Jordan- King visits Royal Film Commission
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 2 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday visited the Royal Film Commission (RFC), where he was briefed on future programs and plans of the commission.
During his visit, the King met representatives from the commission and Jordanian filmmakers. HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, President of the Board of Commissioners, appreciated King Abdullah's support to the commission, which endeavors to develop local film industry to be able to compete globally and enable Jordan to play a leading role in the movie production industry worldwide.
RFC General Manager George David spoke about achievements made by the commission, noting that around 110 local and international movies had been filmed and produced in the Kingdom in recent years. He said the RFC works to attract movie projects to be filmed in Jordan.
Moreover, David reviewed the RFC's future strategy, which would focus on supporting cinema and television production in Jordan. The RFC, David said, provides various training opportunities for emerging and professional filmmakers form both Jordan and the region.
A number of Jordanian filmmakers also shared their experience in the movie industry and their aspirations of the industry in the Kingdom.
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Dubai (Web Desk): The minimum wage for Pakistani blue-collar workers in the UAE has been fixed at Dh800 per month in addition to accommodation and health insurance, Pakistan’s envoy to UAE said.
Addressing a community gathering at the consulate in Dubai, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE Moazzam Ahmad Khan confirmed that the UAE government has accepted to fix DH 800 as minimum wage for Pakistani workers.
“We are thankful to the UAE government for accepting our request on fixing minimum wages as it will help end exploitation of blue-collar workers by some employers,” Moazzam Ahmad Khan said this on the occasion of an event hosted for Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaiser, who was on a short visit to the UAE on Wednesday.
He said that the wage rule has already been put in place while the government of Pakistan is also talking to other Gulf countries to implement a similar system.
Moazzam added that he has also requested the Pakistan government to help open more community schools in the UAE.
“We have seven Pakistani schools in the UAE, but we need at least 14 to meet the demand from the increasing number of students,” he said, urging the community to contribute to the effort.
The ambassador said that there were some complaints about the staff at the Pakistani mission, however, such incidents were rare.
He said that he would talk to officers and staff at the missions to improve their behaviour with community members.
Moazzam Ahmad Khan further said that he has also requested the Pakistani government to increase staff and build a new and bigger building because our community has increased to 1.6 million and the current facilities are not good enough to meet the huge rush at the missions.


Police personnel conducted community policing programme in Maoist-centric Jharkhand's Palamu District, distributing blankets and other essentials, after the locals aided the officials in the arrest of five rebels.
The programme has been launched in collaboration with paramilitary forces to bridge the gap between police and the community.
The police officials thanked them for their helping hand to make the operation successful and also instructed them to make information available, in order to bust the rebels' future plans.
According to them, these programmes could serve as a medium to foster better ties between the locals and the police force in the province.
"We hope that the cooperation we have received from the villagers, we expect that it will continue in the future. We have faith that in the future, the villagers will continue helping us," Superintendent of Police, Palamu, Anup T. Maithue told reporters.
As per media reports, the Maoists are now targeting children and trying to influence them to join their cadres, thus the police have attempted to raise awareness among the youngsters, as they are more gullible.
A villager, Vinod Kumar, said that the sports gear that the police distributed would aid them to move forward in life.
"The police have distributed sports gear as well. We promise that we will move forward through the medium of sports," he said.
Maoist insurgents have significantly increased their presence in tribal and rural regions in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of millions of landless labourers and marginal farmers. However, the government has termed them to be India's main internal security threat. (ANI)


(MENAFN) Kuwait has granted a sum of USD 1.2 billion as part of the GCC grant, contributing to first priority development projects in Jordan within the upcoming five years.
The Kuwaiti contribution helped the Jordanian authorities to execute some vital projects in the country in spite of the political and security instabilities in the region amid the Syrian crisis.
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury lauded the outstanding support provided by the State of Kuwait to his country, speaking to KUNA on the Kuwaiti contributions.
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Mediate over political violence
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has observed that the clashes between rival political party cadres whenever they meet are expected as they are two warring sides.
EFZ executive director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says the tension between political parties only needs a neutral voice to mediate and bring them together in unity.
He noted that the Church plays a pivotal role in ensuring that there is proper dialogue between political parties to help uphold political morals.
Reverend Mwanza says that EFZ will soon roll out a programme to address the inter-party dialogue meeting to ensure that there is harmony and unity amongst political parties.
He added that the programme will also help foster peace and stability in the country ahead of the general elections.
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Ankara, Feb 28 (IANS) Turkey's economy grew by 5.6 per cent in 2022, with domestic consumption propping up the better-than-expected performance, according to official statistics released on Tuesday.
The country's economy expanded by 3.5 per cent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2022, while the GDP per capita reached $10,655 for the entirety of the year, the Turkish Statistical Institute said.
Domestic consumption grew by 19.7 per cent in 2022, whereas investments, which had increased by 7.4 per cent in 2020 and 2021, only grew by 2.8 per cent in 2022, Xinhua news agency reported.
The country's export growth plummet to 9.1 per cent in 2022, compared with 24.9 per cent in the previous year.
In 2021, the Turkish economy bounced back strongly from the Covid-19 pandemic to expand by 11.4 per cent, its highest rate in a decade.
The country's economic growth was overshadowed by its annual inflation rate which reached a 20-year high of 85.5 per cent last year, along with the impact of the global economic slowdown.
Turkey's annual inflation dipped to 57.68 per cent in January and is predicted to continue to fall throughout the year. Yet the country was hit by massive earthquakes on February 6 which will result in a hefty reconstruction expense and slower economic growth.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. Iran and Pakistan
will not allow terrorists to attack the relations and security of
the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir
Abdollahian said, Trend reports.
He spoke on January 29 in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan,
where he held a joint press conference with his Pakistani
counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani.
Amir Abdollahian stated that both countries agreed on the need
to combat terrorism effectively. He also said that they shared the
vision of turning the Iran-Pakistan border into a zone of economic,
social and cultural prosperity for the border residents.
The minister added that he had received an official invitation
from Pakistan for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to visit the
country. Amir Abollahian said that he and Jilani would work on the
visit program so that Raisi could visit Pakistan, a friendly and
brotherly country, in the near future.
On January 16, Iran fired missiles at certain positions in
Pakistan. As a result, two children were killed and three people
were injured. Following this, the Pakistani government recalled its
ambassador to Iran and asked the Iranian ambassador not to visit
Pakistan. All activities between the two countries are
On January 17, Pakistan attacked certain positions of Iran. As a
result, 10 people died.
On January 26, the ambassadors of both countries returned to
their workplaces, and the Iranian Foreign Minister paid a visit to
Pakistan on January 29.
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GAZA, Nov 20 (NNN-WAFA) – Thirty-one premature babies at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were evacuated yesterday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said, in a statement.
The statement said, the PRCS crews transported the babies to a hospital in Rafah City, in the south of the Strip.
The newborns, in rapidly deteriorating condition, were at imminent risk of death, following the tragic death of several other babies and the total collapse of all medical services at Al-Shifa, the UN Children's Fund said, in a statement.– NNN-WAFA
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(CNSNews.com) -- A new poll shows that 61 percent of voters think the new health care changes signed into law by President Barack Obama will cause health care costs to go up. Also, 55 percent of voters say the law will be bad for the country.
In its poll of 1,000 “likely voters” on Dec. 26, Rasmussen Reports found that 61 percent of “voters nationwide believe the [health care] law will cause health care costs to go up, which ties the highest level measured on the question since the bill was passed” back in March. Only 17 percent of voters think Obamacare will lower health care costs and another 17 percent said that costs “will stay about the same.”
Rasmussen also found that 55 percent of voters “now say the law will be bad for the country, the highest level measured since September.” Also, only 36 percent think Obamacare “will be good for the country,” according to Rasmussen.
The survey also found that 53 percent of voters believe “the quality of health care will decrease under the new law,” while only 22 percent think the quality of care will increase under Obamacare.
Furthermore, 57 percent of voters said Obamacare will raise increase the federal deficit while only 17 percent said it would decrease the deficit.
The Rasmussen survey had a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points, and a 95 percent level of confidence.


