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Alex Sharp and ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tonys

NEW YORK — London-born actor Alex Sharp beat out Bradley cooper and Bill Nighy at Sunday’s Tony Awards to win best lead actor in a play for his role in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which also won for best play.

The British had a big night at the annual Broadway awards, with “Skylight” winning for best revival, and Helen Mirren nabbing her first Tony for playing Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s “The Audience.” She already won an Oscar for playing the monarch in the movie “The Queen.”

“This time last year I was picked up my diploma graduating from Julliard, so to be holding this is insane,” he said. “I just want to dedicate this to any young person out there who feels misunderstood or who feels different and answer that question at the end of the play for you: Does that mean I can do anything? Yes it does.”

Sharp’s win was part of a huge fivetrophy haul for “The Curious Incident,” an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel. It also won best lighting, scenic design and earned its director Marianne Elliott a Tony, too.

The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show “Fun Home” was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five trophies.

“Fun Home,” based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel about growing up with a closeted dad in a funeral home and the first musical to have a lesbian as its main character, won for best book, best lead actor in Michael Cerveris and best direction from Sam Gold. It came into the night with 12 nominations and left with the top trophies.

Cerveris won his second Tony for playing the closeted and suicidal father at the heart of “Fun Home” while O’Hara got her first Tony after six

nominations, winning for her role as the English school teacher in the classic musical “The King and I.” Songwriters Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron became the first female writing team to nab a Tony for musical score for “Fun Home.” But that milestone happened during a commercial break and viewers never saw it.

Two veteran Broadway stars — Cerveris and Kelli O’Hara of “The King and I” — took home lead acting Tonys.

“An American in Paris,” which had a co-leading 12 nominations, won four technical awards, including best scenic design and one for Christopher Wheeldon for best choreographer.

Co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming infused the show with a low-key medley of jokes and songs that displayed their playful, daffy chemistry. Their costume quick-changes included Cumming in a hoop skirt and Chenoweth as E.T., her cohost cracking, “I said ‘Fun Home.’”

One of the show’s highlights came as Joel Grey, who recently announced he was gay, int r o duced “ F u n Home” with his daughter, Jennifer

Alex Sharp accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York.

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Grey, who joked that the show was about a “brilliant and complicated father.” Joel Grey acknowledged that the topic was one his daughter “knew something about.”

The telecast on CBS at Radio City Music Hall featured appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Kiefer Sutherland, Bryan Cranston, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Nettles, Taye Diggs and Ashley Tisdale, among many others. Some non-theater celebrities including Kendall Jenner, Monica Lewinsky and Anna Wintour were also in the audience. (ap)

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Barcelona celebrates 5th European Cup with parade for fans

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Merkel presses G7 leaders to agree tough climate goals IBP/Net

LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at a London airport on Sunday for being “disruptive”, the BBC reported.

Without confirming the person’s identity, police said they had assisted staff in escorting a passenger from a flight because “the passenger had been reported as being disruptive”.

“Officers attended and escorted the passenger from the plane,” a Bedfordshire Police spokesman said. “No formal complaints were made against her and she was not arrested.”

The easyJet flight arrived in London’s Luton Airport from Bodrum in Turkey on Sunday afternoon.

A spokeswoman for easyJet confirmed police had met the flight when it arrived “due to the behaviour of a passenger on board”.

Moss, 41, became one of the world’s most recognisable models after her discovery as a teenager, becoming a regular on the cover of Vogue magazine and posing for brands such as Calvin Klein and Chanel. (afp)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), U.S. President Barack Obama and other G7 summit participants and outreach delegates pose for a family picture at the G7 summit at the Elmau castle in Kruen near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 8, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants.

KRUEN, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants.

Merkel, once dubbed the “climate chancellor”, hopes to revitalise her green credentials by getting the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emissions goals ahead of a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris.

Climate change topped the agenda for Monday’s sessions, at which the leaders were also set to discuss combating epidemics and other health issues, the fight against ter-

rorism from Boko Haram to Islamic State, and African development.

Merkel won support for her climate drive from French President Francois Hollande, who will host a U.N. summit on fighting climate change at the end of the year.

Hollande was also looking for an ambitious G7 commitment to ending their dependence on fossil fuels by mid-century, and sought a financial commitment to help

poorer countries transform their energy sectors so they can reduce carbon emissions.

“Commitments must be made at this G7. For the moment, the communique is going in the right direction,” the French president told reporters on the sidelines of the summit at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze.

The Europeans were pressing their G7 partners to sign up to legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In a boost for Merkel’s push to combat global warming, Japan said on Sunday it would favour the G7 countries setting their own target for

reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

U.S. President Barack Obama kept his counsel on the climate issue on Sunday, the first day of the summit, when leaders presented a united front in facing Russian over the Ukraine conflict and discussed the global economy.

Japan and Canada were regarded before the summit as potential holdouts on the climate issue, diplomats and environmental campaigners said. It was not clear if Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would accept a specific G7 goal.

“Canada supports an agreement in Paris that includes all GHG (greenhouse gas) emitting coun-

tries,” Stephen Lecce, spokesman for Harper, told Reuters in an email.

The green lobby is hoping that Merkel will push for a pledge to phase out fossil fuels by 2050 ahead of the Paris meeting, which aims to agree on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. (rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Toilet at Kidul Market slum

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Karangasem does not join the arja and female puppeteer parade

AMLAPURA - Other than in the parade of arja operetta, Karangasem will not participate in the female puppetry parade in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) this year. The absence of Karangasem in these two arts happens because it faces a crisis of arja operetta artists and female puppeteers.

It was recognized by the Head of the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Purna, Monday in Karangasem. He said that his party continues to provide guidance in order to make preparation for the next year’s BAF so that Karangasem can participate in all the art shows including the arja operetta and female puppeteer.

Karangasem does not participate in the arja art parade this year to avoid monotonous or it does not want to be represented by the same arja troupe in the parade at the BAF. The arja troupe participating in the BAF last year

was taken from a number of villages. It happened because no arja troupes remained to have complete dancers.

In order to make good preparation for the competitions in the BAF at Denpasar Art Center, he said, within three days his party has organized a pre-BAF event in Karangasem. Since two days ago we have held pre-BAF activity in the area of femininity, such as the workshop on coconut leaf and flower arrangement as well as cosmetology.

While the competition last Sunday, the most crowded cheers

were given by spectators and supporters of the Balinese quiz (macecimpedan) for children.

Participants from eight subdistricts respectively showed off their skill in the Balinese quiz.

The question and answer session involved five questions and each group tried to raise the most difficult questions whose answers were expected not to be known by their opponents.

The event at that time also included the competition of Balinese storytelling, speech in Balinese language, mabaladbadan and Balinese script writing. (013)

BANGLI - The effort made by the government of Bangli to create a cozy and attractive traditional market to visitors seems still difficult. It happens because since the beginning of operation, the market endlessly reaps the spotlight and complaints.

Previously, waste problem often leads to mutual accusation between relevant agencies and the traders.

Now, another problem seems to emerge. Toilet posing a public facility is in alarming condition. It does not give a clean impression at all.

Dirt looking to still stick at some corners emits stench. Likewise, the floor looks brownish.

In addition, based on the field observation on Sunday (Jun. 7), the water becoming close friend to toilet

did not run. Inevitably, the incoming visitors were forced not to flush their feces. Such condition did not only happen in one toilet, but also in the other toilets. Seeing this condition, traders did not want to lose. They argued that it happened because the water did not run, so that toilet became rundown. Besides, the toilet is also filled with waste paper aggravating the rundown impression.

Ni Luh Sri, one of the local traders, said that the water in the toilet has often not run since the past few months. She added that she does not understand why it happens. She deplored the few number of toilets are not comparable to the users but the condition is precisely very poor. (kmb45)

TABANAN - Damaged roads become a problem for most villages in Tabanan. One of them is the road to Pacung customary village belonging to Senganan administrative village.

Since 1997, the road to and passing through this customary village with the length of 4 km has just got a modest improvement so that the large rocks used as the basic material flake off. Vehicles passing through this path inevitably shake violently and people have to drive slowly. As a result, the eggs produced by laying hen farm at Pacung customary village are sold under market price and it finally does not develop.

One of the community leaders of Pacung customary village doubling as deputy chief of customary village, Made Sutirta, explained that due to the road condition the egg products of the laying hen farms at the village was bought under the market price.

“It happens because purchasing eggs here has high risk to be broken due to severely damaged road,” he said, Sunday (Jun. 7).

Damaged road condition for long time becomes one of the reasons for many people not to pursue the profession as a chicken farmer and prefer to work in the city. “Only two percent of the population is working as chicken farmer. One third of local residents work outside the village, while the remaining is laborer and farmer,” said Sutirta.

The road passing through the Pacung customary village was the main access formerly used as pilot project for public transport of Senganan-Biaung-Tunjuk road section.

Unfortunately, the experiment did not succeed because the passengers were deserted. Residents also attempted to improve the road pursuant to their ability such as by backfilling the existing potholes with soil or maintaining sewer line. According to Sutirta, residents at Pacung customary village actually want to do it independently.

Unfortunately, the burden of residents is quite a lot, where one of them is the obligation to support the local temples remaining to require a large amount of fund for improvement. “If only there was a help, our residents would be happy to help the workmanship physically,” said Sutirta.

Pacung customary village still has beautiful scenery so that in the past several travelers passed through the village by cycling. But since the road was broken and a traveler fell down, no travelers come again.

“So, we want to promote our village by opening tourism potential but it’s hampered by infrastructure. Actually, our village has the potential for trekking path,” said Sutirta. He just hoped there will be an assistance to repair the village roads having been damaged for decades. (kmb24)

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Traditional Indonesian and Balinese beverages at InterContinental

JIMBARAN - InterContinental Bali Resort is pleased to offer visitors and guests the opportunity to taste and benefit from a range of traditional Indonesian and Balinese beverages. These are served at the Resort’s restaurants and bars as well as at Uluwatu Spa. Indonesia is famous for the timehonoured medicinal remedies and tonics known as ‘jamu,’ which are created from fresh, blended herbs, spices and natural ingredients, and sold daily on the streets by ladies on bicycles, clad in sarongs and conical hats, with huge baskets strapped to

their backs. The ‘secret’ recipes date back to the 9th century and have been passed down through the generations from mother to daughter. Capturing the life force of indigenous plants, flowers, roots, barks, herbs, fruits and spices, this holistic therapy for inner and outer beauty and health is

derived from the science of Asian homeopathy and aromatherapy enhanced

by Chinese, Arabic and Ayurvedic influences. Indeed, so accustomed are many Indonesians to drinking their morning jamu that it has become an essential start their day. The various jamu tonics are known to increase

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stamina, rejuvenate the skin, purify the blood and aid digestion, as well as playing a part in disease prevention and the treatment of serious health conditions. The main ingredients are turmeric, ginger and tamarind, which are all known to be potent antioxidants and anticancer herbs. Jamu is traditionally sweetened with honey to taste and drunk hot or cold.

Sample some jamu herb tea at Uluwatu Spa. This delicious drink is made from fresh ginger, cracked lemongrass, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star anise, cloves, tamarind and honey. Ginger has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems, cloves can be used to treat cardiovascular problems, and cinnamon is used as a remedy for the common cold.

The health benefits of lemongrass include relief from stomach disorders, cardamom has diuretic properties, star anise has antifungal and antibacterial properties; while the delicately sweet and sour tamarind is known to reduce increase the strength of the immune system. Another very popular local beverage is ginger tea, which is also served up at Uluwatu Spa, and com-

prises fragrant pandan leaves, thinly sliced fresh ginger rhizome, cracked lemongrass, black tea, and local palm sugar if required. It can be served hot or cold.

Visit the Club Pool Bar at InterContinental Bali Resort and relish a refreshing rosella infusion. Made from the ‘rosella sabdariffa’ shrub, which belongs to the hibiscus family, the rosella infusion is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibres; it is known to improve blood circulation, lower cholesterol levels, aid weight loss and strengthen the immune system.

If you’re feeling the heat, try some all-natural coconut water. Completely pure and sterile, this well-balanced fluid composition is an excellent source of hydration. It has a higher concentration of electrolytes than anything else found in nature and is composed of many naturally occurring bioactive enzymes and minerals.

Finally, Bali’s fresh juices and creative combinations of fruit juice will please you no end. All of the drink menus at InterContinental Bali Resort have a section devoted to various nonalcoholic fruit-based beverages.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

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Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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World’s first ‘feeling’ leg prosthesis offers new hope to amputees

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This illustration provided by NASA/JPL/Mark Showalter, SETI Institute depicts Pluto and its five moons from a perspective looking away from the sun.

Solar system’s weirdest dance scene: The moons around Pluto

WASHINGTON — There’s a chaotic dance going on at the far end of the solar system, involving Pluto and five of its closest friends, a new study finds.

Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto, its largest moon Charon, and tinier moons Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos show the odd rhythmic gyrations of the six distant objects in a dance unlike anything in the system.

What makes it so odd is that there’s a double set of dances going on. First, Pluto and Charon are locked together in their own waltz “as if they are a dumbbell” with a rod connecting them, said study author Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in California. It’s the solar system’s only binary planet system, even though Charon isn’t technically a planet, he said. Pluto, too, is no longer considered a full planet.

“It’s pretty darn weird,” Showalter said.

But Pluto and Charon aren’t

alone, and that’s where it gets more complicated.

The four little moons circle the Pluto-Charon combo, wobbling a bit when they go closer to either Pluto or Charon, being pushed and pulled by the two bigger objects.

Those four moons orbit PlutoCharon in a precise rhythmic way, but with a twist: They also interact when they near each other. So it seems like they all dance to one overarching beat but not quite in the same way, just doing their own thing, said planetary scientist Heidi Hammel of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

“It’s kind of like you’d see at a Grateful Dead concert,” Hammel said. She wasn’t part of the study, but praised it as giving a glimpse of

what might be happening in other distant star systems where there are two stars and planets that revolve around them, like the mythical Star Wars world of Tatooine.

With the tiny moons wobbling and flipping over in an unpredictable and chaotic way, if you lived on Nix or Hydra, the sun would come up in different parts of the sky, if at all on some days, Showalter said.

“It’s a very strange world,” he said. “You would literally not know if the sun is coming up tomorrow.”

NASA’s $700 million New Horizons spacecraft will arrive in the Pluto system in mid-July after a nine-year 3 billion mile (5 billion kilometer)flight that started before Pluto was demoted to dwarf-planet status. (ap)

VIENNA - The world’s first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain will be unveiled by researchers in Vienna on Monday.

The innovation is the result of a two-fold process, developed

by Professor Hubert Egger at the University of Linz in northern Austria.

Surgeons first rewired remaining foot nerve endings from a patient’s stump to healthy tissue in the thigh, placing them close to the skin surface.

Six sensors were then fitted to the foot sole of a lightweight prosthesis, and linked to socalled stimulators inside the shaft where the stump sits.

“It’s like a second lease of life, like being reborn,” Austrian amputee Wolfgang Rangger, told AFP ahead of Monday’s media launch.

The former teacher, who lost his right leg in 2007 after suffering a blood clot caused by a cerebral stroke, has spent the last six months testing the new prosthesis.

“It feels like I have a foot again. I no longer slip on ice and I can tell whether I walk on gravel, concrete, grass or sand.

I can even feel small stones,” he said.

The 54-year-old also runs, cycles and goes climbing. When he moves, the limp is barely noticeable.

Every time Rangger takes a step or applies pressure, the small sensor devices send signals to the brain.

“In a healthy foot, skin receptors carry out this function but they are obviously missing here.

However, the information conductors -- the nerves -- are still present, they’re just not being stimulated,” Egger said.

“The sensors tell the brain there is a foot and the wearer has the impression that it rolls off the ground when he walks. All things considered, the procedure is a very simple one given the results.”

This is not the first time the Austrian scientist has caused a stir with his research.

In 2010, he presented a mindcontrolled prosthetic arm, which the user directed with motor neurons previously connected to the lost limb.

For the artificial leg, the principle remains the same except that the process works in reverse: information is guided from the prothesis to the brain, rather than

the other way around.

In addition to increasing balance and safety, the prosthesis provides another remarkable function: it has helped eradicate the excruciating pain Rangger had experienced for years following his amputation.

“I was barely able to walk with a conventional prosthesis, didn’t sleep for more than two hours a night and needed morphine to make it through the day,” he recalled.

But within days of undergoing the operation last October, the pain vanished.

As Egger points out, phantom pain occurs because the brain gets increasingly sensitive as it seeks information about the missing limb.

“Plus the amputation is often tied to a traumatic experience like an accident or illness, and the mind keeps reliving these memories,” he noted.

