In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media in Juba, South Sudan. Ban warned Monday, Dec. 19, that South Sudan will be heading toward genocide unless immediate action is taken to impose an arms embargo and pressure leaders of the world’s newest nation to end hate speech, incitement and violence.
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Marathon runner’s death exposes cheating in China
The death of a runner in a half marathon in China’s southeastern city of Xiamen this month has highlighted an unexpected form of cheating. The death of a runner in the half marathon in Xiamen, revealed he had been running for the registered competitor, who has now been banned for life When a runner suffered a heart attack and collapsed 4.5 kilometres from the finish line, at first it seemed like a tragic death.
Berlin police assume truck was deliberately driven into Christmas market
BERLIN: Berlin police said on Tuesday that investigators assume the driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others, did so intentionally in a suspected terrorist attack. The truck crashed into people gathered around wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church, which was left as a ruin after World War Two, in the heart of former West Berlin on Monday evening.
US embassy, consulates to be close on Dec. 20 after firearm incident
The United States embassy in Ankara and its consulates in Istanbul and Adana will be closed for normal operations on Dec. 20 after an individual approached the embassy in Ankara and discharged a firearm, the embassy said.
Shots outside US embassy in Turkey after Russia envoy killed
Shouting “Don’t forge… . Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, pauses during a speech at a photo exhibition in Ankara on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, moments before a gunman opened fire on him.
Mac on… Social care for the elderly
Crushed and covered in blood: Scenes of devastation amid the crumpled stalls of the Berlin Christmas market immediately after ‘terror attack’ Trump says terrorists ‘must be eradicated from the face of the earth’ after 12 die and 48 are hurt when lorry ploughs into Berlin market ‘People were tearing off wooden panels to get out’: Witness describes the moment a truck plowed into a Berlin Christmas market How Zsa Zsa seduced the world with sex, one-liners and VERY tall tales to become the world’s first celebrity to be famous just for being famous Obama pardons 78 felons and commutes 153 more as White House boasts of ‘greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day’ Ohio’s next three executions are postponed as the state struggles to get hold of the controversial drug Midazolam to carry out the killings Horror as Russian ambassador to Turkey is shot dead in art exhibition in Ankara … (more)
Shooter in Russian Ambassador Killing Was Member of Turkish Riot…
The man accused of assassinating Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was a member of the riot police in Ankara, Turkey, who used his police ID card to enter the building before the shooting, according to Interior Ministry sources. The suspect, identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas, was killed by the Turkish anti-terror police, the Interior Ministry said, after he allegedly shot the ambassador in an attack caught on camera.
3 key reasons why the NDC lost the elections – A data perspective
It’s been almost a week since our nation’s historic elections which saw incumbent John Mahama lose by a massive margin. There are many theories one could put forth as reasons why NDC lost the polls, or why the NPP won by such a margin.
Barra McGrory ‘should be sacked’ over his links to Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness
Crushed and covered in blood: Scenes of devastation amid the crumpled stalls of the Berlin Christmas market immediately after ‘terror attack’ Trump says terrorists ‘must be eradicated from the face of the earth’ after 12 die and 48 are hurt when lorry ploughs into Berlin market ‘People were tearing off wooden panels to get out’: Witness describes the moment a truck plowed into a Berlin Christmas market How Zsa Zsa seduced the world with sex, one-liners and VERY tall tales to become the world’s first celebrity to be famous just for being famous Obama pardons 78 felons and commutes 153 more as White House boasts of ‘greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day’ Ohio’s next three executions are postponed as the state struggles to get hold of the controversial drug Midazolam to carry out the killings Horror as Russian ambassador to Turkey is shot dead in art exhibition in Ankara … (more)
Electricians: Spend More Time Making Money and Less Time Trying to Find Work
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Trump dines with billionaire Carlos Slim as relations warm with Mexican leaders
Billionaire Carlos Slim, seen here on June 15, met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., over the weekend. : Bloomberg photo by Susana Gonzalez – Susana Gonzalez Billionaire Carlos Slim, seen here on June 15, met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., over the weekend.
OxyContin boom in China becomes gold mine for one drugmaker
Jiang Xueying holds a phone showing a picture of her late sister at her traditional medicine therapy clinic in Xinteng Township of Jiaxing, China, on November 22, 2016. : Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen.
