(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops have opened fire on the Kherson region 38 times over the past day. Two civilians were reported killed and seven injured.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration on telegram , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Russian invaders attacked the Kherson region's peaceful settlements with artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), mortars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The enemy also launched a missile strike.
The city of Kherson came under enemy three times. Residential houses were reported damaged.
Additionally, Beryslav District Military Administration Head Volodymyr Litvinov confirmed on telegram that, in Russia's recent shelling of the Beryslav district's Kochubeivka, Head of Kochubeivka Village Military Administration Liudmyla Kostiuk was injured.
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(MENAFN- S Factor ) Medical Oncologist Dr. Menatallah Tawfik presented a talk on causes, treatment options and how to have an open dialogue with their children on cancer
Dubai - October 14, 2021: In support of breast cancer awareness month, The Oxford School, part of the LEAMS Education group hosted an interactive educational talk for parents, students and teachers at the school.
The seminar presented by medical oncologist Dr. Menatallah Tawfik, provided a better understanding of cancer-related conditions and how they can be managed. Topics will include: Causes of breast cancer, prevention, diagnosis/ treatment options, latest studies and ways to support family/friends who are battling cancer. In addition, she will discuss how to have an open conversation with their children, should they be diagnosed with the disease.
Daspo Yiappos, Principal said “Such initiatives are important, as it reminds everyone more people are being diagnosed with breast cancer than ever before and how early detection can help them and their families to better understand the risks, learn about their options and ways they can best manage it.”
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Italy surpassed the one-million infections mark on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally.
The Italian health ministry said the country had registered 32,961 new cases over the past 24 hours, taking its total tally to 1.028 million.
Italy has reported some 42,953 deaths so far, the second-highest number in Europe after Britain, the health ministry said. The United States has a 2.33% fatality rate.
In Italy daily average new cases are at a peak at more than 34,000 in the last seven days.
More than 51.66 million people have been reported to be infected by the Covid-19 globally and 1,276,397 have died, according to a Reuters tally.


Arab Consumers Union lauds King's defense of Jerusalem
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 26 (Petra)- The Arab Consumers Union on Tuesday praised His Majesty King Abdullah II's tremendous efforts to defend Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause, due to his world influence, a fact that triggered the overwhelming backing of the UN bill to reject the U.S. decision to relocate Washington's embassy to the holy city.
The Union's members view the King's diverse stances at the global arenas as genuine to endorse the UN's Jerusalem step, said Chairman of the Arab Consumers Union Mohammad Obeidat.
He also highlighted the key role of the Hashemite custodianship to protect Jerusalem's holy sites.
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ISLAMABAD: Former Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik on Tuesday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would support the government’s anti-terrorism policy.
Talking to media outside the parliament, he said, “We are with government on all national issues and will support it on anti-terrorism policy.”
He said that PPP will also support the government’s policy on drone attacks.
“We believe that drone attacks are violation of the country’s sovereignty and we will support whatever the stance of the government on drone issue.”
The Senator said Pakistan has no agreement with US on drone attacks. He said anti-state forces are trying to destabilize the country and present situation demanded of the nation to get united.
To a question, he said PPP government had also started dialogue with Taliban but at that time their demands were not acceptable to the government.
To another question, Rehman Malik said he respects the court and will continue to do so in future too.


The financial services company Old Mutual said on Monday that their sales volumes took a nosedive because of the difficult macroeconomic environment and COVID-19 in the first six months.
“Although lockdown restrictions have been eased and economic activity has somewhat resumed, sales levels remain lower than last year’s levels. Although there has been some recovery since the start of the second quarter of the year, average equity market levels were 12.1 percent lower than last year during the first half year,” said Old Mutual CEO Iain Williamson.
He stated that there was significant market volatility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on its first six months results while new business sales volumes were negatively impacted as many of its advisers were unable to sell during the lockdown.
“While we expect the ongoing fallout of the pandemic to continue to put pressure on our customers and affect our performance for the remainder of 2020, we remain cautiously optimistic that the easing of lockdowns everywhere will be positive for us,” he said.
Williamson said with a strong balance sheet and capital position, they hope to invest in growth opportunities.


Sikiru made this disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a stakeholders’ meeting in Gombe on Wednesday.
“We have a programme for this category of workers but we are still working on the modalities.
“Anyone,who has been enjoying the services while working for the government, will continue to benefit from the scheme after leaving the service.
“We have already reached out to the labour unions and the National Pension Commission (PENCOM), on the arrangement in the offing.
“We need those people because we are looking at various modalities on how the retirees will continue to enjoy the services,” he said.
He said that they were yet to conclude on the modalities because, “it is our aim to see that certain amount is being set aside from the contributory pension for the health insurance for that purpose.
“With the deduction from the retirees’ contributory pension, they can continue to benefit from the services without any other contribution”.
According to Sikiru, the aim of the meeting is to sensitise the public on the activities of the NHIS and to come up with the way forward towards addressing some of the challenges.
He attributed the cause of some of the problems raised during the meeting to poor knowledge of how the NHIS operates.
Sikiru, however, said that the NHIS would continue to create awareness for the people to know much about the operations of the scheme. (NAN)


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Around 440 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria's capital Abuja Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said.
The raid, and a separate ambush on an advance convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari — who was not present — heading to his hometown in the northern state of Katsina, highlights Nigeria's going security challenges, especially in northern regions where armed insurgents and gangs are rife. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary at the interior ministry, told journalists outside the Abuja prison — which has 900 inmates — that a security officer was killed during the raid and three others were injured.
He said the suspected Boko Haram attackers came for members who were held in the prison.
“They came specifically for their co-conspirators, but in order to get them ..., some of them are in the general (prison) population so they broke out and other people in that population escaped as well but many of them have returned,” Belgore said.
A total of 879 inmates fled, the prison service said in a statement, with 443 still at large and the rest recaptured. It said four inmates were dead and 16 others injured.“They have reported themselves to the police, some we have successfully retrieved from the bushes where they were hiding,” Belgore said.
Outside the prison, the charred remains of several vehicles with bullet holes were seen yesterday morning, attesting to gunbattles in the vicinity during the raid. Buhari, on his way to his hometown Daura, near the border with Niger, to prepare for the Eid al-Adha holiday, visited the prison, questioning its intelligence system. He demanded a comprehensive report on the attack. A helicopter hovered overhead as armed security officials brought in a shirtless inmate limping with a gaping wound on his leg, while another injured inmate was carried into the prison.
Buhari was not in the convoy of cars carrying an advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers heading to the president's hometown during the attack.
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BJP leader and Member of Parliament Avinash Khanna said on Sunday that the BJP would ensure maximum representation and participation of the youth in the state in the upcoming assembly elections.
While addressing officer bearers of the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the party, Khanna said the party had launched Mission 44+ to ensure victory in the elections and party workers would work towards the same as they had done before the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP had won three parliamentary seats: two from Jammu and one from Ladakh during the Lok Sabha polls.
Khanna added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would ensure that the problems faced by people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions were resolved soon. BJYM state president Ravinder Raina said the youth of the state had lost faith in the Congress and the National Conference. He alleged that the two parties had pursued an anti-youth agenda, adding that the BJP was the only credible alternative in the state.


