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The Katsina state government says it is investigating the causes of the unusual rise in deaths recorded daily across the state.
Governor Aminu Masari stated this during a press briefing on Tuesday on the update on COVID-19 in the state.
He said that the government has trained pathologists who would do the investigation on the causes of the deaths in the state.
“The pathologists will investigate what is responsible for the massive deaths being recorded.
“Most of the people who died were elderly persons, without going to hospital.
“The pathologists will get samples of some of the dead persons to confirm whether it is as a result of COVID-19 or not,” he said.
On COVID-19, the governor said that the state government now has about 400 samples waiting for testing by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Masari revealed that the mobile courts would continue to enforce compliance on the restriction of movements of people from one local government area to another.
He added that interstate movement would continue to be prohibited for now, until the situation improved.


Tanzaniaâ€™s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Addadi Rajabu says there are vast business opportunities across Africa that can be taken advantage of by Matabeleland region.
Speaking during a business conference in Bulawayo that was attended by diplomats from five African countries and captains of industry in the city, Mr Rajabu said the local industry can benefit from several business opportunities in other African countries by establishing trade partnerships.
Diplomats from Angola, Botswana, DRC and Nigeria also presented on the business opportunities available in their countries.
The business conference that was organised by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, (ZNCC), was preceded by a tour of several companies by the ambassadors and embassy staff.
During the tour, the delegation was appraised on the performance of industries and the challenges that are affecting business.
ZNCC Matabeleland region Vice President, Mrs Shiela Sidambe said the business tour is now set to be an annual event that will seek to expose the business opportunities for local industries abroad in an effort to revive industry in the region.


Van Zandt County Sheriff Lindsey Ray continues to make changes in the County in his first week as Sheriff.
Ray says more patrols cars have hit the streets.
“During my campaign I emphasized that if elected I would ensure more patrols by law enforcement,” Sheriff Ray said. “I have put CID Officers on Patrol and have already received feedback that more patrol cars have been seen around the county.”
Sheriff Ray said the Department has had to be resourceful in their effort to put more cars on the roadways without costing the taxpayers extra money.
The Sheriff ensures that the Department is also working to ensure cases being investigated before the New Year will still be pursued by the new administration.


(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
Srinagar- Tourists and locals are being taken to safer locations in Dal Lake amid ongoing gusty winds in central Kashmir's Srinagar district, officials said.
They said that the evacuation is being done in a bid to avoid any exigency.
'We have taken most of them to safer locations however there are still some and are rescue is on to evacuate them also', the official said, as per news agency GNS.
Notably, gusty winds are also reported from several north Kashmir districts. No damage has been however reported from anywhere, when this report was being filed.
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Rona foundation will partner with the Kenya Police Service to establish gender desks within police stations in Siaya, a director of the NGO, Roseline Orwa has said.
Orwa said the decision by the foundation to establish gender desks has been necessitated by the fact that most women and widows fear seeking services at the stations due to several factors, among them fear of the officers in uniform and language barrier.
The director said that the desks, to be manned by officers trained on gender issues, will ensure sanity and values are maintained, making those seeking services there feel comfortable.
She was speaking at Wagoma village in South Sakwa, Bondo sub county during the opening of a gender desk that will help widows and other victims of gender abuse in the area.
The occasion was also addressed by Siaya county police commander, Francis Kooli who said the police were committed to serving the public with dignity.


MERKEL, Texas — The City of Merkel has fired Merkel Police Chief Chris Ortiz, who is now under investigation by the Texas Rangers.
Ortiz was fired during Monday night's meeting of the Merkel City Council.
According to a statement from Merkel City Manager Steve Campbell, information was "brought to the attention of city administration."
An internal investigation was conducted and Ortiz was terminated as a result of the investigation, the findings of which have been turned over to the Texas Rangers.
Campbell said that the "City of Merkel cannot comment further."
Ortiz was appointed Merkel's police chief in April of 2017 and had been with the Merkel Police Department since 2015.
Overall, Ortiz has been involved in law enforcement for 14 years.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) A contingent of military officials is quietly pushing the Pentagon to approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks.
That's according to politico , which refers to three people with knowledge of the discussions, Ukrinform reports.
'I don't think we are opposed,' said a senior Department of Defense official about the F-16s, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive debate. The person stressed that there has been no final decision. Read also: ukraine's 'wish list' includes western fighter jets - reznikov
According to the official, the Pentagon is focused on sending Kyiv the capabilities it needs for the immediate fight.
It is Kyiv has renewed its request for modern fighters in recent days, with a top adviser to the country's defense minister telling media outlets that officials will push for jets from the U.S. and European countries.
Another person familiar with the conversations between Washington and Kyiv said it could take 'weeks' for the U.S. to make a decision on shipments of its own jets and approve the re-export of the F-16s from other countries.
Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said the U.S. would be discussing fighter jets 'very carefully' with Kyiv and its allies.
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THE National Federation for the Blind has advised journalists not to be discriminatory when reporting on issues involving the blind.
Reacting to a story in which a Kabwe-based couple was arrested for allegedly stealing K15, 000, National Federation for the Blind president Keshi Chisambi said it is unfortunate that the couple was “mocked” for being blind.
“The media should learn to be fair in their reporting, the couple stole because they are people and not because they are blind,’’ Mr Chisambi said.
He said that the media should stop discriminating based on disability but should instead report on issues affecting the blind as ordinary people.
Mr Chisambi said journalists and other people should desist from addressing the couple as blind.
He said the able-bodied are also blind in a way but that their blindness is hidden.
Mr Chisambi said people who are blind should be accorded the respect they deserve.
He said it is important for people to realise that people with physical disabilities can also positively contribute contribute to national development.
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Silver Chips: Council’s outreach to their younger constituents through social media was unsuccessful...
Sophomore Christina McCann believes that the Council’s outreach to their younger constituents through social media was unsuccessful because the council members evaded certain topics. "They encouraged us a lot to reach out to them at the meeting. However, they avoided a lot of the questions and focused on political correctness, since it was live on TV," she said.


Abu Dhabi's TAQA to sign USD3.5b loan
(MENAFN) Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) is ready to sign a USD3.5 billion loan to accumulate some current debts into one facility with lower interests, sources said, Reuters reported.
The move is advantageous of the sturdy liquidity of local banks in hopes of reducing lending costs. TAQA said that it works hand in hand with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi for the five-year duration facility.
"They could refinance the loan and bond and still have a little bit of cash left over to put into the business," a spokesman from TAQA said in a statement.
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The former head of the Food and Drug Administration has projected that plummeting COVID-19 rates are “likely to continue” since a growing number of people have some form of protection against the virus.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the virus has fewer Americans to infect due to more vaccines being administered and people who have already been sick.
“I think we’re going to continue to see infection rates decline into the spring and the summer,” Gottlieb told “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “Right now, they’re falling quite dramatically. I think these trends are likely to continue.”
Gottlieb said that new more-contagious variants that emerged in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil do pose a threat, but are unlikely to reverse current trends.
“I think it’s too little, too late in most parts of the country,” Gottlieb said.
“With rising vaccination rates and also the fact that we’ve infected about a third of the public, that’s enough protective immunity that we’re likely to see these trends continue.”


