Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State yesterday said over one million people in the state have been displaced by floods.
He spoke when he received members of the Senate Committee on Ecology at the Government House, Lokoja.
The governor said his administration, despite its meagre resources, has resettled the victims in camps.
He appealed to the Federal Government to assist the state financially to ameliorate the suffering of the people.
Governor Wada said Ibaji Local Government was submerged by the flood, adding that more communities were on the verge of being taken over by water.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Bukola Saraki, said they were in the state to assess the level of damage.
He said they were concerned about the disaster that had befallen Kogi and other states, adding that the committee would assist the affected states.
Other members of the committee are Senators Barnabas Gemade and Attai Aidoko.
Fourteen of the 21 local governments are affected by the flood. Prominent among them are Lokoja, Ibaji, Idah, Bassa and Omala.


Muntinlupa City will host today its first Swim Cup at its new Aquatic Center at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex.
Mayor Ruffy Biazon said more than 1,200 swimmers registered for the event and are expected to compete today.
The city also invited noted swimmers such as Micaela Jasmin ‘Water Beast’ Mojdeh and Jamesrey Ajido to inspire the athletes, Biazon said.
He also said the competition is part of the celebration of the city’s 105th founding anniversary.
“Suportahan natin ang ating mga manlalangoy!” he said.


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Sri Lanka says Australia is helping shift the power dynamics in the region.
The comments were made when Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong met President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Perth.
During the encounter, Minister Wong extended a warm welcome to President Wickremesinghe in Australia and conveyed gratitude for Sri Lanka's supportive role in the conference.
Addressing the gathering, Minister Wong underscored her government's renewed dedication to the Indian Ocean region and fostering closer ties with pertinent nations.
In response, President Ranil Wickremesinghe shared his insights on the Indian Ocean's evolving dynamics, particularly emphasizing the heightened importance of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). The President hailed Australia's increased engagement in the region as a positive development amid shifting power dynamics.
Moreover, President Wickremesinghe spotlighted Sri Lanka's escalating investments in renewable energy, noting the involvement of Australian firms in this sector.
Reflecting on the historical relations between Sri Lanka and Australia, dating back to the Colombo Plan, both leaders affirmed their commitment to bolstering bilateral relations further.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe was accompanied by key officials, including Senior Adviser to the President on National Security and Chief of the Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Australia Chitranganee Wagiswara, Private Secretary to the President Sandra Perera, President's Directors for International Relations Dinouk Colombage and Rishan de Silva. (Colombo Gazette)
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) The United Arab Emirates' economy will grow 2.1 percent this year and 4.2 percent in 2022, the central bank said, as the Gulf state rebounds from the coronavirus downturn, Trend reports citing AlArabiya .
“Economic activity in the UAE continued its recovery in the second quarter, with growth reaching almost pre-COVID-19 levels,” the central bank said in its quarterly economic review.
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Separately, Dubai - one of the UAE's emirates - said on it expects economic growth of 3.1 percent this year and 3.4 percent next year.
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A prominent Sudanese politician was released from jail on
Sunday, a day before the civilian coalition he belonged to was due
to sign an initial deal with the military to end a political
standoff triggered in October 2021 by a coup, trend reports citing reuters .
The framework deal would, according to a copy seen by Reuters,
involve a two-year, civilian-led political transition in which the
military's role would be limited to a security and defence council
headed by a prime minister.
But it sets no time for a final deal and leaves sensitive issues
including transitional justice and security sector reform for
further talks. It has already faced opposition from anti-military
protest groups and Islamist factions loyal to the regime of Omar
al-Bashir, who was ousted in 2019.
Leftist politician Wagdi Salih, who was freed at a police
station in the capital Khartoum, was at the forefront of an
anti-corruption committee tasked with dismantling Bashir's
Sudan has been without a prime minister since last year's coup,
which halted a power-sharing arrangement between the military and
the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition that was meant to
lead to democratic elections. The FFC had called Salih's arrest in
October 'purely political'.
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Pang: Agreement on climate action between the US and China is closer
(MENAFN - ING) ING's Chief Economist for Greater China, Iris Pang, on what we can expect at next week's global climate summit. Yes, there'll be confrontations, but she's convinced that China is committed to its net-zero carbon emissions goals
Agreement on climate action between the US and China is closer
Next week's global climate summit could see some crucial breakthroughs between the US and China, according to ING's Iris Pang. Iris believes that China is committed to its 2060 net-zero carbon emissions targets and more wind and solar are coming online. Yes, there'll be confrontations and disagreements on various issues. But there's a sense that the mood has changed since the angry exchanges we saw the last time the two countries met in Alaska last month.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.21
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The Armenians heavily damaged the mausoleum of the Azerbaijani poet Molla Panah Vagif, Trend reports on Dec.21.
The mausoleum on the grave of the Azerbaijani poet and statesman, the vizier of the Karabakh khanate Molla Panah Vagif in the city of Shusha was built through instructions of the national leader Heydar Aliyev in 1982.
After the occupation of the city in 1992, this museum complex was heavily damaged by the Armenians.
Shusha was liberated from the Armenian occupation during the 44-day war (from Sept.27 through early Nov.2020).
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Lagos: The WHO has announced that it has donated emergency medical supplies to south Nigeria’s Anambra state, in response to flood disasters during this rainy season that has affected more than 600,000 people in the state.
In a statement reaching Xinhua, the WHO said on Thursday that the Anambra state in the south region is one of the worst-affected state in floods hitting more than 30 states in Nigeria, many houses and health facilities have been submerged, wreaking havoc on people’s psychological and mental health.
The WHO’s Coordinator in Anambra, Adamu Abdulnasir said in the statement the global health organisation is working with health officials in the state to provide medical services and strengthen disease surveillance to make sure that if a disease breaks out, help can be given quickly, Xinhua news agency reported.
Abdulnasir added that the donations, including medicines and rapid test kits, for various diseases will make sure that people in the affected areas get the care they need to deal with their immediate health problems.
“The flood increases the risk of infectious disease outbreaks such as cholera, malaria and typhoid fever,” he said.
The Nigerian government revealed in late October that at least 612 people have died and more than 3.2 million people have been affected as a result of flooding across the country since the beginning of the rainy season this year.


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The Uganda revenue Authority’s Commissioner Customs, Dickson Kateshumbwa has asked Millennials to go off social media and productive things that can growth them and the country at large.
He says instead of misusing social media, they can use it to enterprise themselves.
He has now appealed to the youth to reduce on the pressure of sex
He has also appealed to the young people to avoid destructions and getting involved in internet peer pressure including pleasing the social media followers rather than getting to developmental work.


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Some said the media are fair, while others said the media need to listen more to the public.
"I'd like to see the media interact more with the public," said Ann Galloway. "That way, they have a very good idea of ideas that the public has and, believe it or not, the people in the public have very definite ideas of things that the media could do."
W.T. Edmondson added, "Sometimes it's what they cover and who they cover that also places a slant on what's really going on in a particular community."
The event was the third in a series focusing on racial issues. October's forum will discuss racism and the court system.


