The Istanbul-based Social Democracy Foundation (SODEV) has conducted a survey regarding Syrians refugees in Turkey, which involved interviews with 1,067 people on the phone.
The research revealed that 66.1 percent of the respondents said that “Syrians should be sent back to their country,” with this rate being 42.6 percent among voters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), according to reporting by online news outlet T24.
Some 45.5 percent of survey respondents said Syrians were “dangerous people who will cause problems in the future,” and 41.7 percent said “Syrians were a burden.”
Responding to the question “How would you describe the Syrians,” 70 percent of respondents said Syrians were “unclean, unreliable and impolite,” and 57.5 percent said the Syrians were “not hardworking.”
Asked whether they would “like to have a Syrian neighbor,” 55.7 percent of the respondents said “no” and 71.5 percent said they “communicated with Syrians when they had to.”
Yet when asked whether they had “problems with Syrians”, 49.7 percent of the respondents said “no”, 35.1 percent said “sometimes” and 15.3 percent said “I do.”
What is more, when responding to the question as to whether “they have been personally harmed by Syrians in the past 5 years,” 77.3 percent said “no, I haven’t been harmed”, and when asked “has anyone in your family been harmed,” 78.1 percent said “no.”
But when asked whether “anyone around them had been harmed by Syrians,” 46.7 percent of the respondents “yes,” and 41.1 percent said “no”.
With regards to the Syrians’ economic activities, 44.2 percent of the respondents said that rather than “buying from Syrians”, they would “prefer to shop from a Turkish enterprise that carries out the same activity” and 46.7 percent said they “definitely wouldn’t buy from Syrians.”
67.1 percent of the respondents said they “didn’t approve of Syrians opening businesses” and 62.8 percent said they “never want Syrians to work in Turkey.”
66.1 percent of the participants also said that “Syrians should return to their country”, while 16.8 percent said “they should be resettled in safe areas.” 82.4 said that in the “event where the Syrian war ends”, “Syrians should return to their country.”
48.3 percent of the respondents said they found the government’s policies “very wrong”, and 18.5 percent said “wrong.”
46.3 percent of AKP voters were dissatisfied with the government’s policies regarding Syrian refugees, while the rate of dissatisfaction was 88 percent amongst main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) voters, 91.1 percent amongst Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) voters, 66.6 percent amongst Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) voters and 88.1 percent amongst İYİ (Good) Party voters.


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JHAPA — CPN (UML) senior leader Jhalanath Khanal has said that the left alliance was forged to take the country to the path of progress.
At a news conference organized by Press Chautari Jhapa on Monday, Khanal said that development in the country suffered due to fragmentation among the political parties. “Left alliance is the beginning of transformation,” he added.
The former PM also said that left alliance is even an inspiration to other political parties. RSS


The poll was conducted from January 22 to 29 with 1,570 respondents.
Asked about their readiness for the government's Covid-19 vaccination campaign beginning in February:
65.99 per cent said they want to know the vaccine's side-effects before inoculation;
20.70 per cent said they were ready to take the vaccine without fear of side-effects;
13.31 per cent said they did not want to take the vaccine.
Asked about respondents' confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine's effectiveness:
63.88 per cent said they have little confidence;
19.30 per cent said they do not have confidence;
16.82 per cent said they have confidence.
Regarding the government's move to take care of people's health after the Covid-19 vaccination:
60.83 per cent said the government would do the same;
35.54 per cent said the government would provide more healthcare;
3.63 per cent said the government would provide less healthcare.
Asked about respondents' worries over the Covid-19 vaccination (multiple choice):
82.71 per cent were worried about side-effects;
71.96 per cent said they were concerned about effectiveness;
54.67 per cent said they were worried about adequate vaccine stocks;
44.17 per cent were worried about the price;
38.60 per cent were concerned about the vaccine brand.
Asked about awareness of Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers (multiple choices):
64.27 per cent said Pfizer-BioNTech;
52.55 per cent named Oxford-AstraZeneca;
51.66 per cent said Sinovac Biotech;
35.10 per cent said Johnson & Johnson;
28.28 per cent said Moderna.
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By : The Nation


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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A massive fire lit up the Los Angeles skyline Monday, destroying one building and damaging two neighboring ones as well as closing down freeways during the morning commute.
No injuries were reported but the inferno near a downtown freeway interchange could be seen for miles and billowing clouds of smoke closed down adjacent highways in two directions.
"When you look at the magnitude of this fire, and what we were able to save, it's amazing, because we did have total of three high-rises," LAFD spokesman Jaime Moore told Fox 11 television.
City fire officials were unable to give an immediate cause for the blaze, which all-but destroyed a seven-story apartment building that was under construction.
Flames spread for a whole city block, nearly a million square feet, officials said, adding that the blaze started around 1:20 am (0920 GMT).
The apartment development in downtown had caused some controversy in the community due to a pedestrian bridge the developers wanted to erect so residents could avoid street traffic, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported.
The blaze spread quickly through the building and officials warned there was a risk of building scaffolding falling into the roadway even after the fire was contained.
The fire was so big that responding firefighters could feel the heat from the flames from their fire station, a city information officer told AFP.
Two adjacent office towers were also damaged, including three stories of the 15-story Los Angeles County Health Department building which sustained heat damage, including melted blinds and broken glass, the LA Fire Department said.
A second fire a short drive away also caused severe damage to a building housing apartments and commercial spaces that was under renovation.
Both fires were brought under control Monday morning.
More than 350 firefighters battled the blazes, a quarter of the city's firefighting force, Los Angeles Fire Department public information officer David Ortiz told AFP.
Firefighters from nearby areas came in to assist with the response efforts.
"There was a great impact due to both fires on local commute traffic," Ortiz said.
The freeway closures lasted into the day, although by mid-morning most lanes had been reopened, officials said.
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Thane, Jul 13: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has assured BJP’s Leader of Opposition Pravin Darekar that he would take a positive stand on allowing the public to travel in suburban train services of Mumbai.
The Chief Minister had on Monday called and discussed in detail the issue with Mr Darekar, after the Opposition leader gave an ultimatum to the state government and warned of serious agitation, including ‘rail roko’, to press for their demand of allowing the people to travel in the suburban trains, an official release issued by Mr Darekar’s office stated here. The release further said that the duo discussed in detail the resumption of suburban services between Kasara-Karjat-Thane and Mumbai.
During the discussion, the Chief Minister was positive and assured to take a positive stand, said the release. Mr Darekar had also said that he would approach the Railway Minister with the demand.
He had stated that those who have taken two shots of the Covid vaccine should be allowed to travel in the locals.


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Kathmandu: Nepal has suspended three air traffic controllers and launched an investigation after two passenger planes nearly collided mid-air last week, officials said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday when an Air India airliner and a Nepal Airlines plane were waiting to land at Kathmandu's busy international airport.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has formed an committee to look into the incident, spokesperson Jagannath Niroula told AFP.
He said the Air India plane, which was on hold at an altitude of 19,000 feet (5,800 metres) due to high traffic at Kathmandu airport, suddenly descended and narrowly missed colliding with the Nepal Airlines aircraft flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet.
"We have formed a committee to investigate into this incident which has raised our concern over the safety risk," Niroula said.
"Three air traffic controllers who were in the duty at that time have been removed from the active control position until further notice," he said.
"Similarly, we have sent a letter to the Indian civil aviation regulatory body to investigate into possible fault of Air India's pilot and take necessary action."
Nepal is notorious for its poor air safety and the latest incident comes less than two months after a plane crash in western Nepal which killed all 72 people on board.
A government committee is due to submit its report to ascertain the cause of the Yeti Airlines crash.
Nepal's air transport sector has been plagued by accidents due to poor maintenance, insufficient training and lax standards.
In addition to difficult flying conditions, Nepal's aviation sector been plagued by poor safety due to insufficient training and maintenance.
The European Union has banned all Nepali carriers from its airspace over safety concerns.
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Srinagar, Sep 2: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded 89 new Covid positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the UT to 325618.
An official said that of the 89 new cases, 16 were from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir division. “Moreover, 88 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 48 from Jammu Division and 40 from Kashmir Division,” the official said.
He said that 67.63 percent of population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir. “No new case of Mucormycosis has been reported today, thus the total number of confirmed cases remains 45 in the UT of J&K,” the official said.


