Month: March 2017

Security Group Calls on Kosovo to Continue Talks with Serbia

Kosovo’s leaders must continue European Union-facilitated talks aimed at normalizing ties with Serbia, a European security official said Friday amid rising tensions between the two countries. The head of the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met with senior officials and political leaders in Pristina to express concern about the situation.

Palestinian leader invited to White House in Trump call

In this Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas listens to his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun address a speech, at the presidential palace, in Baabda east Beirut, Lebanon. Abbas will speak by telephone with U.S President Donald Trump in the first contact between the two leaders since Trump took office.

7 reported held after unsanctioned Belarus protest

A Belarusian human rights organization says seven opposition activists have been detained by police after an unsanctioned protest by more 1,000 people in a provincial city. The Friday demonstration in Maladzyechna, a city of about 100,000 people 75 kilometers north of the capital Minsk, came a day after President Alexander Lukashenko suspended the collection of fines from unemployed people.

Albania opposition parties threaten to boycott June election

Albania’s opposition parties have threatened to boycott a June parliamentary election unless the current coalition government agrees to create a caretaker cabinet to run the country until then. The opposition political parties said in a statement Friday that they would not register with the Central Election Commission without “achieving a political agreement that would secure free and fair elections.”

China eyes to close military gap with US

China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior naval officers said the country was building a “first class” navy and developing a marine corps. Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country’s armed forces, the largest in the world, including anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores.

Matara Hurricane a Mohammedan man

He was one of the pioneers that revolutionised ODI cricket in the 1990s and early 2000s, at one point holding the records for the fastest fifty and fastest century. He was the scourge of opening bowlers the world over.

China’s Wanda Scraps $1 Billion Deal to Buy Hollywood’s Dick Clark Productions

Eldridge Industries, the U.S. owner of Dick Clark Productions Inc., said on Friday that one of its affiliates terminated an agreement to sell off the TV production company to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Eldridge, which also owns magazines such as the Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter, said the affiliate terminated the agreement after Wanda failed to honor contractual obligations.

Where things stand in the Volkswagen emissions scandal

Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal counts for a scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules. If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department’s sentencing recommendation, the scandal will end up costing the company more than $20 billion in the U.S. alone, not counting lost sales and brand value.

Earth from Space: Kamchatka, Russia

The Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over the Sea of Okhotsk in the Russian Far East on 15 February, where clouds blend with the ice and snow beneath from our bird’s-eye view. One of the fascinating features is the pattern of floating sea ice, appearing light blue.

Nightmare A11 roundabout to get A 400,000 upgrade which could include traffic lights

East Anglian commuters could benefit from safer and quicker journeys from a 400,000 project which could see traffic lights installed at the notorious Fiveways roundabout on the A11. Philip Hammond earmarked cash for new lights in his Congestion Relief Programme fund in this week’s budget amid concerns about the safety of the junction following the dualling of the A11 in 2015.

Indahag, MOGCHS cagebelles share lead

ARCHRIVALS Indahag National High School and Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School try to improve before renewing their rivalry in today’s resumption of the 1st Cagayan de Oro Public Schools Basketball Challenge at West City Central School covered court, this city. The Indahag Lady Skyhawks and MOGCHS Lady Cavaliers aim try to stretch their clean slate to 4-0 as they take on separate foes in secondary girls division.

Royal tantrum! Boy throws fit meeting Queen Elizabeth II

Michelle Lun, left, holds on to her son Alfie, 2-years-old as they meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the unveiling during the the unveiling of a national memorial honouring the Armed Forces and civilians who served their country during the Gulf War and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan in London Thursday March 9, 2017. Britain’s Prince Philip stands at right LONDON – A 2-year-old boy in England wasn’t very impressed with a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II and showed it by throwing a tantrum in front of her majesty.

Supervisor gikawatan sa gika-check-in

DALING misibat ang duha ka mga menor de edad sulod sa usa ka motel dihang nakatulog ang usa ka lalaki niadtong Biyernes, Marso 10, sa kaadlawon sa Barangay Consolacion, dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro. Ang biktima usa ka supervisor kinsa kasamtangang nagpuyo sa Capistrano Street ning dakbayan ug apan lumad nga taga Davao City.

Pakistan assembly to legalize trials before military courts

Pakistan’s parliament is set to debate a bill next week that would legalize trials before military courts for another two years, a measure human rights activists say negates the basic principles of justice and denies those on trial the chance for a fair defense. The bill, designed to combat terrorism, was presented before the lower house of parliament Friday by law minister Zahid Hamid.

