(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) Trade in goods between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) has been deeply affected by Brexit, according to figures published Friday by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
In the first two months of 2021, exports from the bloc to the UK fell 20.2 percent compared to last year, while the EU's imports from the UK recorded an even sharper decrease of 47 percent.
As the Brexit transition period ended on Dec. 31, 2020, duties are now imposed on goods traded across the English Channel, which discourages customers on both sides.
The UK remained the EU's third largest trading partner in January and February, following China and the United States. The EU's imports from China grew 13.6 percent year-on-year in the first two months, while its exports to China went up 9.3 percent.
The EU's international trade has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a sharp decrease from February 2020 onward and a patchy recovery since then.
In February, the EU's exports to the rest of the world fell 3.6 percent and its imports dropped by three percent compared to the same month of 2020. Intra-EU trade remained unchanged in February year-on-year.
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Nimkong Lar, Commissioner For health in Plateau has made this revelation on Wednesday at a press briefing in Jos stating that 57 health workers have contracted the virus in the course of their duties in various parts of the state.
According to Lar, the state has a total of 571 confirmed cases with a record of 28 case on Tuesday, which is the highest recorded so far.
“We have conducted 9,039 test, we have 7,324 results and 1,715 pending while 571 are confirmed cases.
”132 are on admission in four treatment centres, 260 discharged and we have recorded 16 deaths,”
He also noted the voluntary community testing in the 17 local Government areas which was scheduled for Government and Non- Government organisations.
Dan Manjang, Commissioner for Communication also said that the Government would take action against civil servants who refused to submit themselves for the COVID-19 test.
Mr. Manjang said that the exercise which was supposed to be voluntary has been made compulsory for them.
He also said that public should not stigmatize people who submit themselves for the voluntary test saying that it is not a death sentence and by the way people have recovered from it.


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Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Yamfwa Mukanga has said government has achieved a lot in road infrastructure development in all parts of the country this year.
Mr. Mukanga said Zambians can attest to this fact and were seeing for themselves the actual development projects all around the country.
He told Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Lusaka today that government has so far worked on the Ndola-Kitwe and Kitwe- Chingola dual carriage ways which he said are almost complete.
He noted that government has achieved almost 85 percent of the Link Zambia 8,000, the pave Zambia 2,000 and the L 400 road construction works.
The Minister also said government has worked on the pedicle road adding that 45 percent of works has already been done, much to the delight of the people of Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo which share the road.
Mr. Mukanga further pointed out that the troublesome Mongu-Kalabo road was being done.
He said this project has made the people of Western province happy with this development.
Mr. Mukanga stated that government has also dispatched road and construction equipment to all the newly created districts across the country where 200 local contractors are working.
Mr. Mukanga said the developments in the road sector signify what was happening in all other sectors of the economy.
In the communication field, Mr. Mukanga said over 184 towers have been erected in a period of one year.
Mr. Mukanga has since urged the Zambian people to vote for the ruling party on January 20, 2015 because of what it has done in the country.
He said government should be maintained in order for it complete the projects it initiated around the country.


Keshav Prasad Maurya
– Photo: Amar Ujala
State Working Committee of BJP Backward Front was held in Kanpur on Sunday. On this occasion, a strategy was chalked out to connect the Yadav fraternity, which is the most talked about among the backward castes and also more in number. Chief speaker of the working committee, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the Yadav fraternity is as racist as it is nationalist.
He said that the politics of the state has now become OBC centric. He said that OBC reservation will be provided in the appointment of contract workers. In a meeting organized at a hotel in Arya Nagar, he said that the people of this community have understood in which government the interests of the state and the people are.
This time, the responsibility of making the BJP win all the 80 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections is on the workers and voters of the backward castes. Maurya said that the opposition people are working to weaken the biggest leader of the backward classes.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Safadi underscored the importance of efforts under the trilateral cooperation mechanism with Egypt in promoting cooperation and integration in a way that serves the interests of the three countries and the region, and promotes joint Arab cooperation.
He added that the ministerial committee at the level of foreign ministers, which emerged from the conference, will develop future mechanisms to move forward in the implementation of the conference's outcome to achieve political, economic and security partnerships, and consolidate the cooperation that serves common interests, expressing the kingdom's hope to host the conference next year in Amman.
Participants in the ministerial meeting expressed their support for the Iraqi government and its efforts to establish security and stability in Iraq, and they stressed the importance of holding parliamentary elections on time next October, and providing regional support for the reconstruction of Iraq.
In addition, Safadi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held bilateral talks yesterday evening, on confirming the keenness of the two kingdoms to continue strengthening historical and fraternal ties and cooperation in various fields, as per directives of His Majesty King Abdullah and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Safadi congratulated Prince Faisal on the occasion of the Saudi 91st National Day.
The two ministers reviewed regional developments, stressing the importance of activating joint Arab action against challenges and crises facing the region.
The foreign minister also continued holding bilateral meetings today on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Safadi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to discuss ways to enhance bilateral ties, particularly political, economic, trade, cultural and educational relations.
Safadi said relations between the two countries are strong and there is common concern to develop them in various fields, especially economic and trade ties.
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Mayor Benjamin Magalong asked barangay captains in the city to prepare as the battle against Covid-19 could run for a while longer yet.
Magalong said the country stands to receive vaccine allocation at the latter part of 2021 based on the World Health Organization vaccine allocation plan for second and third world countries.
“The Covid-19 vaccine is still a long way. It’s more than a year more before we can go back to normal so we have to condition our minds that we are in for a long-term and enduring battle,” the mayor told the barangay captains during their monthly meeting held Oct. 14.
To get through it, he said leaders need to continue levelling up and to do more innovations.
He said the Covid-19 fight in the city has shifted to the households as seen in the current statistics.
This means that the city’s strategies should now target families and neighborhoods to engender a behavioral change in such a way that minimum health standards against the disease becomes part of their way of life.
He asked the barangay officials to take the lead in implementing the new programs in their areas of jurisdiction which include information education communication campaign, conduct of dialogues and Covid-19 information dissemination in barangay areas that have the potential to become a flashpoint or hotspot, and the incentivization of barangays that are complying with the health measures.
The programs will be implemented in coordination with city government offices including the Special Services Division and the City Health Services Offices. – Aileen P. Refuerzo


ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 : The Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has said that democracy was the only way to make Pakistan developed and prosperous and meet the challenges confronting the country. While talking to Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah, who along with a group of Member of Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly, called on her in the Parliament House here on Sunday.The Speaker said that granting rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan to choose their representatives and form their government was due since long.
She said that with formation of Legislative Assembly in Gilgit, the democratic process in the area has been completed. She said that the step will lead to expedite the process of development and prosperity of the area.
The Speaker said that removing regional imbalances and ensuring equal opportunities was necessary for strengthening democracy.
She said that holding elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, announcing Balochistan package and the 7th NFC award were the visible proof of success of democracy in Pakistan.
The Speaker congratulated the Chief Minister and members of the Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan on their election.
He said that the formation of representative government would pave way for prosperity and progress of the people of the area .APP


