The Assin Fosu Divisional Police Command has invited chief of Assin Adadientem to assist them in locating the suspect who allegedly defiled a four-year-old girl.
The chief is said to be the suspect’s cousin, whom the victim’s mother had earlier reported the incident to.
He dismissed the traumatised mother, telling her that the gods had declared the suspect innocent.
Police in the district have also delayed in taking an action against the suspect named by the victim as Kwabena, although the victim’s father reported the incident to them.
According to the police, they do not know the said area where the incident occurred and needed the complainant’s assistance to locate the place.
His unavailability after he reported the case, the police said, has resulted in the delay in the suspect’s arrest and any other action that could have been taken concerning the case.
A national outrage at this absurdity by the police has however caused the top hierarchy of the police to intervene in the case, ordering the Central Regional Police Command to take over the investigation of the case.
Joy News, Central Regional Correspondent, Kojo Nyarko reported on Friday that the police have ordered the chief to report to their outfit to help them grab the suspect.
The police also believe that a further involvement of the community members in the investigation will make the search for the suspect easier since they know him.
The community members, for them, hold the key to finding the suspect who has bolted since he committed the incident.


NGOs protested against the immoral festival that was started in India in which so many girls and ladies were offered to the men of the society for the shameful act. The festival had included the misbehavior with the ladies and the females of the country. Despite of the fact that the women rights were supposed to be given to the ladies yet they have been living devoid of that.
News of NGOs protesting against the immoral festival was circulated the whole country but their voice was not heard properly by the officials of the Government. It has been told earlier to the media channels and the social media clubs that women rights have been on the priority for the members of the Parliament of Indian country.
Women have been living with so much difficulties of life in the India yet they have been proud of not bowing down to the men in a society which was supposed to be known for the male dominating society. Media channels and the social clubs have been supporting the cause of women rights on the internet and on the electronic media.
NGOs working for the cause of women rights have been appreciated by some of the department of the Government when they have been given chance to raise their points on the social media. They have been also given chance at the international level to highlight the issue in which so many ladies have been mistreated by group of people in the festival.
NGOs also represented some of the ladies in their organization who were the victim of such festival. They told the media channels that the Government officials have been boasting about the implementation of the women rights in the routine life of the ladies in the country. Such ladies deserved to be protected from the people who might harm them for raising the point of women rights on the media channels.


(MENAFN- IANS) Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party headed by Syed Altaf Bukhari on Thursday announced its candidates for 2 Lok Sabha seats in the Valley.
A spokesman of the Apni Party said that Mohammad Ashraf Mir will fight Lok Sabha elections for the party from the Srinagar constituency while Zafar Iqbal Manhas will be the party candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
The party has not announced any candidate for the north Kashmir Baramulla constituency.
With the Apni Party announcing candidates for Srinagar and Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies, the Lok Sabha election battle in these constituencies has become interesting.
NC has fielded senior Gujjar/Bakarwal leader Mian Altaf Ahmad for the Anantnag seat while Omar Abdullah is likely to fight from the Srinagar constituency.
Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister and President of PDP is also likely to stand for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
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UNITED National Independence Party (UNIP) presidential running mate Njekwa Anamela says it is worrying that even when voting in the general elections and the referendum is around the corner, there are still people who do not know what the referendum is all about.
Mr Anamela said that was because of the conflicting statements being issued by some political party leaders who failed to
differentiate between the referendum from the general election.
Addressing a rally in Livingstone’s Namatama grounds on Monday afternoon, Mr Anamela urged the people of Livingstone to vote ‘YES’ in the referendum because the Bill of Rights empowers citizens.
“We think these rights are important and we are in the ‘YES’ campaign as UNIP. The Bill of Right has nothing to do with PF or UPND giving power to the people because these are people’s powers. These are the rights that people demand from the Government and UNIP supports that,” he said.
Mr Anamela told the crowd that everywhere UNIP had gone, people were complaining of the high levels of unemployment and poverty.
He raised concerns that the nation was increasingly divided by tribal politics which he said the country was seeing during the campaigns.


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Omega Seiki to set up two EV components manufacturing units in India
New Delhi, Jan 30 (KNN)
The New Delhi-based Omega Seiki Mobility Pvt has decided to invest 8 billion rupees in India's electric vehicle manufacturing sector.
As per reports, Omega will build two facilities to manufacture electric vehicle components such as batteries and power trains.
Omega's battery facility in the western state of Maharashtra will have a capacity of 0.5 gigawatt initially and scale up to 2 gigawatt, the company said in statement on Sunday.
Its power train plant in Haryana will produce 10,000 units in 2024 and 100,000 by the fourth year, it said.
It has tied up with startup iM3NY, which manufactures lithium-ion cells in New York, to produce batteries in the South Asian nation.
The company has also entered into a join venture with Jae Sung Tech Korea to make electric vehicle power trains locally, the statement added.
The demand for lithium-ion batteries in India is all set to rise from 3 gigawatt-hour currently to 20 gigawatt-hour by 2030.
Currently, New Delhi imports 70 per cent of its lithium-ion cell requirement from China and Hong Kong.
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Turkish airports welcome 11.3m travelers during Nov.
(MENAFN) Based on Turkey’s air travel authority on Tuesday, the country’s airports accommodated 11.3 million travelers during November of this year.
According to the State Airports Authority General Directorate (DHMI), November's numbers almost increased to the double from the previous year when Covid-19 struck the world.
The authority also mentioned that the numbers were close to pre-covid level of 14.5 million in November two years ago. About 6.3 million travelers took local flights, whereas 5 million took global flights the previous month.
The airports served 127,512 airplanes, involving overflights a month ago, of which 60,978 were on national routes and 39,017 on global routes.
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Russia has cemented its upward trend in the last few days on Thursday after reporting more than 13,500 cases of COVID-19 for the first time in more than four months, according to the National Action Center for the Coronavirus Fight.
The agency has detailed that 13,510 positive and 399 deaths have been reported in the Eurasian country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 5,193,964 and 126,073, respectively, since the pandemic began, the Russian agency reports to News.
The number represents a new increase from 12,500 on Friday, the first time since the end of February, more than 12,000 infections in the country. Russia passed the 10,000 positive mark for the first time since March on Wednesday.
The country’s capital, Moscow, appears a day longer than the city with the most cases and last day deaths at 6,701 and 67 respectively. Additionally, 4,792,169 people have recovered from COVID-19 to date, including 9,986 layoffs in the last 24 hours.
For its part, the National Consumer Protection Agency (Rospotrebnadzor) has highlighted that more than 552,000 people are being observed as suspected cases and estimates the number of coronavirus tests carried out in the country to date at more than 142.3 million.


Ranchi: Lok Sabha polls incharge for Jharkhand unit of the BJP Mangal Pandey said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has special attachment with the people of the state and both the central and the state governments have set new standards of development which was yet another example to show the commitment of the party towards the all round development of the state.
Addressing a meeting at the state headquarters of the BJP he said that the Congress party should tell as to how many times did their Prime Minister come to Jharkhand while on the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the state on eight occasions and laid foundations for many historic schemes and carried path breaking inaugurations and all the schemes are implemented on the ground. He said that those who are out on bail are talking about corruption. He said that Jharkhand was making rapid progress in the areas of road power health and education.
He asked the party leaders to reach at the booth level and ensure that people are able to get benefits of the scheme. He said that the people are happy with the work of the central and the state government and were committed to make him Prime Minister for the second time. He also participated in the meeting of the Lok Sabha incharge and the legislature wing and reviewed the preparations at the booth level.
Those present also included national cum organisation general secretary Saudan Singh, Chief Minister Raghubar Das and others.