Wisconsin health officials said there were 11 more deaths recorded, bringing the state total to 777.
There were 539 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus as of Saturday afternoon. This is the third day in a row the state has seen over 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
In total, there have been 27,286 people who have tested positive for coronavirus and over 500,000 people who have tested negative.
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Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that the Spanish Grand Prix could alternate between Catalunya and the Valencia street circuit in the coming years.
Rumours have suggested that the Catalunya race could be at risk with reports that Valencia was prepared to take its place as the home of the Spanish Grand Prix – as opposed to being host of the European Grand Prix as has been the case since it joined the F1 calendar.
Ecclestone has now however suggested that the two circuits could share the Spanish race in much the same was as Hockenheim and the Nurburgring share the German Grand Prix.
Valencia sports minister Dolores Johnson was quoted by EFE
as saying that the venue would support 'any possibility to make the grand prix stronger' while also insisting that there was no further news to announce.
“As far as the European Grand Prix (at Valencia) is concerned, the contract that we have remains in force,” she said, “and as soon as there is anything else we will let you know.”


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The complaints from hunters across Minnesota that the deer populations are too low in certain areas of the state have become loud enough that the Department of Natural Resources had to act, or at least listen.
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Haveri, Oct 1 (IANS): Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday demanded an answer to the questions raised by veteran Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa’s charge that the Lingayat community is distraught under the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Bommai said that the statement of Shamanur Shivashankarappa that there is no protection for Lingayat officers under Congress government is serious.
“Shamanur is a senior Congress MLA and President of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha. The people take his statement seriously. The Chief Minister owes an explanation to what the veteran Congress MLA has said.
“Shamanur has said that even after the Chief Minister's clarification, his statement remains unchanged. That means he is very serious,” Bommai said.
He said that there is no coordination among the ministers and confusion prevails all over.
The Lingayat Chief Minister debate has come again to the forefront following Shamanur raising his voice.
Shamanur has said that nothing can be gained from the Deputy Chief Minister’s post and a Lingayat candidate should become the Chief Minister.
“The Lingayats are distraught under the rule of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,” he had alleged.
Bommai said that the people of the state were not feeling the presence of an elected government. “The drought relief is yet to reach farmers. Within four months, the government has lost peoples trust,” he said.
On Cauvery water row, Bommai said that the Chief Minister says one thing inside the meeting with the legal experts while says something else in the public.
“Inside the meeting, the Chief Minister said that the government will go for an appeal but outside he reiterated about going to file an appeal while ruling out the stoppage of water to the neighboring state,” he said.
“When we questioned Siddaramaiah, he claimed that it amounted to contempt of court. The government will be dismissed and the dam will be taken over. This statement has been made even before going to the Supreme Court,” Bommai said.
He said that if the Chief Minister has such a feeling then the apex court will ask Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu.
“Is Chief Minister even lacking this much knowledge? The government had been following a dual policy and the people have now understood that this government cannot save the land and water of the State,” Bommai said.


Jammu, Jan 13 : Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari said on Saturday that the army should concentrate on its own job and not meddle with the state's education system.
The minister's remark came a day after Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said the students in the schools of Jammu and Kashmir were being taught two maps -- one of India and the other of J (and) K.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an official function, Bukhari said on Saturday: "Rather than meddling with the education sector, the army should concentrate on its own duty."
The minister expressed displeasure, saying that everyone was trying to pass comments on the education sector and this was not acceptable.
He said dealing with the education sector should be left to those who were assigned the responsibility to do so.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, ahead of the Army Day, General Rawat said the education system in Jammu and Kashmir needed to be overhauled to check radicalisation, and also called for checks on madrasas and mosques.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 28. Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has congratulated Azerbaijan on the
occasion of May 28 - Independence Day, trend reports.
He made the remark to the reporters.
"Today and tomorrow are important days for us and the
Turkic world," he said.
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OCA Welcomes Saudi Arabia's Request To Host 9Th Winter Games At Trojena In Neom In 2029
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Kuwait, Aug 4, 2022, SPA -- The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), based in the State of Kuwait, welcomed late Wednesday the official request submitted by the Olympic and Paralympic Committee for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's hosting of the 9th Asian Winter Games at Trojena in Neom in 2029.
The Council said in a press statement that its general assembly meeting, scheduled to be hosted by the Kingdom of Cambodia on the 4th of next October, will take the decision to host the events of the session, which was launched in Japan in 1986, and is considered the largest sports event in the winter of the Asian continent.
He explained that the city of Trojena in the northwest of the Kingdom, which is being developed as a winter sports destination within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030 program, 'is a place where landscapes coexist in harmony with tourist sites.'
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Trials should be held on a day-to-day hearing basis at a ‘Higher Court’ on the cases filed against top notch officials of the previous Rajapaksa regime, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.
He said the matter had been discussed at the Cabinet meeting yesterday and this was likely to be implemented shortly.
While lamenting the delay in taking legal action against the wrongdoers of the former regime the minister said with the new initiative he hoped all those charged with crimes and malpractices will be brought to justice before the next May Day.
The Minister was Speaking at a satyagraha opposite the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo organised by several civil society and political groups to press the government to implement the programmes promised during the last elections.
Minister Senaratne assured that the government will fulfill all promises it gave, during the next three years.
The Minister said the government since it got elected had made progress in a lot of areas and added that a new constitution too will be brought in the near future which will take on board all positive suggestions by stakeholders.
He said the government was also prepared to go for a referendum to get the new Constitution approved.
(Source: Daily News – By Chameera Elledeniya)


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Kabul [Afghanistan], October 31 (ANI): Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban-announced government’s acting Foreign Minister has said that the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will soon begin in his country, reported local media.
During a press conference with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Kabul, he said the visiting delegation and the Taliban held good talks on economic and political issues, reported TOLOnews.
“Important issues such as TAPI, railroads and electricity were discussed. We discussed how to strengthen the projects that had already started. Also, the projects that were started by Turkmenistan, such as TAPI– its practical implementation will start soon in Afghanistan,” said Muttaqi.
He also said that the Turkmenistan delegation included officials from various ministries who held talks with the Taliban.
During the two-day visit by the Turkmenistan delegation, both sides discussed issues around strengthening political relations and economic ties.
Muttaqi said Meredov has invited him to visit Turkmenistan.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, said that Meredov and his accompanying delegation also met with the acting Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi and discussed economic issues — especially the TAPI project — and railroads and made important decisions.
The TAPI Project — which was launched in 2016 — is expected to carry 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas each year. In Afghanistan, the work on the project began in 2018. But in the past years, its construction faced delays in the country due to insecurity and other issues, according to TOLOnews. (ANI)


The Andhra Pradesh government has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever since it came to power last year. The major backlash towards the government began after the announcement of the 3 Capital bill, by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, in the Legislative Assembly.
After the announcement of that bill, the AP government went on to make back to back announcements and statements that started to really irk the people of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
As a result, many started to file petitions against the Andhra Pradesh government in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. People who were accused of cases for their comments against the government on social media also started to file continuous petitions against the government.
Some people are also said to have used some derogatory and unparliamentary words against the government, in their petitions, as pointed out by the government’s lawyer.
When the government’s lawyer raised objections to the people of the state using such language against the government, the Judge of the supreme court is said to have reminded the lawyer that the people have the right to file petitions against the government, and question the government misusing their money.
It is also being said that more and more cases are flowing in everyday for the High Court, against the government of Andhra Pradesh. It is now to be seen how the government will actually respond to this – and if it will even respond to it in the first place, or just ignore it like the opinions of the people of the state don’t matter at all.