The advantage of the “feeling prosthesis” is that the brain once again receives real data and can stop its frantic search.

“Rangger is a very different person now to the one I met in 2012,” Egger said.

The two men were introduced to each other at a support group for amputees.

“It struck me that he never laughed and he had these dark rings under his eyes. It was awful.”

I m p o r t a n t l y, p o s t - s u rg e r y recovery is quick and there are no known health dangers associated with the intervention, he added.

“The only risk is that the nerves don’t reconnect properly and the feelings fail to return,” he said.

Wi t h t h e n e w t e c h n o l o g y ready, Egger now hopes that small companies will join his venture and start building the prosthesis to help bring down the market price.

At the moment, a high-tech foot model costs between 10,000 euros ($11,240) and 30,000 euros.

Egger believes his latest project could vastly improve quality of life for amputees, including in developing countries.

“People with amputations aren’t patients in the traditional sense, they aren’t sick –- they’re just missing a limb,” he said.

“By giving them back mobility, they also regain their independence and are able to reintegrate into society. That’s what I work for.” (ap)

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Coal market currently moving to new equilibrium

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NUSA DUA - The global coal market is now moving to a new equilibrium, which will make the national coal industry more efficient, a minister stated.

“The decline in the price of coal over the past few years in essence has boosted the market to the normal level, as what happened in the past was actually an abnormal gain,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said noted while opening the 21st Coaltrans Asia Annual Meeting on Monday.

He stated that the coal prices, which have skyrocketed to US$100 per ton, offered huge benefits to various industries.

However, a major benefit in a relatively short period of time has led to inappropriate practices among coal businessmen and government officials.

“These conditions have had bad impacts and harmed the environment as well as have led to corrupt practices in various regions,” he remarked.

Said explained that currently, the low price at US$64 per ton will compel the producers to carry out internal consolidation.

“This is a good situation to make companies more efficient and law abiding firms and to do everything with scientific approaches,” he emphasized.

Through consolidation, the national coal companies have proved that they are capable of surviving. The national coal production continues to increase even at a time when the price is low.

“This indicates that the sales are not affected by the low price,” the minister noted.

In 2014, the non-tax state revenues (PNBP) from coal sales reached 81 percent of the total mineral and coal PNBP, which totaled Rp32.3 trillion.

The minister is optimistic that the consolidation will boost the domestic market for coal in line with the policy to increase the overall capacity of electricity plants by 35 thousand megawatts (MW).

“About 60 percent of the additional designed capacity will be supplied by coal-fired power plants,” he said.

He hoped that the policy would boost the domestic coal market from 80-90 million tons currently to 250 million tons in 2019. (ant)

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The global coal market is now moving to a new equilibrium, which will make the national coal industry more efficient, a minister stated.

‘Besieged’ by trash, Banjar Bias Beach looks dreadful

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The shorelines of Banjar Bias, Kusamba village, has been looking quite shabby lately. Debris has accumulated here after the heavy rains of the last few weeks washed it downstream.

According to local residents, this problem always occurs after heavy rains southerly winds.

SEMARAPURA - The shorelines of Banjar Bias, Kusamba village, has been looking quite shabby lately. Debris has accumulated here after the heavy rains of the last few weeks washed it downstream.

According to local residents, this problem always occurs after heavy rains southerly winds.

One local residents, Nyoman Surata, said on Sunday (Jun. 6) that there has been a lot of rain recently.

The heaviest downfall was just three days ago and has brought all kinds of organic refuse from the rivers with it.

“The debris consists of the remains of plants from the former Gunaksa quarry,” said this porter.

After plants grow wild in the quarry they die and when nearby streams swell up, their remains get carried to the river and eventually to the sea, by way of the beach.

Banjar Bias beach is one of the traditional harbors used for passenger and cargo crossings. Thus,

the invasion of marine debris along the shorelines of Kusamba village is frequently complained about by local residents and passengers. Clean ups are done frequently, however because of drifting during the night, debris continues to accumulate.

“In the morning, the shorelines are again full of marine debris,” said Surata who has been a porter for over 10 years.

Mostly it is local residents themselves who clean up the beach but sometimes the Indonesian Military comes to lend a hand but it is a hard problem to overcome altogether as it happens every year.

Another resident, Wayan Nuaya, added that although the weather is erratic and heavy rains often come out of the blue, he said that the boat service is seldom interupted.

“Three vessels have already departed to Nusa Gede and Jungut Batu as usual. Similarly, several other vessels have also anchored,” he said. (kmb31)

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Police raid several gambling facilities

DENPASAR - The Gambling Task Force of the Denpasar Police raided an online football gambling facility on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, South Denpasar, on Sunday (Jun. 7) that was tuning over tens of millions of rupiah and arrested a 25 year old suspect with the initials KM. “The suspect KM was in fact the target of the Gambling Task Force’s raid. He has been operating since last year but has only now been caught,” said the Chief of the Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Nengah Sadiarta, accompanied by Unit Chief V, Adiguna.

In addition to arresting this suspect, the officers also secured evidence in the form of an iPhone and cash worth IDR 360,000. The suspect admitted to the officers that he had been running the business since last year. He works by gathering footballs gamblers for betting.

The suspect was arrested on Sunday at approximately 00:30 a.m. “The stakes range from hundreds of thousands to millions of rupiahs. When calculated, the total turnover can reach tens of millions of rupiahs per event.

These gambling events were held for every competition of prestigious league,” added Adiguna.

The Task Force also arrested a 67 year old recidivist with the initials SR at his home on Jalan Gunung Lebah Gang Cempaka, West Denpasar, on Saturday (Jun. 6) at six o’clock in the afternoon. The arrest was based on information that the police had received about someone selling lottery tickets from that location.

The man selling the illegal lottery tickets is a recidivist that had been released from Kerobokan Prison.

Police also raided the suspect’s house. “The suspect admitted to have been selling lottery tickets for a month and taking a 35 percent cut.

Our turnover is IDR 200,000 to IDR 300,000 per day,” he said.

Adiguna and his team also raided a Q-Kick gambling ring at Nuansa Kori Housing, Nusa Dua. Police arrested the suspects Ker, 35, Sub, 42, KS, 45, SA, 27, MA, 35, Iw, 38, and GR, 36. At They were caught red handed holding Q-Kick card and placing bets. “The evidence secured includes four sets of cards that had been used, six new sets of cards, and money valued at IDR 1,729,000.

All the perpetrators are still in the process of being investigated and are being held at the office of the Denpasar Police Station,” said Adiguna. (kmb36)

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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a major setback on Sunday when the ruling AK Party he founded failed to win an outright majority in a parliamentary election for the first time.

The Sunday Market held in Shankara Resto located on Danau Tamblingan Street, Sanur

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Sunday Market, talk show, astrology consultation at Shankara Resto DENPASAR - Bale Banjar Bali Global of Shankara Resto was crowded on Sunday morning (Jun. 7) as Shankara hosted some local SME’s from Bali that sell culinary delights. They offered a variety of foods and beverages such as Tipat Blayag, Bubuh Bali, Sate Kakul, Sate Kelinci, Sate Alu, Sate Ayam and Tum. There were also some Indian dishes available such as Tarik Tea and Canai Cake as well as some new creations including iced grass jelly, fried ice cream and other such items.

Another cause for hubbub occurred around ten o’clock because students from Bali’s State Polytechnic began to arrive to watch a talk show conducted by Daneswara Training. Part of this event included a presentation by and consultations with I Wayan Rambler, a wariga (Balinese astrology) expert.

Manager of Daneswara Training, Kadek Eni Marhaeni said that she wants to encourage

the young generation to let go of the habit of being reluctant to speak. “We have create a learning activity for them that is designed to be interesting because it includes entertainment as well,” she said.

The activity is also expected to provide inspiration for the young people to return to the Bale Banjar as a venue for the young generation to learn. “We in Bali must not

be displaced by modern culture,” she affirmed.

Marheni also expressed her hope that events like this can help young people to improve themselves and dare to speak up.

Daring to speak starts with knowing what to say and how to say it, she explained. “They must know what to say. What is being said is also important. That way, they will become enthusiastic about speaking. Knowing how to speak well can make us better people as well,” she said.

Essentially, speaking is a skill that requires technical skills and must be practiced regularly to be mastered. This talk show event was the first of many to follow. (kmb42)

Erdogan, Turkey’s most popular modern leader but also its most divisive, had hoped a crushing victory for the AKP would allow it to change the constitution and create a more powerful U.S.-style presidency. To do that, it would have needed to win two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

Instead, it has been left unable to govern alone for the first time since it came to power almost 13 years ago.

It faces potentially weeks of difficult coalition negotiations with reluctant opposition parties as it tries to form a stable government, and the possibility of another early election.

With 98 percent of ballots counted, the AKP took 40.8 percent of the vote, according to broadcaster CNN Turk, down from 49.8 percent at the last parliamentary election in 2011.

“Everyone should see that the AKP is the winner and leader of these elections,” a defiant Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, leader of the AKP, said in a balcony speech to the party faithful at its headquarters in Ankara. “No one should try to build a victory from an election they lost,” he told thousands of supporters.

The uncertainty sent the lira currency to a record low against the dollar in thin out-of-hours dealing as investors positioned themselves for what is likely to be a turbulent start of trade on Monday.

But for jubilant Kurds, who flooded the streets of the south-

eastern city of Diyarbakir setting off fireworks and waving flags, there was plenty to celebrate. The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) crossed a 10 percent threshold to enter parliament for the first time.

With initial results putting it on around 13 percent, HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas ruled out a coalition with the AKP and said the election outcome had put an end to talk of the stronger presidential powers championed by Erdogan.

“The discussion of an executive presidency and dictatorship have come to an end in Turkey,” he told a news conference in Istanbul, describing the outcome as a victory “for those who want a pluralist and civil new constitution”.

The AKP’s failure to win an overall majority marks an end to more than a decade of stable singleparty rule and is a setback for both Erdogan and Davutoglu.

Both men had portrayed the election as a choice between a “new Turkey” and a return to a history marked by short-lived coalition governments, economic instability and coups by a military whose influence Erdogan has now reined in.

“Erdogan is the main loser given that he championed two big ideas: one a switch to a presidential system, the other single-party government,” said Sinan Ulgen, visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe

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Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) celebrate in Diyarbakir, southeaster Turkey, late Sunday, June 7, 2015. In a stunning rebuke of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to expand his powers, Turkish voters stripped his party of its simple majority in parliament, preliminary election results showed Sunday.

and chairman of the Istanbul-based Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies. “Neither of them came about.”

EARLY ELECTION SEEN The partial results indicated that the HDP, with its roots in Kurdish nationalism, had succeeded in widening its appeal beyond its Kurdish core vote to centre-left and secularist elements disillusioned with Erdogan. It is now likely to play a significant role in parliament, particularly trying to advance a two-year-old peace pro-

cess between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which first took up arms in 1984.

Demirtas said earlier that the campaign had not been fair or just.

A bombing on Friday killed two people and wounded at least 200 at one of its rallies in Diyarbakir.

The results broadcast by CNN showed the secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP) would again be the second biggest group in parliament, with around a quarter of the vote.

Murat Karayalcin, the party’s

Istanbul chairman, said the outcome was a “clear no” to the executive presidential system championed by Erdogan, while party spokesman Haluk Koc ruled out a coalition with the AKP. The right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), long seen as the AKP’s most likely partner in any coalition, took around 16 percent of the vote.

Its leader, Devlet Bahceli, all but ruled out a deal with the AKP, saying Turkey should hold a new election if the ruling party was unable to agree a coalition with other opposition parties. (rtr)

Barbara Bush celebrates 90th birthday by promoting literacy KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former first lady Barbara Bush is promoting literacy on her 90th birthday.

Bush is lending her backing to a $7 million challenge by X Prize and Dollar General. They’re challenging developers to create a mobile app to

AP Photo/George Bridges, File

FILE- In this May 3, 2015, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush takes photos with her cell phone before the Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros in a baseball game in Houston, Texas.

help improve adult literacy skills.

The original X Prize was awarded 11 years ago for privately funded, suborbital flight. Since then, there have been other X Prize competitions aimed at spurring innovation.

Bush family members — including her son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is expected to announce his presidential run next week — are in Kennebunkport for her birthday on Monday. A gala is planned for Monday night and a tent has been erected on the grounds of St. Ann’s Church. (ap)

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G-7 leaders signal united front on Russia sanctions ELMAU, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she expects a meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies to produce a “united signal” that sanctions against Russia can only be softened if a February peace accord for Ukraine is fully implemented.

Even before the issue was brought to the table, most of the leaders had already expressed their support for the idea.

This year’s meeting of the leading industrialized democracies was the second in a row without Russia, which was ejected from what was the G-8 last year over its actions

in Ukraine. Even with President Vladimir Putin absent, Russia was prominent in the leaders’ minds as they gathered in the Bavarian Alps.

Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed during a presummit bilateral meeting that the duration of sanctions imposed upon

Moscow should be “clearly linked to Russia’s full implementation of the Minsk” peace accord agreed in February, the White House said in a statement. Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, another summit participant, were central to drawing up that accord.

Later, Merkel stressed anew in an interview with Germany’s public ZDF television that sanctions are not an end in themselves and they “can be dispensed with when the conditions under which they were introduced are no lon-

ger there and the problems are resolved.”

She said that “we have a chance if everyone makes an effort — that is to some extent in Russia’s hands and of course in Ukraine’s.”

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Kiev before heading to the summit in Germany and pledged to make sure that “solidarity with Ukraine” was also on the agenda for the next G-7, which is being held in Japan, his spokesman Yasuhisa Kawamura told a small group of reporters.

This year, he said, Japan’s main goal is that all sides abide by the Minsk agreement.

“That is our goal and for that ... all G-7 leaders should show a common approach,” Kawamura said.

Heading into the talks, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would push for Europe to stand firm with sanctions against Russia even though some countries — especially cash-strapped Greece — were suffering economically because of declining investment and tourists from Russia. (ap)

Oil down after OPEC meeting, eyes on Iran talks

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Monday after OPEC decided to maintain its high output levels, while traders were also weighing the possible return of Iranian supplies that have been curtailed by international sanctions against Tehran, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery fell 47 cents to $58.66 while Brent crude for July eased 42 cents to $62.89 in afternoon trade.

Analysts said investors were mulling the long-term impact on prices after the 12-nation Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday defied calls to cut output to alleviate a global supply glut that has seen prices slump almost 50 percent over the past year.

Instead, they kept their collective target at 30 million barrels per day -- where it has stood for more than three and a half years.

OPEC countries are reported to be actually pumping more than 31 million barrels a day, with the risk of more coming on line.

Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at business consultancy firm EY, said prices are “likely to remain volatile” ahead of a June 30 deadline for Iran and world powers to come to an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Six global powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- are trying to nail down a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by reducing its stockpiles of enriched uranium and mothballing some of its sites.

If the agreement is reached and implemented, the powers have agreed to gradually scale back sanctions imposed since 2012, including on its petroleum industry.

Iran has the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves but its exports have fallen from more than 2.2 million barrels per day in 2011 to about 1.3 million because of the sanctions.

“Any likelihood of a deal could act as a trigger for downward movement of crude prices,” said Gupta. (afp)

Vendors browse their smartphones as they wait for customer at their store selling Chinese made souvenirs at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China Thursday, May 21, 2015. Manufacturing in China shrank for the third straight month in May as demand remained soft, raising the chances of more stimulus to prop up growth in the world’s No. 2 economy.

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China trade shrinks again in latest sign of economic slide

HONG KONG — Chinese imports and exports shrank again in May, the latest sign of sputtering growth in the world’s second biggest economy that adds to pressure on Beijing to avoid a sharp slump. Customs data released Monday showed that exports contracted 2.8 percent from a year earlier to $1.17 trillion yuan ($189 billion).

Imports shrank 18.1 percent to $803.3 billion yuan ($129 billion). For the first five months of the year, total imports and exports fell 7.8 percent.

In dollar-denominated terms, exports shrank 2.5 percent while imports tumbled 17.6 percent, leaving a trade surplus of $59.49 billion, according to the customs data.

China’s leaders are trying to steer the economy toward growth based on domestic spending and reduce its reliance on trade and investment. The economy expanded 7 percent in the first quarter, the slowest quarterly growth since the global financial crisis in 2008.

The poor trade data comes a week

after an official index of activity in China’s giant manufacturing industry remained subdued, with both export demand and employment shrinking.

Policymakers in Beijing have unleashed several rounds of stimulus, including cutting interest rates three times in six months and slashing reserve requirement ratios for banks to free up money for lending. Analysts say more measures will likely be needed if growth slows too abruptly. (ap)

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Frangipani originates from around Peru, America

DENPASAR - When entering a garden on Jalan Hayam Wuruk Denpasar, it is filled with beautiful frangipani plants looking to grow flourishingly. At a glance, it comes to mind if the place is deliberately made for a commercial area. However, there is a long story behind it.

