(MENAFN)A digital media expert Nabat Garakhanova declared that there is no whole safety on the internet as far as privacy issues are concerned, expressing data as the most valuable asset in today’s world.
Mentioning the popular messaging app WhatsApp’s new privacy rules, she recommended that people should prefer non-profit open-source applications rather than those coming from companies.
The WhatsApp obligated many users to agree to new privacy rules for sharing personal data with Facebook companies. The users will not be capable to use the application service unless they accept the terms.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On August 12, the Russian occupiers continued shelling the territory of Sumy region. Almost 200 strikes were recorded.
As Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram , Yunakivka community came under mortar and MLRS fire – 15 and 17 strikes, respectively, were recorded.
Khotin community came under 11 artillery strikes, an airstrike, 10 MLRS strikes. A wheat field caught fire.
An airstrike and 60 MLRS strikes were launched on Mykolaivka community.
Esman community suffered eight mortar and 37 artillery strikes. At least two households, a fence, and outbuildings were damaged. No civilian casualties were reported.
Shalyhine community came under self-propelled gun and MLRS fire – four and 30 strikes, respectively.
The Russians were forced to leave Chernihiv and Sumy regions in early April, but they continue shelling the border areas. The Russian Federation amassed its main forces in the east and south of Ukraine, while keeping some of its units in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the confluence of objectives of the legislature and judiciary will help in preparing a roadmap for an effective and time-bound judicial delivery system in the country. The Prime Minister also stated that the court should encourage the use of local languages.
Addressing the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts, PM Modi said that while the judiciary is the custodian of the Constitution and the legislature has the mandate to represent the aspirations of the people. “I believe that this confluence of these two will prepare the roadmap for an effective and time-bound judicial delivery system in the country,” said PM Modi.
The Prime Minister also underlined the need to introduce local languages in the courts which will connect people to the judicial system.
"We need to encourage local languages in courts. This will not only increase the confidence of common citizens in the justice system but they will feel more connected to it," he said.
He said that the "75 years of India's independence have clarified the roles and responsibilities of the judiciary and executive".
"Wherever necessary, this relation between judiciary and executive has evolved to give direction to the country," the Prime Minister stated.
Further, PM Modi also stressed the need for a digital judicial system which can empower citizens.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann were also present at the joint conference.


Members of the public have less than five days to pay the local property tax
The Revenue Commissioners has issued a reminder to people who have yet to pay the charge ahead of next Tuesday's deadline.
Over 1.1 million completed tax returns have been filed to date.
Those who have not received a return are still liable for the tax.
People are being reminded that they can file their returns by logging onto www.revenue.ie


Two members of the reparations task force in Detroit said they would be stepping down on Saturday, arguing that the group did not have a strategy and was suffering a “lack of progress.”
Task force co-chair, Lauren Hood, said she and Maurice Weeks were considering leaving the reparations task force for a while, and added that the group was “lacking a broad strategic vision.”
“I think, collectively, that group of people has different ideas about what reparations is fundamentally and we didn’t get to a place where we had a broad strategic vision,” Hood said.
“I’m happy that we’re now getting things done. We’ve got some partners who can help us organize existing information that will help make decisions, but we also still desperately need a strategy for how we engage the public around this work.”
Hood also said she hoped their decision to leave would help spark some needed activity in the areas that need the most work.
“We haven’t had a public meeting in a few months so the impetus was there just because we had a public opportunity to let folks know what was happening,” Hood said. “We had some concerns at the last meeting that we had and nothing really changed. So it’s just like, how long do you stay the course when you don’t see anything changing?”
“Perhaps this is what needed to happen,” she continued. “That we needed to make space for other people to be able to show up in their full capacity.”


KIEV, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said his country has become an important player on the European air transport market, the Ukrainian government press service said on Tuesday.
In the first nine months of 2018, Ukrainian air carriers increased their passenger traffic by 15.5 percent to 9.5 million people, said a statement on the government website.
The government expects the number of air passengers in Ukraine will continue to rise in the future, the statement said.
Last year, Ukrainian air carriers served 10.6 million passengers, up 27.5 percent from 2016.
Source From: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/24/c_137553385.htm


Switzerland: Switzerland has allowed India flights to enter its country. Although the Swiss government has put some conditions, only after which Indians will get entry there.
Those who have had both doses of vaccine should ready to take India to Switzerland flights. Fully vaccinated people will neither have a corona test nor will they have to be quarantined.
The country’s Federal Council of Public Health said that people from ‘high risk’ countries such as India have also been allowed to enter the country with certain conditions.
Indians who have got both the doses of Covishield can go to Switzerland. However, it is also important to be certain that vaccination provides good protection. People will have to show the vaccination certificate.
Covishield has got approval from WHO. Let us inform that Switzerland has relaxed Corona restrictions in its country from 26 July.
Now the rule of wearing masks there has been abolished. Along with this, restaurants have also been given exemption that they can accommodate as many customers as they want.
In sports and other activities, it has also been allowed to invite spectators at full capacity.
Apart from Switzerland, Turkey is one of the countries that is welcoming Indian tourists.
However, there will have to be a quarantine for 14 days. There is also an Indian entry in Egypt but on going there they will have to undergo rapid DNA testing.


Third Republican Senator says he will vote against healthcare bill
National Journal says Rob Portman will vote against it
A third vote against it means it’s dead.
Rand Paul said he’s a hard no. Susan Collins says she’s inclined to vote against it. Now moderate Rob Portman of Ohio said he will vote ‘no’.


Though it’s been widely shown that Fox News actively misinforms its viewers, and in one study, FOX News viewers are more likely to believe false news reports, the latest study from Fairleigh Dickinson University shows that the ‘fair and balanced’ network’s viewers actually know less about world affairs than non-viewers.
A poll surveyed New Jersey residents on political uprisings in Egypt and the Middle East, and asked respondents from where they get their news. Overall, 53% knew that Egyptians successfully overthrew their President and 48% knew that Syrians have yet to overthrow their government. But Fox News viewers were a full eighteen percent less likely to know about Egypt and six percent less likely to know about Syria than those who got their news elsewhere. [Source]


Microsoft and Google said on January 11th local time that the two companies will suspend their political donations until “after assessing the impact of last week’s (the impact of Congress) incident”.
Microsoft made the decision on the 9th. Microsoft said: “The Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend donations in the first quarter of the new Congress, but more measures will be taken to consider these recent events and consult with employees.”
Google spokesman Julie McAlister also issued a statement on the 11th: “We have frozen all political donations to the Political Action Committee Network (NetPAC), and we will re-examine and evaluate it after last week’s deeply disturbing incident. Policy.
Apple is also joining in a report that more and more technology companies have said they will suspend political donations.
Earlier on the 11th, AT&T and Facebook announced similar measures.


AMMAN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday warned that the continuous rise in the number of local cases of COVID-19 poses risks of community transmission to the country.
During an online address, the prime minister said that Jordan's ability to combat the pandemic and continue the opening of sectors depends on the public's commitment to health instructions.
Razzaz added that Jordan rejects the concept of "herd immunity" as a strategy to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
On Sunday, Jordan recorded 252 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, including 248 local infections, increasing the tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country to 3,314 and the death toll to 24.
During a press conference, Health Minister Saad Jaber noted that the increase in the number of infections during the past few days was the result of holding gatherings, such as weddings in some governorates, calling on the public to adhere to safety measures.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said that the government has no plans to re-impose a full lockdown.
China has supported Jordan's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 31, China donated a batch of medical supplies to Jordan to help combat the coronavirus.