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is heading on Thursday to the Saudi capital city to participate in GCC foreign ministers preparatory meeting fo the 15th GCC summit.
Sheikh Sabah will be leading a delegation including director of the Foreign Minister's Office Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah and Director of the foreign ministry's GCC Office Ambassador Nasser Al-Mezyin, as well ambassadors of the two countries to each other. (end)
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UK gets drained form weapons to support Ukraine
(MENAFN) The United Kingdom has cleared out its arms supply to transfer to Ukraine and must urge other nations to come forward for Ukraine’s aid, a senior army source informed a newspaper on Monday.
But statements propose that European Union as well as United States stockpiles are merely as consumed by the attempt to support Kiev.
“We’ve given away just about as much as we can afford,” the source said. “We will continue to source equipment to provide for Ukraine, but what they need now is things like air defense assets and artillery ammunition and we’ve run dry on all that.”
The United Kingdom has allocated EUR4.6 billion (USD5.56 billion) army assistance to Ukraine since the previous February. In an op-ed in the newspaper on Sunday, previous Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated that he had questioned Premier Rishi Sunak to allocate an extra EUR2.3 billion (USD2.77 billion) before quitting his position the previous month.
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Gulf Engineering Union offers two Kuwaitis engineering pioneers prizes
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) MANAMAH, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The General Secretariat of Gulf Engineering Union announced on Wednesday offering two Kuwaitis engineering pioneers prizes in recognition to their remarkable contributions to Gulf joint engineering work.
Assistant Undersecretary for Engineering Affairs at Amiri Diwan Neyaz Khajah and Director General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi received the prizes during the opening ceremony of the 21st session of Gulf Engineering Forum organized by Gulf Engineering Union in cooperation with Bahrain Society of Engineers and held in Bahrain today.
The two-day event is held under the theme of "Conflicts in engineering projects and means to solve them".
Khajah in remarks to KUNA today expressed her thanks to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Amiri Diwan, and others for offering the engineering department at the Amiri Diwan the opportunity of managing and implementing developmental projects.
The event kicked off today to tackle means of solving engineering conflicts in various sectors, like Urban development projects, infrastructure projects, and oil projects besides many others. (end) hmd.tma.lb
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Azerenergy OJSC has opened tenders on the reconstruction of Garaarhadj, Meydan-2, Terter-3, Terter-2, and Kalbajar-3 small hydroelectric power plants in the Kalbajar district of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
Detailed information about tenders can be found on the single Internet portal of public procurement etender.gov.az .
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MIE-SPPU Institute of Higher Education, Doha, organised yoga sessions for students and teachers to mark the International Yoga Day. The event was patronised by the management of Milestone International Education to spread the awareness of yoga. This year's official theme has been 'Yoga for Humanity.' Institute director Dr Bimalendu B Nath, welcomed and felicitated Nisha Agrawal, a well-known yoga instructor and therapist, who conducted the session. She emphasised the importance of yoga for relaxation and fitness of body and mind. The session was co-ordinated by the institute's head administrator Dinesh Bakshi and the event's faculty in-charge Dr Manishkumar Varma.
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Telangana people have lost faith in CM KCR: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: TPCC president Revanth Reddy said that people of Telangana have lost faith in Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). Addressing the media, he said that the Chairman of the Advisory Council on Minimum Wages Sama Venkat Reddy and his followers, who played a crucial role in the Telangana statehood agitation, are going to join the Congress soon.
The TPCC chief added that the Congress will welcome everyone who works for the welfare of the state. He gave a call to Telangana activists, who do not have faith in KCR, to join the Congress.


Record $8 billion earned through agricultural exports
Minnesota’s agricultural exports hit a record-high of $8.2 billion last year, according to figures released by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA).
The 2012 total is a 14 percent increase or almost $1 billion more than 2011. Minnesota also moved up in the national rankings of largest agricultural exporting states by securing the number four spot, which is up two places from 2011.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) British digital bank Starling said on Monday that Goldman Sachs had invested 50 million pounds ($69 million) in the UK lender, Trend reports with reference to Reuters .
The investment is an extension of Starling's oversubscribed 272 million pound funding round, valuing the bank in excess of 1.1 billion pounds, Starling said in a statement.
"Goldman Sachs will bring valuable insight as we continue with the expansion of lending in the UK, as well as our European expansion and anticipated M&A," Starling's founder and Chief Executive Anne Boden said.
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Published: 27 Sep 2016This land has and always will be the Indigenous people's land. They more than any people are first priority when it comes to the land and its care. They know the land and its history, their people have roamed it for millennia. Indigenous people have preference and knowledge that others aren't privy to. The more indigenous people employed to be rangers and care for the land the better for Australia, Indigenous people and all Australians.


Health Protection Agency HPA has confirmed 123 new cases of COVID-19 in the country on Tuesday.
HPA said that out of the 123 new cases, 87 were reported from inhabited islands and that 19 were confirmed from the Greater Male' Area. It also said that 17 new cases were confirmed from operational resorts.
The new cases take the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country to a staggering 90,944.
The Agency noted that the number of active cases in the country has now fallen to 1,968 with 19 COVID patients currently hospitalized for further treatment.
HPA had said that more than 88,700 people have now recovered from the illness in the Maldives.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has claimed the lives of 248 people in the Maldives. Most of those who had succumbed to the illness include elderly locals with underlying health conditions.
HPA had also said that the total number of cases include 13 deceased positives whose cause of death is not directly due to COVID-19


President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has expressed gratitude towards neighboring India for assisting the country in times of need during the situation with COVID-19.
Responding to a question by a journalist in a press conference, the President said in every way, whether it was through the supply of medicine, food, or financial aid, India had assisted the Maldives the most during COVID-19.
"Due to COVID-19, the government of India has assisted the most. I earnestly thank the Indian government on behalf of the Maldivian government and the citizens of the country for that." said the President.
The President also highlighted on the recent assistance provided by India such as permitting 37 cancer Maldivian patients to travel to the country to receive treatment at a time when India is under lockdown due to COVID-19.
The President said that he was hopeful of continued Indian assistance in different ways to the Maldives in the future.
"I have full confidence that further assistance would be received from India in the future as well. India is a close and friendly partner of the Maldives," said President Solih.
Other than India, Maldives has also seen assistance from the regional rival China during the situation with COVID-19. China has also provided PPEs and test kits to the Maldives due to COVID-19 and even agreed to reduce loan repayments.


PETALING JAYA: An announcement on the easing of restrictions for those who have been fully vaccinated will be made soon, says the Prime Minister.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he chaired a National Security Council (NSC) meeting yesterday to discuss the matter, which also covered benefits for the economic sector.
“This matter needs to be looked through carefully to ensure that the government’s efforts to rehabilitate the economy and quality of life are executed smoothly and effectively.
“God willing, I will announce these benefits in the near future in the hope that it will help those who have completed their vaccinations and also assist the economic sector, while taking into consideration public safety,” he said a Facebook post.
The Prime Minister said as more people got vaccinated, this would directly lift the load off the healthcare sector and lead to more economic and social sectors being able to open safely.
The NSC meeting also discussed the National Recovery Plan, he added.
“I am happy to announce that three states (and federal territories) have shown good progress and will be moving to Phase Three effective Aug 4. These states are Perlis, Sarawak and Labuan.
“I hope that with cooperation of all parties throughout the country, more states will be able to move on to the next phase.
“We have to be optimistic and move forward so that the country’s recovery can be carried out safely and systematically,” he said.


