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By STAFF REPORTERS The bodies of 4 passengers who died on a lonely mountainside in a fatal plane crash in Morobe’s Tewae-Siassi District, are finally on their way home. They will be airlifted by a joint fleet of Hevi-Lift and PNG Defence Force choppers out of the Sapmanga crash site and conveyed directly to Lae this morning. WHILST social media has gone viral with the identity of all the four passengers and the pilot of the ill-fated plane that crashed two days before Christmas, the PNG Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) says the identities of the deceased will not be released as the matter is still under investigation and that it is now the custodian of the crash and will release the names when it is appropriate PNGAIC manager engineering investigations and labs, Emerson Buidal, in a news conference, said the AIC is an independent agency and is guided by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13 of the Aircraft Accident & Incident Investigation regulations based on International Standards Recommended Practices. “Thus, Annex 13 also protects the identity of the deceased passengers as AIC is the custodian so the names cannot be released,” Mr Buidal said. North Coast Aviation operations manager, Jordan Thiele, when contacted yesterday, responded in an email that: “All questions related to the accident cannot be answered currently as it is an open investigation. “Regarding questions I can answer, the pilots name is David Sandery and he is from Milne Bay Province, he has over 15000 hours flying in PNG. There were four passengers on board the aircraft, the aircraft itself was flown the previous day and had no issues reported. “The aircraft had just come out of a normal scheduled maintenance and had no issues. NCA has served Morobe for more than 30 years, with the first flight out of Wau in 1990. “NCA has approached the Government numerous times for assistance but, other than the late honourable Sam Basil, have received no proper subsidy program or support. Other than that, all other questions will have to be posed to AIC PNG as we cannot yet comment.” Meanwhile, AIC’s Mr Buidal, in the conference yesterday, also stated that there is no black box onboard the North Coast Aviation aircraft that crashed. “But it is not an unusual case as most third level airline planes are not fitted with a black box,” the AIC told the Post-Courier yesterday. “NCA’s P2-SAM was not fitted with the black box.” Mr Buidal said there are certain limits for certain aircrafts and the planes ranging from 5750kg like Twin Otters and upwards are fitted with a black box. Instead, small light crafts are fitted with monitoring systems and in the case of the current tragic crash, a thorough investigation will verify the cause of the crash. “With or without the black box doesn’t stop the AIC from pursuing investigations as there are various components (sources) to extract information,” Buidal said.
The recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria have once again stirred up tensions in the already volatile region, prompting a response from the United States. The Israeli military conducted a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria, including alleged Iranian military sites and Syrian air defense systems. In response to these airstrikes, the U.S. government has described them as a “temporary measure” to address immediate security concerns in the region.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters dejected by the presidential election results need to find a way to give back and remain involved, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Clinton presidential library. The former president urged audience members in a packed theater to remain engaged and find ways to communicate with those they disagree with despite a divisive political time. The two spoke about a month after former President Donald Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Column: A school board member falls for doing the right thing
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Busia Senator Okiya Omutatah during County Public Investments and Special Fund Committee sitting at KICC ,Nairobi on September 12, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has established an exploratory presidential committee that he hopes will propel him to the presidency in two years. The team, whose names were published in the Friday Kenya Gazette, will explore the viability of the senator’s presidential bid for the August 27, 2027 General Election. “We are at a pivotal moment in our nation’s history, and the call to serve has never been more urgent. After careful consideration and consultations with trusted advisors, community leaders, and citizens from all walks of life, I am pleased to announce the formation of a Presidential Exploratory Committee,” said Omtatah Saturday. He said the formation of the team was a “crucial step in ensuring that our vision for the future aligns with the hopes and aspirations of Kenyans.” The six-member team will conduct opinion polls and surveys, to assess the aspirant’s popularity, name recognition and electability, evaluate the current political landscape, including the strengths of potential opponents and analyze national, regional and demographic political trends and assess public sentiment on key issues. The committee is also supposed to develop an initial campaign strategy and draft a high-level campaign roadmap outlining potential alliances, timelines, and resources required, among others. “The mandate of the committee will be to assess the aspirant’s ability to raise campaign funds, develop and implement an initial fundraising strategy including outreach to potential donors, track and report all funds raised, ensuring compliance with Kenyan electoral finance regulations in the performance of its functions,” said the Gazette notice. The committee, to be led by Mary Kathomi Riungu, will be in office for a period not exceeding 18 months and will be dissolved once the senator formally announces his candidacy or decision not to run. Charles Ile Kabaiku will be the deputy chairperson while David John Bwakali will be the political and grassroots strategist. Omatata is a first-time senator and an activist known for his prowess in filing court cases for public interest, especially against the policies of the government that he deems oppressive and illegal. He joined politics in 2022 as an independent candidate.In the A-share market, both blue-chip stocks and small-cap companies experienced substantial gains, with investors flocking to a diverse range of sectors including technology, finance, and healthcare. This broad participation in the market rally reflected a widespread belief in the underlying strength of the Chinese economy and the potential for further growth in the future.In addition to his individual brilliance, Wu Qian's performance also highlighted the cohesive team play of the Zhejiang Lions. His teammates, motivated by his stellar play, elevated their game to match his energy and intensity. Together, they executed flawless teamwork, moving the ball with precision and capitalizing on scoring opportunities created by Wu Qian's unselfish playmaking.
