Mexico City, Dec 21 : At least 26 people were killed in a fireworks market explosion near Mexico City, an official said. [NK World] Mexico State Prosecutor Alejandro Gomez raised the toll of the Tuesday’s blast from the previous nine deaths, Xinhua news agency reported citing a local television.
KiwiRail cans electric trains, goes with diesel
KiwiRail, the state-owned rail and freight operator, said a small fleet of electric trains on New Zealand’s North Island would be phased out over the next two years and replaced with diesel locomotives. The North Island Main Trunk, or NIMT, runs from Auckland to Wellington but is only electrified between Hamilton and Palmerston North with a fleet of 16 almost 30-year old electric trains, Wellington-based KiwiRail said in a statement.
Death toll climbs in massive fireworks market blast in Mexico
An explosion Tuesday ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital. Drone footage shows plumes of smoke billowing into the sky above the open-air San Pablito Market in Tultepec.
Kiwi Company Targets US Renovations Market
An award winning New Zealand company has launched a major export push into the US, offering consumers sustainable home renovations. Wanaka based Dream Doors which last year turned over $18m throughout Australasia, says they expect to open 100 US franchises within the next five years, which will lift their annual revenue to over $150m.
Damodar campaign donates $66k to WOWS
Wows Kids Fiji executives Don Sansom receives the $66,000:00 donation from Chief Excutive Officer,Div Damodar of Damodar Group Fiji as Taholo Kami of WOWS captures the moment in Suva today. Picture: RAMA Update: 2:11PM THE Walk On Walk Strong Kids Fiji Foundation was presented with a cheque worth $66,000 from the WOWS Div Damodar campaign to raise funds for children with cancer.
New Fiji TV program to showcase Africa
South African charge d’affaires Velelo Gardener Kwepile and television presenter Ajay Bhai Amrit during the launch of South African episode at Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva torday. Picture: RAMA Update: 1:54PM BULA South Africa is the latest television series to be launched by Bula Bollywood creator and presenter Ajay Bhai Amrit at Suva’s Grand Pacific Hotel today.
Liquidation of company ordered to pay former employee more than $20,000 stalls
People owed money by a failed freight and logistics services company ordered to pay a former employee $20,000 won’t see a cent unless they bankroll further legal action. Palmerston North-based company Goshen Holdings folded in 2013 after it lost its only contract, significantly hampering its ability to pay its tax bill.
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Surgeries and other medical procedures are being postponed and preventive health checks cancelled as the ravages of the cash purge tell on even medical necessities.
Bihar
A Class IX student of DAV Public School Walmi Complex had to get medical attention after a schoolteacher allegedly beat him up inside the school on Tuesday. Students of Patna Women’s College today organised pre-Christmas events to spread festive cheer among the transgender and rickshaw-puller communities as part of an outreach… The ongoing strike by employees of the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation has completely paralysed the state-run corporation’s hotels across the state.
New Cigar: San Cristobal Quintessence Now In Stores Nationwide
A new, regular-production San Cristobal blend from Ashton Distributors is now on store shelves across the nation. Dubbed San Cristobal Quintessence, the cigar wears an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper and is made with Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos from the Garcia family farms of My Father Cigars fame.
Just three states took in a quarter of all refugees in 2016
Especially since the attacks in Paris, the opposition against Obama’s plan to keep welcoming Syrian refugees into the U.S. has been growing. This 2-minute video provides a look at the numbers behind the people fleeing the Syrian crisis.
North Vancouver foodie hub Hawkers Wharf toast
It was supposed to be North Vancouver’s own exciting hub for foodies with up-and-coming new chefs and start-ups, craft beer, edible gardens and an outdoor plaza. But plans for Hawkers Wharf have been formally scrapped.
Sockeyes host Mission Thursday
Arjun Badh and the Richmond Sockeyes host Mission City Thursday night at 7 p.m. in their final game before the Christmas break. Photograph By Mark Booth Arjun Badh and the Richmond Sockeyes host Mission City Thursday night at 7 p.m. in their final game before the Christmas break.
