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Government Hearings Of 2013 State Agency Performance Reports Kick Off

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ankakh

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Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the government proceeded today with the hearings of public agency performance, government action plan and priority tasks implementation reports for 2013.

Reports were delivered by the ministers of Labor and Social Affairs, Healthcare, Sport and Youth Affairs, Diaspora, Agriculture, Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, Economy, Transport and Communications, as well as the heads of the Social Insurance Public Service, Ministry of Agriculture-affiliated State Food Security Service, State Property Management Department and General Department of Civil Aviation.

The speakers reported back the status of priority tasks for 2013, dwelling on the recorded shortfalls, after which the head of government instructed them to eliminate the existing shortcomings.

In conclusion, the Prime Minister referred to the performance of individual agencies and staff divisions. The speakers gave explanations concerning the delay in the implementation or non-implementation of specific tasks.

The aforementioned agencies’ summary action plans and performance reports for the year 2013 are available at their official websites.

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ankakh

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Chinese pensioner suffers third-degree burns after static electricity from clothes he was putting on causes gas explosion felt 300 yards away

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Վարդուհի Իշխանյան

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A Chinese man was badly burned after static electricity from his clothes ignited fumes from a gas leak at his home as he dressed.

Wen Chung suffered second and third degrees to his face, neck and hands in an explosion at his home in Jiangdu, in eastern China, that his nephew said could be felt 300 metres away.

The 78-year-old is being treated for injuries at the Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital that his relatives say were partly caused during his attempts to put the fire out.

The initial explosion burnt his face, then Mr Chung sustained further injuries to his hands as he desperately tried to stop the flames spreading.
Mr Chung’s nephew told The Global Times: ‘The power of the explosion was very strong. You could feel the blast within a 300-meter radius.

Safety officials believe that static electricity from Mr Chung’s clothes ignited fumes that had been leaking from a faulty pipe.

Pope has a message for global elite

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ankakh

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For the first time, an address from the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will be read out to the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday.

The event sees global leaders congregate to discuss pressing world issues.

Since taking up his post in March 2013, Pope Francis has been outspoken about the problem of income equality, a central topic of this year’s conference.

The papal address comes on the heels of an Oxfam report that found 85 of the world’s richest people now own nearly half of the world’s wealth.

Pope Francis has wasted no time in reaching out to global decision-makers. He issued a public letter to G20 leaders in September, urging them to develop “a global financial framework with its own just and clear rules … to achieve a more equitable and fraternal world.”

2,000 flights cancelled as winter storm Janus sends country into another polar plunge – with up to a FOOT of snow expected today on the East Coast

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ankakh

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A snowstorm is spreading across the country this morning bringing with it a polar plunge in temperatures.

Some 2,000 flights were cancelled on Monday in advance of Tuesday’s winter storm Janus that is forecast to bury the Northeast in up to 12 inches.

The brunt of the storm is expected to slam the Washington, D.C. – Philadelphia – New York corridor with heavy snow and brutally cold temperatures.

Coastal areas are on high alert for blizzard conditions which will set in from Tuesday afternoon into the evening.

Conditions are not expected to be as brutal as the ‘polar vortex’ three weeks ago but most of the U.S. will still face a significant drop in temperature.

To the Southwest, California and adjoining regions can expect continued problems from the historic drought already plaguing the region.

The dry conditions statewide led Governor Jerry Brown to formally declare a drought on Friday in order to seek federal assistance.

Bomb Kills 18 on Bus Carrying Shiites in Pakistan

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ankakh

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Police say a car bomb has hit a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims in a restive region of western Pakistan, killing 18 people.

Police officer Mohammad Aslam says the bomber detonated explosives planted in a car along the road when the convoy of buses returning from Iran passed by in the Dren Garh area of Mastung district Tuesday.

Aslam says one bus was damaged and caught fire. He said the death toll could rise as several of the 24 injured were in critical condition.

