Nearly 900 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, with aid officials saying up to 90% of some areas has been destroyed. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears more bodies will be found. Parts of Haiti's south had faced "complete destruction", aid workers told the BBC... At least 877 people were confirmed dead late on Friday, local officials said ... ....
The RussianDefense Ministry has announced the deployment of Iskander-M missile systems in Russia’s westernmost region of Kaliningrad, near its border with the Baltic countries and NATO member states... The Russian official also condemned the hype ignited by Western media and NATO member states over the missile deployment, saying the concern over the move was baseless since it was part of regular military maneuvers in the region ... ....
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are being accused of fabricating Kim's Paris robbery. According to Digital MusicNews, French officials are questioning whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made up the entire story of Kim's robbery involving five people due to a lack of evidence and things not adding up ... One security camera reportedly shows no activity at all on the night of the incident ... ....
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New York, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said ... The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first time, visit the interior of the crater it has worked beside for the last five years ... It is about as long as two football fields ... --IANS. gb/py/. ....
The web gives us access to endless information. What impact does this have on our memory, and our attention spans?. Supported by About this content. @garwboy. Throughout history, people have always worried about new technologies. The fear that the human brain cannot cope with the onslaught of information made possible by the latest development was first voiced in response to the printing press, back in the sixteenth century ... Read more ... ....
Amile Jefferson was named one of the captains of the 2016-17 Duke basketball.With the best coach and talent in the game, Duke is the topic of almost every college basketball conversation leading up to the new season. All you hear about is GraysonAllen, Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and some ofthe oth... ....
(Source... Two goals at the start of the second half from Marcus Maddison and Tom Nichols saw GrantMcCann's men get over the early set-back of a Hayden White own goal to surge to three points. Grant McCann's men made a nightmare start and found themselves behind inside the opening two minutes as Hayden White stabbed the ball into an empty net after a low cross from the right from Ismail ... Excellent work from the 17-year-old though ... Posh....
DETROIT -- Brad Ausmus will have most of his coaching staff back with him for 2017, but he'll have to hire a new hitting coach. Wally Joyner will not return after three seasons on the job, the Tigers announced on Saturday, instead opting to pursue other interests in baseball ... Assistant hitting coach David Newhan's status will be determined once the Tigers hire Joyner's replacement ... Martinez to JamesMcCann ... ....
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball). Assistant hitting coach David Newhan's status will be determined once the Tigers hire Joyner's replacement. Ausmus said he didn't know about Joyner's situation until he invited his coaches back earlier this week. Joyner was one of Ausmus' first hires after getting the job, brought in after serving as the Phillies' assistant hitting coach ...Martinez to JamesMcCann ... (noodl. 35733552) ....
Melrose came and Melrose conquered. The visitors held the upper hand in the set scrum and, while there wasn’t a chasm separating these two teams elsewhere, the Borderers were worthy winners, especially in light of call offs and injuries ...Watsonians huffed and puffed and scored one good try without ever looking like they could win this one ... A couple of long passes later McCann was over in the left-hand corner ... ....
Back in the 1970s two Co Cork brothers based in New York were struck by the pain and suffering caused by the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with scenes that were making headlines on a daily basis Stateside. Working the beat in America's busiest city, policemen Pat and Denis Mulcahy encountered violence on a daily basis. Share Go To ... Pat has three children, EllenLynch, DonnaMcCann and a son, Pat, who is a lieutenant in New York ... ....
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedIn. Which Detroit Tigers will be back in 2017?. Fullscreen. Post to Facebook. Posted!. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Who's staying? Who's going? Beat writer Anthony Fenech takes a look at the situation for every Detroit Tigers player going into 2017. We'll start with the players likely coming back next season. (All salaries are 2016 figures.) Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP... C JamesMcCann; salary ... ....
GrantMcCann made 185 appearances in four and a half years as a player for Peterborough. Peterborough United manager Grant McCann says he is unfazed by "negative comments" after a run of eight games without victory in all competitions ... "Pressure doesn't bother me, I love to prove people wrong," said McCann....
(Source. MOKO Social MediaLimited) ... Mr. James replaces GregMcCann who is retiring as Chairman also effective today. Mr. McCann joined the board in April 2007 and as Chairman has guided the company's IPO and listing on the ASX, and its entry into the US market ... McCann and thanked him for his nine years of service to MOKO ... Mr ... Mr ... MOKO chairman Greg McCann said 'We are delighted to welcome both Mal and Jim to the board of MOKO Social Media....