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BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the 'Company') announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2021 results before the market opens on February 3, 2022.
The Company will host a webcast to discuss the quarterly results on February 3, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Listeners can access the webcast via the link below:
or by dialing +1 408 901 0584, Webinar ID 812 3353 1425, Password 596588 . A webcast replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at .
About Walker & Dunlop Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD ) is the largest provider of capital to the multifamily industry in the United States and the fourth largest lender on all commercial real estate including industrial, office, retail, and hospitality. Walker & Dunlop enables real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop, and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology enables us to meet any client need – including financing, research, property sales, valuation, and advisory services. With over 1,000 employees across every major U.S. market , Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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Amazon on Friday announced a $1.7 billion deal to buy the maker of robotic vacuum Roomba in a merger that would play into the tech giant's artificial intelligence and smart home ambitions.
US-based iRobot is a global company that builds robots and "intelligent home" innovations, having introduced Roomba self-operating vacuums a decade ago, Amazon said in a release.
"Over many years, the iRobot team has proven its ability to reinvent how people clean with products that are incredibly practical and inventive," said Amazon senior vice president of devices Dave Limp.
Amazon's deal to buy iRobot for $61 per share along with acquiring the company's debt is subject to approval of shareholders and regulators.
Colin Angle is to remain chief executive of iRobot after the purchase.
The acquisition "reinforces Amazon's interest and market position in robotics and home automation, and underscores the strategic value of AI," Baird analyst Colin Sebastian said in a note to investors.
The Massachusetts-based company has a 30-year track record in robotics, and underlying software such as mapping and navigation, Sebastian said.
Amazon has been investing in smart home and automation technologies with acquisitions such as Ring doorbells, Kiva warehouse robots and self-driving startup Zoox.
"With Alexa and Amazon.com at the core, Amazon continues to prioritize opportunities to develop the smart home," Sebastian said.
"MGM even fits as it powers more Prime Video on home entertainment devices."
Amazon earlier this year closed an $8.45 billion deal to buy the storied MGM studios, boosting its streaming ambitions with a catalog including the James Bond and Rocky film franchises.
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BISHKEK, Oct 15 (NNN-KNA) – Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), signed 16 cooperation agreements, to increase interaction within the organisation, after a summit was convened here under the chairmanship of Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov.
The meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State was attended by Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Secretary General of the CIS Executive Committee, Sergei Lebedev.
The leaders held meetings in restricted and expanded formats, during which they exchanged views on current issues of interaction within the CIS.
Following the summit, leaders of the CIS members signed 16 cooperation documents, four of which are on cooperation in the field of digital technologies, on the principles of interstate relations in a multipolar world, on the protection of human rights, and on the support and promotion of the Russian language, as a language of interethnic communication.
Two documents were also signed related to the security sector, in particular, agreement on the formation of the international centre for assessing risks of legalisation (laundering) proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism, and on the formation of the CIS coordination council in the field of forensic activities.
The chairmanship of the CIS in 2024, will be moved to Russia and the next CIS summit will be held in Moscow on Oct 8, 2024.
Founded in 1991, as a regional organisation for former Soviet republics, the CIS comprises Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Ukraine and Turkmenistan are associate members.– NNN-KNA
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Over the past day, November 25, Russian-occupation troops violated ceasefire in Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine 14 times, including four attacks with the use of the weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.
“Towards Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk), the enemy launched three attacks, using grenade launchers of different systems. Towards Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk), two attacks were launched from 82mm and 120mm mortars. Russian mercenaries fired 120mm mortars near Lebedynske (16km east of Mariupol), small arms – in the area of Pivdenne (40km north-east of Donetsk). Outside Novotoshkivske (53km west of Luhansk), the enemy forces launched two attacks, using tripod-mounted man-portable antitank guns and grenade machine guns. Ukrainian positions near Katerynivka (64km west of Luhansk) came under grenade launcher, heavy machine gun and small arms fire. Towards Popasna (69km west of Luhansk) and Novooleksandrivka (65km west of Luhansk), the enemy fired grenade launchers of different systems. Near Krasnohorivka (21km west of Donetsk), the occupiers fired 82mm mortars. In the area of Svitlodarsk (57km north-east of Donetsk), tripod-mounted man-portable antitank guns were fired,” the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs.
Joint Forces troops suffered no casualties.
Without resorting to weapons prohibited under the Minsk agreements, Ukrainian defenders returned fire and forced the enemy to stop attacks.
As of 07:00, November 26, no ceasefire violations were recorded.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Traffic will be permanently shifted onto the lanes of the New Orbital Highway along a 2.5km stretch of the Temporary Truck Route, located 25km west of Doha to the south of Interchange No 24 on Salwa Road (See the map), according to an Ashghal statement.
It is being done to continue the construction of the fifth lane of both the directions of the main carriageway.
The proposed road change has been designed in co-ordination with the General Directorate of Traffic. It will be implemented and permanently maintained starting from Tuesday.
This realignment will be implemented in two phases over the next two weeks. During the two phases, the road users travelling on both directions will be shifted onto parallel roads and can continue their journey towards Salwa Road or Mesaieed as required.
The first phase will be implemented Tuesday and will include the complete closure of the eastbound lanes on the existing Temporary Truck Route (TTR), to be replaced with the the truck lanes of the New Orbital Highway.
The second phase will be implemented on December 17 and will include the complete closure of the westbound lanes on the existing Temporary Truck Route to be replaced with the truck lanes of the New Orbital Highway.
Ashghal has advised road users that it will need to reduce the number of lanes on this 2.5km section of the TTR from the existing three lanes to two permanent Orbital truck lanes in order to complete the required construction works.
The Public Works Authority will install road signs advising motorists of the road change. ‘Ashghal' requests all road users to abide by the speed limit, which remains at 80 kph for this 2.5km section of the Orbital, and follow the road signs to ensure their safety.
Last updated: December 04 2017 10:01 PM
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(MENAFN- ABN Newswire) Using Intelligent Messaging for ConversionBrisbane, Sep 11, 2017 AEST (ABN Newswire) - OtherLevels Holdings Limited () ("OtherLevels") has announced that it has signed a leading UK publisher.
The publisher, is an iconic name in the U.K. market, and is the leader in its sector.
OtherLevels will initially work with the publisher to deploy two message types - web push and interstitials.
OtherLevels digital marketing strategists will work with the in-house team to drive increased conversion activity, helping to turn unknown site visitors into known readers.
Lance Standing, OtherLevels General Manager UK and EMEA, commented, "We are very excited to be working with another leading U.K. publisher. Using our Intelligent Messaging for Conversion capabilities we will work with the in-house team, to convert more unknown site visitors into known readers, hence increasing conversion, and reducing the need and cost of re-targeting unknown on-line visitors."
About Otherlevels Holdings Ltd
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The OtherLevels platform enables clients to acquire sooner, engage smarter and retain longer across desktop, mobile web and apps audiences. The OtherLevels platform offers both Intelligent Messaging for Conversion, and Intelligent Messaging for Marketing Clouds and CRM, hence delivering both acquisition and engagement capabilities for digital marketers. OtherLevels leading clients include Camelot (UK), Tatts, Coles, Flight Centre, IHG, LadbrokesCoral, Betfred, Doubledown and Playstudios.
