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Thirteen of the 22 rebel Congress MLAs in Madhya Pradesh don't want to quit the party and were led away only to create pressure on the leadership to nominate Jyotiraditya Scindia to the Rajya Sabha, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh claimed on Wednesday.
He also asserted that the Kamal Nath-led government in the state, pushed to the brink of collapse with the resignation of 22 MLAs, will win a floor test.
On a day that Scindia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Singh said the former Union minister and four-time Lok Sabha MP from the Congress was offered the post of Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister in 2018 when the party won the state elections but wanted his nominee appointed.
However, this was rejected by Kamal Nath as he didn't want a "chela" in that position, Singh said in an interview, a day after Scindia quit the Congress and 22 MLAs submitted their resignations from the assembly.
"The CM said he does not have any issue with Scindia becoming the deputy CM but told him, 'if you want your 'chela' to become deputy CM, then that will not happen'. Kamal Nath then took six of his (Scindia's) supporters in the cabinet," Singh revealed.
Two-three ministers close to Scindia as well as 10 of the rebel MLAs have given an assurance they are not leaving the Congress, he said.
"They were taken to Bengaluru to put pressure on the Congress to give Scindia a Rajya Sabha berth," Singh said.
"All the 22 MLAs, but for five or six, are Congress members who have been in Mr Scindia's group since Mr Madhavrao Scindia's time. So, all those people were there with him because they were with the Congress party," he added.
Singh said the party is in touch with the families of the MLAs.
"We are not keeping quiet. We are not sleeping," he declared.
Alleging the BJP's hand behind the crisis, he said the party's leaders carried the resignations of the Congress MLAs. Also, the BJP chartered flights to ferry Congress MLAs in two batches to Bengaluru, he claimed.
"It is all engineered, sponsored and paid for by the BJP... all part of the BJP's Operation Moneybag," he said and added that the phones of the rebel MLAs have been taken away and their conversations with family members are being recorded.
Singh admitted that the party did not anticipate that Scindia would leave the Congress to join the BJP and described the move as his "ati-mahatvakansha", or his over-ambition.
"We did not anticipate that Scindia will quit the Congress... that was a mistake. Someone who has got so much from the party- four-time MP, twice minister in Union Cabinet, Congress Working Committee member and party general secretary," he said.
"The Congress could have easily sent him to the Rajya Sabha with 122 MLAs on its side. But we could not have made him a cabinet minister. Only Modi-Shah can make (him) a cabinet minister not us," he added.
The remark was an oblique reference to reports that Scindia will be made a cabinet minister in the Modi government in return for his MLAs supporting BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan to form government in Madhya Pradesh.
"We will prove our majority. We will save the government," Singh said.
He also rejected theories of Scindia being unhappy with the party and the state government.
"In the entire Gwalior-Chambal region, the Congress is being run by Scindia. And even Kamal Nath ji ran the administrative machinery in coordination with him. Guna is my home district but even the SP and collector are appointed as per his (Scindia's) wishes. It's the same in Shivpuri, Gwalior, Ashok Nagar, Bhind and Morena."
The two-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister said the assembly speaker, as per law, wants to verify the authenticity of the resignations tendered by the rebel MLAs by seeking their personal presence.
Detailing the sequence of events relating to the crisis in the state, he claimed Scindia was "upset and frustrated" when he lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and made overtures to Modi-Shah stating he could topple the Kamal Nath government.
"During the time, through a friend, he met Modi ji and Amit Shah," Singh said.
State BJP leaders were, however, opposed to the idea and were confident they could do the job themselves, he claimed, adding that Scindia was roped in when the local BJP leadership failed.
"Senior BJP leaders said if the government has to be brought down, we can do it, why do you have to take him (in the party). So they were asked to make an attempt. They tried...but we thwarted it.
"Then Amit Shah took them to task and said 'you are all useless ('nikamme nikle'), I am giving the task to (bring down the government) to Scindia ji'," Singh claimed.
On his personal equation with Scindia, he said he had always remained in touch with Scindia and his father, the late Madhavrao Scindia.
Singh also recalled that he was instrumental in bringing Madhavrao Scindia to the Congress in 1979. Madhavrao Scindia's mother Vijaya Raje Scindia was one of the founding members of the BJP.
The Congress has a wafer thin majority in the 228-member assembly. Before the rebellion, its tally was 114. It also has the support of four Independents, two BSP MLAs and one from the SP, but some may now switch sides to the BJP.
If the resignations of the 22 MLAs are accepted, the strength of the assembly will fall to 206. The Congress, on its own, will then be left with 92 seats while the BJP has 107 seats with the magic number for a majority being 104. | The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday stared at a collapse after a resignation of prominent youth leader Jyotiraditya Scindia from the Congress.
IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath with Jyotiraditya Scindia in happier times. Photograph: @OfficeOfKNath/Twitter
Following Scindia's move, 22 Congress MLAs resigned from the assembly, putting the Nath government in the minority.
The Congress has a wafer-thin majority in the Madhya Pradesh assembly whose current effective strength is 228.
If the resignations of the 22 MLAs is accepted, the strength of the assembly will fall to 206.
The magic number for retaining the majority then will be 104.
The Congress, however, will be left with 92 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party has 104 seats.
The Congress has the support of four Independents, two Bahujan Samaj Party and one Samajwadi Party MLA.
Even with their support, the Congress will fall short of a majority, and it is anyway unclear if they will continue to support the Congress or go with the BJP. | 3 |
As COVID-19 continues to impact the lives of Canadians, the federal government has launched an online portal and app dedicated to mental health and wellness.
The app and the online Wellness Together site will connect people with peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls.
It’s also a place to find credible information about how to address mental health and substance use issues.
Users will be able to access different levels of support depending on their needs, ranging from information and self-assessment tools, to the opportunity to chat with professionals.
A number of organizations played a part in crafting the portal, including Stepped Care Solutions, Kids Help Phone, Homewood Health, Greenspace Health, the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and the Canadian Psychological Association.
“Mental wellness is difficult to maintain with the disruptions happening now,” said Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Health. “It’s not easy to maintain a routine. People in every community are struggling and need our help. That’s why we are acting today to make it easier for Canadians to identify, understand and address issues they are facing, with multiple tools and resources available on one platform.” | April 15, 2020 Ottawa, ON Health Canada
COVID-19 is a global public health challenge that has changed the daily lives of people around the world. During these difficult times, it is critical that Canadians be able to obtain credible information and access services to support their mental health and wellbeing.
That's why today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, launched a new portal dedicated to mental wellness on Canada.ca/coronavirus and the Canada COVID-19 app. Wellness Together Canada will connect Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls, and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
The portal is the result of the work of a broad consortium of organizations with experience in providing digital mental health and substance use support, led by Stepped Care Solutions, Kids Help Phone, Homewood Health and Greenspace Health. Wellness Together Canada is the first and only mental health platform of its kind for people of all ages, in every province and territory.
Special thanks to supporting partners including:
• Bell Let's Talk
• Canada Health Infoway
• Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Medavie | 4 |
The body of a 6-year-old South Carolina girl who had gone missing earlier this week was found near the remains of an unidentified man, authorities said Thursday. Police are now treating the child's death as a homicide.
Faye Marie Swetlik. Cayce Department of Public Safety / via Facebook
Faye Swetlik was last seen playing in the front yard of her Cayce, South Carolina, home after school on Monday when she was reported missing.
"It is with extremely heavy hearts that we're announcing we have found the body, that the coroner has identified as Faye Marie Swetlik," Cayce Director of Public Safety Byron Snellgrove told reporters. "We are now treating this case as a homicide."
The girl's body was found in her neighborhood of Churchill Heights, near "a deceased male," according to police.
"That investigation has just begun," Snellgrove said of the man found near the girl.
Snellgrove declined to answer any questions or reveal how the girl died.
But, he said, "at this time we feel there is no danger to the community," just outside the state's capital city of Columbia.
Crime scene tape covers the wooded area near the Churchill Heights neighborhood, this after the bodies of Faye Swetlik and an unidentified male were found. @wis10 pic.twitter.com/9uzSFoIXJW — Drew Aunkst WIS (@NewsDrewWIS) February 13, 2020
No arrests were immediately made and police were seen combing through a wooded area of Churchill Heights following the announcement.
The Cayce Department of Public Safety released a statement saying they were working closely with the coroner's office to process a "large amount of physical evidence."
"While we grieve for Faye and try process this tragedy, we want to ensure you that our work continues," the statement said. "As we weep, we work."
The Lexington County Coroner's Office announced an autopsy will be conducted on Faye Swetlick on Saturday.
The search for the missing Springdale Elementary School first-grader had captivated the region.
"Our community is devastated," tweeted all-time basketball great Dawn Staley, who is the head women's basketball coach at the nearby University of South Carolina.
"We prayed for a different outcome but our hearts are filled with sorrow. This senselessness must stop. Godspeed to her family, friends and community."
Vice President Mike Pence, while speaking Thursday night at The Citadel military college in Charleston, South Carolina, said the FBI will offer support to state officials in the investigation.
"We were deeply saddened to receive word of the remains of Faye Swetlick were found," Pence said. "Hold this family in your prayers." | DAILY NEWSLETTER
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Lorraine viewers couldn't believe who they were seeing on their screens today as pop beauty Louise Redknapp came on the show to discuss her new UK tour.
Louise, 45, sent viewers wild as she donned a plunging denim shirt and matching jeans, as they couldn't believe her ageless beauty.
As Louise talked about splitting from ex Jamie Redknapp back in 2017, they rushed to social media to talk about how different she looked.
One fan posted: "There's a very different looking Louise...wish her all the best for the album."
Another added: "Louise looks so different now!"
(Image: ITV)
A third chipped in: "Wow, barely recognised Louise on Lorraine."
A fourth wrote: "Louise is looking more and more like Carol Vorderman everyday."
Louise confessed that splitting Jamie was the hardest thing she had ever done, as she told Lorraine: "It is the toughest thing anyone will go through, it really was for me.
"Everyday is a new challenge, it was really hard.
(Image: ITV)
"The boys are our priority and we are working together to put them first."
She also spoke about her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Kevin Clifton announcing he had left the show, sharing her shock with Lorraine.
Discussing her time on the show, Louise admitted: "It made me fall back in love again with dancing.
"That was when I thought there is a bit of life left in me."
(Image: Getty Images Europe)
Louise and Kevin starred in the 2016 series of the show, narrowly missing out on the Glitterball to presenter Ore Oduba.
She announced her split from Jamie, who she married in 1998, as she announced the end of their 19 year marriage.
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Louise Redknapp burst thermometers in her latest Instagram snap as the star stunned as she went makeup free, as she got prepared for her tour.
The singing goddess, 45, has been rehearsing for her upcoming UK tour ahead of her releasing brand new music.
She shared the intimate series of snaps on her story, giving fans a sneak-peak of what happens behind the scenes before a show.
The first post is a video clip of the star, rocking a bare face with no makeup.
She looked stunning as she told her 684k Instagram followers: "So we've just done our very first run through of the show from start to finish.
(Image: Instagram/@louiseredknapp)
"Yeah all good!"
The ageless beauty finished the sweet video clip by blowing a heartfelt kiss to her fans through the camera, letting them know she loves them.
Her second selfie saw the former Eternal member putting sexily at the camera, posing up a storm for the bare-faced snap.
She wrote on the scorching photograph: "I will wear makeup for the show tomorrow. Promise."
(Image: Instagram/@louiseredknapp)
The bombshell finished her words with a joking frown emoji.
