Employment levels in Saudi Arabia, UAE increase amid 50, 70 percent
(MENAFN)Research by LinkedIn declared that Employment levels in Saudi Arabia and the UAE increased by between 50 and 70 percent as the region exits the pandemic.
The flow in jobs was led by the retail sector, in which employment rose by 72 percent as the region recovered from lockdown restrictions, head of the Middle East division of the business-focused networking site, Ali Mater said.
Mater further declared in an interview with Asharq that health care employment rates are also strong.
He added that “We see the rising now compared to pre-pandemic, which means the economy is recovering.”
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Senate President Ahmed Lawan has stated that President Buhari is in a hurry to develop the country.
Lawan said this while speaking at a function in Kwara State over the weekend.
The Senate president, who urged Nigerians to continue to support the Buhari-led government, said the National Assembly would continue to partner with the executive arm to develop the country.
“The federal government of President Muhammadu Buhari is in a hurry to develop Nigeria.
In four years between 2019 and 2023 by the grace of God, Nigeria would have been turned into an infrastructure laboratory because every part of Nigeria from East to the West to the North to the South would have been impacted.’”he said


A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), International Centre for Women Empowerment and Child Development (ICWECD), has said that the organisation has embarked on tree planting campaign in secondary schools in Delta.
The Executive Director of the Delta-based NGO, Mrs Bridget Anyafulu, made the disclosure in an interview the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Sunday.
Anyafulu said the campaign, which began in 2011. was to enlighten the children on the need for tree planting to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the state.
She said the organisation had been able to cover 200 secondary schools across the state, especially those in the riverine communities which were prone to flooding.
The executive director called on the state government to step up efforts to mitigate the impacts of the imminent flood disaster in the state.


The company also has a new board member.
The insurer is one of the three main shareholders of the telemedicine services provider.
Scotiabank has launched a research fund in collaboration with Mitacs that aims to increase the understanding of the fact
Canadian investors' optimism has risen significantly since early in the pandemic, particularly among those who have met
Canadians are worrying more about their finances since the pandemic began, according to new research.
Several Canadian banks and life insurance companies have released a joint statement regarding their 2021 annual meetings
Scotiabank says it will seek to increase the diversity of employees over the next five years.


Covid-19: 107 foreigners quarantined in Haryana
CHANDIGARH: Haryana's additional chief secretary (home), Vijai Vardhan, said Friday that 107 foreigners who attended the congregation in March were held in quarantine after returning to the state.
He said that they came to India on a tourist visa and the first information report (FIR) has been registered against them in Palwal, Faridabad, Panipat, Ambala and Nuh.
Vardhan told the media via video conference that attendees entered different districts and their maximum number was in Nuh.
A day earlier, the prime minister said 1,277 attendees were identified and the passports of foreign citizens were confiscated.
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Haryana reported nine patient cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 44 in the state, the government said.
Authorities said five patients, including four foreigners, were those who came to the state after attending the religious congregation in Delhi.


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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala visit of union home minister Amit Shah has been postponed. BJP state president K Surendran said that the decision was made due to 'official reasons'.
He added that the new dates will be declared soon.
BJP had said that he is visiting the state as part of its campaign against 'religious extremism'.


There is news of relief for the government, which is constantly criticizing the slow pace of GDP. Global financial services company HSBC has said that within the next 10 years, India can become the world’s third-largest economy. The firm has said that even though the recent reforms have affected the economy, but in the mid-term, the economy can be in a better position.
India’s growth trend is better
The firm said that even though India’s GDP is currently only 3 percent of the global GDP, India’s growth trend is in a better position. If this trend continues, then India will surpass Japan and Germany in the next decade. The firm said in its research report that India is now divided into two parts. It is growing at a slow pace. Then the second will change rapidly.
Previous Referrals Are Not Better
HSBC has said in its report that the last few referrals have negatively impacted India’s economy. Because of this, GDP figures have been affected. It has been said in the report that considering the growth trend, it can be said that within the next 10 years, India is the world’s third-largest economy. Can be made. HSBC has said that for some time the situation of the economy will be a little worrisome due to previous referrals. The firm has suggested that during the mid-term, India should be given the opportunity to demonstrate its hidden potential.
Speed of growth will increase by 2020
It has been estimated in the report that the first part will show up to the financial year 2018 and 2019. This first part of India will show the slow growth rate of GDP and the growth rate of many areas. But in the second part, the situation will improve. According to HSBC, India will catch up with growth after 2020 This part of India will be more attractive and better. HSBC has estimated that India’s growth rate could be 6.5 percent between 2017-18. At the same time, it will reach 7 percent between 2019-20.
Trouble will end till 2019-20
By the year 2019-20, these short-term problems will end and the economy will catch up. The firm has said that we estimate that after this, GST will help in increasing the GDP growth by 40 basis points. In addition, the results of other referrals will also be seen during this period and the pace of growth will increase.


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Sunday, the Saudi Ministry of Health announced that more than seven million people have received the coronavirus vaccine in the Kingdom.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus vaccination campaign in Saudi Arabia, more than 587 vaccination centers have been opened across the Kingdom, according to the ministry.
The ministry added that free coronavirus vaccines are also available for the public in pharmacies across the Kingdom.
The ministry called on those who wish to receive the coronavirus vaccine to register on the official Sehhaty application.
Dec. 17, Saudi Arabia began its national coronavirus vaccination campaign, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah was the first person to receive the vaccine in the Kingdom.


IBADAN – Mr Tom Hines, the Political Chief in the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, on Thursday paid a visit to the Oyo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Kola Shodipo.
The meeting was held behind closed doors in Eleyele, Ibadan.
Hines told newsmen that the meeting was a “normal security private meeting’’.
Shodipo, however, said that the U.S. delegates wanted to know specific areas they could be of assistance to the state police command in the forthcoming 2015 elections.
“There was nothing too special about the meeting. [eap_ad_1] “We discussed about the 2015 elections and other security matters as they may affect the state.
“I told them that the state is peaceful with nothing to worry about,’’ he said.
“I have noticed that the state has a reasonable number of enlightened, educated and civil indigenes which will make my job easier.
“I will continue to focus on community policing as modern day policing is a symbiotic relationship between the police and members of the public, including the media.
“I was in the state during the last election and it was not that bad.
“The people of the state are civil, and as police officers, we must equally be civil when dealing with them,’’ he said.
He urged the residents to give the police prompt and adequate information, promising to act on such information as they demanded. (NAN)


Forty-two percent of respondents said the lame-goose leader would be considered one of the worst of the country’s 45 commanders.
Fifty-two percent questioned the denial of the work done by Mr Trump, and 55 percent said the country is worse off today than it was four years ago, with the same number refusing to handle it. Corona virus International spread.
The statistics on Mr Trump’s attempts to overturn the November election results were even clearer.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents did not think the election had been rigged, while 56 percent repeatedly said Mr Trump’s election fraud had taken place, without providing evidence, weakening democracy.
Nevertheless, the poll, which questioned 1,007 voters across the United States, showed significant support for the president among Republicans.
Sixty-six percent of the GOP voters surveyed said the president’s actions since losing the election – including filing lawsuits against states elected by the president Joe Biden – They really help American democracy; Sixty-eight percent of them say the election was rigged.