CPIM West Tripura District Committee held a rally in Agartala on Monday demanding withdrawal of increased electricity tariff, cancel of hiked property tax in Agartala Municipal Corporation area and re-measurement it.
Former MP and CPIM leader Shankar Prasad Dutta, former MLA Pabitra Kar, Amal Chakraborty and other leaders were present in the rally.
Former parliamentarian Shankar Prasad Dutta said that the current government has increased the electricity tariff without thinking about the people and drastically increased the property tax in the Agartala Municipal Corporation area.
He said that property tax has been increased by 10 to 12 times. He said that the price has been increased to create pressure on the poor and middle class people.
He also said that like the rest of the country, this government in Tripura also working to impose such a burden on the people. But this government was founded on the promise of working for the common people.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), HE Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, affirmed that Their Highnesses and Excellencies the foreign ministers of the GCC had sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State H E Antony Blinken which condemned the statements of the Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich in which he called for the destruction of the Palestinian village of Hawara and denied the existence of the Palestinian people.
His Excellency the Secretary General indicated that the letter embodies the position of their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the GCC countries regarding the Palestinian cause, as it is the first cause of Arabs and Muslims, underlining what was stated in the final statement of the 155th session of the Ministerial Council of the Cooperation Council, which was held on March 22, 2023, concerning the Cooperation Council's support for the sovereignty of the Palestinian people over all Palestinian lands occupied since June 1967, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Al Quds as its capital, guaranteeing all the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, and rejecting settlement in the occupied Palestinian lands.
His Excellency said that the letter praised the American position which rejects these statements, and called the United States of America to assume its responsibilities in responding to all measures and statements that target the Palestinian people, adding that it also urged the American administration to fulfil its role in reaching a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the conflict based on the principles of international law and the Arab Peace Initiative, including the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Al Quds as its capital.
His Excellency the Secretary General stressed the GCC's condemnation of the escalating Israeli statements and violations against the Palestinian people, including the crimes committed recently in the city and camp of Jenin, and in the towns of Hawara, Burin, Asira Al Qibliya and others, which claimed the lives of a number of martyrs and left dozens wounded, in addition to demolishing homes and properties as well as violating the sanctity of the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque, targeting the Palestinian presence in the city of Al Quds, and attempting to change its legal nature, demographic composition, and arrangements for Islamic holy places.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Sept 19 (Petra) -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti Tuesday welcomed at the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Maria Amparo and an accompanying delegation.
They talked about areas of cooperation and joint coordination in varimilitary fields to serve the armed forces of the two countries.
Huneiti and the delegation listened to briefings on future plans to enhance joint military ties through agreements, exercises and courses to upgrade combat capacities and unify military concepts between the two countries' armed forces.
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...Union, FAA (And Public Opinion)
Carr said the Fly Us Safe campaign (cost unknown) is aimed at educating the public on three main issues that threaten the safety of air travel. He said the ads will address what the union claims is a critical staffing shortage, poor progress on needed technological improvements and withering staff morale. He said that despite FAA promises to address staffing, the system is short 1,500 controllers and only 13 were hired last year. Martin pointed out that 1,250 will be hired next year. Carr said the FAA has cut technology programs and is slow to implement others and he also noted that a recent survey of government employees indicated that the FAA was the worst government department to work for. Carr drew parallels between the performance of federal agencies in response to Hurricane Katrina and what he said were looming dangers in aviation. "We can see new dangers on the horizon," he said. Carr noted that operational errors have increased at key FAA installations where staffing levels have been cut.


(MENAFN- Kora) Granero 26 left real in august 2012 to join qpr before the spaniard was loaned out to sociedad with his english side in the championship.
The madrid-born granero hopes to see his former side win la liga which is topped by their rivals atletico madrid ahead of barcelona and real.
Granero has been sidelined since september last year with a knee injury and is pleased to be returning against real.
"i would like to see madrid as champions but losing to us would complicate things for them" granero said.
"it's special to come back from injuries against this opponent and it will be more emotional.
"i feel good. i'm ready to play and it's up to the coach. he makes the decisions."
Granero is desperate to get back playing as sociedad look to qualify for the uefa europa league sitting sixth and a point ahead of villarreal.
"we've done all kinds of tests i feel fine and my rhythm is good but now i need to play and the sooner i can do that the better" he said.
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Edinburgh legal expert Gibson Kerr has been celebrating after winning new headlines in a leading Scottish newspaper.
The firm was featured in the Scottish Daily Mail, which reported on how charities were being hit by the credit crunch due to fewer people leaving legacy payments in their wills.
Gibson Kerr said that many charities across Scotland were likely to receive smaller donations from wills, as people choose to give more of their money to their families. Partner Fiona Rasmusen said that, as share prices and savings were now worth less due to the recession, people were more likely to leave larger sums to their families rather than leaving cash to charities.
The story in the Daily Mail was the latest high-profile piece of newspaper coverage for Gibson Kerr, which is supported by Edinburgh PR and media experts the Holyrood PR.


The Pirate Party is by far Iceland’s largest political party, according to a new poll by MMR published today.
The party boasts 32 percent support, more than the two ruling coalition partners, the Progressive Party and the Independence Party. The Progressive Party has 10.8 percent support while the Independence Party has 21.9 percent. Support for the government is down 4.6 percent since the last poll one month ago.
The Social Democrats and the Left-Greens also have 10.7 and 10.8 percent support respectively while Bright Future has 8.3 percent.


As the vaccination against yellow fever ended in Bauchi after the 10 days exercise, a total of 6,400,000 people out of the targeted 7 million were vaccinated.
The figure was revealed on Monday by the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed while giving an update on the exercise in his office.
Rilwanu expressed satisfaction with the success recorded in the exercise saying that the response by the people was very encouraging stressing that the exercise was a huge success.
He, however, lamented that the initial misconception created by people who went about telling others that the vaccination was for Coronavirus (COVID-19) negatively affected the exercise but after rigorous campaign and enlightenment, the exercise picked up.
The Executive Chairman of BASPHCDA assured that there will be a mop-up exercise very soon to ensure that the target of 7 million vaccination was met because according to him, “we will not return the remaining doses, we will exhaust them here in Bauchi State.”
He then appealed to those who are yet to be vaccinated and fall between the age bracket of 9 months – 44 years to visit the nearest designated health facility to be vaccinated.
Rilwanu also said that the Snakebite hospital in Duguri has been completed while the residential quarters for the personnel to man the facilities will soon be completed so that the hospital can take off.
He said that the area is prone to snake bite due to its hilly condition saying that many people have been incapacitated by the snake bite assuring however that the state government is working hard to tackle the menace.


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(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
A cash donation by the Bangladesh Government to assist the victims of recent flood and landslides in Sri Lanka was officially handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, today (20). Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina declared the cash donation.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Riaz Hamidullah handed over the cheque to the President.
The President appreciated the assistance given by the Bangladesh for their friendly neighbour, even as their own people are facing a flood and said that it signifies the strength of the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The High Commissioner said that recently the bilateral relations between the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh further strengthened and the aim of the Bangladesh is to nourish those existing relations in all sectors.
The High Commissioner apprised the President regarding the progress made by Bangladesh in their disaster management and post disaster agriculture rehabilitation programmes and the President said that he will look into the possibility of adapting those programmes to Sri Lankan conditions.
President also expressed interest in the new agricultural seeds with drought resistance qualities developed by Bangladesh. (Colombo Gazette)
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Steep increase seen in UK inflation in next 6 months amidst increase in energy, goods costs
(MENAFN) Fitch Ratings showed that Britain’s consumer price index (CPI) is projected to increase steeply in the coming six months due to climbing world energy and goods prices.
The global rating agency noted late Friday that it predicts CPI inflation to surge to 4.3 percent by the end of this year, a rise from its prior estimate of 3.4 percent made in September.
Consumer inflation is expected to peak over 5 percent in the coming April, it stated in a report, whereas the energy component of CPI inflation is predicted to jump by almost 1 percentage point in the next months.
It continued: "retail gas and electricity tariffs are set to rise by 12% in October and we assume they rise by a further 20% in April 2022."
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Telangana Chief Minister KCR warns hatemongers
HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao directed the police to take action against the forces which are plotting the sketches to create communal hatred and unrest in the state. CM KCR conducted a high-level meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on Wednesday. He said that some anarchist forces are trying to incite communal hatred in Telangana state especially in Hyderabad, ahead of GHMC elections.
He added that the state government has specific information regarding the issue. CM KCR said that the government is ready to give a free hand to the police to deal with those who want to gain political mileage by creating unrest in the city.


