Armenian troops shoot at Azerbaijani military positions in Kalbajar
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 8
On December 8, starting from 14:35 to 15:30 (GMT +4), the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using small arms unreasonably subjected to intensive fire the Azerbaijan Army positions in the Zeylik settlement of the Kalbajar region, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
'The Azerbaijan Army Units took adequate retaliatory measures to suppress the opposing side. There are no losses among the personnel and military equipment of the Azerbaijan Army. The Azerbaijan Army Units fully control the operational situation,' the ministry said.
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The Nigerian Army has expressed hope that its recently established Human Rights Desk will create better interface between it, human rights organisations and Nigerians.
Major General Rogers Nicholas, the Chief of Civil-Military Relations of the Nigerian Army, told reporters that the established desk, which was part of recent reforms, would address issues of abuse when they arise.
He explained that the attention on human rights issues will also include training and retraining of troops on human rights laws to ensure that within the rules of their engagements, they would respect the rights of Nigerians.
According to him, the army had put in place mechanisms to ensure that human rights education is given priority during its recruitment processes.
He explained that there was a mechanism for continuous education of officers and men especially those engaged in the internal security.
While he stressed that some of the stories of human rights abuse indicting the Army has been false, he said many of the cases reported in the past had been thoroughly investigated and where officers were found culpable they were punished.


LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, a social media platform geared toward business professionals, announced that it would eliminate 716 positions due to waning demand and close down its China-specific job application.
Although LinkedIn, which has 20,000 employees, has seen quarterly revenue growth over the past year, it has joined other large technology businesses, including its parent, in cutting staff due to a dimming prognosis for the global economy.
According to Layoffs.fyi, which has been monitoring the effects, more than 270,000 tech jobs have been eliminated globally in the last six months.
Additionally, Advertising revenue and membership fees from hiring managers and salespeople who utilize the network to identify clients are two ways that LinkedIn generates revenue.
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky explained in a letter to staff that the decision to eliminate positions from the company’s sales, operations, and support teams was made to streamline business processes and to reduce layers that could slow down decision-making.
“With the market and customer demand fluctuating more, and to serve emerging and growth markets more effectively, we are expanding the use of vendors,” Roslansky wrote.
A LinkedIn spokesperson said the vendors were “external partners” who would take on new and existing work.
Roslansky also said in the letter that the changes would result in creating 250 new jobs. The spokesperson said that employees affected by the cuts would be eligible to apply for those roles.


(MENAFN) Lebanese President Michel Aoun has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to help his country gradually repatriate its large Syrian refugee population.
This came during a Friday meeting with Merkel at the presidential palace in Beirut.
Aoun cited his country's long experience with the unresolved dispute over Cyprus and the seven-decade-long Palestine-Israel conflict.
"Lebanon has borne a lot as a result of the Syrian crisis," he said, pointing out that his country currently hosts 1.8 million refugees from all over the region.
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Babysitting training held at Tri-County Health Care
Twenty-five local students, ages 11 and older, had the opportunity to participate in the Tri-County Health Care babysitting clinic held in the Browne Conference Room on the second level of Tri-County Health Care on Saturday, Oct. 16.
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ISLAMABAD, Mar 16 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the federal government would ensure early completion of its development projects in Sindh province.
The prime minister, in a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here, said that Thar Coal Project would not only help overcome country’s energy needs but also open up new avenues for development in the area.
He said that the center and federating units would have to make collective efforts for the public welfare.
In the meeting, they discussed the matters pertaining to Sindh province.
Federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal and Sardar Ayaz Sadiq also attended the meeting.


VFW award winners recognized
The annual VFW Volunteer Recognition and Awards banquet was held April 27, at the West Fargo VFW with a variety of awards presented.
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No Power Cuts During The Weekend
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There will be no power cuts during the weekend (6th – 7th August), the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said today.
The daily power cut had also been reduced to 1 hour today (05th August).
The reduction comes as the hydro-power catchment areas had recorded heavy rain over the past couple of days.
Power cuts have been above 3 hours over the past few weeks. (Colombo Gazette)
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Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan urged government workers to “continue to do good” despite the supposedly negative news about the government.
The Baguio politiko made the statement during the On-The-Spot (OTS) awards for government employees and offices.
Domogan said the workers’ performance will speak for itself.
He also said their performance “delivers the message to the people on the kind of service that the city is giving.”
“Let’s continue to do good even if at times, it’s only the negative that is being highlighted. Let this not affect the synergism that keeps us all going,” Domogan said.


Health Council members will network and exchange ideas on how to improve health services across the Far West when they meet in Broken Hill this week to attend the Far West Local Health District Annual Health Council Forum.
Health Council members representing the Health Councils from across the Far West LHD will meet at the forum on Friday, 19 September.
“Participants will have the opportunity to share their views on health issues as well as learn more about the role they play in enhancing health services for their communities,” said Ms Darriea Turley, Manager Community Engagement, Far West LHD.
“They will be joined by their governing body, the Far West LHD Board, the Chief Executive and senior management,” she said.
All Health Councils will give a presentation on their achievements during the year and councillors will participate in workshops to develop local health promotion projects addressing the health issues facing their communities. The forum will also hear presentations on chronic disease, health promotion and the highly commended Move2Music project developed by Dareton Primary and Community Health.
“We will also hear about new initiatives this year for the health councils including the development of a Health Council for Wilcannia and White Cliffs,” said Ms Turley.
She said the Far West Local Health District is committed to community consultation and participation and supports the model of each community having their own Health Council providing a local voice for local issues.
“Health Councillors provide a voice for the community which ensures benefits for their communities and builds co-operation between communities and health services,” said Ms Turley.
“The Far West LHD will continue to work with communities across the far west to improve their health and wellbeing through leadership and partnerships.”
The Forum will take place at University Department of Rural Health from 10am to 2pm.


Mansa, (Global News) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today said that baffled by their crushing defeat in the state assembly polls, held early this year, Congress leaders are now using the defamation as a tool against those working tirelessly for public welfare and progress of state.
Interacting with the media here after appearing before a local court, the Chief Minister said that the leaders who had themselves betrayed the mandate of people by becoming turncoats for their vested personal interests are now filing defamation cases against us. He said that in reality these people are varying of the growing popularity of the state government in wake of its pro-people decision. Bhagwant Mann said these cases are being filed as a grudge against thumping verdict in favour of his party, which is working tirelessly for the well being of people.
The Chief Minister said that such cases will not deter him for taking several decisions for the well being of Punjab and its people. Bhagwant Mann said that he is ready to face any such cases for the sake of Punjab. He said that it is ironic that those people who have ruined the country for long are now using defamation as a tool against those who are working for well being of people.