Ethiopian forces attack Sudanese soldiers
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Nov. 27 a number of 6 Sudanese soldiers were murdered in an attack by military forces from Ethiopia on Sudan’s army close to the nations’ borders, stated Sudanese military informers.
Sudanese military forces reported at a new update posted on social media platform Facebook, “groups of the Ethiopian army and militias attacked its forces in Al-Fashaga Al-sughra, which resulted in deaths ... our forces valiantly repelled the attack and inflicted heavy losses in lives and equipment on the attackers.”
However, the army’s update was not very useful regarding the number of murdered individuals.
Legesse Tulu, the representative of Ethiopia’s government, did not give an answer to reporters when asked about the horrible attack.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Aqaba, Sep. 12 (Petra) -- In a recent incident, 22 individuals employed at the Aqaba Company for port operation and management have been hospitalized with respiratory difficulties after inhaling dust particles at their workplaces.
Speaking to the Jordan News Agency (Petra) on Tuesday, the Governor of Aqaba, Khalid Al-Hajaj, confirmed that the workers were admitted to Prince Hashem Military Hospital in Aqaba following complaints of shortness of breath, noting that the injuries sustained by the affected individuals range from mild to moderate.
"Contrary to initial suspicions, ammonia gas was ruled out as the cause of their respiratory distress," he added.
Taghreed Maaytah, the Director of the Environment Directorate in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), shed light on the situation, explaining that the incident occurred in the southern industrial area, primarily among ship workers.
"The respiratory issues were attributed to dust particles carried by extreme weather conditions and strong winds," she said, noting that the affected individuals had pre-existing sensitivities to dust and assured that their current conditions are stable.
Further investigations revealed that air quality measurements within the southern ports met Jordanian standards. However, there were slight deviations, with dust particle levels exceeding 200 micrograms per cubic meter, contrary to the usual regional norms.
An ASEZA statement emphasized that, as a precautionary measure, operations in the industrial facilities in the region were temporarily suspended until weather conditions improve. It further underscored the commitment to continumonitoring and air quality control in the surrounding areas of Aqaba City, ensuring the implementation of preventive measures in response to the prevailing climatic conditions carrying dust particles in the vicinity of the city and its surrounding areas.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 3. A Chinese companywill participate in the implementation of a project to build adrone assembly plant in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports.
The memorandum for implementation of this project was signedbetween the Office of the President's Representative in the Narynregion and Zhongtian Zhicontrol Technology Holding Co., as reportedby the National Investment Agency of Kyrgyzstan.
The signing took place during the Kyrgyzstan-China BusinessForum held in Bishkek. Seven agreements, totaling $1.151 billion inthe energy and industrial sectors, were signed following theforum.
The forum witnessed the active participation of over 50 leadingChinese enterprises, demonstrating their keen interest incollaborative ventures with Kyrgyzstan. Additionally, around 50domestic companies, spanning various sectors including agriculture,healthcare, education, digital development, industry, tourism, andservices, contributed to the event's diverse participation.
Chinese investors expressed their interest in collaborating withKyrgyz entrepreneurs on significant investment projects withinKyrgyzstan during the culmination of the forum. Throughout theevent, entrepreneurs delivered presentations across differentsectors and engaged in discussions on proposals and investmentopportunities.
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South Africa has recorded 48 more Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the national toll to 1,210.
Of the new fatalities, 37 were recorded in the Western Cap, 9 in the Eastern Cape, and 2 in KwaZulu Natal.
The Health Ministry confirmed that the number of confirmed cases has risen to 55,421.
It states that the number of people who have recovered stand at 31.050.
This indicates that there’re 22,706 active cases in the country.
The Western Cape has 12,526 active cases and 891 people have died.
The department says nearly a million tests have been conducted across the country.


A crucial meeting of the combined unified headquarters held in Srinagar under the chairmanship of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday evening decided to release all the arrested youth immediately.
Wednesday's decision is a follow up to the eight-point initiative announced by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Saturday last.
Chidambaram headed an all-party delegation which visited the state last week.\
Addressing a news conference in the police control room, the state home commissioner B R Sharma said that the Jammu and Kashmir government will immediately release the youth, students who have been arrested for stone pelting during the unrest in Valley.
He said these youth/students will be handed over to their parents on the assurance of their good conduct in future.
Sharma also said that 16 bunkers in summer capital Srinagar will be removed, thereby descaling the number of bunkers and check points.
The home commissioner said that two committees comprising of senior civil, army and police officers, one each for Jammu and Kashmir provinces, were constituted to review the areas which have been declared as 'disturbed' under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
"The committees will carry out a detailed review and submit their recommendations to the apex committee which has been constituted, and the committees have been directed to submit their recommendations at the earliest," he added.
Sharma also said that mobile services in Baramulla and Sopore will be re-activated immediately.
The unified headquarters was also informed that the Centre has issued orders sanctioning ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the persons who lost their lives in civil disturbances since June 11.


The government is going to set up a new media group to strengthen its communication with young people. That’s in light of the recent Sunflower student movement which saw mass protests over the handling of a cross-strait trade in services agreement.
Government spokesman Sun Lih-chyun clarified rumors about the group’s purpose :
“People think that we’re going to monitor comments on the internet," said Sun. "We don’t need to establish a small group to monitor what people are saying on the internet. There are many business channels and companies that can do that, so those remarks are really ignorant.”
Sun said the group will have 5 people who will work under him to strengthen communication with young people.
People First Party Chairman James Soong said that there was a major problem with the way the government informed the public about the trade in services agreement. Soong said that even many people with PhDs couldn’t understand the government’s related material. Sun said that they are listening and reflecting on people’s related suggestions.


Hyderabad: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Prime Minister Narender Modi has implemented several bold decisions for the development of country and society during the last four years.
Addressing a press conference at Telangana BJP Headquarters on Thursday, the Union Minister said that nearly 120 companies in India were manufacturing mobile phones.
He said financial reforms have increased the tax net and more than three lakh fake companies have closed. He claimed that India, under PM Modi, has achieved financial strength and registering a fast pace growth. He said India has emerged as a global power in the last four years and top world leaders were keen to meet PM Modi today.
The Union Minister said that 31 crore poor people were linked to banking system through Jan Dhan Accounts. He said nearly 80 crore bank accounts were linked to Aadhar.
He also said that the Triple Talaq Bill was a revolutionary step by present NDA Government. He said the Bill has provided social security to women.
Commenting on Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s aspiration to become the Prime Minister, Prasad said everyone in India has a right to dream big. (INN)


