pushed back in order to keep the spotlight on the positive reaction to his address.

PSG scores late goals to scrape into French Cup quarters

Substitute Javier Pastore scored an opportunist late goal and then set up Edinson Cavani as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at second-tier Niort to reach the French Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. After Niort’s goalkeeper Artur Desmas went close to equalizing in injury time following a corner, there was just enough time for Pastore to break down the left wing and set up Cavani’s 36th of a prolific season.

Top 10 scams targeting Canadians in terms of number of complaints received

Alexa Gendron-O’Donnell, assistant Deputy Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, announces the Competition Bureau’s top 10 scams that targeted Canadians in 2016 during a news conference, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson MONTREAL – The Competition Bureau, in conjunction with the Better Business Bureau, Quebec-based consumers group Option consommateurs and other fraud-prevention partners announced Wednesday the top 10 fraud scams targeting Canadians in 2016.

Hard work pays for Goldies hopeful Karauria

One of the many tireless workers and competitors during the World shearing and woolhandling championship in Invercargill earlier this month has been rewarded with a big win on the eve of the 57th Golden Shears. The three-day Golden Shears start in Masterton tomorrow , Alexandra woolhandler Pagan Karauria heading north with the dream of winning Golden Shears Open title for the first time on Saturday night.

Spanish trio scoop prestigious US architecture prize

A team of three Spanish architects has won the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize, with the jury praising their work for blending buildings into landscapes and connecting time and place. The award for Catalonia-based architects Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta was announced Wednesday by Tom Pritzker, chairman and president of the Chicago-based Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the prize.

Back at the track, retired Rosberg shows no signs of regret

Back at the track, retired Rosberg shows no signs of regret Retired Formula One champion Nico Rosberg seemed to be having a good time at the track Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2lz3iKk Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg is surrounded by cameramen as he visits his former Mercedes team during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. BARCELONA, Spain – Retired Formula One champion Nico Rosberg seemed to have a good time, and no regrets, on Wednesday at the track.

Saudi king continues tour in Indonesia

Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman Wednesday as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. The king – who is accompanied by about 1,000 people, including princes and ministers – disembarked from his plane using an escalator as he arrived at an airport in Jakarta, the latest stop on an Asian tour.

University head faces fresh calls for resignation

There have been renewed calls for National Taiwan University President Yang Pan-chyr to resign over a fabricated-data scandal – despite his exoneration by a university ethics committee. Yang co-authored several papers that users on PubPeer – a website for the discussion and peer review of published research – flagged as “problematic.”

Hon Hai breaking new ground

A subsidiary controlled by Terry Gou , founder and chairman of the world’s largest contract assembler of consumer electronics Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. , held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new Gen 10.5 8K display plant in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Wednesday. The 61 billion yuan industrial area construction is the largest industrial investment Guangzhou has seen, expected to produce 90,000 display screens per month when fully operational, bringing in an annual productional value of 92 billion yuan , according to Chinese media.

Ex-CIA agent freed in Portugal, avoids extradition to Italy

President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation.

Water park hit by powder explosion can reopen: court

A water park where an explosion of flammable dust killed 15 people and injured almost 500 others in 2015 could reopen after a court on Wednesday overturned a government order that had suspended its license. The Tourism Bureau, which ordered the Formosa Fun Coast water park to suspend business following the accident, said it could appeal against the verdict handed down by the Taipei Administrative High Court.

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As the philanthropic arm of AFP, the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada supports many programs and services through its highly successful Annual Fund, especially the Every Member Campaign, and other fundraising vehicles including Major Gifts, Planned Gifts and Endowments. French ) on the first year of the Fellowship in Inclusion and Philanthropy.

Water shortage becomes new focus for gov’t

President Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday called sustainable water management the government’s “most important policy responsibility,” as water shortages brought on by low rainfall saw rationing introduced in the parts of Taiwan. Tsai said there was a need to roll out and invest in technology-driven sustainable water resource management to overcome what had become a “yearly obstacle.”

Sky is falling for prime property prices

The value of a luxury apartment in Dazhi has dropped by half its original price amid the slipping property value of other buildings and apartments in greater Taipei. According to a Taiwan Realty statement released Wednesday, a top-of-the-market Dazhi luxury apartment sold recently for NT$1.445 million per ping last December, whereas it sold for 50.28 percent more, at NT$2.906 million, at its peak.

LPGA players show style at HSBC Women’s

Paula Creamer of the USA poses during a photo call prior to the HSBC Women’s Champions at the Sentosa Golf Club on February 27, 2017 in Singapore. Players were invited to ‘Own The Stage’ prior to the tournament, which will be hosted on the new Tanjong Course at Sentosa Golf Club March 2-5, the 10th anniversary of the HSBC Women’s Champions.

