U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that the Department of Justice’s investigation into the law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde won’t be criminal in nature.
Garland described the federal investigation as a “critical incident review,” which was done after other mass shootings such as in San Bernardino, California, and Orlando, Florida. The review will assess the law enforcement response and “give guidance for the future,” Garland said. The department will then produce a public report, which will include the investigation’s findings and recommendations.
“Nothing that these [investigators] can do can undo the terrible tragedy that occurred, and that we are just heartbroken about,” Garland said Wednesday. “But we can assess what happened and we can make recommendations for the future.”
Garland said the team reviewing the law enforcement response will conduct site visits to the school and interviews with witnesses, families, law enforcement officers and school officials.
He said that his department expects full cooperation from all law enforcement officers involved in the response to the shooting. Authorities have been criticized in the days after the massacre over their decision to wait over an hour before entering the school and confronting the shooter.
“We have been promised, assured and welcomed with respect to cooperation by every level of law enforcement: state, federal and local,” Garland said. “We will participate in that vein and we don’t expect any problems.”
Garland added that the Justice Department is also “ready to participate to support the bipartisan gun safety negotiations” in Congress. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the lead GOP negotiator in the Senate’s efforts to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation.
Garland said the investigation is being led by the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, as well as officials who have investigated other mass shootings like those at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub and Virginia Tech.
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Director of Public Education and Media Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Ahmed Masaafa, said that the student who tests positive for the coronavirus during the final exams period, will take the exam at the beginning of the second semester.
Masaafa told Roya Sunday that in case a number of COVID-19 infections were recorded among students in one class, the whole class will take exams at the beginning of the second semester.
He noted that the percentage of active cases among administrative staff, teachers and students reached around eight to nine per thousand, pointing out that the epidemiological situation in schools is ‘reassuring.’
Masaafa lastly said that the number of schools that have switched to distance learning are about four to five schools.
Last week, he confirmed that in-person education will continue in Jordan.
He pointed out that there is a noticeable increase in coronavirus cases among school students, stressing that the epidemiological situation in schools is under control but calls for more commitment.


More than 400,000 people are facing starvation in Turkana county due to drought. County Disaster Management Executive Charles Lokioto said the situation is getting worse.
He said many families are fleeing to neighbouring Uganda to look for food and pasture. Lokioto said the county government has sent out an appeal to humanitarian groups to assist the starving families. He said the county government has been buying food to help some of the starving families but the supplied are inadequate.


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The Centre told the Supreme Court that as of 11 am on Tuesday, there were no migrant workers seen on roads. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court that over 22 lakh daily wagers are being provided food. Mehta added that those who are still on the road were stopped and and moved to shelters and quarantine facilities. The Supreme Court also asked the government on the functionality of the Whatsapp chatbox. The government said it was in its initial stages but work was being done to enhance it. Chief Justice said that fear-mongering over the novel coronavirus disease could take more lives than Covid-19 itself. The Court has asked the government to rope in as many people as possible to disseminate correct news about the pandemic.


Ministry of Health demands solving health crisis in Gaza
The Ministry of Health in Gaza asked the Palestinian unity government to solve the health crisis in the Strip, urging it to revise its policies towards the Strip and its health services.
The spokesman of the Ministry, Dr. Ashraf al-Qudrah, said in a statement on Sunday the government has been ignoring the cleaning companies’ financial dues, prompting them to threaten a return to escalatory measures.
He added the government is also ignoring the need for filling job vacancies in the health facilities.
Qudrah called for solving the crisis of civil servants in the health sector on the administrative and financial levels. “They have not received their salaries for eight successive months, which has dangerous implications on their living conditions and on the overall health services”.
He called on the Palestinian factions along with the Palestinian Legislative Council to direct the government’s policies in both Gaza and West Bank toward solving the health crises.


Lahore, 26th April: DG ISPR Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar has said that the army contingents have been deployed since today morning.
He was addressing a press conference on the coronavirus situation in Pakistan on Monday.
He said that the purpose of the army contingents’ deployment is to help the civil government and assist law enforcement agencies regarding the enforcement of coronavirus SOPs.
DG ISPR urged the masses to follow coronavirus safety precautions to ensure their lives and the lives of others remained safe from the virus.
General Babar prayed for the front-liners of the battle against coronavirus.
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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A man was stabbed Saturday in Queens in a scuffle police believe involved more than two people, according to police sources.
The man was stabbed in the thigh about 10:10 p.m. Saturday near Jamaica Avenue and 146th Street, according to the NYPD.
The man fled and was found injured in transit nearby, but was not cooperative with police, officials said. He was taken to an area hospital but was not likely to die, police said.
A person was in custody related to an assault on another person, but it was not immediately clear if the stabber had been caught, according to police sources.
Police were still searching for more people that could have been involved in the scuffle, according to police sources.
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Mumbai: At least seven police personnel lost their lives and 511 new coronavirus cases were found among Maharashtra Police in the last 24 hours.
A total of 173 police personnel have lost their lives due to the pandemic in the state so far, while 13,719 have recovered and returned to their homes, the Maharashtra Police said on Sunday.
Out of the total number of 16,912 cases among its personnel, 3,020 are active cases, it added.
Across the state, there are a total of 8,83,862 confirmed case, of which 2,21,012 are active cases. Of these 6,36,574 patients have recovered while 26,276 have lost their lives due to the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said.