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LAHORE: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has authorized Maryam Nawaz with the important responsibility against Imran.
According to the details, party sources of the Muslim League (N) say that the PML-N leader assigned Maryam Nawaz with an important responsibility against Imran Khan.
According to party sources, Maryam Nawaz represented Nawaz Sharif in the PDM summit held at the Prime Minister’s House yesterday. Maryam Nawaz directed the PMLN leaders to highlight the issue of prohibited funding as much as possible.
The party sources of PML-N said that on the instructions of Maryam Nawaz, continuous press conferences of the League leaders have been going on since the last day, important responsibilities have been assigned to the League ministers and party leaders, and the campaign is supervised by Maryam Nawaz herself.
According to party sources, workers’ conventions will also be organized across the country to activate the party, which will be addressed by Maryam Nawaz. Instructions have been issued to the party to prepare a schedule for workers’ conventions and the campaign against Imran Khan will also be intensified on social media.


Australia recovers 57,000 weapons through amnesty deal
(MENAFN) By the end of Australia's national gun amnesty in 2017, over 57,000 were declared to have been recovered.
Australia has carried out an amnesty for a period of three months, with the purpose of diminishing the number of illegal weapons through having citizens turn their weapons over with no prosecution.
Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor stated "taking these unregistered firearms off the streets means they will not fall into the hands of criminals, who might use them to endanger the lives of innocent Australians."
The amnesty had been carried out as an act against a flood of illicit weapons, along with a response against terrorism risks, as the government declared Australia to have become more secure through the move.
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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Police responded the reports of an overturned sailboat on the Charles River Saturday.
According to Massachusetts State Police, two people went overboard when the boat capsized.
The two individuals had already been taken to the shore by the time authorities arrived on the scene. Community Boating, a not-for-profit corporation in Boston, retrieved the sailboat.
Officials said that there were high winds on the river at the time of the incident.


UK Hopes To See New Government For West Bank, Gaza -- Cameron
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) LONDON, April 2 (KUNA) -- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the formation of a new Palestinian government for the West Bank and Gaza Strip is "a vital element for lasting peace."
In a phone conversation with the newly-appointed Palestinian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa on Tuesday, Cameron reiterated the UK's support for the Palestinian Authority.
"The Foreign Secretary made clear that the UK is ready to work with our allies to provide the serious, practical and enduring support needed to bolster the Palestinian Authority," according to a 10 Downing Street statement.
The Palestinian Authority must in parallel take much needed steps on reform, including on education and welfare, and setting out a pathway to democratic progress.
They agreed on the urgent need for Israel to allow more aid into Gaza, and for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, and then progress towards a sustainable permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting, and loss of life. (end)
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Gov. Cooper praises progress, urges caution
Phase Two of the COVID-19 lockdown will continue for five weeks in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press conference today.
Cooper said the state has shown some signs of stability, but “stability is fragile.
“We do not want to make the same mistakes of opening too rapidly,” Cooper said. “We have seen what has happened in other states, when hospitals were overwhelmed by new cases caused by reopening too soon.”
Cooper touted that schools, colleges and universities are reopening, although with many changes due to the pandemic.
“Remote learning is now much more common,” he said. “Classrooms will have fewer students, masks are required, and social distancing will be enforced. But schools are reopening.”
Cooper said the shift to remote learning has shown a “significant decrease” in the line of infections.
“We want to have a good line of sight on the trends,” Dept. of Health and Human Services secretary Mandy Cohen said.
Cooper said the controversial alcohol curfew has contributed to the stabilization rate, since “restaurants were turning into bars, and bars are an area where the virus spreads.”
Cohen said officials will continue to monitor viral spread data to make a decision of further reopenings in five weeks.
Cooper said the five week extension was suggested by virus experts, as long as mandatory mask usage and other rules stay in place.
“We know that’s having a positive effect,” he said.
“Our cases are still too high,” she said. “Our resources are still being tested, whether it’s testing or hospital resources…we have seen those numbers going in the right direction, and want to encourage people to remain on the same path.”
The governor also said that if businesses defy the closing orders, “then we will use local law enforcement and the Alcohol Law Enforcement to enforce the orders. We’ve done it before.”
Cooper said retailers have done a better job than bars and other businesses in enforcing the mask rules. He also said that DHHS has contacted businesses that were known not to be in compliance. Cooper emphasized that local law enforcement and where possible, ALE officers are being used to strictly enforce the mask mandate.
Cooper said he hopes the state will be able to reopen before a vaccine is completed.
“If people will do the things they are supposed to do,” he said, “we hope we would be able to do that.”
Cooper said he had toured the areas struck by Hurricane Isaias earlier Wednesday, and saw “a glimmer of hope which we have gotten familiar with.
“Whether it’s a hurricane or a pandemic, we know the difficult times will not last forever,” he said.


India is most likely to confront many challenges
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday has cautioned that India is most likely to confront many challenges both from within and outside the country in its march towards it’s the “justifiable position” in the comity of nations.
While addressing the members of 56th Course and Faculty of National Defence College, the President said that the emergence of Asia as the new ‘centre of economic power’ has gradually shifted to the centre of gravity of the world financial power from the West to the East. “Global war on terror and a threat to the nation states from terrorists are likely to be another aspect which will take time and energy of the world community.”
Departments of the state must need to understand the strengths and limitations
“India is however likely to confront many challenges both from within and outside the country in its march towards its justifiable position in the comity of nations,” he said. Speaking about the multi-party democratic system like India, he has said various departments of the state must need to understand the strengths and limitations of those organs. “All wings of the State – the political leadership, the civil leadership and also the armed forces need to further strategise in a manner so as to enhance our defence capabilities and project our strengths effectively,” he said.
He said that the role of the armed forces has also expanded far beyond the traditional military matters with revolutions in military affairs and globalisation. “It is clear that the future conflicts in the complex defence and security environment will require a more integrated multi-state and multi-agency approach,” he said.
In his address, the president has also spoken about the numerous challenges being posed in the context of today’s global environment because of the changing dynamics. “The astonishing pace at which events have further unfolded in the recent past could not have been foreseen even a decade earlier. Each country is also guided in its actions by its national interests and objectives.


IPOH, May 19 — Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad has dismissed as false a claim spread via the WhatsApp application that a stricter Movement Control Order (MCO) or full lockdown will be implemented throughout the state this Friday.
He said no decision had been made and that discussions on the matter were still ongoing.
“I’m not sure where the source of the information came from. We do have a series of meetings on the implementation of MCO but no final decision has been made yet.
“In fact, at 3pm today, there will be a meeting to address the COVID-19 situation in Perak that has become increasingly worrying, especially in the Kinta, Hulu Perak, Larut and Selama districts,” he told a virtual press conference today.
The viral message, among others, claimed that the Perak state government will announce the implementation of MCO which will take effect on Friday due to the high COVID-19 infectivity rate of the South African variant.
Perak recorded 160 positive COVID-19 cases and three deaths Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Saarani said the state government has increased the number of beds at Low-Risk Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Ipoh Badminton Stadium from 208 to 308 to accommodate COVID-19 patients which are expected to increase in the next three to four weeks.
He said the state government was also in the midst of identifying locations either in the northern area of the state or in the Hilir Perak area to be turned into a PKRC, in preparation for the possible increase in COVID-19 cases in Perak.
“Perak can no longer rely on PKRCs in MAEPS Serdang, Selangor and Seberang Perai, Penang since both centres are having an increase in the number of patients.
“We have also agreed to provide meals to frontliners at the vaccination centres (PPV) in support of their tireless efforts to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection,” he said.
Asked if the state government would procure its own vaccine supplies, Saarani said the matter was still under discussion.
He said the decision on the matter would take into account of the state’s financial situation.
Yesterday, the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) was reported to have said that the state governments were allowed to purchase their own vaccine supplies, provided that the vaccine has obtained approval from the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).