Hoogly: A powerful explosion took place in a fireworks factory at Shivchandi area in West Bengal`s Hooghly district Monday, police said.
Unconfirmed reports said that four persons were killed in the explosion that occurred in the Dhaniakhali police station limits.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Ashes Biswas said that the explosion was powerful considering that the roof and walls of the factory were blown away.
The police were proceeding to the spot.
Local Trinamool Congress leader Aseema Patra said considering the intensity of the blast, it was probable that substances other than fireworks were being manufactured.


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Iran signed a $900 million contract on Saturday with Iranian
Offshore Engineering and Construction Co (IOEC) to develop the
first phase of its Kish offshore gas field in the Gulf, state
television reported, trend reports citing al
Under the contract, IOEC is to launch production of 28 million
cubic meters per day of gas in 14 months, which is to be sent to
installations in Assalouyeh on Iran's Gulf coast via a 210 km (130
mile) undersea pipeline, Mohsen Khojastehmehr, head of the
state-run National Iranian Oil Co, told the TV.
The gas field, located near Iran's Gulf island of Kish, holds
1.5 trillion cubic meters of gas in place and is to be developed in
four phases, Khojastehmehr said.
Iran sits on the world's second-largest gas reserves after
Russia, but US sanctions have scared off potential foreign
investors, hindered access to technology and slowed development of
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Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay on Tuesday said that making the Odisha Police more proactive in 2020 will be his prime focus.
“I will try my best to make the Odisha Police more people-friendly, women-friendly and technology-friendly in 2020. We pledge to make the 5T initiative and Mo Sarkar programme of the state government successful,” the DGP said in his New Year Eve massage.
Wishing that the New Year will bring peace and tranquillity for the people of Odisha, Abhay thanked them for cooperating with the police and requested them to extend their cooperation in the coming days. He also congratulated the entire police fraternity for their diligence and perseverance for the people and hoped that they will serve the people in the same manner in the coming days.
Stating that Odisha Police have made adequate security arrangements for the New Year celebration in the state, he said extra arrangements have been made in Puri where thousands of people from Odisha and the neighbouring states are expected to visit to celebrate the New Year.


Shepherdsville police seek help identifying people who robbed pharmacy
Shepherdsville police are asking for the public's help in finding three people who they say robbed the B&B Pharmacy Monday morning.
Two people were caught on camera robbing the pharmacy while a third waited in a nearby vehicle.
Police said the vehicle appears to be a small, newer-model hatchback, similar to a Mazda 3.
Anyone with information is asked to call Shepherdsville police at 502-921-1000.


N. Lebanese oil pipelines attacked by unknown persons
( MENAFN ) The National News Agency (NNA) reported that a group of anonymous persons punctured oil pipelines crossing Lebanon's northern Akkar plain from Syria to oil installations in Beddawi-Tripoli so as to steal and vend them.
According to the report, the incident occured above a winter watercourse between the districts of Dareen and Sheikh Ayash, where oil has been pouring in great quantity, causing the color of the water to change.
Local public asked the Energy Ministry to repair the oil pipeline so as to avoid pollution in the Great River (Nahr al-Kabir) while affecting agricultural lands and fisheries.
This is not the first time that unidentified people punctured oil pipelines. In March, 2020, the oil pipeline that runs from Iraq to Lebanon via Syria was damaged in the Wadi Khaled area as well.
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Govt committed to planting 10 billion trees by 2023: Punjab CM
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on Thursday that the provincial government was committed to planting 10 billion trees by 2023, ARY News reported.
Punjab CM Usman Buzdar reiterated the commitment for planting 10 billion trees while talking to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar and Punjab Minister for Special Education Muhammad Akhlaq today.
They exchanged views on the matters related to mutual interests and arrangements for the forthcoming event of Tiger Force Day on August 9. Usman Dar apprised the chief minister regarding the arrangements of the Tiger Force Day.
CM Buzdar said that 520 events will be organised to plant more than 1.2 million trees across the province during the celebration of Tiger Force Day on August 9. He added that the tree plantation aims to provide a clean environment for the next generation.
The chief minister also highlighted the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government’s efforts to raise voice for the rights of Kashmiris on diplomatic and political fronts. He said that the nation gave a clear message to India for their complete support towards the people of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier on July 29, Usman Dar had announced that Tiger Force volunteers will plant one million saplings across the country on August 9.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, the special assistant had said that Tiger Force volunteers will fully participate in tree plantation campaigns on Tiger Force Day to be observed on the ninth of the next month.
Usman Dar had said the forest department will identify the sites of tree plantation, and the Tiger Force volunteers in collaboration with the district administration will plant the saplings.
“A Tiger Force App has been launched to empower the volunteers”, he said, adding that the government has decided to reopen Tiger Force registration.
He had said that one million youth have been registered under Tiger Force and the government has so far benefited from three hundred thousand volunteers.
These volunteers have played an important role during the Coronavirus crisis, said Dar and added that the services of Tiger Force were lauded at the international level too.


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Srinagar- A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter with government forces in Kilbal area of South Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday.
Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Kilbal area of the south Kashmir district, government forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.
He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the militants fired on them.
The forces retaliated and the encounter broke out, the official said, adding that a militant was killed.
The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant is being ascertained, he said.
The operation is going on, the official said.
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Irish Water has made another urgent appeal to Donegal customers to continue conserving water during the summer dry spell.
Effective immediately, night time restrictions have been imposed on the Lough Mourne water supply due to increased demand on the drinking water supply.
These restrictions will be in place nightly from 1am to 6am for the foreseeable future and both Irish Water and Donegal County Council will continue to monitor the scheme daily.
Restrictions which were in place on the Pettigo water supply have now been lifted.
Irish Water has reminded customers that the Water Conservation Order (Hosepipe ban) remains in place until July 31 and the public across the whole county are urged to continue conserving water in every possible way to ensure a continuous supply for all.


London: Street protests demanding immediate action on climate change ahead of the United Nations climate summit have attracted thousands of people in more than 2,000 places across the world.
Around 3,10,000 people joined the People’s Climate March in Manhattan, New York whereby the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon was also present, said the organizers.
They also said that the event surpassed the previous largest protest on climate change.
The march is focusing on regulations on carbon emissions, reported the BBC.
Huge demonstrations earlier took place in Europe and Australia.
UN General Secretary said that the planet needs to be saved for our subsequent generations to live on.
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio who was appointed as the UN representative for climate change also attended the protest.


(MENAFN) Jordan hosted Euromoney Conferences' fifth annual Euromoney Jordan Conference on Tuesday 20 March, 2018 in the capital Amman, Albawaba reported.
Held under the theme "Delivering Growth, Maintaining Stability", the conference focused on Jordan's macroeconomic outlook for 2018 and beyond, and the country's plans to support inclusive growth and job creation.
On this occasion, Nemeh Sabbagh, Arab Bank's CEO, stated, "We are proud to be once again the official Senior Lead Sponsor of the Euromoney Jordan Conference. This conference functions as an instrumental networking platform for thought leadership that connects peers and clients from around the region and the world for a day of stimulating discussions and discourse about Jordan's economic performance and prospects." He added, "We are pleased to take part in highlighting the role of the banking sector towards supporting the economic development and growth of the Kingdom."
Participants explored the role the financial sector plays in revitalizing Jordan's growth, financial and economic inclusion, financial technology (FinTech) and Blockchain, and Jordan"s economic growth plan 2018-2022.
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Police managed to disperse students of Cairo University from the Muslim Brotherhood who gathered around the university on Wednesday, said the Interior Ministry.
The students blocked the road outside the campus and clashed with residents, said the ministry in a press release.
The police arrested a number of them, according to the statement which said that the security forces exercised self-restraint.
Meantime, a Giza hospital received the body of a student of Al-Azhar from inside Cairo University, said the ministry.
As many as 12 people have been injured in the violence, added the ministry