Kuwait- S. Korea, US begin massive air combat drills against Pyongyang
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- South Korea and the US kicked off a major air force exercise on Monday against North Korea's threats, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The five-day drill in South Korea comes less than a week after the North fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile and declared the completion of its "nuclear force." The training is the largest-ever combined air force drill between the allies, involving more than 230 warplanes and around 12,000 personnel. They include six F-22 Raptors and six F-35As, which have been deployed temporarily to Korea for the practice. A dozen F-35Bs operated by the US Marine Corps will also take part in the training, flying from their base in Japan.
"It's aimed at enhancing the all-weather, day and night combined air power operation capabilities of South Korea and the US," South Korea's Defense Ministry said.
The allies will conduct the drills under various wartime scenarios, including simulated precision strikes on mock North Korean nuclear and missile targets, it added. (end) mk.hb
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(MENAFN) The Turkish leader is going to send a condolences visit on Tuesday to Abu Dhabi after the demise of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the leader of the United Arab Emirates, according to an official statement.
In line with an issued declaration from the Turkish Communications Directorate, in his Tuesday visit Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going to as well have a two-sided conference with UAE leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was leader of the UAE since 2004, died on Friday at the age of 73.
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Agricultural commodities witness Sharp decreases
(MENAFN) Recession worries and central banks' aggressive monetary policies remain to have an effect on agricultural commodities.
Wheat exchanged on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the week with a decline of 12.4 percent.
Last week, corn dropped 3 percent as well as soybeans declined 3.9 percent, whereas rice surged 0.4 percent.
Cotton, which witnessed its worst rate since May last year, fell by 7.2 percent and coffee, which witnessed the worst price since October last year, reduced by 9.4 percent.
Sugar lost 0.3 percent last week as well.
Zafer Ergezen, a futures and commodity markets analysts, mentioned that worries about a slump in financial expansion saw a rise with the Fed's interest rate hike, also stating that interest rate hikes reinforced the dollar index up, which affected selling pressure in all commodity markets.
Ergezen mentioned that the central banks' interest rate hikes versus inflation brought along worries that financial expansion would decelerate.
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Egypt, Israel, EU sign agreement for shipping gas to Europe
(MENAFN) Egypt, Israel, and the EU inked a memorandum of understanding in Cairo to ship Israeli gas to Europe.
Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar posted a video on her Twitter account for the inking of the trilateral agreement.
"Today, Egypt and Israel together made commitment to share our natural gas with Europe and to help with the energy crisis," Elharrar stated after the inking ceremony.
European Commission Leader Ursula von der Leyen accepted the inking of the agreement.
"I very warmly welcome the signature of this historic agreement between Israel, Egypt, and the European Union," she added.
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Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a trilateral summit to take place in Nicosia in November, Cyprus`s Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis told Ahram Al-Arabi magazine on Thursday.
According to a news story that it was circulated on the website of ahramonline (http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/275138.aspx), the Cypriot Foreign Minister said in an interview with Ahram Al-Arabi that the three heads of state will discuss the latest regional developments as well as economic and political cooperation between the three countries.
Minister Kasoulidis said the upcoming summit in Nicosia would be the fifth tripartite meeting between Sisi, Anastasiades and Tsipras. The first three meeting were held in Cairo, Nicosia and Athens in 2015, and the fourth was held in Cairo in 2016.
During the interview with the weekly Egyptian magazine, Minister Kasoulidis stated, according to the story that was published on ahramonline, that Nicosia fully supports Egypt in its war against terrorism.
On the Libyan civil war, he said that Cyprus recognised the government of Fayez Sarag, but that it also appreciates the role of the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifah Haftar.
The FM also said that Cyprus supports Egypt`s positions on certain regional issues, including its position on Syria.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, March 17 (KUNA) -- The Arab Parliament on Friday called on the international community, mainly the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and international and European parliaments, to move immediately to hold Israel accountable for its nonstop crimes against Palestinians.
In a press statement, the parliament underlined that it is necessary for the international community to provide the required protection for the defenseless Palestinian people, and to compel Israel to stop its escalation in occupied Palestinian territories.
It cautioned that this serious escalation would only lead to further deterioration and violence, and would even undermine efforts to achieve tranquility.
Four Palestinians, including a young boy, were reportedly killed and 23 others injured in an Israeli attack on Jenin city and refugee camp. (end)
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The State of Qatar reiterated its full support for Libya's Government of National Accord and for all international mediation efforts aiming to complete the path of political transition, establish security and stability, combat terrorism and extremism in Libya and to support the Libyan people out of their crisis as well as achieving the desired consensus in order to preserve the unity and sovereignty of Libya.
This came the speech of the State of Qatar, delivered yesterday by Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva H E Ambassador Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri during the interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Libya, within the 36th session of the Human Rights Council.
Ambassador Al Mansouri stressed that the international community should continue to provide various kinds of support, especially technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights, to the Libyan Government of National Accord in order to ensure the implementation of a roadmap to help Libya overcome its economic, social, humanitarian and security challenges and difficulties and strengthen their capabilities to confront terrorist organizations. He noted that the world has witnessed the determination and ability of the Libyan people to defeat terrorism, which was culminated with the success in the city of Sirte and other areas.
He said that Libya is currently going through a crucial historical phase that gives two options: either to move forward on strengthening the political process, or the total collapse and the continuation of the conflict, the spiral of violence and drainage of the states' resources.
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Johnson, bowling at a pace exceeding 150kmph, has been almost unplayable at times through a series of lethal spells that have turned the Ashes heavily in Australia’s favour.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, England vice-captain Matt Prior said that the tourists could simply hope to survive against Johnson, who is expected to be even more difficult to face at the WACA Ground, as they try to salvage the series.
Prior said that he would hate to see the team, with the batting talent they have, just going out there trying to survive, and adding that that is not the way they are going to win in Australia.
He further said that they need to find ways to put pressure back on the Aussie bowlers and that’s the way they are hoping to play.
The report said that soon after Prior’s statement, Johnson said that if that was the way England thought to get the score, then they should `go ahead`
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Serbian president receives credentials of Jordanian envoy
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Belgrade, Sep. 9 (Petra) -- President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, received the credentials of Ahed Sweidat as an accredited and non-resident ambassador of Jordan.
During the ceremony, Sweidat conveyed His Majesty King Abdullah's greetings and wishes of continued good health to the Serbian President, as well as the King's wishes of further prosperity and growth for the Serbian people.
President Vucic asked the newly-appointed envoy to convey his greetings to King Abdullah, lauding the positive and constructive role the Kingdom plays in serving regional and international issues. He also voiced his country's desire to boost bilateral relations in all fields.
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Mirwaiz hopes new Pak govt would continue supporting Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 18: Hurriyat-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday hoped that the new government in Pakistan led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will work towards realising the dream of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s ‘naya’ Pakistan and continue its support of ‘Kashmir cause’.
In a statement, Mirwaiz said he hoped that the new regime in Pakistan would continue to advocate strongly for the resolution of problems faced by Muslims across the globe and work hard for their redressal.
“Pakistan has always supported the people of Kashmir on political, moral and diplomatic fronts by acting as the mediator and voice of the oppressed people at international forums,” said the Mirwaiz.
“The new government under Prime Minister Imran Khan would continue to support the people’s struggle for realisation of right to self-determination,” he said.


Srinagar, Nov 4: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday expressed serious concern over the wide scale damage caused to the horticulture and agriculture sectors in the Jammu and Kashmir due to snowfall and also questioned government’s inadequacy in ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity and water during the present crises.
PDP chief spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir in a statement here this afternoon said the damages caused to the fruit industry due to the snowfall is massive and that the people associated with the horticulture sector have incurred huge losses.
Mir also questioned the government’s ill-preparedness to tackle the aftermath of snowfall in Kashmir, stating that it was ironic to find that the government woke up from slumber only after the essential supplies were badly hit.
He added that the administration should have taken pre-emptive measures to ensure that the power lines and water supplies aren’t affected by the change in the weather as was already predicted by the weather department.
PDP Vice President Abdul Rahman Veeri has also expressed concern over the unseasonable snow and rainfall damaging crops in Kashmir where farmers were pinning hopes on a good harvest to mitigate losses sustained during the previous seasons.UNI


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Minister for Regional Development and Local Development the honorable Geoff Brock, has congratulated the state government for their $105 million contribution to the Regional Development Fund.
Mr Brock says the $105 million delivered as part of the 2017/18 state budget, reflects an ongoing state government commitment to the Regional Development Fund through to 2020/21.
Funding to the RDF has steadily increased across the last two state budgets, including a sizeable $30 million and $15 million contributions.
Mr Brock says the funding was important as the RDF continued to support projects and initiatives to build new infrastructure, drive economic growth and create new jobs.
So far more than 90 projects under the RDF have created more than 2,000 jobs and supported more than $900 million worth of economic activity in regional SA.


