FG to set up creativity, technology council, says Osinbajo
NEWS DIGEST -The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said the Federal Government would set up a Creativity and Technology Council to support innovation and startups in the creative industry.
He said this when he visited an innovation hub, Ventures Partners, in Abuja.
“What we are trying to do as a government is that we are setting up what is called the creativity and technology council.
“We already have an industrial and competitiveness council where the likes of Dangote and the bigger businesses already advise on policy,’’ he said.
He explained that in the industrial and competitiveness council which he chaired, bigger players in industry proffered solutions and advised on policies that could improve the nation’s business environment.
He said that the industrial council had people already established in manufacturing and other industrial areas who develop and shape policies as well as bring out the challenges in the business environment.
He said that the creative and technology advisory council would involve people doing startups, creative and entertainment industry.
“Some of the policies that need to make this environment friendly and more interesting have to be developed by those innovation,’’ Osinbajo said.
According to him, innovators have peculiar issues and unless someone experiencing such are able to seat with the CBN governor and the ministers of finance and trade and investment, it will not be easy to resolve them.
“We are looking forward to doing this and I hope in the next couple of weeks, we should have that council set up,’’ he hinted.
On funding for startups, the vice president said some were already doing well there, including those in the Tony Elumelu Foundation, adding that more activities should be developed around the public sector.
He said that with the social investment policy of the administration and collaboration with other stakeholders, more people could be brought into innovation.
Osinbajo said that with the innovators, the country was heading toward more prosperity.
He said that the administration was proud of the contributions of the innovators and would give them the necessary support.
During a question and answer session, Osinbajo said that the administration was proposing state police and community policing for the citizenry.
On increasing agro production and reducing waste, he said a lot needed to be done with other partners, noting that at present, the government used extension workers to educate farmers and those on the value chain.
He said that the administration was also working with mango and yam producers in Benue for the preservation of the commodities.
Earlier, Mr Ife Adebayo, the Special Assistant to the Vice President on Innovation, said that the event of the day started in 2016 when the government announced that it would support innovation.
He said that the programme had made impacts in different fields, adding that innovators had got funding from different partners to move their products to higher levels.
He said that the launch of the hubs in North East, South South and South East had reached advanced stages, adding that the national programme had attracted private patronage.
He mentioned the Google Impact programme, which promised two million dollars to 12 startups with social impact, adding that the essence was to build a viable ecosystem.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the services being rendered by the Bohra community in the field of education, health, business and Social Welfare are commendable and expressed the confidence that they would continue to work with renewed zeal for the progress and prosperity of the country. The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of Bohra community headed by Janab Shabbir Bhaisaheb Nomani, who called on him here at the Prime Minister’s House on Thursday. The Prime Minister said that the government wants to make Pakistan a progressive and developed country based on the principles of mutual tolerance and interfaith harmony.
The Prime Minister said that people have high hope with the new democratic government and expressed the confidence that it would come up to their expectations. He said the present government inherited problems like food and energy shortages in the country and expressed his resolve to address these issues on war footing. He said that the government has already undertaken various initiatives to end load shedding by August 2009 and to meet the shortage of wheat through import of 2.5 million tons.
The Prime Minister said that socio-economic development is the area being focused by the government to improve the living standard of the people. The delegation felicitated the Prime Minister on assuming his office and getting unanimous vote of confidence. They also conveyed best wishes of Syedena Muhammad Burhanuddin for the success of the democratic government.
The delegation apprised the Prime Minister of their organizational set-up and various activities undertaken by the Bohra community in the social sector. The Prime Minister was informed that the community is spread over 40 countries and is involved mostly in business. They further briefed that at present their community is running two hospitals and five schools in Karachi and established a department of genetics in Karachi University.-SANA


LAHORE – Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq said on Saturday that inviting the army to interfere in political matters was not an ideal initiative.
Speaking to journalists here, Siraj said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was offered the guarantee of the parliamentary parties for its demands. "We hope that this issue will be resolved soon,'' he said.
He also said that the PTI was yet to respond to opposition’s offer. ''It would have been good if politicians had resolved the crisis themselves," he added.


BY CORRESPONDENT,2ND JULY,2021-The government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has condemned the acts of looting that have been witnessed during ongoing protests.
In a statement, Acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku said that the riots have degenerated into criminality and are infringing on many and basic social rights of emaSwati.
“While we continue to protect and to promote the full expression of all constitutional and human rights, including the right to protest, we cannot condone the attacks on emaSwati and their property.
Masuku said the government has beefed up security to reclaim the rule of law, peace, and to protect its citizens.
“We will continue not to tolerate the looting, arson, violence and all other forms of criminality that are directed at businesses and people’s property,” acting PM Masuku said.
He added that the country’s army has been called in to protect critical national infrastructure and to enforce Covid-19 regulations.
The government has also dismissed the claims that it had declared martial law.
Masuku said that the government has received the issues that have been raised and are being given the necessary attention.
The protests emerged following a protester involving the majority of the young people demanding major reforms.
The protesters have been calling for King Mswati to make way as part of democratic reforms, including free elections.
Eswatini, formally known as Swaziland is the only country in Africa with an absolute monarchy.


KARACHI: According to new instructions by the Sindh government businesses and markets in Karachi will remain open on Fridays, the decision was taken after strong opposition from the city’s traders, who were demanding relaxation in business timings and depletion in the number of “safe days” in the week. Sindh government imposed restrictions last moth in which the provincial government had ordered authorities to close businesses on Fridays and Sundays on account of the rising cases of corona virus in the city. However, the Sindh government has taken back its decision, to satisfy the city’s traders and business community. Karachi administrator Murtaza Wahab said, “Markets will remain open on Friday, and will remain closed only on Sundays from now on”. On the other hand, the city administrator said that the decision had been taken as corona-virus cases in the city had seen a reduction over the past couple of days. Companies in Karachi and Hyderabad were told to shut by 8 p.m, while businesses in the rest of the province were told to close by 10 p.m.


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African Union Sports Council Region 5 says its assessment has shown that Malawi is ready to host the 2022 Youth Games.
Chief Executive Officer for African Union Sports Council Region 5 Stanley Mutoya told journalists in Lilongwe on Wednesday at a press briefing that the main reason for the assessment was to ensure that African hosting countries have what it takes to host games.
Mutoya who is from Botswana said countries have failed to host games for some time now due to Covid-19 pandemic but this time around they will make sure that the host countries should have plan B for the coming activities.
He noted that Covid-19 has taught them that there are unforeseen circumstances that needed to be addressed by the host country to ensure that they have done as much as they can to guarantee the success of the games.
He added that they are also making sure that the hosting countries have all it takes to host games which includes capacity, support and quality of services among others.
“We are here to support Malawi for the coming sport games they will be hosting in December 2022. We want to see if Malawi is ready, there are a number of steps that Malawi as a host country needs to consider such as committee, staff and game master planner.
“We had a meeting with President Lazarus Chakwera to discuss some of the challenges we have noted, we have gone around to see if Malawi can accommodate sports activities such as Boxing, Athletics, Football, Netball, Swimming and Volleyball,” he said.
The council visited Bingu National Stadium, Silver Stadium and Civo Stadium, Nankhaka Ground, Kamuzu Institute for Sports, African Bible College and the indoor sports complex which is under construction.