Saudi transport firms sales hit USD1.5b in 2014
( MENAFN ) Revenues of the Saudi listed transport firms rose by 22 percent to reach USD1.5 billion in 2014, compared to USD1.23 billion in 2013, Arab News reports.
Meanwhile, net profits of the listed transport companies decreased by 20 percent to USD226 million in 2014 compared to USD282 million in 2013.
The transport sector is composed of four companies with their capitals reaching USD1.53 billion, of which USD1.04 billion and USD333 million were captured by the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia Bahri and the Saudi Public Transport Company SAPTCO.
While Bahri recorded the highest sales of the four firms with USD967 million in the last year compared to USD759 million in 2013, SPATCO's sales increased by 5.3 percent to USD 271 million in the previous year, compared to USD257 million in 2013.
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U.S. Military: Gitmo Suicides Acts of ‘Warfare’
The commander of the Guantanamo detention center said the three detainees who killed themselves were “committed” and had carried out “an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us.” Rights groups, however, said the men were driven by despair.
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The suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to acts of war, the US military says.
The camp commander said the two Saudis and a Yemeni were “committed” and had killed themselves in “an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us”.
Rights groups said the men who hanged themselves had been driven by despair.
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Cross River Police Commissioner Sule Balarabe confirmed the kidnapping but said the number of victims had not been determined.
He added that while the number of victims was awaited by the Divisional Police in the area, a tactical team had been deployed in the area, made up of members of the Anti-Kidnapping Police.
He said the gunmen emerged from the woods in the area and fired at the vehicles to force them to stop.
He added that some of the passengers suffered gunshot wounds before the gunmen took others into the woods.
===============Edited /Alli Hakeem
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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the $100 million loan which the country was sourcing from the World Bank to help the fight against the Coronavirus in the country has been released.
Addressing Parliament on Monday, the Finance Minister said the money was released and that has empowered the government in its fight against the disease.
“Mr. Speaker, contrary to the views of some skeptics that the money is not available, I wish to assure you that the money has been secured,” he told the Parliamentarians.
This amount was announced by the President during an earlier broadcast to the nation on the measures the state was putting in place to secure the citizenry.
There has been arguments that the money was not going to be released by the World Bank.
But the Finance Minister said the money has been released.
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Progress is being made towards keeping the government’s commitment to give public servants their back pay by Christmas.
This according to Administration Minister Allyson West.
West said that the various agencies are working on the computations, and additional resources have been loaned to the Ministry of Education, in particular, to assist in this exercise.
She added, “The Government of TT is making every effort to ensure that the deadline is met.”
The Minister also stated that some wage negotiations for public servants remain unsettled.
“So the back pay relates to those that have been settled.”
In an interview on October 27, West said the matter is administrative and not a financial issue.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. EKVITA has been
awarded of a new World Bank project in Uzbekistan under the
Ferghana Valley Rural Enterprise Development loan.
Main objective of the assignment is to support the expansion of
rural entrepreneurship and job creation in the Ferghana Valley in
close cooperation with the Ministry of Innovative Development of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Under the project frame, EKVITA will support in promoting
incubation and acceleration ecosystem in the Fergana valley;
provide entrepreneurship mentoring and support to young start
uppers as well as supporting the Ministry of Innovative Development
and relevant agencies in creating supporting financing programs for
potential technological start-ups.
The project duration will be 36 months and will target together
with relevant agencies more than 100 startups.
EKVITA is a full-service legal, tax, and management consulting
company with circa more than 50 full-time professionals. Its active
clients include several Fortune 500 companies operating globally.
The company has also been engaged in government projects as well as
worked for international donor organizations such as European
Union, World Bank, Asian Development Bank.
The leading position of EKVITA in the market has been recognized
by international ranking institutions and other relevant
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(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Sept 2: Director of the Labor Inspection Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Muhammad Al-Anssari has affirmed coordination between PAM and the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP), pointing out that the latter was informed about results of inspecting nationals working in the private sector in order to take legal action against those involved in fake employment, reports Al-Jaridah daily.
Al-Anssari said the files of the companies proven to have fake national manpower have been blocked, in addition to suspending the payment of national labor subsidy. He disclosed that his department receives applications from employers and owners of companies registered under the fifth item of the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) and then they are inspected to assure they are committed to employing the registered manpower in their files.
He stressed that legal measures are taken against violating companies which are referred to the relevant authorities which impose penalties. He clarified the Companies Violations Department is linked with the Special Misdemeanors Department at the General Department for Investigation in the Ministry of Interior which refers violations to the Public Prosecution and then to the court.
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According to an AFP reporter at the scene, several people who were bleeding, including police officers and apparently journalists, were lying on the ground in front of the parliament.
A Reuters TV cameraman at the scene said the grenade was thrown into the crowd.
The reporters said several police were knocked off their feet by the blast. Two policemen were treated for wounds at the scene and there were pools of blood on the street, the Reuters witness said.


New Delhi– Placing a strong bet on India’s creator and developer community, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that as the social network begins initial steps to create augmented reality (AR)- driven Metaverse experiences for billions, the country and its vast pool of talent is going to be a huge part of that journey.
Speaking at the company’s ‘Fuel for India’ event, Zuckerberg said that he is really excited about the role that India will play in building the future of Metaverse, which is going to be the successor to the mobile internet.
“That is because India’s talent pool — the engineers, developers and creators and the whole vibrant startup ecosystem — is playing a huge role in shaping the future. India is on track to have the largest app developer base in the world by 2024. It already has one of the largest ‘Spark AR’ developer communities,” Zuckerberg told Vishal Shah, VP, Metaverse during a conversation.
He said that the online gaming sector in India has seen a lot of growth over the past few years and “our investment in gaming in the country keeps growing as we look to how it’s going to take shape in the Metaverse”.
“We’re investing in other growing areas like education and social commerce like in Unacademy and Meesho, which are important use cases as we think about the future that we’re building,” Zuckerberg said.
Saluting the entrepreneurial spirit of India, the Meta CEO said that this is already fuelling a lot of the internet economy in India.
“When we’re thinking about what the next generation is going to look like in terms of, you know, where all these creators and developers are going to come from, who are going to really build the foundation of the Metaverse, I think it’s just obvious that India is going to be a huge part of that,” he stressed.
Zuckerberg said that India is the biggest country in the world that uses Facebook and WhatsApp today.
“Instagram is also growing incredibly quickly in the country,” he added. (IANS)


