Gov. Scott projects property tax increase
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says the state will need to raise property taxes next year to support education.
WCAX-TV reports the Scott administration has projected Vermont will need to raise its education property tax rate by 9 cents. The increase could translate to hundreds more in taxes for homeowners.
The Republican governor’s administration will have an opportunity to work with lawmakers to lower the rate of increase during the next legislative session.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, March 21 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Tuesday its condemnation and denunciation to the racists and provocative remarks made by an Israeli official of the occupation government, through which he denied the existence of the Palestinian people and the use of a map of Israel that includes the borders of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
In a statement, the ministry affirmed Kuwait's rejection of the continued inflammatory and irresponsible remarks that contradict historical facts and geographical reality, and are inconsistent with all international laws and norms.
The Ministry reiterated Kuwait's principled and firm position, which calls for the need for the United Nations and the international community to assume its moral and legal responsibilities to stop such extremist statements targeting the Palestinian people, and the need to work to deter these negative practices.
The statement noted on the need to provide to the Palestinian people full international protection, and support to all UN and international efforts aimed at reaching a permanent solution.
The statement underlined the need for a comprehensive and just solution for the Palestinian people in accordance with international resolutions, the road map, and the Arab peace initiative, which in turn leads to the Palestinian people obtaining all their legitimate rights and establishing their independent state within the borders of 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. (end)
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Cuban gov’t relaxes coronavirus restrictive measures amidst decreasing cases
(MENAFN) Cuba’s administration has relaxed coronavirus-linked restrictive measures since the weekend, as the nation saw a marginal decline of coronavirus cases recently.
The administration has reopened restaurants and cafeterias for indoor dining around seven of Cuba’s 15 provinces and the Isle of Youth special municipality.
It has also declared an easing of frontier control measures for foreign travelers as of Nov. 15.
Under fresh regulations, all travelers travelling to Cuba will be excused from displaying PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests upon arrival, and coronavirus inoculation certificates released abroad will be allowed by customs authorities.
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St Kitts and Nevis: The government of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis announced that they are going to extend the income support for the people who are continued unemployed. Now, the government has extended the support to the $1,000 per month, which will aid them in maintaining their conditions.
The announcement was made by the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Timothy Harris, when he attended the sixth National Convention of the People’s Labour Party (PLP) on March 26, 2022- Saturday.
During his presentation at the Convention, Prime Minister Harris stated, “The government would soon announce various measures that would bring great relive for the residents of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. The newly added announcements could be included the reduction in the price of the gases at the pumps of the twin-island Federation. Moreover, it also included the reduction in certain taxes on several items such as groceries and many more, that will make the cost of living more manageable and adjustable.”
Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Timothy Harris further mentioned that the government that is made by the people is serving again for the people of the Caribbean country.
Outlining the income support by the government to the unemployed people, PM Harris said that the income support would be given to the unemployed citizens of the country to assist them in their daily needs.
He was quoted as, “The government is going to extend the income support for those who are unemployed citizens in the nation by the $1,000 per month. I think we had the Budget 2022 in which it is mentioned that we will do it for three months, but we will also extend it for another three months to assist them because we really care about them and also monitor the situation of the country.”
He stated that the government will provide financial support worth $1,000 per month to unemployed citizens. PM Harris noted, “We will keep the amount the same for the first three months, and after three months, it will be increased because “we care”.


Peaceful Afghanistan important for ending terrorism: Maleeha Lodhi
According to Radio Pakistan, she made the statement while speaking at Harvard University.
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN also said that the country’s military offensive against terrorism is in its last stages by the issue cannot be resolved unless Afghanistan is peaceful.
Lodhi added that conflicts have paved way to security challenge in the region.
She added that Kashmir issue has been unresolved whereas Afghanistan is in a state of conflict for more than three and a half decades.


Danish democracy has weakened – survey
According to a new survey from national statistics keeper Danmarks Statistik, almost half of the people in attendance at the annual political festival Folkemødet on Bornholm over the weekend believe democracy has weakened in the country over the past ten years.
The survey found that 46 percent believe that Danish democracy has become weaker, while just 10 percent think it’s improved. Some 41 percent said it had remained the same.
In terms of local democracy, 73 percent felt they had little or no influence on the development of the town they lived in, while 54 percent said they wanted more influence on the development of the town.
The query regarding the state of democracy in Denmark was among 27 issues asked by Danmarks Statistik during Folkemødet.
The survey also revealed that 38 percent were prepared to save more in their pension to leave the labour force earlier.
Some 77 percent thought it made most sense to support and focus on women when it comes to developing the world’s poorest nations – 85 percent of women thought so compared to 67 percent of men.
The survey also found that 43 percent think not enough is being done for health in the Danish workforce, while psychological illnesses and cancer will present the biggest challenges in the coming years.
And interestingly, 41 percent believe that Folkemødet should move about the country from year to year – and it’s no surprise that it’s north Jutlanders who want that to happen. Most people in the Copenhagen Region want the festival to remain in Bornholm.
As well as local, regional and national politicians, Folkemødet is also extremely popular among lobbyists, NGOs and other organisations anxious to access the high number of decision-makers in one place.


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(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
Srinagar- A motorist and his pillion rider were killed in a road accident in Mattan area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.
Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the scooty was hit by a vehicle near a grid station Hutmurah, resulting in spot death to the motorist, while his pillion rider was injured.
He said that the injured was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he also succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased have been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Malik and Riyaz Ahmad Hajam–both residents of Shimhal, Anantnag.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident.
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China launches new satellite
Jiuquan, Nov 25 (IANS) China sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Thursday.
The Shiyan-11 satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 7:41 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit, Xinhua news agency reported.
It was the 13th flight mission of the Kuaizhou-1A rockets, according to the launch center.
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THE United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) has said that Zambia will soon become a regional centre of excellence and leader in protecting the region against disease outbreaks and health emergencies.
US-CDC principal deputy director Nirav Shah said that Zambia through the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNHPI) working with partners had already started regional responses to diseases.
Dr Shah said yesterday when he met President Hakainde Hichilema at State House that his agency had since 2015 supported the creation of the ZNPHI and trained more than 200 disease detectors who responded to health threats.
He said since then the ZNPHI had become home to the Africa CDC regional coordinating centre and commended President Hichilema for launching the Lusaka Call to Action initiative meant to strengthen public health preparedness in 2022.
He said he was happy that the Zambia-CDC had transitioned 75 per cent of funding from the US-CDC to support local institutions and the ministry of Health adding that there would be more collaboration.
Dr Shah said that in its 70 years of existence the US-CDC had worked with Zambia for 20 years to improve health outcomes. Its programmes in Zambia were largely focused on HIV/AIDS as it supported more almost have of the 1.2 million people on HIV treatment and more than half of mothers received mother to child prevention services.
He said US-CDC had partnered with the Government to build critical global capabilities to prevent, detect and respond to numerous public health threats including COVID-19, polio, measles, cholera and ebola.
President Hichilema has thanked the US Government through US- CDC for the continued support to the country’s health care services delivery for many years.
He said the health sector had received the major support from the US Government such as on HIV and universal health coverage.
He said there was need for further partnership between the two countries in improving the health care provision for the benefit of the vulnerable people.
President Hichilema thanked Dr Shah and his team for attending the ongoing International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) currently taking place in Lusaka from 27 to 30 November.