State shifts add more budget challenges
Even as Independent School District 196 is looking at making more than $15 million in budget cuts for next year a decision by the state to delay some aid payments could make things even more complicated.
The Minnesota Management and Budget department on Tuesday told schools the state will delay $423 million of payments to them this year so the state can pay its bills.
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The Department of Probation and Child Care Services states that over 9000 children islandwide have become vulnerable to various grave situations.
Probations Commissioner Yamuna Perera stated that most of these children are at a high risk of being subjected to sexual abuse.
She added that these children have been identified and necessary measures have been taken for their protection.
The commissioner also added that the number of children being sexually abused and put into probationary care has increased.
She added that most children who have been abused are ignorant of what ha happened to them or how to avoid it.
Speaking further, the commissioner added that investigations have revealed that most young children are abused by close relatives.


COME FORWARD FOR POPULARIZING ‘BRAND PUNJAB’ ACROSS THE GLOBE: CM TO INDUSTRIAL HONCHOS AT LUDHIANA
Ludhiana, (Global News) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called upon the industrialists to showcase ‘Brand Punjab’ before the global industry coming to the state for participating in the Invest Punjab Summit on February 23-24.
Interacting with the industrialists during a session organized here today, the Chief Minister said that Punjabis are known world over for their hard work and entrepreneurship skills. He said that Punjabi entrepreneurs have proved their mettle across the globe adding that now the time has come to showcase the vast potential of the state to the world. Bhagwant Mann said that it is the need of hour to make the state an Industrial hub of the country.
The Chief Minister said that he was not here amongst the industrialists to invite them for the summit. He said that rather the industrialists should support the state government and act as hosts to the global captains coming to the summit. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that the day is not far when Punjab will emerge as a frontrunner state in industrial growth.
The Chief Minister said that the state contributes three percent in the national GDP of the country. He said that Punjab is a blessed land which has fertile land and innovative people who can do anything for the country and its people. Bhagwant Mann said that the state is number one in start ups and the entrepreneurs from Punjab have left an indelible imprint in the world economy.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has introduced the new industrial Policy for Punjab to give further impetus to Industry and commerce. He said that this policy has been framed after due consultations with all the stakeholders especially the industrialists. Bhagwant Mann said that any other suggestion in regard to this policy is always welcome adding that the state government will soon introduce colour coding for stamp papers to facilitate the industrialists for early clearance of their new projects.
The Chief Minister said that he had gone to Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai to invite the industrialists to the summit. He said that the industrial honchos in these metros were surprised to note the vast potential of industrial growth in the state. Bhagwant Mann said that due to strenuous efforts of the state government these industrialists are now ready to invest in Punjab.
The Chief Minister further said that the state government is making concerted efforts to further strengthen the single window system for facilitating the investors. Bhagwant Mann pointed out that earlier single window service was merely a sham, devoid of any meaningful purpose, which not only demoralized the potential investors but also hampered the industrial development of the state. However, he said that his government has ensured that the single window system works as a real facilitator to the entrepreneurs interested in investing in the state.


(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) class="p1">Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus succeeded in reaching seven Egyptian citizens who were stuck in shelters camps for the people of Ghouta, who were evacuated because of the military operations there.
The acting Egyptian ambassador to Syria, Mohamed Tharwat, received the Egyptian citizens after communications between the Egyptian and Syrian authorities, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. Egypt recalled its ambassador to Syria in 2012 following the beginning of the Syrian uprising.
Tharwat received Ahmed Mahmoud Mousa, who was released on Saturday from Adra camp, and Tarek Mohamed Amin and his family, which consists of his mother, sister, and his Syrian wife Marwa Marwan Bakeer, in addition to his children, were released from Nagha camp.
According to the statement, the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus previously released another Egyptian family from the region of military operations in Ghouta, weeks ago. The embassy is working on facilitating the travel of the seven released people to Egypt.
In February, the Eastern Ghouta region of Syria witnessed a critical humanitarian situation as Syrian forces backed by Russian warplanes bombed the Damascus suburb, killing more than 270 people, including 60 children, in a few days.
Since the beginning of the uprising in 2011, thousands of people have been killed, as the uprising turned to a civil war and the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, the Syrian president, brought in forces from allies Iran and Russia, in addition to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, to support him against the rebels. On the other side, hundreds of jihadists from all over the world went to Syria to support the Syrian rebels against Al-Assad.
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Amman, May 19 (Petra) -- Moderate weather conditions are forecast to prevail on Thursday in most parts of the Kingdom, while it will be relatively hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with northwesterly moderate winds, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.
On Friday, a slight rise in temperatures is expected, bringing relatively hot weather countrywide, with northeasterly winds that will turn into northwesterly moderate to brisk in the afternoon.
Saturday will see another rise in mercury levels, with similar weather conditions prevailing in most regions. Clouds will appear at high altitudes, and winds will be southeasterly moderate, picking up at times.
Temperatures in Amman today will range between a high of 30 degrees Celsius and a low of 15C, while the port city of Aqaba will see a high of 37C during the day, sliding to 22C at night.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called upon the industrialists to showcase ‘Brand Punjab’ before the global industry coming to the state for participating in the Invest Punjab Summit on February 23-24.
Interacting with the industrialists during a session organized here today, the Chief Minister said that Punjabis are known world over for their hard work and entrepreneurship skills. He said that Punjabi entrepreneurs have proved their mettle across the globe adding that now the time has come to showcase the vast potential of the state to the world. Bhagwant Mann said that it is the need of hour to make the state an Industrial hub of the country.
The Chief Minister said that he was not here amongst the industrialists to invite them for the summit. He said that rather the industrialists should support the state government and act as hosts to the global captains coming to the summit. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that the day is not far when Punjab will emerge as a frontrunner state in industrial growth.
The Chief Minister said that the state contributes three percent in the national GDP of the country. He said that Punjab is a blessed land which has fertile land and innovative people who can do anything for the country and its people. Bhagwant Mann said that the state is number one in start ups and the entrepreneurs from Punjab have left an indelible imprint in the world economy.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has introduced the new industrial Policy for Punjab to give further impetus to Industry and commerce. He said that this policy has been framed after due consultations with all the stakeholders especially the industrialists. Bhagwant Mann said that any other suggestion in regard to this policy is always welcome adding that the state government will soon introduce colour coding for stamp papers to facilitate the industrialists for early clearance of their new projects.
The Chief Minister said that he had gone to Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai to invite the industrialists to the summit. He said that the industrial honchos in these metros were surprised to note the vast potential of industrial growth in the state. Bhagwant Mann said that due to strenuous efforts of the state government these industrialists are now ready to invest in Punjab.
The Chief Minister further said that the state government is making concerted efforts to further strengthen the single window system for facilitating the investors. Bhagwant Mann pointed out that earlier single window service was merely a sham, devoid of any meaningful purpose, which not only demoralized the potential investors but also hampered the industrial development of the state. However, he said that his government has ensured that the single window system works as a real facilitator to the entrepreneurs interested in investing in the state.
The Chief Minister quipped that earlier the industries used to sign MoUs with families in power but ever since he has assumed charge of government the agreements are signed for people of state. He said that earlier the affluent families used to get benefit of these agreements but now Punjabis will enjoy its fruits. Bhagwant Mann said that this is because his government is working untiringly for the well being of every strata of society.
The Chief Minister said that knowing well that power is the catalyst of growth in the engine of the economy, the state has taken a leap forward towards being power surplus after the resuming of coal supply from Pachwara mine. He said that this will ensure that none of the Thermal Power plants will face any sort of coal shortage in the state. Bhagwant Mann said that the state government is duty bound to provide uninterrupted and regular supply of power to the industrialists.
The Chief Minister urged the industrialists to make optimum use of this congenial atmosphere backed by excellent infrastructure, power, skilled human resources and best industrial and work culture to spread their business. He said that the state government was always open for new ideas and innovations to boost up the industrial growth in Punjab. Bhagwant Mann said that the day is not far away when Punjab will emerge as the industrial hub of the country with the active support of the entrepreneurs.
The Chief Minister said that the state government will soon set up 20 dedicated Rural Industrial Hubs across the state. He said that these hubs will be equipped with state of the art infrastructure to facilitate the industrialists in setting up their units. Bhagwant Mann assured fulsome support and cooperation to the industrialists opting for setting up their units in these hubs adding that the state government is fully committed to accelerate industrialist development in Punjab.
The Chief Minister envisioned that the Invest Punjab Summit being organized on February 23-24 will prove to be a milestone in giving a major fillip to industrial growth of the state. He said that the state government has already finalized the arrangements for this mega event. Bhagwant Mann said that the main motive behind giving fillip to industrialization in the state is to reverse the trend of brain drain in the state by opening new vistas of employment for the youth.
The Chief Minister further said that the state government has also started school of eminence in the state. He said that these schools will ensure holistic development of the students studying in these government schools. Bhagwant Mann said that development of students will be ensured as per his interest and schools will groom specialists for the coming future.
Earlier Investment Promotion Minister Anmol Gagan Mann welcomed the dignitaries.
On the occasion Principal Secretary Industries Dilip Kumar, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Ravi Bhagat, CEO Invest Punjab KK Yadav, Additional CEO Invest Punjab Dr. Sumeet Jarangal and others were also present.
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Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb Tuesday asked former prime minister Imran Khan to submit response in foreign funding case, rather to keep on attacking the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Talking from Pak-China Friendship Centre, Marriyum Aurangzeb posed the question for ex-premier Imran and his party and said that what about all the dollars, which came through money laundering?
Clearing the air on the accountability, Marriyum said that PTI has to be held accountable over money laundering, adding that PTI has to give answer on more than 16 accounts.
She questioned the PTI leadership and said that why the Election Commissioner should tender his resignation?
Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will bear the expenses of KSA’s tour, adding that Imran Khan had toured on public expenses, during his tenure.
Marriyum lambasted the former government of PTI and that two weeks back, the people who were ruling, were busy to loot the masses, adding that they were responsible for taking the inflation to 16 per cent.
Marriyum flayed PTI-led government and said that country was left in trouble by taking loans of Rs43billion, adding that now the PTI-leadership claims that within two weeks, the country has witnessed inflation.
Marriyum Aurangzeb lashed out at PTI-led government and said that PTI is responsible for the ballooning inflation in the country, adding that their finance minister signed on the documents of IMF.
Marriyum said that for the cleansing of the garbage that was spread by PTI it was important to reach IMF.
Marriyum said that the Prime Minister did not instruct to write a letter to the PIA, adding that all the people will bear their own expenses.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb condemned the blast in Karachi in which three Chinese were killed and said that the reasons for the incident would be revealed.


