ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Shibli Faraz has criticised the opposition for “trying to make controversial the election of the Senate chairman and deputy chairman after their defeat.”
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Minister Shibli said the elections were held in a free and transparent manner and were not influenced.
He said that the PDM component parties had conflicting interests. The PPP and the PML-N stabbed each other in the back in the Senate elections.
He said the government took every step to make the Senate election free and fair.
Shibli advised the opposition parties to see beyond their vested interests and work for the uplift of the country.
About the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s planned long march on March 26, he claimed that the opposition will not get any support from the masses.
He said for the first time in our history, a candidate from the tribal districts was elected as the Senate deputy chairman.
Shibli said Prime Minister Imran Khan integrated FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He wanted to do something for the neglected areas of the country, he added.
He said the government did not have a majority in the Senate that’s why it could not introduce legislation for the uplift of masses due to hurdles created by the opposition.
The opposition has been obstructing legislation in the Senate for the last two-and-a-half years, he continued.
Shibli said the those who have been taking turn to rule the country had plunged it into debt and paralysed its institutions.
He called the victory in the Senate election defeat of a system which has been eating into the fabric of the country for the last 30 years.
Information Minister Shibli said the economy is stabilising as a result of the policies of the government.
He said the government was fully aware of inflation and the prime minister had been monitoring the situation.


Shobha Karandlaje blames previous govt. for Manipur violence
Hubballi: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje has blamed previous governments for the ongoing violence in Manipur and has alleged that efforts were being made to project the Union government in a bad light by utilising the viral video of two women being disrobed in public.
Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Saturday, Ms Karandlaje said that a similar incident had been reported from West Bengal and it was wrong to blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP for the violence in Manipur.
She said that what was happening in Manipur was related to a conflict between tribes and the reason for the conflict was the faults committed by the previous governments. “Infiltrators from other nations have congregated in North Eastern States and the Union government is making continuous efforts to send them out. Consequently, it has led to violence,” she said.
The Union Minister said that in the last six decades, the governments led by the Congress and UPA had neglected the North Eastern States and the people of these states were reluctant to consider themselves Indians. “However, after PM Modi came to power, they have begun accepting India and a lot of development works have begun. They are witnessing development works by Centre for the first time,” she said.
To a query, she said that it was important that peace was established in North Eastern States. However, instead of discussing the issue in the Parliament, the Opposition parties including Congress were discussing it outside the Parliament. The Centre was ready to give replies to all the questions on Manipur, she added.


Imam Khomeini harbor imports 12M tons of basic commodities i…
(MENAFN) As declared by a provincial chief, 12 million tons of basic goods were imported in Imam Khomeini harbor, in southwestern Khuzestan district, throughout the first nine months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year (March 21-Decembers 21, 2022).
Behrouz Aqaei, the director-general of Khuzestan province’s Ports and Maritime Department, stated that 209 ships have imported 12 million tons of basic commodities in Imam Khomeini Port in the stated nine-month timespan, of which 50 percent of the commodities were for the private sector and 50 percent for the governmental sector.
As mentioned in a report by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), 17,449,670 tons of basic goods were imported in the harbors of the nation throughout the opening nine months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year.
As declared earlier by the deputy chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran has unloaded 30.9 million tons of basic commodities in the previous Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20, 2022).
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Vastavam web: As soon as the YSRCP came to power in the State, the law and order situation went out of control, alleged TDP national president and Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing the media persons along with the other TDP leaders Chinarajappa, Dokka Manikya Varaprasad, Gadde Rammohan, Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, Ashok Babu, Maddali Giri and others, the TDP supremo said that they had submitted the adjournment motion to the Speaker to discuss the law and order situation in the State, but even 12 days after the Assembly session started, the discussion was not taken up.
He said that seven TDP workers were killed in the last two months and there were 285 physical attacks, property was damaged at 65 places, land encroachments took place in 11 places and criminal cases were booked at 24 places. Referring to the series of violent incidents in which the TDP workers were targeted, the Opposition Leader said that the police could not perform their duty effectively as they have become helpless.
He said that there was no action against the followers of YV Subba Reddy and Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy though they attacked and injured the Deputy Tahsildar and senior assistant in Korisapadu mandal of Addanki constituency. Chandrababu said that there have been a number of atrocities against women in the state which were result of deteriorating law and order situation.
He said that the government should give priority for the safety and security of the people and their property. “The Chief Minister will be held responsible if anything happened to the TDP leaders,” he said.


Toyota stocks decrease amid reserving its conservative profit estimation
(MENAFN) Toyota Motor Corp. sustained its profit viewpoint for 2022, underlining the carmaker’s worries above its ability to manufacture cars after parts lacks, increasing material costs and epidemic disruptions in China, even as a weaker yen boosts income in its home currency.
Toyota stocks fell 3 percent after the world’s largest automaker kept its estimate for operating income of 2.4 trillion yen (USD18 billion) for the financial year through March, short of analysts’ average estimate of 3.3 trillion yen (nearly USD24.5 billion).
Semiconductor deficiencies, higher raw material prices as well as corona virus associated curbs in China have produced chaos at auto gathering lines through the world.
Even though the yen has dropped, Toyota managers declared that there are still "many uncertainties ahead,” such as downward pressure on the economy as well as possible interest rate hikes in other economies, "We are not confident enough to raise guidance.”
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By Yoshitha Perera
The government’s measures to analyse the impacts of foreign agreements such as the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on national security, commenced soon after ending the country’s civil war, former Chief of National Intelligence (CNI) Kapila Hendawitharana informed the PCoI probing Easter Sunday attacks yesterday.
Highlighting the importance of reviewing important matters pertaining to the national security constantly, Mr.Hendavitharana said that even after ending of the war, the then government held threat review meetings with the Security Council.
“ After ending the war against the LTTE, the then government focused on drug trafficking, human smuggling, extremism and cyber crimes,” the witness informed the commission.
He said that a special unit was also established to monitor religious extremism in the country after ending the war and officers attached to CNI received special foreign training.
Mr.Hendawitharana said that the government had received details of over 100 preachers who had come to the country within the period of 2009-2015 to preach extremism and
the government took measures to deport such preachers.
- Mr.Hendawitharana said that the government had received details of over 100 preachers who had come to the country within the period of 2009-2015 to preach extremism


The article discusses the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on people in India and how the relaxation of curbs for the upcoming festival of Bakrid is hoped to help traders. The article states that due to the lockdown and restrictions, many traders have suffered losses and their businesses have been affected. It further mentions that the relaxation of curbs is expected to help the traders to get back into business, thereby restoring the economic activity in the country. The article also talks about the difficulties faced by the people due to the pandemic, such as financial hardships and lack of job opportunities. Finally, it states that the relaxation of curbs for Bakrid is expected to provide some respite to the people and the economy.


ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said the country’s coronavirus testing capacity would reach 20,000 to 30,000 tests per day by May.
According to him, the incumbent testing capacity was 3,000 per day.
Referring to the teetering economy, the foreign minister said the pandemic has badly affected the global economy and it will further increase pressure on Pakistan as it has brought economic activity to a standstill.
About Pakistan nationals stranded abroad, Qureshi maintained that efforts are being made to repatriate the citizens in Middle East at the earliest.
“Screening is being done at the airports and quarantine facilities have also been expanded there,” he said.
Qureshi added that the opening of more airports, earlier closed to contain the spread, in the country has led to an increase in the number of repatriations.
“Opening of remaining airports has enhanced our capacity to bring back six to seven thousand Pakistanis from abroad every week.”