Pb State Suwidha Employee’s Union demands reinstatement of employees
Jalandhar(DP Correspondent) – The Punjab State Suwidha Employee’s Union on Saturday appealed to Punjab government to reinstate its employees, who were out of job for the last one year. State President Ravinder Ravi said that seven months have passed since the congress came to power but the government was running away from fulfilling its duty. The union members have been holding protests and seeking justice but the state government was evasive, he said.Union General secretary Varinderpal Singh said that in the recent past, they held meetings with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh but to no avail. “Though the government was promising action but nothing has been done so far”, he said. The Suwidha employees said that besides this recently they also met Power Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh, who too assured that the matter was under consideration but no concrete steps were being taken. “We are hopeful that the congress government would accept our demands and reinstate us”, they maintained.
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Caracas, Aug 15 (EFE).- Officials with Venezuela’s National Risk Management System reportedly have brought under control a fire that broke out Monday morning in a warehouse of the national Social Security Institute (IVSS) where dialysis supplies for more than 7,000 patients were being stored.
Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Remigio Ceballos Ichaso reported the blaze on Twitter and said that it had been brought under control “thanks to the rapid and timely efforts” of more than 50 personnel with the risk management agency and Caracas firefighters.
According to Ceballos, who said that the incident was being investigated, “sabotage is not being ruled out” as the cause of the fire.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Magaly Gutierrez said that the warehouse contained “supplies for the hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis programs.”
“The warehouse distributed supplies daily to attend to more than 7,000 patients throughout the national territory,” said the minister on Twitter, adding that so far no injuries or deaths had been reported as a result of the blaze.
Besides the destroyed material, 28 people were slightly affected by the fire due to smoke inhalation.
Some residents of the area were forced to evacuate their homes for several hours, fearing that the flames might reach their houses, Eduardo Rodriguez, a local resident, told EFE.
“It’s a really big warehouse that’s been burning since 5:30 am. Since that time, the neighbors have been on alert and we left in terror because we know that this fire is fierce,” he said.
Meanwhile, Isleika Cardenas, a local community leader, said that the blaze had resulted in “a huge loss for the state” due to the quantity of medicines and supplies that were being kept at the facility.
Residents of nearby areas also expressed their concern over the chemicals and medical products that burned and the consequences they might have on people if they had inhaled the smoke.


Tough measures against misinformation
The Police and security forces are taking strict legal action against those who circulate false information, the National Media Centre said issuing a media release today (26).
Law will be strictly enforced on those who spread false information through social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp.
The persons involved in committing such offences can be sentenced to prison for three to five years under the Emergency Regulations.
The National Media Centre urges the public to refrain from spreading misinformation as a number of incidents of public disturbances have been reported in the country due to the circulation of false information


A party-list congressman yesterday said he will deploy teams of volunteer doctors and nurses to Cavite and other areas to support the Department of Health and local government officials in the campaign to stop the spread of measles.
“These volunteer health professionals have been supporting our health services projects. If their numbers need augmenting, we will ask more of their colleagues to join in our efforts to vaccinate the unvaccinated and ease the suffering of those who have been infected,” said House Assistant Majority Leader and 1-PACMAN Rep. Mikee Romero.
The congressman also disclosed that AirAsia will “coordinate with the DoH should there be any necessity and urgency to transport measles vaccines to the Visayas and Mindanao.”
“It is part of AirAsia’s corporate social responsibility to help Filipinos in situations such as this,” said Romero.
As member of the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development, Rep. Romero asked the Sangguniang Kabataan nationwide to help the DoH find the children and adults who need vaccination against measles.


`Pupils were left in tears after a teacher told them that an asteroid was about to hit Earth and kill them all. [..]
The head of year behind the assembly “stunt” later moved to reassure them.
He had told the year nine students that the asteroid was on a “collision course”.
It is also believed that the students were told that they should go home and say “final farewells” to their families.’


President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik’s party GaumeeItthihaad has said that the president will compete in the presidential elections scheduled to be held this year.
Speaking to Sun Online, Vice President of GaumeeIthihaadNazaki Mohamed Zaki said that the president had announced his decision to compete in the elections while addressing some of the party members during a meeting held in Laamu atoll last week.
“Current president, our leader, will compete in the 2013 elections,” Zaki said.
He said that the president has not yet decided how, or with whom he will join for the elections, and said that the president will share this information with the media soon.
The president was elected as the vice president to the MDP government during the 2008 elections and had come to presidency when President Nasheed resigned amidstserious political turbulence.


French court orders tests in quadriplegic euthanasia case
(MENAFN- AFP) France's highest civil court Friday ordered more medical tests in the case of a battle between family members over ending the life of a 38-year-old quadriplegic in a vegetative state.
The State Council said it would decide before the summer in the case of Vincent Lambert, who has been in a vegetative state since a car crash in 2008.The court said it had ordered a team of three doctors to carry out tests to determine the "irreversible nature" of Lambert's condition."Given the urgency of the situation, the State Council is asking the experts and consultants it has named to hand in their report within two months," said the council's vice-president, Jean-Marc Sauve.Doctors treating Lambert, as well as his wife, want to cut off intravenous food and water supplies but his deeply religious Catholic parents and other family members oppose the decision and took the matter to court.A court in Chalons-en-Champagne near Reims ruled against ending his life last month and the case was brought to the State Council on appeal.A 2005 law in France legalised passive euthanasia, where a person causes death by withholding or withdrawing treatment that is necessary to maintain life.The French case comes amid often heated public debates in Europe over euthanasia, including in Belgium where lawmakers voted Thursday to extend the right to die to terminally ill children.
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Channels TV was able to talk to the mother of Chiadika Biringa, Mrs Chinwe Biringa and she has said that the police informed her that when they got there, they were overwhelmed by the crowd.
She also stated that there is no security in Nigeria, and this issue can happen anywhere.
She also said that the police informed one of the parents that they didn’t have enough bullets to be able to do anything.
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US President Joe Biden has said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping once told him that he was strengthening Quad against China. China,
which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, and has been vehemently opposing the Quad alliance since its formation.
Biden, during a Democratic Party fundraiser event in Seattle on Friday, said that he had indicated to Xi that “I was going to pull together the Quad
“The point being that one of the things that the autocrats fear the most — and India has its own problems; all those countries have their own problems
the Philippines,” he said. In February, China termed the Quad alliance as a “tool” to contain China’s rise and to maintain American


Seventy five per cent of people on sickness benefits under the last Labour Government can work.
That's the startling statistic that comes out of the latest government crackdown.
The findings will intensify anger and resentment felt by many people at Britain's soaring welfare bill.
Out of all of the people given the official health test in the 2010-2011 tax year 55 per cent were told that they were no longer entitled to the benefit and 20 per cent were told that they could work with support.
Chris Grayling told the Daily Express that it is right to help people back to work rather than leave them stranded on benefits.