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Doha: The Grand Cruise Terminal at Doha Port welcomed cruise ship 'Mein Schiff 6' that arrived today on its second call of the 2022-23 cruise season.
The cruise arrived with 3,319 passengers and crew member onboard.
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More than 50 cruise liners with approximately 200,000 visitors are expected to arrive in Doha until the end of April 2023.
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An investigation has been launched after an inmate was shot by a policeman at the Gandara Police Station.
Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the inmate was reportedly shot in the cell by accident.
He said that a policeman at the Police Station had claimed that the inmate was shot when he was removing the bullets from a gun.
The 30-year-old inmate has been admitted to the hospital and is not in critical condition.
The policeman has been interdicted pending ongoing investigations.
DIG Ajith Rohana said that a special Police team has been appointed to investigate the incident.
The Police Spokesman said that other inmates who were in the cell are also being questioned over the incident. (Colombo Gazette)


(MENAFN) Worldwide share markets and Wall Street futures increased Thursday when lower oil costs aided to counterbalance worries on high inflation which the Federal Reserve assumed might need further U.S. interest rate hikes.
London and Frankfurt started higher. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong increased. Oil costs rose after reaching under USD100 a barrel this week.
Investors concerns aggressive U.S. and European rate hikes to limit increases of costs that are running at a four-decade high might reduce worldwide financial activity.
As asserted by Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management “Stocks rose because runaway commodity and oil prices are sinking,” “Both are the critical targets Fed policy is engineered to tame; hence, inflation expectation is coming under control.”
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AUGUSTA — Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced during his May 13 press briefing, in Augusta, the Maine CDC will be altering how it reports COVID-19 testing data.
“At the recommendation of the United States CDC, the State of Maine will be soon — in fact, today — shifting our reporting from the number of individuals who have been tested to the number of tests that have been performed, Shah said. “That’s actually a number that is more consistent with a number that other states have been reporting.”
The total of individuals tested for COVID-19 across the state totals 28,257, according to Shah.
Cumulatively, the number of COVID-19 tests performed in the state total 33,035.
“The bottom line is that as we see more and more outbreaks occurring and more people being tested serially during those outbreaks, we’ll then — as other states are — start shifting our reporting to the cumulative number of tests that have been performed rather than the number of individuals that have been tested,” he concluded.
The shift allows the Maine CDC to better understand the state’s testing capacity to see how accessible COVID-19 testing is to individuals across the state.


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I am Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at Cardiff University. My research focusses on the history of witchcraft, and I am particularly interested as to why and how early modern people - from ordinary villagers to university professors - believed in witches, and whether, how and when they acted on their beliefs. I am currently writing a book on a witch-hunt that took place in the French Basque country in the early seventeenth century.
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- 2011 University of Oxford, DPhil in History
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(MENAFNEditorial) WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 23, 2017/APO Group/ --
The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack against Egyptian security forces near the Bahariya Oasis yesterday, which killed dozens of Egyptian personnel and wounded many others. We offer our profound condolences to the families of the deceased and the government and people of Egypt, and extend our best wishes for the full and speedy recovery of those injured.
The United States stands with Egypt at this difficult time, as we continue to work together to fight the scourge of terrorism.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Department of State.
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Dominican govt. earmarks US$1.0B+ to spur construction
Santo Domingo.- Minister of Public Works Deligne Ascención on Tuesday said the Dominican govt. earmarks US$1.0+ to spur construction of new works, as a way to surmount the morass in which the pandemic “has subdued the country.”
“The Government of President Luis Abinader has decided to resume the works that were paralyzed, and today the Ministry of Public Works executes more than 330 projects that exceed 60 billion pesos.”
The official said that one of the sectors that has contributed the most to the Dominican economy in recent months is the construction sector.