Canadians heading to Mac’s tourney
Sasha Mutala is one of the big reasons why the Greater Vancouver Canadians are among the top scoring teams in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League this season. The 15-year-old was taken sixth overall in the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
Walgreens, Rite Aid shed 865 stores to close $9.4B deal new
Walgreens and Rite Aid will sell 865 stores to rival retailer Fred’s for $950 million, potentially removing the final roadblock thwarting a tie up between the nation’s largest and third-largest drugstore chains. Walgreens is working to close its $9.4 billion purchase of Rite Aid early next year.
Trudeau promises two emergency towing vessels for West Coast
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says two emergency towing vessels that were promised as part of a federal plan to protect Canada’s oceans will operate on the West Coast. The vessels will help the coast guard tow large commercial ships that are in distress and pose a hazard to navigation and the marine environment.
Riverview Volunteer Association holds draw
Pictured from left are Riverview recreation supervisor Meggan Cameron, treasurer Shirley Oldford, resident Krista Gillis and board member Clarrie MacKinnon. This past year money has gone to help support social and recreation and education items not covered by community services.
Tanker Docks at Libya’s Es Sider Port to Load First Crude Cargo in Two Years
An oil tanker docked at the east Libyan port of Es Sider on Monday to load the first cargo of crude since the terminal reopened following a two-year closure, port officials said. Es Sider, Libya’s biggest export terminal, had been shut due to a blockade by a military faction since 2014.
Federal government to ban offshore oil and gas licences in Arctic waters
The federal government says it will ban offshore oil and gas licensing in Arctic waters, a measure to be reviewed every five years. The joint announcement with the U.S. also sees President Barack Obama designating the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.
Proposed Top End dam funding knocked back by Federal Government
Agriculture may provide the key for the Northern Territory Government as it seeks federal funding for a new dam to meet Darwin’s future water needs. An application to the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund to obtain support for a feasibility study into a new resource for urban water supply in the Darwin region was knocked back by the Federal Department of Agriculture earlier this year.
The Latest: John Kerry concerned by rhetoric out of Turkey
The Latest on the development in the Syrian civil war and the aftermath of the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey : John Kerry’s spokesman says the U.S. Secretary of State has raised concerns about “some of the rhetoric coming out of Turkey with respect to American involvement or support, tacit or otherwise, for this unspeakable assassination yesterday because of the presence of Mr. Gulen here in the United States.” “We need to let the investigators do their job and we need to let the facts and the evidence take them where it is before we jump to conclusions,” Kirby added.
Richard Marx Posts About “Chaotic and Dangerous” Incident on Korean Air Flight
Richard Marx and his wife Daisy Fuentes had a scary experience on their recent Korean Air flight. The singer tweeted about how he helped subdue a violent passenger.
Man arrested in Berlin truck attack released-Image3
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a truck attack on a crowded Berlin Christmas market that German authorities said came right out of the extremist group’s playbook, inflicting mass casualties on a soft target fraught with symbolic meaning. The Monday night attack on the popular market by the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the heart of former West Berlin left 12 dead and 48 injured – the first mass casualty attack by Islamic extremists carried out on German soil.
US Cities Increase Security Following Incidents in Berlin, Ankara
Cities across the U.S. are heightening security after a series of deadly incidents abroad, including an attack in Berlin where a truck plowed into a crowd at a busy Christmas market. Additional police officers are being deployed in both New York and Chicago, with particular emphasis on crowded public areas and holiday gatherings.
Could you find a bargain in a stranger’s lost luggage? Every…
Inside a dingy auction house in South London, a motley crew is gathering. Cockney traders, young eBay sellers, shopkeepers, charity fundraisers and tourists.
The Chaos Candidate: Attacks Aid Erdogan Case for Strongman Rule 18 minutes ago
Two days later, Russia’s ambassador shot dead in Ankara near the parliament building bombed by warplanes during July’s botched coup. The motives behind Turkey’s worst wave of violence in decades are varied.