Greater Manchester Combined Authority have launched a public consultation on the next Greater Manchester Police and Crime Plan, which will set the direction for policing and community safety across the city-region for the next three years.
Residents are asked to read through each of the three priorities before sharing their views on what is important to keep them and their communities safe:
- Keeping People Safe and Supporting Victims
- Reducing Harm and Offending
- Strengthening Communities and Place.
You can read about the previous Police and Crime Plan – Standing Together – here: Greater Manchester Police and Crime Plan – GMCA (opens in new window).
- Closing Date
- Tuesday 30th November
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Matt Hancock will be hosting a live Downing Street press conference later on today.
No10 confirmed the news at a critical time as cases seem to be dropping but there is reports and concerns about the impact the vaccine has on some of the new variants that have been identified.
The Health Secretary will be addressing the nation regarding the public's concern about the variants whilst also providing an update on the number of vaccines that have been given out.
Ministers have sought to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
It comes just shortly after a study found that the vaccine has only 'minimal protection' against the new South Africa variant which has recently been identified in the UK.
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One case of the new variant was found in the EN10 area of Broxbourne which sparked a big increase in testing so they can 'stamp out the virus'.
Everyone in the EN10 area is now being urged to get a test so they can identify every case of the new variant.
However Health minister Edward Argar said that Oxford researchers remained confident their vaccine could prevent severe disease for those affected by the variant.
The press conference will be hosted by the Health Secretary at 5pm and is being broadcast live on BBC News.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 30. Uzbekistan plans to
organize an exhibition under the Made in Uzbekistan brand in
Singapore in September this year, trend reports.
The issue was discussed at the meeting between Laziz Kudratov,
Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, and Tan
Si Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and
Industry of Singapore.
Singaporean side stressed its willingness to take comprehensive
measures to expand the range and volume of mutual trade with
Along with this, the sides also discussed the current
cooperation agenda, including the development of partnership in the
field of education, resuming direct flights between the two
countries, as well as the prospects of joint implementation of
"smart city" projects.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to develop a
step-by-step joint action plan to accelerate the implementation of
all the agreements.
Meanwhile, currently, Singapore is actively implementing several
projects in industries such as chemicals, textiles, transportation
and logistics, urban development, educational services, and
privatization in Uzbekistan, with a total investment value of $3.8
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ISLAMABAD—Minister for Economic Affairs Division Hammad Azhar Tuesday informed the National Assembly that the country had embarked on a journey to progress and development after the government stabilized the national economy due to its prudent strategy.
Taking part in the motion to discuss the economic conditions of the country, he said, “The journey to development has taken the start in the country, as now the economic condition is stabilized, current account deficit has decreased. We are expecting high growth in the future”.
He said now the current account deficit had come down by 84 percent. The market-driven currency was stable at Rs 155 to a dollar since June 2019.
The minister said the country’s economic conditions were in bad condition during the tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
He said the PML-N government had wasted about 20 billion dollars to artificially stabilize the rate of the dollar.
He said due to effective policies of the government, the foreign exchange reserves were improving and the current account deficit was shrinking.
He said the government had also cleared short term liabilities worth Rs 400 billion, recalling that the country was heading to default when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) came into power.
The minister said the government was all set to enter the higher growth trajectory in the next fiscal year.
He said the price of wheat had been stabilized in three provinces while efforts were being made to reduce the commodity price in Sindh.
He said fertilizer prices had already been decreased by Rs 300 to Rs 400 per bag. He said that negotiations were also underway to further decrease the price of fertilizer.
He said the price of electricity had increased due to the expensive tariff agreement signed by the PML-N government. He said the gas companies which were in profit had been pushed into Rs 160 deficit by the PML-N government.
Hammad said the government took tough decisions to steer the country out of bad economic conditions and avoid the looming default. He said the government paid off over 10 billion dollars of debt in its first year in power, which stood the highest debt-servicing done by any government.
He said the government was still paying the interest of Rs 400 billion loans taken by the PML-N government to pay the circular debt.
He reiterated the government was determined to bring to zero the circular debt by December 2020.
Due to the steps taken by the government, he said, the country’s foreign exchange reserve had increased substantially.
He said the international rating agency Moody’s international had upgraded Pakistan’s raking.
The minister admitted that inflation had increased due to tough steps taken by the government keeping in view the position of the economy.
However, he said the government was taking measures to provide relief to the common man.
He expressed the hope that the price of the sugar would also come down in the coming days.
Initiating the debate, PML-N leader Khawaja Asif said the nation was confronting the crucial issues of inflation which must be addressed on an emergency basis.
He said the beneficiaries of wheat and sugar crises should be held accountable. He said his party would not become part of any conspiracy against the government but would support every step to strengthen the democracy in the country.
Khawaja Muhammad Asif said, “Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leadership has not fulfilled the promises made with people of the country during their tenure of opposition.”
He alleged that the national economy had deteriorated under the PTI government. He said his party would work for supremacy of the parliament and constitution.
He also thanked the political parties for supporting the PML-N during the period of PTI’s sit-in. He also appreciated Syed Khursheed Shah for working for the supremacy of the parliament and democracy.
Khawaja Asif observed that his part’s government had ended the crisis of gas and electricity, eliminated terrorism and restored peace in the Karachi city.
Abdul Qadir Patel criticized the policies of the government and said the common people were facing hardship in running day to day matters.


The immovable property of Azerbaijan's Texnikabank OJSC, which
is being liquidated, will be put up for auction at the Auction
Centerin Baku on October 12, Trend reports via the Azerbaijan Deposit
The bank's immovable property includes non-residential premise
with the area of 150.4 square meters at the following address:
Imran Gasimov str. 47, Nasimi district, Baku.
Its starting price at the auction will be 800,000 manat
Five percent of the sale price must be paid by the auction
participant to the organizer of the auction. The purchase price
must be paid by the buyer within seven calendar days.
Those wishing to participate in the auction can submit the
necessary documents at the following address: Badamdar highway 27,
Sabayil district, Baku.
Phone: (+99455) 206-66-67
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An expatriate in Saudi Arabia has been convicted of money
laundering for attempting to smuggle $297,000 via King Abdulaziz
International Airport outside the Kingdom, Trend reports citing
The expat, of African nationality, attempted to transfer the
money by hiding it inside carton boxes for dates, the investigation
A criminal case was filed against the expat before the court
charged him with money laundering by attempting to smuggle cash
outside the country.
A preliminary ruling was issued for his conviction which ruled
that the seized cash be confiscated and that the expat be
imprisoned for two years and deported after serving the
However, Public Prosecution submitted an objection to appeal the
verdict and called for a stricter penalty.
Public Prosecution stressed the importance of safeguarding the
economy and noted that it would hand out severe penalties to those
who seek to harm the national economy and its financial system.
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“I’m equal opportunity,” he joked. “With the exception of special teams coordinator. No offense to special teams coordinators.”
Manuel also said the new coach will be allowed to choose his own staff, but as athletic director, he would have veto power over those choices.
He also said that while he will have some patience with the new coach, the job comes with expectations.
“This is being done so we can start winning next year, not four years from now,” he said.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. Russian VTB Bank has
opened its representative office in Iran, Deputy Minister of
Industry, Mine and Trade and Head of Trade Promotion Organization
of Iran (TPOI) Alireza Peyman Pak said, trend reports with
reference to TASS.
"As a result of the purposeful efforts of the TPOI, the Russian
VTB Bank has officially opened its representative office in Iran,"
the deputy minister said.
According to Peyman Pak, this is the first Russian bank directly
represented in the Islamic Republic, and VTB's presence will
contribute to improving the transparency of banking operations.
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Chandigarh: Describing the facility of free household electricity as a boon for the people of state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that more than 95 percent of the families in the state will get zero electricity bills in the coming months, which will give major relief to them.
Addressing the gathering during a function to distribute appointment letters to 603 newly recruited cleared and Junior Engineers of the Punjab State Electricity Corporation here today, the Chief Minister said that the government is providing 600 units of free electricity to the people in every cycle. He said that for the first time 86 percent of the households in Punjab have received zero electricity bill. Bhagwant Mann asserted that more than 95 percent of households will benefit from free electricity facility in the coming months.
The Chief Minister said that this major move is a big relief for domestic consumers, who till now have to shell out hefty money every month to pay their power bills. He further said that the state government delivers whatever it promises adding that actions done with good intentions always yield good results. Bhagwant Mann said that Punjabis had never even dreamt that the electricity bill of their homes will come to zero.
However, the Chief Minister said that due to strenuous efforts of the state government this has became a reality today. He said that this has also helped in reducing power consumption also as several families in the state have started using less power so that they can avail 600 units of free electricity. Making another big announcement, Bhagwant Mann said that massive efforts are being made to enhance the production of electricity in the state.
The Chief Minister said that due to massive efforts made by the state government, the coal mine allotted in Jharkhand near Pachwara has become operational and coal supply from it will begin in the first week of December. He said that this will further increase power generation in Punjab. Bhagwant Mann bemoaned that this mine was closed since 2015 but none of the previous governments bothered to get it operational.
The Chief Minister also said that the state government is also making all out efforts to make the government buildings of the state self-sufficient in terms of power. He said that solar energy panels will be installed in all government buildings, which will reduce the burden of electricity bills on the government and will save a lot of money.


