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Important news for important people
www.dedicatedpress.com Volume 3418 Sunday January 06, 2019
International Business Sports
Madagascar police fired teargas Sat- France’s “yellow vest” protesters American star Mikaela Shiffrin won
urday to disperse some 500 supporters were back on the streets again Satur- the World Cup slalom in Zagreb for
of the losing candidate in last month’s day as a government spokesman de- a fourth time on Saturday with her Sunrise:
presidential election, in the fifth such nounced those still protesting as hard- main rival Petra Vlhova second again. Sunset:
protest this week... P.2 liners who wanted only... P.3 Shiffrin completed... P.5 Humidity: % - F

“So I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon” Size diversity
One year on, Time’s Up movement has taken shape, but more to do US fashion group calls for
more diversity in model size
The Time’s Up movement against In the entertainment industry, sev- essarily that they want their faces to A trade group representing hun-
sexual harassment, founded a year eral top-level scandals over equal pay be shown but sharing their stories be- dreds of America’s designers has
ago, has made tangible progress in (Claire Foy making less than her co- cause they know it can help others,” called on the fashion industry to
the world of showbiz and beyond star on “The Crown,” for one) have says Trevino-Sauceda. showcase women of greater size
-- by fostering solidarity and encour- fueled the debate on workplace dis- For Monica Ramirez, the gender diversity, such as plus-size models
aging women to speak out -- but the crimination of all kinds. justice campaigns director at the Na- Ashley Graham and Candice Huff-
road ahead is indeed long. According to a survey by the Cen- tional Domestic Workers Alliance ine.
On January 1, 2018, more than 300 ter for Study of Women in Television (NDWA), Time’s Up has unleashed a Graham, of Nebraska, in 2016
top women in Hollywood unveiled a and Film, the proportion of women vital public conversation. became the first plus-size model to
manifesto for change, with the goal working behind the camera increased “It’s the collective power, the make the cover of “Sports Illustrat-
of “shifting our society’s perception by two percentage points in 2018 -- collective voice that really has em- ed.” She also appeared on the cover
and treatment of women,” from film but still is at only 20 percent. powered people to begin to talk of “Vogue,” helping to break down
sets to farms to auto plants. Time’s Up, honoring its mission about what they have experienced,” barriers in the notoriously snooty
Tinseltown’s A-listers followed to look past Hollywood, has given Ramirez told AFP. fashion world.
that up with a strong sartorial state- $750,000 to several grassroots or- “It’s something like I have never “We are beginning to see signs of
ment to raise the awareness on the ganizations including the Alianza seen before.” fashion moving in the right direc-
Golden Globes red carpet -- the Nacional De Campesinas (National Ramirez says sexual harassment tion,” Marc Karimzadeh and Nicky
women wore black to drive home the Farmworkers Women’s Alliance). and gender equality are inextricably Campbell wrote on the website of
message. “There’s a lot more potential when linked. the Council of Fashion Designers
But for Lisa Borders, the current you have the resources,” Mily Trev- “We know that women workers ex- of America (CFDA), which says it
president and CEO of Time’s Up, the ino-Sauceda, the Alianza’s executive perience different kinds of discrimi- represents more than 500 men’s and
real shift came later that night when director and co-founder, told AFP. nation in addition to sexual harass- women’s designers as well as jewelry
Oprah Winfrey took the stage to ac- Thanks to the attention generated ment,” she says. and accessory designers.
cept a lifetime achievement award. by Time’s Up, her group raised more The Time’s Up battle cry has made “Designers such as Michael Kors
“For too long, women have not been than $1 million in the past year, af- it to Capitol Hill, where workers’ as- and Christian Siriano are casting
heard or believed if they dare speak ter years of toiling with little to no sociations are fiercely lobbying law- models that defy tradition,” they said
the truth to the power of those men,” money. makers. in a reference to the fashion world’s
Winfrey said to a standing ovation and The Alianza can now hire its first “This last year, what helped was longstanding preference for slim-
even some tears in the audience. full-time staffers and work more that more and more organizations ness.
