Nibulon eyes USD2bn investment program launch in Egypt
(MENAFN) Ukraine's top grain trader Nibulon was unveiled to be targeting the launch of the long-term investment program in Egypt, at a value of USD2 billion.
Nibulon CEO Oleksiy Vadatursky stated "this is a long-term investment program that provides for a total investment of $2 billion and is designed for 7-10 years."
The first phase of the program was explained by the company to be investing USD200 million this year and the next.
The execution of the project provides for the opening of an enterprise of Nibulon in Egypt and is set to be operative in line with the Egyptian legislation.
In its report, the company said "this year it is planned to start construction of two transshipment terminals in Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions."
It added "in addition, the capacity of the company's transshipment terminal in Kremenchuk (Poltava region) is increasing, and the investment program in the shipbuilding industry (building of a freight fleet) is being implemented, and Nibulon shipyard in Mykolaiv is being reconstructed."
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A civic leader in Chongwe district has bemoaned the effects of climate change that has rocked the district.
He noted that climate change has continued to impact the district negatively as most of the streams have dried up.
Chongwe Town Clerk, Damson Mukwato said that 80 percent of the district’s population depends on farming activities adding that production has gone down adding that there is a need to sensitize community members on the dangers of cutting down trees as it has contributed to climate change.
District Forestry Technician, Doreen Nsalange noted that the effects of climate change are evident in the district.
Ms. Nsalange said the most affected are the underprivileged rural communities who depend on rain fed agriculture.
She said that climate change has contributed to low income generation as most of the farmers are not able to produce as expected.
Ms. Nsalange added that charcoal production has also contributed as it is rampant and has led to deforestation.
“Chongwe is closer to Lusaka, and it transports more charcoal to Lusaka because of high demand, hence making deforestation high in the district” she said.
Ms. Nsalange pointed out that agricultural expansion and human settlement are the major contributing factors to climate change.
She noted that the forest department has embarked on tree planting to mitigate deforestation.
Ms. Nsalange further called on stakeholders to come on board and sensitize the community members on the effects of deforestation.
Meanwhile Chongwe District Agricultural Coordinator John Lungu said the district has recorded a decrease in crop yield as a result of climate change.
Mr. Lungu added that the 2021-2022 farming season was characterized with poor rainfall leading to poor harvest.
‘’Climate change has affected animal health as well as the levels of production have gone down because of low water levels in the district.
He added that the district is working with stakeholders such as UNDP in sensitizing farmers on conservation farming among others.


NHRC Sec-Gen meets Arab League's Charter Committee delegation
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Doha: Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah met yesterday with a delegation of the Charter Committee of the Arab League, headed by Chairperson of the Charter Committee Jaber Al Huwail.
They discussed means of cooperation in issues of joint interest, and ways to exchange experience and expertise between the two sides.
Al Attiyah briefed the Charter Committee about NHRC, its specialities, objectives, working mechanisms and legal nature.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said government had recognised that some of the security challenges confronting Nigeria were imported by foreign elements.
President Buhari stated this at the Graduation of Course thirty of the National Defence College in Abuja.
He said that the nation and the African region had been facing difficult times such as terrorism in the North East, banditry and other criminal activities across the country.
According to him, the military and other security agencies have been given directives to decisively deal with all forms of security challenges and secure the nation.
The President spoke through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.


TDP president Chandrababu Naidu today welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal the three controversial farm laws brought by the NDA government, in the upcoming Parliament session.
He said that the PM had taken a good decision after taking into consideration the protest programs of the farmers of the country.
Naidu also praised the statement of the PM that the Centre would focus on welfare programs for the farmers.
He then pointed out that the farmers of the capital city of the state, Amaravathi, too had been on a protest program for the last 700 days for the protection of the capital, and said that the state government should withdraw its controversial decision to establish three capitals for Andhra Pradesh.
He said that the development of Amaravathi would ensure the availability of abundant funds for the development of all the 13 districts of the state.
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Skiers and ski resorts in Switzerland, already concerned by global warming, also have to contend with obligatory Covid measures such as wearing masks on gondolas and chairlifts Keystone / Alexandra Wey
The Covid pandemic remains one of the main causes of concern for the Swiss, according to this year's Credit Suisse Worry Barometer. However, almost the same number of respondents are stressed about climate change and having enough money when they retire.
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For the first time a trio of worries topped the annual barometerExternal link , published on Thursday. While 40% of respondents ranked the pandemic and its consequences among their five main concerns (down from 51% last year), 39% said global warming and retirement provisions were their main concerns.
Credit Suisse said the share of people concerned about the climate had increased relatively strongly – by ten percentage points – since the previous barometer.
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The final Amarillo Community Market of the season will move to the Santa Fe Depot, located 401 S. Grant St., at 9 a.m. Saturday due to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.
According to a news release, the market includes more than 70 vendors coming from a 150-mile radius who sell produce, prepared foods, baked goods and arts and crafts.
Beth Duke, the executive director of Center City of Amarillo, said even though it is the last market of the year, there will be future opportunities to connect with the vendors.
“For the final market day of 2019, we have asked vendors to bring plenty of business cards and information so that their customers can place orders for the holidays and continue shopping for their favorite items throughout the winter,” she said.
For more information, visit www.amarillocommunitymarket.com, connect with the event on Facebook or call (806) 335-6360.


ISLAMABAD: At least 533 confirmed cases of Dengue fever have been reported in Pakistan, among which five patients have died due to the illness.
Talking to DawnNews, Federal Secretary Health, Khushnood Ahmed Lashari confirmed the figures and said that Sindh has reported the highest number of Dengue cases, which are more than 500. The five deaths due to the fever have also occurred in Sindh.
The health secretary also said that 16 positive cases of Dengue have been reported in Islamabad but no deaths have been reported as yet.
The Congo virus has also claimed three lives across Pakistan this year. – DawnNews


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91 new COVID-19 cases reported on Cape Cod and the Islands
The state Department of Public Health said in its daily report Sunday that Massachusetts had 3,004 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 91 on the Cape and Islands.
State public health officials reported 76 new deaths of people with confirmed cases of coronavirus, including three in Barnstable County.
Since March, 354 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died.
Barnstable County had 83 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Sunday for a total of 9,302 since March.
Dukes County on Martha's Vineyard had four new cases Sunday for a total of 806 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,107 coronavirus cases, had four new cases reported Sunday.
The state Department of Public Health said that 1,389 people in Massachusetts were hospitalized with COVID-19, including 318 patients in intensive care units, 191 of whom were intubated.
State public health officials said in the Sunday report that as of Saturday, Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis had 19 coronavirus patients, seven of whom were in intensive care. Falmouth Hospital had 12 COVID-19 patients, including three in intensive care.
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital had two patients with COVID-19 on Saturday and Nantucket Cottage Hospital had none.
Statewide, the average age of hospitalization on Sunday was 68.
Public health officials said there were an estimated 59,162 active cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts. There were 103 new probable cases of COVID-19 for a total of 27,404 probable cases since March, according to Sunday’s report.
Across Massachusetts, there were 76 new deaths of people with confirmed cases of coronavirus, making for a total of 14,698 fatalities statewide among confirmed cases since March.
State public health officials said Sunday there were two new deaths among probable cases. They said the total number of fatalities of people with probable cases stands at 301.
State public health officials said 113,095 new molecular tests have been conducted. They said the seven-day average positivity rate is 2.96%.
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Story | Oct 27, 1997In one corner of the Ravens' locker room, 325-pound defensive tackle Tony Siragusa was doing his little victory dance. In another area, defensive tackle Larry Webster was talking about some of the negative publicity the team had gotten in the past three weeks. And then there was rookie outside linebacker Peter Boulware, hoping that the team's latest victory had captured the hearts of Baltimore and possibly created a major turnaround.


