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Baby orca! Last killer whale born at SeaWorld
- April 22, 2017
Last year, SeaWorld announced it was ending its orca breeding program. The typical gestation period for an orca whale is 18 months. Both Takara and her calf appear to be healthy and doing well at the San Antonio theme park, the Daily Mail reports. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Last year, SeaWorld announced it was ending its orca breeding program. The typical gestation period for an orca whale is 18 months. Both Takara and her calf appear to be healthy and doing well at the San Antonio theme park, the Daily Mail reports. (more...)
French police hunting second suspect after Paris attack
- April 22, 2017
He was later shot dead in a confrontation with security forces. The man who fatally shot a policeman in Paris on Friday (AEDT) was detained by police in February after a counter-terrorism raid, but later released, French media has reported . (more...)
- April 22, 2017
He was later shot dead in a confrontation with security forces. The man who fatally shot a policeman in Paris on Friday (AEDT) was detained by police in February after a counter-terrorism raid, but later released, French media has reported . (more...)
Trump says charges against Assange would be 'OK'
- April 22, 2017
Her chief rival in the race for the French presidency, centrist Emmanuel Macron, pointedly waved an European Union flag from the podium at a campaign rally the next day. Also Friday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president did not have a preference for a candidate in the election. The attack, which left one policeman dead and two others injured, could change the dynamic of the race once more, according to Bruno Jeanbart, head of political studies at the polling firm ... (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Her chief rival in the race for the French presidency, centrist Emmanuel Macron, pointedly waved an European Union flag from the podium at a campaign rally the next day. Also Friday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president did not have a preference for a candidate in the election. The attack, which left one policeman dead and two others injured, could change the dynamic of the race once more, according to Bruno Jeanbart, head of political studies at the polling firm ... (more...)
Sanders headlining event aimed at boosting Democrats
- April 22, 2017
It is not acceptable to you, that we remain the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, and that is why I will soon be introducing legislation calling for a Medicare for all single-payer program. Sanders voters, and Sanders himself, were sore that it looked like the Democratic National Committee had played favorites with the campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during last year's primary. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
It is not acceptable to you, that we remain the only major country on earth not to guarantee healthcare to all people as a right, and that is why I will soon be introducing legislation calling for a Medicare for all single-payer program. Sanders voters, and Sanders himself, were sore that it looked like the Democratic National Committee had played favorites with the campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during last year's primary. (more...)
Trump warns North Korea's ruler "gotta behave"
- April 22, 2017
In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking to reporters Monday evening, said he hopes "there will be no unilateral actions like those we saw recently in Syria and that the USA will follow the line that President Trump repeatedly voiced during the election campaign". (more...)
- April 22, 2017
In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking to reporters Monday evening, said he hopes "there will be no unilateral actions like those we saw recently in Syria and that the USA will follow the line that President Trump repeatedly voiced during the election campaign". (more...)
Chhattisgarh Class 10 topper Chetan Agrawal never joined coaching classes
- April 22, 2017
The results of the General and the Class 10 Vocational Exams have been declared together. Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) today announced the results of the 2017 class 10 board exams. Along with the declaration of results, CGBSE will also publish a merit list featuring toppers in state board exams. Students can check CGBSE High School results with name wise & roll number wise here from the article from 21st April 2017 . (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The results of the General and the Class 10 Vocational Exams have been declared together. Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) today announced the results of the 2017 class 10 board exams. Along with the declaration of results, CGBSE will also publish a merit list featuring toppers in state board exams. Students can check CGBSE High School results with name wise & roll number wise here from the article from 21st April 2017 . (more...)
Israel not to negotiate with Palestinian hunger strikers: minister
- April 22, 2017
There were about 7000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails by the end of past year, according to Palestinian prisoners' groups. The hunger-striking prisoners were calling for better conditions including access to phones, better medical services and extended visiting rights for their families. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
There were about 7000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails by the end of past year, according to Palestinian prisoners' groups. The hunger-striking prisoners were calling for better conditions including access to phones, better medical services and extended visiting rights for their families. (more...)
