(MENAFN) On Thursday August 20 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) stated that the Sri Lankan economy is waited for to bounce back in the fourth quarter because of the waited effects of monetary and financial incentive and rehabilitated focus on import-substitution and exports.
Data from the Department of Census and Statistics showed that Sri Lanka’s economy agreement by 1.6 percent in the first quarter, with comparable unfavorable property anticipated for the second quarter amid the Coronvairus pandemic.
The CBSL stated that financial and monetary incentive, import-substitution, and political steadiness subsequent to recent elections are predictable to fuel a rebound in the fourth quarter which possible “essential for the country to record a positive growth rate during this year,”.
On Thursday August 20 The Monetary Board of the CBSL declared that the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) would be preserved at 4.50 percent and 5.50 percent correspondingly so as to help trivial borrowers.
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Wiltshire Council is fully committed to doing everything it can to support people, businesses and our local communities through this challenging time.
The government has announced that planning rules will be relaxed so pubs and restaurants can operate as hot food takeaways during the coronavirus outbreak. These changes will provide vital flexibility to pubs and restaurants and will ensure people are able to safely stay at home while still supporting these local businesses across the county.
The measures are the latest in a series of practical steps the government is taking to support businesses and help people who need to self-isolate, as well as vulnerable groups and older people who have been strongly advised to avoid social contact outside their homes to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Full details of the proposal are available on the here.


Rep. Himes defend the FBI after President Trump attacks
(MENAFN) After his recent criticism of FBI agents, President Trump was struck Thursday by Rep. Jim Himes as he defended the agency.
During an interview on CNN, Himes pointed out "The enemies of the United States - name them, North Korea, Iran, Russia - in their wildest dreams they would never imagine that the president of the United States would tar and eviscerate the FBI, the DOJ, the CIA. These are all institutions that our enemies hate because they keep us safe, because they do the hard work of American national security."
The representative continued his attacks as he accused Trump of harassing U.S. institutions even since he was elected as president.
He said "the president - since he became president a year ago - has gone out of his way to damage not just the morale, but the standing of these institutions in the American peoples' mind."
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A group calling itself Concerned citizens has today reported United Party for National Development (UPND) national youth chairperson, Gilbert Liswaniso to police.
Mr. Liswaniso recently said that the youths will take the law into their hands to manhandle whoever criticizes President Hichilema.
Mr. Liswaniso further said that the UPND youths will not involve the police but ensure that those found wanting are dealt with.
Joseph Phiri who spoke to journalists shortly after delivering the letter to the police said the remarks made are very worrying and should warrant immediate action to summon Mr. Liswaniso.
He said not only are the remarks worrying but also undermines and threatens the country’s security as well as that of the ordinary citizens.
Mr. Phiri said that the remarks further have the capacity to incapacitate the freedoms of political parties and also undermine the country’s democracy.


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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov.17
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
The International Monetary Fund announced that Uzbekistan's next reform steps should aim at improving the investment climate and protecting the vulnerable segments of the population, reads an end-of-mission reports of the IMF.
An IMF mission led by Albert Jaeger visited Tashkent during November 7–16, 2017, to discuss the authorities' plans to continue reforms of the economy and to update the macroeconomic framework.
The IMF mission welcomed the authorities' continued efforts to adopt a more effective macroeconomic stabilization framework and to improve the economy's investment climate, in line with the priorities of the development strategy of the President of the Republic.
The mission noted that the liberalization of the foreign exchange market in early-September was a significant first step, which seemed to be welcomed by all stakeholders.
stressing that the next reform steps should aim at improving the investment climate and protecting the vulnerable segments of the population, them mission noted that improved international commodity prices and trading partner growth will provide a favorable backdrop to the authorities' reform efforts.
'Growth prospects remain broadly favorable, but there are risks to growth during this phase of economic transformation, as earlier experiences of other transition economies suggest," according to the report.
The mission welcomed the authorities' focus on keeping inflationary pressures in check. To be able to more effectively control inflation, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) is overhauling its monetary framework and is enhancing its operational capabilities.
Fiscal policy will have to continue to play the leading role in stabilizing the economy. In this context, the mission noted that it will be important that fiscal policy, defined as including all on- and off-budget operations, will need to remain tight going forward to help contain inflationary pressures.
'Following the liberalization of the foreign exchange market, the banking system remains well-buffered. But there was agreement that banks' asset quality and liquidity needs to be monitored carefully, especially against the backdrop of the restructuring of the large state-owned enterprise sector," it reads.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Rabat, May 19, 2022, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unanimously won the ICAO Council's elections to be a representative of the Arab Group.
This came during the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), which was held today in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.
The election of the Kingdom came among the countries that requested candidacy through the Arab Group in the elections of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which will take place during the work of the General Assembly, and will be held from September 27 to October 14, 2022 at ICAO's headquarters in Montreal, Canada.
On this occasion, the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, head of the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the meeting of the ACAO General Assembly voiced his happiness at the Kingdom's victory to be represented by the Arab Group in the elections of ICAO Council of the second category.
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A new THINK! campaign to help children stay safe on the roads has been launched by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.
The £700,000 campaign, which will run on television and in cinemas, is aimed at children aged six to eleven, and spells out the dangers of not taking care on the roads. Television adverts will highlight the importance of finding a safe place to cross the road while the cinema campaign will remind children of the importance of making sure they can be seen when they are out after dark.
In 2010 more than 19,500 children were injured on the roads and 55 were killed.


RAWALPINDI: City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi on the directives of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rai Mazhar Iqbal have accelerated their ongoing traffic awareness campaign.
According to a CTP spokesman, the Education Wing has organized an awareness program here at Chairing Cross Chowk which was participated by a large number school students. The CTO and the students distributed traffic awareness pamphlets and chocolates among the road users.
Due to heavy traffic load which was increasing day by day in the town, traffic problems were being faced, he said adding, smooth flow of traffic on the roads has become a challenge for the CTP which were making all out efforts to regulate the traffic.
He said the CTP Education Wing had also been directed to accelerate the public awareness campaign about traffic rules and road safety.
The CTO said the officials were instructed to ensure that the road users strictly observe traffic signs, signals, traffic rules and regulations on the city roads.
He said that maximum pamphlets should be distributed among the public, especially frequent road users, to spread awareness about traffic rules and road safety.
The Education Wing was also arranging lectures, seminars, walks and radio programmes and using other mediums of communication to spread awareness among the general public.
The CTO informed that the CTP officials were creating awareness about traffic rules among the citizens as well as striving hard to regulate the city traffic.
The citizens, during the awareness campaign, were also being informed that the use of mobile phone while driving was dangerous and the habit should be avoided altogether.
He said that the education wing had been making efforts to spread road safety awareness among the public so that traveling could be made safe and easy for all road users.