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Nkhotakota District Council has drilled journalists in disaster risk management to effectively report on disasters in the district.
Speaking on Tuesday when he opened the course, district commissioner Ben Tonho said the training will help journalists to understand the background and trend of disasters and improve their capacity in information dissemination.
He said it was important that media houses are well informed on the overview of the disaster risk management structure.
“We want journalists to help create awareness among people to prevent disasters,” said Tonho.
Zodiak Broadcasting Station journalist John-Paul Kayuni said the training was an eye-opener on disaster risk management issues.
He said most journalists focus on response and breaking news before the council undertakes assessment.
“We have been reminded that we should strive to gather facts and seek for clarification and verification to avoid causing an alarm during disaster,” said Kayuni.
Nkhotakota district relief and rehabilitation officer Rhomatchinga Nkhata said it was important that journalists understood the importance of giving out verified information, especially numbers of affected people.
Similar workshops have been held in Likoma, Dedza, Nsanje, Machinga and Mangochi districts.


Indigenously-developed 5G and 4G telecom technology stack will be rolled out in the country this year and the platform will be offered to the world from next year, Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. Vaishnaw said that only five countries in the world have end-to-end 4G-5G telecom technology stack but now with the public-private partnership, India has developed its own technology which has been tested to handle 10 million simultaneous calls.
Vaishnaw was addressing the B20 India inception meeting.
The minister also elaborated on four broad approaches directed towards economic management, digital economy, regulation in digital economy and development of new technology that India has taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help solve some of the pressing problems.
Referring to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact, Vaishnaw said in the last two years the world has seen a very turbulent period. He said that as the pandemic struck, the whole world kind of stopped, the economy came to a grinding halt and the classic response in many economies was to give a classical fiscal stimulus.
The minister said that in contrast to the fiscal stimulus-driven approach, the Prime Minister of India took an approach that was very focused on consumption and a large part of the fiscal space was allocated towards investment.
He said that for digitalisation, the Prime Minister took a different approach where India built a system, a digital ecosystem in which the monopoly of any big tech doesn’t come in.
He said that the Prime Minister has taken an approach to use public funds to create a robust platform and let everybody join that platform.
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Jordan- King opens new Joint Training Center
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Feb. 26 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army, Monday inaugurated the new premises of the Joint Training Center.
Upon arrival at the site, the King was welcomed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat and senior army officers.
The supreme commander was briefed on ways and mechanisms of modernization and development of the facility, which comprises various buildings, halls, and technical equipment.
King Abdullah lauded the outstanding level reached by the center through the programs it offers to trainees aimed at upgrading the level of training and rehabilitation implemented by the armed forces.
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Vietnam wants to develop its bilateral relations with Sri Lanka more effectively, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said.
Tran Luu Quang met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Tokyo.
Talking to the Sri Lankan leader, Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang, who is paying a working visit to Japan, affirmed that Vietnam consistently attaches importance to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Sri Lanka and wishes to develop bilateral relations more effectively and substantively.
He suggested both countries promote partnerships in multiple aspects, including increasing all-level mutual visits and people-to-people exchange; effectively carrying out existing bilateral cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Joint Committee chaired by the two foreign ministries; signing cooperation documents on education, culture, and agriculture; and strengthen trade links to raise bilateral trade to 500 million USD in the near future.
Tran Luu Quang also called for expanding ties to other potential fields, opening direct air routes to boost tourism, and maintaining close coordination at regional and international forums, especially the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Recalling his impression during a visit to Vietnam as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, President Wickremesinghe underlined support for the countries' relations to develop more strongly and recommended that the two sides enhance cooperation in the economy, trade, investment, tourism, and climate change response, and at multilateral mechanisms.
He also shared his country's efforts and policies to surmount economic challenges, noting that during that process, it hopes to foster economic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and take part in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with Vietnam being a member of both. (Colombo Gazette / People's Army Newspaper)
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of Baquba in central Iraq, leaving at least 19 people dead, dpa cited police
The dead include three children and four women, they say.
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Hinting at continuing protests in Kashmir till the visit of United States President Barack Obama to India in November, Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday accused the Centre of trying to suppress the 'movement' in the Valley ahead of the US President's arrival.
"New Delhi is trying its best to suppress the people's movement in Kashmir before the visit of US President to hoodwink the international community about the situation in the Valley," chairman of the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference said in a statement in Srinagar.
He urged the people to remain steadfast at this 'crucial juncture.'
"We have to defeat the designs of New Delhi and tell the international community that Kashmir is burning," Geelani said indicating that the agitation, which is being spearheaded by his amalgam, would continue.
US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the country in the second week of November. Criticising the mainstream political parties, Geelani alleged they were working against the 'people's movement' and their policies were against the people's aspirations.
"If these people (mainstream politicians) had any concern for the collective interests of the people, they would have resigned from the assembly," he said.
Geelani also criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, saying, "On the one hand he claims that those who were killed over the past four months were the pieces of his heart, but on the other he openly plays politics with their sacrifices by sticking to power."
He alleged that the ruling party has launched a 'negative campaign' through its 'paid agents' to defame the ongoing movement.