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The secretive artist Banksy has called out the American clothing retailer Guess on Instagram, alleging that the brand has used his imagery without permission.
In an incensed Instagram post, the art world prankster invited followers to shoplift from Guess's brick-and-mortar location on Regent Street in London, writing:“They've helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to them?” Guess has not yet responded to the allegations, although store staff closed that location to the public, obscured the reproduction of Banksy's iconic Flower Thrower in its window display and increased security to avoid retributive action from the artist's 11.5 million followers.
The brand has recently announced a new collection in collaboration with Brandalised, a company that licenses recognizable graffiti designs. Mega-collector and Guess co-founder paul marciano even called Banksy's work a“phenomenal influence on popular culture”. It is not yet clear whether Banksy did or did not know about Brandalised's licensing deal with Guess, although copyright lawyer Liz Ward told bbc news that Brandalised does appear to have“legitimately sourced the Banksy artwork via a third party”.
Banksy's intellectual property indignation at Guess comes hot on the heels of his triumph in court in a long-running European Union trademark dispute. On 15 November, the artist won an appeal allowing him to maintain the trademark to one of his most enduring images, a monkey wearing a sandwich board, while also keeping his identity secret.
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Local government meetings this week
Following are some of the area governmental meetings scheduled this week:
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) English Danish
On 11 April, 2022 SP Group initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement no. 18/2022 of 25 March, 2022.
According to the programme, SP Group will in the period from 11 April 2022 until 10 April 2023 purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 40.0 million.
The share buy-back programme was initiated and structured in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation No. 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 about Market Abuse, the so-called Market Abuse Regulation that protects listed companies' board and executive board against violation of insider legislation in connection with share buy-backs.
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NEW DELHI, India Jan 9 (NNN-Xinhua) -- A major fire broke out at a large metal scrap godown in India's financial capital Mumbai Tuesday, fire officials said.
Fortunately, there have been no reports of any casualty in the incident.
"The fire started in the early hours of the day at the godown on Reay Road and soon it gutted the godown," a senior fire official said.
Some five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, he said.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official added.
This is the sixth incident of fire in Mumbai in the past 20 days. A major fire engulfed a busy court complex in the financial capital Monday morning.
At least four people, including two children, died in a fire that broke out at a building in Mumbai's Marol last week. And on December 29, 14 people, mostly young women, were killed in a fire at a trendy rooftop pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills complex.
Similarly, 12 people were killed on December 18 after a fire broke out at a snack shop in Mumbai's Saki Naka area.--NNN-XINHUA
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Five Boko Haram militants killed in N.Cameroon: Source
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) At least five Boko Haram militants were killed late Tuesday night by the Cameroonian military near the Nigerian border, according to a local security source.
"Three terrorists were killed in clashes with the Cameroonian army in Kerawa and another two killed in clashes in Zhelevet," a security source, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu Agency.
Both Kerawa and Zhelevet are located in Cameroon's Far North region.
The source did not mention any casualties among Cameroonian army troops.
The clashes occurred one day after twin suicide bombings killed 13 people in Fotokol, a town in the Far North region near the Nigerian border.
Seven soldiers, including four Chadian and three Cameroonian troops, were injured in the attack in Fotokol.
No group claimed responsibility for the twin attacks, but Cameroonian authorities attributed them to Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group.
Regional efforts to reign in Boko Haram have intensified as the group continues to stage bloody attacks in Chad, Niger and Cameroon, as well as Nigeria.
The Cameroonian army has deployed some 6,000 troops on its border with Nigeria to prevent infiltration by Boko Haram militants.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) More than 120 people died in the tragic train accident in Odisha's Balasore district in which 17 coaches of two express trains, Coromandel Express and SMVT-Howrah Super Fast Express, derailed.
This was informed by Odisha Fire Service Director General, Sudhanshu Sarangi, who is at the accident spot and monitoring the rescue operation.
Speaking to mediapersons, Sarangi said, "As per our calculation, more than 12 persons have died in the tragic accident. The death toll will go up also."
"The rescue operation is almost completed. Those trapped within the coaches were rescued and admitted to hospitals. We are now trying to remove the coaches to see whether any passenger is trapped under the overturned coaches," he added.
"Cranes have been engaged to pull up the coaches. We have to see any dead body lying under the overturned coaches," Sarangi said.
Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena said more than 850 injured persons have been admitted to different hospitals in nearby areas.
Jena informed that rescue operation is going on in full swing while rescue in some coaches is yet to be started as those are trapped under other coaches.
"We hope that the rescue operation will be complete by Saturday morning," he added.
NDRF, ODRAF, Odisha Fire Service along with several volunteer organisations are conducting the rescue operation. More than 200 ambulances along with 30 buses are engaged in the rescue operation, the Chief Secretary said.
Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj district Superintendents of Police and Collectors along with several senior officers are at the spot to expedite the rescue operation, he added.
"Additional doctors have been mobilised and hospitals in nearby places have been kept on readiness. We are making all our effort to provide best treatment to the injured persons," the Chief Secretary said.
Calling it a severe accident, Jena said a lot of people have been injured in the train mishap.
"We pray before God that the people who are still trapped under the coaches remain alive. We can give them better treatment," he noted.
He said various district collectors have been asked to provide necessary help to the passengers stranded in different stations due to diversion/ cancellation of other trains.
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(MENAFN - Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14, (Agencies): The phenomenon of runaway and absconding maids in pursuit of attractive salary packages in mixed-gender sheesha cafés has become rampant in the country even though the owners of these cafés are aware that the maids are violating the residency law by running away from their sponsors, reports Al-Shahed daily.
This is due to the absence of tough security controls which has in turn been contributing to the aggravation of such negative phenomena and irregularities, especially with lawbreakers devising new methods to break the law.
Many mixed-gender cafés in Salmiya and Hawally areas have drawn attention due to huge presence of absconding maids who ran away from the houses of their sponsors. A law enacted by Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor does not permit the employment of women in sheesha cafés.
However, the ministry has since abstained from practicing its authority, while security authorities of Ministry of Interior failed to launch intensive campaigns at these suspicious places which are depending on the female element to woo and attract youths, teenagers and bachelors among the expatriate community.
Many investors of sheesha cafés, majority of who are expatriates, are seeking to maximize their profits by increasing female presence in their cafés. They choose certain types of maids to work for them at salaries exceeding KD 200 per month. The absconding maids happily agree to work as their presence there does not require a work permit or visa.
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ABU DHABI, 25th December, 2017 (WAM) -- A total of 1104 buildings have been completed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during Q3 2017, a growth of 3.6 percent from 1066 buildings during corresponding period 2016, in a yet a fresh sign reflecting the significant improvement in the realty sector in the emirate, which is considered among the key economic platforms in the UAE capital.
The number of completed developments during Q3 increased by 16.7 percent against Q2, 2017 during which a total of 913 buildings were completed, according to the Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi, with industry analysts anticipating more significant growth over the next year after the establishment of a number of housing and infrastructure developments has been approved.
In terms of geographical diversification, up to 595 buildings have been established in Abu Dhabi Region, which accounts for 54 percent of total buildings completed emirate-wide during Q3. Up to 491 buildings were completed in Al Ain City, making up 44.5 percent of total completed buildings in the emirate, while the rest having been completed in Al Dhafra Region.