Iran revives more than 700 idle industrial units in first 7 months
(MENAFN) As declared by Iran Small sectors and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO), 766 idle industrial units have been regained in the nation throughout the initial seven months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22).
The stated units coming back to the manufacture sector added employment opportunities for 15,041 citizens.
As earlier declared by ISIPO Chief Ali Rasoulian, 2,067 idle industrial units were recovered in the nation’s industrial parks and zones throughout the prior Iranian calendar year 1400 (closed on the 20th of March).
In line with the official, with the regain of the stated units employment opportunities were established for more than 39,000 people.
“ISIPO had put it on the agenda to revive 2,000 stagnant units inside and outside industrial parks and zones in the previous year and by the end of the year 2,067 idle units returned to the production cycle, which provided employment for more than 39,000 people,” Rasoulian noted.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7. Turkmenistan creates
an intersectoral commission to reduce methane emissions, trend reports.
The resolution on the establishment of this commission was
signed on June 2, 2023 by President of Turkmenistan Serdar
Berdimuhamedov during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
These measures were taken in order to strengthen control over
the effectiveness of the systematic reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions, and mainly methane, arising in various sectors of the
Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the UN climate change conference
(COP26) in the Scottish city of Glasgow at the end of 2021, said
that Turkmenistan pays special attention at the national level to
reducing methane emissions, and in this regard welcomes the
initiative "Global Methane Pledge".
He noted that Turkmenistan plans to achieve zero growth in
greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and in the long term – to
significantly reduce emissions annually, both at the expense of its
own financial resources and with the technical and financial
support of international organizations.
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GABORONE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Botswana's vice president Slumber Tsogwane said Friday the southern African nation was happy with the support the Chinese government has continued to render to its development programs and projects.
Slumber Tsogwane said the support in sectors such as infrastructure development, health and the economy in general was a clear indication of the long-time warm bilateral relations between the two countries.
Tsogwane was speaking when addressing members of the Chinese community living and working in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city.
According to Tsogwane, China has remained one of Botswana's reliable development partners.
"We will forever be appreciative of the assistance we have been getting from China especially in the construction sector," Tsogwane said.
He said Chinese business operators have created the much-needed employment opportunities in Botswana.
Tsogwane also said the Botswana government is working to address some of the bottlenecks bedeviling the country's immigration and home affairs departments.
During her recent visit to China, Botswana's International Affairs and Cooperation Minister Unity Dow spoke highly of the tremendous achievements China has made in its development, saying Botswana stands ready to strengthen exchanges of experience in state governance and administration.
She said Botswana will continue to promote cooperation between the two countries in various fields to better benefit the two countries and the two peoples.


Youth Decide Campaign Team Leader who is also the Executive Director of Youth and Society (YAS), Charles Kajoloweka, says bad governance has really affected the lives of young people in Malawi and is also a threat to the Malawi 2063 development blueprint.
Kajoloweka said this yesterday at the start of a two day conference on the state of Governance and Youth Development.
According to Kajoloweka, strengthening of Governance systems is one of the core enablers if Malawi is to achieve the long term vision of Malawi 2063.
“We came here to cast that vote of confidence in better governance that if we fix the current governance challenges, including corruption for example the chances are very high that we are going to progress in achieving the development targets that we have put in place. If you look at the resources that we are losing to corruption for example, they are quite huge and those are the resources that should have been put into the strategic social services for the benefit of young people, those are the resources that should have gone to education health and social protection but we are losing out because of the leaking bucket and all that point to the poor governance system that we have in place.
“Also just to highlight that when we look at governance most of the times people look at politicians, we are looking at all systems in place there are a number of actors involved. Therefore we must continue to demand accountability from the duty bearers to ensure that they play by the rules,” said Kajoloweka.
Kajoloweka also noted that the Tonse Alliance Administration has to be accountable to the youth because 54 percent of 2020 fresh Presidential polls voters were young people.
He then reminded the Tonse Alliance Administration to fulfill the promises endorsed in the National Youth Manifesto.
According to Kajoloweka, at the conference they are having very constructive and objective engagement and are hopeful that recommendations made at the conference will be implemented by government.
In his remarks, Minister of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda who was also the Guest of Honor at the conference said issues of governance and loss of trust in government institutions are critical issues.
“Government has come up to account to what has been happening in the last two years we have been in Government, what foundation have we led, what promises are we fulfilling. Yes, we know the promises may have challenges but at least we are fulfilling the promises. We accounted for a number of issues including the empowerment of young people.We know that quite a number of young people are just staying and they need to be boosted in terms of capital to start businesses and entrepreneurship activities.
“We talked about NEEF but we appreciate that there are some challenges among them and as Government we are working really hard to deal with such challenges,” said Chimwendo.
He also alluded that despite some challenges, there are some developments which the Government has done so far in as far as the lives of youths are concerned.
Minister of Youth and Sports Richard Chimwendo Banda, Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe and Minister of Labour were among the top Government officials who attended the conference.
The conference has brought together all concerned parties to discuss and map the way forward on how to deal with the problems the youth are facing in the country.
The main agenda towards the National Youth Conference is to make sure they create a platform where Government and young people can interrogate on the state of governance but also youth development in the country.
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Police said the shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. inside a room on one of the upper floors of the hotel, according to the St. Cloud Times.
Police Sgt. Steve McCarty said the suspect fled to the Hyatt Regency hotel across the street from the Millennium after the shooting, where he was arrested without incident, according to the Star Tribune.
McCarty also said the victims were acquaintances and the cause of the shooting is under investigation, according to the Star Tribune.
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(MENAFN - Afghanistan Times) AT-KABUL: The Kabul police on Monday handed five tons of explosive materials and ammunition to the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) program of defense ministry, an official said on Monday.
Addressing a press conference here at Kabul, Mohammad Sadiq Muradi, deputy head of security affairs at the Kabul Police Headquarters, said the arms and ammunition included four anti-personnel mines, 36 BM1 bullets, 10 anti-aircraft rockets and 2,100 kilograms of ammonium nitrate were handed over to said wing of defense ministry.
Moreover, Muradi said DIAG was also surrendered 140 RPG rounds, 5 hand-grenades, 10 mines made of plastic bags, 22 magnetic bombs and 2,500 kilograms of explosive materials.
He further went on saying police had taken control over these explosive materials and weapons during raids they conducted in various parts of the central capital.
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BlackBerry manufacturer RIM is expected to unveil its ‘iPhone killer’ handset – the touchscreen slider 9800.
Analysts told Reuters that “the timing makes sense” for the launch
"The earlier they are going to say it is going to be available on the shelves the better. They don’t want to miss one of the key seasons," said Avian Securities analyst Matt Thornton.
He added that the device will probably be launched in Canada and Western Europe later in the year, in time for Christmas.


NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Classes and school operations at Seventh Street Elementary School are canceled Thursday due to a water heater fire, North Little Rock School District officials confirmed.
According to a spokesperson with the NLRSD, the fire was contained around the water heater. School leaders said that students who have arrived at school are being sent to Sherman Park Community Center, located across from the school.
Officials said that parents and guardians will need to bring a proper ID to reunite with their child.
School officials said that a decision will be made Thursday on whether classes will resume Friday morning. NLRSD officials said that the public will be updated on the next steps.


Sources said that the clash took place between Islami Jammiat Talaba Pakistan (IJT) and Imamia Students Organization (ISO).
The sources said that the campus turned into battle field when rivals pelted each other with stones. They said that the varsity was reverberating with gunfire as some of the students holding TT pistols in their hands were shown on TV screens.
Heavy contingent of police rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control.
Ahmed Shaheen, IJT spokesman, said the clash took place when ISO students chanted slogans against IJT during a procession. He said that at least three of their sustained injuries.
An ISO official said one of their students sustained severe injuries and was in critical condition at a local hospital.


President Obama addressed the nation in a live statement early this afternoon, calling today’s shootings at the Washington Navy Yard “cowardly” and vowing that those responsible will be brought to justice.
He expressed dismay that the shooting targeted military and civilian personnel. “These are men and women who were going to work,” he said, “doing their job and protecting all of us.”
“They know the dangers of serving abroad. Today they faced unimaginable violence they wouldn’t have expected at home.”
Obama said there will be a “seamless” investigation of the attack, with local and federal teams working together.
He also expressed condolences for the victims and their families. “We thank them for their service. We stand by the families of those who have been harmed.”


