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Archive for August, 2015
10 Aug, 2015
Israeli settlement expansion ‘root cause’ of growing violence in Occupied Palestinian Territories – UN experts
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 10 August 2015 – A United Nations human rights committee has completed its annual evaluation of the situation affecting millions of people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and has cited Israel’s policy of settlement expansion as a primary driver of the escalating violence in the area. In a press […]
more…10 Aug, 2015
64% of Iranians prefer German cars
Tehran, Aug 7, IRNA – Findings of a new public opinion survey conducted on Monday showed that a majority of Iranians prefer German cars, if the country’s automakers were to start joint ventures with foreign car-manufacturing companies. A poll of 71,384 Iranian voters was conducted by a nationwide television program named Payesh on Monday on […]
more…10 Aug, 2015
U.S. real estate companies to hold largest show to attract Chinese investment
New York, NY (PRWEB), August 07, 2015 — The Real Deal is bringing the “U.S. Real Estate Showcase & Forum” to Shanghai on September 10 through 12 at the Jing’An Shangri-La Hotel. The show will be the largest U.S. real estate event ever to be held in China. The showcase will feature exclusive networking events […]
more…10 Aug, 2015
President of India inaugurates Conference on ‘Inclusive Museums’
New Delhi, 06-August-2015, (Press Information Bureau) – The President of India, Mr Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated an International Conference on ‘Inclusive Museums’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The theme of the Conference is ‘Museums as Civic Spaces’. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that he was happy to note that India has been chosen as the venue […]
more…10 Aug, 2015
Skyscanner Reveals the Best Time to Book 2015 U.S. Holiday Travel
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)-August 04, 2015 – Global travel search engine, Skyscanner, uncovered that Week 33, August 10, is an ideal time to purchase all holiday air travel tickets – Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Through analysis of 2014 purchasing patterns, Skyscanner saw that Thanksgiving week tickets booked during week 33 garnered a nearly 5.5 percent […]
more…10 Aug, 2015
Lotfollah Mosque of Isfahan tops list of world’s most beautiful mosques
A compilation of progressive, positive, inspiring and motivating events and developments in the world of Islam for the week ending 10 August 2015 (25 Shawwal 1436). Pls click on any of the headlines below to go to the story. ============ A WORD FROM MY SPONSORS: TOURISM MALAYSIA MALAYSIA CELEBRATES A YEAR OF GREAT FESTIVALS 2015 […]
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Australia hands down record jail term for head administrator of global paedophile site
Canberra, 7 August 2015, Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions — Former South Australian public servant, 33-year-old Shannon Grant McCoole was today sentenced to a benchmark record of 35 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 28 years for his lead role sharing child pornography material on a global child abuse internet website. In May 2014 the Queensland […]
more…9 Aug, 2015
US teens start school too early, need more sleep: study
Most teenagers in the United States start the school day too early each morning, robbing them of the sleep they need to concentrate properly and remain healthy, according to a study published Thursday. Fewer than one in five middle and high schools in the United States start at 8:30 am or later, as recommended, according […]
more…9 Aug, 2015
UK airport VAT scam: Retailers pocketing millions from duty-free discounts – The Independent
Some of Britain’s top retailers are facing calls to be more honest with airport customers as they pocket millions of pounds in VAT discounts on duty free items without passing on the savings. Many stores in airports across the UK now demand that passengers present their boarding cards at checkouts before paying for any goods. […]
more…9 Aug, 2015
Community-oriented Hotel/Hostel Complex ON THE MARKS Opens in Kawasaki
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 06, 2015 — UDS Ltd. (http://www.uds-net.co.jp), responsible for the Hotel Claska and Hotel Anteroom Kyoto, announces the opening of a new hotel/hostel complex ON THE MARKS (http://www.on-the-marks.jp), specializing in tourist accommodations and planned, designed, and operated by UDS Ltd. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Hotel Concept ON THE MARKS is a stopping point for […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
Israeli Forces Deny Palestinian Professor, his Family Entry into West Bank
RAMALLAH, August 5, 2015 (WAFA)- Israeli forces Wednesday afternoon denied a Palestinian professor and his family entry into occupied Palestinian Territories to work for Birzeit University in Ramallah. According to a press release issued by Birzeit University, professor Omar al-Surani and his family were denied entry into the West Bank through the Allenby Bridge border […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
Elderly make up 80% of Japanese fraud victims, police say
Tokyo, Kyodo, Aug 6, 2015 – Elderly people accounted for nearly 80 percent of all victims of confirmed fraud cases in the first half of 2015, according to provisional data released by the National Police Agency. “Special fraud” cases, including swindling the elderly by impersonating their children over the phone and asking for urgent money […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
Major China-Nepal highway reopens after 3-month blockade
KATHMANDU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — The Araniko highway that links Nepal and China reopened Thursday after being blocked for more than 100 days. The 114-km highway, which suffered severe damage due to the landslides triggered by the torrential rain after the April 25 earthquake, reopened after five-day joint operation of Chinese armed police officers and […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
Up to 10% of Australian children suffering mental health problems: report
CANBERRA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — A ground-breaking Australian study has revealed as many as 10 percent of children suffer a mental health disorder during childhood, with up to one in 13 children considering suicide. The results of the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents survey, released on Friday, also showed the number of children seeking […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
Averting déjà vu: Why the travel & tourism industry should back Obama on the Iran nuclear deal
Bangkok – President Barack Obama’s 5 August 2015 speech on the Iran nuclear agreement was replete with warnings about heeding the same bunch of warmongers trying to use the same bunch of discredited arguments in the same old table-thumping way as they did in whipping up the U.S. political establishment to sanction the 2003 attack […]