“So I want all the girls watching closely with farm workers who are starting talking about how can we “Body Positivity is important in
here now to know that a new day is sexually abused by their employers. collaborate,” Trevino-Sauceda says. fashion and we want to see more de-
on the horizon.” “We still have very stubborn com- “It’s not just how can we share, but signers and companies embrace this
For Borders, “that was a clarion panies that think that women are how can we partner and collaborate.” in 2019,” the CFDA communication
call.” the ones causing the problem,” says The NDWA is looking ahead to officials wrote.
“I consider this the civil rights Trevino-Sauceda, who says she suf- this year’s planned introduction of a A movement to recognize alternate
movement of the 21st century,” she fered abuse and harassment herself bill that would reinforce the rights of body types started in 2017 at New
said this week in an interview with multiple times. domestic workers. York Fashion Week, with runway
Marie Claire magazine. “But we do have certain companies One of the main sponsors is Demo- shows by Prabal Gurung, Christian
‘Better’ than a year ago that are looking at getting their super- cratic Senator Kamala Harris -- a pos- Siriano and Michael Kors.
As the Golden Globes approach visors, crew leaders, foremen trained sible presidential candidate in 2020. In September, the CFDA launched
once again on Sunday, what exactly on the subject but because they’re “Prior to the past year, I don’t think with plus-sized brand Dia&Co the
has changed in a year? afraid.” that there was a public conversation #TeeUpChange campaign to encour-
Time’s Up has raised more than Kossek says in all sectors, “a lot of about the fact that there are domestic age greater diversity in size among
$22 million for its legal defense fund, companies now are hiring consultants workers across this country who are young creators.
which has already helped more than for sexual harassment training,” but currently denied the same protection It also collaborated last year with
4,000 women and men who have there is work to be done on evaluat- as other workers,” Ramirez says. Universal Standard, a brand that of-
reported sexual harassment in the ing the effectiveness of that training. She is hopeful that the new Con- fers to exchange a piece of clothing in
workplace. ‘Collective power’ gress, which has a record number of the year following its purchase if the
“At a public awareness perspec- Even if workplace behavior is slow women, will help forward the Time’s customer’s size changes.
tive, we are better than we were a year to evolve, the Time’s Up initiative Up movement. “In the past year, we put more fo-
ago,” says Ellen Kossek, a professor -- combined with the #MeToo move- “For many of us, the hope is that cus on size inclusivity,” through the
of management at Purdue University, ment -- has freed up women to speak having more women elected, there Dia&Co and Universal Standard tie-
citing the number of high-powered up. will be positive progress for women ups, “and it continues to be a focus
men who have been fired over their “The women are more willing to and girls across the United States,” going forward,” Karimzadeh told
behavior. speak out, to do interviews -- not nec- Ramirez says. AFP.

International
Page 2 Sunday January 06, 2019
Tourist islands spared Police had also used tear gas at a similar demonstration on Wednesday
Floods, blackouts after Simmering anger sparks days of protest after Madagascar vote
Thai storm
Floods and blackouts caused by Madagascar police fired teargas
Tropical Storm Pabuk left nearly Saturday to disperse some 500 sup-
30,000 people in evacuation shelters porters of the losing candidate in last
across southern Thailand Saturday, as month’s presidential election, in the
relieved tourists stranded on islands fifth such protest this week, AFP cor-
further north were spared the worst respondents witnessed.
and began to plot routes home. Defying a ban on demonstrations,
Pabuk, a once in three-decade hundreds of supporters of Marc Ra-
weather system, packed winds of up to valomanana took to the streets of the
75 kilometres (45 miles) an hour and capital Antananarivo to rally on the
brought heavy rains and storm surges square outside City Hall, with police
as it lashed the entire south of the king- firing tear gas to disperse them.
dom on Friday, downing power cables Several demonstrators hurled Mo-
and causing widespread flooding. lotov cocktails at officers, who arrest-
A fisherman died in southern Pat- ed four people, the correspondents
tani province early Friday after high said.