Secretary Information Abdul Rashid Solangi said Monday that steps were being taken to pay the arrears of newspapers as soon as possible and in this regard, Minister Information Saeed Ghani had given special instructions.
This he said during a meeting with a five-member delegation of Pakistan Newspaper Editors at his office here Monday.
Ijaz-ul-Haq, Dr Jabbar Khattak, Ghulam Nabi Chandio, Amir Mahmood and Abdul Rehman Mangrio were present in the meeting.
The secretary information said that steps were also being taken to resolve the issues of the media so as to maintain close liaison with media persons, adding that a comprehensive and transparent procedure for payment of non-budgeted and budgeted arrears of newspapers was being worked out.He said that newspapers’ arrears would be paid in full. Solangi said that the new advertisement policy by the information department was in the process of completion.
He said that their doors were always open for the people and institutions associated with the media and they themselves were getting information about their problems by visiting the media offices.
The information secretary said that the information department was aware of the difficulties faced by the newspapers and that was why a system was being set up for timely payment of arrears.
“CPNE delegation thanked the secretary information and hoped that payment of their arrears would be ensured as soon as possible.
Director Press Information Muhammad Saleem Khan, Director Legal Aziz Ahmed Hakro and Director Advertising Syed Azeem Shah were also present.


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — Jordan ranked first regionally and 57th globally in anti-corruption efforts on the Global Corruption Index (GCI) 2021, according to the GCI annual report.
GCI 2021 is the fourth edition of the annual report. It covers 196 countries and territories and provides an overview of the state of corruption around the world based on 43 variables, according to the GCI website.
Jordan scored 38 per cent this year, standing at 57th globally, in comparison with last year's ranking of 66th.
The index also listed Jordan as a country with“low risk” of corruption.
In the Arab region, Jordan toped the ranking followed by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE.
Country results are presented on a 0-100 scale, with 0 being the lowest risk and 100 the highest.
According to the index, the main indicators that were considered in measuring corruption are the ratification status of key conventions, the level of perceived public corruption, the reported experience in public and private corruption and a selection of country characteristics closely linked to corruption.
Globally, Finland toped the ranking followed by Norway, New Zealand, Denmark and Sweden.
As for the countries with the highest corruption risk, North Korea ranked top, followed by Syria, Libya, Yemen and Congo Republic.
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EU to take 'more steps' against Moscow over nerve agent attack
(MENAFN) The EU has directed a hit against Russia, pledging for "more steps" to be taken against it response to the nerve agent attack.
European Council President Donald Tusk warned that by Monday "more steps are expected at a national level" against Moscow.
UK's Prime Minister Theresa May also stated "I think it is clear that Russia is challenging the values we share as Europeans, and it is right that we are standing together in defense of those values."
It comes after Britain enforced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats, with Russia responding in ordering the expulsion of 23 British diplomats.
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Ethiopia says terrorist plot against top government officials foiled
“Those arrested were trying to cross to Ethiopia from Eritrea via Sudan in the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. They were given military training in Eritrea,” said the government statement.
It said the alleged terrorist attack was meant to also disturb the forthcoming national elections in Ethiopia, scheduled to be held in May 2010.
The Ethiopian federal police indicated that those arrested admitted that they were given military training in Eritrea, which is at loggerheads with Ethiopia.
The police said that they have also seized various weapons, which they said were also aimed at destroying major infrastructures in the country.
This is not the first time that Ethiopia has accused neighbouring Eritrea of planning to perpetrate such acts, which Eritrea has always denied.
The two countries are unable to resolve their border dispute for the past 11 years.
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Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Extensive awareness campaigns by the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital have led to an increase in the number of breast milk donors and beneficiaries in the district.
According to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, around 5,511 babies have benefitted from its breast milk bank from January 2022.
The hospital, in a statement, said that 2,355 women donated breast milk leading to the benefit of 5511 infants. It may be noted that the breast milk bank has been functioning in Coimbatore since 2015 and continued awareness programmes on breast milk donation have led to a large number of lactating mothers donating their milk. In addition to this, the beneficiaries of the scheme also have come to know of this through regular awareness programmes.
Coimbatore Medical College hospital Dean Dr A. Nirmala told IANS that infants whose mothers are ill, babies born with low weight, toddlers hospitalised with serious ailments and babies whose mothers are not able to breastfeed are benefitted from the hospital's breast milk scheme. She also said that regular awareness programmes on the same have helped more people approach the hospital to donate milk as well to get the benefit.
The hospital authorities also said that there are women who donate milk on a daily basis and this has led to a regular supply of breast milk in the bank.
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Rajapaksa was speaking at an event held at the headquarters of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which was attended by former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Mahinda Rajapaksa said that there was clear unity among his brothers to take forward the ‘Mahinda Chinthanaya’ policies.
He also said that he was glad that Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepted the invitation to attend the event.
He said that the joint opposition showed what it can do at the last local council elections in February and was not preparing to face its second innings. (Colombo Gazette)


Gov Bindow said the conference was to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade.
Bindow, who made this known when he spoke with newsmen in Yola on Tuesday, said the conference was to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade.
“The development is to support President Buhari’s crusade to extend and reach grassroots level.” Bindow said.
He said that though, he did not probe the past administrations that ruled the state, but that he was solely behind the APC’s anti-corruption crusade.
Bindow said that his administration had demonstrated transparency in the management of state resources as well as discourages greed among public servants and government officials.
He said that his administration would continue to work in harmony with the media, while advising them to always seek clarification before publishing their stories.
He commended the media for preaching peace, and appealed to them to promote the good development strides in the state.
Earlier, Mr Umar Yusuf, who spoke on behalf of journalists, commended the governor for being media-friendly.
Yusuf also applauded the governor for his giant stride achievement in the state, describing it as unprecedented.
NAN reports that the interactive session was part of the activity marking the Eid-el-Kabir.


The district will also have a new school resource officer in place.
“That officer will spend most of his time at the middle school, but will float to the other schools,” Curro said.
He said it’s been a tough year budget wise for Londonderry, finding ways to pay for much-needed projects and services and still trying to be mindful of the taxpayers’ wallets. It’s also important to keep the public informed of what’s being worked on, and where.
Budget Committee member Tom Dalton said it’s a priority to keep the information available.
“It would bode well for the public at large to know these things,” he said, “and to be aware of what’s been accomplished.”


London, (Pakistan Point News – 20th July, 2016) : A gang from the crowd attacked on police during the water fight in Hyde Park, London, which caused injuries; four were injured, including two policemen. Meanwhile, the park was sealed immediately. British media reported that there was a water fight competition in the park; people were throwing water on each other, a group of people attacked the police with bottles, two police officers were wounded in the attack. Police officer said that an officer was injured by dagger while the other was hurt in the head in the attack. Both policemen have been hospitalized and out of danger. According to the Police, two other people have been reported injured, who were hospitalized, and the MET Police spokesman said that Police is present at the scene and investigating at the Hyde Park.


Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Government over the failure to release Tamil political prisoners.
He reminded the Government that it campaigned at the last Parliamentary election, promising to free the Tamil political prisoners.
However, Justice Minister Ali Sabry responded saying that there are no political prisoners in Sri Lanka.
He said that there are however some people in prison against who charges have not been filed or cases are pending.
The Minister said that discussions were held with the Attorney General and Chief Justice on steps to be taken to expedite the pending cases.
He also said that 12,843 LTTE suspects who were in custody following the end of the war in 2009 have since been rehabilitated and released into society. (Colombo Gazette)


New Mexico farmers are doing their part on Friday to help feed the hungry.
ithere part today to help feed the hungry. a big truck was unloaded at the road runer food bank in albuquerque. filed with donated produce cfrom local farmers. everything from apples to chiles will go to people who need it the most. new mexico has six food banks that help colect the donated foeo. rest of


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MINGORA: Pakhtunkhwa Radio is gift of Provincial Govt. for the people of Swat that not only introduced new talent to the listeners but also greatly contributed in the promotion of journalism. This was stated by senior working journalist of Swat Ghafoor Khan Adil while expressing his views in the program “Rangona Da Swat” broadcast by Pakhtunkhwa Radio.
Ghafoor Adil said that social media brought about major changes in the world of media. However he said that the deficiency also existed in the news and views of social media. He in respect of the negative propaganda on social media pages said that the local administration must play role to stream line it and take action against those who try to miss lead the people on different fake pages.
He said that responsible social media pages also existed that strictly follow the law and journalistic values and hence people had to differentiate between good and bad social media pages and follow only those which obey the rules. He said that those attaining higher education in media had bright future as he said that this was age of the youth and they had to show their capabilities in all walks of life including the media. He said that media also played key role in the war of civilization in the world.


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Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation and Chadians Abroad of the Republic of Chad H E Mahamat Zene Cherif, in Doha yesterday.
During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation and relations between the two countries, and issues of common interest, as well as efforts to organise the meeting between representatives of the Transitional Military Council in Chad and the Chadian armed groups, in addition to the latest developments in mediation and reconciliation efforts related to the comprehensive national dialogue and achieving national reconciliation.
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MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has identified the alleged conspirators of big drug lords who continuously do their illegal activities inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Wednesday said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) already knew who were the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel who conspired with the drug lords.
However, De Lima declined to name the conspirators until such time that the investigation is over.
The DOJ Chief clarified that the BuCor personnel were also included in their ongoing investigation.
She also said that if proven that they indeed conspired with the drug lords inside the Bilibid, they would surely face the appropriate sanction.
De Lima also said that the proliferation of illegal activities inside the Bilibid was not impossible becathere were NBP officials or personnel who conspired with the perpetrators.


— Chris Bosh says he was “blown away” by the reception he got from the players at the Bristol City Wall during the pre-game festivities.
Bosh said the response was “the best I’ve ever gotten.”
He said it was a reminder of the dedication he has to his sport.
Bosnia’s team is ranked No. 1 in the world.
The Heat have been playing for more than a year, and Bosh has been one of their leaders since the start of that season.
The Heat have won six of the past eight meetings and are 3-1.
The Spurs are coming off a 97-92 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
San Antonio is now 4-0 in the series and holds a 2-1 advantage in games in which the Spurs have won.
Bollinger said he was impressed with the way the players embraced the occasion.
He said they were ready to compete and wanted to do their part to help their team win.


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A Vietnamese pilot was killed in a fighter jet crash in northern
Vietnam on Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency reported, trend reports citing
The Su-22 aircraft crashed while landing Tuesday noon in Yen Bai
Province, the news agency said.
Thirty-one-year-old captain Tran Ngoc Duy was ordered to
parachute but he tried to save the aircraft. However, the plane
crashed, killing the pilot, it said.
The Ministry of Defence has directed Air Defense-Air Force and
relevant agencies to investigate the cause of the accident,
according to the news report.
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The COVID-19 Task Force will up its monitoring capabilities to enforce new vaccination requirements ordered by government, says Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony.
“Joint services, from time to time will go into places at random and just come in to check to make sure that people are complying with the measures. So, we have restaurants to visit because people going to dine should be vaccinated, and the proprietors will have to ensure that is happening. People who are going to bars, again, must have their vaccination cards to show that they’ve been vaccinated. Unvaccinated persons are not allowed in bars. So again, the Task Force will be going around,” he said today.
He added that the Task Force will also be visiting ministries and other government agencies to ensure that protocols are being observed. Visits will also be done to ensure that public transport operators are also complying.
Casino, bar, and cinema operators can only admit vaccinated patrons, while it is mandatory for all public transport operators to be vaccinated.
Persons visiting ministries and other governmental agencies are also required to be vaccinated. Unvaccinated persons have been asked to make an appointment to access ‘walk-in’ services.


FIROZABAD (UTTAR PRADESH): Police have named five persons in the first information report (FIR) for allegedly opening fire on a school building here on Sunday. "The classes were going on when about 10-12 armed people came and started firing on the school building," said one of the administrators of the school.
Police told ANI that some members of the Kisan Union were allegedly behind the firing incident in the school. Police also said that five people have been named in the FIR. "We have recovered two arms from the site. An FIR is being lodged," he said.
However, some of the locals have alleged that the police did not take any action even though the hooligans were in a nearby hotel with their arms. Further details are awaited.


L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Robert Abela who admitted that Covid-19 cases have increased but said that the situation is under control. Abela announced that the government will introduce a new set of measures to safeguard jobs.
Another story says that the police are investigating a video on social media showing a young man bullying another by hitting him on the head. Family Minister Michael Falzon said that bullying leaves serious effects on the victim.
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Letter: Praised for override vote
Our state representatives, Marsha Swails and Julie Bunn, and Sen. Kathy Saltzman should be congratulated on their vote to support, and their vote to override the governor's veto of the transportation bill last week. It has been 20 years since the people who determine what taxes we pay have had the courage to recognize the need to fund our infrastructure improvements. Twenty years of denial has ended.
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Mbalula vows Vuwani will return to normal
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has vowed to intensify action against those fuelling unrest in the Vuwani area of Limpopo.
Mbalula was speaking at a joint briefing by the inter-ministerial committee on Vuwani. He also visited the area later in the day where he interacted with residents and met with one of the senior traditional leaders, Chief Jeffrey Ramovha.
Mbalula said the time for being lenient on people who were "hellbent on creating a state of anarchy" in the area had come to an end.
"Our commitment by being here is to intensify and consolidate our efforts to ensure that there is peace and the rule of law prevails. We are aware that those who don't want peace and want to achieve everything through violence are equally sophisticated but not more than the state," Mbalula said.
He said police would play their part in making sure that the people of Vuwani enjoy their freedoms.
He called for the thousands of pupils affected by the shutdown to return to class.
"We will succeed working together with our communities to ensure that the perpetrators with selfish interest masquerading as the people's leaders will be brought to book," Mbalula said.
Vuwani has been in turmoil since last year with residents staging violent protests against the decision by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) to include the area under the new Lim 345 municipality.
Cooperative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen said they were now in a better position to resolve the problems in Vuwani after being able to isolate the problematic areas and so-called "kingpins" who are fuelling violence.
He said only eight of the 36 wards in the area were problematic, citing Vyeboom as one of the "troublesome" places.
Premier Stanley Mathabatha said the MDB's decision should be respected .
He said the provincial government would continue to support residents who wanted to receive services through the new municipality.