After coming into a semi-permanent building, it exudes a very intense garden atmosphere because on the left, right and in front of the building lies a pond of ornamental fish. Under this beautiful and serene ambience, the frangipani is even more interesting to discuss.

According to Gede Oka Dipa, a frangipani conservationist and the owner of the Taman Istana Jepun, it is known as kamboja in Bahasa Indonesia, Plumeria in Latin language and jepun in Balinese language.

“There are also people calling it Japanese frangipani, but in fact it is different from Plumeria because its Latin name is Adenium,” he explained, Friday (Jun. 5).

Frangipani actually originates from around Peru, America in the sixteenth century. However, there are also some species coming from Laos, India and Indonesia.

He continued that frangipani belongs to perennial, succulent and gummy plant so that it does not need special care. Indeed it needs water, but in moderation, because when it is too much water, the roots will perish. “Maximally it needs

fertilizing once in six months, cutting of the leaves and branches once a year and the soil needs loosening once in six months,” he said.

The existing frangipani plants are the result of natural crossbreeding by animals, wind or others, while some plants are crossed by human hands. Considering Indonesia, especially Bali, belongs to tropical region, many crosses of frangipani are carried out naturally because the weather supports.

In the world, it is predicted there are approximately 22,000 cultivars of frangipani. However, the observed frangipani amounts to 16,000 cultivars. Of the 16,000 cultivars, the identified ones reach 8,000 cultivars. And of the 8,000 cultivars, a total of 4,000 cultivars have been proposed to be patented.

The frangipani patented by The Plumeria Society of America (PSA) reaches 800 to 1,000 cultivars, including two species of frangipani in Bali, namely the Bali Whiri (ten-leaved flowers or dasamala), and Bali Palace (yellow curly).

“I do not know the exact name of the yellow curly,” he said. Around

the world, there are 160 species of frangipani, and Indonesia has two species, namely the two species of Bali.

The development of frangipani in Bali began when an expatriate

traveling around the globe and found it in various countries and then planted them in their home in Bali. Oka said that most Balinese people who worked at the home of expatriates came from Micik,

Gianyar. They did not deliberately ask the plant to their employer and then planted them at their home at Micik. Since then, the frangipani from outside began to develop in Bali. (kmb42)

Manik Sari troupe reviving Arja

There was a time when arja operettas were being performed by several villages in North Bali. Buleleng Arja in paricular was doing extremely well and was able to compete with the arja troups of South Bali. Unfortunately, since the 1970s arja perfomances have been buried under the growing demand for drama gong from South Bali. Recently, Arja artists and supporters from Panji Sakti Land have been workiing to revive Arja operattas. Putu Raksa has been instrumental in this revival of Buleleng arja and founded the Manik Sari arja operetta troupe from Delod Margi hamlet, Mekar Sari village in 2013.

The Manik Sari troupe was even been featured in the 2013 Bali Arts Festival (BAF). At that time, the art of Arja had already been classified as extinct with only a few dancers remaining. Putu Raksa, a renowned dancer of Buleleng Arja dancer was then entrusted to re-establish this fading art form. There were many different challenges involved in trying to establish a troupe. For one thing, the dancers were housewives who worked as laborers during the day. Also

the gamelan troupe had to be formed from people from neighboring villages.

Despite these and other challenges, the Manik Sari arja troupe performed in the BAF of 2013 and 2014 and were successful in entertaining the pubic and received acclaim from the government officials in the audience.

Preeminent dancer and pioneer of the Manik Sari arja troupe, Putu Raksa (local Mekar Sari villager) said that previously there were many arja performers from Kerobokan, Kloncing and Bungkulan villages (Sawan subdistrict).

Starting in 1970 Arja however slowly lost its appeal as the growing popularity of drama gong and other more modern forms of entertainment emerged.

Eventually all the Arja troupes became dormant.

Only a few prominent performers remained and they were all elderly. Putu Raksa, who has been dancing since he was a child, became worried that the general lack of effort to revive the arja operetta in Buleleng would mean that this art would disappear, which is what inspired him to revive the art of Arja in Bulelelng by establishing the Manik

Sari arja troupe in Mekar Sari village.

Trying to revive Arja ihas an added challenge because of the many skills that each player must posses. Not only must they be able to dance but they must also be able to sing, memorize a script and control the rhythm of the gamelan music.

Despite the many constraints that Raksa faces, he is still active in reviving this art in Denpasar and determined to revive Arja in his village and throughout Buleleng.. Thanks to the art troupe that Raksa established, many college student and children are well on their way to becoming skilled Arja dancers. These young performers are all people who have an earnest desire to get involved in Arja –none of them were forced to learn. Such motivation is encouraging and is having a ripple effect drawing more and more young people into wanting to become Arja perforemers. (mud) Preeminent dancer and pioneer of the Manik Sari arja troupe, Putu Raksa.

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South Korea reports jump in MERS infections, sixth patient dies

SEOUL - South Korea reported a jump in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday while an 80-year-old man became the sixth fatality from the outbreak in the country and other Asian nations began taking preventive measures against the disease.

South Korean authorities closed nearly 2,000 schools and said fewer than 10 people who had broken quarantine rules were located and taken back home. In a couple of cases, they were located through cellphone tracking.

Malaysia advised its nationals to avoid South Korea and Singapore postponed or cancelled all school trips to the country, although the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said she believed Seoul would be able to control the further spread of the virus by taking appropriate measures.

The Health Ministry announced 23 new infections, bringing the total to 87. South Korea now has the second highest number of infections in the world after Saudi Arabia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The latest MERS patient to die in South Korea was hospitalised for pneumonia when he was infected, officials in the city of Daejeon said. He was confirmed to have contracted the virus from another patient at a hospital.

Underlining concern about the spread of the disease, South Korean authorities said they would track the cellphones of about 2,500 people under quarantine who may have been in contact with patients.

Some of those under quarantine are in healthcare facilities although

most are at home.

Jeong Eun-kyeong, a South Korean disease control center official, said local health officials and police were keeping tabs on those quarantined. “We are actively tracing their locations, cooperating with police or using other methods.

We did cellphone tracking in a couple of cases. For contacts we must find, we will request location tracking and receive data,” Jeong told reporters.

Local health officials have found some people, fewer than 10, who had broken quarantine and taken them back home, Jeong said, adding that those who break the rules can be fined. A team of experts from the WHO was due to begin work on Tuesday to evaluate the response to the outbreak, including why it had spread so fast and advise on further measures.

The South Korean culture of families looking after their loved ones at hospitals may have been part of the reason for it to spread within healthcare facilities, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told Yonhap news agency.

All known South Korean infections have taken place within healthcare facilities, where it is common for family and friends to make lengthy visits, sometimes around the clock. The WHO has not advised any travel restrictions.

RATE CUT?

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said he was concerned over the impact on its already flagging economy from the MERS outbreak. In remarked prepared for delivery at a luncheon, he said the government would take swift countermeasures if an economic impact was confirmed, but he stopped short of mentioning any possibility of a supplementary budget.

The MERS outbreak is adding pressure for another interest rate cut in South Korea, possibly as soon as the central bank’s next policy meeting this week.

The South Korean government, under criticism for a lack of transparency and failing to respond swiftly to the outbreak, identified 24 health facilities where MERS patients have been present, including six where infections are known to have occurred.

Reflecting public concern among parents, 1,869 schools across the country were due to be closed on Monday, the Education Ministry said.

Malaysia’s deputy Health Minister Hilmi Yahaya said citizens were advised not to travel to South Korea, but no ban had been imposed.

All school trips from Singapore to South Korea had been postponed or cancelled, Singaporean media

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INDONESIA Weh Island to be transformed into Aceh’s main tourist destination

BANDA ACEH - Indonesia’s westernmost island of Weh in Aceh will be turned into the primary tourist destination of the province, according to Reza Fahlevi, the chief of the local Culture and Tourism Office.

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A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of visitors during the Job Fairs at a mall in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 8, 2015. South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. reported at the weekend, citing the Ministry of Education.

The quarantine office at Japan’s Narita Airport, which serves Tokyo, said announcements were being made on planes from South Korea that anybody who might have been in contact with a MERS patient or been in a hospital with MERS patients needed to report to quarantine officials.

In China, airports stepped up monitoring of incoming passengers and are requiring airlines to report

any cases of passengers with high temperatures.

First identified in humans in 2012, MERS is caused by a coronavirus from the same family as the one that triggered Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. SARS killed around 800 people worldwide after it first appeared in China in 2002.

South Korea’s new cases bring the total of MERS cases globally to 1,236, based on World Health Organization (WHO) data, with at least 445 related deaths. (rtr)

“Besides having promising potential, Weh Island is known across the world. So we will transform it into a major tourist destination of Aceh province,” Fahlevi said on Monday.

He noted that Weh, locally known as Sabang, has an active volcano where the Indonesian and Pacific oceans meet. It also has a great diversity of coral reefs and species of fish.

In addition, he pointed out that the beaches in Weh are havens for nesting sea turtles, and the waters around it have a healthy population of whale sharks, manta rays, dolphins, and reef sharks.

“Therefore, we want to make the island a major tourist destination to support the sector in the other 23 districts in Aceh province,”

Fahlevi remarked.

Furthermore, he explained that tourists in Weh Island can continue their journey to various tourist destinations in other districts in the province.

To turn Weh Island into a major tourist destination, Fahlevi stated that his office will improve supporting infrastructure facilities there and build information on tourism so holidaymakers are aware of other destinations in the province.

He also added that those interested in religious tourism can travel to Banda Aceh, the capital city of the province, or to Lhokseumawe and North Aceh for historical tourism. (ant)

Mexico’s 1st independent candidate leads in exit polls MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party has lost seats in congress but may gain a majority from its coalition with the small but growing Green Party that was everywhere during the campaign, according to official voting trends released late Sunday by the electoral institute.

Voters also elected Mexico’s first independent governor after a reform allowing unaffiliated candidates, a move seen as a jolt to all political parties. Independent Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” had at least a 6-point lead in the race in Nuevo Leon state, according to exit polls conducted by the television network TV Azteca and other media.

The margin of error in the Azteca survey, however, was 3.8 percentage points. The AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik ruling party candidate, Ivonne Alvarez, Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” an acknowledged the vote was close. Rodriindependent candidate for governor of the guez’s popularity in a state that is home to the northern state of Nuevo Leon, shows his inked business hub of Monterrey was attributed to finger after casting his vote in Villa de Garcia, voters’ disgust with all political parties, each with its own corruption scandals.

Mexico, Sunday, June 7, 2015.

“Nuevo Leon has shown that through the ballot box, you can change things,” Rodriguez said in addressing his supporters, adding that he will wait for the official count to confirm his victory. “We’re going to give the parties six years of vacation.”

His support harkens back to 2000, when another plainspoken cowboy candidate, Vicente Fox, managed to topple the PRI’s 71-year rule and win the presidency for the opposition National Action Party. The voting, marred by sporadic outbursts of violence, was seen as a litmus test for President Enrique Pena Nieto and his Institutional Revolutionary Party.

The PRI lost seats, according to the official early count. But a surge in Green Party representatives, from 27 in the current congress to as many as 48, could give the PRI-Green coalition 251 of 500 votes, a majority the party has lacked until now. Protesters burned ballot boxes in several restive states of southern Mexico in an attempt to disrupt elections, but officials said the vote was proceeding

satisfactorily despite “isolated incidents.”

“Considering the challenges we faced in this election, the balance has been positive,” electoral institute head Lorenzo Cordova said in a national address after polls closed.

Thousands of soldiers and federal police guarded polling stations where violence and calls for boycotts threatened to mar elections for 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nine of 31 governorships and hundreds of mayors and local officials. The elections drew a turnout of between 47 and 48 percent, the electoral institute said.

Midterm elections usually draw light turnout, but attention was unusually high this time as a loose coalition of radical teachers’ unions and activists vowed to block the vote.

The teachers’ demands include wage hikes, an end to teacher testing and the safe return of 42 missing students from a radical teachers’ college. Those students disappeared in September, and prosecutors say they were killed and incinerated by a drug gang. (ap)

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An Indonesian man takes pictures of Mount Sinabung as it releases volcanic materials in Tiga Serangkai, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, June 5, 2015.

Indonesia has raised the alert status of the volcano in the western part of the country to the highest level following a sharp increase in activity this week.

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Indonesian group raises takeover offer for coal miner ARMS

Asia Coal Energy Ventures (ACE) raised its offer price for Asia Resource Minerals (ARMS) by about 37 percent on Monday, winning support of large stakeholder Nat Rothschild and moving closer to a takeover of the troubled coal miner.

Indonesia-focused ARMS, previously known as Bumi, has been hard hit by a series of boardroom disputes and tumbling coal prices and has lately been at the centre of a battle for control between its cofounder, financier Rothschild and ACE. ACE, a vehicle backed by hedge fund Argyle Street Management and funded by Indonesian business conglomerate Sinar Mas, raised the offer price to 56 pence per share from 41 pence.

Rothschild, who said last month he was no longer considering a rival bid together with Russian partner SUEK, said he would

accept the increased cash offer, which values the whole company at over $200 million, for its 17.2 percent in ARMS. He had previously said that ACE’s initial offer significantly undervalued ARMS. “There is no suggestion that this is a good outcome for shareholders, but it is the best short-term outcome given the difficulties that ARMS would have faced...”

Rothschild said in a statement.

“Investors like myself who believe in the long term future of thermal coal, will now be given the opportunity to re-deploy their capital back into the sector, but this will be our first and last investment in Indonesia’s coal sector”.

ACE said Hannam & Partners, its financial adviser, had confirmed it was satisfied that sufficient financial resources were available to ACE to fund the deal. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Starting from July 22, 2015, Garuda Indonesia will increase flight frequency of the Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route from five (5) times to six (6) times a week. The addition of Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route frequency is part of the airline’s efforts to meet rising market demands, and to strengthen its presence in the international market, especially in the European region.

To add more flights between Jakarta and Amsterdam, Garuda Indonesia made adjustments to its Jakarta - Amsterdam London Gatwick (vv) service, changing it to Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta flights three (3) times a week. From now on, Garuda Indonesia serves Jakarta - Amsterdam - London Gatwick (vv) with three weekly flights and flies Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta also three times a week.

The addition of Singapore on the Jakarta - Amsterdam service is part of Garuda Indonesia to develop the travel market from Singapore to Europe, as well as to offer a greater choice of travel to customers traveling to Europe from its Amsterdam hub.

Furthermore, with the addition of Singapore on the Jakarta - Amsterdam service, Garuda Indonesia hopes to enhance seat load factor and cargo volume on that particular route considering that Changi International Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports, registering an average of 50 million passenger movements every year.

Director Commercial of Garuda Indonesia, Handayani, explained that the airline is increasing flight frequency on the Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route to keep

up with high travel demands to Europe, as well as to accommodate increasing traffic between Indonesia and countries in Europe.

“Increasing flight frequency also offers our customers a wider choice of flight schedules and ultimately greter travel convenience. In addition to serving Jakarta to London via Amsterdam three (3) times a week, Garuda Indonesia also serves flights from Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam Jakarta as many as three (3) times a week,” said Handayani.

“As the busiest city in Europe and indeed in the world, London is a also a very important destination in Garuda Indonesian European network besides Amsterdam. In line with the airline’s route restructurization in Europe, Garuda Indonesia is also developing codeshare agreements with various airline partners on the Amsterdam - London service to complement its three times a week schedule. We will continue to enhance our London service in the future to meet increasing market demands,” added Handayani.

To serve the Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta and Jakarta - Amsterdam - London (vv) services, Garuda Indonesia operates a Boeing 777-300 ER with a capacity of 314 passengers in three flight classes; First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class. The fleet is equipped with “Inflight Connectivity” and “Live TV” available for all passengers, and the exclusive “Chef on Board” for “First Class” passengers to give maximum comfort on long-haul flights.

With “Inflight Connectivity”, passengers can still be connected to the internet and carry on with their business activities throughout the entire flight. (ant)

Garuda increases fligh frequency of Jakarta-Amsterdam

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Petang Village

MANGUPURA - Petang Village is situated on an altitude of 800 meters above sea level, approximately 32 kilometers north of Denpasar. This village offers a countryside atmosphere remaining beautiful and original with horticultural plants that include various kinds of vegetable and fruit. Additionally, it also has terraced rice field and winding Ayung River that will bring the rafters to enjoy the natural beauty of the countryside.