Minister of Foreign Affairs condemns terrorist bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain condemns the heinous terrorist bombing that targeted a United Nations patrol vehicle in Mogadishu, Federal Republic of Somalia, which resulted in the death of a number of people and the injury of others.
The Ministry expresses its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery for the ones injured. It also reiterates the Kingdom's firm position which rejects all forms of terrorism and violence.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Bahrain.
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KARACHI: Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, Special Representative to the Caretaker Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Islamic Countries, said on Monday that Ulema and minorities, including the Christian community, were united for the peace and development of Pakistan.
Ashrafi, who is also Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, said that the PUC and churches had always stood firm for peace in the country.
He made these remarks during a visit to Holy Trinity Cathedral to celebrate Christmas with the Christian community.
Ashrafi, felicitating the Christian community of Pakistan on the auspicious occasion, said that the Ulema believed in having respect for all religions.
Minorities Enjoying Complete Religious Freedom in Pakistan
The minorities, including Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs, were free to go to their worship places in the country, and their protection was the State’s responsibility, Ashrafi said.
He said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir, also visited a Church today to join the Christian community in Christmas celebrations.
Referring to the Palestine situation, Ashrafi said that the Christians opened the doors of their churches to the Muslims when the latter were attacked.
He said that the Christians were also being targeted in Palestine along with the Muslims. We want peace and do not want war, he maintained.
Recalling the incident of Jaranwala, Ashrafi said that no one had the right to destabilize peace in the country.
He said that due to the efforts of the caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar and the army chief, activities had been restored in the Pakistan Stock Exchange.


YSR Congress leader Jaleel Khan has said that Vijayawada Congress MP Lagadapati Rajagopal should desist from buffoonery and stop making wild presumptions.
Talking to the media here on Sunday, Jaleel disputed the allegation of Lagadapati that the YSR Congress candidates had won only because of the sympathy generated after the arrest of Jagan. He said that it was the support of the people and not sympathy that Jagan was commanding. He said that all the YSRCP candidates had got 30 per cent votes more than what they got in the 2009 elections.
He ridiculed the Congress party by stating that despite campaigning with the photograph of Sonia Gandhi, they won only two seats. He said that Lagadapati, who had earlier said that by-elections were not a referendum, should now state what he called them.


Who is behind the Sri lanka blasts
It is said that the local terrorist group in Sri lanka is responsible for the attacks that took place on easter 2019, in Sri Lanka. However, the government of Sri Lanka has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one has yet admitted about carrying out the such attacks and talking the responsibility for it.
Another attack has said to have injured approx. 500 people in the suicide attacks on or near the churches and hotels.
A nationwide emergency is declared from midnight (19:30 GMT) on Monday, the information came from the president’s office as per some news channels.
It has also been noted and said that the Police of Sri Lanka has arrested 24 people in a series of raids. It was reported that their was another explosion that rocked a street near a church in the capital, Colombo, on Monday but there were no immediate details about the same.
It was also said, that during the massacre people from different countries including India lost their lives and were injured.
We are still waiting on the updates as to how many people lost their lives and what has been done to find the culprits in this saddening incident.
We pray for their souls to rest in peace and condolences to their families.


BANDUNG-The government mentioned that the implementation of regional head election has become one of the important agenda during 2018.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Wiranto said that in the election, the legislative and presidential elections are expected to take place safely and peacefully.
"It is now the political year, which means that the elections are part of our focus and as the Menkopolhukam expects that this political year can be carried out safely," Wiranto told reporters at Gedung Sate Bandung on Tuesday (16/1/2018)
Wiranto said that the task of Menkopolhukam is to solve various political problems so that in the future they can conduct a dignified political process.
According to him, it is important to do because it has an impact on public confidence in the government.
"It is very important to do because public confidence in the government increases again when we can safeguard the national political activities well," said Menkopolhukam.
Based on the election security indices issued by Bawaslu and the police, some areas still have potential for potential pilkada.
In the security index, the regions are vulnerable, including areas with high potential for conflict.
"It's already in our records, so from now we try to neutralize it," said Wiranto.
He hopes, at the time of the election pilkada later the level of conflict is already lost. So the government is seriously guarding the election in dignity.
Menkopolhukan mentioned several triggers of conflict election conflicts and then predicted various disturbances at polling stations (TPS) including during election campaign
"The police have been working with Bawaslu to anticipate conflict-prone triggers," he concluded (MAT)


By STEVE KRASKE
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A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll suggests that its because Americans view the Republicans motives as more political.
The poll found that seven in 10 people agreed with the statement that Republicans are putting their own political agenda ahead of what is good for the country, The Washington Post said.
Meantime, just 27 percent said that the GOP is demonstrating strong leadership and standing up for what they believe in.
Compare that to what people said about President Obama.
Some 46 percent of respondents said he is demonstrating strong leadership while 51 percent said he is putting his own political agenda first, according to The Post.
Obama cant feel great about those numbers. But compared to the GOP, hes in a lot better shape.


The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman has said that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) negatively affected operations of the police force, VANTAGE NEWS reports.
Usman added that the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest demoralised officers of the force.
The IGP spoke on Thursday at a presidential briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the statehouse in Abuja.
Usman, who stated that the police have recorded successes against secessionist groups, added that the ongoing strike by judiciary workers is a major challenge in the prosecution of offenders.
He stated further that the plan to recruit 10,000 new police officers has reached nearly 70 percent completion.


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BULAWAYO magistrate Rachel Mukanga is this Monday expected to rule on New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo’s bail application.
Moyo was arrested on Wednesday last week for allegedly contravening the Immigration Act through assisting two New York Times journalists to fraudulently acquire media accreditation cards.
He is also accused of conniving with Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) employee, Thabang Manhika in committing the offence.
Moyo denies the charge.
Representing the state, Thompson Hove told the court that Moyo allegedly assisted the two unnamed journalists to illegally enter the country and promised them temporary press cards despite that the scribes had been denied entry by the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting Services and Publicity.
Hove told court that the state was convinced by the investigating officer, Ben Justin’s evidence that the two should not be granted bail as their case involved national security issues.
Moyo’s lawyer, Douglas Coltart argued the fact that his client was facing national security charges was not enough excuse to deny the scribe bail.
Coltart questioned the ministry’s involvement in the case, insisting that according to the Constitution of the country, ZMC had the sole right to accredit both local and foreign journalists.
The lawyer also complained about the way the two accused were treated by the police when they were arrested.
He told court the two were forced to remove their warm clothing and were detained in a cell which had too many inmates, something that exposed them to Covid-19.
He also raised issue with the deplorable conditions in the cell.
Magistrate Mukanga ordered the state to investigate the allegations and report the findings to the court before 9 June.


RETAILERS around Suva have beefed up security to keep their properties and customers safe as the hunt for the remaining one escapee continues.
They are believed to be responsible for the recent spate of crimes since their escape from Naboro minimum security prison on Monday.
Speaking to The Fiji Times yesterday, Prouds Suva Central store manager, Nilesh Chand, said a number of security procedures were put in place after the robberies.
Mr Chand said staff members were instructed to be vigilant and watch customers who were acting suspiciously.
TappooCity retail operations manager Thilini Kahapolaarachchi said the safety of their customers was of paramount importance.
"We have internal and external staff security providing constant detailed reports of public and vehicle movements," she said.
"We also have CCTV monitoring throughout the day and the entrances to the building are also being monitored."
Ms Kahapolaarachchi said there would also be 24-hour monitoring of the premises, adding that Tappoos wanted to make sure that customers were safe to shop.
Carpenters director of retail and marketing Kuna Subaratnam said the staff members of MHCC had taken extra precautions as well.


Narayan Prasad, the Tourism Minister of Bihar, has said that the state government is ready to join hands with investors on the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model to develop tourism infrastructure across various destinations. Prasad said that the government has identified 11 different theme-based circuits in the state where opportunities for private investment are available on PPP mode.
The Tourism Minister was speaking at a Tourism Investors Meet organised by the industry chamber, FICCI in New Delhi. Prasad said that the tourism department has identified land banks for hotel development in many destinations and if required the department will seek help from the state government for more land.
The government has already invited investors to set up restaurants and way-side amenities along the National Highways in the state. The state will provide financial subsidy ranging from INR 10 lakh to INR 50 lakh depending on the ticket size of the project, the minister said while speaking exclusively to ETTravelWorld.
The minister said that the state is open for PPP with private investors to manage the Patna Ashok which has been handed over to the state tourism by the ITDC as part of disinvestment.


