Jordan- Health Ministry receives mobile clinic from JICA
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 9 (Petra)--The Ministry of Health received from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) a mobile clinic for maternity health services within a project to improve services provided by health center to host communities of Syria refugees.
Health Ministry Secretary General Leil Al Fayez said in remarks during the handover ceremony that Jordan has witnessed over the past few years major progress, mainly in the health field that included a decline in mortality rate, rise of life expectancy at birth and in the combat against communicable diseases.
Al Fayez praised the support provided by Japan to Jordan, mainly in the health field, adding that it contributes to improving the level of health services in the Kingdom.
Masahiro Tada, deputy chief of mission at the embassy of Japan voiced appreciation of efforts exerted by Jordan to improve health services to Syrian refugees, adding that the aid comes to support Jordan in addressing the repercussions of the Syrian crisis.
JICA Regional Office Representative Tsutomu Kobayashi praised Jordan's keenness to provide health services to those who are desperately in need of health care despite their nationality.
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French, German presidents look to establish Europe with tougher military competences
(MENAFN) France and German presidents stated that they are looking to establish a Europe with more powerful military capabilities.
In a mutual column issued by the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as well as French weekly Journal du Dimanche, French leader Emmanuel Macron in addition to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged for investing additionally in the military and defense sector to reinforce the military abilities of Europe.
This would reinforce Trans-Atlantic ties too, they believe.
Marcon and Scholz stated that “Sixty years after the signing of the Elysee Treaty (between French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on Jan. 22, 1963), France and Germany agree on the fundamental questions concerning the future of Europe.”
Adding, “We share the same ambition: that of a resilient, powerful, and sovereign European Union. Even in cases where we diverge, we remain more than ever determined to work out common responses, responses that we want to study with our European partners.”
They went further on to say: “We must ensure that the next generations of Europeans can live on a continent where peace, prosperity, and freedom reign.”
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Sometimes we insist on focusing on the things that we haven’t achieved and the things that we don’t have instead of being grateful and celebrating the things that we do have.
We are lucky enough to have a house to live in, clean water to drink, food to eat, and people that love us. Let’s take advantage of the fact that we have the choice to be happy. Smile and celebrate every little thing we have, the rest will come.
“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.”


Rajshahi, Nov 14: Expressing hope about the Rohingya repatriation, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said the Myanmar government will take back the Rohingya people to their country as soon as possible.
“After the recent election the Aung Sung Suchi government has enough time to mitigate their infamy after taking back their people from Bangladesh,” he said while responding to the journalists’ queries at Rajshahi University (RU) during his short visit to the university.
Besides, Dr Momen expressed his hope about the formation of President-elect Joe Biden of the United States of America (USA) after the recent election.
He added that the Joe Biden government will also take stand against the genocide and works against humanity happened in Myanmar.
He hoped that the new US government would also be vocal against the human rights violations.
Dr Momen said the new US government will be furthermore active to some other crucial issues related to trade, climate change and immigration.
He said trade relations between Bangladesh and USA will be strengthened because of the importance of geopolitics.
Terming the president-elect Joe Biden as a matured politician he said many scopes of doing works has been created as a result of his taking office.
RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, Pro-vice-chancellor Prof Muhammad Jakaria and Proctor Prof Lutfor Rahman were present on the occasion.


LAHORE: Pakistan is set to host the Asia Cup Shooting Championship, scheduled to be held here in March 2023, which will be the country’s first major international shooting event as the hosts.
According to the Secretary Rifle Association of Pakistan — Razi Ahmad Khan –, Iran and India were also in the line to host the championship but Pakistan was instead invited to host the Asia Cup for the first time.
“Pakistan will host the Asia Cup for the first time. India and Iran were candidates to host the event but the Executive Committee chose Pakistan as the host which is an honour for us,” he said.
Razi further shared that India is also set to participate in the Asia Cup since their shooters would need rating points for Olympics qualification.
The Asia Cup will feature shooters from 25 counties including India.


(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
NEW YORK, 13th January, 2022 (WAM) -- The UAE has condemned the Houthis' seizure of a UAE-flagged civilian cargo ship in the Red Sea as an act of piracy during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
The civilian cargo vessel, known as the RWABEE, was seized by the Houthis on 3rd January. Several Security Council members also condemned the ship's seizure at the meeting. Numerous countries and organisations have issued statements condemning the Houthis' seizure of the RWABEE.
'We condemn, in the strongest terms, the Houthi act of piracy against the civilian cargo vessel 'RWABEE' off the port of Hodeidah,' said Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN. 'This is a dangerous escalation against the safety of maritime navigation in the Red Sea. It requires the adoption of a firm position by the Security Council. We thank all countries who have issued statements condemning this act of piracy.'
Ambassador Nusseibeh emphasised that making progress in ending the crisis in Yemen will not be possible until Houthi militias cease hostilities and repeated violations against the Yemeni people. She also strongly condemned the Houthis' attempt to target the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's territory using drones and ballistic missiles as a flagrant violation of international law.
Ambassador Nusseibeh further stressed the importance of Yemenis coming together to reach a consensus, unifying the Yemeni people in line with the Riyadh Agreement, and prioritising Yemen's national interest to serve the aspirations of its people.
She also welcomed the Yemeni government's recent efforts to improve the economy and noted that the UAE looks forward to developing solutions that contribute to the economy's advancement.
Ambassador Nusseibeh also called for intensifying international efforts to respond to the Yemeni people's humanitarian needs.
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(MENAFN- 3BL) Baker Hughes participated in India Energy Week 2024 in Goa, India's largest energy exhibition and conference. Inaugurated by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, the event brought together leaders from across the energy value chain to support India's energy transition goals.
During the event, Baker Hughes showcased our innovative technology solutions that are enabling energy supply to be more reliable, affordable, safer, and more sustainable. Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameshwaram Teli, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, customers, and industry leaders visited the company's booth to find out more about our portfolio of solutions.
Ganesh Ramaswamy, EVP of Industrial & Energy Technology business segment, also shared his perspective on 'Creating a global energy innovation ecosystem: Lessons from across the world' in a stimulating panel discussion with industry peers.
Baker Hughes' portfolio of energy technology solutions is helping industry advance on the path to net-zero, supporting the world's increasing demand for reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy supply. Find out more here bakerhughes/energy-transition .
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Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat, while commenting on the court verdict in the motorway case, said that the manner in which the Punjab Police and the prosecution have pursued the case has restored the confidence of the people in government institutions.
If the perpetrators were punished sooner, heinous crimes would be discouraged.
He said that the Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar had fulfilled his promise to provide prompt justice to the affected family.
Raja Basharat further said that this case was a challenge for the Punjab Police as a result of which the concerned officers including the IG have performed well and the manner in which the Punjab Police has handled this high profile with professionalism is commendable.
He said that this decision had strengthened the principle of supremacy of law and justice besides the victim’s family was provided with full support by the government.


Congress party MLA T. Jagga Reddy today asked the people of the state to not LRS fee . He said that the people of the state were suffering a lot due to Covid 19 virus. He said that the congress party government would regularize the plots of the people of the state without Collecting fee from them.
He alleged that the state government was trying to fill up its coffers in the name of Kaleswaram project. He urged the people who are suffering from different problems to not pay the LRS fee after becoming debt ridden. He also urged the people of the state to think about how to protect the government properties. He asked the state government as to how the LRS thought came to it suddenly.
He alleged that the CM KCR was looting Rs.1 lakh from the people by giving Rs.5000 under Rythu Bandhu scheme.


Lahore: Pakistan Peoples Party Ladies Wing Lahore President Faiza Malik said that Peoples party has never come in the power by wrong means or by a Army General support. PPP has come in the power by the general public support.
She said that the PPP has given many sacrifices for the democracy. She said that the Sharif brothers should remember that they have previously attack on the Supreme Court proceedings.
She further said that they should give the answer about the money laundering cases in the court. She added that PPP has always face the challenges in every era.


Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Prasad Sharma/File Photo
KATHMANDU: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Prasad Sharma has said that the process to release leaders and cadres of the then Maoist party from cases has begun.
He stated that of the 610 cases filed in 60 different districts against the leaders of the party, 523 have been cleared while 87 are in the process of being dealt with.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Khamma Bahadur Khati said process of case withdrawal is taking place as per the constitution and the law.
He also said that decision has been taken in a way to prevent appeal in the cases filed against the leaders.


RAMALLAH, (PNA/Xinhua) — A UN official expressed on Saturday concerns over recent clashes between Israeli soldiers and international activists who tried to aid Palestinians.
James Rowley, UN coordinator for human rights affairs in the Palestinian territories, said in a press statement emailed to reporters that “the Israeli ban of activists of an international human rights organization, who brought a car that carried tents to help the residents in the Jordan Valley, was disappointing.”
On Friday, the activists tried to help residents of Jordan Valley in the West Bank to rebuild their destroyed tents.
“The UN expresses deep concerns towards what happened on Friday, as international rights activists were trying to help the Palestinians, including 16 children, who became homeless after their tents were destroyed by Israel last week,” said the UN coordinator.
He stressed that the UN and its partners “are committed to offer urgent humanitarian aid that the populations need,” adding that the international human community “will keep its efforts to ease the human aftereffect, including vagrancy due to the demolitions that grew in recent months in the West Bank.”
On Monday, Israeli army forces prevented residents of Makhoul village in the Jordan Valley area in northern West Bank from rebuilding their homes that had been demolished. European and Australian diplomats were also banned from reaching the area and offering aid to the residents.
Witnesses said that Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at the residents, activists, journalists and foreign diplomats, who came with a truck loaded with tents.
Rowley called on the Israeli authorities “to protect the populations, who live under the jurisdiction of an occupying power, and stop destroying their properties or demolishing their homes,” adding “forcing the populations to evacuate their homes on their lands is disappointing.”


The audience has many ways to entertain themselves and release their stress. One of those many ways is watching films. But when the first part of the film is hugely appreciated by the audiences, the filmmakers go on and make a second part. This increases the curiosity among the fans for the film.
However, there are certain films that have entertained the audiences for such a long period of time that the audience will jump out of rejoicing if the third part of these films will be made.
So considering the global success of these films and the big fan base that these films have, we think that these films deserve the third part as well.


Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the health services in the state have completely collapsed and the situation is worse in villages than in cities. He said that in the past one week Uttar Pradesh has recorded a record increase in COVID – 19 cases.
Issuing a statement he has said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is allergic to work done during SP’s rule and is playing with people’s lives.
He said the government has decided to convert the Cancer Hospital, Haj House, Avadh Shilpagram, which was built under the SP’s rule, into a COVID Center.
Akhilesh said that the priority of the BJP government and the Chief Minister is to remain in power and win elections regardless of the spread of coronavirus in their rallies.
He alleged that the Yogi government has handed over vultures to the state who are targeting the common man by imposing fines and black marketing of essential commodities. Akhilesh said that the situation has worsened due to lack of coordination between various government agencies.


BPT Intercom Systems, Inc., one of the nation’s largest wireless interCOMs, said it is closing its Chicago office and will move to New Jersey.
The announcement was made Friday.
It said the Chicago office will close Nov. 2, while the New Jersey office will open Nov. 15.BPT was founded in 2002 and has offices in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles and Miami.
It employs more than 1,000 people worldwide.
The company’s first major business was selling intercoms to private businesses and public agencies, including the Chicago Fire Department, police departments, schools, the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Chicago Board of Trade, the Cook County Sheriff’s Department, the Illinois Department of Public Welfare, and the Cook Municipal Court.
said in a statement that it has recently completed an acquisition of the New York City offices of the Chicago-based Intercom Technology, which it bought in 2007 for $1.2 billion.
The company said it plans to hire about 300 people in the Chicago offices.
Bryan A. Anderson, Bpt.
CEO, said in the statement that the company has a strong commitment to its employees and its employees will have access to an equal opportunity to work with and train the next generation of employees.
He added that Bpts commitment to diversity is part of the company’s strategy and will continue to be one of its pillars.
Anderson said that the new headquarters will help Bpt achieve its goal of becoming the largest intercom company in the United States.
Baptiste Lebret, vice president of global public affairs for Bpt, said the move will enable Bpt to better serve its customers in the areas of security, business communications, mobile telephony, and business intelligence.
Bettmann & Lebert, a global public relations firm, helped Bpt with the announcement.


Mr Parihar said that the cause of death will be known after a probe. The farmer's family have said that he was struggling to make ends meet due to his poor financial condition, the police official added.
The farmer's father, Mitthulal, said that there was no income from the crop since the past 2-3 years due to a drought-like situation.
He added that Mr Kushwah was also working as a labourer but that too didn't help him meet the household expenses.
Mitthulal said these circumstances might have prompted his son to commit suicide.


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Story | Oct 1, 2014 | 2:35 PMAbba Eban, Israel's legendary representative to the United Nations, once famously remarked that "the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas proved Eban's point Friday, in an incendiary speech to the U.N. General Assembly in which he accused Israel of "a new war of genocide" against the Palestinian people.


Jamshedpur: The City SP of Jamshedpur, Subhash Chandra Jat has appealed to the public to continue complying with all the guidelines relating to corona as the pandemic is not yet over.
The City SP said that although the disease has subsided in numbers, the pandemic is still a challenge and any laxity in observing social distancing norms would prove costly for everyone.
He said that the government has relaxed the lockdown rules and the shops are being allowed to remain open till 8 p.m.
He said that the city police is committed to continue enforcing all the guidelines issued by the state government as well as the central government for containing the pandemic.
The City SP appealed to everyone to continue complying with the guidelines.
He asked everyone to not venture out of their houses after 8 p.m.
He said that the weekend lockdown too should be complied with strictly.
He said that any carelessness can prove costly for the entire city and appealed to everyone to ensure that the guidelines are complied with.


“I think when there are groups showing… delicious dishes and nice homes, we should also have some place where people can share their failures so that people feel more comfortable being themselves,” said Thanh, a 37-year-old videographer from Hanoi.
Thanh started the group last week, and its membership has risen fast — boasting more than 800,000 people by Thursday.
Some have shared pictures of smoldering pans and congealed black lumps in pots. Others have posted snaps of unhappy children refusing to eat what their parents have cooked.
During the pandemic, “suddenly one has to cook three meals a day, clean the house with the kids at home making things a mess… there will be more accidents,” Thanh told AFP.
Most of urban Vietnam is preparing to enter its third week of self-isolation despite the country’s relatively low case numbers — 268.


Somali parliament votes for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to be leader
(MENAFN) Somali politicians from houses of parliament who met in a hangar in heavily encouraged Mogadishu International Airport elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as leader on Sunday, beating current Leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, recognized as Farmajo.
Mohamud, who was Mohamed’s direct precursor as leader, got 214 out of 327 ballots.
The incumbent president received 110 votes, while three votes disqualified, according to Somali parliament speaker Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe, who announced the election results.
The vote was very tense and saw three rounds and 36 applicants challenging.
Mohamed agreed, stating: “I thank all of the members of parliament who voted for me and those who did not vote for me.”
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At least 19 people were killed and dozens were hurt in a firecracker factory blast in Virudhunagar district on Friday.
Kannan, a local official, said there were around 74 people in the factory at the time of the incident.
According to media reports, the factory was being run illegally. News portal The Newsminute said the owner was missing and that the police were still investigating the cause of the accident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced compensation of 200,000 rupees to the families of the deceased.