Iraqi Government Pleased by British Withdrawal
The Iraqi president and prime minister have welcomed Tony Blair’s decision to withdraw some troops, and Iraq’s national security adviser said he only wished the force reduction would happen sooner. The British prime minister announced Wednesday that he intends to withdraw 1,600 soldiers from Southern Iraq.
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The prime minister acknowledged that Basra was still “difficult and sometimes dangerous”, but he said levels of murder and kidnappings had dropped and reconstruction was under way.
He said that it was important to show the Iraqis that Britain – and the other multinational force members – did not intend their forces to stay longer than necessary.
Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq’s national security adviser, praised the efforts of the British Army but wished the pullout could be quicker.
He told BBC Radio 4 programme: “We would have hoped that the process would’ve been accelerated further and speeded up rather than be spaced out. ”
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Minister in the Presidency for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has admitted that government is embarrassed at the brazen escape by rapist and murderer Thabo Bester.
Ntshavheni said that was why they have asked law enforcement agencies to ensure Bester was captured and sent back to prison.
She said they also want all those who were involved in the escape of Bester to be held accountable for their actions.
The minister said this includes three officials who were dismissed by G4S security company last year for their involvement in the escape.
Ntshavheni, who was briefing the media on the Cabinet decisions on Thursday, said the victims of Bester must see justice being served.
Prisons were not meant to be places where prisoners can escape, but to ensure they serve their term.
This was also to give confidence to victims of the perpetrator that justice has been done.
Ntshavheni said law enforcement agencies must ensure that Bester was caught.
“On the Thabo Bester matter, indeed government is embarrassed, it’s an embarrassing situation that a convicted criminal sentenced to life and 75 years escapes from prison.
“That is why Cabinet has instructed law enforcement agencies to make sure that he is recaptured as soon as possible. But to also make sure that everybody who was involved in assisting or aiding him or who was negligent in any form or manner must face consequences, including those who have already been dismissed from the correctional centre,” said Ntshavheni.
“As government we take seriously our responsibility to make sure that convicted criminals serve their term in jail and those who are their victims feel justice has been served,” she said.
She added that Cabinet has asked the Department of Correctional Services that they take over the two privately-run prisons.
The two prisons are in Mangaung and Makhado in Limpopo.


Regional autonomy report to be placed in J&K Assembly
5 November 2001
The Times of India
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
JAMMU: Sparking another debate on the issue of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the regional autonomy report was all set to be placed before the Assembly during its current session.''The Regional Autonomy Bill, which is already in its final stage, will be placed before the state Assembly for a debate and hopefully passed,'' Abdullah told reporters on the first day of opening of government offices here.The Regional Autonomy Bill is envisaged to decentralise the administrative, financial and political powers besides seeking empowerment of people of all the three - Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh - regions.However, in the regional autonomy report, the state has been bifurcated into eight regions, a move which has come for sharp criticism from various political groups of Jammu and Ladakh.The Chief Minister, after assuming office in 1996, had announced setting up of a committee which would seek ways and means to give more financial and political powers to all the three regions of the state.To a question about greater autonomy to the state, which has been rejected by the Centre, Abdullah said that the process of analysis of the report was on at the Centre and ''we are hopeful for its final settlement.''The state and the Centre had a showdown last year when the Union cabinet ''outrightly'' rejected the Autonomy Resolution Bill passed by the state Assembly.The Chief Minister dismissed the allegations about rigging and said ''every organisation is attacking the National Conference because they want their objectives to be met but even if the entire Opposition, including the state unit of the BJP, unites and fight against our party, we will still win because Allah is with us.''To a specific question about the Opposition by the state BJP unit even though both the parties were part of the NDA at the Centre, Abdullah said they were doing their work and ''I am doing mine which is to uplift the state and improve its economy.''However, the Chief Minister said that there were no ''loopholes'' in the Centre''s present policies for the state and said ''the state government has been able to rebuild maximum infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, that was destroyed by militants in early 1990s.''


Human rights have always been an issue in the United States and around the world. One of the biggest caveats of human rights is those who need them the most often don’t have the resources that are required to fight for them.
Lakin and Lacey also don’t always have someone who will stand up for them and that can create major problems for the people who want to try and have a better life. This is an issue that most people have been dealing with for years and it is something that is not likely to go away anytime soon.
Now, in the United States, there are more problems with human rights than ever. People are being treated poorly because of their religion, their skin color and even their gender. This creates huge problems and has been directly caused by the commander in chief.
These problems are escalating and the people who are the victims of them are going to have to deal with them. Some, though, don’t have any money to support themselves and surely wouldn’t be able to fight the human rights violations because they just couldn’t afford it in their current economic situation.
Two of the people who had their rights violated against were Jim Larkin and the journalist Mike Lacey. They both worked together in journalism and were just fighting against the corruption that was going on in the United States.
They wanted to see changes and felt that their commitment to writing about the issues was going to be the biggest indicator of change. The sheriff in their hometown illegally arrested them and they had to fight against the problems that they were dealing with. Thankfully, the men had a lot of money and they were able to use that money to try to get the charges thrown out. Read more: Village Voice Media | Wikipedia and Phoenix New Time
The men won their case, but they didn’t know what it would be like to deal with the same situation if they didn’t have a lot of money. They knew that they certainly wouldn’t have been able to fight the case and they also worried that they wouldn’t have won the case.
They decided that they had to do something to help people who had similar cases and who were unable to fight the corruption that was happening with the government and with their own local law enforcement agencies across the country.
That is where the idea for the Frontera Fund came from. Lacey and Larkin wanted to show people that there was more to life than just poverty. They felt that by helping them get the money that they needed to succeed, they would be doing something to better their lives.
They donate a lot of money to different people and it is something that helps them to fight civil rights violations and learn what they can do to help other people out when they are going through similar violations or court cases that involve the law enforcement officials doing something that is corrupt with their power.
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(MENAFN) As declared by the secretary-general of Iran’s Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the nation’s home appliance shipment reached USD175 million throughout the opening five months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22).
In clarifying the major reasons and aspects for the realization of output expansion in industrial actions, mainly in the home appliances area, Abbas Hashemi stated that concertation to shipments and markets in the area and neighbors is one of the optimistic methods of the administration and the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade.
As shown by the ministry’s figures, the production of home appliances in Iran surged 7.56 percent throughout the prior Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20) from the year before.
According to the report, more than 6,273,600 sets of huge home appliances, such as TV sets, refrigerators as well as freezers, washing machines, in addition to air coolers were produced in 1400, whereas the number stood at 5,832,400 in the year before.
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Vice President Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has called for greater engagement by the private sector for effective delivery of health care and to compensate for limited government resources. The Vice President made this statement while speaking at the function to launch the 100 day targets, for the implementation of Government manifesto, of the Ministry of Health and Gender. The function was held last evening at the National Art Gallery.
The Vice President noted the importance of providing affordable and quality health services to the people. Noting that equal access to quality health services was necessary to build a stable community, the Vice President said the Government has now undertaken this endeavour.
He also said that there were a number of challenges in the health sector and that the Government was committed to resolve those issues.
The Vice President also announced that the unlimited Health Insurance Service – Husnuvaa Aasandha – will be launched in January.


Prime Minister Ersin Tatar and Health Minister Ali Pilli on Tuesday inspected the ongoing construction of the pandemic hospital in Nicosia.
Speaking to reporters on site, Tatar said that various problems had been faced during the project phase of the hospital but that construction had commenced and was progressing following instructions given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
He explained that the hospital which will serve as a pandemic hospital will have a bed capacity of 100, six surgical theaters and 24 ICU rooms.
Tatar said the construction was expected to be completed in the first weeks of October.
Stressing that the hospital was an important investment for the TRNC, the Prime Minister explained that the hospital will also serve the TRNC people in the event of natural disasters once the Covid19 pandemic is over.
He said that, fortunately, there had only been a few critically ill Covid patients to date.
“I am pleased to say that Covid-19 is under control in the TRNC,” Tatar added.
Thanking all those working to complete the hospital building, Tatar said that work was progressing fast.
“Once again the Republic of Turkey has proven that it has been by our side,” he added.