Simara: Jeetpursimara Sub-metropolis has also started health insurance program. Saraswati Chaudhary, deputy chief of the municipality, started the campaign by insuring her health.
Stating that the general public can benefit from the health insurance program targeted at the poor sections of the society, Deputy Chief Chaudhary urged all to get health insurance on time.
City dwellers are happy after the sub-metropolis, which has been giving priority to health services, started health insurance. City Deputy Chief Chaudhary said that health insurance can be provided through an agent who has reached the doorstep.
Chaudhary said that five members can be insured for Rs.3,500. She said that health insurance is good overall and urged to take advantage. Chief Administrative Officer of the sub-metropolis Chet Kumar Pokhrel, Chief of Health Branch Ravi Bhaskar and others were present on the occasion.


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Kyrgyzstan has developed new digital content for tourists in 14
languages, Trend reports citing Kabar .
The Department of Tourism reported that the Smart digital app
with a broad social media targeting has been developed and
implemented jointly with SmartGuide.
'Amazing Kyrgyzstan is available for digital viewing in the palm
of every tourist's hand!,” the report said.
The Digital Audio Guide already promotes tourism resources and
opportunities of Bishkek, Osh, Karakol and Chui Oblast.
The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture of
Kyrgyzstan actively continues to work on the inclusion of other
locations in SmartGuide.
To view the tourist destinations, user may scan the QR code and
download the application.
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Three people were killed when the three-wheeler they were travelling in collided with a passenger bus in Unawatuna, in the Habaraduwa police area early this morning, the police media unit said.
The police said that the accident had taken place along the Galle – Matara main road when the three-wheeler was taking a bend.
A passenger bus heading towards Matara from Colombo crashed into the three-wheeler which was travelling on the opposite direction.
The police said that four people who were in the three-wheeler sustained serious injuries in the accident and were admitted to the Karapitiya hospital.
Three of them later succumbed to their injuries. The three victims were aged between 27 and 34, the police media unit said.
According to the police, the victims are residents of Mihiripena, Habaraduwa. The bus driver has been arrested. (Colombo Gazette)


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OTTAWA, 14th December, 2017 (WAM) -- Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, recently met with a number of diplomats from GCC, Arab and North African nations in Canada, to review various issues of common concern.
The meeting included Hamad Alawadi, Charge d'affaires at the UAE Embassy in Canada, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, Saudi Ambassador to Canada, and the Ambassadors and the Charge d'Affaires of other countries, including Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan and Morocco.
The Canadian Minister described her country's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance for refugees, especially Syrians, and its work to support peace, security and development in the Arab world and the Middle East.
Bibeau also reaffirmed Canada's position on the Palestinian issue and its support for a two-state solution.
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Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says terrorists have sophisticated weapons that NATO forces have abandoned.
Talking exclusively about the terrorist attacks in Noshki and Panjgur areas of Balochistan on Geo News morning show Geo Pakistan, Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that Major of Pakistan Army was martyred in the fight against terrorists.
He said that terrorists used explosive-laden vehicles to enter the gate.
The Home Minister said that the terrorist attack was not successful, they had failed miserably in their intentions.
He said that the Noshki and Panjgur areas of Balochistan are under full control of the forces.
Sheikh Rashid says that I think the Afghan Taliban tried to explain the banned TTP but they do not understand.
ISIL and other terrorist organizations are present in the Kunar, Paktia, and Khost regions of Afghanistan, he said.
The Federal Interior Minister further said that terrorism has increased in the country and in this regard, the intelligence agencies have been asked to remain alert.
Referring to the opposition, Sheikh Rashid said that the opposition could not do anything.


Concerns about security at New York City hotels used to shelter homeless families are rising after a report documents criminal activity at more than half the hotels last year. The city now houses more than 30 percent of the nation’s homeless families . . .
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Israeli occupation soldiers arrest 10 Palestinians
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Ramallah, March 7 (Petra) -- Israeli occupation forces Wednesday stormed cities across the West Bank and arrested 10 Palestinians allegedly for security reasons, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement .
These arrests happened as Israeli occupation forces stormed the cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, and Salfit, the statement added.
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) KILIS, Turkey: 16-year-old Ahmed Dabul, who lost both his legs in a regime airstrike last year near Syria's northwestern Aleppo province, is learning to walk again thanks to a new pair of prosthetic legs provided by Turkey.
He received his prosthetic legs by a medical organization Physicians Across Continents (PAC) in Turkey's southern Kilis province.
'These prosthetic legs will help my son [walk]. He has received a new life, thanks to the facilities provided by Turkey, Ahmed's father Sulaiman Dabul told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview.
Ahmed was lucky to have survived the attack. Three of his friends, who were with him when the mortar shell fell, lost their lives.
The teenage boy was brought to Turkey for treatment.
Ali Sarhan, a Syrian physiotherapist at the center, said Ahmed was given prosthetic legs after necessary medical checkups.
'We first had him walk on normal devices. Now he can walk on his own, he said.
The center has been giving free-of-cost treatment in Kilis since 2013.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, according to the UN.
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Countries around the world spent over $13 TRILLION to combat Covid-19 pandemic – report
Global leaders have committed trillions of dollars to battle the coronavirus pandemic and support the global economy, Japanese business newspaper Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing its experts.
According to estimates, the total amount has now exceeded $13 trillion across the world. It includes the $900 billion stimulus package, which has been passed by the US Congress this week.
The adoption of additional programs to stimulate the global economy has sent public debt skyrocketing in the world’s leading countries, said the report. Experts project it will reach 125 percent of their total GDP in 2021.Also on rt.com Covid pandemic could push more than a BILLION people worldwide into extreme poverty, UN warns
International organizations have all been warning that the global economy won’t return to pre-pandemic levels ‘for a long time.’ According to the United Nations, it will contract by 5.6 percent this year as more and more countries have plunged into recession due to the coronavirus crisis. The UN also said that another 207 million people could be driven into extreme poverty by the severe long-term impact of the pandemic, bringing the total number to more than one billion by 2030.
More than 78 million cases of coronavirus have been registered in the world to date. Over 1.7 million people have died.
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According to DXC Technology, it is expected that the majority of companies will increase their investment in digital technology this year. DXC's new report (2019: The Year of Digital Decisions) suggests that new digital technologies can help businesses achieve greater cost savings and more profitability.
The Senior Vice President and chief technology officer of DXC Technology, Dan Hushon, said, 'Companies overwhelmingly recognise that digital innovation is now a requirement for them to compete and succeed," and the report says that three key organisational functions have been digitally enabled. However, the biggest roadblock to future adoption is tight budgets and security woes.
The report also says that four in ten businesses will be increasing their investments by 11 percent or more. Hushon continued to say that "The survey findings point to perhaps the most rapid, dramatic and sophisticated effort at reinvention that major businesses have attempted for many decades, and those surveyed are committed to investing to make digital happen."
Other than cost savings for companies, digital enablement can also open new revenue streams, with more than two-thirds of organisations saying they have earned more thanks to digitalisation. 74 percent expect even more earnings within the next three years.
Survey report interviewee and the Executive Vice President and chief digital officer at Charles Schwab, Neesha Hathi said: "We strongly believe that we can make the customer experience easier and simpler while leading to better outcomes through digital technology, and that will continue to drive our market share."


