Tag: News
News Daily: Backstop discussions start and Sala plane wreckage found
Brexit: MPs discuss backstop ‘alternatives’ If not the backstop, then what? Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay is beginning three days of discussions with MPs and government officials, after the Commons voted last week […]
EDUCATION NEWS AROUND IDAHO
IDAHO STUDENTS INVITED TO SUBMIT ART HOLIDAY CARDS The Idaho State Department of Education is now accepting holiday card contest submissions from Idaho students in grades K-6. Winning entries from […]
Beach lovers, there’s good news. Philippines’ resort island Boracay may reopen in four months
The Philippines is looking to shorten the closure period for its most popular holiday hotspot, Boracay, to four months from six. But the number of visitors allowed when it reopens […]
Good news for teachers! Nearly 8 lakh academic staff to get benefits of 7th pay commission
In a major announcement, the Union Cabinet has revised the pay scales for nearly eight lakh teachers and academic staff of higher educational institutions on the recommendations of the 7thPay […]
BSNL Plans Take on Jio, Samsung Galaxy S8 India Launch, Xiaomi Mi 6 Unveiled, and More News This Week
HIGHLIGHTS The Samsung Galaxy S8 is up for pre-orders in India The Xiaomi Mi 6 launched in China this week BSNL has announced a Rs. 333 plan with a 270GB […]
BSNL Takes on Reliance Jio, Oppo A57, ZTE Blade A2 Plus, and More News This Week
Telecom wars continued to grab the headlines this week, with state-run BSNL in the news, along with private telcos Airtel and Reliance Jio. BSNL started off the week by introducing […]
Putin: Spreaders of “fake” Trump news “worse than prostitutes”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that those who spread “fake news” about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are “worse than prostitutes.” The Russian leader fielded questions about the incoming U.S. […]
Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Debenhams, Primark and JD Sports lead flurry of Christmas trading news – business live
Still with the economy, and eurozone industrial production rose more sharply than expected in November. Output climbed by 1.5% month on month compared to forecasts of a 0.5% increase. Year […]
Dan Roan looks ahead to sports news in 2017
Events There’s no football World Cup, and it may not be an Olympic year, but expect 2017 to revive fond memories of the London Games, with a host of major […]
Coast’s free TV station adds international news network
OCEAN SPRINGS Ocean 7, the new television station in Ocean Springs, is now carrying 24/7 international news from Paris on one of its sub-channels, and the response has been good. […]