Louise made headlines recently after sending viewers wild with desire as she donned a jaw-dropping glamorous outfit on TV show Lorraine, as she discussed her new music and tour.
She confessed on the ITV morning show that splitting from her ex husband Jamie Redknapp was the hardest thing she'd ever done.
(Image: Instagram/@louiseredknapp)
The media personality told Lorraine of getting a divorce back in 2017: "It is the toughest thing anyone will go through, it really was for me.
"Everyday is a new challenge, it was really hard."
The mum-of-two confirmed that her children, who she shares with Jamie, are the most important thing in her life, as she said: "The boys are our priority and we are working together to put them first." | 2 |
The residents of T. Nagar, have made a request to the Greater Chennai Corporation to re-locate a trash
disposal point, located on Guild Street, T. Nagar. Residents say the disposal point is nothing short of a trash
yard. Though, steps are taken to clear the garbage every day, either in the night or early in the morning, the
conservancy staff collect and dispose the trash from residential apartments and homes and other commercial
establishments in the vicinity for the conservancy truck staff to clear the garbage.
On days, the garbage is spilled on to the roads affecting free flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. To add to
the woes of the pedestrians, especially women, men relieve themselves in the open. Of late, the space near
the trash yard has become a parking slot.
“In the mornings and evenings, countless number of pedestrians walk through the stretch to reach the railway
terminal and a couple of educational institutions. Stray dogs roam in large numbers on the stretch, creating a
fear in the minds of the pedestrians. We have complained several times in this regard to the authorities
concerned in the GCC to re-locate the dumping point. But, no action, has been taken till date. We are being
asked by the authorities concerned to re-locate a trash disposal point," residents say.
Besides, while clearing the trash from the disposal point, the walls of a prestigious educational institution
located on the stretch have been damaged by the conservancy vehicle for fifth time in a row. A similar
situation prevails on Police Quarters Road.
Despite, a washroom near the T. Nagar bus terminus, men relive in the open on the stretch, making it horrible to commute through the stretch to gain access to bus terminus, residents, add. | Some post-graduate students of Rani Channamma University took bath in front of the university gate in protest against water scarcity in the hostel and on campus.
A group of students wearing shorts and T-shirts walked to the university gate on Wednesday carrying buckets and mugs. They reached the front gate and poured water on themselves. They shouted slogans against the university administration for failing to listen to their pleas.
“We have been complaining to the university officers about water scarcity, but no one listened to us. We are forced to skip bath for days as there is no water in the hostel. Today, we decided to come out in protest,” they said.
University officers sent them away with an assurance that they would look into their demands. | 1 |
That $1,200 from the U.S. government is expected to arrive to households across the nation within the next three weeks.
These payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package signed into law last week to spur the economy, which screeched to a halt in the COVID-19 pandemic.
But questions remain as to how to access that $1,200, and if that money is enough to provide a much-needed assist as millions of Americans are now filing for unemployment.
And while $1,200 might help alleviate some financial pressure for Long Islanders, the plan shows a “failure to recognize the regional cost differences” across the nation, said Lawrence Levy, the executive dean of suburban studies at Hofstra University, where he is also vice president for economic development and professional studies. In addition, Levy heads up Ascend Long Island, a pilot program that supports underserved communities in Nassau County.
Levy said that “$1,200 doesn’t go nearly as far in Hempstead as it does in Huntsville, Alabama. The help is not going to go as far here as it will in other parts of the country.” It’s disappointing, he said, as “the federal government does recognize” the cost of living difference in how it pays its employees based on where they live.
The $1,200 per taxpayer is “punishing to the higher costs suburbs all around the country,” he said.
Meanwhile, to access that money, most people don’t need to do anything. But some, including senior citizens and low-income people who might not traditionally file tax returns, are advised to take action. People behind on filing their taxes might also want to get caught up.
Eligibility
Anyone earning up to $75,000 in adjusted gross income and who has a Social Security number will receive a $1,200 payment. That means married couples filing joint returns will receive the full payment — $2,400 — if their adjusted gross income, which is what you report on your taxes, is under $150,000.
The payment steadily declines for those who make more. Those earning more than $99,000, or $198,000 for joint filers, are not eligible. The thresholds are slightly different for those who file as a head of household.
Parents will also receive $500 for each qualifying child.
Accessing funds
Most people don’t have to do anything to access the funds.
The money will be directly deposited in your bank account if the government has that information from your tax return. If you haven’t filed your 2019 taxes, the government will use information from your 2018 taxes to calculate your payment and determine where to send it. It can use your Social Security benefit statement as well.
If you don’t usually have to file taxes
People who are not required to file a tax return — such as low-income tax payers, some senior citizens, Social Security recipients, some veterans and people with disabilities — will need to file a very simplified tax return to receive the economic impact payment. It provides the government basic details including a person’s filing status, number of dependents and direct-deposit bank information.
If you didn’t yet file 2018 or 2019 taxes
You will still get a payment, but the IRS urges anyone required to file a tax return and has not yet done so for those years to file as soon as possible in order to receive an economic impact payment. Taxpayers should include their direct-deposit banking information on the return if they want it deposited in their account.
If you don’t use direct deposit on your taxes
The government will default to sending you the check by mail if you did not use direct deposit.
However, IRS and Treasury say that they will develop an online portal in the coming weeks for individuals to provide their banking information so that they can receive the payments immediately instead of in the mail. It has not yet set a deadline for updating that information.
Learning more about the check
The IRS and Treasury say the website irs.gov/coronavirus will soon provide information about the check, including how people can file a simple 2019 tax return.
When you need more time to file your tax returns
The IRS says people concerned about visiting a tax professional or local community organization in person to get help with a tax return should not worry. The economic impact payments will be available throughout the rest of 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this story. | Politics & Government Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Payments: What You Need To Do In RI Rhode Island residents are expected to start receiving stimulus payments soon. Here's what you need to do beforehand. Reply (1)
To receive a coronavirus economic stimulus payment, Americans need to have filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019, according to new guidance released by the IRS and U.S. Treasury. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)
RHODE ISLAND — In the next three weeks, most Americans are expected to start receiving payments that are part of a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus package approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump last week. The package is intended to mitigate the economic effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on Americans, small businesses and corporations.
But with so much money in the pipeline, questions remain: What is the government using to determine eligibility? Do we need to apply to receive a payment? Where will the payment go once it's sent? The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury released guidance this week on the economic stimulus package that explains what Americans should expect and what they need to do to receive their payments. Most won't need to do anything. But just in case, here's a checklist of questions you may not have thought of and others you may already be asking:
Do I need to file a tax return to receive a stimulus payment?
Yes, and while most of us won't need to worry about this requirement, some groups of Americans — including low-income taxpayers, senior citizens, some veterans and individuals with disabilities — typically don't file tax returns. Don't miss the latest coronavirus updates in Rhode Island as they are announced. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.
Originally, Social Security recipients were among those required to file a return to receive the stimulus payment; however, in response to backlash from both sides of the political aisle, the U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday that Social Security recipients are now exempt from the tax return requirement, according to The Washington Post. Finally, anyone who was required to file taxes for 2018 and 2019 and hasn't done so yet should do so right away.
Am I eligible for the economic stimulus payment? Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or $2,400 for married couples. Parents also receive $500 for each qualifying child. | 4 |
DHAKA, Feb 25, 2020 (BSS)- The decision on whether Mashrafe would be allowed to continue his cricketing career after the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe will be taken in the next meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket
Board (BCB), said its president Nazmul Hassan Papon.
The BCB head had already made it clear that they would choose a captain,
considering the 2023 World Cup as they want the team to get ample time under
new captain to build them for the cricket’s biggest extravaganza.
This put a question mark on Mashrafe’s career as the BCB president cast a
doubt on the lanky fast bowler’s ability to pass the modern beep test which
determines the players’ fitness.
But he said that Mashrafe, whose retirement issue came to the fore once as
he performed badly in the 2019 World Cup, would play the series against
Zimbabwe as captain.
This will be Mashrafe first series since the World Cup in which took just
one wicket in eight matches. Mashrafe missed the three-match ODI series in
Sri Lanka after the World Cup due to hamstring injury.
“I didn’t say anything like that Mashrafe won’t be the part of the team
after the Zimbabwe series. I said that we will take a decision about the
captain in the next board meeting,” Papon said.
“I can’t say before the meeting that whether he [Mashrafe] would play or
not, or whether he would be captain or not. Till this series against
Zimbabwe, he is okay and he will be the captain.”
Mashrafe is currently playing just ODI format of the cricket and since he
shows his reluctance to walk into sunset in the near future, question came to
the fore whether he will play the one-off ODI against Pakistan in Karachi.
Papon remained tightlipped on this issue, saying, “Before the ODI against
Pakistan, a board meeting will be held. As I said earlier, everything will be
decided in that meeting.” | SYLHET, Feb 29, 2020 (BSS)-Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said he will be here for always in Bangladesh cricket’s needs as he is ready to do anything for the sake of the country’s cricket.
Mashrafe’s comment came in the wake of the question that whether he
would visit Bangladesh for a solitary ODI match if the Bangladesh Cricket
Board (BCB) wants. The most successful captain of the country is currently
playing just ODI format.
However Mashrafe’s future is not clear yet as the BCB president Nazmul
Hassan Papon indicated that the Zimbabwe series will be the lanky pacer’s
last as the captain since they would appoint a long term captain, eying 2023
World Cup. He also said, if Mashrafe wants to continue cricket, he should
prove his performance and match fitness to make him available.
“Firstly I don’t know what will happen after this series,” Mashrafe
said, replying to a query whether he would tour Pakistan.
“But in Bangladesh cricket’s needs, I am ready to go anywhere. What I
feel is that the BCB is our guardian. What decision they will take, they will
take it thinking not for once or twice, they will think about it for 10
times. So I believe they will take the best decision. We should consider
cricket board’s decision as final.”
Bangladesh has already twice visited Pakistan for first two legs of tour
that included a three-match T20 series and a first Test. On both occasion,
Mushfiqur Rahim opted against touring Pakistan, citing security reasons.
Bangladesh will visit Pakistan for last phase of tour that includes a
solitary ODI and second Test. Mushfiqur Rahim is believed to opt against
third phase of tour also.
“We should honour the decision of Mushfiqur Rahim,” Mashrafe said. “The
BCB has given the option to opt against touring Pakistan. Moreover the
selector will take the decision who will be the part of the team. If I am
called up for Pakistan tour, I will give my answer.” | 3 |
Retail lending stock of Hungarian banks was up HUF 77.4 billion at nearly HUF 7.022 trillion in November from the previous month, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) shows, state news wire MTI reports.
Image: Onchira Wongsiri/Shutterstock.com
The stock has risen every month since March 2018.
Transactions increased the stock of retail loans by HUF 83.1 bln but revaluations reduced it by HUF 5.7 bln. Forint-denominated transactions increased the stock by HUF 83.6 bln and FX transactions lowered it by HUF 500 million.
Stock of retail deposits rose HUF 91.9 bln to almost HUF 9.370 tln with net deposit placements adding HUF 70.4 bln and revaluations raising the stock by HUF 21.5 bln.
Net inflows increased forint deposits by HUF 84.6 bln and net withdrawals reduced foreign currency deposits by HUF 14.2 bln. Revaluations increased the FX deposits by HUF 21.5 bln and reduced forint deposits by just HUF 100 million.
The euro weakened 1.48% to the forint between the end of October and the end of November, calculating with the central bankʼs daily fixing. | Corporate lending stock of Hungarian banks rose in November from the previous month with nearly 30% of the increase reflecting revaluation effects, fresh data from the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) show, state news wire MTI reports.