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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is very ardent in developing and maintaining an anti-corruption framework.
The Prime Minister said based on issues emerging at Petrojam, he has engaged in a “process of discovery”.
Prime Minister Holness was responding to questions posed by journalists this morning (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of young Tahj Rowe.
“We are still discovering, still interviewing persons, yesterday I had a long meeting with the senior management and staff of the Energy Division and Petrojam and we are working toward discovery – if there are other issues to be addressed,” said Prime Minister Holness.
The Prime Minister reminded journalists and the public that the process of investigation must take place in order to ensure justice.
“The balance that we have struck, is to ensure that we as quickly as possible investigate, discover, call to account, ask for reports and act on that because at the end of the day, the public has to be assured that we act on information that is factual information, that has basis in truth,” stated Prime Minister Holness.
Responding to further questions from journalists, Prime Minister Holness said the Opposition would do a great disservice to the people of Jamaica if they were to not cooperate on national issues with Government.
“I think the country moves forward with the Opposition and the Government drawing out areas where they can cooperate, where they can agree on because in modern politics, a level of maturity has to be exhibited, not everything should be sacrificed on the altar of political expediency,” said Prime Minister Holness.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Holness said the Government is here to serve the people for the long term.
“In the long ‘game’, it will be shown that the Government acted with integrity, that there was no attempt to cover up anything, that the Government followed a process and that justice at the end of the day will be done; that the public purse will be protected and that the Government will be stronger and more efficient. As I’ve said, we have immediately acted, we have made certain policy changes that will not just affect Petrojam but generally to improve the operations and governance of public bodies,” stressed Prime Minister Holness.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz considers it necessary to triple
the global renewable energy capacity by 2030, Azernews reports.
"The spread of renewable energy is progressing, but not at the
pace needed," Scholz said at the 28th Conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). Chancellor
emphasised the need to "triple the expansion of renewable sources"
and "double energy efficiency by 2030".
At the same time, the Chancellor noted that the expansion of
renewable sources has already accelerated in Germany, but must now
happen everywhere in the world.
In addition to the expansion of renewable energy, Scholz said it
was important that the conference launched the Climate Club, which
includes 35 countries and the European Union.
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(MENAFN) The Swiss Confederation’s president Ignazio Cassis is hopeful about maintaining solid practical outcomes for the nation’s steadiness and success at the fifth Ukraine Reform Conference in Lugano.
He stated during the virtual meeting "Reforms for Investment in Ukraine", with the reporting of, “Together with our Ukrainian partners involved in the reform process, we have decided to limit the number of priorities and hope to achieve tangible practical results.”
Cassis further added that, with the aid of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, they confirmed to make the Conference’s concentration about two essential fields which are constancy and wealth.
The Swiss Confederation’s President noted, “The first area – stability – covers such topics as combating corruption, strengthening local self-government, and promoting reforms for reintegration. The second area – prosperity – includes economic reforms,” adding “I am glad that we, as long-time partners of Ukraine, have the opportunity to support the country on its path of reform.”
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Relaxation of banking secrecy laws put on ice
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Plans to change Switzerland’s banking secrecy laws have been temporarily shelved. The reforms would have made it easier for the Swiss authorities to get information from domestic banks about suspected tax evaders.
The cabinet said on Wednesday that the change of heart was due to the slim chance of success it believed the revision would have.
The project has been put aside for the time being according to the finance ministry.
The aim of the reform to the laws on fiscal offences was to stop tax evaders hiding behind the shield of banking secrecy. It would have enabled tax authorities to demand information from banks on account holders strongly suspected of tax evasion.
Part of the reason for the change of plan was criticism from the cantons. They feel they have been at a disadvantage since banking secrecy for foreign clients effectively came to an end. That happened after the United States Justice Department fined Swiss banks for helping American citizens evade taxes.
As part of a non-prosecution agreement with Washington Swiss banks have to disclose information about potential tax-related offences in connection with undeclared US-related accounts and pay any associated penalties.
Banking secrecy initiative
Presenting the initial reform plans more than two years ago Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said that most Swiss citizens would not have been affected by the proposed reforms. She emphasised that tax evaders however should not benefit from banking secrecy.
A group which handed in signatures earlier this year for an initiative to enshrine domestic banking secrecy in the Swiss constitution said on Wednesday that the change of plan did not affect their wish to have the public vote on the issue.
The committee is made up of members of the conservative right Swiss People’s Party the centre-right Radical Party and Christian Democratic Party – as well as the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Homeowners’ Association.
They want a court to decide whether private banking data should be released to the tax authorities in cases when there is a strong suspicion of tax evasion.
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than it might have been in the past when it was just between two people," said Backs.
"We're proclaiming everything else in our day-to-day lives on social media and love is not different."
Another topic that people seem to be more open about discussing is finance and money. Nearly 44 percent of unmarried couples said they were talking about finances within six months of meeting each other, which was jump from 29 percent last year.
"We saw a significant boost there," said Backs. "It seems that people are a lot more open about discussing the topic."


Schools help families leap language hurdle
STEPHENS CITY — Fernando Fernandez and Leydamar Latimer moved to the U.S. from Puerto Rico seven months ago.
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A total of 9, 591 cases of Coronavirus including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been recorded by Enugu State since its spread in the state early this year.
Out of the 17 local governments in the state only two have not recorded any case of COVID-19.
Disclosing this yesterday to newsmen, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Obi, said out of the 9,591 cases, 7,489 cases have been treated and discharged.
Obi who said that the state had so far recorded 21 deaths added that 30 cases were still being treated at the various Isolation centres by the state government.
He noted that efforts were being made to ensure availability of testing centres in all local governments of the state.
On the effect on health workers, the Commissioner said that 187 health workers were hit by COVID-19 while discharging their duties.
Obi commended the state government led by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for living up to its responsibilities in the provision of test kits, protective materials and drugs were necessary, adding that the state government had done all within its power to contain the spread and provide treatment and facility support to stem the tide of the disease.
He said, “We have received support from some Non- Governmental Organization (NGOs); World Health Organization; Red Cross among others. We now have a testing centre at the UNTH, Enugu. We have a private hospital that is also testing and we are in the process of reviewing how many more can be tested. There is a full fledged general hospital at Igboano in Nsukka among others.”
While noting that the disease was yet to go away, the Commissioner warned that residents of the state must continue to observe COVID-19 protocols to be able to help the state government reduce the rate of infections.
The state government he said had put in place machineries to monitor those who would be entering the state during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, while response teams have been activated in all the 17 local governments.


Somali Army Executes Military Operation In Lower Shabelle Region
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Feb 14 (KUNA) -- Somalia's National Army units executed a planned military operation on Wednesday, according to local media.
The operation spanned multiple areas between Jandarshi and Arbao towns in the Lower Shabelle region, reported the Somali National News Agency (SONNA).
The main objective of the military operation was to destroy Kharijite militia's strongholds and locations, where they took shelter in from the air raids of the army and its international partners, SONNA added.
The Somali army has been intensifying its offensive operations against Al-Shabaab militants who are connected to Al-Qaeda organization in central and south Somalia. (end)
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Dec 05, Colombo: A prominent minister of the Sri Lankan government has called on all political parties to support the policies of the government.
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa addressing the parliament requested the political parties which have failed at past elections to join the government.
He said that some political parties that have failed to support the government and its policies have lost its power bases among the people.
Minister Rajapaksa noted that these parties would be able to see a change in its support base if they decide to support the government policies.
According to Rajapaksa, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given priority to the importance of public support and as a result has held several elections to seek the people's mandate for the government's policies.
He added that a majority of the country has given its mandate to the government.