waves smashed into his boat and After a brief game of cat-and-
another crew member was reported mouse with police chasing demon-
missing, while a 35-year-old man in strators, the heavens opened and a
Nakhon Si Thammarat died when a torrential downpour quickly clearing A cameranman and a photographer run over a burning barricade during a demonstration (AFP)
tree toppled onto his house. the area. Ravalomanana has lodged an ap- who wins, we will be in a crisis,” he
But the storm tacked away from Police had also used tear gas at a peal to the Constitutional Court, warned.
the key tourist islands of Koh Samui, similar demonstration on Wednesday. which is due to hand down its ruling In the December 19 runoff, Rajoeli-
Koh Phangan and Koh Tao where Angry protests erupted on De- on January 8, and his supporters have na, who was previously in office from
large numbers of travellers hunkered cember 29, just two days after for- vowed to keep up their protests until 2009-2014, won nearly 56 percent of
down for 24 hours in heavy rains, un- mer president Andry Rajoelina was then. the votes while Ravalomanana, who
able to leave as airports closed and declared the winner of a runoff vote “It’s not fair that they have dis- served as president between 2002-
ferry services were cancelled. which took place 10 days earlier. persed us with tear gas, we are just 2009, took just over 44 percent.
“There were no casualties, there Defeated, Ravalomanana -- also a ordinary citizens who want to know Both men were banned from run-
is some sunshine today and I’m con- former president -- cried foul, claim- the truth about what happened at the ning in the election of 2013 as part
fident some tourists will be able to ing fraud and demanding a recount of ballot box,” said 53-year-old protest- of an agreement to end the recurring
leave today as ferries and flights re- votes in the Indian Ocean island state, er Jean-Paul Rasolon. crises that have rocked Madagascar
sume,” said Koh Samui district chief which has a long and bitter history of “After January 8, if they don’t es- since independence from France in
Kittipop Roddon. instability. tablish the truth, and it doesn’t matter 1960.
But “red flag” swimming bans off
what are normally sun-baked para- Navy Nearly 100 foresters were pursuing the cat
dise beaches at this time of year were
still in place. High winds caused only Iran to deploy warships to Runaway leopard returns to Indian park after escape
minor damage, he added. A runaway leopard which escaped its gate left open. On Friday night, it
But holidaymakers keen to leave Atlantic: media from an safari park in eastern India returned to its enclosure, injured and
the islands face long delays with a Iran is to deploy its newest warship on New Year’s Day has been recap- hungry,” he said
backlog of flights as three airports to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month tured after a massive search opera- Yarad said the cat was raised in
reopened and ferry services slowly mission -- the navy’s longest in a tion, an official said Saturday. captivity and lacked the ability to
resumed on Saturday. decade, the conservative Fars news Wildlife authorities had deployed hunt in a wild, and had probably suf-
The storm was downgraded early Sat- agency reported on Saturday. drones, trained elephants and set up fered injuries in an attempt to kill a
urday to a depression with wind speeds “The navy has had a plan to deploy traps with live bait to find the big cat wild boar or some other animal.
slackening as it moved into the Andaman a flotilla to the Atlantic Ocean for a after it escaped the park located in the The animal is being treated for its
Sea, Thailand’s weather bureau said. few years and now everything seems foothills of the Himalayas, 557 kilo- injuries.
Power outages prepared to launch the mission,” said metres (346 miles) north of Kolkata, Leopards in captivity may live to
Pabuk made landfall on Friday Fars, which is considered close to capital of West Bengal. up to 23 years as compared to just 17
afternoon in Nakhon Si Thammarat Iran’s military. The four-year-old beast nicknamed years in the wild.
province, south of the tourist hubs on Rear Admiral Touraj Hassani- Sachin finally returned to its enclo- The park in Siliguri -- the gate-
the Gulf of Thailand, hammering the Moghadam told the official IRNA sure in the park late Friday, after a way of the hill resort of Darjeeling
coastal province with rain. news agency on Friday that the mis- days’ long hunt. Nearly 100 foresters -- is spread over 297 acres and was
Authorities warned of flash floods sion would start early in the next were pursuing the cat after its escape opened to the public last year.