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SSP Traffic National Highway, Sanjay Kotwal Wednesday said that traffic was restored on highway Wednesday afternoon.
Kotwal told KNS that traffic on highway, which was suspended due to the landslides at various places across highway, was restored around Thursday afternoon.
He said that authorities had to suspend the traffic movement on highway as roads were damaged at certain places caused by the landslides due to the incessant rains on Tuesday.
He informed that men and machinery were put into service to restore traffic on the highway which was finally thrown open on Wednesday afternoon.
“There were around 2000 Srinagar bound vehicles stranded on the highway which were allowed to move after traffic movement was restored across highway,” he added.


Every one of the 12 Republican Senators who voted for a resolution opposing President Donald Trump's emergency order for the border is committed and united to securing the border, despite their vote, Sen. John Barrasso, who voted against the resolution, said Friday.
"I stand with the president," the Wyoming Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "His veto will be sustained. There aren't enough votes to override the president."
Republicans who voted against the resolution want money to be there to secure the border, but wanted that to happen through the appropriations process, not through an executive order, said Barrasso, adding that he would have also preferred to do it that way.
"Ever since Donald Trump was elected president what we have seen are Democrats obstructing him every step along the way that they can do it, even to the expense of our own nation's security," said Barrasso. "To me, border security is national security."
Barrasso also commented about the upcoming procedural being called on the "Green New Deal," which to him shows Democrats are "careening over the liberal cliff," with their support of the environmental plan and other "hard-line" positions, including on healthcare and abortion.
"We have presidential candidates on the Democrat side who want to eliminate immigration customs enforcement," said Barrasso. "They want to eliminate some of the barriers that are already there. We need barriers at the border. The president has been strong on that. They want to take them down."
Barrasso also spoke out about the New Zealand mosque massacres, saying it is "disturbing" when such murders happen when people are worshipping.
"The world continues to be a dangerous place and we'll continue in the war against terrorism," said the senator.


Liz Peace, the organisation's Chief Executive, explained that the decision will largely affect small businesses outside of London who had expected rates to fall.
However, she did welcome the government's announcement to make changes to the planning system, saying it will provide enterprises with confidence.
On business rates, she added: "So, while businesses will be given two years of certainty, many will pay more than they would have done had the 2015 revaluation been allowed to continue.
"Broadly, the losers will be those outside of London who would have expected to see their rental values fall by more than the national average."
It comes after the Taxpayers' Alliance added its support to the freezing of business rates earlier this month, saying that delaying the review would put strain on the small businesses lucky enough to survive.
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Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday reacted on two molestation viral videos and said that two persons have been apprehended till now and the state government has taken cognizance of the incident. He also appealed the public to help government in curbing such incidents.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister asserted that a speedy trial will be conducted regarding the matter. “The government has taken cognizance of the incident, two people have been arrested till now, a speedy trial will be conducted, also appeal to the public to help government in curbing such incidents,” said Modi.


Only nine percent of Americans say their health insurance situation improved in the past year, according to a Bankrate.com (NYSE:RATE) report issued Tuesday. But the failed Republican effort to derail Obamacare has heightened curiosity about the new law.
Though the health insurance exchanges opened about a month ago and hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent advertising them, almost half of the uninsured in the U.S. still say they do not know where to find information on how the health care law affects them.
About two in three uninsured Americans have become more curious about the Affordable Care Act since the exchange opened on Oct. 1, according to the survey, while 51 percent of the population -- an equal number of Republicans and Democrats -- has become more curious about the law in the past month.
"I would say that's a very positive popular reaction," Judy Feder, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University and fellow at the Urban Institute, said.
"It hasn't made anybody more negative, which is huge given the degree of attention and concern about the challenges of getting the exchanges under way. "People seem to be aware that there is now something to be gotten and have not been pushed away by either the complexities or the active, aggressive efforts to discourage people."
The Bankrate survey also found that 36 percent of Americans say their health care costs have risen in the past year, while 5 percent say costs have decreased.
Thirty-eight percent of the uninsured feel more negative about the health care law than they did a year ago.


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Zanu-PF will in December hold its annual conference in Matabeleland South, Gwanda, the party’s secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu has said.
This will be the first time for the ruling party to hold its annual conference under the leadership of First Secretary and President Mnangagwa.
In an interview, Dr Mpofu said the party was seized with the conference preparations.
“Right now we are preparing for the annual conference which is going to be held in Gwanda. And the preparations have started in earnest and the media will be kept informed of the developments as they unfold,” he said.
The party was last year expected to hold the conference in Gwanda, but after Central Committee members recalled former President and First Secretary Mr Robert Mugabe as the Zanu-PF leader, the ruling party was forced to hold a Special Congress.
The Special Congress was held in Harare and party members endorsed President Mnangagwa as the party’s First Secretary and President.
The Congress allowed for President Mnangagwa to appoint new Politburo members who replaced those who had been fired from the party.
The appointed Politburo members were given a five-year term.
Dr Mpofu said since President Mnangagwa took over Zanu-PF’s leadership last year, the party has achieved stability contributing to its resounding victory in the July harmonised elections.


Concerns that ministers will have too much power over the BBC, because they will be able to appoint six members of its executive board, were raised by the corporation’s director general after the publication of the white paper on its future.
Tony Hall called the change in the BBC’s governance the “most significant reform in the BBC’s history” and said the broadcaster was still in dispute with the government over the implementation of plans.
“We have an honest disagreement with the government on this,” Hall said. “I do not believe the appointments proposal for the new unitary board are yet right. We will continue to make the case to government. It is vital for the future of the BBC that its independence is fully preserved.”


President Yoweri Museveni today is expected to receive the status report on the COVID-19 situation in Uganda.
Farouk Kirunda, the president’s Deputy press secretary, said Museveni will receive the report from the taskforce led by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.
Mr. Kirunda said the report will inform the way forward on the full reopening of the economy.
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One year after the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act came into force, minister for social services and public health Rebecca Evans has made a statement in the Senedd outlining the changes which have taken place.
In the statement, the minister said that "people have a stronger voice in improving their well-being and deciding what support they need to help them to live independently".
"Care is being co-ordinated with the person at the centre – recognising that they and their family know the situation best – they live it every day," she continues.
The statement goes on to praise the work of the seven regional partnership boards and says that "the citizen voice is increasingly present in the decision-making process".
Read the full statement on the Welsh Government website.


Kathmandu, April 25
Estimating that more than one million people in the country will lose their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is preparing to prioritise employment generation in its annual budget plan for the next fiscal year.
As per the constitutional provision, the government will have to present the plan for the new fiscal year beginning mid-July, in Parliament on May 28. Officials in the Ministry of Finance have already begun preparations to draft the plan.
Whereas the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security was focused on employment generation to provide social protection to the underprivileged in the past years, the officials there have now begun devising new concepts to address the current crisis.
This time, the government also has to address concerns of thousands of Nepalis who are likely to return home from various countries as they will lose their jobs due to the crisis. Recently, the government has estimated that around 300,000 Nepali migrants will return home soon.


