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Moore eyes permanent stay at Bradford Bulls

Scott Moore looks on in the background during his debut for Bulls against Swinton. The prop is looking forward to making his first home appearance against Toulouse Picture: Brian King Moore, who joined the Odsal club on a four-game trial last week, is currently the subject of a police investigation after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and theft.

Top students more likely to smoke pot, drink alcohol, study says

British teens with the highest test scores are less likely to smoke cigarettes yet more likely to drink alcohol and smoke pot compared with teens with lower scores, according to a study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal Open. Although some people believe smart students simply have a tendency to experiment, James Williams and Gareth Hagger-Johnson, co-authors of the new study, say these patterns of substance use may continue into adulthood.

UN hosts ‘Geneva IV’ talks: Sequel or new script for Syria?

After months of Syria bloodshed, stalled humanitarian aid deliveries and stop-and-start diplomacy, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is reconvening talks between government and opposition delegations on Thursday, in the latest bid to end the country’s catastrophic six-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions more. Hopes are not exactly high for “Geneva IV,” the fourth round of U.N-mediated intra-Syrian talks since early last year.

Fred’s drugstore chain to double with Rite-Aid store buys

It all started Tuesday, when Fred’s said it would pay $950 million to buy 865 stores that Rite Aid needed to sell in order to appease anti-trust regulators and close its $9.4 billion buyout deal with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. The deal will more than double Fred’s current store count of 650. CEO Michael Bloom called it a “transformative event” for the company.

The Latest: Malaysia wants Interpol help on tracing suspects

The Latest on the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un’s half brother, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Malaysia’s national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar says help has been sought from Interpol to issue an alert for the four North Korean suspects who left Malaysia on the same day Kim Jong Nam, a half brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed. It is not known what Interpol can do, as the four are believed to be back in Pyongyang and North Koreas is not a member of Interpol.

Seven Earth-like planets discovered around single star

Researchers announced on Feb. 22 the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System. All seven roughly match the size and mass of our own planet and are almost certainly rocky, and three are perfectly perched to harbour life-nurturing oceans of water, they reported in the journal Nature.

US muscle flexing not a cure to DPRK issue

A surface-to-surface medium- and long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 is test-fired by DPRK on Jan 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG] China will not import coal from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the rest of 2017, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

Activists seek corporate help for Myanmar’s Rohingyas

Activists are asking a major corporate investor in Myanmar to speak out against the country’s treatment of its Rohingya minority. An advocacy group, known as #WeAreAllRohingyaNow, sent an open letter this week to food and hygiene conglomerate Unilever, which owns two factories near Yangon, the largest city in the country.

Glasgow City keeper targets place at European Championships after Scotland call-up

Stewartfield star Lee Alexander is hoping to win her first cap for her country at the Cyprus Cup next week Lee Alexander is hoping to stake her claim for a place in the Scotland women’s squad at this summer’s European Championships after receiving a call-up to the national team. The uncapped Glasgow City goalkeeper, from Stewartfield, has been named in Anna Signeul’s 21-woman squad for the Cyprus Cup next week and is determined to make an impression.

Best places to experience multicultural Australia: The parts of…

It’s amazing that some places that are iconically Australian can sometimes feel like it doesn’t belong here at all. As you sit at a pavement cafe on Jonson Street on a humid, sweltering evening, listening to the foreign accents, checking out the artsy hippie shops next door, watching barefooted tourists wandering past, there’s a distinct feeling that you’ve suddenly been transported to Thailand.

Best places to experience multicultural Australia: The parts of…

It’s amazing that some places that are iconically Australian can sometimes feel like it doesn’t belong here at all. As you sit at a pavement cafe on Jonson Street on a humid, sweltering evening, listening to the foreign accents, checking out the artsy hippie shops next door, watching barefooted tourists wandering past, there’s a distinct feeling that you’ve suddenly been transported to Thailand.

Thiem into quarters in Rio; favorite with Nishikori out

Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas returns the ball to Italy’s Fabio Fognini at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas returns the ball to Italy’s Fabio Fognini at the Rio Open tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017.

