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Canada's trade deficit grew to $2.7 billion in February
- April 06, 2018
The services surplus was dragged down $1 billion in payments for broadcast rights for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which count as a services import. He has also slapped 25 percent import duties on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Canada's merchandise trade deficit increased in February as imports of energy products swelled to their highest level since November 2014. (more...)
- April 06, 2018
The services surplus was dragged down $1 billion in payments for broadcast rights for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which count as a services import. He has also slapped 25 percent import duties on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Canada's merchandise trade deficit increased in February as imports of energy products swelled to their highest level since November 2014. (more...)
Stormy Daniels: Trump says he did not know about $130000 payment
- April 06, 2018
At one point, a reporter asked him: "Did you know about the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels? ". Asked on board Air Force One if he knew about the payment or where the money had come from, Mr Trump said "No". In response to Trump's Thursday comments, Clifford's attorney, Michael Avenatti , said his client's case "just got that much better". Clifford sued the president on March 6, arguing that the nondisclosure agreement she said was created to hide the affair is invalid because the ... (more...)
- April 06, 2018
At one point, a reporter asked him: "Did you know about the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels? ". Asked on board Air Force One if he knew about the payment or where the money had come from, Mr Trump said "No". In response to Trump's Thursday comments, Clifford's attorney, Michael Avenatti , said his client's case "just got that much better". Clifford sued the president on March 6, arguing that the nondisclosure agreement she said was created to hide the affair is invalid because the ... (more...)
Active Hurricane Season: 14 Named Storms Predicted by CSU
- April 06, 2018
Hurricane season ends November 30. As authors Philip J. Klotzbach and Michael M. Bell seek to hit home each year for those living near the coast, "It only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them". The 2017 hurricane season was brutal. September 2017 was the most active month on record for Atlantic hurricanes, and, for the first time on record, three Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in the United States: Harvey , Irma and Maria. (more...)
- April 06, 2018
Hurricane season ends November 30. As authors Philip J. Klotzbach and Michael M. Bell seek to hit home each year for those living near the coast, "It only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them". The 2017 hurricane season was brutal. September 2017 was the most active month on record for Atlantic hurricanes, and, for the first time on record, three Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in the United States: Harvey , Irma and Maria. (more...)
Quake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Mindanao in Philippines, reports USGS
- April 06, 2018
Authorities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties did not report any immediate damage. Veteran seismologist Lucy Jones says earthquakes of such size typically occur about once per year at Southern California. USGS seismologist Susan Hough said Caltech's seismology lab in Pasadena received a roughly 10-second warning of the quake through the still-under-development early warning system. (more...)
- April 06, 2018
Authorities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties did not report any immediate damage. Veteran seismologist Lucy Jones says earthquakes of such size typically occur about once per year at Southern California. USGS seismologist Susan Hough said Caltech's seismology lab in Pasadena received a roughly 10-second warning of the quake through the still-under-development early warning system. (more...)
German court bails Puigdemont in extradition hearing
- April 06, 2018
The statement also said that a comparable crime in the German law might be that of "high treason", but in that case it would not be suitable as it lacks the requirement of "violence". "I always said that I had full confidence in the German judiciary", Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas wrote on Twitter, adding: "We continue". Back then, Human Rights Watch (HRW) determined that the Spanish national police had used " excessive force towards peaceful Catalans expressing their political opinion ". (more...)
- April 06, 2018
The statement also said that a comparable crime in the German law might be that of "high treason", but in that case it would not be suitable as it lacks the requirement of "violence". "I always said that I had full confidence in the German judiciary", Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas wrote on Twitter, adding: "We continue". Back then, Human Rights Watch (HRW) determined that the Spanish national police had used " excessive force towards peaceful Catalans expressing their political opinion ". (more...)
Twitter suspends 1 million accounts over 'terrorism promotion'
- April 06, 2018
The site further said in the statement that there was fall in such instances for two consecutive periods. In its latest " transparency report ", Twitter said it suspended 274,460 accounts in the second half of 2017 "for violations related to the promotion of terrorism", a decline of 8.4 percent from the previous reporting period. (more...)
- April 06, 2018
The site further said in the statement that there was fall in such instances for two consecutive periods. In its latest " transparency report ", Twitter said it suspended 274,460 accounts in the second half of 2017 "for violations related to the promotion of terrorism", a decline of 8.4 percent from the previous reporting period. (more...)