ISLAMABAD: Objecting strongly to the language of a biased section of the Indian media while reporting on the rape and murder of the eight-year-old Kathua girl, Aasifa, the police said that the media spread baseless and factually incorrect information to mislead the public.
According to the Kashmir Media Service (KMS), Zonal Headquarters Jammu Crime Branch Inspector General Afhadul Mujtaba, in a statement in Srinagar, said, “A section of the media spread baseless information that the hymen of the child could have been broken due to horse riding or cycling which is not possible in case of an eight-year-old girl.”
He further said that the medical records had confirmed that the child was sexually assaulted.
“So, we have added section 376 (D) to the case,” he said.
Quoting the medical reports furnished by the experts, the crime branch also said that the victim was found subjected to sexual assault by the culprits and the cause of her death was asphyxia leading to cardiopulmonary arrest after the victim was held in captivity and administered sedatives.
Mujtaba wondered why some people were seeking to manipulate the case as per their whims when the case was already in the court of law.


The prosecution of six protesters who attended a vigil for Sarah Everard has been halted.
In March of last year, hundreds of people attended the event in rememberence of Ms Everard — who was raped and murdered by serving police office Wayne Couzens.
The event took place whilst London was facing covid restrictions – which meant meeting more than two people in a public place was banned.
The Metropolitan police have faced heavy criticism for their handling of the vigil.
I spoke to Pippa Woodrow, the barrister who represents some of the protesters.


(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT Times
KABUL: Six people including four children died in a flash flood that also destroyed several residence and agricultural lands in the northern province of Takhar, officials said Tuesday.
Provincial director of Disaster Management Department Farid Nikpour said the floods caused closure of roads between Warsaj, Farkhar and Taloqan districts.
He said efforts are underway to reopen the blocked- roads before traffic and people. A team was dispatched to the affected areas to help the affected people, Nikpour added.
The flash floods have damaged agricultural farms and several canals, Nikpour said.
This comes as Afghanistan recently has seen a surge in flash floods, that left over 70 people dead and tens of others wounded. according to the ministry of state for natural disaster management, over 400 houses were destroyed in the floods flowed across the province.
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WeSC AB will move from First North Premier to First North (400/17)
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The last day of trading on First North Premier will be on December 29, 2017.
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1st April, 2020
Director-General World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic will soon reach one million.
The tally was 932,214 on Wednesday as the virus continues its inexorable rampage across the world.
“Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new COVID-19 cases, reaching almost every country, territory and area,” Ghebreyesus said.
“The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week.
“In the next few days, we will reach one million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 50,000 deaths,” he added.
The dynamics of the virus has also changed with the United States becoming the global centre of the virus. It has over 207,000 cases and 4,600 deaths.
Ghebreyesus noted that relatively lower numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported from Africa, Central and South America.
But he said WHO realises that the disease could have serious social, economic and political consequences for these regions.
“It is critical that we ensure these countries are well equipped to detect, test, isolate and treat COVID-19 cases, and identify contacts.
“I am encouraged to see that this is occurring in many countries, in spite of limited resources.
“Many countries are asking people to stay at home and shutting down population movement, which can help to limit transmission of the Coronavirus.
“But it can have unintended consequences for the poorest and most vulnerable people,” he said.
Ghebreyesus said he had called on governments to put in place social welfare measures to ensure vulnerable people have food and other life essentials during this crisis.


Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that as Kashmir had turned into a flashpoint between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India, early and durable resolution of the internationally accepted dispute was a must.
“We are continuously telling the world that Kashmir has turned into a flashpoint and its early and durable resolution is a must,” he said in a statement issued here.
The Foreign Minister said he did not think that the two nuclear-armed countries can resolve the dispute through force. “Doing so would be tantamount to commit suicide,” he remarked.
He said that Kashmir was an accepted international dispute, adding that India, which had suspended the basic rights of Kashmiris for long, was committing atrocities against them in the Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The Foreign Minister said that if India had a strong stance [on Kashmir] why it feared from the dialogue. He said Pakistan had shown the world through actions that it desired peace and stability in the region.
He, however, added that economic stability was linked with peace and order. “If there would be peace, the investment would come and job opportunities will be created”, he remarked.
The Foreign Minister recalled that Prime Minister Imran Khan soon after coming to power had offered India if they will take one step forward towards peace, Pakistan will take two steps forward.
He, however, regretted that India did not pay any heed to the offer and took such measures which further aggravated the situation in the IIOJK.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Kashmir has turned into a flash-point between nuclear armed Pakistan and India, early and durable resolution of the internationally recognized dispute is a must@SMQureshiPTI https://t.co/8CpX51qCO8
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) January 26, 2021
The Foreign Minister said as the Indian government failed to suppress the voice of protesting farmers, the whole of India was now endorsing the voice of farmers, who have announced to again march towards Delhi in a big rally on the occasion of India’s Republic Day on January 26.
He further said that the Modi government tried to deceive the Indian farmers and took measures leading to their exploitation through the elimination of support prices and the imposition of new laws.
The Foreign Minister said that when the Indian farmers raised their voice against the unjust measures, they had to face state oppression and violence. About the Afghan peace process, Qureshi said that Pakistan was playing a reconciliatory role in the establishment of peace in Afghanistan.
Referring to the country’s political situation, the Foreign Minister said that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and its allies will face and defeat the No Confidence Move-in political, democratic, and parliamentary ways.
He said that as differences within the ranks of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had come out openly, the alliance was unnatural and temporary. He said that even Maryum Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif, the leaders of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), also have differences of opinion on the issue of resignations.
Similarly, he said as, against Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who was adamant on long march, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was talking about the way of assemblies.
The Foreign Minister said that there also seems some pressure and confusion within the party of Maulana Fazlur Rehman as well.
He said as Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI were desirous of transparent Senate election, the government suggested open voting and apprised the opposition of its readiness for legislation on the subject as well.
The Foreign Minister said that the government has also approached the Supreme Court to seek opinion on open voting in Senate election.


Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi terms IB report fake, unfounded
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the IB report is fake and unfounded.
Speaking on the point of order in the National Assembly on Monday, he said that the government has neither sought the report from the IB nor did the IB prepare it.
He said that the letter was issued to defame the people. “We have written a letter to the PEMRA to take action as per law. Fake documents were prepared on behalf of the government.”
The prime minister said that he has also directed the IB to register the FIR, while investigations are underway.