The UNP said today that the government feared the tomorrow’s strike against the electricity tariffs hike and was using various tactics to force the workers to keep away from taking part in the campaign.
“The government is afraid of our strike campaign to be held tomorrow. It had even threatened Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees to abstain the strike,” UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said at an event held to strengthen its media campaign ‘Sannivedana Balakaya’.
He also said that school children have been asked to attend school tomorrow to observe sil.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said the government had tried to sabotage the protest march held on May 15 against the tariff hike, but failed. (YP and LSP)


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Dr R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank Group, urged the expatriate community in Qatar to use all ways to learn and understand the language and culture of the region as it will improve not only their professional life but also their socio-cultural spheres.
He was speaking after releasing the new edition of ‘Spoken Arabic for everyday', the latest book by Dr Amanulla Vadakkangara. Dr Seetharaman released the book by handing over a copy to K M Varghese, President of IBPN.
Kareem Abdulla, former president of ICBF; K V Abdullakutty; Muhammed Rafi; Vinod and Mohammed Thoyyib spoke on the occasion.
Vadakkangara welcomed the gathering and Muhammed Rafeeq proposed a vote of thanks.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 2. Russian Utairairline increases the number of flights from St. Petersburg toUzbekistan's Samarkand, Trend reports.
According to the airline, Utair started operating flights fromSt. Petersburg to Samarkand three times a week.
The flights will be operated on Tuesdays, Fridays andSundays.
Meanwhile, Utair conducts flights to Samarkand from Moscow,Samara and St. Petersburg.
Furthermore, Uzbekistan Airways will start increasing the numberof flights to Russia with the beginning of the spring-summer seasonin 2024.
According to the airline, the number of flights from Tashkent toRussia's Irkutsk, Nizhny Novgorod, and Khabarovsk willincrease.
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“You can tell a story, but there’s nothing like seeing a story,” she says about the value of broadcast media. “Whether it’s something like a fire or seeing the look on a child’s face after they receive a brand new laptop thanks to a donation — seeing and hearing the story makes a huge impact.”
With broadcast news every single person has to be sure that they stay with the times and keep updating the people to help them understand what is going on in the world. Most people want to know whats going on and look to social media now to find out more information about it. Other people are just looking on social media and stumble upon the news as they scroll through the feed.
There is an art to getting the story across in enough time to broadcast all the news that the consumers want to hear. With more news that is being put onto social media, broadcast newscasters now also use the help of social media to tell the world what they want them to know what is going on in the world. As a result both the news and social media is now being used to help get news across to people.
“It’s a given that broadcast journalists have to now use social media throughout the day; “


PUNE: City-based women's organisations and activists have demanded that the state government should approve the anti-superstition and black magic bill in the first week of the assembly session starting on Monday.
Some religious organisations have recently raised fresh objections to the bill.
Narendra Dabholkar, who championed the bill, was gunned down by two men on August 20. A day after he died, the state government promulgated an ordinance to enact the long-pending bill to eradicate superstition. If approved, the law will be the first of its kind in the country.
"The state government should not pay any heed to the irrational and selfish arguments against the bill. The government has issued an ordinance, but that is not enough. It should ensure that the ordinance is converted into a bill during the assembly session," senior activist Vidya Bal said in a press statement.
Nari Samata Manch has said that the state government should not succumb to any pressure, and approve the bill, while Women's Network has said that the legislation aims to stop exploitation of common people and the government has a responsibility to approve it.
Following a recent meeting between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Dabholkar's family members, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had said on Tuesday that the state government was committed to passing the bill in the winter session.
However, supporters of the bill fear that the government may delay the action under the pretence of seeking political consensus to approve the bill.
The BJP and Shiv Sena had earlier opposed the bill, saying that the government was targeting traditions to pander to a handful of atheists. They had claimed that the bill only targets superstitious practices among Hindus. After Dabholkar's murder these parties softened their stand and supported the bill. However, the saffron alliance has not made its stand clear on the issue ahead of the assembly session.
The state government should not pay any heed to the irrational and selfish arguments against the bill. It should ensure that the ordinance is converted into a bill during the assembly session


The Fentress County Commission has voted to apply for a grant to help better assist victims of crime.
County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the money would hire another worker for the local District Attorneys Office.
“It will be great because right now we have one person working with the victims of crimes here in Fentress County,” Johnson said. “It will help reduce part of the workload, which will give the person doing now more time to spend with the victims.”
Johnson said the federal grant will not cost the county any money.


Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) The Punjab government has partnered with the S&T Ministry for the India International Science Festival (IISF), an annual event to showcase country's strengths and achievements in science, technology and innovation, to be held in Bhopal from January 21-24.
It has been organised by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with Central ministries since 2015.
Punjab State Council for Science and Technology Executive Director Jatinder Kaur Arora told the media here on Wednesday the festival intends to promote communication of scientific thoughts and processes to people from different facets in common language for making their lives better and healthy.
Nakul Parashar, Director, Vigyan Prasar, said the theme of the festival is 'Marching Towards Amrit Kaal with Science Technology & Innovation'.
He said celebrating IISF during India's presidency of G20 Summit gives an additional edge to showcase Indian scientific accomplishments at global level.
The activities during the festival will foster the global theme of G20 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
Manish Kumar, Director, Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, exhorted that inculcation of scientific temper among masses ensures wholehearted participation of people from all walks of life in sustainable development of the nation as well as the states.
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More than 50 million people around the world have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in China last December, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.
The grim milestone was reached on Sunday as that number rose to 50,052,204 — while 1,253,110 people are reported to have died from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. Globally, 32,878,839 people have recovered.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories.
The United States has recorded the most cases of any country, with more than 9.9 million, and has seen more than 237,000 deaths from infections.
India has reported the second-largest number of cases with 8.5 million, and about 126,000 deaths.
Brazil has the third-highest count at 5.6 million, with 162,000 deaths.