According to SCAD figures, residential buildings totaled 951, accounting for 87 percent of completed buildings during Q3 in addition to 33 public facilities, 49 industrial buildings, and 43 facilities, classified as residential and commercial buildings together with two agricultural buildings.
The Mohamed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi came first in terms of completed buildings, comprising 26.7 percent thereof, followed by Beni Yas (10.9 percent) , Al Shamkha (9.1 percent), Khalifa City (7.4 percent), while the rest of completed units are spread over the remaining areas of the capital.
The rough estimate of cost per square metre reached up to AED2645 for buildings ranging between 300-599 square metre in Abu Dhabi, and up to AED2118 for same sized buildings in Al Ain, and AED1876 in Al Dhafrah, with average building cost per square metre emirate-wide standing at AED2246.
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Published: Sat 13 Aug 2022, 9:17 PM
Last updated: Sat 13 Aug 2022, 10:41 PM
Top healthcare experts have said the UAE is taking all possible efforts toward developing and regulating infrastructure for organ transplantation in the country.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap) joined the world in commemorating World Organ Donation Day on August 13.
Dr Mohammed Salim Al Olama, undersecretary of Mohap, confirmed the UAE possesses all resources, tools, and expertise to excel while implementing the National Program for Organ Transplantation.
This includes having highly qualified medical cadres, state-of-the-art medical facilities, cutting-edge technological infrastructure, and international partnerships with the most prestigious institutions specialising in organ transplantation.
Al Olama reaffirmed the need to constantly step up national efforts to facilitate and improve the process of transferring and transplanting human organs and tissues. He also stressed the need to provide technologically advanced health services for patients needing a human organ or tissue transplants.
In 2020, the UAE established the National Center to Regulate Organs and Tissues Transplantation. The centre strengthens medical and social care for organ donation and transplantation by international quality standards and medical ethics. The National Program for Organ Transplantation gives any UAE resident over 21 the chance to express their desire to donate organs after brain death.
“Along with having a good effect on the lives of donors and receivers, the initiative has benefited many patients and given them newfound hope,” said Dr Al Olama.
Ahmed Ali Al Dashti, assistant undersecretary for the Support Services Sector, said that the UAE is making every possible effort to develop and regulate organ transplantation and support the country's excellence in providing treatment programmes.
“We are committed to strengthening the integration of our health system by adopting progressive and creative initiatives by the best international quality standards,” Al Dashti said.
He underscored that organ donations offer a wide range of advantages, such as fostering family harmony and community cohesiveness while also promoting the principles of cooperation and solidarity in society.
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Fri 3 Dec 2021, 1:10 PM
Abu Dhabi resident Anil Kumbanad has created a portrait of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, using 35,000 pearl scarf pins.
Over the past years, he has been doing many initiatives to mark the UAE's National Day.
“I have been working here for 23 years. In the past years, I have done oil paintings, written poems and directed an Arabic song on the achievements of the UAE. However, in the Golden Jubilee year, I wanted to do something unique and that's how I got this idea of making a portrait using pins,' he said.
Kumbanad took 98 hours across a week to complete the work.
“I first tried to make an A3 size portrait. It was successful. So, I went ahead with full confidence and it came out well. I worked on this after my office hours. I am proud of the outcome. Many visitors, especially Arabs, have admired the work.”
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The six-feet by four-feet creative work done on a foam board is exhibited at the Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre, where Kumbanad works as a supervisor.
Kumbanad also noted that the number of visitors to the shopping centre has gone up in the past few weeks.
“The number of footfalls has been steadily going up. Business is booming. I hope this momentum continues as we march towards the recovery phase from the pandemic.”
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has said that India skipper Rohit Sharma's name will be inked in Indian cricketing history if he manages to conquer South Africa.
Rohit Sharma, who has taken rest from the white-ball series against South Africa will be back in action captaining the Indian side for two match test series starting from December 26.
India has never won an away Test series against the Proteas and Irfan believes Rohit can be the“history maker” in Test cricket.
“If Rohit Sharma is able to conquer South Africa, his name will be kept top-most in India's cricket history as captain and player because only he has the key to win both these matches. He is both an opener and a captain. If you play out the new ball, your other batters will get the chance to shine. That's why you should remove the shine from the new ball,” said Irfan Pathan to Star Sports.
Irfan went on to say that there will be a lot of dependency on Rohit and Virat Kohli during the Test series against South Africa. However, Irfan also advised Rohit to play well against new ball, score runs and carry the team forward
Rohit has scored 678 runs at an average of 42.37 in nine Tests against the Proteas.
“He went fully prepared and batted amazingly in the Test series when he went to England. I feel you will see Rohit Sharma preparing with the same passion before he goes. Rohit's challenge will be to play out the new ball, score his runs and take his team forward. We have two big brothers in this team, Rohit and Virat Kohli. There will be a lot of dependency on both of them,” he added.
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(MENAFN- Live Mint) "China is set to hold the meeting of 3rd Trans-Himalayan Forum for International Cooperation close to the border with India's Arunachal Pradesh on October 4-5, and those among the attendees will be its all-weather ally Pakistan forum, formed in 2018 under Beijng's watch to enhance cooperation among countries in the Himalayan belt, lists Pakistan, Mongolia and Afghanistan among the member nations meeting this year is being organised in Nyingchi, Tibet, which is administered by the Chinese government. The area is 160 km away from Arunachal Pradesh, the province falling in India's northeast region, in a statement, confirmed that its Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani will be in attendance. \"At the special invitation of the Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani is visiting China to participate in the 3rd Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation, being held in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, from 4-5 October\".Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights!\" Click here!Jilani will be addressing the forum's opening ceremony, and will be holding meetings at its sidelines with his Chinese and Afghan counterpart, as well as the deputy prime minister of Mongolia, the statement added the forum was formed with the goal to address an array of regional issues, including geographical connectivity, the theme for this year's meeting is 'Ecological Civilization and Environmental Protection'. This will also be the first in-person meeting to be held since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic meeting, close to the Arunachal border, comes at a time when China and India share a tense relationship. Both the countries are locked in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in his recent public statements, has noted that the Sino-Indian relations have been“abnormal” since the clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020, which claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers.
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Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Bollywood actors Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin are gearing up for the upcoming film 'Looop Lapeta'. The actress on 'The Kapil Sharma Show' revealed how she was roped in for the movie.
She shared: 'I went to say no to the film, thinking that 'I've done a similar film in the South, so I'll maybe not do a film which has a similar concept in Hindi. Then he (Director Aakash Bhatia) narrated the film to me so well that he literally looped me in, and I said 'yes' right there and then!'
In the movie, Tapsee plays the role of Savi and Tahir Raj Bhasin plays a character called Satya.
'Looop Lapeta' is the directorial debut of ad filmmaker Aakash Bhatia and is an adaptation of the German experimental thriller 'Run Lola Run', which has gained a cult status over the years.
The movie is set to stream on Netflix from February 4.
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London: Britons hoping to renew their passports face the prospect of lengthy delays, with workers planning to walk out for five weeks ahead of the summer travel season.
