LAHORE, Dec 04 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday that the government had launched multiple initiatives to highlight the real and soft image of the country and bring people of other countries closer to the people of Pakistan through sports and other such activities.
Talking to the media after watching an exhibition polo match, played between Pakistan and Argentina in connection with celebrations of 70-year friendship between the two countries, here at the Lahore Polo Club, he said that like Pakistan, sports of polo and hockey were liked and played in Argentina also.
Qureshi said that the match was a diplomatic initiative of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the government was also organising other such events to highlight the fact that Pakistanis are a sports loving nation.
He said the government recently celebrated 50 years of its relations with the United Arab Emirates on its national day as a goodwill message to the UAE government and its people.
Similarly, the Pakistan government also celebrated national days of Spain and some other countries as well.
The minister said that ambassadors of a number of countries were present at today’s polo match, which proved the fact that they feel themselves secure in Pakistan and travel in the country for such events.
To a question, Qureshi said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government had softened its visa policy and on-arrival visas were being granted to people of various countries.
He said that foreigners, who visited Pakistan or they were in the country currently, were giving positive feedback about Pakistan as they roamed freely across the country and also enjoy its natural beauty. The government is promoting cultural diplomacy as Pakistan has great potential in all fields including sports and culture, he added.
To another query, he said that Pakistan wants good relations with all regional countries including India. However, he added, Pakistan could not have good relations with India until and unless it stops atrocities and sheer human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJ&K).
The minister also gave away shields and the trophy to the teams.


Residents of small Texas town reluctantly 'Why here'
(MENAFN)Sutherland Springs became the focus of global attention on Sunday when it suffered the worst mass shooting in modern Texas history.
The community is set amid farmlands and rolling hills about 65km east of San Antonio, and it is basically too small it almost does not have its own police force and much of its social activity depends on its two churches.
The city includes a Baptist Church, where a gunman took his rifle during a Sunday service and killed at least 26 parishioners.
"We wouldn't believe that something like this would happen here." said Paul Buford, pastor of River Oaks Church, the other house of worship in Sutherland Springs.
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CAIRO, 29th November 2021 (WAM) - Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, attended today the opening of the 2nd edition of Egypt International Defence and Security Exhibition (EDEX 2021) by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Al Bowardi toured the exhibition and stopped at the UAE Pavilion, which is showcasing the latest products of the Emirati defence industries.
EDEX 2021 is held from 29th November to 2nd December, at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre. It is the largest defense event in Egypt and Africa.
On the exhibition's sidelines, Al Bowardi met with General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, Egyptian Defence Minister, Major General Mohamed Ahmed Morsy, Minister of State for Military Production and Nikolaos Chardalias, Greece's Deputy Minister of National Defence.
He discussed with them ways to enhance defence and military cooperation between the UAE and their respective countries.
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The overall number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 350 mln, while the number of fatalities has surpassed 5.6 mln, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, Trend reports citing TASS .
As of 9:54 pm Moscow time, as many as 352,796,704 coronavirus cases and 5,600,434 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe, according to the report. The number of confirmed cases grew by 2,158,785 over the past day, while the number of fatalities increased by 6,189.
The highest number of new cases registered worldwide in one day since the pandemic started was reported on January 20, when 4,041,420 COVID-19 cases were posted within 24 hours. The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries. The threshold of 300 mln cases was crossed on January 8, of 250 mln - on November 9, of 200 mln - on August 5.
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported by the United States (70,153,597), followed by India (39,799,202), Brazil (24,044,255), France (16,347,127), and the United Kingdom (15,953,689). The highest number of fatalities was reported by the US (860,113), followed by Brazil (623,097), India (490,462), Russia (327,448), and Mexico (303,183).
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The Shiromani Akali Dal today lashed out at the Congress government on farmer suicides during last six months and accused the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh of patting his own back with false and misleading figures.In a statement issued here today, the SAD General Secretary and Member Parliament Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra said that upset over the false promise of the Congress party to waive of their entire loans, farmers of the state are committing suicides and Congress government shssould immediately implement loan waiver scheme to stop these suicides. He said that even during the election campaign of the Punjab elections, the Congress party had made false and misleading claims on suicide by seven thousand farmers during the regime of the SAD-BJP government and now too it was fudging figures on suicides by the farmers during its six month tenure.Prof. Chandumajra said that suicides by the was not a small issue but government is not sincere towards this issue. He said that the government had first announced that a group of ministers will visit the aggrieved families and instead of taking care of these families, the government was issuing them wrong cheques which are bouncing in banks. Prof. Chandumajra also condemned the arrest of the leaders of the farmer unions by the police and said that in democracy everyone has right to give his/her views. He said that when farmers felt that they have been betrayed by the Congress government they started protesting and government is now trying to suppress their voice with the power of the police lathis. He said that the Shiromani Akali Dal is standing firmly with the farmers and will not let the Congress walk away by deceiving farmers. He said that Congress government will have to waive farmers loans and fulfill all election promises, the SAD will ensure this.


Kathmandu, Feb 14 (IANS) Nepal Police on Wednesday said that they have rescued 11 U.S. bound Indians, who were taken hostage by a gang in Kathmandu.
The police said that they raided a house in Ratopul area and rescued the Indian nationals who were taken hostage by an unidentified gang last one month.
“The unidentified gang has received huge money from each Indian national and later brought them to Nepal on the pretext of sending them to the U.S,”a senior Nepal Police official told IANS.
He said that police have also arrested seven individuals involved in human trafficking.
“It was found that each individual had paid 4.5 million Indian rupees to the racketeers who promised them to traffic to the U.S,” the police official said.
The officials said that the Kathmandu Range of Nepal Police will also organize a press conference on Thursday and will share the details about the incident.
The officials said that the racketeers were trying to send them to the U.S. via Nepal.
“Upon investigation, we came to know that some people were taken hostage in the house. Most of those Indians are from Delhi and Haryana,” officials said.


Pit-bull-ban dominates increase in complaints to Montreal ombudsman
'A lot of dog owners were concerned,' Montreal ombudsman Johanne Savard said of the 2017 annual report
Montreal ombudsman Johanne Savard said that last year her office dealt with almost 2,000 complaints against the city — a 65 per cent increase since 2012.
Complaints against the city of Montreal increased in 2017 for the fifth year in a row — due in large part to complaints about the city’s pit-bull-type dog legislation.
According to it’s annual report, the Office of the Ombudsman handled 1,958 complaints and processed 374 investigations last year. Eighty-eight of those investigations — more than any other category — were a result of complaints against the city’s pit-bull-type dog legislation. Around the time the legislation was initially adopted, Savard said she received a stream of complaints from concerned dog owners who didn’t want to lose their pets.
“The information [provided to dog owners] was not clear. It was very difficult to find,” Savard said. “A lot of dog owners were concerned that they wouldn’t understand the rules and that they might end up in a situation where they would have to let go of their dog.”
Savard said that the Office of the Ombudsman works with the city and complainants to try and find common ground so that disputes don’t end up in court. Recommendations made by the ombudsman aren’t legally binding but Savard said that the city usually follows whatever recommendations are issued.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Savard attributed the large-scale increase in complaints to citizens who are “increasingly suspicious, cynical and critical of their administrations.” She also said that more people have become aware of the ombudsman as a place they can turn to if they’re in a dispute with the city.
She said the ombudsman has had to hire two additional employees in the past year to help deal with the increase in the number of complaints. She said that the city is aware of the increased demand her office is facing and is providing more resources.
“Of course if I had more people then I could do more, but we can manage all the complaints,” she said.


