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INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBeR 13, 2018 The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South Sudan border for the last time unless both countries demonstrate "measurable progress" on marking their border. UN urges action on marking disputed Sudan-South Sudan border The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South Sudan border for the last time unless both countries demonstrate "measurable progress" on marking their border, reports UNB. A resolution adopted by the U.N.'s most powerful body sets out seven specific measures that Sudan and South Sudan must take in the next six months for the force to remain, at a reduced level of just under 4,000 troops. Both Sudan and South Sudan claim ownership of the oil-rich Abyei area. The 2005 peace deal that led to South 'Changed Forever': Florida Panhandle devastated by Michael The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Michael came into focus Thursday with rows upon rows of homes found smashed to pieces, and rescue crews struggling to enter stricken areas in hopes of accounting for hundreds of people who may have stayed behind, reports UNB. At least three deaths were blamed on Michael, the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in over 50 years, and it wasn't done yet: Though reduced to a tropical storm, it brought flash flooding to North Carolina and Virginia, soaking areas still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Under a clear blue sky, families living along the Florida Panhandle emerged from shelters and hotels to a perilous landscape of shattered homes and shopping centers, wailing sirens and hovering helicopters. Gov. Rick Scott said the Panhandle awoke to "unimaginable destruction." "So many lives have been changed forever. So many families have lost everything," he said. The full extent of Michael's fury was only slowly becoming clear, with some of the hardest-hit areas difficult to reach with roads blocked by debris or water. An 80-mile (130-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 10, the main eastwest route, was closed. Video from a drone revealed some of the worst damage in Mexico Beach, where the hurricane crashed ashore Wednesday as a Category 4 monster with 155 mph (250 kph) winds and a storm surge of 9 feet (2.7 meters). Entire blocks of homes near the beach were obliterated, leaving concrete slabs in the sand. Rows and rows of other homes were rendered piles of splintered lumber. Entire roofs were torn away in the town of about 1,000 people, now a scene of utter devastation. State officials said 285 people in Mexico Beach had defied a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Michael. More than 375,000 people up and down the Gulf Coast were ordered. Sudan's independence from its northern neighbor in 2011 required both sides to work out the final status of the oil-rich Abyei region, but it is still unresolved. The measures the council spelled out that Sudan and South Sudan must take include complete withdrawal by both countries from the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone, and a start to implementing a timeline for verifying the functioning of 10 border crossings and free movement across the border. They must also ensure freedom of movement for U.N. peacekeeping patrols and hold at least two meetings of the Joint Border Commission and Joint Demarcation Committee before March 15, 2019, and resume negotiations on disputed areas. The resolution extends the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping mission, known as UNISFA, until April 15, 2019, with the current troop ceiling of 4,500 until Nov. 15, 2018. The council said that if it determines that Sudan and South Sudan have demonstrated "measurable progress on border demarcation" and decides to extend the mandate after April 15, 2019, the troop ceiling will be reduced by 541 troops to 3,959 troops. UNISFA has been in Abyei since 2011 and both Sudan and South Sudan welcomed the council's unanimous decision to extend its mandate. US, Russian astronauts land safely after rocket failure The problem came two minutes into the flight: The rocket carrying an American and a Russian to the International Space Station failed Thursday, triggering an emergency that sent their capsule into a steep, harrowing fall back to Earth, reports UNB. The crew landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan, but the aborted mission dealt another blow to the troubled Russian space program that currently serves as the only way to deliver astronauts to the orbiting outpost. It also was the first such accident for Russia's manned program in over three decades. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos' Alexei Ovchinin had a brief period of weightlessness when the capsule separated from the malfunctioning Soyuz rocket at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles), then endured gravitational forces of 6-7 times more than is felt on Earth as they came down at a sharper-than-normal angle. About a half-hour later, the capsule parachuted onto a barren area about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of the city of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. "Thank God the crew is alive," said Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin. All Russian manned launches were suspended pending an investigation into the failure, said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. New NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who watched the launch at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome with his Russian counterpart, said Hague and Ovchinin were in good condition. He added that a "thorough investigation" will be conducted. Hague, 43, and Ovchinin, 47, lifted off at 2:40 p.m. (0840 GMT; 4:40 a.m. EDT). The astronauts were to dock at the space station six hours later and join an American, a Russian and a German on board. But the three-stage Soyuz rocket suffered an unspecified failure of its second stage two minutes after launch. Russian news reports indicated that one of its four first-stage engines might have failed to jettison in sync with others, resulting in the second stage's shutdown and activating the automatic emergency rescue system. For the crew in the capsule, events would have happened very quickly, NASA's deputy chief astronaut Reid Wiseman told reporters at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. An emergency light would have come on and, an instant later, the abort motors would fire to pull the capsule away from the rocket. Wiseman said the only thing that went through his mind was "I hope they get down safe." Search and rescue teams scrambled to recover the crew, and paratroopers were dropped to the site. Dzhezkazgan is about 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of Baikonur, and spacecraft returning from the space station normally land in that area. Back at Baikonur, Bridenstine acknowledged in a NASA TV interview that "for a period of time, we didn't know what the situation was." Hague's wife and parents anxiously awaited word at Baikonur, accompanied the whole time by a NASA astronaut who was in the same class as Hague. They all behaved admirably, according to Bridenstine, adding that Hague's wife, Catie, is an Air Force officer like her husband and also a public affairs officer. "It was a tough day, no doubt, but at the end of the day, the training paid off for everybody," he said. Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), looks on during inspecting his space suit prior to the launch of Soyuz MS-10 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) China says in 'communication' amid report of Trump-Xi meet China said Friday it is in contact with the United States amid reports of a planned meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump next month following a dive in the U.S. stock market blamed partly on a growing trade war between the world's two largest economies, reports UNB. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang offered no specifics, but said that "I have also seen the relevant reports." "China and the U.S. maintain communication on dialogues and exchanges at all levels," Lu told reporters at a daily briefing. The reported meeting would take place during the G-20 summit in Argentina in late November. The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post both cited White House sources as saying Trump has decided to proceed with the meeting with Xi. Asian shares were up Friday on the reports of the planned meeting. The trade feud has been fueled by U.S. accusations that China coerces foreign companies into handing over technology in return for access to the Chinese market, as well as by China's trade surplus with the U.S., which widened to a record $34.1 billion in September. China-U.S. relations have also been roiled by Beijing's heated objections to U.S. support for Taiwan, the selfgoverning island democracy it claims as its own territory, as well as China's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, where the U.S. says a Chinese destroyer came aggressively close to a U.S. Navy ship late last month, forcing it to maneuver to prevent a collision. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence also accused Beijing last week of seeking to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections to be held next month. Trump has made similar accusations, although security experts say they didn't know of any Chinese influence operations comparable to Russian activities during the 2016 presidential election. China-U.S. relations have also been roiled by Beijing's heated objections to U.S. support for Taiwan, the selfgoverning island democracy it claims as its own territory, as well as China's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, where the U.S. says a Chinese destroyer came aggressively close to a U.S. Navy ship late last month, forcing it to maneu 9 arrests in Belgian football fraud, matchfixing scandal Belgian authorities have arrested nine people in relation to a massive financial fraud and match-fixing probe into soccer, reports UNB. Three days after an operation targeting nine Belgian clubs, and raids in seven nations, the charges filed include belonging to a criminal organization, match fixing, money laundering, and corruption, said federal prosecutor's spokeswoman, Wenke Roggen. Those behind bars included three agents and