as some parts remained inundated by a Iranian year, which begins in late sparked panic in local villages. Official estimates suggest there are
combination of rainfall and storm surges. March. “Sachin had been raised in captiv- between 12,000 and 14,000 leopards
Around 200,000 people were left The flotilla will comprise the new ity and could not hunt to feed itself,” in India.
without electricity as dozens of pow- guided missile frigate destroyer es- Vinod Kumar Yarad of the West Ben- An estimated 431 leopards were
er poles were toppled by high winds cort Sahand, which was unveiled just gal Zoo Authority told AFP. killed in 2017, according to govern-
or falling trees, with 30,000 waiting last month, and the recently upgraded “We kept a large chunk of meat ment figures, most by poachers for
for supply to be reconnected early 33,000-ton fuel ship Kharg. inside the leopard’s enclosure with their hides and other body parts.
Saturday, authorities said. The vessels are expected to dock
Residents returned to find homes in a friendly Latin American country
slaked in mud and ankle-deep water, such as Venezuela, Fars said.
while many southern roads remained The ships are among Iran’s largest
blocked by the fallen power lines. and both are capable of carrying he-
“The roofs on some rooms in my licopters.
house are gone. The house is filled The Sahand is a more advanced
with mud,” Boonchuay Chuaysri version of the Iranian-built Jamaran
told AFP in Talum Puk -- a head- class which went into service over
land where the eye of storm barged the past decade.
through villages. It is a radar-evading stealth ship
Others were relieved to find only capable of electronic warfare, Rear-
broken windows as Pabuk’s force Admiral Alireza Sheikhi told IRNA
was less destructive than first feared. last month.

Business
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The figure represented a rise of 5.1 percent compared to 2017 In two separate tower block fires
New York’s Met welcomed record 7.4 million visitors in 2018 Four die in Spain building fires, baby critical
New York’s Metropolitan Museum other Manhattan locations, the Met Four people died Saturday and a baby Three people died, including a
of Art welcomed almost 7.4 million Cloisters and the Met Breuer. girl in a critical condition was among 92-year-old woman and two other
visitors in 2018, figures showed Fri- Attendance did not suffer as a re- the injured, in two separate tower people not yet identified.
day, a new record for the venerable sult of a new pricing policy that was block fires in northeastern Spain, fire- Among those injured were a baby
institution which in March began introduced March 1, which broke for fighters said. girl, who is in a critical condition,
charging a fixed fee for out-of-town- the first time the tradition of allowing The first blaze started on Saturday and two adults. They were in seri-
ers. everyone to pay however much they morning in a 10-storey block of flats ous condition, the fire service said on
The figure represented a rise of 5.1 wished. in Badalona, about 10 kilometres (six its Twitter feed. Both adults jumped
percent compared to 2017, itself a Now, those who live outside New miles) northeast of Barcelona, said from windows to escape the blaze,
record-setting year. York must pay $25, though New firefighters in the Catalonia region. the regional government said.
The bump in attendance was in Yorkers are still subject to voluntary
large part thanks to the “Heavenly donations.
Bodies” exhibit which explored the The figures published Friday Foreign Exchange
links between fashion and the Catho- showed that 32 percent of visitors
lic Church and attracted 1.7 million were New Yorkers, 34 percent from EURO USA CAN UK AUS SWISS H.KONG JAP
people. the rest of the United States and 34 EURO - 1.14 1.54 .90 1.61 1.12 8.90 123.00
Also of note were exhibitions percent were foreign tourists. USA .88 - 1.33 .79 1.43 .99 7.81 107.53
dedicated to Michelangelo and David China was the best represented CAN .65 .75 - .59 1.06 .75 5.80 80.00
Hockney, both of which took place in country and accounted for 5 percent UK 1.11 1.27 1.69 - 1.82 1.25 9.90 136.00
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to the museum’s main building, locat- mains far behind the Louvre in Paris, H.KONG .11 .13 .17 .10 .18 .13 - 13.70
ed on the eastern side of Central Park which saw 10.2 million visitors in JAP .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .01 .07 -
facing 5th Avenue, as well as its two 2018 -- also a record.