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(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on Wednesday urged Arab media institutions to fight all forms of terrorism and extremism, and work in unity to address their destructive impact on humanity, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Momani stressed that the media with its diverse tools should expose the deceptive ways of extremism.
In his remarks during the 45th General Assembly of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) held in Amman on Wednesday, the minister said that the responsibility of the Arab media institutions is huge, especially the official media institutions, which should defend the national interest, culture and civilisation, while preserving the identity of the nation and protecting it.
Momani pointed out that reinforcing confidence in official media is not only the duty of governments, but also a national effort that should be carried out by all press and media institutions.
He added that the technology advancement in the media and social media poses a serious challenge to official media institutions. The challenge requires all media institutions to keep up with the progress in technology.
Momani highlighted that failure to find a solution to the Palestinian cause has escalated challenges and added to the suffering of the Palestinian people.
He urged the international community to find a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on the two-state solution with an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Momani pointed out that hosting large numbers of refugees has put the country's resources under strain, especially in health, education, services, and development sectors. He called on the international community to support refugees.
President of FANA and Kuwait News Agency's Board Chairman and Director General Sheikh Mubarak Duaij Al Ibrahim Al Saba outlined the importance of media outlets in the fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms.
FANA elected Sheikh Mubarak as the president of the federation for the next session.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. The Azerbaijani
community held a peaceful rally in the US' Houston to protest
against the illicit exploitation of Azerbaijan's mineral resources
in the area of Russian peacekeepers' temporary deployment, as well
as against the environmental terrorism policy of Armenia, the
Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Diaspora told trend .
Azerbaijani eco-activists living in Texas partook in the protest
organized by the Azerbaijan Center in front of the Houston City
Hall. The action was held to express solidarity with Azerbaijani
environmental activists and civil society representatives
peacefully protesting on the Lachin-Khankendi road.
Participants showed posters with the demands 'Stop the Armenian
terrorism!', 'End the plunder of Azerbaijan's natural resources!',
'Stop Armenian ecocide!', 'Stop environmental terrorism in the
territory of Azerbaijan!'.
Attention was drawn to the fact that Azerbaijanis living abroad
would not turn a blind eye to the plunder of Azerbaijan's natural
resources by Armenia and Armenian separatists, and the
environmental terrorism that continues in the Karabakh economic
region threatens to become a global problem.
The activists told local residents about the 30-year-long
occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia, the illegal
exploitation of the country's mineral resources, the water
pollution in rivers and lakes, as well as about the demolition of
about 60,000 hectares of forest land.
The protest on the Lachin-Khankendi road has been going on for
over forty days.
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — Police said on Thursday that a suspect didn’t pay their bill at several restaurants throughout Middletown in the past week.
“The individual is believed to have been frequenting local hotels and restaurants throughout Aquidneck Island,” according to Middletown police.
Police said a person of interest has been identified.
Any local restaurants that have experienced similar incidents are urged to call the Middletown Police Department at 401-846-1144.
No further information was released.


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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid speculations that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday said the Congress has not taken any decision yet on her candidature from any constituency.
Responding to queries in a meet-the-press programme at Kesari Memorial Journalism Trust here, he said neither the BJP nor the NDA will win any seat from Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections, and added the BJP was never serious on the Sabarimala issue.
He said if the BJP was serious on the issue, the party could have brought an ordinance to overcome the Supreme Court judgment.
Venugopal said the Congress has all along been with the devotees on the Sabarimala issue and added that the party will try to bring in a piece of legislation if it comes to power at the Centre.
The AICC general secretary said that an alternative government will be formed at the Centre instead of the NDA Government.
He said the Prime Minister invoking the Sabarimala issue in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is unfounded as the BJP was never serious and committed to the issue and reiterated that the Congress has always been with the devotees.
Venugopal said the Muslim League is a highly secular party and added the comments of the BJP president on the Muslim League showed his level of thinking. Venugopal said the UDF will sweep the polls in the state and added the presence of Rahul Gandhi in the election fray from Wayanad will catalyse the UDF victory in the state.
He said there is anger among the people across the country against the Narendra Modi Government on the false commitments given to the people of the country and added people are waiting to throw the government out of power.
He lashed out at the state government and said the ire of the people will be reflected in the election results.


Saudi to receive Lebanon's FM
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri headed to Saudi Arabia for the second time since his shock resignation in the kingdom last year, MEE reported.
"Hariri headed to Saudi Arabia for a visit expected to last a few days," his office said in a statement late Tuesday.
It is the premier's second visit to Saudi Arabia since his alleged detention in Riyadh after an earlier trip in February.
On 4 November, Hariri stated he was stepping down in a televised address from Riyadh, sparking concerns that he was being detained against his will.
After French mediation, however, he rescinded his resignation the following month and was named premier for a third term after Lebanon's first parliamentary polls in nine years.
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The Land Redistribution Department is rife with corruption while being totally ineffective as it appears that some cases have been pending 20 years according to Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides and Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides.
The two men appeared before the House Watchdog Committee on Thursday to analyse the Auditor General’s 2015 audit report.
“The Land Redistribution Department is still working on 20-year-old cases and will require another 20 years to complete, said Petrides to the House Watchdog Committee adding that the political decision for the Land Registry Department to assimilate the Land Redistribution Department has been taken.
Petrides also stated that the temporary planning incentives introduced following the economic crisis would take on a permanent characteristic as their implementation had been wholly beneficial.
Michaelides said that the Department was filled with scandals.
“There are situations where state land – up to 50% in some of the redistribution plans – belonged to private individuals who benefitted economically,” said Michaelides adding that many cases are now under criminal investigation by the Legal Services.
Michaelides also noted problems in the translation of certificates and public records stating that the translations were being undertaken privately and certified by the state without the translations being checked to see if they are correct.
With regards to the translations, Petrides said that a bill was being prepared for the recruitment certified translators who will be held legally responsible for their translations.
Michaelides also called for reform in the local councils citing many illegalities observed in communities.
“It is difficult for the local authorities to be aware of all the laws and regulation and many times they don’t realise that they are managing public finances,” said Michaelides


Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, said that the second wave is “as big as the first”.
He added: “Things are going to get worse before they get better.”
Of the 75 new cases, only one was a traveller quarantining in a hotel.
Fourteen were linked to known outbreaks and 37 were reportedly picked up through testing of ten ‘hotspot’ Melbourne suburbs.
Twenty-three of the new cases are still being investigating while six are said to be from unknown community transmission.
Jenny Mikados, Health Minister, said that most of the new infections were spread at family gatherings.
She added: “Obviously we’re concerned by the increase in number.”
Professor Sutton has reportedly blamed the surge of cases on people failing to quarantine when falling ill.
He also announced that suburb lockdowns were being considered.
He said: “What we are seeing is transmission across settings because people are still going out with symptoms.
“Outbreaks are occurring across multiple households, across work and other settings.”
Professor Sutton also spoke about new lockdown orders.
r because we have to do whatever is required to turn this around.”
He explained that any new rules would focus on limiting the number of people that residents can interact with.
Professor Sutton also said that forcing people to stay home if they have symptoms will be required.
However, restaurant and shops will reportedly not have to close due to Covid-safe plans which have mediated the risk of transmissions.