Fernando Cavenaghi believes that his former club Villareal can have a good season this term.
The player who played for Villareal during the period 2012-2013 said that Villareal is a club on the rise and that they can have a good season.
Fernando Cavenaghi said that La Liga had become a competitive league now and it is not only Real Madrid and Barcelona that can win the title. He said that teams such as Atletico Madrid and Sevilla could also cause upset by beating the top sides. He believes that Villareal can also cause problem with the quality of the players they have and also the determination they show on the pitch
Fernando Cavenaghi said that the team had changed so much from the time he played there and believes that the fans deserve it. He stated that the Villareal fans are a set of sincere supporters and that they deserve to have a team that will give them something to cheer.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude has occurred in the
Colombia-Panama border, the European-Mediterranean Seismological
Center said, Azernews reports, citing international media
The epicenter of the disaster was 151 km west of the Monteria
city with a population of about 272 thousand people. The source was
at a depth of 40 km.
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
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(MENAFN– Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 24. The
Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) prepares a roadmap for open
banking, said Head of the IT Division of CBA Sahib Hasanov during
the 6th International Banking Forum, trend reports.
According to him, the roadmap is going to cover the
period up to 2025.
‘We believe that open banking will contribute to the
development of financial tools as well as to the economy in
general. Moreover, it is planned to develop the API standards for
open banking based on international standards. Today, API standards
are implemented in more than 60 countries around the world,’
He noted that new laws that would allow the
implementation of open banking in the country and the integration
of local banks into this conception are expected.
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Amman, Sept. 27 (Petra) -- The National Carrier Project, a prospective Amman-Aqaba water conveyance venture, is making significant progress in terms of funding mobilization and technical procedure completion, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jihad Mahamid said Tuesday.
In an interview with Petra, Mahamid stated that the project will be conducted using a build-operate-transfer (BOT) model and that five prequalified consortiums have been selected to present their proposals.
He expected bidders' offers to be presented by the end of the year, followed by financial close and completion of all other procedural requirements before the project could begin, stressing that the desalination of the Red Sea water is the only national, safe, and sustainable source of water.
The project is part of the Government's Economic Priorities Program (2021-2023), he said, adding that several meetings with international multilateral finance funds were held to discuss the project.
On March 16, the ministry sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of the 450-km pipeline project that will annually pump over 300 million cubic meters of desalinated seawater from the Red Sea port of Aqaba to Amman and elsewhere across the Kingdom. By 2028, the project will consistently pump water until 2040 with a capital of USD2.5 billion.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a great help to people that have had to socially distance themselves and self-quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the impact that the pandemic has had on Nintendo‘s 2020 release schedule has been minimal, but that may change. Animal Crossing New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami talked to The Washington Post about the pandemic’s impacts on the game’s post-launch content. The pair said that development on the updates is still going, but there’s some uncertainty. They said that “we’re not sure if we have to shift anything, but I think we have to be flexible”. Currently, the dev team’s hours have changed in an effort for them to avoid rush hour train traffic. Nogami said that “in terms of the development team, I do have to think about their health and well-being as well”.


Kathmandu, Apr 21:
Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala Saturday said that the new constitution would be drafted within May 27.
Inaugurating the 5th general convention of Nepal Writers Association, Koirala said that the new constitution would be drafted within the stipulated deadline as all parties were serious towards this.
He said that the national politics was in dangerous turn and all parties should seriously try to promulgate the new constitution within the stipulated deadline.
He said that the new constitution would guide the national policy to develop the country.
He said that the parties had no alternative but to conclude the peace and constitution writing processes and added that his party was serious to conclude the outstanding matters through a consensus politics.
He, further, said that the Nepalese people had political awareness and added that the anarchist forces would never succeed to establish a non-democratic constitution.
He said that his party would never accept a non-democratic constitution.
All democratic parties were serious to establish democratic norms and values by way of the new constitution, he added.
Koirala, further, said that the parties were close to consensus on the disputed issues of the constitution.
Meanwhile, NC leaders stressed that the Maoists should return the seized property of ordinary people to conclude the peace process.
Speaking at an interaction, they stressed that without returning the seized property of ordinary people, the peace process would not be concluded.
NC leader Kul Bahadur Gurung said that the government should address the demand of the 12,000 displaced during the insurgency period.
He said that the Maoist-led government was ignoring the demands of the displaced and the physically challenged and added that without addressing the
voice of thee displaced people, peace process would never conclude.
NC Chief Whip Laxman Ghimire said that the rehabilitation of the displaced and physically challenged people was a part of the peace process and the government should seriously address the voices of those affected by the insurgency.
"Maoists should return the seized land and property of the ordinary people across the nation," he said.
NC leader Govinda Raj Joshi said that the government was ignoring one part of the peace process and demanded return of the seized property of different political party leaders and cadres.


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa receives 70,000 IDPs from North Waziristan: Khattak
Chief Minister says camps have been established in FR Bannu.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak says provincial government has made all necessary arrangements for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of North Waziristan.
In a press briefing, he said 70,000 IDPs have so far been registered in the province and provincial government has immediately released 350 million rupees for them.
He said the federal government has promised 500 million and National Disaster Management Authority 100 million rupees for IDPs.
The Chief Minister said that camps have been established in FR Bannu.
He said transport, polio vaccines to children and medical facilities are being provided to IDPs at the entry points.
Pervez Khattak said that Pakistan army is also helping the civil administration in the registration process.


ROSEBURG, Ore. – Douglas County has seen a record number of COVID-19 cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic, public health reported on Thursday.
County officials said “disappointed would be an understatement.”
In addition to 44 new cases reported on Thursday, the county has also seen the highest three-day consecutive total – 116.
The county total of confirmed and presumptive cases is now 2,108. Right now, 12 cases are hospitalized.
County officials said they have been among the counties with the lowest case counts in the entire United States, but that success is slipping away.
“Now more than ever, we need your help,” county officials said.


Health Protection Agency HPA has confirmed that the dramatic rise in daily COVID cases has taken the active cases in the country above 4,600.
HPA said yesterday that while 5,513 samples were tested for COVID in the last 24 hours, 536 came back with a positive result for the pandemic.
HPA said out of these cases, 267 were confirmed from the Greater Male' Area where the positivity rate is currently at 9 percent.
The Agency further said that 158 new cases were confirmed from the inhabited islands and that 83 new cases were confirmed from operational resorts.
HPA also said that it is yet to determine the locations of 28 confirmed cases yesterday.
The new cases take the total number of cases to a staggering 99,635 since March 2020.
HPA confirmed that there are currently 4,656 active cases of the pandemic in the country and that the number of hospitalized COVID patients is currently at 21.
The Agency had reported that a total of 94,702 people have now recovered from the illness.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has killed 264 individuals in the Maldives with mostly elderly locals succumbing to the illness in the country.


Report by Suchismita Sahoo; Bhubaneswar: Orissa Finance minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai says that the state government will soon unveil new pricing policy for minerals. He said that the state is working on a new pricing policy for minerals to ensure that industries get their requirement at reasonable rate.
He said that the pricing policy would be finalised keeping in view the rate of differet minerals in the international market. Ghadei said state government will ensure that the local industries are not forced to procure their required raw material at higher price. He said that a number of industries had stated to the government that they were unable to run their units due to acute shortage of raw materials.
Ghadei stated that the inter-ministerial group also asked the steel and mines department and the industries department to assess the actual requirement of raw materials in the MoU signed by 80 industriesGhadai said that the state government was also taking steps to ensure that the industries get raw materials at reasonable rate so that their plants could run without hurdles.