Moscow strongly condemns Houthi missile strikes towards the Kingdom
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Moscow, Rajab 9, 1439, Mar 26, 2018, SPA -- Russia strongly condemned missile missiles launched by Houthi coup militias from the territory of the Republic of Yemen against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last night.
"Moscow strongly condemns such indiscriminate missile strikes, which hit populated areas and their residents," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today, calling upon the Yemeni parties to return to the negotiation table as soon as possible.
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Muzaffarabad: People of Jammu and Kashmir rejected Indian new land law in disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
While addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Hurriyat Leadership reiterated that people of Jammu and Kashmir want Plebiscite in accordance with UN resolutions.
They stated that massive public protest against India will be held on November 17th, 2020 in the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
According to details, speakers said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir reject all the black laws by which India is making vicious efforts to end the special status of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir and to strengthen its hold.
The speakers said that the Indian government ended the special status of the state on August 5, 2019 by taking extreme measures of oppression and repression.
They stated that historic state of Jammu and Kashmir has been divided into two regional parts by force.
“State subject was the sole identity of people of Jammu and Kashmir which was snatched from the people of Jammu and Kashmir and domiciles were issued to millions of Indian citizens” they said, adding that the Indian government has now enacted a cruel law allowing citizens of other states to buy land in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir, which has caused great concern among the people of the state.
Speakers voiced, “Narendra Modi government is targeting the Muslim majority in Jammu and Kashmir; to achieve this nefarious goal, people from India have now been given legal protection to buy land in Kashmir.
They appealed the United Nations to stop India from enforcing laws by force and demand a referendum in accordance with the UN resolutions.
The speakers announced that they would hold a historic protest against Indian military occupation on November 17th, 2020 and demand the right to self-determination from the United Nations.
Chairman Pasban-e-Hurriyat Uzair Ahmad Ghazali, PPP Leader Shaukat Javed Mir, Vice Chairman International Forum for Justice and Human Rights Mushtaq-ul-Islam, President Mustafa Welfare Society Ateeq Ahmad Kayani, President Al-Mustafa Committee Ateeq-ur-Rehman Danish, Azmat Hayat Kashmiri and Usman Ali Hashim also addressed on the occasion.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari has been arrested.
Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, in a tweet, said that he has received reports that Shireen Mazari has been arrested by Anti-corruption Punjab.
Fawad further said that former Human Rights Minister was arrested from outside her residence.
On the other hand, Shireen Mazari’s daughter Imaan Mazari has claimed that male police officers have beaten and taken her mother away.
She said that all she was told is that Anti-Corruption Wing Lahore has taken her.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Ministry of Municipality and Environment observed Earth Hour yesterday by turning off lights at its main buildings from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. The event was streamed live through the ministry's social networking sites from its headquarters on the Doha Corniche, encouraging the public to interact with the global initiative to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment, the official Qatar News Agency reported. The MME's celebration is part of the global event in the context of interaction with community initiatives to promote environmental safety and curb climate change.
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STUTTGART, AR — Carwash employee Andre L. Osby reported Monday to the Stuttgart Police Department that someone broke into the carwash and stole the equipment while he was at work, according to the Stuttgart Daily Reader.
The Oct. 9 story stated that, according to Officer Kyle Stokes, the generators and pressure washers were estimated at a value of $1,250.
Osby said once he was left work he would call the Stuttgart Police Department with more information about the stolen items. Any further information was not available for the press.
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The Kano State government has decided to use its new insurance culture to attract foreign investors to the state
The state government is optimistic that a well-established insurance culture in Kano State will ensure investors have security in their investments.
Kano State Secretary of Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, who represented the State Governor, Dr. Abudullahi Umar Ganduje, said so yesterday in Abuja during a three-day retreat for committee members technical on the implementation of liability and other insurance in Kano. State.
Alhaji Usman Alhaji told reporters that the Kano state government is exploring and promoting insurance culture in the state to, among other things, encourage foreign direct investment (FDI).
He said: “In the long term they (the investors) will also need to be insured and this will give them the security they need should the eventuality arise.
“The compulsory insurance policy adopted by the Kano State government is deliberate because we know that in the long run we will benefit each other: the insurance companies; the state government and the people of Kano.
The Kano State Government Secretary added that the compulsory insurance policy was adopted by the state government in its quest “to make Kano a better state, develop economically and take it to the next level”. .
He said the police will ensure “the protection of the people of the state and their businesses, ensuring that they are insured and that in the event of any eventuality they can obtain relief”.
Insurance Commissioner and Chief Executive of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Sunday Thomas, said the action taken by the Kano State Government on insurance is testimony that insurance can indeed flourish. anywhere in Nigeria.
He said the goal of the retreat was to equip committee members with the necessary information and knowledge to enable them to maximize opportunities that would help build and grow the culture of insurance among the citizens of the state. from Kano.
Thomas said the Kano state insurance policy would help the state “generate more revenue and serve as a social protection mechanism that would help both the government and the citizens in the event of a disaster.”


‘Do not pick up arms to defend yourselves’ — Minister
Nigerians have been asked not to take up arms to defend themselves against robbers, killer herdsmen, or boko haram, according to the Federal Government.
This was said by Muhammed Dingyadi, Minister of Police Affairs, during the second annual ministerial media briefing held at the police headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.
“in as much as we shouldn’t expect the people to just be sleeping without taking measures to ensure that they secure themselves, their neighbours and their communities. That is the essence of community policing measures, report to the police.
“So, we need to have the support and partnership of Nigerians in the efforts we are making towards fighting crimes and criminalities”, he said.


Turkish authorities have detained 402 people over "baseless and provocative" social media posts about the coronavirus pandemic, the interior ministry said on Monday.
The official said some of the posts in question included claims that a lockdown would last longer than all-day weekend curfews announced by the government and accusations that authorities were lying about the number of deaths.
"In the past 42 days, 6,362 social media accounts have been analysed, and 855 suspects have been confirmed while 402 have been caught," the ministry tweeted.
The figure is separate from the detention of 410 people over similar claims at the end of March, a ministry official clarified to AFP.
The government has taken measures to limit the spread of the virus including shutting schools and restaurants, and ordering weekend curfews as long as is necessary.
Turkey has confirmed over 2,800 deaths from more than 110,000 cases of coronavirus that have been recorded.


The Oyo State Government on Tuesday said 662 civil servants had been dismissed from the state public service for forging the West African Examination Council’s certificates.
The state government also said that 2,021 fictitious names of workers and pensioners had been removed from its payroll.
The state Head of Service, Mr. Soji Eniade, made the disclosure while briefing the press on the decisions made at the State Executive Council meeting which was held on Monday.
Eniade said about 684 workers were not found at their duty posts during the last physical verification in the state.
Eniade further said there were 1,432 fictitious pensioners’ names, 84 fictitious local governments’ pensioners and 505 fictitious workers in the state civil and public service.
The HoS said they were uncovered during the verification whereby the Bank Verification Number was used to determine the accurate size of the state workforce and pensioners.
He explained that the state government was restructuring the state public service by ascertaining the quality and quantity of the workforce.
He said, “The state government discovered that 662 personnel on its payroll were in possession of forged WAEC certificates which were discovered during the certificate verification handled by Messrs Captain Consulting. Three hundred and five of the personnel were from the local government councils, 152 from various ministries, 149 from the Teaching Service Commission, 28 from parastatals and two from the state Universal Basic Education Board.
“There were 670 workers that were discovered to have submitted forged certificates, eight out of them re-submitted their WAEC certificates for re-verification while the remaining 662 had been summarily dismissed and the onus is now on them to prove that the WAEC certificates in their possession are original.”
Eniade further explained that the exercise was a continuous one as the consultant was expected to extend the verification to the higher institution’s certificates submitted by the state civil and public servants.
He urged workers with fake certificates to voluntarily resign as the government would come after them.


Goa: Congress to be more aggressive against BJP in 2016
Panaji, Dec 24: Heralding a countdown for 2017 Goa Assembly elections, the Congress party on Thursday announced their New Year resolution of going more aggressive against the BJP-led state government.
"In 2016, the party will be more aggressive against the current state government exposing them on their U-turns," Goa Congress spokesman Yatish Naik told reporters today.
He said people would be made aware about the election promises made by the BJP during 2012 Assembly polls and how it back stabbed the voters after gaining the power.
Naik said BJP reneged on some of the prominent issues like regional plan and special status which were promised to the electorate while facing the polls.
"People now feel betrayed by the BJP...their mandate has been betrayed," Naik stated.
He said Congress will now agitate on the streets to expose the BJP.


Insight from WFPD: Practice caution when winter driving
Drivers have had nearly a month to relearn their winter driving behaviors with plenty of snow and ice to deal with. As typically is seen when winter reintroduces itself to our area, the West Fargo Police Department responded to a flurry of motor vehicle crashes following the first snow fall. Drivers have since made the adjustments to their driving skills for the winter conditions and the number of crashes tapered off.
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Assad Says West's Economic Seige Worsens Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday the economic siege imposed on Syria by the West has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Syria, amid an outcry by humanitarian organizations regarding the situation in a rebel-held area east of the capital Damascus.
'The economic siege, as well as the terrorist war, waged on Syria has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the country, Assad said during his meeting with Francesco Rocca, the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in the capital Damascus.
The Syrian president stressed that the government with all of its institutions is working to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the 'crimes and inhuman actions committed by the terrorist groups.
Assad also spoke of the importance of boosting the cooperation between the Syrian government and the IFRC during the crisis.
The president's remarks came amid an international outcry for the situation in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region in the eastern countryside of Damascus, where fighting has intensified recently between the government and the rebels. A day earlier, the ICRC said in statement that that it was alarmed by intensifying fighting in Eastern Ghouta, as it 'is taking an unacceptable toll on everyday life in the area. (Xinhua)
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Here at MESLS we have students from all over the world. Right now we are learning about how to make some delicious Indian food! Next week we are learning about making something from Thailand!
Each week we learn about food and the culture that surrounds it. Everyone has fun making the food and even more fun eating it!