Business
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When he is sworn in for a second six-year term next week Economy
Lima Group countries say won’t recognize new Maduro mandate Iran approves anti-money
Foreign ministers from 12 Latin “Nicolas Maduro is urged not to nuclear bombers, for joint military
American countries and Canada said assume the presidency, to respect the exercises -- a move that stoked re- laundering bill
Friday their governments would not powers of the assembly and to tempo- gional tensions. An Iranian arbitration body gave
accept Nicolas Maduro as Venezu- rarily transfer power until new elec- Cutting diplomatic ties its approval on Saturday to an anti-
ela’s president when he is sworn in tions are held,” Popolizio said. The Lima Group action coincides money laundering bill seen as crucial
for a second six-year term next week. Venezuela hit back at the Lima with a statement from Venezuela’s to maintaining international trade and
The 14-member Lima Group -- Group, accusing it of fomenting a opposition-dominated but tooth- banking ties, the official IRNA news
with the exception of Mexico -- said coup at the behest of the US, which less National Assembly, which said agency reported.
it would not grant recognition to has sanctioned Venezuelan officials it would not recognize the “illegiti- “The bill on amending the law to
Maduro’s hardline socialist govern- and entities. mate” Maduro when he takes office. counter money laundering was ap-
ment, after meeting in the Peruvian Caracas expressed its “great bewil- “We are facing a man who stole an proved with certain changes and will
capital to discuss ways to step up derment at the extravagant declaration election. We will not have more than be sent to the parliament speaker to
international pressure on the regime, of a group of countries of the American a usurper (as president). Neither Ven- be communicated to the govern-
which has presided over the oil-rich continent which, after receiving instruc- ezuelans nor foreigners can recognize ment,” Expediency Council member
country’s economic collapse. tions from the United States through a Maduro as president,” opposition Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam
Peru’s Foreign Minister Nestor videoconference, have agreed to en- deputy Delsa Solorzano told AFP. told IRNA.
Popolizio said the group had delivered courage a coup d’etat,” according to a Separately, the Secretary Gen- The Expediency Council settles
“a strong political message” ahead of statement read by Venezuela’s foreign eral of the Organization of American disputes between parliament, which
Maduro’s inauguration on January 10. minister, Jorge Arreaza. States, Luis Almagro, called on Twit- approved the bill last year, and the
Maduro was re-elected on May The United States, which is not a ter for the international community conservative-dominated Guardian
20 in a ballot boycotted by the main member of the group created after not to recognize Maduro. Council, which vets all legislation
opposition parties and widely con- deadly anti-Maduro protests in 2017, Maduro, who was handpicked by and had rejected it.
demned by the international com- participated in the meeting for the Socialist president Hugo Chavez to Conservatives have argued that
munity, including the United States first time. Secretary of State Mike succeed him when he died in 2013, new legislation on money laundering
which called it a “sham.” Pompeo commented by video confer- was re-elected in May after early elec- and terrorist financing will provide
“The main message is undoubtedly ence from Washington. tions called by the Constituent Assem- Western powers with leverage over
the non-recognition of the Venezuelan The arrival in power of a new far- bly, a body created by Maduro which Iran’s economy and how it funds re-
regime’s new term,” Popolizio told right government in Brazil under Pres- has in practice replaced the legislature. gional allies such as Lebanon’s He-
reporters.“It is very important that the ident Jair Bolsonaro is likely to harden The Lima Group statement reiterat- zbollah.