Spokesman to the Chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has said that the PM Imran Khan had claimed of committing suicide instead of taking a loan.
In a statement he said that if going to the IMF was the conclusive decision, then what was the need of destroying the economy of the country for six months.
He said that the PM and his entire cabinet have proven to be unsuccessful in the face of adversity. He added that the government and its economic advisors are incompetent as their policies lack effective solutions to the economic crisis that Pakistan is facing.
The nation is still waiting for the five million houses and ten million jobs that PM select Imran Khan had promised, he said.
He said that the country is suffering from an economic crisis while the federal government representatives are busy passing comments and taunts.


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Jordan- Army Foils Inbound Infiltration Attempt from Syria
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AMMAN —AlGhad— Border guard patrols on the northern borderline intercepted and arrested an infiltrator inbound from Syria yesterday, Wednesday, according to a source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army. The source confirmed that the rules of engagement were applied, which leading to the arrest of the perpetrator, who was transferred to the relevant authorities.
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We want Ugwuanyi to continue as Governor’
They stated that allowing the governor to continue in office for another four years beginning from May next year, would further enhance democracy and rotational of political offices embarked upon in the state.
Speaking shortly after their visit to the governor, President of the association, Enechi Onyia, explained that the elders were in solidarity with the views expressed by residents of the state that Ugwuanyi should continue in office.
He said that Ugwuanyi has demonstrated that governance could be easier when there was openness in it, stressing that he had used the last three years to demonstrate that the entire state should have a sense of belonging.
Chief Onyia, who also charged residents of the state to ensure they obtained their voters card, said it was the only weapon they could use to reward good governance and vote out leaders who have failed the state.
Also speaking, a royal father, Abel Nwobodo noted that the governor had endeared himself to the people of the state through his programs and policies, which have impacted positively on the economic life of the state.
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Pawlenty visits troops in Iraq, worries about Iran
f Iran was behind the deaths of three Minnesota National Guard soldiers, already rocky relations with the United States could become worse, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Sunday from the Middle East.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Assistant Special Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan says those who wear the uniform of law will have to obey the law.
Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the PML-N’s Gullu Butts took the law in their hands.
Reacting to the incident at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that We Condemn lawyers’ attack on the Cardiology hospital.
She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken notice of the incident, and sought the report from the Chief Secretary Punjab and the IG.
Condemning the provincial minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan’s torture,Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the law will punish those who take Law in their hands.
Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the, vandalism, harassment on poor patients and their relatives is regrettable ans such lawlessness is unbearable.


(MENAFN- IANS) Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy responded to a woman calling him 'Revanth Anna' to seek his help when he visited a hospital.
When Revanth Reddy arrived at Yashoda Hospital Somajiguda to visit his predecessor K. Chandrasekhar Rao and was passing through the lobby accompanied by scores of security personnel and officials, a woman sitting at a distance, called out to him loudly as 'Revanth Anna' and said she wanted to talk to him.
The word 'Anna' in Telugu means elder brother.
Immediately responding to her call, Revanth Reddy went up to her and enquired about her problem.
She sought help with regards to treatment of her baby admitted at the hospital.
The Chief Minister directed hospital officials accompanying him to address her problem.
The video clip of Revanth Reddy's gesture went viral on social media.
Revanth Reddy, who assumed office on December 7, visited KCR at the hospital on Sunday.
The former chief minister underwent hip replacement surgery on Friday after suffering a fracture when he slipped and fell at his house.
Revanth Reddy's gesture of calling on his predecessor has been lauded by leaders of various political parties.
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Strict regulations will be in place as institutional activities resume from tomorrow, the Government and military said today.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that the Government expects economic activity to resume from tomorrow (Monday).
She said that the state mechanism will be set in motion from tomorrow to get the economy back on track.
The Health Minister said that the Government does not anticipate the public to converge on the city for unimportant reasons.
Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that Government and private institutions have already been advised on how they must operate from tomorrow.
He said that a limited number of employees are expected to report to work from tomorrow.
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva said that health guidelines have also been issued for Government and private institutions. He said that social distancing must be followed in all places.
The Army Commander also said that in areas where the curfew is enforced from tomorrow the National ID card system will be implemented.
He said that the public will be expected to go to their nearest store to purchase essential items and not travel long distance.
Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that social life will need to change from now.
He said that the coronavirus threat has not been fully eliminated so the Quarantine Act will continue to be in force. (Colombo Gazette)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The death toll from an explosion and fire in a chocolate factory
in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Friday has risen to five,
authorities said on Saturday, trend reports citing xinhua .
The explosion happened at the R.M. Palmer Company in West
Reading, Berks County, on Friday afternoon, which destroyed one
building and damaged a neighboring one.
Six people are still missing, according to the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency. Eight other people were taken to the
hospital on Friday evening.
West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag issued a statement early
Saturday morning, saying that "the tragic explosion and loss of
life has shaken the community."
"I hope that the remaining victims are found safe and that the
community can continue to provide support to those affected by the
tragedy in the coming days," Kaag added.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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Afghanistan- Taliban Shadow District Chief Among 20 Killed in Kandahar Raid
(MENAFN - Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KANDAHAR CITY - At least 20 Taliban insurgents including a shadow district chief have been killed and 11 others wounded during operation in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Sunday.
Maj. Ahmad Sadiq Isa, spokesman for 205th Atal Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces conducted air-and-ground operation in the district.
He said the Taliban's shadow district chief named Mullah Sharif among 20 rebels was killed and 11 others wounded. Four vehicles, weapons and some hideouts belonging to rebels were also destroyed during the raid.
He added civilians and security forces suffered no casualties in the raid. (Pajhwok)
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COVID-19 cases are on the rise.
According to Technical Director of the Ministry of Health's Epidemiology Division, Dr Avery Hinds, there has been a slow but steady increase in case numbers over the past three weeks.
Dr Hinds said the largest increase of 8 per cent was recorded over the past two weeks.
He warns that the public needs to adhere to the public health protocols and do their part to prevent this gradual increase from exploding.
Dr Hinds says these health protocols, combined with mass vaccination, are key elements in helping to reduce the numbers of people becoming seriously ill should they contract COVID-19.


Michigan State Police scaling down posts
The Michigan State Police says it is implementing a new ‘regional’ plan that will result in more troopers on the road. The new ‘regional’ plan was announced in March. The idea behind scaling back, from 62 state police posts to just 29, is to give the state police more flexibility.
The changes will also mean more members of the command staff will be on the road supervising state troopers. Lt. Colonel Gary Gorski says it’s a change that hopefully will be noticed.
“We’re hoping that you’re going to see a higher visibility of state troopers throughout the state," says Gorski.
Reducing the number of Michigan State Police posts is intended to help the department meet its goal of cutting its budget by more than $17 million.