Global research released by IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) reveals the vital role that home has played in meeting people’s mental wellbeing needs during the pandemic.
The 2021 IKEA Life at Home Report shows that people who feel more positive toward their home now than they did 12 months ago, have also seen their mental health improve (40 percent). Significantly, four in ten people (42 percent) say that their relationships with direct family have improved during the same period, and almost a third (31 percent) consider being near to loved ones more important in an ideal home.
However, 14 percent of people say that where they live doesn’t sufficiently meet their mental wellbeing needs. And whilst some family relationships have benefited from time together, one in five people globally (19 percent) say their friendships have suffered over the last year. Given that the research also revealed that 41 percent of people around the world talk to their friends about mental health – rising to 46 percent amongst women and dropping to 36 percent in men – it’s clear that many homes around the world must do a better job at supporting people’s mental wellbeing needs and nurturing relationships.


By Laman Ismayilova
Brazilian singer Heloisa Lourenco has captivated the audience at
the 17th Baku International Jazz Festival, Azernews reports.
Through her music, the singer brilliantly demonstrated Brazilian
The formation of Brazilian jazz was influenced by the bossa nova
and samba genres, which added a special charm to jazz
On that night, the whole audience did not hide their delight and
applauded the Brazilian singer and her music band.
The Baku International Jazz Festival traditionally offers its
fans a wide program, where, in addition to concerts, art
exhibitions, and jazz-themed cinema days are organized.
The director of the festival is a member of the European Jazz
Association, Leyla Afandiyeva, the artistic director is the Honored
Artist, saxophonist Rain Sultanov.
The 17th Baku Jazz Festival runs until November 22 and brings
together world-class musicians.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Montreal, September 28, 2022, SPA -- The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is participating, with a delegation led by Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, who is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GACA, and in the presence of President of the GACA Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, and the membership of a number of officials, in the works of the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in Montreal, Canada.
The participation aims to strengthen the air transport industry globally and take effective steps by launching initiatives, signing partnership agreements, and developing the travel market between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries through more than forty bilateral meetings and more than 20 scheduled receptions during this event, which is held every three years.
It is worth mentioning that the 41st ICAO Assembly started yesterday and will end on 7 October, 2022, with the participation of 187 Member States and more than 60 ministers.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar presented Rs6,800 billion deficit budget for the fiscal year 2019-20.
At the beginning of the budget speech, the federal minister said that Pakistan is passing through exceptionally critical juncture but the government has focused on public welfare and wellbeing and reducing the external deficit.
He said that it was time to change the lifestyle of the downtrodden people and need to do away with corruption and take care of neglected segments of society.
Minister added, that the current account deficit will be brought down to 6.5 per cent in the next fiscal year and full attention will be paid to boot exports and the year 2019-20 will be the year of sustainability.
He said that the government has allocated Rs925 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and free trade agreements will be reevaluated.
Hammad Azhar said that the government has allocated Rs1150 billion for defence and Rs47 billion for the Higher Education Commission and Rs45 billion for Karachi under a special package.
As regards the Federal Bureau of Revenue, 5.550 billion target for revenue collection has been set.
He said that the government will give a subsidy of Rs40 on electricity and gas and government’s expenditures will be slashed to Rs434 billion from the current Rs460 billion.
The government will introduce a new ration card scheme for one million people, who will be given food supplements.
The minister announced 10 per cent increase the salary of government servants in pay scale 1 to 16 and army men and a pay raise of 5% in salaries of grade 17 and grade 20. No salary raise has been given to officers of scale 21 and 22. The government has announced 10 per cent slash in salaries of federal ministers.
At the beginning of the budget speech, the minister said that the country was facing Rs3100 billion debt including 97-billion-dollar foreign debt. He said that the current deficit was $20 billion, trade deficits $32 billion; circular debt stands at Rs1200 billion.
He said that the government received remittances of around $20 billion in the outgoing year; $2.5 billion help received from the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has also extended the oil facility on deferred payment and over $2 billion annual will annually be saved. Azhar said that the current account deficit will be brought down to 7-billion-dollar next year.
He said that the government has decided to set up one single treasury account and the government money will be kept in commercial banks. The minister said that the tax to GDP ratio was 11 per cent, which was the lowest and it will be increased to 20 per cent. He said that almost 50 percent of companies registered with SECP did not pay taxes, which will be brought in the tax net. Azhar said that government expenditures to be slashed to Rs434 billion from Rs460 billion
He said that Ahsas fund will be established for elderly people.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 5. The Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) trained
Azerbaijani experts on green public investment programmes,
including legal framework, management tools and selection
techniques of investment projects, OECD told Trend .
OECD said it has organized a range various regional capacity
building and networking events on environmental compliance
assurance with active participation of Azerbaijan.
"OECD organized a thematic workshop on Nature-based Solutions
following the NPD meeting in April. The meeting ignited the
interest of government and private sector participants in the
topic, and further work will be deployed to meet the country's
ambitious environment and water management activities. There are
future plans to assess the enabling environment for water finance
in Azerbaijan, which will provide key recommendations," the source
The source pointed out that a new online self-assessment tool
for greening SMEs helped Azerbaijani enterprises assess their
environmental performance and provided the SME Development Agency
of Azerbaijan with an opportunity to promote green practices.
"The upcoming 2024 release of the OECD's "Environment at a
Glance in EaP countries" e-book will shine a light on the current
data collection processes, the availability and gaps for
environmental data and promote the use evidence to inform policy
making," said the source.
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A R100 000 reward has been offered to help nab cop-killers in the Western Cape, the provincial community safety MEC, Dan Plato, said on Sunday.
“In the past week, three police officers have lost their lives, some even while responding to the needs of the community they serve while on duty,” said Plato.
He said the reward was now being offered to anyone with information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the killers.
“Though no reward will bring back the fallen officers to their loved ones, I sincerely hope that anyone with credible information on the incidents will do the right thing.”
He said those responsible where nevertheless “someone’s child, someone’s sibling or someone’s neighbour” and it was these people who needed to “break their silence” and assist police.
Any information should be reported to the SAPS Crime Stop number on 0861 10111.[Source: News24]


A SURVEY aimed at improving the tourism industry in the country will start in September.
National Statistics Office (NSO) statistician Jean Floirendo said the agency will start the first Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines (Step).
Step is a survey that will gauge the current revenue generated by tourism establishments in the country.
In Baguio City, Floirendo said there are many tourism-related establishments which are still not registered with the Department of Tourism.
She said the survey will help the National Government and local government units improve the current tourism-related services they offer to foreign and domestic tourists.
She added the survey will also help emerging tourist destinations in the region to be recognized. Future expansion in ecotourism and adventure parks development will also be included in the survey.
Baguio, the country's Summer Capital, has been the third top destination in the country last year, according to the Department of Tourism.