Education Ministry declares opening nomination for Best GCC Teacher Award
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Sept 17 (KUNA) -- Ministry of Education on Sunday declared start of nomination for Mohamed Bin Zayed Best GCC Teacher Award.
Male and Female teachers of various levels are entitled to enroll in the candidacy for the award in the first edition of the scholastic year (2017-2018), Yusuf Al-Najar, the assistant undersecretary for educational development, said in a statement.
He has affirmed the ministry approach to provide incentives for the teaching staff.
The AED six million (USD 1.63 million) Mohamed bin Zayed Award for the Best GCC Teacher was launched in Abu Dhabi in April. Winner from each of the GCC countries will be granted one million dirhams (USD 272,000). (END) mrf.rk
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Sports bettors in many states risk prosecution even when their wagers are placed on offshore sites—a legacy of anti-gambling laws created during the pre-internet era. A New York attorney writes it’s time to test the validity of those laws, even if it challenges a lucrative source of state revenue . . .
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Russia, France denounce DPRK missile release, push for serious talks
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron announced that they condemn the latest the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch, declaring they must reopen discussions to address the Korean Peninsula issue during a phone talks.
According to the Kremlin, "In the context of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the heads of state strongly condemned the provocative actions of the DPRK, which grossly violated the requirements of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council".
"The leaders agreed on the inadmissibility of further escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula... the need to resolve this extremely difficult situation exclusively by political and diplomatic means, by resuming direct talks," it further announced.
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Israel to limit Turkey's activities in Jerusalem: report
(MENAFN) A time of Israel has reported that the Israeli government is seeking to impose restrictions on the activities of a Turkish government aid agency in East Jerusalem.
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) will be having some rough time as Israel's National Security Council is preparing limit its activities which are centered in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - amid fears from Israel and Arab nations about Ankara's efforts to stake claim in holy city of Jerusalem and other parts of Palestine, the newspaper said.
Last month, Israel's Haaretz daily reported that the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were urging Israel to act against Turkish efforts in gaining a strong influence over East Jerusalem.
Turkish-Israeli relations hit rock bottom in 2010, when an Israeli naval ship raided a Turkish flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Ten 10 Turkish citizens were killed in the incident while several Israeli soldiers were wounded.
Israel and Turkey expelling each other's envoys in May following deadly clashes against the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem on the Gaza Strip border.
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THE people of Southern Highlands are calling on the national government to immediately withdraw the powers of the Southern Highlands provincial government, The National reports.
Many people rang from Mendi, Southern Highlands, while others from the province living and working in other provinces also rang to call on the government to withdraw the financial powers of the provincial government.
They have also condemned the current administrative struggle between reappointed provincial administrator William Powi and the former and sidelined administrator Lawrence Olkoben.
Senior lawyer Marley Nandi said the government should immediately withdraw the financial powers back to Waigani while an independent investigation team was established to look into the rot in the province.
He said the province had become a milking ground for people since the time of the late Dick Mune, the Hami Yawari regime and the Agiru government.
He said that provincial administrators also needed to be investigated as many unscrupulous activities have been going on in the manner in which the funds of the province have been used.
He said that the recent investigation and jailing of seven people involved in the fraud was just a tip of the iceberg as many such people were still on the run and an immediate investigation was required.
Former member for Kagua-Erave David Basua said so much money into the province's coffers from the resources but it lags in development as the huge sums of funds are squandered by people in authority.
Meanwhile Southern Highlands National Alliance secretary Terence Perene called for another declaration of state of emergency.
He said there were many thing wrong with the governance of the province and it was time the national government intervene to correct it.
He said the coming election was also a threat as more guns were brought in to the province while such weapons were brought into the town without anyone being arrested by police as in the recent clash between the two groups over the administration position.
Basua also condemned the action of the two groups and stated that the position was not a birthright for few people.
He said any credible Papua New Guinean can apply for the position and not just the cronies of politicians and people from one district.
Leaders from Lai valley and surrounding villages of Mendi town have also expressed similar sentiments.


Saudi ports register 13 percent surge in capacity of cargo last year YoY
(MENAFN) Ports in Saudi Arabia registered a surge of 13 percent in the capacity of cargo handled last year, the Saudi Ports Authority mentioned in a report on Sunday.
The authority, also recognized as Mawani, stated that the capacity of cargo amounted to 237 million tons in comparison with 210 million tons per year previously.
The Kingdom’s ports also registered a 3.2 percent surge in containers handled to 10.36 million twenty-foot equal units last year, in comparison with 10.04 million TEUs in the year before (2021). Outbound and inbound containers reached an amount of 4.83 million TEUs, a surge of 5 percent in comparison with 4.63 million TEUs in 2021.
Transshipment containers also increased by 2 percent to reach 5.52 million TEUs last year, in comparison with 5.41 million TEUs in the year before (2021). Ports all over the Kingdom also registered a 9 percent rise in the import of livestock throughout this year.
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New Delhi: Most important survey on Gujarat Election 2022 has been released. Majority of the people replied ‘No’ to the question whether Rahul Gandhi’s presence will benefit Congress in Gujarat. According to the India TV-Matrix opinion poll, 64 per cent respondents believe that the PM Narendra Modi’s presence will benefit the BJP in Gujarat.
According to the C-Voter survey, 41 percent of people believe that Rahul Gandhi’s presence will benefit the Congress. Most of the surveys say that the BJP will gain a massive victory in the upcoming election. They also said that the PM is the backbone of the BJP in Gujarat.
It says that the Aam Aadmi Party will gain more votes than the last time. It is also indicated that nothing can influence the BJPs campaign.


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WINCHESTER — Student enrollment in the Frederick County public school division increased over last year but fell below projections.
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Says will import 30m doses of vaccine in next two months
The cabinet committee has allowed the Punjab health ministry to install the oxygen generators at the hospitals in the province, the health minister said Sunday.
Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid told reporters in Lahore that her ministry is making preparations to increase the capacity of the hospitals to produce their own oxygen.
In Gujranwala, 100% ventilators have been occupied and the government was sending five more ventilators to the district, said Dr Rashid. She added that the government will import 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in the next two months.
She said that the coronavirus infection rate has come down in Lahore. The minister advised people to strictly follow the SOPs.
Pakistan is currently facing the third wave of the coronavirus. The officials say it is more dangerous than the previous two waves.
The virus has so far claimed 18,070 lives in Pakistan, while the number of confirmed cases in the county has reached 829,933.