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Safari Group Chairman Hamad Dafar Al Ahbabi, Safari Group Managing Director Aboobacker Madappatt and Safari Group Director and General Manager Zainul Aabideen at the cake cutting ceremony to celebrate Safari Mall's 7th anniversary. Other management representatives were also present at the ceremony at the Safari Mall in Abu Hamour.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Honorary Consulate of Greece has resumed work in Kherson.
"I, together with Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin, took part in the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Greece in Kherson today, as part of which the consecration ceremony took place," Head of the Kherson City Military Administration Roman Mrochko posted on Facebook .
As noted, the Consulate stopped working in the city on February 24, 2022. And now, despite the difficult security situation, it resumes the work.
Head of the Honorary Consulate of Greece Pantelis Boumbouras said that he believes in the victory of Ukraine, so he should be close to the Ukrainian people in this time of trials.
Mrochko, for his part, thanked the representatives of the people of Greece for their support in the fight against the Russian aggressor and in the desire of Ukrainians for European integration.
As reported, Greece extended the temporary protection status for Ukrainian asylum seekers until March 4, 2024.
Photos: Roman Mrochko
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(MENAFN- Jordan Times)
AMMAN — The recent toxic chlorine gas leak incident at the Aqaba port has had no impact on domestic and inbound tourism, according to sector representatives.
“No domestic travel cancellations have been recorded so far due to the Aqaba port incident,” Khaled Hijawwi, domestic tourism representative at Jordan Society of Tourism and Travel Agents (JSTA), told The Jordan Times.
Hijawwi added that the government's“swift response” to the incident has contributed to sustaining tourism in Aqaba.
Mahmoud Khasawneh, international tourism representative at JSTA agreed with Hijjawi.
“International travel reservations were not affected,” said Khasawneh.
“The tourism sector is currently witnessing an accelerated recovery,” Khasawneh added.
He added that JSTA is expecting international tourism revenues to reach 35 per cent of the revenues that were recorded during 2019.
“We are expecting the tourism sector's revenues to skyrocket in the last quarter of 2022,” Khasawneh said.
Khasawneh said that over 250,000 international tourists visited Petra during the first half of 2022.
“American, German, Italian and Spanish nationalities topped the list of travellers,” Khasawneh said.
“We are improving our tourism product by adding Salt as well as Iraq Al Ameer to our tourism offerings,” Khasawneh added.
However, Khasawneh stated that Jordan's“Golden Triangle” —Petra, Wadi Rum and Aqaba — is still the major destination for international tourists.
“Dead Sea and Um Qais have been added to international travellers' packages for a more diversified offering,” Khasawneh stated.
Meanwhile, an employee at a hotel in Aqaba told The Jordan Times that very few domestic tourists cancelled their reservations the day after the incident.
“Only three reservations were cancelled after the incident,” Moath Shtewi, another reservation officer at another hotel in Aqaba, told The Jordan Times.
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Floods: PM cuts short vacation, to return Saturday
The Prime Minister is expected to fly in directly from Hawaii to Kota Baru, where he will chair a meeting and be briefed by the National Security Council (NSC), the National Disaster Management and Relief Committee, the state government and local emergency responders.
He will also meet those affected by the floods and discuss new measures to support those who have been displaced.
"I am deeply concerned by the floods. I feel for the people who have lost their homes and families who have lost their loved ones," he said in a statement Friday.
More than 100,000 people have been displaced by floods in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak.


Prime Minister Imran Khan assured Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to remove the reservations of the angry members of the assembly and meet legitimate demands.
During a one-day visit to Lahore, Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar one-on-one.
In addition, the Prime Minister also held separate meetings with the members of the National and Provincial Assembly in the Chief Minister's Secretariat.
The Chief Minister met with the Prime Minister to discuss the overall situation of Punjab province, provision of facilities to the people and development issues.
In addition, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan about the reservations of the angry MPs and gave a briefing on the meeting with the angry members of the assembly.
To which the Prime Minister assured to remove the reservations of the angry members of the Assembly and to meet the legitimate demands.
The Chief Minister briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the flour, wheat and sugar crisis, saying that there was no crisis of flour and wheat in Punjab.
He said that price control committees have played an active role against the manufacturers of artificial inflation, fined the flour mills and the sale of expensive prices and the licenses were suspended.
Sources aware of the meeting said that the Prime Minister indicated that he was aware of the conspiracies against the Chief Minister of Punjab but did not say anything else.
Sources said that the Prime Minister said that if the present Chief Minister Punjab was changed then the new Chief Minister would not stay for a month.
Another source said that any in-house change would be nearly impossible because Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar won with a majority of votes when members of the PTI voted in favour of the provincial assembly, allies and 3 independent members. ۔
Sources said that now the situation of the members of the Provincial Assembly and allies of the party was not as smooth.
Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the Punjab government to be prepared for holding council elections in the villages in the first phase.
He said that local elections will help solve the problems of the people at the grass-root level


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(MENAFN) Researchers using a high-tech mid-air mapping technique have discovered tens of thousands of formerly undetected Mayan houses, buildings, defense works and pyramids in dense jungle in Guatemala.
The discovery indicates the possibility of millions more people lived at the Peten region site than initially believed.
A professor of Anthropology at Tulane University said: "That is two to three times more inhabitants than people were saying there were."
A Research Assistant Professor at Tulane University said: "Their agriculture is much more intensive and therefore sustainable than we thought and they were cultivating every inch of the land."
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By FRANCINA PHIRI –
HOUSING and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela is disappointed with Copperfield Construction Service, a contractor working on the Pedicle Road, over delays to complete the remaining 70-kilometre stretch.
Mr Chitotela said tarring of the road, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was an economic venture which would benefit the two countries.
The minister said delays on the road had been a critical concern for the Government especially that the contract was awarded in 2012.
Mr Chitotela said in an interview as he inspected the road works that the people of Luapula had waited for a long time for the road and the bridge to be completed, hence the need to expedite the works.
He said the Government had given the contractor enough funds to complete the work on time. The total cost of the project was K304,279,843.26.
“I was expecting the contractor to hand over the entire project this year, especially that it is long overdue,” he said.
Mr Chitotela urged the people of Luapula and Copperbelt to be patient as the contractor finalised the works.
He also warned that the Government would not accept the extension of contracts in the province.
Mr Chitotela said contractors should take their works seriously, especially that the Government was committed to developing the country.


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According to reports the government are set to add Portugal and the Canary Islands to quarantine free list this week.
Once travel resumes on 17 May Malta and a few Greek Islands are also expected to be on the green travel list.
The government are to announce tomorrow when holidays and international travel can resume.
A senior government official told the i newspaper that no more than 12 destinations will allowed on the green lists.
The official told the newspaper, “The list is likely to overlap a lot, but we are also considering other factors which the Foreign Office does not take into account such as variants of concern and sequencing capacity.”
Earlier this week Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “I think that there will be some openings up on the 17th, but we have got to be cautious and we have got to be sensible and we have got to make sure that we don’t see the virus coming back in.”


Partit Nazzjonalista said that the situation at the Ħal Far detention centre is grave due to the overcrowding at the said centre.
In a statement on Monday, Partit Nazzjonalista referred to the news that a number of migrants managed to escape from the centre. It added that this was not the first case where migrants have escaped from detention.
Shadow spokesperson for national security Beppe Fenech Adami noted that the government has failed to disclose the number of migrants that managed to escape and whether any of these have been found.
On Saturday the government issued a brief statement saying that a number of Somali nationals who were being detained at Ħal Far had managed to escape.
Partit Nazzjonalista stated that the public deserves a clear explanation on the ongoing situation at the centre.


People have rejected the policy of leg pulling: Dastgir
Commerce Minister says results of the local government elections in Punjab show that people have confidence in provincial govtâ€™s policies
Federal Minster for Commerce Engineer Khuram Dastgir Khan has said that due to prudent economic policies, national economy is strengthening with every passing day.
This he said while talking to newly elected local government representatives in Gujranwala.
He said that people had proved that they had full confidence in policies of the provincial government being carried out to provide basic amenities of life to people at their doorsteps.
He said that people had rejected the policy of leg pulling and our government would continue serving the nation to ignore negative politics of opponents.