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Indonesian police shoots man amid church attack
(MENAFN) While attacking a crowded church in Sleman district in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, with a sword causing the injuring of four people, a man was shot down by the police.
The man's intentions behind this attack early Sunday are not quite obvious yet, as Indonesia is considered one of the most recognizable Muslim countries, churches get frequently targeted by some Islamic actions.
People who witnessed this crime said that while the suspect swung his sword, people threw books at him, with his violent actions also harming a police man who was trying to separate between the suspect and a priest, the suspect is now in hospital.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he expects a tough game as the team battle Burnley on Saturday in the Premier League.
The Gunners managed a slim 1-0 win over Norwich last weekend, to end the team’s wait for their first goal and three points this ongoing season.
In a chat with TribalFootball, Arteta said that Burnley will push Arsenal to the limit at Turf Moor Stadium than what Norwich played against them.
“Obviously it is going to be a completely different game than when we played against Norwich because of their qualities and the game they propose, where they want to take the game to and we will have to avoid it as much as possible and do the opposite thing.”
“I don’t know, we know the rules and we respect the rules and there is an official who has to say what is right and what is wrong.”


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Brasília – A survey by the Brazilian Micro- and Small-Sized Enterprise Support Service (Sebrae) has shown that micro- and small-sized enterprises remain as the primary new job creators in Brazil. The survey showed that they were responsible for 76% of the job openings in the country in November 2021. According to Sebrae, for 15 months running small-sized enterprises created most of the openings.
Commerce was responsible for opening 116,700 jobs in Brazil in November, followed by services, construction and manufacturing. As for medium- and large-sized enterprises, the highest number of jobs was created in the service sector (80,800 openings), followed by commerce at 21,300.
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Revolution in Thar will lead to a change in entire Sindh: Bilawal
Bilawal said that MQM neither doing anything nor letting anyone do anything.
THARPARKAR (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday said that neither Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was neither itself doing anything nor it was letting anyone do anything.
Addressing a ceremony in Tharparkar on Wednesday, Bilawal while launching a tirade against the MQM said that if PPP won the upcoming general elections, his party would completely change Karachi.
He said that the politicians and media have not done anything for the people of Thar, adding that the people weren’t told about the revolution in Thar.
“The revolution in Thar will lead to a change in entire Sindh,” he added.
Taking a jibe at the MQM, the PPP chairman went on to say that the Local Bodies System is being run by the party which is going through political infighting.


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People around the world who have done the least to contribute to climate change will suffer the most from its impacts, many of them in lower-income countries. But wealthy Western countries are lagging in their efforts to help — including the United States, where President Trump has launched an assault on international climate aid.
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Perham student reaches out to lawmakers about education issue
Leah Wuebben is taking matters into her own hands to help the Perham-Dent school district.
Wuebeben, a sophomore at Perham High School, has taken to e-mailing lawmakers around the state to raise awareness of the financial difficulties that Perham and other rural schools are facing.
According to Wuebben, her interest in the issue of education funding started when the first levy for the Perham School District failed three years ago.
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“The protest across the State by the doctors was withdrawn as the Chief Minister and Health Minister announced that the demands could be negotiated and resolved soon. They promised after the protest is withdrawn, they would speak about it further. But, even now, there have been no discussions with the doctors. We have met health secretary Beela Rajesh more than six times and are yet to get a response,” said Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan, president of Government Doctors Association.
The doctors said that when they had planned of protesting last year, the Health Minister had promised that the state government would resolve all pending issues within four weeks, but no action was taken. “We also want the 118 doctors who were transferred after the protest to be returned to their previous positions,” said Dr Lakshmi.


New York City's economic downturn will be "deep and protracted." That's the forecast from the Independent Budget Office.
The director of the agency told the City Council during budget hearings on Monday that the city's economic recovery will likely lag the nation's.
The agency has also adjusted its job loss forecast.
IBO now predicts the city will lose 270,000 jobs from the first quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2010. That is 30,000 more than the agency estimated in a recent report.


Most Dallas small business owners are optimistic about the coming year and plan to grow or sustain their businesses, according to the 2012 Small Business Owner Report study released by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).
According to the study, 29 percent of the business owners surveyed said they plan to hire more employees in the next 12 months while 60 percent said they expect their staffing needs will remain the same.
Fifty-two percent of those surveyed said they expected their businesses will see an increase in revenues in 2013, but 11 percent said they expect a decline in revenues, the study said.
According to the study, 45 percent of small business owners in Dallas believe the local economy will improve in the coming year. Fewer respondents were optimistic of improvement in the national economy, 30 percent, or the global economy, 20 percent.
Most survey respondents said that the majority of their business is locally based and that the local economy has the biggest impact on their success.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League(Nawaz) (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif has unveiled the party manifesto ahead of general elections, 2018 which has been scheduled for July 25th.
“People should see which party fulfilled its 2013 manifesto,” said the former Punjab chief minister.
He recalled that in 2013, load-shedding and the deteriorating security situation were the two biggest issues facing the public.
PML-N president said that the party will construct Diamer-Bhasha Dam on the first day of their government if they make it to the centre.
“Will collect funds for Diamer-Bhasha Dam if there was need,” he added.
Taking a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Shehbaz said that Imran Khan has ruined Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province during last five years.
Counting the services of its government he said that PML-N government had initiated health card system across the country in their tenure.
Commenting over the water crises PML-N president said that water crises would be the biggest issue in upcoming years. “Ready to sit with other political parties in order to solve water crises,” he added.
Former Punjab CM remarked that the party will also launch low-cost housing schemes for those who can’t afford houses of their own.


Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for the expansion of relations between Iran and Sri Lanka.
The Speaker made the remarks during a meeting with Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem in Tehran on Monday.
During the meeting, Larijani stated that Iranís great potential in various areas can help the progress and development of Sri Lanka and the Parliament supports efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation.
He also expressed hope that the obstacles in the way of cooperation between the two countries would be removed through bilateral parliamentary relationship.
The Speaker also said that the Islamic Republic supports efforts to enhance peace and stability in regional countries, including Sri Lanka.
Minister Hakeem said that the Sri Lankan government attaches great importance to ties with Iran, reported Tehran Times.


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Benin, July 16, 2020 (Naija247news) The Police Command in Edo on Thursday inaugurated the Community Policing Committees for the area commands, local government areas and divisional levels.
Inaugurating the committees in Benin, Mr Paul Yakadi, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Zone 5, said that the increasing crime rate in the country called for concern.
Yakadi said in view of this, there was the need for Nigerians to come together to address and curtail the menace.
He said that the increasing rate of crimes across the country prompted government and the Inspector General of Police to come up with the idea of community policing.
The AIG said community policing would build trust and confidence between the communities and the police as well as reduce crimes.
According to him, the committees will help to enforce the law in the various communities.
He urged the committee members at the various levels to work hard towards curtailing crimes in the state.
Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Johnson Kokumo, said that the communities in the state had been in partnership with the command in policing their environments.
“It is this partnership that we want to formalise. However rules and regulations will suffice to guide community policing.
“The new concept of community policing their areas is for synergy in carrying out constituted responsibilities”, he said.
He said the Oba of Benin would co-chair the committee at the state level, while traditional rulers and the Divisionnal Police Officers (DPOs) would co-chair them at the local government area and divisional levels respectively.
Meanwhile, the Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration has been in the forefront of developing the concept of community policing.
Obaseki, represented by Mr Josie Ogedegbe, Chairman, Igueben Local Government Area, said the fight against crime in society was a joint task which required the contributions of all.
The governor emphasised that police could not perform effectively without information.
He appealed to the public to always volunteer information which could help the law enforcement agents to combat crimes and criminality in the country. (