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Islah Charitable Society implemented several projects in Ramadhan, which aim at assisting poor people in the Yemeni society. In a statement to news agencies, Secretary General, Dr. Hameed Zyad has mentioned in a press conference that these projects that have been implemented during the holy month of Ramadhan are distributed among the wretched families, traffic policemen, prisoners, the orphans, the handicapped and others in the remote areas. Secretary General, Dr. Hameed Zyad indicated that the number of beneficiaries of these projects since its foundation has been amounted to more than 5,935,000 and the number of families has reached to 351,698 until the year 2001. The Secretary General has highly praised the efforts played by the benefactors and called those who are able to assist their Muslim and their poor brothers.


ALCOHOL and drug abuse has contributed to the high number of mental illnesses and admissions among the youths in Lusaka.
Chainama Hills Hospital public relations officer, George Tafuna, said most of the cases the institution was recording were due to alcohol abuse, drugs and HIV-related illnesses.
Mr Tafuna said Chainama hospital was now operating as first-level hospital because most psychiatric patients in Zambia were referred there.
‘’We don’t have anywhere to take them, there are some incidences where police find someone in the street and they bring them to the hospital because they are a danger to society,’’ he said.
He said the Ministry of Health has embarked on sensitization and public awareness programmes to sensitize youths in Chibolya, Kanyama, George and Chawama compounds, among other areas, where the users were found.
He said crime and defilement cases were on the increase due to abuse of alcohol among the youths in communities.
He explained that once a person took alcohol and drugs the mood and mind were altered by the substance that slowed down the functions of a human body and eventually changed the behaviour because the brain was the most affected part.
Mr Tafuna said Chainama psychiatric ward was congested due to high numbers of mental illness patients because the hospital was the biggest referral hospital in Zambia among the three.
Mr Tafuna noted that there were common misconceptions and myths surrounding mental illness such as witchcraft and sexual cleansing, which were also a major challenge among medical practitioners.
He said organizations should partner with the ministry to help disseminate information to the general public on the dangers and causes of mental illness.


LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that the Modi government could not achieve its goal through the National Register of Citizens (NRC) but will now do the same through the National Population Register (NPR).
In an informal chat with reporters, he said that there was no difference between NCR and NPR because the government was preparing to include points for which papers would not be easily available. "The government will fulfil its aim through NPR now," he said.
The former Chief Minister, replying to a question, said that police action seen in recent protests against the citizenship law was a result of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'thoko' policy which had made the police force trigger happy.
He further said that the ruling party was getting apprehensive of the Hindu-Muslim unity and is now trying to target the poor by confiscating their properties. He demanded that the government should hold an impartial probe into the role of the police in recent weeks.


We have a strong school community and throughout the year we organise various events for students, families and staff.
Empathy is one of our school values and we believe that it is important our pupils dedicate time to helping those less fortunate than themselves. The children have raised funds through a wide variety of events such as sponsored runs, charol singing and charity fairs.
Social Responsibility Projects
Our students and families have the opportunity to take part in various projects including the Community Clean-Ups which were launched in 2019. We believe that children have huge potential to make positive changes and it is important they have the opportunity to lead these initiatives.


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Last updated: Sat 14 May 2022, 4:49 PM
The Sharjah City Municipality announced on Saturday that all parks would be closed for three days.
According to an official social media post, all public and neighbourhood parks in the city will be closed from May 14 to May 16.
They will be open to the public again on Tuesday, May 17.
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The decision coincides with the suspension of work in ministries, federal and local departments and the private sector in mourning for the late His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The municipality had earlier announced that the public parking in the city would be free from May 14 to May 16.
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ZIARAT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth estimated at around 4% during the current fiscal (2020-21), the country had been steered out of economic hardships and was set to achieve further growth in the coming year.
“I have good news to share with you that the country is coming out of economic hardships. The GDP growth is estimated at around 4% and has been made public,” Imran Khan said while speaking to a gathering here at Quaid’s residency.
The Prime Minister regretted that the opposition parties, which have been claiming about the government’s failure for the last two and half years, were now disputing the GDP growth figure.
“In fact the opposition parties wanted the present government to fail in economic terms, as they feared that if the government succeeds, their politicking would end,” he remarked.
The Prime Minister said that, “Since the present government came to power, the opposition parties were giving deadlines for the end of government sometime in three months or by December 31 etc. But I am worried about the opposition that what will they do now?.”
He expressed his belief that the country will achieve further economic growth during the next fiscal year. “Pakistan will go further up [in economic terms] during our next government,” he maintained.


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A child rights activist has called on teachers and the government to think about children’s right to education amid the ongoing teacher’s strike.
The activist Fred Nyondo, made the remarks following a standoff between teachers and government which has come about as teachers are on strike lobbying for covid-19 allowances.
Nyondo has told YFM that although the teachers’ concerns are legitimate it is also important to ensure that students’ rights are upheld.
“Teachers and government should understand that the rights of children here are at stake and they should understand that this lies in their hand to ensure that their right to education is being upheld,” said Nyondo.
There has been a misunderstanding between teachers and government over COVID-19 allowances from the time when the ministry of education announced that students can return to school almost a week ago.


National carrier Maldivian has announced that it would begin chartering direct flight between the Indian city of Mumbai to the Maafaru International Airpot in Noonu Atoll.
In a rare press conference, the Managing Director at Maldivian Mohamed Mihad said that this route is a lucrative market for the resorts and guest houses around the region.
He said that the airline has had discussions with the resorts and guest houses near the area and had also had talks with tour operators in India before making the decision to charter the direct flight between the two destinations.
Mihad also said that the first flight would be on the 13th of April and that the airline scheduled flights three times a week.
Speaking at the press conference, Deputy Managing Director at the company Aishath Jennifer said that the national airline played a significant role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She said that the company's objective is to spread its wings further and to be able to assist the communities and the economy.
Last year, Maldivian had been at the forefront of the humanitarian work carried out by the government in the darkest moments of the pandemic by chartering flights to fly home stranded Maldivians abroad as well as carry out flights to deliver packages to locals stuck in other countries.