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In real terms and excluding revaluation effects, the stock of banksʼ corporate loans has been rising since the end of 2016.
The corporate lending stock of banks was up HUF 161.5 billion at HUF 8.7 trillion according to non-adjusted data. Transactions increased the lending stock by HUF 113.4 bln, while revaluations and other changes increased it by HUF 48.1 bln.
Transactions raised the stock of forint loans by HUF 16.5 bln and they raised the stock of foreign currency loans by HUF 83.2 bln. Revaluations cut the forint loan stock by HUF 4.7 bln and raised the FX loan stock by HUF 54.2 bln.
Holdings by credit institutions of bonds issued by non-financial corporations were down HUF 1.4 bln due to revaluations but rose HUF 13.7 bln because of transactions, bringing the stock of bonds to HUF 144.7 bln.
Corporate deposits meanwhile rose by HUF 389.6 bln to HUF 9.264 tln in November. Deposit placements raised the stock by HUF 365.7 bln and revaluations raised it by a further HUF 23.9 bln.
According to MNB, there were just HUF 11.9 bln net inflows into foreign currency deposits while net inflows into forint deposits reached HUF 353.8 bln. Revaluations increased FX deposits by HUF 43.9 bln and they reduced forint deposits by HUF 20 bln. | 3 |
By Rachel Noll, DOC Communications
The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) is privileged to have staff well trained in emergency management. During statewide and national emergencies, the DOC stands ready to respond internally to protect the health and safety of staff and the incarcerated, and externally to provide support to other state or federal agencies.
Steps Taken During COVID-19
Corrections began supporting the Department of Health (DOH) response to COVID-19 on February 9, 2020, by providing members of Corrections’ Department Incident Management Team (DIMT) to help the statewide response. The department officially opened its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at headquarters in response to COVID-19 on March 2, 2020, whose members represent every division across the agency.
While the state is under a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, Corrections remains open and operational as an essential business. The safety and well-being of the incarcerated, staff and public are the department’s top priorities.
Corrections has taken a number of steps to ensure the safety of those incarcerated in correctional facilities and work release, as well as those on community supervision. These steps include suspending visitation and other in-person programming to reduce outside exposure, encouraging pro-active precautions like hand-washing, extra cleaning and social distancing, and reducing the number of face-to-face contact visits community corrections officers have to make with those they supervise.
The department is also encouraging staff to stay home when sick, practice social distancing and telework wherever possible. Every staff member that needs to report in person for work receives a verbal and temperature health screening when they enter any correctional facility. The agency recently approved staff to wear expired N95 respirators (pdf). The department continues to monitor the situation to determine if additional steps are necessary as new guidance is made available.
To demonstrate the department’s commitment to openness and transparency, Corrections has posted important information on the COVID-19 Information Center, including memos, resources and decision points.
Current Protocols Followed
Corrections’ Chief Medical Officer and her team have developed protocols (pdf) that follow recommendations for isolation and quarantine set forth by DOH and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which are updated as needed to reflect the latest guidance.
Employees who test positive for COVID-19 self-quarantine at home for at least 14 days. Corrections also works to identify and notify employees considered to have had close contact with a staff member with positive COVID-19 test results. Those determined to have been in close contact with the positive individual will be asked to self-quarantine at home for up to 14 days from the date of last contact with the employee who tested positive, following DOH guidelines.
If an incarcerated individual shows symptoms or tests positive, they will be isolated and treated. Those who have been in contact will be quarantined even if they are asymptomatic under the same guidelines followed under other quarantines, such as those that occur during outbreaks of the stomach flu.
Corrections Assistance in Statewide Response
In addition to the internal response, the DIMT provided logistics support to DOH along with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington Military Department – Emergency Management Division with the statewide response to COVID-19. The support is possible because the Department of Corrections trains employees in the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the national structure for emergency response enabling state and federal agencies that typically do not work together, to operate under the same structure and unified command during an emergency.
“Real world emergencies, whether it be a flood, hurricane, volcano or pandemic, provide the opportunity for our agency employees to hone their skills in emergency management and incident command,” said Emergency Operations Manager Greg Miller. “Assisting other agencies drastically increases our knowledge, skills and abilities to manage our own emergencies when they arise in the department. Above and beyond DIMT, the Department of Corrections staff statewide are always ready and willing to help out. These staff are doing great work in the offices, prisons and community during this time.”
The DIMT provided Command, Logistics and Planning staff to the Unified Command at the State Emergency Operations Center. DOC staff also provided communications support as the state stood up its Joint Information Center. Working together during an emergency allows each state agency to continue its operations, work together as a team and have a role in helping Washington to ‘flatten the curve’.
Incarcerated individuals have also expressed a desire to help. Correctional Industries (CI) workers at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center have adapted their knowledge from the textile factory to produce protective gowns to respond to the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). CI workers across the state are also working to produce additional gowns, protective masks and face shields.
“Partnerships such as this show the department’s commitment to both our mission, ‘To improve public safety by positively changing lives’ as well as our vision, ‘Working together for safer communities,’” said Secretary Steve Sinclair. “Corrections is committed to working together with other state agencies to help support the best emergency response possible, as we know our role in creating safer communities extends beyond our commitment to operating a safe and humane corrections system. We value our partnership with others as we work to transform lives for a better Washington.” | Another positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been reported in Mason County. A man in his 70s became the 18th County resident to test positive. Mason County Public Health was notified of the latest positive test on Wednesday, April 9, 2020. Mason County Public Health is conducting contact interviews at this time. The patient is currently isolating at home.
Case information for the 18 positive cases is as follows:
Only one patient has been hospitalized outside Mason County. The remaining patients are isolating at home.
So far, 502 people have been tested in Mason County.
Due to Mason County being a small community, location data of positive cases will not be released to reduce the possibility of patient identification and to protect personal health information. Identified positive cases are located throughout Mason County. To avoid exposure, continue to follow the guidance of washing hands frequently, stay home, unless essential to work and limit travel to only medical appointments, medication pick up, and once every two-week grocery shopping needs. This will help limit your exposure possibilities. Mason County Public Health is asking that the public do their part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. | 1 |
Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant will reunite for a new lockdown comedy for BBC One.
Staged will follow the cast of a play who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt and they try their best to keep the rehearsals on track in lockdown.
The six 15-minute episodes will be filmed using a combination of self-shooting and video conferencing technology to ensure it is made safely.
They will take on the challenge of creating a drama in lockdown, on stage and off, and the cast also includes Tennant’s wife Georgia Tennant, Lucy Eaton and Anna Lundberg.
The show will also have a selection of guest stars including Nina Sosanya, with others still to be confirmed.
Charlotte Moore, the BBC’s director of content, said: “It’s so important that the BBC provides moments of humour and light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are.”
The series is written and directed by Simon Evans, based on an idea by Evan and Phin Glynn.
The series will air in June 2020 on BBC One and will be available as a box set on BBC iPlayer after transmission. | 1/2
David Tennant is to star in the new BBC comedy, "Staged." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
May 23 (UPI) -- Good Omens stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen are reuniting for a six-episode BBC comedy called Staged. The 15-minute show will debut in June. It follows the cast of a play who continue to rehearse remotely after their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement
"Absurd and humorous in equal measure, Staged takes on the challenges of creating a drama in lockdown, on stage and off, with a line-up including Georgia Tennant, Lucy Eaton and Anna Lundberg," a BBC press release said. "The show will also have a selection of guest stars including Nina Sosanya, with more to be confirmed in due course."
Simon Evans and Phin Glynn came up with the idea and Evans penned the screenplay.
It will be recorded using video-conference technology in keeping with social-distancing practices.
"It's vital that the BBC provides moments of light relief and this mischievous idea shows what great sports Michael and David are in sending themselves up," Charlotte Moore, director of BBC Content, said in a statement. | 4 |
ISLAMABAD: The first phase of admissions of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) that include Matric and FA programs for the Semester Spring, 2020 will be closed on Tuesday, March 3.
There will be no further extension in this date, it was announced.
The designated banks around the country have been directed to receive the admissions’ fee of Matric, FA as well as for admission in Certificate Courses and Open Tech Courses till the closing time on March 3.
The interested Pakistanis including those living in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain have also been asked to enroll themselves in the on-going admission (spring, 2020).
Admission forms and prospectus for these programs could be downloaded from the University’s website. | Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University has introduced some academic programmes for overseas Pakistanis, including those living in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain and USA.
The programs include ‘Allisan-ul-Arabi’ (Basic Arabic Course), Arabic ‘Bol Chall’, Secondary School Certificate (Matric), Higher Secondary School Certificate( FA, I.com).
The interested Pakistanis have been asked to enroll themselves in the on-going admission (Spring, 2020), that will continue till March 3. Admission forms and prospectus for these programs could be downloaded from the University’s websitehttp://del.aiou.edu.pk
According to the Director Admissions, the overseas students educational facilities were being extended with the cooperation of Pakistani missions and schools abroad.
The interested Pakistanis may contact the department of the overseas Pakistanis here at the University’s main campus on email overseas@aiou.edu.pk for seeking further information. | 3 |
Bigg Boss 13's Shehnaaz Gill is one of the most deserving contestants to win the show.
Bigg Boss 13 contestant Shehnaaz Gill was a known face in Punjab before she entered the BB house. But, after she appeared on the show, the singer has become a household name across India. Shehnaaz was one contestant who has been entertaining the viewers even before she entered the BB house.
Shehnaaz introduced herself to Salman Khan as Punjab Ki Katrina Kaif. Initially, Shehnaaz was seen trying to bond with Paras Chhabra but after Paras chose Mahira Sharma over her on more than one occasion, she thought it better to stay away from him. Shehnaaz, who is lovingly called Sana by her housemates, displayed all kinds of emotions in the house. She never shied away from calling a spade a spade.
Shehnaaz Gill stood by Shefali Bagga when the entire house was against her. She wasn't scared of anyone and supported what she felt was right. She was also the only one who was very clear about her priorities on the show. She has always said that all that matters to her in this game is Sidharth Shukla and would mostly get affected by things related to him.
On the show, Shehnaaz Gill has become quite popular and now enjoys a huge fan following. Apart from Sidharth Shukla and Rashami Desai, she was another contestant who was nominated many times on the show but every time, her fans saved her.
Be it her gidda performance with Sidharth Shukla, or her conversation with the crow, every time Shehnaaz Gill has managed to win our hearts with her cute antics. Initially, Bigg Boss 13 wasn't that interesting, but two contestants who made it bearable with their presence were Shehnaaz Gill and Sidharth Shukla. She was a great find by the makers as her presence in the show helped keep its entertainment quotient high.
Every weekend, Shehnaaz's conversation with Salman Khan left the viewers and Salman in splits. Shehnaaz displayed her romantic side with Sidharth and also showed her fierce side while protecting him when he got into a fight with their housemates.
The winner of Bigg Boss needs to be someone who manages to entertain no matter what. Shehnaaz Gill is one contestant who brought a smile on the viewers' face whenever she appeared on screen. She is clearly the entertainment queen of this season and deserves to win the show more than anyone else.
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ALSO READ| Bigg Boss 13: Sidharth kisses Shehnaaz in Spider-Man style | With the finale of Bigg Boss 13 less than four days away, the tension inside the house is quite high at the moment. Salman Khan announced on Sunday that one contestant would be eliminated from the show soon.
The contestants were asked to rank the top five housemates, and they picked Paras Chhabra followed by Sidharth Shukla, Asim Riaz, Rashami Desai and Arti Singh.