Taiwan stocks weaker on global uncertainties, ahead of orders data
TAIPEI, Dec 20 Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday after deadly incidents in Germany and Turkey tempered buying, although Wall Street ended higher. As of 0128 GMT, the main TAIEX index fell 0.2 percent, to 9,224.56 points, after briefly swinging 0.2 percent higher in early trade.
12 dead and 48 injured as truck rams into Berlin Christmas market
Emergency services at the scene where a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin A “suspicious person” – thought to be the driver – was arrested near the scene and a passenger in the lorry died “on the spot”, authorities said. Berlin Police tweeted: “A suspicious person was arrested near #Breitscheidplatz.
Operation ‘Just Punishment’ nets 38 arrests for drug trafficking, firearms violations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations , working jointly with other federal and local law enforcement agencies, conducted simultaneous takedowns Thursday in the municipality of Cayey and Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Florida, during an operation dubbed ‘Just Punishment’ that resulted in the arrest of 38 individuals for their alleged participation in a drug trafficking and illegal firearms conspiracy.
Decline in lifejacket use off rocks a concern
Water safety experts are concerned at evidence of a dramatic decline in lifejacket use among rock fishers on Auckland’s notorious west coast. The finding comes from a just-released survey of west coast rock fishers by Auckland University researcher Dr Kevin Moran, which highlights a more than 30% drop in lifejacket use.
Truck mows through German holiday market, killing 9
A passenger in the truck, which stopped after running down several vendor stands, was among the dead in a Berlin market. – A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands.
A photographer’s harrowing account of capturing today’s assassination
Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici was attending a photo exhibition Monday when a Turkish policeman opened fire , killing Russia’s ambassador to Turkey. ANKARA, Turkey – The event seemed routine, the opening of an exhibit of photographs of Russia.
Ecuador quake kills two, injures 15
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 A 5.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Ecuador left two people dead and injured another 15 on Monday, as it caused substantial material damage, Reuters reported. The quake shook the country’s Esmeraldas province, which lies along the northern coast and border with Colombia, the Secretariat of Risk Management said.
A gunman tries to enter the US Embassy in Ankara
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 A gunman tried to enter the US Embassy in Ankara, police neutralised the attacker and took him into custody, Daily Sabah reported. Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov died after he was badly wounded in an armed assault in Ankara Dec. 19, Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported.
Feature: Economic traps the new government should avoid
In December last year I analyzed the economic vision of the NPP as presented by their vice presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The NPP campaigned on a vision of fiscal discipline, macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability all while reducing taxes and restoring some public sector benefits cut by the NDC government.
Aussie star of a Place to Call Homea set sights on Hollywood
The Observer-Reporter is excited to announce new digital offerings, including our new e-Edition apps, available for download in the iTunes & Google Play stores.
China fines firms for using BMW-like trademark: media
The BMW logo is seen on the wheel of a vehicle presented at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China, April 29, 2016. ) 3 million yuan for registering trademarks similar to that of the German firm, the Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday.
Small town boy helps shape the globe
Civil engineer Dr Ian Greenwood’s work in asset management takes him to places like here at the failed Chernobyl nuclear facility, war ravaged Ukraine and Boko Haram and Ebola affected Nigeria. Keeping his ear drums intact in a bomb blast, or what level of a hotel to stay in that would put him above a terrorist bomb blast set off in reception, yet low enough to be reached by a fire ladder, are just a couple of the health and safety requirements for civil engineer Doctor Ian Greenwood.
Truck runs into crowded Christmas market in Berlin; 12 dead
Police reported a truck ran into a Christmas market filled with people in Germany Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others. Berlin police confirmed the number of deaths on its Twitter account .
Bad weather scuppers Dunedin visit of mega-cruise ship
A bad weather forecast has scuppered the historic Dunedin visit of mega-cruise ship the Ovation of the Seas on Thursday. Dunedin was to be the first New Zealand port visited by the $1.4 billion Ovation, the biggest cruise ship to come to New Zealand with 4905 passengers.
Murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey ‘will not bring Syria conflict to end’
The murder of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey will not bring the conflict in Syria any closer to a resolution, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said. Diplomat Andrei Karlov was gunned down at a photography exhibition in Ankara, with the killer named by the Turkish authorities as policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas.
Trump links Islamist terrorists with Berlin attack
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday condemned the attack on a Christmas market in Berlin that killed 12 people, saying that “Islamist terrorists” were responsible for it. “ISIS and other Islamist terrorists continually slaughter Christians in their communities and places of worship as part of their global jihad,” Trump said in a statement quoted by Reuters and using an acronym for the Islamic State jihadist group.