Bahrain PM congratulates Kuwait's Def. Min. on successful surgery
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) MANAMA, June 26 (KUNA) -- Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Al-Khalifa congratulated Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah for undergoing a successful surgery.
Prince Khalifa sent a cable to Sheikh Nasser to congratulate him on the successful lung surgery, official BNA news agency reported.
He wished Sheikh Nasser would recover and enjoy lasting well-being, it added.
Kuwait Ministry of Defense confirmed earlier Sheikh Nasser has undergone a successful surgery abroad to remove a lung tumor.
The minister has yet to stay in hospital for a few days, followed by a period of convalescence before returning to the country, the ministry said in a press statement. (end) hmd.bs
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Keep Vaccinating, W.Va.
More than 170,000 West Virginians — that’s just shy of 10 percent of the total population — have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
Another 100,000-plus people have received their first dose of the vaccine, which means by today, more than 275,000 West Virginians will have at least some protection from the virus.
Having 15 percent of the population with at least one shot within two months of the vaccine’s release goes to the work being done by state health officials, let alone the fact that the most vulnerable are being vaccinated first.
Keep up the good work, West Virginia!


And Chingola member of parliament Mr Matthew Nkhuwa has disclosed that the revolving fund is from President Lungu aimed at empowering them.
Speaking when he handed over the cash, Mr Nkhuwa said President Lungu appreciates the role people in the informal sector continue to play.
He said those in the informal sector are key players who need support to grow their businesses and help others.
Mr Nkhuwa said the Head of State is aware of how marketeers suffered at the hands of lending institutions and individuals.
He said most traders have been paying back money for the loans they got at exorbitant interest rates.
Mr Nkhuwa added that the revolving fund to be distributed to the traders, is expected to be paid back to support other groups.
The money has been given to marketeers at Chiwempala, Maiteneke and Lulamba markets and another group would benefit soon.
Meanwhile, Association of Vendors and Marketeers Chingola District Chairman David Munkombe has thanked President Lungu for the support.
He said the capital given to them will go a long way in boosting their business activities.
Mr Munkombe has since urged all beneficiaries to ensure they pay back to allow others to benefit from the fund.


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The Abia State government is partnering Goldtrust Ltd to establish a modular refinery in Owaza, an oil-producing community in the southern part of the state.
Another firm, Whitepage Concept Ltd will help in the development of hydrocarbon in the same area.
Speaking in Umuahia while signing the documents, the managing director of Goldtrust Ltd, Freeman George-Amedin said that they are delighted to be in the state to help in the development and building of a modular refinery which will go a long way to develop the state.
George-Amedin said that as investors that there were always looking for two things before ever they invest in any area and such are commercial and social which the state has in abundance.
He said that the state has many social aspects of which they look for in a state wherever they invest, stressing that as the manufacturing hub in the Southeast that it has a ready market for all their products as many people will be buying fuel and it allied products from Abia state.
The Goldtrust managing director who assured the state government of their commitment to help in the development of the state said that modular refinery will broaden the economic space and also increase other social activities in the state.
George-Amedin said, “We are into downstream oil sector business and we have the capacity to deliver in all that we are going to venture into, so the state will benefit from our activities just as we will benefit from the state”.
He continued, “The modular refinery when completed will help in the creation of jobs for the teeming youths of the area in particular and the state in general, increase the internally generated revenue of the state and also help to increase the financial base of the state”.
In his own speech the managing director of Whitepage Concepts Ltd, Engr Yakubu Mohammad said that his outfit is into oil and gas in the upstream sector including oil exploration through the production of hydrocarbon otherwise known as crude oil.
Mohammad noted that their activities in the state will help to increase the economic base of the state at all levels as all the oil wells which belong to the state will be developed by them for the benefit of the state in particular and Nigeria in general.
He explained that they are determined to ensure that indigenes own oil wells and oil blocks, adding that their own job is to ensure that the oil blocks are explored for the benefit of the indigenes and owners of the oil wells.
The managing director of Whitepage Ltd said that they are in state to explore the oil blocks which are owned by the state, stressing that as a major oil producing state, “Abia state has a lot to gain when their oil wells are explored and developed”.
He regretted that despite being an oil producing state that the state has not been benefiting from one of its biggest natural resources, adding that with their presence that things will change for better for the people of Abia.
Signing agreement with the two different oil companies, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Dr Eme Okoro who signed on behalf the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu said that the governor has ideas on how he intends to develop the state.
Okoro said that the governor wants to develop the state and leave it a better place that he met it, “That is the reason behind the state government partnering with Goldtrust and Whitepage to explore oil and build a modular refinery in the state”.
The Abia SSG explained that the present administration in the state is determined to ease the way of making business for investors by providing the enablers and the right templates for businesses to thrive.
He said, “The exploration of crude oil will attract investors which will help the state to own oil blocks which will be explored for the benefit of the people of the state in particular and the country in general”.
Okoro noted that the presence of the traditional rulers from Owaza the oil producing area of the state, the youths and town union executives shows the seriousness of the government to ensure that peace reigns in that area once they commence operations.
He used the forum to plead with the traditional rulers, youths from the area and town union executives to ensure that the companies are given all the necessary support for them to succeed and also make the state a better place for all.
The Abia SSG said, “As the community that has made the state to become an oil producing state, we want to plead with the people of the area for support and to also assure the two companies of government cooperation of all at all times”.
Source: The Nation


(MENAFNEditorial) GENEVA Switzerland September 8 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM and the Ethiopian Police University College (EPUC) have jointly organized a five-day training of trainers on the investigation of human trafficking cases in Ethiopia.
The training which is being held from 5 to 9 September in Sendafa (Oromia Region) is being attended by 24 EPUC regional State Police College instructors and regional State officials.
The workshop aims to build the capacity of EPUC and regional State Police College instructors to train other police officers to investigate human trafficking. The course will provide trainees with key investigation techniques that can be put in place to prosecute perpetrators and protect victims. Participants are expected to train a total of 140 grass root investigators in their respective regions.
As part of a US government-funded counter trafficking project IOM the Federal Police and the EPUC have been developing a training manual and a curriculum on the investigation of human trafficking. IOM hired consultants to work with EPUC on the development of the training materials to reflect global best practices as well as in the Ethiopian context.
A validation workshop was also organized with the aim to bring together Ethiopian government authorities and other partners to discuss and exchange views on the finalization of the training manual.
The training is part of a project: 'Enhancing National Capacities and Corporation for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Protection of Victims and Prosecution of Traffickers in Ethiopia' funded by the US government's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP).
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The new variant of coronavirus has had its peak of infection in some parts of England, Chris Whitty has said – though he warned the number of deaths is likely to increase yet.
The UK’s chief medical officer spoke at a Downing Street press conference on Friday, where he said areas that had seen “a really big sure of the new variant” had “we hope” seen the variant’s peak of infection “already”.
“We expect that the peak of infection has already happened in some parts of the country, particularly the south east, east and London,” Mr Whitty said, before reminding the public there were still some bleak statistics to come.
He said the parts of England – such as the northwest, northeast and the Midlands – that “went into lockdown later will see their peak of infection later”.
For all areas, Mr Whitty said, it is the case that the peak of hospitalisation and deaths will “occur later” due to the gap between people “first getting infected” and “getting ill enough to go to hospital”.


Federal Minister for Energy on Wednesday said that government has saved country from bankruptcy and placed economy back on the track.
Addressing a National Assembly session, Hammad Azhar said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government paid back record amount of loans and took difficult decisions to correct the direction of the economy.
He said that country was nearing bankruptcy when PML-N left the government but PTI shunned their policies and took decisions that led to growth in the country.
The minister asserted that yield of crops has increased compared to tenure of PML-N as highest sale of urea was recorded in 2021 which led to shortage of the fertilizer.
Talking about inflation in the country, Energy Minister said that increase in the commodity prices was due to supply chain problems because of coronavirus pandemic.
Hammad Azhar said there has been growth of 25 to 30 percent in exports which will touch thirty billion dollars by the close of this financial year.
The Minister for Energy said the government is fully cognizant of the problems faced by the people due to inflation. He said that the government disbursed about 200 billion rupees amongst millions of deserving families under Ehsaas program in the wake of COVID-19. He said we are also providing the people with Insaaf Sehat Card under which each household is entitled to medical treatment worth one million rupees. He said the international community is appreciating Pakistan for successfully tackling the Covid pandemic.
Earlier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on said that the nation has never witnessed before such a worst economic condition of the country.


ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz Wednesday said the opposition parties were showing irresponsibility for adopting Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) during their public gatherings to contain the coronavirus.
The opposition had not followed SOPs during its political meeting in Manshera which caused serious spreading of COVID-19, he said talking to a private news channel.
The minister said the people should avoid attending the public gatherings and the government had already cancelled its political activities in the country that would help containing the outbreak of the deadly virus.
He said the awareness campaign had already launched to educate the masses regarding the pandemic and urged the people to adopt the precautionary measures in routine matters to control the coronavirus successfully.
Shibli Faraz said the decision would be made in the coming days for closure of educational institutions in the country.
Due to election drive in Gilgit-Baltistan, the COVID-19 was speedy spreading in the area, he added.
Replying to a question, the minister said the GB people had rejected the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the polls.
Due to prudent policies of the government, the country’s economy was improving, but it could be affected in a second wave of coronavrius, he added.


Panaji: Goa government is contemplating to make COVID-19 negative certificate compulsory for those fly in from the neighbouring states with huge number of infection.
State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told reporters on Monday that the Experts Committee of Health Department recommended that the COVID-19 negative certificate should be made mandatory to the fliers, arriving from the neighbouring states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.
The minister said that he would put up the proposal before the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in next couple of days, leaving it to him to take the decision on the matter.
Speaking about the people arriving from neighbouring state, Rane pointed out that although Goa has less number of COVID-19 positive cases, the neighbouring Maharashtra insists that people coming from here to their state should carry covid negative certificate.
“In fact, we should have been putting up with a rule mandating for the covid negative certificate,” he said.
We are witnessing that COVID-19 cases are slowly rising in the state and it is a time that we should take necessary precaution, Rane said, adding that the state government is contemplating to put restriction on number of persons in places like Restaurant or wedding ceremonies.
“The wedding ceremonies have become a point for spread of COVID-19 in the state. People are not taking the precaution. We are toying up with the idea of putting up restriction on the number of people attending the weddings,” he said.
The minister also said that the state government will increase the testing capacity in its hospitals so that everyone who is suspected to be infected can be tested.
He said that the state will achieve a target of 2,500 tests every day, which are mandated as per the central government guidelines.
Rane said that the senior citizens should get vaccinated so that there is control on the mortality rate.


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The government has reiterated its stance on the Job Creation Law, defended its endorsement of the legislation and warned that it will take stern action against protest violence amid ongoing demonstrations throughout the country.
In response to nationwide protests on Thursday, some of which saw clashes between police personnel and protesters, Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said the law sought to help the government improve people’s welfare through the creation of employment opportunities, labor protections and a streamlined bureaucracy for business purposes.
He said the government respected residents’ rights to express their opinions about the law as long as it was done so peacefully and in an orderly manner.
“We regret the violence conducted by masses by damaging public facilities, setting fires, injuring officers and looting. Such actions are crimes that cannot be tolerated and must be stopped,” he said in a press conference on Thursday evening.
Mahfud claimed the violence was insensitive to the struggles caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“For the sake of order and security, the government will take firm action against the violent acts aiming to trigger riots and fear among the public,” he said, adding that the government would take legal action against those who took part in the violence.
He asked people to protest in an orderly manner that did not violate the law and to take their opposition to the jobs law to the Constitutional Court through a petition for judicial review.
A number of facilities were set ablaze and destroyed during clashes between the police and protesters in several regions, including Jakarta, East Java, North Sumatra and Bali.


Japan recorded 357 new coronavirus cases Thursday, its health ministry said Friday.
This is the first time the country has recorded more than 300 daily new infections since April 25, when it was still under a state of emergency over the pandemic.
The majority of the new infections came from Tokyo, which reported 224 new cases on Thursday -- the largest single-day climb in the Japanese capital since the outbreak began.
Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike said Thursday the jump was due to increased testing.
Koike said he expects the trend to continue and urged the public and businesses to stick to guidelines for infection prevention.
Japan also recorded a coronavirus-related death Thursday, the health ministry said.
So far, the coronavirus has infected 21,431 people and claimed 995 lives in Japan.


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(MENAFN) Shinzo Abe was not his assassin's first choice. According to investigators, Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old who fatally shot Japan's longest-serving prime minister on July 8, planned to assassinate the leader of the Unification Church, a South Korean religious cult that the 41-year-old blames for his family's financial downfall. However, the COVID-19 epidemic hampered progress.
Hak Ja Han Moon, who has led the church since its founder, her husband Sun Myung Moon, died in 2012, had ceased visiting Japan due to pandemic-related border restrictions.
Yamagami claimed in a message to a blogger the day before shooting Abe with a homemade gun that killing Hak Ja Han Moon was "impossible." And, while Abe was "not my initial opponent," the 67-year-old lawmaker was "one of the Unification Church's most important sympathizers," he said. "I can no longer afford to consider the political ramifications and repercussions of Abe's death," he continued.
The heinous murder in Nara, when Abe was making a campaign address, stunned Japan, a country where political violence and gun crimes are very unusual. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida promptly proclaimed that a state burial would be performed for Abe, while his governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a landslide win in an upper house election held just days after the killing.
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Mogadishu(SD)-Al-Shabaab has for the first time issued reports on maritime disputes between the governments of Somalia and Kenya, and the likely outcome of the ICJ’s trial in the maritime dispute between the two countries.
Al-Shabaab leader Sheikh Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaid, who recorded a 20-minute audio, addressing many critical issues in Somalia.
Abu Ubaid spoke about the situation in Somalia, particularly in the war against the federal government, and said that it had intensified its war on the government and that the United Nations envoy to Somalia narrowly escaped with his life.
The Al-Shabaab leader has voiced concern over the Maritimes tensions between Kenya and Somalia, and said they will not accept any decision from the international court and will fight against Kenya until they liberate the land Kenya occupies.
It’s the first time the Al Shabab leader Abu Ubeida addressed the Maritimes case between Somali and Kenya.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Jan. 25 (Petra)-His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday departed on a working visit to Qatar, at the start of a tour that also includes Canada and the United States.
In Doha, King Abdullah is scheduled to meet with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
From Doha, His Majesty heads to Ottawa on an official visit, where he will meet with Canada Governor General Mary Simon and hold talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In Washington, DC, the King will hold meetings with members of key US Congress committees.
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II was sworn in as Regent, in the presence of Cabinet members.
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China says energy projects under CPEC will be completed by 2019
BEIJING: China has said that most of the early harvest energy projects being built under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Pakistan will be completed before 2019.
Addressing a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying said that eleven out of the seventeen priority energy projects jointly planned by the Chinese and Pakistani sides under the corridor are under construction.
Answering a question about the recently inaugurated first phase of Sahiwal power plant, the spokesperson said that coal-fired power plant is an important energy project under CPEC, and will ease electricity shortage for the benefit of the people in Pakistan.
She said that once completed the plant will become one of Pakistan’s coal power plants with the largest installed capacity, generating 1320 MW electricity which will meet the energy needs of nearly 10 million people.
She further said the inauguration signifies that we will soon see a host of energy projects under the corridor be constructed and completed.
“A majority of energy projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2019, which will help relieve energy shortage in Pakistan and bring benefits to people there,” she said.
The Chinese spokesman said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the ceremony on May 25 and highly commended workers of China and Pakistan by completing the construction in a record time within just 22 months.
She said that energy shortage in Pakistan will be greatly relieved and economic growth benefited due to the large scale projects of CPEC.
She said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative is creating positive effects in Pakistan and will also change the fate of countries and people along the routes.
“We are glad to see that the Belt and Road, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor included, delivers benefits to countries and people along the routes,” she said.
She said that people of Pakistan have started feeling the benefits after extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and they will work to more tangible benefits to the people.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. President of
Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to reduce the import
of food products, Trend reports citing Turkmenportal.
He stated this during a meeting of the Government of
During the meeting, the President stated that over the past 4
months, despite the previously given instructions, the volume of
some imported food products has increased.
'In this regard, it is necessary to strengthen the work on
increasing the output of domestic consumer goods and reducing the
volume of imports of products, in particular, food, which can be
manufactured in our country,' Berdimuhamedov said.
The President stressed the need to take measures in this
direction, and also addressed a number of relevant instructions to
Deputy Prime Minister Chary Gylydzhov.
- food products
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Over 925k teachers to receive P1,000 as World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit: DepEd
More than 900,000 teachers will receive P1,000 as World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit for this year’s celebration, the Department of Education said.
DepED Spokesman Michael Poa, said that 925,178 teachers will be receiving the annual incentive benefit during the celebration of WTD every Oct. 5.
He also said that the funds for the incentive were already downloaded to the respective regions.
Poa said that the incentive is “ready and will be released by Oct. 5” because based on the guidelines, the said cash benefit “should not be released earlier than Oct. 5.”
“Definitely, we will release this incentive by Oct. 5,” he added.
Meanwhile, Poa said that preparations for the 2022 NTD/WTD celebration have already been ongoing.
“I also believe that in their respective schools, they [teachers] have specific celebrations that they will do,” Poa said.