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KUCHING, Jan 11: A teenager who ran amok, wrecking cars which drove past him, was beaten by the members of the public and sent to the hospital on Saturday morning.
The incident happened around 10am today when the teenager was standing in the middle of the road at Sixth Mile, Penrissen Road shouting and acting aggressively towards road users.
According to the public, the suspect was banging his helmet and various other items against the cars, causing anger among the public, and he was beaten up by members of the public who were driving past that area.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Workeneh Gebeyehu has briefed diplomats on November 07/2017 on various issues, including border conflicts in parts of Oromia and Somali regional states, the political reform in the country, and devaluation.
The Minister noted that the federal government and the two regional governments have worked closely to amicably resolve the conflict which took the lives of innocent people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
“The conflicts are contrary to the longstanding ties and peaceful coexistence between the communities around the border. They are not in line with the role of democratic nationalism which offers space for pluralism in the country. They were driven by selfish economic gains and political benefits in attempting to control the cart trail route, ” he said.
According to investigations undertaken by the government, he said “The clash had been instigated by individuals and groups who want to take advantage of the conflict”.
He said the government is now working to dismantle the activities of these rent-seeking groups along the border areas.
Mentioning that the government had held a series of discussions with residents, community elders and presidents of the two regional states following the incident, Workeneh said “understanding was reached that the problem is largely contained with some pocket conflicts”.
Noting that the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is investigating the causes of death and alleged abuses, he said “once the investigation is finalized, the government will take actions in accordance with relevant laws of the state on perpetrators of the recent killings and displacement”.
The government along with community elders is working to repatriate and rehabilitate the displaced people.
Peace conferences that include community elders, religious leaders and the population at large, will be held soon and a forum will also be set up to bring the regional forces of both states to take stoke of situations and find lasting solution.
Noting that all necessary measures are undertaken to stabilize the situation in the conflict affected areas, he assured the diplomats that a delegation was sent to neighboring countries to discuss matters and ensure that the case is contained within the country.
Regarding the protests that occurred in eight towns in Oromia resulting in the death of eight persons in Shashemene and Borena and damaging of properties are already contained and measures have been taken on the responsible persons.
“The Oromia regional state has taken measures against those criminal offenders who targeted civilians by hundreds and the federal government is also supporting this endeavor.”
The government has also arrested a member of the police and military servicemen who violated the law of the land and acted irresponsibly.
Speaking of the government’s firm commitment in widening the political space, the Minister said that the political dialogue and negotiation that has been taking place has brought changes in helping to create a more inclusive electoral system.
He noted that the country will follow the new mixed electoral system which was endorsed by the negotiating political parties, after some legal procedures.
“Under the new electoral law, Ethiopia will have a hybrid electoral system composed of 80 percent simple majority vote and 20 percent proportional,” he said.
Besides, agreement has also been reached among the negotiating parties in financing political parties and forming national and regional political parties.
Concerning the recent devaluation of the Birr, Workneh said it is aimed at stimulating the export sector of the country which remained stagnant over the past five years.
Ethiopia’s export performance was falling off target mainly due to weaker global markets, he added.
The country has also raised the savings interest from five to seven percent, hoping to stimulate savings and keeping inflation at bay.


Canadian PM Justin Trudeau extends support to farmers’ protest
Amid farmers protest against the farm laws 2020 in India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada will always stand to protect the rights to peaceful demonstrations.
Justin Trudeau supported the Indian farmers and said that the situation in the country was worrisome.
The farmers' protest in India against the farm laws 2020 was getting international headlines.
On the occasion of the 551st birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Canadian Prime Minister addressed the people and extended wishes to the Sikh community.
During this, Trudeau spoke on the farmers' protest in India. He said that the news that is coming about the protests of farmers from India was worrying. "We have concerns with your family members and friends," he added.
Justin Trudeau said that Canada was always in favour of peaceful demonstrations and will continue to speak for such demonstrations across the globe.
He said that they are in touch with the Indian administration in many ways and expressing their concerns. "These are the times when we should be united," he said.
Meeting between farmers and Central government
Meanwhile, the farmers, who have been holding protests against farm laws 2020 near Delhi borders, have been called by the central government for a meeting at Vigyan Bhawan on Tuesday. Earlier, the farmers said that they had come for a decisive battle and will only return when their demands are fulfilled.
The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has invited the leaders of farmer organizations protesting against the three agricultural laws of the central government to hold talks on Tuesday instead of December 3, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and cold weather.


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It’s been about three years since South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission ended its work. Not all who came before the TRC were granted amnesty. Now, the country’s National Prosecuting Authority says it will begin court action against some of those not granted amnesty by the TRC.
VOA reporter Delia Robertson is following the story. From Johannesburg, she spoke to English to Africa’s Joe De Capua about the expected prosecutions.
“This has always been on the cards, in fact. But when the TRC wrapped up its work in 2003 they made recommendations to the government on reparations to those who had suffered under apartheid, on a various range of things, including the prosecution of some of those who had been denied amnesty and also those who had not even applied…The government has been working on going through those recommendations and now they’ve come to this. They needed to establish some guidelines as to which cases they would prosecute and which they would not. And those guidelines have now been put in place,” she says.
Robertson says the NPA is expected to bring its first case within a few months.


President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is more concerned with the issues of security and economy, than the 2019 polls.
Buhari who had already declared interests in the 2019 presidential race, accuses other politicians of being more obsessive about the 2019 polls.
The president spoke on the issue during a bilateral meeting with the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May at the 10 Downing Street in London, said that Nigerians need to reflect on how the problems facing the country develops.
He recalled that he promised to tackle insecurity, revive the economy and fight corruption while campaigning for the 2015 polls .
“We campaigned on three major issues, to secure the country, revive the economy and fight corruption,” said the President.
“We have elections next year, politicians are already pre-occupied with the polls, but I am bothered more about security and the economy,” he said.


Addressing the media on Tuesday, he said that statistics have proven that the policies implemented by the government to curb the coronavirus spread have been successful.
“When the second wave of the virus took over, we immediately identified the sectors that contributed most to the spread: restaurants, wedding halls and schools,” the minister said. “We took the decision to close these three sectors and the results are in front of you.”
Umar pointed out that in the first week of the second wave starting from November 30, the number of cases across Pakistan were rapidly increasing. “From January 7, we saw that the number of patients in the hospitals has gone down.”
In the second week of December, 2,511 people were admitted to the hospital and required oxygen, while over 300 were in critical care.
But after that, you see that the cases go down and people going to hospitals decrease. Why? Because the government was quick in taking steps to curb the virus, the minister pointed out.
Umar revealed that while the world was locked up in nationwide lockdowns, Pakistan opted for smart lockdowns to prevent losses for the economy.
Millions of people suffered in the nationwide lockdown
Over 50 million people in the country work on daily wages. “When the lockdown was initially imposed during the first wave, nearly 20 million people lost their jobs,” he said, adding that during the period, the economy suffered immensely.
This is why the government opted for smart lockdowns this time. “We kept industries such as construction open which helped 72% employees in the sector who had previously suffered.”
On the other hand, 47% residents used up all their savings to meet their expenses during the lockdown.
“The losses suffered by the nation could have been worse, but Prime Minister Imran Khan’s policies for industries and the health sector prevented these,” Umar remarked.


Special Assistant to Sindh chief minister Ali Ahmed Jan said on Friday that steps are being taken to improve the overall situation of the district West. He said this while presiding over a review meeting regarding post-monsoon rains situation in the district West.He said that practical steps are being taken to improve the water supply and drainage situation in district West.
He said that the CM Sindh and the Minister of Local Government are fully cooperating at all levels to solve public problems.
The municipal commissioner West thanked the Sindh government for the steps taken for the construction and development work in district West. Overall situation is being reviewed and steps are also being taken to restore the infrastructure, he added.


Bhubaneswar, Apr 15 (PTI) Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that it was doing a lot for the tribals but it was difficult for the government to everything.
“Despite being a welfare state, sometimes it becomes difficult for the Government to do everything,” Naidu said while visiting the campus of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here.
The union urban development minister said that a large number of tribal students were joining the school instead of getting lured by Maoists.
Appreciating the work of KISS in imparting education to tribal people, Naidu said that more and more tribal parents understood that education held key to success.
This is published unedited from the PTI feed.