More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union will strike from April 3 in opposition to a proposed 2% pay rise, in what the union is calling a 'significant escalation.” All passport offices in the UK including London will be disrupted, except the Belfast office which is awaiting the results of a ballot.
Almost 1 million people applied for passports during the same period in 2022, and a long strike could create a large backlog, potentially affecting trips booked over the summer months.
Around 133,000 civil servants were on strike on Tuesday, the day of Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's annual budget. On Thursday, the government offered a 5% pay rise to nurses, midwives and ambulance workers in England for the next financial year, in a bid to end months of strikes. Hunt said that offer would not fuel inflation.
'This escalation of our action has come about because, in sharp contrast with other parts of the public sector, ministers have failed to hold any meaningful talks with us, despite two massive strikes and sustained, targeted action lasting six months.” PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka said.
The UK's biggest airport also faces the prospect of strike action over Easter. A ballot of over 3,000 security guards, engineers and firefighters will close later today, according to union Unite. The union said many members are unable to make ends meet.
Strike action 'will inevitably cause severe disruption throughout Heathrow with delays, disruption and cancellations of flights inevitable.” Unite regional co-ordinating officer Wayne King said.
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The Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has ordered female staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to wear the hijab.
On Monday, the 16th of May, the organization shared the Taliban's directive to wear the hijab with its employees.
“Taliban claim new women's dress rules are 'advice' but are imposing them as mandatory—including on Afghan women working at UN.” Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women's Rights division at Human Rights Watch, tweeted.
Despite Taliban rules, Barr called upon UNAMA on“how will [it] protect [its] colleagues' safety & freedom?”.
According to a UNAMA statement, a delegation of Taliban officials from the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice told the UN that female employees should consider wearing the hijab, while reporting to duties.
The statement also notes that the personnel of the Ministry will stand outside the UN office to“monitor if hijab is used or not”. In an event if the personnel finds a female staff member without hijab, they will talk to her“politely” to wear it as wearing hijab is mandatory outside.
In addition to that, outside the UN office, the Ministry has also placed a poster calling on women to wear the“hijab.” Barr tweeted a photo of the poster, which shows a black layered Niqab and a bright blue Burqa (Chadari), as examples of hijab.
The Personnel of the Taliban's Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice placed a poster as shown in the above figure ordering the female UN staff to wear hijab. The picture is borrowed from Barr's twitter handle.
The Ministry, which had recently ordered that the hijab was mandatory, said the best type of hijab in the directive was Chadari or Burqa.
The Taliban had warned that if the women disobeyed the order, their parents would be punished and imprisoned.
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All hail the heroes --
Once every year, since 2002, the United Way of Becker County has held a special luncheon to celebrate the area's "everyday heroes."
The Celebration of Heroes Luncheon also honors area rescue workers, firefighters and law enforcement officers, as well as those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces past and present.
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on October 6 pleas challenging the caste-based survey in Bihar.
A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti ordered that the matter will not be deleted from the causelist for Friday after it was mentioned that the state government released caste-based survey data on October 2.
On the day of Mahatma Gandhi's Jayanti, the Bihar government released the much-awaited caste-based survey.
As per the report, Extremely Backward Classes (EBC) comprise 36.01 per cent of the population, the Other Backward Classes (OBC) 27 per cent, Scheduled Castes 19.65 per cent, Scheduled Tribes 1.68 per cent, while the Upper Castes constitute 15.52 per cent of the total population of over 13 crore people in the state.
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday to make policies in the interest of common people.
It may be recalled that the Supreme Court had repeatedly refused to pass any interim order staying the survey process or publication of the outcomes of the survey, though it was contended that the matter will become infructuous post publication of the data.
In the last hearing on September 6, the top court had deferred hearing in October on the clutch of special leave petitions filed against the Patna High Court's order dismissing pleas challenging the caste-based survey.
The petitioners before the apex court pleaded that only the Union government had the authority to conduct a census in India and the Bihar government had no authority to decide and notify the conduct of a caste-based survey in the state.
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(MENAFN– UkrinForm) First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy Oleksiy Liubchenko held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Ukraine Pier Francesco Zazo in Kyiv on October 7, Ukrinform reports, referring to the Government portal.
“Ukraine and Italy have strong trade and economic relations. Among the EU countries, Italy ranks third in terms of trade turnover. Last year, it was over $4 billion, according to preliminary forecasts, this year this figure will be higher. However, we have prospects to improve these positions. One of the tools and an important step can be the signing of an Agreement on Mutual Protection of Investments. The text of the document is currently being studied by the Italian side, I’m calling on you to intensify this work,” Liubchenko said at the meeting.
The Ukrainian first deputy prime minister also spoke about the main administrative reforms and sectors of the Ukrainian economy that may be of interest to Italian business circles.
“We have launched efficient mechanisms and reforms to improve the investment environment, first of all, these are decentralization, land reform, and now we are restarting the privatization process. We also have powerful programs to support investment projects. As for the sectors of the economy where it is possible to implement joint projects, it is the development of alternative energy sources, gas production, processing of agricultural products, defense industry,” Oleksiy Liubchenko stressed.
In turn, Pier Francesco Zazo noted that promising areas of cooperation for Italian business are the space and defense industries, the introduction of high-speed rail services, and infrastructure projects.
“We are trying to convince Italian investors to invest in Ukraine. We pass on positive information about the activities of the Ukrainian government – the success of decentralization and other reforms,” said the Italian ambassador
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(MENAFN- IANS) London, Aug 31 (IANS) Coach Gareth Southgate has kept faith with two senior players when naming his 26-man squad for England's two games during the forthcoming international break.
Southgate included Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson in the squad, despite Maguire remaining out of favour at Manchester United and without an appearance so far this season and Henderson opting to move to Saudi Arabia, which represents a less competitive competition than the Premier League.
The coach has handed a debut call-up to Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and recalled AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori and Chelsea's Ben Chilwell, who missed the World Cup, while Arsenal's in-form Eddie Nketiah also gets the nod, reports Xinhua.
"Eddie Nketiah and Levi Colwill are two young players who are doing very well. Levi had some time within the summer," Southgate, who said he was looking for consistency after having beaten Malta 4-0 and North Macedonia 7-0 in June, was quoted as saying by the local media.
"Two really good performances, so I didn't really want to move from the squad we had that day," said Southgate.
Some big names to miss out include Chelsea's Raheem Sterling, with the coach saying he "understood perfectly" why the forward would be unhappy.
"We were really pleased with the group. To bring Raheem back in, we've got to leave somebody else out. And on the back of those games, I didn't think anybody in this group of attacking players warrants being left out," commented the coach, who also omitted West Ham's duo of James Ward-Prowse and Jarrod Bowen despite good starts to the season.
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(MENAFN- PR Newswire) PITTSBURGH, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a shed with integrated solar panels, components, and technology for efficient powering," said an inventor, from Englewood, Fla., "so I invented the POWER SHED. My design would eliminate the need to drill holes and install separate solar panels, on my home. As any hoe owner knows, every hole in you roof is a prospective leak."