one top division referee. Prosecutors said matchfixing allegations centered on the relegation battle in the top division last season and did not involve a major club. Because of the size of the scandal, Belgian soccer's second division decided to scrap this weekend's games. There are no fixtures in the first division because of the international break. Saudi crown prince's carefully managed rise hides dark side In a kingdom once ruled by an ever-aging rotation of elderly monarchs, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stands out as the youthful face of a youthful nation. But behind the carefully calibrated public-relations campaign pushing images of the smiling prince meeting with the world's top leaders and business executives lurks a darker side, reports UNB. Last year, at age 31, Mohammed became the kingdom's crown prince, next in line to the throne now held by his octogenarian father, King Salman. While pushing for women to drive, he has overseen the arrest of women's rights activists. While calling for foreign investment, he has imprisoned businessmen, royals and others in a crackdown on corruption that soon resembled a shakedown of the kingdom's most powerful people. As Saudi defense minister from the age of 29, he pursued a war in Yemen against Shiite rebels that began a month after he took the helm and wears on today. What the crown prince chooses next likely will affect the world's largest oil producer for decades to come. And as the disappearance and feared death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul may show, the young prince will brook no dissent in reshaping the kingdom in his image. "I don't want to waste my time," he told Time Magazine in a cover story this year. "I am young." Khashoggi, a U.S. resident who wrote several columns for The Washington Post critical of Prince Mohammed, disappeared Oct. 2 on a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials have offered no evidence, but say they fear the writer was killed and dismembered by a Saudi team of 15 men - an operation that, if carried out, would have to have been authorized by the top of the Al Saud monarchy. The kingdom describes the allegation as "baseless," but has provided no proof that Khashoggi ever left the consulate. For decades in Saudi Arabia, succession passed down among the dozens of sons of the kingdom's founder, King Abdul-Aziz. And, over time, the sons have grown older and older upon reaching the throne. When King Salman took power in January of 2015 and quickly appointed Prince Mohammed as defense minister, it took the kingdom by surprise, especially given the importance of the position and the prince's age. He was little-known among the many grandchildren of Saudi Arabia's patriarch. President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) during their June meeting in Moscow. | YURI KADOBNOV / POOL / VIA AP Georgia girl, 11, dies as Michael hurls debris through roof By all accounts, Sarah Radney was safe inside her grandparents' home when Hurricane Michael roared into southwest Georgia, reports UNB. If the family feared anything, it was probably falling trees - not a carport next to the house. In what could only be described as a freak accident, authorities say Michael's powerful winds lifted the portable structure high into the air and slammed it back down on the house. When it landed, one of the legs tore through the roof, fatally striking the 11-yearold girl in the head. Michael dropped from a Category 4 hurricane to a Category 1 as it arrived in Georgia, and later weakened to a tropical storm. Still, it caused havoc in parts of the state, spinning off tornadoes and leaving downed trees, damaged buildings and power outages behind as it marched toward the Carolinas. Sarah had the week off from school for fall break and she and her 12-year-old brother had been staying at their grandparents' house near a lake in Seminole County since Monday. They were supposed to return home Thursday morning. At home in Cairo about 45 miles (70 kilometers) away, Sarah's father and stepmother, Roy and Amber Radney, kept in touch with her grandparents through frequent phone calls as the storm winds gusted around them. Roy Radney was outside Wednesday evening when the call came that something had come through the roof and hit Sarah and his mother. Sarah had been struck in the face, couldn't breathe and quickly fell unconscious. About 45 minutes later, Amber Radney called her father-in-law and learned Sarah was gone. Emergency responders weren't able to reach the home until after midnight because power lines and trees blocked the roads. When they finally made it, they took Sarah's grandmother to a hospital, where she was treated for a punctured lung, a broken rib and flesh wounds, Amber Radney said. The youngest of four until her father remarried and had two more daughters, Sarah loved being around her big family and made everything more fun, Roy and Amber Radney said in phone interviews with The Associated Press on Thursday. Pik Botha, apartheid-era South African minister, dies at 86 Pik Botha, the last foreign minister of South Africa's apartheid era and a contradictory figure who staunchly defended white minority rule but eventually recognized that