We’ve been reporting about the ongoing protests from soldiers in Ivory Coast.
The trouble has spread to several cities around the country – it began with a dispute about unpaid bonuses.
So why can’t the government pay up?
A spokesman for the Ivory Coast’s government, Bruno Kone, has said that the government will maintain a firm line in its handling of the ongoing standoff with mutinous soldiers, the Reuters news agency reports.
He said that some contact had been made with the rebelling soldiers but “no negotiations were under way” even though there was also a military operation.


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Published: Sat 25 Jun 2022, 2:16 PM
A campaign warning of the dangers of drug abuse and addiction has been launched in Ras Al Khaimah's movie theatres.
The Ras Al Khaimah Police Anti-Narcotics Department launched the campaign under the slogan 'Drugs: A Painful End' to coincide with International Anti-Drug Day on June 26, in cooperation with the Department of Media and Public Relations.
The campaign also includes broadcasting official text messages in Arabic, English and Chinese to bring awareness on the dangers of abusing psychotropic substances
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It also aims to provide support for those who alread abuse these substances and encourage them to take advantage of the government resources that exempt them from being prosecuted if they or a family member voluntarily turn themselves in to seek treatment.
The move implements directives from the Ministry of Interior to create a drug-free community.
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that all the students detained during clashes in recent days have been released and handed over to their parents.
“Parents were separately requested to look into the situation at the family level and advise their children not to indulge in violence and to concentrate on studies,” police said in a statement issued to the press.
A top police officer told Kashmir Reader that police have decided to “counsel” students instead of booking them under criminal charges, so that their “career is not spoiled.”
“No case has been registered against the students who were detained by the police,” he said.
The police statement made a mention of the counselling session that they held on Tuesday with students of Government Degree College Anantnag. “Keeping in view their studies and their career, Anantnag Police called their parents, the college principal along with faculty, and held a counselling session in the lawns of DPO Anantnag,” the statement reads.
The statement also mentioned that the school students of Barmaulla higher secondary school (boys) detained during clashes on Monday had all been released. “We released a group of students who were detained earlier in the day for pelting stones and smashing civilian vehicles in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district,” the police said in their statement.
Police officials have earlier said that those pelting stones on government forces are not students but “miscreants”.
A student of Government Degree College Baramulla told Kashmir Reader, requesting that he not be named, that he was asked to report to police station Baramulla on Tuesday.
“I received a phone call on my mobile and was told to report at Baramulla police station,” he said.


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The number of active Covid-19 cases has climbed over 1,600 again as there were more new patients than recovered cases on Monday, health authorities said.
There were 148 new cases registered on Monday, for a total of 13,230 cases since the first was registered on 7 March last year.
The number of deaths has now reached 222, after two more deaths were recorded today, while active cases stand at 1,622.
The last time the number of active cases was higher was on 17 December, when it stood at 1,623.
The number of people who have recovered in the last 24 hours was 111, for a total of 11,386.
The number of swab tests carried out on Sunday was 2,915, for a total of 524,256.
The cases recorded today are still being investigated.
From the cases reported on Sunday, 17 were of family members, four of work colleagues, two were direct concacts and five from social gatherings.


ISLAMABAD: Chinese officials have also reached Pakistan to investigate the Dasu bus blast. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that the Dasu incident is a conspiracy to harm Pak-China friendship and C-Pak and those involved will be punished.
According to details, Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid while giving a media briefing on the Dasu bus blast said that 13 people were killed in the Karakoram Highway accident, including Chinese people, 2 FC personnel and 2 Pakistani nationals.
Sheikh Rashid said that the Prime Minister has directed the Foreign Minister to go to Cochin while the Interior Ministry has directed to make the security of Chinese citizens more effective.
The Federal Interior Minister said that the Chinese government assures that those responsible will not be forgiven at any cost, the friendship between Pakistan and China is eternal, it can not make any difference. Delivered the sentiments of the people and the government.
He said that the incident related to Dasu was being investigated at a high level and 15 Chinese officials had also arrived in Pakistan for investigation. The accused involved in the Dasu incident would be exposed in any case.
The Home Minister said that China has been assured that the protection of Chinese citizens is our duty. The incident was carried out in a systematic manner so that the JCC would be affected, C-Pak and Pak-China would be disappointed.
Referring to Afghanistan, Sheikh Rashid said that we have no favorites in Afghanistan, we are trying to bring peace in Afghanistan, peace in Pakistan is linked to peace in Afghanistan.
Regarding the visit of the Prime Minister to Azad Kashmir, the Federal Minister said that Prime Minister Imran is starting his election campaign in Kashmir from today. He said that he would go to Azad Kashmir with the Prime Minister.
He further said that all the institutions of Pakistan are fully vigilant on their border, no such incident has taken place on the border which was taken seriously.
Sheikh Rashid said that 10 employees of NADRA have been arrested on the issue of fake identity while a few hundred passports are also fake, 5 people have been arrested in connection with fake passports and show cause notices have been issued to 19 people.


LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the rulers who dared the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to fill the venue in their pharoah-like tone should come and behold Minar-e-Pakistan.
Addressing the PDM’s Lahore rally on Sunday, she said that thousands of people couldn’t find place at the Minar-e-Pakistan, adding that even entire areas surrounding the venue is full.
The PML-N vice president while appealing the public to use face masks to avoid coronavirus said that the government is more dangerous than the coronavirus.
Further hitting out at the PTI government, Maryam Nawaz went on to say that country’s development, sugar, wheat and flour have quarantined during the incumbent government’s tenure.
Lashing out at PM Imran Khan, she said that the opposition and public know you very well, adding that the government officers also know you whose salaries were increased.
The PML-N vice president further said that Imran Khan, who had refused to give NRO for three years, was asking for NRO today but now Nawaz Sharif would not give NRO to those who were stealing bread and snatching the development of the people.
She urged the people to wear masks because "I value and care for your life" but said that it was important to attend public meetings because Covid-18 was "more lethal than Covid-19".
“People of Lahore have announced their verdict that obedient Khan [PM Imran] has to go now for rendering millions of people unemployed and destroying businesses and economy of the country.”


MQM London workers murdered two people in Orangi Town on 17th: Rangers
KARACHI (92 News) – The MQM London workers had murdered two people in Orangi Town on July 17, said Rangers Sindh Spokesman Col Qaisar Khattak.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he said that the MQM founder had congratulated the culprits on the crime.
He said that it had also been disclosed that a voice message was sent to the killers from South Africa.
The Rangers Sindh spokesman said that both culprits had been arrested.


A policeman has also been hospitalized following the incident.
Hiru News correspondent stated that a party was held in the chieftains residence last night.
Four persons clad in civilian clothes arrived on motor cycles and introduced themselves as policemen before launching the assault.
The chieftains wife told our news team that the four strangers switched off lights throughout the house before initiating the assault.
Hiru News team contacted the Inginiyagala Police to comment on the incident.
One of its spokesmen told that they have received several complaints about illegal gambling operating in Rathugala area.
It was also mentioned that four officers attached to the Rathmalgaha Ella police visited the area last night.
The spokesman further said that the members of the indigenous community had first assaulted the policemen.