Enjoying the rafting adventure on the Ayung River is truly challenging. The fairly high level of difficulty starts from the confluence of two rivers’ flow named

Campuhan. Then, the nearby waterfall makes the atmosphere of start point more naturally magnificent.

Other than the presence of several waterfalls along the river, the canyon of about 300 meters will also provide special memories, where thousands of fruit bats are flying around looking for food.

Meanwhile, other rare birds as well as gray and black monkeys sometimes appear among the shrubs. Following the rafting activities from here will explore further into the natural beauty of the whole rural area accompanied by trained professionals from Petang Village Cooperative.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Triumphant Wawrinka dashes Djokovic’s Paris dream PARIS - As his blazing backhand skidded off from inside the baseline, Stanislas Wawrinka sent his racket rocketing skywards after dashing Novak Djokovic’s French Open dreams with a victory barely anyone expected on Sunday. It was a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 triumph only Wawrinka’s nearest and dearest saw coming as the Swiss was facing a player who had looked destined to join the all-time greats by becoming the eighth man to complete a career grand slam.

But destiny and reality were not on the same wavelength on Sunday as Djokovic, who had conquered nine-times champion Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals and third seed Andy Murray in the semis, fell two sets short of the one title he so desperately desires.

“I played the match of my life, it’s hard to believe. Playing against Novak was one of the biggest challenges. I know how much he wanted this Roland Garros,” a gracious Wawrinka told the crowd after adding the French Open title to his 2014 Australian Open success.

The fans, who had tried to rouse Djokovic throughout the fourth set by chanting his nickname “No-le, No-le, No-le” realised how crushing the defeat must mean for the Serb and gave him a prolonged standing ovation that reduced him to tears.

“I want to say congratulations to Stan and it is not very easy for me to speak now,

there are things in life that are more important than victories and that is character and respect,” the eight-times grand slam champion said after coming off second best in a Roland Garros final for the third time. “I’ve got a lot of respect for you Stan, you’re a great champion with a big heart, you deserve this title.”

After failing to join the magnificent seven of men’s tennis -- Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal -- in completing the career slam, Djokovic said: “I will be back next year to try again to win the title.”

MONSTER RALLY A year after Wawrinka drowned his sorrows at a popular Paris burger joint following his 2014 first round humbling, the Swiss was all smiles on Sunday as he enjoyed a champagne reception with his coach Magnus Norman in the

Roland Garros players’ lounge -- toasting a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.

Victory certainly tasted sweet for the 30-year-old who ended Djokovic’s 28match winning streak to become the oldest man to hoist the Musketeers’ Cup since Andres Gomez in 1990. “Magnus always found the words to make me believe in myself (and made sure I) go on court knowing and believing that I can beat the No. 1 player in a grand slam final,” Wawrinka said.

To do that he produced 60 winners, double the tally of Djokovic, in a brave, attacking display. The points he won included a monster 39-shot rally in the first game and a bone-crunching backhand fired into Djokovic’s body that brought the crowd to their feet.

Nothing, though, dented Djokovic’s iron will as the Serb saved five break points over the course of the first two sets to leave a highly-strung Wawrinka whacking the net with his racket.

That released Wawrinka’s pent-up frustration as he finally broke on his sixth attempt, winning a 23-shot rally on set point to level the match -- prompting Djokovic’s anger to boil over. (rtr)

Stanislas Wawrinka

James carries Cavs to OT win over Warriors, evens NBA Finals

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The final buzzer sounded, and LeBron James wasn’t done. As fans filed out of the quieting arena, James grabbed the ball and spiked it with all his might. He flexed his arms and pounded his chest, letting out a roar that echoed from California to Cleveland.

James turned in a triple-double to remember, Matthew Dellavedova made the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the Cavaliers overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to outlast the Golden State Warriors 95-93 on Sunday night to even the NBA Finals at a game apiece.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after end of the overtime period of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 7, 2015. The Cavaliers won 95-93 in overtime.

Cavs never should’ve let happen.

Stephen Curry had a horrific shooting performance but converted the tying layup for the Warriors late in regulation. The MVP also put Golden State in front 93-92 on free throws with 29.5 seconds left in overtime. Then, Draymond Green met James at the rim to block his left-handed layup, but the Cavs retained possession. After James Jones missed a 3-pointer, Dellavedova grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

“That’s the classic thing you practice as a kid growing up,” Dellavedova said. “I felt like I’ve been in that situation a million times before.” Dellavedova made both to put Cleveland up with 10.1 seconds to play. Curry air-balled a jumper contested by Dellavedova, James got the rebound and hit one of two free throws with 4.4 seconds left. After James made his free throw, Curry, without a timeout, raced up court and tried to pass ahead to Klay Thompson. But Iman Shumpert batted the ball away to seal the Cavs’ win. Game 3 is Tuesday night in Cleveland.

It was a pivotal point for the Cavs, who won their first finals game in franchise history. They were swept by the Spurs in their only other appearance in 2007, when James was just growing into the planet’s best player. Cleveland was staring at a major deficit again. Teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on to win 28 of 31 series.

Now that’s one thing the Cavs won’t have to overcome.

James is still left trying to carry Cleveland to its first championship in 51 years after Kyrie Irving fractured his left kneecap in Game 1. Irving had surgery in Cleveland on Saturday to join sidelined starters Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao, both of whom had already been lost for the season with injuries. He got a little help this time.

Timofey Mozgov had 17 points and 11 rebounds but sat out a lot late in the fourth quarter and overtime when the Warriors went to a smaller lineup. J.R. Smith scored 13 points and Dellavedova had nine. (rtr)

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Barcelona celebrates 5th European Cup with parade for fans

BARCELONA, Spain — Thousands of Barcelona’s fans flocked to the city center on Sunday to celebrate with their team a day after it won its fifth European Cup and completed a historic treble of titles.

Having already won the Spanish league and Copa del Rey trophies, Barcelona became the first team to complete a sweep of the Champions League and its two main domestic competitions in the same season on two separate occasions. Barcelona first achieved the rare feat in 2009.

Festivities ran through the night as thousands of Barcelona fans gathered near the city’s main square after the team’s 3-1 victory over Juventus.

On their return from Berlin, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta carried the large, elephant-eared trophy down the steps from Barcelona’s chartered plane at El Prat airport.

Lionel Messi and the rest of Barcelona’s talented team were then whisked to an open-top bus, which paraded them through the Catalan capital.

The three trophies won this season sat on the top of the bus with the players and coaching staff, who ate pizza before setting off on the slow trip through the city under the late afternoon sun. They waved, took photos and shot confetti into the crowd lining the streets.

The team then continued the party at the Camp Nou. The club said the 67,000 free tickets for the event were snatched up hours before the festivities began. On Saturday, Barcelona beat Juventus on goals from Ivan

Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar, with Alvaro Morata scoring from the Italian champions.

Barcelona, which last year failed to win a major title for the first time in six seasons, has returned to the summit of European football under first-year coach Luis Enrique. It has now won Europe’s top-tier competition four times in the past decade.

“The truth is to be here again is something incredible,” Messi said to the crowd gathered at Camp Nou. “After a tough season last year that cost us a lot, to rebound and get back here again is something spectacular.

We have to enjoy this, but I don’t have any doubts that this group will continue to win because it has the desire and motivation to continue doing so.”

Sunday’s headline for Madridbased sports paper AS said “Era Renewed,” while Barcelona-based sports dailies El Mundo Deportivo and Sport both splashed “TriChampions” across their front pages. Barcelona’s bus was decked out in the club’s burgundy and blue colors, a massive photo of the team and the motto “Champions. A second treble. We continue making history.”

Xavi began the parade propped on the back edge of the bus with a red-and-yellow Catalan flag draped over his shoulders. After 17 seasons,

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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FC Barcelona players ride on the team bus during celebrations in Barcelona, Spain Sunday June 7, 2015 after winning the Champions League final soccer match Saturday by beating Juventus Turin 3-1. Barcelona won the triple this season winning the Spanish League title, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. the 35-year-old midfielder is leaving Barcelona with a club record of 25 titles and 767 appearances, and a Champions League milestone of 151 appearances.

Xavi later told Barcelona’s supporters at Camp Nou that he would “miss you very much” and that he was

minutes later after good work by Elias. The Corinthians midfielder nutmegged a Mexican defender and his pass left Tardelli with the simplest of finishes from six yards.

“It was good to come home and play at home again,” said central defender David Luiz. “We’re happy with the win and way we won.”

The game was played at a slow pace, especially in a second half that had 12 substitutions and hardly a shot at goal. Mexico were without Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez, both of whom were rested for next month’s Gold Cup in the US. Brazil, meanwhile, were missing Neymar, who was celebrating Barcelona’s Champions

“leaving you in the hands of future captain Andres Iniesta.”

Dani Alves also made what could be his last appearance on Barcelona’s pitch. The Brazil right back has yet to sign an extension to his contract which ends this month.

“I want to thank all my teammates

League triumph over Juventus.

The win means Brazil have won all nine of their games since Dunga took over in the wake of their 2014 World Cup 7-1 humiliation by Germany, a run that includes victories over Colombia, Chile, Argentina and France.

Brazil now play one more friendly against Honduras on Wednesday before heading to Chile. They kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru on June 14 before further Group C games against Venezuela and Colombia. Mexico’s first Copa match is against Bolivia on June 12. They also face Ecuador and hosts Chile. (rtr)

and staff and all of you for making me happy at this club,” he told the stadium with tears in his eyes. “I don’t know how long this dream will last, I don’t know if it has reached its end. But I know I was happy here. I am happy here, and I will be happy because I am one of you.” (ap)

PARIS - Marouane Fellaini played chief tormentor as France suffered a 4-3 home defeat in a home friendly against Belgium on Sunday, one year before the European Championship kicks off on their turf. Manchester United midfielder Fellaini scored two first-half goals before Radja Nainggolan and Eden Hazard, from the penalty- spot, added to the tally after the break.

Les Bleus replied through Ma-

thieu Valbuena’s second-half penalty and late goals by Nabil Fekir and Dimitri Payet. It was France’s second loss since the 2014 World Cup, coming just over two months after a 3-1 home defeat by Brazil.

“They were very efficient, we under-performed defensively, we were better after the break,” France coach Didier Deschamps told reporters. “We can’t be hyper confident ahead of the Euro 2016, but we can’t be too worried.” Deschamps’s

side got off to a good start but failed to really threaten while Belgium scored with their first chance.

Fellaini picked up the ball in the area after a poor clearance by the French defence and fired home from close range to put the visitors ahead after 17 minutes.

The towering Fellaini netted his fifth goal in three games for the national side, heading the ball past Hugo Lloris from Toby Alderweireld’s cross after being left unmarked

OTTAWA - Top-ranked Germany announced their arrival at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday by handing out a nearrecord 10-0 thrashing to Ivory Coast that underlined the gulf between the heavyweights and emerging teams. For the first time, the World Cup has been expanded to 24 sides from 16, which opens up the tournament to newcomers like Thailand and Ivory Coast.

Governing body FIFA says this reflects the increasing strength of women’s soccer but the debutants learned on Sunday just how far behind they still are. Germany’s victory in their Group B opener, which featured hat-tricks from Celia Sasic and Anja Mittag, was the second biggest win in tournament history.

Norway earlier overwhelmed

Thailand 4-0 in a one-sided triumph that should have been much bigger. Ivory Coast had keeper Dominique Thiamale to thank for avoiding an even heavier defeat.

“We had judged them to be a better team than they were today ...

I’d never have thought we’d win 10-0,” said German coach Silvia Neid.

The biggest defeat in Women’s World Cup history came in 2007, when Germany beat Argentina 11-0. Ivory Coast coach Clementine Toure said her team had been somewhat taken aback by just how good the Germans were.

“We want to be a competitive side and playing the finest team in the world is the best way for us to learn,” she said.

A few hours before her players were humiliated, Norway had outmuscled Thailand, and only

wasteful finishing prevented them from scoring many more. “We’ll play differently the next game ... we’ve learned quite a bit,” said rueful Thai coach Nuengrutai Srathongvian.

Iniesta out of Spain’s Euro 2016 qualifier at Belarus

MADRID — Andres Iniesta will miss Spain’s European championship qualifier against Belarus. The national team says Iniesta has been dropped from the squad because of “muscle pain he has felt for the last few days.”

Spain plays at Belarus next Sunday, three days after hosting Costa Rica in a friendly. On Saturday, Iniesta started and set up Ivan Rakitic’s opening goal in Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions league final.

Iniesta had tweaked a right leg muscle in the Copa del Rey final on May 30, when Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1.

Spain, the two-time defending European champion, is in second place in Group C, three points behind leader Slovakia. (ap)

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Fellaini nets double as Belgium humble France

Europeans make World Cup arrivals with thrashings

Brazil extend winning run to nine with win over Mexico SAO PAULO - Brazil took their winning run under coach Dunga to nine on Sunday when first-half goals gave them a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico in Sao Paulo. A week before they kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru, Brazil dominated a poor warm up match though there was a moment of brilliant by Philippe Coutino when they opened the scoring after 27 minutes.

The Liverpool midfielder dropped a shoulder and wafted past a Mexican defender before slotting the ball home from a tight angle to notch his first international goal.

Diego Tardelli doubled their lead nine

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Germany’s Anja Mittag (11) watches her shot enter the net as she leaps over Ivory Coast’s goaltender Dominique Thiamale (16) beside Sophie Aguie (21) during second half FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer action in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, June 7, 2015.

three minutes from the break.

Nainggolan made it 3-0 five minutes into the second half with a 25-metre strike, with Fellaini responsible for the set-up play.

France, who will play only friendlies until Euro 2016 kicks off on June 10 next year because they qualified as hosts, pulled one back three minutes later when Valbuena converted a penalty after Olivier Giroud was brought down in the box.

Koscielny, however, made the same mistake when he pushed Axel Witsel in the back, allowing Hazard to make it 4-1 with a perfectly-taken spot-kick.

One minute from time, secondhalf substitute Fekir fired past Thibaut Courtois after playing a fine one-two with Paul-Georges Ntep.

Payet further reduced the arrears after collecting a backpass from Moussa Sissoko one minute into stoppage time. (rtr)

ARTIFICIAL TURF

Germany and Norway next play each other on June 11 in a game that will decide who wins the group. “If you score 10 times I think you can be quite confident going into the next match,” said Neid. The World Cup is being played on artificial turf, which some players said was very dry despite being watered immediately before the game.

“It’s not what we’re used to, but we have to accept it,” said German striker Mittag. Other teams that could reach the July 5 final include the second-ranked United States, who start in Winnipeg on Monday against Australia, the number 10 side.

“If we can bring our ‘A’ game that day, I’m sure we’re going to be a big rival to the U.S.”, said Australian coach Alen Stajcic.

The teams are in Group D, the so-called ‘Group of Death’, which also features fifth-ranked Sweden and Nigeria.

There were only two games on Saturday and Sunday but starting on Monday, that will double.

Japan, ranked fourth, open their Group C campaign against Switzerland in Vancouver while Ecuador meet Cameroon.

Hosts Canada kicked off the event on Saturday with a labored 1-0 win over China, courtesy of a late penalty call. The team looked particularly blunt in attack.

“They will need to find something more than what they showed here ... if they have larger ambitions,” Globe and Mail soccer columnist Cathal Kelley wrote. (rtr)

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Danny Ings of Burnley waves to fans at the end of the game

Liverpool confirm deal to sign Ings

LONDON - Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings, the Premier League club announced on Monday.

“Liverpool FC are delighted to announce that they have agreed personal terms with Danny Ings and, subject to a medical, the striker will join the club on July 1 after his contract with Burnley has expired,” the club said on their website (www.liverpoolfc.com).

Burnley confirmed the agreement on their website (www. burnleyfootballclub.com) but said they had rejected Liverpool’s proposed fee.

Although Ings will be out of contract, Burnley are entitled to compensation for the 23 year-old, who joined them from Bournemouth four years ago. If the clubs cannot agree on a fee, it will be set by a Premier League tribunal.

Ings becomes Liverpool’s second major signing since the end of the season, after England international James Milner joined from Manchester City.

Manager Brendan Rodgers hopes Ings will boost the club’s goalscoring prowess after a disappointing campaign in which their tally dropped to 52 from 101 the previous season.

Ings scored 11 goals in the Premier League last season as Burnley finished 19th and were relegated.

He was their only player to score in the last nine games. The previous season he netted 21 times as the club won promotion from the Championship.

He has played nine times for the England under-21 team and is due to play in the European under21 Championship in the Czech Republic later this month. (rtr)

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Barcelona celebrates 5th European Cup with parade for fans

BARCELONA, Spain — Thousands of Barcelona’s fans flocked to the city center on Sunday to celebrate with their team a day after it won its fifth European Cup and completed a historic treble of titles.