QC crowned Qatar Basketball Cup champions
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The podium winners and officials pose for a group photo after the final of Qatar Basketball Cup on Saturday in Doha. Qatar Club (QC) won the final after defeating Al Gharafa (91-90) in a thrilling final at Al Gharafa Club Lounge. The winners, who were trailing in the first three quarters of the final, made a dramatic comeback in the decisive session to win the exciting final.
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The Social Security Fund (CSS), is under pressure due to the increase in cases of Covid-19 says the entity's director Enrique Lau Cortés.
Last week they only had 18 patients admitted to the Covid Hospital of the City of Health and to date the figure exceeds 100. In addition, there are about 30 patients scheduled to be transferred to the Hospital.
'Yes, there is pressure,' said the director about the increase in infections and hospitalizations in the midst of the fourth wave of the pandemic.
“What is happening with the pandemic is not relaxation. People are getting sick; those who have comorbidities are arriving at hospitals, they are being admitted to special respiratory care units, requiring life support in intensive care, and people are dying,” said Lau Cortés.
According to the epidemiological report issued Saturday by the Ministry of Health, at the national level, there are 794 hospitalized; 715 are in the ward and 79 in the ICU.
The director of the CSS announced that in the face of an increase in patients who require admission to the Covid Hospital, more beds can be enabled. The same can be done at the Metropolitan Hospital Complex and at the Irma Lourdes de Tzanetatos Hospital in the district of 24 de Diciembre.
He added that an additional level would involve the use of campaign hospitals and a broader measure would be to rethink gyms and schools.
“We are strategically prepared: at various points, we have indicators that tell us when one scale should be activated and when the next one should be activated. Right now we are enduring, but we can't do it alone, we need the population to become aware, take care of themselves,' said Lau Cortés.
Meanwhile, the Association of Private Hospitals reported that the occupation of private hospitals with cases of Covid-19 is high.
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ABU DHABI, 4th February, 2018 (WAM) — Ministers and officials have stressed that the “Future of UAE Media Retreat” is an important initiative, which has enabled them to draft strategies and plan the future of the media sector, to help achieve the UAE Centennial 2071, in line with the country’s future goals and vision.
In statements to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, they added that the presence of over 100 experienced media professionals and academics at the retreat have produced creative ideas, which will help in drawing a roadmap for the media sector to realise the UAE Centennial 2071, as well as to achieve the UAE’s National Agenda and deliver its messages and accomplishments to the world.
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, said that the retreat, which brought together national media professionals and institutions, included discussions on many important topics, such as the UAE’s future direction and its foreign, economic and social policies. He also pointing out that the retreat is an important opportunity to present relevant ideas and apply them in the real world.
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, stressed that the retreat is an important initiative, which will help in drafting future strategies for the media sector and realise the UAE’s centennial plan, while promoting its regional and international position. She also expressed her hope that the retreat has helped individuals and institutions to create specialist content that will help to effectively deliver the UAE’s media message.
She added that the UAE media keeps pace with the latest developments and the work of government and private institutions, especially as a large number of international media institutions have chosen the UAE as their headquarters, while adding that the reason for this is the country’s effective combined infrastructure, as well as clear legislation that encourages media activity.
Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Director-General of the Government of Dubai Media Office, GDMO, said the retreat, which was organised by the National Media Council, NMC, is especially important and plays a major role in drafting strategies for the national media sector. She added that the UAE has prioritised forecasting the future of all sectors, and the media must therefore keep pace with developments, while adding that the presence of media institutions at the retreat is important for thinking “outside the box”, to achieve their goals and connect them with the UAE’s future plans and policies.
Al Marri highlighted the importance of the media’s duty to follow the ambitions of the country, which has become the focus of the public’s attention, due to its ability to educate community members about ever-changing political, economic, cultural and technological developments, while helping the community to realise the country’s advancement, due to its awareness and strong will. She also noted that through the retreat, many initiatives will be launched that will place the UAE in a leading position and present a media model to the world that all people can be proud of.
Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, said that during the retreat, many ideas were presented that can hopefully be applied in the real world, noting that the country’s media sector requires development mechanisms to compete with the international media and present the UAE’s messages to other countries, while keeping pace with the country’s social and economic advancement.
Noaf Tahlak, Executive Director of the Government Communication Office at the General Secretariat of the Cabinet, said that the most important challenges facing government communication offices and national media institutions and personalities were discussed, while major directives for media institutions required by the nation were established. He also pointing out that the UAE Government aims to foresee the future, remains advanced, and monitors new developments in all areas.
Mohammed Al Hammadi, Editor-in-Chief of Al Ittihad Newspaper, highlighted the importance of the retreat in assessing the reality and future of the UAE media, and in overcoming the challenges facing the sector, whether professional or in terms of internal and external communication, as well as developing the work and profession.
“The discussions witnessed at the retreat today can help us overcome future challenges, especially in light of the digital revolution, so we can keep pace with the accelerating variables witnessed by the sector, and the media can be a key contributor to development and advancement, especially with the growth of its role in the modern communication age,” he added.
Raed Barqawi, Executive Editor-in-Chief of Al Khaleej Newspaper, also highlighted the importance of the retreat, which was held at a time full of challenges that requires combined efforts and preparations for the future, through evaluating the reality and analysing media developments in the West, as well as the effects of social media on professional media.
He added that the retreat discussed how to develop new national manpower, who can keep pace with future developments and evaluate the media and its efforts to follow the UAE’s ambition to lead internationally, which requires greater effort and perseverance.
Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Shamiri, Director-General and Editor-in-Chief of Al Watan Newspaper, said the national media is capable of proactive planning, future foresight and keeping pace with the country’s ambitions, while stressing that the limitless support of the wise leadership for the national media has had a considerable effect on developing the successful UAE media experience.
Al Shamiri pointed out that the retreat has helped to establish an integrated system to promote the national and humanitarian values that distinguish the UAE and assist in monitoring its development, while highlighting its overall accomplishments.
Muna Bu Samra, Editor-in-Chief of Al Bayan Newspaper, said those at the retreat discussed many important topics, with the aim of developing the country’s media sector to follow the UAE’s future ambitions and deliver its messages to the world.
She added that the UAE media is capable of overcoming its challenges, due to its qualities and capacities, in light of the integration between traditional and electronic media, which will help to create a national media according to the highest international standards.
Sami Al Reyami, Editor-in-Chief of Emarat Al Youm Newspaper, said that the retreat has helped to re-evaluate the sector’s performance based on the UAE’s future ambitions, while discussing future challenges and how to overcome them.
He added that the retreat’s outcomes and initiatives will reflect positively on the performance of the UAE media sector, especially its future performance, while highlighting the necessity of developing current digital media platforms to reach the widest possible audience, both inside and outside the country.
Mohammed Tunisi, Editor-in-Chief of Al Roeya Newspaper, stressed that the participation of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in the retreat has greatly contributed to enriching its discussions about the future of the UAE media and its efforts to keep pace with the UAE’s aspirations.
Tunisi said that what occurred at the retreat is a prediction of the near and distant future, through analysing and determining future challenges and presenting possible solutions, and other ways of solving them. He added that the UAE media has effectively interacted with the country’s actions and its humanitarian giving, which requires the merging of traditional and digital media to keep pace with the country’s future.