Hitting out at the opposition for its attack on his government over the farm bills issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that those who always “lied” to farmers are now “shooting from their shoulders” and misleading them for their own political benefit.
Addressing BJP leaders and workers on the birth anniversary of party’s ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay, Modi asked them to reach out to farmers on the ground and inform them about details and benefits of the new agriculture reforms and how these will empower them.
Our ground connect will finish off the propaganda being spread about the reforms, he said.
Modi said small and marginal farmers, who constitute 85% of the peasant community, will benefit the most from these reforms which, he added, give them an option to sell their produce outside agriculture ‘mandis’ for a better price.
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A Concerned resident has called on the government to ensure that officials that are engaged in facilitating for the implementation of the investment policies in the mining industry are transparent.
Mr Simon Kapwepwe has alleged that corruption among those facilitating for investment in the mining sector has contributed to the seemingly blackmailing of stakeholders by other mine owners.
Mr. Kapwepwe has told komboni radio that there is need for all investment policies and mining agreements that are entered into with investors to be done in a transparent manner.
And the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has challenged government to ensure that the technical Committee that will be formulated to look at the running of the mines is inclusive of all stakeholders.
CSPR Executive Director Patrick Shindano has also hoped that the resolutions that will be passed will be implemented.
Mr. Shindano also called for transparency in the mining agreements that the government has signed with the investors.
President Edgar Lungu last week said he will soon constitute a technical committee that will re-look at the operations of the mines to ensure that Zambians also benefit from the mineral proceeds.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Russian army attacked two communities in the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery on the night of March 1 to 2.
Serhii Lysak, head of the region's military administration, said this in a post on Telegram , Ukrinform reports. Read also:
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"The occupiers shelled the Nikopol district with artillery. The Chervonohryhorivka community was under attack. The Marhanets community was attacked three times. The main thing is that people were not hurt," he said.
Lysak added that air defense forces had destroyed three aerial targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, including two missiles in the Kryvyi Rih district and a drone in the Novomoskovsk district.
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KUCHING, May 30: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak has called on the state government to enact an anti-hopping law for elected representatives to prevent them from changing their political inclination.
Its information chief Abun Sui Anyit in a statement today said stern action must be taken against elected representatives who left any political party and hopped to another political party.
He opined that elected representatives who hopped from one political party to another should vacate their seat and return back the power to the people who voted for them.
“The rationale to enact anti-hopping law is to protect the public and political party from being betrayed by political leaders who put their own interest first.
“Besides, the anti-hopping law will serve to protect those who were affected such as the politicians as well as their supporters and voters.
“Therefore, politicians who are involved in hopping from one political party to another will not be seen by voters as leaders who do not have principles and dignity as they can change their political inclination as they like anytime,” Abun said in a statement.
He believed Malaysian politics is mature enough to undergo development which will be respected by the locals and the people around the world.
On another note, Abun said elected representatives should not use internal conflict as an excuse to hop from one political party to another because a political party has it own rules and constitution.
He said the political party can take disciplinary action against members who were not satisfied with their leaders.
Abun noted those who felt that they have a strong support can contest for a position in the party’s general assembly.
He also asserted that there were provisions in a political party which specified that a political leader could be expelled from the party’s extraordinary general assembly. -DayakDaily


The Naira is set to become stronger and more stable as the government of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu implements policies that will boost the economy, a presidential aide has said.
Dr Tope Fasua, the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, spoke at the “Cowries to Cash” lecture and lunch in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the President had great ideas that would surprise those who were speculating and wishing that the currency would depreciate.
He said the President had challenged the economic team to review the target of achieving a trillion-dollar economy by 2026. He also hinted at a major restructuring of the banking sector to enhance the value of the Naira.
Fasua, who represented the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, at the event, said the government was working with patriots who would not allow naysayers to derail the economic progress.
He warned Nigerians who were hoarding foreign currencies to expect a shock as the Naira would continue to appreciate in the coming days.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr Olayemi Cardoso, who was represented by the Director of Banking Supervision, Mr. Mustapha Haruna, said the country was facing economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
He said the CBN was collaborating with the fiscal authorities to address the issues and challenges. He also commended the author of the book (Cowries to Cashless), Princess Iphie, for documenting the history of the Nigerian payment system and the transformation brought by the cashless policy.
He said the CBN was committed to fostering financial inclusion and increasing the access of Nigerians to formal financial services. He said the current financial inclusion rate was about 64 per cent and the CBN aimed to achieve over 95 per cent.


It has come to everyone’s surprise that the world’s largest restaurant chain, which goes by the name of McDonald’s will be going out of business after the company’s recent acquisition by Yum! Brands.
It is also confirmed that the employees and workers will start to heavily focus more on the Yum! Brands-owned fast food companies, which are KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, rather than the soon-to-be-defunct fast food chain.
It has also been confirmed that all of the company’s restaurants worldwide will be demolished permanently and to fill in the gap, a new Burger King restaurant, a new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant, and a new Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant will be built.
“We are very sorry, but it’s for the best to shut down what was the world’s largest restaurant chain after it being purchased.” said Steve Easterbrook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s.
It has also been said that the closing of the chain can also jeopardize tens of millions of jobs worldwide and that there will be a funeral shown on national television in the United States on the final day.
The loss of the company will change the restaurant industry, as the crown will pass on to KFC, meaning that the company will instantly become the world’s largest fast food chain after the shutdown of McDonald’s.


Kuwaiti oil price up 59 cents to reach USD 54.53 per barrel
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Oct 24 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went up 59 cents on Monday and stands at USD 54.53 per barrel, compared to USD 54.94 per barrel since last Friday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Tuesday.
In world markets, oil prices varied yesterday after reports of reduction to Iraqi oil exports, and slow down to US oil digging wells.
Oil crude price Brent mixed was down 38 cents to stand at USD 57.37 while the US crude Western Texas oil was up six cents and settled at USD 51.90 per barrel. (end) asj.mb
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Istanbul, Sep 21 (IANS) Turkish security forces have detained 19 illegal Afghan immigrants in country's biggest city Istanbul, local media reported.
Istanbul municipal police units on Monday stopped a van on suspicion in the Sultangazi district on the European side of the city, according to report by the Demiroren news agency.
The teams found the immigrants jammed inside the vehicle and informed police forces, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.
These immigrants have reportedly tried to go to the northwestern border province of Edirne, some 240 km away from Istanbul, to cross into Greece.
Turkey, a key transit point for asylum seekers on their way to Europe, has been increasingly witnessing an influx of Afghan refugees fleeing the country following last month's takeover by the Taliban.
The country hosts more than 4 million refugees, including 3.6 million Syrians, within its borders, mostly in Istanbul.
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Kazakh Minister, reps of Kazakh cultural centers of Uzbekistan meet
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Today, Kazakh Information and Social Development Minister Aida Balayeva met in Tashkent with representatives of Kazakh cultural centers in Uzbekistan, the Ministry's press service said, Trend reports citing Kazinform .
During the meeting the Minister told that Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his recent State-of-the-Nation Address initiated the development of a new migration policy concept to contribute to adaption of repatriates. She also focused on educational quotas for young repatriates. The same time, the Minister highlighted importance of preserving culture and language of the Kazakh people.
One of the largest Kazakh communities in the world lives in Uzbekistan. Last year the Abai Uii cultural and business house opened there.
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The provincial government media office in a statement said the Taliban leader identified as Nabi who was also famous as Ghorzang was killed during an operation in Hesarak district.
The statement further added that Nabi was among at least fourteen militants killed during the operation which was conducted on Wednesday night.
According to the provincial government, the Taliban shadow district chief for Hesarak Abdul Hasan who was also famous as Hajiz was also killed during the operation along with the shadow education director of the group who was identified as Yar Mohammad.
A compound of the group which was used as a customs house by the militants was also destroyed during the operation, the statement added.
The local officials are saying that the security forces and the civilians did not suffer any casualties during the operation.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.


