Jude Owuamanam, Jos
A non-governmental organisation, Centre for Youths Participation and Advocacy Africa, has said that the controversy over the proposed grazing reserve has persisted because the government failed to carry out proper enlightenment before embarking on the project.
CYPAA’s Executive Director, Mr. Chris Iyama, said in Jos that the first mistake the government made was that the youth, who constitute the majority of the population in the state, were not carried along in the implementation of the programme.
Iyama said that though the programme might be beneficial on the long run, but the inability of the government to carry out enough sensitisation made the programme suspect from the beginning.
The executive director said that state government can engage the youth in the state in proper enlightenment over the proposed grazing reserve and by creating enabling environment for the youth to thrive in various economic activities which would make them productive and self-reliant.
He said that if the government claimed that the programme was meant to empower the youth and create employment opportunities, the youth, who are the major beneficiaries should have been enlightened on the benefit of the programme.
He said, “The state government can engage the youth in the state by creating enabling environment for the youth to thrive in various economic activities which will make them productive and self- reliant.
“A lot of youths in the state are interested in venturing into agriculture, but we need the government to make land available for the youth to explore the opportunity. The government can also create a pool of funds to give soft loan to youths to assist them in developing the business opportunity available to them.”
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Azerbaijani First VP Mehriban Aliyeva attends closing ceremony of second Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts and Spirituality (PHOTO)
(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 2
The second Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts and Spirituality has ended with a closing gala play staged at the Heydar Aliyev Center,Trendreports.
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva attended the event.
The gala play featured performances by Azerbaijani art figures and musicians from Turkey, Iran, Jordan, Morocco and the United States.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis is effectively ending plainclothes policing in Baltimore after the federal indictments of seven officers last week, the Baltimore Sun reports. Known on the streets as "knockers" or "jump-out boys," the officers were most often seen wearing tactical vests, jeans and backwards hats as they prowled the city for guns and drugs. Davis said they have . . .
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Police have arrested two females and a man on charges of prostitution.
The police said that the two females arrested were aged 29 and 30 while the man was 26 years-old. They confirmed that all those arrested were Maldivians.
According to a police statement, they were arrested in a special operation conducted by police to raid a house in Maafannu called ‘Beauty’ last night at about 11 pm.
When police officers entered their apartment the three of them were involved in sexual activities and they were naked, police said.
Furthermore, the police said that when police officers searched the house they discovered five packets containing illegal narcotics.


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“It is true that three women were arrested and taken to an unknown location," said a resident of Bosaso, who did not want to be named due to security reasons.
“The three women were suspected and detained but we don’t know who they are and where they came from," said Awale Ahmed, a Bosaso elder who spoke to Somalia Report.
The police seized the trio for interrogation and they are expected to help the authorities with further investigations, the local residents said.
“We welcome the police operation to deal with those causing insecurity in Puntland," said Ahmed.
A senior police official in Bosaso said he would not divulge further details about the arrests until investigations were complete.
Increased cases of insecurity have become a common phenomenon in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in recent months.


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Three bike smugglers were arrested by the police from Coochbehar in a special operation that was being executed against motorcycle smuggling.
The District Police Superintendent, Bholanath Pandey, shared the news in a press conference that was held in the Coochbehar District Police Superintendent Office today.
Bholanath Pandey stated that the trio goes by the names of Ripan Ray, Jaylal Hussain and Sushant Ray. They are the residents of Coochbehar-1 Block's Pundibari. The District Police Superintendent also said that two bikes were also found in the men's possession, which has now been seized.


Romanian Prime Minister Receives Saudi Ambassador
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Bucharest, Jumada II 21, 1439, March 09, 2018, SPA -- Prime Minister of the Republic of Romania Viorica Dancila received here yesterday the Saudi Ambassador to Romania, Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Aifan.
During the meeting, they discussed the ways of enhancing the bilateral relations in addition to issues of common interest.
19:54 LOCAL TIME 16:54 GMT
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(MENAFN- The Conversation) Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation's series introducing you to little-known Australian animals that need our help.
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(MENAFN) For the first time since the launch of the free virtual currency more than eight years ago, Bitcoin reached a new high level of USD5,000 on Thursday, according to sources form UAE.
Around 0820GMT, and according to financial data provider Bloomberg, the crypto currency scored a new high record of USD 5,183.97.
Bitcoin, a virtual currency created from a computer code, was worth only a few US cents once it was launched in 2009 by someone goes by the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1 .
Azerbaijan-Serbia Business Forum sponsored by Azerbaijan Export and
Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) was held in Belgrade,
trend reports via
Representatives of companies from the fields of
industry, construction, tourism, education, ICT, agriculture, and
pharmaceuticals, as well as officials from both nations, attended
Representatives of AZPROMO, the Agency for the
Development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMEs) and the
Agency for the Development of Economic Zones of Azerbaijan made
presentations on progress of developing cooperation between the
relevant structures and business circles of the two countries at
the business forum.
Presentations on the investment climate of Azerbaijan
and Serbia, including promising projects implemented in those
countries, were also part of the event, as well as a video about
the restoration work carried out in Azerbaijan's Karabakh.
The forum continued with meetings in the B2B
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(MENAFN – Saudi Press Agency) Rome, Jul 22, 2021, SPA — Italy reported 15 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 21 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections increased to 5,057 from 4,259.
Italy has registered 127,920 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth-highest in the world. The country has reported 4.3 million cases to date, Reuters reported.
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Israeli forces attack Birzeit University students
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Dec. 14 Israeli military blasted into a university campus close to Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Israeli forces attacked campus security guards at the break-in, seized students’ properties, and ruined the university’s insides, stated Birzeit University in a report.
The university denounced the attack as a “blatant attack on the norms and covenants that prohibit attacks on academic facilities.”
Someone in the raid informed Anadolu Agency that Israel’s army took the banners and possessions of student assemblies prior to their leaving from the campus.
Clatters took place among a lot of nationals and Israeli armies in the area around the university after the attack, in which the Israeli army used metal bullets and tear gas to disband students.
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Solomon Islands will hold its national census this year.The Government Statistics office says the census programmes will be launched later this month.
SIBC news understands that a number of vacancies for jobs relating to the programme have been advertised.
UNICEF last year said that it will assist the Statistics office to run the census.
Solomon Islands held its last census in 1999, at which time the total population then was about half a million people.
Source: SIBC News


The minister of works and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said that the federal government had concluded plans to re-introduce toll gates on federal highways in the country.
Briefing journalists at the end of the weekly federal executive council meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, Fashola said there was no law against tolling in the country.
He said the government was working on modalities for reintroducing the toll plazas, 18 years after they were dismantled.
He said one of the modalities was acquiring more land that will provide up to 10-lane toll plazas.
Fashola further said the designs for the toll gates had already been made adding that materials to be used for the toll gates had been factored into the design.
Besides, he said the design includes elimination of cash payments at the toll plazas.
Thereafter, the minister said the FEC had approved additional N15.765 billion for the Suleja-Minna-Lambata road and Ibadan-Lagere-Ilesa bypass.
He explained that the contracts for the roads were upward reviews from initially approved rates.
On the 101 kilometer Suleja-Minna-Lambata road, he said the council approved an additional N12.6 billion and N3.165 billion additional for the Ibadan-Lagere-Ilesa bypass.