Euromoney to hold annual conference in Egypt next September
Tuesday, 07 30 2019, Category: Banking, Country: Egypt
The global Euromoney Conferences said it would organize its annual conference in Egypt on September 9-10 with the participation of Finance Minister Mohamed Maait.
In a press statement, the financial information institution said that the upcoming annual conference will tackle the impact of digital transformation on the financial sector in Egypt.
The conference will also focus on the recent changes to the financial sector at the domestic and international levels.
The statement noted that a number of prominent governmental officials and international technology experts will attend the conference.


The Police in Ondo State have arrested six suspects in connection with Tuesday’s clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ipele and Owo in Owo Local Government Area of the state.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the arrest said the suspects were allegedly responsible for the destruction of the billboards of the APC governorship candidate, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Ipele community.
He also said efforts were on to apprehend those behind the destruction of the PDP billboards.
Ikoro said: “there was a clash in Ipele and we have begun investigation into the matter because there were allegations and counter allegations from both parties. But we have arrested those who destroyed the APC billboards and we are also trying to get those who destroyed the PDP billboards in the community.”
Supporters of both political parties were among those injured in the clash which occurred during a campaign tour of the PDP candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede and his supporters.
However, the PDP campaign which insisted that its party supporters were the victims of the unprovoked attack, urged the police to release their members who were unjustifiably arrested.


Police have cordoned off part of a beach in Northumberland after ammunition was found.
Police were called to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on Thursday afternoon following reports that the items had been discovered in the sand.
Officers have put a cordon in place and remain on scene while the ammunition is recovered.
An investigation has now been launched.
Pictures taken at the scene show the large cordon in place and specialist police search teams in attendance.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “We can confirm we were called to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea after reports that ammunition had been found on the beach.
"Officers have attended and the ammunition is in the process of being recovered.
"Enquiries to establish who the items belong to are now ongoing.”


BOLD school officials, teachers fail to reach contract agreement
The Minnesota Department of Education will withhold about $21,300 in state aid from the BOLD School District because the School Board and the BOLD Education Association did not reach agreement on a new 2009-2011 contract ahead of Friday's deadline, a BOLD official says.
BOLD is one of 28 school districts around the state that missed the deadline, according to Education Minnesota, the state teachers union.
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Kazakhstan to help fund Astana team
Kazakhstan's government has agreed to partially sponsor Lance Armstrong's cash-strapped Astana team to help it survive the economic crisis, a senior official said on Monday.
Tourism and Sport Minister Temirzhan Dosmukhanbetov said the Kazakh-based team's total costs were about $17 million per year but did not give details as to what portion of that the government was ready to provide.
"Our athletes are extremely fit at the moment. But having
said that, the current financial situation ...
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Saudi Arabia supports investment in a Global Innovation Hub to aid in the fight against COVID-19 and promote preparation against potential future pandemics, the new minister of health, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, has said.
The Kingdom's strategy came after G20 health ministers recently met to better coordinate global health efforts. Al-Jalajel told the Saudi Press Agency that the Kingdom, under the leadership of King Salman, has made "significant contributions" and "supported global stability, economic balance, and the overcoming of many obstacles."
He said that the Kingdom promoted the establishment of the Global Innovation Hub and the building of high-level partnerships, adding that the G20 last year established a one-year digital health working group to harness the potential of digital health solutions to standardize pandemic responses.
Al-Jalajel said that health ministers exchanged their experiences and discussed the need to raise the effectiveness of global health systems by sharing knowledge and bridging health gaps around the world.
Raising the level of pandemic preparedness, the importance of employing digital solutions in pandemics, the significance of enhancing value in health systems and addressing antibiotic-resistant germs are some of the talking points that the G20 presidency and Saudi Arabia are now discussing.
The health minister said that one of the most important topics of the year is mental health amid the pandemic, adding that the Kingdom remains supportive of World Health Organization efforts in that regard.
He said that the most important topics featured at the G20 Riyadh Summit would also be addressed at the Italy Summit, which began on Oct. 30. These include supporting access to vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tools, and continuous investment in promoting preventive health to achieve universal health coverage.
The Saudi strategy to establish the Global Innovation Hub will also play a key role in summit discussions.


(MENAFN- AFP) Air Berlin, Germany's second-biggest airline, plans to soon implement "fundamental changes", its chief executive said on Monday, after the company posted another net loss for 2013 and announced a recapitalisation.
The loss-making and debt-ridden airline has said it will boost its capital by 450 million euros ($624 million) by issuing two bonds.
Its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad, will alone provide 300 million euros ($416 million) by subscribing to bonds convertible into Air Berlin shares.
Air Berlin also plans to come up with a new strategy in the coming months.
"I don't want to give the impression that we will go on like that," chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer said in a telephone conference Monday.
He pledged to come up "soon" with "a concept" that will allow the airline to "position itself sustainably into profitable territory".
"We have to come up with fundamental changes," he said without further details.
Air Berlin posted a net loss of 315.5 million euros ($438 million) last year, it said late Sunday, its fifth loss in the past six years.
Investors had been speculating on Etihad increasing its 29-percent-stake in Air Berlin, and even a possible tie-up with Alitalia.
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Finance Minister Barshaman Pun claimed that the new one-third budget introduced by the government on Sunday has opened the door to forge consensus to end the political deadlock witnessed among the political parties.
Speaking at an interaction here in the capital on Monday, Pun said that though the government had been preparing to introduce the full budget, the government has presented the partial budget with an aim to forge consensus among the political parties.
The government has introduced one-third budget of Rs. 161.24 billion through ordinance in the absence of parliament for the fiscal year 2012/13.
Minister Pun also assured to introduce full-fledged budget after forging consensus among the parties on the issues of either reinstatement of Constituent Assembly or another round of CA election. Nepalnews.com


The United Peoples’ Front (UPF) on Sunday extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of its 25th foundation day celebration and renewed its commitment to work for the welfare of the society.
The UPF, in its release, highlighted the sufferings endured by the people of the state during the covid pandemic, adding that the people are now facing the brunt of the unending communal conflict. It asserted that UPF has always remained committed to the welfare of people and will continue to fight against any threats to the State’s integrity.
It alleged the union government of using divide and rule policy and sowing seeds of disunity and hatred among the various communities of the state. It also accused the government of igniting the prevailing communal conflict in the state.
It further urged the people to reaffirm their stand and unite to protect and save the state’s integrity at all costs. It further advised those attempting to trigger violence between the communities to refrain from such activities.