North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said during a press conference today that 1,333 new positive cases were identified and there are a total of 48,188 lab confirmed cases statewide.
"These numbers continue to concern us," Cooper said.
He said there are 857 people in the hospital and a total of 1,170 people have died.
North Carolina’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen said the hospitalization number was an all-time high.
Cohen said the increase in positive cases is not solely due to increased testing as the percent positive rate for it is around 9%.
Cohen said the increase in cases is primarily among the younger population, between the ages 25 and 49.


“Grace and Frankie,” A show which is just unbelievable and it’s not just the show, but the whole crew and the themes around which the whole story revolves around is somewhat not only funny but also familiar.
Season 6 of the show was released this year, Jan 15, on Netflix, and fans are already asking for Season 7, and it seems that the show is going to have season 7 at the end of the show.
So, This year it’s not going to happen as we already have season 6, but it’s for sure that by 2021 we will have season 7. Although The show makers haven’t announced the release date, they hinted on the fact that there is going to be a season 7.
It’s going to be the end though as Jane and Lily said to media that “ It’s truly delightful to see fans loving the show so much, but it’s something we need to tell that it’s going to be the last for Gracie and Frankie, It’s sad but what has to be done is done.”
Kauffman has revealed that her team hasn’t even started working on the script of season 7, but she has confirmed that the story is going to take a lot of twists and turns between Sol, Grace, and Frankie.
However, there is nothing confirmed about the cast, but it seems that most of the members of the show are going to remain the same. So, It means we have to wait for the show and also need to hope for the best as Marta Kauffman is not someone who is going to give us not worth the wait for.
And as the audience, that’s what we live for, hope for the fact that the thing we love the most on Tv should stay as long as it could.


NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance J Kwasi Thompson yesterday provided a breakdown of the government’s spending for COVID-19 response initiatives and noted that the government has identified five “key things” it aims to achieve to restore the country’s macroeconomic growth.
Speaking at a press conference held “to provide a deeper understanding” of the 2020 Fiscal Strategy Report that was tabled in the House of Assembly last week, Thompson said the government provided $17.2 million in food support since the start of the pandemic response through October.
“With the tremendous support of non-governmental partners, this helped to feed over 140,000 families,” Thompson noted.
He also said the government has planned an additional $10 million to support rapid food distribution to the end of December.
Thompson noted that included in the over $177 million the government has spent through the end of October 2020 on its “comprehensive COVID-19 response” was: $44.4 million in tax credit and tax deferrals that “funded the payrolls for nearly 7,000 private-sector employees”; and $47.3 million in small business grants and continuity loans through the Access Accelerator Small Business Development Center “to protect nearly 4,500 jobs in the small business sector”.
He said: “We (the government) have already committed more than $60 million in additional direct funding to support our essential unemployment programs, food assistance programs and other efforts from November into the New Year.”
The five key steps the government must take “to restore the nation’s economy for sustainable and inclusive macroeconomic growth” were outlined in a Ministry of Finance press statement as: “Continue the dynamic COVID-19 response — this will ensure that the government provides the necessary safety net and support to the vulnerable and avoid a collapse of the economy.
“Recalibrate public finances to reduce spending, achieve revenue sufficiency and curtail the need for future borrowing — this will bring stability to the public finances and allow the government to focus on its medium-term goals.
“Build economic resilience beyond the pandemic — this will allow the government to shore up its defenses to confront future health and climate-related challenges that could pose serious threats to the nation’s macroeconomic sustainability.
“Optimize the government’s debt management to ensure ongoing debt sustainability — the government needs to maintain access to markets, at reasonable terms, for its ongoing strategic financing needs.
“Manage the ongoing fiscal risks proactively — here it is critical that the government continually monitor those risks that could threaten the goal of achieving fiscal sustainability.”
Thompson said: “Implemented together, these actions will ensure that the government has sufficient resources and flexibility to meet the opportunities and challenges of governance for today and into the future, and they will also foster a stable and dynamic macroeconomic environment that can stimulate growth.”


Banks warns, oil price to stay lower for more time
(MENAFN) Two of the world's largest banks warned last week of a "lower for longer scenario" for oil prices, according to their officials.
Global head of commodities research at Citibank, Ed Morse, told the audience speaking at a panel on oil prices in Kuwait on Oct. 18 that he expects to see oil prices staying in a range between USD40 and USD60 per barrel for the coming 10 years.
"There was enough crude in the oil market and that technology was allowing many producers, mainly in North America, to produce crude at a lower cost, thus competing in the low-oil-price environment", Morse said.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Lambasting the federal government, the former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has alleged that the Finance Supplementary (Second Amendment Bill) 2019 has been prepared to fulfill the interests of big business houses.
In a statement on Friday, Raza Rabbani said that the economic policy of the incumbent government can be understood while keeping in view the general elections 2018. He alleged that the big business houses used their financial resources in support of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during the election campaign.
Raza Rabbani said that Abraaj and Dawood spent money for the election campaign of the present government.
The Senator said that keeping in view the interests of big business houses, the supplementary budget has been prepared.
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwart said that the PTI government is violating the Constitution. He said that it would be wrong to say that the present government is doing everything by itself.
Raza Rabbani said that the amnesty scheme of the government will benefit the politicians imported from abroad.
Economic reforms package to help boost exports, trade & investment: Qureshi
Meanwhile talking to media in Mir Pur Khan, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the economic reforms package announced by the government will help boost exports, trade and investment.
The minister said that the package will prove to be a milestone in overcoming the trade and fiscal deficit. He said that housing sector, medium and small industrial and agricultural sectors have been encouraged in the package to create employment opportunities in the Country.


•That was the moment when the Building Bridges Initiative officially started.
•The MPs and politicians allied with the alliance took to social media to express their happiness.
Kenya Kwanza Alliance led by the Deputy President William Ruto expressed their excitement following the final blow to the Building Bridges Initiative.
Leaders affiliated to the alliance took to social media to express satisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling.
ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi congratulated the Supreme Court judges for what he termed the bold decision, which essentially puts a stop to the BBI reggae.
"Kenya is indeed fortunate to have a strong and independent Judiciary to which the people can always turn to when those in power become outrageously impertinent," Mudavadi said in a Twitter post.
Mudavadi was among the leaders who appended their signatures at the KICC last year as the BBI proposers launch the collection of signatures.
That was the moment when the Building Bridges Initiative officially started.
The president said the BBI process was not meant to replace the 2010 Constitution.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka was also among the people who signed the bill.
Murang'a Senator Irungu Kang'ata who had even informed the president through a letter that BBI was sinking in the Mount Kenya region said that he has been vindicated.
"BBI is now dead. The bible says the Truth shall set you free."


Xaar prints out warning on profit as sales weaken
An industrial inkjet printing company issued a profit warning and delayed release of its half-year results yesterday, sending its shares almost a third lower.
Xaar said that trading for the remainder of the year was set to be weaker than it had expected when it updated the market two months ago, partly because of slower sales of two of its products.
The Aim-quoted company said that sales in the second half are expected to be similar to the first half of £22.5 million. Annual revenue last year was £63.5 million.
Revenue was weakened in the first half by the £4.3 million impact of inventory being returned to the business for “rework due to age”, which has led to Xaar making a £5.7 million provision.


