Tronc buys New York Daily News for $1

Tronc buys New York Daily News for $1

07.09.2017

However, the deal is somewhat a gamble, as Tronc have assumed the company's operational and pension liabilities, estimated at around $30mn, in the hope of turning the Daily News around under its portfolio. Although the exact the financial details have yet to be made public, Tronc was able to buy the newspaper for less than the cost of one copy of its Sunday edition, which is priced at $1.50 at newsstands.

Zambia stun Algeria on road to Russian Federation 2018

Zambia stun Algeria on road to Russian Federation 2018

07.09.2017

REYKJAVIK - Iceland gave their hopes of an unlikely World Cup finals appearance a huge boost on Tuesday when two goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson, the first scored controversially, gave them a 2-0 win over Ukraine in a key qualifier. The win meant Iceland, who delighted the sports world by reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 past year, went level on 16 points with Croatia at the top of Group I.

Here is why Saina Nehwal returned to Gopichand academy

Here is why Saina Nehwal returned to Gopichand academy

07.09.2017

Saina , 27, had split with Gopichand ahead of the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, deciding to hone her skills under Vimal in Bengaluru. One has to understand that the shuttler had been training in Bengaluru with Kumar, which might have made it hard for her to visit her parents as and when she liked.

Promoted To Cabinet Rank, Dharmendra Pradhan Has To Face Two Key Challenges

Promoted To Cabinet Rank, Dharmendra Pradhan Has To Face Two Key Challenges

07.09.2017

Bhubaneswar: Only time will tell how far Odisha will be benefited from Dharmendra Pradhan's promotion, remarked BJD leaders after the Union Minister was elevated to Cabinet rank on Sunday. The state party unit also congratulated Pradhan. "Every year one million youth come in the job market ", Pradhan said. The BJP state unit president Basant Panda said the elevation of Dharmendra Pradhan would motivate the party workers at the grassroots level.

Gilani, Mirwaiz, Yasin to court arrest on Saturday

Gilani, Mirwaiz, Yasin to court arrest on Saturday

07.09.2017

The NIA says that these stone pelters were on the pay rolls of the separatists and would undertake the job upon being paid. Seven separatist leaders, including Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Ahmed Shah, were arrested in July in connection with the case.

PSA screening saves lives with early detection of prostate cancer

PSA screening saves lives with early detection of prostate cancer

07.09.2017

The new analysis, funded by the National Cancer Institute, assessed the differences between the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO).

Niger President visits Buhari in Daura

Niger President visits Buhari in Daura

07.09.2017

Buhari canceled the first cabinet meeting following his return on August 19, raising concerns that the president, criticized for inertia by his opponents, was returning to his former ways, when he worked from home and missed ministerial meetings.

Modi visits Myanmar amid spike in ethnic violence

Modi visits Myanmar amid spike in ethnic violence

07.09.2017

Indonesian Muslims protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday demanding an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority . "Being neighbors, we have similar security concerns". The conflict between Myanmar's Buddhists and Muslims started about a century ago. Appreciating the two countries' development partnership in the areas of health, education and research, he said: "In this context, Myanmar Institute of Information Technology and Advanced Centre for ...

NIA raids Hurriyat (G) leader Agha Hassan's house in terror funding probe

NIA raids Hurriyat (G) leader Agha Hassan's house in terror funding probe

07.09.2017

The government has been conducting raids and arresting people including separatist leaders in connection with money laundering and other terror related cases recently. Malik said the NIA would face resistance from every quarter in Kashmir if it continues its, what he called "terrorism". Meanwhile, top National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources have also informed NewsX that Abdul Qayoom have close links with Hurriyat Conference.

Forget 'It': Red balloons popping up in PA town

Forget 'It': Red balloons popping up in PA town

07.09.2017

After the original post went viral, the department made a decision to have some more fun with the balloons, turning the investigation over to its detectives to check for fingerprints, even though they realized the search for evidence may be fruitless.