Officers attended the property on Queen Street, Wakefield, at around 10.3am today (Tuesday, January 19).
Local residents said they had seen at least four police cars and two police vans parked outside the property, which has now been taped off to prevent public access.
And West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that officers uncovered what they believe to be a "substantial cannabis farm" at the property.
Six men have been arrested in connection with the investigation.
Police remain on the scene, and enquiries are continuing, a spokesperson for the force said.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers are working on four pillars they believe will move the state economically forward.
House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, told members of the West Virginia Press Association Thursday that the four were the state’s tax structure, infrastructure, the legal regulatory climate and the education system.
However, over the last few years a fifth issue has emerged that has impacted the state economy, he said.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Jaber Abdelkhaleq KUWAIT, Dec 25 (KUNA) -- Christians in Kuwait celebrated their holidays and held services at several churches in the country.
The celebrations were highlighted by security, peace, and harmony. (end) ja.gta
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(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) Karthika Nair got married to her fiance Rohit Menon and actors such as Chiranjeevi and Jackie Shroff attended the wedding.
Karthika Nair is a former Indian actress who performed largely in South Indian films in all languages.
Karthika was born to Radha, a former Indian actress, and has a sister Thulasi Nair who is another South Indian actress.
She made her Telugu film debut in the 2009 film 'Josh', alongside Naga Chaitanya. She got to prominence after acting in her second and first hit Tamil film, 'Ko', alongside Jiiva and Piaa Bajpai.
She had more success in the Malayalam film 'Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath', in which she starred alongside Dileep.
She is well recognized for her parts in the comedies 'Brother of Bommali' and 'Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai', as well as the social drama 'Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai' and the Hindi epic TV series 'Aarambh'.
Karthika Nair married Rohit Menon on November 19, 2023, at the Udai Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) More than 40 countries, including US, Australia, New Zealand, European as well as neighbouring nations such as Bangladesh, Bhutan have committed to provide India with medical items and pharmaceutical products that the country urgently needs to battle the unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday.
Towards this, India has prioritised procuring key medical items including oxygen and pharmaceutical products such as remdesivir. 'We have prioritised certain areas. Liquid oxygen is one of the areas that has been a priority. We've also seen the requirement for anything that produces oxygen, oxygen generators, oxygen concentrators, oxygen producing equipment, cryogenic tankers, transportation equipment for oxygen. We've also needed some urgent pharmaceutical products like remdesivir and tocilizumab,' Shringla said in a briefing.
Over the next few days and weeks, Shringla hopes the country will receive over 500 oxygen generating plants, more than 4,000 oxygen concentrators, over 10,000 oxygen cylinders, 17 oxygen cryogenic tankers, some of which have already come in. Apart from that, US-headquartered Gilead Sciences has offered 450,000 doses of antiviral drug Remdesivir and 300,000 doses of antiviral drug Favipiravir from Russia, and UAE.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. Iran is ready to
mutually abolish the visa regime with Russia, the Iranian Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said at a joint press conference
with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on June 23, Trend reports citing
According to Abdollahian, today, the two countries conducted
discussions on the mutual abolition of the visa regime.
“Also, the two countries have reached an agreement on railway
projects, including the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway
line,” he said.
The minister expressed hope that the railway will be built soon,
backed by joint investments.
He reminded that Iran's location in the North-South and
East-West transit corridors gives the country a special
The foundation of the 'International North-South Transport
Corridor' was laid on the basis of an intergovernmental agreement
signed between Russia, Iran, and India on September 12, 2000. In
total, 13 countries have ratified the agreement, including
Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Russia, etc.
The purpose of creating a corridor is to reduce the delivery
time of cargo from India to Russia, as well as to North and West
Europe. Delivery time on the current route is more than 6 weeks, it
is expected to be reduced to 3 weeks via North-South Transport
' The first transit cargo from Russia to India
was transported via the North-South corridor. It was a successful
experience, thus potential of the North-South Corridor was also
tested. From now on, part of the transit will be carried out via
this route,” Abdollahian noted.
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Asked where the £500 million came from for the Department of International Development commitment on family planning, the PMS said that it was from within the DFID budget.
Asked what the PM’s discussions with the President of Rwanda were about, the PMS said it was a brief bilateral which focused on development issues.
Asked whether the PM had ruled out changing the coalition agreement, the PMS said that the coalition agreement served a particular purpose bringing together aspects of both party’s manifestos. The government was prioritizing implementation but would also have new policies to announce and there would be a Queen’s Speech next year to outline further legislative programmes.
Asked whether the PM agreed that Lords reform was not a top priority, the PMS said that the PM had already said that it was not a top priority. The top priority for the government was dealing with the economic challenges we currently faced.
Asked whether there were plans to have fewer elected Lords or if the government was going to make similar concessions, the PMS said that there was nothing specific to report and that the government would be discussing its plans in the coming weeks as it sought to build consensus.
Asked whether there would be a new timetable in the autumn, the PMS said there would be.
Asked whether the PM was confident in winning over Lords reform rebels, the PMS said that the PM believed that people who supported House of Lords reform should come together to make it happen.
Asked whether the government would be publishing a consultation paper on aviation in the coming days, the PMS said that we would be making an announcement shortly.
Asked whether policy on social care announced that day had been scaled back or changed at the last minute, the PMS said that it had not been. Asked about funding for social care policy, the PMS said that it would be considered alongside other funding priorities. Asked whether decisions on funding would be made in the next Spending Review, the PMS said that it was one possibility. The spending review was an opportunity to look at spending in the round.
Asked whether the government was actively considering a cap on an individual’s contributions higher than the Dilnot recommendations, the PMS said that we had set out our thoughts and were consulting on those proposals. We want to hear people’s views.
Spending Review date
Asked when the next spending review would be, the PMS said that it had not been announced yet.


Healthcare building boom
In the past five years, the face of health care in Detroit Lakes has undergone some extensive changes.
Besides the changes in name -- St. Mary's Regional Health Center is now Essentia Health St. Mary's, and MeritCare has become Sanford Health -- there have been big infrastructure changes to both local organizations as well.
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Eighty-eight percent of people who have returned to their gyms after the lifting of COVID-19-related shutdowns say that they are confident in their gym’s safety protocols, according to a survey by IHRSA and Kelton Global.
Results of the survey, which was of gym members in the United States, are included in the report, “The COVID Era Fitness Consumer.”
Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they are familiar with the safety measures their gym has taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and 69 percent are confident in the safety measures that are in place. That compares to their confidence levels in the safety measures at the following businesses: retailers (67 percent), coffee shops (67 percent) and indoor dining (62 percent).
The survey also asked about gym members’ routines during the shutdown and their satisfaction with their routines after gym reopening.
Fifty-four percent of gymgoers in the United States said they missed the routine of going to their health club during the COVID-19-related temporary gym shutdowns. Of those surveyed, 85 percent said the shutdown of their gym caused their fitness routine to change with 54 percent saying their new workout routine was less challenging while 53 percent said it was less consistent than their routine prior to the shutdowns. During the shutdowns, 53 percent of gymgoers surveyed said they went for outdoor walks or runs more often. Thirty-three percent said they streamed exercise videos at home, and 29 percent said they bought fitness equipment.
Ninety-four percent of those surveyed said they would return to their health club in some capacity. Forty-two percent of those surveyed said they went to the gym three to four days per week prior to the club shutdowns. After club reopenings, 35 percent say they will go three to four days per week.
Fifty-four percent of gymgoers who have yet to return to their clubs noted they were dissatisfied with their fitness routine. On the other hand, 44 percent of those who have returned to their gym are dissatisfied with their routine.
The social aspect appears to be important to gym members: 42 percent said that said they missed working out with other people, and 36 percent said they missed the sense of community they got from their gym.
Sixty-three percent of gym members feel more stressed now than they did at the beginning of 2020. Respondents noted these stressors:
- 76 percent feel anxious about their overall health
- 65 percent are stressed about the U.S. economy
- 58 percent are concerned about the U.S. presidential election
- 49 percent are worried about their immunity
- 39 percent are concerned about racial inequality
“The data confirms the essential role health clubs play in promoting and maintaining the wellbeing of consumers,” Jay Ablondi, executive vice president for global products for IHRSA, said in a media release about the survey. “With 70 percent of members relying on their gyms to maintain their overall health, Americans are looking at getting back to, maintaining and even improving their exercise habits - and nothing but confidence in their gyms to be safe, comfortable, and clean. Clearly, there’s no replacement.”
The full report offers more details on the comfort level that gymgoers have returning to their gym, how COVID-19 has affected their fitness level and has shaped their wellness outlook plus how they feel about the pandemic overall.


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Member Coordination Committee Dr Farooq Sattar said that the Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif tried to create dichotomy among the Muhajirs in Pakistan which clearly denied the state and the Constitution.
Talking to the participants of a protest rally at Karachi Press Club against Khawaja Asif’s shameful remarks, Dr Farooq Sattar said that their forefathers should have been stopped and told that they had no rights to enter into the newly-born country. He said that they were the Muhajirs who made this land a separate country.
Dr Sattar said that Khawaja Asif should immediately apologize for offensive remarks about the Mohajirs or the protest would continue against him. He said that the Mohajirs had been punished for making Pakistan and said that the Minister had hurt 50 million Muhajirs by ridiculing them on the floor.
Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that they were faithful and the Minister was intelligent as Muhajirs forefathers were fighting against the British in 1857, while Asif’s ancestors came to support the British army. He said the Minister thought that Pakistan came into being for their services to the British government.
He said that Khawaja Asif’s hatred with the Muhajirs was truly his hate with Pakistan’s Movement and the two-nation theory. He said that the Karachiites would definitely close their businesses over the killings of innocent youth of the city. He said that the media had imposed unannounced ban on the speeches of MQM Chief Altaf Hussain on the TV channels.
Member Coordination Committee Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi said that a federal minister had called the entire Muhajir with weird language which was unacceptable. He said that if someone had any grievances with MQM then he should criticize its policy but showing hatred with the entire community reflected their extreme prejudices.
He said that they had been sacrificed for inception of Pakistan and also participated with the newly-born country to progress for the nation. He said that the banks, insurance companies, industries, educational institutes and even the national airlines PIA was also the gift of a Muahjir, Abul Hasan Asfahani.
Member Coordination Committee Qamar Mansoor said that the Muhajirs, especially the Urdu-speaking community were being treated like 3rd grade citizens. He demanded the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to ask Khawaja Asif to apologize Muhajirs for his shameful remarks.