President Barack Obama has said the core of al-Qaeda is nearly defeated, but insisted that the hard fight against the militant group remains.
While speaking to marines, who have borne the brunt of combat in Afghanistan, Obama said that it is still a hard fight. Speaking at Camp Pendleton in California, he said that U.S. troops have nearly finished the job in Afghanistan. According to the Washington Times, Obama said that it was because of the marines and commandos that the US is accomplishing what the nation set out to do. He said that the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the way to defeat, adding that they are going to make sure that Afghanistan is never again a source of attacks against the US.


The Kaduna State Government has denied engaging incompetent contractors for the ongoing 31 road projects across the state.
The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Suleiman Richifa, also denied the rumour that some of the contractors had abandoned work on the roads.
Richifa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna that the government was meticulous in the selection of the contractors.
He said the contracts, awarded in November 2012, were given to tested contractors who had undertaken similar road projects in the state.
Richifa said no contractor had abandoned site, saying:“as at today (Feb. 7) contractors were all working on various sites and they have achieved various percentage of the projects.”
The commissioner said the state had only paid 25 per cent advance payment to the contractors.
Richifa blamed the recent protest by youth affected by the Romi- Karatudun road project, on misinformation.
“The consultant ordered the contractor on the Romi-Karatudun road project to stop work, but all rifts had been resolved and work is going on at the site,” he assured.
Meanwhile, Richifa has said that the state government was yet to conclude plans to ban the operations of commercial motorcyclists, also known as ‘Okada riders’ in the state.
The commissioner said the government had not presented the bill to ban their operation to the state House of Assembly for legislation.
He said, however, that the government had purchased 700 tricycles, which would be distributed to the commercial motorcyclists, once the issue was concluded.
Richifa also assured residents that the 50 buses purchased by the state government would soon be inaugurated, to reduce transportation difficulties in the state. (NAN)


Beirut Stock Exchange Trading, up at Closing
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Beirut, May 31, 2021, SPA -- Beirut Stock Exchange index ended trading higher here today, rising up 0.58 per cent to close at the level of 900.11 points.
The quantity of the shares traded was 49,106 worth $847.098, carried out through as many as 43 deals.
Market capitalization value of the listed companies surged to $9.177 million against $9.125 million, in the previous trading session.
19:00 LOCAL TIME 16:00 GMT
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Kivinen 90th birthday
Help us celebrate Ethel Kivinen's 90th birthday on Sunday, Aug 10, 2008, from 1-3 p.m. at the Osage Community Center.
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Mar. 29, 2023 /SemiMedia/ -- Chipmaker Infineon raised its financial outlook for the second quarter and for the full 2023, citing resilient business dynamics in its automotive and industrial divisions, according to a Reuters report.
Infineon said it now expects sales in 2023 to be significantly higher than its previous forecast of 15.5 billion euros.
Infineon said the outlook would have a correspondingly positive impact on margins. Better pricing and more favorable energy costs will also lead to higher segment margins in the second quarter and higher than its forecast of 25%.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On the Day of Dignity and Freedom, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, First Lady Olena Zelenska and Moldovan President Maia Sandu have honored the memory of activists who died during the Revolution of Dignity.
That's according to the Office of the President of Ukraine , Ukrinform reports.
The Zelensky couple and Sandu put candles at the cross on the Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred in Kyiv.
Those present also paid their respects to fallen activists near their portraits.
A bell was struck in honor of the fallen participants of the Revolution of Dignity.
Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21. The holiday was established by a presidential decree of November 13, 2014 to mark the beginning of two significant events in modern Ukrainian history - the Orange Revolution of 2004 and the Revolution of Dignity of 2013.
Photo credit: Office of the President of Ukraine
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Farm land values increase slightly
Farm land values continued to rise last year and are once again reaching all time record levels, according to a survey I conduct annually on bare farm land sales. However, the recent increase across the fourteen Minnesota counties surveyed was only 0.8 percent.
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ISLAMABAD: PM announces a 10% super tax on major industries.
It has been decided to impose one percent tax on those earning more than Rs 150 million, two on Rs 200 million, three on Rs 250 million, and four percent on Rs 300 million.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced a 10 percent super tax on major industries.
After the meeting of the economic team chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Islamabad, he said that we have taken important decisions regarding the budget, the main purpose of which is to get the people out of trouble.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the economy was going bankrupt from which the country would now emerge.
Shahbaz Sharif said that as per the announcements made in the budget, the IMF conditions have been approved and it is certain that they will come out of difficult times.
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— PML(N) (@pmln_org) June 24, 2022
Shahbaz Sharif said that he would fight to control inflation but would not show green gardens, rich people should help the poor.
The Prime Minister said that the poor have sacrificed and now it is the turn of the self-sacrificing people. We will work day and night and cross the hesitant boat.
Super Tax on Major Industries:
The Prime Minister said that a 10 percent super tax (poverty alleviation tax) is being levied on major industries, including cement, sugar, oil and gas, fertilizers, LNG terminals, textiles, banking, automobiles, cigarettes, steel, and chemicals. Beverages are included.
Explaining the imposition of another tax, Shahbaz Sharif said that a 1% reduction in poverty tax is being levied on the income of those who earn more than Rs 150 million annually.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the poverty tax is being levied at 2% on more than Rs 200 million, 3% on Rs 250 million, and 4% on more than Rs 300 million annually.


(MENAFN- African Press Organization)
On 4–5 September, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell is visiting Cairo for meetings with the Egyptian Government and Swedish and Egyptian companies. Egypt is Sweden's second-largest export market on the African continent, and the aim of the trip is to further trade between the countries.
“Sweden and Egypt's trade relations go back a long way, and Swedish exports to Egypt have increased in recent years. I look forward to continuing the discussions with my fellow ministers, meeting with Swedish companies and following up on the business forum we launched in March,” says Mr Forssell.
During the visit, Mr Forssell will take part in the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Volvo Buses and local manufacturer MCV on the production of Swedish electric buses in Egypt. Mr Forssell will also meet with Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir Saleh, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr Mohamed Shaker and Swedish business representatives with presence in the country.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Government Offices of Sweden, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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People welcome new Smart Card Identity document
26 April 2012
Home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma unveiled the new smart card identity document which was generally welcomed by people.
Dlamini-Zuma said that the pilot project aims to replace the current green bar-coded ID book.
She added that it has been on the cards since last year to pilot this smart card.
She said that the department has been doing the work quietly and now they will also unveil the prototype of the smart card which the department and GPW have been working on together.


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HEALTH and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro has warned Zimbabweans who are reluctant to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic saying they are putting their lives at risk.
Dr Mangwiro who met stakeholders at Hwange Colliery Hospital yesterday, said some countries such as Tunisia and Algeria were already experiencing the 4th wave of the global pandemic.
He said Government was committed to limiting the effects of the pandemic through vaccination.
More than one million people have received their first jab as more people have now embraced vaccination .
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed more than 3 000 lives in Zimbabwe with cumulative infections exceeding 100 000.
“Covid-19 is real and the 3rd wave has been deadly but the solution is there in the form of the vaccine,” said Dr Mangwiro as he urged citizens to take the programme seriously.
“There is too much social media speculation but health officers are always there to tell you what to do. People are fond of writing falsehoods on social media trying to be relevant. Some countries are already grappling with the 4th wave hence the need to take preventive measures. You are seeing people who are sick and others dying daily but you have people campaigning against the vaccination.”
He said a recent study had also shown that 90 percent of people who have succumbed to the global pandemic were not vaccinated while the other 10 percent were those with chronic illnesses. — @ncubeleon.