In 2013 SCR Transported More than 3.2 Million Tons of Cargo and More than 415 Thousand Passengers

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ankakh

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In January – December 2013 South Caucasus Railway transported 3275.2 thousand tons of cargo and 415.4 thousand passengers. In the reporting period SCR volume of freight decreased by 5.3% compared with 2012, while passenger traffic increased by 4% (from 52992,0 thousand passenger/km to 55123,8 thousand passenger/km).

In export traffic throughout the year 456 tons of cargo was transported by rail, imported 1260.7 thousand tons, and in local traffic 1558.5 thousand tons.

In the nomenclature of the goods carried the past year in particular non-ferrous ore (1.3 million tons), grain cargo (over 455 tons), oil loads (276.8 thousand tons), building materials (133.5 thousand tons), cement (more than 110.2 thousand tons) dominated.

However, only in December SCR transported 245 tons of cargo: 29.7 tons in export, 120 tons in the import and 95.3 thousand tons in the local traffic .

And within 415.4 thousand passengers carried out last year 60.2 thousand people were transported to the international and 355.2 thousand in the domestic traffic.

SCR CEO Victor Rebets instructed corresponding managers to hold a detailed examination of the situation and to take steps to ensure growth in freight and passenger traffic, attracting to the railway additional cargo volumes and new passengers .

SCR increased efficiency of locomotive and car Fleets

In 2013 South Caucasus Railway significantly increased the level of efficiency of freight cars and locomotive.

According to recent statistics SCR car turnover compared to the same period in 2012 accelerated to 0.2 days or 6.7 %. On average one car was in circulation during 3 days.

Average daily productivity of one car reached 4995 net tkm/wagon, which is 10.6 % more than in 2012.

Performance of the locomotive fleet also improved. In particular, the average mileage of one locomotive was 394 loc/km, which is higher than in 2012 by 7.7%.

The Company achieved such results due to its policy of railway infrastructure and traction-rolling stock improvement on the basis of comprehensive measures to ensure traffic safety.

6 car bombs in 2 hours: 13 dead

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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Car bombs rocked a number of predominantly Shiite Muslim neighborhoods of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 53 others, police officials told CNN.

Six car bombs detonated Monday in five neighborhoods across Baghdad within a period of about two hours, police said.

The United Nations said 2013 was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008, with almost 8,000 people killed in violence, most of them civilians.

On Saturday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talked with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about U.S. support for Iraq’s fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a group trying to overthrow the Iraqi government.

Fifty people in hospital after huge blaze destroys wooden homes in historical Norwegian village

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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More than 50 people have been injured after a huge fire ripped through a Norwegian village made famous by its historic wooden houses.

At least 23 buildings caught alight in the village of Laerdalsoyri, southern Norway, while hundreds of residents were evacuated as high winds fanned the blaze.

The popular tourist destination in the West Norwegian Fjords area is famous for more than 160 well-preserved wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Officials said that it was not immediately clear what had caused the fire, which started on Saturday night and continued to burn today.
Approximately 52 people have been hospitalised with minor injuries. It is not believed anyone was killed in the blaze.

Of the 23 buildings to catch fire, 16 homes were burnt down to the ground as well as industrial buildings, community centers and holiday homes.

The 280-acre tiny village has a population of around 1,150 people.

Iran begins to halt uranium enrichment as landmark nuclear deal goes into effect

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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Iran started suspending high levels of uranium enrichment Monday as an interim deal struck with six world powers went into effect, state media reported, making way for more talks and less financial sanctions.

The nation stopped enrichment of uranium to the 20% purity level and disconnected cascades of centrifuges enriching uranium in Natanz, a top nuclear official told Press TV.

International inspectors were present when Iran started implementing the historic deal, Press TV said.

The action is part of a six-month interim agreement that gives Iran and six other countries — the United States, Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany — more time to negotiate a permanent solution.

Iran struck the deal with the nations on November 24 in exchange for lighter sanctions.

If all conditions are met, Iran will get sanctions relief totaling about $7 billion, including access to $4.2 billion in frozen assets, during the six months the interim deal is in effect.