Friday Jun 10, 2022
The federal cabinet on Friday approved a 15% increase in the salaries of the federal government employees and a 5% increase in pensions, sources said.
The decision comes less than an hour before the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government is set to present its first budget.
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb took to Twitter and said: "The Prime Minister has rejected the Finance Ministry’s proposal of a 10% increase and has approved an increase in government employees’ salaries of 15% with the consent of the cabinet."
She added that the adhoc allowances have also been merged into the basic pay.
Sources privacy to the matter said that the recent rise in salaries of the government employees will put a burden of Rs71.59 billion on the national exchequer.
The federal cabinet on Friday met to review the budget proposals. Following the approval of the cabinet, the budget will be presented in the National Assembly by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail today.
A day earlier, Ismail announced that Pakistan and IMF agreed to increase the salaries of employees. He, however, said that the salaries of government employees will be increased as per the economic situation of the country.


KABUL: The Minister of Public Health, Ferozuddin Feroz on Saturday said that refugee deportations from Iran have increased the risk of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
In his trip to western Nimroz province, Minister Feroz called on the provincial local officials to cooperate with the provincial health officials to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus.
To avoid the spread of coronavirus, Feroz said the ministry has prioritized the precaution process and appointed special medical teams. “The medical teams have been appointed in borders and airports; they are trying to diagnose the individuals who suffering from coronavirus.”
About 40 suspicious cases of coronavirus have so far been registered in Afghanistan, health officials said, adding that only one of the cases was tested positive.
The concerns about the contagious virus has raison after the Iranian media outlets reported that tens of people have been suffering from the virus there. The health officials said that the individual, who was suffering from the virus, had arrived from Qom city of Iran.


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(MENAFN) The Australian royal commission has launched its investigation into corruption in banks and financial services.
Australia's leading form of public inquiry is to look into alleged illegal behavior that has been taking place in the sector, including customer exploitation and corporate fraud.
The investigation was explained by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne to look into manipulative and deceiving acts that dropped "below community standards and expectations".
The commissioner has clarified how concerns were raised after the scandals emerged, despite Australia having "one of the strongest and most stable" financial service around the globe.
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Industries Minister, Mukesh Agnihotri, who shared the dais with the Chief Minister was addressing a massive public meeting at Gagret today blamed the NDA government for withholding the funds for Rs 922 crore, swan river channelization. He said that the state BJP leaders thought as boasting of development and welfare of the people when they will come to power, but since last five years they could not initiate the issue with Central government for releasing funds for swan river channelization.He said that the state BJP leaders were issuing statements that they would particularly target Gagret and Haroli in Assembly elections on which the Minister cautioned them to keep their hands away from the people’s power as they would be clean bowled from the constituencies they were talking about. They should realize that the people of the area were aware that much development had been done by the Congress government. He said that BJP leaders claim that drug mafia was prevalent in the state, but I would like to tell them that such people were in BJP as evident from the sweep Congress made in neighbouring state adding that they have no other issue to debate upon, as much development had been witnessed in Una district during the present government regime.
The Minister said that the BJP was divided on ticket for Assembly elections from Gagret and Haroli and the time will tell who wins or losses.He questioned that now when Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda was the Union Health Minister, why the setting up of AIMMS in Himachal was being delayed. The Minister said that the BJP was doing politics on Central University, thus hindering the development works. Shri Mukesh Agnihotri said that as many 43 thousand jobs were given in government sector alone during the last four years and more 19000 jobs had been promised. He said that the honorarium of Asha workers had been enhanced to Rs. 1000, that of Aanganwadi workers to Rs.1450 and also enhanced the social security pension from Rs650 to Rs 700. Besides, 50 percent subsidy would be given to those who want to set up tube-wells on their land.He said that the BJP has no agenda to contest and they were just airing rumours to be in limelight.


ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stated that Pakistan’s economic development is praiseworthy, ARY News reported.
ADB’s Country Director Dr. Werner Leipach said that Pakistan is on the path of progress due to the implementation of its economic agenda.
He reiterated that the Asian Development Bank will continue to cooperate with Pakistan on development projects in the country.
The ADB official stated that Pakistan’s economic indicators have also improved.
Mr. Leipach said that Pakistan has also lauded the bank’s role in assistance for the completion of various development projects of the country.
“The Pakistani government has also reiterated to continue its partnership with the bank,” he added.
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Iranian Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 276,202, while over 240,000 have recovered from COVID-19.
“With 217 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the death toll from the virus has reached 14,405. Unfortunately, we had 2,414 new cases since yesterday,” Lari said on state TV.
She added that a total number of 276,202 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the country.
Lari also put the number of those who have so far recovered from the viral infection at 240,087.
She further said some 2,175,217 coronavirus diagnostic tests have been carried out in Iran so far.
The coronavirus outbreak has infected over 14.6 million people around the world. The global death toll from the pandemic is now more than 609,515.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. Norway's
Equinor company has entered a long-term gas supply agreement with
Poland's PGNiG company, Trend reports.
Equinor says that the agreement is for 10 years with a volume of
around 2.4 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to be
exported through the new Baltic Pipe.
The Baltic Pipe Project connects the Norwegian gas export system
to Poland via Denmark and facilitates flow of Norwegian pipeline
gas to Poland.
The volumes under the new, long-term agreement reflecting market
prices are equivalent to around 15 percent of the typical, annual
gas consumption in Poland. The agreement is from 1 January 2023 to
1 January 2033.
The Baltic pipe project connects to the Norwegian gas
transportation system with Denmark's transmission system operator
(TSO) Energinet responsible for the components on Danish territory
and Poland's TSO GAZ-SYSTEM in charge of the section between
Denmark and Poland.
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has said the government has launched a complaint management system to resolve issues faced by health workers in the country.
Addressing a press conference after a National Command and Operation Centre meeting in Islamabad on Friday, Zafar Mirza said the Complaint management system will address grievances of healthcare workers on a priority basis.
The special assistant said that when a complaint is lodged, the staff will determine which province the complaint is from and its category and then it will be forwarded to the government’s focal point in that province.
Zafar Mirza informed that health workers can call on 1166 or message through WhatsApp on +923001111166 to register their complaint. He highlighted that the staff will also inform workers regarding the status of their complaint and how it has been resolved.
The government has taken steps to facilitate the healthcare workers as they are on the frontline to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, he added.
Mirza said that the government has already prepared a special package for the medical staff workers, who are performing their duties to fight against the COVID-19.
He said the package would entail financial help, protection and training for healthcare workers, while those who died on duty while be given compensation through the ‘Shuhada package’.
The special assistant said that the SOPs need to be thoroughly followed in order to remain safe and curb the spread of the COVID-19.
He warned people that things can get much worse if precautionary measures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are not followed.