Having already won the Spanish league and Copa del Rey trophies, Barcelona became the first team to complete a sweep of the Champions League and its two main domestic competitions in the same season on two separate occasions. Barcelona first achieved the rare feat in 2009.

Festivities ran through the night as thousands of Barcelona fans gathered near the city’s main square after the team’s 3-1 victory over Juventus.

On their return from Berlin, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta carried the large, elephant-eared trophy down the steps from Barcelona’s chartered plane at El Prat airport.

Lionel Messi and the rest of Barcelona’s talented team were then whisked to an open-top bus, which paraded them through the Catalan capital.

The three trophies won this season sat on the top of the bus with the players and coaching staff, who ate pizza before setting off on the slow trip through the city under the late afternoon sun. They waved, took photos and shot confetti into the crowd lining the streets.

The team then continued the party at the Camp Nou. The club said the 67,000 free tickets for the event were snatched up hours before the festivities began. On Saturday, Barcelona beat Juventus on goals from Ivan

Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar, with Alvaro Morata scoring from the Italian champions.

Barcelona, which last year failed to win a major title for the first time in six seasons, has returned to the summit of European football under first-year coach Luis Enrique. It has now won Europe’s top-tier competition four times in the past decade.

“The truth is to be here again is something incredible,” Messi said to the crowd gathered at Camp Nou. “After a tough season last year that cost us a lot, to rebound and get back here again is something spectacular.

We have to enjoy this, but I don’t have any doubts that this group will continue to win because it has the desire and motivation to continue doing so.”

Sunday’s headline for Madridbased sports paper AS said “Era Renewed,” while Barcelona-based sports dailies El Mundo Deportivo and Sport both splashed “TriChampions” across their front pages. Barcelona’s bus was decked out in the club’s burgundy and blue colors, a massive photo of the team and the motto “Champions. A second treble. We continue making history.”

Xavi began the parade propped on the back edge of the bus with a red-and-yellow Catalan flag draped over his shoulders. After 17 seasons,

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

FC Barcelona players ride on the team bus during celebrations in Barcelona, Spain Sunday June 7, 2015 after winning the Champions League final soccer match Saturday by beating Juventus Turin 3-1. Barcelona won the triple this season winning the Spanish League title, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League. the 35-year-old midfielder is leaving Barcelona with a club record of 25 titles and 767 appearances, and a Champions League milestone of 151 appearances.

Xavi later told Barcelona’s supporters at Camp Nou that he would “miss you very much” and that he was

minutes later after good work by Elias. The Corinthians midfielder nutmegged a Mexican defender and his pass left Tardelli with the simplest of finishes from six yards.

“It was good to come home and play at home again,” said central defender David Luiz. “We’re happy with the win and way we won.”

The game was played at a slow pace, especially in a second half that had 12 substitutions and hardly a shot at goal. Mexico were without Carlos Vela and Javier Hernandez, both of whom were rested for next month’s Gold Cup in the US. Brazil, meanwhile, were missing Neymar, who was celebrating Barcelona’s Champions

“leaving you in the hands of future captain Andres Iniesta.”

Dani Alves also made what could be his last appearance on Barcelona’s pitch. The Brazil right back has yet to sign an extension to his contract which ends this month.

“I want to thank all my teammates

League triumph over Juventus.

The win means Brazil have won all nine of their games since Dunga took over in the wake of their 2014 World Cup 7-1 humiliation by Germany, a run that includes victories over Colombia, Chile, Argentina and France.

Brazil now play one more friendly against Honduras on Wednesday before heading to Chile. They kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru on June 14 before further Group C games against Venezuela and Colombia. Mexico’s first Copa match is against Bolivia on June 12. They also face Ecuador and hosts Chile. (rtr)

and staff and all of you for making me happy at this club,” he told the stadium with tears in his eyes. “I don’t know how long this dream will last, I don’t know if it has reached its end. But I know I was happy here. I am happy here, and I will be happy because I am one of you.” (ap)

PARIS - Marouane Fellaini played chief tormentor as France suffered a 4-3 home defeat in a home friendly against Belgium on Sunday, one year before the European Championship kicks off on their turf. Manchester United midfielder Fellaini scored two first-half goals before Radja Nainggolan and Eden Hazard, from the penalty- spot, added to the tally after the break.

Les Bleus replied through Ma-

thieu Valbuena’s second-half penalty and late goals by Nabil Fekir and Dimitri Payet. It was France’s second loss since the 2014 World Cup, coming just over two months after a 3-1 home defeat by Brazil.

“They were very efficient, we under-performed defensively, we were better after the break,” France coach Didier Deschamps told reporters. “We can’t be hyper confident ahead of the Euro 2016, but we can’t be too worried.” Deschamps’s

side got off to a good start but failed to really threaten while Belgium scored with their first chance.

Fellaini picked up the ball in the area after a poor clearance by the French defence and fired home from close range to put the visitors ahead after 17 minutes.

The towering Fellaini netted his fifth goal in three games for the national side, heading the ball past Hugo Lloris from Toby Alderweireld’s cross after being left unmarked

OTTAWA - Top-ranked Germany announced their arrival at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday by handing out a nearrecord 10-0 thrashing to Ivory Coast that underlined the gulf between the heavyweights and emerging teams. For the first time, the World Cup has been expanded to 24 sides from 16, which opens up the tournament to newcomers like Thailand and Ivory Coast.

Governing body FIFA says this reflects the increasing strength of women’s soccer but the debutants learned on Sunday just how far behind they still are. Germany’s victory in their Group B opener, which featured hat-tricks from Celia Sasic and Anja Mittag, was the second biggest win in tournament history.

Norway earlier overwhelmed

Thailand 4-0 in a one-sided triumph that should have been much bigger. Ivory Coast had keeper Dominique Thiamale to thank for avoiding an even heavier defeat.

“We had judged them to be a better team than they were today ...

I’d never have thought we’d win 10-0,” said German coach Silvia Neid.

The biggest defeat in Women’s World Cup history came in 2007, when Germany beat Argentina 11-0. Ivory Coast coach Clementine Toure said her team had been somewhat taken aback by just how good the Germans were.

“We want to be a competitive side and playing the finest team in the world is the best way for us to learn,” she said.

A few hours before her players were humiliated, Norway had outmuscled Thailand, and only

wasteful finishing prevented them from scoring many more. “We’ll play differently the next game ... we’ve learned quite a bit,” said rueful Thai coach Nuengrutai Srathongvian.

Iniesta out of Spain’s Euro 2016 qualifier at Belarus

MADRID — Andres Iniesta will miss Spain’s European championship qualifier against Belarus. The national team says Iniesta has been dropped from the squad because of “muscle pain he has felt for the last few days.”

Spain plays at Belarus next Sunday, three days after hosting Costa Rica in a friendly. On Saturday, Iniesta started and set up Ivan Rakitic’s opening goal in Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions league final.

Iniesta had tweaked a right leg muscle in the Copa del Rey final on May 30, when Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1.

Spain, the two-time defending European champion, is in second place in Group C, three points behind leader Slovakia. (ap)

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Fellaini nets double as Belgium humble France

Europeans make World Cup arrivals with thrashings

Brazil extend winning run to nine with win over Mexico SAO PAULO - Brazil took their winning run under coach Dunga to nine on Sunday when first-half goals gave them a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico in Sao Paulo. A week before they kick off their Copa America campaign against Peru, Brazil dominated a poor warm up match though there was a moment of brilliant by Philippe Coutino when they opened the scoring after 27 minutes.

The Liverpool midfielder dropped a shoulder and wafted past a Mexican defender before slotting the ball home from a tight angle to notch his first international goal.

Diego Tardelli doubled their lead nine

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Germany’s Anja Mittag (11) watches her shot enter the net as she leaps over Ivory Coast’s goaltender Dominique Thiamale (16) beside Sophie Aguie (21) during second half FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer action in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, June 7, 2015.

three minutes from the break.

Nainggolan made it 3-0 five minutes into the second half with a 25-metre strike, with Fellaini responsible for the set-up play.

France, who will play only friendlies until Euro 2016 kicks off on June 10 next year because they qualified as hosts, pulled one back three minutes later when Valbuena converted a penalty after Olivier Giroud was brought down in the box.

Koscielny, however, made the same mistake when he pushed Axel Witsel in the back, allowing Hazard to make it 4-1 with a perfectly-taken spot-kick.

One minute from time, secondhalf substitute Fekir fired past Thibaut Courtois after playing a fine one-two with Paul-Georges Ntep.

Payet further reduced the arrears after collecting a backpass from Moussa Sissoko one minute into stoppage time. (rtr)

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Germany and Norway next play each other on June 11 in a game that will decide who wins the group. “If you score 10 times I think you can be quite confident going into the next match,” said Neid. The World Cup is being played on artificial turf, which some players said was very dry despite being watered immediately before the game.

“It’s not what we’re used to, but we have to accept it,” said German striker Mittag. Other teams that could reach the July 5 final include the second-ranked United States, who start in Winnipeg on Monday against Australia, the number 10 side.

“If we can bring our ‘A’ game that day, I’m sure we’re going to be a big rival to the U.S.”, said Australian coach Alen Stajcic.

The teams are in Group D, the so-called ‘Group of Death’, which also features fifth-ranked Sweden and Nigeria.

There were only two games on Saturday and Sunday but starting on Monday, that will double.

Japan, ranked fourth, open their Group C campaign against Switzerland in Vancouver while Ecuador meet Cameroon.

Hosts Canada kicked off the event on Saturday with a labored 1-0 win over China, courtesy of a late penalty call. The team looked particularly blunt in attack.

“They will need to find something more than what they showed here ... if they have larger ambitions,” Globe and Mail soccer columnist Cathal Kelley wrote. (rtr)

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Danny Ings of Burnley waves to fans at the end of the game

Liverpool confirm deal to sign Ings

LONDON - Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings, the Premier League club announced on Monday.

“Liverpool FC are delighted to announce that they have agreed personal terms with Danny Ings and, subject to a medical, the striker will join the club on July 1 after his contract with Burnley has expired,” the club said on their website (www.liverpoolfc.com).

Burnley confirmed the agreement on their website (www. burnleyfootballclub.com) but said they had rejected Liverpool’s proposed fee.

Although Ings will be out of contract, Burnley are entitled to compensation for the 23 year-old, who joined them from Bournemouth four years ago. If the clubs cannot agree on a fee, it will be set by a Premier League tribunal.

Ings becomes Liverpool’s second major signing since the end of the season, after England international James Milner joined from Manchester City.

Manager Brendan Rodgers hopes Ings will boost the club’s goalscoring prowess after a disappointing campaign in which their tally dropped to 52 from 101 the previous season.

Ings scored 11 goals in the Premier League last season as Burnley finished 19th and were relegated.

He was their only player to score in the last nine games. The previous season he netted 21 times as the club won promotion from the Championship.

He has played nine times for the England under-21 team and is due to play in the European under21 Championship in the Czech Republic later this month. (rtr)

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Petang Village

MANGUPURA - Petang Village is situated on an altitude of 800 meters above sea level, approximately 32 kilometers north of Denpasar. This village offers a countryside atmosphere remaining beautiful and original with horticultural plants that include various kinds of vegetable and fruit. Additionally, it also has terraced rice field and winding Ayung River that will bring the rafters to enjoy the natural beauty of the countryside.

Enjoying the rafting adventure on the Ayung River is truly challenging. The fairly high level of difficulty starts from the confluence of two rivers’ flow named

Campuhan. Then, the nearby waterfall makes the atmosphere of start point more naturally magnificent.

Other than the presence of several waterfalls along the river, the canyon of about 300 meters will also provide special memories, where thousands of fruit bats are flying around looking for food.

Meanwhile, other rare birds as well as gray and black monkeys sometimes appear among the shrubs. Following the rafting activities from here will explore further into the natural beauty of the whole rural area accompanied by trained professionals from Petang Village Cooperative.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Triumphant Wawrinka dashes Djokovic’s Paris dream PARIS - As his blazing backhand skidded off from inside the baseline, Stanislas Wawrinka sent his racket rocketing skywards after dashing Novak Djokovic’s French Open dreams with a victory barely anyone expected on Sunday. It was a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 triumph only Wawrinka’s nearest and dearest saw coming as the Swiss was facing a player who had looked destined to join the all-time greats by becoming the eighth man to complete a career grand slam.

But destiny and reality were not on the same wavelength on Sunday as Djokovic, who had conquered nine-times champion Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals and third seed Andy Murray in the semis, fell two sets short of the one title he so desperately desires.

“I played the match of my life, it’s hard to believe. Playing against Novak was one of the biggest challenges. I know how much he wanted this Roland Garros,” a gracious Wawrinka told the crowd after adding the French Open title to his 2014 Australian Open success.

The fans, who had tried to rouse Djokovic throughout the fourth set by chanting his nickname “No-le, No-le, No-le” realised how crushing the defeat must mean for the Serb and gave him a prolonged standing ovation that reduced him to tears.

“I want to say congratulations to Stan and it is not very easy for me to speak now,

there are things in life that are more important than victories and that is character and respect,” the eight-times grand slam champion said after coming off second best in a Roland Garros final for the third time. “I’ve got a lot of respect for you Stan, you’re a great champion with a big heart, you deserve this title.”

After failing to join the magnificent seven of men’s tennis -- Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal -- in completing the career slam, Djokovic said: “I will be back next year to try again to win the title.”

MONSTER RALLY A year after Wawrinka drowned his sorrows at a popular Paris burger joint following his 2014 first round humbling, the Swiss was all smiles on Sunday as he enjoyed a champagne reception with his coach Magnus Norman in the

Roland Garros players’ lounge -- toasting a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes.

Victory certainly tasted sweet for the 30-year-old who ended Djokovic’s 28match winning streak to become the oldest man to hoist the Musketeers’ Cup since Andres Gomez in 1990. “Magnus always found the words to make me believe in myself (and made sure I) go on court knowing and believing that I can beat the No. 1 player in a grand slam final,” Wawrinka said.

To do that he produced 60 winners, double the tally of Djokovic, in a brave, attacking display. The points he won included a monster 39-shot rally in the first game and a bone-crunching backhand fired into Djokovic’s body that brought the crowd to their feet.

Nothing, though, dented Djokovic’s iron will as the Serb saved five break points over the course of the first two sets to leave a highly-strung Wawrinka whacking the net with his racket.

That released Wawrinka’s pent-up frustration as he finally broke on his sixth attempt, winning a 23-shot rally on set point to level the match -- prompting Djokovic’s anger to boil over. (rtr)

Stanislas Wawrinka

James carries Cavs to OT win over Warriors, evens NBA Finals

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The final buzzer sounded, and LeBron James wasn’t done. As fans filed out of the quieting arena, James grabbed the ball and spiked it with all his might. He flexed his arms and pounded his chest, letting out a roar that echoed from California to Cleveland.

James turned in a triple-double to remember, Matthew Dellavedova made the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the Cavaliers overcame a fourth-quarter collapse to outlast the Golden State Warriors 95-93 on Sunday night to even the NBA Finals at a game apiece.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after end of the overtime period of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 7, 2015. The Cavaliers won 95-93 in overtime.

Cavs never should’ve let happen.

Stephen Curry had a horrific shooting performance but converted the tying layup for the Warriors late in regulation. The MVP also put Golden State in front 93-92 on free throws with 29.5 seconds left in overtime. Then, Draymond Green met James at the rim to block his left-handed layup, but the Cavs retained possession. After James Jones missed a 3-pointer, Dellavedova grabbed the rebound and was fouled.

“That’s the classic thing you practice as a kid growing up,” Dellavedova said. “I felt like I’ve been in that situation a million times before.” Dellavedova made both to put Cleveland up with 10.1 seconds to play. Curry air-balled a jumper contested by Dellavedova, James got the rebound and hit one of two free throws with 4.4 seconds left. After James made his free throw, Curry, without a timeout, raced up court and tried to pass ahead to Klay Thompson. But Iman Shumpert batted the ball away to seal the Cavs’ win. Game 3 is Tuesday night in Cleveland.

It was a pivotal point for the Cavs, who won their first finals game in franchise history. They were swept by the Spurs in their only other appearance in 2007, when James was just growing into the planet’s best player. Cleveland was staring at a major deficit again. Teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on to win 28 of 31 series.

Now that’s one thing the Cavs won’t have to overcome.

James is still left trying to carry Cleveland to its first championship in 51 years after Kyrie Irving fractured his left kneecap in Game 1. Irving had surgery in Cleveland on Saturday to join sidelined starters Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao, both of whom had already been lost for the season with injuries. He got a little help this time.