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KULAI, 23 Nov (Bernama) -- The Johor government has expressed hope that existing and upcoming mega projects in the state will be continued under the incoming new federal government.
The state’s chairman of the investment, trade and consumer affairs committee, Lee Ting Han, said projects in the state, such as the award of special status to the Pengerang petrochemicals hub as announced in Budget 2023, benefit not only Johor but the country as well.
“Hence, the state government will continue to work with the Ministry of Finance to ensure these projects are continued,” he told the media after a groundbreaking ceremony for the headquarters of Sun Bus Tech in Senai Airport City here today.
Lee said he hopes that the incoming federal government will prioritise the people even if the Johor and federal governments are from different political parties.
“We believe that the incoming federal government will be professional and the civil servants here will cooperate,” he added.
On investment in the state, Lee said investors have adopted a wait-and-see stance pending the formation of the federal government.


Advisor Treasurer Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said, the current account deficit has dropped significantly in five months while the fiscal deficit and trade deficit are also decreasing.
According to the details, Advisor Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said in a press conference with the government economic team that in the last five months the domestic economy has improved, exports have increased by 10% and the Pakistani stock market has crossed 40,000 levels while government spending has been strong.
“The State Bank’s reserves not only stabilized but also increased, we want jobs and employment opportunities created in this country,” he said.
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh also said that non-tax revenue increased by more than 100% in 5 months while tax revenue increased by 16% over last year.
Earlier adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that the government has overcome the fiscal and trade deficits.
While addressing a press conference along with Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi in Islamabad he said that the current account deficit has been reduced to the record level. For this, government struck agreements with the friendly countries as well as IMF, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said that trade deficit witnessed a decrease of 35% fiscal deficit thirty six percent during the first quarter of current fiscal year.
The adviser further said the present government has significantly cut its expenditures. Civil government expenditures was cut by 40 billion rupees, while a tax target of Rs 5500 billion was set.


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Kuwait Bourse ends Monday's trading in green
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Bourse ended Monday's trading session in the green with the three main indices up.
The Price Index rose 13.16 points to stand at 6,859.27 points; the Weighted Index went up by 2.24 points to read 424.77 points and the KSX 15 gaining 6.83 points to stand at 973.39 points.
Value of trade was at nearly KD 17,213,463.497 while the volume was 71,371,504 shares done through 3,256 deals. (end) lb
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LUCKNOW: In the statewide drive against land mafia, as many as 484 people were arrested and sent to jail in the past four years. Two of the arrested accused were slapped with National Security Act (NSA) while 170 faced proceedings under Gangsters Act as well.
The government has also imposed the Goonda Act on 399 others who had forcefully occupied properties. A senior home department officer said that 62,423 hectares of land have been freed in the past four years in the state.
The officer also said that chief minister Yogi Adityanath had taken a vow to take strict action against land mafia after assuming power in 2017.
The officer also said that on the instructions of the CM, a four-tier anti-land mafia taskforce was formed which had simultaneously started a campaign to identify land mafia and initiate action against them.
“To fearlessly lodge complaints against land mafia, the government also started a portal where any person can register complaints at http://jansunwai.up.nic.in/,” the officer said.
ADG law and order Prashant Kumar said that in the past four years, police have registered as many as 3,313 FIRs against 1,290 land mafia.


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Michael visited Wareham on Saturday to visit several businesses as they gradually re-open following the coronavirus crisis.
Michael was pleased to see lots of people in the market and local shops, and to hear from traders and shop keepers that people are beginning to spend their money locally again. He chatted to several business owners, and was also pleased to see the local police supporting the community.
Michael said "It was great to hear that people in Wareham are supporting local businesses, from bakers to cheesemakers to the Wareham Boat hire. There were clear ways to keep people safe and socially distanced, and I look forward to more businesses being able to open up in the next few weeks."


(MENAFN) The State of Qatar has congratulated the Republic of Iraq on the liberation of Al-Qaim district from the hands of the terrorist organizations.
Qatar stands by Iraq in the face of terrorism and extremism the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday.
The statement reiterated Qatar's firm stance against terrorism and its rejection and condemnation of terrorism in all its forms, whatever its causes and motives.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Madinah, June 27, 2022, SPA -- A total of 282,523 pilgrims from several nationalities have arrived in Madinah until yesterday, through air and land crossings to perform this year's Hajj.
Statistics on arriving and departing pilgrims in Madinah, issued by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, showed that 227,420 pilgrims have arrived through the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah since receiving the first Hajj flights till yesterday night, while the land immigration center received 43,276 pilgrims who arrived in Madinah through land border crossings.
The statistics also revealed the nationalities of pilgrims staying in Madinah, showing that Bangladeshi pilgrims are top residents of Madinah with 13,041, followed by Nigerians with 9,883, Indians with 8,676, Iranians with 6,330 and Pakistanis with 6,023 pilgrims.
Statistics showed that 171,606 pilgrims left Madinah over the past few days on their way to the Holy Sites in Makkah, where the number of pilgrims staying in Madinah until yesterday totaled 95,194 pilgrims from various nationalities.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (KUNA) - The European Union welcomed the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN agency responsible for regulating air transport, to call on Russia to immediately cease its infractions of international aviation rules, in order to preserve the safety and security of civil aviation.
ICAO informed yesterday its 193 Member States about 'Russia's blatant non-respect of crucial international aviation law and will bring the issue to its next general Assembly, taking place from 27 September to 7 October 2022,' said the European Commission in a press release on Thursday.
The ICAO decision refers to the violation of Ukraine's sovereign airspace in the context of Russia's war, and to the deliberate and continued violation of several safety requirements in an attempt by the Russian government to circumvent EU sanctions, it noted.
Adina Valean, EU Commissioner responsible for Transport, said, 'It is of utmost importance for all countries to defend the international aviation rules-based system, for the safety of passengers and crew.'
'Russia continues to disrespect the fundamental rules of international aviation and to instruct its airlines to work against these rules. I welcome the ICAO Council's clear condemnation, which reflects the gravity of the actions undertaken by Russia,' she added.
Based in Montreal, Canada, ICAO has several regional offices around the world. (end)
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Amman, Apr. 4 (Petra) - The Crown Prince Foundation inked a memorandum of understanding with the Qantara Center for Human Resources Development on Thursday to bolster collaborative efforts and foster the growth of youth.
The agreement, signed by the Foundation's Executive Director, Tamam Mango, and the Center's General Director, Rakan Rawad, outlines the Foundation's commitment to offering technical assistance to the center's teams, empowering them with expertise in digital manufacturing and 3D printing.
According to a press release, the memorandum also lays out plans for joint programs and activities aimed at supporting and amplifying the capacities of young individuals, steering their talents, honing their skills, and amplifying their positive influence within their communities.
Notably, the Crown Prince Foundation prioritizes initiatives in various governorates, striving to provide youths with quality opportunities through its offices dispersed across the Kingdom, thereby bolstering their competitive edge and enriching local communities.
The Qantara Center for Human Resources Development, established in 2012 in Ma'an Governorate, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing the capabilities of young people and fostering their social, economic, and political engagement.
Earlier this year, the center inaugurated a business incubator and a digital manufacturing laboratory, aiming to furnish young people and emerging entrepreneurs with conducive workspaces.
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Dina: Head of media affairs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Fawad Chaudhary, has said that a decision will be taken next week as to when the assemblies will be dissolved.
Talking to the media after inaugurating the Dina Mangala Bypass Road, he said that the elections will be held before March 20, at that time the government is in a state of panic.
Former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhary said that the 12.83 km road has been prepared at a cost of one billion 13 crores which will provide travel facilities to the people of the area.
He said that earlier they used to say that if you want elections, dissolve the provincial assemblies, when we decided to dissolve the assemblies, their statements changed.
Fawad Chaudhary claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will form the government with a two-thirds majority in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary while talking to the media said that powerful people in Pakistan are above the law, unless the powerful come under the law we cannot progress.