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During an interview with Amen FM Tuesday, the Minister of Health Nathir Obeidat announced that all those who test positive for COVID-19 in the Kingdom, will also be tested for the mutated COVID-19 strain which first emerged in the UK.
The mutated strain of COVID-19 was first discovered in September in Britain.
Jordan confirmed the first two cases of this strain Dec. 27, 2020.
Obeidat indicated that the existence of new technologies and the ease of conducting tests to detect the mutated strain is available in the Kingdom, adding that there are 70 countries that have announced the presence of this strain.
He said that the mutation should be closely monitored due to its rapid spread despite it not increasing the severity of symptoms, and that the government has taken several measures at airports and borders with the aim of reducing the spread of the virus.
He added that the pandemic indicators in the Kingdom are currently good, and recent days have been witnessing stability. He said that the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases was expected, noting that the situation requires caution.
In regards to vaccinations, Obeidat confirmed that the second dose of vaccinations for those who have taken the first dose will begin Thursday.


Media: US offers Pakistan IMF gift for Ukraine arms
(MENAFN) The United States brokered a credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to predicament-ridden Pakistan in return for a classified weapons agreement, the news agency stated on Sunday.
The source, quoting sources “with knowledge of the arrangement” as well as administration documents on both ends, stated that the arms were destined to provide the Ukrainian army among its present war with Russia.
Based on the news agency, previously in 2023, an insider from inside the Pakistani army gave away archives of weapons contracts amid the United States as well as Pakistan straddling from the summer of last year to the spring of this year.
The swap was enabled by Global Military Products, a secondary of Global Ordnance, a firm apparently linked to Ukraine.
The revealed documents displayed American as well as Pakistani deals, licensing, as well as requisition documents “related to US-brokered deals to buy Pakistani military weapons for Ukraine,” based on the news agency.
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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said a total of 28 people have so far been isolated in Ogun State.
We discovered that the individuals who were quarantined were the individuals who had contacts with the Italian, who was the first person that tested positive to the coronavirus.
At a press conference on Friday, Gov Abiodun said the state government was leaving no stone unturned as items needed for health workers had been procured so that they can arrest the situation immediately.
As indicated by him, the state is additionally following the individuals who may have had contacts with the Italian, in order to detach them, including that “a contact-tracing exercise is ongoing.”
Abiodun talked further that the company where the Italian visited had been shutdown, saying two isolation places had been set up at the company.


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Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has on Thursday urged Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to strive towards a successful 2015 general elections.
He made the call at the quarterly meeting with the RECs in Abuja.
He explained that the RECs had recently participated in an election skill management seminar to prepare them for the challenges ahead.
“This is to enable them to identify risk factors that can serve as a challenge to the conduct of the election,’’ he said.
Jega said that there should be an effective working relationship at all levels, adding that the commission was saddled with two major assignments as the general election drew nearer.
He said that the assignments were the continuous voter registration and the preparation of constituencies in readiness for the elections.
He stressed that it was essential that the RECs did their best to ensure that the tasks were accomplished.
The chairman said that the lessons learnt from the Anambra elections would be factored into the conduct of subsequent elections.
Jega also said that the commission would make the two governorship elections in Ekiti State and Osun test cases in terms of preparation.
He urged all stakeholders to work with the commission to ensure that the elections were successful.
He also assured Nigerians that staff of the commission would continue to work harder to ensure free, fair and credible elections. (NAN)


People to vote for Nawaz Sharif in next elections, says Abid Sher Ali
FAISALABAD (92 News) – State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has said that the people will vote for Nawaz Sharif in the next elections as well.
Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that the PTI was playing negative politics.
He said that there was no loadhsedding in the industry today. “Three and four hours loadshedding is being observed in urban and rural areas,” he maintained.
The minister said that the court had cleared Khawja Asif. “Our team is going to court with complete proofs in the Panama Leaks. We will also be successful in the Panama Leaks,” he said.
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Kathmandu: The police has arrested eight people who were pretending to be officers of Inland Revenue Department and collecting money from others in the name of charge.
The police informed that the investigation is going on against them for cheating and non-committal offences.
They, who are in government uniform, have been monitoring different places by changing their identity for a few days.
They visited small and big shops, sidewalk shops, restaurants, hotels and other places in the new bus park area and collected taxes.
They used to carry government uniforms, revenue ID cards, receipts, etc. for monitoring.
They have been doing such activities in the new bus park area for four days.
But on the fourth day last Friday afternoon, the police got the news that suspicious people were monitoring and collecting money.
After receiving the news, a team from Maharajganj police circle reached their place. Even the police were shocked when they saw the government uniform and ID card.
But according to information, when they were interrogated, it was revealed that they were cheating. Then the police arrested them.


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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador H E Gabriela Sommerfeld has received a copy of the credentials of H E Fahad bin Ahmed Jassim Al Hamar as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Ecuador.
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Iran has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus today, making it the 26th country outside of China to do so.
Officials have not given details about who the two people are or whether they were travellers from China.
Only one other country in the Middle East has been infected by the virus so far – the United Arab Emirates, which announced its ninth case on Sunday.
On Wednesday, the country’s health ministry, Kiyanoush Jahanpour, said that “since last two days, some suspected cases of the new coronavirus were found.”
The cases were in the city of Qom and the patients have been put in isolation, he said.
“The next tests for examining the certainty of the issue are being conducted and the results will be announced to the public as soon as they are ready,” he added.
The new cases come as the global total today rose above 75,000 and 2,012 people have died.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 2,580 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre said on Sunday.
The NCOC, a department leading the campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s total cases have risen to 1,223,841, including 1,132,726 recoveries.
According to the NCOC, the pandemic killed 71 people over the last 24 hours, increasing the overall death toll to 27,206.
Sindh is the worst-affected province by the pandemic with 450,126 infections, followed by Punjab which has reported 421,800 cases.
The NCOC said the country has administered 72,986,511 doses of vaccine and had fully vaccinated 23,966,026 people as of Saturday night.


According to reports, the incident took place at the Tongona Sengapathar area in Tinsukia. Police officials opened fire after allegedly being subjected to stone pelting at the hands of a gang.
Police said that stones were pelted at them after which they fired in retaliation during which one of the gang members was shot, who later died.
An official said, “Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a house in Tongona village, where four suspected drug dealers were meeting. Seeing the police party, they started throwing stones.”
He said that police fired at the legs of the person who they suspected to have been involved in dealing drugs.
“He was taken to the hospital. Due to excessive blood loss, he succumbed to the injuries while being brought to hospital,” he added.
Meanwhile, the person who sustained bullet injuries, succumbed, while three other people in the alleged gang, were taken into custody by the police.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Some flights at Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 1 were delayed on Saturday following“a technical issue”.
DXB tweeted:“We experienced a technical issue at DXB Terminal 1 Departures check-in earlier today.
“The issue is now resolved however, some flights may be delayed for up to 40 minutes. We apologise for any inconvenience and will continue to provide further updates as they become available,” DXB added.
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KUALA LUMPUR – The National Security Council had projected that the Covid-19 positive cases will increase if the government does not take immediate action.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said, although the new cases had flattened slightly, there are new Covid-19 positive cases being recorded daily.
He said, Malaysians cannot be satisfied before the new Covid-19 cases reach zero.
As of 12pm today, the Covid-19 positive cases have rose to 1,796 cases, twice the cases recorded last week at 673.
Today, a total of 172 new cases were recorded.
“The government expects new cases to continue to be recorded now. Therefore, the Ministry of Health had made the necessary preparations.
“This includes, preparing 3,585 beds in 34 hospitals nationwide to receive Covid-19 patients.
“34 percent of the bed capacity in the hospitals have been utilised now, with the remaining 66 percent which can hold patients.
“If the Covid-19 positive cases increase more than the existing capacity of the hospitals, several places have been identified as a temporary isolation and quarantine centre.
“Continuous efforts will be made to prevent the spread of Covid-19 until we can truly contain the outbreak by fully breaking the chain of infection,” he said during a special address broadcasted live on national television today.
With that, Muhyiddin also announced the government’s decision to extend the Movement Control Order (MCO) until 14 April. The MCO was supposed to end on 30 March.
“I was briefed by the Ministry of Health and the National Security Council. The current trend still shows new Covid-19 positive cases.
“The trend is expected to continue for a while before the number of new cases start to drop.
“This demands the government to continue with the MCO for a longer period,” he added.
Muhyiddin also advised the public to be ready mentally and physically in facing the extension of MCO. -MalaysiaGazette