The patent-pending invention provides a shed design with pre-installed and pre-wired solar panels and associated componentry. In doing so, it increases efficiency and safety. It also helps reduce electrical service invoicing. The invention features a simple and functional design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for homeowners.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Sept 12 (KUNA) -- Arab League council of foreign ministers affirmed Tuesday their support to all measures taken by the State of Kuwait regarding the terrorist "Al-Abdali cell," and reasserted rejection to Iranian interference.
In a final communique at the 148th session, the council hailed Kuwait's efforts along with GCC countries through also their attempt to create channels for dialogue with Iran to bolster security and stability in the region.
The council condemned Iranian interference in Arab internal affairs and considered it a violation of International law, including the principle of good neighborliness and states sovereignty, stressing importance of cooperation between Arab countries and Iran based on good neighborliness and refrain from the use or threat of force.
The Council called on Iran to end acts of provocation that would undermine confidence building and threaten security and stability in the region.
The council renewed also its condemnation of the attacks on the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad, and to hold Iran responsible for these acts, and demanded Tehran to abide by the international conventions and treaties in this regard, especially the 1963 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The council condemned statements made by Iranian officials against Arab countries, urging the Iranian government to stop intimidating statements and acts of provocation and to stop media campaigns against the Arab countries as a blatant interference in the internal affairs of these countries.
The council called on Iran to stop policies that would feed sectarianism and sectarian conflicts and refrain from supporting groups that fuel these conflicts in the Arab Gulf states, calling on the Iranian government to stop supporting and funding militias and armed parties in the Arab countries.
The Council condemned Iran's continuing occupation of the three islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Moussa, stressing its support for all peaceful measures taken by the UAE to restore its sovereignty over its occupied islands in accordance with international law.
The council condemned as well Iranian intervention in the Syrian crisis and the serious repercussions it would have on Syria's future, security, sovereignty, stability, national unity and territorial integrity, stressing that such intervention would not serve the efforts exerted to end the crisis peacefully. (end) mfm.mb
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Berean Church parking lot proposal tabled for now
The Berean Baptist Church property will not become a parking lot. Not this year, anyway.
Becker County has asked that the parking issue be tabled, and the city council has complied.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Withdraws from US-Led Maritime Coalition, Signaling US Decline
(MENAFN) In a significant move that further undermines US hegemony in the West Asia region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its withdrawal from a US-led maritime coalition. This decision adds to the growing perception of US decline and highlights the shifting dynamics in the region. The UAE's foreign ministry released a statement on Wednesday, stating that the country had withdrawn its participation in the Combined Maritime Forces as part of an ongoing evaluation of effective security cooperation with all partners.
The UAE's statement emphasized its commitment to ensuring the safety of navigation in its seas in a responsible manner, aligning with international law. However, reports suggest that tensions between the US and the UAE may have influenced this decision. According to Western press reports, the UAE had expressed dissatisfaction with the perceived lack of action by the US in response to Iranian seizure of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. The UAE firmly rejected these reports, stating that there had been a mischaracterization of US-UAE conversations regarding maritime security.
Beyond the specific details of the UAE-US differences, the withdrawal of Abu Dhabi from the US-led Combined Maritime Forces carries broader implications. It is seen as another manifestation of traditional US partners in the region gradually distancing themselves from Washington due to perceptions of a decline in US power on a global scale. The move by the UAE adds weight to the narrative of shifting alliances and realignment of regional dynamics, where traditional partnerships are being reevaluated in light of changing geopolitical realities.
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By Aminu Ahmed Garko
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, on Friday said that the government would reintroduce Teachers Colleges, to produce qualitative manpower for schools in the state.
Bello disclosed this while presenting N108 billion 2017 budget proposal tagged “Budget of Consolidation’’ to the State House of Assembly for approval.
He said that the re-introduction of teachers colleges would complement the efforts of government in providing required manpower for excellent performance.
The governor explained that already the state government had reconstructed and provided modern learning facilities to about 143 secondary schools.
He said that the measure was part of government determination to provide conducive learning atmosphere for pupils to excel.
Bello said that arrangements have been concluded for the take off of three teachers colleges to provide smooth academic ground for personnel to manage public schools.
He also said that the state government would continue to retrained teachers to enable them acquire knowledge for positive impacts on the lives of the expected leaders of tomorrow.
The governor called for more working support from stakeholders, parents as well as teachers to develop the culture of selfless service.
“We will continue to provide required educational needs for all public schools in our resolve of providing responsible citizens who are expected to take over from where we stop,’’ he said.


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NEW YORK - Independent consultants Aaron Berger and Meg Sinclair - who held in-house roles at IBM and Meta respectively before striking out on their own - are launching a new joint venture called A/M Partners.
With offices in New York, Raleigh-Durham and Toronto, A/M Partners is positioning itself as a consultancy that will deliver“more nimble, collaborative and practical” communications strategies to advance clients' business goals.
The new venture is centered around the idea that communications has fundamentally changed, and strategies must change with changes in the way people consume information.“Simply pursuing earned media is not sufficient to capture the attention you seek,” Berger said.
The partnership brings together Berger's and Sinclair's consultancies - ASB Strategies, which Berger has run for five years, and Sinclair's year-old Comms with Meg.
Berger launched ASB after serving as an IBM external relations manager and senior VP at Ketchum. Sinclair, meanwhile, started her firm after more than 10 years at Meta, where she served as product and innovation comms lead for Meta Financial Technologies and head of Facebook comms in Canada.
“Our intent is to combine our experience as independent operators, as well as at Meta, Ketchum, and IBM, to marry the scrappy approach of a startup with the leadership and strategic thinking needed to get stuff done within large organizations,” Sinclair said.
The partners work with a range of tech companies with specialties from B2B software to fintech, AI and DevOps. A/M Partners said its“sweet spot” is companies that aren't ready to build out a full in-house communications team, but who need senior level strategic counsel and a partner that can work with marketing, product, engineering, legal and finance teams.
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Published: Wed 5 Oct 2022, 2:53 PM
Last updated: Wed 5 Oct 2022, 3:21 PM
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Wednesday reported 344 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 322 recoveries and no deaths.
The new cases were detected through 143, 427 additional tests.
Total active cases stand at 18,587.
The total number of cases in UAE as on October 5 are 1,029,426 while total recoveries stand at 1,008,493. The death toll now stands at 2,346.
After more than two-and-half years of Covid-19 preventive measures, social distancing guidelines and strict face mask rules, the UAE, on September 28, finally in nearly all public and indoor spaces.
Following the announcement by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), the for passengers at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).
Now, has also announced that wearing a mask is optional for all passengers travelling through the airport. The authority will continue adhering to Covid-19 precautionary measures, including social distancing, sterilisation and preventive guidelines.
According to the Airport, it is up to the airlines to specify optional or mandatory mask wearing on the aircraft. Earlier, all UAE-based airlines have confirmed that .
However, said masks would only be required for passengers flying to China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, South Korea, Seychelles or Canada.
Emirates and flydubai had also clarified that for passengers travelling from or transiting through the Dubai airports, the would apply throughout their journey. This means that if the final destination requires masks to be worn, the airline will ask passengers to wear a face covering.
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Doha: Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, the five-star designer collection of boutique hotels, and Al Najada Hotel, the iconic property at the heart of Doha, have introduced exclusive offers to celebrate Eid Al Fitr, allowing guests to enjoy the upscale level of services and spend cherished and memorable vacation with their loved ones.
