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Download as zip Download Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island 2017-04-11 21:09 MANILA, April 11, 2017 (AFP) - Nine people including four Philippine security officials were killed Tuesday during clashes with suspected Islamic militants on a popular resort island as millions prepare to travel for the Easter holiday. The incursion allegedly by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on Bohol island would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by militants who pledged allegiance to Islamic State fighters and often targets foreigners in the lawless south. Five gunmen were killed while four assault rifles and an improvised explosive device were recovered in the fighting, officials said. Just days earlier the US and Australia warned their citizens about possible "terrorist" kidnappings in Bohol or nearby Cebu island. Britain on Tuesday issued a similar travel advisory. "We're quite worried... we are afraid of hostage situation

World Bank official hails Tanzania's economic resilience

Download as zip Download World Bank official hails Tanzania's economic resilience 2017-04-11 21:10 DAR ES SALAAM, April 11 (Xinhua) -- With strong and consistent growth rates of 6-7 percent, Tanzania has outperformed its east African neighbors of Kenya and Uganda, the World Bank said on Tuesday. "Tanzania's growth rates continue to outperform her East African neighbors," said Bella Bird, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi, and Somalia, at the launch of the World Bank's 9th edition of the Tanzania Economic Update, a series that provide regular review of the economy. Speaking at the launch of the economic update in Dar es Salaam, Bird said by contrast Tanzania remains one of three economies in sub-Saharan Africa, together with Rwanda and Ethiopia, that continue to exhibit resilience in this challenging external environment. Overall, she said, the Tanzanian economy has shown resilience amid flagging growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 20

Why Business is Greener than Trump

Download as zip Download Why Business is Greener than Trump 2017-04-12 17:00 RSS International Feature Service (Mark Malloch Brown) London, April 12: The relationship between business, politics, and the environment is about to become more complicated. As US President Donald Trump’s administration threatens to dismantle vital environmental protections, some of which have existed for decades, business leaders are increasingly recognizing – and acting upon – the need for environmentally sustainable policies. Trump, who once called climate change a Chinese hoax intended to weaken the US economy, has already repealed the Stream Protection Rule, which bars coal producers from dumping waste into waterways. Next on the chopping block may be the Clean Power Plan, which limits greenhouse-gas emissions from generating plants – by far the country’s largest source of CO2 emissions – with the goal of cutting carbon pollution from the power sector to 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. The Trum

11 million people in urgent food need in drought-hit Northeast Africa: UN agencies

11 million people in urgent food need in drought-hit Northeast Africa: UN agencies 2017-04-12 17:01 UNITED NATIONS, April 12 :(Xinhua) -- Some 11 million people are in urgent need of food assistance in drought-plagued Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, regional representatives of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. "In the Horn of Africa, we have a severe drought that's affecting three countries, primarily, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia and in these three countries we see that 11 million people are in need of urgent assistance," WFP Regional Director for Eastern and Central Africa Valerie Guarnieri told reporters at UNICEF House, across the street from UN headquarters in New York. She added there were famine conditions affecting 100,000 people, including 20,000 children, in two counties of conflict-stricken South Sudan. "South Sudan is not directly affected by the drought except for a slice of it, but we have a larg

State of emergency in Egypt after IS church bombings kill 44

State of emergency in Egypt after IS church bombings kill 44 2017-04-10 17:06 CAIRO, April 10: (AFP) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency following twin church bombings by the Islamic State group that killed dozens on Palm Sunday, the deadliest attacks on the minority in recent memory. The attacks in the Nile Delta cities of Tanta and Alexandria followed a Cairo church bombing in December and came weeks before a planned visit by Catholic Pope Francis intended to show support for Egypt's Christian minority. Sisi declared the "three-month" state of emergency, which he must present to parliament within a week, during a defiant speech warning that the war against the jihadists "will be long and painful".The first bombing at the Mar Girgis church in Tanta city north of Cairo killed 27 people, the health ministry said. Emergency services had scrambled to the scene when another blast rocked St Mark's church