According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend nearly $15 billion to enjoy the games.
The average person will spend approximately $81.
7 percent of people say that they will buy a new television for the game and 10 percent say they will buy team apparel.
But 79 percent of people are spending money on food and drinks.
Pizza Hut expected to sell more than 2 million pizzas and the National Chicken Council estimates that football fans will eat more than 1 billion chicken wings.


Dharmana Krishna Das on AP three capitals
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dharmana Krishna Das has expressed his confidence that the state will have three capitals in the coming days. Dharmana Krishna Das, also a revenue minister, has made it clear that the state government is not shifting Amaravati completely and added that many development works would be carried out in Amaravati.
Speaking to a Srikakulam media channel, the AP deputy CM said CM Jagan is determined to develop all the thirteen districts, especially the North Andhra and the Rayalaseema region. All the districts will be developed on development works, the AP revenue minister said. He has also shared how the Amaravati region will be developed in the coming days.
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Saudi Ambassador To N'djamena Meets With Chadian Minister Of Public Health And National Solidarity
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) N'Djamena, Aug 5, 2022, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri, met with the Minister of Public Health and National Solidarity of the Republic of Chad, Dr. Abdulmajeed Abdurrahman.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen relations between the Kingdom and Chad, and issues of common interest.
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The Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare says Malawi intends to introduce a Community Month aiming at mobilising people at a community level on their basic amenities.
According to the responsible Minister Patricia Kaliati, the reformed programme will also be significant in transforming people`s livelihoods through economic transformation programmes in their respective communities.
“We just want to mobilise men, women and the youth to take part in their basic amenities at a community level so we are introducing this whereby we are approaching people through social and community development officer we have.
“It’s a bottom up approach whereby people will be directly engaged financially whenever they render their services at a community level on a number of activities,” said Kaliati.
She added that unlike other initiatives, the programme will see men, women and the youth working together on different platforms and activities at a community level.
“It’s going to be different because we are parading every person to take part as some programmes which we have men don’t take part.
“Other programmes which we have as adult literacy, cooperatives and savings men don’t usually take part, so it’s going to be different because we are going to parade everyone in the community that is men, women and the youth,” said Kaliati.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, July 5 (KUNA) -- A fire erupted at the construction site of the new Avenues Mall extension project with four fire department teams dealing with the situation, said a statement Thursday.
Kuwait Fire Service Directorate's (KFSD) Director General Lieutenant General Khaled Rakan Al-Mekrad told KUNA that efforts are underway to contain the fire. He affirmed that the situation was under control. (end) ays.gta
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Turk Telekom inks USD600m loan agreements with CDB
(MENAFN) Turk Telekom announced that it inked two loan deals with China Development Bank (CDB), with a combined value of USD600 million, reported Reuters.
The Turkish telecommunications firm added that the 8-year loan agreements include USD200 million deal and another one worth USD400 million.
It noted that the USD400 million agreement will have an interest rate of Libor+3.40 percent.
On the other hand, the USD200 million deal will be used to fund goods and services acquired from Huawei.
The latter will have an interest rate of Libor+2.85 percent.
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Regina police are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a hit and run Friday night.
Officers were called to Sixth Avenue and Hamilton Street around 11 p.m. CST, the Regina Police Service said in a news release.
The pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street and the driver fled the scene, police say.
The victim was taken to hospital where they later died of their injuries.
More information will be released at a later date, police said.
As the investigation continues, anyone who has information is asked to contact Regina police at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


Amman, June 9 (IANS) Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have launched an investment fund of $100 million to support the their cooperation in technology, state-run Petra news agency reported.
The two Arab countries launched the investment fund on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Speaking at the launching ceremony in Amman, Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said the fund is established by joint efforts between Jordan's Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship and the ADQ, an Abu Dhabi state holding company.
The fund, which is part of a strategic industrial partnership between Jordan and the UAE, aims to support technology companies to achieve higher growth rates, and enhance the digital prosperity through financing emerging technology companies, the Prime Minister added.
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UN's highest court opens hearing session on Qatari, UAE dispute
(MENAFN) Amid a yearlong of "severing relations" by four Arab countries, the United Nations' highest court has begun hearing a lawsuit by Qatar accusing the United Arab Emirates of "discrimination against Qatar and Qatari citizens," while the UAE denies the allegations.
The International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands, opened the session Wednesday morning.
Qatar filed the lawsuit earlier this month, and on early Wednesday, the boycott-quarter said that they are filing a separate grievance at the ICJ against Qatar.
Cases at the ICJ take months or years to complete. However, requests for provisional measures like those requested by Qatar are dealt with quicker.
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Kuwait Amir, Crown Prince, PM congratulate Qatari Amir on eighth anniversary
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KUWAIT, June 24 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable Thursday to the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in which he expressed sincere congratulations on his eighth anniversary since assuming office.
His highness the Amir also commended Qatar for its growing achievement in various fields during the Amir's reign, wishing him good health and the country further prosperity and development.
His highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and his highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar congratulatory cables to Sheikh Tamim. (end)
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PLCs established in 83 village councils of Chitral
CHITRAL: In order to bridge the gap between the public and
police, Public Liaison Councils ((PLCs) have been established in 83
village councils of Chitral which are envisaged in enhancing
community engagement in order to make policing effective.
DPO Chitral, Abbas Majeed Khan Marwat, while talking at a seminar
organized on ‘community policing’ here on Thursday, stressed on
bridging the gap between the police and public through PLCs.
He said that policing and community engagement compliment and
supplement each other and will result at building confidence of
community on the police force by redressing their grievances and
bringing about tangible change in ‘thana culture’.
He said that Police was accountable to the public and the process
of accountability will be carried out through the councils who will
make it more effective while the sense of accountability will act
as catalyst to improve the efficiency of the force.
He said that PCS will be established in the rest of the 17 village
councils shortly while special measures will taken to sensitize and
strengthen the members of the councils to achieve the goas and
Speaking on the behalf of the community, the former tehsil nazim
Sartaj Ahmed Khan eulogized the efforts of district police chief
for taking concrete steps to bring the police force community
He said that the hectic efforts of the district police in providing
relief to the flash flood affected people and the earthquake is the
practical step which has aggrandized the force.


