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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadians pride themselves on living with cold weather — but sub-zero temperatures proved too much even for them Friday, with concerts canceled and ski hills closed for safety reasons during an extreme year-end cold snap. Temperatures almost reached -58 F (-50 C) in two central Canadian cities, Regina and Winnipeg. In the capital Ottawa, meanwhile, authorities announced the cancelation of some shows marking the end of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations held […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — Thousands of North Koreans have rallied in Pyongyang, chanting communist slogans and vowing support for leader Kim Jong-Un, who in his New Year’s message announced plans to test-fire a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US mainland. Clad in thick winter coats and pumping their fists in the air, those assembled in Kim Il-Sung square chanted “long live comrade Kim Jong-Un” and held banners proclaiming “let us accelerate the victorious […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS and Raziye AKKOC in Ankara ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Islamic State jihadists Monday claimed the shooting rampage at a glamorous Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 on New Year’s night, while police arrested eight suspects but the attacker remained on the run. The statement by the extremist group — which Turkey is fighting in neighbouring Syria — was the first undisputed claim it has made for an attack in Turkey despite being blamed […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) –Kasado na ang isasagawang pyromusical para sa 2017 New Year’s Countdown dito Cuidad de Victoria ngayong hatinggabi Ayon kay Erol Lucero show director ng platinum fireworks, tatagal ng tatlumpung minuto ang isasagawang “pyromusical”. Bagaman mas maiksi daw ito ng tatlumpung minuto sa ginagawa noong nakaraang taon na nakasungkit ng largest fireworks display sa Guinness World Record, hindi naman daw basta basta ang ipalalabas nila mamayang gabi. Bukod kasi sa kanang bahagi […]
by Barry PARKER SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Global terror attacks have cast a pall over 2016 but Australia was Saturday set to defy the threats and ring in the New Year with bumper crowds gathering to watch a firework extravaganza on Sydney’s glittering harbor. 2016 has seen repeated bloodshed, most recently a deadly truck attack at a Berlin Christmas market, a similar incident on Bastille Day in France that killed 86, and atrocities in Turkey […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — It was the final test run before the big New Year’s Eve countdown in Times Square. The organizers of New York City’s New Year’s Eve event stood atop One Times Square, counted down, flipped the switch, and launched the world famous Times Square crystal ball rise 130-feet (40 meters) into the air. Come New Year’s Eve, more than one million people will come to Times Square to watch the […]