State of emergency in Egypt after IS church bombings kill 44

Then and Now: Finding My Voice

Then and Now: Finding My Voice The essay is an autobiographical writing of Kim. She has expressed her personal experiences while upbringing in America as a perpetual outsider. She had to face the discrimination and injustice in America and the white used to say her ‘Chink’ and ‘Jap’. Her house had become the barrier in the connection of adjustment because her family members used to speak Korean and she had to speak English outside of home. In the essay, she said that she was interested in fortune that mean telling about the future to the people. She also met many fortune-teller. She liked them because they used to say good thing about her future. One day in a party a fortune-teller told her age about 12 to 17 and it was happy time of her life. But she denied the him. Actually, her teenage was preety unhappy and challenging. In the essay she talked about Korean war and pathenic condition of Korean refugees living in United States. In the Korean war about three million people were

The Age of Immigration

The Age of Immigration The period 1820-1920 is called the most significant in U.S. immigration because thirty-two million immigrants came to the United States from all over Europe during that period. Immigrants had number of different reasons for wanting to leave home. Some wanted to avoid political oppression in their homelands. Some other went there to seek jobs on the open market. Others wanted to escape threats to their physical survival. Difficult economic conditions in their native country were the main reason why European decided to move to the United States. Most of them were unemployed by the introduction of machine in industry and agriculture. Immigrants had different cultures, languages, and educational backgrounds. In spite of their differences, the great majority of them were young and ready to make sacrifices for a better future. The lives of many immigrants were very difficult together. Within three generation, immigrants families spoke English as there first langu

Swedish police identify Stockholm attack victims: reports

Swedish police identify Stockholm attack victims: reports 2017-04-09 21:08 STOCKHOLM, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Swedish police confirmed on Sunday that two Swedes, one Briton and one Belgian were killed in the Stockholm truck attack, reports reaching here said. Swedish Television(SVT)quoted police sources as saying that "all deceased are identified, they are two Swedish, one British and one Belgian. And relatives and embassies are informed." Of the four victims, three were killed at Drottningatan in central Stockholm, and one died in the hospital later. A truck rammed into people on a central Stockholm street before crashing into a department store on Friday, killing four and wounding 15 others. SVT reported that currently, ten people are still hospitalized and four of them are in serious condition. In addition, according to reports, Swedish police said the suspect of the attack was sympathetic with extremist groups, and had been denied permanent residency in the country.

DPRK finger-points Trump for aggression against Syria

Download as zip Download DPRK finger-points Trump for aggression against Syria 2017-04-09 16:55 PYONGYANG, April 9: (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has finger-pointed U.S. President Donald Trump for aggression against Syria after the U.S. president ordered missile attacks upon a military airfield in Homs on Friday. This is the first time for the DPRK to name Trump directly in its frequent condemnation of the United States. "The Trump administration on April 7 mounted a massive missile attack on an air force base of the Syrian government army under the pretext that it killed civilians by using chemical weapons," said the DPRK Foreign Ministry in a statement issued late Saturday. A spokesman of the DPRK Foreign Ministry called the U.S. attack "absolutely unpardonable" and "an undisguised act of aggression against a sovereign state.""The world clearly witnessed through the recent U.S. military attack on Syria w

Venezuelan protesters clash with police in new demo

Venezuelan protesters clash with police in new demo 2017-04-09 16:55 CARACAS, April 9: (AFP) - Protesters hurling rocks clashed with police firing tear gas Saturday in Venezuela's fourth demonstration in a week against President Nicolas Maduro and his government. The rally was marked by anger over a ruling from the leftist government banning opposition leader Henrique Capriles from office for 15 years. Around 4,000 people attended the demonstration. Capriles narrowly lost the 2013 presidential election that brought Maduro to power following the death of his mentor Hugo Chavez -- father of Venezuela's "socialist revolution." The government move, which the 44-year-old Capriles announced on Friday, effectively prevents him from running against Maduro in next year's general election. -: 3 :- Saturday's violence broke out when protesters gathered in the east of the city changed course at Capriles's request and headed downtown toward the government omb

