EgyptAir yearly profits plunge 76%
(MENAFN) EgyptAir reported a drop in profits in fiscal year 2010/2011, attributed to the regional unrest and rising fuel costs, Ahram Online reported.
The national carrier said that its profits plunged 76 percent to USD42.95 million in the fiscal year 2010/2011 from a year earlier. Profits for the 2011 calendar year were just USD13.6 million.
Hossam Kamel, chairman of EgyptAir's, said the airline suffered from several cancellations of flights during Egypt's uprising, leading to a decline in tourism and the increasing cost of aviation fuel, in addition to a small-scale strike actions by the airline's workers.
Egypt received around 10.1 million tourists last year, 32 per cent less than a year earlier, according to official data.
In September, EgyptAir Ground Services employees at Cairo international airport held a partial strike following rumors that concessions they had previously won by strike actions would not be implemented.
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NASA and Boeing are targeting next Thursday, May 19, to launch
Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space
Station (ISS), Trend reports citing Xinhua .
Scheduled to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT, OFT-2 is the second
uncrewed flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part
of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket
from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
in Florida, NASA said on Friday.
Starliner is expected to arrive at the ISS for docking about 24
hours after launch with more than 500 pounds of NASA cargo and crew
After a successful docking, Starliner will spend five to 10 days
aboard the orbiting laboratory before returning to Earth in the
western United States, according to NASA.
The spacecraft will return with nearly 600 pounds of cargo,
including reusable Nitrogen Oxygen Recharge System tanks that
provide breathable air to station crew members.
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U.S. credibility has been destroyed
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When President Obama was elected, he promised that he would improve our standing with our allies and our enemies abroad and on the promise alone was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. But let’s look at where we are.
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Qatar - MoFA Secretary-General receives credentials of Ambassadors of Russia, Finland and Ecuador
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Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) H E Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi received yesterday copies of credentials of Ambassador of Russia to Qatar H E Dmitry Dugadkin, Ambassador of Finland H E Pekka Voutilainen, and Ambassador of Ecuador H E Pascual del Cioppo. Al Hammadi wished the new Ambassadors success in performing their duties, assuring them of providing all support to advance bilateral relations. He also met yesterday with Acting Charge d'Affaires of Lebanon H E Farah Berri. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations.
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Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said he wants the 29 flower vendors along Harrison Road transferred to their temporary location soon.
The Baguio politiko said the city government will help the vendors build their new stalls.
Magalong said 10 flower vendors are already qualified to be relocated since they were recipients of the city government’s livelihood program.
The 10 flower vendors are said to be religiously paying their loans.
He also said the city government will check if the other vendors are legitimate vendors.


LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday directed party leadership to start the preparation for the next general elections in the country, DawnNews reported.
President Zardari was addressing a meeting over political situation of Punjab which attended by Governor Punjab Latif Khosa, Deputy Prime Minister Pevez Elahi, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira and other prominent leaders.
The president said that the party will not issue tickets to the parliamentarians who have shown poor performance.
Zardari said that he hoped that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will form its government in centre and Punjab with the help of allied parties.
Earlier on Thursday speaking with BBC Urdu, Zardari said the next elections will take place on the set time.
He said that the opposition parties will not get a chance to criticise as the government would ensure transparent elections.
He said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will have complete autonomy and authority during the period. Adding that, the government will comply with the demands of the ECP.


Rwandan jails are holding 38,933 people accused of crimes committed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
This was revealed on Thursday by the Minister of Internal Security, Musa Fazil Harelimana, during a press conference. He added that 36,581 of the convicts were male.
The minister said that 1,200 suspects, among them 70 female, are still awaiting trial.
Harelimana said that the country’s prisons currently hold 22,700 inmates on other charges not related to the Genocide.
In general, the number of prisoners reduced from 83,000 in 2003 to 62, 000 in 2009.
The government also shut down three of the 16 prisons.
Harelimana attributed the achievements in the dispensation of justice to government’s commitment to reform the judiciary.
In a related matter, the minister stated that the programme where convicts serve their time doing community work in lieu of imprisonment (TIG) had grossed Rwf 16.5bn, and that over 100 police officers have been dismissed from the force since last year.


RICHMOND, R.I. (WPRI) — Individuals and businesses have been helping to gather supplies and money to help the Harvey flooding victims in Texas. Now, Richmond police are also pitching in.
The department announced Friday officers are making a $5,000 donation to the American Red Cross from their police union’s charitable account.
Police said they contacted the Houston Police Department and learned more than 200 officers in their areas were among those who homes had been lost or damaged by flood waters.
Chief Elwood Johnson said he was proud of his department’s police officers for their generous donation and honorable motivation.


(MENAFN) The nation has stated in an announcement that Central bank and economic authorities from 44 nations globally are meeting on Monday in El Salvador to talk about problems associated to the digital economy, mainly the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
Late Sunday, an announcement stated that set to attend the occasion are representative from nations such as Paraguay, Angola, Ghana, Namibia, Uganda, Guinea, Madagascar, Haiti, Burundi, Eswatini (Swaziland), Jordan, Gambia, the Honduras, Maldives, Rwanda, Nepal, Kenya, Pakistan, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Dominica, Mauritania, Congo, Armenia, as well as Bangladesh.
Past September El Salvador became the first nation to accept Bitcoin as legal tender.
Leader Nayib Bukele earlier stated that his nation bought 500 Bitcoins at an average price of USD30,744.
On Monday, Bitcoin was exchanged at USD29,756.8 dropping 3.96 percent since the prior exchange session.
Throughout the last four weeks, Bitcoin dropped 26.13 percent, after a larger upsurge of sharp falls in the international cryptocurrency market.
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MQM-P requests PM Shahbaz to intervene in implementation of agreement with PPP
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM-P leader and former mayor Wasim Akhtar has requested Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to intervene in the implementation of the agreement with PPP over supporting the coalition government.
Wasim Akhtar said that matters with the Sindh government were not moving forward. He informed the Prime Minister that Asif Ali Zardari should take our words seriously and the Prime Minister should intervene to implement the agreement.
Wasim Akhtar further said that we want urban and rural issues to be resolved, Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto have also said that local government system should be empowered, but after the government was formed no progress is being made on the agreement.
Talking about the new local government system, he said that if the new local government act is not made, they will not participate in anything with the government. The Sindh government is still reluctant to give its powers to local bodies.
Referring to the local body elections in Sindh, he said that in the first phase of local body elections in Sindh, the turnout was low, there were riots, voters were scare and the election marks of the candidates were missing from the ballot papers.


The government has approved a draft document detailing the spending of nearly $2 billion on public investment projects between 2006 and 2008, the Council of Ministers said in a news release on Friday.
The public investments include 617 projects, 298 which are currently being implemented, 36 of which have been contracted for implementation and 283 which are in the “high priority” category for future implementation, according to the statement.
According to the Council of Ministers, the government and international donors have pledged $1.4 billion towards the projects along with a further $563.4 million that was pledged in previous years.
The investments are mainly focused on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, irrigation systems, transportation and other public services, said Cheam Yeap, chairman of the National Assembly’s Banking and Finance Commission.
Funding for the projects has come from three main sources: National budget, foreign donors, and loans and grants, Cheam Yeap said, adding that the government hopes that debt cancellation will continue after the International Monetary Fund’s recent wiping of $82 million off the slate.
Economist Kang Chandararot said that the improvements to infrastructure are noticeable compared to previous years, particularly in terms of road networks.
Irrigation should now be the top investment priority for the government, he said.


ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that the verdict of Indian Supreme Court on the situation in occupied Jammu and Kashmir has exposed lies of fascist Modi government.
In a tweet, she said that the Indian SC verdict was victory of Pakistan. She said that Indian repression and atrocities were retreating against the stead fastness and Kashmiris.
The SAPM said that protection of fundamental rights of Kashmiris was a big test of the Indian judiciary.
She said that the world community was watching how the Indian Supreme Court would provide protection to the Kashmiris, despite a great pressure of the Modi regime.


KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had a vision of boosting and p
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had a vision of boosting and promoting the local industry.
Talking to a delegation of Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association which called on him at the Governor House, Imran Ismail said that federal government was making all-out efforts for increasing foreign investments, according to a statement.
He said that trade activities were increased after restoration of peace in the megalopolis. This also helped overcame unemployment in the city. Literary and cultural activities were also increasing in the city.
The Governor said that due to active role of private sector the economy was also strengthening.
He informed the delegation that government was also focusing on development of infrastructure in industrial areas.
Imran Ismail assured the delegation that all their issues would be addressed on priority basis.
The Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association delegation led by its Chairman Syed Shujaat Ali informed the Governor about issues being faced by the leather industry.
Syed Shujaat Ali said that a large number of people were associated to the industry since 20 years.
He said that the development of infrastructure in indusrtial areas would help enhance foreign investments. Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association Vice Chairman Shahid Malik, Secretary General Iqbal Awan and other office-bearers of the association were also present.


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Voters in Montrose, Hanover, and Buffalo community approved the levy, and has maintained 2.7million dollars for the school. Renewing the levy will prevent $2.6 million in budget reductions for the 2013-14 school year. The new term will be in effect January 1,2012.
“Now that the levy has passed, it’s going to allow the school to make more decisions with schools cost and funding cause we know there’s more stable stability. I’m happy the community showed they truly care about the education for the students is valued.” said Joe Pokorney.
A school board election was also taken yesterday and the four candidates who were elected were Melissa Brings, Sue Lee, Patti Pokorney, and Laurie Raymond.
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Nigeria champions Kano Pillars have axed 12 players ahead of the new season next year.
Pillars spokesman Idris Malikawa said in a statement made available to MTNFootball.com that the club’s board have approved the recommendation that 12 players be placed on transfer, while 23 players are retained.
However, he refused to name the players dropped. Malikawa also disclosed that a decision on who will replace Mohammed Babaganaru as coach is yet to be taken.
He said the 15-man board have received and deliberated on the report of the technical committee, who interviewed coaches Kadiri Ikhana and Okey Emordi.
“At the right time, the club’s new coach will be announced,” Malikawa assured.


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BJP National president J P Nadda attacked the Congress and Left Front and said that the alliance is not for the development of Tripura and only meant to save their existence.
While speaking at an election campaign at Amarpur in Gomati district, he said that two separate entities have formed an alliance only to save their existence and not for the development of the state.
He added that the BJP government is working to make the state progress. Nadda further said that Tripura had witnessed political violence, road blockades, militancy, etc. before the BJP came to power, He added that the government changed the situation and ensured peace through an agreement in 2019 with the insurgent group National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
Nadda said that law and order have been improved in Tripura in the past five years.
He added that the Agartala-Akhaura railway project will increase businesses and trade of the state.
Nadda further said, “The state is moving forward towards an all-round development due to the BJP government. People of the state have already decided to bring back the BJP to power in the ensuing election for more development of the state”.


Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today said that India would be ready to participate in Cameroon’s oil and gas sector, in oil exploration and production along with agriculture.
Interacting with the visiting parliamentary Delegation from Cameroon at parliament today, the Vice President said that India was committed to being a reliable partner of Cameroon in its development journey.
“Our aim is to contribute to capacity building, share skills and expertise and improve social and economic infrastructure,” he said.
The Vice President thanked the Government of Cameroon for their support on the reorganization of the J&K and abrogation of Article 370. Vice President Naidu said India would count on Cameroon’s support in future also on these issues including in India’s efforts to reach consensus on UN reforms.
Vice President Naidu, who is also the Chairperson of the Upper house of Parliament of India, said that regular exchange of Parliamentary delegations between the two countries was useful in understanding the parliamentary procedures, conventions and systems of the two nations. He appreciated the support of Cameroon at various Parliamentary Conferences including at Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meetings held earlier this year in Belgrade.
Stating that India and Cameroon enjoy close and friendly ties and people to people links, the Vice President said that India has recently established its Mission at in Yaounde in Cameroon to give a fillip to the relationship between the two countries. He also said that there was considerable potential for further enhancing our trade and economic cooperation.
The Vice President thanked Cameroon for voicing support for India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and said that India would look forward to Cameroon’s support for India’s candidature for the UNSC Non-permanent Seat in 2021-22.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another two were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Spokesperson for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk said this at a press briefing on Saturday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
'Ukraine lost its defender in enemy shell attacks on Staryi Aidar. One soldier was wounded near Avdiivka, another one was injured near Zaitseve, he said.
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Pakistan will fully facilitate trade with Afghanistan: Shibli Faraz
In a statement, Shibli said that firing damaged the Pakistani checkpoints. He said that Pakistani soldiers retaliated when they came under fire from Afghanistan. He said that Pakistan wanted to strengthen its decades-old relation with Afghanistan. He said that Chaman Border should be opened for one day to allow transportation of goods. He said that measures are being taken to improve the border system. He said that Toorkham, Inaam Khan and Angoor Ada borders have been closed due to pandemic. He said that 2000 to 2500 people cross the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan every day. He said that some people involved in smuggling incited those who resorted to firing on the checkpoints on the Pakistan side of the border.
The information minister said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are two brotherly countries and Pakistan always took steps for Afghanistan’s betterment. He said that Pakistan has made the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for those crossing the border stricter. He said it was the government’s vision to make the Pakistani borders safer in line with the international practices. He said that smuggling has been one of the issues, which added to the border tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He said that closure of the border will also affect smuggling and that may be the reason that some people provoked those who attacked the Pakistani checkpoints. He said that Pakistan would strengthen its relations with the Afghan government and people. He said that Pakistan would request the Afghanistan government to cooperate. He said that Pakistan would fully facilitate trade with Afghanistan.


Shimla Congress leader and party spokesperson Naresh Chauhan has accused BJP for making baseless charges against the party. He said the BJP leaders were upset as their misdeeds were being exposed.
In a press communiqué, Chauhan accused BJP for patronising corruption during its regime. He said that previous Govt had promoted education mafia, cricket mafia and land mafia and thus put land of state virtually on sale. He also accused Dhumal led Govt for tapping phones, intruding into the privacy of people.
He said that the Congress government had already started investigating these issues and that why the BJP leadership was in panic and making false charges against Congress and government.
He claimed that the Congress government was stable and said the BJP leaders who were questioning its popularity and stability were living in a fool’s paradise. He advised these leaders to see the ground reality and refrain from making false charges as the people who had voted the party out of the power would not be misled by such tactics.
Chauhan lauded the performance of the Virbhadra Singh Govt and said it had already taken a number of decisions for the benefit of various sections of the society. Chauhan said that in its short time of about 100 days Congress led Govt has taken many beneficial decision in the favor of state and its people.