Addressing the national function on the Prisoners’ Welfare Day, the Prime Minister said that their policy is not to extend Prisons but to decrease the number of those who are imprisoned.
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratna said that there are human beings amongst those who have committed offences. They have exceeded their limits by some distance and thereby violated the law. He said that such people can be corrected. One thousand and three hundred prisoners have been released for the first time in history. He said that they can return to the society and live as ordinary people. A function organized by the Prisoners’ Welfare Society and the Department of Prisons was held in Colombo. Tools were presented to the inmates who have been trained in different vocations. Scholarships were offered to children in the families of the inmates. Minister Dew Gunasekera said that it is rehabilitation that is carried out in the Prisons. The Minister said that imposing punishment is the right of the Judges and not of the others. He said that a person is being sent to the Prison as a punishment and not to face punishment. Commissioner General of Prisons K.R. De Silva also participated in the occasion.


The JVP says it is the responsibility of the government to resolve teachers concerns promptly, including salary anomalies.
Speaking to media in Badulla, former Parliamentarian Samantha Vidyaratna said the government which came to power claiming it would solve issues faced by teachers has now forgotten their promises.
He said the present administration when coming into power claimed the salary anomalies of teachers, which have been prevalent for 24 years, will be resolved through the first budget.
Vidyaratna said teachers are still waiting for a solution while the farming community is yet to receive fertiliser promised by the government.
He said the government claimed it will reduce fuel prices, reduce prices of goods, and provide relief adding however the government has done the opposite and further burdened the public.
Vidyaratna urged the government to resolve the issues faced by the public as claimed during their election campaign and policy statement.


A record number of patients are arriving at the hospital in the United States following the rapid spread of the coronavirus Omi Crohn’s virus.
More than 140,000 patients were admitted to U.S. hospitals last Sunday, more than last year, according to U.S. Department of Health officials.
More than 557,000 cases of corona virus have been reported in the United States so far.
The fire company said that the vaccine against Omi Crown will be introduced by March.
In the last 24 hours, 142,000 cases of corona virus have been reported in the UK.
More than 100,000 corona cases were reported in Italy and more than 93,000 in France.


Young Muslims improve tourism sector
(MENAFNAccording to a studying made on Thursday, Islamic tourism will make the sector worth $300 billion, in accordance with young Muslims worldwide doubling their spending on travel in the coming years.
Halal travelis increasing its concern in Muslims by providing them airports, restaurants and hotels that have Muslim-friendly facilities and services, such as prayer rooms and halal food outlets.
Fazal Bahardeen, chief executive of Islamic travel specialist HalalTrip has done a studying with which carried out the study with MasterCard, and said that normally older Muslims travel in large families once a year while young Muslims, aged 20 to 36, usually travel more.
"Travel within this young generation of Muslims is booming as consumers with more disposable income seek more exotic experiences and far-flung destinations than their parents." He said.
"Their per-trip expenditure could be lower than the earlier generation but since they make multiple trips per year, their overall expenditure is higher." He continued.
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KATHMANDU: With the increase in coronavirus cases, 11 districts have got more than 500 active cases until Friday.
According to Prof. Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, including Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur districts of Kathmandu valley 11 districts in the country have seen more than 500 active cases of coronavirus today.
Dr. Gautam informed that Morang, Sunsari, Makwanpur, Surkhet, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Dang, Banke, and Rupandehi also have got more than 500 active patients of coronavirus pandemic.
In the meantime, 4,392 people have been added to the coronavirus case tally today. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 126,137 now.
The Ministry has informed that there are 37,382 active cases in the country.


The vouchers launched by the government earlier this year have been crucial in keeping many outlets open in the last few weeks, the Association of Catering Establishments said on Saturday.
The association said that the majority of sales have been through the vouchers. Though it emphasised that the sector still faced difficulties due to increased costs related to Covid-19 measures, reduced sales and fear, it expressed gratitude to the government for creating the vouchers.
ACE encouraged the government to open discussions on other measures which would help the sector prepare for difficult months ahead. It said that the experience of vouchers and wage supplements should help create even more positive stimuli for local and tourist consumption.
The association also recommended the acceleration of the implementation of rent and utility schemes.


last 24 hours: 46 more SA COVID-19 deaths
Forty-six more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, pushing the country’s national death toll to 54,331.
The Health Department also said that 1,086 infections were picked up over the past 24-hour reporting cycle, taking South Africa’s known caseload to 1, 579, 536.
So far, just over 1.5 million people have recuperated, which translates to a 95% recovery rate.
On the vaccine front, 307, 591 healthcare workers have received the jab.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug.19
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The capacity of Bulgaria's transit gas pipeline to Turkey will increase from 14 billion cubic meters to 15.7 billion cubic meters per year in 2018, said the message posted on the website of Bulgarian Energy Ministry.
It will be possible with the commissioning of the 20-kilometers long Lozenets - Nedyalsko section in 2018.
In addition, it will be possible to transport natural gas in the reverse direction from Turkey to Bulgaria.
The construction of the Lozenets - Nedyalsko looping is part of the process for modernization of the gas pipeline to the border with Turkey which will increase the security and capacity of Bulgaria's transit gas network.
The project is in line with the Bulgarian government's efforts to diversify the current gas delivery routes and sources.
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Oct 29, Kandy: Authorities have closed two more faculties of Sri Lanka's Peradeniya University were closed for students today. They were the Arts Faculty and the Agriculture Faculty.
The acting Vice Chancellor of Peradeniya University K. Premaratna told media that the decision to close the two faculties was taken since two other faculties were closed previously.
The University closed the Engineering and Science faculties previously due to student unrest.
The Vice Chancellor said the Arts and the Agriculture Faculties were closed today since there were common lectures among these faculties and it was unfair to teach some students while others were granted leave.
All students have been asked to evacuate the hostels by 4:00 p.m., the university administration announced.
Several universities in the country have cancelled classes due to student unrest in the campuses.