Governor of Riyadh, Deputy attend UAE National Day ceremony
(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
RIYADH, 5th December, 2017 (WAM) -- Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, today attended a ceremony held by the UAE Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the event was held on the occasion of the UAE's 46th National Day.
WAM/MOHD AAMIR/Nour Salman
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(MENAFN- Onlanka) two dead after vehicle collides with train in koggala Posted in local news
Two persons died after a vehicle collided with a train in the Koggala area today (March 16).
Accordingly, The train was running from Kandy to Matara and the motor vehicle collided with the train at a level crossing between Koggala and Talpe along the coastal line.
The driver of the car had allegedly recklessly driven over the level crossing, causing the collision.
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Witness testifies in PIA case
By The case involving 23 accused persons from the President International Award Scheme continued recently at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Ngube.
Testifying, Inspector Abdoulie Sowe, attached to Kairaba Police Station CID, told the court that on 10 May 2012, he received an instruction from his officer commanding, Superintendent Sito Sanyang, that he had to lead a panel that was to investigate a matter about people who were demonstrating going to Denton Bridge from the award scheme.
He said upon that instruction, he and his panel members went to the scene and went back to the office and found one Mr Bah who was said to be the head of the school and was escorted by some officers for security as the demonstrators said they did not want him.
They asked Mr Bah what happened and he said he was brought there because the students and staff were demonstrating that they did not want him there, he said.
Inspector Sowe further adduced that the demonstrators were asked what happened and they said they were demonstrating because they did not want Mr Bah.
They were asked if they obtained a permit but they said they did not because they were suppressed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to demonstrate.
He said they told them to write a letter to the ministry, which the police received from them.
The said letter was tendered by the prosecutor and got admitted.
During the investigations, he added, they went back to the school, where they recovered a cardboard on which was written ‘No more Mr Bah’.
When they were confronted with the cardboard, they said one of the students wrote on the cardboard to show their dislike of Mr Bah, he added.
The witness was also shown the said cardboard, which he identified.
The prosecutor applied to tender the said cardboard, while the accused persons said they knew nothing about it.
The court rejected the said cardboard.
All the accused persons were cautioned, charged and granted police bail, he added.
He said he and his panel members wrote a report, which they signed and sent to the authority.
He identified the said report, which was tendered by the prosecutor and admitted by the court.
The case continues on 19 July 2012.


KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will not play on 3R issues (race, religion and royalty) to garner support from voters in the upcoming state elections, says its chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin stressed the focus will be on issues that were important to the people such as the cost of living.
“Our agenda is always clear, we do not focus on those issues but on what is important to the people. Especially now, when voters feel the unity government has not done much.
“In fact, some claim that the government failed to perform on what they promised to do in their manifesto.
“It is not about race and religion, we treat all Malaysians the same but the concern now is how we address the issues the people are facing on the cost of living, inflation; that is the key message we want to mention in our campaigns,” he said in a press conference at the Perikatan headquarters on Thursday (June 22).
Also present were PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang and Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau.
Previously, the coalition had been criticised for using the 3R issues as part of its campaign agenda especially in Malay majority areas during elections.
Muhyiddin also announced that the coalition will contest all 245 state seats in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu.
He said the names of candidates will be announced at the state level at a later date.
The Pagoh MP added that the coalition is in its final stages of completing its manifesto for the six state elections which will also be announced at the state level.


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DAKAR, 6th March, 2018 (WAM) -- Moustapha Niasse, President of Senegal's National Assembly, received on Monday, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, held in the context of His Highness' official visit to Senegal, the two sides discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the trade, investment and parliamentary sectors.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed affirmed the UAE's drive to enhance ties with Senegal across various fields of cooperation.
Niasse welcomed Sheikh Abdullah's visit, emphasising the importance of strengthening parliamentary ties with the UAE, among other sectors. He also praised the cultural and development renaissance witnessed by the UAE, and its leading position in the regional and global spheres.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Mohammed Salem Al-Rashidi, UAE Ambassador to Senegal, also attended the meeting.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed Tuesday that the war against Iraq will include act against the Iranian exiled Iranian
UK to act against anti-Iran terrorist group in Iraq, says Blair.
Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed Tuesday that the war against Iraq will include act against the Iranian exiled Iranian Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MKO) terrorist group based near Baghdad.
"With regard to terrorist groups, we have already said clearly that we will act against them as we need to," Blair said in response to a question asking what would happen to the MKO, which the British government has already outlawed as a terrorist group.
The prime minister was speaking to foreign and British journalists at his first press conference since the start of the US-led war against Iraq last week.
Furthermore, Alsharqalawsat reported that on Mojahedin-e Khalq bases in Iraq were bombed by U.S. war planed on the 4th day of war on Iraq.
Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Council said that Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) that has received asylum from France is today supported by the upholders of human rights though...


The COVID-19 recovery rate in Tripura has further improved to 96.46 percent as 31,246 people have recuperated from the disease so far.
48 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours, while 90 more patients have recovered from the infection.
The total active cases in the state currently stand at 796.
Meanwhile, three fatalities were reported on Sunday taking the overall death toll to 366.
According to the state health bulletin, the total number of infected people increased to 32,415.


Algerian Finance Minister Meets with Islamic Development Bank Official
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Algiers, Jumada II 03, 1439, February 20, 2018, SPA -- Algerian Finance Minister Abdurrahman Ruaia met here today with Deputy Manager of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Islamic Development Bank Zamir Iqbal.
During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between Algeria and the Islamic Bank as well as the international economic conditions and their impact on the economies of the IDB member countries.
21:44 LOCAL TIME 18:44 GMT
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Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani hosted an Iftar banquet in honor of Their Excellencies heads of diplomatic missions accredited by the state, and Their Excellencies Ambassadors of the State of Qatar abroad, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The banquet was attended by the HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Personal Representative of the Amir, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, and a number of Their Excellencies Sheikhs, ministers, and ranking officials.
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member S.B.Dissanayake says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has the support of a majority of the members in the SLFP.
Speaking in Kandy, Dissanayake said that the defection of a few SLFP members to support the United National Party (UNP) will not hurt the party.
He said that while there are a few SLFP members who are supporting President Maithripala Sirisena, there is a majority of SLFP members who still back former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Dissanayake said that after several rounds of talks between the SLFP members who back Sirisena and those who support Rajapaksa, it was decided to contest the August 17 Parliament election with the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in order to ensure the unity of the party.
He said that some differences of opinion had however arisen during the discussions and those who failed to agree with the stand taken, had decided to support the UNP at the election and after the election they will consider working with the UPFA again.
Dissanayake said that the Jathika Hela Urumaya and Minister Rajitha Senaratne played a key role in ensuring a change took place at the January 8 Presidential election and their contributions cannot be forgotten.
However he said the goal of the UPFA is now to defeat the UNP at the election and form the next Government under a new Prime Minister.
Dissanayake, who had joined the SLFP-UNP coalition Government under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this year after supporting Rajapaksa at the January 8 election, said the Government had failed in several fronts, including in ensuring the development of the country was taken forward.
He said that after the August 17 Parliament election, the Parliamentarian who has the majority support of Parliament will be appointed as the new Prime Minister and he will work with the President to take the country forward. (Colombo Gazette)


ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said the government approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package to ensure the smooth functioning of the economy and bridge the financial gap.
In a interview to a private news channel, the federal minister said that country was facing a deficit of around $12 billion as 28 to 30 billion dollars per year were required to run the country’s affairs annually, and the gap could be bridged through the IMF.
However, he said that the strings attached to the IMF loan were the main concern, as Pakistan cannot compromise on national interests which would be ensured during negotiations with the global lender.
He said the people were already burdened with financial problems and the government didn’t want to further pile on their miseries, and that effective measures were being taken to provide relief to them.
Replying to a question, he said the politics of Sharif family had now ended and they would not be able to play any political role in the country.
He said the opposition was crying foul to escape from corruption cases, but warned that the government would not be pressured and would go till the last end to take action against corrupt elements.
He said investigations were underway regarding transactions worth billion of rupees in bank accounts of common people. He also urged the media to refrain from airing fake news in haste and adhere to ethics and responsibilities.
Responding to another question about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said China was not only an economic partner but also a strategic one, while some other countries also wanted to become partners in the important project.