Facts are facts and the people need to know the truth.
This is the view of Dr Tim Gopeesingh, who says that the Government is not being truthful with the population on the data as it relates to the Covid 19 pandemic.
He said that the health care system has not been able to treat Covid patients effectively.
He said that he’s not concerned about those who say that he’s pulling health professionals into his political rhetoric and debasing them at a very difficult time in the country.
Dr Gopeesingh stated he was more interested in the truth being highlighted.


Olaf Scholz: Putin wants to return to 'spheres of influence'
(MENAFN) Russian Leader Vladimir Putin wants to go back to a 'spheres of influence' situation, but he will not win, as said by German President Olaf Scholz in an interview with the newspaper Munchner Merkur.
Amongst other topics, Scholz was requested to note on Russia’s statements that Western bans were blocking supplies of Russian gas to Germany through the Nord Stream pipeline.
On the words of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the pipeline’s turbines have to be kept, but due to the restrictions “the Europeans are not returning them.”
“This justification is not plausible,” Scholz answered.
In another part of the interview, while claiming that neither NATO nor the European Union was an intimidation to Russia, Scholz underlined that Putin “has to accept that a community of democracies and constitutional states is growing ever closer together in his neighborhood.”
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A year after their Assembly elections as many of 38.29 per cent of surveyed people in these four states and a Union Territory think that their living standards have deteriorated.
This was revealed during an exclusive survey conducted by CVoter on behalf of IANS in the four states — Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala — and the Union Territory of Puducherry, where Assembly elections were held in 2021.
According to the survey, 38.29 per cent said that their living standards have deteriorated, 32.7 per cent said that these remained the same, while 28.4 per cent said that it has improved. A total of 0.61 per cent chose ‘Don’t Know/Can’t say in the survey.
Out of total people who participated in the survey in Assam, as much as 48.57 per cent were of view that their living standards had deteriorated, 25.26 per cent said these ‘remained same’ and only 18.38 per cent said that these have improved. As many as 7.79 per cent opted for Don’t Know/Can’t say’ in the survey.
In Kerala, 25.17 per cent of the surveyed people said the living standards have improved, while 31.95 said it remained the same in the survey. However, 41.88 per cent of the total surveyed population said their standards have deteriorated, and 1 per cent were for ‘Don’t Know/Can’t say’ in the state.
A total of 35.11 per cent of the surveyed people in Tamil Nadu were of view that living standards have deteriorated, while 16.75 per cent said it has improved. Total 47.75 per cent people opted for remained the same and 0.39 were for ‘Don’t Know/Can’t say’ in the state.
In West Bengal, 45.81 per cent of surveyed people said in the survey that living standards have deteriorated, while 29.65 per cent said it remained the same and for 24.54 per cent of people, it has improved.
Out of total surveyed people in Puducherry, for 45.44 per cent of population, living standards have deteriorated, while 33.56 per cent said that it remained the same in the survey. However, 21 per cent said that living standards have improved as per the CVoter survey.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Saturday at his Lusail Palace office with the Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, they discussed the friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries and exchanged opinions on the latest regional and international developments of mutual interest.
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YSRCP Rajya Sabha member Vijayasai Reddy said an important party co-ordinating committee is going to take place today in Visakha. Speaking to a media channel, YSRCP senior leader said the meeting will witness the presence of Assembly and Parliamentary members, districts presidents, regional coordinators, and other representatives. Vijayasai Reddy said party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will address all these members about the future course of action keeping in mind the General Election. Reacting to a question that many YSRCP MLAs will resign, YSRCP said the media reporter to wait and see.
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KATHMANDU: Minister for Information and Communications Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said Unified Socialist leader Rajendra Rai-led coalition government would be formed in Province 1.
Minister Karki said the province’s parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist) Rai would lead the new government in the province as per the consensus.
He also said that strengthening the culture of the coalition is the need of the hour.
Minister Karki said that there was no other way to abide by the top leaders’ decision to keep the alliance of five parties intact.
Minister Karki said that the federal government was committed to working for leading the nation towards sustainable development by maintaining stability and safeguarding people’s livelihood.
Karki was of the argument that the erstwhile government did nothing for the cause of people except concentrating power and making big talks.
Minister Karki, who is also the federal government spokesperson, said that all the eligible people in the country would receive COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2078 BS, adding that vaccination drive was the government’s top priority.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the feeling of ownership among 125 crore Indians towards the Swachh Bharat Mission has led to India making remarkable progress in cleanliness and sanitation.
The Prime Minister said this while sharing a letter of a citizen from Saharanpur on Twitter on Sunday morning.
The person has expressed support for the Swachh Bharat Mission and has urged others to support it too.
The Prime Minister also shared a letter from a student, who shared his experiences from a family holiday to Ladakh.
In the Mann Ki Baat programme, PM Modi had asked students to visit various places of India during vacations and share their experiences.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister had expressed happiness at the World Health Organisation lauding India for accelerated sanitation coverage in the country. The Prime Minister said, the observations by the WHO in a study on India’s strides in cleanliness and sanitation are fascinating.
The Prime Minister said the Swachh Bharat Mission has an important role in saving several lives.


kathmandu. law justice and parliamentary administration minister dilendra prasad badu has said the government led by kp sharma o’leary, the president of the mpa, had to exit prematurely while it went beyond the constitution and operated.
he says ollie has failed to run the government. he said ollie had to exit because he did not understand the feelings of the people when he was prime minister, went beyond the country and the people and tried to run the government.
budu has said it is the government’s core responsibility to defend the threatened constitution, saying the current government is made up of special circumstances and special obligations.


As the government continues to prolong the implementation of the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), people have been living by choosing to live over livelihood.
However, as the public could no longer sustain the shocks, the talk about balancing live and livelihood reappeared especially when the people have started to voice out their concerns.
As such, it is visible in the top issues that the media has started to incorporate the public’s worsening condition when reporting about the EMCO and the household spending issues.
Looking at the news excerpts of the topic, it is visible that the same angle been used by the media when it comes to the public’s voice about the household spending, which is related to the EMCO.
Apart from the people, the media has also highlighted the business leader’s opinion for the topic such as the president of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), Soh Thian Lai.
Due to the media portrayal regarding the public’s voice, it is also reflected in the news sentiment for the household topic, whereby a surge in negative sentiment is recorded on the 6th of July.
Nonetheless, with the public is in dire condition, especially when many are facing financial constraints, more pressure will be placed upon the government, especially in terms of aid.


Focus on J&K
In the recent mega outreach program being conducted by the central government by sending dozens of ministers to Jammu and Kashmir the focus has been the development and progress.
In this connection one of the Union Ministers during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir said that the Metro Rail Project in J&K will be approved by next week and the demand of LPG Gas pipeline for J&K will also be given a top priority by the Government.
He said that there is no compromise on the development agenda and timelines are set before for the completion of projects like the deadline for Central Vista Project has been set which will be completed before 26th January, 2022. He also mentioned that the projects are being completed before their deadlines under the current government.
Saying that many schemes under the present government are reaching their saturation points, the Minister said that under PM Ujjwala Yojana 1.0, eight crore LPG connections have been provided to the beneficiaries. He also said that timely implementation of all schemes has been stressed by this Government.
He also said that after the abrogation of Article 370, the development projects that were languishing from years in J&K have been taken up and many have been completed in these years. He further mentioned that the development paradigms have now changed in J&K which is evident from the fact that the development works have achieved a pace under the new administration and are now completed within a timeline in J&K.