Allwyn has announced that Camelot has dropped its legal challenge against the company, after the former was selected by the Gambling Commission to take over the UK National Lottery Licence.
When Allwyn was awarded the Fourth National Lottery Licence by the Gambling Commission in March, the incumbent Camelot immediately appealed the decision and pursued legal action against Allwyn and the Gambling Commission – which could have cost the UK Government £600m ($693m) in damages had it been successful.
However, Allwyn has now claimed Camelot has withdrawn its legal challenge, with Allywn waiving any costs incurred by Camelot during the legal process by also dropping its counterclaim.
It is now expected that Allwyn will begin the transition process to take over the National Lottery from Camelot, which has lost the rights it has held since the inception of the National Lottery in 1994.
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima Khawaja has said that the work on Prime Minister Laptop Scheme is in progress, under which free laptops will be distributed among 100,000 youth of government universities and colleges soon.
Under the scheme, high quality laptops will be provided to the youth purely on merit, she said while talking to APP on Monday.
“These laptops will be provided to all PhD and post graduate students while the top performers in undergraduate programs will also be included in the scheme” she informed.
She said that the quota for the students of Balochistan has been doubled in the laptop scheme, while the quota has also been allocated for the disabled students, adding, 50 percent quota has been allocated for women in scheme.
As many as 100,000 youth, she said, will be trained in skills and information technology through Prime Minister Skilled Programme, she remarked.
She said that the Prime Minister Youth Program was started by the Pakistan Muslim League (N) government in 2013, which included 6 steps to empower the youth.
She rejected the impression of closing the Prime Minister Youth Loan Scheme terming it as wrong, and added, the restructuring of this program has been done under which the loan limit has been revised.
“Now the youth will be provided interest-free loans up to Rs 500,000, while loans from Rs 500,000 to 7500,000 will be provided on easy terms” she told APP.
She said that every year 20 lakh graduates come to the market after completing their education, and underlined the dire need to provide skills education to these youth as per market needs.
She also informed that the work on forming the National Youth Employment Policy under the Prime Minister’s Youth Program is going on. She said that the former government had closed the National Internship Program.


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Doha: Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani has praised the advanced level of recycling initiatives in Qatar, including its role in supporting the country's environment and national economy.
The minister underscored in statements yesterday, during his field visit to several recycling facilities, the unwavering support offered by the state of Qatar to the entire efforts dedicated to developing and expanding recycling fields, utilizing the state-of-the-art and eco-friendly technologies to reduce landfill waste, dump and alleviating the mounting on environment and landfills, in addition to mitigating their impacts on climate change and harmful gas emissions.
He pointed out that Qatar National Environment and Climate Change Strategy (QNE) focuses on the importance of recycling 85 percent of recyclable wastes to attain sustainability and conservation of natural resources in the state of Qatar.
In addition, the minister was briefed on the work progress in the recycling facilities, including the major challenges facing them, and got familiarized with the efforts being exerted by the private sector in supporting recycling-based industries, including recycling of used tires, woods, papers, waste oils, glasses, plastics, and others.
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Over 2,000 people who have contracted the coronavirus have been quarantined in Mullaitivu, District Secretary K. Vimalanathan said in a press briefing yesterday.
“In Mullaitivu, 2,158 people belonging to 538 families have been quarantined as a result of contracting the coronavirus,” he said.
He further said that a majority of the 448 cases that had been recorded previously in the district were related to the outbreak of cases in the Puthukkudiyiruppu garment factory.
The lockdown that had been imposed on three Police divisions in Mullaitivu since May 17 came to an end yesterday. However, two Grama Sevas in the Mulliyawalai and nine in the Puthukkudiyiruppu division will continue to be under lockdown.
The District Secretary said that people will be allowed outdoors only for essential needs and advised them to act carefully.


NEW YORK — Find the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic in New York state and New York City, including data on positive cases and other indicators, and information from local officials.
Movie theaters in New York City are allowed to open once again, with restrictions. Read more here.
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As of Thursday, there were 1,657,777 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March and 38,796 confirmed fatalities, according to the state Department of Health.
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Lebanon: Stolen Treasures Recovered from US
(MENAFN) Three stolen ancient sculptures has been put on display in Lebanon after being long gone since the country's 1975-90 civil war.
During the war, the artifacts were stolen from a temple and seized in New York a few months ago, reported The Associated Press.
The treasures, which valued at more than USD5 million, were owned by private collectors.
The treasures arrived home last month after they were ordered returned by Manhattan district attorney, and were put on display at the National Museum in Beirut on Friday.
The pieces contain a marble bull's head dating to about 360 B.C., excavated at a Phoenician temple in southern Lebanon decades ago.
Culture Minister Ghattas Khoury told reporters at the museum that "we are all committed to repatriate as many of these objects, wherever they are."
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas yesterday called on his people to prevent Israeli settlers from entering Jerusalem's flashpoint Al Aqsa mosque and use "all means" to protect the site.
His comments came days after Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters demonstrating against Jews visiting the mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site also revered by Jews. "It is not enough to say the settlers came, but they must be barred from entering the compound by any means. This is our Aqsa... and they have no right to enter it and desecrate it," Abbas said.
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Washington, Aug 20: Reiterating once again that its Kashmir policy remains unchanged, the United States has said Pakistan and India can work through any issues through dialogue and it encouraged them to do so.
The US "certainly continued to encourage further dialogue" between the two nighbours, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters Monday when asked to comment on a speech by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underlining the importance of maintaining peace in South Asia.
The spokesperson said she had not seen the Sharif speech. But "our position remains the same that we believe that Pakistan and India can work through any issues through dialogue, and we encourage that to, of course, continue."
"And our policy on Kashmir has not changed," Psaki said when told that Sharif had also described Kashmir as "a vital outstanding dispute which must be resolved."
"We still believe that the pace, scope, and character of India and Pakistan's dialogue is for those two countries to determine," she said adding, "We certainly continue to encourage further dialogue" between the two nations.


There were five new coronavirus deaths reported in the UAE on Sunday as the number of confirmed cases in the country surged past 10,000.
According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), a further 536 people testing positive for the Covid-19 virus, taking the total up to 10,349.
While the death toll in the UAE currently stands at 76.
The ministry said that the fatalities, of various nationalities, all suffered from pre-existing chronic illnesses.
It was also announced on Sunday that 91 cases had recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,978 in the country.
The ministry added that the new identification of patients was a result of over 35,000 Covid-19 tests over the past few days.