During Eid, Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels and Al Najada Hotel will provide their patrons with the opportunity to discover the warmth and authenticity of Qatari hospitality. Available from April 21 until 25, the Eid package offers accommodation at any of the souq's hotels and Al Najada Hotel at a starting rate of QR590 per room accommodating two persons.
The stay will include a lush breakfast buffet for two, free access to the outdoor swimming pool and gym, and QR75 credit which can be redeemed at the Spa for treatments, in addition to 20 percent discount in all the group's restaurants.
Moreover,“Al Shurfa,” the rooftop restaurant at Al Jomrok Boutique Hotel, with its contemporary indoor dining area and outdoor terrace, will be providing during Eid an exquisite dinner opportunity for food aficionados looking for excellence, lavish tastes, and exceptional ambiance overlooking the magnificent view of the Doha skyline and souq waqif.
Al Shurfa will be offering during the blessed occasion a specially curated set menu including an assortment of oriental and international culinary, in addition to Mexican platters from 6pm to 11:30pm. Al Baraha Restaurant at Al Najada Hotel provide an authentic and unique gastronomic experience for families and individuals through the Eid Grill Night, starting from 6pm until 11pm.
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(MENAFN- Baystreet.ca) The millennial generation is struggling with high debt levels.
According to a new study by Hoyes Michalos & Associates Inc., two in five insolvency filings in Ontario now come from millennials, defined as people born between 1981 and 1996. And the main debts burdening the generation are student loans and credit cards, according to the report.
"Millennials are a generation buried in student loans which is why we are seeing such a dramatic rise in student debt driven insolvencies," said the report. "In our 2018 study, almost one in five (18%) insolvencies involved student debt with 64% of student debt insolvencies filed by millennials, followed by Generation X at 31%."
The average amount owed in student debt was $14,311 in 2018, said the report. Compounding problems, millennials also owe an average of $11,716 in credit card debt. The report is based on 4,200 personal insolvency filings in Ontario during 2018 and found that much of the credit card debt is acquired on everyday purchases rather than big-ticket items.
"Millennials don't limit their credit card use to big-ticket items," states the report. "They are highly likely to pay for everyday goods and services, including entertainment, groceries, and clothes, as well as make online purchases with credit cards, which can lead to financial problems when credit is used to balance their budget, with minimum payments viewed as just another monthly expense to be covered."
The report concluded that a dwindling number of millennial homeowners leaves fewer and fewer of those who are in debt with an escape plan. Just 3% of all millennial debtors owned a home at the time of their insolvency filing.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Two bombers blew themselves up in northeastern Cameroon killing 15 people and injuring 45 others in an attack likely staged by Boko Haram jihadists, security sources and an aid group said Thursday.
The bombings, which took place on Wednesday night in Waza near the Nigerian border, targeted a busy area in the market town, the sources said, adding that some of the injured were in serious condition.
"At present we have a provisional toll of 17 dead (including the suicide bombers) and 45 wounded," Doctors without Borders (MSF) in Cameroon told AFP when contacted by phone from Yaounde.
The bombers struck an area with "restaurants, telephone cabins and kiosks" at around 9:30 pm (2130 GMT), a local official said.
"The town has been sealed. Nobody can enter and nobody can leave," the source said, adding: "The condition of some of the injured is quite serious."
Though Boko Haram originated in Nigeria, the Islamic State-affiliated group has carried out frequent attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Niger, prompting the formation of a regional force to fight back.
Cameroon's Far North region, which borders Nigeria, has seen resurgence in attacks blamed on Boko Haram after months of relative calm.
Six civilians were killed in mid-June in a double suicide attack in Kolofata, and two others died in Limani at the start of last month when a female bomber blew herself up near the town's public school.
Some 200,000 Cameroonians from the Far North region have fled their villages in fear of the violence.
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Laney’s opens doors to marrow registry
Laney’s is hosting a public opportunity to join the Be The Match national marrow registry and become a potential life-saving marrow donor.
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(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- In efforts to promote bilateral trade and mutual investments between India and Oman, Indian Embassy in Muscat convened the 5th edition of India Business Forum at the embassy on Tuesday.
Around 200 Indian businesspersons, senior management and professionals attended the Forum, according to a press release.
For the first time, Ambassador of Nepal to the sultanate H E Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal was invited to brief the participants about the opportunities for investments in Nepal. During the discussion, various issues of relevance to enhancing bilateral trade and investments between India and Oman were discussed.
H E Indra Mani Pandey, India's Ambassador to Oman in his keynote speech, underlined the centrality of business relations in India's strategic partnership with Oman. He pointed out that bilateral trade and investments between the two countries has been sustained by geographical proximity, port and airport connectivity, and mutual familiarity of businesspersons with the business environment.
He reiterated the highest priority accorded by the government of India and Indian Embassy in Muscat to promoting bilateral trade and investment. While expressing satisfaction that there has been a small increase in bilateral trade in 2016-17, which reached US$4bn, and the momentum in mutual investments has been sustained, Indian Ambassador drew attention to the huge untapped potential for bilateral trade and investments between the two countries.
H E Pandey briefed the participants of the various initiatives of the embassy in realising this potential including support to visits by trade delegations, roadshows, and B2B meetings and called for encouraging participation of Indian companies in key sectors prioritised by the government of Oman - minerals and mining, logistics, oil and gas, solar power, tourism, services, innovation, entrepreneurship, skill-development etc.
H E Pandey informed the participants about the formation of PIOCCI Oman Chapter under his patronage and the forthcoming visit of a large business delegation from state of Gujarat, comprising 45 companies, the next edition of 'Invest in India Seminar' (January 30, 2018) and India-Oman Start-up Forum, likely to be scheduled in February 2018.
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Bloomberg
Swatch Group could hit record sales of as much as 9 billion Swiss francs ($9.8 billion) this year as China rebounds from Covid restrictions and demand remains strong in Europe and the US, Chief Executive Officer Nick Hayek said in an interview.
Hayek's bullish outlook helped propel Swatch shares as much as 2% higher at the open in Zurich. Analysts have been expecting 8.1 billion francs of revenue this year.
Swatch is one of the luxury-goods makers that will benefit the most from China's reopening as the watchmaker gets more than 40% of its revenue from that market, according to Citigroup analyst Thomas Chauvet. Hayek said sales in China have already exceeded a very strong January last year and that a continued strong performance from brands including Swatch, Omega and jeweler Harry Winston could help drive 2023 revenue to a record.
'This is realistic and achievable,” the CEO said in the interview.
Turmoil in China led to a shortfall of 700 million francs of revenue in 2022. Sales in China plunged 30% in the fourth quarter and 50% in December as Covid restrictions followed by a wave of infections hit sales of brands like Longines.
Swatch also reported slower-than-expected earnings growth, with operating profit up 13%.
Swatch launched the MoonSwatch collaboration in March, causing retail chaos at its boutiques around the world as consumers clamored for a $260 Swatch plastic version of the iconic Omega Speedmaster. The company sold more than a million MoonSwatches in 2022 at Swatch stores.
