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He said the routine talks between the border security forces of Pakistan and India are not affected, however the Composite Dialogue process can not be completed unless Kashmir issue is on the table.
A Canadian man recently freed with his American wife and children after years of being held hostage in Afghanistan has been arrested and faces at least a dozen charges, including sexual assault, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Attorney Eric Granger said Joshua Boyle also faces assault and forcible confinement charges.
Boyle, his wife, Caitlan, and their three children were rescued last year in Pakistan, five years after the couple were abducted by a Taliban-linked militant group while on a backpacking trip in neighboring Afghanistan. The children were born in captivity.
A hearing on the case was scheduled for Wednesday in Ottawa, but the lawyer said Boyle would not attend in person. He said Boyle was in custody.
Ottawa police declined to comment. Granger said he had not seen the court documents yet.
"Mr. Boyle is presumed innocent. He's never been in trouble before. No evidence has been provided yet, which is typical at this early stage. We look forward to receiving the evidence and defending him against these charges," Granger said in an email.
A publication ban bars reporting of any information that could identify the alleged victims or witnesses in the case.
In a statement to the Toronto Star, Boyle's wife wrote, "I can't speak about the specific charges, but I can say that ultimately it is the strain and trauma he was forced to endure for so many years and the effects that that had on his mental state that is most culpable for this."
"Obviously, he is responsible for his own actions," she added, "but it is with compassion and forgiveness that I say I hope help and healing can be found for him. As to the rest of us, myself and the children, we are healthy and holding up as well as we can."
The family met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the leader's office last month.
Boyle told the Associated Press in October that his wife had been hospitalized in Ottawa, but did not specify why she was taken to the hospital.
"My wife has been through hell, and she has to be my first priority right now," Boyle wrote then.
Boyle also told AP that he and his wife decided to have children even in captivity because they always planned to have a big family, thinking: "Hey, let's make the best of this and at least go home with a larger start on our dream family."
"We're sitting as hostages with a lot of time on our hands," Boyle added. "We always wanted as many as possible, and we didn't want to waste time. Cait's in her 30s, the clock is ticking."
Boyle said then that their three children were 4, 2 and "somewhere around 6 months."
"Honestly we've always planned to have a family of 5, 10, 12 children ... We're Irish, haha," he wrote in an email in October.
The parents of Caitlan Boyle, who is from Stewartstown, Pa., said after the rescue that they were elated she had been freed, but they also expressed anger at their son-in-law for taking their pregnant daughter to Afghanistan.
Pakistani troops rescued the family in an operation Oct. 11 targeting their captors from the Taliban-linked Haqqani group.
The Pakistanis caught the Haqqani fighters at some point after they had moved with their captives across the border from Afghanistan. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said the operation was based on a tip from U.S. intelligence.
Boyle had been briefly married to Zaynab Khadr, the older sister of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr and the daughter of a senior Al Qaeda financier who had contacts with Osama bin Laden.
The Canadian-born Omar Khadr was 15 when he was captured by U.S. troops after a firefight and was taken to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Officials had discounted any link between that background and Boyle's capture, with one describing it in 2014 as a "horrible coincidence."
Mumbai: Global professional services firm EY on Wednesday announced the launch of advanced Security Operations Centres (SOCs) in India along with IBM.
Part of EY's Managed Services offerings and powered by IBM's "QRadar" platform, these SOCs are designed to detect, respond and address advanced cyber attacks and risks, the company said in a statement.
"A well-designed Security Operations Centre (SoC) can go a long way in enabling information security functions to respond faster and work more collaboratively, thereby driving the business to deliver on its core objectives in line with its strategic direction and vision," said Burgess Cooper, Partner-Cyber Security, EY India.
According to a recent Global Information Security Survey (GISS) by EY, 77 per cent of Indian organisations in 2018 thought about reworking their cyber security framework and architecture to support the business more effectively and efficiently.
"The combination of EY's SOC security architecture combined with IBM's cognitive offerings will help EY customers secure their organisations more effectively," added Vikas Arora, Chief Transformation Officer, IBM India/South Asia.
The SOCs will not only provide internal and external threat intelligence but also offer active guidance on containment, eradication and remediation of possible risks.
"The customised capabilities that the next-gen SOCs provide can immensely strengthen an organisation's cyber-security posture," said Sibjyoti Basu, Partner-Alliance Leader, EY India.
The agony of allergies: what triggers are in your home?
You can run but you can’t hide. The tree pollen vortex is subsiding but get set for ragweed to spew out tiny particles of misery. Part two of the agony and the allergy is mere weeks away!
There’s no rest for the sneezers. As many as 30% of Canadians suffer from seasonal allergy symptoms, and about one third of those are especially battered by ragweed pollen. Thanks to climate change, allergies are becoming more prevalent, more potent and more widespread.
Grab a tissue ‘cause there’s more to add to your tears and runny nose. Allergy sufferers are up against another frequent visitor, and although all warm and fuzzy, there’s nothing good about this smelly houseguest from hell – mold.