Referring to the recently released film ‘Kashmir Files’ on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir, he said that people should not create an atmosphere of hatred by making such films. He said that any such film should be banned immediately.
National Conference’s Hasnain Masoodi said that the budget of Jammu and Kashmir is being presented in the Parliament instead of the Assembly, it is a question worth raising. He said that the state with a population of 1.5 crore has not got its own assembly for two and a half years.
He alleged that Article 370 was abrogated by bypassing the Constitution. He said that the government should answer whether it is the right of the Center to divide the state into union territories. He said that we should wait for the decision of the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on this subject, but the government is running many exercises there including delimitation, which is an insult to the judiciary.
He said that there has been no reduction in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Masoodi said that there should be attention towards daily wage earners and temporary workers.
IUML’s ET Mohammad Bashir said that the government is suppressing the media not only in Kashmir, but everywhere. CPI(M)’s AM Arif also made similar allegations.
BB Patil of Telangana Rashtra Samithi said that Jammu and Kashmir has moved ahead on the path of development in two years due to the efforts of the government. He expressed hope that the government will take further steps for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir.


BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government's public relations department has launched a 'Factcheck' portal aimed at curbing misinformation and making right information available to the public, a minister said on Monday.
The announcement was made by state horticulture minister Bharat Singh Kushwaha while replying to the demand of grantof the MP public relations department in the Assembly.
He said the official factcheck portal aimed at curbing fake news and misinformation on social media and to provide authentic information to the public.
The PR department is also using "news media monitoring and sentiment application" for monitoring and analysis of the news coming from across the state.
Kushwaha said the state's PR department had given correct information to the public during the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown.


Southampton have confirmed their place in the Premier League for next season after a strong return to action after the Coronavirus suspension.
Plans can now start being put forward for the future and the club can look to put things in place to build under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
The playing squad at St Mary’s look to be developing a really successful version of the Austrian’s playing style at the moment, but a few more additions could boost them up to even higher levels.
Players that do not have a future on the South Coast will also need to be moved out to free up some funds – especially after the financial strains that the Coronavirus has caused.
Things will soon become even clearer about the players that the club are targeting, and here are five recent reported developments on moves that could be made:


An overwhelming majority, 85 per cent, said they were worried about the impact coronavirus is having on their life.
A quarter of people felt they were “spending too much time” with people in their home, and a similar number said their relationships were feeling the strain.
The largest proportion, at 53.2 percent, were concerned about their relationship with their partner, while 47 percent were concerned about the impact that social distancing will have on their friendships. Just over one in five adults (20.1 per cent) said they felt lonely often or always during the lockdown, a huge rise from 6.1 per cent before the pandemic hit.
Almost half – 45.9 per cent – were simply bored because they are forced to spend most of their time at home.
Dr James Rubin, an adviser to the the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage), has told MPs that separate polling has shown that 13 percent of people are drinking more.
“Inevitably we are going to see an impact on people’s health and wellbeing, and we are already seeing some signs of it,” he said. “These sorts of things will build up.”
Amid fears over the long-term impact the pandemic will have on people’s mental health, 46 per cent of those questioned said that it was causing them high levels of anxiety.
Esther Rantzen, who founded The Silver Line, said that although society seemed to be coming together and showing appreciation for carers and those providing services, there are also worries for the elderly having to self-isolate and those in difficult home situations.
“This is going to have a huge impact on people and on levels of depression and anxiety,” she told The Telegraph. “I think we all have an obligation to make that phone call – the telephone can make a huge difference in lifting spirits and giving people time to talk about the way they feel and also to share memories, experiences and jokes.”
As so many people have to stay inside, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey shows finances are a major concern. One in five adults are already feeling the pinch and many having to dig into their savings to pay their bills.


Recognition for community committment
This Friday will be a big day in the business community of West Fargo with the special ribbon cutting ceremony planned by the West Fargo Chamber at Trail King Industries, Inc., in the City's industrial park on the West edge of town.
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‘A Collection of Quilts’ opens at Hollingsworth Mill
Winchester — Thousands of tiny stitches will help to unravel the past with a new quilt exhibit presemted by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.
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As the World Bank and the federal government work to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable people, as many as 1,818 people have received grants worth several million to boost their businesses in Delta State.
The World Bank project, which relied on the Economic Stimulus of COVID-19 Action Revival (NG-CARES), was reported to Asaba as part of the Delta Cares program to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the pandemic in the country.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who announced the disbursement of the funds, said the beneficiaries were those captured during the first phase of the program in the state.
Okowa commended the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) for supporting the federal government in ensuring the program is approved and applauded the World Bank for its intervention.
He revealed that the program was designed to cushion the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people, especially the poor and vulnerable, adding that around 2,529 MSMEs would receive grants to support post-lending. -COVID-19, operational costs and improve their IT capacity.
He added that the program would also support 25,269 poor and vulnerable households with social transfers, basic services and livelihood subsidies as well as 13,976 farmers to boost food production and ensure the smooth functioning of the food chain. food supply.
Also speaking, Bank of Industry (BOI) Managing Director Olukayode Pitan said NG-CARES was a partnership with the World Bank targeting vulnerable people and ensuring food security following the COVID-19 pandemic .
Pitan, who congratulated Delta on being the first state to launch the NG-CARES program in the country, ensured the bank’s commitment to empower and support the growth of MSMEs with loans at low interest rates. figure and a moratorium.
He explained that the BoI had paid $ 772 million to 3.8 million people in the country over the past five years, adding that 30 of the 36 states in the federation had agreed to work with the BoI to implement the program.


North Carolina’s Agriculture and Biotechnology communities have launched a new global economic development platform.
Doug Edgeton is President and CEO of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. He said Wednesday's announcement brings Agriculture, Biotechnology, company growth and jobs together.
“We have the companies, we have the research, we have the workforce, what we have lacked is something to call it," said Edgeton. "So without further adieu, I’d like to officially unveil “AgBiosphere.”


Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Friday that her government received the approval of the Venice Commission for amendments to the constitution.
Speaking at a meeting of the Parliamentary Commission on Constitutions Issues and Legislature, Brnabic said that the process to change parts of the constitution. “This is one of the basic rule of law requirements on the European integration path but we are not doing this just for the sake of integration but because we believe in reforms and that the public and economy can rely on justice being equal for all and achievable in a reasonable time,” she told the meeting.
A government press release said that “the Committee adopted the Bill on changing the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, proposed by the Serbian government”.
Brnabic recalled that the government adopted the initiative to change the parts of the constitution governing the judiciary on December 3, 2020 and submitted it to parliament following 18 months of public debate.
Parliament Speaker Ivica Dacic said that the amendments will change only the parts of the constitution on the judiciary and denied claims that the ruling majority wanted to change the preamble which states that Kosovo is part of Serbia. He said the Committee on Constitutional Issues has to adopted the proposed amendments which are then debated by MPs and have to be adopted by a two thirds majority. He said the proposed amendments can’t be altered.
Dacic also explained that a referendum on the amendments has to be held prior to the early elections which are being planned for early 2022.
The changes to the constitution have been a contentious issue for the past few years with critics claiming that the authorities are planning to change the constitution in a way which would allow official Belgrade to recognize Kosovo.