Congress has alleged that the State government has violated the model code of conduct for elections. It will approach the Election Commission on the issue.
KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala said at a press conference here on Sunday that the Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan has made announcements at Koratty and Kannur on the government programmes in the IT sector, which promised employment to the youth.
The government is forbidden to make any new announcement, which will be an inducement to the voters, after the elections are declared. The Chief Minister’s statement amounted to gross violation of model code of conduct in the wake of the forthcoming by-elections to the State Assembly, he said. His party will submit its petition on the issue to the Election Commission, he added.
He also alleged that the government machinery was being misused blatantly to manipulate the voters’ list. The party has already taken the issue for the consideration of the Election commission. It will approach the Commission once again to seek action. He also urged the Union government to take up the issue seriously.
Asked about the party nominees for the by-elections, he said discussions were in progress and the names might be announced on Monday or Tuesday.


Forum Chair and PNG Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill said during a press conference yesterday that among recommendations made by the PACP leaders is the continued engagement with the European Union that recognises the 11 EDF projects provided by the EU with a funding of Euros 166 million. He said the PACP leaders noted the conclusion of the EDF projects in the region.
Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neil said the member countries also acknowledge the economic partnership agreement with EU.
He said on the issue of climate change, the small Island states have signed a declaration to address climate change issues but the member countries have yet to have discussed for a final agreement before presenting their views during the COP21 meeting in Paris in December.
He said the PACP leaders support the resolutions but they need to discuss more at the regional level before they take the issues to Paris. He said they also acknowledged and wanted to enforce and strengthen the relations with EU, trade and investment and climate change among others.
He said the PACP also resolved to have a representative in Brussels that will look at the issues of the PACP countries.
He added that the preparation and oversight work in getting a representative in Brussels will be taken up by the Forum Secretariat.
Prime Minister Hon. Peter O’Neill also said the PACP leaders have also acknowledge the support and development of sustainable development commitments and trade agreements in place with and by Australia and New Zealand.
He said they also acknowledge the increase in the Pacific Island seasonal Workers in Australia while New Zealand is expected to increase the quota.


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The 23rd biennial delegates conference of the Guyana Public Service Union opened this morning with a call from President David Granger for the union to become more active in the education of its members.
The President told the delegates gathered at the Baridi Benab at State House that today’s labour market is becoming increasingly competitive and therefore there is the need for workers to always ensure they are on the learning curve.
He said “the modern public service demands competent, proficient and versatile workers who can adapt constantly to changing technologies. The public service has created jobs for highly skilled persons, but it has also displaced lower-skilled employees as well”.
According to the President, “to survive, employees, have to become more highly skilled even after they have commenced their service” in the workplace.
He said the GPSU has a key role to play in the development of workers and ought to work along with both the government and the private sector to ensure their development.
The GPSU, the President said, has the expertise and experience to play a more active role.
GPSU President Patrick Yarde called on the government to seriously look at issues affecting public servants and have those issues addressed.
Mr Yarde said he has had cause to write to the President on a number of occasions raising various issues, and while the President would personally respond to him, the assigned cabinet member to address the particular issue would fail to act.
The GPSU President called for the government to pay as much attention to public servants as it is paying to infrastructural works across the country. He said the human resource must be taken seriously and their concerns addressed.
The GPSU President also used the opening of the forum to talk about the changes he has seen under the current government when it comes to addressing issues related to public servants.
He said he remembers seeing public servants being shot under the last administration during their protests for a better wage.


Qatar- Emir attends Arabian Camels Race
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended a part of the end of second stage of the 6th leg of local pure Arabian Camels Race Competition 2017/2018 season, which was held at Al Shahaniya Racetrack. The competition was attended by a number of their excellencies, Sheikhs, tribesmen and a large audience of camel lovers.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh Rabi'II 9 1437 Jan 19 2016 SPA -- President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China arrived here today.
Upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport he was received by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense.
He was also received by the Minister of State and Cabinet's member Dr. Musaed bin Al-Aiban and a number of officials.
The President of the People's Republic of China is accompanied by a high-level delegation.
14:25 LOCAL TIME 11:25 GMT
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The General Manager, Osun State Road Maintenance Agency, ORMA, Engineer Olu Olowookere has lauded the state government for its commitment and support for the agency in the task of making the state roads motorable.
Engr Olowookere who stated this in Osogbo while briefing newsmen after visitation to some roads across the state where the agency is carrying out roads rehabilitation said, Governor Rauf Aregbesola had opened the state in term of road infrastructure.
He explained that the agency had received the nod of the governor to ensure that all roads in the state were motorable to ease transportation system and open the state for economic prosperity.
The General Manager who hinted that it has become imperative for the agency to complement efforts of the present administration in the area of road infrastructure noted that the ongoing road rehabilitation efforts was aimed at making major roads in the state motorable.
Engr Olowookere noted that the agency was working on the new technology for its maintenance and rehabilitation efforts to ensure longevity and durability of roads in the state.
The ORMA boss, pointed out that the adoption of the new technology would place the state in position of advantage as the new approach was cost effective.
He explained that the agency intervention had helped to sustain some roads in the state with the hope of opening the state for economic prosperity.
The General Manager gave assurance that with the passage of 2018 budget by the house, the agency would now have opportunity to carry out reconstruction and rehabilitation on major roads that needs attention.
He hinted that the present administration was keen about road infrastructure hence its heavy investment in the sector, submitting that it would not rest on its oars in the task of making major roads in the state accessible and motorable.
Engr Olowookere called on the people of the state to continue to support the government in its quest to make the state symbol of emulation in terms of road network.
He emphasized the need for all corporate organizations and well meaning individual to support government and ensure prompt payment of their dues for government to carry out its responsibilities


US speaks out against unrestrained Israeli settlement activity
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (KUNA) -- The United States spoke out late on Thursday against Israeli plans to build 1,100 settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying "unrestrained settlement activity does not help advance peace." President Donald Trump has made clear, while the existence of settlements are not in themselves an impediment to peace, further unrestrained settlement activity does not help advance peace, said Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein, responding to media queries on the decision to build homes in 22 settlements in the West Bank, illegal under international law.
Goldstein told reporters that the US is hard at work developing a comprehensive peace plan that will benefit both Israelis and Palestinians "and it will be unveiled when the time is right.
"We believe that it is in the government's interest to adopt a policy regarding settlement activity and we're working towards that," Goldstein noted. (end) hy.hb
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Jordan- King accepts new ambassadors' credentials
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, March 11 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday accepted the credentials of a number of newly appointed ambassadors to Jordan, during an official ceremony at Basman Palace.
King Abdullah accepted the credentials of ambassadors Ahmed Yousif Al Rowaiei of Bahrain, Sami Mufleh of Antigua and Barbuda, and Rasim Rzayev of Azerbaijan.
His Majesty also accepted the credentials of non-resident ambassadors Sheikh Taher Bimbali Damba of Ghana, Tomislav Bosnjak of Croatia, Sean O'Regan of Ireland, Francisco J. Chacon Hernandez of Costa Rica, and Patrick Cole of Malta.
Royal Hashemite Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attended the ceremony.
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Kokata: Congratulating the people of Bihar on the victory of the ‘grand alliance’ of JD(U), RJD and the Congress, the CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said the Modi wave was on the wane and the real “achhe din” have begun for the people of India.
“We congratulate the people of Bihar and also the grand alliance for their landmark victory. Achhe din have finally begun for the people,” Mr Yechury said.
Mr Yechury said that the Modi wave “had already halted in Delhi, yesterday in Kerala and now in Bihar.”
He said that since 2014 the BJP was working against the secular democratic structure of the country and that their campaign had backfired in Bihar.


Technical reasons behind Sehr/Iftar power outages: Khawaja AsifJuly 14, 2013
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that though electricity generation has increased by 2500 to 3000 megawatt demand has also increased in the country.
While talking to a private TV channel on Sunday he said that country was still facing 3,000megawatt power shortfall. Replying a query he said that there were some technical reasons behind power outages during Sehr and Iftar.
Asif said that loadshedding was carried out in those areas where people didn’t pay electricity bills.