Gono Forum leaders on Saturday said that the proposed national budget, fiscal measures in particular, for financial year 2019-20, would create havoc in the country’s economic sector.
They made the statement at a post-budget press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka in the morning.
The party’s president Kamal Hossain said that their party did not accept the proposed national budget, as it was not a people-oriented one.
The party general secretary Reza Kibria read out the party’s statement regarding the budget at the programme.
According to the statement, the budget did not reflect the expectation of the mass people and it would only benefit the high-income group.
The statement said that the proposed budget would not address the real problems of the country; rather it would benefit the corrupted section of the society.
The statement also said that implementing the proposed budget would create a chaos in the country’s economic sector.
Speakers at the programme also said that the illegal government proposed the budget to benefit their accomplices and help them to obtain more illegal wealth and send their money to abroad.
They also said that only a credible government could propose a budget that would benefit people of all sections of the society and be able to save the country’s economic sector.
The present government should immediately hold a re-election and hand over the power to the elected government, they added.


PTI Sindh President Ali Zaidi has said that earlier we were protesting peacefully but now we will jam the entire country.
According to the details, PTI Sindh President Ali Zaidi released a video statement against the Wazirabad incident and said that we had doubts about the incident that happened today, we and Imran Khan were receiving information from the first day.
Ali Zaidi said that since the first day, Imran Khan had said that I am ready to sacrifice everything for Pakistan, now Imran Khan has set an example to sacrifice everything for Pakistan.
He said that at the time of the incident, we had reached the container, as soon as we reached the gate of the container, there was a sound of a bolt from the front, it is not the work of a single shooter.
He said that we were peaceful before and we will continue to be so, now if you can run the country then show it because we are now going to jam the whole country after the peaceful protest.
It should be noted that during the long march in Gujranwala, there was an incident of firing on the container of chairman PTI, as a result of which 4 leaders of Tehreek-e-Insaf including Imran Khan were injured.


Ghana quarantines over 1000 passengers on board various flights into the country to control COVID-19. This was made to know at the ongoing press update and briefing ongoing. 1030 have been Quarantined
611 samples have already tested. 185 testing completed, some of them tested positive according to reports.
All these passengers will be quarantined for the mandatory 14 days. Adequate rooms and facilities have been secured to help keep the spread of the COVID-19.
Ghana has been asked to advise those coming in, to do self-quarantine and also get in touch with the health officers to avoid the community and horizontal spread.
Family members of those quarantined are not to visit those quarantined.
More updates coming


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RAMALLAH, Aug 6 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian Prisoners Club said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation forces arrested 21 Palestinians in the West Bank.
The club said in a press statement that most of them are former prisoners, including those who spent years in Israeli occupation prisons and belong to the Islamic Jihad movement.
The occupation forces on Friday killed an Islamic Jihad leader in air strikes which also resulted in the death of 11 Palestinians and the injury of dozens. (end)
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Many residents comply with evacuation in Valley City
VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Valley City Police Chief Dean Ross said many people seem to be complying with an evacuation advisory that asks vulnerable people and those in the floodplain to leave by 6 p.m. today.
Ross said he's seen a few X's on doors and has noticed many people packing and making arrangements to leave.
During a 9 a.m. meeting, Valley City officials said the sanitary sewer station is operating at maximum capacity and asked people to conserve water.
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Zogby Poll: 26% of Americans say at least one family member lost health insurance coverage in past year
UTICA, N.Y. -- Twenty-six percent of U.S. adults report that at least one member of their immediate family lost their health insurance coverage within the past year, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows.
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Crotty retires after 25 years in public works
"I guess the most unusual time was when the elephants were loose."
Bob Crotty, 63, has seen quite a few changes while employed with the Village of Somerset, including the aforementioned time when some visiting circus animals got frightened during a thunderstorm in the 1980s.
He has worked part-time with the police department back in the 1970s and is currently the public works director. Crotty will be retiring on April 29.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 24. Turkmennebit
State Concern of Turkmenistan will conclude a new Master Service
Agreement with the British GaffneyCline consulting company,
Projects Director at GaffneyCline Drew Powell told trend .
He stressed that GaffneyCline, also known commonly in the region
as GCA, has been working with state concerns and corporations of
Turkmenistan for about 20 years, and also added that this
cooperation continues today.
'At the moment, we have a Master Service Agreement with the
Turkmengas State Concern. We have also made progress in the
development and final elements of a similar agreement with the
Turkmennebit concern, which will be signed in the next two weeks'
It was noted that the company expects that further projects
after discussions with both companies will continue as long as
these companies will need the help of GaffneyCline.
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Vietnam and the UK are proud to have built strong ties through not only people-to-people exchange, but also business and trade, said British Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan, expressing her belief that relationship will be enhanced in the time ahead.
In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency in the UK, Trevelyan said the commitment and mutual affection between the two countries support those areas.
The UK has been working with Vietnam around some of the challenges of climate change and the journey to net zero that the two countries are working together through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) programme to bring the UK expertise to help Vietnam tackle this difficult but important journey, the minister said, adding for the next 50 years of their diplomatic relations, Vietnam and the UK will see those relationships continuing to grow and working together to tackle the challenges of climate change and to enhance cooperation in such areas as education and trade.
According to the official, trade will continue to grow with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) opening up a whole new series of opportunities for the bilateral trade.
She also stressed the importance for the two countries to work together through regional relationship, adding she believes these countries like Vietnam and all those the UK supports and works within the region can sustain their economies, freedom and the opportunities for growth that will bring. The minister also expressed her belief that the relationship will continue to be strengthened at various levels, as both countries are working on issues through the strategic dialogue, thus building closer and stronger relationships.
At the business level, Vietnam and the UK are seeing a continuous and strong growth in bilateral trade, she said, adding there is so much potential for them to continue to expand with opportunities opening up.
She stressed that the most important factor is the growth of the people-to people links that bridge between the two countries that give strength of knitting together the two countries’ cultures, histories and future.
Trevelyan concluded that sharing those cultural links from food to music to academic developments will be an eternal strength, saying both countries look forward to the next 50 years./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency


Earlier, Singh had claimed that he had garnered majority support and refused to resign.
Imphal: N Biren Singh has been elected as the leader of BJP legislature party in Manipur and will be party’s chief ministerial candidate, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Goyal also said that they will meet Governor soon to stake claim for forming government.
The decision was taken Congress veteran Okram Ibobi Singh on Monday said that he would resign as the Chief Minister of Manipur on Tuesday.
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(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that dozens of trucks are waiting for Syrian permission to supply humanitarian aid from Jordan to Syria.
Safadi was speaking at a news conference following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
After artillery strikes hit Jordanian territory from Syria, he said Jordan's armed forces were ready to defend country's interests.
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2019 will be another important and exciting year for OOH in the UK. Global’s acquisition of three media owners demonstrates the enduring strength and potential of the medium and its investment in the industry will drive more innovation from all media owners. Digital out-of-home (DOOH) inventory will continue to increase and reach c.65%1 of the adult population, while its share of revenue will reach similar levels.
Here are some of the key developments that we believe will continue to drive OOH’s rapid evolution:
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Kerala recorded 4,584 new Covid cases on Thursday out of the 67,506 samples sent for testing in the past 24 hours, keeping the positivity rate below 7 per cent.
A statement issued by state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja also said that 5,193 people turned negative, taking the total cured in the state to 9,56,935.
There were 60,178 people currently positive across the state, while 14 more deaths were reported, taking the total death toll to 4,096.
Across the state, there were 2,55,857 people under observation of which 9,506 were in hospitals.
The state has 433 hotspots.