BEIJING -- China has released guidelines on promoting the integration of industry and education in the vocational education sector, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.
The country will build and cultivate more than 10,000 enterprises focused on the integration of industry and education. It will also ensure that industrial needs are better integrated into the process of personnel training, said the guidelines jointly released by the NDRC and seven other departments on Tuesday.
It will give priority to the development of innovative industries including advanced manufacturing, new energy, new materials, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, the document said.
By 2025, there will be about 50 national pilot cities focused on the integration of industry and education, according to the document.
The integration between industry and education in the vocational education sector plays an important role in building a modern industrial system and supporting Chinese modernization with the high-quality development of the population, NDRC noted.


ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed Wednesday informed the National Assembly that all construction work of new Islamabad Airport would be completed by next year.
During the question hour in the House, Sheikh Aftab said that so far more than 82 percent construction work of new Islamabad airport had been completed.
Regarding the water problem of the new airport, the minister said the government was planning to construct small dams to resolve the issue, adding that there was no issue of landing of aircrafts.
To another question, he said that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will acquire five new aircrafts from Ireland on lease for a period of eighty years.
Sheikh Aftab said that two aircrafts had already been delivered to PIA adding that the remaining three were expected to be delivered soon and these aircraft were being operated on different domestic routes.


Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that he and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are confident that Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will be restored and assembly elections held at an appropriate time.
Talking to media persons at Srinagar, Sinha said that it is the prerogative of the election commission to hold the elections but after the completion of delimitation process, elections will be held as PM Modi himself said it in his Independence Day speech.
“PM Modi himself made it clear that delimitation process in J&K is going on and elections will be held after that and at an appropriate time. I and the people of Jammu and Kashmir are confident that statehood will also be restored at an appropriate time,” Sinha said.
The Lieutenant Governor said that there are some who do not believe in democracy and try to mislead people, which is highly condemnable.
Replying to a question, Sinha said that stone pelting is now a thing of the past in Kashmir while militant recruitment is much less and infiltration is almost zero.
He said that the coordination between J&K police and security forces is better and they want to create an environment in which everyone can feel safe.
He also said that tourist flow has increased in Jammu and Kashmir in the last few years. KNS


Jamshedpur : Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar has said that the State Police will recruitment 10,000 policemen and officers to further enhance the policing in Jharkhand.
Talking to the newsmen, he said of the 10,000 policemen to be recruited will be constable and police officer rank.
�Earlier the recruitment used to be held on the physical test but from now first the candidates will have to appear in the written exam after which those selected will have to go physical test,� informed the DGP.
He said that the police and para-military forces have worked tremendously to curb the�Naxalactivities in�naxal-infested areas. �
�Operation against naxalites were carried out effectively and in bordering areas particularly with Bengal and we need to be more vigilant on our side,� he noted. Kumar also informed that plans are to establish a permanent police camp at Saranda area.
�We have no dearth in the resources to combat the naxalism here.� Moreover, we have succeeded to curb this problem to a great extent, but we are determined to take rest only after eliminating the Maoist rebels from here,” said Kumar.
He pointed out that the Chief Minister Raghubar Das also has taken a very strong stand against the naxalism which is a major hindrance on the way of the state’s development.
He said that plans are to deploy more forces in the Naxal infested areas to flush out the ultras.�
Another senior police official present on the occasion, said: “I do not claim that Maoist activities have been cleaned up in the state.
The situation has improved to a great extent as we have been able to contain them”.��He urged the policemen to remain alert as the rebel outfits reply more on guerrilla tactics and can attack anywhere.�


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After the state division, the centre has reportedly focussed on its promises made towards the state of Andhra Pradesh.The chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has been concentrating on the development issues of the state and also its capital.The state having low budget, has been hoping on the centre to fulfill its deserved demands. As part of it, some national projects and AIIMS have been sanctioned in the state of AP. The prestigious health institute AIIMS is taking shape. Watch the special focus on its development.


Two Killed In Two Shooting Incidents
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Two people were killed in two separate shooting incidents this evening.
One person was shot dead in the Lunugamwehera area and the other in Ahangama.
The Police said that a 34-year-old person was shot dead in Lunugamwehera.
Meanwhile, a 44-year-old person was shot dead in Ahangama. (Colombo Gazette)
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Plateau State Government and the state Police Command have warned that there shall be no gathering at Eid prayer grounds in the state during the celebration of Eid el Fitr.
They, however, stated that prayers could be held in various mosques with social distancing and compliance with other measures taken against the spread the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Addressing journalists thursday in Jos, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Danladi Atu, also announced that the confirmed cases in the state has risen to 57, a development he described as worrisome.
He called on citizens of the state to team up with the government in the fight against the pandemic threatening to engulf mankind.
The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar, who also spoke at the briefing, said three health workers in the state have tested positive for the virus, adding that the health workers were among the new cases confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Disclosing that Jos North Local Government Area has the highest number of infected persons, the commissioner, however, asked the people not to panic as about 18 cases have been treated and discharged in the state.
Also speaking, the Commissioner of Information, Mr. Dan Manjang, described as unfortunate the situation where some people violate laid down regulations aimed at tackling the virus.
He said most of all the cases in the state are imported from other states in spite of the restriction on inter-state movement and border closure.
Meanwhile, the state Police Command has also warned against gathering at prayer grounds, adding that all prayers should be in the mosques where worshippers are not expected to be more than 50 in number.
In a statement signed by the state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Mr. Gabriel Ogaba, the police also reminded members of the public that the federal and state government safety directives on COVID-19 pandemic are still in force.
“The Police Command, therefore, solicits the cooperation of the peace-loving people and residents of Plateau State in the maintenance of law and order during the festivities on May 23 and 24, 2020,” he added.


Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has said that the Federal Government pronouncement of ISWAP as the terrorist group responsible for the June 5, 2022 Owo terror attack, was too hasty.
A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde explained that the Governor spoke on Friday during a zoom interaction with a Swiss-based Christian human rights organisation, Christian Solidarity International (CSI).
He said: ”The statement is too hasty. I take their conclusion with a pinch of salt. ISWAP don’t hide their attacks. If they have done it, they would have owned up. We are yet to know their identity and our security people are still on their trail.”
Governor Akeredolu, who said the attack was a crime against humanity, stressed that the Southwest region has been a peace haven before the horrific attack.
He said despite the attack on the psyche of the people, the people of the state are indomitable and ready to fight insecurity.
Governor Akeredolu disclosed that government is determined to help the Victims of the attack, particularly those who lost their loved ones and those on admission in the hospital.
“We are helping the victims of the attack. Including those who lost their loved ones and those who are in the hospitals. We have also have people who have offered the state government some assistance. Some people have donated to the Catholic”, he said.
The Governor also reiterated the call for state police, noting that the time for state police is now.
He emphasised that the present security architecture in the country can not provide adequate security for lives and property.
“A single police command can not guarantee safety in this country. We must have state police now. Amotekun suffers a lot of limitation in getting all the equipment needed to fight these criminals.
The Governor commended the international community for their prompt reactions on the killings in Owo, saying it was unprecedented.