Kuwait- His Highness Amir meets development projects' monitoring body
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Dec 4 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Monday at Bayan Palace Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.
The Kuwaiti minister was accompanied by the head of a technical team tasked with monitoring progress on the "Silk City" and "Boubyan Island" development projects and the assistant undersecretary of the general secretariat for parliament's financial and administrative affairs Osama Al-Duaij.
Al-Duaij, along with members of the team, offered His Highness the Amir an explanation over the intricacies of the projects, which fit into His Highness the Amir's vision of transforming Kuwait into a regional commercial hub and could help usher in unprecedented development.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah said the team were honored to have met His Highness the Amir and that the projects were progressing as planned. (end) nam
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday underscored that Pakistan valued its long-standing relationship with the United States and wanted to further deepen bilateral cooperation based on mutual respect, trust, and equality.
He highlighted that constructive engagement between the two countries could help promote peace, security and development in the region.
The prime minister was talking to United States House of Representatives Ilhan Omar who called on him.
During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including Pakistan-U.S. bilateral relations as well as regional situation were discussed.
Maintaining that the US was Pakistan’s largest trading partner, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to further enhance cooperation between the two countries especially in the trade and investment fields.
He lauded the efforts of Pakistani Diaspora in reinforcing the Pakistan-US ties and added that Pakistan deeply valued their contribution to national development and growth.
The Prime Minister highlighted the serious human rights situation in IIOJK and stressed the importance of peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, enabling the region to realize its economic potential and promote social progress.
He emphasized that a peaceful and stable South Asian region can focus on its growth and development.


Stingers' season wrap: Record-setting season comes up short
WILLMAR — It was a record-setting season for the Willmar Stingers.
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Condemns braid chopping incidents
Srinagar, Oct 10: Jammu and Kashmir Anjuman-e-ulame Ehnaf on Tuesday said that the new Hajj policy by the Central government is unacceptable.
According to the statement issued to KNS, President of the organization, Moulana Akhzar Hussain said that the new Hajj policy is against the Islamic Shariah.
He also condemned the growing braid chopping incidents in Kashmir and said that people should jointly fight against such elements. (KNS)


IRNA – A high-ranking official of Iran’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday that the Planning and Budget Organization has provided the Ministry of Health with 3050 billion tomans to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Kamel Taghavinejad said in a video press conference that 1,200 billion tomans of the money will be given to the medical universities to purchase the equipment they need from Iranian companies.
Taghavinejad said that 40 billion tomans have already been provided for the universities by benefactors, adding that a ticker symbol has been defined on the stock market to gain the trust of the people.
He said the gains of Corona1 go to the medical universities and the gains of Corona2 go to the health system of the country, adding that President Hassan Rouhani had allocated 200 billion tomans for those who were fighting the virus at the frontlines, which was paid last month.
He also said that the Iranian diaspora has also helped, and ever since 2005, the World Bank gave us a load – 50 million dollars, adding that another 130 million euros were loaned by Islamic Development Bank.


Jammu and Kashmir Police have initiated action against the facilitators for providing shelter to Rohingyas (illegal immigrants) in the Jammu district.
The police spokesman said on Tuesday morning that action was initiated against all those who have been facilitators in providing shelter and availing government benefits to the non-citizens of the country (Rohingyas).
FIR’s are lodged in the various police stations of Jammu against the people who have been found to be accused of providing shelter to the people of foreigners outside the country (Rohingyas).
“Searches as per procedure in the presence of magistrates were conducted at different locations in Jammu district where non-citizens are accommodated and also at the residential places of the facilitators,” said the spokesman.
The spokesman stated that during searches, illegally acquired Indian documents like PAN cards, Adhaar cards, and bank documents, among other incriminating material, were seized.
“Investigation into the matter has started, and stringent action in the future shall be taken against all such defaulters,” the spokesman added.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
Sri Lanka has sought more investments and technical assistance from Germany.
The request was made when German Member of Parliament Peter Ramsauer met President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat.
The progress of the projects being implemented at the Karapitiya Hospital with the support of the German Government was reviewed and future activities were discussed during the meeting.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that he expects Germany's technical assistance and investment in Sri Lanka's upcoming development program and requested further assistance in this regard.
Further, the President expressed his thanks for the projects that Germany has introduced to manage the human-elephant conflict in this country, and Mr Peter Ramsauer expressed his appreciation for studying and implementing them in the country.
In addition, President Ranil Wickremesinghe also mentioned that he is looking for support to further expand the training programs for Sri Lankan students through German technical colleges.
Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Head of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, Presidential Director for Sustainable Development and Youth Affairs Randula Abeyweera and several others attended the event. (Colombo Gazette)
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Menahga School settles teachers' contract hours before deadline
After months of negotiations, Menahga School Board settled the 2009-11 teachers' contract just seven hours before the state imposed deadline Friday.
According to the board's figures, teachers will get a 2.15 percent increase to the salary schedule for the first year and a 2.10 percent increase for the second year.
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110 migrants rescued in Aegean Sea
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Albanian Defense Minister Olta Xhacka said on Tuesday that 110 migrants were rescued by the Albanian Navy in the previous two days.
The minister said that the migrants were "rescued in four different operations within two days in the waters between Turkey and Greece".
He also said that the Albanian navy has contributed significantly as a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission in the Aegean Sea.
He was quoted saying that "During the last three years, 3 Albanian ships and around 300 crew members have saved the lives of about 3,000 children, men and women in 160 operations".
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 07 (APP): Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Sunday said that the measures taken by the Sindh government against the opposition leader are highly reprehensible.
In a tweet, the federal minister stated that such measures only taken as revenge will increase the bitterness.
He said that the law has been blown up.
Chaudhry Fawad said that Haleem Adil Sheikh strikes the Sindh government like a thorn.
The tweet of federal minister came in response to demolition of opposition leaders’ farmhouses as part of anti encroachment drive of Sindh government.


Kuwait- KRCS executes medical projects in Yemen
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Arwa Al-Woqayyan KUWAIT, Dec 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) launched the third campaign for health projects in Yemen's Taiz and Abyan governorates.
The project includes a medical camp, mobile clinics, programs to fight malnutrition and the distribution of wheelchairs and medical equipment.
In a statement to KUNA on Wednesday, head of KRCS' delegation Abdulrahman Al-Oan said that 2,000 patients will benefit from the medical camp, 4,000 from the mobile clinics and 8,000 for malnutrition.
He noted that KRCS executed four medical projects in Taiz involving medical camps for different kinds of surgeries and distributing medical equipment.
Al-Oon added that KRCS was honored by Yemeni authorities in appreciation of its role in easing the suffering of Yemenis living in war-torn areas. (end) akw.ag
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Organizers in the city’s Yemeni community have also planned a meeting on Thursday evening to “share the impact the Ban has had on them and their loved ones.”
Yemeni store owners in New York City will shut down over 1,000 stores across the city on Thursday to protest Donald Trump's recent executive orders, barring travel and immigration from Yemen and six other countries with majority-Muslim populations, BuzzFeed points out.
“This shutdown of grocery stores and bodegas will be a public show of the vital role these grocers and their families play in New York’s economic and social fabric,” organizers wrote on Facebook. "During the shutdown, grocery store owners will spend time with their families and loved ones to support each other; many of these families have been directly affected by the Ban.”
Stores participating in the strike will be closed from 12-8 p.m. on Thursday and organizers have planned a meeting on Thursday evening at Brooklyn Borough Hall, where “merchants will share the impact the Ban has had on them and their loved ones,” and "stories read on behalf of families who are afraid to come forward.”