Two people killed during anti-government protests in Venezuela
- April 22, 2017
Yesterday, the US denounced the violence by government forces. Opposition leaders have called for the National Assembly's powers to be fully restored, for all the political prisoners to be freed, for a humanitarian corridor to be opened and for the stalled elections to take place. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Yesterday, the US denounced the violence by government forces. Opposition leaders have called for the National Assembly's powers to be fully restored, for all the political prisoners to be freed, for a humanitarian corridor to be opened and for the stalled elections to take place. (more...)
Pence tells Japan: 'We are with you 100 percent'
- April 22, 2017
Mattis denounced North Korea's attempted missile launch as he began a Middle East tour, telling reporters traveling with him to Saudi Arabia, "the leader of North Korea again recklessly tried to provoke something by launching a missile", he said. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Mattis denounced North Korea's attempted missile launch as he began a Middle East tour, telling reporters traveling with him to Saudi Arabia, "the leader of North Korea again recklessly tried to provoke something by launching a missile", he said. (more...)
Iran's FM reacts to Tillerson's criticism on nuclear deal
- April 22, 2017
The exchange came a day after USA secretary of state Rex Tillerson sent a letter to Congress saying Iran was in compliance with the nuclear deal but raising questions about Tehran's role in sponsoring terrorism in the region. "That allows him to tell his base that he's getting a better deal than Bush or Obama got, and yet reassure these institutions that it's really all being done with a nod and a wink, that Trump doesn't mean what he says", Brinkley said. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The exchange came a day after USA secretary of state Rex Tillerson sent a letter to Congress saying Iran was in compliance with the nuclear deal but raising questions about Tehran's role in sponsoring terrorism in the region. "That allows him to tell his base that he's getting a better deal than Bush or Obama got, and yet reassure these institutions that it's really all being done with a nod and a wink, that Trump doesn't mean what he says", Brinkley said. (more...)
Sensex climbs 162 points on renewed hope of USA tax cuts
- April 22, 2017
The broader NSE Nifty closed lower by 17 points, or 0.19 percent, at 9,119.40 after shuttling between 9,183.65 and 9,088.75. In terms of investments, provisional data with the exchanges showed that the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold scrip worth Rs 978.34 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased stocks worth Rs 1,132.39 crore. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The broader NSE Nifty closed lower by 17 points, or 0.19 percent, at 9,119.40 after shuttling between 9,183.65 and 9,088.75. In terms of investments, provisional data with the exchanges showed that the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold scrip worth Rs 978.34 crore, while the domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased stocks worth Rs 1,132.39 crore. (more...)
Indonesia prosecutors seek 2 years probation for Jakarta gov
- April 22, 2017
The blasphemy allegations and Purnama's subsequent poll loss have sparked fears that pluralistic traditions in the world's most populous Muslim country are under threat from the influence of hardliners, who pushed for the governor's prosecution. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The blasphemy allegations and Purnama's subsequent poll loss have sparked fears that pluralistic traditions in the world's most populous Muslim country are under threat from the influence of hardliners, who pushed for the governor's prosecution. (more...)
Experts Are Pretty Sure About Where The Missing Flight 370 Crashed
- April 22, 2017
A total of 239 passengers and crew members were on board of the flight travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 when it disappeared from aviation radars. A meeting of global experts in Canberra a year ago identified the 25,000 sq.km area just outside and to the north of the original 120,000 sq km as the most likely site of the crash and recommended it be searched. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
A total of 239 passengers and crew members were on board of the flight travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 when it disappeared from aviation radars. A meeting of global experts in Canberra a year ago identified the 25,000 sq.km area just outside and to the north of the original 120,000 sq km as the most likely site of the crash and recommended it be searched. (more...)
US Spy Planes Watching for Possible North Korea Nuke Test
- April 22, 2017
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an intelligence matter, said the missile was a Scud variant that the USA calls a KN-17. North Korea released a dramatic video in 2016 called "Last Chance" that showed a simulated nuclear strike on Washington , complete with animation of a missile slamming into the earth near the Lincoln Memorial. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Another official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an intelligence matter, said the missile was a Scud variant that the USA calls a KN-17. North Korea released a dramatic video in 2016 called "Last Chance" that showed a simulated nuclear strike on Washington , complete with animation of a missile slamming into the earth near the Lincoln Memorial. (more...)