The government will continue to offer subsidies to the garment and textile industry as it is a powerhouse for the Cambodian economy with the Kingdom being one of the top exporters of clothing in the world.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government has allocated more than $20.168 million as a subsidy for the garment and textile industry and the tourism sector which has more than 330,000 workers.
He said the government will extend the financial support for the next three months to uplift the economy which has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the nation on a TVK live broadcast yesterday, Mr Hun Sen said: “The garment and textile industry saw 44 enterprises suspending its operation that affected 14,578 workers while the tourism sector suspended 118 enterprises with 9,403 employees jobless.”
Far Saly, president of the National Trade Union Confederation praised the government for continuing to provide subsidies to the textile and garment sector.
He said that the industry is opening up now with more job offers while the tourism industry has practically come to a standstill.
At present, Saly said, some garment and textile factories are opening their businesses but fear the subsidies may come late and workers not paid their allowances.
Saly said that the subsidy may not be much but it will help the workers with their monthly income.
Pao Sina, president of Collective Union of Movement Workers commended the government’s move to provide subsidies for suspended workers and extend the tax exemption to enterprises related to the garment and textile industry and tourism sectors.
Since the COVID-19 crisis, he said, the workers and enterprises have received subsidies from the government, but employees who work for casinos and other private companies have not received subsidies.
Sina said the garment and textile industry and tourism sectors have already received government subsidies.
“I urged the government to expand the subsidy to casinos and private companies,” he added.
Sina said that although the subsidy is not much it can resolve the financial problems of many employees.
Chhay Sivlin, President of the Cambodian Association of Travel Agents, said she is happy that the government is looking into helping the tourism sector which had been badly impacted by the pandemic.
She said although Cambodia has effectively contained the spread of the COVID-19 virus, many countries are still battling with it and this is affecting the tourism business.


Islamabad: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani said that he will appear before the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday along with coalition partners in the law and order case.
He said in a press conference that the provincial government has full support of all its coalition parties and he would present his position on the case before the apex court.
“We will appear before the court and defend ourselves according to law and constitution.”
Raisani refuted the allegation that the he was not taking interest in the provincial affairs and said that he was discharging his duties in letter and spirit and his government was serving the masses well.
Commenting on reports of his suspension from Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), he said his party membership was not suspended adding that no one could do that.


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Landolt told the Tamedia newspaper group on Wednesday that he wants to launch a popular initiative on the hospital issue.
+ Switzerland braces for higher health premiums in 2024
The cantons are caught in a“gigantic conflict of interest”, said Landolt. As a result, Switzerland has“overpriced and unnecessary” hospitals, which are driving up healthcare costs.
“If decisions are made top-down, the emotional closeness is gone and the decisions become more objective,” said Landolt. He also believes that licences given to doctors should also be regulated at the national level.
Next year, Landolt plans to prepare a corresponding initiative and hold talks with party leaders, associations, and interest groups.
+ Government sees no need for health insurance for Swiss expats
The initiative would aim to ensure national planning and at the same time take“minimal regional needs” into account. Landolt also sees a solution to the shortage of skilled workers in national hospital planning. Overall, fewer staff would be needed, he said.
The representative of health insurance companies insists that insurers would not contribute to increasing Swiss healthcare costs. Rather, they would advocate for lower premiums.
According to Landolt, several actors are responsible for the 2024 increase in health insurance premiums by an average of 8.7%.“It is a cumulation of various political authorities that show little drive,” he said. He would have like to have heard Health Minister Alain Berset talk more strongly on this issue in the past, he added.
Next year's health insurance premiums will see the biggest rise for over ten years. The decisive factor for the increase is rising costs, the Federal Office of Public Health announced on Tuesday. These have increased more than expected since the second half of 2021 and especially during 2023. More doctor visits and outpatient hospital services as well as more expensive medicines have caused the surge. In 2023, the premium income will not cover the costs of around CHF35 billion to the health insurance companies. That was already the case in 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reviewed the COVID-19 pandemic situation with chief ministers and other representatives of seven high-case-load states through video conference.
The virtual meeting, also attended by health ministers of these states, began in the evening.
These states are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab, officials said, noting that more than 63 per of the active cases in the country are concentrated in these seven states.
They also account for 65.5 per cent of the total confirmed cases and 77 per cent of the total deaths, a statement had said earlier.
Along with the other five states, Punjab and Delhi have reported an increase in the number of cases being reported recently, they said, adding that Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are also reporting high mortality with more than two per cent case fatality rate (CFR).
Other than Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the case positivity rate of these states has also been observed to be above the national average of 8.52 per cent.
The Centre, as per the statement, has been leading the fight against COVID-19 in effective collaboration and close coordination with the state and union territory governments.


West Fargo Park District Hosts Scavenger Hunt
West Fargo families drove all over the city as part of a local scavenger hunt.
The event was hosted by the West Fargo Park District.
Groups – mostly families – were given clues to find certain items throughout the city’s parks.
They had approximately two hours to complete the hunt.
The winning team took home a $200 Visa gift card.
“Our scavenger hunt is meant for people to get out and explore our community and really see what the park district has to offer and their parks,” Katie Ettish with the West Fargo Park District said. “We try to feature some different unique things that we might have in certain parks that other communities might not. “
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By ADRIAN MWANZA
ZAMBIA is losing up US$2.5 billion because the country’s current tax regime is not attracting investment, says the Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM). ZCM president Dr Godwin Beene said the current tax regime was not attracting investments.
Dr Beene said that he was hoping that the new dawn government would put in place measures that would help the country recoup on some funds from the mines.
“Right now the tax regimes are not favourable hence the country is losing out on US$2.5 billion as a result with a majority of mines impacted by the regimes,” he said.
He said that ZCM was waiting on the new minister of Mines, Mr Paul Kabuswe to give a ministerial statement on the way forward.
Dr Beene said that they are hoping that they could tailor a new tax regime that would ensure that the country did not lose more money which could be channelled into the economy.
“If only Government put in place measures and friendly regimes then we cannot have a situation where US$2.5 billion is a lost out because that is a lot of money,” he said.


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Pulwama- A plastic factory was reduced to ashes in industrial area of SIDCO Lassipora in Pulwama district in a massive fire that broke out on Monday late night.
Reports said that the fire broke out at the factory namely 'Stalwart plastics' on Monday at around 10 PM and engulfed the whole factory.
Officials said that 44 RR headquarter, which is near the factory rushed to the spot to douse the fire, adding that the fire tenders from defence forces were also roped in to douse the flames, reported news agency KNO.
They said that on priority, the civilians were evacuated and then team of Army, police and fire and emergency started operation to control the fire.
They said that the fire was doused after almost two-hour-long operation, adding that no loss of life has been reported while the industry was reduced to ashes while the cause of fire is being ascertained
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Mangalore, Jan 27: Mithun Rai, president, District Youth Congress said that District Youth Congress has launched ‘Vidya Sahaya Hastha,’ campaign with an aim to create awareness on Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act implemented by Central Government.
Addressing the press meet held at District Congress Office on Jan 27, Monday, he said that the District Youth Congress has launched the campaign today and will go on till February 8.
Through the campaign, Congress party workers will create awareness about RTE act, provide information about the act, and also help the beneficiaries in filling of the application.
They will also gather information on the number of seats falling vacant from the various schools. It has also launched the helpline and can contact 9886540999, 9845655262 for more information.
Youth leaders Nemiraj Shetty, Srihari, Meryll Rego, Girish Alva were present at the press meet


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Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has said that the barrage of criticisms the Governor Rochas Okorocha administration has been receiving from journalists in the state has made the government perform better than it would have done.
Speaking yesterday when the members of the Imo State NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel paid him a courtesy visit in his lodge in Owerri, Madumere said the major reason why the state government never reacts to most of the criticisms from the media in the state was because the government learnt a lot that usually improved governance in the state.
Madumere, who sought partnership between the government and journalists in the state as the government sought to industrialise the state, called on the journalists not to relent in their criticisms of the state government, as according to him, that had kept the Rescue Mission administration improving.
The deputy governor hailed the journalists for their role during the 2015 general elections, saying they conducted themselves in a manner that did not inflame the state despite their individual interests. Madumere, however, expressed worry about the dearth of investigative and objective journalism so as to balance their stories and draw fair judgment from the reading public.
He called them to do their best to revive investigative journalism as according to him, that was the only ingredient that improved the society.