The public will continue to be urged to obtain the COVID 19 booster vaccine despite concerns being raised by some groups.
Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health that his Ministry will continue to educate and motivate the public to obtain the COVID 19 booster vaccine.
He said that the Ministry of Health has been conducting public awareness campaigns for the booster vaccine.
The Minister also said that there was a delay in completing the vaccination process due to some organized groups carrying out a campaign against the booster.
He said the vaccination process can be successful if all media channels, the public sector and political authorities work together in this regard.
It was also noted at the meeting that there is a huge shortage of nursing staff at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
(Dr.) (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control, Sisira Jayakody, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health, (Prof.) Channa Jayasumana, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, Members of Parliament and Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health and other officials were also present at the meeting. (Colombo Gazette)


Shafaq News/ US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is not going to be the same.
Thomas-Greenfield addressed the Biden administration's decision not to directly sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite a campaign promise to punish senior Saudi leaders.
"The relationship with Saudi Arabia is not going to be the same, it has changed significantly and President Biden has made clear that we will hold those people accountable," she said, pushing back that critics' assertion that the Biden administration was giving a murderer a pass was "not the case."
She pointed to the administration's actions on the issue -- the release of the US intelligence report on Khashoggi's murder, visa restrictions "against those who were involved" and sanctions. The report found that bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill the Saudi journalist, and neither the visa restrictions nor the sanctions list directly impacted the prince.
When pressed on whether Biden was demonstrating sufficient accountability, Thomas-Greenfield noted that the administration had taken such actions after being in power for less than two months.
"Those actions have been taken in public and those actions will continue to be strengthened over the coming months," she said. "I think that anyone that has any doubt that the president is not serious just needs to look at what he's done in the short period of time that we've been in the administration and there's more to come."


The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF) Wednesday said the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that people in northern Nigeria are at risk of acute food insecurity.
The UN-FAO projected that an estimated 13 million people in the area face the risk of acute food insecurity in the next few months.
Project Manager, UNDP – GEF, in charge of Resilient Food Security Project, Rhoda Dia, stated this while speaking in an interview in Abuja.
Ms Dia said the warning had become imperative because the country was facing growing levels of acute food insecurity due to decades of insecurity across the country.
She said the insecurity had resulted in increasing poverty and economic crises.
Ms Dia added that the situation has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and recently, the series of clashes between farmers and herders.
She stated that, women, girls and the elderly were the most vulnerable groups to climate change, adding that it was because they were highly exposed to climate risks.
Ms Dia said the adaptive capacity of these groups was low, which according to her was constrained by the poor quality of access to, and control of resources.
She warned that they were more likely to live in poverty, as they were traditionally excluded from the decision-making process at local, national, and international levels. (NAN)


Officer of the Order of Australia Professor Anne Twomey says COVID-19 has been beneficial for teaching the public about the value of the Constitution.
Professor Twomey has been included on the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for her contribution to the law and public education on constitutional matters, and is one of more than 1,000 people on the list.
She said the pandemic has allowed for a chance to educate Australians on “bits of the Constitution and why they’re important”.
“We’ve seen it more recently with COVID and section 92 of the constitution about crossing state borders,” Professor Twomey said.
She also said the pandemic has demonstrated the importance of a layered government system and the power states are given.
“Particularly for protecting people of the state from the spread of COVID, but also making sure that things are done.”


United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Thursday said it will donate five billion naira towards Africa’s response against the coronavirus pandemic.
The pan-continental financial institution will make the donations through its nonprofit arm, UBA Foundation.
The donation comes after the Dangote Foundation pledged N200 million to Nigeria’s effort against the virus.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has also pledged a N50 million relief fund.
UBA said the donation will “provide significant and much-needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying relief materials, critical care facilities, and financial support to Governments.”


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Manama Jumada II 13 1437 Mar 22 2016 SPA -- King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain has sent a cable of condolences to King Philippe King of the Belgians over the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit today Brussels Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station leaving scores of people killed or injured.
The Bahraini King strongly condemned and denounced such heinous terror attacks that target civilians and contravene all divine religions human values and international conventions.
King Hamad prayed for the victims and wished the wounded speedy recovery and their families patience and consolation Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
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Malé, Maldives – President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih stated on Friday that the country’s economic outlook looks promising, despite the recent downturn it faced due to global events.
He made these remarks while addressing the nation at the official function to mark the 55th Republic Day held in Dharubaaruge.
The President attributed the joint efforts of the government and the people to the recovery from the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. He, however, stated that attempts to use the opportunity to create fear and uncertainty for political gain far outweigh the economic situation.
Highlighting the budget proposed by the administration, the President stated that it focuses on austerity measures. He assured the administration would take steps to deter any negative impact on the economy and the people.
Underscoring achievements in the economic sector over the past four years, the President said the administration had ensured a conducive environment for the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including eliminating difficulties in registering businesses and digitising such processes.
The President also lauded the administration’s efforts to introduce a minimum wage and revise the salaries of education sector staff. The President also reiterated that the wages of healthcare sector staff would be revised and announced soon.
The President also spoke about the administration-led projects over the past four years to up the socio-economic development of the island communities, including the development of water and sewerage networks, easing difficulties due to a lack of good harbours, and other essential requirements.
The administration this year launched its “Binveriyaa” and “Gedhoruveriyaa” housing schemes. Citing these initiatives, the President announced that the administration had received 35,861 applications for the programmes. He said that the evaluation of the applications is now in progress.
The administration is also committed to building generations of productive youth. On this note, the President highlighted the success of the administration’s free degree programme and announced that the number of people enrolled in the programme exceeds 15,547.


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Delta community lament over deplorable road
Residents of Igbudu community in Warri South local government area of Delta state which plays host to the biggest market in the state, have appealed to the state government to help put the deplorable link road in the community in proper shape.
The residents who said they have written several letters to the lawmaker representing the constituency to no avail, said the road have been long abandoned.
Our Correspondent Dele Fasan who was at the community filed in this report.
Speaking on the state of the road, a community youth and a leader of the community expressed their views.
Some traders who displayed their wares along the road lament the effect of the deplorable road on their businesses.
When contacted, the member representing Warri South constituency 2 Hon. Dennis Omovie said contractors were chased from site by angry youths last year, and that the road will be captured in the 2018 budget.


KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman while citing the recent incidents in which two doctors were killed, said that the doctors have been compelled to close their clinics due to ongoing targeted killing spree.
“A massive amount is being spent in term of fiscal budget on police and other security departments, but those security departments have completely failed to arrest criminal elements,” he said in a statement.
Expressing his deep concerns over the continuous targeted killing spree of the doctors, Hafiz Naeem said that the targeted killings of professionals including doctors and lawyers had raised serious concerns over ongoing targeted operation in Karachi.
He said that the government had completely failed to restore law and order situation in country, particularly in the city.
Hafiz demanded that the LEAs officials should ensure the proper security to the doctors and other professionals.


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In an interview with ITV News at 10 the Foreign Secretary William Hague explained that more help was needed for humanitarian reasons, but also for the security of Britain and the West.
“Extremists can move in to a vacuum that if Governments don’t show that they can do something to help those people then other people will move in there and start to win their confidence.”
“If we don’t do more to help then we’re making the problems worse. Then we are making the potential threat that has sometimes come out of Pakistan in the past, we’re potentially making that worse.”
The UK Government has so far earmarked £64 million to the floods and brought forward a £10 million pound bridge project. The UK public have contributed £40 million to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal. The Foreign Secretary has said that the UK is leading the way and that other EU nations have to do more:
“It’s in their vital interest as well that Pakistan is a stable society and a more successful economy than it has been in recent years.”


Urging the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan to go for a composite dialogue so that to bring an end to the skirmishes on Line of Control, National Conference Thursday expressed concern over the fresh cease fire violations in Samba sector in Jammu region.
Party General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar while addressing a meeting of district presidents of Kashmir region here at the party headquarters said that the firing along the LoC has yielded nothing other than causing loss of precious lives, a party statement said on Thursday.
“The frequent border skirmishes are childish exercises which have never yielded anything other than killing the innocents on both sides of the border. The brunt of the border firing has to be ultimately faced by the people living in the border areas who are compelled to leave their homes,” Sagar said, condemning the fresh firing between the armies of India and Pakistan in the Samba sector in Jammu region.
He urged the prime ministers of India and Pakistan to discuss issues on table and said that the time is ripe the neighbours should end the hostility in the region, the statement said.
“The hostility between India and Pakistan should be removed and both the countries should sit across the table and resolve their differences,” he said.
“People across the region have a strong yearning for peace and progress. But unfortunately due to the hostility between the two neighbours, people living in border areas have to move out of their homes and leave their livestock and many other precious things behind, which is the only source of their income,” Sagar lamented adding, “In the last year at many occasions people had to leave their homes due to the firing which is unfortunate.”
He said people of Jammu and Kashmir are the worst sufferers of the hostility between India Pakistan that is continuing since many decades now and the leadership of both the countries should show empathy towards people of state.
“Both the countries need to understand that we are the basic sufferers of the conflict between the two neighbours and any attempt made by the two to end hostility will be warmly welcomed the National Conference which has been calling for the resolution of all long pending issues,” he said.
He further said that both the countries forgetting the differences of the past, should now move ahead and stop blaming each other which has created bitterness in the relations among two neighbours.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir have to bear the brunt of any aggression between Delhi and Islamabad and it’s the need of hour that the two countries should display political wisdom by making efforts to resolve all outstanding issues,” he said.
Sagar said it’s worrying that both the countries have 90% of their annual budget on the defence spending, the same money could have been utilised on the development of both the countries as a large population in these countries continues to live below poverty line.
“Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was always in favour of friendly relations between India and Pakistan and during his lifetime, he made several attempts to bring them closer,” Sagar said adding, “The two countries should resume the stalled dialogue process for resolving the issues. Unarmed civilians have borne the brunt of the hostilities between India and Pakistan, which should stop.”


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Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh has said that the stone pelting in Kashmir is history now. He said the wiping out of the separatist elements like Hurriyat and Jamaat-i-Islami had contributed to peace in the Valley.
“Stone-pelting in Kashmir was promoted by elements who worked at the behest of Pakistani agencies. Elements like Hurriyat and Jamaat-i-Islami were responsible for this,” the DGP Singh told media in Srinagar on Friday. “Also, youth of Kashmir deserve appreciation as they have understood the games being played by Pakistan and its supporters in Kashmir.”
He called the anti-national elements in Kashmir “thorns”.
“We have cleared Kashmir most of these thorns,” he said. “We will clear the rest of them also.”
The DGP Singh that the government is taking appropriate steps to eliminate the remaining “thorns” from the society and that the government was receiving all the support from the people to accomplish this task.


Iran says will continue social distancing rules until April 8
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, March 28, IRNA -- Iran will continue the social distancing rules to combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) until April 8, Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Saturday.
Speaking on the sidelines on a meeting of a national committee for the fight against coronavirus, Rabiei said that all the restrictions imposed to slow down the spread of the deadly virus will remain in place until the mentioned time.
He said that the meeting also discussed how to deal with the people infected with the dangerous virus.
The infected people are supposed to be quarantined in accordance with the existing health protocols, he said, adding that some judicial measures will be taken today to deal with those who ignore the health protocols, obliging the COVID-19 patients to quarantine themselves.
The spokesman also said that the government has plans to support those who do not have the necessary requirements to treat their patient family members at home as their home is small and does not have an extra room to be dedicated to a patient family member.
The government has set up some intensive care centers in different parts of the country in which the coronavirus patients can receive the necessary treatments, Rabiei said.
Some 35,408 people have been so far affected by the virus, some 2,517 of which have lost their lives while 679 others have recovered, the latest official reports say.
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A workshop about the subject was held Wednesday at MSU Meridian. Its goal was to help people better understand how men and women handle depression differently.
Men are less likely to seek help when depressed, and more likely to commit suicide. They're also less likely to acknowledge that they are depressed.
The seminar was part of a series of professional development workshops being held at MSU.
"We're trying to provide topics that people have requested who are in the helping professions, where they need updates and they need additional information about a particular topic," said Dr. Julia Porter of MSU Meridian. "Men and depression was one of the things we were asked to do a workshop on."
Local counselors, social workers, caregivers, clergy and law enforcement were invited to participate.


In light of the recent fires that have been affecting families the Government has taken on the initiative to secure 25,000 smoke detectors and alarms to be distributed freely to residents.
Health Minister Molwyn Joseph confirmed the news while speaking in Parliament on Tuesday.
Additionally the Health Minster announced that plans are being put in place to establish a burn center at the Mount St John’s Medical Center.
He said that discussions have already begun with the Government of Martinique who will also assist with the training of nurses and medical personnel.
Minister Joseph said that these additions will play a major role in reducing the amount of house fires within the country.