After Rabi Ramichhane won an overwhelming number of votes from Chitwan Region No. 2, Rabi Lamichhane, the president of the National Independent Party, has said that he will hold a program tomorrow to thank the voters as he has a lot of work to do. He has requested the voters to bring a flower that they have brought on their arrival and not to bring food garlands to foreigners. He said that despite passing the exam, there is still a lot of work to be done for the people and the country.
He said that since the counting of votes across the country has started, he has not been able to sit and discuss with the entire team, so there is no discussion about whether to join the government or sit outside and play the role of the opposition. He said that 131 candidates from the party, all competent people known by the local people participated in the election. After looking at all elected representatives, he said that politics will be discussed.
Rabi Lamichhane has said that they will join the government after the government guarantees that it will be in the interest of the country and the people and that it will fulfill the promises made to the people in the election. The youths who are going abroad after not getting opportunities in Nepal have said that they are going to go abroad after Nepal lost their relatives and if the situation in Nepal changes, they will return to Nepal and fight in the future. Rabi Lamichhane has said that he is discussing with his fellow teams about making a candidate for the Prime Minister. He said that his team is constantly fighting because there are still many things to be discussed.
Rabi Lamichhane said that even though politicians who have been in politics for a long time are not liked by the people, they are always greedy for seats and positions. The people who came into politics can’t do anything in the country, the people who work according to the sentiments of the people for the development of the country need experience, what have they done for the country and the people after being involved in politics for so many years. They have swept away the broom. Even though they are new in Nepali politics, Rabi has said that they have gained a lot of knowledge and experience on the subject of people’s happiness and nationhood.
Rabi Lamichhane, who is on a nationwide tour of “Rastriya Swatantra Party”, has collected olive oil from Kavre. He said that only the leaders and workers who always bear the suffering of the people will be rich, their journey to free the country from the crisis will continue in the struggle. Rabi, who is in the hearts of the people by raising the issue of common citizens, has always said that he will work for the country and the people. He said that in order to change the country, every citizen should change their vote in the future, and the worthless people who have been ruling the country should show up in the upcoming elections.


It has also been revealed that the award show will see performances by artists like, Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire, the BBC reported.
It has also been revealed that some of YouTube's most popular contributors, including Lindsey Stirling and Cdza, will take part in performances and musical collaborations around the world.
Shows will take place in Seoul, Moscow, London and Rio de Janeiro, in addition to the live event in New York.
The nominations for the award will be chosen on the basis of the videos that have been watched and shared over the past year, and users will be asked to choose the winners by sharing nominees on the social media.
The ceremony, which will be hosted by actor Jason Schwartzman and directed by Spike Jones, will be streamed live online, while the nominees for the awards will be announced on 17 October.
--ANI (Posted on 02-10-2013)


Kuwait donates USD 1 mln. to rehabilitation of Tunisian mosque
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TUNIS, Aug 10 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait contributed USD one million for the Tunisian Ministry of Religious Affairs to rehabilitate and renovate the historical El-Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis.
Kuwait Ambassador to Tunisia Ali Al-Thafiri handed a check of the donation to Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs Ahmad Azoum during their meeting here on Thursday where they discussed cooperation in religious affairs.
The Tunisian minister welcomed the contribution as a landmark event in history of the exemplary relations between the two countries, Ambassador Al-Thafiri told KUNA following the meeting.
The donation signals Kuwait's keenness on conserving the Islamic heritage in Tunisia, he quoted the minister as saying.
Azoum noted that he plans to invite the Kuwaiti Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri to visit Tunisia to review the implementation of the bilateral agreement on religious cooperation signed in 2010.
El-Zaytuna is the oldest mosque in the capital city of Tunis; it covers an area of 5,000 sq. meters and has nine entrances and 160 authentic columns brought from the ruins of the old city of Carthage. (end) ksj.gb -
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Higher education commission, QS sign agreement on university data cross-checking
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Oct 16 (Petra) – The QS World University Rankings and the Jordanian Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) Saturday signed an agreement so that the former would cross-check the data of Jordanian universities for rankings purposes.
The agreement was signed during the QS World University Rankings Summit for the Arab universities in Dubai, the UAE. The rankings of Arab universities were announced in the Summit.
AQACHEI is working to strengthen Jordan universities' position in world rankings, as its president Mr Thafer Sarayrah is poised to strike a similar agreement next week with the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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Amman, Nov. 22 (Petra)--His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Wednesday, sent a cable to Lebanese President Michel Aoun, congratulating him on his country's independence day.
The King wished President Aoun continued good health and the Lebanese people further progress and prosperity.
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Minister of Information and Communication Technology Gokul Baskota urges media not to publish news eulogizing violence in society. Minister said that the government will take action as per the law against those eulogize violence.
Addressing 18th day of establishment of Community Radio Broadcasting Association, Minister Baskota urged media person not to support violent criminal groups. “As the government has banned organized violence, whether it is against press freedom or not taking action against those who support violence group,” said Minister Baskota.
Minister Baskota said that some media are publishing news supporting Biplab’ activities. Although he did not mention any name, he said that the government is closely monitoring six media reports Deshsanchar.


Just a few days before the country celebrates Bakrid, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called-in a high-level meet of ministers and instructed the police authorities and the administration to ensure that the sacrifice of the animals was not taking place in the open. He further directed the concerned authorities to make sure that the blood and the offal were not disposed of by the people into drains. The BJP leader added that the following measures were being taken by the government to ensure that the religious sentiments of other communities were not affected.
As per reports, the UP CM further directed the security officials to ensure that the festival is celebrated without any ruckus. Reports add that CM has further directed the administration to ensure that the supply of water and power is maintained.
Commenting on the directive issued by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, Muzaffarnagar DM Rajeev Sharma said that they will make sure that the orders given by Yogi Adityanath are followed strictly. He added that a meeting was also held with all the district officials in this regard.
Sources add that a meeting between the prominent members of both Hindu and Muslim communities will be meeting on Monday evening in the district to discuss the steps taken for the celebration of the festival.
Since kanwar yatra is also underway, UP CM Adityanath has asked the police to increase their vigil in the respective areas. Talking to TOI, SP Omveer Singh added that the directive issued by CM Yogi Adityanath focuses on law and order. The directive bans the people from sacrificing animals in open and in areas with a mixed population (Hindu-Muslim).


Doctors in training who have been on strike over poor salaries and working conditions recently met the minister of Health and Child Care, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and asked for forgiveness, ZBC News reports.
The state-run publication reports that the doctors who were accompanied by the Chairperson in the Department of Health Professions Education at the University of Zimbabwe apologised for their “misconduct and expressed remorse for their actions.”
Chiwenga is said to have reminded the doctors of their professional mandate adding that they must value the ultimate importance of life in whatever action they decide to take.
He assured the doctors that the government is committed to ensuring that health care workers are adequately remunerated.
Health caregivers in public institutions have since last year been defecting to private institutions citing poor salaries and working conditions.
Some doctors have already found jobs overseas and have left the country while some are accusing the government of throwing spanners in their way to stop them from going abroad.
There are reports which suggest that the government has introduced a burdensome process which health practitioners need to follow to attain recommendations which are a necessity when they want employment overseas.
The prolonged impasse between the government and health workers has further worsened the state of the health sector in the country.
Before the industrial actions, public health institutions already had a myriad of challenges including shortage of staff, equipment and medicines, which all worked to cripple the sector.


The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda has launched a nationwide food distribution campaign for the less advantaged people during this COVID-19 period starting with Wakiso District.
The team that is led by the mufti of Uganda ,Sheik Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje said this will be one way of giving back to the believers.
Mubajje said they will mainly focus on the people within urban areas.
He made the remarks during the launch of the campaign in Masajja Makindye division yesterday.
“Some people have donated to the government and they are still donating to the Inter-Religious Council. Let’s work together to see that for areas which the government has not reached,we supplement the efforts by distributing food,”said Mubajje.
He also noted that the distribution of food aid will focus only on vulnerable people who are greatly affected by Covid-19.
Joshua Lwere, the head the body that brings together pentecostal churches said unlike the government procedure of giving food to each individual in a home, the campaign will focus on the household.
He said among the things to be distributed include food items and other household necessities which will come from the task force and the well-wishers.
“We are getting all kinds of things and we will give out things like salt, jik, food, soap among others which the task force might not have a plan for,”he said.