In the previous task, Sidharth chose to save Paras. When confronted by Salman, he confessed that he picked Paras because he couldn’t decide between Shehnaaz and Arti. Soon after Salman’s exit, Shehnaaz and Sidharth had an argument. The two also had an argument with Arti regarding the same issue.
The elite club members Asim Riaz, Sidharth Shukla and Rashami Desai are safe from eliminations. Paras, meanwhile, was saved by Sidharth. | 2 |
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Coronavirus patients will be given the blood of survivors of the deadly disease as part of a new treatment being trialled at London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals.
More than 6,500 people have signed up for the trial, which will begin in “the coming weeks”, the hospitals' Biomedical Research Centre said.
Donations have already been collected from 148 people in England, with the hope being that transfusions will boost the struggling immune systems of Covid-19 sufferers.
The potential treatment, variants of which have long been used to fight other infections, uses the liquid part of the blood, known as convalescent plasma.
The hospitals said if the trials proved it to be effective, NHS Blood and Transplant will begin a national programme to deliver up to 10,000 units of convalescent plasma per week to the National Health Service, enough to treat 5,000 patients each week.
The trial is co-led by Dr Manu Shankar-Hari, a consultant in intensive care medicine at the hospitals, along with experts from NHS Blood and Transplant and the University of Cambridge.
“As a new disease, there are no proven drugs to treat critically ill patients with Covid-19. Providing critically ill patients with plasma from patients who have recovered... could improve their chances of recovery,” said Dr Shankar-Hari.
Health and Social Care secretary Matt Hancock said: “This global pandemic is the biggest public health emergency this generation has faced and we are doing absolutely everything we can to beat it.
“The UK has world-leading life sciences and research sectors and I have every hope this treatment will be a major milestone in our fight against this disease.
“Hundreds of people are participating in national trials already for potential treatments and the scaling up of convalescent plasma collection means thousands could potentially benefit from it in the future.” | 4 |
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BBC has axed The Greatest Dancer after just two series, with falling viewing figures being blamed for its demise.
The show made its debut at the start of last year, with Cheryl, Strictly star Oti Mabuse and Glee actor Matthew Morrison as its dance captains.
The Greatest Dancer returned to screens in January, with new recruit Todrick Hall joining the panel, but why it still had a loyal following, it failed to set Saturday night prime time ratings alight.
The second series, which ended in March, attracted around 3.2 million viewers week on week, significantly lower than ITV rival The Masked Singer, which has been confirmed for a second run.
A TV source told The Sun:: “The writing was on the wall a while back.
“Now the BBC and everyone involved has decided enough is enough and they’ve binned it.
“Critics liked it and it pulled in a younger audience. But the cost of the big production for the ratings the show delivered was too much.”
A BBC spokesperson confirmed The Greatest Dancer wouldn't be renewed, saying: "Whilst there are no plans for a further series of The Greatest Dancer, we are proud of the show,
"We would like to thank everyone involved in bringing so many memorable moments to BBC One". | The Greatest Dancer
The BBC has cancelled The Greatest Dancer after two series, the broadcaster has announced.
The talent show, which featured a judging panel of Cheryl, Matthew Morrison, Oti Mabuse and Todrick Hall, had reportedly struggled in the ratings for the primetime Saturday slot.
Matthew Morrison, Oti Mabuse, Cheryl and Todrick Hall (left-right) were judges on The Greatest Dancer (Ian West/PA)
Confirming the programme would not be returning, a BBC spokesman said: “Whilst there are no plans for a further series of The Greatest Dancer, we are proud of the show and would like to thank everyone involved in bringing so many memorable moments to BBC One.”
The Greatest Dancer was created by Simon Cowell’s Syco production company and launched in January 2019, returning for a second series earlier this year.
It was hosted by Alesha Dixon and Jordan Banjo with the four judges named “dance captains”.
Winners earned £50,000 and the chance to perform on Strictly Come Dancing.
Latin and ballroom duo Michael and Jowita were the most recent winners of the show. | 4 |
Who is Dominic Raab, the man running the country in Boris Johnson’s absence?
Dominic Raab is deputising for Boris Johnson while he battles coronavirus (PA)
The rapid deterioration of Boris Johnson’s condition as he battles Covid-19 has thrust his de facto deputy Dominic Raab into the spotlight, but who is the man now effectively running the country?
The Foreign Secretary has enjoyed a swift rise to the top. Three years ago he wasn’t even in Cabinet, but the hard-Brexiteer, karate-loving 46-year-old former lawyer has long-been eyeing the top job.
Clearly he would not have wanted it this way, but he will be well-prepared to take on his boss’s responsibilities.
The son of a Czech-born Jewish refugee who fled the Nazis in 1938, Raab become involved in martial arts to help cope with the death of his father from cancer when he was just 12.
“Sport helped restore my confidence, and that hugely benefited my attitude to school and life”, he said last year.
Brought up in Buckinghamshire, he went to Dr Challoner’s Grammar School before studying law at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he captained the university karate team and was a boxing blue, and then a Masters at Cambridge, winning the Clive Parry Prize for International Law.
He started his career as an international lawyer at Linklaters in the City, but was also seconded to the human rights NGO Liberty, and worked for one of the principal Palestinian negotiators of the Oslo peace accords.
In 2000 he joined the diplomatic service and was part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s legal team, and it was there he met his now-wife Erika Ray, a Brazilian marketing executive.
The couple and their two sons, Peter and Joshua, live in Thames Ditton, Surrey.
In 2003 Raab was posted to The Hague and worked to bring war criminals like Radovan Karadzic and Charles Taylor to justice, and ended up defending Tony Blair from a subpoena by the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević.
He caught the eye of Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, who poached him to be his chief of staff in 2006, and three years later he went to work for the then-Shadow Justice Secretary Dominic Grieve, but it soon became clear he was more on the DD wing of the Tory party when it came to the EU.
In 2010 he was elected to the safe Surrey commuter seat of Esher and Walton, but spent the first five years in Parliament on the backbenches, often finding himself at odds with Theresa May - who was then Home Secretary - on the issues of civil liberties.
After David Cameron’s general election victory in 2015, Raab was made a junior minister, and then played a prominent role in the Brexit campaign, but was sacked by Mrs May when she took over in the wake of the EU referendum.
She brought him back as a justice minister a year later, before promoting him to housing minister in January 2018.
He entered Cabinet in July that year after his old mentor Mr Davis quit as Brexit Secretary, but he followed suit after just four months later, saying "in good conscience" he could not support the Northern Irish backstop arrangement in Mrs May's deal.
Some accused him of only taking the role to help sabotage May and boost his career, something his supporters denied, but six months later he was in the running to replace her as PM after she agreed to stand down.
But he finished a disappointing sixth in the leadership contest, getting knocked out in the second ballot after only receiving the support of 30 Tory MPs.
In the following round the man who finished above him, Rory Stewart, lost 10 votes, prompting speculation Johnson’s team may have lent him votes to help eliminate his Brexiteer rival.
Nevertheless, he endorsed Boris as soon as he was eliminated, and seemed destined for a top job in his Cabinet after he defeated Jeremy Hunt in the final round of voting by Tory members.
But it was still a relative surprise to see him made Foreign Secretary, and also designated as First Secretary of State, placing him at the very top of the Cabinet rankings below the PM.
In the short time since he has struggled to make his mark in the FCO, and has faced criticism amid the transatlantic fall-out over the death of British teenager Harry Dunn, but is seen as extremely capable and unflappable, if somewhat of a hard taskmaster.
He has been dogged by accusations of bullying stemming from an incident in 2007, when an employee made a claim against him which went to an employment tribunal, and was settled confidentially.
After details were printed in 2011 by the Mail on Sunday he took the newspaper to court and it was forced to apologise, and last year he said of the incident: “I vigorously denied the claims, which were independently investigated and found to be unsubstantiated.
"The claim that I secured an injunction or any kind of ‘gagging’ order is false.”
He was also loosely entangled in a scandal when his diary secretary was found to have been selling sex on a ‘sugar daddy’ website in 2018, but the most damaging revelation about him from the story was that he eats the same lunch every single day from Pret a Manger.
Ever since then a chicken caesar and bacon baguette, superfruit pot and ‘vitamin volcano’ smoothie combination has been known as the ‘Dom Raab Special’ in Westminster circles, despite his denial he lacks variety in his mealtime habits.
And he has been involved in a few other embarrassing moments, after he said that he "hadn't quite understood the full extent" of how much UK trade relies on the Dover-Calais crossing, and later confusing the Irish Sea with the Red Sea at a select committee hearing.
His comments about feminists - calling them “obnoxious bigots” - have also drawn criticism, including from his old adversary Mrs May, who suggested it was “not the way forward”.
But the focus is a long way from that now as takes on his duties standing in for the PM in the coming days.
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove was quick to point out that Cabinet makes collective decisions, and that Mr Raab will not enjoy the untrammelled power a full-time PM might expect.
The comments were not all that surprising given the pair have a tricky relationship, after Mr Gove’s team blamed the Raab campaign for cocaine use scandal which derailed his own bid to be Tory leader.
The pair must now work closely together to help steer the country’s response to the coronavirus crisis and fill the void left by the PM, but the black-belt third dan is used to fighting his corner.
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PoliticsHome provides the most comprehensive coverage of UK politics anywhere on the web, offering high quality original reporting and analysis: Subscribe | But he has continued to anger opponents with some of his comments, in 2020 telling talkRadio's Julia Hartley-Brewer he would only "take the knee" - go down on bended knee - for "the Queen and the Mrs when I asked her to marry me". | 4 |
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., vowed to challenge former Vice President Joe Biden on key issues at the upcoming Democratic primary debate as he rejected calls to drop out of the race following a disappointing finish on mini-Super Tuesday.
Sanders told supporters in his home state that he planned to stay in the race and was eager to spar with the front-runner at Sunday's debate in Phoenix.
"Last night was obviously not a good night for our campaign from a delegate point of view," Sanders said. "What became even more apparent yesterday is that while we are currently losing the delegate count . . . we are strongly winning in two enormously important areas, which will determine the future of our country. Poll after poll shows that a strong majority of the American people support our progressive agenda."
Numerous exit polls from Tuesday's races found that a majority of primary voters backed policies like Medicare for All, even in states which backed Biden.
"The American people are deeply concerned about the grotesque level of income inequality in this country and want corporations to start paying their fair share of taxes. Overwhelming support for that," Sanders added. "Even in conservative states like Mississippi, there is an overwhelming understanding that we spend twice as much on health care as any other country. This crisis is becoming more and more obvious to the American people as we face the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic. Imagine facing a pandemic and having 87 million who are having a difficult time going to a doctor when they need it."
"But it is not just the ideological debate that our progressive movement is winning," he continued. "We are winning the generational debate. While Joe Biden continues to do very well with older Americans, especially those above 65, our campaign continues to win the majority of the votes of younger people . . . Not just people in their 20s. People in their 30s and their 40s."
Sanders said that while he is winning the ideological debate, he is losing the "electability debate" as voters who say they agree with him on the issues argue that Biden has a better chance to beat President Donald Trump.
"Needless to say, I strongly disagree with that assertion. But that is what millions of Democrats and independents believe," he said. "On Sunday, I very much look forward to the debate in Arizona with my friend, Joe Biden," he added, vowing to challenge Biden on issues such as climate change, college tuition, criminal justice, health care, immigration and income inequality.
"Today, I say to the Democratic establishment: In order to win in the future, you need to win the voters who represent the future of our country and speak to the issues of concern to them," he said.