The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed brought together some of the most influential people together to help people in crisis. Indian actor Sonu Sood is one of the celebrities who has been working hard day and night to make things easy for people who are suffering. India has been facing acute crisis of oxygen amidst the pandemic and a number of people have already lost their lives. But Sonu Sood is all set to bring oxygen plants from France and other countries. These plants will be installed at a number of places in the country.
The actor is planning to install nearly four plants of oxygen in some of the worst-hit states in India. Sood assured that a number of people are facing the crisis of oxygen and they have already got it and have also given it to a number of people who needed them.
The upcoming oxygen plants will be serving the hospitals and will also be helping refilling the empty cylinders. This is expected to help a number of people who are suffering from COVID-19. Reports say that the first plant has already been ordered and will be arriving from France in a span of 10 to 12 days.
Sonu Sood expressed that the biggest challenge for them at the moment is time and they are making sure that everything falls in place and no lives are lost.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Israeli President Isaac Herzog received the credentials of the new ambassadors of Mexico, Estonia, Spain, Greece, Vatican City, and for the first time Bahrain, upon the assumption of their ambassadorial duties to Israel on Tuesday, Trend reports citing Hamodia .
President Herzog said to the ambassador of Bahrain:“Brave states take brave steps. The Abraham Accords were the fruit of both vision and power. The growing partnership between our countries is a model for the whole Middle East, and I hope that other states in our region will be inspired by your example.”
Ambassador Khaled Yusuf Al Jalahma of Bahrain:“Peace is the strategic choice of the Kingdom of Bahrain… His Majesty the King believes that dialogue, understanding, and building confidence are lofty principles and main foundations for achieving cooperation between nations and peoples… I am confident that this historic step will lay a solid foundation for relations between our two countries, based on the values of tolerance and coexistence between peoples, beliefs, and religions.”
The event took place on the first anniversary of the normalization of ties between the two countries.
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The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Hamsa Abdi Barre attended the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Prime Minister, who gave a speech at the meeting, reported on the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Somalia and how the government is committed to bringing security, stability and prosperity to the country.
The prime minister said that the Somali government has aligned its national development plan (NDP9) with the UN’s sustainable development goals, and he specifically noted that since 2017, the poverty rate has been reduced to 15%.
The prime minister also said that the rate of childbirth among women has been reduced by 43%, while the literacy rate among women aged 15-24 has increased to 12.4%.
Prime Minister Hamsa while talking about the measures planned by the government, he mentioned plans to develop the power of the people, such as investing in the quality of education, spreading education opportunities in the country, reducing literacy and illiteracy and creating vocational schools. .
Hamsa added that the government is giving special priority to promoting a process to boost the country’s agricultural production, using modern techniques that contribute to water conservation and irrigation, to protect Somalia from the effects of climate change.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi received on Sunday Spanish Ambassador to Kuwait Miguel Maro Aguilar, discussing Malaga's bid to host Expo 2027.
During the meeting, also attended by special mission Ambassador for Malaga's Expo 2027 Juan Stemmann, the officials touched on a variety of issues, including ways to bolster ties. (end)
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ZTB Managing Director Felix Chaila says as long as the challenges the sector is facing are not addressed, the growth tourism industry will be hindered.
He notes that the challenges that are both internal and external are affecting the marketing efforts of the country’s tourism product and destination.
Mr. Chaila says there is also need to make sure that the country’s tourism sector becomes visible to its target market unlike the case is now where tourism entities and their messages are not so visible compared to other countries.
He further states that he is however hopeful that the measures that the board and other stakeholders are putting in place will help face the challenges that the industry is facing so that the industry is effective and contributes to the economic growth of the nation.
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Ontario has set another record for the most number of people in hospital with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Health officials said on Saturday that 3,957 people are testing positive for COVID-19 in the hospital, an increase of 143 in the last 24 hours. That number is up from 2,594 hospitalizations a week ago.
The province says 558 people are being treated in intensive care, up from 527 on Friday.
The province said 53 percent of those hospitalized are people who are hospitalized primarily because of COVID-19, while the remaining 47 percent were admitted for other reasons but are now testing positive for the virus. .
Ontario also added 10,732 new COVID-19 infections today, but that number is less than the true case count because of restrictions on testing.
During the last 24 hours, the test positivity rate in the state stood at 24.8%.
According to the government, there were 43 COVID-19-related deaths, taking the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 10,565.
In total, there have been 937,636 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ontario, including deaths and recoveries.
In the Greater Toronto area, officials reported 2,045 new cases in Toronto, 1,533 new cases in the Peel area, 868 new cases in the York area, 986 new cases in the Durham area, and 627 new cases in the Halton area.
Officials reported 508 new cases in the Waterloo area and 466 in Ottawa.
Ontario reported 277 resident cases and 89 worker cases in long-term care settings across the province. It was also noted that three of the 10 reported deaths were long-term care residents.
At least 417 long-term care homes are currently dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, officials said.


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Former Pakistan pace bowler Jalaluddin believes that the national team were guilty of being selfish during the recent ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
Jalaluddin made the comments after the national team were whitewashed 5-0.
The 59-year-old pointed out that the men in green could have won the first two ODIs had players been looking to up their strike rates rather than focusing on padding their own stats.
“The Pakistan batsmen could have scored more than 280 in the first two games if they improved their strike rate, rather than focusing on their personal milestones,” he told cricketpakistan.com.pk.


Congressman Peter Welch says the new federal health care legislation will help 156,000 Vermont families and more than 20,000 businesses.
A day after Welch voted for the bill that passed the U.S. House, Welch said Vermonters should be able to feel the benefits of the bill in the coming months.
Welch says families will be able to take advantage of tax credits and other assistance to help them afford health coverage.
Small businesses will be able to participate in a new system of health care exchanges designed to lower insurance costs. It also will provide businesses with fewer than 25 employees tax credits to help pay for employee health insurance.


New Delhi | Delhi Congress launched Nyay Yatra to protest against the exploitation of government employees in Delhi. The march took place from Chandgiram Akhada to CM House, but was stopped by police in the way from where Delhi Congress chief and few protestors were taken in Police van.
The Arvind Kejriwal government has promised the MCD workers to provide a compensation of 1 Crore rupees to the family of those who have lost their life in the fight against corona. But, the government has taken a U-turn on its promise, which was being opposed by the Congress party.
Addressing the protest, Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil has said that the AAP government of Delhi is not giving any compensation to the sanitation workers of Delhi who have lost their lives while fighting against the Corona pandemic as Corona warriors. He said that the BJP-AAP have coupled up together to become a supplement of injustice in the national capital. He said that the fight
“We wanted to reach to Chief Minister and get compensation for the interest of the relatives of the employees who lost their lives as corona warriors. But the Chief Minister’s inhuman behavior is telling that he does not care about the problems of the common man.” said State Congress President Anil Kumar Chaudhary.
A large number of Congress workers were present in the protest.


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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has revealed that there has never been so many children that have had access to free textbooks and meals as they will this year.
The prime minister added that families and schools have been among the main winners over the past few years. He made the announcement during a ceremony held on the Day of Hungarian Higher Education in Pécs on Friday.
PM Orbán also revealed that the government will spend 552 billion HUF more on education than what was spent in 2010, “as befits a medium-sized European state”.
The prime minister added that the government has launched a new schools development program, where projects will be launched in more than five hundred institutions across Hungary.
PM Orbán said that in the upcoming term more than 250,000 students will be in higher education, and the future of young Hungarians is the most burning issue of the age. He stated that the future chosen by students for themselves will also be the future of Hungary and Europe.


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Cairo, July 04, 2021, SPA -- Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevin Jamei met here today with Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz.
During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest and means of enhancing bilateral relations.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Jan 24, 2023, SPA -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of a Dutch extremist's destruction of a copy of the Holy Quran in The Hague, Netherlands.
The ministry said that the disgraceful act provokes the feelings of hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Kingdom's firm position on the importance of spreading the values of dialogue, tolerance, and coexistence, and rejecting hatred and extremism.
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Imphal, Sept 12: Chief Minister N Biren has expressed the needs of joint efforts by the people of the state and the government to take the state forward to develop in every field.
Speaking at the reception programme organised by the Chief Minister and his council of minister by the autonomous district council at Lamka Ground, Churachandpur District, N Biren, Chief Minister of Manipur said that Bihang in Churachandpur District will be the second gate way under the act-east policy.
A sum of Rs 30 crore for detail project report has been prepared for the construction of the road for the second gateway, he added.
N Biren also said that peace have been return in the state and the people of the state and the government need to work collectively to take the state forward for development in every field.
Drawing the attention of Chief Minister, V Hangkhanlian, Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry expressed the needs for repairing the road ways of the district and availability of health care facilities to the people.
A memorandum was submitted by Khaipao Haokip, Chairman of Autonomous District Council, Churachandpur to Chief Minister N Biren during the reception programme demanding setting up of B.Ed College, Medical College including provision for clean and safety water for drinking in the Churachandpur District.
Traditional dance, music and cultural items by various communities where the main highlight of the occasion with the presentation of tradition shawl to Chief Minister.
Minister, MLAs’, Police and Civil officials were also facilitated in the occasion.
Students and representatives of various civil society organisations also took part in the occasion.
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The government of Ogun state is responsible for the ongoing “palliative” work being done on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, said a government spokesman in response to news reports that the work was being done by the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Adejuwon Soyinka, the senior special assistant to Governor Ibikunle Amosun, explained in a press statement that the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure was spending millions of naira to fix the road.
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a federal government owned road, but the governor said he had to step in to do something about it because he “was worried about the plight of commuters that spend hours in traffic gridlock on the road.”
“In giving the directive, the governor was particularly concerned about the need to immediately bring relief to the road users especially as the Redeemed Christian Church of God and other churches on the ever busy road are also billed to hold events that will attract millions of worshippers this weekend,” the statement said.
The governor said that he would not neglect federal highways in the state since all roads were being plied by Nigerians, explaining that “similar palliative measures on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Sagamu-Ogijo-Ikorodu road and other federal roads within the state” had also been fixed.