KHAR: The people of Barang tehsil of Bajaur Agency on Friday agreed to get their children vaccinated against polio after they were assured by the administration that work on damaged roads in their area would be started soon.
Sources in the local health department said that the people of several areas in Barang tehsil had allowed the health workers to carry out anti-polio drive in the region.
They said that the people had been refusing to administer polio vaccine to their children since the first day of current campaign, which started on Sept 26.
They said the anti-polio campaign was in progress smoothly in the region.
They said most of the children in the region had been vaccinated while the remaining would be vaccinated on Saturday (today).
An official of the local health department, who oversees the agency’s polio activities, confirmed the resumption of the vaccination drive in Barang area on Friday.
He said that the anti-polio drive was stopped in several areas of Barang tehsil after the local people resolved not to allow the health workers to administer polio vaccine to their children in protest against the local administration for not taking steps for repairing the broken roads in the region.
According to the official, a committee comprising senior officials of health department, administration and Levies force immediately moved to the area to resolve the issue.
He said that the elders agreed to allow anti-polio activities in when they were assured of start of work to repair the area roads.
Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2016


Government has launched a guiding policy for state prosecuting agencies to ensure prosecution uniformity.
Solicitor General Janet Banda said the guiding policy will harmonise the offices of the director of public prosecutions (DPP), state advocate, police and Anti Corruption Bureau.
“This policy will ensure that these prosecuting agencies conduct the prosecution with consistency and uniformity and will ensure timely disposal of cases,” said Banda.
Legal commentator Justin Dzonzi urged the government to ensure that the prosecution guiding policy is not in conflict with the law.
“All the prosecuting institutions are independent of the ministry of Justice. I hope the policy took note of their independence from government influence,” said Dzonzi.
He said the government should ensure that the agencies continue to enjoy their independence from authorities.Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :


Altogether, 73% of those polled agreed that Biden won the election while 5% thought Trump won. But when asked specifically whether Biden had “rightfully won,” Republicans showed they were suspicious about how Biden’s victory was obtained.
Fifty-two percent of Republicans said that Trump “rightfully won,” while only 29% said that Biden had rightfully won.
Asked why, Republicans were much more concerned than others that state vote counters had tipped the result toward Biden: 68% of Republicans said they were concerned that the election was “rigged,” while only 16% of Democrats and one-third of independents were similarly worried.
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Supreme Court: Burial insurance v. health insurance
During the recent oral arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the Affordable Care Act, several justices proposed comparisons between health care and other commodities and activities. In fact, some of the conservatives were suggesting that if the government can mandate the purchase of health insurance, it will soon impinge on other areas of our lives that we generally consider to be none of the government's business.
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Gilgit-Baltistan readies 7 cases for military courts
Gilgit, February 20: Zafar Iqbal Awan, the Inspector General of Police, has said that initially seven cases have been readied for submission to the Military Courts in Gilgit-Baltistan. He said this during a meeting with the media today.
Providing details, the IG said that cases related attacks on army and police personnel, and foreigners, will be sent to the military court initially.
Awan has further said that banned outfits are being closely monitored and that the terrorist and their sympathizers will be persecuted according to the National Action Plan.
Meanwhile, influential Shia cleric Agha Rahat Hussain has said that the National Action Plan is not being implemented effectively in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. He has appealed to the federal government to take notice of the situation and ensure against terrorists and their sympathizers, as envisioned in the newly formulated legislation.


State Water Commission holds meeting in Jamestown
The North Dakota State Water Commission met in Jamestown Wednesday in the second of six meetings throughout the state.
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Poll: Nearly half of U.S. voters believe public health officials have misrepresented pandemic data
Just 1/3 believe they've been accurate.
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Nearly 50% of U.S. voters believe public health officials have offered misleading information on the coronavirus pandemic over the last year, according to a new Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.
Forty-eight percent of respondents said that public health leaders have "misrepresented the data" on the coronavirus since the pandemic began in early 2020. Just 34% said health officials have "reported the true facts" on the issue.
The remaining 18% were unsure one way or the other.
Official study and management of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated massive amounts of epidemiological data such as transmission rates, death rates, and other virological information. Many analysts and commentators have argued that public officials have offered misleading interpretations of these data over the course of the public health crisis.


Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the BJP will not only have to give the report card of its government at the Centre but also of the two years it has been in power in Uttar Pradesh.
The former chief minister alleged that the BJP-led government failed to fulfill its 2014 poll manifesto promises.
"It has only been promises which have been given to the people by the BJP government... not a single one has been fulfilled," Mr Yadav said at an election meeting.
"The farmers were befooled that money will be deposited in their bank accounts which has yet to come and jobless were told that they will get jobs," he alleged at the Sikandrau rally where votes were sought for the alliance candidate from Hathras (Reserve) seat, Ramji Lal Suman.
"The BJP will not only have to give the report card of the works of the five years of its government at the centre but also of the two years of the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh...they have to tell the people what has been done in the seven years," he said.
The SP president claimed that BJP leaders have "lost their sleep" seeing the support the alliance was getting.
Hathras goes to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 18.


IMF cautions central banks of premature interest rate reductions
(MENAFN) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a cautionary message to central banks worldwide, advising against prematurely reducing their interest rates. During a Thursday press briefing, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack highlighted that although inflation levels have been on the decline in many economies, they have not yet reached the target or come sufficiently close to it.
Kozack emphasized the IMF's stance, affirming that the task of stabilizing monetary policy is not yet complete. She stressed the importance for central banks to remain vigilant against unwarranted easing of monetary policy measures.
However, Kozack acknowledged that certain adjustments in monetary policy might be warranted in cases where underlying inflation and inflation expectations exhibit clear and decisive movements toward the central banks' target levels.
Regarding economic growth projections, Kozack disclosed that the IMF has revised its global economic growth forecast upward to 3.1 percent for 2024. This represents a 0.2 percentage point increase from the 2.9 percent estimate outlined in the institution's World Economic Outlook (WEO) report issued in October.
The latest WEO Update, released in January, forecasts a global economic growth rate of 3.2 percent for 2025. Kozack attributed this upward revision primarily to the resilience demonstrated by the US economy and several significant emerging markets and developing countries.
"At the same time, inflation has been falling faster than expected in most regions, and that is thanks to the easing of supply constraints and the impact of restrictive monetary policy," she further mentioned.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 15 – Projects and programs that ensure higher economic and social returns will be given priority in the 2020/2021 budget allocation.
Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and Planning Ukur Yatani said this will allow the private sector to make profits and cub recurrent expenditures that have been a concern in the present financial year.
“We do not have money and we need more to invest in capital goods and also in areas that grow the economy and that is why we may not have too much luxury with the view of giving opportunities to the private sector to grow,” said Yatani.
He added that some of the sectors generate massive revenue that not only contributes to the country’s GDP but also improves the lives of those employed within the sector.
“We have to look at which has a multiplying effect on more than one intended objective such as the manufacturing sector since they register an enormous revenue,” said the CS National Treasury and Planning Ukur Yatani.
Under the 2019/2020 budget, the government allocated Sh1.1 billion for the development of textile and leather industrial park and a cotton development subsidy.
On SME’S the government allocated Sh1.7 billion to support those in the manufacturing sector, Sh0.4 billion to constituency Industrial development sectors and Sh1 billion to modernize facilities in the Kenya Industrial Research and development institute.
Yatani was speaking during the launch of public input on the sector’s budget proposals for the financial year 2020/2021.
The three-day hearing happening at the KICC will also focus on the completion of the big four agenda which is focused on allowing citizens to benefit from public investments.