Lima Group has issued this statement regional opposition to Maduro. ed its support for the National Assem- But the government of President
to continue exerting pressure with a Bolsonaro, who has aligned himself bly, which it recognizes as Venezu- Hassan Rouhani says the laws are
view to the restoration of democracy in with Washington by expressing hostil- ela’s “constitutionally elected body.” needed to meet demands set by by
Venezuela,” the Peruvian minister said. ity towards “authoritarian regimes,” Washington has recently stepped the international Financial Action
The Group, of which Canada is a said Thursday he was open to discuss- up contacts with South American Task Force (FATF), which monitors
member, said Maduro should tem- ing his country’s becoming home to a states dealing with the influx of mi- countries’ efforts to tackle financial
porarily transfer power to the oppo- US military base “in the future.” grants -- around one million to Co- crime.
sition-controlled National Assembly Venezuela recently hosted the Rus- lombia alone -- from Venezuela’s Iran is alone with North Korea
until free elections can be held. sian Air Force, including long-range worsening economic crisis. on the FATF’s blacklist -- although
the Paris-based organisation has
“It’s the best tuna. I was able to buy a delicious, super fresh tuna” suspended counter-measures since
Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market June 2017 while Iran works on re-
forms.
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid ing prices for the biggest and best prized sushi ingredient known as The Financial Action Task Force
a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna fish, especially at the first auction of “kuro maguro” (black tuna) and will meet again in February to discuss
Saturday as Tokyo’s new fish market, the new year dubbed the “black diamond” by sushi Iran’s progress.
which replaced the world-famous Despite the relocation, the auction connoisseurs because of its scarcity. The government is hoping to
Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre- ritual remained intact: before dawn, A single piece of “otoro”, or the salvage banking and trade ties af-
dawn New Year’s auction. buyers in rubber boots were inspect- fish’s fatty underbelly, can cost doz- ter the United States walked out
Bidding stopped at a whopping ing the quality of the giant fresh and ens of dollars at high-end Tokyo res- of a landmark 2015 nuclear deal
333.6 million yen for the enormous frozen tunas by examining the neatly taurants. between major powers and Iran
278-kilogramme (612-pound) fish cut tail end with flashlights and rub- The new market at Toyosu has and reimposed crippling unilateral
-- an endangered species -- that was bing slices between their fingers. already opened a balcony allow- sanctions.
caught off Japan’s northern coast. At 5:10 am, handbells rang to sig- ing visitors to witness the organised The other parties to the deal --
Self-styled “Tuna King” Kiyoshi nal the auction was underway and pre-dawn chaos in an attempt to at- Britain, France, Germany, China and
Kimura paid the top price, which the air filled with the sound of auc- tract tourists who previously visited Russia -- have sought to salvage the
doubled the previous record of 155 tioneers yelling prices at buyers, who Tsukiji. agreement and maintain trade with
million yen also paid by him in 2013. raised fingers to indicate interest. “I sincerely hope this market will Iran, but have called on Tehran to
“It’s the best tuna. I was able to Kimura went head to head with a be loved by many people,” said To- meet Financial Action Task Force
buy a delicious, super fresh tuna,” the rival in a thrilling back-and-forth for kyo governor Yuriko Koike, who at- requirements.
sushi restaurant chain owner proudly the prize tuna, with a scrum of specta- tended the sale, wearing the white The anti-money laundering bill is
told reporters. tors giving out a loud roar as the auc- rubber boots favoured by auctioneers. one of four pieces of legislation put
“The price was higher than origi- tioneer’s hammer came down after The relocation of the market was forward by the government to that
nally thought, but I hope our cus- Kimura’s winning offer. a lengthy and controversial process. end.
tomers will eat this excellent tuna,” ‘Black diamond’ Few would contest the fact that A previous bill on the mechanics
Kimura said after the auction. Later in the day sushi chefs sliced Tsukiji was past its prime, and there of monitoring and preventing terror-
Tsukiji -- the world’s biggest fish up the giant fish with special knives were concerns about outdated fire ist financing was signed into law in
market and a popular tourist attraction resembling Japanese swords at regulations and hygiene controls. August.
