India witnesses a significant drop in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday
The country has reported 61,267 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, while 884 deaths were registered across the country.
India has seen a sharp drop in new Covid-19 cases as only 61,267 fresh infections have been reported from across the country in the past 24 hours ending Tuesday at 8 am, which is much lower than the numbers India has been registering over the past two months.
Rising recovery rate and declining fatality rate:
India, which has been maintaining one of the highest recovery rates around the world, currently has 919,023 active cases whereas 5,662,491 people have recovered from the virus, leading the country's recovery rate to rise to 84.70%. India's fatality rate is also continuously decreasing as it has recently dropped to 1.55%.
Delhi is past Covid-19 second wave
In other news, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that the national capital Delhi is past the peak of the second wave of coronavirus and the situation has been brought under control. “Delhi hit the peak of the second wave of Covid on 17 September when 4,500 cases were reported across the city. The situation has been controlled to a large extent,” he said.
As of Monday evening, the total number of cases in Delhi stood at 292,560 after 1,947 fresh cases had been reported earlier during the day.


KATHMANDU – Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka has said that the relations with friendly countries have been further expanded after the formation of the present government.
He said this in the meeting of the National Assembly, the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, today while replying to lawmakers’ queries on topics related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during discussions on the Appropriation Bill, 2022/023.
Minister Khadka said Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to various countries and the visit of the heads of government of friendly countries to Nepal have further deepened and expanded Nepal’s ties with these countries. He made it clear that the exchanges of bilateral visits have expanded the ties further and nothing has been done undermining Nepal’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Foreign Affairs Minister informed the Upper House that the government has been making constant efforts for resolving the outstanding border issues between Nepal and India, including the border problem at Kalapani, Lipulek and Limpiyadhura.
According to him, the government has, with a clear view, already urged the Government of India for putting to an end the situation of inundation in the Nepali territory due to the physical infrastructures constructed by India in the border areas.
Stating that the government has made diplomatic initiatives for Nepali students studying in universities and colleges in China but who had returned home due to the COVID-19 pandemic to return to China in an easy manner, he said success is being achieved in this.
Foreign Minister Khadka informed on the occasion that the government is making efforts towards making the foreign employment sector more systematic and dignified. He added that the government has also made efforts towards dispatching humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
He shared that initiatives are taken to rendering the services delivered by the Ministry and its subordinate agencies more effective and people-friendly. The Department of Passport and Consular Services have been made more service-seeker friendly and a policy of zero tolerance towards corruption has been adopted.
The government has for the first time started the Prof Yadunath Khanal Talk Series and its first edition was organized only some days back, the Foreign Affairs Minister informed the National Assembly session.


Sudan, Kuwait agree on boosting military coop.
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KHARTOUM, Feb 11 (KUNA) -- Sudan and Kuwait agreed on Sunday on boosting military cooperation and holding joint personnel training.
Military relations between Kuwait and Sudan are constantly developing, said Kuwait Army Chief Lieutenant-General Mohammad Al-Khudher, speaking after talks with his Sudanese counterpart, Lieut. Gen. Emad Al-Din Adawi.
Lieut. Gen. Adawi declared that Khartoum and Kuwait planned joint military drills to enhance combat readiness of the two countries' forces.
A Kuwaiti military delegation, headed by the chief of staff, arrived in the Sudanese capital on Saturday on a two-day official visit.
Lieu-Gen Al-Khuder is accompanied by Head of the Military Training Institute Major-General Anwar Al-Mazeedi and Commander of Ali Al-Sabah Military College Major-General Bader Al-Awadhi.
The military delegation will take part in Sudan's Military College's graduation ceremony for new batches of officers, including a number of Kuwaitis who completed their training.
The Kuwaiti chief of staff will also visit educational and vocational institutions in Sudan. (end) mmm.rk
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…I don’t have much to say, because it’s all so obvious.
I just have this:
There’s a real sense that London is lost, and that carnage like what happened today is going to become the norm there given the state of the population in that city and the staggering number of jihadists roaming around.
It isn’t lost, of course, but the citizens of the UK will need to reclaim their cities. Which will be difficult to do given who many of their leaders are.


India is among one of the countries worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Amidst the ongoing crisis, the Indian government is now allowing private and state entities to vaccinate its employees and their dependent family members.
Some companies, both in the public and private sector, have already begun lining up its vaccination programme for their staff and family members, reports Times of India.
Under the new announcement, the government will allow family members and dependents, as defined by the employer, to be covered under the programme at industrial and workplace Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs).
This means that the worker, their spouse, children, parents, in-laws and other dependents as allowed by their companies’ internal policies can receive their vaccinations in these centres.
It has also been advised that these employers should source the vaccines from their associated hospitals and medical facilities.
At the CVCs, recipients who are 45 years and older can be vaccinated for free, while those aged 18 to 44 years can be covered through doses acquired directly by the state governments, according to the health ministry.
With these new programmes approved, the nation hopes to gain some control over the spread of the virus, which has recently spiked to record breaking numbers over the past few weeks.


The Farm Laws that have stirred a massive debate in not just the political area in India, but also the economic sphere of the market, the Supreme Court has sought notice to centre on pleas against the new farm laws.
There were three petitions that were challenging the new farm laws in the current time period. The Supreme Court has sought a response within a month. There have been nationwide protests with political parties and farmer groups who have raised the issue of the farm bills. They have raised the issue and how the bills would negatively impact on the farm sector.


2 Dead, 3 Injured In Explosion At Kazakhstan's Largest Oil Field
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Nur-Sultan: An explosion in Kazakhstan's largest oil field, Tengiz, killed two people and injured three others on Wednesday.
The Tengiz field witnessed an explosion in one of the pipelines, which resulted in the death of two workers, while the necessary medical assistance is being provided to three other workers who sustained various injuries, the local police said in a statement.
The statement added that an investigation was opened to find out the circumstances of the accident.
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PORT OF SPAIN — Drivers whose cars are modified or are in poor working condition will have them seized by licensing officers soon.
This, as Transport Minister Chandresh Sharma announced a crackdown on the nation’s roads. Sharma said cars unsuitable for the road were contributing to the high accident rate, which at the end of 2012 saw 35,000 collisions, with close to 200 people being killed.
He said reckless driving and lack of respect for the law were alarming for such a small country as T&T.
Speaking at yesterday’s launch of the National Road Safety Awareness Campaign at Petrotrin Staff Club, Pointe-a-Pierre, Sharma said if further legislation was required to increase road safety, the Government would act accordingly.
He said under the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Transport Commissioner Reuben Cato can impound vehicles that were defective or did not conform to legal specifications.
“The transport commissioner already has the power under the act to seize motor vehicles when people soup up their vehicles. That is illegal. They have to get approval and we will be taking those cars off the road,” he said.
He added that the courts had the power to suspend driver’s permits, and the transport commissioner also had the authority to do the same.
Providing more statistics, Sharma said the total amount of fines received by the judiciary in 2012 for traffic violations was $3 million, which he said was an indicator that too many people were not adhering to the law.
He said: “We have to take steps to make sure that we bring to the attention of the national community that the Government, while it is going about educating, while we’re having these meetings and while we are trying to engage everyone, that if further legislation is required, we will do it.” (Guardian)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. The UK Foreign,
Commonwealth, and Development Office has responded to a letter from
the Azerbaijani community in this country related to the
Azerbaijani soldiers arrested by Armenia, Agshin Babirov and Huseyn
Akhundov, and the inhumane treatment of them, the State Committee
on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan told trend .
In the letter which was addressed to Farida Panahova, Chairwoman
of the British Azerbaijanis Society, gratitude for the provided
information was expressed.
"As the minister responsible for our relations with Azerbaijan
and with such a vast region as the South Caucasus, I declare that
the Ministry strives to promote universal human rights. We call on
States to ensure that prisoners are treated in accordance with
international human rights law, as required by Article 10 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which
includes humane treatment and respect for human dignity, primary
needs, and basic needs," the letter stresses.
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Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said the state has collected ₹10,604 crore GST during the first six months of the current financial year, crossing the ₹10K crore-mark for first time since the implementation of the tax regime
Issuing a statement here, the finance minister said the state has seen a growth of 22.6% in GST collection in the current financial year as against the same period last year
He further added that during the first six months of the last financial year, GST collection stood at ₹8,650 crore
Disclosing the GST figures for September 2022, Cheema said the state has registered a growth rate of 22%. He said the GST collection for September this year was ₹1,710 crore as compared to the collection of ₹1,402 in September 2021.
The finance minister said chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has estimated a GST collection of ₹20,550 crore in its maiden budget for the financial year 2022-23. “The state has achieved more than 50% in the first six months,” said Cheema while adding that the state is expected to see a healthy growth in GST collection during the upcoming festival season
The finance minister said the state government has passed the Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill 2022 in the Punjab assembly to plug all loopholes, besides stopping bogus billing which would not only benefit the traders but would also increase the own revenue of the state.