With the above normal rainfall in areas across Canada, the mold monster has been flourishing, quietly taking up residence in our attics, basements, deep in the drywall and under carpets.
Mold loves to grow in places where there are water leaks, flooding or high humidity – and it’s adding to our misery. “If things smell a bit mildewy, listen to your nose, it doesn’t lie,” stresses mold remediation expert Luis Anacleto, of cleanfirst.ca. A musty earthy odour is generally a sign that something is amiss, adds Anacleo.
“There’s been more flooding this year and water getting in through small cracks in the foundation, as well as water penetration from faulty windows, doors, roof leaks, downspouts, poor grading, cold cellars and more,” says Anacleto, who had an increase in calls from concerned homeowners. Be on the lookout for leaks, stains or discolouration on floors, walls, window panes, fabrics and carpets.
And it’s not just the black stuff on walls – we’re tracking in mold spores from outside too as warm temperatures increase the activity of fungals, says Anacleto. They come in on your clothing, and nestled in the fur of your dog. Mold spores sneak in through open doorways, windows, vents, and heating and air conditioning systems.
When a person comes into contact with even the slightest amount of mold, certain antibodies called immunoglobulin E (IgE) are triggered and they initiate an allergy response that could lead to water eyes, runny noses, coughing, and of course respiratory problems, says Tetro. Research has shown the risk for allergies and other respiratory health problems in mold-infested areas can increase anywhere from 30 to 50%.
“Much of what has a negative impact on our health is invisible to us and often takes a prolonged health symptom for people to suspect that something is wrong inside of their homes,” adds Anacleto, who’s been doing mold, toxin and pollution recovery services in the GTA for 28 years and works with major retail malls.
Although mold is nothing to sneeze at, do not panic! Who you gonna call? Beware any company using statements like “you must move,” or “it’s really bad, you got to do it right away!” Run for the hills, says Anacleto.
“Most mold situations can be easily dealt with proper containment, tools and specialized equipment – there is really never a need to panic.” A reputable company will offer advice and guidelines on treating the infected area yourself if size and severity is minor.
In the era of fake news there are also many fake online reviews: “Referrals and word of mouth from colleagues, family, friends and neighbours are still the best way of finding a good contractor,” adds Anacleto.
– Inattention makes a small mold problem into a bigger one. Deal with any moisture issue fast to minimize damage.
– For small infected area, treat with Benefect, a botanical broad spectrum disinfectant – it’s safe for everyone including people with allergies and children.
– Areas of visible mold larger than 10-square feet (3.50 metres) need professional attention. Doing it yourself can compromise your health and others in the household.
– Don’t waste time trying to clean it from porous surfaces like drywall – mold creates a root (hyphae) into the materials and it will come back. Drywall needs to be removed.
We take 20,000 breaths and people often believe indoor air is better than outside air, but in actuality, inside air pollution can be up to five times worse. Allergens, mold spores, pollutants, dust, pet dander and other particles are all floating in our air that we can’t always see. The new Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link is a connected, intelligent purifier that reports into the Dyson Link app so you can monitor your indoor air quality and see live, local air quality metrics. The Glass HEPA filter traps 99.97% of potentially harmful particles as small as 0.3 microns. Plus it’s multifunctional – it offers room heating in winter and cooling in summer. The retail for around $700 – check out Dysoncanada.ca for more details.
Allergy suffers are prone to headaches, fatigue from poor sleep, exercise intolerance and sinus infections. Up to 40% of people with seasonal allergies will develop asthma in their lifetimes and asthma may result in significant limitations in daily activities and can be fatal, adds McCusker, of the McGill University Health Centre.
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How would you like to own a huge Lego version of the McCallister's House from Home Alone? Macaulay Culkin sure would.
The star of the movie, who played Kevin McCallister, has given an amazing Lego Ideas submission his thumbs up by tweeting the fan-built project and encouraging followers to vote for it.
Lego Ideas is a platform for fans to submit their own builds that could one-day become actual Lego sets to be stocked in stores.
To be eligible for consideration by the Lego Ideas team, they must reach a certain number of votes from supporters.
Builder Alex (adwind) from Ukraine has reached almost 4,000 vote at the time of writing, but we suspect that Culkin's support will now open the floodgates.
We heartily approve. The house, modelled on the building in the 1990 Christmas film, was built using around 3,000 bricks and is incredibly detailed.
It has two floors of rooms and furniture, plus the treehouse that Kevin escapes to in the movie. Minifigures of Kevin and the burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) are included.
A few items from Home Alone can also be found in the house, with traps, Buzz McCallister's pet spider and a sleigh to sled down the stairs.
It'd be amazing if this is made into an actual set or even whole Home Alone series. In the words of Kevin McCallister himself, "...Are you thirsty for more?"
You can show your support to the project on its Lego Ideas webpage here.
LONDON (Reuters) - The first scientific analysis of probable human-to-human transmission of a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year gives the strongest evidence yet that the H7N9 virus can pass between people, scientists said on Wednesday.