THE GOVERNMENT needs to do more to help police forces tackle the changing nature of crime, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has argued.
PCC David Jamieson is urging politicians to help support forces deal with ‘increasingly complex crimes’ rather than focusing on sweeping cuts to police budgets.
His calls come after new figures revealed the West Midlands has seen a five per cent rise in crime in the last year, compared to 16 per cent in neighbouring Warwickshire and nine per cent nationally.
But Mr Jamieson argued the figures show crime is changing, not falling.
He said: “We are seeing a reduction in crimes like burglary, with other crimes such as sexual offences and fraud rising in prevalence.
“Many of the crimes that are increasing in prevalence need much more intensive police work and investigation than ‘traditional’ crimes such as theft or burglary.
“The Government needs to recognise that the police are dealing with increasingly complex crimes that require intensive investigative work and support police forces properly.”
Mr Jamieson’s comments come amid continued cuts to police funding.
Since 2010, West Midlands Police has had its budget slashed by more than £140 million and is set to receive £2.5 million less funding from central government this year than it did last year.
“Crime is changing not falling and police forces need to be supported properly so that they can tackle new threats,” Mr Jamieson added.
“We are modernising the force to deal with these new crimes and raising awareness to help people better protect themselves against offences such as fraud and cyber crime.
“I sincerely hope that the new Home Secretary (Amber Rudd) and Chancellor (Philip Hammond) recognise these challenges and give police forces the support they need now that it is abundantly clear that crime is not falling.”


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) New Delhi, Nov 25, 2022, SPA -- As part of his visit to the Republic of India, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, met yesterday evening with the ambassadors of the Council's Member states to New Delhi.
During the meeting, they discussed the GCC march and the efforts exerted to enhance this blessed march, and consulted in a way that achieves the visions and aspirations of the leaders of the GCC states, in addition to meeting the aspirations of the peoples of the Council and enhances their security and stability.
Dr. Al-Hajraf also stressed the importance of supporting and strengthening cooperation relations between the GCC and India in various fields, reviewing with the ambassadors aspects of bilateral relations and opportunities for joint cooperation in various vital sectors, in a way that achieves mutual benefit and serves the common GCC-Indian interests.
The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador, Saleh bin Eid Al-Hussaini; Chargé d'Affairs of UAE Embassy, Majid bin Ahmed Al-Mahlawi; Bahraini Ambassador, Abdurrahman bin Mohammed Al-Qaoud; Chargé d'Affairs of Sultanate of Oman, Suleiman Al-Bassami, and Kuwaiti Ambassador, Jassem Al-Najim.
00:14 LOCAL TIME 21:14 GMT
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MUZAFFARABAD: AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has said that the recommendation of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to blacklist India for being a dangerous country for the minorities, is a proof that India’s black face now stands fully exposed before the world, and it is no longer in a position to further deceive the international community through its mantra of democracy.
Commenting on the recent report of the USCIRF through different tweets, he said that India has emerged as the most violent and turbulent Islamophobic hotspot where the worst wave of hatred and violence against the minorities particularly the Muslim is being directly patronized by the government.
He said that the Muslims who form the largest minority in India, feel themselves totally helpless and insecure because the state which was to protect their rights, life and property, itself has become their enemy.
The AJK president said that the Indian Government has unleashed a reign of terror against its Muslim citizens as well as the people of occupied Kashmir when the whole world is engaged to combat the novel coronavirus.
Strongly condemning violence by the Indian police including the use of baton charge and teargas against the funeral procession of Bilal Ahmed in Pulwama district, the AJK president described it a cowardly act, and said that India has tested every means including repression, state terrorism and incentives etc, but it could not break the will of Kashmiri people and could not compel them to call off their liberation movement and give up their demand for the right to self-determination. He said that the Kashmiri people will continue their struggle till they achieve freedom and the right to self determination.
Meanwhile, expressing gratitude for the UAE Princess Hend Faisal Al Qassemi for raising her voice against India’s ill attitude towards the Indian Muslims and the people of Jammu and Kashmir, clarified that the state of Jammu and Kashmir had never been the part of India, but it is a disputed territory, and under the UN resolutions, the people of the state are to determine their future through a plebiscite.
In a tweet, the state president said that the statement of the UAE princess in which she termed the occupied Jammu and Kashmir territory as part of India, had hurt sentiments of hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri people.


Abu Dhabi receives 16 industrial facilities in H1 at Dh3.8bn
( MENAFN ) The Industrial Development Bureau proclaimed that 16 industrial facilities entered production in Abu Dhabi in the first half of this year at an investment of more than Dh3.8bn.
Moreover, new industrial licenses posted at the bureau increased 133 percent to 21, with Abu Dhabi getting the bulk at 12, Al Ain with 7 and Al Dhafra with 2.
Additionally, the UAE is eyeing to reduce the proportion of energy revenues to whole GDP by 10 percent over the coming 10 to 15 years.
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi inked 20 new deals in 2016 and Abu Dhabi Ports, which operates the free zone, currently inked a 50-year deal with the Chinese Jiangsu Co.
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Chipolopolo players summoned for the upcoming international friendly games have pledged to work hard and win all fixtures.
Chipolopolo Coach Milutin Sredojevic has assembled a 36-man squad comprising both local and foreign-based players for the upcoming games against Senegal, Benin and Sudan to be played next month.
Striker Lubambo Musonda who features for Poland side Slask Wroclaw says the team has enough time to prepare adequately for the games.
Musonda says the players will work hard and take the games seriously as they are part of the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers preparations.
He said the team has a lot to learn from the games which will help them in their World cup qualifying quest.
Musonda who was among the players that took part in the national team’s training session this morning said the infusion of European players who have Zambian ties will strengthen the squad.
And Kitwe United attacker Edward Lungu who was handed his first call up to the national team said he is elated and that he worked hard to attain the call up.
Lungu however said he hopes to join a different club in the Super League after Kitwe United were relegated with some fixtures remaining before the end of the season.
And Russian based Midfielder Klings Kangwa who features of Arsenal Tula said the team has a big task that requires everyone to push.
Kangwa said the international friendly games are important for the team and that the players will do their best for the country.
He has since implored Football fans to always rally behind the team despite the short comings in football.
Zambia play Senegal on the 5th of June, Benin on the 8th and Sudan on the 11th of June 2021.


