Faisal Hussain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 22, after he opened fire on a busy stretch of Danforth Ave., killing two people and leaving 13 others injured.
Maple Leafs defenceman felt the brunt of the boos in an ugly loss to Colorado on Monday. With emails piling up from Breakaway readers wanting to have their say, we present to you a special midweek edition of the Mailbag.
EU Ambassadors agreed on sanctions against four officers of Russia’s General Intelligence Department (GRU), including against two suspects of poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yuliya in Salisbury, as TRadio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak reported on Twitter. Read more here.
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Dr Pepper wants to be the official soft drink of Texas. Keri Lumm reports.
Kangana Ranaut stepped as Manikarnika director midway and there were reports of money trouble as well
Two nursing students who were arrested after confessing to their involvement in the killing of 16 puppies at a state-run hospital premises here, were granted bail by a city court on Wednesday. Animal lovers were seen shouting slogans and waving placards outside the chief judicial magistrate court at Sealdah in the city, where the two were produced, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits. Carcasses of 16 puppies were found in plastic bags in front of a hostel at the state-run Nil Ratan... Читать дальше...
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The rupee weakened further by 19 paise Wednesday to close at 71.24 against the US dollar amid a strengthening greenback and fresh capital outflows. Higher bond yields, which spiked on concerns that the government may over-shoot the fiscal deficit target in an election year, too weighed on the domestic unit, forex traders said. The rupee has now lost a hefty 83 paise in four straight sessions. Meanwhile, the pound rallied after British Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal to leave the EU was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs... Читать дальше...
Israeli authorities released 18-year-old Lama al-Bakri, on Tuesday, after serving three years and two months in administrative detention in Damon prison.
A total of 1,428 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018, which was also the sixth warmest year since 1901, a top government official said Wednesday. The average temperature over India during 2018 was "significantly above normal", the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. The country's average season mean temperatures were also "above the average" with the winter season (January- February, +0.59 degree Celsius) being the fifth warmest since 1901 and the pre-monsoon season (March-May) the seventh warmest, it said. Читать дальше...
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This attention grabbing policy has less to do with solving public transport problems, and more to do with the government’s nation-branding campaign.
The Supreme Court Wednesday refused urgent hearing to a plea moved by Karti Chaidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, seeking permission to go abroad. Karti had filed the plea in November, seeking apex court's nod to go abroad. He is facing prosecution in INX Media money laundering case lodged by the ED and is also an accused in INX Media corruption case lodged by the CBI. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi turned down senior advocate K V Vishwanathan's request that Karti's plea be listed for hearing. Читать дальше...
Quarterly GDP could shrink by half a percent, according to new estimate from Trump's Council of Economic Advisers
Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday the Muslim-majority country will not host any more events involving Israel, as he reiterated that swimmers from the Jewish state were barred from a forthcoming competition. Malaysia is one of several predominantly Muslim states that have no formal diplomatic ties with Israel, with entry to the country on an Israeli passport forbidden. Last week Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Israeli swimmers would not be allowed in for a tournament later this year in eastern Sarawak state... Читать дальше...
South African cricketers Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock have been rested for the first two one-day internationals (ODI) against Pakistan.The Proteas have called-up Aiden Markram and Duanne Olivier in their place, ICC reported on Wednesday.Olivier, who is yet to make his white-ball debut, picked up 23 wickets against Pakistan from the recent three Tests, which included three five-wicket haul and one 10-wicket match haul.However, in de Kock's absence, Heinrich Klaasen could be the gloveman and Kagiso... Читать дальше...
Ford has become the latest company to jump on the blockchain pilot bandwagon. The American car manufacturing giant is conducting a blockchain trial in a bid to trace cobalt, found in the lithium-ion batteries used by electric cars, from a Chinese-owned mine in the Congo. Ford is using decentralized ledger technology to ensure that none of the cobalt mined is linked to human rights abuses. South Korean cathode maker LG Chem and China’s Huayou Cobalt are also participating in the pilot. The project will leverage IBM’s Blockchain Platform... Читать дальше...
Press Statement
Robert Palladino
Deputy Spokesperson
Washington, DC
January 16, 2019
The United States urges the Moldovan authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure a free and fair electoral process and a transparent outcome that respects the will of Moldovan voters. We encourage the government to implement OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) prior recommendations for Moldova that remain outstanding. Local and... Читать дальше...
Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, held up a south Kansas City gas station early Wednesday and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to … Click to Continue »
All-rounder Bismah Maroof has been named as Pakistan captain ahead of West Indies series, which will be part of the ICC Women's Championship.The 27-year-old had undergone a serious surgery last year. In her absence, Javeria Khan led the team as a stand-in at the 2018 ICC Women's World T20 in the Caribbean. Javeria continued to head the team even after Bismah returned."Star batter Bismah Maroof returns to lead the side after undergoing successful surgery," ICC quoted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),... Читать дальше...
Holiday deals apparently aren’t over as dealers continue to offer aggressive prices on compacts, three of them currently going for less than $200 a month, says Wantalease.com.
Back in December of last year, Nike revealed during its quarterly earnings call that it was getting ready to introduce a $350 self-lacing basketball shoe. Ever since, sneakerheads have been highly anticipating the successor to the 2016 HyperAda...