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In another episode of escalating repression the titushky (government paid thugs) raided the office of the opposition Coalition for Change political alliance, beating at least two of its members- Koba Khabazi and Data Petridis. The TV Pirveli journalist Maka Chikhladze and a cameraman Giorgi Shetsiruli who arrived at the scene to cover the incident were also violently attacked. The happened at around 11 am on December 7, just as the protest rally against GD’s U-turn on EU accession process and growing repressions, was taking place around the corner, on Rustaveli avenue. The taken minutes before the titushky, dressed in all black, their faced covered in masks, raided opposition the Coalition’s office on Besiki street, shows smooth coordination between the police and titushky as they apparently discuss the course of action, with police cars blocking the way into the street while giving way to titushky to enter freely. After bursting into the office, at least 20 government-paid thugs battered two of the members of the Coalition who were in the hallway, throwing the on the floor and kicking them. The live footage broadcast by Pirveli TV also showed them attack the channel’s crew which arrived at the scene. The footage shows Maka Chikhladze from behind and thrown onto the ground as she is trying to protect the cameraman. Another video taken apparently by a witness shows cameraman Giorgi Shetsiruli laying on the ground and being brutally by 6-7 men. Meanwhile the witnesses said the patrol police who was nearby had no reaction to the violence attack, and left together with titushky. Special Investigation Service said it opened an investigation into the attack, however several hours after the attack no police or SIS personnel were seen on the crime scene. Following the attack on Coalition for Change members and TV Pirveli journalists by titushky GD officials, including executive secretary of GD Mamuka Mdinaradze, denied the responsibility, saying the attack was instigated by the opposition itself and is “in the interest of those who needs chaos and unrest.” The President of Georgia reacted to the attack and on her X account, under hashtag “terrorinGeorgia”: “The brutal regime of Georgian Dream no longer hides its true face, even on live TV. Unthinkable and escalating terror against the media – violence and brutal beatings of journalists simply doing their job!” Police violence during the recent protests has been characterized by the brutality of reprisals against and targeted attacks on journalists. The December attack on the TV Pirveli journalist takes on a new light taking into account that Maka Khikhladze is the author of the recently aired TV exposé on Ioseb (Soso) Margvelashvili, the “right hand” of the notorious chief of the MIA’s Special Tasks Department, Zviad Kharazishvili. Margvelashvili is the head of one of the so-called “death squads” that disperse and then hunt down demonstrators in the streets of Tbilisi. The TV report aired last week details his unit’s methods, including the beatings of detained demonstrators, and proves his involvement in the recent violent dispersals, in which everyone, including himself, wearing the black masks, is unidentifiable. However, the cameraman from TV Pirveli managed to film him putting on a mask, with his face clearly visible, just before the dispersal of one of the recent rallies on Chichinadze Street, near the parliament building. Follow our to find out more.