House panel to begin tax reform hearings next week
- April 22, 2017
Reforming the US tax was one of the primary legislative promises made by President Donald Trump during his 2016 bid for the White House, along with upending former President Barack Obama's landmark health care bill. As part of this bill, we should create a fund dedicated to rebuilding America's roads, highways, airports and pipelines, and modernizing the electric grid and broadband access - financed through the tax money raised from repatriation of foreign profits. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Reforming the US tax was one of the primary legislative promises made by President Donald Trump during his 2016 bid for the White House, along with upending former President Barack Obama's landmark health care bill. As part of this bill, we should create a fund dedicated to rebuilding America's roads, highways, airports and pipelines, and modernizing the electric grid and broadband access - financed through the tax money raised from repatriation of foreign profits. (more...)
Len McCluskey re-elected Unite trade union leader
- April 22, 2017
Mr Coyne's campaign was recently warned by the union's acting general secretary that some of his campaign literature contained potentially defamatory statements about Mr McCluskey. While Coyne suggested that the general secretary of Unite shouldn't be "the puppet master of the leader of the Labour party", in a thinly-disguised dig at his rival. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Mr Coyne's campaign was recently warned by the union's acting general secretary that some of his campaign literature contained potentially defamatory statements about Mr McCluskey. While Coyne suggested that the general secretary of Unite shouldn't be "the puppet master of the leader of the Labour party", in a thinly-disguised dig at his rival. (more...)
Venezuela officials: 12 dead in overnight violence
- April 22, 2017
El Valle residents said their neighborhood in the early hours of Friday had become with engulfed gunfire, blazes and looting. Also this week, government authorities seized a General Motors plant and it was revealed they gave $500K to President Trump's inauguration all while their oil company has a fleet of oil stained tankers unable to deliver their most important export overseas. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
El Valle residents said their neighborhood in the early hours of Friday had become with engulfed gunfire, blazes and looting. Also this week, government authorities seized a General Motors plant and it was revealed they gave $500K to President Trump's inauguration all while their oil company has a fleet of oil stained tankers unable to deliver their most important export overseas. (more...)
USA complaints over Iran nuclear deal's implementation 'irrelevant': Russian Federation
- April 22, 2017
Under the deal, Iran undertakes to limit its nuclear activities and allow transparent worldwide control of its nuclear program. Iranian hardliners have regularly criticised Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani for their role in negotiating the 2015 nuclear deal, which they see as capitulation to Western powers. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Under the deal, Iran undertakes to limit its nuclear activities and allow transparent worldwide control of its nuclear program. Iranian hardliners have regularly criticised Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani for their role in negotiating the 2015 nuclear deal, which they see as capitulation to Western powers. (more...)
Two stabbed for supporting Sonu Nigam's comments over azaan row
- April 22, 2017
When I reached there with my friend, Ayush Shreewas, they attacked us with knives", Rai told India mediapersons. When she was questioned by the media to express her opinion about the Sonu Nigam aazan controversy she said, "See I can't speak for anyone, but I personally love aazan!" They are yet to be arrested in this case. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
When I reached there with my friend, Ayush Shreewas, they attacked us with knives", Rai told India mediapersons. When she was questioned by the media to express her opinion about the Sonu Nigam aazan controversy she said, "See I can't speak for anyone, but I personally love aazan!" They are yet to be arrested in this case. (more...)
Detroit Lions not likely to pick offensive lineman high in National Football League draft
- April 22, 2017
Week 11: Sunday, November 19 at Chicago Bears FOX 1:00 p.m. Detroit will be looking for its fifth-straight win on Thanksgiving and its second-straight against the Vikings, who the Lions defeated in come-from-behind fashion (of course), 16-13, on Thanksgiving last season. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Week 11: Sunday, November 19 at Chicago Bears FOX 1:00 p.m. Detroit will be looking for its fifth-straight win on Thanksgiving and its second-straight against the Vikings, who the Lions defeated in come-from-behind fashion (of course), 16-13, on Thanksgiving last season. (more...)
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