Hollande: French First Lady on the Mend, Resting

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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France’s President Francois Hollande says his first lady is recovering at a state residence at Versailles after being hospitalized over a report that he is having an affair with an actress.

The story has drawn widespread attention abroad, and overshadowed Monday’s visit to the Netherlands, his first foreign trip since the report.

Hollande told reporters that Valerie Trierweiler is “doing better” but refused to respond to a question from The Associated Press on his personal life. Trierweiler was hospitalized with what aides called extreme shock after the report earlier this month.

Hollande has never married, and the reported affair with actress Julie Gayet has prompted questions about whether Trierweiler will stay in the state-financed office of first lady. Neither Hollande nor Gayet has denied the affair.

Floods Slam French Riviera, Killing 2

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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Unusually heavy rains have flooded the French Riviera, leaving two people dead and thousands without electricity or access to roads.

The administration for the Var region evacuated some residents and urged others to stay indoors until the waters recede. It said a 73-year-old man was killed in his basement and another man died when his car was washed away by rains. Another man is missing, last seen on his boat.

Dozens of roads were closed across the region, which includes resort towns such as Saint-Tropez and and villages in Provence. Up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rain were registered over the weekend at some points, and rivers and streams that feed the Mediterranean flowed into residential areas.

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR YEAR OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ankakh

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This year marks the centenary of the birth of modern crystallography. We celebrate 100 years of ground-breaking advances.

Crystallography is fundamental to understanding the structure of matter.

It is critical for materials science, health care, agriculture and biotechnology.

Today, crystallography is at the core of structural sciences, revealing the constitution of minerals and the molecules of life, helping scientists to design new-generation materials and life-saving medicine.

In recognition of these important contributions, the United Nations General Assembly designated 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography. The goal is to raise awareness about the power of crystals, deepen cooperation and create new partnerships across the globe.

Crystallography has an important place as we work for inclusive sustainable development — policies that are good for people and the planet.

I thank UNESCO, along with the International Union of Crystallography and all other partners.

Thank you for working to help societies harness the full power of sciences for sustainable development. Let us make the Year a great success!

Argentina: 10 Injured in Carnivorous Fish Attack

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ankakh

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Attacks by a school of carnivorous fish have injured at least 10 people bathing in an Argentine river since Thursday.

The attacks took place in the Parana River in Rosario some 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of Buenos Aires. Seventy people who were cooling off from high temperatures were also injured there in late December by the same piranha-like fish.

The latest attack by the “palometas” was confirmed Saturday. They’ve been described by the local director of lifeguards as “a type of piranha, big, voracious and with sharp teeth that can really bite.”

Media reports said the injured included a boy who suffered a foot wound while floating in the river.

Experts say unusually high temperatures during the Austral summer and lower numbers of species such as caiman that preyed on the fish could be causing the attacks.

Lady Thatcher’s London home to go on sale for £12million after restoration of Georgian features removed by previous owner Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s London home is going on the market for an estimated £12million. The five-bedroom property, in the exclusive Chester Square in Belgravia, is being restored to reinstate its Georgian features. The renovation aims to get rid of new features that are ‘not fitting’ with the home’s character. Baroness Thatcher, who died aged 87 last April, had lived in the property since 1991. It is not known whether the property formed part of Baroness Thatcher’s will.

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ankakh

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Lady Thatcher’s London home to go on sale for £12million after restoration of Georgian features removed by previous owner

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s London home is going on the market for an estimated £12million.

The five-bedroom property, in the exclusive Chester Square in Belgravia, is being restored to reinstate its Georgian features.

The renovation aims to get rid of new features that are ‘not fitting’ with the home’s character.

Baroness Thatcher, who died aged 87 last April, had lived in the property since 1991.

It is not known whether the property formed part of Baroness Thatcher’s will.

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s London home is going on the market for an estimated £12million.

The five-bedroom property, in the exclusive Chester Square in Belgravia, is being restored to reinstate its Georgian features.

The renovation aims to get rid of new features that are ‘not fitting’ with the home’s character.

