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Nearly 2,500 drivers have been hit with fines for using road lanes reserved for London 2012 Olympics VIPs, transport bosses have said. Transport for London figures show that £312,000 has been paid by drivers who were caught driving in the Games Lanes, despite being given a six-day period of grace when they were first introduced. Only warnings were issued in that time to give drivers a chance to get used to the idea. The 30 miles (48km) of lanes, used to transport athletes, officials and the media, were brought in on July 25. But last week, London mayor Boris Johnson admitted that many of the lanes had been “turned off” because they were not needed because so …

We All Are Tamils, We All Are Sinhalese And We All Are Muslims April 19, 2013 | Filed under: Colombo Telegraph,Opinion | Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH By Laksiri Fernando - Dr. Laksiri Fernando I am saying it should be the spirit. I am not asking anyone to shed away or denounce their ethnicity or religion. We all love the way we are and what we believe in or not believe in. In this small Island of ours we should live like brothers and sisters with equal rights and also equal responsibilities, without rancour or violence. Although I am not there bodily now, my ‘spirit’ appears to be haunting this Island all the time, day and night. I admit that it may be eas…

August 11, 2007 Judge Says Unix Copyrights Rightfully Belong to Novell By JOHN MARKOFF SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 — In a decision that may finally settle one of the most bitter legal battles surrounding software widely used in corporate data centers, a federal district court judge in Utah ruled Friday afternoon that Novell, not the SCO Group, is the rightful owner of the copyrights covering the Unix operating system. In the 102-page ruling, the judge, Dale A. Kimball, also said Novell could force SCO to abandon its claims against I.B.M., which SCO had sued. Judge Kimball’s decision in favor of Novell could almost entirely undermine SCO’s 2003 lawsuit agai…

Some elements of government knew about warnings By: James Griffiths, CNN Posted: Apr 22, 2019 04:16 PM EDT Updated: Apr 22, 2019 10:40 PM EDT …

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Jews vs. Arabs ஊடகங்கள் எப்படி திரிவு படுத்துகின்றன என்பதற்கு சிறந்த காணொளி.

Earlier this month, a Chinese surveillance vessel rammed and sunk a Vietnamese fishing boat in the South China Sea — bringing into the spotlight Beijing’s multi-year assertions in the disputed waters. “Fundamentally, China has not let the Covid-19 outbreak dampen its pursuit of foreign policy issues,” said Kelsey Broderick, China analyst at consultancy Eurasia Group. The U.S. hit out at China for sinking the Vietnamese fishing boat, saying that it’s “seriously concerned” by reports of what Beijing did; while China accused the U.S. for attempting to negate its “legitimate claims” in the South China Sea. Further mistrust between the U.S. and China is unne…

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Shares for Kids MAR 1, 2021 “Dad, do you own shares in … Woolworths?” “Yes.” “What about Coles?” “Sure do, mate.” “What about … what about ... JOHN DEERE?” screamed my five-year-old, his eyes bulging. “Oh yeah!” I yelled, and then we high-fived. Listen, as a father, a finance nerd and a farmer, that moment was a bloody royal flush. It does not get better than that. These days my portfolio is basically made up of both local and international index funds: A couple of ultra-low-cost funds hold literally thousands of companies (well, a sliver of each), including the biggest companies on earth. In other words, you name it, and chances are we o…

Responding to the bombing outside Iran's embassy in Beirut, former foreign secretary David Miliband tells Channel 4 News: "We have seen the overt export of the Syrian civil war into Lebanon." http://www.channel4.com/news/syria-lebanon-bomb-civil-war-david-miliband-interview-video

Stop child abductions by Karuna group (New York, November 28, 2006) The Sri Lankan security forces must immediately stop assisting abductions of boys and young men by the Karuna group and help those abducted return safely to their families, Human Rights Watch said today. A Human Rights Watch report to be published next month finds that the Sri Lankan military and police are complicit and, at times, directly cooperating with the Karuna group, an armed faction that split from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2004. Led by V. Muralitharan, a former Tamil Tiger commander known as Karuna, the group has abducted hundreds of boys and young men in eastern Sri Lanka…

In fact, of the thousands who have been killed in CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, only 37 were leaders of al Qaeda or affiliated organizations, according to a tally by the New America Foundation. Read more.. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/opinion/bergen-nine-myths-drones-gitmo/index.html?hpt=hp_c5

- சில நாடுகள் புதிதாக உதிக்க விரும்புகின்றமை - அமெரிக்காவை சீனா மாற்றி உலகை தலைமைத்துவம் செய்ய விரும்பவில்லை - அமெரிக்க இல்லாத உலகம், யாரும் தலைமையாக இல்லாத உலகம்

GENEVA/NEW DELHI – The Sri Lankan military committed numerous war crimes during the final months of the country’s 26-year-long civil war, according to a documentary aired for the first time Friday, amid vigorous protests from Colombo. However, in an interview published Saturday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa firmly denied the allegations made in the documentary and also denied that government troops executed the 12-year-old son of separatist chief Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009. Rajapaksa told India’s Hindu newspaper in the interview: “Had it happened, I would have known (it). It is obvious that if somebody (from the armed forces) had done that, I must take responsibi…