SC to resume hearing on age criteria for NEET19 min ago

New Delhi [India], Feb. 23 : The Supreme Court, on Thursday, will resume the hearing on the age criteria for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test , for various undergraduate courses. Earlier, a fresh petition was filed in the Court, alleging that NEET 2 was tougher than the earlier one and CBSE came out with a common result, without “normalisation” or “rationalisation” of marks, obtained by the medical aspirants in these two tests.

SC to hear plea seeking probe into Kalikho Pul suicide case19 min ago

New Delhi [India], Feb 23 : The Supreme Court, on Thursday, will hear the petition filed by Dangwimsai Pul, the first wife of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, seeking a direction for registration of an FIR and investigation into a suicide note, purportedly written by her husband, who allegedly committed suicide on August 9, last year. A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit likely to hear Dangwimsai’s plea today.

Ghosn outlines Brexit, NAFTA uncertainties facing Renault-Nissan

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn acknowledged that uncertainties surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union and a possible renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement under President Donald Trump posed “risks” for Renault and its Japanese partner, Nissan, in 2017. The Nissan plant in Sunderland, England, became a political flash point last year ahead of the Brexit referendum after Ghosn warned that the company might halt investment there if a “leave” vote prevailed.

Ghosn outlines Brexit, NAFTA uncertainties facing Renault-Nissan

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn acknowledged that uncertainties surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union and a possible renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement under President Donald Trump posed “risks” for Renault and its Japanese partner, Nissan, in 2017. The Nissan plant in Sunderland, England, became a political flash point last year ahead of the Brexit referendum after Ghosn warned that the company might halt investment there if a “leave” vote prevailed.

Glad to buy Indian goods, services for more than USD1 m : Uganda President Yoweri Museveni1 hour ago

Kampala [Uganda], Feb 23 : Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, on Wednesday, while speaking on bilateral relations with India, in a business forum, expressed his satisfaction over importing Indian goods for more than one million US dollars. “It is true that bilateral relations are in favour of India now, and we are glad to buy goods and services for more than 1 million USD from India, while India will buy for more than 57 million USD from Uganda.

Prototype series launched in Australia

There will be a dedicated sports prototype series in Australia this year, with the introduction of the all-new Australian Prototype Series. The APS is based on the former Australian Sports Racer Series, and will cater for open-top and Le Mans-style racing cars.

US senator revives bill cutting funds to PA over funding for terrorists

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will reintroduce legislation next week that would cut US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to provide monetary support to the families of those who commit acts of terror against Israelis. The bill, known as the Taylor Force Act , was first introduced last year by Graham with former Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats and Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.

US senator revives bill cutting funds to PA over funding for terrorists

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will reintroduce legislation next week that would cut US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to provide monetary support to the families of those who commit acts of terror against Israelis. The bill, known as the Taylor Force Act , was first introduced last year by Graham with former Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats and Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.

EVE Online Hunts for Real Planets

EVE Online players will soon be searching for actual exoplanets in addition to in game planets, though there probably won’t be any newbs to gank in the new endeavor. This is a second round of actual research that’s part of Project Discovery , which has already contributed to an atlas of human proteins.

EVE Online Hunts for Real Planets

EVE Online players will soon be searching for actual exoplanets in addition to in game planets, though there probably won’t be any newbs to gank in the new endeavor. This is a second round of actual research that’s part of Project Discovery , which has already contributed to an atlas of human proteins.

State Department sidelined in first month of Trump presidency

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Mexico City on Feb 22. The visit is the second foreign trip of Tillerson’s tenure at the State Department. The Trump administration in its first month has largely benched the State Department from its long-standing role as the preA eminent voice of U.S. foreign policy, curtailing public engagement and official travel and relegating Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a mostly offstage role.

State Department sidelined in first month of Trump presidency

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Mexico City on Feb 22. The visit is the second foreign trip of Tillerson’s tenure at the State Department. The Trump administration in its first month has largely benched the State Department from its long-standing role as the preA eminent voice of U.S. foreign policy, curtailing public engagement and official travel and relegating Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to a mostly offstage role.