SW ahead on crime tip-offs
The South West is leading regional WA in tipping off police after a surge in phone calls to Crime Stoppers since the Dob in a Dealer campaign was launched.
Reports to the independent community organisation increased by 52 per cent in the South West when the campaign was launched in May, compared to a WA regional average of just over 48 per cent.
It comes as the Bunbury community is still in shock after being dubbed the drug capital of WA following waste water analysis across the State, which revealed drug users in the city were spending almost $1 million a week on methamphetamine.
It also comes as South West police said officers had positive outcomes in the past month as a result of information received from the public.
Insp. Peter Morrissey said police had received considerable information through Crime Stoppers since the campaign was launched.
“We have officers who are focussed on acting on the information and in the past four weeks have executed 20 search warrants and charged 58 people with a total of 201 charges,” he said.
Police have also seized about 100g of methamphetamine, 653g of ecstasy, cannabis, heroin, more than $44,000 in cash, six firearms and more than $20,000 worth of stolen property.
“South West police need the on-going support of the community and encourage anyone with any information to ring Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000,” Insp. Morrissey said.
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Srinagar, July 13: Following the surge in the number of COVID cases, authorities on Monday re-imposed lockdown in many areas of Srinagar to prevent the deadly virus from spreading.
In the last week, over 450 cases were detected in Srinagar district alone, thus prompting the administration to re-impose the lockdown in the areas, which were declared red zones.
Witnesses told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that all the shops, business establishments and private offices remained closed in Srinagar district while the vehicular movement was also thin on the roads.
Earlier, the relaxation was given by the authorities following the three-month-long strict lockdown.
However, the decision to re-impose the lockdown was taken by the district administration after people from different sections including Doctors, traders and others demanded the re-imposition of lockdown following the spike in the number of COVID cases.
Witnesses told KNO that many of the areas and roads were sealed by the authorities to thwart the movement of people. “The barricades were erected by the authorities in many areas while many bridges were also sealed by the authorities,” they said.
It is worth to mention here that over 180 people have died due to the COVID-19 while over 10, 000 people have got infected to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir.


MANILA - The government said it has 'sealed' the deal for the proposed Metro Manila subway system.
Transport Secretary Arturo Tugade announced that the Philippines and Japan agreed on the P300 billion project during the World Economic Forum in Cambodia.
Tugade said that the Philippines and Japan will sign the agreement this November during the ASEAN Summit in Manila.
Tugade also assured that the project will be transparent and the bidding will be conducted live for all to see.
Apart from the subway and other infrastructure projects, the Philippine economic delegation at the forum said that the Duterte administration also intended to bring down the cost of power in the Philippines.
They noted that the Philippines has one of the highest electricity rates in the region, and needed new investments in the energy sector.
Government economic managers also said that all infrastructure projects in the pipeline will be finished during Duterte's term.


Gardaí have been praised for bringing gang criminals to justice as the Government launched the latest progress report on efforts to improve the lives of people living in Dublin's North-East Inner City (NEIC).
A task force was established to help the disadvantaged part of the capital amid the violent gang feud that began in 2016.
Finance Minster Paschal Donohoe - a TD for the area - hailed progress made by the NEIC initiative at a launch outside the regenerated St Mary's Mansions housing complex.
He said the "beautiful homes" delivered in the refurbished block are an example of progress that has been made.
Mr Donohoe also said the gardaí have done an "incredible job" in the area, responding to the "huge threat of organised crime that we faced four years ago".
He said yesterday's launch was taking place near the locations of "terrible murders" that happened in recent years.
"Due to the efforts of the gardaí, they have been successful in bringing to justice those who needed to be brought to justice," Mr Donohoe said:
"The guards have also been very successful in preventing further crime and further threats to local residents in recent years.
"Without their work, we wouldn't have been able to achieve what has been achieved."
He also said efforts to help the area were "more than the security response" and were about how local communities are supported.
Mr Donohoe highlighted the improvements to housing as well as work in local primary schools that will continue into next year.
More than €6.5m was spent as part of NEIC taskforce initiatives in 2020.
Work has included the City Connects Programme that aims to build a network of support for primary school students in the NEIC, their families and the schools that serve them.
Progress has also been made by the drug and alcohol addiction response team, the homeless case management team and the residential stabilisation programme.
The three initiatives were originally fully-funded by the NEIC and have now secured mainstream funding from the Department of Health for next year.


LAHORE (Web Desk) – Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal says the government has removed reservations of political parties at the All Parties Conference in Islamabad.
Talking to a news channel, he said the political parties have assured their full support for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
He said the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has also directed fast track implementation of the Western route of the CPEC.
The minister said he also announced constitution of a 10-member committee to hold periodic consultations with provinces on matters related to the corridor.
Ahsan Iqbal said that CPEC is one of the biggest foreign investments and would bring development and prosperity in the country.


Harare, December 9, 2019 (New Ziana) – British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson on Monday held a meeting with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, where she expressed Britain’s commitment to assisting Zimbabwe deal with drought-induced food shortages.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, she said although Zimbabwe had made progress in implementing political and economic reforms, Britain was concerned about what Robinson called some ‘backward steps” the government was taking.
“I did express concerns about some of the backward steps that we have seen on reforms in the last two years and asked him to see what action he can do on that,” she said.
She did not elaborate on the steps Britain viewed as backward.
But Robinson said much of the meeting was devoted to the food insecurity situation in the country caused by drought which ravaged several other southern African countries as well.
“We also had a chance to talk about (the) humanitarian situation in the country and our concern that there are people around the country who are food insecure; that there are people who are struggling with health and education.
“And as the UK we are providing £49 million for the food situation and a further £5 million to help prevent cholera outbreak,” she said.
The Vice President, said Robinson, was concerned about the food situation.
“We were able to talk about what we are doing and we asked the Vice President to share information about what the government is doing; about what is available in the grain stores so we can coordinate our efforts in the interest of the Zimbabwean people.
On progress recorded so far with regards to Zimbabwe’s re-admission into the Commonwealth, the ambassador said it was ‘somewhere far from that.’
“We discussed the Commonwealth and I said from the beginning, (the) UK has been clear; we would like to see Zimbabwe back in the Commonwealth and at the point where the economic and political programme of the government has been completed and we have seen good progress on that. And that will be the time to look at membership.
“We are currently somewhere away from that but we look forward into the future to seeing those reforms underway and for us to be able to discuss Commonwealth membership,” she said.