Senior Congress leader Saif-ud-Don Soz on Sunday said the regional political parties should respect mood of people for restoration of their democratic and constitutional rights.
“I heartily welcome the joint statement of the mainstream political leadership of Kashmir demanding restoration of Article 370, Article 35A, J&K constitution and statehood of J&K. It is a gratifying situation that the leadership has realized that the main plank of its struggle has to be restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A,” said Soz, in a statement.
He said: “My understanding is that the leadership is conscious of the fact that there are other vital issues also such as restoration of statehood and restoration of domicile rights which were equally important.”
Soz said he felt said that political leaders like Hakim Yaseen and others have not yet joined Kashmir mainstream leadership for restoration of democratic and constitutional rights of the people.
“I would like to make an earnest suggestion to the leadership of the Apni Party to give its support to the leadership and be part of the struggle,” said Soz. “I don’t feel any hesitation to emphasize that the time has come when Kashmir mainstream political leadership should make a collective effort to make the Union feel obliged to change its policy of suppression of democratic and constitutional rights of the people of Kashmir.”


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What you need to know:
- Pumwani Maternity Hospital recorded six cases of cholera with patients who were admitted coming from various parts of the capital.
- Chlorine tablets have been distributed to areas where cholera has been reported.
- Dr Makodingo said the county health department has moved swiftly to curb the spread of the disease.
More than 10 cases of cholera have been recorded in Nairobi since the outbreak of the disease was reported in the capital two weeks ago.
Nairobi County Health Chief Officer Washington Makodingo said that so far, 14 patients with cholera symptoms have been admitted to different hospitals in Nairobi since City Hall issued an alert last week warning of a possible outbreak.
“I can confirm that 14 cases of cholera have been reported in various health facilities with some of the patients having being treated and discharged,” said Dr Makodingo Thursday while appearing before the Nairobi County Assembly Health Committee.
He explained that last week, Pumwani Maternity Hospital recorded six cases of cholera with patients who were admitted coming from various parts of the capital.
Four patients came from Imara Daima and Embakasi while the other two were from Eastleigh and Ruai.
He, however, said that the cases are isolated, adding that the disease might have come from Mlolongo going by the pattern they have observed as well as the contact tracing that has been done.
NOT FROM NAIROBI
Dr Makodingo said that Kenyatta National Hospital also received three patients suspected to have cholera but they were not residents of Nairobi. Two of the patients were from Machakos while one was from Murang’a.
Additionally, Nairobi Hospital had Gertrude's Children’s’ Hospital each recorded one case of cholera.
He also said that two other patients from Imara Daima estate were admitted to Mater Hospital on Wednesday last week.
Dr Makodingo said that the patients were isolated and immediate treatment administered on them and that except two, the others have been discharged.
“Once the patients were admitted and the doctors proceeded to do tests to determine whether they were susceptible to cholera and all of them tested positive.
“We urge residents to take preventive measures including treating their water, cooking and washing food properly as well as properly washing their hands to avoid cases of cholera especially now that there is a water shortage,” he added.
Dr Makodingo said the county health department has moved swiftly to curb the spread of the disease.
Among other measures, the department has distributed chlorine tablets to areas where cholera has been reported. It has also given antibiotics to those prone to cholera in order lessen the burden of the disease. So far the county has distributed 50,000 antibiotic tablets.
He further said that the county is liaising with the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company to super-chlorinate its water as well as establishing cholera treatment units in all health facilities in the capital city.
“We have also, as a department, embarked on conducting inspection of food joints which is among the primary sources of cholera,” said the chief health officer.


Traders and industrialists of Hoshiarpur today hailed the unique initiative of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to hold Sarkar Vyapaar Milni.
President of Vyapaar Mandal Gopi Chand Kapoor thanked the Chief Minister for taking a slew of measures for the welfare of the traders and industrialists of the region. He said that Sarkar Vyapaar Milnis is acting as a pivotal for resolving the pending issues of the trading community. He said that the on-the-spot redressal of the problems of the traders is a unique and unprecedented phenomenon in the history of Punjab polity.
In his address, Deepak Marwaha said that it is heartening that the Chief Minister is here to address the problems of people adding that none of the previous rulers had bothered about it. He lauded the Chief Minister for starting several pro-people policies to benefit the common man and thereby heralding a new era of unparalleled development. He also said that the vision and determination of the Chief Minister for the progress and prosperity of the state.
Responding to it, the Chief Minister announced that Rs 2.5 crore will be issued to the Municipal Corporation for constructing ultra modern building of the fire station. He said that the existing fire station from Railway Road will be shifted and the land will be judiciously utilized for the parking of vehicles thereby removing congestion in market.
Tarun Chawla also said that under the leadership of the Chief Minister the state is acting as a facilitator for the industry and trade. He assured fulsome support and cooperation to the state government for making Punjab a frontrunner in the field of industry and trade. He demanded the intervention of the Chief Minister to make sure that the surface water is available to them for industrial purposes.
The Chief Minister, while responding to his demand, said that the state government is mulling the idea of providing surface water to the industrialists for its use. He said that it will help in saving the groundwater and will facilitate the industrialists in a big way to benefit the industrialists in a big way. He said that a technical committee will be constituted to streamline this process.
Hoshiarpur Industry Area President Sanjeev Singla raised the issue of the development in the industry area to give push to trade and industry. He also lauded the Chief Minister for taking several path-breaking initiatives to give push to the industry in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the Industry area has been handed over to PSIEC and development works worth Rs 1 crore will be started soon. He said that the tenders for these works will be floated in the coming days and the development of the area will be witnessed.
JS Chauhan, from International Tractors, said that the Invest Punjab launched by the Chief Minister is the best single window in the country. He thanked the Chief Minister for the vision and support being provided to the industry sector in the state. He also urged the Chief Minister to intervene to provide a new focal point to the district to meet the growing needs of industry.
Madhusudan Jain said that the state is fortunate to have a visionary Chief Minister in the form of Bhagwant Singh Mann. He said that for the first time, the people of state are realizing that the government is working for them. He raised the issues pertaining to the handicraft industry of Hoshiarpur which was renowned the world over.


CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that the party was happy with the performance of the Pinarayi Vijayan government. When asked whether the party had evaluated the performance of the LDF Government, the CPM state secretary said the time had not yet come for evaluation.
“The government has not even completed three months in office. But it has done more work than what UDF could do in its first three years. Let us give some more time to the Government and perhaps after one year in office one can have proper evaluation,” he added.
On the state secretary being pushed to the background after the LDF government came to power, Kodiyeri said that it was also an answer to those who used to allege “cell rule” and remote controlled rule from AKG Centre. “Now you know that the party does not interfere with the day to day activities of the government,” he added.


4.6 million graduates participated in NYSC since inception – DG
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says more than 4.6 million graduates have participated in the scheme since inception in 1973.
Director General (DG) of the scheme, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said this on Thursday in Abuja while giving the scheme’s scorecard.
Ibrahim said that the scheme has achieved so much in fostering unity and contributing to national development over the years.
He said that the educational development of the country has also been positively impacted by the presence of corps members as teachers in schools.
Ibrahim said that the NYSC has also contributed to strengthening healthcare delivery through posting of corps members to public hospitals as paramedics.
He added that over one million corps members have also benefited from the scheme’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED).
“The SAED was established in 2012 with the mandate to drive the scheme’s collaboration with various stakeholders toward addressing the problem of graduate youth unemployment.”
Ibrahim said that the NYSC was determined to strengthen the relationship with the media to maintain its positive visibility.
Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, said that the NYSC had become a household name due to its relationship with the media.
“As an organisation that values its critical stakeholders, we have continued to enlist the support of our media partners to showcase the scheme’s efforts and contribution towards advancing our dear country to a greater height,” she said.


Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Meets Mufti Of Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met yesterday with Mufti of Al Quds and the Palestinian Territories H E Sheikh Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Hussein, on the sidelines of the 14th Doha Conference for Interfaith Dialogue. The meeting dealt with reviewing developments in Palestine and a number of issues of joint interest.
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Think on these things
A lady once told me that there are people who are green fruit-they hang around until time ripens them. It was her way of saying that undeveloped people are all along the way. If we will be patient they will mature. But we have seen people spoil before they ever reached the ripening stage.


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Kenya's electoral commission is poised to announce the final results of last week's presidential election before the Aug. 16 deadline to declare a winner.
Supporters of the two frontrunners -- Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga -- gathered at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission's national tallying center in the capital, Nairobi, on Monday amid a heightened security presence.
Ruto had a narrow lead over Odinga with ballots from 253 of the nation's 291 constituencies counted, according to data published on the website of the Nairobi-based Nation Media Group.
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Provisional results collated by Nation and other local media houses including Standard Media Group and Citizen Television indicate that either Ruto or Odinga may reach the 50%-plus-one-vote threshold by a razor-thin margin. The outlets based their calculations on forms digitally submitted by polling stations to the IEBC.
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Mexico City: Colombian rebels who caused an uproar by abducting the father of a national football star said Sunday they have agreed to stop kidnappings for ransom.
This pledge by the National Liberation Army (ELN) was announced in a joint statement with the government of President Gustavo Petro as a fifth round of peace negotiations concluded in Mexico City.
The talks are aimed at ending six decades of fighting between Bogota and one of the last active leftist rebel armies in a country torn by decades of fighting involving guerrillas, rightwing paramilitary groups and drug gangs.
The ELN pledge to halt abductions for money -- a common practice in years of conflict -- "is an announcement that is critical for peace in Colombia," said Vera Grabe, the head of the government delegations to the talks.
The negotiations came after the recent kidnapping -- and release -- by the ELN of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, which had threatened to upend a delicate ceasefire. Sunday's statement said the truce will continue, however.
It is scheduled to conclude January 29 but both sides said Sunday they envision extending it.
"It is feasible to extend it in February," said Pablo Beltran, the head of the guerrilla delegation.
Football star Diaz's father, Luis Manuel Diaz, was released on November 9 after being kidnapped for 12 days.
The ELN described the kidnapping by one of its units as a "mistake."
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Kuwait registered on Monday two more deaths from the coronavirus.
Health ministry spokesman Abduallah al-Sanad said the victims were a Bangladeshi resident, 49, and an Indian resident, 55. The fatalities take the country’s total to nine.
Eighty new virus cases were reported in the past 24 hours, he told a press briefing, raising the tally to 1,995.
Sanad said 1,619 patients were still receiving treatment, while 62 have recovered, taking the count to 367.
Oman, meanwhile, reported 144 new virus cases, bringing its total to 1,410.
The health ministry said 58 of the new patients were Omanis.
The sultanate has registered seven deaths from the disease.


The Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT) has been hailed for its market gardens which help the elderly and vulnerable members of the community pay their day-to-day expenses.
Due to the harsh economic environment, many township residents have lost their jobs and are finding it difficult to put food on the table.
A senior resident from Emganwini, Qhubekani Moyo (71), said the market gardens were helping the disadvantaged provide food for their table and cover utility bills.
"We realized that a lot of people are not working and we have many vulnerable elderly and children. This project will help to change their lives," said Moyo.
"We appreciate ZDDT helping us. We also have another proposal that will help people pay rent," he said. He promised to provide details in the following days.
ZDDT, according to Alderman Norman Hlabano, is doing an excellent job with market gardens. "As a community, we all need development, and everyone knows that Emganwini (a township in Bulawayo along Plumtree Road) was the first area where people were given pieces of land for farming”.
"Last year, people harvested a lot of maize, so it was easy for the elderly to go to their plots and collect food as and when they liked."
He said the market gardens would help the unemployed community members by providing nutritious food and additional income.
"Business people buy vegetables from us. We have intensified our projects due to the relaxed lockdown measures."
The Trust has also received praise for its horticulture training programme, which is helping to uplift the unemployed.


The state health care machinery continues to target people who have not taken the vaccine. Their staff go on intense campaigns on Saturdays.
This Saturday, we saw health care workers going from door to door in congested areas and thickly habited colonies across Mylapore and giving the jab to those who had not taken it and were willing to.
One such area targetted was PNK Gardens which lies east of the Buckingham Canal and is a congested area. It was also the area where when the pandemic reached its peak, many Corona cases were reported and some streets had to to be barricaded.


Mangaluru: “Moral policing is not allowed in the law and strict action should be taken against those who involve in it,” said Former Chief Minister and Congress Leader Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to mediapersons in the City Siddaramaiah questioned Chief Minister that whether he knew the law or not?.
“Our Party President has said that the cooker blast was misused by the BJP and nothing else,” he said in response to a question.
Replying to a question on BJP State President’s allegation that the Congress worked to foster terrorism, Siddaramaiah said that now they have a double engine Government, why can’t they eliminate terrorism. Who stopped them?, he questioned.


As we gear up for the holidays, we’re reflecting on what really matters.
Being generous is one of the most important things we can do in life.
When we’re generous, we’re putting others first and helping to make the world a better place. We’re showing that we care about others and that we want to help make their lives better.
We’re teaching our children and friends that it’s important to help others, and that it’s always worth it to put someone else first.
When we’re generous, we’re living our best life, because we’re making a difference in the world.


Wamalwa: We have enough food to feed all those affected by floods
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa, has said that there is enough food in the country to feed all persons affected and displaced by the current floods.
Mr Wamalwa on Wednesday said the government has already dispatched over 40,000 bags of rice including other food and none food items to 24 counties.
“As the ministry in charge of special programmes we have put measures in place to ensure we give support to all families affected. As of today we have been able to dispatch over 40,000 bags of rice and other food and none food items, to over 24 counties affected by floods,” Mr Wamalwa said.
Covid-19, he says, is not the only disaster that the government is dealing with.
Flooding and landslides are also causing havoc to Kenyans. Hundreds have been displaced while some have lost their lives.
“Though we have the Covid-19 situation in our country and we are dealing with it, we also in the same breadth dealing with another disaster of floods,” Wamalwa said.
The Devolution CS said that since last year the country has been going through a number of calamities including drought, flooding and locust invasion.
“As you remember last year we started with drought, then we had floods, towards the end of the year we had locusts indeed our nation is a resilient nation. The counties that have been affected are up to 29, those who have lost lives due to floods as we speak is 116 persons. Over 100,000 households have been displaced,” Mr Wamalwa explained.