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A pharmaceutical company based in Osogbo the state capital of Osun, Akol Pharmaceutical Company, has donated drugs worth N6,150,000 to support the state government in its quest to boost the health sector in the state.
Speaking shortly after receiving the drugs, Governor Rauf Aregbesola said the gesture was worth celebrating especially as the country was going through serious economic hardship.
He said any form of support from the private sector is highly needed especially now that government can hardly take care of its statutory obligations.
Aregbesola who lamented that things cannot be worse than what the country has been experiencing saying that it was surprising that a state of emergency has not been declared on the nation’s economy.
The governor added that anyone who has not realized that the nation is going through the toughest times in its history needs to wake up and face the reality on ground.
While commending the effort of the pharmaceutical company for the gesture, Aregbesola called on other well-meaning individuals and companies to join government in moving the state forward.
He also appealed to the company and others of its kind within the state to ensure prompt payment of their taxes and other levies.
Earlier, Managing Director, Akol Pharmaceutical Company, Pharm. Olamiju Olasiji stated that the company decided to donate drugs to the state because government needs to be supported by the private sector.
He said the company has always admired the ingenuity of the Aregbesola administration and the effort of the government to always make every citizen healthy.
The Akol M.D said it has always been a part of their humanitarian effort to see that people at the grassroots enjoy the best of health facilities just as those in the urban centers.
Also speaking, the immediate past Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu who commended the efforts of the company called on other stakeholders in the health sector to follow the footsteps of Akol.
He stressed that the administration of Aregbesola is determined to move the health sector in the state forward as contained in the six-point integral action plan of the present administration.


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UNP members who have said they would vote in favor of the constitutional amendments in parliament this week have warned they would join the government if disciplinary action is taken against them.
The UNP yesterday (4) said the party would take disciplinary action against UNP MPs who vote with the government on the constitutional amendments following a deicison arrived at by the Working Committee last week.
The Working Committee has decided to remove any UNP MP who votes in favor of the constitutional amendments.
UNP parliamentarian Earl Gunasekera has been quoted in the media saying today that the decision by several UNP members to support the government by voting in favor of the constitutional amendments was part of the democracy within the party.
He has said that action should be taken against UNP deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya for joining the government during the war and later rejoining the UNP, if the party is to take disciplinary actions against the MPs who vote for the constitutional amendments.
Gunasekera has warned that the UNP members who have decided to vote with the government for the constitutional amendments will not hesitate to join the government if the UNP attempts to take against them.
Four UNP MPs Abdul Cader, Earl Gunasekara, Lakshman Seneviratne and Manusha Nanayakkara have said they would vote in favor of the constitutional amendments.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Waseem Abuhaider
BEIRUT, April 29 (KUNA) -- The May sixth parliamentary election in Lebanon is seen as a chance to reinvigorate the stale political scene in the country.
Out of the 976 candidates registered for the elections, an initial number of 113 female candidates had decided to venture into the race to win one of the 128-seats in parliament.
The digit dwindled to only 84 female candidates, which paints a clear picture of the challenge ahead. Lebanese women earned the right to vote and run for parliament in 1953.
Speaking to KUNA on the numerous challenges facing female candidates, founding member of the pioneering women society Nada Aneed said that the increasing number of female candidates was an indication that women in the country were becoming more politically enlightened.
However, the level of women participation in the political sphere was still not up to standard when compared to global statistics, said Aneed who noted that those women running for the race have a slim chance to land a seat in parliament when compared to their male counterparts.
She added that the outcome of the election might as well be predetermined when it came to women involvement in the race, stressing that it was important to have a quota to ensure that the women of people would have a place in parliament.
Echoing Aneed's statements, Zuwaiya Jardini -- chairwoman of the Kafaa society and parliament race hopeful -- said that the upgraded women involvement in the current race was important to reinforce the rights of Lebanese women.
The current political status quo, which somehow shows disdain to women involvement in parliament, should stop, said Jardini who also called for implementing a quota system to allow women to be in parliament.
On the upcoming election, Jardini called on women voters to take a vital historical step to show men that they are willing to stand for the rights of all Lebanese citizens.
On her part, Jessica Azar, a media personality and candidate, said that she believed that there was this unseen contempt by some men towards women's involvement in the parliamentary race.
This outlook towards women should change, said Azar who affirmed that women were capable of reaching parliament if they put their mind to it.
She indicated that women do not need a quota system to reach parliament if they unite their forces and political effort.
Similarly, fellow candidate Rana Al-Shimitly said that women were up to the challenge and will make a difference eventually.
Al-Shimitly criticized the current parliamentary election format, which forced people to pick certain candidates. She affirmed that her campaign would focus on various issues concerning women's rights and achieving a better life for Lebanese in general.
In the last election of 2009, only four women candidates made it to the 128-seats parliament. On the government level, the cabinet -- which includes 30 ministers -- has a sole female minister. (end) wsm.gta
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(MENAFN – Colombo Gazette) Border measures have been relaxed for Sri Lankans travelling to Singapore.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore said that travellers from Fiji, Finland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey will be allowed to apply to opt out of dedicated Stay-Home Notice (SHN) facilities and serve their 14-day SHN at their place of residence.
But this is provided they have not travelled, in the last consecutive 14 days prior to entry, to other countries or regions, Asia One reported.
The exception is for when they travel within or from Fiji, Finland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Macao, Mainland China, New Zealand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
They must also be occupying their place of residence alone or only with household members who are also serving SHN with the same travel history and SHN duration.
MOH said that as the global situation evolves, it will continue to adjust Singapore’s border measures to manage the risk of importing and transmitting Covid-19 to the community. (Colombo Gazette)
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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders and workers Sunday began marched towards Chief Minister House from Karachi Press Club, where the party workers and leaders have been staging sit-in since yesterday .
Speaking to media, MQM leader announced to shift its ongoing sit-in at Karachi Press Club to Chief Minister House.
The MQM has been staging sit-in against what they called illegal arrest of the party workers and non-arrest of the workers’ killers
Jameel said the party leaders and workers would head to the “captain of Karachi operation”.
He vowed that the workers would remain peaceful during their sit-in outside the Chief Minister House. He said that they would submit a memorandum to the chief minister.


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Police are investigating reports of vandalism in Laconia over the weekend.
Laconia police said they received reports of the tires being slashed on several vehicles Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Police said approximately seven vehicles were damaged between about 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday.
The incidents took place on Baldwin Street, Cottage Street and Lougee Court.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Laconia police at 603-524-5252.


Iraqi government canceled military deployment in Touz Khormatu
An Iraqi security source recently denied that the Iraqi federal government has deployed military forces in the district of Touz Khormatu, which is considered a disputed territory. The deployment of military forces in disputed territories might cause instability.
The security source, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the Iraqi government decided to cancel the deployment in those areas due to high levels of ethnic sensitivity and to the geopolitical conditions in the district.
He stressed that the decision-makers have to know that dealing in a wrong way at the moment might end with unpleasant outcome.
“Instead of moving the military forces, the Iraqi government decided to move a central police brigade and settled them in those areas. The police brigade was expected to come from the city of Tikrit,” the source said. He added that the government canceled the latter decision again.
It is said that just few numbers of police cars arrived in the district and their arrival caused a wave of protestation by the Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen inhabitants of the area.
The protests came after, Iraq’s Prime Minister Deputy, Hussein Shahristani visited the city. Shahristani said that the political parties agreed on forming a brigade from Turkmen inhabitants of the city to protect themselves.
PM Deputy Shahristani added that governmental officials called on urgent implementation of the agreement and to compensate those who lost their loved one who had been previously killed by the terrorist attacks which targeted the Turkmen.
According to news agencies, the Turkmen people asked the Iraqi government to deploy the Iraqi 16th brigade which was left the city by issuing an order from the federal government.
The Iraqi security officials said that if any force move toward the city it will be just for the sake of protecting the people of the area and preventing more terrorist attacks by the insurgency groups.