President Trump Goes After Amazon
- April 05, 2018
If Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos opts for Toronto "he might be goaded into it a little bit" by Trump , said Mullin - though, don't expect Bezos, who's been mostly mum in the face of Trump's attacks, to be quite so forthright. Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly/YTD/Yearly Performance: The stocks has year to date performance of 20.62 percent and weekly performance of -5.78 percent. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
If Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos opts for Toronto "he might be goaded into it a little bit" by Trump , said Mullin - though, don't expect Bezos, who's been mostly mum in the face of Trump's attacks, to be quite so forthright. Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly/YTD/Yearly Performance: The stocks has year to date performance of 20.62 percent and weekly performance of -5.78 percent. (more...)
Group Say Trump Threatening Immigrants With 'MASS VIOLENCE — CARAVAN' CRISIS
- April 05, 2018
Mr Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has been discussing the idea of using the military at the border with defence secretary Jim Mattis. "We're going to be doing things militarily". Another metric demands that 85 percent of removal cases for detained immigrants be completed within three days of a hearing on the merits of the case. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
Mr Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he has been discussing the idea of using the military at the border with defence secretary Jim Mattis. "We're going to be doing things militarily". Another metric demands that 85 percent of removal cases for detained immigrants be completed within three days of a hearing on the merits of the case. (more...)
Trump's China Trade Focus Brings Mexico Stock Investors Respite
- April 05, 2018
It said 465 migrants had asked for transit visas and 230 had gotten them, and another 168 were likely to get some sort of visa to stay in Mexico. Many say they never intended on going all the way to the United States after the end of the "Stations of the Cross" caravan. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
It said 465 migrants had asked for transit visas and 230 had gotten them, and another 168 were likely to get some sort of visa to stay in Mexico. Many say they never intended on going all the way to the United States after the end of the "Stations of the Cross" caravan. (more...)
Anti-graft bill not passed by Lok Sabha: Venkiah Naidu corrects records
- April 05, 2018
The Congress members wanted the SC/ST bill issue to be taken up and the TDP members wanted the Special Status of Andhra Pradesh to be taken up for discussion. Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said that members of 14 opposition parties as well as the AIADMK and TDP held a meeting in which all decided that the current session could be extended for a couple of days as all members want to take up important legislations, but the government must first take up the issues that are agitating ... (more...)
- April 05, 2018
The Congress members wanted the SC/ST bill issue to be taken up and the TDP members wanted the Special Status of Andhra Pradesh to be taken up for discussion. Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said that members of 14 opposition parties as well as the AIADMK and TDP held a meeting in which all decided that the current session could be extended for a couple of days as all members want to take up important legislations, but the government must first take up the issues that are agitating ... (more...)
4 staff dead in Turkish university shooting
- April 05, 2018
A staff member shot four fellow employees dead and injured three others at a central university in Turkey on Thursday, according to Turkish media reports and the university's president. The motive behind the attack now remains unknown. Turkey has been under a state of emergency since the coup attempt. Three other people were wounded in the attack. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
A staff member shot four fellow employees dead and injured three others at a central university in Turkey on Thursday, according to Turkish media reports and the university's president. The motive behind the attack now remains unknown. Turkey has been under a state of emergency since the coup attempt. Three other people were wounded in the attack. (more...)
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) Given Outperform Rating at BNP Paribas
- April 05, 2018
Let's take a quick look at some recent stock price activity. The S&P 500 closed 1.3 per cent higher, having dropped 2.2 per cent on Monday. The company has its outstanding shares of 4.20B. At times when price is in a downtrend and the moving average is in a downtrend as well, and price tests the SMA above and is rejected a few consecutive times (i.e. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
Let's take a quick look at some recent stock price activity. The S&P 500 closed 1.3 per cent higher, having dropped 2.2 per cent on Monday. The company has its outstanding shares of 4.20B. At times when price is in a downtrend and the moving average is in a downtrend as well, and price tests the SMA above and is rejected a few consecutive times (i.e. (more...)
Cold, snow were bad for April, but not record bad
- April 05, 2018
As the county remains soaked from Tuesday rain water, snow flurries fell Wednesday and according to weather .com, it may not be the last of the snow. The upcoming storm would mark our second snowstorm during the first full week of April , and our sixth since the beginning of March. Dennis Stodola at Stodola Farms told me the fresh snow will not impact winter wheat. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
As the county remains soaked from Tuesday rain water, snow flurries fell Wednesday and according to weather .com, it may not be the last of the snow. The upcoming storm would mark our second snowstorm during the first full week of April , and our sixth since the beginning of March. Dennis Stodola at Stodola Farms told me the fresh snow will not impact winter wheat. (more...)