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Doha: Qatar has announced that it is following with great concern the current developments in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis concerning Russia's announcement of the annexation of Ukrainian lands, stressing the necessity of respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and pursuing dialogue as a way to resolve the crisis.
In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed the position of Qatar on the need to adhere to the United Nations Charter and the well-established principles of international law, including obligations under the Charter to settle international disputes by peaceful means.
The ministry reiterated Qatar's full readiness to contribute to any international and regional effort to find an immediate peaceful solution to this crisis and its keenness to keep channels of communication open with all concerned parties.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has seen an increase in the number of HIV positive cases, a minister said Tuesday.
Health Minister V.S.Sivakumar informed the assembly that in the past decade, the last fiscal saw the highest increase of fresh HIV positive cases in the state.
"If one looks into the figures of new HIV cases starting from the fiscal 2004-05, 440 cases was registered then and the last fiscal saw 1,766 cases. During the 2011-12 fiscal, 1,680 new cases was there. This fiscal till the end of December last year 1,177 new cases was registered," said the minister.
He also said at present there are 17,593 HIV positive patients in the state and those who are undergoing the treatment stands at 8,525.
Palakkad district leads with 1,381 patients and the capital district accounts for 898 patients who are under treatment.


Pele's kidney treatment temporarily halted, hospital says
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) The kidney treatment being given to Brazilian
football legend Pele has been temporarily halted as his condition
improves, dpa cited the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo as saying on Sunday.
Though the 74-year-old remains in intensive care, kidney dialysis has
been halted for the time being, a statement said. Pele's condition,
and the need for dialysis, will be re-evaluated Monday.
Doctors said Pele, a three-time World Cup winner, remained stable and
was breathing unaided.
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5 August 2022
Admiral announces that Jean Park, non-executive director, has returned from her temporary medical leave of absence to Board duties including as a member of the Group Risk, Nominations and Governance, and Remuneration Committees.
Justine Roberts will continue in the role of interim Senior Independent Director, Andy Crossley as interim Chair of the Group Risk Committee and Jayaprakasa (JP) Rangaswami an interim member of the Remuneration Committee. A further announcement will be made when appropriate.
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MUZAFFARGARH (INP): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured that government will compensate losses and rehabilitate the flood affected people in the country.
Talking to the flood victims in Muzaffargarh on Tuesday, he said government realizes their difficulties. He assured that they would be compensated soon for their damaged houses, crops, and livestock due to devastating floods.
On this occasion, the flood affectees informed the Prime Minister about their losses caused by the floods.
The Prime Minister said he fully shared their grief and assured them that the government will fulfill its responsibility to mitigate their suffering.
Nawaz Sharif said this natural calamity was sudden and the government has no control over it.
Earlier, on arrival at Muzaffargarh, the Prime Minister was briefed about the losses caused by the floods. He was informed that more than twenty-five thousand people have been shifted to safer places who were being provided relief and medical facilities.
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SRINAGAR: Police on Sunday took incarcerated chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah, who was detained at police station Raj Bagh since more than two months, to an undisclosed location.
In a statement issued to the press, a DFP spokesperson said that a large contingent of police force on Sunday took Shah to an undisclosed location and neither his family nor the Freedom Party was given any information regarding the move.
“Shabir Ahmad Shah had been under house arrest since last 30 months and was arrested in February 2016 after which he was released in April. Then he was again placed under house arrest and on July 12, was arrested and lodged in police station Raj Bagh. Now, he has been taken to some unknown place,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that the continuous detention of Shabir Ahmad Shah had taken a toll on his health condition, which is deteriorating with each passing day.
Expressing concern over Shabir Ahmad Shah’s arrest, the spokesperson said the pro-freedom leaders won’t succumb to such arbitrary measures and will continue to fight for the rights of the people of Jammu Kashmir till their last breath.


Indian Army General Bipin Rawat said that India’s neighboring country Pakistan has always been supporting the intruders. He said that in comparison to earlier, militancy related incidents have been reduced in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking on the condition of Kashmir, he said that the youth of the valley who want to leave the path of militancy, the Indian army is always together to help them.
“We are only facilitators for peace in J&K,” he said. “We have managed the situation well along the northern and western borders,” Gen Rawat said, adding that there should be no cause for concern.
Army Chief said that the decision to ban the militants lives in all areas of Jammu and Kashmir has been proved right. He said that the situation of the valley has already improved after the ban on militants, which has reduced the violence.
Rawat also said in his annual press conference that there was a need to improve the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, “We are the only coordinators for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.” General Rawat said, “We have taken the position better on the northern and western borders. He said there should be no concern.
He said that fundamentalism has taken a different form in our country. In Jammu and Kashmir the youth are becoming radical because they are being misinformed and lying about religion. This form is now becoming a war technique.
The biggest issue is that the social media has to ensure that fundamentalism is not created through false and false information. It is also a cause of the spread of fundamentalism through the use of social media for the reasons that the militants organizations raise money.
Army chief further added talks and terror cannot go together, and it applies to Jammu and Kashmir too. (PTK)


ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said the enemies creating misunderstandings between China and Pakistan have failed in their designs, as China has announced to further expedite work on Dasu project.
Talking to media today [Thursday], he reiterated that the culprits of Dasu incident will never be forgiven at any cost as they are enemies of Pak-China friendship.
The Minister said the investigation into the Dasu incident has entered into second phase.
He said we are indebted to China and its people for extending support to Pakistan in every difficult time.
Talking about Afghan issue, he said problems of Afghanistan can only be resolved by Afghan people while Pakistan can just facilitate the peace process.
Condemning the recent statement of Afghan Vice President, Fawad Chaudhry said people like Afghan Vice President have little interest in their own country and the region.


The Indian state of West Bengal has extended its lockdown until August 31, its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at a news conference on Tuesday.
The lockdown will largely be a "general" one, meaning essential services will run and industrial activity will be allowed, reports the CNN.
But in nine days in August, the east Indian state will go into a "complete" lockdown, with everyone required to stay indoors.
West Bengal has 60,830 cases of coronavirus including 1,411 deaths and 39,917 recoveries, according to the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as of Wednesday.
"We need to break the chain...If we can block the virus even to a certain extent we should take whatever steps we can," Banerjee said.
"A lot of people think that the numbers are too high, but earlier we had one lab for tests, now we have 56," she said.
Banerjee added that the state's health infrastructure had improved significantly in the last eight to nine years.
India has more than 1.5 million coronavirus cases, the third highest tally in the world according to Johns Hopkins University.


New Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena?
A caretaker government is to be appointed until the next parliamentary election.
Political sources further say that Dinesh Gunawardena’s name has been proposed for the post of Prime Minister.
It is reported that the 15-member caretaker government is expected to include three SLFP MPs.
Sources say that the new caretaker government will be appointed tomorrow (21) as President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will visit the Kandy area today.