THE Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Public Health, Dr Jimlas Ogunsakin, said on Thursday that the state would begin to administer the second jab of COVID-19 vaccines on those who had taken the first dose in May.
Ogunsakin, who said that 26,000 persons had received the first jab in the state, disclosed that the COVID-19 vaccination monitoring teams were still receiving feedbacks from those who had received the first jab to ascertain whether they suffered any adverse effect.
The medical expert said in Ado Ekiti that “we have not received any complaint of any serious adverse effect for now in Ekiti State”.
He said that the state government had not suspended testing of the populace for COVID-19 pandemic, saying a total of 1,416 persons were tested across the state in March.
Ogunsakin said that the state received 52,000 doses from the Federal Ministry of Health in March, which he said were medically specified for 26,000 persons at two jabs for a person.
He said, “26,000 persons across the state, including high profile leaders in government, frontline health workers, religious, traditional and political leaders as well as others, voluntarily came up for the vaccine.
“We worked hard to dismantle the myth and misconception about the vaccine. By the time the political, religious and traditional leaders also came out to take the jabs, it helped a lot coupled with the COVID-19 sensitisation programmes that we held, where we met with religious and political leaders, business class and heads of institutions.”


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The number of residents at Azerbaijan's Agdam
Industrial Park has reached 14, Azernews reports.
The Azerbaijani economy minister made the remarks on
his Twitter page.
'The number of residents at Aghdam #IndustrialPark has reached
14, as two more entrepreneurship entities have obtained
residentship. As a result of the implementation of the projects
with a total #investment volume of nearly 36 mln. ₼, more than 130
permanent jobs will be created at two enterprises (Qarabag Steel
LLC, Thermo Natural Azerbaijan LLC),' the minister tweeted .
Azerbaijan has five industrial zones, with the primary goal of
ensuring the long-term development of the non-oil sector, creating
and expanding new production areas in the country through the use
of innovative technologies, and expanding the export map of these
The establishment of industrial parks is one of the areas with a
high potential for innovative economic development. Decrees were
signed to establish the Aghdam Industrial Park (May 28, 2021) and
the Araz Valley Economic Zone (October 4, 2021) in Azerbaijan's
The creation of the Industrial Park is underway under the
general plan in Aghdam. It will be divided into social and
technical zones and will have the food, light industry, services
sectors, and big industrial enterprises. The bases for the sale of
building materials and a park for vehicles will be created in the
Industry Park. It is planned to open enterprises producing building
materials, meat, and dairy factories, establish wine and feed
production, produce and process fertilizers, organize the packing
of agricultural products, and produce canned fruits and
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Durban: appreciating the large-scale support for them in South Africa, Indian cricket players on Sunday said they were expecting the local fans to back them throughout the World Cup beginning this weekend. Batting sensation Virendar Sehwag said the team was encouraged by the support they have been getting from the local fans here with the World Cup yet to start.
"Such support encourages us to perform better and I hope that the local people will not disappoint us," he said. Spinner Anil Kumble, a veteran in the team at 32, agreed that the people of South Africa had been very supportive of India in the past and he hoped they would continue to do so. "Although a large contingent of Indian fans will be arriving for the tournament, we really need the local support as well," he said.
Kumble's 22-year-old spin partner Harbhajan Singh, who has captured the attention of the locals with his friendly attitude, echoed the view. "If we have people cheering us it makes us feel that we are being appreciated and we go on to perform well," he said. He said the people in Durban, which has a sizeable number of Indian-origin families, were making their visit very pleasant and he hoped that they would maintain same attitude during the tournament also.


The Kogi State Police Command has arrested three suspected notorious kidnappers terrorising the Lokoja-Okene road in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Wilson Inalegwu, disclosed this to journalists while parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital.
Inalegwu said the arrest was part of the Command’s onslaught against criminal activities in Kogi State, such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and cattle rustling, among others.
He also enumerated some of the items recovered from the suspects, saying the arrest was made through the Command’s proactive crime preventing strategies.
The Police Commissioner told reporters on Thursday that the suspects have been on the police wanted list in the last three years.
He vowed that the Command, under his leadership, would not rest until incidents of crime in the state were reduced to the barest minimum.
Inalegwu appealed to residents of the state to continue to partner with the police and other security agencies to make Kogi the safest state in Nigeria.
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New Delhi: Asserting that the Centre is committed to all round development of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (June 24) said that the delimitation exercise and peaceful elections are important milestones in restoring statehood.
Shah’s statement came after the conclusion of the all-party meet on Jammu and Kashmir which was attended by 14 prominent leaders from the erstwhile state.
“We are committed to ensure all round development of J&K. The future of Jammu and Kashmir was discussed and the delimitation exercise and peaceful elections are important milestones in restoring statehood as promised in parliament,” Shah wrote on Twitter.
“Today’s meeting on Jammu and Kashmir was conducted in a very cordial environment. Everyone expressed their commitment to democracy and the constitution. It was stressed to strengthen the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
In the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the assembly election process will begin when the delimitation process ends, as quoted by Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari.
Bukhari told media persons that talks were held in a ‘good atmosphere’. He said the Prime Minister urged the political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in the delimitation process.
“The Prime Minister heard our issues of all leaders. He said that the election process will begin when the delimitation process finishes. The Prime Minister asked all to participate in the delimitation process. We have been assured that this is the roadmap towards elections. Prime Minister also said that we are committed to the restoration of statehood,” he said.
The all-party meeting, which began at around 3 pm, lasted for around 3.5 hours. It was attended by prominent leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former Chief Ministers of the state-now-turned-into-union territory.


Pharmaceutical companies refused to talk to govt leaving Saira Tarar continued to wait
Pharmaceutical companies, after getting a stay order from the courts on the matter of the increase in the prices of medicines, have refused to meet Health Minister Saira Afzal Tarar, while the minister has said that the pharmaceutical companies cannot blackmail the government, adding that the government’s stance will be heard in court.
Negotiations between 11 pharmaceutical companies and the government could not be held, as 10 out of 11 companies have refused to talk to government. A meeting was scheduled for 10 o’clock, but the pharmaceutical companies’ delegation did not show up for the talks, while Saira Afzal Tarar, the health secretary and other top government officials were kept waiting.
Talking to media outside the Parliament House, Minister Saira Afzal Tarar said that the government had called the companies; she said that one of the groups of companies showed up but the other one did not. Tarar added that she already had approached the court.
She said that 9 companies are manufacturing hepatitis medicine, while the government has introduced medicines at low prices.