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CAIRO -- Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim calls for supporting Palestinians, slams 'surrender dealers.' He was addressing 33rd conference of the Arab Inter-parliamentary Union.
KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti Justice Minister Jamal Al-Jalawi declares 13th Municipal Council elections were held without troubles and forecast higher voters' turnout later in the day.
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's 13th Municipal Council elections are proceeding, engaging 38 candidates including a woman. Six members in the 16-seat council are named by the government.
KUWAIT -- Price of Kuwaiti oil went up by USD 2.60 to USD 117.58 per barrel on Friday compared with USD 114.98 pb on Thursday.
BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Michal Aoun asks the government to act as caretaker until a new government is formed. His request came against backdrop of parliamentary elections. Term of the current assembly expires today. rk
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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota health officials reported Saturday that an additional 91 people in the state have contracted COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 98,551.
No new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Saturday. A total of 1,431 people have died from complications due to the virus since the pandemic began.
Also Saturday, 36 people were hospitalized with the virus, three fewer than a day before.
So far, 94,854 people in North Dakota have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and a total of 45,851 people — or 6.3% of the state’s population — have had two doses.
The number of active COVID-19 cases was 815 as of Saturday.


Police warn of Port Hedland crime spree
Port Hedland police are investigating a spike in crime during the school holidays.
Police say in the past week more than 12 vehicles have been stolen from the Port Hedland airport and many more have been damaged.
A number of homes in South Hedland and Port Hedland have also been broken into.
Detective Sergeant Fergus Mackinnon says the crimes were preventable and has urged people to lock their cars and homes.
"A lot of the burglaries are through open windows, open doors," he said.
He says police have been particularly busy during the school holidays and believes youths are responsible for many of the crimes.
"It has spiked in the last week or so," he said.
Police have made several arrests and are continuing their investigations.


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Jingle Bell 5K Run
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on 14 July said the state government would continue to distribute water tanks to the BPL families.
Lal Thanhawla, who is also the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president while addressing party workers here said wanter tanks would be distributed to poor families for rain water harvesting, a MPCC press release said.
He also said that the government would continue to give financial assistance to selected families under the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the ruling Congress party.
According to the state economic and statistics department's handbook, 2016, there were over 1. 88 lakh job card holders in the state.


‘India faced defeat over Kashmir issue’
BAHAWALPUR: PTI leader Malik Asghar Joiya has said that India had faced worldwide defeat over Kashmir issue. According to a press release issued here, he said that India faced defeat and loneliness at international level after most of members of the United Nations criticised India for its brutalities, which it committed against innocent people of Kashmir.
“Now, Indian diplomacy had been facing defeat at international level including at the platform of the United Nations after international community condemned India for its brutal actions in Indian occupied Kashmir,” he said.
He said that due to curfew and blockade carried out by Indian security forces in Indian held Kashmir, innocent Kashmiris had been facing shortage of food and medicines. He appealed international community to pressurise India to end curfew in the IHK.


Kathmandu: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Office has requested the public not to crowd, saying that a new variant of Corona virus (Covid-19) could spread Omicron.
Stating that the number of passengers at the airport has been increasing recently and the congestion has also increased due to those going to their farewell and reception, the airport office has called for not causing unnecessary congestion at the airport.
The office has also asked to follow the health standards with high vigilance while coming and going at the airport. Lately, other countries have been more affected by the new variant Omicron.
Stating that there is a risk of such infection even through passengers coming from different countries, the administration has called for avoiding the new variant and protecting others as well.


Sea-Tac's two hometown airlines, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, both saw passenger traffic increases in May, the airlines reported.
Alaska saw its traffic increase by 10.7 percent, while Horizon experienced a 0.4 percent rise.
Both airlines, owned by Alaska Air Group, reported more than 90 percent of their flights were on time last month. Alaska said 91.5 percent of its flights were on time. Horizon said 92.1 percent of its flights arrived on schedule. Both those results are significant improvements over last year.


Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on the people of the state to conduct themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner as they go to the polls today to elect the next governor who will run the affairs of state for the next four years.
Akeredolu made the call in a statement signed by the Director-General of his campaign council, Mr. Victor Olabimtan, in Akure on Friday.
He appealed to the people to be responsible in their conduct to prove those who had predicted that the election would be marred by violence wrong.
The governor who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he had done his best for the people and had left the rest to God and the people of the state to decide.
He thanked the people of Ondo for their support in the past four years.


PEMBROKE PINES -- Four mental patients walked off the grounds of South Florida State Hospital in the past week -- one of them twice.
Pembroke Pines police reported five escapes since Jan. 2, when two 16-year- old patients climbed over the 4-foot-high hospital fence. They were returned on Thursday, police said.
The latest incidents boost to 170 the number of people who have left the grounds in the past three years. The escapes -- which have included some patients facing criminal charges -- have stirred community furor.
Ruben Betancourt, a spokesman for the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, said none of those who left the hospital grounds last week were considered forensic. Forensic patients are those who face criminal patients or patients ordered by the courts to stay there.


Police impounds car with stole animals
Seven out of the eight goats were pregnant.
The car, with registration number GE4796-12, which was carrying the goats was abandoned by the occupants after it had crashed.
Briefing the Ghana News Agency on Friday Superintendent Kwadwo Asante, the Municipal Police Commander said the vehicle and the animals were brought to the police station after an eye witness had alerted the personnel.
Supt Asante said the suspects who were apparently alarmed by the police patrol team decided to avoid them by speeding and ended up crashing the car.
He asked people whose livestock have been raided by thieves to report at the police station to identify and collect the animals.
Supt Asante also called on the medical facilities in the area to report people who report there with injuries since there was blood stains in the car.
He cautioned the public to be vigilant as criminals would take advantage of the upcoming Christmas to attack them.


President Ilham Aliyev Meets With Prime Minister Of Greece In Sofia (PHOTO)
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 1. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with Prime Minister of
the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sofia, Bulgaria,
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(MENAFN) Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted his Serbian fellow Aleksandar Vucic with an official ceremony in Ankara.
After a one-on-one conference to debate two-sided and local problems, both presidents are due to join a meeting of the nations’ top collaboration council and plan a joint news session to ink many contracts.
The visit was after the Turkish president’s visit to Serbia’s southern neighbor, Albania.
The two nations are part of the Balkans, which is an area Turkey have old and cultural relations with.
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Three customs posts have been created and commissioned to organize the customs service in Azerbaijan's territories liberated from Armenian occupation, Chairman of the State Customs Committee (SCC) Safar Mehdiyev said on Twitter, Trend reports.
According to Mehdiyev, the new posts are 'Gubadli' in Gubadli district, 'Gazanchi' - Zangilan district, and 'Fuzuli International Airport' - Fuzuli district.
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday in a veiled attack on the Tablighi Jamaat said, the organisers should have been “sensible” and called off the congregation in Delhi’s Nizamuddin which had in attendance several people with travel history from, Covid-19 affected cases.
Addressing the media through video-conferencing, joint general secretary of the RSS, Manmohan Vaidya said all programmes of the Sangh, including the meeting of its highest decision-making body and the annual training programs have been cancelled following the corona pandemic.
Responding to a question on the congregation that took place in Delhi even as the government had issued orders preventing large gatherings, Vaidya said there government orders against any public gathering were in force and the organisation should have refrained from congregating.
“The spread of the virus has definitely increasing because of the event Tablighi Jamaat organised in the capital. Everyone agrees with that… If their leadership would have taken a decision on time and cancelled it on time it would have been good,” he said.
Even as he said that impact of the congregation can be seen on the ground as “figures tell the truth”, Vaidya was quick to point out that the Muslim community in India who is doing its bit to help the government track those who came in contact with the Jamaat.
On Sunday the health ministry said the rate of doubling of Corona cases was now 4.1 days, but if the cases linked to the Jamaat would not have happened then it would have been 7.4 days.
On Monday Vaidya said that the RSS has taken a decision to call off its training camps for the first time in its history. Earlier the Sangh had cancelled its Pratinidhi Sabha in Bangalore that was scheduled for March 15-17.