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BIRATNAGAR: Chairman of the Federation of Nepali Journalists Shiva Gaunle today said that the country’s media is bearing the brunt as various groups are agitated demanding their rights.
Speaking at a programme organised after the foundation of the Morang Editors Association building was laid, Gaunle said that the media has become a soft
target for agitators across
the country, including some political parties.
“Mediapersons need to understand this and work patiently, said the Federation of Nepali Journalists chief.
“It is a matter of grief that mediapersons have been targeted in agitations in
far-west, while doing their duty.”
He said that the government should take attacks
on media seriously. However, he said the government has been trying its best to put curbs on the rights of mediapersons.
“The media should move ahead along with the times and the society should also be patient towards the press,” Gaunle held.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The General Directorate of Traffic has seized a vehicle and held its driver for reckless driving.
The action was taken after the car was seen drifting and causing damage to public properties in a video that was went viral on social media, the Directorate said in a tweet Friday.
Legal action is being initiated against the driver, the tweet added.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said testing remains a challenge for the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 6,000 people in 58 countries. He added that less testing means cases are not detected, increasing the risk of community spread.
The WHO Director-General said the WHO was following the cases closely and the ‘scale and spread of the virus’ is concerned. “Worldwide, there are now more than 6,000 cases reported in 58 countries. Testing remains a challenge and it is highly likely that a large number of cases are not being taken up,” he said.


The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says it will sponsor an anti-quackery bill that will give legal backing to the fight against quackery in the profession.
Osahon Enabulele, a medical doctor and the President of the association, said this on Friday in Abuja in an interview.
He said the NMA would work with other stakeholders to improve the quality of healthcare services.
Mr. Enabulele said that in the next one month the association would come up with programmes that would enable it to declare a “total war” on quackery.
“Part of the programme will be to sponsor an anti-quackery bill before the National Assembly in order to get legal backing for the fight against quackery.
Mr. Enabulele said the programme would also include the distribution of educative materials to the public to enlighten them on the hazards in patronising fake medical practitioners, and their rights to healthcare services.
“We need to re-orientate Nigerians on the danger of listening to herbal practitioners who claim to have cure to several illnesses, and people impersonating doctors.
“We have the responsibility to properly educate Nigerians and we are going to stand on their side by protecting their health rights.”
Mr. Elabulele said the NMA would also enlighten Nigerians on some of the activities of herbal practitioners that were offensive and dangerous to their health.
He also said that the association would collaborate with NAFDAC and other health organisations to create awareness on the need to have NAFDAC number on drugs.


Youth want skills for jobs
Some of the greatest challenges facing today's youth are unemployment, HIV-Aids and crime, the youth parliament at the Gauteng legislature was told yesterday
The forum in Johannesburg allows young people to talk about their hopes and fears for the future.
Lebogang Maile, Gauteng Youth Commission chairman, said because young people today face such huge challenges, they have to become more active and vigilant.
Maile said that the government also has an obligation to put in place youth programmes that will deal with skills and development.
"There should be more learnership programmes that will allow young people to gain the necessary skills and experience that will help them to develop and progress," Maile said.
Maile also appealed to the youth to study subjects such as maths and science because the country does not have enough experts in these areas.
Maile said the commission will propose that the government sets aside bursaries for students who want to pursue these subjects.
Maile said they will also engage the government on the issue of blacklisting which affects mostly poor and disadvantaged students.
Student Itumeleng Motsepe said though the commission was doing significant work, more needed to be done.
"We want the youth commission to come up with practical solutions, not only theoretical debates.
"We also need youth clubs in the townships so that the youth can talk about issues affecting them in their own areas," Motsepe said.
The speaker of the legislature, Richard Mdakane, said young people must recommend exactly what they want done.
"We expect the youth to talk about real issues affecting them and not merely to mimic what their political parties are saying," Mdakane said.


The International Association of Chiefs of Police, with seven other law enforcement groups, will oversee the program to advise local police departments on "cutting-edge innovation and promising practices." Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the move as a "course correction" so that the program is not "dictated by the federal government . . .
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Budgam: Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Sports, Anurag Thakur Monday said that 70 years of dynastic rule had made the youth of J&K “incompetent” and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) put an end to the dynastic rule.
Addressing media persons at Budgam, he said that what 70 years of dynastic rule had done to J&K was visible within two years of the BJP government.
Thakur said that the Centre was committed to work for the youth of Kashmir as well as Jammu for their participation and progress in every sector.
About the media policy in Kashmir, Thakur said that there was no place for unethical journalism in democracy.
“The media policy in Kashmir has changed for the good of the people so that they can get accurate and truthful information,” he said.
Thakur said that the journalists should understand their responsibility of reporting the truth and presenting unbiased and accurate information to the people, and that they should do justice with their profession.
He said that for the revival of artistic culture, the Centre had launched high-power transmitters of Doordarshan and All India Radio at Kargil.
About the cultivation sector and carpet business of J&K, Thakur said that various schemes for export of saffron, apricots, and carpets to every corner of the world were already in progress.
“This will ensure more progress and boost the farming sector and the carpet business in J&K,” he said. KNS


Philadelphia’s Mayor says he is taking a “wait and see” attitude toward Temple University building its own football stadium in North Philadelphia.
Kenney says he knows some residents around Temple strongly oppose building the stadium.
“What we need to do is that we need to make sure the community once we correct some of the issues they have been dealing with for a number of years,” he said.
The mayor says student housing in the community has had a negative impact on residents and once those issues are addressed, there needs to be more conversation about the stadium.
“I’m neutral at this point, but temple has to make their case to the community and the district councilman who is also the council president and we’ll see how it goes,” he said.
Kenney had previously expressed doubts about the project, saying Temple should just get a better deal renting out the Eagle’s stadium in South Philly.
He also says since the proposed stadium is in the district of City Council President Darrell Clarke, he will have a lot to say about the project.


KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the parliament was elected by sovereign people of Pakistan and the voice of the masses had every right to make laws and it would continue legislating on all issues of public concern and welfare of the people.
Addressing a gathering comprising of the ministers, senators, MNAs, MPAs and divisional and district office bearers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), organised by the PPP Sindh at Chief Minister's House Thursday, he said that it was the duty of everyone to accord the parliament every respect it was entitled to having been elected by the sovereign people of Pakistan.
The president said that being the real representatives of the people, the parliament reigned supreme in the democratic setup.
He said that the president was part of the parliament under the constitution and he interacts and meets the parliamentarians as parliaments were his constituency. He said that no law bars the president meeting with his constituents.
The president said that for the stability and smoothness of the system, it was necessary that every state institution respected the mandate of other institutions. He said that in the developing democracies on their way toward maturity, some institutions may at time appear to be overstepping their mandate but this is the part of the evolutionary process and should not be the matter of concern.
The president said that the PPP has pursued politics of reconciliation and has always been taking along other political forces with it. He said that all the political forces in Sindh were with the PPP.
He said that PPP was not new to the conspiracies of anti-democratic forces and was fighting this for last four decades.
The president said that the detractors of the party were employing every trick to alienate the workers but they can not change the hearts of PPP workers and “Jiyalas.”
“I have lived in all those cells where Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was confined. I have seen him in my childhood and I still remember all of his speeches and whatever conspiracies were hatched against him,” said Zardari.
He said that the conspiracies that were hatched against Bhutto are being hatched against him.
The president said that Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has invited him to address the PPP leadership in Sindh, adding that those who wanted to restrict political forces will not succeed.
The president also advised the ministers, legislators and office bearers of PPP to maintain contact with the people and help addressing their issues.
Referring to law and order situation in Karachi, the president underscored the need for equipping the law enforcing authorities and the police with modern tools to fight criminal in an effective manner.
The president said that Karachi being the hub of the economic activities of the country was also suffering because of the fast changing situations at international level.
He said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would also be addressing the party workers on appropriate occasions.


Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli would be visiting New Delhi early next month on his first official foreign trip, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa on Wednesday.
Speaking to mediapersons here, the Foreign Minister said during the Prime Minister’s visit, some agreements would also be signed with India to implement past understandings.
“The preliminary preparations for the visit have been completed. India will be the first country for Prime Minister Oli to pay an official visit after assuming the office,” said Thapa.
He said the Prime Minister will leave for India on an appropriate time as the preliminary preparations have been completed.
Congratulating Prime Minister Oli on his election to the top executive post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also invited his Nepalese counterpart to visit India, said Thapa.
Thapa said Prime Minister Modi had reiterated his invitation to Prime Minister Oli during a telephone conversation between them last week.
The Chinese government has also extended invitation to Prime Minister Oli for an official visit. “Nepal wants to maintain cordial relationship with both the neighbours,” Thapa pointed out.


Guyana has summoned Suriname’s Ambassador for talks amid reports that the Coast Guard in that neighbouring Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state has been harassing local fishermen and indigenous Indians who traditionally fish in the Corentyne River.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon said he also received reports that the Indians were being charged GUY$10,000 to fish in the river.
Harmon said the matter would be further addressed by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge when he returns from a meeting in Ecuador.
“There are wider issues of the use of the river that we have to deal with so the question of Orealla and the Amerindian people is one aspect of how the Surinamese have been treating with that river,” he told the website.
Harmon said fishermen were being pulled in and their passports and identification cards demanded.
The State Minister said that it appears the economic situation in Suriname is behind the new situation and that the encounters between the Indigenous Indians and the Surinamese Coast Guard have been reported to the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.


Church pantry is burglarized, food staples are stolen
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The federal government has spent more than $200 million on advertising campaigns in the past financial year, including nearly $37 million promoting the carbon price and its compensation and $17 million for the national broadband network.
The total includes nearly $140 million on buying advertising space on television, radio and print.
This was a 20 per cent rise on the previous financial year, when the government spent $117 million, but considerably down on the 2007-08 spike of $185 million, when the former Howard government was heavily promoting its WorkChoices changes.
The record amount spent on media buy alone was $187 million in 1999-2000 when the GST was introduced.
The Department of Finance, which has published the figures, does not include in its headline totals for each department and campaign the money spent on consultants such as advertising agencies and market research. This figure across the government amounted to about $60 million.
Just over $13 million was spent to raise awareness of the 2011 census and a little more than $2 million spent on getting people to enrol to vote.
About $24 million was spent on anti-smoking efforts with the aim of cutting the national smoking rate to 10 per cent of the population by 2018.
For the carbon price, $20.3 million was spent explaining the scheme and a further $16.6 million promoting the compensation.
And nearly $15 million was spent alerting people to the need to switch from analogue to digital television.
Just over $34 million was spent to recruit people into the Australian Defence Force.


5th November, 2018
Alhaji Aminu Sidi, the Jigawa Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, on Monday said that the state government spent N18 million to obtain license for 25 miner groups in the state.
Sidi, who disclosed this in Dutse, said that the miners who were indigene of the state, now had license to engage in mining activities in any part of the country.
He said that the decision to obtain license for them was in view of the Federal Government’s policy to prosecute illegal miners in the country.
The commissioner said that there were 50 members in each of the 25 groups.
Sidi said that the state government had converted the 25 groups to cooperative societies, adding that more groups had applied for mining license and were soliciting for the government’s assistance.


In Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, he said that the achievements in anti-virus measures were filtering through to the economy and that the government’s economic responses, such as its bold fiscal policies and Korean New Deal initiative, were bearing fruit.
“I ask all ministries for efforts to maintain the positive trend so that it leads to a clear economic rebound. If we are able to maintain this trend until the end of the year, we could expect to overcome the economic shock from COVID-19 and enter a normal growth trajectory.”
Noting that the economy grew 2.1 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, Moon said the recovery trend will continue, pointing to the improved economic sentiment and increased exports.
He also said that the pick-up in the local stock market reflects the trust in South Korea’s economic recovery.
The president called for parliamentary cooperation to swiftly pass the 2021 budget bill and also stressed the need to consider new variables such as purchasing vaccines, financial support for virus-hit businesses and the need for preemptive investment to achieve carbon goals.


Meerut: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said India is capable of giving a befitting reply to Pakistan for its actions.
Parrikar, who was speaking at the inauguration of 36th National Archery Championship here on Wednesday, said the government is doing everything required to protect the country.
He said anti-national elements were trying to break the nation and asked the people to stay alert to thwart their attempts.
He said Meerut was the land of revolution and games.
The Union Minister said, "We can only make a place in Olympic games with Arjun-like concentration. Archery improves concentration."
Union Minister Kalraj Mishra was also present at the event.


GC COVID-19 related deaths goes to 197
So far, 197 Grayson County residents have reportedly died due to COVID-19 complications since the pandemic began last spring.
That number was up by four on Friday night when the county released its last report about the number of cases and related information.
In addition to the four deaths, the report also said there were 138 new active cases of the virus and the active case count was just below 700 at 690. More than 70,000 people have now been confirmed to have had the illness since the pandemic began in Grayson County, and there have been more than 63,000 tests for the virus performed in the county.
The total ICU occupancy for the county was at 98.8 percent on Friday and the COVID-19 occupancy in the ICU was 52.44 percent.
The total local hospital COVID-19 capacity was at 25.95 percent on Friday
Sherman had the largest number of active cases on Friday with 295 and Denison had 155. Whitesboro had 43 cases and Howe had 39. Pottsboro had 35, and Van Alstyne had 30. Gunter had 20 cases and Whitewright had 19. Collinsville had 17 and Bells had 15. Tom Bean, Knollwood and Gordonville each had five cases. Sadler and Tioga each had three. Southmayd had one.
Since the pandemic began, 4,193 females have had the virus and 3,729 males have had it.
On Friday, people in their 20s were leading the pack as far as the age group that has had the most cases reported in Grayson County with 1,257 cases. People in their 30s have reported 1,246 cases and people in their 40s have reported 1,237 cases. There have been 1,173 cases reported in people in their 50s and 1,024 in people from birth to age 19.There have been 1,001 cases reported in people in their 60s and 613 in people in their 70s. Three hundred and seventy-one people 80 years old or older have reportedly tested positive for the virus.
At least 2,928 people in Grayson County have received at least one dose of vaccine for the virus as of Friday but the report noted that state statistics were delayed on Friday.


Police had started examining Journalist Layal Manik’s house, H. Dhonannaaruge.
Layal had said that police are currently checking the 5th floor, which is given for rent, and she is not aware if the people who live there are currently inside. Layaal further had said that a court order to examine the place has not been showed. It has also been informed that apart from police midst of the inspection, there were other people.
Layal said that police had first been to the groud floor where her mother lives. Followed by asking if people other than the ones living there enter the house was the inspection of the 5th floor. She lives in the 2nd floor.
They have been inspecting since 8pm tonight. Layal said that police were not in their uniform.