Jordan, Morocco discuss ways to enhance trade
(MENAFN) Jordan and Morocco are studying ways to increase joint trade and to eliminate trade barriers.
Moreover, last year Jordan's exports to Morocco valued almost USD 20mn, while its imports from Morocco were at USD 25mn.
However, transport contains a major obstacle for trade, in the absence of a direct flight line or a maritime route.
The visiting group involves firm representatives of various business entities and producers of footwear, garments and others.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) Assam Cabinet minister Jayanta Mallabaruah took a jibe at the state unit Congress president Bhupen Borah after the poll results on Sunday indicated victories for the BJP in three out of four states.
The minister claimed that Bhupen Borah had to stash the firecrackers in a toilet tank that were brought to the state headquarters of the Congress party in Guwahati anticipating win in the Assembly elections.
Mallabaruah said: "Borah had surreptitiously stashed firecrackers in a toilet tank at Rajiv Bhawan for a supposed victory celebration."
He further claimed that two Bihu dance groups were also invited to the state headquarters.
The BJP is set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh with a huge margin while the saffron party is likely to oust the Congress from Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
The only good news came for the Congress party from Telangana.
K. Chandrasekhar Rao's BRS is set to lose power to the Congress in the southern state.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30 . The
draining of Lake Urmia is discrimination against Azerbaijanis, said
Azerbaijani researcher from Tabriz, currently residing in France,
Jala Tabrizli at the roundtable discussion 'Cry of Lake Urmia',
She noted, that most of Lake Urmia has been drained,
and the salt remaining in the lake is making it difficult for
people, as strong winds pollute the air.
'Each of us has to protest against this,' she said.
'If the winds keep spreading the salt in the air, it will
eventually reach Tehran,' she said.
Another problem that she mentioned is the language.
According to Tabrizli, Azerbaijani language in Iran is being put
under pressure, as its not taught in schools.
'We are not an ethnic minority there, we are a nation.
However, we can't use our native language there, and this insults
us. Our children can't receive education in their native language.
Our women also suffer; their rights are not recognized,' Tabrizli
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Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa has disclosed that all legal procedures to establish an oil pipeline from Angola into Zambia have been concluded.
Mr. Nkhuwa said that the Memorandum of Understanding between Zambia and Angola will be signed on October 12, 2018.
The Minister said that Government is ready for the project and that feasibility studies will start before the end of the year.
Mr. Nkhuwa told ZNBC News in an interview that the oil line will bring many economics benefits to the country because oil will be cheaper as the importation cost will be reduced.
Mr. Nkhuwa said that the pipe line will also bring in petrol, diesel and gas used for cooking.
Mr. Nkhuwa further said that the development will also mean reduced pressure and congestion on the roads which will mean less refinancing on the road sector.


Three people were killed, three more were injured due to shooting in a bowling club in the American city of Rockford, Illinois, CBS Chicago television reported.
According to him, at 18.55 local time, the police were called to the place, saying that there was shooting. The local police chief reported three dead and three wounded who were hospitalized.
According to some reports, at least two of those killed were teenagers.
The alleged shooter was taken into custody. He, according to the police, was at the scene when law enforcement officers arrived there. He was considered the only one involved in the shooting.


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New York: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the delegation of the State of Qatar in the coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which was held today on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Read Also
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The meeting discussed ways to strengthen fraternal relations between the GCC countries and the latest developments in regional and international situations, especially in Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Also, the meeting discussed the call on the Republic of Iraq to take serious and urgent steps to address the negative effects of the developments resulting from the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the agreement concluded in 2012 between the State of Kuwait and the Republic of Iraq on the regulation of maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah.
The meeting was attended by Their Excellencies members of the official delegation accompanying HE the Prime Minister and Their Highnesses and Excellencies members of the GCC states' delegations.
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Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Ser Bahadur Deuba had informed the people at the 14th Mahadibesan Bhrikuti Mandap of the Nepali Congress that the people were free from fear after his arrival. The Nepali Congress has said that it will play a role in correcting the bad activities in Nepali politics. Ser Bahadur Deuba has said that the fear in the minds of the people has been removed after I became the Prime Minister after the overthrow of the CPN-UML government.
At the Nepali Congress General Assembly, Prime Minister Ser Bahadur Deuba said that the people were in a state of panic when KP Oli’s government was in power. Apart from developing the country, leaders tend to be very close to the people during elections even if they are engaged in their work at other times. The people have felt that they have got the leader they want.
He said that he had to win the election as he had freed the Nepali people from Oli’s fright after forming his government. He said that Mahadibesan would decide to get rid of dictatorship. He said that he had to win for the sake of the people.
Speaking at the 14th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sarma Oli said that the Nepali Congress and UML had developed the country. He said that UML and Congress had important support from the time of Rana till the overthrow of the monarchy. Were
Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Ser Bahadur Deuba had said that he had to win to take the country on the path of prosperity. He said that he had to win because he was the one to reduce it. He said that everyone should support him for the development of the country and to bring the Nepali people in a positive direction.


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KABUL: The Salang tunnel connecting capital Kabul with the northern provinces has reportedly been blocked after a group of insurgents launched an attack.
According to reports, the attack was launched on Southern part of Salang pass which triggered gun battle between the Afghan security forces and the assailants, Khaama press reported Thursday..
In the meantime, a local security official said the militants attacked the convoy of the Afghan police forces and fled the area after the police responded to their fire.
The official confirmed that the main Salang tunnel was closed following the attack and police have launched search in the area against the militants.
He said the militants launched the attack from Ghorband area of northern Parwan province. DNA


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 9. A meeting was
held at the representative office of the Russian Export Center in
Azerbaijan with a delegation of business circles from the Novgorod
region, which arrived on a business mission headed by the Deputy
Director of the Novgorod Export Support Center Daria Yanveldt to
the country, trend reports on December 9.
Representative of the Russian Export Center in Azerbaijan Ruslan
Mirsayapov spoke in detail at the meeting about financial and
non-financial instruments to support exporters, perspective areas
of cooperation, features of product certification, and also
stressed the importance of participating in specialized exhibitions
held in Azerbaijan.
Yanveldt noted that the main products exported from the Novgorod
region to Azerbaijan are sawn timber and fertilizers.
Besides, she presented children's products and household goods
of a number of Novgorod companies, emphasizing the high export
potential of the companies.
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US has to withdraw from NATO, congresswoman says
(MENAFN) Washington should withdraw from NATO in place of sending billions of taxpayer dollars to Ukraine and causing a nuclear conflict, as said by a Republican congresswoman who has been highly serious of Washington’s reaction to the Ukraine war.
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a strong supporter of previous Leader Donald Trump, made the case in a series of tweets on Thursday.
Ukraine is the “new Iraq wrapped up with a pretty little NATO bow, with a nuclear present inside,” she shared.
“The American people do not want war with Russia, but NATO & our own foolish leaders are dragging us into one. We should pull out of NATO.”
She called the provision of military support to Ukraine, which she refused in Congress, a “proxy war” against Russia that Americans have no appetite for.
“Grinding up Ukraine to fight with Russia is disgusting, they could have been an ally,” she also wrote on Twitter.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. We strongly
condemn the actions that are reflected in the footage showing the
burning of Lachin and Khojaly forests by Armenians in recent days,
and regard these actions as a crime against nature and
environmental terror, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural
Resources of Azerbaijan Firdovsi Aliyev said, Trend reports.
He noted that the ecological terror of Armenia against
'Armenians who illegally settled on the territory of Azerbaijan
continue to carry out ecological terror against our people, our
nature and natural resources, as well as against humanity as a
whole. The Armenians, not limited to burning the forests of
Jabrayil, Zangilan, Gubadly, Kalbajar, the city of Shusha during
the occupation, are now harming the environment by burning our
forests in Khojaly and Lachin. These actions are a direct
confirmation of the hostile attitude towards nature. In addition,
they thereby demonstrate that they have nothing to do with these
territories,' he said.
Deputy Minister noted that these actions will be investigated in
more detail and they will be assessed in accordance with
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Scores of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in Delta State have endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, for the general elections.
Speaking on their behalf, Comrade Ebah said they endorsed the APC candidate because the PDP has failed the Delta State and the nation.
He spoke when the defectors paid a courtesy call on Emerhor in his campaign office in Asaba, the state capital.
Ebah said the APC will restore the glory of the state, urging the youths to support the push for change. He said Emerhor has a track record as a businessman, investor and community man before venturing into politics, asssuring that he will rescue the state from the forces of retrogression.
The defectors came in about 20 groups. They promised to mobilise for Emerhor at the wards and units across the 25 local governments.
Thanking them, the APC candidate said he was impressed by his growing support base, ahead of the poll.
He said the people were prepared for change, advising them to sustain the tempo of mobilisation to the end.
Emerhor, who said the PDP has misruled the country for 16 years, said that political salvation was at hand.
He promised to rescue the state from poverty, under-development and corruption, if elected as the governor.
Emerhor flayed the PDP administration in the state for lack of direction, lamenting that public resources have been misused.
He said the leaders have no clue about developmental priorities.
Emerhor said that the masses have suffered, despite the abundant resources in the state.
He decried the poor state of schools, roads, hospitals, and other social amenities.
The standard beare urged the youths to take their destiny into their hands and defend their votes during the elections.