(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Lucknow's Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Arvind Kumar Verma has lodged a case of fraud against a man who attempted to secure a job in Animal Husbandry Corporation by faking the signature of the chief development officer (CDO).
In his complaint lodged at the Ghazipur police station, Verma said that he is presently posted at Vikas Bhawan in Sarvodaya Nagar locality in Indiranagar. He said that his office received a letter of appointment for one Raj Kumar Anil of Shahjahanpur, dated February 15.
'The appointment was done against an advertisement published a few months back. The appointment letter was sent to CDO, who said that she did not sign any appointment letter and her signature in the letter was fake,' the complainant said.
SHO, Ghazipur, Sunil Kumar Singh, said that an FIR has been registered and a probe is underway.
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Government's decision to submit a bill to make southern Punjab province in the National Assembly
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the government has decided to introduce a bill in the National Assembly to make southern Punjab a province.
Addressing a press conference with Assistant Special Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan in Islamabad, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that an important meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, which included Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, Chief Secretary and IG Punjab as well as South Punjab Provincial Ministers and members of the Provincial and National Assembly also attended.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the Prime Minister has decided that a bill will be presented to the National Assembly for the practical implementation of the project of southern Punjab province and other political parties will be consulted in this regard. Support will be obtained.
He said that other political parties also believe that South Punjab is a region of the deprived, whose deprivation should be eliminated.
Talking about the details of the meeting, he said that Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has said that in this fiscal budget which will be made this year, 35% of the funds will be allocated for South Punjab, which will not be returned.
The Foreign Minister said that the funds allocated in the previous period were identified in the budget but were withdrawn during the year when the time for actual use of the funds came from South Punjab. ۔
According to the Foreign Minister, the funds allocated in the budget have now been given protection which cannot be withdrawn.
He said that since the bill requires a constitutional amendment and it will take time for political reconciliation, the meeting also decided to resolve their issues near their doorstep without delaying the long-standing demand of the people. Secretariat should be established.
He said that in the month of April, Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) should be appointed in South Punjab as it required time to become an Infrastructure and a full Secretary.
He said that one of these two officials would build Bahawalpur while the other would build its headquarters in Multan.


Nine criminals nabbed during police raids
KHANEWAL :The district police Wednesday claimed to have arrested nine criminals during separate raids, recovering drugs and illegal weapons from their possession.
According to police sources, the police team has raided and apprehend two drug peddlers and one illegal weapon holder. Over two kg hashish, two bottles of wine, one pistol and bullets were also recovered.
In another raid, six criminals related to other crimes were also nabbed by the police party.
Police have registered cases against all the accused while more revelations were expected during interrogation.
District Police Officer Muhammad Ali Waseem said the crackdown against criminal elements would be continued without any discrimination.


Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 108 new cases, taking the total count in the Union Territory to 5,406.
As many as 27 cases were reported from Jammu division and 81 from Kashmir division. Presently, there are 2,428 active coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir and 64 people have succumbed to the disease.
India on Wednesday recorded 10,974 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count to 3,54,065 including 11,903 deaths.
The total number of cases also include 1,55,227 active cases while 1,86,935 patients have been cured/discharged/migrated, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (ANI)


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Police found hand grenades in Azerbaijan's Lachin District,
The Lachin District Police Department discovered two hand
grenades and handed them over to relevant bodies, the Barda
regional group of the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's press service
During its 30-year occupation of Azerbaijani territories,
Armenia used Karabakh and adjacent seven regions for its illegal
activities, including arms and drugs trafficking. Although
Azerbaijan repeatedly raised the issue before the international
organizations, Armenia continued in the same vein, creating all the
necessary conditions there for the illegal cultivation, production,
and further distribution of narcotic substances.
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LONDON: AstraZeneca is paying up to $157 million, plus royalties, for an exclusive licence to develop and sell a set of pre-clinical COVID antibody therapies developed by RQ Bio, the London-based biotech said on Tuesday.
The experimental antibody therapies include those designed to target people with compromised immune systems - such as AstraZeneca's own antibody cocktail, Evusheld, which is already approved in multiple countries,
AstraZeneca recently signalled its interest in beefing up its roster of immune-focused therapies after carving out a new reporting unit in its quarterly reports entitled 'Vaccines & Immune Therapies' that include its COVID products.
The company is banking Evusheld to partially offset its rapidly shrinking sales of its COVID vaccine, which was its second bestseller last year but has struggled to compete with rivals made by Pfizer and Moderna, and has hit setbacks with production, rare side-effects and relatively limited shelf life.
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Saudi first football national team arrives Spain
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Riyadh, Rajab 01, 1439, March 18, 2018, SPA -- The Saudi first soccer national team's mission arrived in Spain on Saturday evening to set up a camp in the Spanish city of Marbella and the city of Brussels in the third phase of the preparatory program to participate in the 2018 World Cup hosted by Russia next summer.
The Saudi team left Riyadh on Saturday afternoon.
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Abu Dhabi- Gulf Capital to invest USD 1bn
( MENAFN ) Gulf Capital aims investments of USD 1bn as the private equity firm takes advantage of low valuations.
Accordingly, it will be a great time to invest due to more deal flow, more firms, better companies, controlling stakes at better valuations.
In addition, the USD 1bn in dry powder comes mainly from two funds; a USD 750mn private equity fund and a USD 250mn credit and mezzanine fund.
On the other hand, the main focus will be on UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, with a target ticket size of USD 50mn to USD 100mn.
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Mogadishu — One government soldier has been killed and two other government soldiers and a civilian woman have been injured in a roadside bomb that targeted them on Makka al-Mukarama road in Mogadishu, witnesses said on Monday.
Residents said the soldiers were inspecting mines on Makka al-Mukarama road that connects K4 area and the presidential palace when the roadside bomb went off.
Reports say that more government soldiers arrived at the scene after the explosion and opened fire to several directions that caused to halt the movement of the people and traffic on that road for a while.
No group has claimed the reasonability for the attack
Sources said that the situation of area where blast occurred is calm rightnow and people restarted the use of Makka al-Mukarama road once again opening all the business centers near the area.
The explosion comes as the national defense minister of the government said on Sunday that they will not tolerate those who are still fighting against the Somali government and carrying out explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu.


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New York: Chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Dr. Ali bin Sumaikh Al Marri discussed the issue of the Qatari journalists, media professionals and writers whose names were mentioned on the list of those accused of supporting terrorism, published by the siege countries. The topic was discussed yesterday with James Tager, the senior manager of free expression at PEN America Center.
The organisation expressed its willingness to coordinate with NHRC in order to defend the accused and work on lifting the charges off them and alleviate the moral impact the charges have caused.
Al Marri praised the supportive stance PEN America has taken and its efforts to protect them from the consequences of the siege, Qatar is currently facing.
He called on the organisation to further support and continue its path with American and international media organisations to expose the violations against Qatari journalists, media professionals citizens, as well as intensify international efforts to prevent their recurrence in the future.
During the meeting, Al Marri provided a detailed list for the different illegal practices and violations of human rights in which the siege countries have implemented, including violating the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the threats to Qatari journalists, residents as well as journalists from siege nationalities working in Qatari media.
The NHRC chairman briefed PEN America director on documented violations of human rights that affected 103 journalists and media personalities who were subjected to pressure and harassment.
He referenced the siege countries' harassment of Qatari channels and newspapers and preventing them from the right to carry out their professional duties inside the siege countries, in addition to the distortion campaigns against Al Jazeera and other channels and newspapers.
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LAHORE : Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that continuity of economic policies is a prerequisite for Pakistan to become a major economic power in the region.
Talking to a delegation of PML-N in Lahore on Sunday, he said PML-N has always done politics of principles and its political approach is based on progress of the country and prosperity of its people.
He said that international institutions have openly acknowledged speedy progress and sustainable development in Pakistan.
The Chief Minister said that during the elections of 2018, people will again let the politics of service, honesty and trust to succeed.
Originally published by NNI