(MENAFN- NewsBytes) The Collins Dictionary has recently proclaimed 'NFT' as its Word of the Year 2021. Interestingly though, it isn't a word, but an acronym that stands for non-fungible token. Other technology-related terms that made it to the list of popular new words include 'metaverse' and 'crypto,' and justifiably so. The words were selected from the Collins Corpus, an analytical database with over 4.5 billion words.
Significance Why does the story matter?
Every year, the vocabulary associated with our culture and technology is evolving. Popular dictionaries such as Oxford English Dictionary and Collins Dictionary compile a list of words coined by innovators, technology companies, and colloquialisms. Despite the pandemic, several technological developments and Facebook's renaming to Meta saw the creation of words we wouldn't have used otherwise, such as metaverse, double-vaxxed, and pingdemic.
Defined NFT is a unique 'digital certificate' assigned to collectibles, artwork
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Bitcoin fell by 10.13% to $21,010, according to the data from
Coindesk, Trend reports citing TASS .
As of 02:48 (GMT+4), bitcoin had somewhat recovered its losses
and was trading at $21.019.
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cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology. It can be issued by
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Number of Covid-19 cases in Harborough has fallen sharply
And just over 75 per cent of adults locally have now had both doses of the vaccine
The number of Covid-19 cases in Harborough has plunged.
Coronavirus infections across the district have plummeted by 40 per cent over the last week.
Some 250 people tested positive for the virulent virus in the seven days to yesterday (Thursday) – that’s 168 fewer than the week before.
The infection rate per 100,000 people in Harborough has now dropped to 312, the latest figures show.
Over 130,000 people in the district have now had at least one vaccination as the successful vaccine rollout continues apace.
A remarkable 130,686 jabs have now been given since people received the first shots in Market Harborough last December.
Just over 75 per cent of adults locally have now had both doses.
And an impressive 88 per cent have been vaccinated once in the fight to beat the Covid pandemic.


Hyderabad: TPCC spokesperson G. Niranjan here on Thursday wrote a letter to Governor ESL Narasimhan that governance had come to a standstill in the State. He said the entire administration in the State had struck due to the absence of a full fledged cabinet.
Alleging that thousands of files were pending in the State for the past six months, the TPCC leader said the people were suffering a lot due to the same. Niranjan also told the Governor that the first Assembly was dissolved on September 6, 2018 paving the way for holding the early elections in the State. He also alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who took charge as Chief Minister for the second consecutive term has forgotten to expand his cabinet.
The TPCC leader said different departments at the Secretariat were gathering dust as the Chief Minister did not visit it ever since he took charge. Niranjan also said the chambers of ministers were sealed at the Secretariat as per rules. He urged the Governor to immediately intervene and set things right for the welfare of the people of the State.


A spokesperson of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) announced on Friday the party’s decision to withdraw from the federal government saying that they had reservations over the policy issues undertaken during the past four months, a private news channel reported.
The JUI-F ministers have tendered their resignations till the deadlock between government and senior party members are not resolved.
The spokesperson claimed that the government had not taken JUI-F into confidence over mediation between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and government, nor over the issues related to the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) and National Security policy.
Moreover, the two JUI-F members of the federal cabinet, who had taken oath in January this year, also tendered their resignations.
The spokesperson said that holding of ministries was not a priority of the JUI-F and neither was the party power hungry.
He further claimed that the government had never considered the party as an ally and added that it was difficult for the JUI-F to remain in the government as long as a deadlock persisted.


India hiding its real face by taking Jadhav’s case to ICJ: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday said that India has been trying to hide its real face by taking the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav to International Court of Justice.
The spokesman while speaking to the state-owned channel said the real face of the India will be exposed before the world.
He said Indian spy Jadhav had confessed his crimes of sabotage, terrorism and subversion not only once but twice. He further added that the matter was of national security which was beyond the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
“Pakistan will present solid evidence against the Indian spy in the international court,” said the FO spokesman.
Zakaria said that India was responsible for fomenting terrorism in Pakistan. He said that India was trying to divert attention from atrocities in Kashmir with such tactics.


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Guns and Hoses is an annual charity ice hockey tournament played in Roanoke, Virginia, to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the official charity of the International Association of Firefighters. Last year alone, the I.A.F.F. raised more than $25 million for the MDA through events such as this. Each year, local Roanoke-area firefighters (the “Hoses”) take on a team of local Roanoke-area police officers and law enforcement personnel (the “Guns”). During the last 15 years, Roanoke’s Guns and Hoses has raised more $300,000 for the MDA, and more than 66,000 people have attended the games, including three consecutive sellouts the last three years!


Qatar- Al Muraikhi receives copy of credentials of Ecuadorian envoy
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received copy of the credentials of Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador, Ivonne Juez de Baki, to the State of Qatar. The Minister wished the Ambassador success in their new missions, assuring them of all support to enhance relations between the State of Qatar and Ecuador and to take them to closer cooperation in all fields. The presentation of the copyof credentials were attended by a number of officials at the Foreign Ministry.
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Speaking on the occasion, the CM urged the newly elected public representatives to focus on resolving the problems of the people. He also advised them to take responsibility for overall development of their respective ULBs.
Informing that State Government’s the various initiatives have gained national and international recognition, the Chief Minister said that the State Government has launched Jaga Mission for landless people of the slums. So far, 1,75,000 families have been given land rights and 585 slums have been converted into model slums.
Highlighting the Sujal mission, Patnaik said that clean drinking water is being provided in Puri through the Sujal project and work is underway in 20 cities across the state.
The Chief further said that the MUKTA Yojana, which was started for the city’s poor and migrant workers during the Covid pandemic, will continue and Rs 500 crore has been allocated towards it in the budget.
Patnaik asked the representatives to abide by the principles of the 5T model of governance for providing better services to the people.
On his part, Minister for Urban Development, Panchayati Raj and Law, Pratap Jena asked the newly elected Mayors and Chairpersons to continue their sincere efforts towards the successful implementation of various urban development programmes.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department G. Mathi Bhat Nan and Municipal Director Sangramjit Nayak were, among others, present on the occasion.


ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F) Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman on Friday said that some elements were trying to destabilize the country just for petty political gains.
Addressing a press conference, he advised these elements to stop making conspiracies against the democracy and played their constructive role to strengthen the democratic institutions of the country.
He said that there was a mindset working on the agenda of creating chaos in the country, however he expressed the hope that democratic forces would defeat this mindset.
“We have to go to the people to inform them about the actual situation and the reason behind these conspiracies against democracy,” he said.
He said that now more focus should be on fulfillment of constitutional responsibilities to ensure the continuation of democratic process.
He said that many elements were unhappy on progress being observed in many sectors. – APP
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Minister of Agriculture Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the federal government will give Cross River State substantial support and encouragement to help boost its substantial investments in agriculture. The minister made the promise when he visited some of the agricultural facilities in the state.
At Songhai Integrated Farm in Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area of the state, he said the federal government’s support will also help to further diversify the state’s economy and stimulate the value chain.
“We have plans to support the amount of agric investments in this state. We are happy with it. It is worth commendation. We shall encourage them,” he said.
He particularly commended the Songhai facility which the state government said was worth over N2.2 billion.
He said that the 100 people trained by the state on the facility will be incorporated into the federal government’s youth agriculture initiative to further empower them to be more productive, while urging the youth to understand that the only greener pasture is agriculture.
Governor Liyel Imoke disclosed that being a non-oil producing area within the Niger Delta they had to take the opportunity created by the federal government in agriculture to create wealth and ensure value chain.
“We have to change from a plantation economy because the state has land which has not been translated into wealth. The change is not focused on just plantation but also on processing and marketing and we have to start from here to drive it,” he explained


Finance Minister Crossley Tatui joined the two days virtual meeting of the Forum Economic Minister which ended on Tuesday August 11th.
The Forum Economic Ministers meeting is a regional meeting of the Ministers of Finance and Economic which first started in 1997.
Minister Tatui said the most important agenda items at the meeting were the socio/economic impacts of COVID 19 pandemic and the on-going threats of climate change and natural disasters.
He said that the presentations from the regional private sector organization PIPSO and from the Civil Society groups were well received by the Ministers and acknowledged the contributions of the local Niue Chamber of Commerce and the NIUANGO by providing their reports on the national situation which he presented to the meeting.
Minister Tatui said that the Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that their deliberations and outcomes contribute towards the development of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.