Alemka Markotić, director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", said in today's HTV show Dobro Jutro, that the areas of Croatia affected by the earthquake are one of the priorities for vaccination and that most likely the entire shipment of the Moderna vaccine will go there.
She added that there is an increased danger of an increased number of new Covid-19 cases, especially since there was an upward curve in Sisak-Moslavina County just before the earthquake.
"It's very important that people get vaccinated in the area," she said.
Markotić said that there has been a significant downward trend in the number of new Covid-19 cases across Croatia for two weeks now, but also that evident decrease in new cases over the holiday period was due to the fewer number of people tested.
She added that for almost a week we have seen an important and significant downward trend in the number of hospitalized people and those on ventilators, which is also good for the health system which, she said, has been quite overstretched in recent weeks.
"At one point, unfortunately, we were among those who have the highest number of infected and hospitalized in percentages, however, such a situation occurred more or less in most countries in Europe and in the world," Markotic told HRT.


Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious D.M Swaminathan said that the the project was offered to a Chinese Company after careful consideration.
He said that China Railway Beijing Engineering Group Co. Ltd had been awarded the contract to build 40,00 houses for the war affected families.
The Minister said that the Chinese company has agreed to complete the project in two years and that will help meet the urgent requirement for housing for the families.
Swaminathan said that while the Government had begun constructing houses for the war displaced families there was still a need for over 160,000 houses.
The Minister said that it was in this backdrop that an agreement was reached with the Chinese company after the company met all the specifications.
Swaminathan also said that the Chinese housing project will also see some 7000 locals in the North and East receiving employment to construct the houses.
India is also involved in providing houses for the war affected families in the North and East.
A local media report had said this week that India had raised concerns at the highest levels of the Sri Lankan Government about the manner in which the contract to build 40,000 houses in the North and East was recently awarded without tender to the Chinese company that has no history of building houses in the country.
The Sunday Times reported that the Indian Government had questioned the decision to give the hefty tender to a company that has “not even built one house yet in Sri Lanka”. It has also been queried how a company which is unfamiliar with conditions in those areas, including that of the soil and weather, could be given the contract without a comprehensive study. (Colombo Gazette)


Melbourne’s plans will soon be solar powered.
A solar plant, which will be completed by the end of 2018, will power the whole network.
Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D'Ambrosio told News.com.au the government would use its purchasing power as a "large energy consumer" to boost investment in renewables.
The solar plant, which will be completed by the end of 2018, is expected to be located in Victoria's north-west.
The project is expected to create around 300 jobs.
Friends of the Earth said the project would help the Andrews government meet its renewable energy target of 40 per cent by 2025.


ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanvir Hussain has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy excellent relations and the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister to Islamabad will further cement and deepen these relations.
In an interview with Radio Pakistan, he expressed the confidence that the visit will have positive impact on the already strong relations and help augment relations in different sectors.
The Minister rejected the impression that the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister has anything to do with the Pervez Musharraf’s case.
To a question regarding Afghanistan, he said Pakistan wants a stable Afghanistan.
Rana Tanveer Hussain said the present government is giving priority to the dialogue process to address the issue of terrorism.


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Earnell Lucas takes office as Milwaukee County Sheriff Monday
His goal is improve relationships and he's asking the public for feedback.
"I want people to know that they need to engage us and me so we can know what we are doing and what we need to be doing," Lucas said.
He said he will be a proactive sheriff and will put resources to making public safety the top priority.
"Let everyone know we are here to serve and protect this community," Lucas said.


Europe has recorded more than five million coronavirus infections since the first cases appeared in China in December, according to a report by AFP from official sources on Wednesday at 1100 GMT.
A total of 5,000,421 cases have now been registered, of which more than half were in Russia (1,122,241 infections, 19,799 deaths), followed by Spain (682,267/30,904), France (502,541/31,416) and the United Kingdom (403,551/41,825). Europe has recorded 227,130 deaths.
More than 380,000 new cases have been reported in the past week, the highest number in the region since the start of the pandemic.
The rise in infections can be partly explained by the sharp increase in testing in countries including France, where more than a million tests are now carried out every week. Despite the increase, many less serious or asymptomatic cases probably remain undetected.


Canadians' Holiday Spending To Rise 25% To 30% This Year
Canadians plan to spend an average of $635 on holiday shopping this year, an increase of $119 or more than 23% compared to 2020, according to Accenture Canada's annual holiday shopping survey.
Accenture says that Canadians are upbeat heading into the holidays as the return of celebrations, a waning pandemic, robust savings, and low unemployment are expected to bolster consumer spending.
At the same time, Deloitte Canada's 2021 Holiday Retail Outlook suggested spending could be even higher. The report found Canadians are expected to spend an estimated $1,841 on the holidays, an increase of 31% compared with 2020 and 8% above 2019 levels.
With larger budgets and declining pandemic concerns, shoppers are expected to make a big return to malls and brick-and-mortar stores, JLL Canada's 2021 Retail Holiday Survey found. JLL Canada says that 85% of consumers will return to shopping centres this December.
The survey also said that Canadians are expected to spend 11% more on gifts, while spending on holiday-related merchandise will jump 15%.
Accenture's research also found that about one in four (25%) of Canadians plans to shop on Black Friday, and one in five (20%) will shop on Cyber Monday this year.
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Haroon-ur-Rasheed in a live talk show has revealed that Imran Khan has decided to end the Dharna that was to be given at Raiwind.
Imran Khan has made the decision that sit-in (Dharna) will not take place. Imran Khan and his party will go towards the general elections of 2018.
Forty five tickets have already been finalized. In few days twenty five more tickets are going to be finalized. And it has also been decided that some new and big names will also join the party.


The road leading to the airport in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital was blocked by some truck drivers in protest against the alleged killing of their colleague by soldier over N200.
The aggrieved truck drivers disclosed that the incident occurred on Friday night, February 19.
The truck drivers who recounted how they joined Nigerian youths in fighting against security operatives’ brutality, lamented that it’s disheartening that such things are still happening.
They also stated that the soldier committed the said offence knowing fully well that the goods that were being conveyed had been cleared and approved by the government.
The truck drivers who cried out for justice, stated that they will only leave the road when government intervenes.


Brian Billick weighs in on how Ravens’ incentives for hard hits
Dan asked Billick his reaction to the news about the Saints. “Both surprised and inquisitive,” Billick said. “Until we see the sanctions, were not going to know what the purpose of this was.”
Billick, however, doesn’t think a lot of players were trying to knock guys out. “I don’t think the majority of the players would willffully try to hurt someone, but tempers can flare.”
“I think the sanctions are going to be severe,” Billick said. Billick said that it’s not fair that the Saints take the brunt of it, but that’s life.
Billick said the Ravens had their form of bounties. They were always saying, who’s going to get the next big hit, etc. Billick said that players exchanged moneys. But he said he’s never been around a situation where coaches put up the money or endorsed it that way.


The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations election will go ahead as planned.
The election came under fire recently after some candidates were denied entry in the election in what they were claiming was an unfair manner.
According to the FSIN, an injunction application to postpone the election in federal court was dismissed.
Now that the election is officially moving forward, nominations for every executive position within the FSIN will take place on Wednesday.
Bobby Cameron and Robert Merasty are the two candidates vying for chief. Several people have also put forward their names for the four vice-chief positions.
With the unique circumstances around the election this year, no FSIN business will be conducted during the assembly. Only the nomination process and the election itself will be undertaken over the next two days.
The vote will take place on Thursday across several polling stations around the province and through an online platform.