Over 40 houses and structures demolished near Weija Dam
The demolition followed several warnings by the Municipal Authority against such illegal structures to protect the Dam.
Mr Felix Ofosu Teye, the GSMA Engineer, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the Dam served close to 4,000 people in the Greater Accra Region and that allowing structures and settlements around the water source was dangerous.
He said the Assembly had cautioned the property owners since 2015 and 2018 and that they could not be allowed to continue to pollute the water.
“Moving around the structures we also noticed that some of them have connected their sewage system close to the water, which is very dangerous,” Mr Teye said.
Some had been summoned, especially those with their sewage connected to the water body, he said.


Shillong, Sept 21 : Principal secretary in – charge health and family welfare, Sampath Kumar said on Monday that the government has already set up a composite rehabilitation centre last month to take care of the needs of the differently abled people.
Speaking at a meeting of NGOs (in picture) dealing with social justice and empowerment, chaired by the union minister Virendra Kumar, Sampath Kumar said the regional composite centre acts as an early diagnostic place to empower the disabled.
He also said special education is provided to the students who are in need of help.
There are seven NGOs dealing with special education in the state.
Last year, the state also launched a state specific scheme and Rs 1.3 crore was provided to ensure that the children get quality education.
There are 40, 000 differently abled people in the state .
He said the government regularly conducts social auditing of social welfare schemes.
NEC secretary Moses Chalai said the NEC had provided a lot of schemes to improve the living conditions of the people of the North East.


President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he would not stop serving the public and will never neglect development activities which are meant for the people.
The President stressed that no one in the Government is ready to take the people for a ride to achieve their petty objectives.
Those who were caught dashing children on mango trees are making baseless allegations against the Government, he said.
The President was addressing the final UPFA rally at the Wellawaya Public grounds yesterday (Sep. 17).
The Rajapaksas did not make a fast buck on the pretext of war, but they really fought the war democratically untill its conclusion, President Rajapaksa said.
The President said that the Rajapaksas could fight any type of war in a democratic manner to its conclusion.
There are elements who have been making money on the pretext of conducting a war for more than 28 years.
The President said that the Government under his leadership prevented them from making money out of the war by wiping out terrorism from the country.
He said that the people affected by the drought throughout the country were given subsidies. The people of Uva who were badly affected by the severe drought were also given this subsidy, he said.
He said that some elements lost their most lucrative avenue of business of making money out of the war with the eradication of terrorism by the Government. President Rajapaksa said that none of the Rajapaksas would have had to enter Parliament, if they did politics by bribing the people of the Moneragala and Hambantota Districts. “We have ended the era of bribing the people for political gain,” he said.
President Rajapaksa said that he was always taking practical decisions. He said that decisions were not taken by him from air-conditioned rooms.
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, a large number of Ministers including Ministers Wimal Weerawansa, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Jagath Pushpakumara, Mahinda Amaraweera and Vijith Vijithamuni de Soysa were present.


QUETTA:A delegation led by Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Pakistan Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala called on Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan here Monday at Chief Minister’s House.
During the meeting, the current situation of COVID-19, health policy, improvement of human resources, health card and other issues of mutual interest were discussed in detail. The Chief Minister welcomed Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Palitha on his arrival in Balochistan.
He also appreciated the continued support provided by the WHO for the betterment of the public health sector in Pakistan and especially in Balochistan.
Talking about the third wave of coronavirus, the CM expressed concern over its rapid spread in the world, especially in India and Bangladesh, and the serious consequences.
The CM Jam Kamal apprised Dr. Palitha about the steps being taken by the Government of Balochistan for the betterment of the health sector and prevention of coronavirus and said that health plans were being formulated for the betterment of the public health sector in Balochistan.
Teaching hospitals are being set up, similarly, new programs for women have been launched at the district level, he said.
Stressing on the need to work for the betterment of human resources and infrastructure, the Chief Minister said that the present government was pursuing a policy of decentralization in the health sector.
The WHO chief appreciated the move of the Balochistan government to approve the issuance of health cards and said that the health insurance coverage program is a good initiative.
Dr. Palitha said that the focus should be on testing and contact tracing of coronavirus saying that possible assistance would be provided for the strengthening of vaccination centers and PCR labs, improvement of civil hospitals and technical assistance.
Later, the head of the World Health Organization handed over the keys of ambulances and motorcycles donated to the Balochistan Health Department to the Chief Minister of Balochistan.
The Chief Minister thanked the head of the World Health Organization and said the World Health Organization’s provision of ambulances and motorbikes would further strengthen the Department of Health and could increase logistical strength.
Provincial Minister Mir Saleem Ahmed Khosa, Senator Manzoor Ahmed Kakar, Parliamentary Secretary Mir Sikandar Imrani, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Secretary Health were also present on the occasion.


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(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka : The Pentonic pen from the house of Linc limited has made its debut in the Bangladesh market, announced Global Office Automation Limited partnering with the renowned pen brand, at a grand ceremony held in the capital recently.
Rohit Deepak Jalan, Director of Linc Limited, Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Managing Director, Tazul Islam Qadri, General Manager and Fuad Bin Hafiz, Senior Marketing Manager of Global Office Automation Limited, were present at the launch ceremony, among others.
In his inaugural address, Rohit Deepak Jalan, Director of Linc Limited, shared the legacy of excellence that Linc Limited has upheld since 1976, producing world-class pens.
He mentioned that Pentonic is one of their most well-recognised brand and expressed his optimism about growing their market share by partnering with Global Office Automation Limited, a significant player in the Bangladesh stationery industry.
Speaking on this significant partnership, Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Managing Director of Global Office Automation Limited, highlighted the company's track record of successfully distributing the world's premier stationery brands within the Bangladesh market.
He conveyed the company's enthusiasm for welcoming the brand Pentonic into their portfolio and expressed the anticipation that this esteemed brand would fortify their product offerings.
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Mechanism prepared to resolve problems of masses: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan said that a mechanism had been prepared to resolve the problems of the masses.
Speaking at a dinner hosted in honour of leaders of allied parties on Thursday, he said that the government's economic team worked hard which stabilized the national economy.
He said that the country was on the verge of being defaulted when the PTI came into the power. "After 17 years, the current account deficit has become positive," he added.
The participants exchanged their views on economic and political situation in the country. The allied parties expressed solidarity with the government.
MQM leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Ameenul Haq, Pir Pagara, Fehmida Mirza and Shah Zain attended the dinner. However, no PML-Q leader attended the dinner.
Federal ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Babar Awan, Shafqat Mahmood, Pervaiz Khattak, Fawad Chaudhry, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman were also present.
Talking to 92 News, Federal Minister for Housing and Works Tariq Bashir Cheema said that it seems that the PML-Q and the government have only link of the vote.
Moonis Elahi said that the dinner was included in the agreement with the government.
Pir Pagara said that they are part of the government and would continue its unconditional support.
On the other hand, the MQM expressed their reservations about the Sindg government in the dinner.


Jammu, Oct 12: Lambasting the administration of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir several political parties including National Conference have rubbished the order issued by Dy Commissioner Jammu Avni Lavasa where under process of registration of new voters who have been residing in J&K for the last one year or so to include their names into electoral rolls will take place.
Taking a dig at central Government the National Conference in a statement issued here by the party office said that this order is part of process under which 25 lakh outsiders voters will be included into the elecroral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir to felicitate the agenda of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu and Kashmir have snatched the fundamental rights of the people by repealing Article 370 and 35A on August 5,2019,it further added.
PDP president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has said that BJP is instrumental in destroying the social fabric of Jammu and Kashmir and the gullible people have to witness new orders from the administration day in and day out for the sake of agenda the BJP has been trying to implement here from the day one. She said BJP is dividing people on different lines to fulfil its political aspirations besides it wants to destroy the Dogra Culture,she added.
Congress party has expressed its resentment regarding the new government order issued by the Union Territory administration saying that BJP has lost its faith on the voters of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile BJP Jammu and Kashmir president Ravinder Raina has said the order is according to People’s Representation Act 1951 and has relevance under the law so it is a welcome step taken by the administration in favour of people of Jammu and Kashmir.