in an area packed with restaurants and Kimura’s main restaurant just outside In contrast, the new market, lo- Two others -- allowing Iran to
shops -- moved in October to Toyosu, Tsukiji, where demolition work is un- cated around two kilometres to the join UN conventions against terror-
a former gas plant a bit further east. der way. east at Toyosu, boasts state-of-the-art ist-financing and organised crime --
Opened in 1935, Tsukiji was best Hundreds of sushi lovers queued refrigeration facilities and is nearly have been approved by parliament
known for its pre-dawn daily auc- for a taste. twice as big as Tsukiji. but are still being delayed by higher
tions of tuna, caught from all corners “I have come here every year to eat But Toyosu is located on the site of authorities, including the Guardian
of the world, for use by everyone New Year sushi but this tuna is tastier a former gas plant and the soil was Council.
from Michelin-star sushi chefs to or- than ever,” Reiko Yamada, a 71-year- found to be contaminated, forcing The Expediency Council cur-
dinary grocery stores. old housewife, told AFP. local authorities to spend millions of rently has 38 members, all appointed
Wholesalers and sushi tycoons Japan consumes a large portion dollars to clean it up and delaying the by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali
have been known to pay eye-water- of the global bluefin catch, a highly move. Khamenei.

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Zagreb win was Shiffrin’s 52nd in the World Cup and the 37th in slalom NBA
‘Snow Queen’ Shiffrin wins fourth Zagreb slalom Knicks’ Kanter to skip
England trip in fears for life
American star Mikaela Shiffrin won The New York Knicks’ Turkish cen-
the World Cup slalom in Zagreb for a ter Enes Kanter said he won’t make
fourth time on Saturday with her main the NBA team’s trip to Britain this
rival Petra Vlhova second again. month for fear he might be murdered
Shiffrin completed the two runs by Turkish spies.
in 2min 01.09sec while Vlhova was Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turk-
second with a combined time of ish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
2:02.34sec. said he didn’t doubt that Turkish op-
Wendy Holdener of Switzerland, eratives could target him in Europe.
who was second after the first run, “Oh yeah, easy,” he said. “They
finished third, 1.75sec behind Shiffrin. have a lot of spies there. I can be
It was the fourth time the 23-year-old killed easily.”
reigning World Cup champion won the Kanter said he had spoken to
Zagreb event, including last year. Knicks executives and wouldn’t
The victory came after Vlhova make the trip “because of that freak-
beat her in parallel slalom in Oslo on ing lunatic, the Turkish president.
Tuesday. “There’s a chance that I can get
Shiffrin’s last win was in the sla- killed out there,” he said. “So that’s
lom in Semmering, Austria, on De- why I talked to the front office. I’m
cember 29, a record 15th World Cup not going so I’m just going to stay
triumph in a year. here, just practice.
Zagreb win was Shiffrin’s 52nd in US Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her victory on the podium (Photo AFP) “It’s pretty sad because it affects
the World Cup and the 37th in slalom. “I was trying to take advantage of “I’m really happy ... today was a my career, my basketball. Because I
The American is dominating the this very good surface ... I’ve been re- good race. I like when it’s icy, I use want to be out there but just because
overall standings with 1,214 points. ally precise,” she added. my power,” Vlhova told reporters. of that one lunatic guy, that one ma-
Vlhova and Holdener hold second Zagreb’s women slalom is dubbed the “In the second run it was really a niac, I can’t go out there and do my
and third place with 748 and 514 ‘Snow Queen Trophy’ in honour of Cro- big fight with time,” said the 23-year- job. It’s pretty sad.”
points respectively. atia’s retired skiing star Janica Kostelic. old Slovak who had better time in the A Knicks spokesman said only that
In the slalom rankings tbe situation The event was held at Sljeme, the second run than Shiffrin. Kanter would skip the trip because of
is similar with Shiffrin leading with mountain peak overlooking Zagreb The American also praised her visa issues.
100 points ahead of Vlhova. where the Kostelic and her brother main rival stressing tha “Petra is tak- In December of 2017 Turkish pros-
Holdener, 25, is on the third place Ivica Kostelic, a former World Cup ing her skiing to a different level.” ecutors demanded Kanter be jailed
with 375 points. winner, made their skiing debuts. The men’s slalom event is due on for more than four years on charges
“I had in my mind to be really focused The race winner also receives a Sunday with the first race starting at of insulting Erdogan, according to
and really aggressive,” Shiffrin said. crystal crown. 1115 GMT. Turkish state media reports.