Jens Lekman Will See Himself Now

Before Jens Lekman recorded his fourth album, Life Will See You Now , he went through a period of disconnection from his music. “I think I was kind of trying to ruin things for myself,” Lekman says.

T-series expected to pay tax on seized Maybach on Thursday

Four days after the flying squad of the Regional Transport Office Andheri seized a Mercedes Maybach S 500 car on Saturday for non-payment of road and registration tax in Maharashtra, the matter seems to be close to a resolution. Speaking to DNA, Govind Saindane, regional transport officer, Andheri said, “The team from Super Cassettes have told us that they are willing to pay the tax we have demanded.

Army: NPA numbers dwindle

THE presence of the New People’s Army , the armed group of the Communist Party of the Philippines , continues to dwindle in Davao Region, an army official said. “The CPP-NPA is losing its mass base support.

Land Rover Defender replacement could be built abroad

Crackdown on fraudster cash raids: How a new code word saved one Barclays customer handing over A 27k to cowboy builders Government goes ahead with ‘stealth tax’ probate fee hikes of up to A 20k, despite consultation showing just 2% were in favour Are your energy bills about to soar? As EDF’s tariff goes up 8% we look at how the 19 confirmed price hikes will cost households Cash-buyers for homes increased ‘significantly’ in the last decade – and spiked to 40% ahead of April’s stamp duty hike HMRC messed up my mum’s tax and now she is 87 years old and suffering from dementia they have sent a bill for A 2,057 to her care home How councils reject parking ticket appeals even if you have done nothing wrong: But here’s how to fight a fine AND win MARKETS LIVE: FTSE 100 hits new record high as dollar strengthens and pound hits six week low at $1.2292 Are US rate rises set to begin in earnest? … (more)

U.S. seeks end to U.N. rights council’s ‘obsession’ with Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its “obsession with Israel”, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. Washington has long argued that the Geneva forum unfairly focuses on Israel’s alleged violations of human rights, including war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Victim describes serial stalker as “a monster”

A serial stalker was today facing jail after he admitted terrorising one of his victims from his prison cell and even threatening to decapitate any man she was in contact with. Mark Boucher made a string of threats to his former partner Jasmine McGraw after he had already been locked up over other offences.

Adam Clayton commits to Boro until 2021

The 28-year-old, who joined Boro from Huddersfield on a four-year deal in August 2014, was a key member of the side which won promotion back to the Premier League last season. He told the club’s official website, www.mfc.co.uk: “I’ve put pen to paper, finally.

Minister: China to cut 500,000 heavy industry jobs

In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 photo, a worker watches a bulldozer unload coal at a coal mine in Huaibei in central China’s Anhui province. China’s labor minister says Wednesday, March 1, 2017, Beijing will cut another 500,000 jobs this year from steel, coal and other heavy industries to reduce excess production capacity that is flooding markets and depressing global prices.

Israeli forces demolish 9 homes in West Bank settlement

Israeli forces are demolishing nine homes in the heart of the West Bank settlement of Ofra after the Supreme Court ruled they were built on private Palestinian land. Netzach Brodt watched as his house was destroyed and said, “We are extremely disappointed and broken that this house is being torn down.”

Dutch court finds energy firm liable for emotional suffering

A Dutch court has ruled that an energy company jointly owned by Shell and ExxonMobil is liable for the psychological suffering of residents in the north of the country whose homes have been damaged by small earthquakes caused by gas drilling. In a ruling Wednesday, a court in the northern city of Assen held the Netherlands Petroleum Company, known by its Dutch acronym NAM, liable for so-called “immaterial damages” suffered by residents and ordered the company to pay them compensation.

French Mediapart journalist says judicial source denies report on Fillon’s wife

A journalist for French investigative web site Mediapart said his report that the wife of conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon was being held for questioning by police had been denied by a judicial source. Journalist Michel Delean, who initially said on Twitter that Penelope Fillon was being questioned over allegations she did little work for payments she received as Fillon’s assistant, later issued a correction on Twitter, saying his report had been denied by a judicial source.

Cambodian government critic killed over money, accused says

A police officer stands guard in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court during the trial of Chuop Somlap, who is accused of murdering the political commentator and prominent government critic Kem Ley, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 1, 2017. A man accused of murdering prominent Cambodian government critic Kem Ley told a court on Wednesday that he killed him over money, in a shooting that drew suspicions of a political motive.