patna,(bihartimes): stating that it was done “without consulting” the state government education minister, prashant kumar shahi, on tuesday termed “illegal” the appointment of vice chancellors and pro-vcs by governor-cum-chancellor.
however, the minister said that though the rules were not followed, the state government would continue to give grants to the universities in larger public interest.
answering a starred question of achutanand (bjp) in the state legislative assembly on tuesday, shahi said that the appointments were “against order of the patna high court.”
the minister also told the house that the supreme court, while hearing the case on monday, expressed “surprise” over appointments in “hurry” and posted the matter for two weeks.
it needs to be recalled that the chancellor of universities had in february last reappointed six vcs, including that of patna university, shambhu nath singh.
shahi said that the state government was providing grant of about rs 3,000 crore to universities and has no plan to stop this in public interest. but the state government has decided to constitute a special audit cell by the end of this month which will start monitoring the expenditure incurred by these universities from next financial year.
shahi said the appointments ignored doubts of the state government over their qualifications and also legal proceedings against many of them.
he said “tainted persons have been appointed vcs in state universities. some of them are facing cases registered with the vigilance and local police stations while some have been censured by the principal chief accountant general. some of them face criminal charges, too,” he said.
he alleged that vice chancellor of patna university shambhu nath singh was facing vigilance probe while police inquiry is going against another in a case of cheating in examination.
the patna high court had in december last year quashed appointments of eight vcs and four pro-vcs on the ground that it was done without “proper consultation” with the state government.


A vote on the new format for the BOV Premier League as from season 2014/15 is set to be taken in March as discussions on the issue are set to start.
Addressing the Council during a meeting on Thursday, MFA CEO Bjorn Vassallo said round-table discussions with Premier League and First Division clubs will start soon. Discussions on the matter will also be held with the media and with supporters.
Vassallo said that there were mainly four options with some formats looking more attractive than others. He said the general feeling was that the current format where points were being halved at the end of the first phase had to be scrapped. The MFA CEO said the key objective was to make the league more interesting.
Draft regulations will be presented to the Council in February with the vote being taken in March.


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Village council elections are almost over. Elections in two villages in the Toledo District were postponed due to weather conditions. But for the most part, more than ninety percent of villages have held elections and the ruling People’s United Party has won the majority of the slates. This is the first time that we’ve seen village council elections become way too political. Prime Minister John Briceno was asked about it.


The Government Information Department states in a statement that various parties continue to spread false information and mislead the public with the intention of creating unnecessary disturbances in the society.
The announcement further states that with the outbreak of Covid 19 cases in the country centered around the Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Center, that the government has taken steps to take all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
The translation of the full announcement is given below.
With the outbreak of Covid 19 cases in the country centered around the Kandakadu Drug Rehabilitation Center, the government has taken steps to take all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
All relevant procedures such as conducting relevant tests, identifying infected persons, identifying the people they had made contact with and directing them to quarantine have been implemented expeditiously to cover related areas and locations.
Therefore, while implementing quarantine procedure to the close contact persons, there have been people who are spreading false news by calling these people referred to quarantine as definitely COVID-19 positive people.
There have been false stories circulating stating that various institutions and organisations are being closed down due to the spread of the virus.
Also, there are various false and misleading information circulating that the government is going to declare holidays and impose curfew.
It has also been observed that these parties are constantly circulating false information. The government reiterates that no such decision has been taken.
Accordingly, it is clear that the purpose of spreading such false information is to mislead the people and create unnecessary panic in society.
The government has instructed the relevant authorities to conduct formal investigations into those who spread such false propaganda. If a person is diagnosed with the Covid 19 virus, the government will take action in this regard and the Government information department on behalf of the Government will immediately inform the public all official information pertaining to the measures adopted by the government and all other relevant information. Therefore, the Government urges the people not to be deceived by false and misleading propaganda and to be more prudent at this time and to act safely and sensibly, strictly following all the health care guidelines that have been published, especially by the health sector.


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The Ras Al Khaimah Police have alerted residents and visitors about the military field exercises that will be conducted on Emirates Road - Batin Al Samar area on Friday, September 23, starting 7am.
Motorists have been requested to reduce the speed of their vehicles, give way to police units and take alternative routes during the duration of the exercise.
Additionally, authorities have warned residents to stay away from the drill site and not to take any photographs. They also informed about loud sounds that will be emitted during the time of the exercise.
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It has been under governments committed to serving the needs of the people that the world has seen the advancement of public health, social security, reliable transportation services, and civil rights protections for minorities, Wayne Madsen writes.
More and more of the country being owned by the richest 1%, more and more of the Government is also being controlled by the richest 1%, because money brings power, Eric Zuesse writes.
Libertarians, who have been fiercely committed to a non-interventionist policy throughout their party’s 49-year existence, stand ready and eager to deliver the peace and neutrality that Americans want and need.
People who are in denial about coronavirus-reality avoid these numbers like the plague. Perhaps they do that because, to their libertarian ideology, these numbers are “the plague.”


One thing people fail to realize when wishing for total government health care is that all of the people employed in private insurance will lose their job. It will not happen all at once, by any means, but eventually the private insurance that we all know and hate will be put out of business.
If government run health care kicks into high gear, two things will happen at once: the number of people working for private insurance will drop, the number of people working for new the government health care system increase.
In a nation with about 4.7 percent unemployment, the people hired by the government will be the same people fired by the private insurance companies.
And certain people think that the government can do a better job running health care....


Hill tribesmen to be given Thai citizenship
(BangkokPost.com) - Deputy Prime Minister Sonthi Boonyaratkalin said the government will give citizenship to 353,000 people who have lived in Thailand for more than 10 years.
These people are mostly hill tribesmen living in the North, he said, adding that the interim government will refer the matter to a new government that will be elected after Sunday's election.
These people will be given Thai citizenship while their newborns will be of Thai nationality.
This is to solve national security problems along the border, he added.
Still, we need to wait for the new gahment to approve the citizenship....