Timofey Mozgov had 17 points and 11 rebounds but sat out a lot late in the fourth quarter and overtime when the Warriors went to a smaller lineup. J.R. Smith scored 13 points and Dellavedova had nine. (rtr)

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South Korea reports jump in MERS infections, sixth patient dies

SEOUL - South Korea reported a jump in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday while an 80-year-old man became the sixth fatality from the outbreak in the country and other Asian nations began taking preventive measures against the disease.

South Korean authorities closed nearly 2,000 schools and said fewer than 10 people who had broken quarantine rules were located and taken back home. In a couple of cases, they were located through cellphone tracking.

Malaysia advised its nationals to avoid South Korea and Singapore postponed or cancelled all school trips to the country, although the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said she believed Seoul would be able to control the further spread of the virus by taking appropriate measures.

The Health Ministry announced 23 new infections, bringing the total to 87. South Korea now has the second highest number of infections in the world after Saudi Arabia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The latest MERS patient to die in South Korea was hospitalised for pneumonia when he was infected, officials in the city of Daejeon said. He was confirmed to have contracted the virus from another patient at a hospital.

Underlining concern about the spread of the disease, South Korean authorities said they would track the cellphones of about 2,500 people under quarantine who may have been in contact with patients.

Some of those under quarantine are in healthcare facilities although

most are at home.

Jeong Eun-kyeong, a South Korean disease control center official, said local health officials and police were keeping tabs on those quarantined. “We are actively tracing their locations, cooperating with police or using other methods.

We did cellphone tracking in a couple of cases. For contacts we must find, we will request location tracking and receive data,” Jeong told reporters.

Local health officials have found some people, fewer than 10, who had broken quarantine and taken them back home, Jeong said, adding that those who break the rules can be fined. A team of experts from the WHO was due to begin work on Tuesday to evaluate the response to the outbreak, including why it had spread so fast and advise on further measures.

The South Korean culture of families looking after their loved ones at hospitals may have been part of the reason for it to spread within healthcare facilities, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told Yonhap news agency.

All known South Korean infections have taken place within healthcare facilities, where it is common for family and friends to make lengthy visits, sometimes around the clock. The WHO has not advised any travel restrictions.

RATE CUT?

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said he was concerned over the impact on its already flagging economy from the MERS outbreak. In remarked prepared for delivery at a luncheon, he said the government would take swift countermeasures if an economic impact was confirmed, but he stopped short of mentioning any possibility of a supplementary budget.

The MERS outbreak is adding pressure for another interest rate cut in South Korea, possibly as soon as the central bank’s next policy meeting this week.

The South Korean government, under criticism for a lack of transparency and failing to respond swiftly to the outbreak, identified 24 health facilities where MERS patients have been present, including six where infections are known to have occurred.

Reflecting public concern among parents, 1,869 schools across the country were due to be closed on Monday, the Education Ministry said.

Malaysia’s deputy Health Minister Hilmi Yahaya said citizens were advised not to travel to South Korea, but no ban had been imposed.

All school trips from Singapore to South Korea had been postponed or cancelled, Singaporean media

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INDONESIA Weh Island to be transformed into Aceh’s main tourist destination

BANDA ACEH - Indonesia’s westernmost island of Weh in Aceh will be turned into the primary tourist destination of the province, according to Reza Fahlevi, the chief of the local Culture and Tourism Office.

AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

A thermal camera monitor shows the body temperature of visitors during the Job Fairs at a mall in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 8, 2015. South Korea on Monday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. reported at the weekend, citing the Ministry of Education.

The quarantine office at Japan’s Narita Airport, which serves Tokyo, said announcements were being made on planes from South Korea that anybody who might have been in contact with a MERS patient or been in a hospital with MERS patients needed to report to quarantine officials.

In China, airports stepped up monitoring of incoming passengers and are requiring airlines to report

any cases of passengers with high temperatures.

First identified in humans in 2012, MERS is caused by a coronavirus from the same family as the one that triggered Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. SARS killed around 800 people worldwide after it first appeared in China in 2002.

South Korea’s new cases bring the total of MERS cases globally to 1,236, based on World Health Organization (WHO) data, with at least 445 related deaths. (rtr)

“Besides having promising potential, Weh Island is known across the world. So we will transform it into a major tourist destination of Aceh province,” Fahlevi said on Monday.

He noted that Weh, locally known as Sabang, has an active volcano where the Indonesian and Pacific oceans meet. It also has a great diversity of coral reefs and species of fish.

In addition, he pointed out that the beaches in Weh are havens for nesting sea turtles, and the waters around it have a healthy population of whale sharks, manta rays, dolphins, and reef sharks.

“Therefore, we want to make the island a major tourist destination to support the sector in the other 23 districts in Aceh province,”

Fahlevi remarked.

Furthermore, he explained that tourists in Weh Island can continue their journey to various tourist destinations in other districts in the province.

To turn Weh Island into a major tourist destination, Fahlevi stated that his office will improve supporting infrastructure facilities there and build information on tourism so holidaymakers are aware of other destinations in the province.

He also added that those interested in religious tourism can travel to Banda Aceh, the capital city of the province, or to Lhokseumawe and North Aceh for historical tourism. (ant)

Mexico’s 1st independent candidate leads in exit polls MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party has lost seats in congress but may gain a majority from its coalition with the small but growing Green Party that was everywhere during the campaign, according to official voting trends released late Sunday by the electoral institute.

Voters also elected Mexico’s first independent governor after a reform allowing unaffiliated candidates, a move seen as a jolt to all political parties. Independent Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” had at least a 6-point lead in the race in Nuevo Leon state, according to exit polls conducted by the television network TV Azteca and other media.

The margin of error in the Azteca survey, however, was 3.8 percentage points. The AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik ruling party candidate, Ivonne Alvarez, Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” an acknowledged the vote was close. Rodriindependent candidate for governor of the guez’s popularity in a state that is home to the northern state of Nuevo Leon, shows his inked business hub of Monterrey was attributed to finger after casting his vote in Villa de Garcia, voters’ disgust with all political parties, each with its own corruption scandals.

Mexico, Sunday, June 7, 2015.

“Nuevo Leon has shown that through the ballot box, you can change things,” Rodriguez said in addressing his supporters, adding that he will wait for the official count to confirm his victory. “We’re going to give the parties six years of vacation.”

His support harkens back to 2000, when another plainspoken cowboy candidate, Vicente Fox, managed to topple the PRI’s 71-year rule and win the presidency for the opposition National Action Party. The voting, marred by sporadic outbursts of violence, was seen as a litmus test for President Enrique Pena Nieto and his Institutional Revolutionary Party.

The PRI lost seats, according to the official early count. But a surge in Green Party representatives, from 27 in the current congress to as many as 48, could give the PRI-Green coalition 251 of 500 votes, a majority the party has lacked until now. Protesters burned ballot boxes in several restive states of southern Mexico in an attempt to disrupt elections, but officials said the vote was proceeding

satisfactorily despite “isolated incidents.”

“Considering the challenges we faced in this election, the balance has been positive,” electoral institute head Lorenzo Cordova said in a national address after polls closed.

Thousands of soldiers and federal police guarded polling stations where violence and calls for boycotts threatened to mar elections for 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nine of 31 governorships and hundreds of mayors and local officials. The elections drew a turnout of between 47 and 48 percent, the electoral institute said.

Midterm elections usually draw light turnout, but attention was unusually high this time as a loose coalition of radical teachers’ unions and activists vowed to block the vote.

The teachers’ demands include wage hikes, an end to teacher testing and the safe return of 42 missing students from a radical teachers’ college. Those students disappeared in September, and prosecutors say they were killed and incinerated by a drug gang. (ap)

AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara

An Indonesian man takes pictures of Mount Sinabung as it releases volcanic materials in Tiga Serangkai, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, June 5, 2015.

Indonesia has raised the alert status of the volcano in the western part of the country to the highest level following a sharp increase in activity this week.

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Indonesian group raises takeover offer for coal miner ARMS

Asia Coal Energy Ventures (ACE) raised its offer price for Asia Resource Minerals (ARMS) by about 37 percent on Monday, winning support of large stakeholder Nat Rothschild and moving closer to a takeover of the troubled coal miner.

Indonesia-focused ARMS, previously known as Bumi, has been hard hit by a series of boardroom disputes and tumbling coal prices and has lately been at the centre of a battle for control between its cofounder, financier Rothschild and ACE. ACE, a vehicle backed by hedge fund Argyle Street Management and funded by Indonesian business conglomerate Sinar Mas, raised the offer price to 56 pence per share from 41 pence.

Rothschild, who said last month he was no longer considering a rival bid together with Russian partner SUEK, said he would

accept the increased cash offer, which values the whole company at over $200 million, for its 17.2 percent in ARMS. He had previously said that ACE’s initial offer significantly undervalued ARMS. “There is no suggestion that this is a good outcome for shareholders, but it is the best short-term outcome given the difficulties that ARMS would have faced...”

Rothschild said in a statement.

“Investors like myself who believe in the long term future of thermal coal, will now be given the opportunity to re-deploy their capital back into the sector, but this will be our first and last investment in Indonesia’s coal sector”.

ACE said Hannam & Partners, its financial adviser, had confirmed it was satisfied that sufficient financial resources were available to ACE to fund the deal. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Starting from July 22, 2015, Garuda Indonesia will increase flight frequency of the Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route from five (5) times to six (6) times a week. The addition of Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route frequency is part of the airline’s efforts to meet rising market demands, and to strengthen its presence in the international market, especially in the European region.

To add more flights between Jakarta and Amsterdam, Garuda Indonesia made adjustments to its Jakarta - Amsterdam London Gatwick (vv) service, changing it to Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta flights three (3) times a week. From now on, Garuda Indonesia serves Jakarta - Amsterdam - London Gatwick (vv) with three weekly flights and flies Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta also three times a week.

The addition of Singapore on the Jakarta - Amsterdam service is part of Garuda Indonesia to develop the travel market from Singapore to Europe, as well as to offer a greater choice of travel to customers traveling to Europe from its Amsterdam hub.

Furthermore, with the addition of Singapore on the Jakarta - Amsterdam service, Garuda Indonesia hopes to enhance seat load factor and cargo volume on that particular route considering that Changi International Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports, registering an average of 50 million passenger movements every year.

Director Commercial of Garuda Indonesia, Handayani, explained that the airline is increasing flight frequency on the Jakarta - Amsterdam (vv) route to keep

up with high travel demands to Europe, as well as to accommodate increasing traffic between Indonesia and countries in Europe.

“Increasing flight frequency also offers our customers a wider choice of flight schedules and ultimately greter travel convenience. In addition to serving Jakarta to London via Amsterdam three (3) times a week, Garuda Indonesia also serves flights from Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam Jakarta as many as three (3) times a week,” said Handayani.

“As the busiest city in Europe and indeed in the world, London is a also a very important destination in Garuda Indonesian European network besides Amsterdam. In line with the airline’s route restructurization in Europe, Garuda Indonesia is also developing codeshare agreements with various airline partners on the Amsterdam - London service to complement its three times a week schedule. We will continue to enhance our London service in the future to meet increasing market demands,” added Handayani.

To serve the Jakarta - Singapore - Amsterdam - Jakarta and Jakarta - Amsterdam - London (vv) services, Garuda Indonesia operates a Boeing 777-300 ER with a capacity of 314 passengers in three flight classes; First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class. The fleet is equipped with “Inflight Connectivity” and “Live TV” available for all passengers, and the exclusive “Chef on Board” for “First Class” passengers to give maximum comfort on long-haul flights.

With “Inflight Connectivity”, passengers can still be connected to the internet and carry on with their business activities throughout the entire flight. (ant)

Garuda increases fligh frequency of Jakarta-Amsterdam

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BUSINESS

G-7 leaders signal united front on Russia sanctions ELMAU, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she expects a meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies to produce a “united signal” that sanctions against Russia can only be softened if a February peace accord for Ukraine is fully implemented.

Even before the issue was brought to the table, most of the leaders had already expressed their support for the idea.

This year’s meeting of the leading industrialized democracies was the second in a row without Russia, which was ejected from what was the G-8 last year over its actions

in Ukraine. Even with President Vladimir Putin absent, Russia was prominent in the leaders’ minds as they gathered in the Bavarian Alps.

Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed during a presummit bilateral meeting that the duration of sanctions imposed upon

Moscow should be “clearly linked to Russia’s full implementation of the Minsk” peace accord agreed in February, the White House said in a statement. Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, another summit participant, were central to drawing up that accord.

Later, Merkel stressed anew in an interview with Germany’s public ZDF television that sanctions are not an end in themselves and they “can be dispensed with when the conditions under which they were introduced are no lon-

ger there and the problems are resolved.”

She said that “we have a chance if everyone makes an effort — that is to some extent in Russia’s hands and of course in Ukraine’s.”

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Kiev before heading to the summit in Germany and pledged to make sure that “solidarity with Ukraine” was also on the agenda for the next G-7, which is being held in Japan, his spokesman Yasuhisa Kawamura told a small group of reporters.

This year, he said, Japan’s main goal is that all sides abide by the Minsk agreement.

“That is our goal and for that ... all G-7 leaders should show a common approach,” Kawamura said.

Heading into the talks, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would push for Europe to stand firm with sanctions against Russia even though some countries — especially cash-strapped Greece — were suffering economically because of declining investment and tourists from Russia. (ap)

Oil down after OPEC meeting, eyes on Iran talks

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Monday after OPEC decided to maintain its high output levels, while traders were also weighing the possible return of Iranian supplies that have been curtailed by international sanctions against Tehran, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery fell 47 cents to $58.66 while Brent crude for July eased 42 cents to $62.89 in afternoon trade.

Analysts said investors were mulling the long-term impact on prices after the 12-nation Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday defied calls to cut output to alleviate a global supply glut that has seen prices slump almost 50 percent over the past year.

Instead, they kept their collective target at 30 million barrels per day -- where it has stood for more than three and a half years.

OPEC countries are reported to be actually pumping more than 31 million barrels a day, with the risk of more coming on line.

Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at business consultancy firm EY, said prices are “likely to remain volatile” ahead of a June 30 deadline for Iran and world powers to come to an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Six global powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- are trying to nail down a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by reducing its stockpiles of enriched uranium and mothballing some of its sites.

If the agreement is reached and implemented, the powers have agreed to gradually scale back sanctions imposed since 2012, including on its petroleum industry.

Iran has the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves but its exports have fallen from more than 2.2 million barrels per day in 2011 to about 1.3 million because of the sanctions.

“Any likelihood of a deal could act as a trigger for downward movement of crude prices,” said Gupta. (afp)

Vendors browse their smartphones as they wait for customer at their store selling Chinese made souvenirs at the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing, China Thursday, May 21, 2015. Manufacturing in China shrank for the third straight month in May as demand remained soft, raising the chances of more stimulus to prop up growth in the world’s No. 2 economy.

AP Photo/Andy Wong

China trade shrinks again in latest sign of economic slide

HONG KONG — Chinese imports and exports shrank again in May, the latest sign of sputtering growth in the world’s second biggest economy that adds to pressure on Beijing to avoid a sharp slump. Customs data released Monday showed that exports contracted 2.8 percent from a year earlier to $1.17 trillion yuan ($189 billion).

Imports shrank 18.1 percent to $803.3 billion yuan ($129 billion). For the first five months of the year, total imports and exports fell 7.8 percent.

In dollar-denominated terms, exports shrank 2.5 percent while imports tumbled 17.6 percent, leaving a trade surplus of $59.49 billion, according to the customs data.

China’s leaders are trying to steer the economy toward growth based on domestic spending and reduce its reliance on trade and investment. The economy expanded 7 percent in the first quarter, the slowest quarterly growth since the global financial crisis in 2008.

The poor trade data comes a week

after an official index of activity in China’s giant manufacturing industry remained subdued, with both export demand and employment shrinking.

Policymakers in Beijing have unleashed several rounds of stimulus, including cutting interest rates three times in six months and slashing reserve requirement ratios for banks to free up money for lending. Analysts say more measures will likely be needed if growth slows too abruptly. (ap)

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Frangipani originates from around Peru, America

DENPASAR - When entering a garden on Jalan Hayam Wuruk Denpasar, it is filled with beautiful frangipani plants looking to grow flourishingly. At a glance, it comes to mind if the place is deliberately made for a commercial area. However, there is a long story behind it.

After coming into a semi-permanent building, it exudes a very intense garden atmosphere because on the left, right and in front of the building lies a pond of ornamental fish. Under this beautiful and serene ambience, the frangipani is even more interesting to discuss.

According to Gede Oka Dipa, a frangipani conservationist and the owner of the Taman Istana Jepun, it is known as kamboja in Bahasa Indonesia, Plumeria in Latin language and jepun in Balinese language.