In conclusion, the Beijing real estate market is currently experiencing a surge in activity, with both new and resale properties seeing high demand. Factors such as changing consumer preferences, government policies, and economic stability are driving this trend, creating a competitive market environment for buyers and sellers alike. As the market continues to evolve, it is crucial for all parties to stay informed and make well-informed decisions to navigate the dynamic real estate landscape in the Chinese capital.Percentages: FG .379, FT .895. 3-Point Goals: 7-24, .292 (Tomley 6-7, Vartiainen 1-3, Burris 0-1, Hennig 0-1, Vucinic 0-1, Threatt 0-3, Koehler 0-8). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 1. Blocked Shots: 1 (Hennig). Turnovers: 12 (Tomley 3, Koehler 2, Tew 2, Threatt 2, Moore, Vartiainen, Vucinic). Steals: 10 (Tew 2, Threatt 2, Vartiainen 2, Burris, Hennig, Koehler, Tomley). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .327, FT .625. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (Bethea 3-6, Todorovic 1-4, Odum 0-4). Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 5 (Coulibaly 2, Dozic, Faure, Mager). Turnovers: 14 (Todorovic 5, Odum 3, Mager 2, Bethea, Dozic, Faure, Olvera). Steals: 7 (Bethea 2, Butka, Coulibaly, Dozic, Odum, Olvera). Technical Fouls: Waves, 14:00 second; Bethea, 13:18 second. .KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin said she suffered an abrasion on her left hip and that something “stabbed” her when she crashed during her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, doing a flip and sliding into the protective fencing. Shiffrin stayed down on the edge of the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her. She was taken off the hill on a sled and waved to the cheering crowd before going to a clinic for evaluation. “Not really too much cause for concern at this point, I just can’t move,” she said later in a video posted on social media . “I have a pretty good abrasion and something stabbed me. ... I’m so sorry to scare everybody. It looks like all scans so far are clear.” She plans to skip the slalom race Sunday, writing on Instagram she will be “cheering from the sideline.” The 29-year-old was leading after the first run of the GS and charging for her 100th World Cup win. She was within sight of the finish line, five gates onto Killington’s steep finish pitch, when she an outside edge. She hit a gate and did a somersault before sliding into another gate. The fencing slowed her momentum as she came to an abrupt stop. Reigning Olympic GS champion Sara Hector of Sweden won in a combined time of 1 minute, 53.08 seconds. Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia was second and Swiss racer Camille Rast took third. The Americans saw Paula Moltzan and Nina O’Brien finish fifth and sixth. “It’s just so sad, of course, to see Mikaela crash like that and skiing so well,” Hector said on the broadcast after her win. “It breaks my heart and everybody else here.” The crash was a surprise for everyone. Shiffrin rarely DNFs — ski racing parlance for “did not finish.” In 274 World Cup starts, she DNF'd only 18 times. The last time she DNF'd in GS was January 2018. Shiffrin also has not suffered any devastating injuries. In her 14-year career, she has rehabbed only two on-hill injuries: a torn medial collateral ligament and bone bruising in her right knee in December 2015 and a sprained MCL and tibiofibular ligament in her left knee after a downhill crash in January 2024. Neither knee injury required surgery, and both times, Shiffrin was back to racing within two months. Saturday was shaping up to be a banner day for Shiffrin, who skied flawlessly in the first run and held a 0.32-second lead as she chased after her 100th World Cup win. Shiffrin, who grew up in both New Hampshire and Colorado and sharpened her skills at nearby Burke Mountain Academy, has long been a fan favorite. Shiffrin is driven not so much by wins but by arcing the perfect run. She has shattered so many records along the way. She passed Lindsey Vonn’s women’s mark of 82 World Cup victories on Jan. 24, 2023, during a giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy. That March, Shiffrin broke Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s Alpine mark for most World Cup wins when she captured her 87th career race. To date, she has earned five overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals — along with a silver — and seven world championships. In other FIS Alpine World Cup news, the Tremblant World Cup — two women’s giant slaloms at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant scheduled for next weekend — were canceled. Killington got 21 inches of snow on Thanksgiving Day, but Tremblant — five hours north of Killington — had to cancel its races because of a lack of snow. ___ AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report. ___ More AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/alpine-skiing Peggy Shinn, The Associated Press
Asaduddin Owaisi , the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ( AIMIM ) on Monday reacted to purported remarks by a High Court judge who was quoted as saying, "The country will run as per the wishes of its majority," and said that the Constitution of India expects " judicial independence and impartiality." "The VHP was banned on various occasions. It is associated with RSS, an organisation that Vallabhai Patel banned for being a 'force of hate and violence.' It is unfortunate that a High Court judge attended the conference of such an organisation. This "speech" can be easily rebutted, but it's more important to remind his honour that the Constitution of India expects judicial independence and impartiality," Owaisi posted on X. Owaisi further said that impartiality, independence, fairness and reasonableness in decision-making are the hallmarks of the judiciary. "The Constitution of India is not majoritarian but a democratic one. In a democracy, the minority's rights are protected. As Ambedkar put it "...as a King has no Divine Right to rule, so also a majority has no Divine Right to rule," Owaisi added. Owaisi further said that the purported speech by the Judge also indicts the collegium system . 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In a post on X, Owaisi said, "No nation can become a "superpower" if 14 per cent of its population faces constant pressures. The people of India are being pushed into fights over history where none existed. No nation can become a superpower if 14 per cent of its population faces such constant pressures. Behind every "Vahini" "Parishad" "Sena" etc, there is the invisible hand of the ruling party. They have a duty to defend the Places of Worship Act and put an end to these false disputes." (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump's picks. The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It's a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time "with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump's “border czar.” In another sign of Vance's influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump's first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships," he said. "But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he's not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.
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