(MENAFN- IANS) Athens, Feb 28 (IANS) Greece supports all diplomatic efforts for a viable peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said here.
"We always stand with international law, we are committed to respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. We believe in the strength of dialogue to resolve differences," he said on Tuesday in a joint statement with his visiting Armenian counterpart, Nikol Pashinyan, after talks.
"We hope that progress steps may be achieved during an upcoming meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries," Pashinyan said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers will meet in Berlin on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a peace deal as agreed in Munich earlier this month.
Pashinyan also thanked Greece for supporting the cooperation between Armenia and the European Union, while Mitsotakis pledged to deepen their bilateral ties, especially in trade.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at loggerheads over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan since 1988. Peace talks have been going on since 1994 when a ceasefire was nailed down, despite sporadic clashes since then.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Hundreds of Syrians, who took refuge in neighbouring Lebanon from war in their homeland, were repatriated yesterday, Syria's official news agency SANA reported.
The returnees, mostly women and children, arrived at Syria's al-Zamrani crossing from the town of Arsal in north-eastern Lebanon, SANA said.
They were later transported in buses to government-controlled villages in the region of Qalamoun in the countryside of the Syrian capital Damascus, the agency added, without giving specific figures.
Lebanon's official news agency LNA put the number of the group at 400 people and said their return was 'voluntary.
Yesterday's returnees are the latest batch of Syrians going back to their country as the war winds down there.
Last month, nearly 400 Syrians returned to Al-Qalamoun from Arsal, where informal camps host more than 60,000 Syrian refugees.
Lebanon is home to some 1mn Syrians who fled the war which erupted in their country in 2011. Last month, Lebanese authorities said they had frozen the renewal of residency permits for UN refugee agency staff amid a row about the repatriation of Syrians.
Caretaker Lebanese Foreign Minister Jubran Bassil ordered the freeze, after accusing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of discouraging Syrians from returning to their homeland.
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TORONTO - City workers and police on Tuesday removed encampments from a Toronto ravine where people have been living.
Outreach worker Greg Cook said more than a dozen people have lost much of their belongings from their temporary homes in Rosedale Valley.
He said the people affected are saddened and unsure where they will live.
The city gave notice last month it would dismantle the camps.
Mayor John Tory said the city is concerned about the safety of the people living in the valley and the community that surrounds it.
City spokesperson Brad Ross said several of those affected have taken the city's offer of a bed in a shelter, but one person declined.


Over 100 police officers linked to COVID-19 cases have been quarantined, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has revealed.
Speaking at the NEOC's press briefing on Tuesday night, NEOC spokesperson Mabrook Azeez said 130 police officers are currently quarantined, and details of their locations are yet to be received. While contact tracing is still ongoing, the total number of officers under quarantine may change, said Mabrook.
No police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 thus far. However, five army personnel have tested positive for the virus. Several MNDF personnel who had been in contact with the officers have been quarantined after possible COVID-19 exposure.
Tourism Minister Ali Waheed has stated that the government gives utmost priority to ensure the safety of frontline workers. Over 600 police and army officers are working in the frontlines to combat COVID-19, said the minister.


Dec 21, Mannar: Sri Lanka Police have commenced an extensive probe into the human skeletal remains that have been unearthed in Mannar, in the Northern Province.
The police investigation has commenced after human skeletal remains of several individulas were unearthed from a road that leads to the Thirukethiswaram kovil in Mannar.
A group of workers engaged in renovating the road had unearthed the human skeletal remains and had informed the Mannar Police.
The Police Spokesperson's office said that several human skeletal remains including three complete human skulls have been unearthed at the location.
The police said that the Mannar Police are conducting the investigation and that a magisterial inquiry will also be held.


Federal Minister for information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has promoted democratic values in Pakistan.
He said this while addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday. He added that PTI has emerged as a majority party in the National Assembly and it believes in democracy. He also said that the Senate besides it has representation in all the provinces.
Faraz further said that the reason for the recognition of PTI is that party is sticking to its ideology based on morality and rule of law.
People of Pakistan are standing behind the Prime Minister and there was an environment of jubilation across the country when he won the vote of confidence from the National Assembly yesterday, he added.
Apart from that, Faraz said that the government believes in transparent elections and has also taken steps in that regard.
Talking about the economic aspects, Shibli Faraz mentioned that the economy has been stabilized and assured the benefits of this will reach the poor people. He said the Prime Minister is giving special emphasis to check the inflation. He said the targeted subsidy will be given to the people on essential items including the power tariff.
However, Federal Minister for Information talked about the opposition parties. He said that the alliance of opposition parties is not out to protect the interests of the masses but their own plundered amount. He said the opposition parties are resorting to different tactics to pressurize the government but the Prime Minister will not come under pressure as he is doing politics of principles.


KARACHI (Dunya News) - The Sindh government has decided to present the provincial budget on June 17. Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah has said that a cabinet meeting will be convened on Wednesday.
According to details, Parliamentary Party meeting of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, the meeting decided to present provincial budget proposals on Wednesday.
The Sindh Chief Minister briefed the parliamentary party on the budget proposals. Murad Ali Shah said that the budget priorities would include measures related to Coronavirus and water and sanitation.
He said poverty alleviation and social welfare programs would also be among the priorities. Efforts will be made to complete the ongoing schemes in next year s ADP.
Murad Ali Shah said that importance would be given to the health sector in the new budget. The situation has not been good because of the coronavirus, we have been facing increased deaths due to coronavirus, he added.
He said that more than two thousand coronavirus cases have been reported daily. Health Minister Azra Pechuho also briefed the meeting on coronavirus.


The Lusaka City Council is working on ways of computerising the operations of its financial system.
Lusaka Mayor Daniel Chisenga disclosed in Lusaka today that the council would want to make sure that all the financial activities are monitored.
Mr. Chisenga, who featured on Morning Live programme on ZNBC Television in Lusaka this morning, said the scam of misapplication of funds that was unearthed at the Inter-City Bus Terminus was unfortunate adding that the council has since moved in to control the situation.
He said the incident was discovered after the council noticed a reduction of revenue from the station, saying the curtail that was involved in the corrupt activities has since been identified.
Mr. Chisenga said the theft could have gone further had it not been for the alertness of the council to monitor its operations.
He said the misapplication of funds took place in a space of two months between November and December 2013.
Mr. Chisenga said among those involved were a head of procurement, an assistant accountant, and three cashiers.
He said a report has already been done and findings were that there was evidence of fraud in the operations and measures to stop the theft have been put in place.
Meanwhile, the Lusaka Mayor noted that garbage collection in the city of Lusaka was a big problem that requires concerted efforts.
Mr. Chisenga said there was need to train the mindsets of the people on the importance of throwing garbage in designated places.
He said in its efforts of improving the prevailing situation, the council has developed ward funds that will assist councilors in managing waste in their areas.
Mr. Chisenga however said the council was working hard to ensure that the challenge of garbage in Lusaka is done away with.
He also said Lusaka city was growing and hence the demand for services was slowly increasing, making it difficult for the local authority to operate smoothly.


Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday envisioned that the ‘Schools of Eminence’ set up across the state by his government will act as the harbingers for ensuring a bright future for the students.
Interacting with the students of the ninth standard studying in the Schools of Eminence across the state, the Chief Minister said that these schools are a new experiment in the state aimed at ensuring the holistic development of the students.
He said that this is a step forward towards providing a good learning experience for the students to excel in various fields. Bhagwant Mann said that equipped with ultra modern infrastructure these schools provide best quality education to the students.
The Chief Minister said that his government is making concerted efforts to strengthen the education sector in the state. He said that 117 Schools of Eminence have been set up in 23 districts of the state to provide quality education to the children.
Bhagwant Mann said that these schools are focusing on grooming the students for five professional and competitive courses including engineering, law, commerce, UPSC and NDA.The Chief Minister asserted that these schools will set a new benchmark in quality education adding that the results of these schools will be the dawn of a new era in school education.
He said that the state government will felicitate the best performing schools of eminence across the state. Bhagwant Mann exhorted the students to work hard for carving a niche in various fields in the international arena.
During the virtual meeting, the Chief Minister also asked the students about their experience in the school. Bhagwant Mann also said that he will be holding such meetings regularly to take feedback from the students about the education being imparted to them.
He also called upon the students to express their views freely without any fear adding that they can also list any complaint or shortcoming, if any, being faced by them.The Chief Minister also said that the state government will ensure frequent study tours for the students at places of importance across the state.
He said that this will help the students to acquaint themselves with the rich cultural legacy of the state besides noticing the advancements being made by the state in varied fields adding that this will help in personality development of the students.
Congratulating the students for the upcoming holidays, Bhagwant Mann asked them to utilise these holidays for updating their education.


JAKARTA May 21 2015—Indonesia and UK are ready to cooperate in sharia finance sector including sharia stock market.
In a visit to IDX building Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Alan Yarrow led UK business delegations to visit Indonesia on 19-21 May.
The visit is also to ensure that UK will remain regional cooperation partner in terms of professional and financial service including with Indonesia.
Here delegations from London will meet senior officers investors policy makers and business elites. The theme of discussion is banking cooperation and sharia stock market in which delegations will present about their experience and skill in this sector.
With Asean’s good economy Indonesia is a very crucial market for UK.
“We will support this. We want to promote cooperation potency between both countries. I want to show that UK is a leader in financial community in western hemisphere” said Alan after opening first trade session in IDX Wednesday (5/20).
Nurhaida Executive Chair of Capital Marlet Supervision Financial Service Authority said this is the fourth visit by the delegations particularly to IDX. This year they will also visit FSA.
“In UK the sukuk market is very active and liquid we want to listen to them and compare notes about the success so we can consider implementing it in Indonesia. There is no MoU yet we just talk about it” she said. Read more..
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(MENAFN) According to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS), the daily electricity consumption in Turkey experienced a 2.24 percent decrease on Wednesday compared to the previous day, totaling 867,510 megawatts per hours. The hourly power consumption peaked at 41,551 megawatts per hours at 12 p.m. regional time, while the lowest electricity usage was recorded at 29,478 megawatts per hours at 5 a.m. regional time.
The country's electricity production was 854,232 megawatts per hours on Wednesday, a 2 percent decrease from Tuesday. Natural gas plants constituted 22.4 percent of total generation, while imported coal and lignite plants contributed 21.5 percent and 13 percent, correspondingly.
Turkey’s electricity exports on Wednesday amounted to 5,737 megawatts per hours, while imports totaled 19,015 megawatts per hours. This shows that Turkey was a net importer of electricity on the day in question.
The TEIAS figures reveal a daily pattern of electricity consumption and production in Turkey, as well as the sources of generation. Understanding these trends can help the country to optimize its energy resources and ensure a stable supply of electricity to meet the needs of its citizens and businesses.
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RBI lifts ban on Manipur fund transactions
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday lifted the ban imposed on fund transactions by the Manipur government due to an overdraft. The development comes hours after Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the overdraft was neutralised and restrictions on the financial transactions by the top central bank would be lifted soon.
On Thursday, the Chief Minister had announced that the Finance Ministry agreed to raise the open market borrowing for Manipur till Rs 795 crore. Singh had also said that as an immediate relief to overcome the draft, which had reached Rs 315 crore on Thursday, the state will borrow Rs 400 crore.


Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 231.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.74 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.07 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and vaccination tally stood at 231,477,987, 4,742,762 and 6,072,672,218, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 42,901,854 and 687,746, respectively, according to the CSSE.
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 33,624,419 cases.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (21,343,304), the UK (7,667,290), Russia (7,291,097), France (7,080,675), Turkey (7,013,609), Iran (5,519,728), Argentina (5,249,840), Colombia (4,950,253), Spain (4,946,601), Italy (4,657,215), Indonesia (4,206,253), Germany (4,199,029) and Mexico (3,619,115), the CSSE figures showed.
Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (594,200), India (446,658), Mexico (274,703), Peru (199,182), Russia (199,450), Indonesia (141,381), the UK (136,465), Italy (130,653), Colombia (126,102), Iran (119,082), France (117,157) and Argentina (114,849).
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Two cars have been involved in a collision in Rawtenstall.
The incident happened on Bocholt Way just before 11.45am outside Tesco when a silver Citroen and a grey Mitsubishi were involved in a traffic accident.
A spokesperson for Rossendale Police said: “We were called shortly before 11.45am to a collision outside Tesco between two vehicles which partially blocked the road.
“No injuries have been reported and one of the vehicles has been recovered and the road is now reopened.”
The police also posted on their Facebook page a warning for bikers about diesel fuel on the road.


Disco Matanga Illegal, Coast
Interior Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i has banned the all-night mourning events, popularly known as Disco Matanga around the coast region. The decision was arrived at after a consultative meeting with the various stakeholders in the coastal region.
Speaking to the media, Matiang’i said that the decision was arrived at after it was proven that the events have led to increased insecurity.
Some of the cases that have been mentioned adversely in the region are defilement and rape.
He said that any events that pose a threat to security will not be tolerated all over the country, saying that the decision should be a good indicator of the government’s commitment in the fight against insecurity.
He said that the government will be tough against rape and defilement, stating that the government will not spare anyone involved in them.
He added that nobody will be allowed to conduct such events in the region, stating thast anyone involved will face the full arm of the law.
He also stated that all the police commanders were under strict commands to oversee the implementation of the new directive.
The Inspector General of Police insisted that the police will intensify security operations in the region to ensure that the cases are dealt with. He further called on residents to cooperate with the police and help in getting rid of the criminal cases in the region.
By Peter Gitutu


Statement on the United States Senate
vote by Wolfgang Hoffmann,
Executive Secretary of the
We are aware that the United States Senate voted yesterday not to give its advice and consent for the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
We have noted, however, that President Clinton announced that the United States will maintain the moratorium on nuclear tests and continue to press for ratification of the CTBT.
We, in the Provisional Technical Secretariat, will continue to build up the global verification regime, which will take several more years. We hope that during this time the United States will see its way to ratifying the CTBT.


Bob Marley: One Love Movie Premiere At Scope
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Bob Marley: One Love premiered at Scope Cinemas Colombo to special invitees at guests. The movie is based on the life of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir, from his rise to fame in the mid-1970s up until his death in 1981.
The film is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who co-wrote the screenplay with Terence Winter, Frank E. Flowers, and Zach Baylin. It also stars Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley, and James Norton as Chris Blackwell.
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The event will take place in Independence Square, Basseterre, and will feature stalls showcasing the various small businesses and a pop-up and farmers’ market from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kyla Gibson-Dore, Business Development Officer, is encouraging persons to attend the event and “shop small to make a big impact.”
“We want to highlight our small businesses because we know that small businesses are the engine of growth in any economy,” she said. “We have a lot of small businesses out there and we want to showcase them and give them an avenue for persons to know about their business.”
The business development officer said that the event will highlight businesses that are youth led.
“We have a lot of youths out there who have small businesses and we want to give them the opportunity to showcase their business,” she said.
Mrs. Gibson-Dore said that inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison will also be given an opportunity to showcase their businesses.
“There are a number of artists in there. We know there are persons who sell items from the prison. We have asked the prison to send them at 12:00 p.m. At that time, we will have the prison band providing entertainment,” she said.
Mrs. Gibson-Dore said that businesses from various sectors including tourism, food, clothing, consultancy, technology, health and fitness will be showcased.
In relation to the health and fitness businesses, there will be onsite demonstrations, she said. “We have Liamigua Fitness that will be doing little exercises right there on the spot for persons.”
Persons who are in the beauty sector were also asked to do demonstrations. Mrs. Gibson-Dore said that demonstrations were preferred to simply handing out brochures.