It was the Congress party which has divided the Telugu people into two states for the sake of election benefits said PM Narendra Modi. But it lost miserably in Andhra and Telangana he reminded.
He was talking on the Namo App as part of the election campaigning in 5 states and opined that the cause for a rift and tension between Telugu people was the decision of the Congress he explained. Modi was of the opinion that it was due to the selfish decision of the Congress that the Telugu people of the two states are behaving like enemies.
He said that even the same policy could be adopted by the Congress in the state where elections are to be held in December. For the sake of political gains the Congress will do anything and everything he stated.
The Congress is dividing people and the BJP is spreading happiness and unity Modi explained. Talking about the Mahabathbandahn Modi said that the splinter groups are coming together to trounce Modi and not for the sake of people and development of the country.
He said that the unity of opposition will not work and that they are divided even before the elections. All other parties are deserting the Congress he said. The Congress has lost the habit of winning the election he ridiculed. The Grand Alliance is a failed experiment he stated.
Modi said that the BJP has developed the country to a greater extent and will continue further.


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) The visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Jordan for talks with His Majesty King Abdullah and other high officials was momentous for more than one reason.
For starters, in the joint statement to the press on Thursday, the two leaders re-affirmed their strong and durable relations that bind their two countries on several fronts including political, economic and defence issues.
Merkel announced that her country will provide $100 million to Jordan in an unconditional loan to help with implementing reforms requested by the International Monetary Fund. This support comes on the top of the 384 million euros that Berlin has earmarked for Jordan's development and progress, particularly in professional education and projects related to water, energy and basic infrastructures.
The two leaders saw eye to eye on all regional issues, including the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the need for a political solution of the Syrian conflict and the war against Daesh and other forms of extremism.
What also stood out in the German chancellor's visit was her accompanying delegation of German business leaders to explore opportunities for investment in Jordan.
Germany understands and appreciates, more than other nations, the hardships Jordan is facing in hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees, having itself hosted big numbers of migrants in recent years and is, therefore, sympathetic to the hardships that the country faces and endures in this regard. No wonder Germany was the largest donor at the Brussels Conference on the Syrian refugees crisis.
Many thanks to the German leader and her accompanying delegation for their faith and confidence in Jordan, and its domestic and regional policies.
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Ondo COVID-19 committee sensitises public amid low compliance with protocols
The Ondo state inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19, on Friday, in Akure sensitised members of public on the need to continue to observe COVID-19 protocols.
Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, the Chairman of the Committee and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences(UNIMED), Ondo, said it was worrisome that the public had relaxed in adhering to the COVID-19 protocols.
Fatusi said that the overall assessment by the committee showed that the compliance level to COVID-19 precautionary measures by residents was unsatisfactory.
He noted that the pandemic was still around, even in a more deadly form called the “Delta Variant”.
The committee chairman said that the sensitisation tour was designed to help people and the various organisations see the importance of complying with the precautionary measures on the pandemic.
Fatusi stated that there was also the need to continue educating the public and highlight the importance of collaboration in curbing the pandemic.
He urged residents to disregard all the rumour about the vaccine and ensure that they take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Also speaking, Mrs Folukemi Aladenola, a member of the committee and Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, said the committee had observed the public’s low compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
“Majority of people in the the state think that the pandemic had receded,” he said.
Aladenola said that the committee would continue to sensitise the people on the fact that COVID-19 was still around and the need to comply with the precautionary measures and ensure that they took the vaccine against the disease.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee visited the office of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, the Akure Shoprite and the Ondo State Primary Health Care Development Agency.


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Energy issues, regional developments, security in the Eastern Mediterranean region, combating terrorism developments in the Cyprus problem and the relations between Egypt and the EU will be discussed, among other issues, at the Cyprus, Greece and Egypt Summit that will take place on Tuesday, in Cairo, according to a press release issued by the Presidency.
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades will have on the sidelines of the Summit bilateral meetings with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi and with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while a Joint Communique is expected to be issued.
The press release said that President Anastasiades will take part on October 8 in the Summit among Cyprus, Greece and Egypt that will take place in Cairo, with the participation of El Sisi and Mitsotakis.
The Cypriot delegation will also comprise Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou and state officers.
After the Summit, the three leaders will make statements to the media. They will also attend a working lunch in the framework of the Summit.
(Cyprus News Agency)


Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant for Health Dr Zafar Mirza has also resigned.
According to NewsBox, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Dr Zafar Mirza has also resigned from his post.
Earlier, Tania Aidrus, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Digital Media, has resigned from her post. “I are criticized for my dual citizenship and that i have resigned as a special assistant within the public interest,” she said.
Tania Aidrus said that a lot of allegations are levelled against her, the aim of Digital Pakistan that she came to Pakistan is being undermined, she has worked within the public interest.
She also said that she would still support the vision the Prime Minister Imran Khan.
She also said that the resignation has been sent to Prime Minister Imran Khan.


Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the Navakerala Sadas, the public outreach programme where he and the Ministers will begin a tour of Assembly constituencies from Manjeswaram on November 18, will lay the foundation for building a modern Kerala by including the recommendations made by the people across the 140 Assembly constituencies.
The event, aimed at publicising the State government’s achievements, would also establish a major link between the government and the citizens, as their opinions on various issues would help in formulating the path ahead for the creation of a new Kerala, he said in a communication on Friday.
The programme would conclude in Thiruvananthapuram on December 24.
Stating that the event was held in a significant political and social scenario, the Chief Minister pointed out that it would provide the government a platform to inform the public about how the Union government was trying to scuttle the progress of the State. It would also help the government in informing them about the steps being taken to overcome these challenges, he said.
Explaining that the State needed to take forward its development model forward, Mr. Vijayan said the Navakerala Sadas would help in holding serious discussions on how Kerala should design its future course of action. “We need to turn into a knowledge and modern society capable of reaping the benefits of productive economy. Such interventions have to be made as part of the public outreach programme,” he said.
The Chief Minister recalled that the Left front government had been able to ensure growth across various sectors by implementing projects ranging from GAIL pipeline to Vizhinjam port. The next phase of this development and growth should be decided by the people and not the power centres. The Navakerala Sadas would help the Cabinet reach out to the public and listen to their views, he said.