The Niger government says it has paid N200 million to National Examination Council (NECO), to ensure the release of results of 30,000 students being withheld by the examination body.
A statement by Mrs. Mary Berje, Chief Press Secretary to Gov Abubakar Bello, said on Tuesday in Minna that the money was part of the examination fees the north-central state was owing the examination body.
It said that government had paid more than N1 billion to various examination bodies in the last three years, as part of efforts to provide free education to students in the state.
The statement added that the state government had agreed to pay the examination body N50 million monthly, to defray the outstanding balance that had accrued over the years.
“The state government has met with the officials of NECO; we have agreed in principle, after making some payments last week, that they will release the results this week,” it said.
The statement expressed government’s commitment and effort towards revamping the education sector, adding that the sector was a top priority of the Bello-led administration.


Jordan- Senate president, Tunisian envoy discuss ties, region
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Oct. 11 (Petra)-- Senate President Faisal Al Fayez, on Wednesday, discussed with Tunisian Ambassador in Amman Khalid Al- Suhaili Jordanian-Tunisian ties and ways to further boost them in various domains.
The Palestinian cause, the Syria crisis and its repercussions on the Kingdom figured high during a meeting between the two sides.
The Tunisian diplomat highlighted Jordan's role, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, in achieving peace in the Middle East.
He also praised His Majesty's efforts in safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, noting that the Hashemite custodianship over the holy places contributed to protecting and preserving them.
11/10/2017 - 05:15:25 PM
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Xi starts South Asia tour in Maldives
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Maldives yesterday, making a historic visit to the Indian Ocean tourist destination at the start of a three-nation South Asian tour.
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen received Xi and his entourage at the international airport, located on a small islet near the capital island Male where an official state welcome awaits him today.
Xi and his wife were taken to the nearby Paradise Island Resort and Spa, a self-contained super-luxury islet, state television said in a live broadcast of the first arrival of a Chinese leader in the archipelago.
The visitors were seen boarding the Maldivian president's official yacht for a 20-minute ride to the exclusive resort whose local name is Lankanfinolhu.
Officials said the Chinese head of state would travel to the capital island Male on Monday morning for a formal welcome that will be followed by talks.
The two men are due to build on their meeting in the Chinese city of Nanjing last month.
Xi is due to travel to neighbouring Sri Lanka on Tuesday and leave Wednesday for his final destination India, the regional superpower.
Maldivian officials said the two sides are expected to discuss Chinese financial support for building a bridge between the congested capital Male and the airport island of Hululle, a distance of about one kilometer.
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said that Pakistan’s infection and growth rate is different as compared to Europe and the United States, ARY News reported.
Addressing the National Assembly session, the foreign minister said the country’s death ratio was 2.17% compared to the global ration of 6.8%, adding that Pakistan is ahead of other South Asian countries in terms of testing capacity for Covid-19.
He said that Pakistan has increased its coronavirus testing capacity to 20,000 per day and there are 70 functional labs across the country to conduct Covid-19 tests.
“When the first case was reported on February 26, the country’s testing capacity was at 100. “Our testing capacity now stands at 20, 000 tests per day,” he added.
He said that govt was striving to further enhance the testing capacity for the virus.
The National Assembly session was summoned last week by President Dr Arif Alvi and commenced Monday to debate Pakistan’s current coronavirus situation.
The session was chaired by the Deputy Speaker NA, Qasim Suri. Legislators from the treasury and the opposition participated in the debate on the situation arising after the outbreak of coronavirus.
The coronavirus tests have been declared mandatory for the lawmakers attending the session of the assembly.


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Sixty-three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the UAE, bringing the total number to 468 cases.
According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), all cases are in a stable condition and responding well to treatment.
The ministry have advised people with respiratory symptoms to avoid mixing in crowded places.
In a live statement the Ministry also said the national sterilisation programme is to continue overnight daily 2000pm until 0600am until Saturday 5th April.
They have also called on the public to seek information only from official sources and to avoid spreading rumours.
This brings the total number of diagnosed cases in the UAE to 468, 55 people have recovered and two others have died.


Uganda’s COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Rise to 646
Thirty new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health, pushing the country’s caseload to 646.
The 30 cases were part of 3,758 samples that were tested on Sunday.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that 18 cases were from alerts and contacts of persons who have already tested positive.
Majority of the community cases were from Amuru, followed by Tororo and Buikwe with four and three cases respectively.
Another five cases were from truck drivers who entered the country using the Elegu and Busia border points of entry, while three cases were of security personnel in Luweero district. Four health workers also tested positive. This brings the number of health workers who have tested positive for the disease to 22.


Hyderabad: Telangana Congress Committee president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday said that development in Dubbak had happened only during Congress rule.
Reacting to Union minister of state G. Kishan Reddy’s comments regarding the Congress rule earlier in the day during the campaign for the Dubbak Assembly constituency bypoll, the Congress leader said that Kishan Reddy should know the facts before making allegations.
Alleging that BJP candidate M. Raghuanandan Rao, and state finance minister T. Harish Rao are “like brothers”, and that the BJP candidate is the the benami of Harish Rao, the TPCC chief said that the TRS government had neglected promises it had made before the last general election.
Pointing out that the government did not allocate a single double bedroom house before the bypoll, Reddy questioned TRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for not discussing unemployment and student issues.
Appealing to the people to vote for the Congress, Reddy said it would provide a government on behalf of the people.
Clarifying that Congress campaign committee chairperson Vijaya Shanti had not taken any decision to quit the party, Reddy said that she will continue in the Congress....


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Ashton says Egyptian people need to decide country's future
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday said that the "Egyptian people need to decide the future of the country and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak needs to listen to the people on the streets."Seaking to Al-Jazeera in Brussles, Ashton said that the EU was very clear about wanting to see a peaceful transition. She said that the values of human rights and freedom need to be at heart of any change.Ashton said that the EU has been in contact with international capitals all week and explained that the EU was the first to put out a statement on the volatile situation in Egypt.When asked about the Middle East peace process, Ashton said that she has been working very closely with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli government officials.
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Maun — Communities have been urged to avoid stigmatising people who are quarantined in an effort to control spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ngamiland District commissioner, Mr Keolopile Leipego, said in an interview that they received reports of stigmatisation in some areas because community members had a perception that people quarantined tested positive for COVID-19.
He said most reports were from Khoemacau Copper Mine in Toteng, stating that they were planning to visit the mine and address employees on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Leipego reported that about seven people were quarantined at the mine isolation centre and all had tested negative and released, but other employees were in a panic mood and were reluctant to interact with them.
"As leadership, we believe there is a need to address all employees engaged by the mine because we believe that the information we have been sharing with their leadership does not reach them, hence stigmatisation," he added.
Recently, the district commissioner refuted reports that the district had recorded a confirmed case of COVID-19 involving one employee at Khoemacau Copper Mine.
The district had set aside Matshwane Clinic as an isolation centre where patients who tested positive would be quarantined, he added.
Mr Leipego noted that the district was doing well to control spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
He revealed that out of 40 people who had been quarantined across the district, 22 tested negative while 28 were still awaiting results.
All quarantined people were reported to be returning from South Africa and Namibia.
He explained that there were two people at Gunotsoga in the Okavango Sub-district who were classified as high index COVID-19 suspects, but hey also tested negative.
The duo, who are a couple, decided to do self-quarantine since one was showing signs of not being well after returning from South Africa on March 19.
Source : BOPA


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SHILLONG, Sept 1: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday reviewed the overall safety aspect of the Jorabat-Umiam 4-lane road.
In a press communiqué, the Chief Minister said that the government has been reviewing this matter on a regular basis and directions have been given to line departments as a culmition of the review meeting.
He informed that the meeting, held at the state secretariat, examined the safety of the pedestrians which includes the school children and senior citizens and the important junctures like the crossings and the embarkment and the disembarkment points.
Sangma also said that the exercise will be further referred to Regiol Transport Authority along with the Traffic Police to have a complete safety auditing of the whole stretch of the 4 Lane Road.
The release further informed that the crucial concern of the safety of slopes and need to have effective measures for slope stabilization was also discussed during the meeting. Sangma stated that certain pockets are vulnerable to landslides which cause threat to the safety of the commuters and this has also been reviewed and certain corrective measures will be taken.
The Chief Minister also stated that the Umsning Bypass is in progress but the existing road which is in alignment to the Bypass is in a dilapidated condition and directions have been given to immediately overhaul it so that the travelling quality is improved.