change was inevitable, died on Friday at age 86, reports UNB. Botha died in "the early hours of the morning" at his home after an illness, his son, Roelof, told South Africa's eNCA news outlet. Internationally, Botha was the most visible representative of apartheid at the height of protests and sanctions against the racist rule that ended with Nelson Mandela's election as the first black president in 1994. As such, the longtime foreign minister was vilified around the world while drawing the ire of his own boss, President P.W. Botha, when he said in 1986 that South Africa might one day have a black leader. Pik Botha, who was not related to the apartheid-era president, later served as minister of mineral and energy affairs under Mandela, and said in 2000 that he would join the African National Congress, the ruling party that had led the movement against white minority rule for decades. By that time, however, Botha was no longer active in politics. He made few public comments in recent years during the scandal-marred tenure of President Jacob Zuma, who resigned in February. Botha was "absolutely delighted" when Cyril Ramaphosa, a key ANC negotiator during the transition to democratic rule in the early 1990s, replaced Zuma as South Africa's leader, Botha's son said. Botha, also a former South African ambassador to the United States, was foreign minister from 1977 until the end of apartheid in 1994. He was involved in negotiations in the late 1980s that led to independence in neighboring Namibia and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, where South Africa had been involved in a conflict of Cold War proxies.
ART & CULTURE SATURDAy, ocToBeR 13, 2018 8 Sitar Recital, Kathak dance performance at National Museum Sunday DHAKA : An evening of Sitar Recital by Ebadul Huq Shaikat and Kathak dance performance by Masum Hossain will be held at 6.30 PM on Sunday at the KabiSufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India will organise the programme, reports UNB. Ebadul Huq Shaikat (on Sitar) has an Honours and Masters degree in Sitar from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and got trained under Sitar Maestros Pt. Debaprashad Chakraborty, Pt. Kartik Sheshadri, Pt. Deepak Choudhury, Pt. Ajay Sinha Roy, UstadKhurshid Khan and Sree. MadanGopal Das. Shaikat performed in different TV channels and festivals both India and Bangladesh such as BTV, Massranga TV, SA TV, BishwaSahitya Kendra Dhaka, ChhayanautSangeetVidyayatan, Alliance Française de Dhaka, Bengal Foundation, Dhaka University, Indian High Commission, Dhaka, Media Center, Dhaka, Bengal-Sra Musical Festival in 2012, Zakir Hussain College, Delhi Karolbag Bangio Sahitya Sangshad, Delhi etc. On the other hand, Masum Hossain is Kathak student of Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre and a scholar at Indian Council for Cultural relations (ICCR), Kolkata who completed his Masters of Dance(Kathak )at RabindraBharati University Masum is a regular artist of Bangladesh television (BTV) and is working as a dance teacher in BAF Shaheen English medium School. He won the "UNESCO Club Cultural Award-2005" organized by National Association of UNESCO Club in Bangladesh. He was also nominated as the best student of the year in 2004 of Rewaz Performers School and won the 1st prize in ATN Bangla Gold Medal Competition (Kathak) organized by ATN Bangla. He achieved Scholarship for two years by Bangladesh NrittoshilpiShongo. Release Date Director Writers Stars Taglines Genres Also known as Runtime Country Language Production FIRST MAN A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. : 12 October 2018 (USA) : Damien Chazelle : Josh Singer, James R. Hansen : Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke : Experience the impossible journey to the Moon : Biography, Drama, History : First Man : 141 minutes : USA : English : Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks, Perfect World Pictures SToRylINe : A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel. |Source: IMDb] JAyA AhSAN looks adorable in new 'Debi' poster 'Debi', the upcoming Anam Biswas directorial based on Humayun Ahmed's popular fictional character Misir Ali, has been at the centre of anticipation since the trailer was released. Even the first song from the film, 'Du Mutho Bikel', sung by Anupam Roy is winning hearts. Apart from playing a key character of Ranu, Jaya Ahsan is also the producer of the film. Now, to double your excitement a new poster from 'Debi' is out and Jaya looks simply adorable in the picture. The poster shows the Bangladeshi actress with Animesh Aich who plays Anish, husband of Ranu in this psychological thriller. For the uninitiated, 'Debi' revolves around Ranu, a woman who is obsessed with a paranormal presence around her and can even see the future. Her husband Anis reaches out to Misir Ali to treat the 'illness', and his psychological explanation gives a mysterious look into Ranu's mind. While Chanchal Chowdhury will be seen as the titular character of Misir Ali, Sabnam Faria and Iresh Zaker play key roles in the film. |Source: TOI] h o RoScope ARIeS (March 21 - April 20): Natives of Aries are often confident and energetic people, who should consider setting up arrangements for larger