Wickremesinghe visited Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu and had talks with officials in the area.
He also chaired a meeting in Kilinochchi which was attended by several other Ministers and Government officials.
Non-cabinet Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva said that it was decided at the meeting that Rs. 10,000 will be given immediately to every family affected by the floods.
He also said that it was decided that Rs. 2.5 Million will be given to the affected families via insurance after a full assessment is carried out.
Thousands have been affected by the floods in the North and several have been displaced. (Colombo Gazette)


In the light of major wildfires and floods causing severe devastation in a number of EU Member States, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that the EU will continue to provide crucial assistance.
Dangerous weather conditions have affected huge parts of Europe causing widespread damage, devastation and death.
Major wildfires and floods have caused severe impacts on Member States such as Spain, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy.
Greece particularly continues to face devastating floods that have already claimed the lives of at least fifteen people after many wildfires across the country.
The European Union has already provided crucial assistance to the affected countries and regions and we will continue to do whatever is necessary.
Tomorrow I will welcome Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis where I will reiterate the European Parliament’s solidarity with Greece and its people and where we will continue to discuss EU assistance.
Our hearts go out to all those who have had their lives and livelihoods destroyed over the summer and underline that our EU institutions will keep supporting those countries that need it.


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Australians living in western and southern parts of New South Wales state are bracing for another bout of heavy rainfall this week, as emergency services issue alerts about worsening floods in the region.
Continuous downpours this month have already seen the area inundated with water, and some towns are expected to remain isolated for days, according to the State Emergency Service.
As more rain looms from Monday, authorities have warned of prolonged or renewed flooding -- cautioning travelers not to drive through floodwaters after police on Saturday confirmed the death of a child who was trapped in a vehicle that was swept away.
'We are conducting numerous resupply operations to residents with essential stores such as water, food and medicines and have deployed aircraft and high clearance vehicles,” a spokesperson for the emergency service said on Sunday. 'Ongoing operational activity can be expected to continue in these areas.”
The service has carried out 59 flood rescues in the past 12 days and has responded to more than 800 requests for assistance.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology earlier this month declared a third consecutive La Nina event, an atmospheric phenomenon that drives wetter-than-usual weather patterns in Australia.
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Those conditions could spell an especially disastrous summer by the time the phenomenon reaches its peak in December and January. Much of the ground is still sodden across the east coast after the region was inundated during the most recent La Nina event earlier this year, meaning even a light sprinkle of rain has the potential to spark flooding.
At the time, tens of thousands of residents across northern New South Wales and Queensland had to seek refuge from floods, which flattened about 15,000 houses and killed more than 20 people. Insurance claims for the event have soared past A$5 billion ($3.3 billion) -- the second costliest weather episode ever experienced in Australia.
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(MENAFN) Based on the United Nations, Russia's conflict in Ukraine has pushed the global number of forcibly displaced people past 100 million for the first time.
According to the UNHCR, over eight million people have been displaced within the nation, with more than six million refugees escaping across frontier.
In the latest salvo in reaction to Western penalties and its widening international isolation, Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Sunday, whereas Russia continued its offensive in the eastern Donbas area and halted providing gas to Finland. The situation in Donbas is " extremely difficult," according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but he is convinced that Ukraine's military can defeat Russian advances.
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Cirrus to call back as many as 50 workers in GF and Duluth
Cirrus Aircraft will call back perhaps more than 50 furloughed employees at the company's Grand Forks and Duluth plants in coming weeks as the company increases its production from six to eight planes a week, the company announced Monday.
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UN demands 20 day truce amid Syria's massacre
(MENAFN) The UN Security Council's decision was to call for a 20-day agreement in Syria.
The decision was made in order to stop the consistent air attacks and bombing on Damascus, the Syrian capital, which caused the death of over 22 people and an uncountable number of injuries , while the fatalities rose up to 500, with children and women among them.
The random air attacks on different outskirts left 22 deaths while ten of them were in the suburb of Douma, according to The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The alleged White Helmets, the Syrian Civil Defense's resistance group, declared the death of another 23 people.
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In a first, the Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated the services of a top doctor after he allegedly wrote a post criticizing the Mehbooba Mufti dispensation on social networking site Facebook.
Sources told Kashmir Dispatch that government has sacked Dr Amit Kumar, who was registrar at government medical college Jammu for his Facebook post violating the recently passed gag.
The gag was issued under SRO 525 which bars a government employee from writing on social media against the government.
A notification issued by the government said that Dr Kumar was appointed as the registrar in the hospital’s anesthesia department for a period of three years and his services have been terminated.
The government order said that Dr Kumar had ‘provoked’ people with his Facebook post.
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Chaibasa, Dec. 26: West Singhbhum congress party launched anti-holding tax campaign at Chaibasa, on Sunday to make the people aware against the holding tax.
Congress party workers launched a signature campaign and asked the public to sign against in protest against the imposing of holding tax.
On the occasion, West Singhbhum district congress president Sunny Sinku said, the BJP government imposed the holding tax on public which has led to prize rise.
The government has suspended the decision temporarily but we demand to strike down such decision and want roll back. Present on the occasion were Trishanu Roy, Ramji Sharma, Sunit Sharma and others.


Former Army Commander, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka is disappointed with the progress shown so far by the new Government in meeting its promises to the public.
Fonseka said that the public and several politicians backed Maithripala Sirisena to be President during the January Presidential elections.
He said that after Sirisena won the election a lot has happened including media freedom and ties with the UN being mended.
However he says the public are yet to benefit from the concessions the new Government promised by way of bringing down the cost of living.
Fonseka noted that time is going fast and Sirisena has already spent time as President and needs to do more soon to keep the people happy. (Colombo Gazette)


Opposition stalling Parliament: PM Modi
Noida, Dec 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Opposition was not letting the government function properly by stalling the Parliament. He said the people of India had brought them to power to run the country, and hence those who had been rejected by the people of the nation, must accept the fact and let the government function. He urged the political parties to let the government debate and deliberate on issues in the Parliament. He further said that the people who have ruled over this country for the past 60 years know the importance of Parliamentary function and hence must allow the NDA Government to rule peacefully.
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Cops grab 3 cars stolen from Wadena dealerships
The Wadena Police Department recovered three cars last week that were brazenly stolen from Wadena dealerships, two of them taken right off the lot and a third from a repair shop where it was being maintenanced. Although as of Monday police had yet to arrest anyone for committing the thefts themselves, Interim Chief Naomi Plautz said the WPD has identified the perpetrator(s) and that authorities were in the process of investigating and gathering evidence while they built a case.
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Authorities Mining More Corporate Data for Personal Information
We learn from the Wall Street Journal that banks, Internet service providers and other companies are being besieged by law enforcement authorities who want to pore over their corporate data in hunting for clues in criminal cases.
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WASHINGTON — Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, law enforcement efforts to secure corporate information about clients and suppliers have reached such levels that some companies have had to create special units that do nothing but deal with these demands, a process often called “subpoena management.”
Banks, Internet-service providers and other companies that possess large amounts of data on their customers say that police and intelligence agencies have been increasingly coming to them looking for tidbits of information that could help them stop everything from money launderers to pedophiles and terrorists.
“Corporate counsel that used to see law-enforcement-related requests five times a year are now getting them sometimes dozens of times a day,” says Susan Hackett, a senior vice president and top attorney for the Association of Corporate Counsel, which represents the legal departments of leading U.S. companies.
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KUALA LUMPUR [Malaysia]; AJK President Sardar Masood Khan while appreciating Malaysia’s principled stand on the Kashmir issue, has said that the Malaysian leadership had won hearts of the Kashmiri people.
He expressed these views during a meeting with the chief patron of the Malaysian Youth Movement and the Malaysian Minister of State for Industry, trade and investment Mohammad Rafiq Faiza Mohiyuddin here. President of Malaysia Kashmir Youth Movement Sohail Mohammad Qamaruddin was also present on the occasion.
Sardar Masood asserted that the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad was one of the world leaders who had adopted a solid and principled stand on the Kashmir issue, and the people of Jammu and Kashmir appreciated him.
While referring to Malaysian prime minister’s address to the UN General Assembly, Masood Khan said that Mahathir Mohammad had not only strongly condemned the Indian actions in occupied Kashmir but also described it naked aggression.
The AJK president said that Malaysian Kashmir Youth Movement through advocacy was trying to involve the Malaysian youth in projecting the Kashmir issue, and is preparing the youth to play their role in the humanitarian crisis in occupied Kashmir.
He said that the camps where the Kashmiri youth have been detained are dubbed by the Indian government as de-radicalization camps. Besides, the Indian government was offering financial support to the youth to deter them from the liberation movement. However, the Indian government would never succeed in its attempts, he added.


