A Japanese railway company has launched a new luxury sleeper train with sky views, bathtubs and dark wood interiors, joining the race for well-heeled tourists. The top suite on the 10-car Train Suite Shiki-shima goes for $10,000 per person for a four-day trip from Tokyo to Hokkaido, East Japan Railway Co. said, including sea transfers […]
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Aaron Hernandez’s gang affiliations revealed
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was linked to the Bloods street gang, new documents related to the NFL star’s suicide revealed Friday, according to the Associated Press. The new death report lists the street gang under Hernandez’s gang profile and also mentions that he was disciplined for having gang paraphernalia. The official […]
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Trump, Turnbull look to reset ties after phone blow-up
PARIS,05 MAY 2017 (AFP)—Donald Trump and Australia’s Malcolm Turnbull met for a patch-things-up summit in New York, with the US president saying an earlier telephone spat was “all worked out.” Trump claimed a bad-tempered call with the Australian prime minister early in his White House tenure had been “fake news” that was a “big exaggeration” […]
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Marshall Islands prosecutors drop 87 of 90 criminal charges in bribery case
MAJURO, 08 MAY 2017 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — In a development that surprised law enforcement investigators, a former Majuro hospital administrator obtained a plea agreement with the Marshall Islands Attorney General’s Office last week dismissing 87 of the 90 criminal charges filed against him in 2014. [restrict] Former hospital administrator Francis Silk’s attorney John Masek and […]
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Fruit and nut trees project flourishes in Niue
One year on, Farmers in Niue see progress in an FAO project to replant fruit and nut trees on the Pacific nation. Launched in March 2016, the two year project entitled – Niue Household Fruit and Nut Trees Integrated Replanting Project – is implemented by FAO and the Government of Niue to increase local fruits […]
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Cook Islands question delay in disbursement of Green Climate Fund
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Yokohama YOKOHAMA,08 MAY 2017 (PACNEWS) — Six months after Cook Islands was earmarked US$26 million project to free itself from fuel dependence, the government is yet to receive any grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). And Finance Minister, Mark Brown isn’t happy with the bureaucratic process that’s delaying […]