'It doesn't stop. The queues are still there,” Hayek said of the MoonSwatch, which is now available in China, India and other markets in Asia.
'We still see potential of double-digit growth in the US,” Hayek also said.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 12. The minefield
maps provided by Armenia are inaccurate, the Azerbaijan National
Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told Trend .
Minefield maps, in accordance with ANAMA's technical
requirements, detail reference locations, types, numbers, spacing,
installation, and concealment methods. Nonetheless, the Armenian
side's most recent submissions continue to display this information
incorrectly and incompletely. After analyzing and processing these
forms, it became clear that the information did not correspond to
the actual minefields, rendering the coordinates of the reference
sites erroneous and ineffectual.
The Armenian authorities handed Azerbaijan eight maps depicting
minefields in Azerbaijani territory liberated from Armenian
occupation. These publications mostly document minefields that
encircle the Murovdag ridge in the Kalbajar region.
Overall, Armenia's minefield paperwork refers to areas of the
regions along the preceding line of contact. However, no
information is now accessible on the former line of contact that
runs through the Khojavand, Tartar, and Goranboy districts or about
the regions mined by Armenian armed units during their November
Armenia's data accuracy regarding minefields laid in the Aghdam,
Fuzuli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan regions in 2021 was reported at 25
"Mine accident statistics demonstrate widespread contamination
not only along the previous line of contact but also in populated
areas, farmlands, riverbanks, forests, and cemeteries. Since the
Second Karabakh War, 247 out of 345 mine victims have been injured
or killed in incidents that occurred outside the previous line of
contact. Widespread mining of civilian territories is a crime
against humanity and a serious violation of international law,"
Following the liberation of its lands, Azerbaijan, starting in
November 2020, commenced operations on clearing its lands of mines,
booby traps, and various weapons left behind by the Armenian
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Singapore | January 20, 2023 06:27 AM Eastern Standard Time
On 20 January 2023, Huobi announces that it is currently cooperating with Fireblocks on institutional crypto custody and payments, and Off-Exchange services to better serve clients who want greater security, control and capital efficiency on their assets.
Fireblocks is the digital asset infrastructure for thousands of leading trading desks, hedge funds, brokerages, custodians, and banks. Through the Fireblocks Console, users can connect and trade on over 30 exchanges, including Huobi. The Off-Exchange solution is offered to users who want greater control over their own assets, allowing users to enjoy the various benefits of the exchange while avoiding the risk of a centralized malfunction.
This cooperation with Fireblocks will provide Huobi clients with more secured and reliable digital assets trading options.
Huobi is one of the world's leading digital asset exchanges, supporting over 1000 trading pairs and more than 600 cryptocurrencies. More news on the cooperation will be announced soon.
About Huobi Group
As a world-leading company in the blockchain industry, Huobi Group was founded in 2013 with a mission to make breakthroughs in core blockchain technology and integration blockchain technology with other industries. Huobi Group has expanded into public blockchains, digital assets trading, wallets, mining pools, proprietary investments, incubation, digital asset research, and more. Huobi Group has established a global digital economy industry ecosystem by investing in over 60 upstream and downstream companies in the blockchain industry.
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#Qatar 2022 The Peninsula
Fans attending the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 using the Match Day Shuttle service can now apply for their Hayya Card.
The Match Day Shuttle allows fans who are not staying in Qatar to fly to the country, watch a game of their choice and return to their point of origin within 24 hours. The services are being offered by Qatar Airways and a host of carriers in the region, including Saudia, flydubai, Air Arabia, Kuwait Airways and Oman Air. The Match Day Hayya Card will provide its holders a number of benefits, including entry to the State of Qatar, entry to stadiums (with a valid match ticket) and access to free public transport.
The Hayya Card website and mobile app can now accept applications from fans using Match Day Shuttle services. Fans will simply need to provide their travel details in order to receive their Hayya Card.
Every FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket holder, including Qatar residents, will need to apply for a Hayya Card.
Hayya iOS link.
Hayya Google Play link.
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(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) will pay tribute to the musical heritage of Arab world with a unique concert titled, 'The Best of Classical Arab Songs' on Thursday.
This beautiful concert will be led by two remarkable singers, Ali el Haggar and Jahida Wehbe. Haggar is one of the greatest interpreters from Egypt's Tarab School specialising in Maqam and traditional rhythms.
Jahida Wehbe is a famous Lebanese singer with a powerful voice that captures the hearts of listeners, stated a press release.
With new arrangements for orchestra, Haggar and Jahida will sing evocative songs made popular by an array of great 20th century Arab composers and singers, including among others, Sayyid Darwish, Um Kulthum, Warda, Asmahan, Abdel Wahab, Fairouz, and Layla Murad. The orchestral accompaniment is by a traditional small music ensemble as well as by the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra. The special concert promises an exceptionally memorable one for the audience as traditional Arab songs are styled to facilitate Tarab, the experience of a heightened emotional state through the intense performance of music.
It is the experience of a kind of ecstasy, a rapturous state of enchantment in which normal life seems to be transcended.
Performers and listeners are involved together in deeply felt emotions as they engage in exclamatory gestures and share a palpable understanding of the inner meaning of the music.
For further information and booking check the ROHM website: www.rohmuscat.org.om.
The concert will be held at the ROHM on Thursday at 7pm, added the release.
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(MENAFN - GetNews) The company's thirteen-piece collection celebrates the vibrant Burmese culture with distinctive lipstick shades.
Burmese Dream, a company owned by an Australian family with Burmese heritage, showcases a brand-new line of velvet matte lipstick. It features a collection of 13 shades that draws inspiration from the rich culture and tradition of Burma. Each hue aims to highlight some of the country's distinctive features – from heritage sites to well-loved delicacies.
When asked about their new lipstick line, Burmese Dream founder Zin replied with,“Smudge-proof lipsticks that give back to the community. Lipsticks inspired by Burmese culture.”
The cruelty-free velvet matte lipstick collection comes in warm nude tones, burgundy hues, mauve shades, and rich brown colors. Each shade has long-lasting velvet smooth finish.
One of the key ingredients in this lipstick line is hyaluronic acid. This leaves the lips moisturized and soft throughout the day. So despite its matte properties, Burmese Dream's lipstick line is lightweight and smoothly glides in every application. Each lipstick has 16-hour wear and is water-proof, transfer-proof, and smudge-proof.
Burmese Dream's Velvet Matte Lipstick line can be purchased online and is available for shipping in most countries. A portion of each purchase goes to a charity in Burma.
Learn more about the lipstick collection at .
About Burmese Dream
Burmese Dream is a start-up company based in Australia that features a collection of cruelty-free Burmese-inspired cosmetic products.
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GEA And Elie Saab Join Forces To Redefine Fashion For Riyadh Season 2024
(MENAFN- Asdaf News) Riyadh - Asdaf News:
In order to create a unique experience that combines fashion and entertainment during the next Riyadh Season, General Entertainment Authority CEO Faisal Bafarat and famous fashion designer Elie Saab signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday in London.
This project is a component of a number of significant international events that have drawn a sizable number of attendees lately. The much awaited Riyadh Season Autumn Collection 2025 by Saab will be unveiled; the season is a momentous occasion for the nation's capital.
Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Al Al-Sheikh, who attended the signing of the memorandum, said: "In Riyadh Season, we strive to collaborate with the most prominent international names in various fields, including the fashion industry, to enrich entertainment options. Elie Saab is one of the distinguished names in this field, and through the upcoming season, he will present designs that will be the talk of the fashion world."
Al Al-Sheikh extended his gratitude to Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan and to Vice Minister of Culture Hamed Fayez for their remarkable contributions to this endeavor.
The Ministry of Culture Fashion Commission collaborates in this undertaking.
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Swedish diggers find rare pharaonic relief in Egypt
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A team of Swedish archaeologists has discovered a rare 2,500-year-old wall relief depicting two pharaonic deities south of Cairo, Egyptian officials said on Tuesday.
The discovery, one of several finds by a team from Sweden's Lund University, was made near Aswan, 850 kilometres (528 miles) from the Egyptian capital.
The wall relief is one of the "few available sculptures combining the two deities - God Amen-Re and God Thot," Ali al-Asfar, head of Upper Egypt's antiquities, told AFP.
Thot, the ancient god of wisdom, is depicted with the body of a man and face of an ibis sacred bird.
The wall relief was found in a quarry north of Aswan used to supply stone to build the famed Karnak and Luxor temples in the city of Luxor.
The other finds include a sphinx-shaped statue and another relief showing two obelisks being transported which experts say could date to the time of 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut.
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Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress has decided to send senior advocate Vivek Tankha to the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) for the second term from the state. The announcement was made by former chief minister and state Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday, putting an end to all speculations.
Talking to the press on Saturday, Kamal Nath said, 'The party has finalised senior advocate Vivek Tankha's name for Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.'
The tenure of three Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh, two of them from the BJP (MJ Akbar and Sampatiya Uikey) and the Congress' Vivek Tankha, will come to end on June 29. At present, there are 11 seats for Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, out of which the BJP has eight members while Congress has three.
The state Congress has cleared its candidate for Rajya Sabha, however, the BJP is yet to take a final decision in this regard. A senior Congress spokesperson told IANS that Tankha will be filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha soon. The Congress had sent Tankha to the Upper House in 2016.
Tankha was one of the youngest advocate generals of Madhya Pradesh (16 February 1999 to 15 November 2003). He was offered a judgeship by a bench of MP High Court in April 1998 but he declined for personal reasons.
Also, he was the first lawyer from Madhya Pradesh to have been appointed Additional Solicitor General of India. He had played a major role in resolving disputes between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after the latter was created in November 2000.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 24 (Petra) -- Jordan ranked 1st among Arab countries and 57th globally in anti-corruption efforts, according to the 2021 Global Corruption Index (GCI), which measures perceived public and private corruption.
According to the Global Risk Profile (GRP), which issued the report, the 4th edition of the GCI covers 196 countries and territories and provides a comprehensive overview of the state of corruption around the world based on 43 variables. Country results are presented on a 0-100 scale, where 0 corresponds to the lowest risk and 100 corresponds to the highest risk.
It said that the index comprises two sub-indexes: corruption and white collar crime, which was introduced this year, and is enriched with data on banking secrecy, sanctions, international cooperation and beneficial ownership transparency, among others. On the corruption sub-index, Jordan was the best performing in the region, with a low risk score at 38.04, while on the white collar crime sub-index, the Kingdom held a medium risk score.
This year's edition was based on data collected post-coronavirus. Although a causal effect cannot be inferred, the company reported, the health crisis is in parallel with a higher perception of corruption and an overall decline in government effectiveness between 2020 and 2021.
On a global scale, Finland ranked on top of the GCI, followed by Norway, New Zealand, Denmark and Sweden, while Jordan ranked first among Arab countries followed by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Jordan New Agency (Petra) pinpointed 11 reasons why Jordan moved up nine places on the GCI, including Jordan's commitment to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which was incorporated into the Jordanian Constitution, commitment to the Arab Anti-Corruption Convention, amending the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission law, expanding the definition of corruption crimes to include money laundering and terrorism crimes.
Additionally, the Kingdom's anti-graft efforts included introducing the Judicial Independence Law, actively addressing violations listed in the annual Audit Bureau report, shifting to an electronic government for payments and paperwork, receiving anonymous complaints on corruption to encourage citizens to report, issuing stiff and major court rulings, allocating specialized judicial bodies for corruption-related crimes, and bringing on more public prosecutors to crack-down on corruption.
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US lauds Lebanon quick response to human trafficking
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON April 5 (KUNA) -- The US Tuesday lauded the "quick response" of Lebanese authorities in breaking up a "horrific" human trafficking ring holding up of 75 women - many of them Syrian - who were tortured and kept as sex slaves.
"I commend the Lebanese security services for rescuing these women and girls and referring to them to appropriate non-governmental organizations and humanitarian services there in Beirut" State Department Spokesperson Mark Toner told reporters.
"It's something we've been watching closely" he added.
"We encourage of course Lebanese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter and all the perpetrators involved in the case and prosecute and convict the offenders as appropriate under Lebanese law" he continued. "And we're going to continue to monitor closely the vulnerabilities of this Syrian refugee population in the countries to which they flee." Lebanese authorities said at least 18 suspects are now in custody.
The Lebanese Security Authorities announced last Friday the arrest of the human trafficking ring and said they arreted two men and eight women guarding apartments where the victims were kept. Other suspects are still at large. (end) ys.bs
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(MENAFN- Khaama Press)
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met with UAE officials to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, including the resurgence of terrorism, the deterioration of rights, and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The US official visited the UAE after traveling to New Delhi, the capital of India, to discuss
in Abu Dhabi the situation in Afghanistan as part of his travels to other regional nations with an interest in Afghanistan.
West, in a tweet on Thursday, December 18, stated that he“discuss[ed] shared interests in Afghanistan, including protection of Afghans' fundamental rights, economic stabilization, guarding against re-emergence of terrorist threats, and robust humanitarian response,” with the UAE officials.
The US envoy noted that his country and the UAE will continue to collaborate in Afghanistan on mutual priorities such as supporting investment-attracting
policies and getting Afghan girls back in secondary schools, as they have been denied of receiving an education since the group assumed control in Afghanistan last year.
“The UAE is playing an important role, active in diplomacy, a long-time hub for Afghan businesses looking to grow economy & has important ties with many communities of influence,” West said.
He also stated that he has met with Mullah Mohammad Yaqoub Mujahid, the acting Defense Minister of the rolling government in Afghanistan, to discuss the situation of women, and girls and the deterioration of human rights in the country.
On his meeting with Mullah Yaqoub Mujahid, the US special representative stated that“the country's economic & social stability & the Taliban's domestic & international legitimacy depend enormously on their treatment of Afghanistan's mothers & daughters.”
Thomas West's visit to the UAE comes at the same time as several other prominent figures, including Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, and some officials of both the past and current Afghan governments, which raises the prospect of intra-Afghan talks. Sharefacebook twitter whatsapp linkedin email print tumblr telegram
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Statewide entities to recognize manufacturers
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association and the Minnesota Manufacturers Coalition are sponsoring Minnesota Manufacturers Week Oct. 25-29 to recognize the importance of manufacturing to the state's economy.
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