Physicians task govt on public health emergencies
Public health physicians under the aegis of Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) have stressed the need for Nigeria to evolve strategies for resilience and recovery from public health emergencies.
This was in view of the challenges facing healthcare in the country and the global community brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The physicians warned that the pandemic threatens to undermine the gains Nigeria has made in the health sector over decades and stressed the need for the country to put in place sectoral response in pandemic situations.
Speaking at the 37th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference (AGM & SC) of the association, yesterday, in Abuja, National Chairman APHPN, Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies have significant impact on health through changes to political, environmental and other conditions that may influence health determiners.
He said emergencies also increase the population’s susceptibility to diseases and poor health through their impact on health systems. He noted that they destroy or disrupt the system and reduce its ability to respond appropriately.
Uzochukwu said it was imperative that the conference addresses issues surrounding the theme through various sub-themes that have been carefully selected to align with the main subject.
In her remarks, the chair, local organizing committee for the conference, Dr Leilla Madueke, said it is important for the country to adapt and respond to emerging public health threats by bringing together skilled, motivated and dedicated professionals to solve multifaceted problems bedeviling the citizens.
He noted that in spite of the overall global climate, APHPN has continued to play a pivotal role in public health emergencies in Nigeria and beyond.
He said the association remains at the forefront of addressing priority health issues in Nigeria through research and education of health care professionals, striving towards resilience in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic and preparing the healthcare system for post-pandemic recovery.
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(MENAFN - UkrinForm)Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the mutual recognition of educational documents and scientific degrees.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Kuleba said this at a joint press conference with Szijjarto in Kyiv on Thursday, July 22.
"We have signed two documents: the first one is an agreement on the mutual recognition of documents on education and scientific degrees. Thanks to this agreement, Ukrainian citizens in Hungary and Hungarian citizens in Ukraine will be able to use national educational services," Kuleba said.
He added that the second document was a memorandum of cooperation in the field of diplomatic training.
Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Peter Szijjarto is on a working visit to Ukraine at Kuleba's invitation.
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Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said Members of Parliament were actively working with his ministry in the fight against the coronavirus.
Speaking on monday during his daily briefs on the virus, Kagwe the virus had so far infected 208 people of which 40 had recovered and discharged.
However, he revealed that nine people have since succumbed to the disease while 40 others have been discharged from the hospital after recovering.
“We have had engagements, with the leadership of both the National Assembly and the Senate and the respective House committees and these engagements. Parliament has been active in the work that we are doing and they have contributed to the work that is currently going on,” he said.


The Government Information Department has refuted rumours stating that the Government has declared a 3- day special holiday.
Director General of the Department Nalaka Kaluwewa said that all rumours circulating in this regard are false.
Rumours were rife on social media that the Government had declared a 3- day leave.
A video clip and news alert from a private news channel had been shared widely on social media claiming that a 3-day holiday had been declared by the Government.
However, the news channel has clarified that the video and news alert were previously published news articles and have been extracted by a third party and shared as current news misleading the public.
Commenting on the false news, Nalaka Kaluwewa said the Government has not drawn any decision to declare a holiday.
He requested the public not to be misled by fake news and rumours being circulated on social media.
Meanwhile, Police Spokesman SSP Jaliya Senaratne said those spreading false information and rumours over social media are being monitored by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
He added that stern action will be taken against those found to be spreading false information and rumours on social media. (Colombo Gazette)


Los Angeles, – E-commerce giant, Amazon has announced it would temporarily put a stop to hiring more employees due to an uncertain and challenging economy.
This is according to the note shared with workers on Wednesday and published on Thursday.
Amazon executive Beth Galetti said that the company decided to pause on new incremental hires in its corporate workforce.
It said this was due to an uncertain economy and in light of how many people we had hired in the last few years.
Galetti said that the hiring freeze would likely remain in place for the next few months.
It clarified that the company would in most cases, continue to fill vacant positions and, in some targeted places, increase the headcount.
Amazon employed some 1.5 million people worldwide. (dpa/NAN)


Pointing out that the state is lagging behind some others in terms of people vaccinated against Covid-19 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday said there was a challenge to be faced.
Addressing the District Collectors through video conference, Stalin said there are 1.48 crore people who have not taken the second Covid-19 dose and 11.68 lakh people who have not taken the booster dose.
Stalin said vaccinating them in the coming two weeks is the challenge to be faced.
He also urged the district heads to ensure people wear masks in public places.
Stalin said the district heads should also ensure the economic growth and livelihood of the people are not hindered while preventing the huge loss of lives due to the pandemic.
The Chief Minister said the state is getting back to normalcy with the growth in the economy and improvement in the livelihood.
Given this situation, the Covid-19 infection is increasing in states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during the last one week and the comforting factor is that the loss of lives has not increased, Stalin said.
He said out of 6.33 crore people eligible for vaccination, 74.75 per cent have been vaccinated twice, 91.5 per cent has been vaccinated once and 41.66 per cent of the people have been given booster dose.


Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government will provide special relief to the masses in the Holy month of Ramazan.
He was presiding over a meeting to review arrangements regarding setting up of Ramazan bazaars during the holy month.
It was decided that three hundred and eighteen shops of flour and other commodities will be established by Food and Agriculture departments.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said fruits, vegetables and pulses will be provided at wholesale rates in the Ramazan bazaars.
He directed the authority concerned to ensure display prices of items on digital boards.
Meanwhile, in a statement on Tuesday, Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor will change destiny of entire region.
He said the government has completed different development projects transparently in the country.
The Chief Minister said the government has saved billions of rupees in the development projects.
Source: Radio Pakistan


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Arizona reports 546 COVID-19 new cases, 17 deaths from virus
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials have reported 546 additional COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths from the virus as of Tuesday.
In all, the state has seen more than 894,000 cases and 17,930 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began.
More than 6.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered with over 3.5 million Arizonans — 49.4% of the state’s population — having received at least one shot.
Health officials said more than 3.1 million Arizona residents now are fully vaccinated.


The Western Cape now has more Covid-19 cases than in Gauteng, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Thursday night.
Mkhize said the group outbreak in the Western Cape is being looked into.
There are now 1,279 positive cases in the Western Cape, compared to 1 252 in Gauteng. Gauteng was the province with the most positive cases until Wednesday evening.
No new cases have been reported today in the Northern Cape, Limpopo and the Free State.
The Health Minister also confirmed that there are now 3953 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country and 75 confirmed deaths.
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Afrikaan Development Bank has announced it will launch a new Africa development bank, the first one to be launched in the continent.
The bank, established in 2011, aims to increase the participation of Africans in the global economy.
The new Africa Development Bank, which will be headed by the Africa Development Institute, will focus on Africa’s emerging markets and the role they play in the African economy.
Its chief executive, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the new bank will help Africans to become more self-sufficient, improve their lives and realise their aspirations.
The African Development Institute will be responsible for developing the new African Development Bank.
Its goal is to encourage Africa to become a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship and development.
It is expected to start work on the new Africa bank in 2019.


By Azita Carlson
Over the years, the Iranian regime has treated the people of Iran with the upmost disrespect. It has denied people the most basic of human rights and freedoms and has been continually harassing dissidents.
In the summer of 1988, the Supreme Leader at that time – Ruhollah Khomeini – ordered the extrajudicial execution of political prisoners. More than 30,000 political prisoners were killed, most of them supporters or members of the main opposition – the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, PMOI, also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK.
Since then, the regime has continued to suppress the people and those that support the opposition have been particularly targeted.
For two full weeks, the people of Iran have been participating in the most significant uprising in the country’s recent history. Some regime officials have tried to deny that the protests are as widespread as they are. One official had said during an interview on television that there were only 200,000 participants in protests in the country.
This is a gross understatement and other officials have had to admit that the regime’s survival is uncertain.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has revealed the deep concern that he has regarding the protests. Earlier this week, he said that the protests have been “widespread”, “dangerous” and “deep-rooted”. He has also warned the IRGC’s Basij forces to remain highly vigilant and to not be caught unaware, saying that the opposition has set out to “destroy and burn and kill and do wicked things”.
Death Toll Rises
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has said that the protests have spread across more than 170 cities the whole way across the country. It has also said that there have been more than 450 protesters killed, more than 4,000 injured and more than 10,000 arrested.
Many of those detained during the #Iran uprising face torture, forced confessions and executions. In these circumstances, the dispatch of international fact-finding missions to visit Iranian prisons is even more imperative.https://t.co/bmoyQKLq7b pic.twitter.com/Y41TWh0obV
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) 28 november 2019
An Iranian MP has said in recent days that the security forces have been involved in clashes in around 800 locations and the interior minister also said that a group of demonstrators have tried to take over the country’s state television network.
A commander of the notorious IRGC said that the situation in the country is like a “world war” and that the protests are akin to “atomic bombs”. He also said that the regime would have a hard time coming out the other side, saying its survival would only be possible with a miracle.
This indicates that the regime is very aware that its fate is in the hands of the people. For four decades, the people have lived under tyrannical rule and they want an end to it. The international community has largely ignored the plight of the Iranian people, preferring instead to lead policies of appeasement with the hope that the regime would become more moderate.
However, it is very clear that the regime is completely incapable of even a shred of moderation. When the so-called moderate President Hassan Rouhani took office, it became clear very quickly that it is not the type of moderation that anyone could hope for. He has presided over countless executions of political prisoners and has overseen crackdown after crackdown.