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CEO of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Gabriel Faria, said the chamber is aiming to vaccinate 2,500 people per day at its mass vaccination camp, which is set up at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain.
He said they hope to achieve this goal over a two-month period as part of the effort by the private sector to help this country achieve herd immunity status in the fight against COVID-19.
Speaking to GML, Faria said that following their launch of the NAPA site on Monday, they have seen a steady uptick in the numbers of people wanting to be vaccinated.
This was being balanced by the number of walk-ins being accommodated.
He said their 2,500 over 2 months target was based solely on two factors, with the first being the public’s demand for the vaccine and secondly, the number of vaccines the T&T Chamber will receive from the Ministry of Health.
Faria said, “The private sector has been extremely supportive and we have gotten so much support from persons who have donated their time, products, food items, computers, generators and those who have come out to support this effort.”
Faria said they were attempting to implement an automated system to reduce the time people would have to spend being screened and said this would greatly aid in increasing the daily numbers being vaccinated and also ensure the process moved faster and smoother.
He stressed that their initial focus had been to ensure members of the business community were vaccinated.
“Based on the feedback from the ministry, we were recognised as a mass vaccination site. However, we are getting general people and we are not turning them away.” — Anna-Lisa Paul


ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the opposition is all alone and if they wanted change they can bring forward a no confidence vote in the Parliament, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, he said that the opposition would change its stance whenever it wanted and had no agenda. On Balochistan, he said that governor rule would not be enforced in the province as it was undemocratic.
About relations with the United States, the prime minister said that the relationship between the two countries had its ups and downs but ties were improving. He also said that the PPP would contest the next elections alongside the PML-Q. – Pakistantoday


Jewish visitation to temple mount during passover nearly doubles from 2017
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) According to statistics released by Temple Mount activists, the number of Jewish visitors to the compound during Passover nearly doubled from last year's count, The Jerusalem Post reports.
Some 2,593 Jewish worshippers are said to have visited the site during Passover, while 1,373 visited in during Passover of 2017 - a raise of 89%. In a broader perspective, it can be noted that the current figure is almost four times bigger than the number in 2015 when only 650 Jews visited the site.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government is determined to act in accordance with the aspirations of the people.
“Our government will never take any step against the wishes of people,” said a statement issued from the Prime Minister Office in Islamabad on Saturday.
The prime minister said that democracy is the future of Pakistan and there will only be rule of law in the country now.
Sharif said that there is an elected parliament, independent judiciary and dynamic media to protect the constitution and rights of Pakistan’s citizens.
The prime minister further said that the country will now only be governed according to the constitution, and through it the identity, security and freedom of the nation will be secured.


LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Imran Khan's demand for the prime minister's resignation had exposed the ulterior motives of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
Talking to journalists, Shahbaz Sharif said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) believed in democracy and anyone could protest within democratic limits. However, he added, the government knew how to handle those threatening to derail the political system and disturb law and order.
The chief minister said the demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was unconstitutional and undemocratic.
He said that PTI chief Imran Khan was depriving the people of their basic rights by threatening to overthrow a democratically elected government." Nawaz Sharif is a symbol of democracy in Pakistan."


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) on Thursday approved an agreement worth $11 million meant to reduce water loss in Maan, 220km south of Amman.
The USAID-funded agreement is part of the five-year $152-million“Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement" (FARA), aimed to rehabilitate Maan water networks.
The agreement was signed by WAJ Secretary General Bashar Batayneh, in the presence of Water Minister Mohammad Najjar, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Commending the USAID efforts in Jordan, Batayneh said that FARA is one of the integrated cooperation programmes with the USAID to modernise and rehabilitate water networks in several regions in the Kingdom, including the southern region and Balqa, among others.
He also noted that the project includes the assessment of the water status in Maan.
The project focuses on constructing water conveyance systems of different lengths, upgrading the sub-networks, installing accurate smart water metres, as well as introducing pumps of high efficiency and adequate capacity, he added.
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11 Killed, 6 Wounded In Shooting Incident In Montenegro's Cetinje
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At least 11 people were killed and six more were badly wounded
by an unidentified shooter in Montenegro's Cetinje, local police
said, Trend reports citing TASS .
According to the RTCG television channel, a policeman is among
the casualties. The shooter was killed.
The incident occurred at about 16:00 local time. A 34-year-old
man killed his family and then was walking down the city's streets
shooting at passersby. Several children were hurt. The shooter did
not let medics to approach those wounded and then opened gunfire at
An investigation is underway.
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Bhubaneswar: Amid rise in COVID cases, the Commissionerate Police has said that strict action will be taken against the violators of COVID-19 guidelines in the Twin City of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Reportedly, in order to break the chain of COVID-19 infection, the City police has provided three mantras including wearing masks, maintain social distancing, and preventing unnecessary movements.
“Strict action will be taken against the persons who will be found breaching the shutdown norms in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack,” said Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi.
Not only public but also traders were also suggested to follow the norms otherwise the shops will be sealed who were violating the norms, he added.
Notably, the Odisha Government has declared 14-day lockdown across the state in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection.


Two held from New Town on dacoity charges
Bidhannagar police have arrested two dreaded criminals from New Town on Wednesday night. The accused gathered at Akangsha More area of New Town for carrying out dacoity in some parts.
Acting on a tip off, the police officers reached the spot and arrested the two accused. Police came to know in the interrogation that the accused has been involved in various dacoity incidents that had taken place in various places of North 24-Parganas and outside for past few years. Police said that the miscreants have confessed their guilt and told the police that they had a plan to snatch valuables from the people at night.
It may be mentioned that Bidhannagar police have arrested more than 50 such miscreants from Rajarhat and New Town area in last one year. The police have been vigilant through the commissionerate area to check the incidents of crime. Mamata Banerjee government has given a clear instruction to the police to crack down the criminal dens and take stern action against the accused so that the crime incidents could be curbed.
The accused were remanded in police custody after being produced before a court. After interrogating the accused, the police have received important information on how a racket has been operating in the area. Police are trying to know about the other gang members who are involved in various crime incidents.


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The multi-million Naira Princess Hotel, Okigwe, being constructed by Imo State Government, has collapsed.
Vanguard investigation revealed that the structure, which was still at its early stages, crumbled after the concrete beams were put in place by the contracting firm.
It was also gathered that no life was lost in the incident but a civil engineer, who spoke on strict grounds of anonymity, blamed the crash on substandard materials or a possible plan by the contractor to cut corners.
Reacting to the incident, the Senior Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, described the hotel as “an on-going project that has not got to a level one would say it has collapsed”.
While saying that the project is still at its elementary stage, Onwuemeodo however explained that “what fell down was the form-work for the reinforced concrete slab, which the engineers handling the project said could not have fallen without being hit with hard object”.
Answering a question, Onwuemeodo said that the suspicion that the form-work for the reinforced concrete slab was forced down with a strong object has been taken note of and the government has already taken steps to investigate the suspicion of sabotage.
The SSA further said that the engineer’s claim “has also raised the issue of sabotage”, stressing that the people who had rushed to the media to raise the alarm that the Princess Hotel has collapsed are the same people who have been telling their audience that the project does not exist.
“It is therefore unfortunate that few elements in the state have decided not to see the numerous achievements of the state government in less than three years, but are only interested in negative stories about the government”, the SSA said.