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New York: Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for making a gesture implying a payoff to a referee for a non-call against Golden State's Draymond Green.
The punishment for "directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official" came for the Slovenian star's actions with 1.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of a 127-125 home loss on Wednesday to the reigning NBA champions.
Four-time NBA All-Star Doncic, 24, rubbed his left thumb and forefinger together in a "money" motion directed at an official.
Doncic ranks second in the NBA with 32.9 points a game and also averages 8.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.4 steals per contest for the Mavericks, who are 36-37 to rank eighth in the Western Conference.
The Mavs are equal in record with the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans and one win shy of seventh-place Minnesota in the fight for positions in the play-in tournament.
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We will continue to cooperate with JIT: Asif Kirmani
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders have on Friday said despite having objections over two members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), that they will continue to cooperate with the investigating team.
Talking to media Judicial Academy in Islamabad on Friday, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Asif Kirmani said we have and will continue cooperating with the JIT, adding that the JIT was given powers of NAB through consultations with the cabinet.
He said that the prime minister’s sons could seek exemption from appearing before the JIT but they opted to present themselves for accountability.
The prime minister’s special assistant said that they have faced accountability during General Musharraf`s regime.
On the occasion, Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Divisoin Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary said PML-N is pursuing the agenda of development it had promised during the 2013 elections.
He said the parties which failed in performance started hampering the development agenda being pursued by PML-N.


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CAIRO, Jan 12 (KUNA) -- Some people have such talent that anything falling into their palm would turn into a work of art and this is very true when comes to Abdulrahman Aouf.
An expert in junk art, Aouf sees what others cannot, taking pieces of metal and items to make art out of discarded material. (end) aff.gta
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Government has warned the public against abuse of social media by propagating offensive and fake news.
The warning has been issued by Minister of Information and Communication Technology Henry Mussa.
Mussa has described the tendency as Counter-productive.
According to Mussa, people are still abusing social media despite efforts by some stakeholders to address the problem.
Mussa further said that government will soon put measures to punish people who will be found abusing social media.
‚ÄúThe government will soon devise measures to put laws in place that will see such people being punished,‚ÄĚ Mussa said.
The warning has come following the arrest of Tumpale Mwakikunga who was arrested for likening First Lady Gertrude Mutharika to a cartoon.


Dispatch From Dhaka: 'We Want Our Friend's Body Home'
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Hours after a Kashmiri student was reported dead in Bangladesh, the demand of her body is only growing. Despite seeking MEA's intervention, parents of Khushboo Manzoor from Bijbehara are facing the campus conditions.
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Police are investigating an incident where six people were shot and injured in Dandora, Embakasi North Sub County as police officers pursued suspected robbers.
The six were rushed to the Mama Lucy Hospital where they are receiving treatment for bullet wounds.
Doctors at the facility, however, said that one of the victims who was shot in the head has been transferred to the Kenyatta National Hospital for specialized treatment due to the severity of his injuries.
Speaking to the press, Buruburu Sub County Police Commander Francis Kamau said that the shooting took place when three suspected robbers were being pursued by police officers attached to the Dandora Police Station after an alarm was raised by members of the public.
“There were three people who were robbing Kenyans and when the police officers tried to arrest them one of the suspects fired at them and that’s when the victims were caught in the crossfire,” he said.
He said that one of those injured in the incident is a robbery suspect.
Kamau told The Standard that one of the suspects who was armed with a gun was able to escape alongside his accomplice while the third suspect was shot by police.


ISLAMABAD, Jul 24: At least six people, including two women, have lost their lives due to heavy rains and flash floods in Chitral valley, says an official report by the district administration.
The report, prepared by Chitral District Commissioner Amin ul Haq and forwarded to the government on Friday, also says that over 350,000 people have been stranded in different parts of the mountainous region.
At least 161 houses have been completely destroyed while 45 have been partially damaged, says the report.
The report add that crop fields spanning more than 1,200 acres has also been destroyed, while 61 water supply schemes have also been irreparably damaged.
Six percent of orchards have also suffered damages due to the floods, says DC Amin ul Haq in the report.


(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday that hedge funds were “a positive force” in the nation’s financial system but the U.S. central bank needed to monitor theiractivities.
Responding to questions from Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland before the Senate Banking Committee, Bernanke said that hedge funds were far more sophisticated now than was the case when Long-Term Capital Management collapsed in 1998.
“I think it’s important not to be complacent. It’s important for the Federal Reserve to be aware of what’s going on in the market,” Bernanke said. “Nevertheless….the hedge fund industry has become more sophisticated, more diverse, less leveraged and more flexible in the years since LTCM.”


Srinagar: Restrictions imposed in Jammu have been completely lifted but curbs will continue in some places in Kashmir for a while longer, a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer said on Wednesday.
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is totally under control and there have been no major injuries to anyone, Additional Director General Munir Khan said.
"Restrictions imposed in Jammu have been completely removed. They will continue in some places of Kashmir for sometime," he said at a press conference here.
There have been only a few pellet injuries that have been treated, he said. PTI


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Prison officers across the North West have walked out as part of a national protest over health and safety concerns.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said 10,000 prison workers across England and Wales are taking part in the action, which has been called as negotiations with the government broke down.
The 24 hour action began at midnight.
Labour says the Government has "lost control" of its prisons and that it has failed to tackle rising levels of violence.
Justice secretary Liz Truss said the protest is "unlawful and unjustified", according to the Prime Minister's official spokeswoman.
The government has won a High Court injunction against the industrial action.


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An area with 350 anti-personnel mines, manufactured in Armenia
in 2021, was detected in the Saribaba peak direction, following
landmine clearance activities in Azerbaijan's liberated territories
on November 21, Azernews reports per the Azerbaijani Defense
According to the ministry, the command of the Russian
peacekeepers, temporarily stationed in Azerbaijan's territory, and
the joint Turkish-Russian monitoring center were informed about the
“The command of the Russian peacekeepers and the joint
Turkish-Russian monitoring center were invited to inspect the
indicated territory,' the ministry added.
Similarly, the Ombudsman's Office stated that despite repeated
calls for accurate landmine maps, Armenia hasn't yet taken any
practical steps in this regard.
According to the statement, after the second Karabakh war,
hundreds of civilians were killed or severely injured in landmine
The statement resolutely condemns the actions striking regional
peace and security, hindering the return of the former internally
displaced persons (IDPs) of Azerbaijan to their ancestral lands, as
well as urges international organizations to demonstrate a decisive
position against Armenian atrocities.
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Review: 13/22 points.
Disney has completed an inventory of its impact on global warming and the company expects to continue its review in the future.
Reduce: 29/56 points.
Disney has established general goals to reduce the company's energy use and has already initiated projects that have resulted in reductions. The company has also worked to foster climate awareness among consumers, employees, and other businesses.
Policy Stance: 6/10 points.
Disney provides some public information that supports public policy that addresses climate change.
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Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has inaugurated 28-members State and Local Governments joint revenue committee to improve revenue generation of the state.
Governor Sani Bello, who inaugurated the committee at the Government House, in Minna, explained that the Committee would be harmonising revenue collection system for the state and local governments, stressing that the effort was to boost the internally generated revenue of the state and local governments as well as halt the total reliance on Federal allocation.
“This total reliance on Federal allocation has affected the state as we are finding it difficult to pay salaries both at state and local governments levels.
“This committee will better serve the local government areas than the state because we have more population in the local government areas as all revenues will be in harmonised form,” he said.
The Governor noted that the harmonised revenue collection system was in the interest of the people particularly at the local government level.
He reeled out terms of reference for the committee as thus: to harmonize task administration; deal with matters of common concern to the state and local governments; to enlightened members of the public on revenue matters.
Others are; to consider relevant resolutions to the Joint Task Board for implementation in the state and to advise the board on revenue matters.
In his remarks, Chairman of the committee, who doubles as the Acting Chairman, Niger State Board of Internal Revenue, Ahmad Garba Gunna, said that the committee will jointly work with all the 25 local governments in the State to ensure that they achieve positive outcome.