Jordan- Warm conditions prevail today, cold weather on Monday
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Amman, Feb. 10 (Petra)--Warm conditions will prevail across the Kingdom on Saturday as temperatures will remain 8-10 degrees above their seasonal average, according to Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD). High altitude clouds are also expected while winds will be south westerly light.
A slight drop in temperatures is expected tomorrow, but it remains relatively warm in the hilly areas and warm in other parts of the Kingdom with partly cloudy skies and north westerly moderate winds.
A tangible drop in temperatures is expected on Monday creating relatively cold and partly cloudy conditions with a chance for rain in the northern and central regions gradually extending to other parts of the Kingdom at night. Winds will be northerly moderate to brisk blowing dust in the southern and eastern regions.
Temperatures in Amman for today will range between a high of 24 degrees Celsius and a low of 14 degrees, while in the Gulf of Aqaba mercury level will register a high of 32 degrees dropping down to 17 degrees at night.
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Istanbul's Ataturk airport closed after jet crashes
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Istanbul's Ataturk airport was closed to traffic on Thursday after a private jet crashed on the runway, Turkey's Dogan news agency said.
The jet crashed as it was landing, Dogan said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The incident at the Istanbul Ataturk airport did not affect the flight from Baku, the Heydar Aliyev International Airport told Trend.
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And the Miss America winner is… Nina Davuluri who is of Indian descent. It’s the first time that the Miss America winner has been of Indian decent. But it’s the second year in a row that the winner has come from New York.
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Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, announced on Monday at a press briefing in Aba, that the state has recorded five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).
This new cases brings the total number of infections in the state to six.
Governor Ikpeazu revealed that three of the cases are returnees from Lagos, discovered in Ofeme, Afugiri, and Olokoro areas of the state. Adding that the remaining two cases, said to be asymptomatic, were residents of the state.
Governor Ikpeazu also called on all those who may have come in contact with the new cases to come forward for testing.
He insisted that the state government was not deterred by the new results and has the capacity to treat persons infected with COVID-19 in the state.


PESHAWAR, 26 July: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has announced to end discretionary funds of members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Addressing a press conference along with KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak and other provincial ministers in Islamabad on Monday, Imran Khan said Rs2 billion funds were released for local government representatives during the reign of former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, but now the KP government has increased these funds to Rs33 billion.
The PTI chief said the provincial government has ended discretionary funds of members of the provincial assembly and now the local government representatives will carry out all the uplift projects. He said the PTI government has introduced the village council system for the first time to transfer the powers to grassroots level.
On the occasion, Mr Khan presented a 13-point development charter for the province. He also announced start of accountability movement against the federal government from 7 August.


Kyiv, 17 September 1996 (RFE/RL) - Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Pynzenyk says the country's transition to a new currency, the "hryvnia," went more smoothly than the government had initially expected.
However, Reuters reports that with more than 48 million dollars worth of the interim karbovanets still unaccounted for, the government has announced that banks will continue to exchange those old coupons for the new currency until October 16.
Since midnight last night, the hryvnia has been Ukraine's sole legal tender. Ukrainians had been given two-weeks to exchange their interim karbovanets for the hryvnia. Ukraine also had to exchange its international monetary holdings into the new currency.
Yesterday, International Monetary Fund director Michel Camdessus said that the new currency and the government's continued commitment to economic reform and stabilization have helped reduce inflation and stabilize the exchange rate.


BJP AP president Kanna lakshminarayana
Lakshminarayana was appointed as the President of the BJP AP. After examining the names of many, the BJP headed for more than the central leadership. Somu Veerraju was elected as the convener of the state election management committee on the other. The appointment was made by the party’s national general secretary Arun Singh on the orders of party national president Amit Shah. Amit Shah, who is in the Karnataka election till yesterday, has taken up this appointment. Laxmanarayana who worked in the Congress party in the past, has joined the BJP after the election.
Mr. Lakshminarayana thanked the Prime Minister and the national leader Amit Shah who handed him the state party presidential responsibilities. He said he would work for the development of the party without breaking his confidence in him. He said the party would run forward in the next election. He said that people are being taught to help the state center. We are going to turn the evil on the center.


The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 22 Commissioners of Police (CP), to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors -General of Police (AIG).
The Commission also endorsed the promotion of 29 Deputy Commissioners of Police to the rank of Commissioners of Police.
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ani said that the affected 29 commissioners were screened by a panel headed by the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Mike Okiro, and other members of the Commission.
He said the promotions were based on the recommendation of availability of vacancies in the AIG and CP cadres of the Force occasioned by the recent Force reorganisation.
He said it was also based on the need to put structures in place in the various Zonal Commands.
The spokesman said the commission also considered the issue of seniority and diligence to duty of the Officers.
“Majority of the new AIGs had already been posted to zonal commands and other police formations while nine of the CPs had been posted as command CPs,“he said.
He said that Okiro urged them to quickly settle into their new positions and ensure that there was improved service delivery in their duty posts.
Okiro reminded them that they were holding the new offices in trust for the people of Nigeria and should not disappoint them.
He promised that the commission would continue to ensure that Police promotions were regular and based on merit. (NAN)


ISLAMABAD: (APS) June 4, 2016– Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has termed the Federal Budget 2016-17 as progressive, further stating that the government has reduced the economic deficiency to half whereas the growth rate has been pushed up to 4.7%, reported APS News on Saturday.
According to a statement issued from the PM House, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. He said that the government has made efforts to improve the condition of the average citizen of the country. He further stated that the government received economic maladministration in inheritance, adding that the government brought the country’s inflation rate at its lowest as compared to that during the past decade.
PM Nawaz stated that the current government was able to collect maximum taxes in the country’s history whereas announcement regarding relief for the millions of individuals belonging to the agricultural sector were made in the budget.
Furthermore, the PM mentioned that the government decided to do investment in the Gwadar port project considering its importance as the economic corridor is providing international recognition to Gwadar.


Today’s announcement of further restrictions is particularly difficult to take when in recent weeks we have had such positive news of vaccines being approved and being bought in such large quantities by the UK Government. In her statement, the First Minister said that we are in a race between the vaccine and the virus. It will be impossible to know whether we are winning that race at any given time if we show only the daily infection figures without the daily vaccination figures. Members of the public need more information on precisely how the roll-out is going, both nationally and in their areas, as well as on when they will receive their doses.
Also, last week, the health secretary said that those aged over 80 will be invited by letter to attend for vaccination.
Will the First Minister commit today to publishing not just the national vaccination figures but the numbers of people who have been vaccinated, broken down by health board, so that people can see the progress that has been made in their communities? Can she tell us now when everyone in the over-80 cohort will receive letters with details of their vaccination appointments?


Iran, Lebanon to boost academic ties
(MENAFN) Reviewing ways in which they can enhance cooperation ties, Iranian and Lebanese officials held a meeting in Beirut.
Mohsen Rahimi, the representative of Health Ministry in educational affairs, held a meeting with the Lebanese University president Fouad Ayoub with Iran"s ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad FathAli in attendance.
The Lebanese University is willing to boost its academic exchanges with Iranian universities, said Fouad Ayoub, adding that some 75,000 students are studying in 17 different colleges of the university.
Presenting a report on the educational status of universities and the number of medical students in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohsen Rahimi provided an explanation for the international programs of Iran's medical universities.
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Punjab Mahmood Khan has said that the government keeping in mind difficulties faced by the poor, daily wagers, lower strata of the society and business community, has approved a relief package of worth Rs 32 billion.
The CM said that the government besides the relief package will also spend on masses if needed from the yearly development funds.
Mahmood Khan said that the government timely action to contain the coronavirus has resulted into encouraging signs while overall situation in the province is under control. However, the government is all prepared to tackle any unexpected situation.
He once again appealed the people of the province to cooperate fully with the government being the responsible citizens.
Mahmood Khan urged the masses by following the government orders to remain in houses and follow the precautions strictly


Karnataka in the last 24-hours had reported another highest single-day spike of 34,804 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
According to official sources, the state has witnessed a positivity rate for the day of the pandemic cases
to 19.70 per cent, which is highest count recorded so far against the total number of 1,76,614 COVID-19
tests done in the last 24-hours.
The sources said that in the last 24-hours as many as 143 people have succumbed to the virus including 77 in Bengaluru Urban district.
The total number of people who had succumbed to the disease so far in the state has surged to 14,426.