Equality and anti-discrimination laws needs to be strengthened – Fearon
Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon said today that equality and anti-discrimination laws in the north need to be strengthened.
The party’s equality spokesperson was speaking after a report by the Equality Commission on public awareness around equality issues.
Megan Fearon said:
“I welcome the Commission’s report on awareness of equality.
“It’s concerning that the report has identified ‘a number of groups who were less likely to be aware of the areas and grounds covered by anti-discrimination law’.
“In particular, the report outlines that people over 65 years, people with a limiting disability, those with no qualifications, those living West of the Bann, those with the lowest average household income and people living in rural areas are ‘less aware’ of their rights under anti-discrimination laws.
“The report has also identified that people on an income of less than £15,000 per annum lacked awareness regarding their rights and entitlements to education, accessing public/support and other services; and property.
“In the north we have a number of anti-discrimination laws including laws on; equal treatment; discrimination; equality of opportunity and fair participation. Some of these laws have been in existence for over 20 years.
“However, nearly half of the respondents said that ‘equality and anti-discrimination laws need to be strengthened’ in the north of Ireland.
“At the moment we have no equality act, no bill of rights and there are concerns about the potential for the human rights act to be repealed.
“The report also highlights that the majority of people believe there are benefits to a more equal society and that more needs to be done to promote equality of opportunity.
It is Sinn Féin’s view that more needs to be done to ensure those who are most vulnerable, marginalised, discriminated and isolated can claim their rights and have the support to do so."


House Republican leaders’ plan to hold a vote on a gun-control bill this week is on hold as they determine whether they have enough support to pass a broader package of counterterrorism measures, reports the Washington Post.
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Zomato is said to have decided to focus on areas that have the potential to attract large businesses within the next ten years. The food delivery platform plans to focus on three areas, food ordering and delivery, fast commerce and sourcing for restaurants, according to a report. The company’s new focus was revealed to shareholders at Zomato’s annual general meeting on Tuesday. Shareholders were also told that the company’s food delivery business was heading towards profitability, according to a report.
At the company’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Zomato Chairman Kaushik Dutta revealed that the company will narrow its focus on food delivery, the company’s Hyperpure service and rapid commerce, according to a PTI report.
According to Dutta, the company has been able to keep “adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) are brought under control” while still achieving strong growth, amid the pandemic. ongoing coronavirus and economic concerns in the current financial year, according to Dutta.
Dutta reported that Zomato’s saw a 15% decline in its dining-related segments in the current financial year, after COVID-19 regarding the lockdown as well as the company’s decision to cease its international operations and non-core business activities.
According to the report, the company will now focus on areas that could grow into meaningful large businesses over the next decade, noting the size and scale of the platform. Shareholders are also informed that the company’s business is stable and profitable, while the food delivery industry in India has a major growth path, according to PTI.
Zomato currently has 4,500 EV delivery partners while 18% of orders were delivered by bicycle as of March, according to Dutta. Meanwhile, the company reportedly plans to put a phone number on a partner’s bag, which customers can call to report speed.
The company’s president also said that adoption of the company’s Hyperpure delivery services for restaurants has increased. Dutta said that Zomato’s acquisition of Blinkit was completed in August and that the company is working on a personnel integration, according to the report.


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Eight IT companies to take part in Tunisian exhibition
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Mar. 28 (Petra)- Eight Jordanian companies active in the information technology sector will participate in the International Information Technology Exhibition in Tunisia next month.
The Jordanian companies will have a special pavilion at the fair to showcase their experience in the field of infrastructure development eyeing to increase economy digitization and to meet business leaders from African countries in the digital economy sector.
The exhibition is an international platform for partnerships in a bid to exchange information technology in the African continent.
Commenting on the event, Bashar Hawamdeh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of ICT Companies, said Jordan's participation aims to explore joint cooperation opportunities and to strike deals with Tunisian and African firms.
28/3/2018 - 03:57:58 PM
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Lashing out at Bharatiya Janata Party government, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that the ruling party was dividing society by spreading hatred and ruling the state on the patterns of the British.
He said that the colonial power had used the policy of divide and rule to rule the country.
The SP president said on Thursday that whenever elections were around the corner, the BJP leaders indulged in politics of jealousy, and spread hatred and misinformation to win the polls.
Advising party workers before returning to Lucknow from his ancestral village Saifai on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Yadav said those who spoke lies were expert in the art of communicating with people and so people believed them.
Underlining the need for discipline and for inducting youth into the cadre and their proper training, Yadav said, “SP has a long haul ahead and the cadre should concentrate on the grassroots level to strengthen the party.”
Yadav said that it had come to his notice that the party cadre in several districts were involved in factionalism and were at loggerheads. He said this situation was not in the interest of the party and the party leaders and workers should close their ranks for the upcoming by-elections to 13 UP Assembly seats.
Commenting on the ruling party, Yadav said the SP workers should devote all their time and energy on defeating the BJP in the by-elections as the ruling party had strengthened its organisation up to the village level. He added that the party workers should work for strengthening the organisation in villages and in rural areas, keeping in mind that the image of the booth in-charge or worker in a particular region mattered as it affected the party’s base.
Slamming the BJP government, Yadav said that politics of lies and deceit was at its zenith today and the way in which people who spoke against the government were treated was well-known.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the PDM has practically come to an end.
A meeting of the Parliamentary Party of Government and Allied Parties was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Prime Minister took the Parliamentary Party into confidence regarding important government decisions.
PM Imran Khan said that PDM is practically over, he put full force on the meetings and saw that the people were not with him, they wanted to trap us in the Election Commission, they were trapped themselves, don’t worry, the opposition is not a problem for us.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that a commission has been formed on the issue of Broadsheet.
The Prime Minister said that all the members should put full emphasis on the program together, the MPs should visit the shelter homes, provide facilities to the poor, if they feel the poor then the rest of the issues will be fine.
In the meeting, the members of the Assembly asked questions about the rising debts, to which Finance Advisor Hafeez Sheikh also gave details about the debts.