Klobuchar praises advances in veteran care, but says more work is needed
The federal government has implemented an "historic increase" in health care funding for veterans in the past few years, she said, while also increasing education benefits to help returning soldiers get the training and experience they need to be successful.
But Klobuchar said more needs to be done to address lingering issues and new problems that are popping up as more and more veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan return home.
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South Africa donates food to Western Lakes State
By: Mabor Riak Magok
Over 400 vulnerable people in Western Lakes State have received the food relief donated by the Government of South Africa.
Gabriel Julla Allajabo, the Director General in the Ministry of Gender and Social Development said vulnerable groups include people living with disabilities, literally mute, widows, and vision impaired.
“We received food donations meant for vulnerable from South Africa through national government in Juba and we have distributed this food to vulnerable group in Rumbek. But it was not enough because other parts of the state were not reached,” he said.
He said the next phase of food distribution would go to vulnerable people living outside Rumbek.
He said the enumerators were still registering the vulnerable for the second phase of food distribution by the World Food Programme.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: The Qatar Chess Training Center will host the second edition of the Open Blitz Chess Championship, which will kick off on Thursday.
The organisers have received a large number of entries for the competition, which will be held in several age groups, according to the Swiss system, 5 minutes + 3 seconds. Valuable prizes are up for grabs for outstanding participants of the event.
Yousef Muhammad Al Mutawa, Secretary General of the Qatar Chess Federation, who will also participate in the tournament, said that holding such events is an important step to create a generation aware of the sport and chess skills.
“The tournament is expected to be full of clubs in its second edition. We have received a large number of entries and the federation is looking forward to an exciting competition. We wish all the best to the participants,” he said.
He added:“The tournament will be held monthly, on the last Thursday of every month, and it is considered a refresher for people who play the game and allows everyone to participate in it.”
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Mahube expands services to Otter Tail, wadena
In 2012, Mahube Community Council expanded its boundaries to serve the people of Otter Tail and Wadena counties as well as the counties they already served — Mahnomen, Hubbard and Becker.
With the added counties, the name has added a few letters as well. It is now named Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership to include the two new counties.
“We wanted all counties to have recognition,” Executive Director Leah Pigatti said last year after the merger.
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As Pennsylvania’s lawmakers and governor contend with a mounting structural state deficit of more than $2 billion, the topic of government spending — and the need to make it more efficient — have become inescapable around the Capitol.
In was in that vein that Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, started the GO-TIME program in an effort to find efficiencies.
Now the program’s wrapping up its first year, and the administration has said it’s confident it will be an important fiscal tool going forward.
The initial goal for program was to save $150 million in its first year. It ultimately saved a net total of $156 million, and it’s aiming for $500 million in savings over the next three years.
Sharon Ward, GO-TIME’s director, said a large portion of that money comes from savings on procurements — the things the government buys.
State agencies are creating new contracts with suppliers and renegotiating old ones.
“You know, we believe that the savings we have identified are going to begin to chip away at the structural deficit,” Ward said.
In the next year, Ward said, the program will focus more on improving customer service in the Department of Motor Vehicles and other state agencies, as well as making such agencies more efficient to increase productivity.


Yemen: Blast aiming at Yemeni gov’t officials leaves 5 dead
(MENAFN) A security official said to Xinhua that on Sunday, Oct. 10 a huge blast hit a convoy of high-ranking Yemeni administration officials in the nation’s southern port city of Aden.
The local security source stated on condition of remaining anonymous: "A booby-trapped vehicle exploded in Aden's district of Tawahi, targeting a traveling convoy carrying a number of government officials."
He noted that the car bomb assault aimed at the motorcade of Aden's governor Ahmed Lamlas and other officials of the Saudi-supported Yemeni administration.
The city's governor and the minister of the agriculture survived the bombing assault unharmed, said the local official.
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New Delhi: The NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the digitalisation is need of the hour and this way India will recover economic loss during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
In an exclusive interview with Zee Business’ executive Editor Swati Khandelwal, Amitabh Kant said, “Government’s focus is on digitization,” and added that the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) has been announced in 13 sectors.
He also said that the Government is working to privatise the non-strategic sector which will infuse productivity and better asset utilisation.
Notably, according to NITI Aayog, over 2.3 billion transactions worth Rs 4.2 trillion were recorded through Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in January 2021.
The Chief of the policy think tank of the Government of India also commented on the Union Budget 2021 and said that India is on the path of a $ 5 trillion economy.
“COVID-19 had an impact on the economy. The budget will help create a $ 5 trillion economy,” Kant said.
He said that in the Budget, the emphasis is on the asset monetization and disinvestment.
“Privatization will make better use of resources. The Government is working on rapid disinvestment and wants to come out of non-strategic sectors,” Kant told Zee News.
The NITI Aayog’s CEO said that the Centre has identified four strategic sectors and that the investment in the infrastructure will benefit the country.
He said that the Centre has taken big steps on the policy reform and that if quick disinvestment happens, then good results can be achieved.
Amitabh Kant said that it is good opportunity for the world to invest in India and that the Indian companies can invest as well.
He also commented on the valuation of AIR India, LIC, BPCL and said that the disinvestment process should be transparent and that a lot of work has been done on disinvestment of big companies.
Kant informed that the disinvestment process slowed down due to COVID-19 outbreak.
The NITI Aayog Chief further said that the privatization will be done of two PSU banks and one insurance company.
He also commented on the electric vehicles and said that the work is going on manufacturing EV’s batteries. He said that all the 3-wheelers will be EVs in the next three years.
On the rising crude oil prices, Kant said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus is on increasing natural energy production. He said that there is a need to move towards clean energy.
Amitabh Kant told Zee News that the Government is working on health, education and nutrition sectors and also has its emphasis on affordable housing. He said that the Centre aims to maintain the 8-9% growth rate for the next 30 years.


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Amman, Mar. 28 (Petra) -- The Ministry of Local Administration on Tuesday released the results of its Canadian-funded participatory gender audit, a tool used for assessing progress towards gender equality.
The objectives of the audit include assessing the extent to which the gender perspective is integrated into the policies, strategies, initiatives, documents, and budgets of the ministry, documenting good practices and identifying areas for improvement in the efforts to mainstream the perspective of social cooperation to achieve gender justice in the ministry and build institutional commitment, in addition to building a baseline for the ministry's development on gender issues.
During a workshop, Secretary-General of the ministry Hussein Muhaidat underlined its commitment to enhancing legislative response to achieve justice and equal opportunities for both genders in line with the international agreements that Jordan has committed to with the aim of promoting equality and preventing gender-based discrimination among employees.
He pointed out that the launch of the report, which was conducted in cooperation with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Jordan Municipal Support Project, was a culmination of efforts aimed at reducing the gender gap in the ministry.
Director of the Jordan Municipal Support Project Gaby Senay stressed the importance of cooperation with the ministry on several issues and projects aimed at improving the work environment, pointing out that the participatory gender audit aims to achieve gender justice at work and provide equal opportunities for all.
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Police launched a manhunt after a serial thief who broke open a prison safe and stole cash before escaping from the facility, according to police in Turkey.
Meneksedere police said that the inmate who was identified as K.T., was in prison after being convicted of theft.
While serving his prison sentence, the prisoner managed to break open a safe and steal 11,000 Turkish Lira ($3,132) and 250 U.S. dollars.
When officials at the prison noticed that the cash was missing, they notified the police. Police officers who arrived at the scene, determined that one of the prisoners was responsible for the theft.
Prison officials searched the inmates’ cells, and they realized that K.T. was missing. So far, K.T. remains at large.


UAE: Coronavirus Cases Rise to Over 500
The UAE has reported 102 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 570.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) said the new infections came from people who did not adhere to social distancing rules, as well as from those who contracted the virus overseas.
MOHAP said the new cases were all in stable condition and were receiving the necessary treatment. The ministry also reported one new fatality – a 47-year-old Arab woman who had prior chronic illnesses.


Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said the government’s public budget for the next year is to rise to rls 1,950,000 billion.
He said the increase will enable the government to be more active in investment areas next year.
He explained that the growth in the next year budget is basically aimed at adding to the government’s dynamicity.
The President further noted that the government is making great efforts to increase the country’s total gas output capacity by inaugurating four South Pars phases with a total gas output capacity of 100 million cubic meters per day by the end of the next year.
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Children see two sides of parents’ faith
A family court judge has ruled that an ultra-orthodox Jewish couple who have separated must share the care of their children equally so that they see that their father is “still Jewish”.
The judge, who ruled that her decisions should be published despite the risk of identifying those involved, heard that the children’s father had left the family’s ultra-orthodox Satmar community when the couple split.
The mother was concerned over what they were allowed to do when they visited the father and complained that he had allowed them to ride their bicycles on the Jewish sabbath, watch television and eat non-kosher food, Judge Judith Rowe, QC, was told.
However, the judge, who said that “two loving parents” were struggling with arrangements for the children’s care,


With the farmers’ protest entering day 98, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has announced that it will send teams to poll-bound states to urge voters to vote for candidates who can defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a press conference on Tuesday evening, BKU leader Balbir S Rajewal informed that the farmers’ union will send teams to the states where elections are due. “We will send teams to West Bengal and Kerala. We do not support any political party but we will appeal to the people to vote for candidates who can defeat BJP,” Rajewal said, adding that they will tell the public about the Modi government’s attitude towards the farmers.
Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav also reiterated Rajewal’s statement. “In the Assembly elections, we will appeal to people to punish the BJP and its allies who brought anti-farmer laws,” he said.
Yadav also said that major trade unions and farmers would stand together against the government. “In a meeting with 10 major trade unions, it is decided that farmers and labourers will fight this battle together. On March 15, labourers will take to the streets against privatization and corporatization. Farmers will join them,” he told during the press conference.
Meanwhile, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait alleged that the Centre is planning some steps against the ongoing farmers’ protest. “The silence of the central government for the past 15-20 days indicates that something is going to happen. The government is planning some steps to counter the farmers’ protest,” Tikait told reporters.
However, Tikait made it clear that till a solution is found, the farmers are not going to move back. The BKU leader said that “the farmers will look after his crops and the protests”. He added that the government could hold talks when it has the time to do so. Farmers are continuing to protest against the three contentious farm laws.


Jordan- Warm weather forecast until Monday
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, March 3(Petra)-- A slight rise in temperatures is expected on Saturday becoming 6-7 degrees above their seasonal average and bringing warm conditions across the country with high clouds and southwesterly light winds, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.
Daytime temperatures expected for today in Amman and the northern cites will range between a high of 23 degrees Celsius dropping a low of 13 degrees at night, while much warmer conditions will prevail in the port city Aqaba with highs jumping to 31 degrees Celsius and lows standing at 18 degrees, the Department noted.
Temperatures will keep soaring over the next two days, reaching 8-9 degrees above their annual average. Therefore, warm conditions will prevail in various parts of the Kingdom with southwesterly moderate to brisk winds and blowing dust in the southern and eastern areas, the JMD added.
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Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said he was involved in the first agreement between the state and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) but is not aware of details for the second such agreement between the two sides.
“When it [the second deal with TLP] comes to light, everyone will know about it,” said the minister while addressing a ceremony in Rawalpindi. The minister added that he was in favour of dialogue with the religious party.
Acknowledging that the next three months were vital for the country, he maintained that “nothing is going to happen”.
The federal minister further added that PTI’s political allies had reservations about electoral reforms whereas the decision of the National Assembly Speaker to postpone the joint sitting of the Parliament must have been taken with forethought. “Opposition is only doing politics for TV audiences,” he said.


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WINCHESTER — Sandra Stickovitch once drove all the way to Northern Virginia to buy the dough shells she uses to make empanadas.
“I couldn’t find them here,” the Berryville resident said.
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TEIGNMOUTH and Shaldon have been taking a battering from Storm Babet.
The Strand at Shaldon has been closed both ways today as the road surface was considered by highways engineers to be in a poor condition.
Traffic reports said the road was closed between the Ferry Boat Inn to the Green and Fore Street but that traffic was said to be moving well.
Villagers warned that the road was closed due to the storm damage and damage to railings.
There were also reports of a beach hut lost to the turbulent waves which have been pounding the seafront and particularly The Point area.
The hut had been a permanent structure on the Point but was washed away overnight.
Boats moored the River Teign estuary were being battered about.


PM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account was 'briefly compromised' in the early hours of Sunday. While the account was quickly restored, a tweet endorsing cryptocurrencies had already been sent from the account, which has since been deleted. The post had a link to a dubious website promising a Bitcoin giveaway, claiming New Delhi purchased Bitcoins and planned to distribute them to the country's citizens.
Context Why does this story matter?
Modi's Twitter account has over 73mn followers, making him one of the most popular users on the platform. In September 2020, the Twitter account of his personal app/website was hacked by an unknown organization. Many renowned Twitter accounts have recently been hacked to promote cryptocurrencies—including US President Joe Biden, ex-US President Barack Obama, rapper Kanye West, and billionaire entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
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Tight labor market in USA since WWll
(MENAFN) A news agency has stated, quoting government and industry info that teenagers in the United States have witnessed their summer work opportunities increase among a small labor market, rising incomes and additional legislation.
Based on the statement, quoting new info from the Labor Department, the United States job market is now one of the smallest since World War II. The unemployment reaches the small percentage of 3.4, which is the lowest in 54 years.
There are nearly 1.6 employment opportunities available for each person who is unemployed, a percentage that formerly remained at nearly 1.1 The statement also mentions that this tendency has effected industries that depends on teens to fill job openings throughout summer time.
“We literally do not have enough people to staff the place seven days a week and into the evenings,” Cory Hutchinson the general manager at Funtown Splashtown USA, which is an amusement park in southern Maine, was quoted declaring.
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Pakistan has termed as "conjecture" the statement of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajashekhara Reddy that terrorists based in that country could be behind the recent Hyderabad blasts.
Islamabad condemned the twin-blasts as also those who "commit or sponsor" such terror acts. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said that she has not seen any Indian official statement and that statements attributed to Chief Minister are conjectures.
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister had said that terrorists based in Pakistan and Bangladesh were suspected of being behind the Saturday's blasts that claimed lives of over 40 people and injured several others.
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Stating that state congress leaders from Jammu and Kashmir must learn lesson from the recent defeat of Congress in the major three states of India, National Conference additional general secretary Dr Mustafa Kamal Monday said that the Congress high command must not take the reports of state congress as the gospel truth.
Kamal said that the defeat of Congress inn capital and other states cannot have the impact on Jammu and Kashmir and that the notion is wrong that whoever rules Delhi, rules India. “Congress has the deep roots in the political world and that it is possible that next time the party would come to power with the thumping majority”
Kamal said that the demand put forwarded by the state congress leaders that NC must surrender one seat for Congress in valley, Kamal said that the recent elections have at least gave the notion into the political spheres that the decision taken by the NC patron Dr Farooq was based on political wisdom and maturity.
Kamal while talking to KNS, mentioned that the defeat of the congress in the three major states of India has raised alarm within the political circles and that NC shares the concern of Congress at this time. “We want to tell Congess that in this hour of grief, NC is with you and will always be with you.”
Stating that the Congress must introspect the reasons behind such defeat, Kamal said that Congress has to take serious the issues that it has thrown in the backburner. “Handling Jammu and Kashmir has been the dark patches of the Congress and it has to now revise the strategies that it used to have about the same.”