Iraq Car Bomb Kills 4, Injures 18
(MENAFN- QNA) Four people were killed in a car bomb, north of Diyala province's capital Baquba, north of Baghdad when a roadside booby trapped car went off.
The incident wounded 18 others, some of which seriously, a security source said. The police imposed a security cordon around the blast site, the source added.
Meanwhile, a security source said that the Anbar operations command announced that security forces killed 15 people while trying to break into a number of checkpoints south of the city of Ramadi in western Iraq.
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World Bank agrees USD400M green plan for Egypt's logistics, transportation
(MENAFN) The Alexandria-the-6th-of-October-Greater Cairo Area railway line is going to benefit from the implementation of low-carbon technologies according to a USD400 million development-financing deal that the World Bank has authorized.
The greatest railroad network in Africa is that of Egypt. There are three freight trains running in each direction each day along the Alexandria-the-6th-of-October-Greater Cairo Area route, while passenger services are the major focus.
The congested corridor is going to be avoided by the railway bypass being built as part of the Cairo Alexandria Trade Logistics Development Project. It would give freight trains a different route between the new 6th of October Dry Port and the Alexandria Sea Port to the west of the Greater Cairo region. The bypass is anticipated to provide up access to 15 container trains per day by 2030 and to 50 by 2060. Between Alexandria Port, Upper Egypt, and the Red Sea, more freight trains will travel.
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School Board addresses communication problem
Communication, or the lack thereof, is a problem in West Fargo schools.
At least that is what the result from a recent survey of West Fargo employees showed after it was presented in August to the West Fargo School Board. Superintendent Dr. Dana Diesel Wallace noted at the School Board meeting Monday, Sept. 28, that proactive steps are now being taken to evaluate the communication situation.
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BJP using money power-Sharad Pawar
Nariman Point- NCP President Sharad Pawar came down heavily on the BJP. At a press conference, he alleged that the BJP is using money power in these BMC elections. He has asked the BJP leaders to declare the details of all these donations and funding.
He also categorically said that NCP will under no circumstances support the BJP. He said that the Shiv Sena should also not support them after burning their fingers in the alliance. He said that the BJP was responsible for all the problems arising due to demonitization, especially for the farmers and the common man. Adding that the BJP Shiv Sena break up will certainly help the NCP, he said that BJP is also opposed to freedom of the press.


Iraq To Appoint Commercial Attaché To Africa
(MENAFN- Iraq Business News) By John Lee.
Iraq is to appoint a commercial attaché to the African continent.
The role, approved at Wednesday's cabinet meeting, will be based in South Africa.
(Source: Media Office of the Prime Minister)
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The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten said that a recent opinion poll it conducted showed that more than 70 percent of the Danish people believe that Israel is a child-killer regime.
According to the newspaper, Denmark has been seeing since the start of Israel's last war on Gaza widespread solidarity with the Palestinian people and their national cause, PIC reported.
Different pro-Palestinian groups also emerged recently in Denmark and launched popular initiatives to help the Palestinians in Gaza, most notably the 112 Gaza campaign that aims to send ambulances and medical supplies for the population.
During the war, Danish activists and Arab and Muslim residents took to the streets to protest Israel's military aggression against the civilians in Gaza.
Noted Danish writers and intellectuals also denounced Israel's violations against the Palestinian people and said that its blockade and military attacks on Gaza as well as its occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank are factors preventing the achievement of peace and generating incessant violence.


Pianist Pandolfi will play at the Bistro
Winchester — The acclaimed pianist Thomas Pandolfi will play at the Bistro concert series at 7:30 p.m. Friday in his fifth performance at Westminster-Canterbury.
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The Niue Growers Association is calling on the government to do something about the lack of working bulldozers on the island.
NPNC which is responsible for the bulldozers confirmed that there is only one working bulldozer at the moment, one hasn’t been working for several months.
The Growers association president Takili Talagi told BCN News that they had a meeting with the Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Dalton Tagelagi to ask that the government purchase another bulldozer and to prioritize the repairs to the damaged dozer.
BCN News understands that the bulldozer has been moved around the island and has missed out some villages.
NPNC has confirmed that the only working dozer is now at Lakepa and will move on to Mutalau. Lakepa growers said that the dozer was last in their village more than two years ago.


Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today expressed concern over the quality of education in state government schools and said that 60 per cent of children were forced to study in private schools.
Asking the teachers of the state government schools to raise their standard of teaching, Rawat said a large number of children in these schools will prevent their closure which will be good for the teachers as well.
“The declining number of students in the government schools is obviously due to the poor quality of education provided by these schools. It is strange as state-run schools have more capable and better paid teachers,” the chief minister said at a programme here.
Efforts were underway to set up a think-tank consisting of 10-12 capable teachers who will give suggestions to the state government on how to raise the standards of teaching in the government schools, he said.


Republicans Give Bush a Timetable
A delegation of 11 moderate House Republicans visited the White House on Tuesday to warn the president that he risks losing more support from his party if conditions in Iraq do not improve by fall.
The lawmakers lamented dwindling support for the war among their constituencies during the meeting, which was described as “no-holds-barred.”
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New York Times:
WASHINGTON, May 9 — Moderate Republicans gave President Bush a blunt warning on his Iraq policy at a private White House meeting this week, telling the president that conditions needed to improve markedly by fall or more Republicans would desert him on the war.
The White House session demonstrated the grave unease many Republicans are feeling about the war, even as they continue to stand with the president against Democratic efforts to force a withdrawal of forces through a spending measure that has been a flash point for weeks.
Participants in the Tuesday meeting between Mr. Bush, senior administration officials and 11 members of a moderate bloc of House Republicans said the lawmakers were unusually candid with the president, telling him that public support for the war was crumbling in their swing districts.
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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan says the prudent policies of the present government has put the country on the track of rapid progress and development.
Talking to media in Swat, he said the government is focusing to strengthen the economy badly affected by the COVID-19.
Mahmood Khan said all the educational intuitions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be opened on 15th of next month after consultation with the NCOC.
The Chief Minister said the government is working on construction of various highways to make the province a hub of business and tourism.
Referring to the dearness in the country, Mahmood Khan hoped that the government would soon control it by providing relief to the public.