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Deleting social media can have many positive benefits. It can help reduce stress, increase productivity, and improve overall mental health. It can also help users to better manage their time, focus on relationships, and become more mindful. Additionally, it can help people to become more creative as they are no longer relying on social media for entertainment. Finally, it can help reduce comparisons and FOMO, making it easier to be content and enjoy life.


Smoking ban going to public vote
It looks like West Fargo voters will have the deciding say in a complete smoking ban for the City.
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China tells banks to step up lending
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) China has told its banks to lend more in the final months of 2014 and relaxed enforcement of loan-to-deposit ratios to expand credit, sources said, as Beijing prepares to release data that could confirm the relentless slowing of its economy.
Figures on inflation, imports and fiscal spending in November have already undershot expectations since the People's Bank of China (PBOC) sprang a surprise interest rate cut on November 21, raising fears that the bid to boost lending could foreshadow more weak figures on industrial activity for the month, due today, and on lending, due in the next few days. "I wouldn't be surprised by that at all," said Andrew Polk, resident economist for the Conference Board in Beijing. "It seems pretty clear activity is continuing to weaken throughout this fourth quarter."
Two sources with knowledge of the matter said China's central bank increased the annual new loan target to 10 trillion yuan ($1.62 trillion) for 2014, up from what Chinese media have said was a previous target of 9.5 trillion yuan.
Banks have disbursed 8.23 trillion yuan of loans between January and October, so they will have to quicken the pace in the last two months if they are to meet the new target.
If upcoming data also proves worse than expected, some analysts say the PBOC could cut banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) as soon as this weekend, allowing them to further increase lending.
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While addressing the members of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), on Wednesday, Raza Baqir said that tough decisions taken by the government are finally beginning to bear fruit. He added that he agrees that the government reforms were tough on the people. He added that the macroeconomic stability in the country would attract FDIs and would increase growth.
He said that the Current Account Deficit has decreased by almost half of it’s value as compared to the previous year, exports have increased, non-borrowed foreign exchange reserves are starting to increase and the exchange rate is also stable.
OICCI President Shazia Syed added that the economic contribution of the OICCI members has reached almost $13 billion and the members are among the largest stakeholders of the country. She said that the members are positive regarding investments in Pakistan, despite the economic challenges faced by country. The OICCI members also gave a list of recommendations to the governor for improving the situation further. The governor said that the Central Bank would do all in it’s capacity to facilitate the investors and promised to consider the recommendations of the OICCI members.


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Published: Thu 1 Dec 2022, 6:10 AM
The weather in the UAE will be fair to partly cloudy in general, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
It will be humid by night and Friday morning, with a probability of fog or mist forming over some internal and coastal areas.
Temperatures are set to decrease, with Abu Dhabi and Dubai seeing highs of 30°C and 29°C and lows of 21°C and 23°C respectively.
Light to moderate winds will blow. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea.
4-day uae national day weekend: perfect weather expected for road trips
uae off to the moon: why space mission launches get delayed?
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Minister of Finance Felix Mutati has said that government was not involved in the manoeuvres to have the current Law Association of Zambia LAZ leadership removed.
Mr. Mutati said that it was wrong to insinuate that President Edgar Lungu and his administration want the LAZ leadership under Linda Kasonde changed.
Mr. Mutati said that government viewed LAZ as a partner who must start thinking together with the government on how to develop the country.
The Minister said that government wanted to see a united LAZ as it cannot engage with a fragmented association.
Mr. Mutati has however called on the LAZ to stay away from politics but maintain its professional integrity.
Speaking when he officially opened the Law Association of Zambia 2017 Annual Law conference in Livingstone yesterday morning, Mr. Mutati said government becomes worried when the LAZ starts acting like a political party.
He has also called on the LAZ leadership to always consult their general membership before making decisions or statements.
Mr. Mutati said that the country is facing many challenges and trusts LAZ to give fair positions on critical national issues especially on the interpretation of the law.
And LAZ President Linda Kasonde commended government for stabilizing the economy and taking steps to end poverty and promoting good governance.
Ms. Kasonde said that there was need for the government to be reflective on the voice of the people to improve governance.
She has also called on lawyers to stand up against any abuse of the law by the legislature, the judiciary and the executive.


C ITY CONTROLLER Alan Butkovitz on Thursday asked the Nutter administration to start paying for five of his staffers who have been on the school district's payroll.
Because they have been paid through the district, the five have not been subject to a city ban on political activity. But the Board of Ethics' executive director, Shane Creamer, last month released an opinion from City Solicitor Shelley Smith that said those workers should be subject to the same rules as other city workers.
City Finance Director Rob Dubow said the city would assume the expense. Butkovitz last month said the combined paychecks of those staffers was $265,059. But the cost will be higher by including benefit costs, said First Deputy City Controller Harvey Rice.
Once the workers are on the city payroll, they will not be allowed to do political work. Rice said that the employees who had previously held political posts have stepped down from the positions. They will also all receive ethics training.
- Catherine Lucey


Saudi bank loans exceed USD559 b volume in Q3
(MENAFN) Bank loans and credits exceeded USD559 billion volume in the current year's third quarter, or an extra USD74 billion over the loans of the second quarter of the current year which was at USD485 billion, according to Arab News.
Credits of less than one year valued at USD156.4 billion, while one-to-three-year loans reached USD54.16 billion.
Consumer loans boosted to USD87.14 billion in the third quarter of the current year compared to USD85.62 billion in the second quarter 2013.
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Gunmen take attack to Police headquarters, kill two officers and injure others
Obowo Divisional Police Headquarters located at Umulowe autonomous community area of Imo State have been reportedly attacked by suspected gunmen, leading to the death of two policemen who were on duty.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the hoodlums stormed the police headquarters on Friday’s night and injured three other police officers who resisted them from gaining access into the headquarters.
Reports revealed that the incident has caused tension in the area even as security operatives drafted from the command’s headquarters in Owerri, had taken over the area.
According to an undisclosed source, the hoodlums who operated in a vehicle met stiff opposition from policemen who were on duty when they tried to gain access into the police premises.
The hoodlums who were angered by the cops’ action who resisted them opened fire at the officers, killing two policemen while three were shattered by their gun bullets.
It was also learnt that one of the hoodlums was killed in the gun duel but the hoodlums drove off with the corpse of their member.
The source said, “Two policemen died in the incident. Three were wounded. One of the hoodlums was also killed but they drove off with him. The policemen who were killed were the ones who repelled them. It was an unfortunate development.”
Confirming the incident, the police public relations officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu stated that two policemen were killed by the hoodlums.
He also said that the three other policemen who were wounded during the incident had been discharged from a local hospital where they were rushed and transferred to a better hospital in the state capital.
Ikeokwu told our correspondent that the command had drafted cracked teams of detectives in the area and had commenced investigation.