The company is expected to start doing so early next year.
Last year, the European Commission ruled that Apple's sweetheart tax deal with Ireland was illegal and that the company owed around $14.5 billion in back taxes. But Ireland was rather slow to start collecting that cash, which led the Commission to refer the Irish government to the European Court of Justice in October due to Ireland's non-compliance with the 2016 ruling. However, the Wall Street Journal reports today that the country will finally start collecting those billions of dollars owed by Apple and it may start doing so early next year.
Both Apple and Ireland have fought back against the ruling -- Ireland has said that the European Union overstepped its authority and got some of the country's laws wrong while Apple has maintained that the amount it's being told to repay was miscalculated. Both are continuing to appeal the decision and the money will sit in an escrow fund while they do so. Ireland has said that negotiating the terms of that fund is what has held up its collection of the money but the European Commission said that the action it has taken against Ireland for failing to follow the 2016 ruling will proceed until the money is collected in full.
Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, said that Apple is expected to begin funneling money into the fund during the first quarter of 2018. We may get more information on the fund, its management and the timing of Apple's payments during the company's next earnings report in January.


Reports reaching Face of Malawi indicate that five truck drivers who were leading their colleagues in demanding a salary increase have been fired.
Earlier before their dismissal, the five truck drivers who have been working with Mount Meru were suspended.
It is also reported that they have been replaced already.
Among the five is the President for the Truck drivers association.
For the past weeks truck drivers have been demanding a salary increment claiming a majority are earning K25,000 a month.
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Mian Aslam Iqbal says PTI respects court verdict
LAHORE (92 News) – Punjab Minister for Information Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) respects the verdict of the court.
Reacting to the verdict allowing Nawaz Sharif to go abroad unconditionally, he said that the verdict will yield long-lasting results. “The government will present its strategy soon,” he said.
Mian Aslam Iqbal said that the PML-N criticizes courts when the verdict is announced against it. “The PML-N should have courage to accept court verdicts,” he said.
He said that the PTI is not doing politics on the health of Nawaz Sharif. “Prisoners are dying for want of treatment in Pakistan. The government has cooperated with the PML-N, but it is being stated the government is not cooperating with them,” he said.
The minister said that the government will have to look into Pandora’s Box opened after the verdict.


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Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that while the prices of petroleum products had increased, the prices of other essentials such as pulses, vegetables, sugar and wheat were on the decline.
Virtually addressing the media after a meeting of the PTI’s core committee, the minister said that party leaders from Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in the meeting.
Prior to chairing a meeting of the core committee, Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the Ehsaas programme, the minister said.
The meeting was attended by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar and senior bureaucrats.
During the meeting, the premier said that immediate steps should be taken to alleviate the burden on the people and that the subsidy scheme under the Ehsaas programme should be expanded.
“KP and Punjab are ready to become a part of the subsidy scheme. We want that Sindh and Balochistan also become a part of this scheme,” he said, adding that Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir had also expressed an interest. The minister said that the real issue was being caused by the Sindh government which was delaying the release of wheat. “Because of this, a 20kg bag of flour is being sold for Rs400 more in Sindh as compared to Punjab and KP.”
He said that the federal government was pressing the provincial government to increase the amount of wheat released so that prices would fall.
“According to our estimates, this year our wheat crop will be historic,” he said, noting that the cotton output was 60pc more than the previous year.
The information minister said that sugar prices were coming down and would reduce further once the crushing season begins.
The minister said that while petrol prices had increased, the prices of pulses, vegetables, sugar and flour were on the downward trend.
If this trend continues, the public will get some relief on this side considering the increase in petrol prices, he said.
He said that the entire government was working on tackling inflation and the premier would announce major programmes in this regard in the coming days.
He said that one of the most important issues discussed during the meeting was the local government elections in Punjab and PM Imran had directed the leadership to launch a public campaign.
The premier also directed party leaders to prepare a schedule for cities and districts in preparation for the local government elections.


JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa says the private sector has contributed more than R170 million to support government's initiatives since June last year.
In his weekly letter published on Monday, Ramaphosa says the partnership is yielding remarkable progress.
Ramaphosa added that business has also helped government to tackle load shedding, freight and port challenges as well as crime and corruption.
The president said the private sector would soon deploy skilled experts to help Eskom, while others have been assisting Transnet to improve the country's ports and freight rail systems.
He added that the partnership has also seen steady progress being made in the fight against crime and corruption.
The president's letter emphasises the need to work together at making a lasting difference in South Africa over the next few months.


Mobile breast cancer screening unit hits the road again
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Screen For Life, Qatar's National Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, has taken the mobile screening unit to the roads again for 2018 as part of its mission to raise cancer awareness and highlight the importance of screening in the early detection of cancer.
The mobile screening unit is deployed at the Mesaimeer Health Centre this month. Visitors to the health centre are given an opportunity to learn more about the unit and how it operates, while women aged between 45 and 69 years are offered complimentary mammograms.
The dedicated mobile screening unit plays a crucial role in the Screen For Life efforts and provides screening access to people who cannot easily get access to one of the programme's three fixed facilities at the Al Wakra, Leabaib and Rawdat Al Khail health centres.
As part of the outreach programme, physicians from the Primary Health Care Corporation at all the health centres are referring eligible women for screening.
All eligible women in the target age bracket, who have a valid Qatar ID and health card, can request for a screening by calling the Screen For Life hotline at 8001112.
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Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao said that the cheques given by KCR containing prize money for the winners of the International Badminton tournament held in 2022 were not getting cashed.
He said that the players who were given the cheques are now going around banks in vain to get them cashed.
Addressing the media on Sunday, he said that KCR raised the curtain to a new drama saying that his government will give Rs 1 lakh as per the BC Bandhu scheme. He said that the BC Bandhu scheme should be like the Dalit Bandhu scheme.
He said that BRS is taking land to construct party offices but the BRS government is silent when other political parties ask for land to construct their offices.


QUETTA, Pakistan: Unknown assailants have kidnapped six officials of the Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) near the Pakistan-Afghanistan and border and taken them into an unknown location, the Levies sources said.
The sources said that the incident happened on Sunday night when the officials including General Manager BDA Bacha Khan, two engineers, contractor, driver and a clerk were kidnapped while they were going to Afghan border area of Murgha Faqirzai from Quetta.
The Levies sources said that the Balochistan development authority officials were going to inspect dams in the border area.
They said that the Frontier Corps (FC), Levies and police personnel have cordoned off the areas adjacent to the Pak-Afghan border, adding that a kidnapping case has been registered against unknown person by the Levies.
26 militants of banned outfit surrendered in Nushki
Meanwhile 26 militants including central members of various banned organizations have surrendered before the FC during a ceremony in Nushki district of Balochistan on Monday.
The security sources told that the surrendered militants took oath to remain loyal to the country and work for development of the province.
The ceremony was attended by FC, civil officials and tribal elders.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) The Command and Control Center at the Ministry of Health, continues its efforts around the clock through carrying out epidemiological surveillance and making sure the various government and private health facilities commitment to implement infection control and coordination with relevant government sectors and international health organizations, including the WHO and the follow-up by bodies of expertise.
The Ministry also continues its efforts and fully coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture to carry out awareness campaigns of Corona virus in camels gathering places and those who are in contact to be cautious and taking reasons of prevention when dealing with camels.
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Islamabad, June 12 (KMS): The Chairman of Kashmir Committee, Shehryar Khan Afridi has said that the sole objective of the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) is to project Kashmir globally and to make the whole globe realise what Kashmiri talent offers to the world.
He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the Draft Launch of the KPL as chief guest at a local hotel in Islamabad.
On the occasion, Federal Minister, Omar Ayyub Khan, President of KPL Arif Malik and CEO Shehzad Chaudhry also addressed. Six teams of the KPL were also given opportunity to participate in draws to help pick international and Pakistani cricketers.
Shehryar Afridi said that the Kashmir Committee would protect, promote and project talent, culture and heritage of the people of Kashmir. He said that the KPL would help put Kashmir at the global sports map. He added that KPL would become a buzz word globally as it would promote Kashmir at the highest level.
He said that Pakistani talent had mesmerised the cricketing world and now the Kashmiri talent would impress the world. He said that Kashmir was one of most beautiful places on earth and KPL would help bring the world tourists to Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
He said, sports is the best form to help transformation any part of the world and ‘we have seen how individual sportsmen have transformed their countries globally’. He said that KPL would become voice of the unheard and the world would start hearing the voice of Kashmiris.
Shehryar Afridi said that overseas Pakistanis were overwhelmed over the news that KPL was being launched and would become a brand name and Kashmir would be buzz word in across the sporting world.
He said that it would also help materialise the new normal in Pakistan which has now transformed from terrorism to tourism. He added that Kashmir would become a new laurel in the jewel of Pakistan. He said, “We have to transform KPL into a new brand name which would have positive impact in the cricketing world and would help showcase Kashmiri talent globally.”