"Let me conclude the way I began: Donald Trump must be defeated, and I will do everything in my power to make that happen," he added. "Sunday night, the American people will have the opportunity to see which candidate is best positioned to accomplish that goal."
Sanders' comments came after Biden pitched a message of unity Tuesday to his supporters.
"I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his supporters for their tireless energy and their passion. We share a common goal," he said. "And together, we'll defeat Donald Trump. We'll defeat him together.
Biden extended his delegate lead Tuesday following a dominant performance that saw him win 10 of 14 states last week. Sanders lost Michigan and Missouri by wide margins despite effectively tying Hillary Clinton in those states in 2016. Biden has been buoyed by overwhelming support from older and black voters, while Sanders' young supporters have not turned out at the rate necessary to mitigate Biden's advantage among more reliable voting blocs.
Some of Biden's supporters called on Sanders to quit the race Tuesday.
Democratic strategist James Carville argued that Democrats "can't diss" the majority of voters who backed Biden and "want to shut this thing down."
"Let's shut this puppy down, and let's move on and worry about November," he said on MSNBC. "This thing is decided. There's no reason to keep it going not even a day longer."
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., went a step further and argued that the Democratic National Committee should "step in" to cancel future debates.
"I think when the night is over, Joe Biden will be the prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic nomination . . . If the night ends the way it has begun," it is time to "shut this primary down," Clyburn told NPR.
Sunday's debate will be held without a live audience due to precautions amid the spread of the coronavirus. Both candidates have also canceled rallies in upcoming primary states as the threat posed by the virus threatens to upend the race entirely, possibly making it more difficult for Sanders to gain ground.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Wash., the co-chair of Sanders' campaign, told CNN that Sanders "earned his right to make his case at the debate."
"There's no doubt that the polling and momentum right now is with Vice President Biden, and Sen. Sanders acknowledges that. But he does believe that debates in the past have changed, dramatically, the race," he said. "There are a lot of things he is passionate about in his vision for America, and he feels he owes it to the millions of working-class people who have supported him to continue to raise those issues and share his vision." | Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) vowed Wednesday to stay in the 2020 Democratic presidential race despite a dismal showing in key states Tuesday night, adding that he “looks forward” to debating former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday.
“Last night, obviously, was not a good night for our campaign from a delegate point of view,” Sanders told reporters in a brief address from Burlington, Vermont. “We lost in the largest state up for grabs yesterday, the state of Michigan. We lost in Mississippi, Missouri, and Idaho.”
Biden decisive primary victories in Michigan, Missouri, Idaho and Mississippi Tuesday night helped expand his delegate lead to 160. As of Wednesday morning before the news conference, Biden was leading Sanders in the delegate count 857 to 709. | 4 |
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Rio Tinto has broadened its COVID-19 screening measures in WA by introducing rapid screening for its fly-in-fly-out workforce at Busselton, Geraldton and Albany airports. The rapid screening, which started at Busselton on Friday May 1, 2020, will be rolled out at Geraldton and Albany in coming weeks, will mirror the five-layer rapid COVID-19 process successfully introduced at Perth Airport last month. Approximately 900 Rio Tinto FIFO employees and contractors are expected to commute from Busselton, Geraldton and Albany to operations in the Pilbara every fortnight. Those traveling have been asked to arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than they normally would arrive to allow for the screening process. Trained medical staff manage the COVID-19 screening process which is overseen by Rio Tinto's occupational physician, who is also overseeing a comprehensive research program into COVID-19 screening outcomes. The rapid screening process includes an online and face-to-face health questionnaire, a temperature check and the rapid finger pinprick blood screen to detect viral-related antibodies that is performed by a qualified nurse. The blood sample is not a diagnostic test for COVID-19. If the blood screen is clear, a coloured wristband is given to confirm the person has been screened and can board their flight. Anyone identified as requiring further testing will not be allowed to depart and will be directed to undertake a diagnostic test for COVID-19 at an approved clinic. About 100 jobs have been created to help facilitate Rio Tinto's screening process at Perth, Busselton, Albany and Geraldton airports. This includes the hiring of out-of-work nurses impacted by restrictions on elective surgery at WA hospitals. More than 8000 Rio Tinto FIFO workers and contractors have now been through the rapid COVID-19 screening process since its introduction at Perth Airport last month. Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive officer Chris Salisbury said their number one priority was to protect the health of their employees and communities where they operated and that's why they have expanded their screening efforts to include important regional hubs like Busselton. "The broader roll-out of our layered screening process to other regional airports such as Geraldton and Albany will allow us to continue operating safely and, importantly, making a strong contribution to Western Australian communities," he said. "Since the introduction at Perth Airport last month, rapid screening has proven to be an effective tool enabling the quick identification of people who may be at increased risk of having a viral illness prior to getting on a plane and arriving at a site in the Pilbara." Vasse MLA Libby Mettam said it was clearly in the state and region's interest that the mining industry continued to operate during this period and a significant factor in ensuring this is to provide all possible protections to their critical workforce. "Rapid screening has a key role to play in ensuring the travelling workforce is maintained," she said. "Last month I wrote to the Minister for Health advocating in support of this private screening and it is fantastic to see it being expanded in the region, and across other regions as well."
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Rio Tinto enhances COVID-19 screening at Busselton Margaret River Airport | Rio Tinto is set to introduce coronavirus screening measures to three additional Western Australian airports: Busselton, Geraldton and Albany.
The rapid screening process applies to fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers and started at Busselton Airport last Friday.
Rio Tinto plans to roll out the same process at Geraldton and Albany airports in coming weeks after a successful five-layer screening process which has been in place at Perth Airport since last month.
The Busselton, Geraldton and Albany airports are some of the company’s busiest transport hubs, with 900 FIFO workers expected to pass through the airports every fortnight.
Rio Tinto now requires its FIFO workers to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure times to allow for the screening, which is overseen by the company’s occupational physician.
It includes online and face to face health questionnaires, temperature checks and a rapid finger prick blood screen that’s performed by a nurse to detect viral antibodies.
While this is not a diagnostic test for coronavirus, the employee will be given a coloured wrist band to confirm that their blood screen is clear and they can board the flight.
Anyone requiring further testing will not be allowed to depart and will be forwarded on to an approved coronavirus clinic to take a diagnostic test.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Chris Salisbury said the company’s top priority was protecting its employees’ health as well as the communities where it operated, which was why the company had expanded the screening to include its important regional hubs.
“Since the introduction at Perth Airport last month, rapid screening has proven to be an effective tool enabling quick identification of people who may be at increased risk of having a viral illness prior to getting on a plane and arriving at a site in the Pilbara,” Salisbury said.
“The broader roll-out of our layered screening process to other regional airports such as Geraldton and Albany will allow us to continue operating safely and importantly, making a strong contribution to Western Australian communities.”
More than 8000 Rio Tinto’s FIFO employees and contractors have been through the screening process in the past month.
The introduction of screening processes at Busselton, Geraldton and Albany are also expected to create around 100 jobs, including nurses who may be out of work due to elective surgery restrictions during the pandemic. | 3.5 |
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I can't stand Clare Balding and her obsession with horse racing
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Get Susan Calman on it!
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Ugh the Canadian hosts were so grating. Bring me Dan levy
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Rosie Jones. get that lesbian and disability representation in and shed wipe the floor with them comically
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this is so sad! i wonder who they'll get to replace her!
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Noel better not leave!! I was CRUSHED when Mel and Sue left but I've warmed up to Sandi and Noel :(
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omg is JVN going to host in her place
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No offense to them, but please no.
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nnnnooooo
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I WANT IT TO BE TRUE
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Please no.
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I feel like this must be a joke. He isn't even British!
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no thank you.
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I never bothered to watch this once it switched to Channel 4, but I love GBBO.
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Richard Ayoede, now is your chance to shine!
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Oh that would be perfect!
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That is the only acceptable substitution unless Mel and Sue are both brought back.
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lmao honestly if it can't be a lesbian, i would be ok with this
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I think he'd be brilliant (I can just imagine the awkward chats with various contestants) but I just can't see him going for it.
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He is no longer doing that. some new comedian has taken over.
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came in here just for this!
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I didn't finish the last season because I got upset when Helena was eliminated but I was hoping to see both again on the next one. I'm more of a Noel fan but I also liked Sandy a lot more than the previous two.
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Oh so bummed, I love Noel & Sandi together. I actually prefer this lineup to the OGs.
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I totally agree. The first few episodes I wasn’t sold, but I adore the two of them now.
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Same. It took me a while to warm up to them tho.
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I prefer them too, I’m so sad
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I’d swap Paul out and take Mary to partner Prue.
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Oh man I love her and Noel together :(
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Just hurry up with getting the latest season over here, the national edition is mediocre.
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I'll take Richard Ayoade or another lesbian. No other.
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Get rid of the two comedians. I don't see the point of them in the first place. I watch to see the amateurs cook, not a couple of non-funny people get in the way and make jokes.
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That would be boring.
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The hosts actually do a lot of stuff during filming that viewers don't get to see, like provide moral support to the contestants. We started to see more of this with Sandi and Noel but almost never with Mel and Sue because one of them would start cursing to the camera while the other talked the contestant off a cliff (the BBC couldn't air any of this footage because of the cursing).
I'll admit that sometimes the hosts' jokes are bad but GBBO would be missing something without its hosts.
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I loved that about Mel and Sue, they were really protective of the contestants.
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The other trick they used was singing copyrighted songs because they knew the producers wouldn't pay to use the songs on air.
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Aw no, I like them. The jokes are corny af, but I like their little convos with the contestants.
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Great British Bake Off bosses hint at real reason why Sandi Toksvig quit as presenter
Great British Bake Off bosses have released a statement which hints at Sandi Toksvig's real reason for quitting the show.
The 61-year-old broadcaster has hosted the Channel 4 series alongside Noel Fielding for three years, but stunned fans today by declaring she is stepping down.
The producers paid tribute to Sandi, thanking her for her hard work on the show and telling her she would be missed.
Ian Katz, Director of Programmes at Channel 4, revealed she actually has upcoming voiceover projects in the pipeline with the network.
”Sandi is a huge part of why Bake Off’s move to Channel 4 has been such a success and we are immensely grateful for her contribution to the show," he said in his statement.
Image: Channel 4) Channel 4)
"We will miss her warmth and wit, not to mention her endless willingness to be the butt of jokes about being the least tall person in the Bake Off tent.
"Fortunately, her unique voice will continue to have an important presence on the Channel with new shows in development - none of which involve cake.”
Meanwhile, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Producer for Love Productions, Richard McKerrow, said: “We’ll always be incredibly grateful to Sandi for becoming one of the hosts of Bake Off when we moved to Channel 4, along with Noel, Paul and Prue.
Image: Love Productions) Love Productions)
"She has contributed hugely to Bake Off over the last three years, with her sharp witty sense of humour and her passionate commitment to the dozens of bakers during her time in the tent.
"We wish her all the very best on the exciting projects she is currently working on and beyond.”
In a statement revealing her departure, Sandi, 61, said she was leaving on good terms to focus on her other work.
Image: PA) PA)
Breaking the news on Twitter , Sandi told fans: "When stepping down from a job it is quite common for people to say they are doing so in order to spend more time with their family.
"Unusually I am departing from the Great British Bake Off so I can spend more time with my other work.
"As my waistline will testify, Bake Off is an all-consuming show."
Image: Love Productions) Love Productions)
She then praised her co-stars judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood and her fellow host Noel.
Sandi said: "Spending time with Prue, Paul and Noel has been one of the great pleasures of my life.
"These are friendships which I know will continue beyond the confines of television.