EgyptAir to start direct flights amid Cairo, Tel Aviv
(MENAFN)Local media announced that Egyptian flag carrier EgyptAir is going to open a straight flights road amid Cairo and Tel Aviv in the next month.
Flights are going to be opened amid Cairo and Ben Gurion International Airport for the first time since years, in line with the official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation network, and added that there is going to be four flights per week during the first stage.
From 1980s, flights amid Cairo and Tel Aviv have been started by Air Sinai, a supplementary transporter of EgyptAir, in safe planes not including Egyptian flag, while EgyptAir did not remark on the Israeli news.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In the Mykolaiv region, power, water supply and wastewater disposal services have been interrupted across 87 settlements due to hostilities.
The relevant statement was made by Mykolaiv Regional State Administration on facebook , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“At the moment, power, water supply and wastewater disposal services have been interrupted across 87 settlements (in four settlements – partially) in the Mykolaiv region's Bashtanka district and Mykolaiv district. Repair works are underway,” the report states.
Additionally, a total of 6,368 household consumers were left without gas supply services.
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MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday visited Azad Kashmir and distributed compensation cheques among people affected by the recent rains.
Addressing a gathering of people in Muzaffarabad, he said the government would make all out efforts to rehabilitate the areas across Pakistan damaged by the recent rains and snowfall.
He on the occasion said that Pakistan stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kashmir in their struggle for their basic right to self-determination.
The Prime Minister also assured Pakistan’s unconditional support to the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for the Kashmir cause.
Speaking on the occasion, AJK Prime Minister Anwarul Haq said the visit of Mr Sharif to express solidarity with the Kashmiris, affected by torrential rains, reflected that hearts of Pakistani people always throb with their Kashmiri brethren.


Bihar Police has launched anti-Naxal operation amid intelligence inputs that Maoists from Jharkhand were shifting base to the state to escape the security dragnet in the wake of impending state assembly polls there.
Intelligence inputs suggest that
some hardcore Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists, including a dreaded
militant Furqan, have sneaked into Kashmir Valley raising
questions over claims that infiltration across the LoC have declined sharply.
The government had intelligence
inputs to indicate that Pune was vulnerable to terror attack,
based on which the state police issued detailed security
guidelines last year to major commercial establishments.


Some 4.5 crore people across the country have received relief assistance as the government continues its efforts to mitigate their sufferings in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
According to the information received from the district administrations of 64 districts, as of on Sunday, 143,067 metric tons of rice has so far been allocated across the country while 113,802 metric tons of rice have been distributed among some one crore families, an official handout said here today.
Besides, the government has so far allocated cash Taka 80 crore while more than Taka 51.69 crore has already been distributed in cash among over 3.6
crore people of more than 59.11 lakh families, the handout added.
A total of Taka 15.94 crore was allocated as baby food aid while about Taka 13.10 crore has so far been distributed among 7.89 lakh people of 3.83 lakh


Ministry of Forestry and Environment,Climate change and Natural Resource and
its line department would soon transfer 38 state forests to community ownership
across the country.
According to forestry officials,at least thirty-eight communities have been recommended to take ownership of their community forests.
Speaking to reporters, Cherno Gaye, head of the participatory Unit at the Department of Forestry, said what the ministry and its line department are doing now was a process.
He said by Gazette,a notice book indicated that 38 communities that have been in the forest community management process are qualified to take over their community forest reserve.
According to Mr Gaye, before the handing over took place, there was a process and it had to pass through legal process, and now confirmed that all these communities qualified to gain their community forest reserve.
Mr Gaye disclosed that those forest reserves are now declared in the gazette notices as community forests.
He thanked the Ministry of Justice and all others who have contributed in one way or the other in making the process to reach this stage.
“We are also encouraging those communities who are in the process to tell them that one day they will also gain their forest ownership,” he said.


As the government continues its effort in easing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the country, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded the public to remain cautious amid the new COVID variant Omicron.
WHO Representative in the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said it was better to be prepared than to have regrets as there was already growing concern over the Omicron variant.
“It’s important for the country to be prepared and recognize the threat of the Omicron virus… we are conscious that we don’t have a lot of information about the potential possibility of infections or even its capacity to evade the therapeutics that we have,” he during the Laging Handa virtual forum.
Abeyasinghe also cited the risk-based approach adopted by the country, or the alert level system.
“We support the alert levels because we recognized that the COVID-19 is here for the long term and we need to manage the risk of COVID-19 without harming economy and while protecting lives,” he said.
“We continue to urge countries to take a risk-based approach. That risk-based approach should not only target countries that have already confirmed the Omicron variant in travelers and citizens,” he said.
The WHO official also expressed his support for the country’s National Vaccination Days as this will help protect more people against the deadly disease.
Abeyasinghe then urged the government to implement crowd control, as well as to increase the vaccination capacity.
He also reiterated to the public that wearing of facemasks and practicing social distancing was still needed to fight against COVID-19
The government should also support the Philippine Genome Center in expanding its whole genome sequencing capacity to make the country more equipped in detecting Omicron and initiate appropriate control measures and alert levels as soon as possible, Abeyasinghe said.
He added all foreign passengers samples should be sequenced and only those who came from countries with confirmed cases of Omicron.
Health Promotion Bureau Director Dr. Beverly Ho, however, said based on the current protocols, all returning overseas Filipinos are tested using RT-PCR, except for those fully vaccinated from Green List with negative predeparture test.
She added that of those that tested positive, only those who have CT value of


Mrs Elizabeth Sackey, the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister, has called on chiefs in the Region to take advantage of Government’s policy on the One District One Factory to create job opportunities for the people.
She said the pockets of conflicts in some Ga communities did not augur well for development and urged the chiefs to ensure that peace prevailed to enable all the communities to benefit from such policies.
Mrs Sackey said this when she interacted with some of the chiefs at Pabieman in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
She said the time had come for the chiefs and people to draw positive plans to attract Government’s support adding; “It is when we help ourselves that we can also get support from others. We need to put aside the chieftaincy politics and see ourselves as one.”
Mrs Sackey said it was by embracing unity and peace, among other things, that the communities in the Region would see development to transform the lives of the people.
Mrs Sackey, who was accompanied by Professor Nii Odartei Mills, the President of the Okasa Heyeli Association, a Non-Governmental Organisation, assured the chiefs that the Government would continue to put in more efforts to move the Region forward.
Nii Pabie I, the Chief of Pabieman, said they had had enough of the unfulfilled promises from past governments and appealed to the Minister to intervene for the tarring of the only major road, which links Nsawam to Obom.
He said the nature of the road had been a major concern, adding that when rehabilitated, it would bring relief to the people, who are mostly farmers to transport their produce to the market centres.


8th November, 2014
The Police in Jigawa on Saturday arrested two suspects for involving in farmers-herdsmen clash in Guri Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the arrest to NAN in Hadejia.
NAN reports that the clash began at Una-Kadara community on Friday when farmers accused herdsmen of encroaching into their farm lands.
Jinjiri, who said normalcy had returned to the area, however, said that six persons sustained injuries during the clash.
He also said the command had deployed police men to the area to maintain law and order, noting that the police had begun investigation on the causes of the clash.
Reacting to the clash, Alhaji Lawan Abdu, the Secretary to the State Government, called on farmers and herdsmen to embrace dialogue in resolving their differences.
He made the call when members of the State Security Committee visited the scene of clash at Una-Kadara on Sarturday.
He said that the state government had set up farmers-herdsmen conflict resolution committees to promote peaceful co-existence in communities across the state.
Abdu also urged security agencies to harmonise their operations to enhance security in the state.