The peacekeeping contingent of the CSTO collective forces will be withdrawn from Kazakhstan until January 19, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said to Belarus-1 TV channel, Trend reports citing TASS .
'Almost within a week, all units, all personnel will be withdrawn to permanent deployment points. And, if the weather does not intervene, then according to the plan of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, it is planned to return everyone to the points of permanent deployment until January 19 inclusive,' he said.
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Mr Charles Azih, a founder of Onpassive has said that the vision of launching Onpassive in Nigeria was to give Nigeria a better opportunity to enjoy a more organised and improved digital services.
Azih disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday, during the commemoration of the Independence day.
He said that the founders are here today to do the meet and greet of Onpassive Founders in Lagos.
“Basically, today is the first of October, which is Nigeria independence day.
“So we chose this day to be the day that we do our meet and greet in Nigeria.
“So we are having the event in five cities in Nigeria, which includes Lagos here, then we have one in Asaba, we have at Abuja and we have another one in Ibadan and Kaduna” he said
Azih said that Onpassive is a global company that has their headquarters in Orlando, Florida, US, and they have their tech hub in India, where they are developing the various products that Onpassive is trying to launch to the world; and they have their marketing team in Dubai, and also has another global office in Singapore.
He said that Presently Onpassive is still doing a better test for some of the Onpassive products, which includes ‘Omail’, which is the email platform.
He said that Onpassive also has ‘Onet’, which presently, founders are test running it under ‘O Network’ but when we launch globally, it will be known as ‘Onet’, which is the social media platforms.
Speaking, Mr Rafiu Sarumi, a founder said that Onpassive was the brain child of the CEO, Ash Mufareh.
Sarumi said that founders joined as members which is known as starters.
He said that most of the time founders meet on zoom, that the physical meet and greet was an opportunity for everyone to know themselves.
He said that he has seen and shaken hands with one of the leaders he has been seeing virtually.
He said that he had to come down all the way for the meet and greet meeting because It has limitless numbers of people speaking together.
He said that all Onpassive products have advance versions of what is in place presently.


Banda, Mar 16: Two men were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a vehicle in Hamirpur district, police said on Monday.
SHO Rath Police Station (Hamirpur) Manoj Kumar Shukla said the accident took place late on Sunday night on Panwaarhi Marg.
They were taken to Rath community health centre where the doctor declared them dead. The deceased were identified as Udaibhan (32) and Bharat Yadav (30), residents of Jalaun district.
The police said the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
The family members of the deceased were informed and a case was registered against the unknown vehicle and its driver, police said.


More Americans now seek price information before selecting health care services, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters and National Public Radio.
Sixteen percent of respondents who used health care services in the past year looked for pricing information before receiving care. That's up from 11 percent in 2010, the last time the survey was conducted.
Of those who sought pricing information, 70 percent said the data impacted their choice of provider. Respondents sought the pricing information in different ways. Forty-nine percent said they asked their insurance company for the information, while 50 percent asked physicians.
The percentage of respondents who sought information from insurers climbed from just 26 percent in 2010, while the percentage of respondents who sought information from physicians dropped from 60 percent two years ago.
"It is encouraging that people are increasingly incorporating cost information into their decision-making process when determining which health care services they should seek and from which providers," Dr. Raymond Fabius, chief medical officer at the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, said in a press statement.
"As more pricing information becomes widely available, along with quality comparisons, and more providers and health plans share their data transparently, we will see the emergence of a health care system that is more competitive and ultimately more sustainable," he added.


Wieck moves on: UJ coach accepts job as MSU-M
Justin Wieck wasn’t looking to leave, but an opportunity came up that was too good to pass up.
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Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA—Presidential Office chief of staff Mohammad Nahavandian said on Saturday that logical approach and mutual respect in nuclear negotiations neutralized ill-wishers’ deception.
Addressing the 11th International Conference on Management, he said that ill-wishers have earlier misportrayed image of Iran, stirring threat and aggression.
Commenting on the sanctions on Iran, he noted that the enemies have hatched plots against Iran to stop its progress and they used the national nuclear program as an excuse to ramp up pressure on Iran.
He said that the nuclear deal struck on November 24 served as a step to prove clean health of Iranian nuclear program and its legitimate right to produce nuclear energy.
He said that the nuclear deal envisaged to be implemented step by step so that the two parties will reciprocate one step being taken by the other, so, it will take time
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Irbid, Oct. 10 (Petra) -- President of the Yarmouk University, Islam Massad, on Sunday met with Mariam Aldameiry, deputy director of Germany's Goethe Institute in Amman.
The meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two sides, especially in the field of teaching the German language.
Massad lauded ties between Jordan and Germany, and the scientific and academic cooperation between the Yarmouk University with various German educational and research institutions.
He stressed the university's keenness to enhance cooperation with the Goethe Institute, and to further cooperate in the field of teaching German language in light of the increasing demand from students and members of society to learn this language.
Massad expressed the university's readiness to cooperate with the institute in holding level tests in the German language, and the possibility of holding German language courses offered by the institute through the university's language center in a manner that suits the needs of society, whether via in-class, remote or integrated education, pointing to the possibility of establishing a branch of the institute at the university in the future.
Aldameiry, in turn, commended the Yarmouk University's distinguished scientific reputation, and stressed the institute's keenness to frame cooperation with the university within a cooperation agreement between the two parties, especially with the strong demand by the people of the northern governorates to learn the German language, noting that the institute has made great progress in preparing a distinguished program for training German language teachers.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) Saudi Civil Defense announced on Saturday that a projectile landed near a hospital in the border city of Jazan, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
Mohammed AL Ghamidi, spokesman of the civil defense, said the projectile was launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen, adding no injury or damage was reported, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition announced the interception of a bomb-laden drone in Yemen flying toward the kingdom.
It was the latest in a series of missile and drone attacks that targeted areas in Saudi Arabia, mainly its border cities. Most of the attacks were foiled before reaching the targets.
The Saudi-led coalition will complete in March its sixth year of war in Yemen against the Houthi militia in support of the government of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
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Cars vandalized in Braintree
Several residents of two Braintree neighborhoods have reported their cars vandalized.
Police said residents of four Hollis Avenue homes reported Saturday that five of their vehicles had been “keyed” overnight.
On Sunday, five residents of Edgemont Road told police six cars were similarly vandalized.
Police said residents on River Street and Trefton Drive also reported vandalism to their vehicles.
The damage to many of the vehicles was described as extensive.
In two cases, the initials “zk” appeared to be scratched on the cars.
Anyone with information about the crimes is asked to call 781-794-8620.


The Commissioner of Police of Abia State, Adeleye Oyebade, has said assured of adequate security across the 17 local government areas of the state for hitch-free polls.
Speaking during a press conference in Umuahia, Mr. Oyebade said the Nigerian constitution guarantees that there must be adequate security during elections at the local councils because the people at the grassroots were involved.
He pointed out that the command had mapped out its operational plans to secure the ate during and after the election.
He explained that leaders of various political parties in the State have been briefed regarding the conduct of their candidates and the electorate on the election day.
“Every credible election must be well planned, because proper planning prevents poor performance. So those of us that are stakeholders in the state have a lot of roles to play to ensure that we have credible election today.
“We have received the guidelines that will regulate the conduct of everybody involved in the election. That is why we have been planning since the day that conduct of the election was announced. We have had series of meetings; and we have robust strategies that will work.
“We have mapped out areas that we must put security measures that will curtail the excesses of those people that will attempt to disrupt the smooth conduct of the election.
“The police have resolved to provide a level playing field to all those that will participate in the election, but our message is that they should play the game according to the rule.


