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A convoy of Russian trucks carrying aid for #Ukrainehas been opened up to journalists at the border:http://bbc.in/1uXbzpQ The Ukrainian government had insisted that inspectors checked the trucks' cargo, amid fears that they could be carrying military supplies for the rebels. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg noted that many of the trucks were "almost empty". 6e0d88e17d40254ae2de1784d91c0f16

"Merry Christmas everybody!...Celebrating the holidays in the White House over these past eight years has been a true privilege. We’ve been able to welcome over half a million guests, our outstanding pastry chefs have baked 200,000 holiday cookies, and Barack has treated the American people to countless dad jokes. Although a few got a Frosty reception." —President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrating their final holiday season at the White House. Join them in supporting America’s service members at JoiningForces.gov.

அவுஸ்திரேலியாவில் முதலாவதாய் New South Walesல் வாகனம் ஓடும்போது சாரதியின் கைத்தொலைபேசி பாவனைக்கு தடை வந்துள்ளது. நேரடியாக தொலைபேசியை கையில் பிடித்துக்கொண்டு வாகனத்தை ஓடுவது சட்டவிரோதம் ஆகும். One Australian state has made it illegal for drivers to have any physical contact with a mobile phone while driving. The law in New South Wales is unique because a motorist no longer has to have the phone in their hands to be considered an infraction. In an aim to reduce distractions while driving, the new law now requires phones to be placed in a holder on the dashboard or be on bluetooth through the car's speakers. However, Simon Washington, professor at Queensl…

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejected British concerns Leaders of Commonwealth nations are to issue final statements at the end of a summit in Colombo overshadowed by a row over alleged human rights abuses. A call by British Prime Minister David Cameron for an independent inquiry into alleged war crimes was criticised by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mr Cameron left the summit in the Sri Lankan capital early. On the final day, leaders are expected to make joint statements on issues like debt management and climate change. Malta has been chosen to host the next summit, in 2015, says the BBC's James Robbins, in Colombo. Mauritius,…

நல்லொரு வித்தியாசமான கட்டுரை. காட்டு தீயை பொருளாதார தேக்கத்துடன் தொடர்புபடுத்தி எழுதப்பட்டு இருக்கிது. Surviving a Recession — And a Wildfire Forests have experienced fires for millions of years; yet for at least the last hundred years, fire departments in wooded areas have suppressed fires as quickly as possible. With ever-increasing efficiency they've succeeded in removing fire from its traditional role in a natural forest eco-system. We now understand that the result has been catastrophic for the forests and for the people who live in and around them. Fires play an essential role in burning away the old understory and regenerating the forest. If dead branche…

Jason Burke in Cape Town Sun 26 Dec 2021 08.01 GMT Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu, described by foreign observers and his countrymen as the moral conscience of his nation, died in Cape Town on Boxing Day. “The passing of archbishop emeritus Desmo…

While the accusation that Dr. Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, intentionally mislead the public by saying that the Bengazhi killings of four Americans was a spontaneous attack in response to a film mocking prophet Mohammed, appears to have damaged her chances of being appointed as the U.S.'s Secretary of State after Hilary Clinton, Rice's human rights record in the U.N., including her inaction on Sri Lanka killings, has also come under closer scrutiny, Washington Post said in an article this Friday, quoting comment from an official of the Human Rights Watch. "Rice speaks often about her commitment to human rights, a cause that allies say is centr…

“ Boyer Lectures” சுவராசியமானதும் அதே சமயம் பல விடயங்களை அறிந்து கொள்ளவும் கூடிய ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சி. 2020ல் “ Rebooting Australia: How ethical entrepreneurs can help shape a better future” என்ற தலைப்பின் கீழ் Dr Andrew Forrest AO கருத்துகளை வழங்கியிருந்தார். 2021ல் Shakespeareரிடமிருந்து நாங்கள் படிக்கவேண்டியதை பற்றி Soul of the Ageன் கீழ் John Bell AO OBE.. உரையாடுகிறார்.. Audioல் கேட்கும் பொழுது நன்றாக இருக்கும் ஆனால் இணைக்கமுடியாது என்பதால், அதற்கான linkம் அதன் transcriptம் கீழே இணைத்துள்ளேன்.. நன்றி. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/boyerlectures/2021-boyer-lecture-one:-john-bell/13543452 01| Soul of the …

CHENNAI: Nobody can deny the efforts British Prime Minister David Cameron has taken to put Sri Lanka on notice over genocide and war crimes, Union shipping minister GK Vasan said. The Congress minister from Tamil Nadu applauded Cameron's visit to Colombo for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) at a function in Chennai on Monday. On Thursday, Cameron, whose decision to attend the summit was criticised, has promised to highlight human rights abuses in the island nation. It was described as an "extraordinary visit" to the war-affected areas, which also made him the first world leader to travel to the Tamil-dominated northern regions of Sri Lanka after indepen…

Sri Lankan monk is condemned to death for murder A Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has been sentenced to death - the first monk in 50 years to receive such a sentence in the country. Gomadiye Sarana, 37, was convicted for a murder committed before he was ordained into the clergy. His fate is unclear, however, as no death sentence has been carried out for more than three decades in Sri Lanka. Sarana and an accomplice were found guilty of murdering a man 12 years ago by a court in the south of the country. The crime appeared to be linked to a dispute over an affair the monk had with the murder victim's sister. http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-17133192

