The threat of the US military intervention in Iraq and Syria erupting into a far wider war has increased sharply in the wake of a series of Turkish air strikes against SyrianKurdish militia forces that are aligned with Washington.… ... ....
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday ratcheted up his attacks on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, accusing her of "running against all of the American people.". "Hillary Clinton is not running against me, she's running against change ... JUST WATCHED. Trump. I am asking the American people to dream big. Replay. More Videos ... MUST WATCH. Trump. I am asking the American people to dream big 00.50 ... Read More ... ....
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Tens of thousands of prisoners across the country withheld their labor – for which they are paid as little as 17 cents an hour – in support of inmates’ rights. @nickywoolf. Richard Castillo has not yet been convicted of the crime – evading police in a vehicle – of which he stands accused. But he has been imprisoned since February 2013, including 12 months in solitary confinement ... Read more ... Another inmate who joined the strike was Tony ... ....
Nearly 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to toxic gases from a sulphur plant which Islamic State militants are suspected to have set on fire near the city of Mosul, hospital sources said on Saturday. No deaths were reported in connection with the incident, said the sources at the hospital in Qayyara, a town south of Mosul. The first cases began arriving on Friday morning, they said ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Reuters ... ....
Every year, 1.5 million bicycles are stolen, and it appears that no matter how strong a bike's lock is, a determined thief can break it. But now there might be a new sheriff in town ... entrepreneur Daniel Idzkowski and Swiss-born engineer Yves Perrenoud are behind the project ... So, we turned to chemical compounds that seem like the only real way to disable the thieves without causing anyone permanent harm."...
A panel of Tokyo city government experts has recommended moving rowing and canoeing to an existing site in Miyagi prefecture — about 250 miles (400 kilometers) north of Tokyo — after the projected cost for a new venue in Tokyo Bay soared to $490 million, seven times the initial estimate ... ....
Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Tokyo metropolitan government team investigating the costs for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is considering narrowing down the candidate competition venues for rowing and canoeing events to a Tokyo Bay site and the Naganuma boat park in Tome, MiyagiPrefecture, officials of the team said Thursday ...Saiko, a lake in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, had also been seen as a candidate ... Click to play ... + - ... ....
(Source. QFF - QatarFriendship Fund). Qatar Friendship Fund donates USD 10 million towards new school in the heart of Onagawa. 400 students every year to benefit from newly integrated Elementary and Junior High School...H.E ... H.E ... About Onagawa's Elementary/ Junior High School Relocation Project Before the Great East Japan Earthquake, the school district in Onagawa town, Miyagi prefecture, was divided to the north and south of the town....
(Source. QFF - QatarFriendship Fund). Qatar Friendship Fund Projects as a Model for the World. Annual Beneficial Economic Impact of 120 million USD... The Qatar Friendship Fund today held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents ClubJapan, Tokyo, to announce the considerable impact of its projects on fisheries, child education, health and entrepreneurship in the three Tohoku prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima ... Mr ... Mr ... Mr....
Consideration is being given to a metropolitan government proposal to change the venue from the Sea Forest Waterway to be built in Tokyo Bay to the MiyagiNaganumaBoat RaceCourse in Tome, MiyagiPrefecture...Miyagi Prefecture has estimated preparing the boat course could be done for ¥20 billion....
TOKYO — The eyes of a visiting archaeologist lit up when he was shown the 10 tiny, tarnished discs that had sat unnoticed in storage for two and a half years at a dig on a southern Japan island ... The discovery, announced last month, is baffling ... The remaining five are still being examined ... "There are still lots of unknowns," said Okinawa International University archaeologist Hiroki Miyagi....
(Source. R&I; - Rating and Investment Information Inc) R&I Affirms BBB, Stable. Fidea Holdings Co., Ltd.Oct 19, 2016. Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) has announced the following. ISSUER. Fidea Holdings Co., Ltd. Issuer Rating. BBB, Affirmed Rating Outlook. Stable ... With strength in the individual field, such as insurance sales and housing loans, Shonai Bank has actively expanded into the larger market of MiyagiPrefecture....
On Sept. 29, an investigative team tasked by the metropolitan government with probing the costs of hosting the TokyoGames released a report that proposed changing the venue to the MiyagiNaganumaBoat RaceCourse in the city of Tome, MiyagiPrefecture, or reducing the original costs by constructing the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo Bay as a temporary facility ... Meanwhile, following the team’s report, Miyagi Gov ...Click to play ... + - ... ....
Yuriko Koike over her cost-cutting proposals ... They said the existing facility that Koike proposes in Miyagi lacks infrastructure, accommodation for spectators and will be inconvenient for athletes. They also said the final construction cost for the Sea Forest Waterway will likely be lower than original estimates, while additional cost for transportation, security and infrastructure needed for any Miyagi relocation would add up ... ___....
It said the existing facility that Koike proposes using in Miyagi prefecture lacks infrastructure, accommodation for spectators and will be inconvenient for athletes. Tokyo organizers also said the final construction cost for the Sea Forest Waterway will likely be lower than estimated, while additional costs for transportation, security and infrastructure to move the events to Miyagi would add up ... ---. FollowMari Yamaguchi at ... ....
“The restart process will continue to proceed unevenly at best.” ... The governor’s office wasn’t immediately available to comment.Miyagi... Yoshihiro Murai, governor of Miyagi prefecture since 2005 and not affiliated with any party, will not take a position on the restart until after the review, according to an official from the prefecture’s nuclear safety policy division ... Ibaraki prefecture is in a similar position as Miyagi ... ....
"We will cooperate ... It said the existing facility that Koike is exploring in northern Japan's Miyagi prefecture lacks infrastructure, accommodation for spectators and will be inconvenient for athletes. Tokyo organizers also said the final construction cost for the Sea Forest Waterway will likely be lower than estimated, while additional costs for transportation, security and infrastructure to move the events to Miyagi would add up....