It's that time of year again: the time of year when people around the country open their wallets to help those in need.
And in California, where the second-oldest food bank was founded in 1967 and the second-oldest is still going strong after more than 50 years, there's a real need, reports NBC Bay Area.
The state has some of the highest obesity rates in the nation, and the number of people living in extreme poverty has more than doubled in the past decade, according to the food bank's most recent annual report.
In San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, the number of people living in extreme poverty has more than doubled in the past three years, and more than half of them are food insecure, meaning they don't have enough money to buy food and other necessities, reports California Local.
The food bank in Santa Cruz, which is part of a national network of 13 such food banks, says it needs donations of food and money to keep up with demand over the holidays.Read the Entire Article


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People’s Party yesterday alleged the federal government was looting the national exchequer.
Information Secretary PPP Parliamrntarinans Shazia Atta Marri said the federal government had hit the national exchequer hard by importing the sugar on higher rates.
Reacting to the government decision, she said that the decision of importimg sugar on rupees 123 per kilogram was nothing but a loss to the national exchequer.
Shazia Marri said that government has decided sugar would be sold at Rs 85 per kilogram to all utility stores then who get the extra Rs 38.
She added that no one will buy such expensive sugar in the open market but Prime Minister Imran Khan was making his financial facilitators richer than richest.
“Imran Khan has appointed his financial facilitators in every ministry and department related to the economic affairs,” she accused.
Marri said the the government had shut down all the sugar mills in the country. She further said the government has made the county’s economic condition worst due to bad policies.


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On Wednesday afternoon, two Aurora police officers suffered minor injuries after helping to rescue a child who had fallen into the ice.
Authorities said the dispatcher received a call that a 9-year-old child had fallen through the ice of the reservoir. Authorities said the child was trying to retrieve the football from the frozen part of the pond when the ice broke and it fell into the water.
Officers who arrived at the scene deployed rescue kits, and two more officers jumped into the water to rescue the child and the woman who had attempted to be rescued.
Officers were able to bring the child and woman back to shore, officials said.
A 9-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Police said the woman was treated at the scene.
Two officers who jumped into the water were also taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, officials said.


(MENAFN) According to Turkey’s National Defense Ministry, a Turkish warrior was "martyred" in Turkish southeastern area of Gaziantep/Kilis nearby Syria.
A declaration by the ministry showed Infantry Sergeant Savas Dinc was hurt in a bid to prevent people from reaching the frontier from Turkey to Syria unlawfully, and was moved to the Kilis State Hospital where he gave up to his injuries.
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar asked Allah's mercy upon him and sent condolences to his family and Turkey.
The declaration also read "We buried you in our hearts, not in the ground... The Motherland is grateful to you."
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He made these remarks while participating at the National ceremony to launch the programme of building of a sustainable Sri Lanka, where everybody will share its dividends, held at the Presidential Secretariat, today.
The Government has declared the Year 2017 as the year of poverty alleviation and many programmes have been implemented to achieve sustainable development goals according to the vision of the Government on poverty elimination.
The President said the people of Sri Lanka need to be strong economically as a country in the year 2017. He said that every possible step will be taken this year to free the people from poverty and to save the country from the financial crisis.
He also emphasized that many programmes will be implemented to increase export revenue while developing the local industries and the agricultural sector.
President Sirisena stated that the people should protect and nourish natural resources to achieve the targets of sustainable development.
The President also said that National reconciliation is important in moving towards achieving sustainable development goals.
He said the country can be developed only in ensuring peace, brotherhood and mutual trust among the communities. (Colombo Gazette)


Suspects of Chinese telecom fraud were sent back from Cambodia
(MENAFN) According to Chinese police source, 28 suspects of telecom fraud were sent back to southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, from Cambodia.
The beginning of September, Chinese Ministry of Public Security started investigating the telecom fraud cases, with police from Chongqing Municipality and Shandong Province.
The suspects have made phone calls to Chinese people, pretending to be law enforcement or with fake promised high-return investments.
All the computers, phones and bank cards involved in the cases were also taken.
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AUBURN HILLS, Ala.
— The number of Alabama hospitals getting ready to reopen after a major coronavirus pandemic has nearly doubled in the past two months.
The Alabama Department of Health said Monday it has received nearly 6,000 new calls from people who have been sickened by the coronaviruses that began to emerge late last year in the U.S. and Europe.
It’s about 4,000 more than it had been a year earlier.
The department said the coronaves are affecting all kinds of facilities and that hospitals are responding.
That includes the Alabama Hospital and Health System, which has seen a 50 percent increase in calls.
In some counties, like Alabama’s Montgomery and Montgomery County, that’s been the case, too.
The state Health Department said it is still assessing the scope of the pandemic.
“There are a lot of folks in those counties that are going to need medical care and care is going to be limited, especially in areas that have experienced a lot,” said Dr. Thomas Burdick, director of the Alabama Health Department’s division of infectious diseases.
The state health department said more than 4,500 people have been diagnosed with coronaviral diseases in Alabama since March.
That’s more than double the number of new coronavirets that were reported statewide.
The coronavides were primarily spread by aerosolized droplets of the coronovirus.
In some areas, such as Alabama’s rural counties, they also spread via the air from people traveling by air.
In the past year, about 10 million people have traveled through Alabama.
There were no new coronoviruses reported in the state before the pandemics began in mid-March.
The number rose after that.
Statewide, the number is at about 16,000.
Some counties are getting closer to the state’s goal of getting back to 100 percent of their capacity by the end of the month.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23. The information
spread by the Armenian Defense Ministry about the alleged shelling
at about 13:20 on November 23 by the units of the Azerbaijani army
and the wounding of an Armenian serviceman is false, trend reports citing the
press service of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
'We categorically deny the spread information.'
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Chinese retail trade in 2021 will reach trln USD 6.8
(MENAFN) On Sunday, September 26, an official said China’s consumer product retailing is expected to reach 44 trillion yuan (about $ 6.8 billion) this year.
Wang Bin, an official with the Ministry of Commerce, noted at a press conference that the expected data would show an increase of about 12.5% from 2020 and 8% from the previous year.
Given the month-to-month expansion during the July-December period of last year, the trend for year-over-year consumption expansion will be “weaker and weaker” over the course of the year. of 2021, Wang noted, adding that China’s consumption will hold steady. its stable rebound in the fourth quarter.
According to Wang, with the approach of the National Day, during which high consumption is expected, China is stepping up market monitoring and releasing stocks to ensure the proper supply of daily needs.
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AVERAGE selling prices across east central Scotland have increased by seven per cent in the last three months, according to the ESPC.
However, figures show the number of properties being sold has decreased by 8.4 per cent, with the fall continuing since the EU referendum.
ESPC business analyst Maria Botha-Lopez said: “What we’re seeing is that sales volumes started coming down in the period before the outcome of the referendum, and have continued to do so.
“This is not due to lack of buyer demand, but rather due to decreasing levels of active stock and fewer properties coming to market to replenish those that have sold.
The summer months are typically a quiet period for the property market as people go on holiday, and while some people may have deferred their decision to put their property on the market we will have to wait and see what the effect of Brexit has been over the coming months. Average selling prices have been driven up by the lower volumes of properties on the market.”


“It is just a surreal place at the moment. There are loads of things that will happen that have not been seen before and have not been written in the laws before.
“I understand that the finish to seasons has to be the first of June, but that has been taken out by the EFL.
“There is a lot of change and a lot of things which will happen in the future. But as much as we love football, it is not the most important thing at the moment.
“But hopefully, in the weeks and months to come, life will go back to normal and we can enjoy watching the lads run around again.”


Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the state government will help any Ford workers who lose their jobs.
"If there's a change to car production we would be working with the federal government to support people who are affected and the supply chain," Dr Napthine told reporters in northeast Victoria on Thursday.
He said the carbon tax was putting pressure on the cost of doing business in the state.
"The carbon tax has hurt Victoria and continues to hurt Victoria," Dr Napthine said.
"It adds costs to our manufacturers and is costing us jobs around the state."
However, Dr Napthine says the overall outlook for the state's economy is still very positive.
"In the case of Victoria, we have had strong jobs growth since we have been in government," he said.
Dr Napthine said he would lobby the federal government for the national disability insurance agency, DisabilityCare, to be based in Geelong, creating hundreds of jobs for the city.
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national president Paul Bastian described the reports about Ford as a "disaster" for workers and a "tragedy" for the local and national economies.
He called for urgent action from the industry and all sides of politics.
"We want the government to call a meeting of all the auto players," he told Fairfax radio.
"We want to take the positives out of this. We want bipartisan support to see what we can do to ensure that we have an auto industry, that we have an industry that is sustainable."


China surprisingly reduces interest rates to back COVID-damaged economy
(MENAFN) The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on Monday declined its key interest rates for the initial time since January to raise its backing for the economy damaged by coronavirus lockdowns and a property downturn.
The bank declined medium-term loan rate by 10 basis points to 2.75 percent from 2.85 percent, in line with a declaration from the PBOC.
It also cut the seven-day reverse repo rate to 2 percent from 2.1 percent, inserting 2 billion yuan (nearly USD300 million) into the banking system.
The bank had reduced both rates by 10 basis points at the start of the year.
In the meantime, the world's second-biggest economy witnessed slower-than-estimated industrial manufacture and retail sales expansion, suggesting the zero-COVID policy remains to decline consumer request.
The National Bureau of Statistics stated that China's industrial output rose by 3.8 percent annually last month, lower than market forecast of 4.6 percent.
The retail trade surged 2.7 percent from 2021 last month, missing economists’ estimation of a 5 percent increase.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29. A summit of the
presidents of five Caspian littoral states (Azerbaijan, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran) will be held in the Turkmen
capital Ashgabat on June 29. A number of issues, including
cooperation and security will be discussed at the summit.
“The holding of the Ashgabat Summit of the presidents of the
Caspian littoral states, as well as the holding of bilateral and
multilateral meetings within the framework of the summit, will
contribute to the development of the five countries in trade,
transit, energy, agriculture and tourism,” former Iranian
ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pakayin told Trend .
Pakayin added that these meetings will contribute to the further
development of maritime transport in the Caspian Sea through the
ports of 5 countries. It is also possible to increase cargo
transportation among these countries through railways.
The ex-ambassador noted that the development of cooperation
among the private sectors of the Caspian littoral states, providing
the necessary support and the reduction of duties can help to
further develop economic ties.
Also, former Iranian MP Gholamali Jafarzadeh said that the
Ashgabat Summit of the presidents of the Caspian littoral states
could help further develop relations in various fields.
Jafarzadeh stressed that this summit can be positively assessed
in various ways, including economic, transit, energy, freight and
other aspects. The Caspian littoral states can further strengthen
relations by using existing opportunities.
“This could result in the development of those countries and the
region as a whole. The summit of the Caspian littoral states will
focus on reducing the water level in the Caspian Sea and
eliminating environmental problems, and appropriate steps can be
taken in this direction,' the MP noted.
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Doha: The Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs rounded off the electronic screening of Hajj candidates for the year 1444 AH according to specific requirements, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs said on Wednesday.
The deadline for registration was March 12, 2023.
In a statement, the Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs said the priority was given to Qataris and residents who had not previously performed Hajj, the elderly and those whose applications were not approved in the past.
The selection process focused on the primary pilgrim, the statement read.
The statement added that SMSs were sent to approved applicants to communicate and register with the approved Hajj campaign offices, and to complete the required procedures.
The approvals are given for a period of one week only, during which it is necessary to register with one of the approved campaigns, and sign a contract with them, the statement read. There are 19 authorized campaigns.
In February, HE the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim met with a number of licensed Qatari Hajj campaign owners, with the aim of providing full support for them and the countrys pilgrims, and facilitating registration and approval procedures and other related administrative procedures, to ensure the readiness and safety of pilgrims.
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Varadkar: 'Frances Fitzgerald needs support as new Justice Minister'
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has called for everyone in government to support the new Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.
“The key thing now for everyone in Government is to be fully behind Frances Fitzgerald in doing what she has to do, which is to reform the criminal justice system and have that open competition for the new Garda Commissioner and establish the new independent Garda Authority,” he said, adding, “She has a huge amount on her plate and she deserves and has the support of everyone in Government.”
He said that he has had no discussions yet with his colleagues in Cabinet about his statement at the weekend that the Department of Justice “is not fit for purpose”, following the revelations in the Guerin Report which was published on Friday. “We had a ministerial level meeting this morning on road safety, and Minister Fitzgerald was present, but the entire focus of that meeting was on road safety and what we can do to improve the situation,” he said. “There hasn’t been any discussion on it, but we have a Cabinet meeting tomorrow and I imagine justice issues will be discussed at that”.
Commenting on the concerns expressed earlier today by the Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes that government agencies, such the Department of Social Protection, the HSE and the Gardai have “scant regard” for data protection he said, “I think more and more that people understand that there’s a lot of data out there, a lot of information being collected about people, and it’s important that the government and government agencies do all that they can that’s reasonable to protect people’s privacy.”
He added: “But at the same time it’s important that government agencies have access to data so that they can make decisions to target resources which benefit people at the end of the day as well.”
Minister Varadkar was speaking at the launch of the Triathlon Ireland national series which is being sponsored by Vodafone this year.


New Delhi: Days after the Central government abrogated Article 370 to integrate Jammu and Kashmir fully with India and to divide the state into two Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoke to the nation.
In his around 30 minute address, Narendra Modi outlined the bright future for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and promised development and normalcy to the two Union Territories.
The Prime Minister began his address by saying that the dream of Sardar Patel, B. R. Ambedkar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been achieved. He went on to describe the harm that Article 370 had brought to the people of Kashmir.
Narendra Modi reminded that the people of Jammu and Kashmir did not get any benefits from Article 370.
He said that the Act against atrocities to Dalits and the Minority Act was not applicable to the State. He also said that the Minimum Wages Act was not operable in Jammu and Kashmir which deprived people of minimum wages.
The Prime Minister promised that employees and Jammu and Kashmir police officers will get benefits on the equal footing of their counterparts in other states. In addition, the vacancies in government jobs will be filled and this will help the local youths get job opportunities.
Modi also promised the people of Jammu Kashmir that Legislative Assembly Elections will take place and the people can elect their own representatives in a transparent manner and asked the Governor of the state to being the process of forming the Block Development Council.


Several politicians were questioned today on the Easter Sunday bombings.
State Minister Dilum Amunugama and former Minister Dr. Harsha De Silva appeared before the Police Unit of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Easter Sunday Attacks today.
Former Eastern Province Governor M.L.A.M. Hizbullah also appeared before the Police Unit to record a statement over the attacks.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, former Minister Rauff Hakeem and leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulligal Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan are among those who were questioned over the past few weeks on the Easter attacks.
It was reported after the attacks that intelligence information had been received on a possible terror attack but the information had been disregarded. (Colombo Gazette)


Govt determined to eliminate menace of corruption: Vawda
Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda has said that the present government is determined to eliminate the menace of corruption.
Talking to a private news channel, he said that an across the board accountability process is underway in the country and no corrupt person would escape unpunished.
The Minister said that the government is also committed to bring the looted wealth back to the national kitty.
Faisal Vawda said that National Accountability Bureau is an independent institution, which is investigating the corruption cases in a transparent manner.