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The province’s recent COVID-19 numbers are more encouraging than last month, however, said Helen Carabin, a professor at the University of Montreal.
The population clearly understood that we had to be more careful if transmission was to be limited
Quebec’s COVID – 19 reproduction number, which measures virus transmission potential, is slowly declining – a positive sign that people are following public health guidelines.
“The population clearly understands that in order to limit transmission, we need to be more careful,” she said in an interview.
“We are going in the right direction, unlike what happened in September. Now it tells us that we need to be very careful during the winter months.
Canada’s top public health official Dr Theresa Tom said in a statement on Sunday that the “revival” of COVID-19 was continuing nationwide.
Tom said he is concerned that Canada has not yet seen the full impact of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, as hospital admissions and deaths are generally lagging behind the number of cases.
A total of 215,879 COVID-19 cases were reported in Canada on Sunday, including 9,940 deaths.
Manitoba on Sunday announced 161 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths – two of which were related to outbreaks at the Winnipeg long-term care home, where 17 people have died.
Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador reported a new case of COVID-19, while officials in New Brunswick reported two new infections and two additional deaths.


Grenfell Tower Inquiry Terms of Reference
Wednesday 16th of August 2017
On Tuesday 15 August, the Prime Minister made an announcement about the terms of reference for the Grenfell Public Enquiry.
The Prime Minister has accepted that the inquiry cannot look into some of the broader issues that have been raised, including issues around social housing.
However, separate to the Inquiry she has also announced that the Housing Minister will be meeting with social housing tenants across the country to hear from them direct about the challenges they face.
We will continue to update our members on how tenant’s voices can be heard nationally.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that austerity measures would save Rs40 billion. Addressing a post-budget press conference here on Thursday, the minister said that the government was going to tax Haj operators instead of pilgrims, adding that the government had put the country on the right path from day one.He said that the government would increase the salaries of government employees next year.
Dar said that GDP growth would have to be taken to 7 percent if energy crisis was to be resolved.
He said that cut in ministries’ fund would save Rs40 billion, adding that per capita income stood at 1,356 dollars and the government had set target of 100 dollar increase in the per capita income for the next year.
He said the government had set a target to achieve 15 billion dollar remittances during 2013-14.
Dar said during current financial year government has received 14 billion dollar remittances.
The minister said the government has also set target of 20 billion dollar remittances for June 2016.
He said that they debts would be decreased to the 61.5 percent of GDP, adding that Pakistan was in dire need of taxes. He said that maximum tax on salaried class stood at 30 percent while there were only 3114 people earning over 7 million per year.


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Doha: Argentina held on to clinch a nervy 2-1 win over Australia in the Round of 16 tie of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Saturday.
The two-time champions will now face 2010 finalists, the Netherlands, in what promises to be a thrilling quarter-final on December 9.
Lionel Messi, making his 1000th appearance, scored his 739th goal to put Argentina ahead 25 minutes in before Julian Alvarez scored Argentina's second just before the hour mark.
Craig Goodwin gave the team from down under hope after his deflected effort found the net, but Argentina held on as Emiliano Martinez made a huge save in added time to ensure the South Americans don't go home early.
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Protesters are theives themselves, says power minister
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has said that the people protesting load-shedding are pilferers themselves, ARY News reports.
Speaking to media in Islamabad, Abid Sher Ali said that only those consumers will receive electricity who have paid their bills. He added that the list of pilferers has been issued.
Abid Sher Ali further said that Sindh Government is a defaulter of Rs. 56 billion. He also said that every pilferer will have to pay their dues.


(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Tuesday Iran's Supreme Court decision to uphold a criminal court ruling sentencing Soheil Arabi to death by hanging.
Arabi was sentenced over charges of "insulting the Muslim Prophet" on his personal Facebook page.
Arabi's case has now been referred to the judiciary's implementation branch, and if the decision is upheld, he will face execution. HRW quoted Arabi's wife saying that he was arrested in November 2013 by intelligence, and was convicted with the charges in August 2014.
"It is simply shocking that anyone should face the gallows simply because of Internet postings that are deemed to be crude, offensive, or insulting," said Eric Goldstein, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.
Goldstein added: "Iran should urgently revise its penal code to eliminate provisions that criminalise peaceful free expression."
Arabi was jailed in Evin Prison, where he was subjected to long interrogation sessions and psychological pressure to confess, and prevented from meeting his lawyer, according to the HRW statement.
Arabi's lawyer told HRW that the Supreme Court added another charge of "sowing corruption on earth", to his client, which "forecloses the possibility of amnesty".
Human rights organisations have been pressuring Iran's government and penal institutions to revise its laws concerning death penalties.
Another Iranian, Mohsen Amir Aslani, was executed after being convicted of "corruption on earth", a penalty which HRW previously condemned.
HRW said: "Under such law, authorities can prosecute, convict, and sentence political dissidents and others exercising their basic rights to freedom of speech, assembly, association, and religion."
The Daily News Egypt tried to contact the Iranian embassy in Cairo, but was not able to receive a comment on the incident.
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SWAT, 7 December: Charbagh Police Station, which was destroyed during militancy in Swat, has been reconstructed.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Malakand Range Akhtar Hayat Khan said at the inauguration ceremony of the new building of the police station on Tuesday that Swat Police is prepared to face any challenge. He said there were nine police stations in Swat at the time of military operation, but now there are 20 police stations in the district. He said six more police stations will be established in Swat to further improve law and order.
The DIG said Swat Police Station has been restructured on modern lines. He said besides other facilities, a hall for hosting Jirgas has also been established at the police station.
Besides police officers, local politicians and other people also attended the ceremony and expressed happiness over the reconstruction of the police station.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Yanbu, November 05, 2022, SPA – The Royal Commission in Yanbu has achieved the Global Excellence Award in Project Management (Best Project Management Office for the year 2022) and the Award for (Best Distinguished Project for the year 2022) for the Comprehensive Government Services Center for its application of best international practices.
The Commission's CEO, Engineer AbdulHadi bin AbdulRahman Al-Juhani, said the Royal Commission has distinguished itself, since its establishment, in the application of international concepts in project management, in terms of planning, designing, implementing, and delivering the project. He pointed out that this diversity gave the Royal Commission huge experience in project management.
18:11 LOCAL TIME 15:11 GMT
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(MENAFN) Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried disputed on Wednesday that he committed fraud at his defunct cryptocurrency exchange, with billions of dollars missing, and said he'd had a "poor month."
Bankman-Fried claimed in his first significant public appearance since the November 11 collapse of FTX and sister trading business Alameda Research that he "messed up" at the helm of the exchange and should have focused more on risk management, consumer safety, and the ties between FTX and Alameda.
“I made a lot of mistakes,” the 30-year-old asserted, in a video link at the New York Times DealBook Summit. “There are things I would give anything to be able to do over again. I didn’t ever try to commit fraud on anyone.”
The defunct crypto millionaire further stated that he was down to his last $100,000 and only had one functional credit card.
His comments come as authorities investigate how FTX, domiciled in the Bahamas, ended up with a $8 billion hole in its balance sheet and if it mismanaged customer cash. According to sources, FTX loaned customer funds to Bankman-bitcoin Fried's trading business Alameda for dangerous transactions.
“We completely failed on risk,” Bankman-Fried stated, noting: “That feels pretty embarrassing, in retrospect.”
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Czech president tests positive for COVID-19
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Czech President Milos Zeman has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Thursday, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
In a short statement, the office said Zeman, who was hospitalized in early October, tested positive in the afternoon and was transported back to the Central Military Hospital in Prague from where he was discharged earlier in the day.
The work program of the president will 'be suspended during the treatment of COVID-19,' it said.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska have congratulated U.S. President Joe Biden on his birthday and wished him victory in a common struggle against aggression.
The head of state posted the greeting on the X social network, Ukrinform reports.
"Olena Zelenska and I are wishing U.S. President Joe Biden a very happy birthday. We, like all Ukrainians, are grateful to the United States for leading the way in defending freedom and life in these trying times. There is one thing Ukrainians wish each other every symbolic day nowadays: victory. So today, we wish President Biden what is so needed for freedom: victory in our common struggle against aggression and terror," Zelensky wrote. Read also:
U.S. not to back down from challenge of Putin, Hamas - Biden
Biden turned 81 on November 20.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced Friday, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
While it is already illegal in Britain to text or make a phone call using a hand-held device while driving, the new laws, which will come into operation in 2022, will go further to ban drivers from using cellphones to take photos or videos, scroll through playlists or play games.
It will also outlaw the use of hand-held devices when vehicles are stopped at traffic lights or held up in a queue on a gridlocked motorway.
Offenders will face a 200-pound (269-U.S. dollar) fixed penalty notice and have 6 points on their driving license, risking a ban under a points totting-up system.
The tougher rules follow a public consultation that found 81 percent of respondents supported proposals to strengthen the law and make it easier for culprits to be prosecuted.
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Local students compete at SkillsUSA event
Alexandria Technical and Community College recently recognized several students at an awards ceremony who had competed at the local SkillsUSA competitions.
Students who received top awards are eligible to compete at the state competitions held in March.
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Qatar- Emir sends message to President of El Salvador
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Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a written message to the President of the Republic of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, pertaining to bilateral relations and means to advance and develop them. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Horr, Acting Charge d'Affaires at the State of Qatar's Embassy to the Republic of El Salvador, handed the message to the Foreign Minister of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez.
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New Delhi: Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai has claimed that he and the then Finance Minister President Pranab Mukherjee had cautioned former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over Coalgate, yet the latter had not taken any concrete steps to stop the proceedings.
The former CAG said that the Prime Minister knew that the allocation led to lobbying as he had been warned beforehand, but chose not to do anything about it.
Rai further said that former Coal Secretary PC Parakh had written a letter to the Prime Minister, warning him about the findings in the Coalgate, after which Dr. Singh had wanted Parakh to be removed from his post. Rai also alleged that Dr. Singh was asked to take the auction route, but he did not and said that 56 of 57 allotted mines were not being used, whereas the government had allotted these mines to boost power supply.
In an interview with Times Now, Rai also accused Dr. Singh of to be squarely responsible for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam. Rai said that the then Sports Minister M.S Gill was against the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi and had even written a letter to the Prime Minister about it, but Dr. Singh gave Kalmadi total control over the CWG. He added that a lot of money was spent by an unaccountable body.
Earlier, Rai had revealed that three former Congress Members of Parliament had put pressure on him to keep Manmohan Singh's name out of the 2G scam report. He also alleged that contrary to reports, Singh was well aware of the impending scam....