New Delhi: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to destabilize governments in states ruled by other parties, the Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh today stated that the time has come for other parties to think on how to face the dictatorial and fascist BJP.
While speaking to the media, he went on to say: “Governors have been given the licence to destabilize governments,” he said. “The time has come for other parties to think how to face the dictatorial and fascist BJP.”
He further stated that Puducherry Lt Governor had inducted three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in the assembly through the backdoor and without the Chief Minister’s approval.
Ashutosh also talked about how the Governor of West Bengal had “threatened” the Chief Minister over telephone.
Ashutosh said other state governments were now facing what the AAP had been facing for the past two-and-half-years.


There has been an increase in the number of malaria and dengue cases across Rajasthan. Over 50 cases of malaria and eight cases of dengue have been reported from Jaipur alone last month.
Doctors here expressed concern over the increase and warned that if the situation was not tackled on an urgent basis, the situation may go out of control.
Concerned over the outbreak, the government has started to work on an action plan to fight the mosquito menace, which increases in the post-monsoon period.
"We have asked all chief medical and health officers, doctors and other staff to be on alert," the official said.
He said that the government was also planning to take the services of private doctors in remote and rural areas. As many as 3,000 private doctors may be involved in the rural areas.
Over 3,000 malaria kits have been sent to the community and health centres in the state.


Protests continue across Bulgaria
Demonstrators blocked major roads and surrounded border gates opening to Turkey, as well as to Romania and Serbia, causing congestion stretching for kilometers.
The government deployed widespread restrictive measures and more than 4,000 security force personnel against the protests, which were also held outside the parliament and other government buildings.
Protestors said the demonstrations, which have been held every weekend for about the last month, would continue. ■


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Govt fulfilling its responsibilities despite problems: PM Nawaz
PM Nawaz Sharif arrived here in Narowal to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with the flood victims where he reviewed the efforts of Punjab Government in helping the flood victims.
The prime minister, while addressing the flood victims, said that Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and the authorities are fully participating in the flood relief work and are celebrating the joyous occasion with the flood victims.
He added that the federal government is taking steps to stop the floods in the future.
PM Nawaz further said that that the power crisis in the country will end soon.
The prime minister stated that the nation will not elect those parties who stand in the way of development.


Wisconsin officials confirm nearly 600 more COVID-19 cases
Posted: Jul 3, 2020 4:48 PM CDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have confirmed nearly 600 more cases of COVID-19 in the state.
The state Department of Health Services said Friday that the state has now seen 30,317 confirmed cases since the pandemic began in March.
That's up 579 cases from Thursday. DHS reports three more people have died, bringing the total dead to 796.
Nearly 80% of people infected have recovered, however, leaving the state with 5,473 active cases as of Friday.


Toledo/Ciudad Real (EFE) the Minister of Economy, Business and Employment, Patricia Franco, at the company ‘Cortizo’.
The regional president, Emiliano García-Page, has inaugurated this Monday the expansion of the facilities of ‘Cortizo’, an aluminum and PVC multinational of Galician origin, which has just turned 50 and produces 20,000 tons per year, according to data provided by Raquel Cortizo, CEO of the company.
Franco has thanked ‘Cortizo’ for his commitment to Castilla-La Mancha, and specifically the province of Ciudad Real, and has stressed that Manzanares is a “lung” of La Mancha in terms of industries.
He has also highlighted that the regional government has allocated, since 2015, almost six million euros to business stimulus policies in the town.
He has stressed the weight that the industry has in the GDP of Castilla-La Mancha, 19%, and has explained that there are almost 11,000 companies that generate some 150,000 jobs.
23,300 new jobs in industry since 2015
Likewise, he pointed out that García-Page became regional President in 2015, 23,300 new jobs have been generated in the industry and practically half (10,300) have been in the province of Ciudad Real.
Patricia Franco has also said that the region has managed more than 185 million euros to support business incentive investments of more than 1,000 million euros, with more than a hundred projects that have served to create 2,600 jobs and maintain around 10,000.
The regional president has said that Castilla-La Mancha is proud that ‘Cortizo’ settled in the region and has stressed when it is three years since the global health alert for the covid declared by the WHO (World Health Organization), the effort of the entire society and in particular of the business fabric.
García-Page has said that three years ago “our lives began to change”, especially in a country like Spain where personal contact is very important and a large percentage of its economy is linked to tourism.
He has referred to the fact that the pain for the deceased is still close and the thousands of people who have sequelae, but he has also valued the “effort” that many people, and specifically many companies, have made to maintain themselves and even grow up.
In his opinion, what happened with the covid-19 pandemic means that societies have won a part of the battle against other viruses, be it “in the Putin version” or of another type, and he has criticized the speeches that some sectors launch against big business.


Croatia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vesna Pusic has met with her Serbian counterpart Ivan Mrkic in Dublin today for the first time since the Hague acquitted Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac.
Pusic said that the meeting was fruitful and the first step in the getting the two countries Prime Ministers, Zoran Milanovic and Ivica Dacic to meet. Dacic earlier this week said relations between the two nations were frosty after the Hague ruling. Dacic also accused Croatia of not taking initiative in helping advance cooperation.
Serbia’s Foreign Minister said the two countries needed to focus on the things which brings them closer together, such as joint projects which are currently in place.