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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department will hold a 2022 Late Crime Briefing at 11 a.m.
Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards plans to discuss crime statistics as well as the police department’s future plan for public safety. The briefing will be held at the Richmond Police Department Center located on West Grace Street.
The police department says the information provided will help inform the public about crime trends that affect community safety and publicize opportunities for community members to work together to reduce crime.


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Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 11 / Trend J. Nasibova /
Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov have discussed expanding bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the economic sphere, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development said today.
A meeting was held with the Azerbaijani economic development minister during Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov's business visit to Baku on Thursday.
They have discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the economic sector, including the development of relations between Azerbaijani and Uzbek entrepreneurs.
While stressing the importance of relations in this area, Mustafayev said that at present, Azerbaijan's economic development is stable. There is a favourable investment situation in the country.
Rozukulov said that the two countries have great potential to develop economic relations.


Punjab Senior and Food Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed his clear views on national issues and presented the correct solution which once again gave a realistic and unequivocal stand which is also being appreciated at every forum.
In his tweet on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s interview to an American TV channel, Abdul Aleem Khan said that Pakistan is a peace-loving country, which is well aware of its national and international responsibilities.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has always been of the view that we should not take part in any war of other country.
Similarly, the opinion the PM always expressed about Afghanistan is now being acknowledged by the world today.
Abdul Aleem Khan further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has highlighted all issues including Kashmir with India in the last three years which has given a new and positive identity to Pakistan at international form.
The senior minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s talk has once again proved that the present Government is better equipped to protect national sovereignty.
Undoubtedly, he has raised the head of the entire nation with pride by taking a blunt and realistic stance and that is why his speech has become an adornment of the international media now a days, he added.
Abdul Aleem Khan said that in the neighboring countries only peace and stability can guarantee the development and prosperity of the region and Imran Khan wants conditions in India and Afghanistan that can end the existing tensions.
Abdul Aleem Khan said that this interview given to an American TV channel was reminiscent of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations which is a good a omen for the country and the nation in every way.


Saudi- Foreign Minister Receives Diplomatic Adviser to President of Guinea
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Riyadh, Safar 17, 1439, Nov 6, 2017, SPA -- Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today Diplomatic Adviser to the President of Guinea Dr. Qotb Sano.
During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest and distinct relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them.
The meeting was attended by a number of officials.
16:57 LOCAL TIME 13:57 GMT
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Legion baseball: Post 189 gets noticed in Grand Rapids
A collection of players who spent the spring season playing anywhere from varsity, to JV and even freshman ball came together last weekend to earn the Farmington Legion team some attention at the Grand Rapids Tournament.
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The police in Jammu and Kashmir confirmed today that some people sustained pellet injuries during what they called stray protests in Srinagar over the week-end, when the restrictions on movement were eased. Earlier this week, Governor Satya Pal Malik had denied foreign media reports of largescale violence in Kashmir Valley. Zeroing on the reports, the opposition Congress had demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "come clean" on the matter. Insisting that the law and order situation has been "totally under control", senior police officer Munir Khan today said: "There have been localised incident in various parts of Srinagar and other areas, which have been contained, dealt with locally. There has been no major injury to anyone. There have been a few pellet injuries, who were treated and sent back."


DENVER, CO—For months, residents and public school districts around Colorado have been debating what to do with their schools and how to handle the state’s massive snowstorm.
While some have opted to leave the city and others are looking to build new ones, some are not ready to budge.
In recent weeks, a few Denver public school officials have said they’ll reopen schools for the summer if there’s no snowfall by the end of the year, and officials say the number is growing.
But some are concerned the state isn’t doing enough to keep the system functioning smoothly, including the school board, which passed a budget earlier this month that included $1.4 billion in additional funding for the schools.
The new state budget, released Thursday, includes $2 billion in new funds to fund schools through 2021, but only about $1 billion is earmarked specifically for school closures, including a $500 million infusion for a new school building, according to the state Department of Education.
Schools have been closed because of the snowstorm, which has been expected to make schools more crowded, and some students are being turned away for the first day of school.
But this year, the school district said it would close its schools in July and have them reopened later.
Some have said the state should do more to keep schools open and operate in a timely fashion, and they want a new building in the future, but they also say schools need to be rebuilt as quickly as possible.
For months now, state legislators have been weighing what to prioritize for the future of public schools.
Some have asked the state to make sure schools remain open for students who are physically or mentally disabled, while others have pushed for a longer school year to keep students safe.
Some of those pushing for more money say they believe the state is failing to keep pace with the new federal guidelines for schools that have closed.
They say that would mean less money going to schools that need it the most, and fewer resources for the state when it comes to hiring teachers and other staff.
The district that owns Denver Public Schools said Thursday it will continue to fund its schools until at least July.
The district also will provide free school uniforms to students and staff.
But the district said some of the money for that will be going to staff members who are working outside the school.
The state is also working with the state department of education to determine what to fund next.
Some districts have asked for extra funding for students with disabilities.
And a group of parents who represent many of Denver’s homeless youth and students has asked the legislature to consider creating a school safety fund.
The governor, who is also running for re-election, said Thursday that while he believes it’s critical to be proactive and make sure the state has enough money for schools to reopen, he’s not looking for more funds.
He also said the government should consider providing support to school districts for the new construction of a new teacher building.


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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Oct 28 (Petra) –– About 100 people were hurt in 121 accidents that Civil Defence Department (CDD) rescue crews and medics dealt with across the country over the last 24 hours.
A CDD statement also said its paramedics had responded to 446 emergences in various regions of the Kingdom.
Its said six people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in the Zarqa Governorate Friday evening.
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NEOM’s hydrogen factory’s construction probable to rollout in first half of 2022
(MENAFN) Saudi power firm ACWA Power predicts building and construction on its environmental hydrogen factory in NEOM to begin in the initial six months of the coming year, as mentioned by the firm’s CEO.
Paddy Padmanathan stated to Arab News in a meeting, “This is the first project of that scale and quite a lot of work had to be done for the first time. So, we are very much in it, and we are already in even doing some work in advance purchases of long lead items for construction. So, there is quite a lot of activity that is going on.”
The CEO of ACWA predicted to additionally witness the financial conclusion of the scheme, a shared project with NEOM Co. and American industrial gas firm Air Products, happening in the H1 of 2022. The shared project had employed financial company Lazard to counsel on the venture, he said to Arab News in September.
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Wednesday afternoon ,Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state officials held their weekly press conference on COVID-19.
Since last Wednesday, the state Department of Health announced 1,157 cases, while cases have increased by large numbers in Arizona and Texas and those states, and others, have reimposed some restrictions.
The entire press conference is available below.
See the NM Political Report story on what the governor said here.


A heart disease patient and three security guards at the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation in Aswan governorate have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
The foundation said in a statement late Wednesday that the Health Ministry was informed of the new Covid-19 cases to take the necessary procedures.
The foundation added that it took the needed precautionary measures at the hospital since the coronavirus emerged in Egypt to ensure the safety of its healthcare workers and patients. It also conducted regular health checks to its patients, doctors, and hospital staff.
To curb the spread of the virus, the infections and those who have been in contact with them have been quarantined, and the whole place has been disinfected.
The Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 110 coronavirus infections and 9 deaths, bringing the country’s total to 1,560 patients and 103 deaths.


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In a family of middle infielders, freshman Brady Berberich is the latest of three brothers who have played second base on the Osakis baseball team over the years.
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