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Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Filming for a Tamil thriller film, featuring four actresses in the lead, began with a traditional 'pooja' here on Saturday.
Featuring actresses Sai Dhansika, Srushti Dange, Manisha Jasnani and Chandralekha in the lead, the film, tentatively titled 'Production No 1', will be directed by Giridharan.
Produced by S.S. Prabhu and Shankar Pictures, the film will also feature actor John Vijay, who received praise for his performance in 'Sarpatta Paramabarai', in a pivotal character.
Music for the film is by Karthik Raja with cinematography by Ashok Kumar. Art direction is by S.J. Ram and R. Ramar is the editor.
The shooting for the film will begin shortly.
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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said that the state has entered the COVID-19 community transmission phase as the virus has been reported in all the talukas. “Since cases have been reported in all talukas, it has to be considered community transmission,” TOI quoted Sawant as saying.
The COVID-19 cases in Goa have crossed the 1,000-mark. According to the latest state-wise tally, the state has 1,029 confirmed cases, 370 have been discharged and the death toll is 2.
Meanwhile, Sawant said that a portal has been created to provide information about the job vacancies in government and private sectors, which will help the common people in the state amid the pandemic.
The portal is part of a number of measures announced by the state government on Friday to help the industrialists and common people in the state recover from the situation created by COVID-19.
"A portal has been launched to allow notification of job vacancies by the private establishment, government departments, autonomous bodies, educational institutes for the registered job seekers," Sawant told reporters on Friday.
Sawant added that the government will waive the late payment surcharge on electricity bills with the due date is between March 24 and June 30, provided the payment is made by July 15.
The Chief Minister also announced that those who have taken loan from credit societies have been granted three months moratorium on payment of EMI for the period between April and June.
(With PTI inputs)


LONDON: The United Kingdom has ‘clarified’ that it did not back China or Pakistan during Friday’s ‘closed-door’ United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over recent developments in Kashmir after India revoked Article 370 of its Constitution, India.com has reported.
According to reports, several senior British diplomatic officials said that the country neither took sides in the meeting nor did it support China against India as their long-standing position is that Kashmir should be bilaterally resolved between India and Pakistan, the report said. The officials further said that it was China, which, as a permanent member, called for the meeting and London did not have any involvement in the same.
They added that China wanted to say that the unilateral action taken by India to revoke article 370 was ‘destablising’.
The development comes after rumours on social media that the UK not only expressed concerns over the human rights situation in the Valley, it also supported China’s demand that the UNSC issue a public statement over New Delhi’s move to revoke Article 370 and further bifurcate it into two separate union territories (UTs).
On this, the officials said that they did not know where this line came from that UK backed the demand for a draft statement by China. They, however, said that there was a talk to publish a statement afterwards on which their position was that if there is an agreed position, they will consider the draft but since there was none, so no draft statement was published.
They further said that even the US and France didn’t ‘support’ India but rather took a ‘similar neutral’ stance and that it was only China that backed Pakistan.


The national airline Maldivian has urged passengers to wear masks on international flights.
The airlines' advisory comes while the Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Monday urged people to wear masks as a precautionary measure against the increase in COVID-19 cases.
The national airline Thursday said passengers would be required to wear masks on international flights.
A MACL official told AVAS on Thursday that airlines are asking passengers to wear masks per HPA's recommendation. However, MACL has not yet made it mandatory, he said. However, he said the company's employees who deal directly with passengers are now wearing masks.
The main government hospital, IGMH, has also urged the public to wear masks when visiting the hospital. The hospital said that in addition to COVID-19, there has been an increase in other common diseases over the past few weeks.


“We see ourselves as a local business,” said Bennett, who also praised the festival’s economic goals. “We see it as important to be part of the community.”
As for how the environment affects their business model, Bennet cited the importance of water to Brewery Ommegang.
“If anything happens to our water we are really up a creek.”
Pope hopes that the festival will draw 1,000 people to Cooperstown over the weekend, and says that they are on track to accomplish this. She said that one festival event, the Black Maria Short Film Festival screening at the Cooperstown Distillery, had already sold out, and that a number of others were close to selling out as well.
“I think it’s going to be successful,” said Pope. “I would just encourage people to come.”
More information on the festival can be found at www.otsego2000.org/glimmerglass-film-days.


Reasons as to Why You Should Consider Empowerment Training Course
It is important to know that for employees to keep on with the productive work that they are doing empowerment training course will be vital when it comes to the training responsibilities and other motivation things that employees need to have so that to have the morale to work.
It is important to know that one of the ways that you will be able to help the employees as a manager when it comes to the motivation and the responsibility that they have to carry out is to ensure that you give them the authority and delegation of the power to do certain things that they need to do.
The following are some of the benefits of empowerment training courses for the employees.
One of the benefits is that the employees will feel well motivated and responsible for the tasks that they have as the training will ensure that the employees are well motivated and also that they are aware of the responsibilities that they are supposed to deliver.
It is important to know that for you to be able to have the best employee at your workplace as the empowerment will help boost their morale as it will target the issues that will help to make the employees have the motivation and good faith at work, therefore, you will have the best employees.
You should know that the empowerment training course will enable the employee to like what they are doing and therefore the training will enable you have the best and happy employees hence you will have the best job done.
The main purpose of the empowerment course is to ensure that the employees are fruitful in what they are doing and hence they will help the employer to reach the goals that they have therefore both the employer will gain as the employer will make the profit while the employees will get the best salary that he or she deserves.
You should also know that issuing of the duties by the manager will be easy as the employees will work with a purpose that and therefore a manager will have more time to concentrate on their work.
It is important to know that for the organization to achieve its goal the empowerment training course will be vital, as the training will ensure that the organization runs smoothly all the time.
It is important to know that empowerment training course is crucial to the employees as it help to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge that they need to perform their task.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Ukrainian armed forces received 18 German-made Leopard 2A6
tanks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a press conference in
the wake of talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Monday,
citing tass .
"We have delivered the tanks, as was announced," Scholz said,
answering a question.
Thus, the Chancellor confirmed the report from Der Spiegel
saying that Germany handed over 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Kiev.
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GCC shares end November worst in a year as TASI remains below 11,000 level
(MENAFN) The equity markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council area were pushed to the worst in one year during last month, as Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index decreased 6.6 percent under the 11,000 mark, as shown by a report by Kamco Invest.
TASI dropped under 11,000 on the 21st of November and has been soaring below that mark since then.
Last month, Arabian Drilling Co. came higher than the TASI chart with a surge of 18.0 percent shadowed by Abdul Mohsen Al-Hokair Tourism and National Co. for Learning and Education with risings of 17.4 percent as well as 16.2 percent, individually.
On the falling side, Middle East Paper Co. led with a drop of 26.8 percent shadowed by Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. and Fitaihi Holding Group with decreases of 24.9 percent and 24.3 percent, individually.
As mentioned in the report, Kamco Invest pointed out that Oman was the highest gaining market last month adding 5.7 percent, and in the second place comes Kuwait and Abu Dhabi where shares increased 3.6 percent as well as 1.3 percent individually.
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Christopher Kimball recently spoke to GOURMET INSIDER® about the growth of ethnic cuisine and how the blending of different ethnic ways of preparing meals is changing the face of cooking in general.
Kimball said that when he first began in the industry, there was American food and ethnic food. Now, he noted, that with the growth of global influences on the food market being seen both in restaurants and at home, the lines are blurring.
“What’s happening now is that instead of thinking about our food versus their food, it’s just food,” he said.
Kimball discussed some of the hottest cooking trends he has seen recently and what will continue to be popular in the next year.


President Maithripala Sirisena says three leaders with powers in the country have been created through the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The President’s power has been divided. The power of the Prime Minister has been increased. The Speaker has been given some other powers. The President said in Jaffna today that the country would become a mess as three leaders cannot rule a country. The President was addressing the Jaffna District Conclusion Ceremony of the “Stand together for the country” development programme. Speaking on the occasion the President pointed out that a country needs a suitable Constitution for the development with democracy, freedom and equality.
He said that although Parliamentarians and Constitutional Experts visited foreign countries on study tours to prepare a Constitution spending billions of rupees, the country has not received any benefits. He pointed out that they have deceived the people in the North and created hatred among the people in the South. The President said that although there are talks on a Presidential Election, the present government still has the time to rectify their shortcomings. He pointed out that the present government should fulfill their responsibilities for the government in 2020 to rule the country properly. The President said that he requested the government party as well as the opposition to join to fulfill that responsibility. He further said that he will give his full support to the Parliament to solve the issue.


Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday sought permission from Class 11 students to protest in Press Enclave in Srinagar.
A student told Kashmir Reader that dozens of students of various schools including the Tyndale Biscoe School, SP Higher Secondary School, Green Valley Educational Institute assembled in press enclave Srinagar.
They said that the students had assembled to protest against the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education department’s “dictatorial order” to hold the examinations in October.
The students said that the Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel did not allow them to protest.
The students alleged that almost half a dozen students were put in a police vehicle and were taken to Director school education’s office. “We do not know for what the police bundled students and took them to director’s office,” the students said.
The students are aghast with the government decision to start exams from October. They have for the last several days staged protests in Srinagar and other districts demanding deferment of exams till mid-November.


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MDA Govt to appoint panel for education policy
SHILLONG: The state government will examine the need to form a committee of MLAs to give suggestion to the Centre before the national education policy is finalised.
After the Congress MLA, Ampareen Lyngdoh made the suggestion to form a committee of legislators during the question hour in the Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said, “We will get the matter examined”.
Earlier, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui informed that the state government has submitted its views on the draft national education policy to the Centre.
To a question by Lyngdoh about the policy, Rymbui said the state government has already sent a letter to the union government expressing its views before the MHRD Ministry.
Rymbui told the House that the government has always supported minorities as per the constitutional provisions in the state.
He was responding to a query if the government has adopted measures to defend article 29, 30(I), 30(II) of the Constitution of India and the role of education in the state.
He also informed that a task force on state curriculum framework has been notified earlier this year which is deliberating on the matter.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday called for efforts to protect the identity of Jerusalem and the sacredness of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Delivering his speech to the urgent summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, His Highness the Amir reminded participants of the heinous act of setting fire to the Al-Aqsa Mosque some 50 years ago, which led to the formation of the organization.
Decades have passed and the threat is now extended to the very identity of the holy city of Jerusalem, His Highness Sheikh Sabah said regarding the US decision to recognize the city as the capital of Israel.
His Highness the Amir added that the recognition, which involves moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, will directly threat the stability of the region which is already affected by the activities of terror organizations.
His Highness the Amir deemed the US decision as a step that would hinder efforts for security and add tension to the region.
The overall global reaction to the decision reflected the world's rejection of such steps, said His Highness Sheikh Sabah who called for cooperation with various regional partners to pressure the US to back down.
This unilateral decision will have a negative impact on the Mideast peace process, said His Highness the Amir who asked the US, the main Middle East peace broker, to reconsider the situation and play a neutral part in the matter.
The US should work with the global community to force Israel to implement international resolutions concerning ending the occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands, affirmed His Highness the Amir who stressed that peace will only be achieved by establishing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as a capital of the country.
He stressed that Kuwait, as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, will work with all Islamic partners to make sure that OIC resolutions concerning the important matter would reach the global community.
His Highness the Amir thanked the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen for organizing the urgent summit, affirming that the US decision, if carried out, will have huge ramifications on the legal and political status of Jerusalem. (end) gta
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Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) Typhoon Mulan, the seventh of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Xuwen county in China's Guangdong province, on Wednesday, according to the local meteorological department.
The typhoon is expected to move in a north-west direction at a speed of about 20 km per hour, before entering the Beibu Gulf on Wednesday afternoon, with its intensity gradually weakening, reports Xinhua news agency.
The department predicted that there will be heavy wind and rain in Guangdong between Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Schedules of several high-speed rail lines and flights in Guangdong have been temporarily adjusted, and customs clearance has been suspended at relevant ports.
As of Wednesday morning, all flights at Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport were cancelled.
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Advocacy and Action
The two go hand, as contributors to the International Women's Health Coalition will attest.
Additional insights: “We’re seeing more women direct their financial resources to causes they care about. It’s been said that men will write a check, and they really don’t need to see the impact. Women really want to.”


(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The IAS officers of Tamil Nadu will be donating their one-day salary for the month of March to the coffers of 'Namma School Foundation' of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the 'Namma School Foundation' (Our School project) on December 19, 2022, to improve the infrastructure of government schools. Under this scheme, the former students of government schools of Tamil Nadu, who are presently holding high positions in government, or doing big businesses will be contacted by the school education department to contribute to the development of the government schools.
The Tamil Nadu IAS officers have now announced that they would contribute their one-day salary for the month of March 2023 to the scheme as an additional boost to this project.
An order issued by the Tamil Nadu government on Friday states that the IAS officers will contribute their one-day salary for the month of March 2023 to the government account as a contribution to Namma School Foundation (NSF).
The legislators of the ruling DMK had contributed a month's salary to the Namma School Foundation project following the footsteps of Chief Minister Stalin, who had contributed an amount of Rs 5 lakh to the scheme from his personal money. He has urged other corporates, business groups, government employees and political parties to contribute extensively for the scheme which is intended to develop the government school education in Tamil Nadu.
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Less than three months before it’s scheduled to launch, the Menifee Police Department has hired its third lieutenant.
Abigail Valle, who has 16 years experience with the Huntington Park Police Department, joins Lieutenants Denise Keith and Heriberto “Eddie” Gutierrez, according to a statement on the city’s website.
Valle’s background includes patrol, gang task force operations, gang suppression task force, undercover narcotic take-downs and work as a public information officer. She has also overseen new recruits and hiring new personnel.
“We are excited to have Lieutenant Valle join the Police Department team and family,” said Chief Pat Walsh in the statement. “Valle has hit the ground running and has already proven to be a critical part of the team, making strides in gearing up for key programs that the department will roll out when we start in July.”


Marijuana possession charges against eight people dismissed
Felony drug possession charges against eight area residents were dismissed recently in Becker County District Court, after concerns were brought to light about the reliability of a confidential informant used in the cases against them.
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Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces H E Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit met yesterday with Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces H E Osama Askar, during His Excellency's visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The meeting dealt with discussing issues of joint interest, bilateral cooperation and the means to enhance them. The meeting also included the first meeting of the Qatari-Egyptian military committee.
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Love Meanwood aims to empower and enable people from Meanwood to take part in improving our community.
We have asked as many people who live in Meanwood as possible for their thoughts and ideas on how we can improve Meanwood and the public spaces in our local area.
This document is the outcome of the project so far. It explains the process we followed and what we have learnt about Meanwood.
It is also where we introduce three focus areas that have emerged from the consultation process. Each focus area has been broken down further into three projects that contribute to achieving the vision.


Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün has announced that the government has put into force the Structural Transformation Programme with the support of Turkey. This is the country’s most comprehensive reform programme to date.
The Prime Minister who was speaking at the general assembly of the TRNC Development Bank yesterday said that the aim of the reform programme was to strengthen the competitiveness of the TRNC economy.
Among those who attended and addressed the event was the Minister of Economy and Energy Sunat Atun, the Minister of Health Faiz Sucuoğlu and the Minister of Tourism and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu.
Speaking first, the Minister of Health Faiz Sucuoğlu stated that the TRNC Development Bank had given out loans in the field of health amounting to 7.5 million dollars.
He said that sector representatives needed to receive incentives so as to push this figure up.
Underlining the importance of health tourism, Sucuoğlu said that the amount of money spent on health tourism was seven times more than the money spent on culture tourism.
The Minister of Tourism and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu for his part highlighted the importance of the development bank for tourism, adding that the sector had grown considerably with the serious support of the bank. He also said that the government was in contact with the development bank to overcome the problems faced by small investors.
The Minister of Economy and Energy Sunat Atun who also spoke at the event pointed to the importance of keeping politics out of the affairs of the Development Bank.
Atun said that loans from now on would be given out in Turkish Liras in a bid to minimize the effects of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün, who was the last to address the opening of the general assembly, announced that a structural reform programme was currently in force.
He said that it was important that the Development Bank, which was an important source for economic investments in the country, maintained its liquidity and was currently restructuring itself to provide faster and more reliable banking.
Özgürgün added that the Development Bank played an important role Structural Transformation Programme which aimed to strengthen the competitiveness of the TRNC economy.
“We are giving a lot of importance to large sized enterprises just as we are giving importance of SMEs”, he added.