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"Bake Off is a wonderful programme which has already proved it can happily withstand a change of hosting personnel.
"The reason for that, of course, is that the true stars of the show are the bakers themselves. I wish everyone well.”
Current bookies favourite to replace Sandi is past winner Nadiya Hussain. | 4 |
Crosses last fiscal’s figure with 67 days to spare this year
Crosses last fiscal’s figure with 67 days to spare this year
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its share of the first-year premium income in the first nine months of this fiscal. LIC’s share rose to 70.52% from 66.24% recorded in 2018-19.
“During the current fiscal, our market share improved in terms of first-year premium income. We have crossed last year’s collection of ₹1,42,000 crore in total first-year premium, 67 days ahead of the schedule,” Mukesh Kumar Gupta, managing director, LIC, said.
LIC also crossed ₹1 lakh crore in first year premium in the Pension and Group Insurance vertical for the first time. Mr. Gupta added that the insurance major had ₹32 lakh crore in assets and ₹29 lakh crore in investment. Recently, it had paid dividend of ₹2,611 crore to the Centre.
As of December, LIC had posted a growth of 17.81% in number of policies sold and 45.56% in first year premium income.
According to Mr. Gupta, LIC had set itself a target of ₹56,000 crore in individual business premium and ₹1.25 lakh crore for the pension and group insurance scheme for FY20. Together with renewal income of about ₹2 lakh crore, LIC would be gunning for the ₹4 lakh crore-mark this fiscal, he said. For FY21, LIC plans to increase the number of insurance agents from 12 lakh to 15 lakh. In this regard, it had already recruited officers and development officers. About 8,000 assistant officers would be placed soon.
On NPAs, he added that LIC’s net non-performing asset (NPA) ratio stood at 1% for the current fiscal, despite major defaults by some corporate borrowers. “We are doing well on all counts. Most loans are given through consortium and the consortium partners are working on it,” he said. Asked about the recovery mechanism, he said: “Provisions have been fully made and efforts are on to recover bad debts. ”
On banking subsidiary IDBI Bank, he expressed optimism that it would come out of the Prompt Corrective Action framework by March 2020. It had ‘already started showing some green shoots’, he said. | Move will bring in better financial discipline among entities, according to Finance Minister
BL 26-11-2010 MUMBAI: LIC employees coming out LIC Building as there was bomb hoax, while Police sniffer dogs and bomb squad in action at the building in Mumbai on Friday. Pioc by SHASHI ASHIWAL
Move will bring in better financial discipline among entities, according to Finance Minister
In a major announcement during her Budget 2020 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamam said State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was set to go public. Ms. Sitharaman on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government plans to sell a part of its stake in the entity through an initial public offering (IPO) and raise funds.
Sitharaman, however, did not give details such as what percentage of holding would be sold or when it would take place. Listing of companies on stock exchanges “discipline a company and provides access to financial markets and unlocks its value. It also gives (an) opportunity for retail investors to participate in the wealth so created,” she said.
The government owns 100% stake in LIC, which was set up in 1956 and remains the country’s largest state-run insurer. LIC increased its share of the first-year premium income in the first nine months of this fiscal, rising to 70.52% from 66.24% recorded in 2018-19. According to Bloomberg estimates, its assets roughly equal $433 billion (over ₹30 lakh crore).
The Economic Survey 2020 has aggressively pitched for divestment in public sector undertakings (PSUs). The latest development comes close on the heels of the Union government’s announcement Monday to invite bids for 100% stake sale of national carrier Air India. | 2 |
Saudi Arabia will enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as infections spike.
The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of virus cases in the Gulf region, is scrambling to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
A full lockdown will be reimposed around the country from May 23-27, the ministry said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency. The period coincides with the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Most parts of the kingdom were put under full lockdown following the outbreak, but last month the government relaxed the curfew between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Malls and retailers have been allowed to reopen, except in major hotspots including the holy city of Mecca -- where confirmed cases have soared, despite a stringent lockdown.
The health ministry said Tuesday the number of COVID-19 deaths had risen to 264 and confirmed infections to 42,925, while 15,257 people have recovered.
In March, Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round "umrah" pilgrimage over fears of the disease spreading in Islam's holiest cities.
Authorities are yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year's hajj -- scheduled for late July -- but they have urged Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage.
Last year, some 2.5 million faithful travelled to Saudi Arabia from across the world to participate in the hajj, which Muslims are obliged to perform at least once during their lifetime.
The Arab world's biggest economy has also closed cinemas and restaurants and halted flights as it attempts to contain the virus.
King Salman has warned of a "more difficult" fight ahead against COVID-19, as the kingdom faces the double blow of virus-led shutdowns and crashing oil prices. | RIYADH (Dispatches) – Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month due to the coronavirus.A full lockdown will be imposed from May 23 to 27 following the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency.Until then, commercial and business enterprises will remain open as they now are and people can move freely between 9am local time (06:00 GMT) and 5pm, except in the holy city of Mecca which remains under a full curfew, the statement said.The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the Persian Gulf region, is scrambling to limit the spread of the deadly disease.On Tuesday, the health ministry said the number of COVID-19 deaths had risen to 264 and confirmed 42,925 infections.Saudi Arabia had earlier imposed 24-hour curfews on most towns and cities but eased them last month for the start of Ramadan.Shopping centers and retailers were allowed to reopen, except in major hotspots including Mecca - where confirmed case numbers have soared, despite a stringent lockdown.In March, Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage over fears of the disease spreading in Islam’s holiest cities.Authorities are yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year’s Hajj - scheduled for late July - but they have urged Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage.Last year, some 2.5 million faithful travelled to Saudi Arabia from across the world to participate in the Hajj, which Muslims are obliged to perform at least once during their lifetime if possible.The Arab world’s biggest economy has also closed cinemas and restaurants and halted flights as it attempts to contain the virus.King Salman has warned of a ‘more difficult’ fight ahead against COVID-19, as the kingdom faces the double blow of virus-led shutdowns and crashing oil prices. | 4 |
Brunette bombshell Ana Cheri gave her 12.4 million followers something to get excited about with her latest Instagram update. The photo showed her scantily clad in a cheetah-print bikini that left little to the imagination.
The top of Ana's swimsuit tied around her neck. The narrow cups barely covered the middle of her breasts, leaving plenty of her voluptuous chest exposed. The bottoms were just as skimpy and featured thin straps tied into bows that sat low on her hips and highlighted her curves.
Ana did not indicate where she was in the snapshot, but she seemed to be somewhere on a secluded area of a beach that had a wooden swing set situated in shallow water. Behind her, the turquoise water met the blue sky on the horizon.
While the scenery might have been stunning, Ana was definitely the focal point of the snap. She stood in knee-high water next to the swing set and struck a sexy pose. With one arm on a pole and the other in her hair, she raised one knee and flaunted all of her curves. Along with her ample chest, her hourglass shape, flat abs, and toned thighs were prominent in the photo.
Ana looked like she had just come out of the water after a swim. Her wet skin glistened in the sunlight and her soaked hair fell in waves over one shoulder. She smiled and lifted her face toward the sun. Her eyes were closed, revealing a shimmery bronze eye shadow. She wore blush on the apples of her cheeks and a rose shade on her lips. She added a bit of bling to her sexy look with hoop earrings and a dainty necklace.
In the caption, Ana wrote she was headed to Mexico.
Many of her followers raved over how sexy she looked in the snapshot.
"Ana you're the must [sic] beautiful Latin diva on social media!" gushed one Instagram user.
"You look amazing and gorgeous," wrote a second follower.
Some of her admirers expressed that they were dumbfounded.
"Wow! I'm trying to come up with a comment and all I've got is Wow!" a third fan gushed.
"My God such a angel on earth. Speechless," complimented a fourth follower. | Brunette bombshell Ana Cheri knows how to get the attention of her 12.4 million followers. Most of the time that involves baring lots of skin. In her latest Instagram update, the beauty teased fans by giving them a flash of cleavage when she unzipped her workout bra in a flirty video.
Ana's clip showed her modeling several workout bras and a pair of yoga pants from her clothing line, Cheri Fit. The video captured her body from her hips up as she stood near a wall covered with floral wallpaper.
The first portion of the video proved to be the most sexy as she lowered the zipper on her black bra while flashing a smile at the camera. Before the zipper came undone, she quickly closed it up. She then lifted her hair, spun around, and gave followers a look at the back of the bra. Ana swayed her hips back and forth before the clip jumped to her wearing a different bra. It showed her backside for a few seconds before she turned around and faced the front.
The video continued in the same fashion, showing the beauty in a variety of bras in colors that included red and pink. All of them showed off her cleavage and hourglass shape as she struck several coy poses. At one point in the clip, she playfully held a rose and waved it at the camera. The clip ended showing Ana wearing a pink, long-sleeved crop top.
As for makeup, Ana's eyes were framed with dark brows, smoky eye shadow and thick lashes. She also wore a rose gloss on her lips.
In the caption, she announced that Cheri Fit was having a sale on tops for Valentine's Day.
Many of her fans wished her a happy holiday, while others showered her with compliments.
"Wow your [sic] just so beautiful," one admirer told her.
"Absolutely gorgeous in every way," said a second follower.
"Omg love this and you girl," a third Instagram user wrote.
"Wow you are the perfect woman," commented a fourth fan. | 3 |
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that under special circumstances, a person apprehending arrest can move a high court directly seeking anticipatory bail without approaching a sessions court first.
A five-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday ruled that it is not mandatory that while filling an anticipatory bail under Section 438 of CrPC, an applicant must approach the sessions court first and on rejection of the plea move to the high court.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and justices Ramesh Sinha, Sunita Agarwal, Yashwant Verma and Rahul Chaturvedi observed,"Section 438 CrPC on its plain terms does not mandate or require a party to first approach the sessions court before applying to the high court for grant of anticipatory bail."
The matter came before the bench after reference by a single judge of the court in a case related to a plea of a man named Vinod Kumar.
The single judge had referred the matter to the larger bench asking, "Whether the Court would have no jurisdiction to reject the anticipatory bail after considering the grounds of compelling reasons mentioned in the affidavit being found not appealing, which would amount nothing but to approach this Court directly."
The larger bench was of the view, "We would consequently answer the reference by holding that the decision in Vinod Kumar does not merit any reconsideration or explanation. As rightly held in that decision, there can be no exhaustive or general exposition of circumstances in which an applicant may be held entitled to approach the high court directly."The bench further said that the special circumstances must be left for the consideration of the judge before whom the petition is placed and a decision thereon taken bearing in mind the facts and circumstances of that particular cause.
"However, special circumstances must necessarily exist and be established as such before the jurisdiction of the high court is invoked," it said.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) | ‘Case doesn’t merit any explanation’
ALLAHABAD: A five-judge bench of Allahabad HC on Monday ruled it's not mandatory to approach the sessions court first, before moving the HC for anticipatory bail.The bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur , Justice Ramesh Sinha , Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Yashwant Verma and Justice Rahul Chaturvedi observed, "Section 438 of CrPC does not mandate or require an individual to be relegated to the sessions court before being granted the right of audience before high court." Now, a person can directly move HC and file an anticipatory bail plea. Those who move sessions court and their plea is rejected can appeal before HC.The matter came up before a larger bench after reference by a single judge, disagreeing with the judgment passed in the case of one Vinod Kumar.The five-judge bench was of view that “we would consequently answer the reference by holding that the decision in the Vinod Kumar case does not merit reconsideration or explanation. There can be no exhaustive exposition of circumstances in which an applicant may be held entitled to approach the high court directly. The court would err in attempting to draw a uniform code ordictum that may guide the exercise of discretion vested in the court. The discretion left unfettered by the legislature must be recognised. The contingencies spelled out in Vinod Kumar case as illustrative of special circumstances may, where duly established, constitute the ground to petition high court directly.” | 4 |
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Presidential candidate Tom Steyer says he is hoping that when Democrats meet on a debate stage Tuesday, they focus less on arguing over nondisclosure agreements and personal wealth, and more on taking on President Donald Trump. The investor and activist qualified for the 10th Democratic debate after increasing his poll numbers in South Carolina, which holds its primary Saturday.