Minister Of Finance Meets Lord Mayor Of London
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Doha, Qatar: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met on Tuesday with the Lord Mayor of the City of London Nicholas Lyons, during his current visit to the country.
During the meeting, both sides discussed various topics of mutual interest to both countries, especially in the financial and economic fields, as well as discussing the measures aimed at expanding these joint activities.
Prime Minister meets Lord Mayor of London
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -Doctors are expressing the importance for young people to choose a primary care physician.
More people are choosing walk-in facilities, especially millennials.
In fact, 45 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds don’t have a primary physician.
Doctors say that have a primary care physician will help patients manage their overall health.
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WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan told a UN biodiversity summit on Wednesday that Pakistan was among the ten countries that were the most vulnerable to climate change.
The summit, held virtually in New York, brought together heads of state and government from across the globe to consider urgent measures for protecting biodiversity.
President of the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations, Volkan Bozkir, had convened the summit, which was co-chaired by Prime Minister Khan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain were among the 64 world leaders who participated in the meeting.
“Seventy-five per cent of the Earth’s land surface has been significantly altered by human actions, including for example the loss of 85 per cent of the area of wetlands,” said Mr Bozkir while explaining why world leaders needed to focus their attention on this issue. “Also, 66 per cent of the ocean area is experiencing multiple impacts from people, including from fisheries, pollution, and chemical changes from acidification,” he added.
The prime minister informed the summit that Pakistan was one of those fortunate countries which were diverse from north to south, east to west.
Pakistan has twelve climate zones. In the north, its highest mountain — K2 — is also the second highest in the world. From there to the sea the country has 2,000 kilometres of diverse lands.
“So, we go from alpine climate zone to right down to the tropics and my government has pledged to protect this biodiversity,” Mr Khan said.
He said that to protect the country’s flora and fauna, the government had enlisted the help of local communities. “We have taken up the challenge to plant 10 billion trees and to plant these 10 billion trees we have enlisted the help of local communities,” he said.
The prime minister said that giving jobs to local communities not only protected the forests, but also encouraged them to help the government “achieve our target of 10 billion trees”.
Mr Khan said the government had increased national parks from 30 to 39. Thus, “in the two years of our government, we have increased the national parks by nine,” he said. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam told the meeting that the Covid-19 pandemic had further underlined the link between people and nature.
“It reminded us that when we degrade biodiversity, we exacerbate the risk of breakout of diseases, with more frequency and intensity, from wildlife to humans,” he said.
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Munir Akram told the meeting that while the impact of global warming and climate change was visible, “the impact of biodiversity loss will be equally pervasive and equally devastating for the future of humanity”.
Published in Dawn, October 1st, 2020


Prior to Thursday, only two cases of COVID-19 had been reported in 100 Mile House since the start of the pandemic. Thursday’s numbers saw a jump of 12 cases of the novel coronavirus.
100 Mile House Mayor Mitch Campsall says he isn’t shocked by the jump in cases. “I believe we’ve had them all along”, Campsall says, “It’s just that we don’t know of all the ones we have had because people have quarantined and gotten through their sicknesses.”
Case numbers have increased across the Cariboo as well, two new cases were reported in the South Cariboo area, and five were reported in the Cariboo-Chilcotin area.


CMA workers to lose jobs
The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has told 17 long-time workers they will lose their jobs next month.
Of the 21 on-ground staff, 17 have been made redundant and seven new positions have been created.
Staff have been told that the sackings have been forced on the CMA by Government funding cuts.
Some of the staff made redundant have been working for the organisation for almost two decades.


Pakistan's Interior Ministry has cleared the national men's and women's teams to travel to India for the World T20. The decision came after the government received letters from the West Bengal state government and Kolkata's police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, assuring special security measures for Pakistan's men's team while in Kolkata, where their match against India will be played on March 19. The teams are expected to arrive in India on Saturday.*
Najam Sethi, the chairman of the PCB's executive committee, met Pakistan's interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Khan on Friday and later informed the media that the government had received "solid assurances" from India's Ministry of Home Affairs.
"We have got the assurances we had wanted from India [the federal home ministry and the West Bengal government] about the security around the Pakistan teams and the good news for the fans is that Chaudhry Nisar has said the teams can travel to India," Sethi said. "Chaudhry Nisar said that the government has received solid assurances from the Indian home ministry so we can send our teams to India. The team will be leaving either tonight or tomorrow morning."
Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly had submitted the letters from Kumar and West Bengal's chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the ICC on Thursday afternoon. According to two senior CAB officials, the content in both letters, which were addressed to CAB, was brief: both Banerjee and Kumar stated they will take responsibility for the Pakistan team's security for the duration of their stay in Kolkata for the match against India.
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LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday that the Model Town incident report had been made public on the internet in compliance of orders issued by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Speaking during a press conference, Rana Sanaullah said that since the last two-and-a-half years, the Model Town report had deliberately been made controversial.
“There is nothing in the report that holds Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif responsible for the incident,” he said.
He said that the Model Town report was not a decision by any judge but was just an inquiry report.
“At the end of the report, it is written that the Qari should decide who is responsible,” he said.
He insisted that Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was not aware of the incident when it unfolded. It was only after he saw it on television, did he come to know about the clash that had taken place, claimed Sanaullah.
Rana Sanaullah said that an attempt had been made in the report to make Shehbaz Sharif’s comments suspicious. He said that the Model Town report was based on unverified reports.
“The testimonies that the Model Town report is based on are unrelated,” he claimed. “The conflict took place as a result of the resistance put up by Awami Tehreek workers,” he added.
He said that Punjab government operated under the ambit of the law and had delivered according to its promise that as soon as the high court ordered the report to be made public, the provincial government would comply.
“We have decided not to challenge the decision of the high court,” stated Sanaullah.
Rana Sanaullah said that he had never seen a report such as this before in his life. The law minister further said that from a legal point of view, the report was erroneous.
He said that the report would not create complications for the government but certain other individuals who were confident of shocking disclosures coming to the fore as a result of it.
“I will send a special copy to the devil from Pindi who said that there was a ‘bomb’ in the report,” he said. “I’ll ask him to find me that ‘bomb’,” he added.
The law minister further said that no government representative has been held responsible for the Model Town incident and claimed that if one was to go through the report, he could form his own opinion.
“According to the Model Town incident report, Allama sahab can also be held responsible for the incident,” he said, referring to Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri.
Story first published: 5th December 2017


Inflation rate in Abu Dhabi hits 2.1pct in H1
(MENAFN) The Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi has issued its most recent statistical report on the consumer Price Index, which proclaimed that the relative of change in consumer prices was 1.8 percent in June this year.
Moreover, inflation reached 2.1 percent in the Jan-June period of this year, compared to the same period of last year.
Additionally, housing, water, elect, gas and other fuel category contributed 51.3 percent of the whole increase amid the first part of the year.
Accordingly, consumer prices of products bought by households in lower income category increased by 2.4 percent amid the first part of this year.
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Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and her Ugandan counterpart, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 25th May, 2023 commissioned the Kikagati Hydroelectric Power Project in Isingiro District, South western Uganda.
The power station is located across the Kagera River and will produce 16 Megawatts. The project is expected to deliver to Kyerwa and Karagwe districts in Kagera region, access to reliable and affordableDistributed by APO Group on behalf of High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania Abuja, Nigeria.
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CHICO — Chico police responded to reports of shots being fired from a vehicle in the area of North Cedar Street and Rancheria Drive.
Several reports about the incident were made to police about 11 p.m. Sunday.
Police said the suspected vehicle was a dark-colored sedan, according to witnesses, last seen speeding north on North Cedar Street. Canvassing the area, police found evidence of shots being fired. The press release did not go into detail about the findings.
No one was injured, according to police, and the intended target was unknown.


51 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 498, said state Health Department.
At present, there are, 383 active cases while 114 people have been discharged in the state so far.
According to the health department, so far one person has succumbed to the infection in the state.
India recorded the highest ever spike in COVID-19 cases as 8,380 more cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's corona count to 1,82,143, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Sunday. (ANI)


Over 1000 residents of Ayetoro community in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo state, have been rendered homeless following a ravaging flood that submerged the community after torrential rain.
Several homes were said to have been ravaged by the flood following a two-day persistent rain which has sacked almost all people in the community.
Speaking on the development, a resident of the community, Mr. Emmanuel Aralu, who explained that the flood has left many of the residents homeless as their property had been submerged by the flood.
According to him, the heavy rain which resulted in flooding in the area where about 100 houses were affected saying no fewer than 700 people had been displaced.
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Aralu who noted that economic activities had been paralyzed as most of the people of the community who engage in fishing had abstained from the river and the ocean while most shops had been destroyed.
He said that the only church in the town, the palace, health center, and schools were all affected by the flood saying some residents had fled the coastal community because of the development.
Also speaking, one of the residents affected by the flood, Mrs Margaret
Ogunyemi lamented that flooding had been a recurrent problem in the area, alleging subsequent government in the state of being insensitive to the plight of the people in the area
According to the government had not been fair to the people of the community over the years and wondered why they should be abandoned in their time of need.
She said most of the residents noted that the villagers could not relocate from their homes due to lack of access roads as the earth roads in the communities were flooded, saying, the people have resorted to the use of canoes in accessing their houses.
“We need help from the government before the flood washes the community away, the state and federal governments should come to our aid.
“The health center, palace, schools, shops and most houses here are flooded, we have been held in a place for days”
Those are the health center are swimming in the water and its difficult.


