Monday, October 30, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017
‘Trump is a narcissistic bully. Trump’s global vision is a nightmare. The UN has to act’
Trump’s global vision is a nightmare. The UN has to act | Mark Seddon https://t.co/IitYpUAxSW
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 25, 2017
Saturday, July 1, 2017
British/Irish Lions vs All Blacks: Lions beat 14-man New Zealand after Sonny Bill Williams red card
Rumours of the Lions demise has been greatly exaggerated. What unfolded in Wellington on Saturday was one of the great British and Irish Lions victories of all time, and in a 24-21 victory that was littered with ill-discipline, red and yellow cards and two tries for the tourists, the series will head back to Auckland for an almighty deciding showdown. Sonny Bill Williams will be remembered as the villain; his first-half red card leaving his side in huge trouble, and yet the Lions still nearly found a way to lose the second Test at the Westpac Stadium.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump’s business partner
Indonesian authorities have imposed a travel ban on tycoon and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts to be managed by Trump hotels, over an investigation into allegations he threatened a prosecutor via a text message.
Tanoesoedibjo has been given a 20-day overseas travel ban starting on June 22 based on a request by Indonesian police’s criminal investigation unit Agung Sampurno, a spokesman at the immigration directorate said on Wednesday.
The Indonesian billionaire “is under investigation related to a violation of the information and electronic transactions law,” Sampurno said.
Tanoesoedibjo, whose MNC Group controls businesses ranging from media to property, has been named a suspect for allegedly sending a threatening message to a prosecutor investigating a case involving Mobile 8, a telecommunications company previously owned by MNC Group.
Tanoesoedibjo’s lawyer could not be reached on Wednesday but in an earlier statement dismissed the allegations. “The content of Hary Tanoesoedibjo’s SMS is general and idealistic and does not threaten anyone,” his lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea said.
Part of Tanoesoedibjo’s text message read: “If I am the leader of this country, then that’s where Indonesia will be changed and cleared of things that are not as they should be,” according to the statement from the lawyer.
Tanoesoedijo has also denied the allegations in media reports. Breaching the law can carry a maximum jail term of four years and a maximum fine of 750 million rupiah ($56,000)
Source: Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump’s business partner | Reuters
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Black hole to run at 8 million kilometres an hour? Something even scarier?
THIS monster has been booted out of its home. So what does it take to get a supermassive black hole to run at 8 million kilometres an hour? Something even scarier?
Black holes are the top-feeding predators of the universe.
Giant black holes dominate entire galaxies.
They live in their hearts. Their immense gravity keeps every star in its place.
So when Hubble spotted one on the run in a galaxy called 3C 186, something big — very big — must have happened.
You don’t simply push supermassive black holes about.
It’s liable to tear you apart.
But a research paper about to be published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics has a good idea why…
Source: Supermassive black hole quasar torn from galaxy 3C 186 | Perth Now
Monday, March 13, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
Helicopter crashes into television tower in Istanbul killing at least five people.
Pieces of the aircraft lay strewn across a road as a witness describes the moment it hit the tower before “spinning” and crashing.
A helicopter has crashed into a television tower in Istanbul in dense fog, killing at least five people.
The Sikorsky S-76 aircraft had taken off from the city’s Ataturk Airport, according to CNN Turk and other local media.
Taxi driver Fikret Karatekin told the broadcaster the helicopter struck the tower before crashing on a road.
“It hit the tower and crashed by spinning,” he said.
It was carrying high-level business executives, NTV television reported.
Images posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke billowing from the crash scene in Buyukcekmece district.
Source: Helicopter crashes into television tower in Istanbul
Monday, March 6, 2017
Beliebers flock to Justin Bieber’s Perth concert at NIB Stadium
BELIEBERS are so pumped for pop star Justin Bieber’s Perth concert tonight they’ve already started lining up.
It’s been a long wait for some of the Canadian singer’s most loyal fans… but they never stopped beliebing he would return after his last Perth concert in 2013.
The 23-year-old arrived in WA overnight and while the singer doesn’t perform until later tonight, about a dozen fans camped at NIB Stadium to get the best spot for his Purpose World Tour show.
Beliebers who score an invite will have to sign a confidentiality agreement, preventing them from revealing what happened at the soiree.
According to a formal contract obtained by US entertainment site TMZ, guests must agree not to text, tweet, give interviews or make statements to the press unless they want to risk being sued for about $4 million.
The 23-year-old will have ample time to kick back in Perth, with his next show in Melbourne on Friday.
Source: Beliebers flock to Justin Bieber’s Perth concert at NIB Stadium | Perth Now
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Iraqi forces take Mosul airport from ISIS, retaken nearly 50 square miles south of the city
Iraq’s militarized police forces have entered Mosul International Airport as part of a major assault that started five days ago to drive IS militants from the western half of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
Iraq’s militarized police forces have entered Mosul International Airport, taking over the runway amid fierce clashes with Islamic State fighters, according to officials.
The advance is part of a major assault that started five days ago to drive IS militants from the western half of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.
Two officers said that after police forces pushed onto the airport grounds and seized the runway, they came under heavy fire from inside the buildings at the site, including the main airport building.
The officials would not provide more details but said heavy exchanges were underway. They said troops from the US-led coalition were with the advancing forces, though they didn’t specify the nationalities of the foreign forces.
Source: Iraqi forces take Mosul airport from ISIS | Daily Mail Online