By Ruth Chainda-Vice President Inonge Wina has assured traditional leaders in Mkushi District that Government is determined to continue improving the lives of people in Mkushi and the country.
Mrs Wina says Government will NOT relent in providing social amenities for the people of Mkushi to better their lives and increase economic opportunities.
She, however, explained that the delay in such developmental works is because Government had to divert resources to attend to urgent matters such as electricity importation and providing food for those in places that were affected by hunger.
The Vice President also said Central province is one of the provinces that will benefit from the World Bank rural road project .
She further thanked the traditional leaders for the role they play in guiding the community especially on girl-child education.
And Chief Shaibila, who spoke on behalf of the traditional leaders, praised government for the support it continues to render to the people of Mkushi district .
Chief Shaibila also thanked Government for the early distribution of inputs stating that they have since advised the community to plant their seeds before December 10th to take advantage of the rains.
The traditional leader also called on government to ensure that they provide seed that is compatible with the terrain.
He also called on government to provide a mining license and equipment for the youth in the area so that they can venture into mining .
Chief Shaibila also called on government to formalise the upgrading of the Mansa clinic into a mini hospital
Among the Chiefs present were Chief Mulungwe and Chief Shitina among others.
The Vice President also held a closed door meeting with Patriotic Front officials.
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a mega poll blitz in Bihar's Jamui district on Thursday assailed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress alliance for their negative politics and also outlined how the country was mustering strength and getting global recognition under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
PM Modi slammed the Congress for 'bowing before foreign nations' for securing nation's security and sovereignty and said that things have changed drastically now.
“Today's Bharat doesn't seek help from others in defending self, it attacks and eliminates its enemies in their own houses,” PM Modi thundered at the public rally, in a clear message to Pakistan harbouring and sponsoring anti-India elements.
Without taking the name of Pakistan, he said that under the BJP-led government, Bharat has restored itself to its previous glory and is punishing its enemies in their own den.
Amused at the massive turnout of people at the Jamui rally, PM Modi also asked,“Is it a poll rally or a victory rally?”
“Today, India is the fifth largest economy and is bracing for bigger milestones. Chandrayaan's landing on the Moon shows our growing stature in space science. G20 meetings have become a talking point all across the country and globe,” PM Modi said while listing out the priorities of the NDA government.
PM Modi also drew a comparison between NDA's progressive governance and Ghamandia gathbanthan's opportunism. He said that RJD kept the state in the 'dark ages' for a long and things started improving only under the NDA government.
Highlighting the government's resolve for a prosperous Bihar, he said that NDA was focused on bringing solar power to the state as against 'laalten raaj' of RJD.
He also said that the RJD regimes created an atmosphere of terror and jungle raj but the BJP-JD(U) alliance was consistently working hard to create a robust infrastructure in the state.
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A majority of Americans believe that the power and global influence of the United States will decline in the next 30 years, according to a new survey.
Six-in-ten adults predict that the US will be less important in the world in 2050, the poll by the Pew Research Center found.
This view was shared by most key demographic groups, but it is more widely held by whites and those with more education, Pew said.
There are also large party differences on America’s standing in the world. Some 65 percent of Democratic Party members and those who lean Democratic, and 52 percent of Republicans and Republican leaners think the US will be a diminished force in the world in 2050.
Meanwhile, many Americans expect the influence of China will grow, the poll found. About half of all adults expect that China definitely or probably will overtake the United States as the world’s main superpower in the next 30 years.
The public is also pessimistic about the future of the US economy, national debt and the cost of health care.
About six-in-ten say the national debt – the total amount of money the federal government has borrowed – will increase, while just 16 percent predict it will be reduced or eliminated.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal debt held by the public is projected to reach 78 percent of the US gross domestic product in 2019 – up from 34 percent in 2000.
Nearly 75 percent of the public believes that the gap between rich and poor will grow in the coming decades, while 65 percent think the country will become more politically divided.
Some 62 percent of Americans say the share of people in the lower class will increase by 2050. At the same time, 46 percent predict that the relative size of the middle class will shrink.


Proposed tax measures to enable Pakistan to achieve sustainable economic growth: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Friday expressed the confidence that the measures announced in the budget will enhance the welfare and prosperity of the general public.
“The tax measures proposed in the budget for the next fiscal year will enable Pakistan to achieve higher, sustainable economic growth,” he said while presiding over a meeting in Islamabad.
He said that the government will welcome all constructive and positive suggestions regarding the budget from parliamentarians during the ongoing budget session in parliament.
The minister urged Federal Board of Revenue to take all necessary measures to meet the tax collection target for the current financial year.


The All-Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Zamfara State chapter has donated 1,000 bags of rice and corn flour to the Christian community in the state.
In a statement by the state APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris said the food items are for the celebration of the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year.
Idris said further that the gesture is part of efforts to join the Christian to celebrate the yuletide.
He said, “The food items which comprised 250 bags of rice and 750 bags of maize flour were handed over to the Christian community by the state APC PCC Coordinator, Sen. Kabiru Marafa.
“The gesture was aimed at joining the Christian community in celebrating the festive season in the zone which is Coordinated by Gov. Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara.
“Marafa called on the beneficiaries, the Christian community leaders in the state, to ensure that the gesture reached the majority of their members especially those in need throughout the state,” Idris said.


BJP national President J P Nadda has emphasised in adopting the Covid vaccination drive as a mission mode. Addressing the Assam State BJP’s executive committee meeting virtually today, Mr. Nadda asked Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state party President to give utmost priority in vaccination. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated 35 thousand crore rupees for vaccination.
Mr. Nadda said it was the largest and fastest vaccination program in the world and India has vaccinated more than the US, France and Britain among other countries. He said that the Prime Minister took initiative to solve the shortage of medical oxygen within a week.
Criticising the opposition parties for their stand on vaccination drive, Mr. Nadda said that only BJP workers are with the people to help them. He said that apart from vaccination, Mr. Modi has taken steps to help people through PM Garib Kalyan Yojna. Mr. Nadda thanked people of Assam for supporting the NDA in the recently concluded assembly polls. Meanwhile, legislator and former Minister Bhabesh Kalita has taken charge as the state BJP President today from the outgoing President Ranjeet Kumar Dass.


WASHINGTON (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that democracy is strengthening while terrorism is eliminating in Pakistan.
Addressing a ceremony at US Institute of Peace on Friday, he said that Pakistan’s institutions are working for international peace. “America is Pakistan’s old friend.”
The prime minister said that Pakistan’s economy was heading towards restoration. “Action is being taken against terrorism under a comprehensive strategy,” he added.
Nawaz Sharif said that the media is free and activated, while the judiciary is free in Pakistan. “The government has brought terrorists and their facilitators to justice.”
He said that poverty had reduced due to government’s economic policies.


The United National Party (UNP) says it will continue to agitate against the high electricity tariffs both inside and outside parliament.
UNP MP John Amaratunga said that parliament sittings were adjourned today when the UNP had protested against the electricity tariffs.
However he says at the UNP group meeting today it was decided that the protests will continue and public awareness programs will also be held in this regard.
The MP also said that UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake was attacked during parliament proceedings today by the government benches using water bottles.
Parliament sittings were eventually adjourned when UNP MPs took to the well with candles as a mark of protest to the high electricity rates.
Parliament sittings were adjourned yesterday as well after UNP members took to the well and protested over the recent electricity tariff hike. (Colombo Gazette)


Shillong, July 12: A section of religious leaders on Monday told the government to take action against those hindering the vaccination drive in the state.
During a meeting with Chief Secretary MS Rao on vaccine hesitancy, the religious leaders suggested that the government should come down heavily on the faith leaders, the media and others, who are propagating wrong information about the vaccine.
Later, director of Health Services Dr Aman War told reporters that faith leaders expressed concern over misleading information circulated through various media.
Whether MLAs should also be taken to task for misinformation, War said, “…that will come from a different forum but now we are talking only about the faith leaders.”
War informed that the leaders of various faiths have expressed their willingness to give their hand of cooperation to enlighten the public on the benefits of vaccination.
“All the faith leaders who are present virtually and physically are in agreement that the vaccination is the only one good thing which can combat against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from the three cardinal instructions which we have given, vaccination is the key and they also have expressed the same,” he added.
The Covid positivity rate in the state as well as other parts of the North East has risen. High level f vaccine hesitancy among citizens has added to the woes. According to a health official, the hesitancy is more in South, North and East Garo Hills.
War said the government “is confident that the fear of misinformation propagated against vaccination that enlightenment will come from the people of God”.
In Shillong, 70% of the population has been vaccinated. East Khasi Hills, West Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills have done exceptionally well in vaccination coverage.
The religious leaders present at Monday’s meeting told the government representatives that the former could reach out to more people if places of worship are allowed to open.
The government will take a call on the suggestion.
Dr War further stated that it is high time for people to think of the elderly and the children in the house “so that we are prepared that when a new virus comes at least we know we have taken that protection and we know how to chart the course of the disease”.
“We are very thankful to all the leaders of different faiths for their concerns and for their meaningful advice and we are sure that from here forward from today we will see better days and provide necessary respite to our health workers in the field because to a health worker, the more people are vaccinated, the more you relieve them of their apprehension,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Director also appealed to the media not to publish wrong information about the Covid-19 vaccination.


