Yemen’s government has “requested” the United States stop ground operations in the country unless they have the government’s full approval after an anti-terror raid authorized by President Donald Trump killed civilians, two senior Yemeni defense officials told CNN on Wednesday. The Yemeni officials said the government had sent a firm message to the US administration condemning the January 29 operation that left one US Navy Seal dead along with Yemeni women and children, complaining of a lack of coordination with its officials.
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Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State gunmen in Afghanistan
Canadian soldiers help a comrade, center, get on a helicopter after he was injured in an IED blast during a patrol outside Salavat, in the Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, June 7, 2010. on Wednesday as they carried supplies in the north of the country to areas hit by deadly snow storms, government officials said.
A Day Without Women?
The Women’s March on Washington has decided to become a permanent fixture on the political scene, not just a pink hat-wearing one-off. But that means it’s gotta do something, so it’s come up with something to do: a “general strike” with the catchy title “A Day Without a Woman.”
Bear, lion the lone survivors found at ruined Mosul zoo
WATCH ABOVE: An NGO is now caring for a bear and a lion discovered at a zoo in Mosul, Iraq which was used by Islamic State fighters during their occupation of the city. A bear paces around a filthy cage next to a starving lion, the only two animals left in Mosul’s zoo.
Russian President Putin orders a snap checksa , tells air force to prepare for a time of wara
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BASF Acquires Rolic AG, a Specialist in Light Management for Advanced LCD/OLED Displays
On February 7, BASF acquired the private company Rolic AG headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland. Both companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
Phoseon Technology Exhibits LED Curing Solutions at Advanced Tech Korea
Phoseon will showcase the latest UV LED curing solutions for adhesive, coating and ink applications at the upcoming Advanced Tech Korea event in Seoul, South Korea. Visit the Phoseon exhibit, booth number C-11, to learn how Phoseon LED technology is a perfect fit for your application.
Turkey-backed forces take control of outer districts of Syria’s al-Bab – PM
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces have taken control of the outer districts of the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab in northern Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday. “Currently the town is besieged from every side.
Brexit, A Game Of Deal Or No Deal
Theresa May could not have been clearer: “No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain,” the UK prime minister said on January 17, setting out the kind of British exit from the EU that she sought to negotiate. She qualified her assertion by adding that “I am sure a positive agreement can be reached.”
Romania: government faces no-confidence vote
Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis told lawmakers Tuesday the country is in a “fully-fledged” political crisis, after hun… . A anti-government protester holds a poster depicting the leader of the ruling Social Democratic party Liviu Dragnea in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.
With golf and gifts, Japan’s Abe cuts own path with Trump
Japan is charting its own course to deal with a radically different U.S. president, an approach that will be tested at the end of this week when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets Donald Trump in the White House and on the golf course in Florida. Some other leaders of America’s closest neighbors and allies, from Mexico to the United Kingdom, have been singed by their encounters with Trump.
BRIEF-Canaccord Genuity Group announced appointment of Michel Perera as Chief Investment Officer
* Says its buyout fund and partners has completed purchase of Netherland’s Nexperia for $2.75 billion via a consortium SEOUL, Feb 8 Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it may procure electric vehicle batteries from Chinese companies for a planned China model after South Korean battery makers failed to make a list of approved vendors last year.
BRIEF-Xura to change company name to Mavenir Systems upon completion of Mitel Mobile acquisition
LONDON, Feb 8 European shares rose on Wednesday led by mining stocks and financials on a heavy day for regional corporate results.
BRIEF-Russia’s Detsky Mir says IPO raises 21.1 bln roubles
Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: LONDON, Feb 8 European shares rose on Wednesday led by mining stocks and financials on a heavy day for regional corporate results.
Scott Macnab: Who’s left to stand up to Holyrood?
The SNP is poised to seize control of town halls but opposition to diktat from Edinburgh may suffer, writes Scott MacNab The political map of Scotland is poised to alter radically once more in the months ahead. The shifting plates of power which have marked the past decade are again on the move as the council elections loom and the outcome is likely to be another brick in the wall of the SNP’s hegemony of the country’s public life.a Sweeping gains are likely for the Nationalists.