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In Zhytomyr, the police did not find any explosive devices during a report of a possible bomb threat to medical and educational institutions.
Victoriia Dubovyk, a spokeswoman for the Main Department of the National Police in the Zhytomyr region, told Ukrinform.
"The police have completed the inspection of medical institutions and educational institutions in Zhytomyr. No explosive or suspicious items were found," Dubovyk said.
Fire kills two children in Zhytomyr
According to her, the preliminary legal qualification of the criminal offense is provided for in Part 2 of Article 259 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As reported, police in Zhytomyr were checking information about a possible bomb threat in all medical institutions, colleges, institutes, and universities in the city.
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Several hundred people are asking the Broken Arrow City Council to mandate masks, but dozens more packed the council chambers Tuesday night to urge against it.
More than 200 people signed a letter to the Broken Arrow City Council, saying the current lack of policy fails to protect the people there. .
However, nearly everyone who spoke at the meeting Tuesday night was against the mandate.
Several people who spoke say they believe mandating wearing a mask is a step too far and that the local government should respect personal freedoms.
Broken Arrow Mayor Craig Thurmond echoed that thought.
"I think as citizens and as people we have that responsibility to take care of ourselves and take care of those we care about and I don't think that we need a law to do that," Thurmond said.
A vote on the issue was never on the agenda for Tuesday night and the council took no action.


Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said the New York Times, in an article this week, "misrepresents that we are blaming civilians" for an increase in shootings by police officers. Williams said the city has asked the National Police
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Hyderabad: Political circles are excited over the proposed Delhi visit of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Friday. Sources in the government and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) said that Rao will leave for a three-day visit to Delhi on Friday afternoon.
Rao’s Delhi tour had turned into a debated point in political circles in view of his hard-hitting remarks against the BJP government at the Centre during the GHMC elections and his announcement of playing an active role in the national politics to build an alternative political force to the BJP and the Congress to give a new direction to the country.
The Chief Minister had also announced that he would lead the agitation against the BJP’s anti-farmer policies and disinvestments of the public sector undertakings.
Party sources said that the Chief Minister is likely to meet leaders of political parties who are opposing the BJP’s policies and will also interact with the representatives of farmers associations who are agitating against the Farm Laws in Delhi.
Rao is expected to meet several Union ministers during his stay in Delhi and unconfirmed reports indicated he has sought appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rao is also expected to pay a visit the site allocated by the Union government to the TRS to construct a party office in Delhi.


Speaking in the Legislative Council during the Question Hour, KTR said that the government would shift industrial units in clusters out of the Outer Ring Road to keep pollution levels under control.
He said that the government had identified as many as 1160 industrial units and would shift them in a phased manner.
He said that the government had identified 19 places where these units could be shifted. He said that the government would take enough measures to keep pollution under control at the 19 places where these units would be shifted by the end of 2017. He said that a sewerage treatment plant would also come up in the city to treat waste. (INN)


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Dubai: Emirates has swept up five accolades at the prestigious 2023 World Travel Awards Grand Final. Emirates was named the World's Leading Airline for the Middle East, Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment, Leading Airline Brand and Leading First Class. Emirates loyalty program Skywards was also crowned the World's Leading Rewards Programme.
The airline won the World's Leading Airline for the Middle East award for the third consecutive year and World's Leading Rewards Programme award for the last 10 out of 12 ceremonies.
Every year, World Travel Awards' Grand Tour scours the globe for excellence, awarding regional tourism and travel organisations, with a culmination in the Grand Final where winners go head-to-head for top honours. Marking its 30th anniversary, World Travel Awards is globally recognized as one of the industry's most prestigious honours programmes.
This year, Emirates has been widely recognized for its industry leadership across a broad range of categories, including its recent double win for Best Airline in the World and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2023 ULTRAs, as voted by global travellers. The airline was also crowned the 2024 APEX World Class Airline and the 2024 IFSA award for Best Onboard Amenity, and won Transport and Logistics Company of the year at the Gulf Business Awards 2023.
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Additional police officers and resources have been deployed to the Umkhanyakude District in the Northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
The deployments are in place to bolster police efforts to clamp down on vehicle theft syndicates that are terrorising communities in this district.
On Tuesday, the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola joined by senior officers from national and the province led a delegation of station commanders from police stations in the area to engage the communities in and around Hluhluwe.
During the engagement the community raised concern on the number of vehicles stolen and smuggled across to Mozambique.
Just last week several vehicles including a luxury bus and a truck from Mozambique were torched in the area.
Cases of malicious damage to property have been registered.
During the community engagement, the National Commissioner indicated that while the latest police statistics indicate that the theft of motor vehicle in the area had declined, and the number of reported carjacking cases have stabilised, more resources need to be deployed on a long term basis to reduce such incidents.
“Taking the law into your hands by torching vehicles will only exacerbate the problem. We have a national deployment and interventions that will ensure we heighten and improve police visibility. On a short term goal more than 100 police officers have been deployed to the area since Sunday but on a long term basis we will be establishing a permanent unit here consisting of the vehicle investigation unit and other specialised units”, said Gen Fannie Masemola.
The National Commissioner assured the community that the SAPS is committed and will continue to engage the Mozambican government to ensure that collectively lasting solutions are implemented to clamp down on vehicle theft syndicates. Representatives from the Mozambican embassy also formed part of the community engagement.


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Nenagh Hospital: cardiology services have returned
Tipperary TD Deputy Jackie Cahill has welcomed an announcement from the UL Hospitals Group that cardiology services have recommenced at Nenagh Hospital following closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said that the issue had been raised o by a number of constituents who were worried about the reopening of these essential services.
"We were in contact with the Department of Health on the matter and were delighted to receive a response in which the UL Hospitals Group confirmed the phased reopening of the services, including heart failure, cardiac rehab and outpatient department clinics,” said the Fianna Fáil TD.
The Thurles-based TD said that he was delighted to see these essential services returning as this was a real concern for people in the region who relied heavily on the hospital.
"I will continue to make representations to the Department to ensure the full return of all healthcare services and facilities throughout the county," he said.


NC General Secretary, Ali Muhammad Sagar while talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that the party respects Governor and his position but he should not make farce statements public with regard to the political parties.
Terming his statement as ‘unfortunate’, Sagar who is also MLA Khanyar said that Governor’s chair has no political role but the statement Malik has made gives an impression that any political person is sitting on the chair.
“Governor should go through the history of NC’s role rather than making statements that are far from the truth as the party has played pivotal role and has bore the brunt of violence too,” he said, adding that whatever New Delhi had promised the party, they reiterated that so far.
He also said that nobody will be allowed to play with the identity of the state. “Governor has advocated for the two parties that have created a wedge between people and the government. Omar Abdullah led government handed over the chair in a peaceful situation but the situation got worsened since the two parties he advocated took over in the state,” he said.
Sagar also said that due to these two parties, 400 youth were killed, operation CASOs were launched that led to alienation among people. “At least 200 youth have pick up arms especially south Kashmir. Who is behind such kind of situation? Governor should think over it,” he said, adding that Governor should desist himself from making such statements, saying Raj Bhawan should not become a political hub.