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(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) opened a sports hall for Afghan police at Hamid Karzai International Airport in capital Kabul on Tuesday, the Anadolue Agency has reported.
In a written statement, TIKA said an idle building at the airport had been turned into a sports hall that could host up to 80 people.
The hall includes a gym, a green area where employees could relax, gymnastic apparatus and a cabin.
Deputy Interior Minister Janan Barakzai and TIKA Central Asia Director Ali Ozgun Ozturk attended the opening ceremony.
Barakzai praised the two nations' historic friendship and thanked Turkey for its support.
TIKA representative Ozturk said Turkey had supported hundreds of projects in developing countries such as Afghanistan through TIKA.
'More than 100 schools have been built in Afghanistan, many renovated and equipped. Hospitals and clinics were also built by our agency. Medical centers were supported with medical equipment,' he added.
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During a media briefing held on Wednesday, Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga stated that the Department has decided to keep the existing rotational timetable going into the 2022 academic year.
She said the decision is due to the devastating impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the basic education sector over the past two years.
Motshekga also explained that despite these circumstances, the department and its stakeholders have put strategies in place to keep the sector functioning efficiently throughout the year.
Working together with our stakeholders, we have been able to return all learners back to school at primary level.
In addition this the minister also stated that on 30 December 2021, the Department issued directives to amend regulations in terms of the disaster management act.
This was done in order to address the matter relating to gatherings and amendments that have also affected directions in schools. The amendment required is around permitting spectators access to sports venues.
The amendment, according to the minister, would enable parents to attend their children’s sporting events at school. This also serves to ensure parents remain a part of their children’s development.


Hundreds of protesters, who had been trapped overnight by security forces, have been freed in Myanmar.
According to the international news agency, around 200 people had been blocked from leaving the area in a district of Yangon in the Sanchaung area of the city on Monday.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said that many of those trapped had been women who were marching in support of International Women’s Day.
Myanmar police were raiding houses on Monday in the area as they were searching for people who were from outside the district.
At least 20 people had been arrested in the raids, residents and local news service wrote on Facebook.
International reports say that security forces had surrounded a group of young people in the Sanchaung neighborhood.
A protester told the international news agency that he was able to leave at around 06:30 local time (00:00 GMT). He said security forces had left the area early in the morning.
He added that 40 people were arrested overnight, but the rest of them remained hidden until the morning and were able to leave.
Activist Maung Saungkha said on Twitter late on Monday that she managed to “escape” Sanchaung, but added that “almost 200 young protesters are blocked by police and soldiers there”.


France will extend an overnight curfew to dozens more areas in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced.
“The second wave is now under way,” he said, shortly before the country announced a record 41,622 new cases.
The 21:00 to 06:00 curfew will come into force at midnight on Friday, and some 46 million people will now be affected by the measure.
Countries around Europe are struggling with rising infection rates.
France, Italy, Spain and the UK are all hotspots.
“The coming weeks will be hard and the number of deaths will continue to rise,” Mr Castex told a press conference on Thursday. Over the last 24 hours France recorded 162 more deaths.
“If we fail to stop the pandemic, we will be facing a dire situation and we will have to mull much tougher measures,” he added.
“We still have time to avoid that but we don’t have much time,” he said.
The prime minister’s announcement came less than a week after the same curfew was applied to the Paris region and eight other cities, including Marseille, Lyon, Lille and Toulouse.
The restrictions will be extended to 38 more administrative departments as well as the overseas territory of Polynesia, and will remain in place for six weeks.
The overnight curfew has drawn complaints from restaurant owners, whose businesses are already suffering after the two-month lockdown in the spring.
But President Emmanuel Macron has said they are necessary to avoid the risk of hospitals being overrun.
France has reported more than 20,000 new cases over the past six days, and the total number of confirmed infections now stands at nearly one million.


The Vellarada police on Monday booked 11 people in connection with the manhandling of two police officers at Karakonam on Sunday.
According to official sources, Vellarada grade sub-inspector Suresh and civil police officer Arun came under attack around 10 p.m. on Sunday when they responded to a call informing about an altercation between two groups during an Onam celebration.
The police officers were assaulted, their shirts torn, and lathis broken when they attempted to detain two people who were allegedly involved in the incident. Their friends who rushed to their aid heckled the policemen and roughed them up. Efforts were under way to nab those behind the incident, the police said.


Panaji: Goa government will study the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) adopted by other states like Maharashtra to monitor the people arriving from Delhi in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told reporters on Saturday that he has already written letter to State Health Secretary asking him to consult his counterpart (Secretary) in Maharashtra and see what steps they are taken about the people arriving from Delhi.
“We need not be taking very harsh steps but we have to see what SOPs are put in place at the Airport. Whether we need additional facility at the airport and how will we manage people who will be coming from Delhi,” he said.
“This is something that needs to be well thought of and there should be something that is workable and smoothly monitored system,” he said.
“The steps need to be taken as we cannot take it lying down,” he said.
Goa is preparing for the peak tourist season with the Christmas and New Year festivities just a month ahead.
Rane said that the state will also have to put SOP in place to monitor the migratory workers that will arrive in the state after “Chhat Puja”. “We need to have SOPs in place for the migratory workers who will arrive. We need to check them otherwise there will be a spike which I have always been predicting,” the minister said.
He said that the central government has sought details of the Isolation Kit program that was implemented by Goa government, which is counted as innovation in tackling the COVID-19.
Rane said that while SOPs can be introduced at the Airport, the government is still clueless on how to monitor the movement through railways.


Workers on Statoil’s Mariner project have been injured while carrying out construction work for its flagship North Sea Mariner project.
The company said two people were injured at a shipyard in South Korea in the third incident over the last three months.
The Norwegian operator said there had been two accidents involving the Mariner project, while another incident took place earlier this month involving the Aasta Hansteen project.
A spokesman said two serious incidents had taken at two different shipyards in South Korea.
According to reports in Norwegian media,


The Kano State Government has N9 billion salary bill monthly.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said this in Kano on Friday at the second day of the NDIC workshop for financial journalists.
He said that in spite of the huge salary bill, which he said, was more than some three states combined, the state had never failed to pay the salaries monthly.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Rabiu Bichi, said the state had also embarked on various empowerment programmes to improve the living standard of residents.
He listed one of the programmes as the “Mai Shai Empowerment Scheme”, meant for tea sellers in the state.
Ganduje said this programmes had had positive multiplier effects on the citizens generally in the state.
He said that in line with international best practices, Kano State had introduced new financial management practices that brought about financial prudence.
The governor said that the state had also introduced a single treasury accounting system like the Federal Government which had improved its accounting system.
” Kano State has strengthened its anti-corruption agency which has greatly improved the confidence of the citizenry in state’s investments,” he said.
The governor said the state and Lagos State had been chosen as yardsticks to measure the business environment in the country, adding that the state was working on improving the ease of doing business.
He said that the textile industry in Kano, which used to be the largest textile industry in Africa, was being revived to its old glory.
Ganduje said foreign investors had been visiting the state with a view of investing in some of these moribund textile companies.
He said that the state had the highest primary school enrollment in Nigeria of over three milłion and two state universities.