(MENAFN- Hip Hop-24) On Saturday, the Bosnians commemorated the 81st anniversary of the national liberation struggle waged by the former Federation of Yugoslavia against Nazism, by organizing the traditional "Igman March" on Mount Igman near the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo.
Thousands of people from different regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and from neighboring countries participated in Igman's march, as they walked the path taken by the "First Proletariat Brigade" during the national liberation war of the former Yugoslavia during World War II.
At the end of the march, the participants laid a wreath in front of the "First Proletariat Brigade" monument in Mount Igman near the capital, Sarajevo, and raised the flags of the former Yugoslavia.
The event was organized by the Union of Anti-Fascist Associations and Veterans of the People's Liberation War of the Sarajevo Canton.
In his speech, the President of the Union indicated that 7,000 people applied to participate in the march.
It should be noted that units of the Nazi German army were able to besiege the Yugoslav First Proletariat Brigade, numbering 800 people, near the border with Romania in 1942.
The aforementioned brigade was able to break the siege by marching on the night of January 27-28, 1942, through Mount Igman near Sarajevo, despite the heavy snow and low temperatures of 38 degrees below zero, until it reached the city of Foca, which was not occupied by the Nazis at that time.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 17. The Food
and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) starts a new project
in Azerbaijan's Aghali village of Zangilan district, Deputy
Representative of the FAO in Azerbaijan Bariz Mehtiyev said,
According to him, the new project will allow farmers
returning to the village to get better employment opportunities by
helping them gain new experience in their field of activity.
'A project will also be implemented to introduce new
technologies in agriculture. It will be implemented in a pilot
farm,' Mehdiyev added.
Earlier, it was noted that the EU and FAO are eyeing a
joint program to help Azerbaijan's agricultural sector, in
particular, the local farmers. The project aims to help farmers
promote domestic production.
In addition, FAO targets supporting food and waste
management projects in Azerbaijan. The parties implemented over 60
joint projects in agriculture, in particular, improved the
agricultural environment, as well as food security in the country's
Azerbaijan is also paying special attention to
developing agriculture in its liberated lands.
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Strong majorities of Americans believe U.S. migration policy should first serve the interests of their fellow Americans, according to an opinion survey by the pro-migration Cato Institute.
“Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans say it’s more important when making immigration policy to consider what ‘benefits the United States and its current citizens,’” said the April 27 survey of 2,600 U.S. adults.
But, the survey added, “thirty‐seven percent (37%) believe it’s more important to consider what benefits the most people regardless of nationality.”
Conservatives back the America first view by more than 80 percent, while the critical, swing-voting, election-deciding “moderates” strongly favor the pro-America perspective by 61 percent to 38 percent, says the survey, which is titled “E Pluribus Unum: Findings from the Cato Institute 2021 Immigration and Identity National Survey.”
The survey is important because it helps the public recognize that the vast majority of their fellow Americans also oppose cheap labor


With yet another consecutive record of COVID-19 infections reported in a single day, India overtakes the UK to become the fourth worst coronavirus-hit country in the world. After a record jump of 10,956 cases in the last 24 hours, the national tally of India reached 2,97,535 on Friday. Meanwhile, the UL has reported 2,91,409 cases of the virus so far.
Out of the total number of infections in the country, 1,41,842 are active cases and 8,498 people have lost their lives due to the deadly contagion. 396 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours.
In Maharashtra, which continues to be the worst-hit state in the country, the infection tally jumped to 97,648 on Friday. As many as 3,590 people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus in the state while 46,078 have recovered. COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra have outnumbered the total reported cases in China, where the virus originated last year, and will soon overtake Canada’s tally as well which is estimated at around 98,000.
Cases in Tamil Nadu, which has the second highest number of infections in India, jumped to 38,716. Over 20,705 people have recovered in the southern state and 349 have lost their lives to the novel virus.
In Delhi, the total cases of COVID-19 rose to 34,687 on Friday. While 12,731patients have recovered from the disease in the national capital, 1,085 have died.
Gujarat saw its state tally rise to 22,032 on Friday. The state has seen 15,101 people recover from coronavirus while 1,385 people have died.
So far, Rajasthan has 11,838 cases of coronavirus, out of which 8,775 people have recovered and 265 have died.


Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says Sri Lanka is now like a police State as a result of the actions of the United National Party led Government.
Speaking at meeting held in support on the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), Rajapaksa said that members of the former Government are facing severe harassment at the hands of the authorities.
He said that the actions of the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), the CID and the Bribery Commission are like actions taken in a police State.
Rajapaksa said that even he and the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had been grilled by the authorities over various allegations.
He said that several businessmen have also been questioned by the police over alleged links with the former Government.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa also said that the LTTE was defeated by the UPFA led Government and this resulted in a peaceful environment being created even for the North.
Rajapaksa also noted that while the UNP led Government had accused the former Government of corruption, it never backed the allegations with facts.
He said that the allegation that the former Government stole while developing the country was an indirect accusation that the former Government stole from China.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stressed that no one can steal from China as the Chinese Government is firm against fraud and corruption. (Colombo Gazette)


Ranchi, Jan 12: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that his government was committed to remove the poverty from the state.
Addressing the Skill Summit 2018 at the Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium at Khelgaon here he also extended his best wishes to the more than 27,000 youths who had been given appointment letters. He said that it was a historic moment that more than 27,000 youth have got jobs in the private sector and advised the youth to work with honesty and deication and bring a good name for the state.
Buoyed by the tremendous response of the youth who had packed the stadium Mr Das said that seeing their enthusiasm it was beyond doubt that no one can stop the youth of Jharkhand from progressing further. He said that on the day when the entire country was celebrating the birth anniversary of the Swami Vivekanad Jharkhand was writing a new history.
He said that his government had promised to provide jobs to 25,000 youth which has been realized today. He said that Jharkhand was playing its direct role in realizing the dream of New India of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Das said that when the entire world was grappling with poverty the Jharkhand government has worked in a team spirit and with the help of the private sector has created jobs to the people.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that after the government conditionally allowed congregational prayers in mosques, it was now the responsibility of ulemas to ensure the people follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for collective prayers.
Talking to journalists during the Prime Minister’s Ehsaas Telethon, which was held to raise funds for Covid-19 relief, he said the government had initially tried to convince people to pray at their homes but it later became clear that people would go to mosques during Ramazan “no matter what we do”.
“I know my nation. I knew people had to come out [to pray] during Ramazan,” he said.
Once this was confirmed, he continued, the government decided to allow people to visit mosques but with certain conditions. He said it was also made clear at the time that the mosques would be closed if people violated the SOPs agreed between the government and ulema.
“It is now the responsibility of the ulema who gave us guarantees” to ensure the precautions are observed, Prime Minister Imran said.
Nevertheless, the premier stressed that people should pray in their homes and stay indoors during Ramazan. He also said doctors across the country were justified in demanding a strict and complete lockdown because they are on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus.
But he said the government had to show flexibility when ulemas argued that mosques could be allowed to open with SOPs just as some other sectors, such as the construction industry, were opened with orders to follow certain SOPs.
Prime Minister Imran said that instead of issuing orders that lead to people being “beaten up and jailed” for coming out of their homes, “we as a responsible nation should place the onus on the public.”
In addition, he said, the government had the option of imposing a “smart lockdown” in areas where people are not following the SOPs for congregational prayers.
The premier during his remarks urged citizens to practise social distancing, saying what differentiates the coronavirus from other viruses is that its rate of spread is “unprecedented”.
He stressed that “no government can solve coronavirus [crisis] on its own”, saying everyone would have to contribute to the efforts that will be needed to defeat the pandemic in the coming days.
Speaking about the government response to the health crisis, the prime minister reiterated that there is no “political interference” in the government’s Ehsaas cash disbursement programme and the entire process is computerised.
He said that he did not start fundraising to help those affected by the lockdown until he “fixed the financial controls”.
There has “never been such a transparent programme in the country’s history”, he added.