In May of last year Kanter -- who
Cycling Racing Tennis then played for the Oklahoma City
90-year-old US cyclist fails Jockey Espinoza back in Federer wins third Hopman Thunder -- was detained at a Roma-
nian airport after being told his Turk-
doping test, loses crown saddle after injury in dramatic fashion ish passport was cancelled -- a move
that Kanter blamed on his political
Carl Grove, a 90-year-old American Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Roger Federer became the most suc- views.
cyclist, has been stripped of his age- Espinoza was back in the saddle Sat- cessful player in Hopman Cup history He was allowed to depart hours
group title and world record from the urday, five months after he was seri- when he led Switzerland to a 2-1 win later, but said at a subsequent press
US Masters Track Championships af- ously injured when his mount died in an enthralling final of the mixed conference in the United States that
ter failing a doping test. under him in a training run. teams tournament in Perth Saturday. he feared he would be deported from
The US Anti-Doping Agency (US- Espinoza, 46, suffered fractured In what is tipped to be the final Romania to Turkey.
ADA) issued a public warning Friday vertebrae and other serious injuries edition of the unique tournament, At the time, Kanter was on a world
to Grove for a violation they said like- in the July 22 accident at Del Mar the best was saved for last as Federer tour for his charitable foundation.
ly came from consuming meat con- racetrack. became the first player to win three Kanter, who was born in Switzer-
taminated with a banned substance. He had spent the last five months Hopman Cups, teaming with Belinda land and selected third overall in the
Grove had won the 90-94 age rehabilitating in the San Diego area Bencic to make it successive titles in 2011 NBA Draft, has voiced support
group individual pursuit crown in a and on Saturday was aboard former Perth. for Erdogan opponent Fethullah Gu-
world record 3mins 6.129secs last stakes winner St. Joe Bay for trainer For the second year in a row, the len, who has been living in exile in
July 11 at Breinigsville, Pennsylva- John Sadler for a five-furlong work at Swiss beat the German pairing of the United States since 1999.
nia. He was the lone competitor in his Santa Anita. Alexander Zverev and Angelique The Knicks are scheduled to play
age group. “I feel good,” said Espinoza, whose Kerber by claiming a deciding mixed the Milwaukee Bucks in London on
The resident of the small town injuries included a fracture of the C-3 doubles rubber which was loaded January 17.
of Bristol, Indiana, about 120 miles vertebra in his neck, which left him with drama.
east of Chicago, tested positive for with shoulder pain and numbness. It was Switzerland’s fourth title
epitrenbolone, a metabolite of the “Basically, my fitness is returning, overall, behind only the United States
prohibited substance trenbolone in a but it’s only one horse. It was kind of with six, and Federer first won the
urine sample taken after his run. John to let me work him. It’s like rid- Hopman Cup back in 2001 when he
Grove provided USADA with in- ing a bicycle. It takes a little practice, teamed with Martina Hingis.
formation the doping watchdogs said but I didn’t expect to come back at The 37-year-old gave the Swiss the
led them to find that “the source of 100 percent after one work.” early ascendancy with a straight sets
his positive test was more likely than The Mexico-born jockey admit- win against Zverev, before Kerber
not caused by contaminated meat con- ted that early in his rehabilitation he squared the tie by beating a dogged
sumed the evening before competing.” doubted he would want to ride again Bencic to set up the mixed doubles
Grove had passed a doping test after after the horse, Kona Gold, died of decider.
competing the day before even though cardiac arrest as they completed a Federer was a dominant figure in
USADA later found a supplement he training outing. an extraordinary doubles match as
was using before the competition date Now, however, he believes he’ll the Swiss claimed the abbreviated
had the presence of the banned sub- come back “100 percent” although format 4-0, 1-4, 4-3 (5/4) to clinch
stance clomiphene, although it was he still has no timetable for a return the title despite Germany having two
not listed in the ingredients. to racing. match points. Turkish center Enes Kanter (Photo AFP)

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