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Foreign Minister Tajani: 'Italy wants to be key partner for Kazakhstan'

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani (pictured) paid an official visit to Kazakhstan on 5 September. In an interview with The Astana Times, Minister Tajani spoke about co-operation between Kazakhstan and Italy, as well as some of the key partnership projects. Minister Tajani, welcome to Astana. Your visit to Kazakhstan is eagerly awaited. Could you please share some thoughts on its main goals? I have been looking forward to visiting your beautiful country for so long. Since its independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has always been a key partner for Italy in the region. This visit is to confirm the Italian government’s attention to Central Asia and to Kazakhstan in particular. It is to confirm our friendship, the quality of our relations, and also to reaffirm that we want to strengthen our political, economic and cultural co-operation. Bilateral as well as multilateral cooperation between countries is crucial for global...

Brazen thief breaks-into Beverly Grove home while family slept inside

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

A Beverly Grove family is concerned for their safety after home surveillance cameras captured a brazen burglar who broke into their home while they were asleep and swiped cash and the family car. The incident occurred on Sept. 10 around 3:30 a.m. with the thief jumping a locked gate and wandering around the backyard before slipping inside the home.  Rabbi Moshe Nourollah, the homeowner, examined the damage where the thief broke in and said he still can’t believe that someone would do that.  “Coming in the middle of the night, bombarding somebody’s house, stealing, that’s insane, you know what I mean?” he told KTLA.  The security cameras on the home did not deter the crook, and the family’s alarm system was not activated.  “He came in from the back door,” Batya Nourollah said. “Police said he pried open the door, he came inside, took the wallet. He came upstairs where I was sleeping in my bedroom. It's mortifying."It wasn’t until the next day that the Nourollah’s ...

Families, loved ones across the U.S. honor 9/11 victims

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

Families, loved ones, and supporters in Southern California and all over the world are remembering a somber anniversary as Monday marks 22 years since the deadliest terror attack in the United States on September 11, 2001. From coast to coast, it was a day of remembrance to honor the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost and the bravery that saved the lives of countless others. The deadly attack brought the nation together and Southern California residents continue to honor the promise to never forget and remember the victims. "Now more than ever, it is essential for communities like ours in Beverly Hills to foster a spirit of unity, vigilance, and strength,” said Chief Mark Stainbrook of the Beverly Hills Police Department during a memorial to honor the victims. “Let us ensure the legacy of 9/11 is not one of sorrow, but also strength in the face of evil."Ceremony honoring 9/11 victims (KTLA)Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Robert Cordobes was at Ground Zero 22 years ago o...

Redwood City: Man arrested on suspicion of grabbing girl

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

REDWOOD CITY – A 56-year-old Redwood City man was arrested on suspicion of grabbing a 16-year-old girl around the waist and making sexual comments to her last week in Redwood City, police said.The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Friday at the Redwood City Caltrain station, located at 1 James Ave., according to the Redwood City Police Department.The man was arrested on suspicion of child annoyance, as well as a warrant stemming from a different crime and for possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.The man does not match the description of a suspect in a similar incident at the station on Aug. 18, according to police. The suspect in that case is missing an eye.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | San Jose man convicted of kidnapping, carjacking Lyft driver Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police pursuit Crime and Public Safety | Two arrested in connection with armed robb...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Oakland, reported the week of Sep. 4

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

A house in Oakland that sold for $2.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 12 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.8 million, $849 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Sep. 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.4 million, single-family house in the 6600 block of Evergreen Ave.The sale of the detached house in the 6600 block of Evergreen Ave., Oakland, has been finalized. The price was $1,400,000, and the new owners took over the house in July. The house was built in 1962 and has a living area of 1,304 square feet. The price per square foot was $1,074. The house features two bedrooms and one bathrooms.9. $1.5 million, detached house in the 1700 block of Wellington StreetThe 1,396 square-foot single-family house in the 1700 block of Wellington ...

