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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (Reuters) — The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were raised on a permanent basis at Sydney’s Government House on Wednesday (June 28) in support of national reconciliation. The governor of New South Wales, David Hurley, said that the event was significant especially in light of the 50th Anniversary of the 1967 referendum that saw Aborigines included in population census figures. He said it was significant also in the wake of the 25th anniversary […]
CHINA (Reuters) – A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday condemned Taiwan authorities for attempting to distort history in textbooks. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told a media briefing on Wednesday that Taiwan’s history is an organic component of the history of China and the separatist de-Sinicizing activities have aroused strong indignation from the people in Taiwan. It was earlier reported that Taiwan authorities want to put the history of China […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) – An elderly passenger who threw coins at the engine of a plane at a Shanghai airport for good luck will not face police action, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. The superstitious 80-year-old woman delayed the China Southern Airlines flight on Tuesday for nearly six hours after she tossed nine coins at the engine from the tarmac while boarding, with one nestling inside. Police at Shanghai Pudong International Airport said the […]
NEPALGUNJ, Nepal (AFP) – Nepal’s troubled south began voting Wednesday in the first local elections for two decades, a key stage in the country’s post-war transformation from feudal monarchy to federal democracy. The elections began last month in other parts of the nation but were repeatedly delayed in the southern plains, which were hit by deadly protests two years ago. The Madhesi ethnic minority says federal boundaries set by a new national constitution will leave them […]
(CCTV) — Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the world. Using a combination of Olympics sports – such as boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai (to name but a few) – MMA fighters are among the most well conditioned and skilled athletes. It takes years of dedication and intense training to become a world champion. Take 32-year-old MMA fighter Aung La N Sung, for example. The aptly named ‘Burmese Python’ from Myanmar’s […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) — Drama broke out at Venezuela’s National Assembly on Tuesday (June 27) where two dozen lawmakers said they were being besieged by pro-government gangs. Video that emerged on social media showed National Guard troops outside the National Assembly as opposition legislators shouted. The National Assembly chaos came as a Venezuelan police helicopter attacked the Supreme Court, ratcheting up a political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro condemned as a “terrorist” attack. There […]
by Natsuko Fukue Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Three former executives at Fukushima’s operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant. The hearing on Friday comes more than a year after ex-Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 77, and former vice presidents Sakae Muto, 66, and Ichiro Takekuro, 71, were formally charged with professional […]
by Tangi Quemener Agence France-Presse LE BOURGET, France (AFP) – Aeronautics giants are treating the idea of a flying car with caution, as such a project raises more questions than it answers, experts say — it’s a child’s dream, a millionaire’s toy. But is it really the next big thing in transport? At this year’s Paris Air Show, you had to search hard to find an aircraft that looked anything like an automobile: but one […]
By: Dexter Umel, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau Martial arts, as many know, is often associated with self-defense. But beneath the veil of kicks and punches is a fabric woven with self-discipline intertwined with skill honed through hours of training. Professor Aparecido Ferreira, going by the name of Bill, is a Jiu-Jitsu instructor in Jacksonville, Florida. He runs his school on the fundamental principles of self-discipline and training, but also instills in his students the […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday (June 27) said a meeting between Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump on healthcare was helpful as he expressed optimism the Senate would eventually pass a bill to repeal Obamacare. “I think the meeting was very helpful,” McConnell said as he left the meeting at the White House. “I think everyone around the table is interested in getting to yes … because […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) – Around 30,000 honey bees swarmed on a ledge at One Times Square, where the New Year’s Eve ball drop happens, in New York on Tuesday (June 27). Andrew Coté, a fourth generation beekeeper of andrewshoney.com, was called to the rescue and used a vacuum to suck up the bees. “The bees weren’t colonizing,” Coté said. “The bees were on a nearby hotel and they were probably not very well […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday (June 27) a police helicopter had attacked the Supreme Court in a ratcheting up of Venezuela’s political crisis, but a grenade tossed at the building did not explode. Speaking on state TV, the 54-year-old president, who has faced three months of opposition protests and some dissent from within government ranks, said that special forces were after the “terrorists” behind the attack. The helicopter had also […]