Industrial sector to be developed on priority: AsadJanuary 16, 2019
Minister for Finance Asad Umar has said that the government is looking forward to take China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to next phase where the country’s industrial, trade and social sector would be developed on priority.
Speaking outside Supreme Court, the Minister said that the mini budget to be presented by the government on 23rd of this month, would aim at promoting investment and entrepreneurship in the country.
He said the mini budget would play important role in ensuring friendly environment for the business community.
Source: Radio Pakistan


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Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) H E Ahmad Al Sayed, held a meeting in the American capital, Washington, D.C., with the Deputy Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration Agency (SBA), Dilawar Syed, during his visit to the United States on Monday, September 25, 2023.
During the meeting, they discussed the US-Qatar bilateral relations in relative fields and means of enhancing them. The Minister and Deputy Administrator Syed explored potential partnership opportunities, focusing on enhancing the role of small and medium sized enterprises in areas of promoting and attracting investments between the two countries.
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Bishkek, Nov 29 (IANS) The parliamentary elections ended in Kyrgyzstan.
All 2,435 polling stations in the country were closed at 8 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Sunday while 59 polling stations in 29 countries have been organised abroad, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to data of head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Nurzhan Shaildabekova, as of 8 p.m. local time, data from 2,266 automatically reading ballot boxes out of 2,494 were processed in a single electoral district, which is 90.86 per cent. The turnout made 32.12 per cent or 1,189,493 voters out of the total 3,703,420.
According to preliminary results of the automatically reading ballot, six parties have overcome the five per cent barrier -- Butun Kyrgyzstan (6.71 per cent), Alliance (8.12 per cent), Yiman Nuru (5.98 per cent), Yntymak (10.73 per cent), Ishenim (13.43 per cent), Ata-Zhurt Kyrgyzstan (16.83 per cent).
Some 25,578 voters or 2.15 per cent voted against all.
In single-mandate constituencies, the data of 2,392 automatically reading ballot boxes out of 2,435 were processed. In total, 1,251,624 voters out of 3,619,292 came to vote.
For the first time, 90 deputies of the Parliament were elected through a mixed electoral system with 54 of them to be elected according to a proportional system from political parties, and 36 others are to be elected from single-mandate constituencies on a majority basis.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) NEW YORK, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto on the fringes of the 77th United Nations General Assembly session on Friday.
The ministers discussed bilateral relations and recent developments on the international front alongside issues of mutual interest.
After the talks, both signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of higher education and a memorandum of understanding protocol in the field of water management. (end)
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Butwal, June 30:
CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal Saturday said that the UCPN-Maoist and Nepali Congress (NC) had lost their capacity to lead the country.
He said that the Maoists’ orthodox communist ideology and NC’s traditional mindset could not lead the country in the current situation.
Speaking at a Lumbini Zonal level meeting of the party, he claimed that his party UML was a rising power in the country.
Khanal said that the Maoist-led government was trying to remain in power for a long time by declaring the impossible election.
He said, "Holding the new CA election in the stipulated deadline is not possible."
He said that the Maoists were responsible for the dissolution of the CA. "They did nothing to save the CA," he said.
He further said that the Maoists were creating confusion among the people by dissolving the CA and accused them of pushing the country towards a deeper crisis.
He said, "They will never succeed to puzzle the people every time. The people should understand the Maoist ploy to misguide and confuse the people."
He also said that the hardliner communism and anarchy within the Maoists were what led to the split in the UCPN-Maoist.
He said, "The people should defeat the hardliner communists."
UML secretary Bishnu Poudel said that his party would give the solution to the issues of state restructuring.
He said that all leaders and cadres should struggle within the party to meet their demands.
UML politburo member Surendra Pande said that Dr. Baburam Bhattarai had only the right of a caretaker Prime Minister.
"President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav should take the steps to form the new government," he said.
UML leader Parshuram Megi Gurung said that the UML’s vision about the federal system was scientific and the party had no any internal dispute.


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We choose the things, because all we want in life is to know we have chosen right!


Administrator DMC East Syed Muhammad Ali Shah, Municipal Commissioner Shoaib Ahmad Malik along with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Zartash Parveen inspected the health facilities being extended in the Soldier Bazaar Medical Center.
Talking on the occasion, Shoaib Malik said that the medical centers of district East were in a much better condition and steps will be taken to further improve it.
He said that all possible resources will be utilized to ensure the provision of affordable and better medical facilities to the people.
CMO Dr. Zartash Parveen apprised the Administrator East about the challenges which were being faced by the medical centers and said that there were well-known medical centers in district East which had a good reputation in the city.
PIB Medical Center was being improved with the support of UNICEF as well as DMC East and others, she said.


The wind industry is expected to reach record growth within the next five years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), stressing that the coronavirus pandemic will be delayed but will not cancel planned projects.
“While some projects have redefined their completion in 2021 due to the pandemic, next year is expected to be a record year for the wind industry with 78 gigawatts of new wind power,” GWEC said in a report, according to Reuters.
In total, about 348 GW of new onshore and offshore wind farms are expected to be “online” by the end of 2024, which will increase total wind power to about 1,000 gigawatts.
“50% of the new onshore wind farms that will be added between 2020 and 2024 concern China and the United States, wanting to be able to ‘take advantage’ of the subsidy regime.”
Wind energy costs have fallen sharply and rapidly in recent years, a trend that is expected to continue in the near future. At the same time, governments are being pressured to cut coal emissions, which is helping shift investment from fossil fuels to RES, such as wind energy.


Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted the “political leadership of Chicago” and “the culture of lawlessness that has beset the city” after Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration sued the federal government to prevent the reduction of federal crimefighting funds to sanctuary cities . . .
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Garowe (SD) – Puntland Minister of Interior Mohamed Abdirahman Dhaban-cad speaking about the security of Mudug region, said the time has passed for Al-Shabaab to take advantage of the people of the region due to Puntland and Galmudug administrations fighting in Galkayo.
“We want the traditional elders, business people of Puntland and Galmudug to support the government and support the various efforts to ensure security in the region,” said the minister in a message to the community.
The minister confirmed that they’ve arrested people who are known for causing insecurity, killings and bombings in Mudug region and will soon present them to the Somali people living in Mudug region.
“We hope that those who are currently being held in custody or who have been identified by witnesses will face the law and those who escaped will be pursued. ” said the minister.
Galmudug and Puntland neighboring areas have been the scene of repeated Al Shabab attacks in recent months.
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MANSEHRA: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rejected the long march based on anarchy and sedition
Addressing the rally, she said that Shehbaz Sharif is the real servant of Pakistan who changed the destiny of Punjab and he will also change the fate of Pakistan. She said that Shahbaz Sharif will heal the wounds inflicted by Imran Khan.
“I promise that the wounds that Imran Khan inflicted on the chest of Pakistan will be healed by Shehbaz Sharif and Nawaz Sharif,” Maryam Said.
Taking a dig at PTI chairman , she further said that Imran Khan used the resources of KP for the failed march, adding that KP’s people rights were also sacrificed for the failed sit-in
“Imran Khan was disappeared from Islamabad in the morning while he left the people for dying,” she added.


Buzzfeed News has won several awards, including the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.
Several major shareholders have demanded that US media company Buzzfeed shut down its news business, US media reports CNBC:n sources.
Buzzfeed said earlier on Tuesday it was downsizing its loss-making news business and downsizing its staff.
Buzzfeed’s news business employs about a hundred people, according to CNBC sources, and generates a loss of about $ 10 million a year. Buzzfeed News has won several awards, including the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.
CNBC:n according to the CEO of Buzfeed Jonah Peretti seeks to make news operations profitable rather than abolished.
The austerity measures have been taken in the past at the Bufffeed-owned Huffington Post and have been profitable, according to an anonymous source interviewed by CNBC.