Nine dead, 50 injured, as truck rams into Berlin Christmas market
Emergency services at the scene where a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin A “suspicious person” – thought to be the driver – was arrested near the scene and a passenger in the lorry died “on the spot”, authorities said. Berlin Police tweeted: “A suspicious person was arrested near #Breitscheidplatz.
Israelis open San Francisco’s latest kosher bakery
Israeli friends Isaac Yosef, Avi Edri and head chef Yanni – who goes by one name – held a soft opening for their bakery Taboon in the city’s SoMa neighborhood last week, the San Francisco Gate reported. As Oakland’s Grand Bakery gets set to close this week after 55 years of operation, Taboon will become the city’s only true kosher bakery.
Senior Hamas member threatens Israel with ‘new conflict’
Hamas political bureau member Saleh al-Arouri on Sunday threated that his group would start a new round of fighting with Israel over its alleged “violation” of Muslim rights in Jerusalem. Speaking to Hamas’s Al-Aqsa television channel, Arouri referred to the proposed “Muezzin Law” in Israel, which would prohibit mosques from using loudspeakers for the call to prayer, saying that preventing the sound of the muezzin is a provocation which will result in a new conflict.
Chris Evans is in festive spirits for BBC Christmas party
Chris Evans is in festive spirits for BBC party: DJ, 50, wears snowflake jumper and Santa hat to Christmas lunch Making his way to the party in London after his Breakfast Show at the BBC Radio 2 studios, the 50-year-old sported a snowflake jumper and Santa hat with cycling shorts, leggings, and multicoloured Nike trainers. Playing Sir Derek Jacobi’s on-screen wife in the hit BBC series Last Tango In Halifax has sparked some real-life tension between the thespian and his co-star Anne Reid.
Meghan Markle holds hands with her onscreen boyfriend Patrick J Adams in Suits
Look away now Prince Harry! Meghan Markle holds hands with her onscreen boyfriend Patrick J Adams in new stills for TV show Suits She’s been dating Prince Harry for several months – and Meghan Markle can be seen holding hands with onscreen boyfriend Patrick J Adams in new Suits stills. The 35-year-old beauty returns to television screens on January 25 with the second half of the sixth season of the acclaimed show and her love life appears to be hotting up.
Jesinta Campbell reveals extraordinary price offered for wedding photos
Crushed and covered in blood: Scenes of devastation amid the crumpled stalls of the Berlin Christmas market immediately after ‘terror attack’ Trump says terrorists ‘must be eradicated from the face of the earth’ after 12 die and 48 are hurt when lorry ploughs into Berlin market ‘People were tearing off wooden panels to get out’: Witness describes the moment a truck plowed into a Berlin Christmas market How Zsa Zsa seduced the world with sex, one-liners and VERY tall tales to become the world’s first celebrity to be famous just for being famous Obama pardons 78 felons and commutes 153 more as White House boasts of ‘greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day’ Ohio’s next three executions are postponed as the state struggles to get hold of the controversial drug Midazolam to carry out the killings Horror as Russian ambassador to Turkey is shot dead in art exhibition in Ankara … (more)
1 in 4 in NZ emergency departments affected by alcohol
The latest snapshot survey of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand has shown once again that alcohol continues to impact on staff, patients and health systems in both countries. In New Zealand, the survey shockingly revealed that one out of four patients were there as a result of the harmful use of alcohol.
1 in 8 Emergency Department presentations related to alcohol
The latest snapshot survey of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand has shown once again that alcohol continues to impact on staff, patients and health systems in both countries. In Australia the survey revealed that one out of eight patients were there as a result of the harmful use of alcohol.
TRUMP: Assassination of Russian ambassador a ‘violation of all…
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday condemned the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, calling it a “violation of all rules of civilized order” and saying it was carried out by a “radical Islamic terrorist.” “Today we offer our condolences to the family and loved ones of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was assassinated by a radical Islamic terrorist,” Trump said in a short statement.
Manawatu women in strong position as pools drawn for National Sevens
Janna Vaughan and the Manawatu women’s sevens team will be out to defend their National Sevens title in January. The Manawatu women’s sevens team have drawn a favourable pool for their defence of their National Sevens title in Rotorua in January.
Donald Trump blames terrorists for killings in Turkey, Berlin
President-elect Trump is holding meetings Monday, Dec. 19,2 016 at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday. PALM BEACH, Fla.
12 killed after truck rams Berlin Christmas market crowd
A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him.