(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia ranked first among GCC countries as the biggest investor of industrial projects in terms of the number and values of loans, according to Arab News
Loans approved by Saudi governmental financial institutions were estimated at USD1.51 billion
The number of government-supported loans in the GCC countries reached 133 valued USD1.64 billion by the end of 2012
The UAE ranked second to have the biggest loans provided to citizens as their value reached more than USD61 million
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 – Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Ukur Yatani, has said the government will not shut down the economy again even as coronavirus cases go through the roof.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Yatani said the economy had already contracted when cessation of movement and tax relief measures were announced by the government, which have starved the state of the much-needed revenue.
“Total closure of the economy cannot work. It’s difficult. The people have to work and have to place food on the table.
“They cannot do that when the economy is shut,” CS Yatani said.
He noted that the economy has to be kept afloat and called on Kenyans to adhere to the precautions advised by the government at a personal level and proposed that the government should reduce activities considered to be quickening the spread of the disease.
“We propose to the government to strike a balance so that we reduce the spread of the disease but keep the economy running at the best of its capacity,” he said.
The Kenyan DAILY POST


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Doha: Latest weather images show the distribution of heavy dust across Qatar stated the Meteorological Department in the country.
It warned motorists as horizontal visibility in certain parts of the country was as low as zero at times.
The department added that strong winds and high sea was also causing low visibility at sea.
Winds will be northwesterly at a speed ranging between 13 and 23 knots, with gusts of up to 31 knots in some areas at times.
The horizontal visibility ranges between 4 and 8 km, and it decreases to 2 km or less in certain areas.
The expected highest temperature in Doha is 41 degrees Celsius.
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President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva Attend Event In Memory Dedicated To 80Th Birthday Anniversary Of Muslum Magomayev (PHOTO)
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 17. On August 17, a
memorial evening dedicated to the 80th birth anniversary of the
world-famous opera and pop singer, composer, People's Artist of the
USSR and Azerbaijan Muslum Magomayev, organized by the Heydar
Aliyev Foundation, was held at the Yashyl (Green) Theater Baku
The event was attended by President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
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Bhubaneswar: Most of the enquiries and investigation going on in the case of financial irregularities in the Odisha State Cooperative Bank are pending for years, statement of the state Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said, Wednesday.
In a written statement before Odisha Assembly, the minister said that 32 tainted employees from the Odisha State Cooperative Bank were kept under radar. However the status of enquiry, as stated by the minister, revealed that enquiries against only seven out of the 32 named were completed while probe on most of the cases are still said to be still under way.
Moreover, in the long process of naming the errant and starting the proceedings against them, many of them have already retired. Many cases which have stretched over five years are yet to be completed. The minister’s statement claimed that the total amount of the financial irregularities of the bank was pegged at ` 9,75,53,753 (Rs 9 crore).
On the other hand, the same reply revealed that 17 cooperative banks from the state reported financial irregularities of around `32 crore. The minister also claimed that actions have also been taken against the errant in the central cooperative banks in the state.
The minister in his written report to Assembly said that 32 employees from the state cooperative bank and 129 employees from the central cooperative banks were involved allegedly in the misappropriations. He said that while departmental enquiries were held against the culprits, vigilance and other legal actions were also taken against many of them.
He also said that out of the 129 tainted officials involved in the irregularities in the central cooperative banks, six persons are dead now. It also said that departmental proceedings against 39 persons lead to actions against them. Minister’s reply also said that 44 cases in vigilance department were also registered against them while five such cases were referred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Eight of them were also held under the surcharge proceedings, the Assembly was told Wednesday.


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(MENAFN- ProactiveInvestors)Cadogan Petroleum PLC (LON:CAD) confirmed it has made a 'highly preliminary' merger approach to Ascent Resources PLC (LON:AST). Ukraine-focused Cadogan now has until 5.00pm on April 21 to announce a firm intention to make an offer for Ascent which has interests in Slovenia or walk away. Shares in Ascent rose sharply on Thursday before the Easter break obliging Ascent to issue a statement revealing the approach. Cadogan's house broker Cantor Fitzgerald said the two companies share complementary acreage. Ascent's Slovenian operations are in close proximity to existing processing facilities intra-field and national pipelines while Cadogan's Ukraine E&P business remains steady. Production from Debeslavetska and Cheremkivska (gas) and Monastyretska (oil) licences in Western Ukraine is currently around 122 barrels per day net. Cantor has a price target of 36p and 'buy' rating on Cadogan where the shares rose 11% to 10.85p while Ascent leapt 69% to 3.30p. -adds broker comment background-
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Arkansas will spend $6.4 billion in new state funding to build more than 3,000 new prisons, according to the governor’s office.
The money is part of a package that will also provide more than $3 billion for corrections departments across the state, including new construction and salaries for thousands of state employees.
The governor’s Office of Administration said in a statement that the money will help pay for new equipment and services to improve security and security systems.
It said the money is also to be used to upgrade jails and prison buildings.
Arkansas will also spend $2 billion for the construction of a new prison, according a statement from the governor, saying it’s part of the $6,800 per person inmate increase approved in January.
The governor’s announcement said the state will spend another $5.5 million on construction and $4.4 million on the new prison.
The new prisons will be built in three states: New Mexico, South Dakota and Oklahoma.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is building the prison in New Mexico.


KARACHI: A group of people were arrested by the police and charged with promoting prostitution after an alleged brothel was busted at Phase II commercial of Defence Housing Authority within the jurisdiction of Defence police station. The police raided the building on Saturday evening on a tip-off and arrested a group of suspects. They were shifted to Defence police station where the cases against them were registered. They said that the identification and other details of the detainees were in the process of being gathered. DSP Tariq Mughal said that the woman who was running the ‘shady business’ was also among the detainees. He further said that the woman had recently hired the flat on rent, while the police was getting further information about those who are involved in this business in the locality.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 15th, 2013.


PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will launch 27 rest houses on Saturday in a bid to provide more facilities to the tourism industry and attract local and international tourists.
The 27 rest houses which were earlier under the use of officials from different provincial government departments have been handed over to the KP Tourism Department.
KP Tourism Department Spokesman Latif-ur-Rehman while talking to Profit said that the current government has launched several important projects to boost tourism industry across the province.
In the first phase, the provincial government will use government rest houses in Hazara and Malakand divisions.
Rehman said that the KP government has decided to open all rest houses for tourists visiting the province which would facilitate tourists and generate additional revenue for the government.
According to sources, millions of rupees on an annual basis were being spent on the maintenance and renovation of these rest houses, which had been providing no financial benefit to the provincial government.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government handed over the guest houses to the tourism department which will rent them out to the general public.
The KP tourism department spokesperson said that the rest houses will be rented out to the general public on rates ranging from Rs3,000 per night to Rs8,000 per night.


(IANS) Business leaders in India see the state of inclusion at their offices changing, as workplace disruptions during the pandemic have had a positive impact on diversity, equity and inclusion at the organisation in the country, a study has revealed.
In India, more than 200 top business leaders across the country (out of more than 3,000 business leaders across 17 countries) said they plan to build inclusive and diverse companies going forward, according to the study by chip giant Intel.
The pandemic has been a catalyst for businesses to reimagine the workplace model and adapt to new ways of working, which were historically unimaginable.
“Nearly 81 per cent of the business leaders surveyed in India said that these workplace disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a positive impact on diversity, equity and inclusion in their organisation, demonstrating how remote workspaces and hybrid work models have been successful for achieving such goals.
Furthermore, 71 per cent said their organisation has significantly adapted such initiatives for a hybrid workforce.
“As organisations plan for the next phase of work — whether remote, in-person, or hybrid — leaders need to continue thinking differently about diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Anjali Rao, Senior Director-HR, Intel India.
About 69 per cent of participants in India who have set diversity, equity and inclusion goals said they want to achieve them in next two years, and 77 per cent of those are confident in the company’s ability to do so, compared to 66 per cent of business leaders globally.
In thinking about how changing work models will impact diversity, equity and inclusion at work, 71 per cent of Indian leaders whose companies offer hybrid work options said their organisation has significantly adapted these initiatives for a hybrid workforce.
On the other hand, 16 per cent of Indian business leaders have indicated a negative impact on diversity, equity and inclusion progress due to the pandemic, with the top reason being that remote work has made inclusivity challenging, the study showed.