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because the people were increasingly afraid to talk about politics – because there was a threat of arrest for people who wanted to talk about community politics, they became silent because of this threat.
There are more and more parties who think that people are now afraid to talk about political issues and because of the threat of arrest by law enforcement officials that they feel arbitrarily. This survey, which targeted random respondents, showed that 39 percent of residents stated that the public was often or always afraid to talk about political issues, and 32 percent said this.
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people’s fear of talking about political issues rose from 14 percent in July 2009 to 39 percent today. This survey also shows that 51 percent of respondents think that Indonesia’s political conditions are bad because people are always or often afraid to talk about politics, while 26 percent think that political conditions in Indonesia are in good condition.
This tendency needs to be taken seriously by the government considering that in a democratic society, citizens should have the courage to discuss political issues, organize themselves, and not worry about security forces, and not be afraid to implement their religious teachings.
About 47 percent of the citizens think that Indonesia’s economic conditions are bad because the people are always or often afraid to talk about politics, while 31 percent think that the economic conditions are good.…


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TJAC chairman Prof. M Kodandaram has alleged that there was no way to meet the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao though there may be way to heaven.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Kodandaram said that one can understand that the situation in the state was in deteriorating state as there was no way to meet the Chief Minister. Making it clear that the JAC was extending its full support to the demands of employees, Kondaram said that decision on CPS would be taken by the state government and asked the state government to take a decision on it immediately.
Reacting on resignation of advocate general (AG) D Prakash Reddy, Kodandaram said that it was not possible to AG office act to the tunes of government. Finding fault with the expulsion of Congress members, Kodandaram said that the Speaker has the authority of suspending the members and not expulsion authority. (NSS)


Hungarian journalists protest over newspaper closureComments
Protesters in Brussels have called for stronger protestions for media freedom in Hungary after the the biggest opposition newspaper
The Hungarian government has denied any involvement.
“Our first aim was to show solidarity with Népszabadság and its employees. So we would like them to feel that we are with them,” said Kata Dózsa, the protest organiser.
The paper’s Brussels correspondent said the EU doesn’t have the sufficient tools to protect media freedom in member states, such as Hungary.
“We know that the EU made some steps regarding the media freedom when the Hungarian media law was accepted. They even tried to start an infringement process, which resulted that the government withdrawing some elements. But its clear that the EU can no effectively act on these issues (of media freedom),” said Katalin Halmai of Népszabadság.
The publisher of the paper, Mediaworks, said the paper was shut down owing to heavy losses.


Government Aim To Stamp Out Rogue Taxi Drivers In Cyprus
(MENAFN- Famagusta Gazette) The Minister of Transport, Alexis Vafeadis has committed to strengthening controls to deal with unlicensed taxi drivers.
The commitment was made at a meeting with the President of the Licensing Authority as well as representatives of the Association of Nicosia Taxi Owners and Entrepreneurs.
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Transport tabled a bill aimed at stopping unlicensed taxi drivers by issuing hefty fines.
The problem of rogue taxi drivers has increased on the island over the last few years.
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(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: A devastating fire broke out in early morning today at Sajek valley in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila and burned down at least five establishments including three resorts.
The fire originated around 3:00 am on December 1, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shariful Islam, according to reports.
The UNO said, a team of fire service, with the help of locals and law enforcers, managed to douse the fire after frantic efforts of two and half hours.
The fire gutted three resorts, a restaurant and a house, he further added.
Several facebook posts by tourists claimed that three resorts – Maruarty Resort, Abakash Emanuel Resort and Eco Resort – were burned down in the fire.
Initially, it was assumed that the fire originated from short circuit.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine and the World Bank have signed an agreement on the launch of a new project, entitled "Investing in Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience, and Efficiency (INSPIRE)", to finance 29 social assistance programs in the country.
That's according to the press service of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
"On December 4, Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych and World Bank Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Arup Banerjee signed an agreement on the launch of a new project, 'Investing in Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience, and Efficiency (INSPIRE)'," the statement said.
The objective of the project is to finance 29 types of social payments to the most vulnerable people in Ukraine and support reforms in the field of social protection in Ukraine.
The INSPIRE project is financed by a $1.2 billion World Bank loan, backed by a credit enhancement from the Advancing Needed Credit Enhancement for Ukraine (ADVANCE Ukraine) Trust Fund, supported by the Government of Japan.
The funds will be sent to the general fund of the state budget and help finance 29 social assistance programs envisaged in the state budget for 2023-2024.
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The coronavirus pandemic has been a daunting and challenging time, but the Scott County Health Department wants to remind people that they still have the power to help and encourage others.
Scott County Health Department started the social media trend after COVID-19 made its way to the area, and it says they felt it was important to help community members find ways to pitch in in the fight against the virus.
They came up with the "I'm social distancing for.." picture and spread it to other organizations in the area, including the Rock Island County Health Department, Bettendorf, Davenport, police departments, community partner groups, and local hospital systems.
The department said that the idea came from a sense of wanting to remind people that they still have control in their lives during the pandemic and can still do good from inside their homes, as well as further emphasizing the importance of the social distancing policy, especially to people who have a lower risk of contracting the virus, which could potentially help prevent wide spread of the virus in areas not hit too hard by it yet.
Alongside the photos, the health department has also been spreading the hashtag #TogetherQC, which refers to a website that acts as a resource for the fight against COVID-19 in the Quad City area.


A recent survey from Pew Research Center found that voters between age 50 and 64 are more likely to favor Republicans in the mid-term election. When asked which candidate in their districts they were likely to support, 52 percent of boomers said they would support the Republican candidate. Forty-one percent said they would support the Democrat.
Those percentages are identical to voters 65 and older who say they are more likely to support the Republican candidate than the Democrat. Those between 30 and 49 are more evenly split; 45 percent say they would support the Republican, while 43 percent say they would support the Democrat.


Third time the charm?
The numbers are in, and the prognosis is as feared: if things don't change, the West Fargo School District will run out of space sooner rather than later.
According to an independent demographer's findings, projected West Fargo growth will add more than 1,800 students to the district by 2015.
West Fargo Public Schools is in a tight spot - literally.
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Titan will close Rosemount store
Titan Machinery has closed eight of its construction stores including the company’s Rosemount location. The company announced the closure as part of its fourth quarter report late last week.
Slow construction recovery was stated as the reason for the company’s downsizing. CEO David Meyer said the realignment was necessary to ensure the future of the company, in a press release.
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(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
DUBAI, 31st December, 2017 (WAM) -- Union Coop has signed an MoU with the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare. The new agreement aims at boosting and developing through supporting Emirates sports facilities sustainability forum.
The agreement was signed by Suhail Albastaki, Happiness & Marketing Department Director on behalf of Union Coop, and Ahmed Abdouloui, Director of Youth and Sports Facilities on behalf of the authority.
Mr. Albastaki said, "We aim through support the forum to achieve and consolidate concept of sustainability in sport facilities beside stresses on the importance of achieving the stability of a distinct athlete according to the standards of institutional excellence.
Mr. Abdouloui said "Emirates sports facilities sustainability forum contribute in founders sport sustainable healthy environment one of its objectives achieve the aspirations of leadership and to promote the concept of sustainability in all fields. Adding that the Union coop is hybrid active in supporting initiatives and programs of public benefit that contribute to raising awareness and public culture."
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Luangwa District Voters Registration Officer, Given Muleya has called on the newly constituted District Voter Education Committee (DVEC) to engage serious and dedicated people to conduct the voter registration exercise so that more people register as voters.
Speaking during a DVEC meeting held at the Council Chamber yesterday, Mr. Muleya urged the DVEC members to engage committed people who will conduct the registration exercise in a free and transparent manner ahead of the 2016 Presidential and General elections.
He said the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) wants to capture a lot of eligible voters for the 2016 elections hence the need to engage serious and dedicated people for the exercise which will commerce in September this year.
Mr. Muleya told the DVEC members that eighty – six (86) people applied to conduct the voter registration education exercise and only ten (10) people were required for the exercise hence the need for the committee to engage dedicated people who will conduct a massive sensitization on the importance of registering as voters and participate in the elections.
He added that the District has a lot of eligible voters who need to be captured so that they participate in next year’s elections