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Resentment is brewing among the supporters of Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia about their defeat in the recently held by-elections.
Anger was writ large on the faces of those former legislators who lost the by-polls. All of them came to Bhopal during Scindia’s visit on Thursday.
The former legislators blamed the BJP leaders and workers for their loss.
A former law-maker Raghuraj Singh Kansana who lost the bypolls on the BJP ticket said the party’s second-rung leadership had ditched him. Kansana said that he lost because of those leaders who had sabotaged his chances of victory. He accused the Mandal-level leaders of the BJP of backstabbing the party.
The party leaders are acquainted with the names of those who engineered to his defeat, Kansana said.
He said such leaders had called up the party workers, and asked them to work against him in the elections.
Kansana said that he put up the matter before the party forum, and that the party would suffer if action was not taken against such leaders as had worked against him.
Former legislator Munnalal Goyal also expressed annoyance at the BJP workers.
He said they had not brought voters to polling booths. About the workshop being organised by the BJP, Goyal said he did not need any training.
He also said he had put up the matter before the party leaders.
Reacting to allegations about sabotaging by BJP leaders, former minister Rustam Singh said Kansana should accept his defeat.
Singh said it was because of the BJP workers that Kansana had got certain number of votes.
In Morena, there are many BJP leaders who are senior to Kansana, Singh said.
I’ve brought resignation letter: Dandotia
Former minister Girraj Dandotia has not blamed anyone for his defeat, but the pain of loss in the by-polls was evident on his face.
Dandotia said he had brought resignation letter which he would submit to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
He also said he would put up the matter of his defeat before the party forum.
Dandotia further said it was because of his sacrifice that the BJP had reaped the fruits of success.


Voting on Saturday protested at the Plateau Hotel polling unit in Jos over the non-availability of a third box at their polling unit.
Some voters who spoke to NAN said that they were not happy about the delay and the incomplete ballot boxes.
Mr Silas Ndam, a voter at the polling unit, said that the presidential box was missing and they were told to go on with the voting.
I saw the president voting on television this morning, and there were three boxes before him so why will they bring only two to our units,’’ said Ndam.
Another voter, Mrs Hanatu Gimba, said that they were aware of their electoral rights and would not condone any disorganisation.
“By reason of electoral education, we all know we are supposed to have three boxes and not two, and we made it clear to the officials that the presidential box was missing and demanded for it,’’ said Gimba.
Deborah Isah, a voter, who said that she was at the polling unit as early as 4:00 a.m., said the delay was disheartening and uncalled for.
Rachael Sale said that she was at the polling unit at 5:00 a.m. and had yet to see them start up the process.
“In most polling units, they were only given two boxes and they are accepted by the voters but here we know our rights and the fact that the green box was missing,’’ said Sale.
Yahaya Kwande, an elder statesman in Plateau, described the exercise as highly impressive and hopeful.
Kwande said that Nigerians were now enlightened about the electoral process and enthusiastic about voting.
“They had an issue at the polling unit but we were able to sort it out without violence and that is a huge progress,’’ said Kwande.
NAN reports that the green box was later brought in at about 10:00 a.m. and the people queued up orderly to vote for their candidates. (NAN)
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Amid stiff opposition to government’s move to amend land acquisition Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear that there is no going back.
The BJP is, at the same time, preparing for discussions with NDA partners to make the legislation more “effective” and “farmer-friendly”.
At the meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party, PM Modi said the bill will benefit farmers and that the amendments brought by his government were based on suggestions and demands made by Congress-ruled states and their chief ministers. He asked party MPs to “bust the myths” propagated by Opposition parties on it, sources said quoting the Prime Minister.
To make the land ordinance bill more effective in favour of farmers, the BJP and NDA leaders will meet today evening to discuss and work out means to further improve it.
“It was reiterated at the Parliamentary Party that we are for the welfare of farmers and every step that this government will take will be for the welfare of farmers, for the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden,” Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters after the meeting.
The sources said the Prime Minister made it clear that the BJP stood for the welfare of farmers and is committed to them.
He told the MPs to remove the “myths” allegedly propagated by opposition parties as the proposed bill was good for the country and farmers would benefit from it.
The sources added that the Prime Minister told MPs that there was need to correct the “wrong-doings” of the previous governments, while noting that BJP can never take an “anti-farmer” stand on the bill.
Rudy said Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also gave their presentations on coal block allocations and the direct cash transfer scheme.
Goyal said that government had benefitted to the extent of Rs 1.2 lakh crore by auctioning of coal blocks and a major chunk of the money will go to states where coal blocks are located.
“It is going to be a major support to all those states,” Rudy said quoting Goyal at the meeting.
Rudy said Goyal told the meeting that the “arbitrariness and the corruption” in the coal block allocation during the UPA government stands exposed now.
He said that the Prime Minister did suggest that the money coming from the auction of coal blocks should go to the states where coal blocks are located and this would be a major boost to these state.
“The states would benefit financially through the coal block auctions,” he said.


On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. Since then, the United States and countries throughout the world have seen cases of COVID-19 soar. As of June 15, 2020, nearly 8 million cases and 435,000 deaths have been recorded around the world, with the United States accounting for more than 2 million cases and 115,000 deaths. During this time, the crucial role that state and local government workers play in everyday activities has been more visible than usual. From emergency medical technicians and nurses to teachers, public safety personnel, and public health professionals, the more than 19 million state and local government workers have been integral to keeping the country running.


India will remain among fastest growing economies: PM
Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the Indian economy will expand by seven percent this fiscal and remain among the fastest growing in the world, as its fundamentals remained strong despite the global meltdown.india Updated: Jan 08, 2009 12:31 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the Indian economy will expand by seven percent this fiscal and remain among the fastest growing in the world, as its fundamentals remained strong despite the global meltdown.
"Despite the global economic downturn, the fundamentals of our economy continue to be strong," the prime minister told delegates to the seventh edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - the country's annual conclave to connect with its diaspora.
"We expect to achieve a growth rate of about seven percent this year, which will be among the highest in the world. Much of India's growth is internally driven and I expect we can maintain a strong pace of growth in coming years," the prime minister said.
He said India was actively involved in the process among the group of 20 countries (G20) to create a new financial architecture that will prevent future shocks to the global economy as is being witnessed on Friday.
"We need to ensure that any new architecture that emerges is suited to the new challenges and vulnerabilities facing the world economy and reflective of the changes that have taken place in the economic structure," he said.
"Countries like India should be given their due place in the scheme of things."


Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said that over Rs two lakh have been recovered from the Covid norm violators across Kashmir.
A police spokesman said that during the last 24 hours, police have realized fine to the tune of Rs 2,32,530 from 2485 people throughout the Kashmir valley for violating the various guidelines, rules and SOPs regarding Covid-19.
“The special drive against the violators of Covid-19 guidelines and rules continued throughout all the districts of Kashmir Valley to ensure that people adhere to SOPs and guidelines envisaged by the government to curb Covid-19 pandemic,” police said.
Meanwhile, police urged people to cooperate in containing the spread of Coronavirus by following the SOPs, guidelines and protocols for their own safety and for the safety of others. The special drive shall continue throughout the districts of Kashmir Valley to strengthen the safety measures, police said.


Hamas not to let Israel attack Palestinian people
(MENAFN) Hamas Movement said that it will not let Israeli occupation authorities change the current status or impose a new reality through the escalation of its attacks on Gaza.
A Hamas's Spokesman Abdul Latif Qanou emphasized, in a statement on Saturday, that the Movement will not allow Israel to kill the Palestinian people, threatening that Hamas will respond immediately to every strike, Middle East News reported.
"The escalation and intensification of Israel's aggression will not dictate a new agenda," Qano said, adding that it would not "stop the procession of return. Resistance forces will not let Israel continue attacking the Palestinian people, and we will also be ready to respond".
The Palestinian resistance movement also said that its swift and appropriate response to Israel's most recent aerial aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip is meant to stop the attacks, adding that this shows the resistance movement's constant vigilance and clear vision in managing the fight against the Tel Aviv regime.
"Hamas wants to force the Israeli regime to stop and discontinue its attacks against the Gaza Strip through making swift and appropriate response to the aggression," Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said, noting that defending the Palestinian people and cause is what the whole Arab nation wants and is a strategic option for the resistance.
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The City Council has thanked Notts Police, Nottingham people and its own community protection and street cleaning teams after protests in the city centre today concluded peacefully.
Councillor Rebecca Langton, Portfolio Holder for Communities, said: “Now that that the protests which took place in our city centre today have concluded, we’d like to thank Nottingham people for their co-operation and patience.
“Thanks to Notts Police for their work to ensure the protests remained peaceful and also thanks to council staff, particularly in community protection and street cleansing, who have helped provide community reassurance and clean up.
“Nottingham City Council remains committed to tackling inequality and bringing communities together. We know that we are stronger when we remember we have more in common than anything that divides us.”


