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" B12 WORLD Monday, 29 July 2019 Daily Tribune Teen suspects’ hunt intensifies The suspects, identified as Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, have been on the run for more than a week MONTREAL, Canada — The Royal Canadian Air Force has joined the hunt for two fugitive teens suspected of triple murder, officials said Saturday, backing up a vast search operation unfolding in Manitoba’s remote northeast. The suspects, identified as Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, have been on the run for more than a week. Authorities say they believe the two are behind the killings of 23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his 24-year-old American girlfriend, Chynna Deese, as well as of Leonard Dyck, a 64-year-old Canadian. Police said Friday they could not rule out the possibility that the two suspects had altered their appearances and slipped out of the region. Since Tuesday, the village of Gillam, near Hudson Bay, has been at the epicenter of an intense manhunt involving tracker dogs, a drone and armored vehicles. The area features dense, sometimes nearly impenetrable forests. Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale announced the air force involvement, which followed a request from Brenda Lucki, head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In a statement late Friday, Goodale said he and Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan had accepted the formal request “for a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft to aid in the search near Gillam, Manitoba.” The C-130 Hercules arrived in the Gillam area Saturday to assist with aerial search operations, and will have onboard a federal police officer to direct the search, the military said. Police said Friday they could not rule out the possibility that the two suspects had altered their appearances and slipped out of the region, possibly with the unwitting help of an area resident. The two young men have been formally accused in the murder of Dyck, a botany professor, and are suspects in the killings of Fowler and Deese, whose bodies were found along a highway in northern British Columbia. AFP FOREIGN ministers of the BRICS nations, (from left) China’s Wang Yi, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, Brazil’s Ernesto Araujo, India’s Minister of Road Transport Vijay Kumar Singh and South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor meet at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 11th summit scheduled for November 2019 in Brasilia. AFP CHANGING WORLD AFFAIRS China wants bigger BRICS role The five countries are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The rise of emerging markets and developing countries, represented by the BRICS countries, has bolstered a more multi-polar world, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday. At the Formal Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Wang also said BRICS cooperation is not a band-aid solution for the five countries but a strategic choice that focuses on common and long-term development and harbors bright prospects. The five countries are Brazil, Russia, Singapore-Beijing counter-terror show Some 240 personnel from the two sides are participating in Exercise Cooperation which will last till 5 August SINGAPORE — A bilateral army exercise between the Singapore Armed Forces and the People’s Liberation Army of China started here Saturday at Singapore’s Jurong Camp with an emphasis on urban counter-terrorism cooperation. Some 240 personnel from the two sides are participating in Exercise Cooperation which will last till 5 August. They will engage in tactical training such as urban rappelling, live firing and surveillance before a combined urban raid. Commander of the 3rd Singapore Division, Brigadier-General Frederick Choo, and Deputy Political Commissar of China’s Southern Theater Command Army, Major-General Liu Jia, officiated at the opening ceremony. Choo noted in his speech that they value greatly the close bilateral ties between Singapore and China and Exercise Cooperation is one of the cornerstones of the bilateral defense relations. Liu Jia, for his part, said China and Singapore have enjoyed long history of friendship, and hoped that the milestone military exchange will enhance communication and coordination as well as promote understanding between the two sides so as to jointly write a new chapter of the friendship between the two militaries. Exercise Cooperation was first launched in 2009 in Guilin, China, and it is in its fourth edition this year. Xinhua India, China and South Africa. Wang said no matter how the international landscape changes, the direction of the BRICS cooperation must not change. Faced with new challenges, the five countries should let their voices be heard, offer more solutions to pressing global issues and play a greater role in world affairs. Wang pointed out that unilateralism undermines international rules and challenges the international rule of law, which exacerbates the instability and uncertainty of the world. The BRICS countries must take the lead in maintaining multilateralism and safeguarding the global governance system with the UN as its core and under international law. The bloc should safeguard the multilateral trading system represented by the WTO and protect the common interests and development space of emerging market and developing countries, he said. The five countries together must continue to integrate the interests of other emerging market countries and developing countries through flexible and diverse platforms such as “BRICS Plus.” At the meeting, the five foreign ministers all agreed to safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, defend multilateralism and free trade, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, COMPETITORS show off their entries during the 2019 World Robot Contest Finals in Baoding, north China’s Hebei Province. XINHUA Fighters named in massacre KHARTOUM, Sudan — A probe into a deadly June raid on a Khartoum protest camp revealed Saturday that members of a feared Sudanese paramilitary group were involved in it, even as hundreds of demonstrators rallied to demand an independent investigation. Shortly before dawn on 3 June, SHOEMAKING remains a top trade among companies in Fujian, China. XINHUA gunmen in military fatigues raided the site of a weeks-long sit-in outside army headquarters, shooting and beating protesters in an operation