Flood has washed away two bridges in the Rimingado and Tofa local government areas of Kano State.
The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Sale Jili, said in Kano on Sunday that the incident which happened on Wednesday had cut off many towns and villages from the headquarters of the two local government areas.
He said the flood which was caused by torrential rain, had also cut off the two local government areas from the state capital.
“One of the affected bridges is in Watari village which links Ungoggo LGA to Tofa LGA, while the second bridge is between Tamawa village and Karofin Yashi village in the Rimingado LGA.
“So many villages have been cut off from the headquarters of the two local government areas while the two areas have also been cut off from the state capital,” Jili said.
He said the flood which affected seven local government areas, had affected no fewer than 3,954 people.
“The Nigerian Meteorological Agency had predicted flood in some local government areas in some states, including Kano,” he said.
He said SEMA had since forwarded its comprehensive report to the state government for immediate assistance to the victims of the disaster.
He called on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to release funds to enable the agency to provide interim support to the victims to alleviate their sufferings.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) The United States had administered 346,456,669 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, Trend reports citing Reuters .
The figures were up from the 345,640,466 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by July 31.
The agency said 191,498,983 people had received at least one dose, while 164,757,423 people were fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, as well as Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine as of 6 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30. A fire
occurredin a building converted into a hostel in Almaty, press
service of the city emergency department of the Kazakhstan's city
says, Trend reports.
It is reported that 13 people killed as a result of the
According to the information, the fire area was approximately 30
square meters, and the fire was extinguished by 06:22 local
According to preliminary information, 13 people died from carbon
monoxide poisoning. Two victims were taken to an emergency
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A financial report released Tuesday details the financial health of Chrysler’s operations and outlines the company’s plans to address a series of key challenges.
Chrysler Financial has been working for months to deliver a final report on Chrysler’s financial health that will help shape its 2018 and 2019 financial plans.
The new report is expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Chrystal will also announce new financial performance targets and a new strategic direction for the company, including a commitment to invest $5 billion in its global fleet by 2019, $2 billion in the United States, and $400 million in the U.K.
A key goal of the company is to reach profitability within four years.
The company also plans to boost the amount of capital the company can raise from outside investors, and it’s considering raising as much as $1 billion more from investors outside of the U:China and other Asian markets.
Chrysler will also seek to bring on new staff to help fill the gap left by the retirement of CEO Sergio Marchionne, and will focus on recruiting new employees.
Chase has been one of the top U.S. lenders, having acquired a minority stake in Chrysler in 2019, but it’s also seeking to tap into other markets, including India, the Middle East, and Africa.
The company also has a focus on the auto industry and a focus in automotive manufacturing.
Charity Chrysler will be a major part of its overall efforts to bring more financial support to the auto manufacturing sector.
Chronic problems plaguing the company over the past few years have created challenges for the business, which is one of several struggling U.T. companies in the auto sector.
Chrysler has struggled to find ways to deliver on its pledge to reduce the impact of the Great Recession on its bottom line.
The company’s 2017 financial report said Chrysler’s business had seen significant costs and significant restructuring as a result of its restructuring.
But in the interim, Chrysler has been looking to address the problems with the company and to find a way to deliver value to shareholders, the report said.
Chilean President Sergio Marchionsoni and his team have pledged to spend $1.6 billion on new investments in 2018 and $1bn in 2019 to help bring on additional employees, expand the company to more markets, and address the long-term challenges that Chrysler is facing.
Chiarelli has also said it will seek to hire 5,000 people over the next five years to help support the new Chrysler Global fleet, which the company hopes to be able to reach a total of 40,000 vehicles by 2019.
It also plans on investing $400m in new production facilities and a $1b investment in new equipment in 2019.
Chryslar also said in a statement that it will launch an all-inclusive plan for Chrysler to meet its 2020 financial goal of $10.2 billion, a goal that was set in a previous report.


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Ranchi: The fortnight membership drive of the JVM(P) came to an end on Sunday during which the party claimed to have made 5 lakh new members in the state, however, an official announcement in this regard will be made in the meeting of central working committee which will be held on August 25.
Addressing a programme here former Chief Minister and Party Supremo Babulal Marandi said that party had kept a target to make only 2.5 lakh members in the state however the party workers with their hard work made more than 5 lakh members across the state.
He said that politics of the state was taking a turn and claimed that BJP was most worried from his party as people were rallying behind the thoughts of the party and people were searching for an alternative after the failures of the Raghubar Government.
He said that if Jharkhand has to come back on the path of development than people needed to vote for his party and said that in last 5 years no industries were set up in the state but many of them closed their shops and people lost their jobs due to which many of them were forced to commit suicide.
Attacking the state government he said that Raghubar Government had assured the people to provide 24 hours of power to the people and had said that if he would not able to deliver on the promise than he would not seek their votes but the overall condition of power supply was pathetic in the state.
Mr Marandi said that power is being purchased at a higher cost from outside and is being sold to the people and claimed that the state government has lost its will power. He said that youth are migrating from the state while farmers were not getting the money for crop insurance and even the government had failed to give the right price of the produce to the farmers. He also attacked the state government over the declining law and order condition.


CHAMAN: At least eight people including three police and Levies personnel sustained injuries in two explosions in Chaman, police said Monday.
Police said the first blast took place near police checkpoint at Mall Road. As the crowd assembled at the site of the explosion, second blast occurred.
Eight people sustained injuries in the two explosions. Three police and Levies personnel were among the injured.
The injured people have been rushed to nearby hospital.
The nature of the blasts were yet to be ascertained
Law enforcers have cordoned off the area after the incident.


ISLAMABAD (NNI): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said the Court’s decision has defeated the politics of agitation and allegations.
She said the Prime Minister has set a precedent by presenting himself and his family`s three generations before the court for accountability.
She said the Court’s decision is the victory of people of Pakistan who voted the Prime Minister.
Minister of State said political bickering was aimed at derailing the democratically elected Government of Pakistan.
She said the Prime Minister have faced all baseless allegations and political mudslinging with patience and courage. Marriyum Aurangzeb said PTI will have to answer the people of Pakistan for derailing the development process wastage of time.
Meanwhile, Advisor to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani has said the people’s favorite leader Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again succeeded in the court of people and law.
Addressing a public gathering, Asif Kirmani said the honorable apex court issued a historical verdict on Panama Papers in favor of Nawaz Sharif by rejecting all false allegations against him.
He asked the activists of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Khyber to Karachi to thank Allah Almighty as their leader was once again proved to be ‘Sadiq and Amin.’


(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) The Lucknow police wants Vijay Yadav, the main accused in the murder of gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, to be psychologically profiled by forensic and medical experts.
The police are apparently not convinced by the replies of the 24-year-old regarding the motive behind the murder.
The accused, who has two criminal cases registered against him including one related to kidnapping of a minor girl for which he spent six months in jail, has told investigators that "an unidentified man" had promised to pay him Rs 20 lakh for killing the gangster.
He spoke no further on the subject.
"Psychological profiling will help investigators understand Vijay's thought process before the police decide to go for other options to question him. During interrogation, Vijay started panting all of a sudden and stopped talking. The doctors attending him denied the permission to interrogate him further," said a senior police official.
Vijay told interrogators that he was just given a photograph of the target (Sanjeev Maheshwari) and promised Rs 20 lakh, while he was given a petty sum of Rs 5,000 before coming to Lucknow and executing the crime.
Questioned on the motive, he said that "the person who had come to give him the money had told him that he was humiliated," but he could not elaborate further.
"The replies given by the accused are highly unconvincing and it is clear that he is tryinh to hide the truth," said the police official.
Meanwhile, the accused's call detail records and mobile details are being scanned while police are profiling the antecedents of all those with whom Vijay Yadav kept in touch.
A senior officer added that Vijay will be taken on remand for questioning after medical approval. He was sent to jail on Thursday night after being discharged from the hospital.
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Dublin City Council backs public vote for Lord Mayor role
Dublin City Council has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a vote to allow the people of Dublin directly elect their own Lord Mayor.
Fifty councilors voted for the motion, one abstained and one councillor was absent.
The remaining three councils will vote next Monday, with Fingal expected to oppose the motion.
Dublin's Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn has said he hopes councilors in the other local authorities will give voters in the capital a chance to have their say.