“There are also people calling it Japanese frangipani, but in fact it is different from Plumeria because its Latin name is Adenium,” he explained, Friday (Jun. 5).

Frangipani actually originates from around Peru, America in the sixteenth century. However, there are also some species coming from Laos, India and Indonesia.

He continued that frangipani belongs to perennial, succulent and gummy plant so that it does not need special care. Indeed it needs water, but in moderation, because when it is too much water, the roots will perish. “Maximally it needs

fertilizing once in six months, cutting of the leaves and branches once a year and the soil needs loosening once in six months,” he said.

The existing frangipani plants are the result of natural crossbreeding by animals, wind or others, while some plants are crossed by human hands. Considering Indonesia, especially Bali, belongs to tropical region, many crosses of frangipani are carried out naturally because the weather supports.

In the world, it is predicted there are approximately 22,000 cultivars of frangipani. However, the observed frangipani amounts to 16,000 cultivars. Of the 16,000 cultivars, the identified ones reach 8,000 cultivars. And of the 8,000 cultivars, a total of 4,000 cultivars have been proposed to be patented.

The frangipani patented by The Plumeria Society of America (PSA) reaches 800 to 1,000 cultivars, including two species of frangipani in Bali, namely the Bali Whiri (ten-leaved flowers or dasamala), and Bali Palace (yellow curly).

“I do not know the exact name of the yellow curly,” he said. Around

the world, there are 160 species of frangipani, and Indonesia has two species, namely the two species of Bali.

The development of frangipani in Bali began when an expatriate

traveling around the globe and found it in various countries and then planted them in their home in Bali. Oka said that most Balinese people who worked at the home of expatriates came from Micik,

Gianyar. They did not deliberately ask the plant to their employer and then planted them at their home at Micik. Since then, the frangipani from outside began to develop in Bali. (kmb42)

Manik Sari troupe reviving Arja

There was a time when arja operettas were being performed by several villages in North Bali. Buleleng Arja in paricular was doing extremely well and was able to compete with the arja troups of South Bali. Unfortunately, since the 1970s arja perfomances have been buried under the growing demand for drama gong from South Bali. Recently, Arja artists and supporters from Panji Sakti Land have been workiing to revive Arja operattas. Putu Raksa has been instrumental in this revival of Buleleng arja and founded the Manik Sari arja operetta troupe from Delod Margi hamlet, Mekar Sari village in 2013.

The Manik Sari troupe was even been featured in the 2013 Bali Arts Festival (BAF). At that time, the art of Arja had already been classified as extinct with only a few dancers remaining. Putu Raksa, a renowned dancer of Buleleng Arja dancer was then entrusted to re-establish this fading art form. There were many different challenges involved in trying to establish a troupe. For one thing, the dancers were housewives who worked as laborers during the day. Also

the gamelan troupe had to be formed from people from neighboring villages.

Despite these and other challenges, the Manik Sari arja troupe performed in the BAF of 2013 and 2014 and were successful in entertaining the pubic and received acclaim from the government officials in the audience.

Preeminent dancer and pioneer of the Manik Sari arja troupe, Putu Raksa (local Mekar Sari villager) said that previously there were many arja performers from Kerobokan, Kloncing and Bungkulan villages (Sawan subdistrict).

Starting in 1970 Arja however slowly lost its appeal as the growing popularity of drama gong and other more modern forms of entertainment emerged.

Eventually all the Arja troupes became dormant.

Only a few prominent performers remained and they were all elderly. Putu Raksa, who has been dancing since he was a child, became worried that the general lack of effort to revive the arja operetta in Buleleng would mean that this art would disappear, which is what inspired him to revive the art of Arja in Bulelelng by establishing the Manik

Sari arja troupe in Mekar Sari village.

Trying to revive Arja ihas an added challenge because of the many skills that each player must posses. Not only must they be able to dance but they must also be able to sing, memorize a script and control the rhythm of the gamelan music.

Despite the many constraints that Raksa faces, he is still active in reviving this art in Denpasar and determined to revive Arja in his village and throughout Buleleng.. Thanks to the art troupe that Raksa established, many college student and children are well on their way to becoming skilled Arja dancers. These young performers are all people who have an earnest desire to get involved in Arja –none of them were forced to learn. Such motivation is encouraging and is having a ripple effect drawing more and more young people into wanting to become Arja perforemers. (mud) Preeminent dancer and pioneer of the Manik Sari arja troupe, Putu Raksa.

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Police raid several gambling facilities

DENPASAR - The Gambling Task Force of the Denpasar Police raided an online football gambling facility on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, South Denpasar, on Sunday (Jun. 7) that was tuning over tens of millions of rupiah and arrested a 25 year old suspect with the initials KM. “The suspect KM was in fact the target of the Gambling Task Force’s raid. He has been operating since last year but has only now been caught,” said the Chief of the Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Nengah Sadiarta, accompanied by Unit Chief V, Adiguna.

In addition to arresting this suspect, the officers also secured evidence in the form of an iPhone and cash worth IDR 360,000. The suspect admitted to the officers that he had been running the business since last year. He works by gathering footballs gamblers for betting.

The suspect was arrested on Sunday at approximately 00:30 a.m. “The stakes range from hundreds of thousands to millions of rupiahs. When calculated, the total turnover can reach tens of millions of rupiahs per event.

These gambling events were held for every competition of prestigious league,” added Adiguna.

The Task Force also arrested a 67 year old recidivist with the initials SR at his home on Jalan Gunung Lebah Gang Cempaka, West Denpasar, on Saturday (Jun. 6) at six o’clock in the afternoon. The arrest was based on information that the police had received about someone selling lottery tickets from that location.

The man selling the illegal lottery tickets is a recidivist that had been released from Kerobokan Prison.

Police also raided the suspect’s house. “The suspect admitted to have been selling lottery tickets for a month and taking a 35 percent cut.

Our turnover is IDR 200,000 to IDR 300,000 per day,” he said.

Adiguna and his team also raided a Q-Kick gambling ring at Nuansa Kori Housing, Nusa Dua. Police arrested the suspects Ker, 35, Sub, 42, KS, 45, SA, 27, MA, 35, Iw, 38, and GR, 36. At They were caught red handed holding Q-Kick card and placing bets. “The evidence secured includes four sets of cards that had been used, six new sets of cards, and money valued at IDR 1,729,000.

All the perpetrators are still in the process of being investigated and are being held at the office of the Denpasar Police Station,” said Adiguna. (kmb36)

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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a major setback on Sunday when the ruling AK Party he founded failed to win an outright majority in a parliamentary election for the first time.

The Sunday Market held in Shankara Resto located on Danau Tamblingan Street, Sanur

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Sunday Market, talk show, astrology consultation at Shankara Resto DENPASAR - Bale Banjar Bali Global of Shankara Resto was crowded on Sunday morning (Jun. 7) as Shankara hosted some local SME’s from Bali that sell culinary delights. They offered a variety of foods and beverages such as Tipat Blayag, Bubuh Bali, Sate Kakul, Sate Kelinci, Sate Alu, Sate Ayam and Tum. There were also some Indian dishes available such as Tarik Tea and Canai Cake as well as some new creations including iced grass jelly, fried ice cream and other such items.

Another cause for hubbub occurred around ten o’clock because students from Bali’s State Polytechnic began to arrive to watch a talk show conducted by Daneswara Training. Part of this event included a presentation by and consultations with I Wayan Rambler, a wariga (Balinese astrology) expert.

Manager of Daneswara Training, Kadek Eni Marhaeni said that she wants to encourage

the young generation to let go of the habit of being reluctant to speak. “We have create a learning activity for them that is designed to be interesting because it includes entertainment as well,” she said.

The activity is also expected to provide inspiration for the young people to return to the Bale Banjar as a venue for the young generation to learn. “We in Bali must not

be displaced by modern culture,” she affirmed.

Marheni also expressed her hope that events like this can help young people to improve themselves and dare to speak up.

Daring to speak starts with knowing what to say and how to say it, she explained. “They must know what to say. What is being said is also important. That way, they will become enthusiastic about speaking. Knowing how to speak well can make us better people as well,” she said.

Essentially, speaking is a skill that requires technical skills and must be practiced regularly to be mastered. This talk show event was the first of many to follow. (kmb42)

Erdogan, Turkey’s most popular modern leader but also its most divisive, had hoped a crushing victory for the AKP would allow it to change the constitution and create a more powerful U.S.-style presidency. To do that, it would have needed to win two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

Instead, it has been left unable to govern alone for the first time since it came to power almost 13 years ago.

It faces potentially weeks of difficult coalition negotiations with reluctant opposition parties as it tries to form a stable government, and the possibility of another early election.

With 98 percent of ballots counted, the AKP took 40.8 percent of the vote, according to broadcaster CNN Turk, down from 49.8 percent at the last parliamentary election in 2011.

“Everyone should see that the AKP is the winner and leader of these elections,” a defiant Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, leader of the AKP, said in a balcony speech to the party faithful at its headquarters in Ankara. “No one should try to build a victory from an election they lost,” he told thousands of supporters.

The uncertainty sent the lira currency to a record low against the dollar in thin out-of-hours dealing as investors positioned themselves for what is likely to be a turbulent start of trade on Monday.

But for jubilant Kurds, who flooded the streets of the south-

eastern city of Diyarbakir setting off fireworks and waving flags, there was plenty to celebrate. The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) crossed a 10 percent threshold to enter parliament for the first time.

With initial results putting it on around 13 percent, HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas ruled out a coalition with the AKP and said the election outcome had put an end to talk of the stronger presidential powers championed by Erdogan.

“The discussion of an executive presidency and dictatorship have come to an end in Turkey,” he told a news conference in Istanbul, describing the outcome as a victory “for those who want a pluralist and civil new constitution”.

The AKP’s failure to win an overall majority marks an end to more than a decade of stable singleparty rule and is a setback for both Erdogan and Davutoglu.

Both men had portrayed the election as a choice between a “new Turkey” and a return to a history marked by short-lived coalition governments, economic instability and coups by a military whose influence Erdogan has now reined in.

“Erdogan is the main loser given that he championed two big ideas: one a switch to a presidential system, the other single-party government,” said Sinan Ulgen, visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe

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Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) celebrate in Diyarbakir, southeaster Turkey, late Sunday, June 7, 2015. In a stunning rebuke of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to expand his powers, Turkish voters stripped his party of its simple majority in parliament, preliminary election results showed Sunday.

and chairman of the Istanbul-based Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies. “Neither of them came about.”

EARLY ELECTION SEEN The partial results indicated that the HDP, with its roots in Kurdish nationalism, had succeeded in widening its appeal beyond its Kurdish core vote to centre-left and secularist elements disillusioned with Erdogan. It is now likely to play a significant role in parliament, particularly trying to advance a two-year-old peace pro-

cess between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which first took up arms in 1984.

Demirtas said earlier that the campaign had not been fair or just.

A bombing on Friday killed two people and wounded at least 200 at one of its rallies in Diyarbakir.

The results broadcast by CNN showed the secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP) would again be the second biggest group in parliament, with around a quarter of the vote.

Murat Karayalcin, the party’s

Istanbul chairman, said the outcome was a “clear no” to the executive presidential system championed by Erdogan, while party spokesman Haluk Koc ruled out a coalition with the AKP. The right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), long seen as the AKP’s most likely partner in any coalition, took around 16 percent of the vote.

Its leader, Devlet Bahceli, all but ruled out a deal with the AKP, saying Turkey should hold a new election if the ruling party was unable to agree a coalition with other opposition parties. (rtr)

Barbara Bush celebrates 90th birthday by promoting literacy KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former first lady Barbara Bush is promoting literacy on her 90th birthday.

Bush is lending her backing to a $7 million challenge by X Prize and Dollar General. They’re challenging developers to create a mobile app to

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FILE- In this May 3, 2015, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush takes photos with her cell phone before the Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros in a baseball game in Houston, Texas.

help improve adult literacy skills.

The original X Prize was awarded 11 years ago for privately funded, suborbital flight. Since then, there have been other X Prize competitions aimed at spurring innovation.

Bush family members — including her son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is expected to announce his presidential run next week — are in Kennebunkport for her birthday on Monday. A gala is planned for Monday night and a tent has been erected on the grounds of St. Ann’s Church. (ap)

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World’s first ‘feeling’ leg prosthesis offers new hope to amputees

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This illustration provided by NASA/JPL/Mark Showalter, SETI Institute depicts Pluto and its five moons from a perspective looking away from the sun.

Solar system’s weirdest dance scene: The moons around Pluto

WASHINGTON — There’s a chaotic dance going on at the far end of the solar system, involving Pluto and five of its closest friends, a new study finds.

Hubble Space Telescope images of Pluto, its largest moon Charon, and tinier moons Styx, Nix, Hydra and Kerberos show the odd rhythmic gyrations of the six distant objects in a dance unlike anything in the system.

What makes it so odd is that there’s a double set of dances going on. First, Pluto and Charon are locked together in their own waltz “as if they are a dumbbell” with a rod connecting them, said study author Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in California. It’s the solar system’s only binary planet system, even though Charon isn’t technically a planet, he said. Pluto, too, is no longer considered a full planet.

“It’s pretty darn weird,” Showalter said.

But Pluto and Charon aren’t

alone, and that’s where it gets more complicated.

The four little moons circle the Pluto-Charon combo, wobbling a bit when they go closer to either Pluto or Charon, being pushed and pulled by the two bigger objects.

Those four moons orbit PlutoCharon in a precise rhythmic way, but with a twist: They also interact when they near each other. So it seems like they all dance to one overarching beat but not quite in the same way, just doing their own thing, said planetary scientist Heidi Hammel of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.

“It’s kind of like you’d see at a Grateful Dead concert,” Hammel said. She wasn’t part of the study, but praised it as giving a glimpse of

what might be happening in other distant star systems where there are two stars and planets that revolve around them, like the mythical Star Wars world of Tatooine.

With the tiny moons wobbling and flipping over in an unpredictable and chaotic way, if you lived on Nix or Hydra, the sun would come up in different parts of the sky, if at all on some days, Showalter said.

“It’s a very strange world,” he said. “You would literally not know if the sun is coming up tomorrow.”

NASA’s $700 million New Horizons spacecraft will arrive in the Pluto system in mid-July after a nine-year 3 billion mile (5 billion kilometer)flight that started before Pluto was demoted to dwarf-planet status. (ap)

VIENNA - The world’s first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain will be unveiled by researchers in Vienna on Monday.

The innovation is the result of a two-fold process, developed

by Professor Hubert Egger at the University of Linz in northern Austria.

Surgeons first rewired remaining foot nerve endings from a patient’s stump to healthy tissue in the thigh, placing them close to the skin surface.

Six sensors were then fitted to the foot sole of a lightweight prosthesis, and linked to socalled stimulators inside the shaft where the stump sits.

“It’s like a second lease of life, like being reborn,” Austrian amputee Wolfgang Rangger, told AFP ahead of Monday’s media launch.

The former teacher, who lost his right leg in 2007 after suffering a blood clot caused by a cerebral stroke, has spent the last six months testing the new prosthesis.

“It feels like I have a foot again. I no longer slip on ice and I can tell whether I walk on gravel, concrete, grass or sand.

I can even feel small stones,” he said.

The 54-year-old also runs, cycles and goes climbing. When he moves, the limp is barely noticeable.

Every time Rangger takes a step or applies pressure, the small sensor devices send signals to the brain.

“In a healthy foot, skin receptors carry out this function but they are obviously missing here.

However, the information conductors -- the nerves -- are still present, they’re just not being stimulated,” Egger said.

“The sensors tell the brain there is a foot and the wearer has the impression that it rolls off the ground when he walks. All things considered, the procedure is a very simple one given the results.”

This is not the first time the Austrian scientist has caused a stir with his research.

In 2010, he presented a mindcontrolled prosthetic arm, which the user directed with motor neurons previously connected to the lost limb.

For the artificial leg, the principle remains the same except that the process works in reverse: information is guided from the prothesis to the brain, rather than

the other way around.

In addition to increasing balance and safety, the prosthesis provides another remarkable function: it has helped eradicate the excruciating pain Rangger had experienced for years following his amputation.

“I was barely able to walk with a conventional prosthesis, didn’t sleep for more than two hours a night and needed morphine to make it through the day,” he recalled.

But within days of undergoing the operation last October, the pain vanished.

As Egger points out, phantom pain occurs because the brain gets increasingly sensitive as it seeks information about the missing limb.

“Plus the amputation is often tied to a traumatic experience like an accident or illness, and the mind keeps reliving these memories,” he noted.

The advantage of the “feeling prosthesis” is that the brain once again receives real data and can stop its frantic search.