French man hits President Macron with egg in restaurant trade fair
(MENAFN) On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron was hit by an egg, when he was making a visit to a restaurant trade fair in Lyon, France.
The scene spread broadly on social media, the president was seen greeting fair-goers and cheerily socializing while a brown egg hit him on the left shoulder. It glanced off without breaking as Macron's security staff right away protected him from further harm.
A man opposite the president was witnessed being surrounded immediately and arrested in handcuffs.
The man who hit Macron with the egg shouted "Long live the revolution" as he threw the egg, and he was then taken into custody.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct.1. Opening of the
Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) is an important stage in
ensuring energy needs of Europe, Prime Minister of Romania Nicolae
Ciuca wrote on Facebook, reports.
“It is a moment that we await with great interest and hope. It
will open an important stage in the efforts we are making together
at the European level to ensure our energy needs while reducing, at
the same time, our dependence on Russian gas. Gas imports from
Azerbaijan through this interconnector represent a viable
alternative source from now on, which will ensure Romania's and
other countries' access to the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline
(TANAP),” noted Ciuca.
IGB connects Bulgaria with the Southern Gas Corridor and will
enable secure supplies from a variety of sources to several
countries in Southeast and Central Europe, including Moldova and
The pipeline is set to transport 1 billion cubic meters of
Azerbaijani gas per year to Bulgaria. Its capacity is 3 billion
cubic meters with the possibility of expanding to 5 billion cubic
meters per year.
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Postmortem reports submitted on Friday to the Senate stated that the three girls who were earlier believed to have gotten lost in Cholistan were sexually abused before their deaths.
The reports were presented during a Senate standing committee on interior meeting, reported SAMAA TV correspondent Adil Tanoli.
The report said that all three were abused and beaten before their deaths and that there were corresponding marks on their bodies.
Committee chairperson Rehman Malik said influential people have been arrested in the case.
A new committee, which will include members of the Punjab police, has been formed to investigate the case.
Last month, the girls’ bodies were found in Cholistan’s Fort Abbas tehsil. It was believed that the girls got lost in the desert after getting caught in a sandstorm.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) An explosion rocked the coal mine, operated by the Pokrovsk Mine Management, located in the village of Udachne, Pokrovsk District, Donetsk Region.
The incident was reported by the press service of the regional office of the State Emergency Service, Ukrinform wrote.
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According to preliminary reports, 10 miners were injured in the blast. The affected workers were hospitalized in the Pokrovsk-based Central District Hospital.
The cause and other circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
A response and rescue team is working at the scene.
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POLICE commissioner Frank Prendergast and visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Marta Santos Pais have discussed ways forward on the issue of family violence and violence against children.
Mr Prendergast on Thursday said he had fruitful discussions on the continuous combat against the issue.
“It was a useful meeting and we appreciate the support we get from the United Nations in that endeavour.
“The discussions were focused on the need for a very good coordination between stakeholders and donors in the matter due to the fact that this is an endemic problem not only in the Solomon Islands but also around the Pacific region.”
“We discussed the importance of networks such as SAFENET, but they also had the opportunity to visit some of the solution that the Solomon Islands put in place such as the safe pleis clinic.”
He said the meeting was useful in terms of forming understanding what further needs to be done in that space and how we can work better together.
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An infographic has just been released that reveals the most important things to Irish people in 2016.
The research ranked the top five things that really mattered for the Irish, in first place was health (72%), second was kids and their future (42%), third was seeing the world (36%), fourth was making more money (32%), and fifth was getting fit (28%).
The infographic also included what we're looking forward to most in 2016 and what national problems are the most crucial.
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Traffic violations have reduced by 50% with an increase in fines: Godinho
PANAJI: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho today said that the traffic violations in the state have come down to 50 percent with an increase in the traffic fines.
“The fines collected by the authorities have doubled since the implementation of new traffic files, but the offences registered have come down to 50 percent,” said Godinho.
Speaking further, he said that there is a need for 1200 electric buses in the state, but the only difficulty that arises is for the charging stations.
“Have directed the authorities to increase charging facilities across the Kadamba Bus stands; it is needed now, the turnaround will be faster, by the end of the year a 100 buses will be added in Kadamba,” he added.
Godinho also said that elections to 189 village panchayats would be delayed by a week.
He further said that the delimitation process for the Panchayat elections had been over, and now we will be going ahead with the reservation process.
“These grassroots level elections should not be fought on party lines as we need the support of all people from the grassroots level,” said Godinho.


U.S. Warns India of Terror Threats
The U.S. Embassy has told India that it has information suggesting that terror attacks might occur in the political and economic capitals — Delhi and Mumbai. The Indian government has yet to receive any specific information. The warning comes only a month after more than 180 people were killed when a series of bombs exploded on a commuter train in Mumbai.
The embassy said it had information that foreign terrorists were planning to carry out bomb attacks around the two cities.
Mumbai’s police chief says he is increasing security because the city is facing attacks.
AN Roy was speaking one month after more than 180 people in Mumbai were killed by a series of bomb attacks on commuter trains.
“We do get intelligence inputs that some more attempts are likely to be made at some time,” he told the BBC.
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The Mega Draw pertaining to Lulu Abu Sidra 'Shop & Win Toyota Land Cruiser Promotion' organised by Lulu Hypermarket, Abu Sidra branch, was held yesterday at Lulu Hypermarket, Abu Sidra branch, under the supervision of Abdul Malik, Inspector from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, wherein two numbers of Toyota Land Cruisers GXR-10, Full option, Model 2022, and 20 consolation prizes worth QR5,000 each by way of Lulu Gift vouchers were given away as prizes. Fawziah, Saudi national (Coupon No. 0442609) and Samiha, Algerian national (Coupon No. 0239367) won the first and second prizes respectively. Shaijan M O, Regional Director, and other officials from Lulu Hypermarket Group were present at the draw.
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Twins Caravan times its WDC visit perfectly
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This year's 54th Caravan took 13 players, five broadcasters and four coaches to more than 60 cities. These travelers logged more than 4,500 miles across the frozen tundra of the Upper Midwest.
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We mentioned before the end of last year that we were heading towards a new turnover record.
By the way, we now know that it was so.
With this increase we can say that we have reached a new level.
A level that will be a challenge to defend.
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AMMAN —AlGhad— An identified gunman robbed a commercial complex near the Seventh Circle, West Amman, earlier today, Saturday, and took off with at roughly JOD35 thousand, according to a police source. Police have launched an investigation to uncover the full detail of the robbery and identify the gunman.
However, investigation is still underway.
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Shillong, December 18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government during its eight-year tenure has removed all obstacles that came in the way of development of the North East region.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the North East Council (NEC) here, he also said that improved air connectivity provided to the region has been helping export of agricultural produce, benefiting farmers.
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, Modi also said that the NDA “government has shown the red card to many obstacles that came in the way of development for the North East.
“Obstacles such as corruption, discrimination, violence and vote bank politics were removed,” the PM said in his 26-minute speech.