Sitharaman also said that Korea plus desk will be launched tomorrow. It would act as a platform to handhold Korean investors in India.
She said that the trade between India and Korea has increased from USD 1.58 billion in 1999-2000 to USD 16.59 billion in 2015-16.
Investments too have increased between the countries, she said. PTI RR SRK MKJ


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) VATICAN CITY, Aug 28 (KUNA) -- Pope Francis is set to visit Myanmar from 27 to 30 November, and to Bangladesh from 30 November to 2 December, a Vatican official said.
Director of the Holy See Press Office Greg Burke said in a statement on Monday that the pope would make an "Apostolic Journey" to Myanmar and Bangladesh between November 30 and December 2.
He said that the Pope had welcomed "the invitation of the respective heads of state and bishops".
It will be the first time for a Vatican pope to visit Myanmar, but the third to Bangladesh. (end) mn.mt
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The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Timothy Harris has recently reaffirmed his commitment to the country's Citizenship by Investment program (CBI).
Recent efforts have been made by the St Kitts government to ensure that the necessary action is taken to reassure the governments of other countries such as the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, that any concerns that they may have about the CBI program in St Kitts will be investigated and they will work with these countries and the governments of other nations to ensure that the St Kitts CBI program has the highest possible level of acceptance across the world.
As a further demonstration of their commitment to the project, the administration has reported that over one hundred applications for economic citizenship have recently been approved. The St Kitts government stated that Certificates of Registration for the CBI program had all been signed by the Prime Minister recently once the proper due diligence had been performed on the applications.
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The enactment of the new constitution being demanded by Zambians is not a priority for the Patriotic Front (PF) and government is not going to be stampeded into releasing the draft constitution until after it had been thoroughly studied, Defence Minister Edgar Lungu has said.
Lungu said the Zambia had a functioning constitution and that there was no constitutional crisis in the country for Zambians to continue pressuring government to release the draft constitution.
Lungu said in an interview that government was not going to allow the constitution to override more important and pressing needs such as economic infrastructure development and creating employment.
He said government was aware that the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) through the Grand Coalition on the Constitution had been paid by some unnamed donors to champion and push government to release the draft constitution.
Lungu said the Grand Coalition on the Constitution, a composition of the church, student bodies, trade unions and opposition political parties were not experts in the constitution making process and that government would continue ignoring their demands because there were more pressing needs than the constitution.
He said government was equally uncomfortable with some clauses in the draft constitution because they were costly adding the PF government was going to make sure that it enacted a constitution that was going to meet the realities of modern demands.
Lungu said government was also going to look at the implications of the Bill of Rights and the proposal of a constitutional court before handing the document to the public so that the country did not run the risk of having a constitution that was going to make governing difficult for the ruling party.
He said Zambians did not know the implication of the constitutional court and that government was not keen to have constitutional institutions that were going to make governance difficult.
He stated that government was waiting to receive the draft constitution and its report from the Technical Committee and would have to study the document thoroughly before releasing it to the public.
Lungu said there were a lot of other things government had committed its time and resources to and that the constitution while important was not going to derail government’s development programmes that would see the reduction of poverty levels and improve the lives of the citizens.
“The enactment of the new constitution is not a priority for the PF government. It is important but we have equally competing programmes that need the immediate attention of government. So the constitution cannot override the more important programmes and government is not going to be stampeded into releasing the draft constitution or enacting the new constitution,” Lungu said. Lungu said the referendum Zambians were demanding for was an expensive undertaking and that government would only consider enacting the constitution through the referendum after considering the cost implication of the process. Last week, Lungu said the constitution would be enacted through a referendum.


Goettl is a company that has experts in HVAC. They have worked hard for their company and they know what they are doing. No matter what Goettl has done on their own, they know that they are going to be able to provide different services to their clients and that is why Review Buzz reported about the recent change that they did by acquiring a Southern California company. They wanted to grow their business and knew that SoCal was the place to do it at. They also wanted to show others that they would be able to enjoy the different opportunities that they had for success in these areas.
Since Goettl is a growing company, this is an acquisition that makes sense to them. They try their hardest to show people what they can get from them as an HVAC company and that is what has allowed them the chance to make their business better. They also know that they can do more no matter what as long as they have more customers who they can reach. Since clients are the single most important part of Goettl, they can do everything possible to try new opportunities.
Out of everything that Goettl has done, perhaps expanding their client reach is what has made the most difference for them. They know that their clients will be able to rely on the things that they are doing and they also know that clients can get more from the situations that they are in if they want to be able to try new things. Since Goettl has tried their hardest to help all of their clients, they know that they are doing the right thing. HVAC is all about how much a company can do for repeat customers and Goettl has seemed to nail that since they are doing so much to help in different instances.
Goettl (phoenix.goettl.com) tries their hardest to show people what they can do and how they can make their businesses better. They want people to know that things will get better and that they will be doing more for themselves if they just work harder. They also know that they can make all of the right moves to improve their business. For Goettl to do this, they have to ensure that things are going to work for them and that their clients are getting the best out of the HVAC business.


Meghalaya government has decided to ask all returnees from outside the state to quarantine for seven days even if they tested negative through RT-PCR.
This decision was taken in view of the rise in the number of new COVID-19 positive cases among the returnees.
Meghalaya Chief minister Conrad Sangma told reporters after the review meeting in Shillong that all returnees who tested positive or negative for COVID-19 must be isolated as the number of new positive cases is still high, and the positivity rate is also one of the highest in the past many months.
“We are seeing that more returnees have tested positive and close to 65 percent of them have tested positive. In order to ensure that we contain the spread, strong advisory is being issued to the returnees to stay isolated for seven days even if the test came out negative, because they have the potential to spread,” CM Conrad Sangma said.
He said that the returnees who tested positive have to follow the laid down protocols.
On the state’s requirement for COVID vaccine, he said that the state government has written a letter to the Centre requesting it to provide the vaccine to the state around 30 lakh doses.
He also urged the citizens to take the vaccine.
The Chief Minister said that if the trend continues (increase of new cases), the state may touch 5000 active cases also within a few days.
On Monday, the state reported one COVID-19 death, besides 130 new positive cases that took the number of active cases to 1,403. So far, a total of 161 persons have died of COVID-19.
As many as 114 COVID patients have also recovered, taking the number of persons who have recovered to 14,560.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has taken measures by imposing more restrictions in certain areas including opening of non essential shops especially in Shillong in order to avoid lockdown.
He informed that six more oxygen generation plants including three plants sanctioned under PM CARES will be set up in the state, apart from more beds in the districts.


The Nigeria Police Force has said that its training institutions across the country were decent and of international standard.
A statement by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, said that the condition of its recruits was decent and also of standard.
“The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a video on social media about the condition of recruits in training at the Police College Ikeja,” he said.
Moshood said that the video was carefully studied and the event was discovered to have occurred about six years ago.
He said that the said video does not represent the recent conditions of the recruits in training at the police college in Ikeja as being speculated.
The spokesman said that the college has been renovated and the condition of recruits in training was decent and standardized.
“The Force, therefore, wants the public to disregard the content of the video in total as untrue, mischievous and fake news.


Jordan- Daily News Bulletin
(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) The Jordan News Agency, Petra, starts its daily news bulletin from Amman for Friday, April 30, 2021, corresponding to Ramadan 18, 1442 Hijri.
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Local interpreting business expands services to offer instruction in cultural understanding
WILLMAR — An interpreting business in Willmar has expanded its services to include cultural competency training.
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Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday launched the ‘Raast’ payment system; stating that the facility was part of the government’s efforts to create a ‘Digital Pakistan’ that will aid the country in ‘moving away from cash economy’, according to news sources.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, he stated that the government is making efforts to include poor segments of the society in the formal economy. He further expressed the hope that the Raast payment system will help eradicate poverty in Pakistan.
The prime minister emphasized that the cash economy is an obstacle for people and digitized payments will help Pakistan on its road towards prosperity; adding that the said utility will help the government collect more taxes when formal transaction channels are properly utilized. He went on to stress that the country has been unable to invest in infrastructure, human development and other sectors due to lack of financial resources – brought on by poor revenue collection.
According to reports, Raast is the first national instant payment system designed to facilitate end-to-end digital payments among individuals, businesses and government entities within seconds.