Turkish sources: CIA chief to visit, discuss security issues
Turkish officials say U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo will visit Turkey on Thursday to discuss security issues, including Turkey’s fight against a movement led by a U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating the failed military coup. According to officials from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office who cannot be named because of government regulations, the visit was decided during a 45-minute telephone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Erdogan late on Tuesday, The officials said Pompeo would also discuss the issue of Syrian Kurdish fighters which Ankara considers to be terrorists because of their affiliation with outlawed Kurdish rebels in Turkey.
Rescued fisherman who lost livelihood, says a battery could have saved his boat
Losemani Fo’ou and one of six Tongan fishermen who were rescued by the German cruise ship The Albatros south of Tonga on Saturday, February 4, is thankful for their rescue and his safe return home to Tonga last night, but he’s very sad that he’s lost his little boat, and his fishing livelihood. If we were given the batteries we could have fixed our boat and returned home.
Oil Declines on Speculation U.S. Supply Gains Will Counter OPEC
Oil fell a third day after industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles surged, raising speculation rising supply from U.S. shale producers is offsetting cuts by OPEC. Futures slid as much as 1.8 percent in New York after falling 3.1 percent the previous two sessions.
Subject Leader of MathematicsRichmond upon ThamesWe require a Subject …
We require a Subject Leader of Mathematics to start in September 2017, at our small, over-subscribed, 11-18 mixed Church of England comprehensive school on the edge of Richmond Park in South West London. September 2014 saw the launch of our new Sixth Form for which we have a purpose built block to accommodate the Year 12 and 13. You are very welcome to visit us and take a tour of the school and meet the mathematics department prior to interview.
“The sketches are not issued by ROP, ” Royal Oman Police tweeted on its official account.
The sketches were originally released by Indian police in Mumbai and were circulated by Indian police around schools in Mumbai. The sketches were originally released by Indian police in Mumbai and were circulated by Indian police around schools in Mumbai.
Music TeacherQueensland Australia
Smart Teachers is recruiting for a Music teacher to join a well-regarded independent school located on the QLD central coast. This is a full-time position and experience teaching senior students is essential.
Man trapped in NSW dam for hours
A man is lucky to be alive after enduring hours trapped in a dam with his head barely above the water. Daniel Miller, 45, became stuck after his excavator rolled in Charlotte Bay, New South Wales following heavy rain on Wednesday, 9 News reported.
Somalia elects first new president in decades
Somalia elects first new president in decades Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is a former prime minister with dual Somali-.U.S. citizenship. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2k4IB7w Newly elected president of Somalia and former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo gestures as he makes an address on Feb. 8, 2017, in Mogadishu.
Chilean Relief Efforts
According to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the fires have claimed the lives of at least 11 people and caused more than $300 million in damage. View of the remains of Santa Olga, 350 kilometers south of Santiago, after being devastated by a forest fire, Jan. 27, 2017.
Grilled Chicken With Carrot Salad
Fragrant spices and some heat transform rather plain ingredients into something altogether different. You’ll enjoy the interplay of textures, too – the chicken against the crisp carrots, cool lettuce and rich sunflower seeds.
Funding pledged for new Boyanup saleyard land purchase
A pledge to allocate $2 million to purchase land for a new saleyard in Western Australia’s south-west has been met with mixed reactions by interested stakeholders. WA Agriculture Minister Mark Lewis announced the funding as a sale got underway at the yard in Boyanup on Tuesday.
Denise Brewster has told the Supreme Court she is the victim of serious discrimination
A woman denied payments from her late long-term partner’s occupational pension will find out the result of a Supreme Court battle on Wednesday. At a hearing last year, justices at the UK’s highest court heard argument on her behalf that she was the victim of “serious discrimination”.