Srinagar: Suspected militants on Thursday afternoon fired upon security forces at HMT area of Srinagar district.
A senior police officer said that militants fired upon army in which two army troopers were injured.
The police officer further said that both the soldiers have been shifted to army hospital.
Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the attackers.(GNS)


UK’s Coronavirus condition remains steady
(MENAFN)On Thursday, Oct. 14 UK’s fortifications to fight the Coronavirus are effective and the pandemic crisis is steady at the meantime, health minister Sajid Javid reported.
Mr Javid said to Times Radio that “overall things feel quite stable at this point. The numbers are a bit up, a bit down over the last few weeks,” continued “our primary defenses against this virus are working.”
On Wednesday, Oct. 13 the UK called out 42,776 new COVID-19 conditions, which is the greatest number starting from mid-July, and 136 additional deceases in 28 days of a positive result, authorized information proved.
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CAIRO, May 26 (NNN-MENA) – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) in Egypt, yesterday, refloated a ship, grounded in the world's busiest artificial waterway, according to an SCA statement.
“Three tugboats refloated a large ship that had been stranded in the Suez Canal,” the SCA said.
The SCA rescue team managed to deal with an emergency breakdown in a XIN HAI TONG 23, a 190-metre bulk carrier, near the southern end of the canal from Saudi Arabia.
The Suez Canal is a major lifeline for global seaborne trade. Some 12 percent of the world trade volume passes through the artificial canal, a major source of hard currency in Egypt.
In 2021, a 400-metre container ship, Ever Given, was grounded in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, disrupting global trade.– NNN-MENA
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida has now surpassed 12,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus, according to data released by state health officials on Sunday. The milestone was reached after the state added 38 more people to the grim tally.
With more than 2,500 new cases reported Sunday, Florida has recorded more than 646,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic six months ago. Nearly 3,200 infected people were being treated in hospitals for the virus.
The new deaths pushed the state's death toll to 12,001, with the average number of deaths over the past week at about 105 per day.
The Florida Health Department said it had received more than 56,000 test results on Saturday, with about 5% of those results positive for the virus. It was 25th consecutive day the positivity rate fell below 10%, health officials said.


Egypt president promises revenge after mosque extermination
(MENAFN)Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi pledged to confront terrorism forcefully after attackers killed hundreds of worshipers in a crowded mosque in restive North Sinai province, which is considered the country's deadliest attack in recent memory.
300 people were killed, including 30 children, while news agencies put the death toll at 235.
The gun and bomb exploded in the Al Rawdah mosque; roughly 40km west of the North Sinai capital of Al Arish, and Al Sisi announced three days of mourning to begin on Saturday.
The president vowed in a televised speech to "respond with brutal force", concluding that "the army and police will avenge our martyrs and return security and stability with force in the coming short period".
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian electro-folk band ONUKA performed Ukrainian Christmas song Shchedryk, famous worldwide as Carol of the Bells, at the Lviv airport.
In such a way the musicians congratulated passengers on the upcoming holidays.
"Our year was very fruitful. It was exhausting, interesting, unsurpassed, unexpected. We had hundreds of performances, met different people, visited different cities. We had exciting shootings, daily work at a studio, rehearsals and recording of the orchestra, sold-outs in the old theaters and performed on the ultra-modern stage of the Eurovision Song Contest. I thank my team and musicians you are unsurpassed, conscientious, talented and the best people! Why did we decide to shoot this video at the airport? Because we live on the move! Happy holidays to all," the band's frontwoman wrote in Facebook.
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Police have been called to the scene of a serious crash in the Far North, which has left multiple people injured.
The crash occurred shortly before midday.
A police spokeman said two cars have collided on West Coast Rd in Waipapakauri.
At this stage, three people were believed to have serious injuries and three more people have moderate injuries.
A rescue helicopter was also being called to the incident.
Diversions were in place on West Coast Rd.


Democracy gives everyone right to protest but to an extent: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has on Monday said that his political rivals wanted to jam the country with their negative politics and democracy gives everyone right to protest but to an extent.
Chairing a meeting of PML (N)’s central working party in Islamabad on Monday, he said that economy has been strengthened because of effective policies, adding that the government is striving to overcome all the challenges including terrorism and energy shortages.
Nawaz Sharif said that the Karachi operation was started with the consultation of all the stakeholders’, which is yielding positive results.
He said that the government is also working for the development of Thar coal. Mining has started in Thar and coal based power plants are being installed there, adding that more than 10,000 megawatt (MW) of electricity will be added to the national grid by 2018.
The premier said Balochistan will be the major beneficiary of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project. He said: “Motorways and highways worth billions of rupees are being constructed in the country.
He said that the government is also working on the social sector development and hospitals in different cities will be built in the next 18 months.


Kodwa assures Inanda voters that they will be protected during elections
Three people were killed and five wounded during the shooting outside a school which was holding an ANC branch gathering.
DURBAN - Residents of Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal have been assured that they will be protected during the upcoming local government elections.
Three people were killed and five wounded during the shooting outside a school which was holding an African National Congress (ANC) branch gathering.
Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the area on Tuesday.
The killing of Ncamisile Shange, Beatrice Nzama and Philisiwe Jili has caught the attention of the justice and security cluster.
Deputy Minister of State Security in the Presidency, Zizi Kodwa, said that they would ensure safety during the elections.
“Our overall responsibility at the moment is to protect citizens in these elections because when we do so, we are protecting the system because there is a very clear orchestration of criminality who want to intimidate.”
He said that they would handle any threats which sought to disrupt the elections.
“We want to ensure that we assure our people that these elections will be safe. If there are elements that continue to intimidate, those elements will be dealt with by the law.”
Cele said they will also respond to any threats ahead of the elections.


EU Reaffirms Its Support For A Two-State Solution In Palestine
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- The European Union Friday stressed that a negotiated two-state solution is the best way to ensure a just and lasting peace, security and prosperity for both Israel and Palestine.
'I look forward to building on this important commitment at the upcoming EU-Israel Association Council,' EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in a statement tonight.
The EU reaffirmed its commitment to a just and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the two-state solution.
Moreover, Borrell welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapidآ's support for a peace agreement based on two states for two peoples, as underlined in his speech at the UN General Assembly. (end)
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Published: Sat 6 Aug 2022, 6:24 AM
The day will be fair to partly cloudy in general, the National Centre of Meteorology has said.
There is a possibility of the formation of some convective clouds Eastward and Southward by afternoon. This may cause rain.
Temperatures in the country could be as high as 47ºC. Mercury is set to rise to 43ºC in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and 47ºC in Sila.
The day will also be slightly humid as humidity levels will range from 25 to 65 per cent.
Light to moderate winds will blow, fresh at times, causing blowing dust.
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ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Schools in the state have the highest administration costs in the country.
According to a new report, 852 school districts spent more than $1 billion in fiscal 2016.
The state also spent more than twice as much per student in administrative spending than the national average. Groups have been pushing for the consolidation of districts.
They say eliminating some of the administration’s costs would help solve some of the state’s woes when it comes to education.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Turkmenistan's
President Serdar Berdimuhamedow, in a meeting in Ashgabat, explored
the enhancement of cooperation on water and energy areas, trend reports citing
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed ways for further
increased cooperation based on the existing potentials of both
They discussed exchange of energy between the two countries, the
possibility of transit of Turkmenistan's electricity, dredging
rivers of Hariroud and Atrak, and more interaction of the two
countries on drafting a trilateral agreement between Iran,
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Hariroud River.
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Palau MAFE Minister prioritising a food secure community says tuna will contribute to increasing food security in Palau
Ministries of Agriculture Fisheries and Environment (MAFE) Minister Steven Victor said tuna will contribute to Palau in another important way aside from the sale of licenses to fishing operators-increasing food security.
Victor said that there are other benefits that flow from tuna which is ensuring that the community has access to fish for sustaining the health of the country.
“To me, the important part will be the in the offshore fishery that has not been very well served as food security,” he said.
He said MAFE is prioritising a food secure community.
“And to me, that’s a bigger priority for the ministry to track progress. How do we ensure that food security continues to be maintained?
Victor said that it is also MAFE’s priority that fish entering the domestic market will be at an affordable price.
He also said tapping into tuna for food security will also alleviate the pressure on coastal fisheries.
Minister said tuna will also play an important role to the communities as a healthier option to food rather than continue to eat imported, unhealthy produce.
Victor said that is why it’s important to develop the domestic fishery, making sure that sustainable catch from the EEZ will also be allocated to national food security.
The Pacific Community (SPC) has reported that by 2035, 25 percent of all fish required for the food security of Pacific Island people will need to be supplied by tuna because coastal fisheries will not be sufficient to meet the domestic needs.
This story was originally published at Island Times on 13 May 2022 and reposted via PACNEWS.