A 70-year-old Sri Lankan man in Messina, Italy, has been found dead inside his residence, the Foreign Relations Ministry said today. However, a ministry spokesperson said the cause of the death was not yet known and that the Ministry was in contact with the Sri Lankan Missions in Italy to ascertain the cause of death. Meanwhile, the Ministry denied reports of a group of Sri Lankans in Italy testing positive for COVID-19 and said that they were in self-quarantine. The Ministry said they were constantly monitoring the situation in Italy. http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Sri-Lankan-man-in-Italy-found-dead/108-185599

Tamils Want Equal Rights The human rights issue in Sri Lanka will be taking center stage as the UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva from 22 February to 23 March for its 46th Session. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran is among those advocating for stronger action on Sri Lanka over its failure to meet its commitments to the Council. In an interview with Daily Mirror online, Sumanthiran responded to allegations made against the TNA, India’s role in Geneva and the return of the US to the Council. Dailymirror · Tamils Want Equal Rights

Bhasha Mukherjee will return to work as a junior doctor after up to 14 days in self-isolation. (CNN)A beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the United Kingdom from overseas charity work to continue her career as a doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bhasha Mukherjee took a career break as a junior doctor after competing in the Miss World pageant in December 2019. Mukherjee represented England at the pageant after winning Miss England. Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World Invited to be an ambassado…

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Sri Lanka: Looking beyond consolidation - Update No. 118 By Col R Hariharan (Retd.) [This up date may be read in continuation of SAAG Note No 367 "Sri Lanka: Revisiting LTTE's options Update No 114 " dated February 24, 2007 available at URL http://www.saag.org/notes4/note367.html] Consolidation in the East The consolidation operations of Sri Lanka Security Forces are now nearing the final stage. During the last four weeks Security Forces have made good progress both in Trincomalee and Batticaloa sectors. However, two recent incidents in the east have highlighted the type of threat the Security Forces and the public would face from the Liberation Tige…

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Isis releases 11-point guide for journalists UPVOTE Isis, which calls itself Islamic State, has occupied the world’s attention since it took over large swathes or Syrian and Iraqi territory this year, eventually declaring a new caliphate. But precious little is known about the group, which has its own surprisingly slick PR machine, mainly because its record with journalists is tragically abysmal - militants sparking global revulsion by beheading US reporters James Foley and Stephen Sotloff, as well as killing many other local journalists. Somehow, some journalists continue to report from the region, defying the incredible risks to document the group’s ma…

Stating that she shared the concerns of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi regarding Sri Lankan Tamils issue, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi has told him that she "shall take up the matter" with the external affairs minister. "I share your concern regarding the disturbing developments in Sri Lanka vis-a-vis the Tamils. I shall take up the matter with the Minister of External Affairs (Salman Khurshid)," she said in her January 30, 2013 letter to Karunanidhi. The Congress president's response to a January 19, 2013 letter by Karunanidhi was posted on DMK leader's page in micro-blogging site Twitter. In identical letters to Gandhi …

An Analysis on the ‘UN Internal Review Panel’s findings during the final months of the war in Sri Lanka [size=5]The internal probe commissioned to examine the conduct of the United Nations during the final months of the war in Sri Lanka with a view to putting its house in order is to be commended for being forthright about UN’s own failures. However it’s findings must also be seen as a scathing indictment on the Rajapaksa Government’s conduct of the war; the revelations contained in it conclusively making the case for the genocidal state to be put in the dock, indicating that the time has come for its senior political and military leaders and President Mahinda Rajap…

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SRINAGAR //JammuKashmir liberation front (JKLF) Chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik has termed the massacreand burning down of Sopore town on 6th January 1993 by Indian forcesas a black day in the history of kashmir and said that Indian occupation onKashmir is written by these kind of brutal massacres and brutalities. Yasin Malikwhile paying rich tributes to Sopore martyrs, expressed solidarity with theirbereaved families. A JKLF delegation comprising of Adv. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Sheikh AbdulRashid, and Mohammad Sidiq Shah and Abdul Rashid Magloo visited the martyr’sgraveyard Sopare and participated in a condolence meeting held for the martyrs. Meanwhile chairman JKLF in …

India on Monday asked its envoy in Geneva to return for consultations on the US resolution on Sri Lanka, the IANS reported. Dilip Sinha, ambassador and permanent representative of India to the UN in Geneva, will be in New Delhi on Tuesday to brief the government on the resolution, external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said. The issue has gained urgency with political parties and activists in Tamil Nadu urging the government to back the resolution — like last year — and even amend it to denounce Colombo for the "genocide" of Tamils. The resolution is expected to come up for voting at the 47-member UNHRC session in Geneva March 21. The forei…

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The pilot snoozing in the business cabin made a passenger feel "unsafe" / Dawn/Twitter A business class passenger who noticed the snoozing pilot claimed he felt "unsafe" Pakistan International Airlines has come under fire after a pilot on a flight to London was caught napping in the business class cabin while his first officer and a “trainee” flew the plane. A concerned passenger snapped a photo of the snoozing pilot, Amir Akhtar Hashmi, and complained to cabin crew. The purser’s report, shared with Pakistani newspaper Dawn, said that the passenger did not “feel safe” while the captain was asleep nearby. “It had been explained that two other crew me…