Baroness Thatcher, who died aged 87 last April, had lived in the property since 1991.

It is not known whether the property formed part of Baroness Thatcher’s will.

Turkmenistan to Make People Pay for Gas

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ankakh

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The president of Turkmenistan says his government will begin installing gas meters in households, ending the unlimited supply of free gas to citizens in this energy-rich Central Asian nation.

President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov said during a televised address on Saturday that the government hoped the meters would encourage people to consume energy in a more “economical” way.

The nation is estimated to have the world’s fourth-largest natural gas reserves, and gas, electricity and water have been supplied free to households since 1993.

When Berdymukhamedov became president in 2006, he pledged to extend that policy until 2030.

He has ruled with an iron fist, allowing no dissent or independent media in the predominantly Muslim nation of five million.

18 die in stampede at funeral for religious leader in India

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ankakh

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A stampede killed at least 18 people in a large crowd gathered to pay last respects to a religious leader on Saturday in India, official news agency Press Trust of India reported.

The pandemonium, which injured 60 more people, started after the gates were closed to the residence of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who had died the day before at age 102, CNN sister network CNN-IBN reported.

Burhanuddin was the head of a denomination of Islam known as Dawoodi Bohra.

His funeral will continue as scheduled, CNN-IBN reported.

India has seen deadly stampedes at religious events before.

In October at least 115 died, when Hindu pilgrims crossing a bridge to a temple broke into a panic, as a rumor spread that the bridge was about to give way.

Campfire blamed and three men charged over 1,700 ACRE wildfire still burning out of control north of Los Angeles causing thousands to be evacuated

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ankakh

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Authorities say up to 2,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that burned two homes and threatened neighborhoods in dangerously dry foothills of Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains wildfire.

Police say the fire was started by three people throwing paper in a campfire. They were booked on charges of recklessly starting a fire.The suspects were identified as Clifford Eugene Henry, 22, of Glendora; Jonathan Carl Jarrell, 23, of Irwindale; and Steven Robert Aguirre, 21, a Los Angeles transient.

At least two-and-a-half square miles of dry brush were charred in the wilderness area about 25 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department deployed seven engines and three helicopters to the fire, which was reported around 5:50 a.m. (PST) and was growing rapidly.

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The stench of scandal: Activist unloads tonnes of horse manure in front of France’s parliament building in protest at Hollande

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ankakh

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For Francois Hollande, it would be fair to say the proverbial has hit the fan this week.

As if allegations the French president had a secret affair with an actress were not enough, several tonnes of horse manure have been dumped at the steps of his nation’s parliament.

Gendarmes apprehended a protestor before he could finish unloading a white articulated lorry full of dung outside Paris’s National Assembly today, witnesses said.

On the side of the truck was daubed a slogan: ‘Out with Hollande and the entire political class. Long live the SixthRepublic.’

The present-day FifthRepublic was founded in 1958 with Charles de Gaulle its first president after France lost much of its colonial power after the Second World War.

The pungent demonstration happened today outside the Bourbon Palace, a 16th Century monument next to the river Seine in central Paris which houses France’s lower house of parliament, the equivalent of the House of Commons.

Witnesses said the man was apprehended by police, who have since begun a mass clean-up.

The French magazine Closer published a seven-page report last Friday on Mr Hollande’s alleged affair with the actress Julie Gayet.

West Criticizes Kiev for Anti-Protest Laws

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ankakh

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Ukrainian leaders are under fire from the West for passing sweeping anti-protest laws amid anti-government demonstrations that have rocked Kiev for nearly two months.

Despite noisy protests from the opposition, the Ukrainian parliament, dominated by President Viktor Yanukovych’s loyalists, passed a flurry of legislation Thursday that significantly curbs the rights to protest, free speech and the activity of non-governmental organizations.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Friday she is “deeply concerned” by the new laws and called on Yanukovych to revise them. The bills have yet to be signed by the president. The U.S. State Department called the laws “undemocratic” and said they contradict Ukraine’s aspiration to a European future.

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