Tunis, March 25 (IANS) Thirty-four migrants were reportedly missing after a boat capsized off Tunisia's southeastern coast, according to an official.
The boat, carrying 38 migrants from sub-Saharan countries, left Tunisia's Sfax province on Thursday heading for the European coast, Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying on Friday.
Four migrants have been rescued, and the search for the missing is currently underway, he noted.
The Tunisian Coast Guard has reportedly stopped 56 boats from leaving the country, bound for Italy, in the past 48 hours.
Houssem Jebabli from the Tunisian National Guard said that more than 3,000 migrants had been detained attempting to leave the country, reports the BBC.
This is the fifth migrant boat to sink in two days and authorities believe it was heading for Italy.
Tunisia has become a launch pad for migrants to leave, bound for Europe.
UN data reveales that at least 12,000 migrants who arrived in Italy this year left from Tunisia, compared to 1,300 in the same time period last year.
Last month, Tunisian President Kais Saied accused sub-Saharan African migrants living in the country of causing a crime wave and described them as a demographic threat.
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New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is investing significantly in the effort to transform biomass to biofuel as biofuels can provide fresh momentum to India in the 21st century.
Addressing an event to mark World Biofuel day here the PM said the plan to produce ethanol from biofuel was initiated when Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. After 2014, a roadmap was prepared for the Ethanol Blending Programme.
He said that besides providing benefit to farmers, this move helped save foreign exchange worth Rs. 4000 crore last year, and the target is to take this number to about Rs. 12,000 crore over the next four years.
He said the government has planned to set up 12 modern refineries which will provide a large number of employment opportunities.
The Prime Minister said that schemes such as Jandhan, Vandhan and Gobardhan are helping to transform the lives of the poor, the tribal population, and the farmers.
He said that the transformative potential of biofuels can be realized only through the participation of students, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs and the people
On the occasion,the Prime Minister also released a booklet on “National Policy on Biofuels 2018.”


In recent interviews with the news media, ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discussed the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and the importance of masks in schools as the new school year begins.
Thompson told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that vaccination is by far the best way to protect people from serious illness and death, even though some vaccinated people have contracted COVID-19.
“As the spread of the delta variant has dramatically increased, the number of breakthrough cases has also increased; however, the individuals who are vaccinated have better outcomes than unprotected individuals,” he said.
In interviews with the Associated Press, 40/29, and KUAF, Thompson discussed the importance of masks in all Arkansas schools.
In districts that have adopted mask requirements, “I think those actions are going to prevent some superspreader events that would have occurred,” he told the AP.


JOHANNESBURG – The EFF has expressed disappointment at how the IEC has handled some issues it encountered.
The party says it’s not happy with the IEC’s response on people who have cast more than one vote.
It’s reported that some voters have been removing the indelible ink and vote twice.
The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said the IEC has not been able to respond about a number of claims of people going from voting station to voting station.
“People who were registered for special votes pitched up and voted again,” he said.
“There are important things the IEC can’t give you answers as to what they’re going to do to reconcile them.”


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Abdullah al-Thani stressed the importance of developing co-operation relations with the Kyrgyz Republic, the second stop of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's tour of Central Asia.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), he said the visit of His Highness the Amir to Kyrgyzstan establishes a new phase of advancing trade and economic co-operation relations, and working to benefit from the available capabilities in both countries.
HE Sheikh Mohamed added that His Highness the Amir's visit to Bishkek is also an opportunity for businessmen from both sides to discuss investment opportunities available to develop joint projects in priority sectors that serve the development agenda of both sides.
The State of Qatar has been keen, over the past years, to devote a policy of economic openness and effective engagement with global markets, and to build fruitful international partnerships with friendly and brotherly countries in the non-oil sectors, which serve national development trends, as well as creating opportunities to have smart partnerships in new and innovative fields, the Minister added.
HE Sheikh Mohamed also explained that strategic direction that comes within the framework of achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030, and diversifying sources of income away from oil and gas. Therefore, renewable and clean energies are part of the promising areas of co-operation with various partners of Qatar around the world, especially the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as food security, agriculture, green economy and energy.
He stressed the great opportunities for co-operation towards achieving several goals with developmental and social dimensions, such as economic diversification, achieving regional and international stability, and contributing to achieving sustainable development and prosperity for the two countries.
HE Sheikh Mohamed stressed that the agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan are a starting point for building a comprehensive strategic partnership and consolidating joint co-operation in various fields, the most important of which are trade and investment fields. Thus, His Highness the Amir's visit is an important opportunity to discuss ways to activate the agreements concluded between the two countries, and to achieve optimum benefit from them, which would reflect positively on the level of co-operation and relations between the two sides.
HE Sheikh Mohamed said at the end of his statement to QNA, that in light of the economic potential that distinguishes the two countries, work will be done with partners in the Kyrgyz government to open new horizons for trade and investment partnership during the next stage, and to enhance the access of companies of the two countries to promising opportunities in their markets, especially in the priority sectors that represent a common denominator between the two sides.
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The Government is to take some key decisions as the drought continues to have a serious impact on the country.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the economy will need to adapt to the changing environment.
The Prime Minister was speaking to reporters after handing over the keys to water bowsers and tractors to be distributed to drought affected areas.
He said the drought is not only affecting Sri Lanka but also India, Bangladesh and a few other countries. (Colombo Gazette)


KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today said that some of the money given to voters during the 15th general elections (GE15) by the coalition’s MPs were at the request of the voters themselves.
He said there were times when they were campaigning, people would come up to their candidates and ask for aid.
Hamzah was asked what his opinion was about PAS president Datuk Seri Haji Abdul Awang who said that the party did distribute cash to voters during GE15 but claimed that it was not against election rules as the money was allocated for “charity”.
Hadi further alleged that existing rules only prohibited contesting candidates and their representatives from giving cash to voters.
“Not sure about that but when we talk about giving money their intention is more important.
“Sometimes those people will ask the candidate money for repairs such as for their house so that’s why we have to be very careful of the intentions why we gave money to the people who asked for it,” he said when met at PNs CNY open house event at Gerakan headquarters in Cheras.
Meanwhile, Hamzah said PN is preparing its defence over allegations made by Ummo that there was vote buying in Terengganu.
Terengganu Umno chief Datuk Seri Ahmad Said had said that the party had filed three election petitions at the state’s High Court over alleged vote buying in three constituencies.
During a press conference he claimed that voters in Kemaman, Kuala Terengganu and Marang had allegedly received between RM500 and RM1,000 per household from PN candidates in the last GE15.
“When they challenge us with the petition we will get the proof, we have it, this petition is done because they’re unhappy but we have our defence team working on it,” Hamzah said.


One in six calls to ChildLine last year concerning mental health were made by girls who talked about suicide.
Some even rang the 24-hour helpline while attempting to take their own life and others said they had tried to kill themselves and were thinking of trying again.
More than 6,000 children and young people – some as young as five – called about mental health problems last year, including depression, eating disorders, family troubles and sexual abuse.
Assistant director of ChildLine Joelle Leader said: “The number of children who rang to talk about mental health issues last year could have filled 250 classrooms so it’s a big problem.”
She added that there were not enough therapeutic services for children and ChildLine was urging the government to give the issue greater attention.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6. Azerbaijan can
introduce a new requirement for bankrupt banks, Trend reports.
This issue has been reflected in an amendment to the law "On
banks", discussed at today's meeting of the Azerbaijani
Parliament's Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, and
The document noted that the assets of a bankrupt bank will be
distributed among its creditors in a new order. In this case, taxes
to the state budget, contributions to mandatory state social
insurance and unemployment insurance to off-budget state funds, as
well as amounts payable for mandatory medical insurance
contributions to the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund, will be
Currently, there are 22 banks in Azerbaijan, one of which is the
state (Central Bank of Azerbaijan) and the rest are private
This year, Gunay Bank and MuganBank were declared bankrupt.
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Russell Brand: Systemic Change Needed in U.S. (Video)
Upon returning from a trip through the U.S., the “Trews” host shares his thoughts on how Americans’ refusal to deal with its violent foundation, including slavery, is partially responsible for the rise of Donald Trump. Brand posits that the only way the nation will move forward from its current crises is by empowering its people through systemic changes that redistribute power in a more democratic way than it currently exists.
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CAIRO, 3rd December, 2017 (WAM) -- Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit held talks in Cairo on Sunday with UN Deputy Secretary-General Ms. Amina J. Mohammed on means of pushing forward development in the Arab region.
The two sides discussed means on who to develop cooperation and coordination between the Arab League and the UN, particularly in economy and development, the league was quoted by the KUNA as saying in a statement.
They also discussed how to use UN's expertise and capabilities to push forward development in the Arab countries thus improving living conditions of Arab citizens.
The two officials also discussed regional and international challenges like terrorism, influx of refugees and organised crime.
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NAIROBI (Xinhua) --
Twenty-six percent of children under age five in Kenya are
malnourished, down from 35 percent in 2008, the Ministry of Health said on
The head of nutrition and dietetics in the Health Ministry,
Gladys Mugambi, told a health forum in Nairobi that the reduction in
malnutrition rates was due to promotion of breast milk feeding for mothers with
"Breast milk provides all the necessary nutrients to ensure that babies avoid
being malnourished," Mugambi said during the launch of a nationwide awareness
campaign to fight malnutrition.
Mugambi said that 11 percent of children under the age of five were
underweight, down from eight percent in 2008.
The Ministry of Health is partnering with the UN World Food Programme (WFP)
to ensure that even mothers in remote areas of Kenya access nutritious meals for
Kenya has also enacted a national policy on nutrition and food security that
guides the country on ways to reduce the levels of malnutrition.
The policy ensures that the government provides support to pregnant and
lactating mothers to access nutritious foods.
Mugambi said that the government had being increasing health budget annually
in the past decade.
"This has provided funding for public awareness campaigns on the benefits of
good nutrition," she said.
Mugambi said that all health facilities countrywide were required to have
nutrition departments with skilled personnel to guide mothers on the correct
diet to feed their children.
She said that the government had also partnered with the private sector to
encourage them to fortify common staple foods such as maize with vital