The Chiawa Royal Establishment Council in Kafue District has bemoaned the slow pace at which development has been taking root in Chiawa chiefdom.
Council Chairperson Boniface Chiawa says the chiefdom for many years has lagged behind in development and other social amenities.
Mr Chiawa told Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary, Robert Kamalata when he paid courtesy call on the council that the chiefdom has continued to travel long distances to Kafue town where residents have to spend a lot of money to access social services such as getting the National Registration Cards.
Mr Chiawa said the scenario has proved to be a challenge for the subjects who have to be subjected to travel on poor roads.
The chairperson pointed out that the area has a number of investors who are not ploughing back to the community.
“Chiawa has more than 50 lodges, not even a coin is ploughed back to this chiefdom” he said.
Mr Chiawa however said the chiefdom has identified land where a sub district centre can be established.
“The establishment has given land to the government and we are just waiting for the government to start the work.
Government working together with the Royal Establishment Council has agreed to establish a sub-district centre that will help spur development in the chiefdom.
And Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary, Robert Kamalata who met the Royal Establishment to actualize the process of establishing a sub-district centre said government is keen to bringing services to the area that will benefit the local community.
Mr Kamalata added that Chiawa chiefdom has been a challenge to decentralize owing to the unplanned settlement.
“It has also been difficult to deliver development to this area because of its location and that is why we want to establish a sub-centre that will house different social amenities,” Mr Kamalata said.
The Permanent Secretary added that the establishment of the sub-centre will ease the challenges the people of Chiawa were facing.
He added that government is aware of the many challenges the community was facing such as the road network and that the process of re-engaging the contractor to resume the works on the road was underway.
And Provincial Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Officer, Bestone Mboozi has commended the Royal Establishment for allocating land for development purposes.
Mr Mboozi said other traditional leaders should emulate the gesture by the Chiawa Chiefdom.


Survey reflects optimistic business outlook for Q4
Việt Nam’s enterprises feel positive about the business climate for the fourth quarter, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
The office reported that 52.6 percent of enterprises in the domestic processing and manufacturing sector, participating in its survey on business trends, said that local business would be better in the fourth quarter.
At the same time, 11 percent of the enterprises predicted that local business would be weaker, while 36.4 percent said the business situation would remain stable.
When asked about the decisive factor that would affect the production and business of enterprises in the third quarter, 59.4 percent of businesses said that the competitiveness of domestic goods was the most influencing factor.
Meanwhile, 47 percent of participants said that low market demand would most influence their production and business. As many as 32.2 percent of businesses said it was financial difficulties, 31.2 percent of them said it was due to the lack of qualified workers, 28.1 percent considered it to be high lending interest rates and 22.2 percent attributed this to competition generated from imported goods.
In terms of production volume, 44.4 percent of businesses said that Q3 production volume had increased in comparison with the previous quarter, 18 percent of them said that the production volume had decreased and 37.6 percent of them said it had remained stable.
As many as 54.2 percent of participants predicted that production volume would increase in the fourth quarter. Only 9.9 percent forecast a fall in the production volume, while 35.9 percent said it would remain stable.
While 38.1 percent of businesses have a higher amount of orders in the third quarter, as compared to the second quarter, 17.7 percent of them saw a lower number of orders and 44.2 percent of businesses said their orders had remained stable.
About 48.9 percent of companies expected their orders to rise in the fourth quarter, 10.4 percent of them forecast a reduction in orders and 40.7 percent of businesses said orders might remain stable.
Regarding export orders in the third quarter, as compared to the previous quarter, 32 percent of businesses said they had received higher export orders, 16.2 percent of them saw reduced export orders and 51.8 percent of them saw export orders remaining stable.
For Q4, 39.7 percent of enterprises expected to receive a higher amount of export orders, 10.6 percent of them forecast a downtrend in export orders and 49.7 percent of businesses expected export orders to remain stable.
In terms of production costs, 23.8 percent of businesses said that the cost of production in the third quarter had increased, as compared to the previous quarter, 7.5 percent of businesses said the cost had fallen and 68.7 percent of them said the cost had remained the same as the previous quarter.
As many as 18.4 percent of participants expected production costs to increase during the fourth quarter, as compared to the third quarter, 9.6 percent of businesses said costs would decline and 72 percent of them said they would remain unchanged.
Regarding the selling price, 15.9 percent of businesses said that product prices in the third quarter had risen, as compared to the previous quarter, 8.6 percent of them said the prices had reduced and 75.5 percent of businesses said prices were the same as before.
As for the fourth quarter, 15.9 percent of enterprises forecast that the selling prices of products in the fourth quarter would be higher, 6.8 percent forecast lower prices, while 77.3 percent of them forecast stable prices.
According to the General Statistics Office, in the first nine months of this year, nearly 94,000 enterprises nationwide were established, with a registered capital of VNĐ902.7 trillion (US$40 billion), up 15.4 percent in terms of the number of registered enterprises and up 43.5 percent in terms of registered capital, as compared to the same period in 2016.
The number of enterprises, which suspended operations in nine months, was 49,345, up 9.4 percent over the same period last year. — VNS


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The Texas Motor Vehicle Association, the state’s main auto insurance regulator, said on Wednesday that more than 100,000 auto insurance companies in the state had failed to file paperwork in the last six months.
The association said that as a result, more than 3.6 million customers have paid more than $200,000 for their car insurance.
Texas Auto Insurers Association president and CEO James C. Cate said that more states were “looking at how to improve the way we do business” and that “it’s critical that we keep up with the times.”
Insurance companies must file monthly information on their websites that include information on the drivers who are eligible to get a discount.
Cate said the problem has become so bad that the association plans to meet with legislators to discuss how to address the problem.