Live wire electrocutes two 11-year-old boys

THE Misamis Oriental Rural Electric and Service Cooperative is in hot water after two 11-year-old boys died after being electrocuted by a live wire while they were playing in the rain around 4 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Hillside, Pagatpat village, Cagayan de Oro City. Melchor Gaabon, a bystander, discovered the two bodies around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, but waited for rescuers to arrive due to the exposed wire.

Agusan River breaks banks; floods 7 villages in Butuan

Authorities issued code red or flood alert level 3 along riverside communities in Cagayan de Oro after water level at the Agusan River reached 3.07 meters Friday morning, March 10, and flooded seven villages, prompting several families to flee their homes. “Even without rain, as of 2 p.m., flood alert warning level 3 has been issued prompting several residents to evacuate after waters from the Agusan River overflowed to several parts of barangay Buhangin, Baan Riverside, Bading, Golden Ribbon, Mahogany, Maug and Obrero.

55 out of 80 Oro villages active in fight vs drugs

FIVE villages in Cagayan de Oro City have put in place measures to treat and rehabilitate as well as educate drug users in line with a Department of the Interior and Local Government’s order directing villages to actively take part in the government’s war on drugs. Ben Calibre, an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency -Northern Mindanao, said the move to encourage greater participation of village officials in the anti-drug campaign is not new as shown by a DILG memorandum circular that has been in effect since 1998.

Syria Kurdish-led fighters see force boosting in push on IS

The main Syrian Kurdish force fighting Islamic State militants in northern Syria claimed on Friday that it has enough fighters to take the extremists’ de facto capital of Raqqa with the help of the U.S.-led coalition – remarks that reflected a veiled warning to Ankara and also to rival, Turkey-backed opposition forces making headway toward the city. The comments by Cihan Sheikh Ehmed, the spokeswoman of the Syria Democratic Forces, came as U.S. troops are playing a bigger role on the ground in the battle to conquer Raqqa in northern Syria.

White House: Trump unaware of Flynn’s foreign agent work

President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had worked to further the interests of the government of Turkey before appointing him, the White House says. The comments came two days after Flynn and his firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., filed paperwork with the Justice Department formally identifying him as a foreign agent and acknowledging that his work for a company owned by a Turkish businessman could have aided Turkey’s government.

White House: Trump unaware of Flynn’s foreign agent work

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, who was fired from the White House last month, has registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for work that may have aided the Turkish government in exchange for $530,000.

Celebrate Canada funding

Beginning with National Aboriginal Day, and ending with Canada day, Celebrate Canada is a yearly eleven-day celebration that this year will take place from June 21 to July 1. Each year many different organizations plan events to celebrate specific days during Celebrate Canada. Those events assist those who attend to discover and appreciate the wealth and diversity of Canadian society.

Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II is found in a Cairo slum

Giant 3,000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II found buried in a Cairo slum is hailed as ‘one of the most important discoveries ever’ Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive 26ft statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum. The discovery, hailed by the Antiquities Ministry as one of the most important ever, was made near the ruins of Ramses II’s temple in the ancient city of Heliopolis, located in the eastern part of modern-day Cairo.

Bank of Ireland opens free workspace for startups in New York

Bank of Ireland have today announced the opening of startlab NYC, an incubation space that will support Bank of Ireland startup customers seeking to scale their business and enter the US market. The collaborative space, located in Manhattan on the 41st floor of 2 Grand Central, is the first offering of its kind from an Irish bank outside of Ireland.

The Latest: Syrian Kurds see force boosting in push on IS

The Latest on the developments related to Syria’s civil war and the expected push against the Islamic State group’s main stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria : U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces say they have enough fighters to take the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria. The spokeswoman for the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday that their numbers are increasing, with residents of areas newly liberated from IS joining the ethnically mixed force.

Orchestra to premiere concerto in Bradford on Avon

THE Wiltshire Music Centre has been chosen to play host to the premiere of a world-famous orchestra’s performance of a piano concerto. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields will be performing at the centre in Ashley Road, being lead by Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, the ensemble will be showing the audiences Piano Concerto No.2, The Haunted Ebb, composed by Alasdair Nicolson.

Tadley hit Bounty for seven

IN THE Basingstoke and District Saturday League Division One match between Bounty United and visiting Tadley, as no referee arrived Bounty midfielder Steve Bucksey took the whistle. The final result was 7-1 to the visitors and Tadley were soon in control as they led 4-0 after 20 minutes.