(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - United Nations (UN) Special Representative for AfghanistanTadamichi Yamamoto has said that both peace process, and upcoming presidentialelections remained top priorities for the UN, according to a statement onSunday.
'Regarding efforts related to the upcoming presidential elections and thework to create an initial peace framework in Afghanistan, I wish to reiteratethat both processes are top priorities for the UN, the statement quoted him assaying.
'Considering the various media reports speculating about the position ofthe United Nations on these two fundamental issues, let me be clear: Neitherprocess should be harmed or held back by the other; both processes must moveforward with the full force and commitment of all stakeholders. While there areclear links between these critical processes, as they both will substantiallyaffect Afghanistan's future, the United Nations will continue to do all it canin both areas.
'As I told the UN Security Council less than two weeks ago, thepresidential elections scheduled for 28 September will be a key moment toreaffirm the legitimacy of Afghanistan's democratic political structure. Thisvital political foundation needs to be laid to ensure that the vote will becredible and the outcome accepted, he said.
All participants in the process – candidates, supporters, governmentofficials, civil society organizations, national security forces, politicalleaders, political parties, media, the election management bodies and voters –have an important role and collective responsibility to ensure that the processis credible and transparent.
Afghanistan cannot afford a contentious and protracted post-election crisisthat could result in a president with brittle democratic and domesticlegitimacy, as this would harm the new president's ability to bring the Afghanpeople together in a meaningful and representative peace process.
In addition to fully supporting the efforts of Afghanistan's electoralmanagement bodies with technical guidance through the 28 September presidentialelections, the United Nations will continue to work to support all peaceefforts, which are of utmost importance. Attaining peace will require theefforts of many, but with the international community's support forAfghanistan's full ownership of the process, I am cautiously optimistic that weare moving in the right direction. (Pajhwok)
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(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) he Sri Lanka Police is to launch special operations to crackdown on environmental crimes, especially deforestation.
Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the Police have received multiple reports on deforestation in various parts of the country.
He said the Police force has been put on alert to monitor and act against such crimes.
The Police will be conducting special operations in the future to prevent environmental crimes, and mainly deforestation, DIG Rohana said.
The Police Spokesman pointed out that climate change is impacting the world, and crimes such as deforestation are contributing to it.
DIG Ajith Rohana said therefore, special attention has been focused to minimize the damage caused to the environment in the country.
He said it was the responsibility of all citizens to protect the environment. (Colombo Gazette)
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Gaushala, 8 March: Chairman of Rastriya Madhes Samajbadi Party Saratsingh Bhandari has said that preparations were going on for the decisive movement in Madhes.
At a news conference here on Monday, Bhandari said that the state was not serious to address the issues of Madhes and Madhesis. He also expressed his doubt over the implementation of the new constitution.
Bhandari added that CPN UML) and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli were reluctant to meet the demands of the agitating Madhes-centric parties and stated that the new phase of movement of would be centred in the capital city.
Asked about joining the government, Bhandari argued that no agitating Madhes-centric parties would join the government until the Madhes issues were addressed.


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Scientists saw the coronavirus Omicron variant sweep across the world at a pace that was unprecedented. On Tuesday, drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech announced a clinical trial of a vaccine adapted to target the strain, Trend reports citing NHK .
The scientists will enroll more than 1400 adults ages 18 to 55. They will evaluate how the vaccine performs in people who have already received two or three doses. They will also test the shots in those who have not been vaccinated.
Officials at the World Health Organization have said the current Pfizer vaccine protects people exposed to Omicron from severe disease and hospitalization.
Executives at the US pharmaceutical company said, over time, those protections could fade. They said they need to be prepared.
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Srinagar: Devotees from across Kashmir Valley converged at the Dargah Hazratbal here on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad, the birthday of revered Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on Tuesday.
Thousands of men, women and children thronged the lakeside shrine to have a glimpse of the holy relic of the Prophet, displayed after every prayer at the shrine five times a day.
Despite cold conditions, people in large numbers stayed overnight for night long prayers reciting Durood-o-Azkar.
However, the biggest congregation was witnessed at the afternoon prayers with devout converging at the shrine and its adjacent sprawling lawns along the banks of Dal Lake.
Most people were seen with folded hands while some had tears trickling down their faces as they had the glimpse of holy relic while praying for their wishes to be fulfilled on the occasion.
Besides Hazratbal, congregational prayers were also held at Asarisharif Kalashpora, Jenab Sahib Soura, Lal Bazar, Punjura Shopian, Khiram Sirhama Anantnag, Seer Hamdan Kaba Marg Qaimoh Ahmshrief Bandipora and Hazrat Janbaz Wali (RA) Baramulla. Nightlong prayers were held across the Valley where clerics threw light on the pious life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
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Information has emerged that the robbery which took place at Kabwe’s Puma central filling station Barclays Bank ATM was staged and over K1.2m was stolen but three suspects have been apprehended and will appear in court.
Central province police commissioner Standwell Lungu, whose command has come under attack for increased armed robberies in the area told the media that two guards from G4 security company connived with another guard from Armaguard who ‘attacked’ them with a toy gun and ‘overpowered’ them before going with the money.
Lungu said the guards have since been apprehended and will appear in court on Monday, but contradicted himself when he said that K1,288,090.000 was stolen. Earlier he told the media that only K20,000 was stolen. Lungu has not stated how much has been recovered from the robbery.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- The State Bank of Pakistan on Friday announced that it had increased the policy interest rate by 100 basis points to 16 percent to curb inflation.
The decision aims to ensure that 'elevated inflation does not become entrenched and that risks to financial stability are contained, thus paving the way for higher growth on a more sustainable basis,' according to a press release by the central bank of the country.
The announcement came after a meeting of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee which projects the growth for the financial year 2023 and the current account deficit the same as the last policy statement at 2 percent and 3percent of the GDP, respectively.
The Monetary Policy Committee views that the inflationary pressures have proven to be stronger and more persistent than expected.
It further noted that amid the ongoing economic slowdown, inflation was increasingly being driven by persistent global and domestic supply shocks that were raising costs.
'The Monetary Policy Committee noted that the short-term costs of bringing inflation down are lower than the long-term costs of allowing it to become entrenched.
'At the same time, curbing food inflation through administrative measures to resolve supply-chain bottlenecks and any necessary imports remains a high priority,' the press release reads.
The State Bank raised interest rates by 525 basis points this year but maintained rates in the last two monetary policy meetings. (end)
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In addition to contributing to the community, research has shown that volunteers also benefit from their volunteering. They feel connected to their community, feel a sense of belonging, develop new social connections, and feel empowered to take action to address community needs. For some volunteers, the pandemic has meant stepping back from volunteering and those important connections, which can contribute to social isolation, increased stress and a reduced sense of purpose.
Organizations continue to be challenged with keeping those volunteers engaged during COVID-19 and reaching out to those feeling isolated. Developing and supporting connections to the organization and between volunteers – especially those unable to volunteer – becomes more important as concerns grow related to social isolation, mental health and wellness and COVID fatigue.


Karachi: Director General (DG) Rangers Sindh Major General Umar Bukhari has said that plotting elements will not be spared while he urged the Karachiites not to be fearful.
The DG Rangers Sindh visited the blast venue at the Muskan roundabout and reviewed the situation.
Talking to media Umar Bukhari said that the blast is a regrettable incident and he got information regarding the blast the from officers of the Rangers.
He said that the yesterday’s and today’s blasts are being investigated and the plotters will not be successful while he urged the citizens we don’t have to worry and we have to remain strong adding that we will fight the nefarious designs of the enemies with the iron hands.
Maj General said that the affected building has been evacuated.