Srinagar-22- March. Exposing the state’s oppressive and suppressive policy under which Kashmiri youth is being targeted, Senior Pro-freedom leader and Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement Chairman Zaffer Akbar Bhat today after leading a peaceful protest rally in press enclave Srinagar said that from past over 25 years Kashmiri youth are being implicated in baseless and fabricated cases.
Talking to media, Bhat said that state administration and security forces are arresting innocent Kashmiris just to muzzle the right democratic voice of Kashmiri youths.
He said that future of Kashmiri youngsters is being blemished by registering baseless cases against them.
Bhat said that those youngsters despite completing their detention period are being booked falsely and harassed on daily routine.
He said that they are being asked to attend police stations, army camps and even courts. Bhat said that unethical attendance in police stations and at camps of Indian forces have made the lives of peace loving Kashmiri youth hell.
Zaffer Akbar Bhat said that most of the times, Kashmiri youths are being booked under 7/25 , 7/27,151,107,307,302,148,332,121-A,120-B,212 etc arms Act and Indian forces falsely claim to have recovered arms and ammunition from them and are creating fear psychosis in Kashmir. He said that those booked under this Act have to face a lot of difficulties even have to spent crucial years of their youth hood in jails and have to attend courts and police stations.
Zaffar said that now a day’s outside state Kashmiri students especially Delhi, Kolkotta, Rajasthan, Bengal etc are being harassed and try to implicate them in baseless and fabricated cases which is highly condemnable.
He said that this whole process not only frustrates our youth but also deprives them from basic fundamental rights including right to education- and right to employment.
Slamming puppet authorities for anti-Kashmir and Anti-Youth oppressive policies, Zaffer Akbar Bhat urged pro-Kashmiri leadership to devise a joint strategy for safeguarding youngsters. He also asked international community including rights bodies to take a strong note of such cases and help Kashmiris.
Zaffer said that such oppressive policies have weakened the economic conditions of our youngsters while as they are suffering from fear psychosis and mental agony..
He said that a large number of youth who have been booked in baseless cases are undergoing mental depression that effect their family and social life.
On the occasion Zaffar on behalf of people of Kashmir congratulated people and Government of Pakistan on 23rd Yaum – e – Pakistan.
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African nations said the novel coronavirus continued to spread Tuesday as new cases were confirmed.
Mali’s health officials said 28 cases have been detected with two deaths.
Cameroon Health Minister Manaouda Malachie said cases there increased to 193, with 51 new patients. Six have died.
The Ivory Coast government reported 168 cases and six patients have recovered.
And in the Democratic Republic of the Congo there have been 98 cases with eight deaths.
The virus known as COVID-19 that emerged in Wuhan, China in December, has spread to at least 180 countries and regions while confirmed cases have exceeded


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Two Turkish lawyers sue China for alleged negligence in fight against coronavirus
Two lawyers from the capital Ankara have filed a lawsuit case against China, where COVID-19 first emerged, over “lost profit” damages on the allegation that the contagiousness of the virus was not made public initially and the country was hiding data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Lawyers Melih Akkurt and Selenay Akkurt, who filed a lawsuit in the Ankara Civil Court of First Instance, argued that the number of patients in China was reported to the public incorrectly.
The lawyers claimed that the Chinese doctors that tried to inform the public about the pandemic were silenced, accusing China of negligence.
Melih Akkurt, who said that nearly 40 countries have applied to the judiciary regarding compensation and similar claims due to the coronavirus, also noted that many clients in Turkey also have applied to them and that their companies had suffered during the outbreak.
Akkurt claimed that Turkey was on the receiving end of the damages caused by China, therefore, the Turkish judiciary could get involved.
He said that other individuals and companies who were victims of COVID-19 could also sue the country.
The virus, which emerged in Wuhan last December, has now spread to at least 177 countries and regions, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
The data shows more than 4,262,799 cases have been reported around the world since December, with the global death toll nearing 291,981.


Avoiding the doctor's office
Somewhere in the midst of the national conversation about health care costs and effective, evidence-based care, Americans started going to the doctor less often.
Surveys and reports have been trickling in for at least three years, documenting a persistent decline in the number of office visits and the slowest spending growth on office-based physician services since 1960.
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This post is by Emma Rose, director of Unchecked UK.
Over the past eight weeks we have learnt a lot about what British people think is important. We have learnt that the public see compassion as a desirable response in a crisis. We have seen how much people care about the wellbeing of others in their communities. And we have learnt that citizens can – and do – change their behaviour when they understand the reasons for doing so, when these reasons chime with their own interests, and when rules are seen to fairly apply to all. Read more


Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced employment programs and 50,000 scholarships for youth for high technologies studies.
Addressing the youth in his video message, PM Imran Khan reportedly said that efforts are being made to provide employment to the young population so that they can take part to develop the country.
He said that PKR 100 billion has been allocated to the youth for business as per merit and efforts are being made to increase the funds for the youth every year.
Imran Khan said that the biggest problem of the youth is employment, and that the private sector provides the most employment opportunities in the world.
Yesterday, while addressing a function marking the launch of Ehsaas Savings Wallets in Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that poor and underdeveloped countries were more affected than the developed ones.
Imran Khan also paid special tribute to Dr Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Social Security and the team of the Ehsaas Program.
He said that the middle and semi-middle class were most affected when the economy shut down during the lockdown.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that in these circumstances, the Ehsaas program was declared as the fourth most successful program in the world.
Imran Khan said that the countries which helped the affected class in a quick, transparent and coordinated manner, Pakistan’s Ehsaas program included in it according to the World Bank.
“If the Ehsaas program had not been introduced, our weaker sections would have faced more trouble,” he said.
He said that transparency was maintained because the technology was used in the Ehsaas program.
Talking about the importance of Ehsaas Savings Wallets, he said that as the poor section becomes part of the banking system, poverty will be reduced.
Imran Khan said that when women are brought into the financial system, poverty is reduced.
He went on to add that his government is heavily inspired by the Chinese poverty alleviation model that succeeded in lifting 700 million people out of poverty over the course of 35 years.


Obama admin. posts low health care signups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration says fewer than 27,000 people managed to enroll for health insurance last month in the 36 states relying on the problem-filled federal website for President Barack Obama's overhaul.
The dismal numbers released Wednesday by federal health officials were even lower than estimates recently circulated. There was one bright spot: States running their own websites did better than the feds, reporting more than 79,000 sign-ups.
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(MENAFN- AzerNews) President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis has congratulated
President Ilham Aliyev on his resounding victory in the snap
presidential election, Azernews reports.
“The numerous ongoing projects between Romania and the Republic
of Azerbaijan, both bilaterally and regionally, demonstrate the
excellent level of our bilateral relations. Your country represents
for Romania a strategic, close and reliable partner in the South
I wish to reconfirm, with this occasion, Romania's commitment to
the consolidation and deepening of our Strategic Partnership. I am
confident that, through sustained efforts, Romania and the Republic
of Azerbaijan will fully capitalize on the opportunities for the
development of bilateral cooperation in areas of particular
significance such as energy, transport, education, trade and
At the same time, Romania will continue to act for the
continuous and harmonious development of the dialogue between the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Union,” the President of
Romania said in his message.
“I take this opportunity to invite Your Excellency to pay an
official visit to Romania this year, with the objective of
deepening the Strategic Partnership between our countries,” Klaus
Werner Iohannis noted.
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Dereje Bekele, Chairman of the Ethiopian Federalist Forces Coalition, said that the path taken by the TPLF leaders is an indication that they do not really care about the needs of the people of Tigray. They declared the decision of the House of Federation correct.
Federalist Forces Coalition Chairman, Dereje Bekele, told Addis Zemen Gazeta that the TPLF leadership’s approach shows that they do
He said the TPLF’s approach is not to benefit the people of Tigray but to avoid accountability. He said the actions of these few groups prove that they want war instead of bringing development and change to the people of Tigray.
He pointed out that these forces tend to see themselves as one nation and that it is their desire; On the other hand, he said the people of Tigray have always wanted to grow and coexist with other nations, nationalities, and peoples of Ethiopia. He said the position of these forces shows that he does not care about the needs of the people of Tigray.
Some T-TPLF groups said the illegal election in the region and the subsequent illegality would inevitably cause problems with the federal government in terms of budget, administration, and other relations.