Ex-Peninsula cop convicted of murdering six people in 1983 dies of natural causes

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

SAN QUENTIN – A former Peninsula police officer convicted of murdering six people in his Burlingame warehouse in the early 1980s died of natural causes last week, authorities said.Anthony “Jack” Sully, 79, was pronounced dead around 2:20 a.m. Friday at a medical facility outside of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, where he was housed, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a news release Monday.The Marin County Coroner’s Office will determine Sully’s official cause of death.Sully was sentenced to death on June 3, 1986, for the murders of 24-year-old Kathryn Barrett, 22-year-old Barbara Searcy, 24-year-old Gloria Jean Fravel, 19-year-old Brendan Oakden, 24-year-old Michael Thomas and 20-year-old Phyllis Melendez.The victims were beaten, stabbed and shot inside an electrical supply warehouse in 1983. Three of the bodies were found stuffed into barrels dumped at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.Sully, a police officer from 1966 to 1974, maintained at...

Despite miscues, SF Giants earn walk-off win to keep pace in NL wild card race

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants and their fans are more worried about wins than style points at this juncture of the season – especially with the race for the National League’s final wild card spot being so nip-and-tuck.That said, if the Giants want to be a part of the postseason, they probably need to play some cleaner games than they did Monday night against the Cleveland Guardians.Still, despite committing three errors and going 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position through the first eight innings, the Giants managed a 5-4, 10-inning win over the Guardians before an announced crowd of 20,705, the third smallest of the season at Oracle Park.Down 4-3 in the 10th inning, Blake Sabol singled to right to score Joc Pederson from second base. Sabol then stole second base, advanced to third on a balk by Emmanuel Clase, then scored on a walk-off single by LaMonte Wade Jr.With the win, San Francisco caught the Miami Marlins in the NL wild-card standings, as both teams ar...

Yan Gomes gets key hit as Chicago Cubs top Colorado Rockies 5-4

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and Michael Fulmer stepped up at the very end, helping the Chicago Cubs top the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Monday night.Gomes finished with three hits and three RBIs. Christopher Morel homered and Dansby Swanson had two hits for Chicago in the opener of a six-game trip.The Cubs stayed three games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee and two games head of Arizona for the second NL wild card.“Coming out here to Colorado anything can happen at any time,” Gomes said. “Big ballpark, ball travels well, so runs aren’t exactly hard to come by. At this time of the year those wins are important. It’s a good sign for this team that even when we’re behind until that last out we’re going to give us a chance to win.”Drew Smyly (11-9) got four outs for the win, and Fulmer earned his second save of the season in his first big league appearance since Aug. 24.Fulmer, who had been sidelined by a forearm strain, replaced Smyly with one out i...

Kim Jong Un está en Rusia. ¿Qué podría necesitar Moscú de Corea del Norte y viceversa?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

SEÚL, Corea del Sur — El mandatario norcoreano Kim Jong Un llegó el martes a Rusia para reunirse con el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin, un encuentro que probablemente se centre en el deseo de Moscú de adquirir municiones para reabastecer sus agotadas reservas por la guerra en Ucrania.La reunión también pondrá de relieve una creciente cooperación bilateral en momentos en que los dos aislados gobernantes se encuentran enfrascados en distintas confrontaciones con Estados Unidos. A cambio de abastecer municiones, Corea del Norte posiblemente querría cargamentos de alimentos y productos energéticos, así como transferencia de tecnología armamentística avanzada.La entrevista con Putin sería el primer encuentro de Kim con un mandatario extranjero desde que Corea del Norte cerró sus fronteras en enero de 2020. Se reunieron por primera vez en abril de 2019, dos meses después de que las negociaciones diplomáticas en materia nuclear entre Kim y el entonces presidente estadounidense Donald Trump...

El huracán Lee sigue creciendo en tamaño en el Atlántico

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:23:52 GMT

(CNN) — Lee es un gran huracán de gran tamaño y se espera que crezca, según la actualización de las 11 p.m. hora del este de EE.UU. del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC). Los vientos con fuerza de huracán de Lee se extienden hasta 128 km desde el centro y los vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical se extienden hasta 297 kilómetros.El huracán Lee todavía tiene vientos de 185 km/h y se mueve hacia el oeste-noroeste a 11 km/h. El centro de la tormenta está a un0s 643 km al noroeste del norte de las Islas de Sotavento. La tormenta podría fortalecerse ligeramente a medida que avanza hacia el oeste-noroeste durante este martes antes de girar hacia el norte y debilitarse gradualmente a partir de este miércoles.¿Hacia dónde se dirige el huracán Lee y qué lugares del Atlántico impactaría?El debilitamiento adicional aumentará hacia el final de la semana debido a un aumento de la cizalladura del viento y al paso de Lee por las aguas más frías dejadas por Idalia y Franklin.“Aunque...