Qatar- Doha Municipality Inspects 3,401 Food Outlets in July
(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Doha Municipality inspectors carried out 2,146 surprise quality control checks on 3,401 retail food shops including restaurants and cafeterias in the month of July, officials announced here Monday.
Municipal inspectors booked 75 shops for violating health and quality standards stipulated by the municipality and destroyed 426.972 tonnes of food stuff deemed unfit for human consumption.
Health officials did 402 inspections during the last week of July and found 43 outlets violating quality standards and destroyed 236.583 tonnes of food deemed unfit for human consumption.
Doha Municipality's technical control department issued notices to 21 establishments to vacate their workers from accommodations taken in neighbourhoods where families reside.
The municipality also issued 42 notices to companies to vacate their premises. The municipality also filed three police complaints and received 28 complaints for which they issue 20 notices.
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Jordan- Relatively cold days, freezing nights forecast over weekend
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 28( Petra)-- Relatively cold weather is expected to remain Thursday across much parts of the country with frost formation over the high lands and parts of the desert areas at night, according to the Jordan Meteorological(JMD).
Mercury levels will rise few degrees on Friday, but relatively cold weather will continue in the mountainous and desert areas during daytime, changing to cold at night with clouds at various altitudes, the JMD added.
Temperatures will rise few degrees again on Saturday, becoming around their annual average but similar conditions will continue to prevail with low clouds in the northern areas of the country.
Temperatures for today will hover around 14 degrees Celsius in Amman and the northern cities, dropping at night to 9 and 8 degrees respectively. Mercury levels in the Gulf of Aqaba will register a high of 26 degrees and a low of 16, the JMD said.
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Peshawar: Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Minority Affairs, Wazir Zada called upon Bishop Churches of Pakistan, Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters at his office in Peshawar. Welfare of minority community was discussed in detail during the meeting.
On the occasion, Wazirzada said that the religious minority community has shown utmost responsibility during the Covid-19. He said that in response to Corona, religious minority community has also closed its religious places of worship including churches, gurdwaras, temples etc.
He furthered that religious minorities even implemented SOPs during thier religious festivals.
He said that the provincial government and specially Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, appreciated and thanked the religious minority community for their friendly steps towards the Government policy regarding SOPs.
Wazir Zada said that he was hopeful That religious minority communities will continue to play their role in protecting their community from the disease by implementing SOPs until the disease is completely eradicated.
Wazirzada said that the minority community has always supported the government in difficult situations.
He stated that paramedical and other front line staff of the minority community during Covid- 19 also deserved tribute.
He said that due to the implementation of precautionary measures taken by the religious minority community, the minority community has been largely protected from the disease.
The special assistant said that the religious leaders of the minority community have played a very positive role during the Covid-19, he hoped that they would continue to play a similar role in the future.
Wazirzada said that Chief Minister Mehmood Khan was taking steps on priority basis for the development and uplift of minority community.
The Bishop Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters, also thanked the Provincial Government and Chief Minister KP for launching Housing and Rozgar Schemes for the Minority communities in the province .


Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said that all the States of the country have freedom to impose lockdown and create containment zones in their limits in order to prevent the spread of Covid 19 virus.
He said that the governments of the respective states have the freedom to respond to the circumstances prevailing in their limits and take decisions accordingly. He made these remarks while talking to media persons after inspecting Bibinagar based AIIMS.
Speaking on the occasion he said that the states also have the responsibility to distribute the oxygen received from the central government. He said that they were importing the oxygen from foreign countries with the help of war aircraft and added that they were distributing the oxygen to the states based on their population. Reddy said that the containment of the Covid 19 virus was in the hands of the people of the country. He said that they could only treat the people but could not stop the spread of the virus. He urged the people to behave in a responsible manner . He advised the state government to provide the Covid treatment through its Aarogyasri scheme.
The minister also responded on the reports of the black marketing of the Covid vaccine. He urged the state governments to acts strictly on such news reports and ensure that the vaccine was available to all the people of the country. Commenting on the transfer of the AIIMS he said that the transfer process had not yet been completed by them and added that none were aware of the papers related to the transfer. He said that people with Covid symptoms should go under self isolation to break the chain of the virus.
Commenting on the Covid second wave, he said that none thought that the number of cases would go up so much. He agreed that there was a severe shortage of oxygen and beds in the country and added that they would overcome the problem. He said that they were trying to overcome the problem with the help of foreign countries


Prime Minister Hailemariam, in a message on World AIDS Day on Saturday (December 01st), said encouraging results are being registered in efforts to prevent and control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.
The Prime Minister noted that said the policies, strategies, programs and other activities put in place by the government have played a key role in achieving these results. The rate of new HIV infections has been reduced by 90 per cent while the deaths from HIV/AIDS have decreased by 53 per cent as a result of the integrated efforts of government, public and development partners in the last decade.
The Prime Minister said the fight against HIV/AIDS would significantly contribute towards the success of the Growth and Transformation Plan and the ongoing efforts to reduce poverty. He said the government would strengthen further the provision of accessibility to HIV/AIDS services and of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as well as providing increased support to people living with HIV and for AIDS orphans.
The Prime Minister also called on the public, people living with HIV, religious institutions, media, governmental and non-governmental organizations to cooperate further and increase their ongoing efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1st each year.


The Suffragist Movement was started when the first intention was observed and implement through the women with the introspective way. The movement is therefore, have the agenda that first time in the history one can now vote against the government so that the reform development could set as per the requirement according to the need of those leaders of Suffragist movement that typically re[resents the internal relationship among the gender and the governance at vast scale. the government is the basic platform to revamp the strategy with the way that the highly suitable for the immediate realization with other means and resources that could be sufficient as per the needs decided. (suffragist.com, 2015)
Pakistan Political history change shifts from the Democratic government to the dictatorship and this is just because the instability in the Pakistani politics provides the dictators that vacant position through which they can conquer the administration and that is one major reason for which Pakistan is amongst one of those countries in the world which have experienced martial law several times in their short span of independence.


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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 2 (IANS) With two cases of Omicron variant reported in the country - both in Karnataka, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said the best way to tackle it is to return to the basic Covid protocols and ensure both doses of vaccines are taken.
'We are fully ready and all the protocols of how to handle the new variant have come from the Centre. The news is this variant spreads five times faster than the Delta variant. So while we have to return to the basics of using sanitisers, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing... all those who have to take the second dose of vaccines has to immediately take it,' she said.
'At the moment, 96 per cent of the above aged 18 years have taken the first dose, but when it comes to the second dose so far only 65.3 per cent have taken it. So we want all those who are to take the second dose have to do it at the earliest,' George added.
On Thursday, Kerala reported 4,700 new Covid cases after 59,702 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
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