Kolhapur, Sep 25 (UNI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane today endorsed the state government's decision to set up the special economic zones (SEZs) in the state, saying these projects will benefit the people.
Addressing a news conference here, Mr Rane said the government did not acquire the land for the projects forcefully, but after taking a consent from the farmers.
He said the SEZs will give boost to the state economy. The industrial units there will create job opportunities for the family members of those farmers who have surrendered their lands for the projects.
Replying to a query, he said there is growing discontent among people over long hours of load shedding and inadequate benefits to the farmers among others. However, these problems will be resolved soon, he assured.
The Congress will face the elections due next year on the development plank, Mr Rane added.
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(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at 30 AU Summit Rabat – Beginning today, Morocco will hold a seat on the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) for a two-year period. The North African country plans to actively contribute to the promotion of peace and stability on the continent.
Morocco was selected to join the PSC during the 32nd ordinary session of the AU executive council held in Addis-Ababa in January.
Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday that Morocco's election to the PSC represents an affirmation of the kingdom's credibility in diplomatic endeavors and the high esteem it has earned for its strategy of engagement within Africa.
The statement reported by Maghreb Arab Press added that this election to the PSC also acknowledges the leadership role that Morocco has played in several initiatives since 1960 to advance Africa's stability and development.
The same source added that the North African country is establishing its 'mandate within the PSC' with the view of promoting peace and security on the continent, particularly given the security challenges that 'require joint and concerted action as well as an unwavering commitment' by African nations to help protect genuine security and stability.
According to the Moroccan ministry, stability on the continent will only be achieved through 'political stability, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, as well as the consolidation of the rule of law in Africa.'
Africa's security agenda should also prioritize the settlement of regional conflicts and crises which 'constitute a real threat to peace and security in Africa,' according to the statement.
During its two-year term, Morocco will give special attention to issues related to terrorism prevention and the fight against violent extremism, as well as post-conflict reconstruction. Morocco's goal is to federate 'collective efforts of the Council's member States' and to seek immediate solutions to the issues that hinder Africa's sustainable development.
Morocco's strategy will also prioritize socio-economic development and South-South cooperation, which form a bedrock principle 'and a condition sin qua non for peace, stability, and prosperity in Africa.'
Other initiatives that Morocco will pursue while a member of the PSC include combating human trafficking, food security and environmental security.
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(MENAFN- Asia Times) An appeal by a Filipino woman convicted of joining the Islamic State terrorist group has been adjourned by Kuwait's Court of Appeals.
The woman was accused of joining ISIS – also known as Daesh – and convicted by the Criminal Court, which sentenced her to 10 years in jail, the reported.
She filed an appeal at the Court of Appeals. However, the court decided on Wednesday to adjourn the case to March 14.
A similar case happened in 2016 when a Filipino woman was jailed for 10 years after being convicted of joining the same terrorist group and plotting attacks in Kuwait, reported. This woman, who arrived in Kuwait to work as a domestic in June 2016, was arrested two months later and confessed that she was a member of the Islamic State group.
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Costa Rica Primera Division Wrap: Perez Zeledon celebrate rare success
Perez had not won since the opening round of the campaign and after going behind on the stroke of half-time, the cellar-dwellers looked set for yet another disappointing day
But with a stroke of luck, the San Isidro-based club struck back in the second half with an own goal from UCR defender Jason Scott sending Perez level before Jose Sanchez scored three minutes later to give them a lead they would not relinquish
While the win was not enough for Perez to rise above bottom spot in the table, Daniel Casas' men did move within a point of second-bottom Puntarenas
Perez have 10 points from 13 games, while Puntarenas (11 points) sit just behind Belen Siglo XXI (12)
Also on Sunday, Cartagines came from behind to draw 1-1 with Limon, while on Saturday, Puntarenas came from behind to draw 3-3 with Santos de Guapiles
Deportivo Saprissa (28 points) remain first in the table despite not playing over the weekend, while second-placed Herediano have 27 points
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New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Global cellular internet of things (IoT) module shipments grew 70 per cent (on-year) in the third quarter this year and Qualcomm led the cellular IoT chipset market with more than one-third share, a new report said on Thursday.
In terms of overall revenue, the market crossed the $1.5-billion mark during the third quarter. China continued to dominate in terms of volume, followed by North America and Europe.
5G was the fastest growing technology (more than 700 per cent on-year) due to a lower base, according to data provided by Counterpoint Research's Global Cellular IoT Module, Chipset and Application Tracker.
'Chinese module players performed well during this quarter while some international players struggled. Quectel, Fibocom and China Mobile were the top three cellular IoT module players in China in terms of shipments. For the rest of the world, Quectel, Telit and Thales were the top three cellular IoT module players,' said research analyst Soumen Mandal.
Smart meter, POS (point of sale) and retail were the top three fastest-growing applications.
The ongoing chip shortage had a negative impact on the automotive segment.
'Qualcomm is leading in the global cellular IoT chipset market with more than one-third share. However, the company lost nearly 4 per cent market share compared to the previous quarter,' said vice president-research, Neil Shah.
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The Justice Department has identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee’s computers and swiping sensitive information that became public during the 2016 presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reports . . .
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KIGALI- Rwanda has recorded 22 new Covid-19 cases raising the tally to 176, the health ministry has said.
Health ministry in a statement on Friday April 24th 2020, the new cases were among the 1,046 samples tested in the country.
The statement reflects the increase in the number of Cases to cross-border truck drivers and their assistants.
“This reflects a rise in cases of cross-border truck drivers and their assistants”
87 people have recovered from the coronavirus in Rwanda.


Several Dead and Wounded in Munich Terror Attack
Shots were fired Friday at a shopping center in Munich, Germany, leading police to evacuate the location, as authorities said there were ‘several dead and wounded’ in the attack.
German public broadcaster BR reports six people have been killed in the shooting, according to the Associated Press. A police spokesperson said the shooter or shooters in the attack were on the run, and urged people to stay indoors as the manhunt continues. Witnesses said there were three people with firearms, according to a statement on the Munich police Facebook page. “We believe we are dealing with a shooting rampage,” police said according to Reuters.
Footage showed dozens of emergency vehicles outside the shopping center and German media reports said the city’s transit system has been shut down following the shooting.


10-07-2013 … Stating that the present chief minister manohar parrikar was ruling the state of goa by giving threats to others Former education minister and st cruz mla babush monosratte on Tuesday welcomed the statements of chief minister manohar parrikar decision of filing fir against him …
It may be noted that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar while speaking at the state executive on Monday had announced that he would initiate action against Congress MLAs such as Chandrakant Kavlekar, Atanasio Monserrate, Digambar Kamat, Churchill Alemao and Vishwajit Rane before Diwali over their alleged involvement in scams during the erstwhile Congress regime and had also assured to take action against all former Congress ministers who were involved in corruption.
Speaking to media reporters st cruz mla babush monbsoratte said that he was happy to know that instead of the state government acting on certain issues it was the party which was directing the state government to act on mla’s and to file cases against them
Stating that there was a rift within the bjp led government over the issue of parrikar led government Monsoratte stated that it was wrong on the part of the ruling government to blame others for it
Monsoratte also stated that though there were ministers in to the parrikar led government it was only the chief minister and the general secretary of the bjp party who were ruling the state of goa