that also left hundreds wounded. Demonstrators and rights groups accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of carrying out the crackdown, a charge denied by the group’s ============================== Case Law By VICTOR C. AVECILLA strengthen global governance, and build a community with a shared future for humankind. They agreed that regional hotspot issues should be resolved through dialogue and consultation and that BRICS cooperation should work to benefit the peoples of the five countries. The foreign ministers alsoagreed to maintain vigilance on cybersecurity issues and expressed opposition to the use of cybersecurity to suppress the development of science and technology in other countries. They agreed to strive toward an open and non-discriminatory environment for the application of information technology. The foreign ministers were tasked with preparing for the BRICS summit to be held in Brasilia in November. Xinhua Moscow jails 1,000 protesters MOSCOW, Russia — Police in Moscow said they arrested more than 1,000 people Saturday at a banned opposition protest calling for city authorities to reverse decisions to exclude key opposition candidates from the ballot paper. The protest was the latest in a wave of demonstrations calling for fair local elections in the capital. Around 3,500 people took to the streets for the unauthorised rally, according to official figures. Several of the arrests were violent and police used batons against protesters, AFP reporters powerful chief, General Mohamed Hamdan at the scene saw. Daglo. In all, “1,074 people have been But a joint probe by prosecutors and the arrested for a variety of offenses during ruling military council revealed on Saturday an unauthorised demonstration in the that RSF paramilitaries were involved in center of the capital,” Moscow police were the raid along with some members of other quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. security forces. The rally came a week after the capital’s Crowds of protesters had camped out biggest protest in years, when some 22,000 at the site from 6 April onwards, initially to marchers called on officials to reverse seek the army’s support in toppling longtime rulings and allow opposition activists to leader Omar al-Bashir. AFP stand for the city council in September. AFP ============================================== La Sallian Educational Innovators Foundation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue G.R. No. 202792, February 27, 2019 / Third Division / A. Reyes, Jr., J. Constitutional Law; Taxation; Tax Exemption; Educational Foundations. — Section 4 (3), Article XIV of the Constitution does not require that to be tax-exempt, all revenues and income of a non-stock, non-profit educational institution must have also been earned from educational activities or activities related to the purposes of an educational institution. The phrase “all revenues” is unqualified by any reference to the source of revenues. Thus, so long as the revenues and income are used actually, directly and exclusively for educational purposes, then said revenues and income shall be exempt from taxes and duties. (VOLUME 2, NUMBER 146) ======================================== ===========================
Monday, 29 July 2019 Daily Tribune WORLD B13 MUMBAI FLOODS Indian Navy in rescue ops INDIAN passengers are rescued on a boat from a train that became stranded in flood waters between Badlapur and Vangani following heavy monsoon rains, some 60 kms from Mumbai. AFP Morocco metes death vs Dutch duo RABAT, Morocco — A Moroccan court has sentenced to death two Dutch citizens over the accidental killing of a medical student in 2017, a lawyer for the victim’s family said Saturday. Two years ago Edwin Gabriel Robles Martinez and Shardyone Girigorio Semerel allegedly opened fire on a cafe in the tourist hub of Marrakech. They had apparently been aiming at the cafe’s owner, but instead killing the student and wounding two other people, local media reported. At the time local officials said the shooting was a “settling of accounts” that was “directly linked to a criminal network which has ramifications in some European countries.” On Friday a court sentenced to jail 15 other suspects in the same case, handing them terms ranging between three and 20 years for setting up a “criminal gang,” lawyer Abdellatif Htitech told AFP. Among those convicted was the cafe’s owner, who received a 15-year prison sentence for “drug trafficking,” said Htitech, who represents the family of the medical student. A spokeswoman for the foreign ministry in The Netherlands told AFP that the Dutch embassy “is in direct contact with the lawyer,” without giving further details. AFP American freed from Syria WASHINGTON — A 30-year-old American held captive in Syria for two months was attempting to visit every country in the world, US media reported Friday, after he had been freed. Sam Goodwin was released by Syrian officials following the mediation of Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon’s internal security, Goodwin’s family told The New York Times and The Washington Post. His disappearance had not been previously reported and the exact date of his release remained unclear. “We are grateful to be reunited with our son Sam,” Goodwin’s parents, Thomas and Ann Goodwin, said in a statement. “Sam is healthy and with his family.” “We are forever indebted to Lebanese General Abbas Ibrahim and to all others who helped secure the release of our son,” they said. “We will have more to say at a later date. Right now, we appreciate our privacy as we reconnect with Sam.” According to the Post, Goodwin was last seen on May 25 in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria after crossing from Turkey as part of his bid to visit every country in the world. Several other Americans have gone missing in Syria including Austin Tice, a freelance journalist who vanished in 2012. AFP Critics slam Trump anew No human being would want to live there WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump was hit with new accusations of racism Saturday after he attacked a prominent African-American lawmaker and branded the majority black city of Baltimore an “infested mess.” Trump’s outburst came in a series of sharply worded tweets aimed at Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings — a high-profile critic of Trump’s administration whose district covers much of Baltimore. “Cumming (sic) District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” the