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Don’t know where the political situation is heading: Shujaat
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, speaking to media after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with the flood victims on Monday, said that he doesn’t know where the ongoing situation is heading but the nation will get to know soon.
“The sacrifice has started. Something will definitely happen”, Shujaat said.
He also said that the federal government is oppressing the nation by increasing the tariffs on the electricity bills on the instructions of International Monetary Fund (IMF).


The developer will also extend the left signal turn lane on North Bogan Road to mirror the length of the development. City Commissioner Chairman Phillip Beard stressed that the commercial buildings need to be constructed in a way that would allow Hamilton Mill Road to be widened in the future.
“As we put more developments on it, there’s going to be that many more people going through there and those that live there,” Beard said. “We need to provide as many improvements as we can as far as traffic flow and lanes.”
Johansen said he expects construction will begin on the property in the next one to two years. It’s still unclear what type of businesses will reside in the commercial space, he said, but the developer has received interest from fast-food restaurants.
The townhomes will cost about $350,000-400,000, Johansen said. The developer still doesn’t have a builder, but Johansen expects two-story townhomes would be about 1,700-square-feet while three-story townhomes would be about 2,000-square-feet.


Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government is preparing a law that will help to minimize the damage that fake news and hate speech disseminating in social media are creating, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
The Premier said the fake news and hate speech that has been spreading widely in the social media forced the government to consider the need for law enforcement.
According to the PM, the government has been communicating with facebook and other companies on how to control fake news and hate speech.
He announced this during a discussion held in Addis Ababa that deliberate on the results of the reform and challenges that the country faces.
He urged activists and media practitioners to be more responsible while providing information for the public.
The Prime Minister said that his government does not consider shutting down of the social media, but it believes that managing its usage is important to minimize the damage.


Saudi - Bahrain condemns terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of Najran Airport with a drone
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Manama, November 22, 2021, SPA -- The Kingdom of Bahrain condemned the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia's launch of a drone against Najran Airport.
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry denounced the systematic and deliberate attack on civil objects and civilians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, flagrantly violating international humanitarian law.
It commended the vigilance and efficiency of the Saudi Air Defense Forces, which intercepted and destroyed the drone, affirming Bahrain's full support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its efforts to confront such terrorist attacks.
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Riyadh, Safar 5, 1439, Oct 25, 2017, SPA -- President Mulatu Teshome of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia arrived here today for medical examinations.
At King Khaled International Airport, the President of Ethiopia was received by Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Health, and a number of officials.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Ukrainian community of Jordan will take part in the 53rd annual diplomatic fair held in Amman on October 7.
This is reported by the Ukrainian House in Jordan on Facebook.
The fair will be open from 11:00 until 18:00.
In particular, Ukrainian children's vocal and choreographic team "UA Kids" will perform at 12:00. In addition, the charity fair will feature products of national symbols and Ukrainian traditional dishes.
A ticket costs 2 dinars.
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The opposition forum for Democratic change are demanding for the unconditional release of kyandondo east legislator and other party members who were arrested in arua last week.
Addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Najjanakumbi, the party president Patrick Amuriat says that despite the legislators who were arrested, majority of other people who are currently in police custody belong to FDC.
He says that if they are not released unconditionally, the party is going to join the demonstrations which have been staged by different protesters across the country to show the government that they will not tolerate human torture.
He also says that those people in police custody should be allowed to access their personal doctors for proper treatment.


Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Spokesperson to the Punjab Government Hassan Khawar has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s struggle is against “politics for wealth and wealth for politics”.
Imran Khan is the only leader who has played the drums of war against those who have “inherited national wealth and personal politics”, he said.
Now it has to be decided whether the aim is to strengthen the business of “Maqsood Chaprasi” or that of Pakistan.
He further stated that as a result of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s earnest efforts, the unemployment rate in Pakistan has dropped significantly.
The whole nation has stood with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the fight against the corrupt mafia.
He said that the opposition has already shown its cards, and should wait for the cards of the government.


Chinese President Xi Jinping left for the US on Tuesday for a China-US visit.
Xi left for the US to attend the meeting between the leaders of China and the US and the 30th APEC economic leaders’ meeting.
It is understood that there will be a meeting between President Xi and his American counterpart Joe Biden during the meeting.
News agencies have said that the two leaders are going to meet as an effort to stabilize the relationship between the two countries.
The two presidents met during the G-20 meeting held in Bali, Indonesia last November.


There have been reports that Mnangagwa has the prerogative to release the report to the public or not but according to the Ministry of Information, the President told Zimbabwe diplomats that since the hearings were done in public the report will also be shared with the public.
No date was given but the Commission is officially expected to wind its business on 19 December.
Six people were killed after violence broke out in the capital and the security forces were called in to reinforce the police who had been overwhelmed.
The Commission chair, former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, and secretary, Virginia Mabhiza, have hinted that the report will be published on a special website to be set up by the commission and all the evidence given will be posted on the website.
It is not clear why some believe that Mnangagwa will not publish the report but most of those clamouring for the report to be released were against the setting up of the commission in the first place.
Most had already concluded that the six people that were killed were shot by soldiers. All that needed to be determined was who gave the soldiers the orders to shoot.
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs, Matthew Harrington, listed the release of the report as one of the conditions for Mnangagwa to show that he is serious about reform if the US is to consider lifting sanctions against Harare.


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Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said those involved in Hubballi arson and violence recently after an objectionable post surfaced on the social media on April 16, will be exposed soon.
Condemning the recent violence in Hubballi, Siddaramaiah said the guilty must be punished and no action should be taken against the innocents.
The Chief Minister said no one involved in the violence will be spared and the government will ensure that they are punished.
Karnataka: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced on Monday that arrests have been made in connection with Hubbali violence case.
Around 40 people have been arrested for the violence in which 12 police personnel were injured, according to the police.