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No-frills carrier IndiGo on Thursday (September 29) announced the induction of its first freighter aircraft, converted from a passenger plane. The airline is already a market leader in the domestic passenger segment in the country with a fleet of over 275 aircraft, operating over 1,600 daily flights to and from 74 domestic destinations.
In addition, as part of its international operations, it caters to 26 destinations in the overseas market.
The induction of A321 P2F (passenger to freighter) will help the airline offer cargo services on both domestic and international routes, IndiGo said.
The aircraft will be able to service markets between China in the east and the Gulf in the west, as well as the CIS countries to the north, the airline said.
IndiGo also said it will be utilising the same pool of pilots and engineers that fly and service its current fleet for the cargo plane.
The CarGo business brought in revenues when the scheduled commercial flights were at a standstill. Our partnership with the Airbus for freighter programme will further help strengthen our business in the CarGo segment,' said Mahesh Malik, Chief Commercial Officer - CarGo, IndiGo.
The narrow-bodied freighter aircraft offers 24 container positions with a payload capacity of up to 27 tonnes.
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Low-cost carrier AirAsia is mulling to have a dedicated low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sarawak.
Its chief executive officer Aireen Omar said the company felt that there is a lot of growth potential in Sarawak, besides wanting to assist the state in building its air connectivity.
According to her, the routes that the company would be looking at were all those that the company had already established in its group networks, adding that it was just a matter of connecting those points in Asean, North Asia, India and Australia.
Besides wanting to see Sarawak become one of the key regional hubs for the region, Aireen said AirAsia was also committed to seeing that its business in Sarawak grow not only through international connectivity but also intra-East Malaysia connectivity.
Aireen said the current airport has reached its capacity and AirAsia is trying to find ways on how we can expand and build a dedicated low cost carrier terminal so that we can grow the business in Sarawak.
She declined to reveal the location of the LCCT, but added that it was depending on the Sarawak government.


Kuwait, US FMs discuss regional, international developments
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KUWAIT, 4th December, 2017 (WAM) -- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwait First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, received Monday a phone call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on regional and international developments.
They also reviewed means of boosting bilateral ties, according to the Kuwait News Agency.
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Over disagreement in the new nursery admission norms, Delhi government on Thursday appealed before the Delhi High Court Division bench.
The government said that the order passed is totally wrong, erroneous and is against the law.
What HC has to say?
The single judge said that the educational fate of the student cannot be decided by its location on the map. The criterion is arbitrary and discriminatory and is biased towards the parents who are already living in close to the good private schools.
What government has to say?
The government said that leaving the framing of the guidelines to schools will only give rise to more arbitrariness in the admissions process and will give a free hand to the schools where they can charge exorbitant fees without justification.
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The order has come on the petition which was filed by the parents and two other school groups challenging the Delhi government decision which is to accept the admission forms based on the norm of neighborhood distance.
However, the government in its defense said that the decision was taken in light of larger public interest. However, the government disagreed saying that "children are uniformly affected by the alleged factors of public interest and cannot be said that public interest is to be served only in the case of children going to 298 schools and not to other 1400 odd schools."


MARGAO: Minister for town and country planning (TCP
), Vijai Sardesai
, on Monday said that though the Hospicio
would be shifted to the new premises of the South Goa
district hospital soon, the chapel in front of the Hospicio will be preserved.
Sardesai said that “the chapel, and whatever it stands for, needs to be retained” and expressed his commitment towards its conservation.
Stating that the transition of the Hospicio would be smooth, Sardesai said the government was prepared to face the new challenges in health care.


DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has appealed to international and local communities to assist in providing humanitarian aid to people who have been affected by flash floods and landslides in the Hanang district in the Manyara region.
A statement released Tuesday, the Prime Minister said the death toll of the disastrous torrential rains that caused the floods and landslides had reached 65 by Tuesday morning and more than 116 people had been injured.
Prime Minister Majaliwa said his office had been mandated to coordinate humanitarian assistance donated by local and international organizations, businessmen, and individuals.
“The humanitarian aid should be given to affected people. Anyone implicated in misusing the aid will be dealt with accordingly,” the Prime Minister warned.
The statement said the Prime Minister also oversaw restoration work in affected areas and promised that the government will do all it can to restore the areas to normalcy.
On Monday, the presidency said about 5,600 people had been left homeless and more than 750 hectares of farm crops had been damaged.
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Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Actor Babil Khan, who made his screen debut with the streaming film 'Qala' is attending an acting workshop by veteran theatre director and acting teacher Prasanna.
Prasanna is one of the most revered personalities of the Indian theatre circle. He has taught at National School of Drama (NSD), and had also mentored Babil's father, the legendary Irrfan Khan during his NSD days.
A source said: 'Babil is excited to attend this workshop and totally immerse himself in Prasanna's process. The workshop is unlike any other in the country, one that teaches the Indian method of acting and is accessible to working actors from all backgrounds. This will certainly be an enriching experience for Babil.'
Babil has reached Mysore where he will attend the acting workshop at Prasanna's academy Acting Shastra from February 1 through February 7.
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Since Sunday night police recording carousel voting in local elections – National Police chief
Chief of the National Police Ihor Klymenko has said that since the night preceding the day of voting in local elections in Ukraine, the police have been recording the facts of illegal mass transportation of people on buses for voting.
"Starting from midnight we have been detaining buses that carry people to the regions, the so-called carousel voting. We have such cases in Dnipropetrovsk region, in Kyiv," Klymenko said on Sunday at a briefing in Kyiv.
"At the moment, two buses from Luhansk region, which were stopped in Kyiv, have been detained. People also came to "vote," he said.
The chief of the National Police said that in Odesa region the fact of bringing citizens to vote was also recorded.
"The organizer, a citizen of the Russian Federation, is detained," Klymenko said.
First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Yarovy said that 383 allegations of violations during the voting day have already been registered, two administrative protocols recorded and six criminal proceedings opened.


(CNS): Senior police officers from George Town Police Station were out and about in Scranton, George Town, on Wednesday evening visiting residents in response to concerns about increased crime and antisocial behaviour. With a number of serious crimes taking place near to the Globe Bar, the area which is a stone’s throw from the central police station, it has become a hotspot for the capital’s police.
Superintendent Angelique Howell said that people in the community were concerned not just about the serious violent crime in the area this year but the increasing number of problems outside the bar area on Martin’s Drive, where local gang members are congregating.
As the officers moved through the community they were greeted warmly by residents, who expressed their concerns over crime as well as the lack of work and support from the authorities, cited by some as a major issue.
Police and community leaders have been talking about how they can work together and have been discussing possible strategies to tackle the crime problem. An RCIPS spokesperson said that police want to engage more directly with residents and to see if the police can be involved in positive programmes in the community that may help bring about positive change.


The Ministry of Agriculture says the matter involving food crop farmer Ramdeo Boondoo is now being investigated by the Praedial Larceny Unit of the Ministry.
Responding to a story in yesterday’s Guardian, the Ministry said it had investigated the matter and had ascertained that when the incident was first reported by Boondoo to the Praedial Larceny Unit he was told by the officer that the Unit was unable to visit his premises at that time as they were involved in other enquiries at the Barrackpore and Santa Flora Districts.
Boondoo was also given the assurance by the Praedial Larceny Unit that the officers will visit his holdings upon the conclusion of their exercise.
This was subsequently done and the officers were able to interview Mr Boondoo and obtain a statement from him.
As it stands the Ministry said the matter is currently being investigated by the Praedial Larceny Unit.
According to the Ministry, at no time during the initial conversation with Mr Boondoo was he told that the Praedial Larceny Unit would be unable to facilitate him with his complaint.
The Ministry of Agriculture said it remains committed in its efforts to all stakeholders, and we will continue to work together to build an enabling agriculture sector.