President wrote, calling it “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.” “No human being would want to live there,” he said — in an attack ostensibly provoked by Cummings’ criticism of the BODEGON-STORE, which supplies imported basic products with international prices in dollars, receives a welcome visitor in this dog and his “hu-mom” in Maracaibo, Venezuela. AFP harsh conditions facing would-be asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. We all reject racist attacks against him. The morning diatribe ignited a storm of criticism, less than two weeks after the House of Representatives condemned Trump for “racist” comments targeting four first-term Democratic congresswomen who are ethnic minorities. The top Democrat in Congress, Nancy Pelosi, accused Trump of a “racist” attack on a “champion... of civil rights and economic justice, a beloved leader in Baltimore, and deeply valued colleague.” “We all reject racist attacks against him,” wrote Pelosi — who was born in Baltimore and whose father served as mayor of the city. Former vice president Joe Biden — the Democratic frontrunner to challenge Trump in 2020 — called out the President directly on Twitter. “It is despicable for you to attack him and the people of Baltimore this way,” Biden wrote. “Once again you have proved yourself unfit to hold the office. A President is supposed to lift this nation up. Not tear it down.” There was similar condemnation from half a dozen White House candidates including Cory Booker, who tweeted footage of a black CNN anchor and Baltimore native who broke down on air while reacting to the attack on his hometown. “This is painful. This is a moral, defining moment in America,” wrote Booker. “Silence is toxic complicity.” AFP BUDDHIST monks pray during a ceremony to celebrate the 67th birthday of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn in the southern province of Narathiwat on Sunday. AFP The train was stuck for about 12 hours in Thane district before authorities called in the Indian navy and the National Disaster Response Force who deployed helicopters, boats and divers NEW DELHI, India — Indian navy helicopters and emergency service boats came to the rescue of more than 800 people stranded on a train in floods near Mumbai on Saturday. The Mahalaxmi Express left Mumbai late Friday for Kolhapur but travelled only 60 kilometers (37 miles) before it became stranded after a river burst its banks in torrential rain, covering the tracks. The train was stuck for about 12 hours in Thane district before authorities called in the Indian navy and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) who deployed helicopters, boats and divers. Indian Railways said the train was emptied in about five hours after the operation started. Nine pregnant women were among those taken off. Aerial images showed boats taking people wearing life jackets away from the stricken train, trapped in a sea of muddy brown water that covered surrounding fields. Ambulances and at least 37 doctors were sent to treat passengers, who were also given food and water, Indian Railways said. A spokesman for the state company added that a “special relief train” would take people onwards on their journeys. Heavy monsoon rains battered Mumbai forcing the cancellation of 11 flights from the financial capital’s international airport on Saturday. Nine incoming planes were diverted to other airports. The main highway from Mumbai to the resort of Goa was closed because of rising waters. At least 20 centimeters (eight inches) of rain fell in some parts of Mumbai over 24 hours. More than 250 people have died in flooding across India in the past two weeks, with Assam and Bihar states in the north the worst hit. The army said it had rescued more than 150 people stranded in their homes in Assam’s Nalbari district in recent days. AFP WHO hails Congo Ebola fund boost The support raised hopes the epidemic could be restrained ABUJA, Nigeria — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said a shortage in funding to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo was finally being filled. Tedrus Ghebreyesus, the director general of WHO said that several countries had renewed pledges of financial aid after the Ebola outbreak was declared an international emergency earlier this month. “Especially in the last couple of weeks there is renewed commitment to finance the shortages we were facing,” Ghebreyesus told AFP at a summit in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The support raised hopes the epidemic could be restrained, he said. The comments came after the World Bank announced Wednesday it would deploy a further $300 million (269 million euros) in addition to $100 million already provided after Ebola erupted in August 2018. But officials said another $200 million could be needed in the coming six months. AFP Guatemala reacts to migration deal GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — A migration pact with the United States drew sharply mixed reactions in Guatemala on Saturday, as business groups welcomed it for helping avoid US punitive measures while rights groups called it “cruel and illegal.” US President Donald Trump, who has pushed hard to slow the flow of migrants, said Friday that the “safe third country asylum” agreement would require would-be asylum seekers traveling through Guatemala to seek refuge there, not in the United States. Anyone failing to do so would be sent back to Guatemala. The pact was signed in Washington on Friday by Kevin McAleenan, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Guatemala’s interior secretary, Enrique Degenhart. Most of those migrants would be coming from El Salvador or Honduras. The pact was signed in Washington on Friday by Kevin McAleenan, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Guatemala’s interior secretary, Enrique Degenhart. Guatemala’s human rights ombudsman Jordan Rodas has questioned its legality, saying his country’s constitution does not authorize a minister to sign such an agreement. He urged the Congress to study it carefully. Rights group Amnesty International called the agreement “outrageous,” saying that “there is no doubt that Guatemala should not be considered a safe place of refuge.” A “safe third” agreement could only be legal if would-be asylum seekers were sent to a truly safe third country, rights groups said. Guatemala has one of the world’s highest murder rates. AFP
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