MCALLEN (KFXV) — Police continue to investigate a shooting that happened on the city’s south side.
Fox cameras where the only ones on scene as police conducted their investigation. According to neighbors, they heard several gunshots that lead them to call 911. Police swarmed the area causing neighbors to be on edge.
No injuries were reported and we are still waiting to here officials details as to what happened that lead to shots fired.


Eight butcheries and a slaughter house in Ugunja Township, Siaya County have been closed down due to poor hygiene.
The premises were ordered closed by the public health department which said they are a risk to the residents of the town and its environs.
According to the sub county public health officer, Ogaja Ogaja, the decision to close down the facilities was occasioned by refusal by the owners to comply with public health notices to improve sanitation.
“The affected butcheries and the slaughter house are in a pathetic state and we have in the past issued notices to their owners to improve them but in vain,” he said.
The public health officer said that the butcheries have been selling meat in the open and untidy premises.
Ogaja said the facilities will remain closed until their owners improve them to the satisfaction of the public health department.
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ROSEMONT, IL – Police sources close to the investigation into the death of Kenneka Jenkins have confirmed that 12 people are being questioned over the death and their part in it. Sources say that at least 8 of the 12 people have been confirmed “to have been present” throughout the entire evening leading up to her disappearance and even after.
Meanwhile, sources also indicate that police are “actively trying to pursue the final four who they believe have a deeper connection to the case”. The identities of those 12 are not being released (although we’ve already released nearly all of them on social media).
It’s interesting that the police are now trying to question people, mostly, considering that the Coroner’s office has already said another autopsy will not be performed.


The Police Command in Abia State on Monday said it had arrested some members of a kidnap gang terrorising Aba and its environs.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Eneh Okon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in phone interview that the suspects were in police custody in Aba.
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Okon said the gang had been terrorising residents of Aba and environs in the past few weeks and were on police wanted list for their criminal activities.
He said that men of the Ndiegoro Police Division arrested them at Ebemma Street, Off Ogbor Hill, Aba North Local Government Area at the weekend, following intelligence report.
The police boss said that the suspects had been giving useful information since their arrest, stressing that investigation into the matter was still ongoing.
A police source said that the leader of the gang, popularly known as Capo (AlCapone), was arrested with four other members at the weekend.
The source said that the police had launched manhunt for other members, who were said to be at large.


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Injuries reported in wrong-way crash on Route 9
Road was closed overnight while police investigated.
Two vehicles were involved in a wrong-way crash near the Buchanan-Peekskill border that closed Route 9 in both directions south of Welcher Avenue Monday evening, according to police.
A person with the Peekskill Police Department said one of the vehicles was going the wrong way and that there were injuries, including at least one person who required extrication.
At 9 p.m,. police at the scene said they were still investigating the accident. Police said this morning the road had been reopened.
State police and Westchester County police assisted.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Al-Shamakhi went on to say that he also provided his smart boat with special submerging telecommunication means attached to the boat's draft using sound waves to unveil radiant contamination or radioactive materials leakage that undermine sea living organs.
The prize giving away ceremony was attended by Denmark Minister of Culture Bertal Haarder Counselor at the Saudi embassy in Denmark Abdullah Al-Esaidan a number of ambassadors accredited to Denmark scientists businessmen and representatives of international related companies.
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We will increase the support offered to people experiencing homelessness and ensure they find permanent housing solutions.


Jordan- Explosives at ISTD building hoax: investigation reveals
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Jan.9 (Petra) -- The person who claimed presence of dangerous explosives inside the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD), confessed that he deliberately did that to cause chaos, a security source said Tuesday.
Agents at the Central Amman Police Directorate were able to trace, identify and arrest the caller, who turned out to be a former employee at the ISTD.
Police investigation revealed the suspect made the hoax call because he was lately transferred from his workplace, adding that he will be referred to the State Security Court.
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President Obama’s healthcare law won’t erode employer-based health insurance — but it will raise some companies’ costs by nearly 10 percent, according to a new analysis from the Urban Institute.
Although the law’s critics usually focus on small businesses, the new paper says medium-sized firms will see the biggest cost increase.
Mid-sized businesses — firms that have between 101 and 1,000 employees — would have seen a 9.5 percent jump in their total healthcare costs if the Affordable Care Act had been fully in place this year, the paper says. (Many of the law’s key provisions don’t take effect until 2014.)
Small businesses would have seen their costs fall by 1.4 percent. Firms with more than 1,000 workers would have seen a 4.3 percent increase.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Uzbekistan and
Qatar have agreed to accelerate the organization of direct flights
between the capitals of the two countries by Qatar Airways,
trend reports via
the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan.
The matter was discussed between Uzbekistan's Minister of
Investment, Industry, and Trade Laziz Kudratov, and Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Qatar to Uzbekistan Hassan bin
The ministry's message said that direct flights between Doha and
Tashkent will help to increase not only the tourist flow but also
the volume of bilateral trade.
According to the latest data from the Uzbek State Committee,
Uzbekistan exported to Qatar goods and services worth $29.03
million in 2021, which is an increase of almost 3 times, compared
to the figure for 2020 ($9.9 million). In 2021, Uzbekistan's
imports from Qatar amounted to $19,300.
Meanwhile, Qatar Airways received permission to operate regular
flights to Uzbekistan in September 2021.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 1. Azerbaijan has
advanced experience in development of small and medium businesses
(SMBs), and can share it with other countries, President of the
International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises (INSME)
Sergio Arzeni said on December 1, trend reports.
Arzeni made the remark at the opening of the 18th annual meeting
of INSME on 'SMB empowerment, economic diversification and green
growth', held in Baku.
According to him, INSME supports Azerbaijan's efforts to
diversify the economy.
'In this regard, the Azerbaijan Small and Medium Business
Development Agency is an important member of the International
Network for Small and Medium Enterprises,' he stressed.
Arzeni also said that the competitiveness of each company
depends on the quality of education of employees, and therefore the
professional development and retraining of employees is very
important for INSME.
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Blinken: US cautioned Russia to 'stop the loose talk' around nuclear weapons
(MENAFN) The US has sent direct cautions to Russia to "stop the loose talk" about the nuclear weapons, as stated by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday.
In a meeting with “60 Minutes,” an American TV news magazine airing on the CBS television network, the head US diplomat established reports that Washington privately cautioned Moscow on contradiction of using nuclear weapons.
"We have been very clear with the Russians publicly and as well as privately to stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons," Blinken stated in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
he stated that "It's very important that Moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific. And we've made that very clear."
Blinken went further on that "Any use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic effects for, of course, the country using them, but for many others as well."
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China projects to extend presence by aids to Africa
(MENAFN) China has pledged a whopping USD60 billion in support to the world's least developed continent, according to the latest reports.
Many African governments are already grappling with tough economic challenges in the face of a Chinese slowdown and the fall in commodity prices.
Accordingly, China's demand for Africa's resources like oil, iron ore and copper over the past 10 years has been a vital supporter for the continent's growth.
The support includes USD35 billion in export credit lines, USD5 billion in grants, USD15 billion to two China-Africa funds and USD5b in loans to smaller firms.
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