Longtime "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek doesn't need more than half a minute to end his 35-year tenure on the TV series. In an interview with ABC News, Trebek said he may not host the long-running game show for much longer. He didn't disclose when he'll stop appearing on the series, but he knows how he'll say goodbye to his loyal viewers. "I've kind of, in my mind, rehearsed it already, and what I would do on that day is tell the director, 'Time the show down to leave me 30 seconds at the end. That's all I want,'" he said. He went on: "Don't ask me who's going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever…

The Government has removed the names of three individuals from a 39-page list of designated persons, groups and entities suspected of financing terrorism. The list was compiled and issued in March this year in terms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1373 which sets out guidelines to combat terrorism financing. The Defence Secretary is the Competent Authority in charge of the compilation of the list. A Gazette notification issued on Wednesday under Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa's signature removed the names of Karunanithi Thurairatnam aka Thurai, Sutharasan Kailayanathan and Thanushkody Premani from the list. Mr. Thurairatnam, 4…

Meet Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: the Star of Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix Coming-of-age Series By Nasima Fancy 6 MIN READ Mindy Kaling has made monumental strides for South Asians worldwide. From her work on “The Office,” “The Mindy Project,” and her new adaptation of “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” she’s been pumping out hilarious, heartwarming content for nearly two decades. And as someone who refers to Kaling as her “mom-in-spirit” for being as incredible and inspirational as her actual mom, you can imagine my excitement when Netflix announced her new coming-of-age, comedy series, “Never Have I Ever,” starring Maitreyi Ramakris…

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10152907149776133 Lee Rhiannon Today in Parliament I spoke about what November 27 means for the Tamils both in Sri Lanka and in the many countries they now call home. It is a day they remember with deep pain and sadness the 26 year long civil war in Sri Lanka in which over hundred thousand Tamils were killed and the more than 60 years of systematic Sri Lankan state orchestrated brutality towards them. In previous years I have been able to join the community in Sydney in their grieving. The horror of the 2009 war has left deep lasting scars. This year I will be in Parliament. My heart and thoughts are with the Tamils i…

In May 2009, as the civil war was drawing to a close, the Sri Lankan executed influential Tamil leaders even though they had already surrendered. Frances Harrison spoke to two Tamil fighters who witnessed the incident and revealed the atrocity to the world. The stocky Tamil man twisted himself nervously inside his thin black anorak, ill suited to one of the iciest days of winter, as he explained how he turned informer, betraying the very man he was supposed to protect, in order to save his own life. We endured the bone-chilling cold sitting outdoors on a deserted verandah sipping coffee in a café in Victoria Station, interrupted occasionally by the peremptory platform …

Australia Medical Aid Foundation (AMAF) donated drill system to Teaching hospital Jaffna. Dr Ketheeswaran, President AMAF visited and handed over the equipment.

Rex Murphy, the conservative commentator, former CBC radio host and a 73-year-old white man, is convinced that racism does not exist in this country and that the “vast majority” of Canadians would “never participate in it.” Earlier this week, in a column published in the newspaper I work for, Murphy explicitly wrote that Canada is not a racist country, acknowledging that the statement might “shock some.” His arguments to support this sweeping declaration, one that effectively erases centuries of history that pertain to the founding of this nation, were made in 250-odd words. They ranged from that fact that Canada had “welcoming” immigration policies, that our sc…

[size=5]The government has launched a campaign through the Sri Lankan Embassy in the United States to lobby against a resolution presented by a US Congressman on Sri Lanka.[/size] [size=5]External Affairs Ministry sources told The Sunday Leader that the Sri Lankan Embassy had already managed to have the resolution withdrawn from the calendar for this year.[/size] [size=5]However there are fears the document, House Resolution 177, may be re-submitted and passed in Congress before January next year.[/size] [size=5]The resolution, first presented to Congress in March 2011 by Republican Representative Michael Grimm, seeks the establishment of an independent i…

This Speech Proves Tracee Ellis Ross Is the Life Coach You Never Knew You Needed https://www.glamour.com/story/tracee-ellis-ross-glamour-women-of-the-year-speech-2017

The first picture won a prize and the second one became controversial VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL A controversy has arisen on Sweden because of the Paul Hansen’s picture, which won in the Swedish Picture of the Year Awards 2011, in the picture we can see Fabienne, a 14 year old girl who was murdered by the police after she was caught stealing two chairs and some paintings from a store after earthquake hits Haiti.. (Photo Paul Hansen) Now is know that there were 14 journalist in the scene at the moment of the girl’s death, which has unleashed critics and a debate about the photographers’ ethic. The controversy became when the photograph Nathan Weber published a picture of …

Frances Harrison ‏@francesharris0n 51m Dr Varatharajah - brave #tamil gvt dr in #srilanka warzone - says #lka gvt forced him 2 lie afterwards http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36833 (twitter) இணைப்பு முழுமையாக... Colombo forced Tamil doctors to lie: Dr. Varatharajah 18 November 2013 Former Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) for Mullaiththeevu, Dr. Thurairajah Varatharajah, currently in exile in the U.S, says in video documentary aired in India's NewsX TV station that Colombo, after keeping him and four other doctors in prison at the end of the war, forced the doctors to lie to foreign media and to the Organizations accusin…