Talking to the media talk show, according to the details, Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the senators had been prepared.
Fawad Chaudhry said that the research revealed that 60 per cent of the senators found in the market were fake, we have compiled the list.
He said that the test kits have been prepared which were 99% accurate when tested, they have given the test kits to Drip. We will do this after total approval. The ventilator has also been prepared and the trial will start tomorrow.
The federal minister said that the test kits should be tested on their own. The results were correct.
Fawad Chaudhry said that after the approval of the drip, the normal use of the testing kits will begin.
Our kits are cheaper than test kits coming from China. Our kits result more clearly than kits from China, in the past there was no focus on research and development,” he said.
The federal minister said masks and gloves were made only by China around the world. Other countries were making less. Corona pandemic began when the whole world started looking at China, today the whole world is importing medical protective equipment from China. ۔


South African Football Association has made their voice clear they are in a process of writing a letter to the world football body to launch the investigation to the official, who was officiating the Sunday match between South Africa and Ghana we're Bafana Bafana lost to the Black Stars.
The referee offered Ghana the soft penalty that allowed them to win that game which has ended in a lot of tears for many South Africans who were looking to see their team going to the next round of qualifying for the world cup in Qatar.
But the hopes of South African people were dashed out by the Senagalese official that day.
After the 2017 match that was replayed between Bafana and Senegal, many people think that this match will be replaced again.
SAFA has high hopes that FIFA will come through for them because they were cheated a lot on Sunday evening.


Dec 23, Colombo: Leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe today expressed concerns over the country's staggering debate and questioned the government's expenses on infrastructure development.
Addressing an event at the party headquarters Sirikotha today, Wickremasinghe said the increase in government borrowings has pushed the country into a debt trap and there are doubts over the monies spent on development work.
Wickremasinghe said that this government's foreign borrowings since 2009 far exceed the monies borrowed by all the government since independence till 2005.
He claimed that the total government debt under President Rajapaksa's administration from 2005 - 2013 was Rs.4.8 trillion while Sri Lanka's total borrowings between the period of 1948 and 2005 were only Rs.1.8 trillion.
He noted that the government debts between 2005 and 2013 amounted to Rs.6.8 trillion while there were doubts over the monies spent on development projects, especially where more than Rs.1 billion was spent on constructing a kilometer of main roads.
Wickremasinghe has further noted that despite expectations by public and private sector employees to receive more money into their hands through salary increments, the government will not grant such relief and the people will have to continue to battle for their survival.


City schools, Valley Health partnering on courses
WINCHESTER — Pending approval by the School Board, the city schools will soon offer health-sciences and certified nurses’ aide classes.
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China's Restriction on US Semiconductor Chips: Response to US Tech Blacklisting
(MENAFN) China has recently implemented restrictions on the use of chips made by US semiconductor firm Micron, citing them as a "national security threat." This move bears a striking resemblance to the actions taken by the United States in blacklisting Chinese technology companies and urging its allies to follow suit. The United States government has long emphasized concerns about incorporating Huawei into 5G infrastructure, warning of potential espionage risks associated with various Chinese technologies, ranging from popular apps like TikTok to seemingly innocuous items like balloons and fridges.
Given the treatment of Chinese companies by the United States, it was only a matter of time before Beijing responded in kind. It seems logical that if the United States is willing to employ "national security" as a justification for excluding certain market players, China would adopt a similar approach. After all, fairness would suggest that both nations have the right to safeguard their respective interests and protect their national security in the face of perceived risks.
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The state secretary in the Serbian Health Ministry, Mirsad Djerlek, said on April 29 that the latest epidemiological data is encouraging as the number of patients being admitted to hospitals is on the decline, while the number of those being discharged is on the rise. There are still, he added, around 5,000 people in hospitals, some 160 of whom are on ventilators.
Djerlek told the RTS public service that the immunization in the country will continue over the upcoming holidays, and that the eUprava website will continue to issue invitations. Certain vaccination points will allow the citizens to get the shots without previous appointments.
“Our goal is to have as many people vaccinated as possible over the holidays,” he said and added that around 2,005,000 people in Serbia have already been vaccinated, with Belgrade, Nis and Uzice boasting the highest numbers, while Tutin, Novi Pazar and Leskovac have the lowest number of the vaccinated people.
On May 15, according to the state secretary, the government will launch a campaign to promote the vaccination of the younger generations to counter the “harmful effects’” of the social media, which had led to the majority of youth choosing not to get immunized against COVID-19.
Talking about the upcoming Easter and May Day holidays, Djerlek said that the government will tighten control to make sure that the epidemic measures are respected in the open, picnic areas, cafes, bars, restaurants, hotels and public transportation.


The Chairman, OAK Pensions Limited, Dr. Awa Ibraheem, says the company is making right investment choices that will guarantee its contributors better returns on investment.
Ibraheem said at the company’s 12th annual general meeting (AGM) in Lagos that the company’s duty was to manage funds on behalf of retirees and ensure that the funds grow so that when they retire, they benefit more than what they contributed.
The chairman said the firm tries to balance the returns with the risks by making sure that the interest of its retirees are well protected.
He said it was different for the rates on returns to be very high, and another for the risks to be minimised.
He said the company was preparing to welcome the informal sector when the micro-pension scheme eventually commences.
While observing that most contributors to the pension scheme were from the government and private sector, he said the informal sector was actually the driver of the economy.


Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin are civil rights activists. They do everything that they can to help people get the rights that they need. They also do what they can to make sure that people are going to be able to get what they need while they are in different civil rights situations.
For Larkin and Lacey, fighting for rights is just something that they have always been able to do and something that they will continue to do no matter what type of situation they are in. It is also something that has given them the chance to make sure that they can do what they want with different opportunities. Learn more about Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey: http://www.laceyandlarkinfronterafund.org/
The idea behind Larkin and Lacey’s fight for civil rights comes from the desire to make sure that everyone is equal and everyone will be able to get what they need in their lives according to the civil rights law.
In the past, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin were only able to help people with civil rights through the reporting and journalism that they did. This was something that simply allowed people to see that things could be different in their lives no matter what.
It was also something that they wanted to do so that they could show people that there was much more to life than just being able to make decisions for everyone. This allowed Lacey and Larkin to use their skills while also helping other people know what they needed to do to make changes in their own lives.
Now, though, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin are able to do more. They run the Frontera Fund and they use this to make sure that they are helping people out who need it. Those who have had their civil rights violated and who have to deal with major problems associated with each of these things are able to get what they need from the Frontera Fund.
It is something that has set the foundation apart from others and has given them a chance to make sure that they are doing things the right way. It is a great change compared to what people were able to get out of different situations in the past.
Both Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin want to make things better. For that reason, they continue to work on the Frontera Fund and helping people. It has allowed them the chance to make sure that they are getting more out of life and that the government isn’t going to keep harming people with their policies and issues associated with such.
Thanks to Larkin and Lacey, many people who have had civil rights issues in the past are now able to live happy lives.


Old Town Development Board backs parking hike increases
WINCHESTER — A panel representing downtown property owner interests has backed a plan to raise fees at some parking meters and extend parking enforcement hours.
By a 6-0 vote Thursday night, the Old…
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Katherine Lee is currently a fourth year Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Public Policy at McMaster University. Her doctoral research looks at access to publicly-funded psychotherapy in Ontario, British Columbia, and England. She also holds a professional Master's in Public Policy & Administration from Ryerson University.
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- 2018 Ryerson University , Master's Public Policy and Administration
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