(MENAFN- AFP) Economic sanctions by Europe against Russia "would destroy Cyprus's economy," Nicosia's foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides said in a German newspaper interview published Wednesday.
"There are very strong economic ties between Cyprus and Russia. If sanctions are really necessary, then every member state should decide for itself whether to take part," Kasoulides said."However the measures look, we must not harm ourselves," he added.EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to expand the list of those hit with sanctions for their role in the Ukraine crisis but stopped short of harsher measures ahead of a Geneva meeting of top EU, US, Russian and Ukrainian officials this week.Current sanctions stop short of outright economic measures, which come under a third phase of action the EU agreed earlier this year.
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AS plans for the harbour re-development take shape, the company in charge has decided to bring forward designs for the harbour arm that will commemorate Folkestone’s role in WW1.
With Folkestone taking a central part in the First World War commemorations this year, The Harbour Company have brought forward plans that were originally intended for the tail end of the overall seafront development, that were intended to restore the area: “We’re the inheritors of this wonderful piece of history which is on the land which we own.” said spokesman Trevor Minter.
“And as the people of Folkestone will know we have plans for the seafront development in the future and when we negotiated with the council they were very keen that we should restore the heritage and history of the harbour arm and we were happy to do so as part of the future development.
“In fact we don’t have to do it until the seafront development happens, but were doing it now because this is an important part of the public domain, its part of people enjoying living in Folkestone and we think it will be an attractor that people will come to.”


Finance Minister Kwabena Duffour says government will suspend the plan to re-introduce tariffs on rice imports and other imported cereals.
The tariffs were taken off last year by the previous administration during the peak of the food crisis to ensure that prices of those commodities remained within reasonable range.
However Dr Duffour announced during the presentation of the 2009 budget to Parliament that the taxes were going to be brought back.
Following the announcement, a legislative process was started to re-introduce the taxes but Dr Duffour in an interview with Joy News said government has decided to hold back its plans.
Dr Duffour however mentioned that the tariffs are likely to be introduced by July 2009.


Incentivising construction industry to help create jobs: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that giving necessary incentives to construction industry will help create jobs and reduce poverty in the country, ARY News reported.
Presiding over a meeting of his economic team, PM Imran Khan reviewed the adverse impacts of the novel coronavirs pandemic on economy.
The prime minister said that the worst affected of the pandemic are daily-wagers who have lost their source of income. He maintained that the government was providing special relies to the laborers to mitigate their problems.
The meeting was told that a comprehensive plan has been evolved to revive the construction industry in the county.
Matters pertaining to Naya Pakistan Housing Program, taxes on the construction sector and other issues were also discussed in the meeting.
Earlier in the day, Federal government had decided to begin work at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) despite the rising trend of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
It was amongst the other key decisions taken during the meeting of the National Coordination Committee. Chief Ministers of all provinces, federal ministers, top military officials and chairman NDMA were present in the meeting.
The construction industry will also be allowed to operate from tomorrow and the prime minister would announce a package for the industry on Friday.


social media was in noise on Wednesday over reports that the female employee gang raped at an industrial facility in Korangi Karachi area, however, the police denied the reports of any such incident place.
“The police checked and confirmed that there was no such incident. took place,” said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) East Muquddus Haider. Dawn.com. The officer said the reports were mostly circulated on social media.
“The police have investigated the matter. The victim didn’t come. forward while the factory management told the police that it was drive defame them,” he said. added.
Another officer, Chief Superintendent of Korangi Police Officer (SSP) Faisal Bashir called the reports “fake”. news”, adding that there were “ulterior motives” behind them.
He said the plant’s management had contacted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to combat cybercrime. against these reports.
Police statement comes after reports surfaced on social media claiming that a woman employee in Artistic Milliners was raped by her colleagues in en hours- long ordeal.
Some reports have also claimed that the alleged victim had died.
Dawn.com has reached out to artistic fashionistas for comment.


Deoghar: Describing the present state government as anti-tribal Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the government of the state has done nothing for the development and upliftment of the tribal society and also questioned its silence over Bangladeshi intruders in Santhal Pargana.
Addressing the Vijay Sankalp Rally here he said that the state government does not want the development of the tribal society of the state as it has kept this society only as a vote bank.
He said that due to the policies of Congress and JMM this area has lagged behind on the path of development. He said that in the Jharkhand of Atal Ji’s dreams, the BJP government worked in all areas including education, roads, electricity, water, and employment, but the present government has ruined Jharkhand. He accused the state government of corruption even with tractors and railway wagons.
Expressing concern over the decreasing population of tribals and Dalits, he said that today the number of tribal communities in the state is decreasing under Hemant Soren’s government. Here the demography is being changed due to the infiltrators who are also grabbing the land in the Santhal Parganas region and committing atrocities on the tribal women and girls of the area.
He said the government should listen with open ears that now vote bank politics will not work as the tribal society understands its cleverness very well. He said that BJP will not allow the demography here to change. He said that it is the resolution of the BJP that Jharkhand will remain to whom it belongs.
He expressed serious concern over increasing atrocities on sisters and daughters in Jharkhand. He said that the safety of daughters is the responsibility of the state government. Speaking on the murder of Rubika Paharia and Ankita he said that the government is responsible for the murder of tribal and Dalit daughters.
Describing the BJP government as synonymous with development, he said that the BJP has done the work of writing a new saga of development during its tenure.


The PM has explained the nation why the measures taken by the government to reduce the price of electricity would lead to a significant improvement in Pakistan's economy.
ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-August 14th, 2020) Prime Minister Imran Khan said that there would an “Industrial Pakistan” in the years to come, hoping that the country would reach its goals and destination in future.
The PM also explained the nation why the measures taken by the government to reduce the price of electricity would lead to a significant improvement in Pakistan's economy. He expressed these views in a video message on tv channels on Friday.
“Country’s economy is working as well as the coronavirus cases are declining,” said PM Imran while appreciating the people of Pakistan for taking precautions against the Coronavirus. He also warned people that the infection had still not been defeated.
“Replaying loans was very difficult,” said the PM. He also said that the PM assured the people who were facing difficulties at the moment and before due to Covid-19..
Imran Khan said the tax collection during the last month remained more than the target and hopefully the collection will further improve in the coming months.
The Prime Minister said the country has successfully coped with the threat of Covid-19.
He said the challenge is still not over and the people should continue to follow the precautionary measures to avoid the spread of the virus.
This, he said, also resulted in increase of circular debt.


Twenty Seven participants took part in a two days refereeing course at Daku Primary School in Nadogo.
Fiji FA Referees Director Rakesh Varman said the main objective was to educate new referees on basic refereeing techniques.
“The participants also learnt on the new changes of football laws, ‘said Varman.
Varman said the participants were the first batch of referees who experience the new changes of the law.
“These were the first lot of referees who were educated on the new laws which will be implemented in Fiji from June,”
Varman said he was happy to see the eagerness in the interest in the participants in taking up refereeing.
“It was great to see people showing their interest in taking up refereeing which shows we have people around who wish to be part of football.”
Varman said 15 teachers in the group who would be taking refereeing soon in the North.
“Out of twenty seven participants we have 15 teachers which is good as they will educate players more on the new changes of law.
He thanked Nadogo Football Association, OFC and Fiji FA in assisting to develop more referees in Fiji,