Italy Drops COVID-19 Face Mask Rule For Public Transport
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ROME: Italians will no longer have to wear face masks on public transport, the health ministry said late on Thursday, in the latest easing of rules against the coronavirus pandemic.
The ministry said a decree requiring mask wearing on trains, buses and ferries, expiring on Friday, would not be renewed. The obligation was extended, however, for hospitals and care homes.
Italy is one of the countries worst-hit by the pandemic, having reported more than 177,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the start of its outbreak early in 2020.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday declared that the insurrection had failed.
He said the security forces had defended democracy.
“The insurrection has failed,” Ramaphosa said, adding: “South Africans have rejected it”.
He made his remarks after he visited KwaZulu-Natal, where the unrest has been the worst.
The president said the violence was a “deliberate, coordinated, and well-planned attack on our democracy”.
The unrest began a week ago with the #FreeZuma campaign.
He said 212 people have lost their lives. As many as 198 died in KwaZulu-Natal.
Police have arrested more than 2 500 suspects for public violence and looting.
Ramaphosa said police were hot the trail of those who instigated the violence and looting.
The president said the violence and thuggery were instigated and planned. Police have a line of sight.
“We know who they are… my instructions to the police are very clear … they will be arrested,” assured the president.
Police have confirmed that one of the 12 suspected instigators has already been arrested. Ramaphosa said more arrests were imminent.
The president said those who lit the fire and those who spread it will be dealt with.
Ramaphosa had earlier undertaken an oversight visit to Ethekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, to assess the impact of recent public violence and the deployment of security forces. He said the destruction was massive and would take some time to repair.
“Buildings and streets bear the scares of mayhem,” said the president.
As many as 161 malls and shopping centres,11 warehouses and 161 liquor outlets were looted and vandalised.
He said 25 000 soldiers were being deployed to stabilise areas where there was unrest.
The president admitted the unrest took the authorities by surprise. But he said the country had since been secured.
He, however, said the “threat to our democracy” remains. Ramaphosa urged citizens to be vigilant and inform authorities of any flare-ups of unrest and looting.


(MENAFN) A military official said to Xinhua that on Sunday, Sep. 26 intense clashes hit several areas of the Yemeni oil-rich northern province of Marib amidst intensified air raids.
The local military source stated on condition of remaining anonymous: "more than 28 members of the Houthi rebel group and 16 soldiers of the pro-government Yemeni forces were killed during the past 24 hours in Marib's fighting."
He noted that the Houthi fighters conducted simultaneous assaults against a number of locations controlled by the pro-government forces in the southern and northwestern areas of Marib.
He explained that the Houthis utilized explosive-laden drones and missile assaults to aim at the pro-government forces located in Marib.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is set to unveil plans next week for the new bank, which is expected to invest more than 600 billion pounds (800 billion U.S. dollars) over the next five years, as the government has promised.
Infrastructure investment will incentivize "better and greener" construction in the country to help resist the ravaging pandemic, according to Sunak. Enditem
Life expectancy in Sweden will most likely fall this year, according to a new forecast from Statistics Sweden. There are large differences between the regions.


PTI govt believes in across-the-board accountability: Fayyazul Hassan
LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Wednesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government believes in across the board accountability.
Talking to the journalists, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan dismissed the allegations of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders about political victimization and said that the cases against Nawaz Sharif and his family were not lodged by them.
He said that leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and others were also going through the accountability process in the country. Chohan criticized the PML-N leaders for threatening the judiciary and asked them to accept the court’s verdict. He slammed the former rulers for large-scale corruption and looting the national wealth.
Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said that the country is facing the crises due to the inappropriate policies of the former rulers. He maintained that the PTI government put the country on the right direction and declared Prime Minister Imran Khan inimitable player in the field of accountability.


Mr Hands said: ‘Today we explained how the government will provide rebates to help 29 million households pay their energy bills this winter.
“I encourage families across the country to engage with these plans and especially customers on traditional prepaid meters who need to take action.
“Coupled with world-leading action to radically improve our local energy security, we will continue to stand with UK consumers now and in the future.
Nadhim Zahawi, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, added: “We know people are struggling with rising energy prices, which is why we have taken supportive action over the past few months. winter to help ease the pressure on household budgets.


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At least 129 people were killed and 180 others injured after a
stempede and clashes at a football match in Indonesia's Malang,
East Java province on Saturday evening, Indonesian police said on
Sunday, reports citing .
Provincial police chief Nico Afinta said at a press conference
that the chaos happened on late Saturday at the Kanjuruhan Stadium
in Malang regency right after Arema Malang club lost to Persebaya
Surabaya in the Indonesian Liga 1 football contest.
Two policemen were among the killed in the incident, he
Afinta said preliminary findings showed that most of the deaths
were due to the stampede, while other people may have died because
of breathing difficulties.
'Around 34 people died inside the stadium and the rest died in
hospital,' Afinta said.
According to the police official, a large number of supporters
of the losing team refused to accept the defeat of the game and
climbed over the fence and entered the football pitch, resulting in
clashes with the police and a stampede.
According to local media reports, supporters of both football
teams brawled and fought inside the stadium, and riot police fired
tear gas at them, which caused panic among crowds. People scrambled
to leave the stadium, leading to a stampede at an exit.
Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali apologized
for the incident, said authorities will investigate into the
clashes and reassess the organizers' management and security
measures at the Indonesian football tournament.
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ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif Thursday said that the NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri once again failed to follow the constitutional procedure by calling the debate session on the no-confidence motion off.
Addressing a press conference flanked by other joint Opposition leaders, including PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Shahbaz said that when the deputy speaker saw that the members of the Parliament wanted to vote against the premier, “he ran away.”
He further said that the entire nation saw that 172 Opposition members were present in the house, however, the deputy speaker did not allow the voting. “The whole country is shocked, including the judiciary,” he maintained.
Today, as per the agenda of the National Assembly, a debate session was to be held on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan after which — according to the law — the speaker has to hold voting within four days.
The Opposition leader further added that he, along with Bilawal, went to the NA secretary after the deputy speaker adjourned the session till April 3.
“The secretary informed us that the decision regarding not holding the debate related to the no-confidence motion was taken by the deputy speaker,” Shahbaz said.


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Terrorist organization “Lion's Den” released a statement saying “resistance will continue, we will not surrender.”
The statement also says, “Even if we have one fighter left, he will die during the armed conflict.”
“To those who think that the organization will no longer operate, we say that we will continue,” the statement said, “We will meet with you again. Wait – we will meet in battles ".
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Nineteen more patients have been tested positive in Kashmir, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 158.
An official said that 19 more more have been tested positive in Kashmir.
With the fresh cases the number of COVID-19 patients has gone up 158. Among them, 151 are active cases , 124 in Kashmir and 27 in Jammu. While four patients have been recovered and three have died.