(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) Colombo, March 9 (AdaDerana) – Sri Lanka Customs has taken custody of a stock of electronic items such as televisions, refrigerators and air conditioners which were illegally imported to the island.
The electronic items have reportedly been imported to the country as used machinery from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The stock of electronic items includes 68 televisions, 77 air conditioners and used tyres, Sri Lanka Customs said.
Deputy Director of Customs R.S. Weerasiri mentioned that the officers of the Central Investigation Bureau of Sri Lanka Customs have intercepted the electronic items stock.
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PHW series offers advice on historic renovation
Winchester — Preservation of Historic Winchester Inc. is stepping up its efforts to bring awareness and information to the public.
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In the two years since Colorado made it mandatory to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly, the number of cases has jumped 50 percent across the state to 17,743 cases reported in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the Denver Post reports. The jump surprised law enforcement and county adult protective service agencies, who now are learning how to handle cases that . . .
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School Fagathansi Mission has improved education system in Manipur: S Rajen Singh
Now the students need not to go to private schools since the government schools have been improved a lot, the Manipur Education Minister said
Updated on 20 Dec 2021, 9:26 pm
Manipur Education Minister S Rajen Singh on Monday said that children are the assets of their families, and parents and guardians will feel secure and happy when their children achieve their feat.
He was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of Yumnam Huidrom Higher Secondary under School Fagathansi Mission.
He said that the government with the initiative of School Fagathansi Mission has improved the education system in the state. Number of school dropout students has tremendously decreased, he informed.
He informed that the government is well prepared for the successful implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) in the state. It was launched in the year 2020 by the Prime Minister of India with the objective to improve the education system of the country. “Every one of us should also cooperate with such initiatives,” he added.
Minister maintained that there has been development in many spheres during the regime of the present government. “Manipur is a poor state. Maximum number of parents in the state cannot afford education in private schools for their children. Now the students need not to go to private schools since the government schools have been improved a lot,” he said.
Rajen advised that school teachers need to focus on the teaching and training of the students with sincerity and dedication. He also warned that employees of government schools and colleges should stop taking interest in transfer and posting.
Speaking as president, Tourism Minister O Lukhoi Singh said that there have been transformations in many fields during the period of the BJP led government. Wangoi Assembly Constituency has also been transformed to a good shape, he said.
Commissioner (Edn) M Harekrishna, director education L Nandakumar Singh also shared the dais as guests of honour, he added.


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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that throwing acid on women is terrorism, SAMAA reported on Saturday.
Those who throw acid on women will be dealt according to the terrorism act, the CM said.
The government will bear all the expenses of affected women’s plastic surgery and other treatment issues, he said.
On the other hand, the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has initiated efforts to legalize the framework that would punish the culprits who are involved in acid throwing incidents. SAMAA


Lee’s literacy service saluted
MIDDLETOWN — Monday was a day to not only honor Martin Luther King Jr., but also those who carry on his spirit.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 26 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable on Thursday to the Governor-General of Australia General David Hurley congratulating him on his country's national day.
His Highness wished the Governor-General and his people further success and progress. (end)
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In a bid to improve the health infrastructure in the state amid the steady increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases which crossed 2,500 on Sunday, the UP government has doubled the number of isolation beds in the last couple of days to 38,000.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi on Sunday said that the number of Level-3 (L-3) treatment facilities — those equipped with ventilators — has also increased from six to 19 in less than a week time.
This comes days after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to increase the number of isolation and quarantine beds to 50,000 and subsequently over 1 lakh in the coming days.
On Tuesday, the state had notified 75 new units as Level-1 care centres. With that the number of isolation beds in the state reached to 17,194 from around 10,000 beds till last week.
“The state has 155 Level-1 (L-1) hospitals, 69 Level-2 (L-2) hospitals and making a significant increase we have 19 Level-3 (L-3) hospitals. With this, the state now has 37,919 isolation beds in which more than 1,200 are beds with ventilators. We have 21,569 quarantine beds. We have been told that more ventilator beds are being prepared,” Awasthi added.
While the L-1 hospitals refer to primary healthcare centre, L-2 hospitals are those with oxygen facility. “The Chief Minister has directed that the number of beds in the Level-1, Level-2 and Level-3 hospitals is to taken to one lakh… Now, we have 1,904 patients in isolation and 11,518 in quarantine facilities,” said Awasthi, adding that over 2.42 lakh people are being monitored. He also said that the government has ramped up testing facilities with 86,773 people being tested.
Speaking to The Indian Express, state Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh had earlier said that they have prepared 17,194 beds in L-1, L-2 and L-3 hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 patients and want to add at least 10,000 more beds anyhow. “We want to be prepared for the future as we do not know what is to come,” the minister had said.
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Crookston moose relocated
The Crookston Police Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tranquilized the moose that had been occasionally entering the Crookston city limits over the last few months.
When the moose was spotted in a field south of Crookston on Monday, local DNR wildlife expert Ross Heir notified a DNR biologist from the Twin Cities who flew to Crookston that day, according to the Crookston Police Department.
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Iran said on Sunday that the new coronavirus has killed 113 people in the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 724, a health ministry official said in a tweet.
The number of infected people had reached 13,938, added Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran's health minister.
Earlier, Iran's official leading the country's response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East on Sunday acknowledged that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in the country.
The country's authorities have pledged to set up mobile clinics as needed and called on people to avoid unnecessary trips and stay at home.
“If the trend continues, there will not be enough capacity,” Ali Reza Zali, who is leading the campaign against the outbreak, was quoted as saying by the state-run IRNA news agency.
Zali also acknowledged that “many” of those who have died from the COVID-19 illness caused by the virus were otherwise healthy, a rare admission by local authorities that the virus does not only prey on the sick and elderly.
The Health Ministry released figures showing that while 55% of fatalities were in their 60s, some 15% were younger than 40, the Associated Press reported.
In Iran, the virus has even infected a number of senior officials, including the senior vice president, Cabinet ministers, members of parliament, Revolutionary Guard members and Health Ministry officials.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday ruled out a general quarantine and said the government was working to keep the borders open.
The country has also struggled to respond in part because of crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration after it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal. The US says it has offered humanitarian aid but that Iran has rejected it.
Countries across the Middle East have imposed sweeping travel restrictions, cancelled public events and in some cases called on non-essential businesses to close for the coming weeks.
The virus has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide and killed more than 5,700. M
ore than 70,000 people worldwide have recovered after being infected.