Stockpiles of corrugated zinc sheets found in Birgunj

Stockpiles of corrugated zinc sheets found in Birgunj 2017-04-09 07:19 Parsa, April 9: A huge stockpile of corrugated zinc sheets worth millions – which the government imported from India for the quake-stricken – has remained neglected for the past two years in Birgunj. The Salt Trading Corporation purchased Rs 260 million worth of zinc sheets from India under the government's instruction. The zinc sheets have been stored under open sky at a ground belonging to Nepal Food Corporation in Birgunj. In 2015, the Corporation purchased 50,000 bundles or 3.2 million kilograms of sheets from India to be distributed among the quake-stricken, Birgunj Customs Office said. The zinc sheets are gradually wearing out. Salt Trading Corporation Birgunj Chief, Amoj Lamichane, said the zinc sheets have not been sent to the districts most affected by the massive earthquake as there has not been any instructions from the Supply Ministry's Department of Commerce and Supply. He added that the s

British FM cancels Moscow visit over 'developments in Syria'

British FM cancels Moscow visit over 'developments in Syria' 2017-04-08 21:26 LONDON, April 8 : (AFP) -- Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow next week, his office announced Saturday, saying "developments in Syria have changed the situation fundamentally". "My priority is now to continue contact with the US and others in the run up to the G7 meeting on 10-11 April," said Johnson, who was due to travel to Moscow on Monday. "We deplore Russia's continued defence of the Assad regime even after the chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians," added Johnson. He then called on Russia to do "everything possible to bring about a political settlement in Syria and work with the rest of the international community to ensure that the shocking events of the last week are never repeated". "I discussed these plans in detail with Secretary Tillerson," Johnson said, adding that the

Strike kills 15 near Syria's IS-held Raqa: monitor

Download as zip Download Strike kills 15 near Syria's IS-held Raqa: monitor 2017-04-08 21:29 BEIRUT, April 8 : (AFP) -- At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 17 people were injured in the strike on Heneyda, and that the death toll could rise further because several of the wounded were in serious conditions. The Britain-based group said the strike was suspected to have been carried out by the US-led coalition fighting IS in Syria and Iraq. The Observatory, which relies on a network of sources inside Syria for its information, says it determines whose planes carry out raids according to type, location, flight patterns and munitions used. Heneyda is around 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of the city of Raqa, the target of a major operation led by a Kurdish-Arab alliance of figh

Iran's Rouhani says Trump abetting Syria 'terrorists'

Download as zip Download Iran's Rouhani says Trump abetting Syria 'terrorists' 2017-04-08 21:27 TEHRAN, April 8 : (AFP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for launching a missile strike on an airbase of his Syrian government ally. But he backed calls for an independent inquiry into a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria on Tuesday that Trump blamed on the Damascus regime. "This man who is now in office in America claimed that he wanted to fight terrorism but today all terrorists in Syria are celebrating the US attack," Rouhani said in a speech aired by state television. "Why have you attacked the Syrian army which is at war with terrorists? Under what law or authority did you launch your missiles at this independent country?" Iran and Russia are the closest allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. They have p

Sweden identifies truck attack suspect as Uzbek native, 39

Download as zip Download Sweden identifies truck attack suspect as Uzbek native, 39 2017-04-08 21:26 STOCKHOLM, April 8 : (AP) — The suspect in Stockholm's deadly beer truck attack is a 39-year-old native of Uzbekistan who had been on authorities' radar previously, Swedish authorities said Saturday. The prime minister urged citizens to "get through this" and strolled through the streets of the capital to chat with residents. Swedes flew flags at half-staff Saturday to commemorate the four people killed and 15 wounded when the hijacked truck plowed into a crowd of shoppers Friday afternoon in Stockholm. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven declared Monday a national day of mourning, with a minute of silence at noon. Sweden's police chief said authorities were confident they had detained the man who carried out the attack. "There is nothing that tells us that we have the wrong person," Dan Eliason told a news conference Saturday, but added he did not kn

After fierce battle, Gorsuch confirmed to US Supreme Court