“Rangger is a very different person now to the one I met in 2012,” Egger said.

The two men were introduced to each other at a support group for amputees.

“It struck me that he never laughed and he had these dark rings under his eyes. It was awful.”

I m p o r t a n t l y, p o s t - s u rg e r y recovery is quick and there are no known health dangers associated with the intervention, he added.

“The only risk is that the nerves don’t reconnect properly and the feelings fail to return,” he said.

Wi t h t h e n e w t e c h n o l o g y ready, Egger now hopes that small companies will join his venture and start building the prosthesis to help bring down the market price.

At the moment, a high-tech foot model costs between 10,000 euros ($11,240) and 30,000 euros.

Egger believes his latest project could vastly improve quality of life for amputees, including in developing countries.

“People with amputations aren’t patients in the traditional sense, they aren’t sick –- they’re just missing a limb,” he said.

“By giving them back mobility, they also regain their independence and are able to reintegrate into society. That’s what I work for.” (ap)

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NUSA DUA - The global coal market is now moving to a new equilibrium, which will make the national coal industry more efficient, a minister stated.

“The decline in the price of coal over the past few years in essence has boosted the market to the normal level, as what happened in the past was actually an abnormal gain,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said noted while opening the 21st Coaltrans Asia Annual Meeting on Monday.

He stated that the coal prices, which have skyrocketed to US$100 per ton, offered huge benefits to various industries.

However, a major benefit in a relatively short period of time has led to inappropriate practices among coal businessmen and government officials.

“These conditions have had bad impacts and harmed the environment as well as have led to corrupt practices in various regions,” he remarked.

Said explained that currently, the low price at US$64 per ton will compel the producers to carry out internal consolidation.

“This is a good situation to make companies more efficient and law abiding firms and to do everything with scientific approaches,” he emphasized.

Through consolidation, the national coal companies have proved that they are capable of surviving. The national coal production continues to increase even at a time when the price is low.

“This indicates that the sales are not affected by the low price,” the minister noted.

In 2014, the non-tax state revenues (PNBP) from coal sales reached 81 percent of the total mineral and coal PNBP, which totaled Rp32.3 trillion.

The minister is optimistic that the consolidation will boost the domestic market for coal in line with the policy to increase the overall capacity of electricity plants by 35 thousand megawatts (MW).

“About 60 percent of the additional designed capacity will be supplied by coal-fired power plants,” he said.

He hoped that the policy would boost the domestic coal market from 80-90 million tons currently to 250 million tons in 2019. (ant)

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The global coal market is now moving to a new equilibrium, which will make the national coal industry more efficient, a minister stated.

‘Besieged’ by trash, Banjar Bias Beach looks dreadful

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The shorelines of Banjar Bias, Kusamba village, has been looking quite shabby lately. Debris has accumulated here after the heavy rains of the last few weeks washed it downstream.

According to local residents, this problem always occurs after heavy rains southerly winds.

SEMARAPURA - The shorelines of Banjar Bias, Kusamba village, has been looking quite shabby lately. Debris has accumulated here after the heavy rains of the last few weeks washed it downstream.

According to local residents, this problem always occurs after heavy rains southerly winds.

One local residents, Nyoman Surata, said on Sunday (Jun. 6) that there has been a lot of rain recently.

The heaviest downfall was just three days ago and has brought all kinds of organic refuse from the rivers with it.

“The debris consists of the remains of plants from the former Gunaksa quarry,” said this porter.

After plants grow wild in the quarry they die and when nearby streams swell up, their remains get carried to the river and eventually to the sea, by way of the beach.

Banjar Bias beach is one of the traditional harbors used for passenger and cargo crossings. Thus,

the invasion of marine debris along the shorelines of Kusamba village is frequently complained about by local residents and passengers. Clean ups are done frequently, however because of drifting during the night, debris continues to accumulate.

“In the morning, the shorelines are again full of marine debris,” said Surata who has been a porter for over 10 years.

Mostly it is local residents themselves who clean up the beach but sometimes the Indonesian Military comes to lend a hand but it is a hard problem to overcome altogether as it happens every year.

Another resident, Wayan Nuaya, added that although the weather is erratic and heavy rains often come out of the blue, he said that the boat service is seldom interupted.

“Three vessels have already departed to Nusa Gede and Jungut Batu as usual. Similarly, several other vessels have also anchored,” he said. (kmb31)

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Toilet at Kidul Market slum

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Karangasem does not join the arja and female puppeteer parade

AMLAPURA - Other than in the parade of arja operetta, Karangasem will not participate in the female puppetry parade in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) this year. The absence of Karangasem in these two arts happens because it faces a crisis of arja operetta artists and female puppeteers.

It was recognized by the Head of the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Purna, Monday in Karangasem. He said that his party continues to provide guidance in order to make preparation for the next year’s BAF so that Karangasem can participate in all the art shows including the arja operetta and female puppeteer.

Karangasem does not participate in the arja art parade this year to avoid monotonous or it does not want to be represented by the same arja troupe in the parade at the BAF. The arja troupe participating in the BAF last year

was taken from a number of villages. It happened because no arja troupes remained to have complete dancers.

In order to make good preparation for the competitions in the BAF at Denpasar Art Center, he said, within three days his party has organized a pre-BAF event in Karangasem. Since two days ago we have held pre-BAF activity in the area of femininity, such as the workshop on coconut leaf and flower arrangement as well as cosmetology.

While the competition last Sunday, the most crowded cheers

were given by spectators and supporters of the Balinese quiz (macecimpedan) for children.

Participants from eight subdistricts respectively showed off their skill in the Balinese quiz.

The question and answer session involved five questions and each group tried to raise the most difficult questions whose answers were expected not to be known by their opponents.

The event at that time also included the competition of Balinese storytelling, speech in Balinese language, mabaladbadan and Balinese script writing. (013)

BANGLI - The effort made by the government of Bangli to create a cozy and attractive traditional market to visitors seems still difficult. It happens because since the beginning of operation, the market endlessly reaps the spotlight and complaints.

Previously, waste problem often leads to mutual accusation between relevant agencies and the traders.

Now, another problem seems to emerge. Toilet posing a public facility is in alarming condition. It does not give a clean impression at all.

Dirt looking to still stick at some corners emits stench. Likewise, the floor looks brownish.

In addition, based on the field observation on Sunday (Jun. 7), the water becoming close friend to toilet

did not run. Inevitably, the incoming visitors were forced not to flush their feces. Such condition did not only happen in one toilet, but also in the other toilets. Seeing this condition, traders did not want to lose. They argued that it happened because the water did not run, so that toilet became rundown. Besides, the toilet is also filled with waste paper aggravating the rundown impression.

Ni Luh Sri, one of the local traders, said that the water in the toilet has often not run since the past few months. She added that she does not understand why it happens. She deplored the few number of toilets are not comparable to the users but the condition is precisely very poor. (kmb45)

TABANAN - Damaged roads become a problem for most villages in Tabanan. One of them is the road to Pacung customary village belonging to Senganan administrative village.

Since 1997, the road to and passing through this customary village with the length of 4 km has just got a modest improvement so that the large rocks used as the basic material flake off. Vehicles passing through this path inevitably shake violently and people have to drive slowly. As a result, the eggs produced by laying hen farm at Pacung customary village are sold under market price and it finally does not develop.

One of the community leaders of Pacung customary village doubling as deputy chief of customary village, Made Sutirta, explained that due to the road condition the egg products of the laying hen farms at the village was bought under the market price.

“It happens because purchasing eggs here has high risk to be broken due to severely damaged road,” he said, Sunday (Jun. 7).

Damaged road condition for long time becomes one of the reasons for many people not to pursue the profession as a chicken farmer and prefer to work in the city. “Only two percent of the population is working as chicken farmer. One third of local residents work outside the village, while the remaining is laborer and farmer,” said Sutirta.

The road passing through the Pacung customary village was the main access formerly used as pilot project for public transport of Senganan-Biaung-Tunjuk road section.

Unfortunately, the experiment did not succeed because the passengers were deserted. Residents also attempted to improve the road pursuant to their ability such as by backfilling the existing potholes with soil or maintaining sewer line. According to Sutirta, residents at Pacung customary village actually want to do it independently.

Unfortunately, the burden of residents is quite a lot, where one of them is the obligation to support the local temples remaining to require a large amount of fund for improvement. “If only there was a help, our residents would be happy to help the workmanship physically,” said Sutirta.

Pacung customary village still has beautiful scenery so that in the past several travelers passed through the village by cycling. But since the road was broken and a traveler fell down, no travelers come again.

“So, we want to promote our village by opening tourism potential but it’s hampered by infrastructure. Actually, our village has the potential for trekking path,” said Sutirta. He just hoped there will be an assistance to repair the village roads having been damaged for decades. (kmb24)

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Traditional Indonesian and Balinese beverages at InterContinental

JIMBARAN - InterContinental Bali Resort is pleased to offer visitors and guests the opportunity to taste and benefit from a range of traditional Indonesian and Balinese beverages. These are served at the Resort’s restaurants and bars as well as at Uluwatu Spa. Indonesia is famous for the timehonoured medicinal remedies and tonics known as ‘jamu,’ which are created from fresh, blended herbs, spices and natural ingredients, and sold daily on the streets by ladies on bicycles, clad in sarongs and conical hats, with huge baskets strapped to

their backs. The ‘secret’ recipes date back to the 9th century and have been passed down through the generations from mother to daughter. Capturing the life force of indigenous plants, flowers, roots, barks, herbs, fruits and spices, this holistic therapy for inner and outer beauty and health is

derived from the science of Asian homeopathy and aromatherapy enhanced

by Chinese, Arabic and Ayurvedic influences. Indeed, so accustomed are many Indonesians to drinking their morning jamu that it has become an essential start their day. The various jamu tonics are known to increase

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stamina, rejuvenate the skin, purify the blood and aid digestion, as well as playing a part in disease prevention and the treatment of serious health conditions. The main ingredients are turmeric, ginger and tamarind, which are all known to be potent antioxidants and anticancer herbs. Jamu is traditionally sweetened with honey to taste and drunk hot or cold.

Sample some jamu herb tea at Uluwatu Spa. This delicious drink is made from fresh ginger, cracked lemongrass, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star anise, cloves, tamarind and honey. Ginger has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems, cloves can be used to treat cardiovascular problems, and cinnamon is used as a remedy for the common cold.

The health benefits of lemongrass include relief from stomach disorders, cardamom has diuretic properties, star anise has antifungal and antibacterial properties; while the delicately sweet and sour tamarind is known to reduce increase the strength of the immune system. Another very popular local beverage is ginger tea, which is also served up at Uluwatu Spa, and com-

prises fragrant pandan leaves, thinly sliced fresh ginger rhizome, cracked lemongrass, black tea, and local palm sugar if required. It can be served hot or cold.

Visit the Club Pool Bar at InterContinental Bali Resort and relish a refreshing rosella infusion. Made from the ‘rosella sabdariffa’ shrub, which belongs to the hibiscus family, the rosella infusion is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibres; it is known to improve blood circulation, lower cholesterol levels, aid weight loss and strengthen the immune system.

If you’re feeling the heat, try some all-natural coconut water. Completely pure and sterile, this well-balanced fluid composition is an excellent source of hydration. It has a higher concentration of electrolytes than anything else found in nature and is composed of many naturally occurring bioactive enzymes and minerals.

Finally, Bali’s fresh juices and creative combinations of fruit juice will please you no end. All of the drink menus at InterContinental Bali Resort have a section devoted to various nonalcoholic fruit-based beverages.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

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Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Alex Sharp and ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tonys

NEW YORK — London-born actor Alex Sharp beat out Bradley cooper and Bill Nighy at Sunday’s Tony Awards to win best lead actor in a play for his role in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which also won for best play.

The British had a big night at the annual Broadway awards, with “Skylight” winning for best revival, and Helen Mirren nabbing her first Tony for playing Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan’s “The Audience.” She already won an Oscar for playing the monarch in the movie “The Queen.”

“This time last year I was picked up my diploma graduating from Julliard, so to be holding this is insane,” he said. “I just want to dedicate this to any young person out there who feels misunderstood or who feels different and answer that question at the end of the play for you: Does that mean I can do anything? Yes it does.”

Sharp’s win was part of a huge fivetrophy haul for “The Curious Incident,” an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel. It also won best lighting, scenic design and earned its director Marianne Elliott a Tony, too.

The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show “Fun Home” was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five trophies.

“Fun Home,” based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel about growing up with a closeted dad in a funeral home and the first musical to have a lesbian as its main character, won for best book, best lead actor in Michael Cerveris and best direction from Sam Gold. It came into the night with 12 nominations and left with the top trophies.

Cerveris won his second Tony for playing the closeted and suicidal father at the heart of “Fun Home” while O’Hara got her first Tony after six

nominations, winning for her role as the English school teacher in the classic musical “The King and I.” Songwriters Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron became the first female writing team to nab a Tony for musical score for “Fun Home.” But that milestone happened during a commercial break and viewers never saw it.

Two veteran Broadway stars — Cerveris and Kelli O’Hara of “The King and I” — took home lead acting Tonys.

“An American in Paris,” which had a co-leading 12 nominations, won four technical awards, including best scenic design and one for Christopher Wheeldon for best choreographer.

Co-hosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming infused the show with a low-key medley of jokes and songs that displayed their playful, daffy chemistry. Their costume quick-changes included Cumming in a hoop skirt and Chenoweth as E.T., her cohost cracking, “I said ‘Fun Home.’”

One of the show’s highlights came as Joel Grey, who recently announced he was gay, int r o duced “ F u n Home” with his daughter, Jennifer

Alex Sharp accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the 69th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7, 2015, in New York.

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Grey, who joked that the show was about a “brilliant and complicated father.” Joel Grey acknowledged that the topic was one his daughter “knew something about.”

The telecast on CBS at Radio City Music Hall featured appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Jim Parsons, Amanda Seyfried, Kiefer Sutherland, Bryan Cranston, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Nettles, Taye Diggs and Ashley Tisdale, among many others. Some non-theater celebrities including Kendall Jenner, Monica Lewinsky and Anna Wintour were also in the audience. (ap)

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LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at a London airport on Sunday for being “disruptive”, the BBC reported.

Without confirming the person’s identity, police said they had assisted staff in escorting a passenger from a flight because “the passenger had been reported as being disruptive”.

“Officers attended and escorted the passenger from the plane,” a Bedfordshire Police spokesman said. “No formal complaints were made against her and she was not arrested.”

The easyJet flight arrived in London’s Luton Airport from Bodrum in Turkey on Sunday afternoon.

A spokeswoman for easyJet confirmed police had met the flight when it arrived “due to the behaviour of a passenger on board”.

Moss, 41, became one of the world’s most recognisable models after her discovery as a teenager, becoming a regular on the cover of Vogue magazine and posing for brands such as Calvin Klein and Chanel. (afp)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), U.S. President Barack Obama and other G7 summit participants and outreach delegates pose for a family picture at the G7 summit at the Elmau castle in Kruen near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 8, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants.

KRUEN, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic militants.

Merkel, once dubbed the “climate chancellor”, hopes to revitalise her green credentials by getting the G7 industrial nations to agree specific emissions goals ahead of a larger year-end United Nations climate meeting in Paris.

Climate change topped the agenda for Monday’s sessions, at which the leaders were also set to discuss combating epidemics and other health issues, the fight against ter-

rorism from Boko Haram to Islamic State, and African development.

Merkel won support for her climate drive from French President Francois Hollande, who will host a U.N. summit on fighting climate change at the end of the year.

Hollande was also looking for an ambitious G7 commitment to ending their dependence on fossil fuels by mid-century, and sought a financial commitment to help

poorer countries transform their energy sectors so they can reduce carbon emissions.

“Commitments must be made at this G7. For the moment, the communique is going in the right direction,” the French president told reporters on the sidelines of the summit at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze.

The Europeans were pressing their G7 partners to sign up to legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

In a boost for Merkel’s push to combat global warming, Japan said on Sunday it would favour the G7 countries setting their own target for

reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

U.S. President Barack Obama kept his counsel on the climate issue on Sunday, the first day of the summit, when leaders presented a united front in facing Russian over the Ukraine conflict and discussed the global economy.

Japan and Canada were regarded before the summit as potential holdouts on the climate issue, diplomats and environmental campaigners said. It was not clear if Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would accept a specific G7 goal.

“Canada supports an agreement in Paris that includes all GHG (greenhouse gas) emitting coun-

tries,” Stephen Lecce, spokesman for Harper, told Reuters in an email.

The green lobby is hoping that Merkel will push for a pledge to phase out fossil fuels by 2050 ahead of the Paris meeting, which aims to agree on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. (rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.