US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has greeted India on its 75th Republic Day. In a press release, Mr. Blinken said that the Constitution of India continues to provide an enduring framework for the world’s largest democracy and a foundation for its global leadership. According to Mr Blinken, US President Joe Biden has termed the United States’ relationship with India as one of the most consequential in the world.
Mr. Blinken said that the past year has been marked by important milestones in Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership, including cooperation throughout India’s successful G20 Presidency and at the G20 Leaders Summit. He added that the U.S. is looking forward to further deepening the vibrant People-to-People ties between India and the U.S.


The opposition says the Local Government (LG) elections will test the popularity of the Government.
Former Minister, Professor G.L Peiris said that the election is not just about electing local council members.
He said the 9th March election has more significance at a national level.
The former Minister said that the Government is fast losing popularity.
He said the public will judge the actions of the new Government at the LG polls.
Professor G.L Peiris, representing the Freedom People’s Congress, said that several attempts made by the Government to postpone the elections, have failed.
He said the Elections Commission has made it clear the elections will be held on 9th March.
However, he said the Government is attempting to look for reasons to postpone the polls.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Feb 9 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) said Thursday its subsidiary (KUFPEC Norway AS) has divested its 10 percent equity in the Yme field by selling its 10 percent working interest in Production Licenses PL 316 and PL 316 B to Lime Petroleum AS.
KUFPEC achieved record profits from its Norwegian assets in 2022 while the negotiation team played a significant role in one of the most successful divestments carried out in KUFPEC's history, KUFPEC's CEO Mohammad Salem Al-Haimer said in a press statement.
The deal was completed on 23 December 2022 with effect from 1 January 2022 as per the sale and purchase agreement, he added.
KUFPEC is an international upstream company engaged in exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas outside the State of Kuwait and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). (end)
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Six out of ten adults consider it difficult to move up the socioeconomic ladder no matter how hard they try, while more than half said it would be unlikely even for their children's generation.
According to data from Statistics Korea on Wednesday, 25-point-two percent of adults aged 19 or older surveyed said chances of their social and economic status rising were "high."
This compares to 60-point-six percent who said their chances were "low." Fourteen-point-two percent said they didn't know.
As for their children, 29-point-three percent said their chances for social mobility were high, while 53-point-eight percent said they were low.
Those who considered themselves lower-class saw less chances, with 65 percent saying possibilities were low. Among those who consider themselves upper-class, 55-point-nine percent said possibilities were high.
Meanwhile, 58-point-eight percent identified as middle-class, while only two-point-seven percent said they were upper-class.


Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending states start vaccinating people 65 and older, they will stick with 70 and older for now.
"We’re already focused on those most vulnerable in Louisiana, those who were 70 and older," said Edwards. "We still have a lot of those individuals who have yet to be vaccinated but yet who want the vaccine."
Louisiana health workers, as of the most recent information released by the Department of Health, have administered 159,698 COVID-19 shots. 21,652 have received their booster shots, while 138,047 await the three to four week window before the recommended follow-up shot.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Sixteen Russian warships are now in the Black Sea, including six missile carriers.
The relevant statement was made by the South Operational Command on facebook , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The enemy has expanded their naval group in the Black Sea to 16 warships. Six missile carriers are among them, including one submarine. The total volley of Kalibr-type missiles carried by them may reach 44. But, considering the number of missiles fired yesterday, now they have about 30,” the report states.
A reminder that, according to the data from the Southern Defense Forces, on January 14, 2023, Russia fired about half of 36 Kalibr-type missiles prepared to be launched from the Black Sea.
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The Treasury Department has delayed the weekly auction of three-month and six-month Treasury bills because of an error that occurred during testing their auction system.
Treasury said that the auction that was scheduled to occur on Monday will now take place on Tuesday. Officials said that the delay was caused by an error that occurred during a systems test that impaired their ability to take bids.
Joyce Harris, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Public Debt, said that it was extremely rare for the government to postpone a regularly scheduled auction of Treasury debt.
Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable-rate mortgages, was 0.13 per cent last week, unchanged from the previous week.


Pakistan News: A delegation of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentarians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Thursday night called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and held discussion on war against militancy, developmental projects in the province and on issues related to their constituencies.
The delegation comprised Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi, MNA Mehboobullah Jan, Syed Allauddin, Malik Azmat, Lal Mohammad Khan, Syed Akhundzada Chitan and Senator Sardar Ali.
He said the challenges the present government inherited were huge and demanded consensus based responses.
The President said, “we believe in respecting and honoring the legitimate wishes of the people and that is why PPP was in the forefront when the people wanted to rename their province as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
He said changing of the status of Kala Dhaka from a Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) to that of a settled area was yet another manifestation of real meanings of democracy and the representative government.
The President reiterated the government’s resolve of bringing the far flung areas of the country into the mainstream of national life.
He said the reforms in tribal areas that include suitable amendments in FCR and Political Parties Act were aimed to bring the areas into the mainstream.
While discussing war against terror, the President said that the scourge of militancy had pushed the province backward thus completely halting the socio-economic development of the region.
He said the government was trying its best to compensate the past negligence of socio-economic development of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and that of people of the tribal areas by focusing on provision of new vistas of opportunities, both economic as well as political, in order to bring the people of these areas into the mainstream, on one hand, and to wean away the frustrated and unemployed youth from militancy and extremism on the other.
He said the war that the government and the people had waged against militancy was a long drawn battle which will continue till the country was rid of militants and extremists.
The President said the sacrifices made by the people of the area were immense and will never go waste.
The President said the government was aware of the problems of the people of the area and that is why it was continuously pleading its case with the international community to assist the government in providing better alternatives to the people.
The members of delegation while highlighting issues concerning their constituencies thanked the President for his keen interest in development of their respective areas.
The President advised them to reach out to the people of far flung areas and highlight their problems for early redressal.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
USS Charleston (LCS – 18) of the U.S. Navy, which arrived at the Port of Trincomalee on 11th March, left Sri Lanka today (Sunday).
USS Charleston (LCS – 18) is a 127.4m long Independence – a Class Littoral Combat Ship is manned by 100 crew members and is commanded by Commander Lamson, A.A.
The Commanding Officer of the visiting ship called on the Commander Eastern Naval Area and Commandant Volunteer Naval Force, Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters on 11th March.
During the cordial discussion, they exchanged views on several matters of bilateral importance. (Colombo Gazette)
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi said that as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would play an important role in further cementing bilateral economic ties between Pakistan and China, Pakistan would closely coordinate with China on CPEC projects, he added.
The President was talking to Ambassador of China to Pakistan, Yao Jing who called on him here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Ambassador Yao Jing conveyed felicitations of Chinese President Xi Jinping to President Dr. Arif Alvi on assuming the office.
The President said that as the two countries were all-weather strategic partners, Pakistan attached highest priority to its close relations with China.
He expressed the hope that the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to China would further strengthen the strategic relationship between the two countries.


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A professor of Health/Development Communication. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Journal of Communication and Media Studies. She has published widely and has attended conferences within and outside Nigeria.
- 2015–present Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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According to the details of the report presented to the Senate Committee for child protection, more than 4,000 cases against the child sexual abuse have been reported across the country in 2019.
The details further said that as many as 2,403 cases were filed in Pakistan’s most populated province Punjab alone. It is worth mentioning here that most of the cases were relating to the young boys.
Mazhar Khan—Hazara Deputy Inspector General (DIG), while briefing the Senate Committee, said that not only the victims were sexually abused, they were also brutally tortured.
The official further said that the key reasons behind the rise in the cases of child sexual abuse are late marriages and poverty.
During the session, the chairperson of the Senate Committee—Senator Robina Khalid said that Pakistani media should highlight the factors behind the abusive crimes against the children.
She further added that the authorities of the Pakistani government need to take initiatives to create awareness against the child sexual abuse in society.