NASDAQ:WINS Investor Alert: Investigation over Possible Securities…
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Man guilty of recording child abuse of nephew
A court has heard how a 27-year-old man videoed and photographed his six-year-old disabled nephew being seriously sexually assaulted. Clonmel Circuit Court heard the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, has pleaded guilty to producing child abuse material.
Aleh Vouchak: Lukashenka Goes Head Over Heels Like Snowball Down Mountain, And Will Break Into Pieces
A wave of arrests of top officials demonstrates the complete inability of the authorities to control the economic situation in the country. Chairman of the human rights center “Legal Assistance to Population” Aleh Vouchak has said this in a comment to the charter97.org website.
Central Bank officer, four others convicted for fraud
Chennai, Dec 20 : A CBI court here on Tuesday convicted a Branch Manager of the Central Bank of India and four others, who will undergo rigorous imprisonment, the Central Bureau of Investigation said. [NK Tamil Nadu] In a statement, the CBI said R. Krishnadoss, Branch Manager of the Central Bank of India, was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50 lakh for sanctioning loans based on fake property documents to Mars Communications.
4 Jordanian police killed in clash with gunmen during raid
Four policemen were killed Tuesday in an exchange of fire with wanted men in a central Jordanian province where assailants had killed 10 people in a series of ambushes earlier this week, state media said. Several wanted men were killed and others arrested after the firefight in the province of Karak, the official news agency Petra reported.
PM says no signals of increased threat of terrorism in Lithuania – The Baltic Times
VILNIUS Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis on Tuesday called on Lithuanians not to panic in the wake of Monday’s deadly truck attack …… … Read more…
Yarmouth organizations clean up flood damage
Cleanup and recovery work from massive flooding continued Tuesday morning at HOPE Centre and at the Boys and Girls Club of Yarmouth . Both facilities received extensive water damage, suspected from ruptured pipes in ceilings and floors due to extreme cold chill last weekend.
Estonian Supreme Court rules to leave most of administrative reform law in force – The Baltic Times
TALLINN Estonia’s Administrative Reform Act is to remain in force for the most part, the Supreme Court announced on Tuesday.&#…… … Read more…
Storm down to final three roster decisions
“We’ll be down to our final 12 by tomorrow,” head coach and vice-president of player personnel Joe Salerno said Tuesday morning. “We really want to have Wednesday, Thursday, Friday for practice for our full roster.”
Estonian president expresses condolences to Germany – The Baltic Times
TALLINN Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid sent a letter of condolences to the President of Germany, Joachim Gauck, following the attac…… … Read more…
Kilpeck church provides the inspiration for the latest Merrily Watkins story
THE latest title in Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins series, All of a Winter’s Night, is published on Thursday, January 5, but local readers will have the opportunity to pick up a copy a bit earlier, as Phil visits local bookshops to sign copies on December 30 and 31. The new novel is inspired by Kilpeck church, regarded as the classic example of Norman Romanesque architecture, emerging from a meeting of Celtic, Roman, Saxon and Viking traditions. A survey by the British Society of Dowsers found a stream underneath, which seems to have governed its orientation, along with hints of a neolithic stone circle.
New York Electors Donate Salaries to Pro-Immigrant Group in ‘Defiance’ of Trump
New York’s 29 Democratic electors may have been heartbroken while casting their votes for Hillary Clinton after her bruising loss to Donald Trump last month, but they made sure to send a final riposte to the president-elect’s anti-immigrant rhetoric-by donating their Electoral College salaries, a total of $435, to a prominent immigrant policy and advocacy organization.
Security tightens up at Christmas markets across Europe
Security was tightened at Christmas markets across Europe on Tuesday after a deadly truck attack on a market in Berlin – and pointed questions arose over why the German capital was vulnerable despite months of warnings. Monday night’s truck rampage in Berlin left 12 people dead and nearly 50 wounded.
PKK offshoot claims Kayseri bus bombing that killed 13 soldiers: Hurriyet
An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party has claimed responsibility for a weekend car bomb attack on a bus in central Turkey that killed at least 13 soldiers and wounded more than 50, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Tuesday. The militant group previously claimed responsibility for an attack earlier this month outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul that killed more than 40 people.