family gatherings like reunions. Natives of this sign are often driving forces in the professional and political areas. lIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23): At some stage over the next few days you will see or hear something that makes you view the world in a new light. A change of perspective will lead to new ways of thinking, ways that answer all the questions you have been asking. Rose byrne cast in sci-fi thriller 'I am mother' TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): The obstacles you face at the moment may be daunting but you have what it takes to overcome them. Don't try to avoid what fate sends your way over the next few days - it is designed to strengthen you, not destroy you. GeMINI (May 22 - June 21): There may be times when you would like nothing better than to cut yourself off from the world at large but that simply isn't possible. Make the best job of what you are expected to do and try to steal a few hours for yourself later on. cANceR (June 22 - July 23): Some things are important and some things are not and if you don't yet know the difference then it's time you found out. This should be a productive time for you but you need to learn how to say "no" when people ask you for favours. leo (July 24 - Aug. 23): If you are not yet getting the rewards and the respect you deserve don't worry, in a matter of days your name will be on everybody's lips. The sun in Aries makes you both creative and adventurous, so do something out of the ordinary. VIRGo (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23): You may be tempted to go on a journey today but the planets warn it could lead you in some unforeseen directions, so make sure you take a map and don't promise to be at a certain place at a specific time - because you won't make it. ScoRpIo (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22): Find out why a partner or loved one is behaving so erratically, then do what you can to assist them. Most likely their problems are nowhere near as big as they think they are and can quite easily be corrected - as can your own! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21): Yours is a sign of boundless selfconfidence and that's good because you will need it over the next few days. If you are not happy in your current environment don't be afraid to pack a bag and take off for a few days. cApRIcoRN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20): You seem to lack purpose at the moment but that will change if you look for ways to express yourself. Whatever challenges come your way, and there will be plenty, see them as opportunities to be embraced rather than as threats to be avoided. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19): Stay calm and keep setbacks in perspective. If you can learn to take yourself a bit less seriously over the coming week then your problems, such as they are, will fade into insignificance. Rest assured your successes will always outnumber your failures. pISceS (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20): It does not matter if other people approve of what you are doing, it matters only that it means something to you. The very last thing you should be doing now is asking friends and family for their opinions - it's your views that count. Rose Byrne has joined the cast of sci-fi thriller 'I Am Mother'. According to the reports, the 39-year-old actor will voice the title robot Mother in debutante director Grant Sputore's film. Byrne said the movie is a "unique, eerie, unnerving and visionary science fiction piece. He is such an exciting talent to come out of Australia and I am so flattered to be on board with such an incredible artist." Michael Lloyd Green penned the script, which was on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (3D) 11:45 am, 2:30 pm Johnny English 3 Strikes Again (2D) 2:45 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:15 pm, 8:30 pm Mission: Impossible - Fallout (3D) 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 7:30 pm Kin (2D) 5:15 pm The Spy Who Dumped Me (2D) 12:15 pm The Nun (2D) 11:45 am, 2:00 pm, 4:15 pm, 6:30 pm, 8:00 pm Naqaab (2D) 11:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm *Authority reserves the right for any changes. SHOWTIME the 2016 Black List. Hilary Swank and Clara Rugaard also star in the film. Rugaard plays the first of a new generation of humans raised by Mother - a kindly robot designed to repopulate the earth following mankind's extinction. But the arrival of a blood-drenched woman (Swank) poses a threat to their unique bond. Shooting began last year in Australia. |Source: TOI] Naqaab (2D) 4:10 pm, 7:30 pm Johnny English 3 Strikes Again (2D) 10:30 am, 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm Final Score (2D) 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm The Predator (3D) 10:40 am, 1:00 pm, 5:45 pm, 8:10 pm Venom (3D) 10:50 am, 11:20 am, 1:15 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:20 pm, 3:40 pm, 4:40 pm, 6:05 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm Poramon 2 (2D) 11:10 am The Nun (2D) 11:00 am, 1:10 pm, 3:20 pm, 5:30 pm, 7:45 pm *Authority reserves the right for any changes.
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