Bhopal, May 26: Indonesian Ambassador Andi M Ghalib on Saturday said that trade ties between his country and India were growing at a steady pace and could reach USD 45 billion mark by 2015. "I hope that the volume of business between the two countries will reach USD 45 billion by 2015," the Ambassador who had come here for an event told mediapersons.
The volume of trade between the two countries last year was about USD 14 billion. Ghalib said that an indication of the warm ties between the two countries came when the Indonesian President was invited to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade last year. He said a lot of work has been done to encourage Hinduism in his country and pointed out that Indonesia's national airlines is known as Garuda Airlines, named after Garuda, a character from Hindu mythology.
The Ambassador said that more than 30 MoUs had been signed between India and Indonesia. He said that the economic growth rate of both India and Indonesia was almost similar.


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Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced its intention to reopen five of its 11 Recycling Centres to the public from next Monday, 18 May
THE rate of infection for the coronavirus is lowest west of the Bann, with Derry City and Strabane being the second lowest of all.
NEW figures reveal that there are 431 cases of Covid-19 in Tyrone council areas but they have been no further deaths in a fortnight.
A phased five-stage plan for slowly moving out of lockdown has been published by the Executive today.
The public are being asked to ‘shine a light’ to mark International Nurses Day on Tuesday and recognise the extraordinary work that nurses are doing i
A TOTAL of over 400 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus in the three local government districts which cover Tyrone, new figures from the Department of Health have revealed.
A TOTAL of over 400 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus in the three local government districts which cover Tyrone
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths has risen to 435 as the Executive has agreed to keep in place the lockdown restrictions until at least May
The number of Covid-19 related deaths in the north has risen to 427.
The Department of Health has revealed there has been four further Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours bringing the total in the North to 422.


Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10: Putting up a brave face after the Congress party was routed in the Delhi assembly elections, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday said, it was a vote against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre.
"The traditional Congress vote has gone to the AAP and what happened was there was a strong anti-BJP wave in Delhi," said Chandy, who had undertaken a day-long campaign for the Congress party in places where there was a sizeable Malayali population. [Delhi Assembly Election 2015: Complete Coverage]
"The Congress party will introspect on its failures and will work alongside the people," he added.
"The voters have given a fitting reply to those who speak one thing when in opposition and do the opposite when in power. The final analysis is there has been a strong movement against the BJP," said Chandy


Do not politicise joint cheque power: Minister to Oppn
Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Wednesday advised the Opposition parties not to politicise the issue of joint cheque power to sarpanch and upa sarpanches.
Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao on Wednesday advised the Opposition parties not to politicise the issue of joint cheque power to sarpanch and upa sarpanches.
Taking part in the debate on demands of his department, the Minister said the sarpanches should not oppose joint cheque power to sarpanch and upa sarpanch. He said that the upa sarpanch was also a fellow public representative of the village.
The Minister said the joint cheque power was included in the Panchayat Raj Act. He said the decision was taken before the panchayat elections and the sarpanches have taken oath of office under the rules of the Act.
He said the panchayats have been made available of lot of funds as the drinking water programme has been taken over by the government through Mission Bhagiratha scheme. The Minister said that in the past most of the funds of the panchayats used to be spent on drinking water.
He said that after the TRS has come to power in the State more than 22,000 kms length of roads have been laid. He said that the officials and public representatives should participate in the 30 days action plan.


School in Abu Dhabi shut down over 'extreme safety hazards'
The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has decided to close the Western Model Private School located in Ghayathi - Western Region due to "extreme safety hazard reasons." In a statement ADEC noted that the Private Schools and Quality Assurance (PSQA) sector had been in discussions with the school about necessary maintenance and also asked the school to improve its overall performance. A February 2015 technical report that was provided by ADEC indicated that the school's structure was in a "very poor" condition with "very severe" structural deterioration. The school was also judged to be an "extreme" safety hazard. A closure decree was issued on July 20th 2015 to shutter the school for the 2016-2017 academic year and parents were informed of the decision. To accommodate the school's 502 students 216 Emirati and Arab students are to be allocated to six nearby government schools while two remaining private schools will help host the remaining 282 Asian students. ADEC is advising that all private schools are required to maintain safety and security measures and that it will continue to take strict legal action against any school that does not adhere to the safety and security standards set out by ADEC.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have officially launched negotiations for a free trade agreement, the first round of talks for which are set to begin on Thursday. According to Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, the two countries are aiming to conclude the trade talks by the end of the year and sign a mutually beneficial Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by March 2022, after the completion of the legal paperwork and ratification.
Union minister Piyush Goyal met Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE minister for foreign trade, in this regard on Wednesday and held talks aimed at improving bilateral economic relations, including the expanding of existing trade and investment relationships. According to an official statement, both the ministers expressed a desire to reach a mutually beneficial economic deal, building upon the progress made by both India and the UAE under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed in 2017.
The CEPA deal is expected to create new jobs, raise the living standards, and provide wider social and economic opportunities in both nations. A new strategic economic agreement is expected to increase the bilateral trade in goods to $100 billion within five years of the signed agreement and increase trade in services to $15 billion.
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Shillong: According to the information given by the police, minimum of 16 people lost their lives while several others got injured when a truck carrying almost 70 people overturned.
After overturning, the truck ramped into concrete barricade of a road in Meghalayas West Khasi Hills district injuring more than 55 people in the accident.
The incident took place in Jdohkroh village which is located 11 km from Nongstoin.
Further details given by the Police said that the truck carrying more than 70 passengers overturned and several passengers fell into the deep gorge and the rescue team has been sent to the spot to assist the needy.
Injured people were rushed to the nearby Shillong Civil Hospital. If information given by the witness is to be believed then the over speed was the reason behind the accident.


Few Americans believe their health care situation has been improved by key components of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a Hill-HarrisX poll released Thursday.
Across party lines, most registered voters contacted for the March 30-31 survey said major provisions of former President Obama’s signature health care law either had no real impact on them or had made things worse.
Forty-eight percent of respondents said the ACA had not impacted their monthly insurance premium costs, while 46 percent said their premiums were worse compared to before the law. Just 14 percent of respondents said they were better off.
When asked about the health care reform’s effect on co-pay fees, 41 percent said they were worse off, and 35 percent said they were not impacted. Only 13 percent said the ACA improved those costs.
Forty-one percent said their access to medical service providers is the same as it was before the ACA, while 16 percent said it is better. Thirty-four percent said things are worse in terms of access. – READ MORE


Morocco to build USD352.9mn world's biggest renewable plant
(MENAFN Morocco will be home to the world's largest renewable energy desalination plant for drinking water and irrigation, trailing the signing of Phase One of the USD352.9mn project.
Meanwhile, the project will be improved by Abengoa, a global firm that applies innovative tech solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors.
Furthermore, it also includes the building of a plant with a 275.000-cu-m total production capacity of desalinated water per day.
Additionally, the plant, which also offers for the option of being operated on wind power, meets the need of water for local use in addition to irrigation water needs in the cited area.
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(MENAFN) Abu Dhabi National Hotels is investing over Dh1 billion (nearly USD 272 million) to establish a luxury resort on Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Marjan Island in addition to that it is seeking worldwide growth prospects in the area.
The Abu Dhabi-listed firm is going to establish a 1,000-room luxury resort on a 1 million square-foot location overseeing the Arabian Gulf, it stated on Tuesday.
“Ras Al Khaimah is a growing destination and it has natural resources that appeal very clearly to diverse segments and to people from around the world,” head executive Khalid Anib informed The National on the offshoots of the Future Hospitality conference on Tuesday.
Adding that “The infrastructure in Ras Al Khaimah today supports big projects … It's a part of the UAE and as a national company, we believe in the prospects of Ras Al Khaimah and we want to be a part of that growth.”
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