Colombia’s Santos may have received Odebrecht contributions
In this Dec. 14, 2016 file photo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos acknowledges applauds after receiving the Nueva Economia Forum award at the Royal theater in Madrid. Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Tuesday, feb.
El Salvador top court OKs civil trial for its former chief
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San Benito bans texting while driving
“If you’re driving through San Benito, you’ve got to be careful,” Police Chief Michael Galvan said after the meeting.
Eastern Airlines Mystery Continues: a We Were Closea
That’s how Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner – the 30-something Bostonians who scaled Bolivia’s Mount Illimani to search for the black box of an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 downed in 1985 – reacted to the National Transportation Safety Board’s announcement that the debris they recovered hasn’t solved the mystery of the crash. The flight, EA980, slammed into Illimani on Jan. 1, 1985, en route from Asuncion, Paraguay, to Miami.
Milking the industry? Who benefits
ACCC commissioner Mick Keogh in Taree yesterday for the ACCC forum. “Farmers spoke on the imbalance of power, the limits of collective bargaining and that they feel they are very much price takers, with no influence,” he said.
Nexperia emerges as dynamic new force in Discretes, Logic and MOSFETs
Headquartered in Nijmegen, Netherlands and backed by a consortium of financial investors consisting of Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co. Ltd and Wise Road Capital Ltd, Nexperia is a stand-alone, world-class leader in Discretes, Logic and MOSFETs, retaining all the expertise, manufacturing resources and key personnel of the former NXP division, while bringing a new focus and powerful commitment to these product areas.
Complex childcare payments to be abolished
Parents will finally get more help with childcare fees three years after the federal government first laid out its plans – as long as a new push to convince parliament is successful. “Those families have told us that these changes will enable them to make easier decisions to go back to work, to work more hours, to work the hours that suit them,” Education Minister Simon Birmingham told reporters at a childcare centre in Canberra on Wednesday.
Granddad the Lungfish, About 100 Years Old, Euthanized by Aquarium
Granddad, the Australian lungfish believed to be the longest living fish at any aquarium in the world, was euthanized Sunday at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium. Grandad was thought to be “somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,” said Michelle Sattler, one of his keepers at the aquarium, the Sun-Times reported .
Anas Modamani: Facebook, Syrian Refugee in Court Over Fake News
Anas Modamani had no idea when he posted on Facebook a 2015 selfie taken with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he would turn into the poster boy for radical Islamic terror. The then-18-year-old met Merkel in a German refugee camp after leaving war-torn Syria and his selfie with the leader went viral because it showed Merkel’s personality in a “rare unscripted moment,” according to CNN .
NK defector arrives in US as refugee: report
A North Korean defector arrived in the United States last month as a refugee, a US-based news agency said Wednesday. Citing data provided by the State Department, the Voice of America reported that the woman in her 20s entered the country on Dec. 12 and settled in the western part of Arizona.
US should ‘brush up on’ South China Sea history: China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said World War II-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to be returned to China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on a visit to Australia that war between China and the United States over the South China Sea would benefit no-one AFP/STR BEIJING: The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War II-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to be returned to China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Australia.
Arts salon for Valentinei 1 2s Day
Update: 2:46PM ACTORS, musicians, poets and dancers take to the stage this weekend in a first of its kind artistic event themed to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The “Valentine’s Day Artists Salon” will according to host Matt Young, have “a little bit of bohemia, a little bit of vaudeville and a whole lot of artistry.”
Let them eat fish soup
De Beers shelves diamond mine expansion in northern Ontario after failing to win Attawapiskat’s support TORONTO – De Beers is shelving immediate plans to study an expansion project at a remote northern Ontario diamond mine after failing to get support from a neighbouring aboriginal community, a ‘disappointing’ setback for the world’s top diamond producer, the mine’s manager said. The isolated Victor mine in the James Bay lowlands produces some 600 carats of diamonds annually and is scheduled to stop production in late 2018 and close in early 2019, De Beers Canada general manager James Kirby told Reuters late last week.