Opponents rally against West Fargo school referendum
Tuesday's school referendum in West Fargo is shaping up to be a more hotly contested vote than the one a year ago.
With four days until the election, residents are facing off on the $40 million building referendum that would fund a new high school and elementary school.
Business owner and parent Dave Olson said Thursday that, because it's a "worse plan" than last June's $65 million referendum, it's causing frustration to build up.
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Nawaz performance worst than Zardari: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – PTI leader Imran Khan has said that the performance of the Nawaz government had been poorer than the performance of the previous government.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that the burden of the poor people is increasing due to corruption and incompetence of the rulers.
“The loan amounting to Rs 10,000 billion has been received during the four-year tenure of Nawaz Sharif,” he said.
Imran Khan said that exports stood at Rs 24 billion per anum during the Zardari era and now it had been reduced to Rs 21 billion.


Boys win East Region title, take third at state
The West Fargo boys track and field team had something to prove coming into the season.
After finishing runner-up for the third year in a row during last year's East Region tournament, the boys could do nothing but watch as their female counterparts took the title.
This year, it was the boys' turn.
"Our goal was to win EDC and do well at state," West Fargo senior Jamison Gehrig said. "We got the job done and did what we had to do."
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: A joint technical committee between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Sweden will hold extensive meetings to discuss cooperation in the field of manpower, based on the labour agreement signed between the Government of Sweden and the Ministry of Labour.
The meetings will be convened during the visit of Swedish labour delegation to Doha, within the framework of the technical cooperation program between the Ministry of Labour and the International Labour Organization (ILO), as well as the memorandum of understanding signed between both Qatar and Sweden.
The technical meetings with the delegation will continue with the Swedish Work Environment Authority“SWEA”, from May 15 to 19.
The visit aims to exchange experiences in the field of Labour inspection, enhance the capabilities of the Ministry of Labour inspectors, and focus on some sectors in which women show broader presence, including hotels, restaurants and catering services (hospitality sector).
At the meeting, they discussed gender equality and its association with the issue of labour inspection, the practices that the ministry can adopt within the labour inspection department on the one hand, and how the labour inspectorate can affect the practices followed in workplaces on the other hand.
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Members of Parliament have recommended for a national wide management of panic from the public about the outbreak of Ebola in Kibaale district through public education and awareness.
Dr. Okuonzi Sam the MP for Vurra County, Arua District said that judging from the experience of Ebola outbreak in Arua and other areas in Uganda, public panic negatively affects the efforts to fight the disease by causing unnecessary anxiety.
Dr. Okuonzi however, applauded the president for the public statement he made which has helped to clear a number of issues around the epidemic.
He wondered why the ministry of health is not doing enough sensitization in the public about the Ebola disease which has led the public to be confused by rumors.
Responding to the MPs’ concerns, the minister of health, Christine Andoa revealed that government has so far made three national broadcasts about Ebola and sent adequate information to the District Health Officers who are using the local media to educate the public about the outbreak.


Zarif hails significant growth in Tehran-Beijing ties
– Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that relations between Tehran and Beijing has significantly grown over the past half a century.
In an article published in the Chinese “People” daily newspaper on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of establishment of relations between Iran and China, the Iranian minister said that Tehran and Beijing have proved to be reliable partners for each other.
Leaders of both countries have reiterated on numerous occasions that the change in international conditions will leave no impact on cordial relations between the two countries, Zarif said.
Relations between Iran and China have remained strong in the course of time and have continued to grow even despite the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, the minister said.
The two countries cooperate in economic areas and provide support for one another in the international arena, he added.
Referring to the “One Belt, One Road Initiative” as the most important step taken by China to assume a more active global role, Zarif voiced Iran’s readiness to make more contribution to the initiative.
Noting that China has grown to be a major political and economic power in the world and Iran is also a significant power in West Asia, Zarif said that Iran and China need to give a boost to bilateral relations more than ever.
The minister said that the Iranians will not forget those who provided support for the country during tough times.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency - IRNA


Arab League chief praises outcomes of GCC's Doha summit
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby commended here on Wednesday the outcomes of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' summit held in Doha on Tuesday.
In a statement after he returned from Doha where he participated in the summit, Al-Araby underscored the significance of the summit's final statement which included some stances that have positive impacts on overall Arab relations and Arab stance toward challenges that the region faces.
He hailed efforts exerted by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in collaboration with the GCC leaders in healing the rifts, restoring harmony among the GCC countries as well as strengthening Arab joint action in economic, security and political domains.
Al-Araby voiced his gratitude to Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani for his hospitality.
The Arab League chief also commended the initiative launched by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz that "healed the rifts and cleared atmospheres of Arab-Gulf relations".
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LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has said that the opposition parties have an agenda saving their corruption instead of coronavirus.
Critcising the oppostion parties Usman Buzdar said that the oppostion parties have proved that they don’t heart in their chest by doing politics on the coronaviurs.
The CM said that the opposition parties are doing point scoring even on a national issue of coronavirus adding that niether the opposition’s wishes fulfilled in past nor in the future.
Usman Buzdar said that PTI led government in Punjab in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan stands with the effected brothers and sisters adding that we stood by affected people earlier, are standing with them now and stands with them in future as well.
The CM said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is a ray of hope for 22 million peoples while he said that the coronavirus is an issue of life and death of the people and there should be no politics on it.
He said that the propagendists should know people are not served with mere hallow sloganeering and people knew those who enjoyed life in London in a difficult time of the nation.
Usman Buzdar said that these people always left the poeple alone ane went abroad and people have identified these elements dual faces.


Food vs. fuel splits farmers' opinions
REDWOOD FALLS -- Emotions are rising nationally as leaders debate the question about whether biofuels such as ethanol are driving up food and other prices.
Those at FarmFest Wednesday heard national and state experts deliver a definitive "it depends" answer to the question that is gaining more and more attention.
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The Kogi Government says it is intensifying efforts to eradicate the scourge of malaria in the state.
The State Director, Malaria Elimination Programme, Ministry of Health, Dr Hussein Akor, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
Akor said the state government has continued to distribute treated mosquito nets to residents to reduce the disease.
He added that drugs worth thousands of Naira have also been made available for the treatment of people infected with malaria.
The director said that the state government would continue to give critical attention on the effect of the malaria disease in the state.
He maintained that government would not rest on its oars until the disease was completely eradicated.
Akor called on residents to keep their environment clean, noting that drainages should be opened to avoid stagnant water which breeds mosquitoes within the localities.
He explained that malaria was prevalent in the state because of people’s failure to keep their environment clean to ward off mosquitoes.
He said: “Many people don’t know the damage malaria can cause to the human system and as such do not take prescribed drugs to combat it which is quite wrong.’’
According to him, frequent blood test will ensure that people get to know the degree of their infection and the right drugs to ensure the effectiveness of drugs taken.
The director also urged people to cooperate with government in its efforts to eradicate malaria, adding that people should appreciate the resources government is investing in eliminating the disease in the state.