(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Rabat – Morocco's contributions to peacekeeping and humanitarian action in Africa has been highlighted during an exhibition at the African Union (AU) headquarters in .
Organized by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), the exhibition showcases the kingdom's commitment to and promotion of peace, security, and humanitarian aid in Africa, acquired over more than half a century.
The exhibition focuses on the following themes: 'Moroccan contingents in the service of peacekeeping and the protection of civilian populations'; 'Medical and Surgical Field Hospitals (FMSH) and medical social assistance'; 'humanitarian aid granted and conveyed through the Kingdom of Morocco'; and 'memory and testimonies'.
It took place in the presence of FAR's General Staff and Moroccan ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui M'Hammdi, ambassadors of other AU member countries, and senior officials of the AU Commission, who expressed appreciation through messages in the exhibition's guestbook.
In addition to humanitarian assistance to African countries for more than half a century, more than 51,000 Moroccan peacekeepers participated in five UN peacekeeping missions in Africa (Congo, Somalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire and the Central African Republic), while 11 medical teams have been deployed in ten African countries and provided more than 530,000 medical services to local populations.
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Cabinet reshuffle was a joke and the Government had failed to deliver the change expected by the people, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Wasantha Senanayake said today.
He made the remark outside the Presidential Secretariat soon after the new Cabinet Ministers sworn in.
He told journalists that the first part of the comedy produced by the Government was played today and the second part would be played next.
“I don’t know how people will react as to whether they laugh, cry or pelt stones,” he said.
He said he was not disappointed of the action but he thought that the Government had failed to deliver the change expected by the people.
He added that people would not be deceived by such jokes and the changes expected by the people should be done. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)


Vijayawada: Vara Prasad Reddy, Chairman of AP Tourism Development Institute, said that the government is making special efforts to make AP a center for tourism. Speaking to the media on Friday, he said that the international expo was held from September 12 to 15. He said that five hundred companies from all over the world participated in the expo held in London Excel. All the companies have been contacted and explained about the resources and tourism policy in the state. He said that he has talked to national level companies to invest in AP and invest in joint ventures. It was explained that consultation was done to bring the technology of national level to the state.
In a seminar held in London, many companies have come forward to invest in the state’s tourism. He said that 11 big companies like the similar group from Turkey have expressed their reluctance to come to the state. Vara Prasad Reddy said that arrangements are being made to establish it. He said that we are developing tourism in the state by getting investments through PPP method. Vara Prasad Reddy commented that together we will establish tourism areas in AP that are not available in the country.
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Qatar Strongly Condemns Settlers Storming Al-Aqsa Mosque
(MENAFN- Gulf Times)
The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the storming of dozens of settlers in the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.
In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that these provocative practices are part of continuous attempts to change the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque and to advance the temporal division of the mosque, and warned that simultaneous provocations with the new Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip would lead to a dangerous escalation and waves of violence.
The ministry called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities towards Jerusalem and its sanctities and to deter the occupations attempts to turn the conflict into a religious war.
The ministry reiterated the State of Qatar's firm position on the justice of the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, and the establishment of their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmaya Bhattacharya on Wednesday set some guidelines for state government jobs in reserved categories.
As per the order, if any candidate in the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category secures higher marks than a general category candidate in a recruitment examination, in that case the reserved category candidate will be deemed as a general category candidate.
The division bench has detailed this guideline while cancelling the 2022 panel for recruitment of constables in the West Bengal Police. Instead, the division bench observed that the previous panel for 2021 should be in force.
Following this directive, a total of 137 constables are feared to lose their jobs. However, the division bench has also suggested that instead of terminating the services of these 137 constables they can be relocated to any other department where there are vacancies.
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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Monday after opposition legislators created ruckus over continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
The National Conference (NC) and Congress members stormed towards the Speaker's podium alleging that the PDP-BJP government has failed to protect the lives and properties of those living along the international border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC).
They also said that the coalition partners lacked unanimity on the issue as the Bharatiya Janata Party has been emphasising on construction of bunkers for the border people, while Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party was advocating improvement in the India-Pakistan relations.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri assured the opposition that their concerns were genuine and the government would come up with a statement.
Unable to restore order, Speaker Kavinder Gupta then adjourned the House.


(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency)
Riyadh, February 11, 2021, SPA -- Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas.
Al-Riyadh newspaper reported in its editorial that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to implement comprehensive reform programs of Vision 2030 that include reducing the dependency on oil and diversifying the local economy to integrate more closely with global markets, with the aim of strengthening its position as a leading global investment destination.
The newspaper added that with the implementation of the reform programs, Saudi Arabia has begun to achieve advanced ranks at all economic and structural levels. For instance, Saudi Arabia ranked sixth in the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2021, and third on the sub-index for business fundamentals. These achievements confirm success in achieving the goals of economic diversification.
Saudi Arabia is keen to provide advanced infrastructure and to transform into a leading logistical hub in the region, as it continues to focus on investing in infrastructure and basic equipments while supporting and strengthening the partnership between the public and private sectors to increase the private sector's contribution to 65% of GDP by 2030, the newspaper concluded.
Al-Yaum newspaper said in its editorial that the pioneering roles and efforts that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exerts to enhance prosperity at the regional level can be monitored over the past decades in those initiatives and partnerships through which Saudi Arabia established the rules of stability, security, prosperity, development, and regional prosperity with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab States.
The Cabinet's approval of the strategy of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the field of labor and labor force of the members of the GCC for the term 2020 - 2025, which was approved by the Supreme Council of the GCC at its 40th session that was held in Riyadh on 13/04/1441 AH, represents Saudi Arabia's long term efforts aiming at consolidating unity the GCC countries that contribute to maintaining security and stability in the region.
These data affirm Saudi Arabia's pivotal and constant role in aiming to preserve the entity of the GCC and push its distinguished march, the newspaper concluded.
In another context, Al-Bilad newspaper said in its editorial that the Houthi militia keeps providing that its actions contradict its words. It keeps implementing the Iranian regime's agenda in an attempt to destabilize security and stability in the entire region.
The newspaper added that hours after announcing its readiness for peace and stopping its attacks that are launched in all directions, especially towards the Kingdom, the militia launched yesterday (2) bomb-laden UAVs to target civilians and civilian objects in Southern Region, as the Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen which managed to intercept and destroy.
All these attacks prove that these militias are just executive arms aiming to destroy Yemen, as they never care about the people who are exhausted by war, nor the role of states exerting efforts to achieve peace, security, and stability in Yemen.
09:48 LOCAL TIME 06:48 GMT
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