Steyer’s comment highlights the backlash faced by the other billionaire Democratic candidate in the race, Michael Bloomberg, over his history of having at least three former female employees sign nondisclosure agreements related to alleged offensive comments he made. During the last debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pointedly criticized Bloomberg for the agreements and accused him of buying his way onto the stage through a blitz of political advertising.
Steyer, who didn’t qualify for the last debate, told the PBS NewsHour that spending time discussing nondisclosure agreements are a distraction.
“The attitude you have towards women matters,” Steyer said. “If you could show that there was something really wrong, that really matters. But something that says, ‘There could have been something wrong,’ and they have a nondisclosure agreement– I don’t think that rises to the level of a presidential debate.”
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Steyer said he felt that Trump “won” the last debate because “people spent their time talking about minor, irrelevant points to try and tear each other down, when in fact the real question is, what you are going to do for the American people that’s different and better?”
After Steyer poured millions of dollars of his own personal wealth into running ads and hiring campaign staff in South Carolina, he said he, too, expects to be attacked by some candidates over his affluence.
“I’m not going to apologize for being a success,” Steyer said. “If I were a person who is totally self-absorbed and selfish, then I’d have something to be embarrassed about. I’m not embarrassed about starting a business, succeeding in a business and using everything I can to try and work for the American people. That’s exactly what I’m doing.”
Early on in its history, his hedge fund invested in fossil fuels and private prisons– two sectors criticized by many Democrats. When asked if those investments were a mistake, Steyer affirmed that it was, and that he had corrected it on his own by disinvesting in those industries. “I really care about these issues,” he said, adding that attacks based on that history “are low political blows.”
A poll released Monday by NBC news and Marist shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading in South Carolina with 27 percent of support. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, currently seen as the Democratic front-runner, is just four points behind. Steyer is in third place with 15 percent.
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To Steyer, criticism of his spending in South Carolina is offensive to the black voters who make up the majority of Democratic primary voters in the state — and with whom he has made inroads.
“We’re out here renting rooms and hiring people to work,” Steyer said of his campaign operation. “Every time somebody hires a black person and they go into a community, somehow that’s buying influence. No one ever says that when you go and hire white people.”
Steyer said that “the implication is that black people are there to be bought and that we’re trying to do it, that’s not true,” he said. “That’s what you do when you organize politically. You get people from the community, you hire staff in the community so you can work in the community.” | CHARLESTON, S.C. ― Bernie Sanders finally got the front-runner treatment at Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, a combative and messy affair that put his rivals’ urgency on display as polls show the Vermont senator solidifying his support in South Carolina and in other states across the country.
After skating by largely unchallenged in last week’s debate in Las Vegas, Sanders drew repeated attacks over his past votes against gun control, the feasibility and cost of his proposals, what his nomination might mean for down-ballot Democrats running for office in November, reports that Russia might favor his campaign, his comments about Fidel Castro’s Cuba, and his opposition to eliminating the filibuster.
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But with Super Tuesday and its many key primaries only a week away, Sanders’ rivals may have waited too long to challenge him onstage and in television ads across the country. And as much as they tried to focus on Sanders, they couldn’t resist getting distracted by squabbling among themselves.
Candidates participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center on Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), for example, decided to run over former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg one more time, calling him out for supporting Republicans for Senate, including in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and her own state of Massachusetts. And she again excoriated the billionaire self-funder over his alleged treatment of his former female employees.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, meanwhile, went after billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who is threatening Biden’s support from Black voters in South Carolina. Biden whacked Steyer over his hedge fund’s millions of dollars of investments in the nation’s leading private prison corporation.
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But it was Sanders who drew most of the attacks on Tuesday, as he noted onstage.
“I’m hearing my name mentioned a little bit tonight. I wonder why,” the senator quipped at one point.
In a shift, Warren launched her most direct attacks on Sanders yet. The two progressive champions have largely avoided going after each other in the 2020 race, but her path forward after South Carolina’s primary on Saturday is far less secure than that of Sanders.
The Massachusetts senator called out Sanders early on in the debate, saying she would “make a better president than Bernie” because of how she handled questions about “Medicare for All” and its implementation.
“It’s going to take someone to dig into the details to make it happen,” Warren said of her ‘Medicare for All’ plan, voicing frustration at the reaction from Sanders’ campaign. “I dug in, did the work, and Bernie’s team trashed me for it.”
Bloomberg whacked Sanders over reports that Russia is trying to help his campaign. “That’s why Russia is helping you get elected, so you’ll lose to [Donald Trump],” he said. But the senator gave as good as he got, criticizing Bloomberg over his past praise of China’s President Xi Jinping.
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“I’m not a good friend of President Xi of China,” Sanders said. “I think President Xi is an authoritarian leader, and let me tell Mr. Putin, who tried to interfere in the 2016 election and tried to pit Americans against each other: Hey, Mr. Putin, if I’m president, trust me, you won’t interfere with any more elections.”
Biden slammed Sanders for past votes against gun control measures in the 1990s, including the Brady Act, which mandated federal background checks and a waiting period for some handgun purchases. Though Sanders now supports gun control measures, Biden said the 2015 church massacre in Charleston, which took place mere feet away from the debate stage, may have not have happened if stricter gun control measures were in place.
“I’m not saying he’s responsible for the nine deaths,” Biden said of Sanders, “but that man would not be able to get that weapon without a waiting period,” he added, referring to the shooter.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, the other moderates in the race, hit Sanders over the cost of his health care and economic proposals.
“The math does not add up,” Klobuchar said of Sanders’ plans.
Buttigieg, meanwhile, argued that nominating a self-described Democratic socialist would hurt Democrats’ chances at flipping the Senate and defending their House majority in November.
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“Let’s do some math ... It adds up to four more years of Donald Trump,” Buttigieg warned about a potential Sanders nomination.
He also pressed Sanders on the filibuster and his opposition to rewriting the Senate’s longstanding supermajority rule on legislation. “How are we going to deliver a revolution if you won’t even support a rule change?” Buttigieg asked.
Warren piled on, saying that “people like Bernie” have “given a veto” to the pharmaceutical and insurance industries by refusing to call for an end to the filibuster.
Sanders didn’t give an inch, staying on-message as he has in past debates. He said he would pay for his proposals through a tax on the wealthiest Americans, as well as some tax increases on the middle class he said would be offset by lower health care costs. The biggest misconception about his campaign, he added, is that “the ideas I’m talking about are radical. They’re not.”
The senator also defended his recent comments in which he praised aspects of Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba. “I have opposed authoritarian governments all over the world,” Sanders said Tuesday, arguing that they deserved praise when they do something right.
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It’s not clear if Tuesday’s unorganized assault on Sanders will be enough to deny his path to the Democratic nomination, however. With the moderate lane in the race split between several candidates, Sanders is currently projected to take a huge lead in the delegate-rich Super Tuesday states ― a lead that may be irreversible after next week.
Sanders’ campaign summed up the decidedly chaotic debate with an email subject line that will only help his cause with his most ardent supporters: “US against everyone.” | 3 |
In light of the current pandemic, we are all stuck indoors, putting on hold our regular routines and, of course, our salon appointments. Summer can be a tricky time and if you are lamenting over skincare woes, step into your kitchen and take out that bottle of honey; we’ll tell you what you can do next.
Honey and cinnamon mask
The lemon and honey paste can work wonders for your skin. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock) The lemon and honey paste can work wonders for your skin. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock)
Take two tablespoons of honey, squeeze a bit of lemon and add one teaspoon of cinnamon. Apply this mask on your face for 10 minutes and see the difference for yourself. It will help in reducing inflammation and lighten dark spots. The antioxidant quality of honey is very useful.
Honey and banana mask
Remove blemishes with this face mask. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock) Remove blemishes with this face mask. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)
Take one banana, add one tablespoon of honey and some lemon juice. Apply it on your face for a few minutes and once it’s washed off, you will notice how the dark spots have become considerably lighter.
Honey and yogurt mask
The origin of creamy and tangy yogurt is still unknown. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock) The origin of creamy and tangy yogurt is still unknown. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)
Take one tablespoon of honey and mix it with two tablespoons of yogurt. Make it into a paste and apply in on your face. Keep it for 15-20 minutes and then wash it with warm water.
Honey and strawberries mask
Take three strawberries and one tablespoon of sugar. Make it into a paste and apply on your skin and rub gently. The mask helps a great deal in exfoliating the skin and even prevents acne breakouts.
Which mask are you trying? | Do you have a coffee maker at home? Chances are you may have only used to it to make coffee, as you should, because you have purchased it for the exact purpose. But did you know that there are many other interesting ways in which you can use the appliance? Wondering what they are? Read on.
Boiling eggs
Yes, it is possible! There is no need to think about any other way to boil eggs when you have a coffee maker at home. All you have to do is put the eggs in the decanter and add some water to it. When you set the timer, make sure the eggs are completely submerged. Let it sit for 10-12 minutes, then take them out and put them in cold water. Easy, right?
You can utilise the basket at the top of the coffee maker to steam vegetables. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock) You can utilise the basket at the top of the coffee maker to steam vegetables. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock)
Ramen preparation
Craving noodles? Now make that in the coffee machine, too. For this, you will need to put the dried noodles in the coffee pot and brew. You can also add the flavour or anything else, and then wait for a few minutes for your meal to get ready. This can be especially handy when you are at a hotel.
Steaming vegetables
Have you noticed the basket at the top of the coffee maker? Well, you can utilise it to steam vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower. Just chop the veggies you want to steam, and put them inside the basket, where ground coffee is kept. Brew to maximum amount possible, of cups of water, and then enjoy your steamed vegetable.
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Hot chocolate
Fill the decanter with heavy cream, almost half of it, and throw in some chocolate chips. Next, you must brew two cups of water and let it sit, while stirring it now and then. If you are trying to melt chocolate, you can do that, too, in no time using the coffee maker. Just place the chocolate on a metal cup over the heat plate. | 1 |
The Abia state police command has vowed to disrupt the funeral of the parents of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), if members of the group showed up.
Ene Okon, Abia commissioner of police, said the burial of Eze Kanu and his wife, king and queen of Afaraukwu, will not take place with the presence of IPOB members.
Okon who said this while speaking with The Sun, said he had informed the traditional prime minister of Afaraukwu that the police would provide security for the burial if only IPOB members do not show up.
“I have already reached out to the traditional prime minister of Afaraukwu (Nnamdi Kanu’s community) and told him that if they want the burial to go smoothly and for police to give them security, they should tell IPOB not to near the area not to talk of participating in the burial,” he said.
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“If they fail to adhere to what we’ve told them, that means they do not want the burial to go on smoothly because we are going to scatter the place. IPOB is proscribed by the federal government. I, as the commissioner of police in Abia cannot sit here and allow any proscribed group to operate anywhere in this state.
“I am saying this again for emphasis that there is no way police will allow a proscribed group to participate in the burial of the king and queen of Afaraukwu simply because they are the parents of their acclaimed leader, we will not allow that and we cannot take anything for granted in the face of abundant intelligence on threat by IPOB.”