About 70 per cent of respondents in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey said they thought past Asahi Shimbun articles that contained false testimony about so-called comfort women had a negative impact on Japan's image in global society.
The Asahi retracted the reports, which contained false claims that Korean women were forcibly taken away by the Imperial Japanese Army as comfort women. Seventy-one per cent of the survey's respondents said the articles had a negative impact on Japan, while 16 per cent said they did not.
Among those who said the articles had adversely affected Japan, 78 per cent were men and 65 per cent were women.
By age, 71 per cent of those who said the articles harmed Japan were in their 20s and 30s, 76 per cent were in their 40s and 50s, and 68 per cent were 60 years old and older.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Fighter jets of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to the launch of incendiary balloons to the Jewish state's territory, the Israeli military said, Trend reports citing TASS .
"In the past day, numerous balloons carrying explosives and combustion agents were launched towards Israel from the Gaza Strip in order to start fires. In response, fighter jets of the Israeli Defense Forces carried out strikes at military compounds of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, used by terrorists of Hamas'' Khan Yunis and Gaza Brigades."
Israel's state-run Kan radio reported that it was the first Israeli strike since an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire came into force on May 21. According to the broadcaster, dozens of incendiary balloons were launched towards Israel on the afternoon of June 15, starting about two dozens of wildfires. No casualties were reported.
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(MENAFN) As the US dollar sank to its lowest level in more than a year, international crude oil prices surged to a peak of nine weeks, making supplies more inexpensive for owners of additional currencies.
Brent crude futures rose by 1.93 percent to USD86.1 a barrel, reaching their top level since October 25, 2021. Whilst, in February West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumped by 2.2 percent to reach USD83.95 a barrel, putting the US benchmark on track for a 6.2 percent week-on-week gain; making it the fourth time in a row.
Although the US dollar index was up by 0.1 percent, to reach 94.931, yet by the end of the week it fell by almost 0.9 percent; making its worst presentation in eight months.
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In a heartwarming gesture, the Abu Dhabi Police fulfilled a child of determination's wish to be a police chief for a day.
According to an official social media post, Khalifa, a 9-year-old student at Virginia International Private School, had his dreams come true at the Al Rawdah Police Station in Abu Dhabi.
He was given an official uniform to wear, courtesy of the Capital Police Department, and then given a reception at the Al Rawdah Police Station.
He was also shown the station's advanced control centre and was allowed to ride in an official security patrol vehicle.
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The station head Colonel Tarsh Mohammed Al-Kaabi said that the move aimed to inspire the boy to continue his medical treatment and instil hope.
He also said that the Abu Dhabi was happy to fulfil Khalifa's wishes in celebration of the 50th UAE National Day and the International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
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Critics label Tunisian president’s decisions to dismiss gov’t, as “coup”
(MENAFN)Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party urged President Kais Saied to engage in talks to evade worsening the country’s political crisis.
Ennahda further declared that "The possible and effective way-out of these problems will not be through monopolizing power, which can only increase the spread of corruption, nepotism, and injustice."
Saied released the government of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, froze the parliament, and assumed executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister.
The move was declined by most of Tunisia's parliamentary blocs, including Ennahda that condemned Saied’s decisions as a “coup”.
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Tales of Symphonia producer Hideo Baba has revealed to Destructiod that Tales of Symphonia for the Gamecube was the most popular Tales game in the West. Baba believes that the success of the game was due to the fact that it was the first Tales title that was rendered in 3D polygons. Baba also revealed that the development team had a lot of help from Nintendo which allowed them to reach out to a broader audience.
“I believe the success of Tales of Symphonia has multiple factors to it, the first being that it was the first Tales title that was rendered in 3D polygons, so we believe that was a huge component to its success.”
“Another huge component was that we had a lot of support from Nintendo, so that allowed us to reach out to a broader audience that we weren’t able to reach before.”
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Bradford Council are restarting work on the £12.3m road improvements scheme at the junction of the A658 Harrogate Road and the A657 New Line in Greengates.
Work on the scheme was paused due to the restrictions put in place by the Government to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
In recent weeks the Government guidance has changed and the easing of some lockdown measures has started which means that the work, which is being done in conjunction with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, can restart safely.
The main works are now scheduled to start on Monday 27 July and are expected to take around 64 weeks to complete.
The council have written to residents and businesses in the area to let them know that the work is due to restart and will be in further contact with those who are directly affected by the work.
Due to COVID-19 being still in circulation and to make sure those on site can work safely and stick to the latest guidelines on social distancing, work on site will need to be done differently.
For more information on the improvement scheme visit https://www.bradford.gov.uk/transport-and-travel/major-highways-schemes/harrogate-road-and-new-line-junction-improvement-scheme/.
To register to receive regular updates about these major improvement works visit: http://www.howardcivileng.co.uk/greengates-junction/.
To download the scheme engineering drawing visit: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/Documents/HarrogateRoadNewLineJunction/1%20Scheme%20details/SchemeEngineeringDrawing.pdf.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 27. Currently, the
construction of four hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) with a
capacity of 42 MW, including small HHPs ("Shaifli", "Sarigishlag",
"Zangilan" and "Jahangirbeyli") is underway in the territory of
Azerbaijan's Zangilan district, Rustam Rajabov, Chief of
Hydrotechnical Service at Azerenergy JSC (Azerenerji JSC), which is
the largest electrical power producer of Azerbaijan, said, trend reports.
Rajabov made the remark at a public hearing on the report
"Environmental Impact Assessment".
According to Rajabov, the work is planned to be completed by the
end of 2023.
To note, Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov at the
EU-Azerbaijan business forum in Baku held on May 17 said that HPPs
have already been restored in Azerbaijan's Karabakh.
According to Soltanov, the Azerbaijani territories liberated
from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 Second Karabakh War] are
planned to be turned into a green energy zone.
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Pakistan Nutrition Program was launched by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to reduce stunting and other forms of malnutrition in children.
According to the media reports, the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal launched National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Program at a ceremony in Islamabad today (Wednesday, July 26th).
Addressing the launching ceremony, the Planning Minister said that peace, stability, and consistency are the key factors for the development and prosperity of any country. He said that these factors need to be implemented in Pakistan as well to make it a developed nation.
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal further stated that there is also a dire need to focus on the mental health of the children besides physical health to make them creative citizens. He said today we launched Pakistan Nutrition Program under the Ministry of Planning and Development, which will help improve nutrition among children to polish their cognitive skills.
“The incumbent government is also taking different measures to overcome Hepatitis and Diabetes in society,” he said, adding that we should also focus on a sense of purpose, stability, and continuity of leadership, and the best utilization of human resources to improve governance, which is need of the hour.


Dar’s statement is available to prove money trail: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has on Wednesday said that the rulers are not concentrating on other issues as their minds are stuck in the Panamagate case.
Talking to media outside the Supreme Court, he strongly criticized the Sharif family and declared the assets of rulers and their friendships with kings a burden on the country’s people.
The PTI chairman said that Sharif family, Chaudhry Nisar, Khawaja Asif and others have time and again said that the property was bought abroad but they said Qatari Prince gave them this property in the court.
Khan said that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s statement is available to prove the money trail but said the institutions are protecting Nawaz Sharif.


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — University police warned UNC Chapel Hill students about a fox that was sighted recently on campus.
The UNC Public Safety department said on Twitter that there were reports of a fox with matted fur being seen on campus.
In the fox Tweet, campus police also included two documents that were about foxes, including one titled “Preventing conflicts with foxes.”
Police said that the fox is “not thought to be a danger.”
Foxes are among the four wild animals that are most likely to have rabies, according to the CDC.


An Australian company has told Kwale residents that they will benefit from a sand mining project in the area. Base Titanium managing director Tim Carstens said the social and economic status of the resident will improve significantly.
The assurances came after locals complained that they have been sidelined in the project. Speaking to journalists at the mining site yesterday, Carstens said the company has put in place policies that will ensure sustainable community development.
He said the project not will upgrade social infrastructure, train the residents and give them jobs. He said the company will build hospitals and schools.
"We want to play a significant role in improving the livelihood of the local communities. We will also upgrade the skills of those Kenyans who will man our operation and the future mining industry in the country," he said.
Carstens said 1,200 people are currently engaged in the construction phase of the project with about 300 Kenyans to be employed in the technical and non-technical sectors. Some 700 members of the local communities have also been recruited to work with contractors building the project. He said the first shipment of minerals from the Kwale minerals sands project is expected to leave the country before December.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 will be presented on Friday.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will present the budget in the National Assembly in the afternoon.
The Finance Minister will also lay in the house papers containing the Supplementary Demands for Grants and Appropriations for the financial year 2016-2017.
Meanwhile, the 263rd session of the Senate will also start at six in the afternoon on Saturday.
The Finance Minister will present a copy of the Finance Bill 2017 in the Senate seeking proposals and recommendations from the upper house.
The Finance Minister said per capita income has increased due to effective economic policies of the present government.
He said national economy has crossed 300 billion dollars threshold.
The Minister said international community is acknowledging improvement in national economy and ready to invest in Pakistan.
He said the government will focus on further promoting agriculture and information technology sectors.