Pensioner bailed over stabbing of intruder in south-east London
- April 05, 2018
A third local resident, Adam Lake, said the pensioner should not be punished for defending his life. He doesn't deserve to be punished for defending himself, and the neighbours that I've spoken to all agree that the priority needs to be to support him after everything that he's been through. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
A third local resident, Adam Lake, said the pensioner should not be punished for defending his life. He doesn't deserve to be punished for defending himself, and the neighbours that I've spoken to all agree that the priority needs to be to support him after everything that he's been through. (more...)
Dalit protest: Opposition exclusively responsible for 10 deaths, says Amit Shah
- April 05, 2018
Despite Centre's allocation of Rs 45,000 crores, Odisha lags in health, education and all other sectors; The only thing Odisha lacks is an able leader; I am confident about BJP coming to power in 2019 says BJP National President Amit Shah . (more...)
- April 05, 2018
Despite Centre's allocation of Rs 45,000 crores, Odisha lags in health, education and all other sectors; The only thing Odisha lacks is an able leader; I am confident about BJP coming to power in 2019 says BJP National President Amit Shah . (more...)
Bengal BJP chief: Will counter Trinamool's pre-poll violence with equal measure
- April 05, 2018
To counter the BJP's charge that the party is not being allowed to file nominations, Partha Chatterjee provided data stating, "AITC has filed 1,614 nominations, BJP 1,143, CPI (M) 351, Congress 127 and Independents 200". According to sources, the governor asked Singh to ensure peaceful elections. "The way the Raj Bhavan is functioning based on one-sided information, it seems it is working as a wing of a political party", the education minister alleged. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
To counter the BJP's charge that the party is not being allowed to file nominations, Partha Chatterjee provided data stating, "AITC has filed 1,614 nominations, BJP 1,143, CPI (M) 351, Congress 127 and Independents 200". According to sources, the governor asked Singh to ensure peaceful elections. "The way the Raj Bhavan is functioning based on one-sided information, it seems it is working as a wing of a political party", the education minister alleged. (more...)
TN bandh over Cauvery row: Buses from city suspended
- April 05, 2018
The main arterial Annasalai, leading to the Marina beach in Chennai , turned into a battle ground with several thousands of DMK , Congress , MDMK, VCK and Left party cadres marching along with their leaders opposing the state and the central governments. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
The main arterial Annasalai, leading to the Marina beach in Chennai , turned into a battle ground with several thousands of DMK , Congress , MDMK, VCK and Left party cadres marching along with their leaders opposing the state and the central governments. (more...)
Pearson's Games title defence is over
- April 05, 2018
The Australian said that she knew a couple of days ago about her injury but waited for the completion of the ceremony to make the announcement. The swim and bike went well and I was just trying to pull that gap out as much as possible to give Jonny the best chance. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
The Australian said that she knew a couple of days ago about her injury but waited for the completion of the ceremony to make the announcement. The swim and bike went well and I was just trying to pull that gap out as much as possible to give Jonny the best chance. (more...)
Woman says she reported cruel treatment of kids — APNewsBreak
- April 05, 2018
She said she had met the couple on Facebook , knew them for about eight months and that the family visited her in the Bay Area twice. There, the man, 26, severely beat Chuniesingh then tied a piece of electrical wire around her neck and strangled her to death. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
She said she had met the couple on Facebook , knew them for about eight months and that the family visited her in the Bay Area twice. There, the man, 26, severely beat Chuniesingh then tied a piece of electrical wire around her neck and strangled her to death. (more...)
Pivotal vote puts Brazil's top court closer to jailing ex-president Lula
- April 05, 2018
Justice Gilmar Mendes, traditionally a Lula critic, voted in favour of the petition, challenging his colleagues to buck pressure from society. "A penal system that doesn't work with minimal effectiveness leads to an instinct for taking justice into one's own hands", Barroso said in voting against Lula. (more...)
- April 05, 2018
Justice Gilmar Mendes, traditionally a Lula critic, voted in favour of the petition, challenging his colleagues to buck pressure from society. "A penal system that doesn't work with minimal effectiveness leads to an instinct for taking justice into one's own hands", Barroso said in voting against Lula. (more...)
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