Chennai, November 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the people of Tamil Nadu will teach a fair lesson to those involved in family politics as has been done in other states.
Shah laid a reservoir here and a foundation stone for various infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu.
Speaking at a function here, Shah said that after coming to power at the Center, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been fighting a battle against corruption, family politics and caste politics.
He said that in various states, people are teaching a lesson to those doing family politics and the same will happen in Tamil Nadu. In his gestures, he targeted the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for family politics.
Shah said that there is a family party in Tamil Nadu and in the upcoming elections a democratic party will win over that family party. Tamil Nadu elections are due next year.
Expressing surprise at the Congress and DMK talking about corruption, Shah said that both parties have no right to talk about it, as they are the ones who are involved in the 2-G spectrum scam worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Was involved in
Shah also responded to DMK leaders, who continue to allege that the central government has done nothing for Tamil Nadu. Shah asked what the Congress-DMK government at the Center has done for the state during its 10-year rule.
The Union Home Minister assured the people of Tamil Nadu that the Modi government will work closely with the Palaniswami government to develop industries for the welfare of the poor.
Attacking the Congress, Shah asked what the Congress government had done for the welfare of the farmers.
The Home Minister said that the Modi government has paid about Rs 95,000 crore in the bank accounts of the farmers.
He said that Rs 4,400 crore has been paid into the bank accounts of 45 lakh farmers in Tamil Nadu.
Shah also said that Tamil Nadu has good potential in the fisheries sector and ranks fourth in the country in the field of seafood.
Praising the AIADMK-led Tamil Nadu government, Shah said that Chief Minister K.K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. The state is moving forward under the leadership of Panneerselvam.
He also praised Palaniswami and Panneerselvam for successfully fighting the Kovid-19 epidemic.
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Between 2020 and 2021, the Children's Hospital treated 438 children infected with covid-19, of this group 15% required pediatric intensive care, while unfortunately, 12 died from the disease.
So far in 2022, 101 children have been treated, 10% have been diagnosed and hospitalized says the director of the Children's Hospital, Paul Gallardo, highlighting that if these numbers are maintained and at the end of the month there are 200 diagnosed and 12% are hospitalized, this would exceed the number of beds assigned to treat the disease.
He highlighted the importance of vaccinating children, not only to protect them but because they are vehicles of the virus and to create a safety margin when returning to school in person.
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Indigenous People’s Commission unveils five-year plan
The Indigenous People’s Commission yesterday launched its five-year strategic plan which aims to tackle several problems faced by the country’s first people.
Under the theme ‘Building competence and promoting rights of indigenous peoples,’ Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Autry Haynes launched the plan and said that by the end of the five years they hope to achieve significant milestones and will use several indicators to track the progress made.
Speaking on the current situation facing Amerindians he said that there have been improvements such as transportation and other public services in the hinterland. “However the Amerindian community initiatives are …..To continue reading, login or subscribe now.


Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government amended the Elections Act to impose its vision of the electoral process. It is forcing Elections Canada to jump on to the new social media trend of recruiting influencers that the government itself chose. Now that these influencers know that they have been chosen and that they will be paid by Elections Canada, we have doubts about whether they will be able to remain impartial.
The Liberal government has a duty to guarantee more transparency in the electoral process.
Will it share the names of these mystery influencers?


Rep Bagos Dachung (PDP-Plateau) has urged the Federal Government to ensure that the perpetrators of killings in Plateau are brought to justice.
Mr Dachung said this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja at the resumption of the lawmakers from their annual recess.
He said bringing the perpetrators to justice would serve as deterrent to others, while community policing should also be adopted to help curtail killings in the country.
“When people are being killed, we hear unknown gunmen, but during peace pact, we see people come out to sign, why are people not taken to jail.
“Whoever is signing the peace pact should be interrogated and made to produce the unknown gunmen, the security agencies should do their job,” he said.
He said that the state needed a lasting peace that would return it to normalcy, adding that the desire of the people was for justice to be done to serve as deterrent to others.
He said that as long as the real perpetrators were not brought to justice, there would always be killings.
He advised the federal government to be proactive in tackling killings by gunmen, urging government to also address the issue of land grabbing.
Mr Dachung said that some tribes were already going into extinction due to the mindless killings in the country.
He said that since the government had been able to address the issue of Boko Haram, it should also address banditry and gunmen attacks.
He, however, said that government needed political will to address the menace, stressing that the real perpetrator of the crime must be brought to justice.
He added that once justice was done, the potential attackers would have a rethink.


The Police have decided to take action against the spread of misinformation related to the coronavirus in Sri Lanka.
The Police urged the public not to be misled by misinformation spread on social media.
The Police media unit said that stern action will be taken against anyone spreading false information.
Various reports are being spread on social media with regards to the virus in Sri Lanka.
Some reports have led to panic in schools and other public places. (Colombo Gazette)


Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwolu, has said that Nigeria must create opportunities for its youths to excel.
Speaking Thursday night at the global virtual event hosted by THISDAY ARISE Group to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary, Sanwo-Olu said one of the most crucial priorities of his government was to ensure creation of enabling environment for the teaming population of young persons in the state to be able to attain their individual potential.
The governor said the country may have gone through several challenges but “the good thing is that even in our diversity, there is strength in our unity and that Nigeria has continued to grow stronger.”
He said that his administration had since recognised the critical role of the youths in the future development of the country and had made creating opportunities for them to achieve their goals, a priority.
Speaking about challenges facing Lagos state, Sanwolu said the state had a large population with its attendant huge responsibility.
He said that the state government would strive to maintain the prime position of Lagos as the nation’s commercial and economic nerve centre.
“We feel a sense of responsibility to ensure that Lagos remained home for everyone that come here to do genuine business. Lagos remains the centre of excellence in the country and we will continue to create that enabling environment,” he said.


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has said that that the party had secured 180 seats from across the country and would announce its prime minister candidate by Thursday.
Talking to the media in Islamabad, along with other leaders, he claimed that their party had swept all three National Assembly seats in Islamabad and four in Balochistan. He added that they have also won NA 115 seats in Punjab, 16 in Sindh and 42 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He alleged that their candidates were being offered Rs100 to Rs250 million to switch sides.
He said that the people had given them the mandate, but it was stolen from them. He said that the source of power was the people and their only demand was that the mandate should be respected.
He said that intra-party elections would be held soon.
PTIleader Ali Zafar said that he met the founder of PTI and former prime minister Imran Khan for the first time after the election.
‘Intra-party elections in 10 days’
He said that they had consulted with Imran Khan on political decisions and he said that the nation had awakened.
He said that Imran Khan had instructed the party leaders to start negotiations with parties for forming the government, the prime minister, chief ministers and the speaker of the National Assembly. He said that Imran Khan had told them to contact any party except for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan.
He said that intra-party elections would be held in 10 days and the Election Commission of Pakistan would have to accept the elections.


Preserved scrapbooks will be on display at the Dakota County Fair
It took more than five years of cutting, taping and standing over copy machines, but the members of a genealogy group based at Dakota City Heritage Village are ready to show off the work they have done to preserve stories of Dakota County's past.
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PML-N will come up to people's expectations: Ahsan Iqbal
01 July, 2013
NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is striving hard to come up to the expectations of the people who gave the party an overwhelming mandate.
The Federal Minister expressed these views while addressing a reception in honour of the PML-N office bearers and local leaders in Narowal on Sunday.
Ahsan Iqbal said the government will make the country in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam. He said that the government is paying attention to the power crisis.
He said that PML-N leaders are committed to reviving the ruined economy through prudent economic policies.


Sindh Inspector General Amjad Javed Saleemi said on Friday that there are people within the department who are involved in criminal activities and protect criminal elements for their ulterior motives.
Addressing a meeting, the new provincial police chief said that the department begins to fail when it supports criminal elements, adding that the police needs to rid itself from the people involved in criminal activities. “Sindh Police is a poorly-coordinated department, it seems rather than policing the department is doing something else,” he said. “It was other departments, not police which stopped terrorist incidents occurring in the city.”
The Inspector General said that the department is using techniques of ‘stone ages’ to tackle street crime. “We have to discipline the force on a scientific basis to tackle street crime,” he said. “I will supervise the re-formation of the force.”
The new IG also expressed his dissatisfaction over the CCTV system placed to monitor the metropolis. “I have been nominated to ensure transparent polls. At any cost, we have to implement the directives of ECP by ensuring free and fair elections.