more…7 Aug, 2015
“The absolute evil and ultimate inhumanity that is nuclear weapons”: Full text of Hiroshima Peace Declaration by Mayor Kazumi Matsui
HIROSHIMA, Kyodo – Below is the full text of the Peace Declaration delivered Thursday, August 6,, by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui at the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima: In our town, we had the warmth of family life, the deep human bonds of community, festivals heralding each season, traditional culture […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
Koshi Bridge in Nepal, Built With ADB Support, Helps Restore Connectivity and Livelihoods
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, 03 August 2015, ADB media release — The Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, today opened the newly constructed Koshi Bridge in Chatara in Sunsari District, restoring mass connectivity and economic activities in the eastern development region and directly benefitting the districts of Sunsari, Saptari, and Udaypur. The bridge was built with financial […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
Myanmar, Thailand pledge to make progress on Dawei SEZ development
NAY PYI TAW, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Myanmar and Thailand on Wednesday agreed to make progress for the development of the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in southern part of the country’s Taninthayi region, said the press release issued at the joint high- level committee meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw. The Dawei SEZ covering […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
China Exclusive: New Orient Express on track to popularity
HOHHOT, Aug. 5, (Xinhua) – A luxury long-distance train service linking Beijing and Moscow and modelled on the infamous Orient Express is bridging cultures and harking back to an era before low-cost air travel. Ticket sales are picking up steam since the first of the trains departed earlier this summer, according to the local authorities […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
Feature: Days may be numbered for free entry to Britain’s museums, galleries
LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Are the days of free admission coming to an end at Britain’s 700 museums and art galleries? This week visitors heading to York Art Gallery, one of Britain’s tourism hotspots, had to pay £7.50 (11.7 U.S. dollars) to enter after it re-opened following a 12.5 million U.S.dollar facelift. Before the […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
Univ study reveals how easily Americans can be conditioned to feel prejudice against social groups
WELLESLEY, Mass., Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When people feel or act negatively toward a group, they may explain their feelings or behavior by saying, “I felt threatened.” However, new research reveals how easily people can be conditioned to feel prejudice — and that unrecognized prejudice can be the source of a perceived threat. The […]
more…6 Aug, 2015
Germanwings crash probe report highlights impact of stress, alcohol and drugs on those at the controls
Bangkok — Two investigation reports into the March 24 crash of Germanwings flight have underscored the role of stress, alcohol and drugs (S.A.D.) on the mental condition of pilots. By extension, they have raised serious concerns about the influence of S.A.D. on the mental condition of those at the wheel of all modes of transport, […]
more…5 Aug, 2015
EU-Vietnam free trade deal, first of its kind with developing country
Brussels, 04 August 2015, European Commission – Press release – Today the EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle for a free trade agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense negotiations. Following a telephone conversation this morning between EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade […]
more…4 Aug, 2015
Survey: 98% of Travel Professionals Support U.S. Open Skies Policy
WASHINGTON, DC , August 4, 2015, (Business Travel Coalition media release) — OpenSkies.travel today released the results of a survey of 420 U.S. travel industry professionals conducted online by the Business Travel Coalition. The survey found that 97.6 percent of respondents indicated support for U.S. government Open Skies policy objectives and 90.2 percent agreed that […]
more…4 Aug, 2015
Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao Launches Exclusive ‘Meditation on the Mekong’ Experience
Hong Kong, 3rd August 2015 – Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao in Luang Prabang, Laos has launched an exclusive ‘Meditation on the Mekong’ experience, immersing guests in an integral cornerstone of Buddhism during an intimate tour of the country’s spiritual capital. Arranged in partnership with local meditation company Your Mind Retreat, this one-of-a-kind tour takes […]
more…4 Aug, 2015
Etihad Airways Deploys Luxury Travel B787-9 Dreamliner on Singapore Route
Singapore – Etihad Airways has set a new benchmark for luxury travel on the UAE-Singapore route with the start of daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner services on 1 August. Flight EY470 departed Abu Dhabi at 10pm on Saturday 1 August and touched down at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 10.15am the following day. The return flight EY473 […]
more…4 Aug, 2015
A Pakistani centenarian’s “alternative” way of filling up Asia’s potholes and boosting road safety
Karachi — Millions of potholes pockmark the streets, roads and alleys of Asia. They exact an immense collective toll in the form of motorcycle accidents, damage to vehicles and traffic casualties. Filling them up is usually a public sector responsibility. That means waiting for the local Roads or Transport departments to complete the bureaucratic process […]
more…3 Aug, 2015
India to Fund Translation of Ancient Arabic Manuscripts Showing Islamic Health & Wellness Advances
A compilation of progressive, positive, inspiring and motivating events and developments in the world of Islam for the week ending 03 August 2015 (17 Shawwaal 1436). Pls click on any of the headlines below to go to the story. ============ A WORD FROM MY SPONSORS: TOURISM MALAYSIA MALAYSIA TO CELEBRATE A YEAR OF GREAT FESTIVALS […]
more…2 Aug, 2015
Average of 22 dowry deaths per day in India over last three years: Govt – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: A total of 24,771 dowry deaths have been reported in the country in past three years with maximum of them occurring in Uttar Pradesh with 7,048 deaths. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, women and child development ministry Maneka Gandhi said that 8,233, 8,083, and 8,455 cases were registered under section 304B […]
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