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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Sept 27 (KUNA) -- Five squads of Kuwait Fire Force contained a fire that ripped through wood stores in Shuwaikh industrial region on Wednesday.
KFF said in a statement that the department was alerted early today about a fire that broke out at carpentry stores in the areas. Firefighters scrambled to the region and managed to extinguish the blazes that were raging at four stores.
No substantial damage was reported.
The fire department urged managers of factories, commercial and investment buildings to take necessary measures against fires. (end)
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Concordia has been promised around 25 percent of the funds it needs to start a Jake Christiansen athletic complex upgrade that will cost $5 million.
Cobbers athletic director Larry Papenfuss said Thursday the school has $1.2 million in pledges and verbal commitments from donors for the project, which will include upgrades to the football, baseball and soccer fields and locker rooms.
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The head of the Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (ITSSL) Rajeev Yasiru Kuruwitage Mathew has been arrested for allegedly publishing a misleading news item over a cyber attack.
Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that Mathew had issued a statement claiming that the websites of the Presidential Secretariat, Foreign Ministry and a number of other Government institutions had been hacked.
DIG Ajith Rohana said that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had investigated the claims and found it was misleading.
The CID had then conducted further investigations and arrested Mathew last evening (Monday).
The Police said that by claiming the websites had been hacked the public were misled and were prevented from obtaining important information from those websites.
DIG Ajith Rohana said that the public were made to believe that false information had been published on the websites.
He said the CID is conducting further investigations. (Colombo Gazette)


Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has set a condition to return to the National Assembly.
In a conversation with the Economy Beat reporters in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that if the American cipher is investigated, he can return to the assembly.
He said that we had good relations with the establishment, I don’t know when and how they deteriorated.
The PTI chairman added that the government needs a relationship with the establishment more than the opposition.
He asked that he was in the opposition, how can he has relations with the establishment while being in the opposition?
Imran Khan also said that he wants relations with everyone in the region in the national interest.
He said that the government has brought the economy to such a point that surgery is needed instead of medicine.
PTI chairman said that Miftah Ismail is treating cancer with Disparin, the government’s priority is not the economy but ending its corruption cases.
He said that the current government has closed the cases of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) worth 1100 billion rupees.
Imran Khan further said that Ishaq Dar is ready to return home as soon as the NAB case is over, after which Nawaz Sharif is also preparing to return.
He said that Tehreek-e-Insaf came to the government for the first time, so mistakes were made.


Islamabad: Participants in Roze New program Analysis with Asif said that those in power are sending money to India for their business interests. Major General (retired) Inayatullah Khan Niazi, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid’s (PML-Q) Ajmal Wazir and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) leader Ahmed Raza Kasuri participated in the program.
Major General (retired) Inayatullah while speaking in the program said that the Government will cause irreparable damage to the country if it provides India a route to Afghanistan, he said that those in power should not accommodate India for their personal gains. Ajmal Wazir said that it is no secret that those in power have business abroad and invest in other countries including India.
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Senator Ghous Mohammad Khan Niazi while responding to the allegations said that the government should look into the matter. He added that the government is currently involved on multiple fronts and this is the reason that the issue has slipped under the radar. Senator Ghous however further added that now that the issue has been highlighted by Roze News the government will look into the matter.
Ahmed Raza Kasuri while speaking in the program said that he is not convinced by the explanation from Senator Ghous. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Naz Baloch while speaking in the program alleged that the family of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is directly doing business with India. She further alleged that the ruling party’s leaders who have businesses in foreign countries particularly in the United Arab Emirates don’t even provide employment opportunities to Pakistanis and instead prefer Indian nationals.


The Zimbabwe Republic Police has urged members of the public to ignore messages circulating on social media alleging that there is a group of criminals who were kidnapping and beheading people especially children, countrywide.
Police have since warned members of the public against causing unnecessary panic by circulating such messages on WhatsApp. National police spokesman Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi urged members of the public to ignore such messages.
“We encourage members of the public to ignore messages circulating on social media which cause alarm and despondency,” he said.
Chief Supt Nyathi said they were aware of messages circulating in places such as Zvishavane, Binga, Masvingo, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo that children had been kidnapped and beheaded.
“This is totally false information and we urge members of the public to verify any information or approach any nearest police station if they are suspicious of any such messages,” he said. – State media


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LONDON — The Sun will have to defend itself against civil lawsuits brought by people who say their phones were hacked by journalists at the tabloid newspaper, a British judge said Thursday.
News Corp closed the News of the World, the Sun’s Sunday sister paper, five years ago after it was revealed that its reporters had illegally accessed voicemails in pursuit of stories — but the company has always denied hacking took place at the Sun.
Four claimants who are pursuing the publisher for damages for hacking by the News of the World alleged that phone hacking also happened at the Sun, including at the time Rebekah Brooks was editor.
On Thursday, Mr. Justice Mann, sitting in the High Court, said he will allow them to amend their cases to also include the Sun.
The judgment doesn’t mean that the allegations have been proven, just that there is enough evidence to go to trial.
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New Delhi, June 15: Two officials of the Indian High Commission are missing in Pakistan. Sources said that the two officials have gone missing.
Indian officials say that they are awaiting more information on the same. There has been marked tensions between India and Pakistan off late. The two officials have been missing since the past two hours. India has got in touch with the officials in Pakistan for more information, the source cited above also said.


The Department of the State Services (DSS) has quizzed the leadership of the Amalgamated Union of Food and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) over their attempt to block supply of foodstuffs and cattle to the southern part of Nigeria.
However, despite the DSS intervention, the northern traders have insisted that the food blockade will be sustained till federal government attends to their demands.
Addressing journalists at the Labour House yesterday, the Secretary General of AFUCDN, Mr. Ahmed Alaramma said that the DSS invited them over the strike declared by the union.
He said that as at noon yesterday, their president, Mr. Mohammed Tahir was still being held by the security agency.
Alaramma also alleged that their members who were being harassed by the military while trying to enforce the blockage.
“Our members are being persecuted and harassed by the military for going on strike,” he said.
The union had embarked on the strike action last week, midnight, February 24 in protest over alleged killing and maltreatment of their members in the southern part of the country.
Alaramma told journalists that the union has vowed to continue its nationwide strike and to sustain the enforcement on the blockade of foodstuff and cattle from entering the Southern part of the country despite the move by the military to clamp down on them.
According to him, the food blockade will be sustained till federal government attends to their demands.
Some of the demands of the cattle sellers and foodstuff dealers include, payment of compensation for lives of members and property lost during the #EndSARS protest and Shasa market crisis.
Others are that the government should direct security agents to ensure all round protection for their members while conducting their business in the southern part of the country.
When asked to assess the impact of the strike, Alaramma said that the action has achieved 90 per cent compliance, adding that only few of their members were trying to sabotage the blockade in order to make quick money.