BJP will not allow revenge politics: Sujana Chowdary
Former Union minister and Rajya Sabha member Y Sujana Chowdary warned the state government that the BJP would not allow the revenge politics and attacks being pursued by the YSRCP government.
Vijayawada: Former Union minister and Rajya Sabha member Y Sujana Chowdary warned the state government that the BJP would not allow the revenge politics and attacks being pursued by the YSRCP government.
Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, Chowdary said that the state government was focusing only on politics of vendetta against its rivals leaving the governance to winds.. Responding to a question, he said that the BJP workers were also facing assaults in the state.
He suggested that the state government complete the Polavaram irrigation project and Amaravati capital projects without further delay. He said that the Centre and Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) have already suggested to the state government not to stop the works in the name of irregularities.
He pointed out that the state government was replacing the contractor of Polavaram project without showing proper reasons. He stated that the PPA also clarified that the expenditure for works would escalate if the contractor is changed. "The state government should take action if there are any irregularities are found. But it is not at all advisable to cancel the contract. The state government is going for reverse tendering despite objections and advice by the Centre and PPA. It is claiming that Rs 500 crore will be saved by reverse tendering, but it can't save even Rs 5," said the BJP leader.
Chowdary said while the previous government had delayed the construction of Polavaram project, the current government was also repeating the mistakes by halting the works. Amaravati farmers issue to Governor's notice…..
The BJP MP said that he met Governor Biswabushan Harichandan along with the farmers of Amaravati capital at Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday. "The farmers explained their concerns following the comments of municipal administration minister Botcha Satyanarayana over the future of Amaravati as capital to the Governor. They gave their lands for the construction of capital to a government which was elected by people," he said. .
Stating that statements of Botcha Satyanarayana had created confusion among the farmers, Sujana Chowdary said asked Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to give clarity on the capital construction. He said BJP was not against the decentralised development but the capital city is also important for the development of state. BJP leaders Kamineni Srinivas and V Sambasiva Rao were also present.


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Somalilandsun- Qatar has announced that it will fund the construction of Somalia National Army military bases commencing in 2018.
A delegation of high ranking government officials led by the Army Chief Gen. Abdiweli Jama Hussein Gorod is in Doha to seal the deal.
Gen. Gorod held a meeting with Qatari Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Attiyah to discuss on the issue.
The army chief was accompanied by the Commander of the Somali Navy Forces and chairman of the parliamentary committee of Defence.
Mr. Al Attiyah said that Qatar will support Somalia and build the said military camps.
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Says Nawaz tried to make institutions controversial
Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Monday that the armed forces were part of the government and the administration and it is the government’s responsibility to defend it against criticism.
“Why would we not defend the army?” asked the minister, while speaking on SAMAA TV’s programme Awaz. “The army is part of the government, executive and the administration.”
In his speech in the All Parties Conference on Sunday, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif criticized the country’s establishment for what he said was its interference in political affairs.
A joint-resolution issued by the opposition parties following the APC asked the establishment to refrain from interfering in Pakistan political affairs. The opposition demanded an end to the armed forces’ role in electoral exercise.
Chaudhry, however, believes that the former prime minister tried to make Pakistan and its institutions controversial through his speech.
“They didn’t only level allegations against the army but also against judiciary and NAB,” said the federal minister. “The narrative of Nawaz Sharif’s speech was that Pakistan and its institutions were controversial and Nawaz Sharif’s efforts are aimed at making the institutions controversial in Pakistan.”
The minister said that it was the government’s duty to defend the national institutions against criticism. “We didn’t only defend the army, but also defended the judiciary and NAB.”


Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Ata Tarar said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill’s diatribe was not outside the party policy and the statement was given under foreign funded agenda.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he claimed that Shahbaz Gill had confessed during the investigation that he had given the statement in line with the party’s policy.
He said that Shahbaz Gill’s confession during interrogation proved it was a premeditated conspiracy that was dictated from Bani Gala.
“Such a big conspiracy which aimed at inciting revolt in the armed forces had never taken place in the country’s history,” he said, adding the PTI had tried to defame the armed forces.
The SAPM said that it had been proven that PTI was a foreign-aided party that did politics on the Army’s martyrs to divert public attention away from its foreign (prohibited) funding.
He said PTI’s conspiracy against the country and its armed forces was the continuation of the earlier ones which included the so-called regime change plot against its government.
Tarar said that the PTI trolled martyrs of the army for its political benefits which were “unfortunate.”
He said the ‘Jewish and Indian’ funded PTI had been lobbying in their favor and interests in the country, adding that PTI was also a beneficiary of the donation received from Romita Shetty, who was an American businesswoman of Indian origin.
“PTI chief should explain his relations with individuals like Inder Dosanjh, Viral Lal, Michael Lane, Chiranjit Singh, Varsha Lathra, and others who had sent funds to his party from abroad,” he said.


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Benches replace sawhorses to keep traffic off the mall
WINCHESTER — At the Loudoun Street Mall, vehicle traffic remains benched.
The orange sawhorses that had a sign attached — warning drivers to stay off the pedestrian mall — were removed Friday.
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Bandipora, Nov 07: Panic gripped Malangam village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Sunday after two black bears were spotted in residential area, locals said here.
Locals said that two bears were spotted in Malangam this morning, leading to hue and cry in the area as they entered residential area.
“The wild animals were roaming in Malangam village and its adjoining areas since last many days,” they said.
They said that the villagers have now moved to safer places and they also informed the Wildlife department and concerned police station for necessary action.
Meanwhile, an official of the wildlife department said that a team of department along with the police reached to the spot soon after being informed by the locals.
He said that the duo was chased away towards the forest area by the team of wildlife department and the police and the villagers need not to panic anymore. kns
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