“The threat posed by H7N9 has by no means passed,” James Rudge and Richard Coker of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said in a commentary in the same journal.
The scientists who led the study stressed, however, that the virus has not yet gained the ability to transmit from person to person efficiently - meaning the risk is very low that it could cause a human pandemic in its current form.
The new bird flu virus, which was unknown in humans until February, has so far infected at least 133 people in China and Taiwan, killing 43 of them, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data.
Most cases have been in people who had visited live poultry markets or had close contact with live poultry in seven to 10 days before falling ill.
The BMJ study, lead by Chang-jun Bao at the Jiangsu Province Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed a family cluster of two H7N9 patients - a father and daughter - in Eastern China in March 2013.
The first “index” patient - a 60-year-old man - regularly went to a live poultry market and fell ill five to six days after his last exposure to poultry.
He was admitted to hospital on 11 March. When his symptoms became worse, he was transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU) on March 15 but died of multi-organ failure on May 4, the study reported.
The second patient, his healthy 32-year-old daughter, had no known exposure to live poultry but provided direct bedside care for her father in the hospital before he went to intensive care.
She developed symptoms six days after her last contact with her father and went into hospital on March 24. She was moved to the ICU on March 28 and died of multi-organ failure on April 24.
Strains of the virus isolated from samples taken from each patient were “almost genetically identical” - a strong suggestion that the virus was transmitted directly from father to daughter, the researchers said.
“To our best knowledge, this is the first report of probable transmissibility of the novel virus person-to-person with detailed epidemiological, clinical and virological data,” they wrote.
Peter Horby of the Oxford University clinical research unit in Hanoi, Vietnam, who was not involved in this research, said the study raised the level of concern about H7N9 and reinforced the need for intensive surveillance.
A supporter of President Donald Trump pushed a BBC cameraman at a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas.
Sporting a Make America Great Again cap, the man shoved and swore at the BBC’s Ron Skeans and other news crews before being pulled away.
Trump saw the attack and confirmed Skeans was well with a thumbs up after it happened.
The president has had a fractious relationship with the media from the very start of his time in office.
He has claimed journalists are “the enemy of the people” and slammed the “fake news” for reports he deems unfavorable.
Skeans said the man almost knocked him and his camera over twice before he was wrestled away by a blogger.
BBC Washington producer Eleanor Montague and Washington correspondent Gary O’Donoghue were sitting in front of the camera.
Montague said the protester had attacked other news crews but Skeans “got the brunt of it”.
A campaign official for Mr. Trump afterward suggested the attacker was drunk.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) With Bismack Biyombo and rookie Khem Birch providing boards and blocks, the Orlando Magic won for the first time in 2018.
The duo combined for 26 rebounds and nine blocked shots in Orlando’s 108-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Statistically the worst rebounding team in the NBA, the Magic had a 51-37 edge on the boards and broke a seven-game losing streak against a team that had won five straight.
Evan Fournier scored a season-high 32 points for the Magic, and D.J. Augustin added 11 points and three assists in a 35-point fourth quarter.
Magic guard Arron Afflalo and Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica were ejected with 7:58 left in the second quarter when they got into a fight while the game was being played.
Afflalo threw at least one punch in the fight, which came four minutes after both players had been assessed technical fouls.
”I don’t want to feel like a victim here, that’s part of the game,” Bjelica said. ”But he took a swing at me, and I was just trying to protect myself, first of all, and to calm him down because he was wild.
Afflalo was unavailable for comment after the game.
Birch, who has spent much of the season going back and forth to the NBA G League, contributed 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks on less than 19 minutes.
Birch finished the first quarter by making the first four free throws of his NBA career, and blocked a couple of shots in the second quarter to keep the Timberwolves from pulling away.
Jimmy Butler had 28 points and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had won their five preceding games by an average of 18.8 points.
Fournier and Augustin hit 3-pointers during a 14-4 fourth-quarter run that put Orlando ahead to stay, and Augustin’s three free throws with 2:10 left gave the Magic a nine-point lead, the biggest of the game for either team.
Jeff Teague and Karl-Anthony Towns answered with 3-pointers to keep the Timberwolves in it, but Biyombo scored five straight Magic points to regain an eight-point lead with 50 seconds left.
A loss would have dropped Orlando (13-31) to the worst record in the NBA.
Timberwolves: Minnesota shot only 10 free throws. ”Very unusual for us,” Thibodeau said. ”I want to take a look at as well.” … Now fourth in the Western Conference, the Wolves are 6-11 against teams from the East.
Magic: F Marreese Speights missed the game for personal reasons. … With 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half, Birch exceeded his career totals in both categories. … Biyombo had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the first quarter.
Timberwolves: Visit Houston on Thursday night.
Magic: Visit Cleveland on Thursday night.
A priest at a Northwest Washington Catholic Church was arrested Wednesday for sexually abusing a teenager at the parish in 2015, officials said.