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Voters in Turkey choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff election

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favored to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14.The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey’s center-left main opposition party. Erdogan’s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago.Kilicdaroglu (pronounced KEH-lich-DAHR-OH-loo), a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country’s future.More than 64 million ...

South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said.During a preliminary questioning, the 33-year-old told investigators that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly, according to police.Twelve people were slightly injured on Friday after he opened the door of the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321-200, causing air to blast inside the cabin. The plane was preparing to land in Daegu on an hour-long flight from the southern island of Jeju. On Sunday, a district court in Daegu approved a warrant to formally arrest the man. Police earlier sought the arrest warrant, citing the graveness of the crime and a possibility the man may flee, according to Daegu police.Daegu police said they have up to 20 days to investigate the man before determining whether to send him to prosecutors for a possible indictment. ...

EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir jetliner blew out a tire but made a safe landing at its destination early Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s national carrier said. No causalities were reported.Flight MS643 took off from Cairo international airport early Sunday and one of its tires burst during landing at King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, EgyptAir said in a statement.The Boeing 738 made a safe landing on the runway and all passengers have disembarked the airplane with no injuries reported, the statement said.The airline didn’t elaborate on what caused the problem, and said an examination and maintenance of the plane were underway.The Associated Press

Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

VANCOUVER — Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder.Lead author Kate Hale said her team analyzed mountain snow data and found snowpack water storage decreased more than 25 per cent from 1950 to 2013. This, she said, can be attributed to earlier snowmelt, less snowfall and more rain.“We actually saw some of the strongest signals up in the Canadian Rockies, by way of this decrease in snowfall and then earlier snowmelts and rainfall generation,” Hale said in an interview.Snowmelt serves as the primary water resource in western mountain regions, the study says. The ranges store snow throughout the winter, which then melts during spring and summer months when demand for water peaks.Hale said snow in these regions typically wouldn’t start melting until late May or June, but has begun showing signs of snow thawing as early as March.Such a shift i...

Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed ‘explodium,’ aims to even B.C.’s political field

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

VICTORIA — It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province’s tallest leader.The tall and the short needed evening out as matters of perception and fairness, he said.Eby towers over most people at news conferences but is juxtaposed with Selina Robinson, minister of post-secondary education and future skills, who at 4-11 often needs to stand on boxes to reach the microphone.The solution: a mechanical podium, which debuted shortly after Eby took office late last year. It can be moved up or down with the flick of a switch to suit the size of the person delivering remarks at a political event.“You might describe me as an unusually tall person, or disturbingly tall person to some people,” Eby told reporters last week. “My colleague Selina Robinson is a much tinier person and we have a whole range of people in between, so the podium moves up and down to accommodate eve...

Police in Hamilton investigate double homicide involving landlord and tenants

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

Hamilton police are investigating a double homicide in the east-end neighbourhood of Stoney Creek.  A landlord allegedly shot and killed two tenants, barricaded himself in their home for hours and fired shots at police.Officers responded to a home on Jones Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saturday evening and found a 27-year-old woman and 28-year-old man, both tenants at the residence, shot dead. The force says the tenants’ 57-year-old landlord barricaded himself in the residence with registered firearms. Police blocked off the area and negotiators were in talks with the man throughout the night in attempts to “peacefully resolve the incident.”Police say he fired at an armoured police vehicle and later fired additional rounds, which “resulted in an interaction with police,” but did not clarify if the suspect was deceased or taken into custody.Hamilton police spokeswoman Jackie Penman says the Special Investigations Unit has been contacted and has invo...

Daily horoscope for May 28, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo.Happy Birthday for Sunday, May 28, 2023:You are clever and witty, but you also have lots of common sense. This is why you are grounded, determined and focused on what you want to achieve. Simplicity is the key to life this year. It’s time to take charge of your health. Physical exercise will be important.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★You might hear surprising news that can benefit your health today. Keep your ears open. Unexpected changes that impact your work might also occur. Be aware that this same unpredictable influence might trigger an unexpected situation with a pet. Tonight: Work. This Week: Redecorate; entertain at home.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★Parents must be vigilant with their children today. Remove potential hazards, especially if toddlers are in the picture. Meanwhile, social situations are also unpredictable. You might receive a surprise invitation, or “solid...

The first secular Republic in the Muslim East – İndependence Day

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

Today, 28 May, Azerbaijan is marking one of the most striking and significant days in its history –the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR)—the first democratic and secular state with a parliamentary form of government in the Muslim World, writes Mazahir Afandiyev, Member of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Republic.It is one of the brightest pages in the history of the Azerbaijani people, which commemorated the country's unification. The founding fathers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, Fatali Khan Khoyski, Nasib Yusifbeyli and others, were committed to building a parliamentary republic in a country with a population. With the South Caucasus becoming a scene for the confrontation between various powers both disappearing and triumphing in the world war, the Azerbaijani people were subject to ethnic cleansing by neighbouring nationalists. At the same time, a group of progressive, Western-minded people proclaimed t...

Dear Abby: My friends’ comments about my wedding are hurting my feelings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were married nine years. He unexpectedly left me when COVID first hit.We were apart for a year and eight months and ended up divorcing. I filed because, even though I didn’t want to believe it, I eventually accepted that it was over. He hadn’t actually filed the papers, but he had taken all other necessary steps.It was the first time in my life I had ever felt this level of heartbreak.After time passed, he reached out and wanted to reconcile. We’ve been back together ever since, and he has asked me to get remarried. I happily agreed because he has been in therapy and made amazing changes.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: The team is shunning me because I stood up for my wife Advice | Dear Abby: I don’t want my boyfriend to learn I’m stalking his ex Advice | Dear Abby: The mother overshared with the girls, and now they shun us Advice | Dear Abby: She led my husband i...

El papa Francisco se reunió con Martin Scorsese tras recuperarse de la fiebre

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:16:40 GMT

Roma (CNN) — El papa Francisco pronunció el sábado un discurso en una conferencia a la que asistieron destacados artistas y directores, entre ellos Martin Scorsese, un día después de que cancelara su agenda habitual de trabajo debido a una fiebre.De vuelta a sus obligaciones el sábado, Francisco pronunció un discurso en el evento en el Vaticano, que se llamó “La estética global de la imaginación católica”, informó Vatican News.Hablando de su amor por la literatura, dijo, según el título: “Las palabras de esos autores me ayudaron a comprenderme a mí mismo, al mundo y a mi pueblo, pero también a comprender más profundamente el corazón humano, mi vida personal de fe y mi trabajo pastoral, incluso ahora en mi ministerio actual”.El papa Francisco cancela sus audiencias por fiebre, dice el VaticanoAñadió que “ha amado a muchos poetas a lo largo de su vida” y que aprendió literatura de joven.El galardonado director de cine Martin Scorsese y su fami...