(MENAFN- trend news agency) baku, azerbaijan, june 24. latvia won't issue
humanitarian or other types of visas to russian citizens due to
current events in russia, president of latvia edgars rinkevics said
on twitter, trend reports.
according to rinkevics, besides, latvia won't change the border
crossing restrictions imposed on september 19, 2022, for russian
"latvia, estonia, and lithuania are closely coordinating joint
protection of borders with russia and belarus," he added.
on june 23, 2023, the investigation department of russia's
federal security service initiated a criminal case against the
founder of wagner private military company yevgeny prigozhin under
article 279 of the criminal code of the russian federation on the
fact of organizing an armed rebellion.
russia introduced an anti-terrorist operation regime in several
regions, including moscow and voronezh.
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A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Hon Stephen Amoah fondly called Sticka has made predictions on the 2022 budget which would be tabled in Parliament tomorrow.
According to Sticka, the 2022 budget will focus on the upshot the COVID has had on the economy.
Appearing on Wontumi Radio Morning Show, he added that the budget will also focus on measures the government has put in place to generate revenue to foster development.
“It will also point on the country’s debt during the NDC era,” he said.
The Nhyiaeso constituency MP further anticipated that the budget will tackle unemployment matters.
“Unemployment issue has been there since time immemorial. Population growth has outweighed the number of jobs being created,” Sticka indicated.


2021 Public Health Annual Report
2021: Public Health Annual Report
Each year, the Director of Public Health produces an annual report which outlines the health of their local community.
The public health annual report (PHAR) also identifies key health issues and reports on progress so that the local needs of the population can be better served.
This years report focuses on health inequalities and the impacts they have on our residents across the borough.


The Government today defended the decision to impose a 15 percent CESS tax on pads.
Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena told Parliament today that the public have been misinformed about the tax on sanitary napkins.
He said that the Government did not impose a new tax but instead slashed the import tax on sanitary napkins from 30 percent to 15 percent and imposed a 15 percent CESS tax.
“We have not imposed a new tax on sanitary napkins,” he said.
Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said that the CESS tax was imposed to promote locally produced sanitary napkins.
He said that the policy of the Government is to promote local products and reduce imports.
Recently Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Diana Gamage had appealed to the Government to make sanitary napkins an essential item.
Speaking in Parliament during the 2021 Budget, Diana Gamage had said that 52 percent of the population in Sri Lanka are women.
She noted that the 15% tax imposed on sanitary napkins is having a serious impact on women in the country.
“I appeal to the President and Prime Minister to make this an essential item,” she had said.
Gamage said that some girls refuse to attend school during menstruation as they cannot afford sanitary napkins. (Colombo Gazette)


Global Zero Pushes for a Nuke-Free World
The founders of Global Zero, including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sir Richard Branson, want to do for nuclear disarmament what Al Gore and other environmentalists did for climate change. While the vast majority of the world’s citizens seem to favor going nukeless, the issue has been confined to the back burner.
Wait, before you go…
Global Zero consists of 100 leading figures seeking practical steps towards nuclear abolition and gaining public support for that goal.
They say the risk of nuclear weapons spreading to unstable countries or getting into the hands of extremist groups is too great.
The group will hold meetings in Moscow and Washington in the coming days.
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The Ministry of Public Health officials had earlier said at least 21 people have been killed and 40 people wounded during the explosions have been shifted to the hospitals.
The officials further added that a number of journalists and reporters are also among those killed or wounded during the explosions.
In the meantime, another security source says at least 25 people were killed and nearly 45 others have sustained injuries in the explosions.
The incident took place in Shash Darak area of the city earlier today with the initial blast taking place close to a security compound after a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated his explosives.
The second blast took place several minutes after the first blast with the Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzi confirming that the incident took place after a suicide bomber detonated explosives packed in a camera among the reporters and other people who had gathered in the area.
Eyewitnesses in the area said the second blast took place among the reporters and dozens of other people who had gathered in the area to help the victims of the first blast.
No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the twin attacks.


COLUMBIA (WSPA) South Carolina’s unemployment rate rose slightly even as the number of people working in the state grew to a new record high.
The jobless rate in April was 5.8 percent compared to 5.7 percent in March according to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.
The total number of people working in the state reached a new record of more than 2.1 million people.
The agency reports more than 10,000 people entered the workforce in April which helped to increase the jobless figure. SCDEW also notes unemployment rose by nearly 3,000 people last month to 134,301.
The national unemployment rate in April was five percent.
Here are the April unemployment rates for counties in the Upstate:
Union – 6.8%
Cherokee – 6.1%
Abbeville – 5.8%
Laurens – 5.6%
Greenwood – 5.3%
Oconee – 5.2%
Pickens – 5.2%
Spartanburg – 4.9%
Anderson – 4.7%
Newberry – 4.5%
Greenville – 4.4%


President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Democratic party ( DP) president,Norbert Mao as the new Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister.
Mao and other appointments were made public through the president’s official Twitter handle on Thursday.
This was after NRM party chairman ,Museveni and DP president cooperation agreement reached on yesterday by the two parties heads.
Mao has replaced Kahinda Otafiire after year when the official of being vacant.
Meanwhile, in other new appointments, Hamson Obua has been moved Ministry of Education and sports to be the government Chief Whip.
Peter Ogwang is now the new state minister for sports.


The Osun State Government on Friday said it had discharged four Coronavirus patients from its isolation centre in Osogbo.
The State Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement in Osogbo, also said the state recorded four new cases.
Mr Isamotu said one of the four new cases was a medical personnel.
The commissioner also said another of the new patients was an Osun-based India national, who has been in the state since January.
He, however, said the patient received visitors from Kano and Lagos states in recent times.
The commissioner said the other two cases had contact with previous cases in the state.
“We had six active cases in the state and of the six, we successfully treated and discharged four.
“But we recorded one new case on Thursday and by today, Friday, we recorded three new cases, bringing our total active cases to six,” Mr Isamotu said.
According to the commissioner, out of the 54 cases confirmed, the state has successfully treated and discharged 44 patients, while four deaths have been recorded. NAN


Kashmir, the Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, has paid glowing tributes to the youth martyred by Indian troops during cordon and search operations.
Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri youth had centre-staged the Kashmir dispute at the international level. He said that India’s intransigence was the main impediment in peaceful settlement of the lingering Kashmir dispute. He said that India had never expressed its willingness to resolve the dispute in its historic and international perspective.
Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai said that the Indian rulers had been trying to suppress through military might the people of Kashmir who were struggling for securing their right to self-determination for past over 70 years. He said that the Kashmiri people especially the youth were rendering their lives for the Kashmir cause and their sacrifices would not be allowed to go waste.
Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat in a statement in Srinagar strongly condemned the arrest of party activist, Gulzar Ahmed Lone, and said that occupied Kashmir had been converted into a police state. It said Gulzar Ahmed Lone is a political worker and is performing his activities politically but police have arrested him under fake allegations to please their masters in New Delhi.—KMS


Some arrests and executions have been made by the united Arab emirate [UAE] government over the years to Nigerians who were caught breaking the law in UAE.
The most recent which was Nigerians who were caught in the act of robbery, made people to think that the embassy has suspended issuing tourist visa to Nigerian applicants.
But the embassy have come out to disclaim this information by releasing this press statement:
In light of the press reports published today alleging that the UAE has suspended issuing tourist visas to Nigerian nationals, the UAE Embassy in Abuja announces that these news are inaccurate.
They also stressed the importance of sourcing news from its official news channel


#MarijaVučinović #CroatianCivicInitiative(Hgi) #MinorityParties
Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI) will hold talks on further political moves with representatives of other minority parties which won seats in the Parliament, said the president of the party, Marija Vucinovic.
She said that they were very satisfied with the HGI elections result and that the Croatian national community will have its legitimate representative in the Parliament, both at the national and local level in Kotor.
“We will discuss our further political moves with representatives of other minority parties which won seats in the Parliament”, Vucinovic told MINA news agency.
She thanked all those who supported the party in the elections.
“HGI thanks all the citizens for their support and all those who openly expressed appreciation for what we did during the election campaign”, Vucinovic added.
Source: Cafe Del Montenegro