Travellers are being warned about dangerous levels of alcohol in Cuba, and one travel company has been fined £50,000 by the organisation for its role in the country’s alcohol-fuelled tourism industry.
The Travel Association of Cuba, a group that represents more than 70 travel companies, was fined last month for its failure to report on a spike in alcohol-related incidents at hotels in the city of Santiago, which has become the countrys first tourism hub.
The association, which represents more that 70 travel and leisure companies, told the Independent that its actions had led to a “toxic” environment that had led visitors to drink more than usual.
“We are very concerned that there is now an unhealthy atmosphere in the hotels in Santiago,” said the organisation’s executive director, Alejandro Fernandez.
Fernandez said the association was “disappointed” at the fine.
“We have already lost about $150,000 from our business in the past few months, we are not making money, and we don’t have any future,” he said.
But he added that the organisation was taking steps to try and mitigate the issue.
“There are more and more restaurants in Santiago that have started opening their doors and that is encouraging people to go there,” he told the newspaper.
Tourism is one of Cuba’s main economic sectors, with tourism generating $20bn (£12.6bn) in annual revenues.
But tourism has also been a target for the government of President Raul Castro.
Last year, the Cuban government passed a law banning alcohol sales in the capital Havana.


The Wayne Interfaith Network (WIN) has collected $875 to assist families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the recent flooding.
WIN has partnered with the township to help the approximately 600 families who were displaced late last week.
“I met a woman in our church parking lot who said she wanted to help those people who were affected by the flooding, but said she didn’t know how,” said Rev. Karyn Ratcliffe of the Packanack Community Church. “It became so clear to me that we had to put something together to help those in need.”


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) TEHRAN, Iran, Nov. 15
A spokesman for Iran Food and Drug Administration announced that 8 Iranian vaccines have been added to WHO`s l promising candidate vaccines list.
Kianush Jahanpur, the spokesman of Iran's Food and Drug Administration made the announcement on Friday in a tweet, which included a screenshot of WHO's 'draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines, Trend reports.
"Almost all possible strategies for obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine in Iran have passed the laboratory production stage,' he said
There are currently more than 100 COVID-19 vaccine candidates under development, with a number of these in the human trial phase. WHO is working in collaboration with scientists, business, and global health organizations through the ACT Accelerator to speed up the pandemic response. When a safe and effective vaccine is found, COVAX (led by WHO, GAVI, and CEPI) will facilitate the equitable access and distribution of these vaccines to protect people in all countries. People most at risk will be prioritized.
Preliminary data from the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial suggests it provides 90% efficacy at preventing the disease. At the very least, this news will result in a large sigh of relief across the vaccine community. It signifies a breakthrough – it's the first announcement that a vaccine can protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans.
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Cape Town, South Africa — MININGREVIEW.COM — 10 February 2009 – Good news for the South African mining industry is that minerals and energy minister Buyelwa Sonjica says the government will ensure that the country will have sufficient power supply by 2018.
Reuters quotes the minister as emphasising that there will be enough power despite a postponement of its nuclear expansion programme. South Africa expects its next nuclear power plant to come on stream by 2019, two years later than initially planned by Eskom, which has delayed plans to build the facility due to financial woes.
“The next nuclear power plant has been postponed, but measures are in place to ensure that there will be no electricity shortage by 2018,” Sonjica said here at the Indaba – Africa’s biggest mining conference. “I want to stress …the nuclear project has been postponed, not abandoned,” she added.


The Ministry of National Heritage states that a new CCTV camera system will be installed at the National Museum during the coming weeks.
Secretary of the Ministry Kanthi Wijethunga speaking to our news team stated that the new installation is due to take place on the direction of Minister of National Heritage Jagath Balasuriya.
Meanwhile, the special investigations in to the theft at the National Museum is also due to end in the coming week.
The secretary added that a special committee has also been appointed to look into the security at the National Museum.
The committee is due to meet when required and discuss matters pertaining to security requirements.


Nagpur: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has teased that there are many super-CMs and only one chief minister in Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aadhi.
Devendra Fadnavis has sued the government saying that super-CMs are making important decisions regarding the government.
Many ministers think of themselves as super CMs, declaring significant decisions and trying to take credit.
Minister Vijaya Waddetiwerr said that the reduction in the number of Covid cases and the need for anaerobic beds would be lifted in 18 districts of Maharashtra by Friday (June 4). Fadnavis has demanded that the government clarify on this.
The chief minister has to make a major decision in the government, but some ministers have said that they will announce the decision as CM.


Source: The Hill
Dr. Deborah Birx said Sunday that the COVID-19 outbreak is not under control in the U.S. because Americans “Are on the move.”
The White House coronavirus task force coordinator said she’s seen through recent travel to 14 states that Americans “On the move.”
The public health official also said people who vacationed in “Hotspots” should assume they are infected.
Dr. Deborah Birx says, “We are in a new phase” of the coronavirus pandemic adding, “This epidemic right now is different and it’s … more widespread and it’s both rural and urban”
The U.S. has reached more than 4.6 million COVID-19 cases and more than 154,000 deaths during the pandemic, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Alexei Kalaichidi has been named new head of the security and rule of law department of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan, Trend reports citing Kazinform .
Born on January 3, 1963, he is the graduate of the Frunze Polytechnic Institute, high courses of the USSR Internal Affairs Ministry, Buketov Karaganda State University.
Between 2016 and 2019, he served as head of the law enforcement system department of the Kazakh President's Administration. In 2019, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.
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Srinagar: In the last 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 1,144 COVID cases pushing the number of active cases near 10,620 which otherwise were less than 600 around a month before.
Two more deaths were reported in JK in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 2,048 and active cases continue to increase and the recovery rate decreases with each passing day. 1,144 fresh positive cases reported on Friday pushed the tally of positive cases to 1,44,021.
Of the exact number of 144,021 cases, 86,4877 are from Kashmir and 57,534 from the Jammu division. Among the the1,144 new cases, 730 belong to the Kashmir division while 414 are from the Jammu division.
The total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached 86,487 including 78,701 recoveries and 1,289 deaths while as the total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached 57,524 including 52,652 recoveries and 759 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 10,620 including 6,497 from Kashmir division and 4,123 from Jammu division.
With 562 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 1,31,353 which is 91.20 per cent of the total cases.
As per the daily information bulletin, 1,650,559 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 69,214 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 1,0620 persons are in isolation.