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times)
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was forming a new military and economic committee with Saudi Arabia separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The move comes with Kuwait hosting a two-day summit of the GCC, which is riven by divisions after Saudi Arabia and its allies cut ties with Qatar earlier this year.
The committee "will co-ordinate between the two countries in all military, political, economic, trade and cultural fields," according to a decree issued by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities.
The two countries are close military allies, including in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition is battling Iran-backed rebels.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, together with Egypt, cut all ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing Doha of supporting extremists and of being too close to Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.
Mediation efforts led by Kuwait have failed to resolve the crisis.
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Turkey experiencing electricity blackout
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Attempts to restore power across Turkey are continuing after a power cut hit the country earlier on Tuesday.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said about 90 percent of electricity had been restored to Istanbul, Turkey's largest city. The minister has been updating the public via live broadcast from Slovakia, where he is on an official visit.
The electricity outages in many regions are due to problems in transmission lines, the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company, TEIAS, said earlier.
Thrace, the Black Sea and Eastern Anatolia regions of the country have seen power restored while problems continue in Izmir, Ankara, the Mediterranean and Aegean regions, Yildiz said.
"Crowded places such as metro stations have been given electricity and we believe the rest of the country should be fully powered shortly," he added.
TEIAS has started a technical investigation.
Yildiz's said that the cause is as yet unknown and was unable to either confirm or deny if it was a cyber attack which caused the outage.
He said that what is important is to get transmission back up and running to all regions from a crisis center based in the Golbasi district of Ankara.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that all possibilities are under investigation, including a possible terrorist angle.
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The Magistrate, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, handed down the sentence after the accused had pleaded guilty to the charge.
The police prosecutor, Insp. Jerry Tangshak, told the court that the accused was allegedly caught under Nyanya Bridge with 9 wraps of Indian hemp.
He said that the case was reported at the Nyanya Police Station on Sept. 12.
Tangshak said Baballo confessed to committing the offence during police investigation.
He said that the accused had told the police that he bought the wraps of the Indian hemp at Apo round about for his personal use. (NAN)


(WLNS) – Nearly a dozen Michigan schools have been added to the “struggling” list and now the state is getting involved.
The Treasury Department will now oversee the finances of the listed districts, which include
Flint and Mount Clemens schools.
According to the lists, 11 districts have been operating with deficits for more than five years.
Moving forward, districts will now have to submit a detailed plan to climb out of their financial hole.
Before the announcement was made yesterday the department was already overseeing five school district, including Detroit.


AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says that Maine residents have donated 1,728 pounds of food in the annual food drive held at the governor’s home.
The food will go toward helping needy families put food on the table during the holidays.
During the three-week drive at the Blaine House, LePage and first lady Ann LePage also offered tours of the governor’s mansion.
The food is being donated to the Good Shepherd Food Bank. The governor’s office says the food bank will decide which communities are the most in need when distributing the food.
The food bank says the donations will help it reach its goal of providing high-quality food items to 36,000 Maine residents every week.


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The government’s proposal to raise the ceiling cap for the COVID-19 Fund and the statutory debt limit is aimed at supporting the people and businesses during the reopening of the economy.
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the proposal will be implemented immediately after being approved by the Parliament.
“With the Parliament’s approval, we will raise the (ceiling limit) of the COVID-19 Fund from RM65 billion to RM110 billion, and the statutory national debt limit will be raised from 60 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 65 per cent of the GDP,” he said on RTM’s Selamat Pagi Malaysia programme today.
Tengku Zafrul said the government will continue to help the traders, especially the micro small and medium enterprises (SMES) and SMEs that have been adversely affected by the suspension of economic activities due to the pandemic, especially those in the retail and tourism sectors.
“In shaa Allah (God willing), we expect that by the end of this year, depending on the endemic situation, the people can go out, and businesses can resume their operations as usual but in accordance to the new norms,” he said.
He said the strategies outlined in the dynamic National Recovery Plan (NRP), which focuses on meeting economic and social needs, would help to guide Malaysia to come out from the COVID-19 crisis both systematically and safely.
The minister also advised traders and the people to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) when the economy reopens because there are still many COVID-19 cases in some sectors.
Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul highlighted that the Finance Ministry (MoF) had published a Budget 2022 Pre-Budget Statement — the first in the nation’s history, providing a preliminary overview of the direction, approach and expected benefits of Budget 2022.
“The MoF has always been open, giving all citizens the opportunity to engage with the ministry, and for the first time ever, the ministry had issued a public consultation paper to pay closer attention to the opinions of the external experts,” he said.


Newport City Council cancels Feb. 20 meeting
As heavy snow moves into the metro, the Newport City Council has canceled its Feb. 20 meeting and workshop session.
The items will be moved to the March 6 agenda.
Additionally, the city has decided to close the Library and Community Center.
Questions about the closure can be directed to City Hall by calling 651-459-5677.
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Finland and Sweden will jointly make the decision about joining NATO, told the broadcaster Yle, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. “We don’t have that automatic connection that if one decides, the other will do the same,” said the President, adding that, “on the contrary, it seems that the decision-making process is very complicated.” He noted that accession of Finland to NATO would require a referendum.
The President also stressed that Russia sees the Alliance as a threat. “They [Russia] don’t want the threat has spread to their borders,” he said.
Speaking about his vision of the situation, Niinistö said that he believes that the need to change current policy no.


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Morocco: Ghanaian national arrested over cocaine smuggling attempt
(MENAFN) On Friday, a Ghanaian national was arrested at Mohammed V International Airport in the Moroccan city of Casablanca for attempting to smuggle 4.1 kg of cocaine, Morocco's police said in a statement, Xinhua reported.
Arriving from Sao Paulo in Brazil, the drug was hidden in the backpack of the 41-year-old suspect, the statement added.
The suspect was returned to custody to complete the investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor's, it noted.
Morocco has seized a record 2.84 tons of cocaine in 2017, 1.5 tons more than the amount seized in 2016.
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AP
Iran said on Thursday it is ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the last hurdles to revive its tattered 2015 nuclear deal with major powers amid a growing crisis over the country's atomic program.
Iran's UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi told the UN Security Council that the Iranian 'negotiating team is ready to engage constructively again to conclude and reach agreement.”
'The ball is in US' court, and if the US acts realistically and shows its serious intention to implement its obligations, the agreement is not out of reach,” he added.
Ravanchi's remarks came a day after indirect negotiations between Iran and the US ended in Qatar, which he described as 'serious and positive.” He said Iran will contact the European Union coordinators 'for the next stage of talks.”
During intensive consultations with EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran last week 'Iran once again emphasized its willingness to provide creative solutions to the remaining issues in the hope of ending the deadlock,” Ravanchi said.
He spoke at a Security Council meeting on the UN resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal and its five permanent members - the US, Russia, China, Britain and France, and Germany.
In 2018, then-President Donald Trump pulled America out of the agreement, known as the JCPOA, raising tensions across the wider Middle East and sparking a series of attacks and incidents.
President Joe Biden's administration has been working to renew the agreement, which placed curbs on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief, which Iran insists it has never received.
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