Zambian Breweries plans to invest $80m in its Lusaka plant which is expected to double production capacity over the next 18 months.
Zambian Breweries Country Director Michelle Kilpin said that the capital investment is supported by the enabling investment and trade climate under the New Dawn Administration.
Ms. Kilpin said the investment, scheduled to be completed by the end of next year is expected to create more direct and indirect jobs and expand the company’s agriculture out-grower schemes.
Ms Kilpin said that this will offer further procurement opportunities for local suppliers and service providers and contribute additional tax revenue to government.
Ms. Kilpin added that the investment will enhance the company’s beer production capacity and significantly contribute to the wider national economy.
She said this in a statement to the media.
And Zambian Breweries Board Chairperson Monica Musonda said the new investment is another demonstration of the company’s long-term commitment and contribution to Zambia.


HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A four-vehicle wreck on I-565 westbound near County Line Road has left at least four people injured, according to officials.
HEMSI Spokesperson Don Webster said they were called out to the multi-vehicle wreck on the interstate at about 4:33 p.m. and that a total of six people were injured. Huntsville Police initially said four were injured.
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) confirmed there were four cars involved and said two of the people involved have serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Webster said that those two were transported to Huntsville Hospital Trauma Services.


The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi has dismissed the allegations of Congress party over formation of new districts.
Addressing a press conference at TRS Legislature Party office on Monday, TRS MLCs Karne Prabhakar and M. Srinivas Reddy said that the methodology being adopted for creation of new districts was totally scientific. They alleged that the Congress and TDP were just opposition the formation of new districts while hundreds of activists were staging dharnas demanding new districts. They said that the distance between some villages and District headquarters was 100-150 KM.
Citing instances, Prabhakar said that the distance between Chellur mandal and Adilabad was 145 KM. Similarly, the distance between Alairi and Nalgonda is about 125 KM. Likewise, people of Tandur need to travel about 110 KM to reach the Ranga Reddy District Collectorate in Hyderabad. He said that the new districts would reduce the radius of district headquarters to about 50 KM. He said common people were completely supporting the move. Further, he said that the implementation of welfare schemes would become easier with the creation of new and smaller districts.
Srinivas Reddy said that the new districts would also help in better management of Law & Order situation.
The TRS leaders also dismissed the allegations that the State Government was giving away major projects to Seemandhra contractors. They said that the government was calling global tenders to execute the projects. Only eligible and experienced contractors, irrespective of their nativity, were being awarded the contracts, they said.
They advised the Congress leaders to stop criticising the TRS Government. They said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has already warned the opposition parties against making baseless criticism. They said that the TRS workers too would not tolerate any personal attacks on KCR or his family members. (INN)


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NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the most talked about Lok Sabha member, while Sachin Tendulkar was the most popular Rajya Sabha member on Facebook in 2017, according to the social media site.
The results appeared Jan. 3 when Facebook released information on its top-ranked pages of government bodies, ministries and political parties in India for the period between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017.
Facebook placed the information on its top-ranked pages of government bodies under the following categories: Parliament of India, Union Government, State Governments and Union Territories, and political parties.
Among State Governments and Union Territories, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was the most popular followed by his Rajasthan counterpart, Vasundhara Raje.
Among political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the most popular. But surprisingly, the Indian National Congress came third as the Aam Aadmi Party took the second spot in terms of Facebook popularity.
Among apex bodies, the Prime Minister’s Office India was the most popular on Facebook followed by President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. The Ministry of External Affairs topped among ministries.
MyGov India was the most popular government initiative on Facebook while among the armed forces, the Indian Army was the most popular.


In protest against a government crackdown against the non-governmental organizations, Naseeruddin Shah said that Indians are being divided in the name of religion.
The video was published by the human rights activist organization, Amnesty International, in the wake of Indian government’s recent onslaught on the non-governmental organizations. In that video, the veteran actor slammed the Indian Government for slowly destroying the secular atmosphere of the country.
Naseeruddin said that anyone who is raising their voices against the government is being punished. Even the people who are trying to uphold their rights are being castigated by the government. Nobody, including the actors, poets, and scholars, is being spared. Even journalists, who are supposed to be the fourth column of the democracy, are being stifled brutally.
Remembering the innocent people who were being killed in India, Shah asked whether the countrymen wanted to build such a country, where no dissent is tolerated. Regretting the lawlessness, he said that slowly India is drowning in the darkness.
The Amnesty India published the video under the hashtag #AbkiBaarManavAdhikar. The organization has said that they have witnessed the incursion of the freedom of speech in the country. They also noted the blatant assault against the human rights champions. They urged the general people to stand for their own rights and make the government understand that people possess the ultimate power.
Naseeruddin Shah was always vocal against the religious castigations that the government is silently promoting. Recently he faced huge backlash after saying that he fears for the wellbeing of his children as they do not belong to any religion.
Shah was speaking about the mob violence that flared over rumours of cow slaughter. The violence resulted in the death of two men including UP police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh.


Kuwait Customs Seize Large Cargo Of Contraband
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Oct 2 (KUNA) -- Kuwait General Administration of Customs said Sunday it had seized a container shipment comprising of two million Lyrica tablets and 7,474 liquor bottles.
A press statement by the Administration revealed that Al-Shuwaikh Port customs inspectors suspected a 20-foot container arriving from an Asian country and while processing, the contraband was found at a hidden compartment.
The Administration warned anyone who might be tempted to smuggle narcotics and prohibited goods in any forms into the country, that they will face stern legal measures. (end)
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KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Friday said that various countries were intending their inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has increased the importance of the project.
Talking to Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Henry Ensher and Consul General of the United States JoAnne Wagner in a meeting at the Governor House, Imran Ismail said that completion of the CPEC would eliminate unemployment and poverty not only from the country only but also the entire region.
The governor said that Prime Minister Imran Khan also wished to see the country economically stable and in this context the work on mega development projects was underway in full pace.
He said that Pakistan was an emerging economy and there were huge opportunities available for the investments.
Imran Ismail said that Pak-US bilateral relations were beneficial in the greater interest of the entire region, adding that collaborated investments would eliminate poverty and unemployment from the region.
Henry Ensher on the occasion said that Pakistan was emerging as a peaceful country and the US investors were also interested in investments in Sindh, particularly in Karachi.
Henry said that Pakistan due to its geographical location was very attractive for the investors.


Kuwait- 5 Asians acquitted
(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: The Criminal Court acquitted a gang of five Asian expatriates who were charged with stealing electrical and mechanical tools and equipment from the truck of a company and selling the loot at a bakala in Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh area.
The Public Prosecution had charged the gang of stealing the contents of a truck. The first and fourth suspect was also charged of violating the residency law. Lawyer Esmat Al-Kharboutly, who represented the expatriates in court, stressed on the invalidation of the arrest procedures due to lack of incriminating evidences and non-connection of the accused expatriates
By Jaber Al- Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff
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