It is reported that the corporator herself said that she was tested positive for the infection.
It is gathered that she had recently attended a meeting at the health office. A person who attended the meeting had tested positive. Soon, Sumalatha was placed under home quarantine.
Her test results were out on Wednesday where she was tested corona-positive.


Vastavam Web: Disha gang-rape and murder incident that took place in Telangana has resulted in outrage across the nation. Following this, the Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has brought a new bill Disha bill that calls for strict actions against such crimes.
After getting a nod from the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council and State Assembly, the bill was sent to the Centre to make the bill into law. Now the center has sent back the Disha bill to Andhra Pradesh allegedly asking the state government to make necessary corrections in the Disha bill and send it back to make the bill into law.
It has been widely reported that the center raised many objections over the bill and directed the AP government to make some more changes in the bill. If these reports are to be believed, the crucial Disha bill will have to wait for some more time as the bill has to go through a lot of procedures.


UK reports 201 COVID fatalities
(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) London, Sep 15 (Petra) -- COVID-19 killed 201 people in the UK Wednesday, taking the death toll to 134,640, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
More than 30,600 people tested positive for the highly contagious respiratory disease, as the caseload tops 7.3 million, the DHSC added.
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Are we drinking clean water? – Water pollution and its effect on public health
Water pollution has been one of the major threats to public health. According to the UNO secretary General on world water day, around 1.3 billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water, more than 6 million people die every year as a result of waterborne diseases which is ten times the number of people killed in wars.


Bharatiya Janta Party President Amit Shah said that the surgical strike conducted by the army in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir last year changed the world’s outlook towards India and showed the country is committed to “self-defence”. The decision to conduct the surgical strike was taken with a political will, he added.
Talking to people in Panaji, Shah said that the Indian forces are being attacked on the border “every day and terrorists enter our territory”.
“I don’t say it is not happening today. It is happening today also. But when the Uri attack happened, the BJP government led by Narendra Modi took a decision,” he said as he listed the Centre’s achievements in the last three years.
An army battalion headquarters in Uri was attacked by terrorists on September 18 last year in which 19 jawans were killed. Later that month, the Army conducted surgical strike on terror launchpads in PoK.
“We told the world that India is capable of self- defence,” the BJP president said. “Nobody has dared to do this except the USA.”
Since the surgical strike, the world’s outlook towards India has changed, he added.


A poll showed that just seven percent of Serbians feel that the rights of the LGBTI population are being violated.
The poll by the CeSID NGO showed that a large part of the population has a negative attitude towards the LGBTI community but that there is more tolerance for that community than polls conducted in 2008 and 2010 showed.
The poll of 1,060 people also showed that 18 percent have a positive attitude towards the LGBTI community compared to 50 percent whose attitude is negative and that more people are willing to interact with members of that community and that 63 percent of the polled feel that any violence against the LGBTI community should be sanctioned.
CeSID said that half the polled are fully opposed to a law on same-sex unions compared to 11 percent who support those unions.
The number of people who would react violently to gay parades has dropped compared to 2010 from four to one percent.
Pride Parades have been held in Belgrade several times with some violence and with a strong police presence.


The Daura Local Education Authority in Katsina State has said student’s enrolment into primary schools has increased by 75% in the last two years.
The Education Secretary, Alhaji Nuruddeen Lawan, made the disclosure in an interview with NAN) today.
Lawan said the surge was due to sensitization of parents and guardians in the area on the importance of schooling.
Lawal also disclosed that the state government has begun renovating 50 primary schools in the area.
He said the State Universal Education Board [SUBEB] and the local educati0n authority have approved further training for 312 teachers.
This is apart from those already pursuing various programs in higher institutions.
The scribe explained that 78 teachers were undergoing degree programs in universities.
He also said 240 others were in colleges of educati0n and other institutions for their National Certificate in Education.
He said that the emphasis on the retraining was to ensure that every teacher in the local government is a professional.
On staff welfare, the scribe said 600 teachers were recently promoted as part of the authority’s capacity building program.
He called for timely implementation of the promotions to enable the beneficiaries “enjoy the dividend of their efforts.”
Lawal urged SUBEB to provide functional vehicles to the local education authority for effective monitoring.
He also appealed to the state government to recruit 300 additional teachers to man existing 1, 050 primary schools in the area.


DDC polls to open gateway to unprecedented development: Raina
Nov 24, 2020
RAJOURI: BJP J&K President Ravinder Raina and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma addressed rallies while filing of nomination by the party's contesting candidates Sushma Thakur at Kalakote.
Ravinder Raina later also joined BJP rally at Dhangri (Rajouri) where the party's contesting candidate Vipan Mehta filed nomination.
Ravinder Raina, while addressing the rallies, said that public has showered overwhelming love and support for the BJP owing to its public friendly policies and the dedication of BJP leaders in the service of the society. He said that the BJP will make a strong mark in the DDC election while grabbing the maximum seats in the poll. He said that masses have appreciated the concern that the BJP has worked to empower the common masses. He insisted that the DDC elections will open gateway to unprecedented development in the region.
Raina also said that till now all the far flung areas were utterly ignored by the previous Governments and now the BJP Government has put special focus on the need to strengthen the infrastructure and other facilities for the same.
Jugal Kishore Sharma, while seeking more support for the party candidates, called upon the party activists to work incessantly till the election results come in their favour. He said that the BJP leaders must work in such a way in these elections that there is absolute voting in the favour of party candidates. He said that the BJP leadership has till now worked with full dedication and will keep doing so. "To further strengthen this mission, it is a must that all the BJP candidates win these elections," he added.
Party candidates Sushma Thakur and Vipan Mehta also sought blessings of the voters on the occasion while assuring that they would leave no stone unturned for the welfare of the masses.


FFC working to boost country’s economy
ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited Lt. General Tariq Khan has said that the Economic Coordination Council (ECC) has abolished Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) on gas consumed by the fertilizer manufacturers which will benefit farmers and help stabilize the largest job providing sector of agriculture.
The move will reduce the fertilizer prices, improve cultivation environment, help farmers and help improve the troubled agriculture sector, he said.
Talking to Chairman of Pakistan Economy Watch Brig. Muhammad Aslam Khan (Retd), he said that the decision will help fertilizer companies reduce the cost of production as it uses gas as a fuel as well as raw material.
Lt. General Tariq Khan informed about the innovative approach to boosting the economy of the country. He said that our company has a 52 percent share in the market and we have taken practical steps to reduce the carbon footprint with the minimum of greenhouse gases.
He said that we have adopted a strategy to develop the rural economy through farmer education and other initiatives. Our approach will help improve the quality and quantity of agricultural production which will have a positive impact on the lives of farming communities and consumers.
Gen. Tariq said that soil testing, water testing, plant tissue analysis and a number of publications are helping farmers improve production and their income.
Farm Advisory Centers have been set up by FFC in rural areas while other initiatives including seminars are helping the rural communities in a big way, he said.
Muhammad Aslam Khan lauded the initiatives taken by FFC and hoped that the company will continue to improve the lives of farmers through proper intervention resulting in sustainable growth.
He said that the future of Pakistan is linked to the bright future of agriculture and rural communities.