Maiduguri - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday that it had deployed more field workers to Borno to cater for the increased humanitarian needs due to Boko Haram insurgency.
NEMA North East Coordinator, Mohammed Kanar stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri.
Kanar said that the deployment was to boost camp management in the state which had continued to witness daily influx of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from communities being ravaged by the insurgents.
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He said that the agency had also sustained its weekly intervention in IDP camps in the state to ensure minimal comfort to the displaced persons.
Kanar said also that the agency had so far received 306 rescued victims of the Boko Haram insurgents resued by the military from the Sambisa forest.
He said that NEMA had placed the victims comprising of women and children in a special camp in Maiduguri.
Kanar said that the last batch of 33 rescued victims, made up of women and children, were last week transported to a camp in Yola.
He said that psycho-social support and counseling were being provided for them ahead of their reintegration into the society.


Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said that the conventions sector offered better development opportunities than the exhibitions sector thus the former will take priority over the latter when further developing the city’s conventions and exhibitions industry.
Responding to lawmaker Au Kam San’s questions in the Assembly about what the government intended do to diversify the city’s economic structure and what it would do to develop Macau into a world tourism and leisure centre, Leong said the government would continue to place special emphasis on the development of the city’s tourism, conventions and exhibitions sectors, finance, trade services, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
He also said the government would also encourage the city’s gaming operators to further develop their non-gaming attractions as part of the city’s overall diversification drive.
The policy secretary also said that the conventions and exhibition industries, with special focus on the conventions sector, as well as the city’s “characteristic” financial services industry would be the government’s development priorities when considering possible “pillar industries” for the city’s economic development.
“After studying and learning from past experiences … nowadays the conditions to further develop the conventions sector are better than those of the exhibitions sector, thus we have decided that we will place special emphasis on the conventions sector when further developing the city’s conventions and exhibitions industry,” Leong said that the conventions sector was benefiting other sectors more than the exhibitions sector.
Leong, a businessman before becoming policy secretary, said that the advantages of the local financial services industry, the central government’s “One Belt One Road” initiative and Macau’s role as a service platform for trade between China and Portuguese speaking countries had all created favourable conditions for the development of Macau’s “characteristic” financial services industry such as leasing, adding that the government and the financial sector were studying the matter.


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France condemns the terrorist attack that took the lives of 13 gendarmes on October 21 in Ayorou, on the border with Mali.
We offer our condolences to the victims' families and to the Nigerien authorities.
France stands with the nations of the region in the fight against terrorism and actively supports the collective security effort undertaken with the launch of the G5 Sahel joint force.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de la République Française.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) At least 81 people have been injured in massive protests against the upcoming pension cuts, Sputnik reported, citing El Observador news outlet.
The violent backlash of the Argentinian citizens in Buenos Aires that was sparked by the controversial pension bill reportedly lasted four hours. The protesters threw stones, bottles and smoke bombs, while the police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Local media stressed that 48 police officers were also among those injured in clashes.
Local authorities said that 48 people were detained.
The Argentine government is trying to push forward a controversial pension reform, which is expected to reduce the government deficit. The activists claim that the reform would result in cutting pensions.
At the moment, the draft reform bill is reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies, the country's lower house.
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President Muhammadu Buhari restates commitment to remaining resolute with programmes despite challenges.
Written by News Room on January 3, 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that despite the myriad of challenges facing the country, his administration will continue to be resolute in its determination to overcome the challenges.
The President in his new year message, said his administration in 2022, would leverage ICT platforms to create jobs, and ensuring that the diversification of the economy creates more support to other emerging sectors.
He also said the issue of security has remained at the front burner of priority areas that his administration has given utmost attention to and that the government has invested heavily in re-equipping the military in line with upgrading the platforms and firepower required to tackle the current challenges being faced in the country.
The President enthused that several foreign investors are taking advantage of Nigeria’s ranking as one of the leading start-up ecosystems in Africa to invest in the digital economy.
He expressed happiness that despite the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy, the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, has recorded steady and positive growth.
According to President Buhari, the government realized that victory on the battlefield was one aspect of sustainable victory.


LONDON: The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relation (DG ISPR) and the spokesman for Pakistan Army, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the military courts have now been formed and it’s time to move ahead instead of argument.
While talking to a media person in London, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the military courts have come into existence after the approval of both the Houses and there is no need to argue on this but to move ahead.
The spokesman for the Pakistan Army has added that the Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has met high level meetings in Britain in which the view of Pakistan has been supported. Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the affair of non-state elements in Britain has been raised in the recent visit.
The Director General of ISPR Asim Saleem Bajwa has further said that Pakistan has also asked for the help for stopping financial aid to the terrorists. He has said that a few asylum-seekers in western countries are persuading the people of Baluchistan and making them terrorists.


Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh yesterday said terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is declining with each passing day as a result of the “proactive approach” of government forces against them.
He also said that “each and every conspiracy of the neighboring country” to spoil the peaceful environment in J-K is being foiled by the government forces.
Speaking to reporters the DGP said that government forces are counselling the youth across J-K to make them aware that the agencies from across the border are trying to disrupt peace and harmony here by spoiling the blood for the last 30 years; and that it is high time to understand and shun this path.
“With the cooperation of the local people and the proactive approach of security forces, the graph of terrorism is declining with each passing day and the remaining will be wiped out soon,” he said.
The DGP said that in the Jammu region, terror activities were being carried out through suicide attacks and other activities.
“The efforts are on to wipe out terrorism in Jammu and the region will be terrorism-free soon,” he said. “At some places, terror modules and cells are being activated to maintain their activities but our security grid and agencies are diligent and every day new modules and conspiracies are coming to the fore, which are being busted by the security forces.”
“Every day, we continue to make efforts to thwart their plans and conspiracies through a thorough and formal plan of action,” the J-K police chief said. “In some cases, modules are being reactivated but they are also being exposed.”


Two people died and more than 30 were injured when a passenger train crashed into an excavator on the track and derailed in the US state of Pennsylvania.
An Amtrak official said the injured were taken to hospitals after the train derailed at Chester just outside of Philadelphia on Sunday morning.
Chester fire commissioner Travis Thomas said the two people killed were not passengers on the train.
Those taken to hospital had non-life-threatening injuries.
Amtrak said the train was carrying more than 300 passengers and seven crew members and was heading from New York to Savannah, Georgia.
The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating.
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Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police have launched a campaign to monitor students during school hours and ensure that they are not skipping school or engaging in negative activities, Independent Urdu Reported. Under the “Go to School” campaign, the police have so far taken custody of over 100 students and handed them over to their parents.
The campaign was initiated after police observed that many students were skipping school and loitering in public places. The police are working with the Safe City Project to identify students who are skipping school and may be involved in undesirable company or drug-related activities.
Islamabad police, through School Chalo campaign, has taken 105 students in custody who were caught bunking school. @akbarnasirkhan @FarooqButtarPsp @ICT_Police
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The police have clarified that no student has been arrested in connection with the campaign. Instead, their parents have been called to the police station and advised to take care of their children and fulfill their responsibilities.
The police said that the campaign is aimed at ensuring the welfare of children and protecting them from drug-related activities. It is also a part of the community policing model, where the police are working with parents and teachers to address issues related to students bunking school.
The police said that in the next phase of the campaign, they will also focus on college students.
The campaign has been welcomed by parents and teachers, who believe that it will help to reduce truancy and keep students safe.


Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab received a report from Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El Damaty concerning the ministry's main files.
Damaty said 20,065 artifacts were transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum.
He added that 11,504 relics were renovated among those moved to the new museum.
He also pointed out that 428 relics, smuggled and taken abroad, were recently recovered and that 2,492 stolen artifacts were seized.
The minister said that four new agreements were signed concerning prohibiting antiquities trafficking, adding that 10 new archaeological discovery were recently announced.
He also pointed out that 30 archaeological sites and 12 museums were recently developed.


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KUCHING: Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd has target a 20 per cent rise in contribution from Sarawak for the financial year ending March 31, 2014 from the RM14.4 million received previously.
Its chairman Sharkawi Alis said he was confident of achieving the target due to the company's rapid development in Sarawak, adding, the rate of growth was more than ten times the RM1.2 million posted in 2007, when it began operations here.
He also said the company now had 300 registered agents in the state and the opening of new premises here, would provide more efficient services for the agents and help achieve the business target.
He said this at the opening of the regional Takaful Ikhlas office in Jalan Kulas here today by state Housing and Tourism Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg.
He said the premises, wholly-owned by the company, is an initiative to fulfill the encouraging market demand in Sarawak.
According to Sharkawi, Takaful Ikhlas had to date garnered contributions of about RM6.6 million, while for the financial year 2012/2013, it had raked in almost RM725 million.
This, he said, showed the company now had a 14 per cent share of the takaful market in Malaysia, while being ranked third among the 11 takaful operators at present.
He also said Takaful Ikhlas now had 1.8 million registered policy holders, including eight per cent who were non-Muslims, and more than 5,000 agents throughout the country.
Meanwhile, Abang Johari said insurance players such as Takaful Ikhlas were important, primarily for houseowners under the housing schemes implemented by the government agency in Sarawak, from the aspect of protection to property or mortages.
Also, the state assemblyman for Satok, he added that development in the area, including in Jalan Kulas, had seen the establishment of a number of financial institutions which began with Bank Negara Malaysia. -- Bernama


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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has called for tackling challenges like poverty, food insecurity and climate change in a scientific manner by promoting research and information technology in educational institutions.
Addressing the 24th inaugural conference of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences at Karachi University, he said that the Sindh government has specified international centers for science and technology.
Chief Minister said five more research centers are also being established in collaboration with International Centers for Science and Technology.
He said the government is committed to promoting and protecting universities and research centers in the province.
Syed Murad Ali Shah said that efforts are being made to upgrade the infrastructure of laboratories and to solve problems in the health and agriculture sectors.


Haiti: New protests against President Jovenel Moise
Thousands of anti-government protesters marched on the United Nations headquarters near the Port-au-Prince International airport on Friday to demand that the international community stop supporting President Jovenel Moise.
Opposition leader and attorney André Michel said the international community should recognize the demands of protesters as he blamed Moise for the country's economic and social problems.
"He has plunged the country into chaos," he said.
Friday's march comes after almost four weeks of protests in which 17 people have been reported killed, the economy has been largely paralyzed,
2 million children have been kept from going to school and badly needed aid has been suspended, especially to rural areas.


ISLAMABAD: Calling revenue generation, power reforms, price stability and overall economic growth as four big challenges, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that the government had devised a comprehensive strategy to come out from a stability phase to sustainable growth path. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that the government had formulated around 12 sub-groups in designated areas to firm-up proposals and present short, medium and long-term plans with respective timelines for an effective way forward to lead the country towards sustainable growth. He said that inflation had been a serious concern for the government, saying that there was a huge gap between the price the farmers are selling the products and in the retail market, which needed to be bridged. He said that the key focus was to bring price stability. Likewise, he said the government wanted to expand the social protection network by including other sectors like health, employment and skill development in it. Tarin said that fiscal stability was another area where the government was focusing on. Despite devolution of various ministries and departments, he said that the expenditures could not be curtailed. Hence focus would be on it to cut expenditures and bring about fiscal stability. He said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had done a pretty good job, but admitted that there was an element of harassment, which he said would be eliminated. The reforms in the power and energy sector were another areas where the government would be focusing, he said, adding that there was huge under-spending in the agriculture sector. He said that the government would treat agriculture as a major industry and focus on agri inputs to boost yield. He said that the manufacturing industry was not competitive and so was the case with export-oriented industry, hence it needed consolidation for which a sub-group has been formulated. He said that unlike other countries, there was no Foreign Direct Investment involved in the export industry, which needed to be considered. He underlined the importance of utilizing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for promoting exports from the country. He said that China had made huge investments, now it was time that Special Economic Zones were established here so that industries manufacture products for the export purpose. He said that IT was also a promising and game-changing sector, exports of which could be mounted from current $2 billion to $8 billion in the next eight years. He said that the government was also focused on bringing about reforms in state owned entities (SOEs), which he said would be supervised by the private sector to enhance their efficiency. The minister highlighted the importance of the financial sector, saying that this also needed to be improved, citing an example that the banking footprint was just 33% of GDP in Pakistan, which he said was much lower while in China it was around 225 percent of GDP. LOANS TO BE SCALED UP The minister said that loans through Kamyab Jawan would be scaled up and the government would also launch the Kamyab Kissan programme. He said that these programmes would help bring prosperity at grassroots level. He said that the government had to face challenges when it assumed power back in 2018 and had to tackle around $20 billion current account deficit in addition to debt payments. He said that the weak financial position forced the government to go to the International Monetary Fund and accept much more difficult conditions than in 2008. He said that the economy was going well on the growth path when the Covid-19 hit the country in 2019 and affected the economy. However, the government managed it well and even gave a relief package of Rs1.2 trillion. Consequently, the economic indicators were showing positive results as remittances, industry, revenues were growing, however the third wave of Covid-19 came with another threat which had affected this growth.


HARLINGEN, Texas — The time for change is now.
That’s what demonstraters are calling for while protesting in the streets.
Some protesters are also urging people to keep the same energy at the polls.
“The next step is to go to the polls. We’ve seen that prominent political figures including the former president of the United States Barack Obama mentioned that there not only has to be protests but political action as well,” said Dr. Natasha Altema Mcneely.
She’s an associate political science professor at UTRGV and believes protesters are going to turn out but there are more challenges many will face.
“If people have time if people have means to get to their polling place allof that information and those types of resources still remain big factors,” she said.
We spoke to county election staff throughout the valley who say they haven’t seen an increase in people registering to vote but it’s still too early to tell.
Dr. Altema McNeely said protests across the country are making a difference, partly because of the power of social media.
“They have become tools for those wanting to gain information about these protests, where to go, what’s happening. They also become tools for those who are present at the protest and want to spread the word and images of what has happen during these protests. There have been many cases where the protest starts off peacefully and the police reaction has been very aggressive and those videos have been circulating all over social media,” she said.
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Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi, Chief of Shia Ulema Council, has said that Pakistani nation has been hard hit by the terrorism, power outages and rising cost of living.
â€œThese three issues need to be resolved forthwith and the new government needs to focus to sort out these burning problems,â€ he said here.
He said that in sweltering hot season, the citizens of Pakistan are denied uninterrupted supply of electricity that aggravates the condition of living for them. He said that economic crisis was deepening due to energy crisis.
He said that price-hike, energy crisis and terrorism are three big challenges for the new government. He asked the new government not to waste time and pay attention for immediate solution to these problems.