Witnesses said the accident occurred around 8:00am when the Dhaka-bound BRTC bus hit the Cumilla-bound auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction in the Bishwa road area.
Urmi Majumder died on the spot while four others, including the driver of the auto-rickshaw, sustained injuries, police said.
The injured were taken to Kachua Upazila Health Complex where two students were declared dead on arrival.
Kachua police station officer-in-charge Mohiuddin said police have seized both the vehicles. “We’ve kept the bodies at the police station,” he added.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Over 24 thousand Ukrainians acquired citizenship of a Member State of the European Union (EU) in 2016.
Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, said this in its report issued on April 9, 2018.
According to Eurostat, the citizenship of a EU Member State was granted to 24,100 Ukrainians, which brought Ukraine to the seventh position in the list of main recipients of a EU Member State citizenship in 2016. In particular, Ukrainians acquired the largest number of passports in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.
In general, EU member states granted citizenship to almost 1 million persons in 2016.
The largest group acquiring citizenship of a EU Member State where they lived in 2016 was citizens of Morocco (101 thousand persons), ahead of citizens of Albania (67,500), India (41,700), Pakistan (32, 900), and Turkey (32,800).
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Four other people, including a Boise police officer, were injured, Lee said at a media briefing. The suspect was also wounded and is in critical condition, police said later in a news release. The officer was treated and released, officials said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 1:50 p.m. “with reports that at least one person was shot and down,” Lee said.
Shortly after responding, officers found a person matching the suspect’s description and there was an exchange of gunfire that resulted in the officer’s injury. The police statement said the shootout took place outside the mall.
Police are sure there was only one shooter involved, Lee said.
Police said they are in the process of notifying family members of the people involved.
Officers were going from one merchant to the next clearing each business, police added.
Lee said most of the mall — which has 153 stores, according to its website — has been cleared.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little said the shooting is “unthinkable” and he was praying for the people who were injured. He said the state was ready help police investigate the shooting.
Lee said a county task force would investigate the officer-involved part of the shooting.
Two people killed and officer among four injured in Boise mall shooting, police say


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The recent statement by the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, that the federal government will stop making excuses about the state of the economy has got sparked a social media discourse.
Lai Mohammed says the federal government will continue to take responsibility for the current economic situation in the country.
Lai Mohammed who has earned the reputation for blaming the past administration for the current challenges the country is undergoing surprised Nigerians when he said the federal government will continue to take responsibility for the current economic situation in the country.
Mohammed made the remark at the fourth commonwealth public relations congress in Lagos, as contained in a statement by the minister’s spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi.
Since the minster made the statement, some Nigerians have reacted to Mohammed’s change of stance, mocking that the minister has become born again and can now face realities on ground.
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Meanwhile, former president Olusegun Obasanjo has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for dwelling too much on the past and failing to turn around the fortunes of the country.
Premium Times reports that while delivering the keynote address at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture in Lagos on Wednesday, November 23, Obasanjo lashed at the Buhari administration for accusing all previous administrations of mis-governance.
He advised that since Buhari was elected to change the country, he should concentrate on clearing the mess he inherited.


Puma Energy acquires UK Milford Haven oil refinery
(MENAFN) Puma Energy has bought the Milford Haven oil refinery in Wales and the other UK assets of Murphy Oil Corporation, with plans to turn the Welsh site into a storage terminal, Arab News reported.
Puma Energy said it would buy the Milford Haven facility and the wholesale energy sales business and three inland terminals owned by Murphy's UK subsidiary, Murco.
A deal to keep Milford Haven operating as an oil refinery collapsed in November, putting 450 jobs at risk. Puma said it would welcome all the terminal and distribution employees as part of the acquisition.
"The company will acquire the assets and convert the site into a state-of-the-art storage facility," Puma said. "It will make Milford Haven a key site securing the supply of energy to the UK and wider region."
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PETRA, Jordan, 10th March, 2018 (WAM) -- The "Year of Zayed 2018" hot air balloon was launched by the Sharjah-based Al Qasimia University in the historic city of Petra in Jordan amidst a huge turnout of members of the public.
Commenting on the launch, Dr. Rashad Salem, Director of the Al Qasimia University, said the launch serves the humanitarian message for which the UAE was founded and is today pursued by the country's leadership.
Captain Pilot Abdulaziz Nasser Al Mansouri, Head of the UAE Hot Air Balloon Team, said the team's activities in Jordan come as part of an Arab and a global tour to spread the UAE's message of tolerance, peaceful co-existence and interaction among the people of the world.
He thanked the Jordanian government for the assistance it provided to the team to perform across the country.
While in Jordan until 14th March, the Year of Zayed's balloon will fly over a number of landmarks including the ancient Karak Castle and the desert village of Dias in Wadi Rum.
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Theresa May was quizzed about how many extra police officers there will be after Manchester
Mrs May was probed by audience member, a current poiice officer, about her policing policies following the two recent terror attack this year.
The officer questioned the Prime Minster on how many extra police the Goverment was planning to introduce after the "horrible Manchester attack".
Respinding to the probe, Mrs May said the Tories were adding more money as she added that her party was planning for the future.
The Tory leader also said that the "policing will be different" and that her party would be investing in cyber security.
But the TV interview Jeremy Paxton quizzed the Prime Minster on current polic number, adding:"Isn't that a drop of 20,000?"
Mrs May replied: "What we had to do when we came into government in 2010 was to ensure that we were living within our means and that was very important because of the economic situation we had inherited.
"It's not just about the numbers of police – people often focus on the numbers of police. It's actually about what the police are able to do and how they are being deployed on our streets.
"In counter-terrorism policing we have protected those budgets and we are currently protecting police budgets.
She added: "But crime is changing and the sort of job that the police officers need to do is changing. That's why we are also putting extra money into things like cyber-crime, because that's today's world.
"A government has to ensure that we are keeping abreast with the changes that take place, with the challenges out there that we need to deal with.
"Of course the terrorist threat is severe, but that's why we ensure that our police, our security service have that counter-terrorism budget and we are increasing the budgets for our security services, but also that they have the powers they need to do the job."
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There were plenty of opportunities to prevent Easter Attacks, authorities did not take charge: Chamal
Head of the Ministerial Committee to study the Presidential Commission report Chamal Rajapaksa stated today (06) that there had been a lot of opportunities to prevent the Easter Attacks, if only the relevant authorities had acted accordingly.
He said that several people who were involved in the destruction of Buddhist statues in Mawanella had been perpetrators of the Easter Attacks and that the police should have taken action against them at that point.
Rajapaksa stated that those who funded the businessman Ibrahim __ had also played a part in the Easter attacks, as they had known about the attacks but did not notify the relevant authorities.
He said that the committee was committed to identify the perpetrators and make sure such incidents do not occur in the country again.
He also said that their recommendations had been given to the AG Department and it was up to them to take necessary action on the suspects after studying the evidence.
Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara stated that there have been 32 suspects named in the report who have assisted in the Easter Attacks, and further investigations are continuing. Further, over 200 have been remanded in connection with the Easter Attacks.