New Delhi: Four persons, including two sub-inspectors of Delhi Police, one of whom is a woman, were arrested?after a brawl took place between them and people of Rajouri Garden area following a road rage incident involving the cops, police said on Monday.
The incident took place last night.
The arrested police personnel have been identified as Anu and Lakshman.
Anu and Lakshman were travelling in a car along with two other persons when their vehicle brushed past another.
"The collision led to an argument between the two police personnel and the lone occupant of the second car," said a police official.
"Following this, Anu allegedly slapped the driver of the other car and Lakshman created a ruckus. He also threatened some locals (who had gathered there because of the accident) following which a brawl ensued between them," said the official.
Someone made a PCR call, after which police reached the spot and everybody was taken to the police station.
"The medical examination confirmed that the two police personnel were drunk, after which a case was registered and all four of them were arrested," the official said.


District Medical Officer Dr.V.Jayashree said that 612 more positive cases were reported in the district, today. Five were from abroad and two were positive from other states. The source of the seven is not clear. 598 people were infected through contact. 4273 people were examined. Covid has been confirmed to all four health workers. Another 686 people, who were being treated at Covid hospitals and FLTCs in the district, have been discharged.


Mr. Speaker, the health and safety of people working in those buildings remains our priority.
Yesterday, the chief public health officer said that the risk to people working in those buildings was low. According to official statements, the risk to the buildings' occupants is low. They can safely work there.
That said, an information line is available to people with questions or concerns and the necessary measures have been taken to monitor and manage the situation.


New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday while reflecting upon the Prime Minister's address to the nation on the occasion of the Independence Day stressed on the need for a credible and effective roadmap for the country to follow.
Sisodia said 'Kejriwal Model' is the only proven blueprint that can make India a world leader.
'On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the vision of making India a developed nation and an aspirational society. This will be possible only when the central government will put politics aside and work collaboratively on the blueprint given by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal,' said Sisodia during a press briefing here on Monday.
The Delhi Deputy Chief Minister said the nation will be considered developed only when all children studying in schools will get high quality education and all Indians will get free and excellent health services.
'The country can be developed only by giving free world-class education to the children, better health services and job opportunities to youth. The nation will develop only by adopting the blueprint given by Kejriwal,' said Sisodia, adding, 'we have done it for 5 years in Delhi and now it can be adopted by the whole country too'.
'This blueprint has the potential to put the country on the path to development in just 5 years,' he added.
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1. The point which argues that it’s wrong to save five people is that the person that we kill is a wealth person who can help more people and create more well-being than other five people do. If we consider the maximum the benefit. The total benefit that one man creates is greater than that created by five people. Therefore, it’s wrong to save five people.
2. Utilitarian may assert that five people are dying but the man is healthy. Therefore, the total happiness of that person is greater than that sum of five people. Therefore, from utilitarian’s perspective, it’s wrong to kill that healthy patient.


Congress backs RTC staff strike
Congress on Friday has announced its support to the strike of the RTC employees and demanded the government to take steps to address the issues faced by them.
Hyderabad: Congress on Friday has announced its support to the strike of the RTC employees and demanded the government to take steps to address the issues faced by them.
Addressing the media, separately, MLC T Jeevan Reddy, MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and AICC secretary V Hanumantha Rao have condemned the government's repressive attitude towards the RTC employees.
Jeevan Reddy said that though the strike notice was given two months ago, the government did not respond. He made it clear that the government must take responsibility for the strike. While the government has been talking about discussions with the employees, it has been making alternate arrangements, he faulted.
The MLC alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched by the government against the RTC. He stated that if the government postpones construction of Secretariat the issues of the RTC employees could be addressed. He said that the RTC employees have played key role in Telangana movement.
Questioning the silence of Finance Minister Harish Rao on the strike, the MLC said that the minister was a former president of RTC union and Harish was in fear of losing his post. Hanumantha Rao criticised that the government has been behaving like a dictator in the matter of RTC.
He said that everyone has a right to go on the strike. MP Venkat Reddy demanded the government to solve the issues of the RTC employees. It was the responsibility of the government to prevent the strike, he added.


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Mozambique has introduced new transit fees for chemicals passing through the country, a development that has attracted protests from chemical importers in Malawi.
Mozambique is now charging transit fees of between US$300 and US$500 for permits to allow the transportation of agriculture chemicals, inks and fertilisers among others through the country.
The new permits have taken many importers by surprise, some of whom have now launched complaints with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI).
The levies are being charged on every truck carrying pesticides or chemicals and the process for applying for the permits takes five days to be completed.
MCCCI Public Private Dialogue Forum Economist Hope Chavula said in an interview that the confederation has received complaints from its members on the matter and that the issue has been taken up with the government.
Ministry of Industry and Trade publicist Wiskes Nkombezi confirmed that the ministry has been informed by the private sector about the new developments in Mozambique.
He said, however, that the ministry is yet to make its own findings on the matter but was quick to indicate that such a levy would qualify as a trade barrier that will affect several countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe who normally use Mozambique as a transit country to the sea for their trade.
“We will be engaging with our Mozambican counterparts on a bilateral basis and we will also be engaging the Sadc secretariat on the matter,” said Nkombezi.
He said a query has also been posted on the on-line reporting mechanism for non-tariff barriers under the Comesa-EAC-Sadc arrangement,” said Nkombezi.
He said there are several protocols that regulate such matters at both regional and international level, such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO).


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. The first
contacts regarding the situation with the restoration of the land
and railway between the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and other
territories of Azerbaijan have already begun with Iran, Assistant
to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy
Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told
reporters, Trend reports.
"Work in this direction has already begun and is being carried
out by authorized ministers. Bridges are being constructed over the
Araz river in Zangilan and Aghband for passage to Iranian
territory, and from there, the construction of overland and railway
lines to Nakhchivan is underway," he said.
"Unfortunately, over the past 3 years, Armenia has not taken
significant steps toward the construction and advancement of this
corridor. We cannot wait for Armenia to make a decision. As you can
see, new opportunities are emerging in the Middle Corridor, and we
need to build relationships, properly assessing these
opportunities," added Hajiyev.
Will be updated
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Turkey's culture ministry denies censorship accusation
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkey's Culture Ministry has denied accusations of censorship after the cancellation of a documentary movie which was to have been screened on Sunday as part of this year's Istanbul Film Festival.
The festival organizers, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, IKSV, claimed on Sunday that the movie "Bakur/North" was cancelled after Turkey's Culture Ministry sent an official letter "reminding" them that "" films produced in Turkey need to have obtained a formal registration certificate in order to be screened at festivals."
"Bakur/North", a documentary on PKK terror group, was directed by Cayan Demirel and senior journalist Ertugrul Mavioglu.
In a statement, the ministry said that the present situation was as a result of a "management weakness" despite "all the information and experience" of the festival organizers.
"The letter in question was not sent recently," the statement said, adding: "It was a general letter € sent on January 9, 2014 € that reminded [about] relevant legislations."
The ministry said that it was "unacceptable" that festival management introduced a past letter as if it had been sent recently.
Competitions across a range of festival categories have been cancelled. The Golden Tulip International and National competitions, the National Documentary competition and the festival closing ceremony will not now take place.
Although some film screenings will continue, around 22 directors and producers have pulled their movies from the festival, according to the IKSV.
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H1N1 flu immunity not guaranteed
People should still be vaccinated even if they believe they've had the H1N1 flu, say North Dakota and Minnesota health officials.
H1N1, also called swine flu, has been widespread in North Dakota and Minnesota communities recently, with North Dakota health officials estimating H1N1 is responsible for more than 90 percent of local flu cases.
If a person has had the H1N1 virus, their body would develop its own antibodies to protect against the virus.
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