The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, yesterday announced the construction of the first graphite extraction and processing plant in the district of Nipepe, Niassa province.
Quoted by "Notícias", the Head of State said that the new plant would have a major impact on the employability of young people and accelerate the development of that part of the country.
He advised young people to avoid committing crimes, encouraging them to stay focused on their work.
"Anyone who thought that Nipepe was the last district was mistaken, because now it will be the first to have a graphite factory, just like Balama and Ancuabe," he said.
Filipe Nyusi also said that these factories are boosting life in the districts. The road is already under construction, which will ensure rapid development.


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Burjeel Holdings, a private healthcare services provider, has partnered with superstar Shah Rukh Khan as its new brand ambassador.
The partnership was confirmed during a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi. The Indian actor will appear in a region-wide, multi-platform advertising campaign for the healthcare Group that will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
The partnership with Burjeel Holdings marks the first healthcare ambassador role for Shah Rukh Khan.
'Healthcare is an industry we can all relate to and one we've all had experiences with. Visiting Burjeel Medical City and listening to Dr Shamsheer Vayalil was both insightful and inspirational. Meeting employees and witnessing the immense passion and pride they have in their work was humbling. They really live the value of being for the people, by the people, and I'm excited to be a part of that story,' said Khan.
Burjeel Holdings' Founder and CEO, Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, said, 'Mr Shah Rukh Khan embodies excellence and, as a global superstar, has won the hearts of millions across the region. Burjeel Holdings and Mr Shah Rukh Khan share a common desire to enrich and transform people's lives. His personality and principles strongly resonate with the Burjeel Holdings brand. This partnership reflects our core values and inspires us to keep serving the community through world-class healthcare in the region and beyond.'
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Burjeel Holdings' partnership with Shah Rukh Khan follows the recent announcement of its planned expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KSA's Ministry of Investment, which will see it seek opportunities to invest up to $1 billion in the Kingdom by 2030.
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New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the worsening security situation in the state that has also rattled the ruling PDP-BJP alliance. Mufti met Modi at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg here.
Mufti, who attended the Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi on Sunday, discussed the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Modi and seek a solution from the Centre to address the issues of the people of the Valley; especially after the increase in the incidents of stone-pelting.
The rise in these incidents also led to a friction between the PDP and the BJP, which are running the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP, however on Sunday, said there were no differences between coalition partners in Jammu and Kashmir and the state government was “working well”.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin held a meeting with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain to Ukraine, Melinda Simmons.
That's according to PGO's press service , Ukrinform reports.
Kostin expressed gratitude to the people of the United Kingdom, who have sincerely supported Ukraine since the first day of the latest stage of the Russian war.
'Your support to Ukraine, in particular regarding cooperation with the International Criminal Court, active work within the framework of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, as well as expert assistance, is very important. It helps prosecutors speed up the investigation of war crimes committed by the Russian army and conduct it in line with best international practices,' Kostin said. Read also:
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He shared the plans that the Prosecutor's Office has to develop a Strategy for handling cases of conflict-related sexual violence. According to the PGO, such a strategy will ensure effective prosecution of criminals, while maintaining an approach focused on the protection of victims of violence.
It is noted that the parties agreed on the need to pursue close cooperation and discussed the possibility of holding several meetings of Ukrainian and British law enforcement officers to increase the effectiveness of international support for the investigation into Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine.
As reported, the UK government has announced a GBP2.5 million aid package for Ukraine to probe war crimes committed by the Russian military.
Photo: Prosecutor General's Office, Telegram
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(MENAFN) The Polish administration is going to apply impermanent controls on the nation`s border with Slovakia in association with a developing amount of unlawful migrants attempting to get into Germany through the Balkan path, Internal Affairs Minister Mariusz Kaminski declared at a media meeting on Tuesday. Parallel moves have also been conducted by the administrations of Austria as well as the Czech Republic.
Kaminski declared that in merely the past couple of weeks Polish establishments had spotted as well as arrested a total of 551 unlawful migrants at the border also that the figure of unlawful migrants had gone higher by 1000 percent from the previous year.
Both Poland as well as Slovakia are part of the Schengen area, that is to say that there are habitually no recognized border sanctions amid the two countries.
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(Reuters) — More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since nationwide economic protests began last year.
Earlier on Sunday, authorities had said that the arrest figure was between 200 and 300. But the Oakland emergency operations center said in a statement that revised that up to more than 400, and said that Oakland Police were expected to announce a more precise number later on Sunday.
Riot police on Saturday night fought running skirmishes with protesters, injuring three officers and at least one demonstrator.
The scuffles erupted in the afternoon as activists sought to take over a shuttered downtown convention center, sparking cat-and-mouse battles that lasted well into the night in a city that has seen tensions between police and protesters boil over repeatedly.
Oakland has become an unlikely flashpoint of the national “Occupy” protests against economic inequality that began last year in New York’s financial district and have spread to dozens of cities across the country.


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Politicians have been urged to act to provide comprehensive community mental health services to people throughout the country.
Concern has been expressed that the promised extra staff for community mental health teams have yet to be appointed.
Mental Health Reform, which aims to promote improved mental health services, urged TDs as the Dail broke up for the summer recess to check the plan for community mental health services in their own area.
It said TDs should ensure that the promised new mental health staff to be provided under €35 million allocated to mental health service expansion this year are in place by September.
Mental Health Reform has pointed out that 414 additional staff were to be appointed to community mental health terams this year, but no staff had yet been hired.
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Tulsa County Commissioners approved more than $3 million in CARES Act Money to help feed people in need this holiday season.
They said the need for food has spiked 400% since last year. Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma said it’s seen the increase firsthand.
“Before the pandemic, we were serving about 70-100 families a day,” Deacon David Hamel with Catholic Charities said. “Since the pandemic, we’ve gone upwards of 600 families in one day.”
Hamel said the additional money will help them get through the holidays but said the need will last much longer.


Former Minister of State and former Shiv Sena's three time MLA of Hinganghat Assembly constituency in Wardha district Ashok Shinde on Tuesday joined the Congress party in the presence of state Congress president Nana Patole.
On this occasion, Patole said that since the Maha Vikas Aghadi government came to power, the number of people joining the Congress party has increased and this is strengthening the trust in the Congress party and the government. He welcomed Shinde to the party saying that his entry would help strengthen the Congress party organization in Hinganghat and Wardha districts.
Patole also said that leaders of various parties are willing to join the Congress party.
Earlier, Patole at the meeting with the legislators and office bearers up to booth level, asked them to focus further on strengthening party organisation across the state especially for its success in the ensuing elections to civic and local bodies.


Area veterans will be honored
Winchester — Local men and women who served in the armed forces will be remembered with several Veterans Day events.
A concert, ceremonies and a breakfast will honor past and present troops.…
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Kuwaiti FM meets with Turkmen counterpart
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 7 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met on Tuesday with visiting Turkmen Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance the ongoing bilateral relation in various fields, in addition to regional and international developments that concerns both nations.
Moreover, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled held an official luncheon on the honor of the visiting guest and the delegation accompanying him.
A number of high officials at Kuwait's Foreign Ministry attended both the meeting and the luncheon. (end) mso.mys
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