The CP said members can attend the event individually, but that the police would react if IPOB flag, insignia or any form of identification is seen. | Nnamdi Kanu, leader the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has hinted at not returning to Nigeria for his parents’ funeral scheduled ...
Nnamdi Kanu, leader the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has hinted at not returning to Nigeria for his parents’ funeral scheduled for Friday.
In a broadcast via London-based Radio Biafra at the weekend, the IPOB leader said he is monitoring developments on the event in Abia state from abroad.
Kanu also said the ceremony would be broadcast live.
The IPOB leader has been on the run since 2017 when soldiers raided his father’s residence in Abia.
IPOB was later declared a terrorist group, and a federal high court in Abuja, where Kanu was being tried for alleged treason, ordered his arrest after he jumped bail.
Reacting to the police’ statement that they would disrupt the burial ceremony if IPOB members attend the event, Kanu said the “whole world will be watching” on that day.
“Instead of them to be remorseful for causing the death of my father and mother, all they are saying is we will come and shoot at people that attend the burial,” he said.
“They should come and shoot; our CCTV is there live… so that when it starts, they won’t deny it.
“It will be relayed live so that when our people’s madness starts, they won’t go back to propaganda and say, ‘it is secession, they are trying to secede.”
Ene Okon, Abia commissioner of police, had said the funeral of Eze Kanu and his wife, king and queen of Afaraukwu (Nnamdi Kanu’s community), would not take place with the presence of IPOB members.
“I have already reached out to the traditional prime minister of Afaraukwu (Nnamdi Kanu’s community) and told him that if they want the burial to go smoothly and for police to give them security, they should tell IPOB not to near the area not to talk of participating in the burial,” the commissioner said. | 2 |
Snapchat on Wednesday became the latest social network moving to curb the reach of US President Donald Trump, claiming the president has been inciting "racial violence."
The youth-focused social network said it would no longer promote Trump on its Discover platform for recommended content.
"We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover," a statement from Snapchat said.
The move came days after Twitter took an unprecedented stand by hiding a Trump post it said promoted violence, heating up the White House war with Silicon Valley and social media.
parent Snap chief executive Evan Spiegel over the weekend sent a lengthy memo to employees condemning what he saw as a legacy of racial injustice and violence in the US.
Snapchat will not promote accounts in the US that are linked to people who incite racial violence on or off the messaging platform, according Spiegel.
"Every minute we are silent in the face of evil and wrongdoing we are acting in support of evildoers," Spiegel wrote as companies responded to the outrage over the police killing of a black man in Minnesota.
"I am heartbroken and enraged by the treatment of black people and people of color in America."
The Discover feature at Snapchat is a curated platform on which the California-based company gets to decide what it recommends to users.
Trump's account remains on the platform, it will just no longer be recommended viewing, according to Snapchat.
"We will make it clear with our actions that there is no gray area when it comes to racism, violence, and injustice -- and we will not promote it, nor those who support it, on our platform," Spiegel said in the memo.
Snapchat is particularly popular with young internet users, claiming that about half of the US "Generation Z" population tapping into news through its Discover feature.
"There are plenty of debates to be had about the future of our country and the world," Spiegel said.
"But there is simply no room for debate in our country about the value of human life and the importance of a constant struggle for freedom, equality, and justice."
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale denounced the move, saying that "Snapchat is trying to rig the 2020 election, illegally using their corporate funding to promote Joe Biden and suppress President Trump."
Parscale said in a statement: "Snapchat hates that so many of their users watch the president's content and so they are actively engaging in voter suppression... If you're a conservative, they do not want to hear from you, they do not want you to vote. They view you as a deplorable and they do not want you to exist on their platform."
The move by Twitter last week prompted an angry response by Trump, who within days signed an executive order calling for heightened government oversight of social platforms.
Trump accuses the platforms of "censorship" and limiting "free speech," but his critics say the president has distorted the interpretation of those terms and is himself seeking to regulate online content.
In contrast to Twitter and Snapchat, Facebook has defended his decision not to interfere with posts by Trump.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterated his position in a call with employees this week, according to reports, despite criticism of the Facebook policy by civil rights activists.
The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters -- forcing presidential candidates to turn to Snapchat instead.
The photo-sending app that boasts 229 million users -- better known for filters that turn your face into a puppy or a vampire -- is a new battlefield for opponents Trump and Biden, both of whom are in their 70s.
Last month, Ken Farnaso, the Trump campaign deputy press secretary, told AFP that Snapchat was an important element of the re-election effort and that the Republican was ahead of Biden on the platform.
"It's clear that we're wiping the floor with Biden's campaign," Farnaso said of the Snapchat effort.
Copyright AFP. All rights reserved. | NEW YORK: New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the media during a week of unrest around the country.
Portions of the incident were captured on video by videojournalist Robert Bumsted, who was working with photographer Maye-E Wong to document the protests in lower Manhattan over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The video shows more than a half-dozen officers confronting the journalists as they filmed and took photographs of police ordering protesters to leave the area near Fulton and Broadway shortly after an 8 p.m. curfew took effect.
An officer, using an expletive, orders them to go home. Bumsted is heard on video explaining the press are considered “essential workers” and are allowed to be on the streets. An officer responds “I don’t give a s— -.” Another tells Bumsted “get the f— — out of here you piece of s— -.”
Bumsted and Wong said officers shoved them, separating them from each other and pushing them toward Bumsted’s car, which was parked nearby. At one point Bumsted said he was pinned against his car. He is heard on video telling the officer that Wong has his keys and he needs them to leave the area. Officers then allowed Wong to approach and the two got in the vehicle and left.
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Both journalists were wearing AP identification and identified themselves as media.
“They didn’t care,” Wong said. “They were just shoving me.”
NYPD officials said they would “review this as soon as possible.”
Journalists have faced aggressive police and protesters during demonstrations across the US over the killing of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a white officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck.
Police in Louisville, Kentucky, apologized after an officer fired what appeared to be pepper bullets at a TV news crew, and a journalist in Minneapolis was shot by a rubber bullet.
Journalists have faced other risks while covering the unrest, in addition to dealing with aggression from police. In South Carolina, a television news reporter was hit in the head by a thrown rock and outside the White House, a Fox News reporter was chased and pummeled by protesters. Someone grabbed the reporter’s microphone and threw it at his back, and a Fox News photographer’s camera was smashed.
In Atlanta, demonstrators who fought with police and set cars on fire also broke windows and scrawled obscene graffiti at CNN headquarters.
AP spokeswoman Lauren Easton criticized the officers’ actions Tuesday, which occurred as thousands of people in New York were defying a curfew put in place following several nights of violence and destruction. Journalists covering the story are exempt from the curfew.
“The role of journalists is to report the news on behalf of the public,” Easton said. “It is unacceptable and deeply troubling when journalists are harassed simply for doing their job.” | 1 |
What the New Hampshire results mean for Democratic contenders Senator Bernie Sanders came out on top in the New Hampshire primary, but former mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar weren't far behind. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN AM with more on what these results mean as the race to the White House heats up. | Buttigieg, Sanders in virtual tie as final Iowa caucus results come in With 100% of results finally reported, Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders are essentially tied at the top of the Iowa caucuses. This comes as the Democratic candidates prepare for the New Hampshire debate Friday night. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN AM with the latest from the campaign trail. | 2 |
Senior Conservative MPs are reportedly urging Boris Johnson to change the two metre social distancing rule to one-and-a-half metres to prevent large-scale redundancies.
While the Prime Minister spoke this week in favour of the two-metre gap, The Daily Telegraph said concerns are building that thousands of hospitality industry workers who have so far been unable to return to work could be laid off unless the rule is relaxed immediately.
Greg Clark, chairman of the Commons Science Committee and the former business secretary, has reportedly written to Mr Johnson urging him to relax the rule in light of new evidence.
“The difference between two metres and 1.5 metres may seem small but it can be the difference between people being able to go to work and losing their jobs,” Mr Clark told the paper.
Former Brexit secretary David Davis said alterations to the Government-backed furlough scheme should be implemented “in-step” with a relaxation of the two-metre rule.
He said some firms would be unfairly disadvantaged if they had to remain shut due to the two-metre rule while being forced to start paying towards staff costs again under changes to the furlough plan.
“What will happen is that they will shut, meaning the furlough money is wasted, and there will be no tax revenue from that business,” Mr Davis was quoted as saying.
The Telegraph said Mr Clark cites in his letter a new paper from the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage) which says it may be possible to “enable distancing at less than two metres” in certain areas, provided other Covid-19 control measures are implemented.
Highlighting parts of the document which suggest droplet exposure and infection risk “fall sharply at 1.5 metres”, Mr Clark said the paper did not appear to “establish the need for a recommended distance of two metres”.
The push to review the rule conflicts with the latest advice from the country’s coronavirus experts on Thursday.
Boris Johnson was standing by the two-metre rule on Thursday Credit: Kirsty O’Connor/PA
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance suggested two metres was still necessary as the risk of spreading the virus remained too great.
Sir Patrick said: “It’s not an absolute (that) beyond two metres is safe and slightly less is not safe, there’s a graduation across that, and so roughly at a metre it’s somewhere between 10 and 30 times more risky than at two metres.”
Professor Whitty said it was “really important” that people stayed two metres apart when meeting outside, adding they would not be counted as a contact, and therefore would not need to self-isolate if someone they met at a distance then developed coronavirus.
Global coronavirus cases and deaths Credit: PA Graphics
Prof Whitty, who said keeping the distance would ensure the risk remained low, added: “If you do maintain two metres distance and the contacts you’ve had turn out subsequently to have coronavirus, you will not be counted as a contact and you will not have to self-isolate.
“On the other hand, if you don’t, then if they get coronavirus then a) you might get it and b) because you might have got it, it’s likely that you’ll have to self-isolate.”
Mr Johnson on Thursday agreed with his scientific advisers, saying: “I must stress that to control the virus, everyone needs to stay alert, act responsibly, strictly observe social distancing rules, and stay two metres apart from those who you do not live with.” | Sage has reportedly produced a paper suggesting 1.5 metres could be enough to minimise risk (Picture: AP/GETTY)
Senior Tory MPs are urging Boris Johnson to relax the two-metre rule to prevent job losses, it has been reported.
Concerns have been raised that parts of the hospitality industry won’t be able to get all staff back to work if the social distancing rule has to be observed.
Greg Clark, chair of the Commons Science Committee, told the Daily Telegraph he had written to Mr Johnson in favour of a new 1.5-metre rule that could save thousands from redundancy.
He said: ‘The difference between two metres and 1.5 metres may seem small but it can be the difference between people being able to go to work and losing their jobs.’
Mr Clark highlighted a paper from the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage) which he claimed indicated a ‘sharp’ fall in infection risk at 1.5 metres and does not appear to establish any need for a two-metre gap.
The paper said social distancing at less than two-metres can be workable in some areas provided workers stick to other virus control measures, he added.
Meanwhile, former Brexit secretary David Davis told the newspaper that the government should relax the two-metre rule as it dilutes the furlough scheme.
He warned many firms would have to remain shut due to the rule while the amount the government contributes to the furlough scheme starts to taper off.
Commons Science Committee chair Greg Clark said his recommendation was backed by research (Picture: AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
He said: ‘What will happen is that they will shut, meaning the furlough money is wasted, and there will be no tax revenue from that business’.
Not all countries recommend social distancing at two metres. In France, for example, the government urges citizens to stay ‘at least one metre’ away from others.
Experts heading up the government’s response to Covid stressed the importance of the current rules on Thursday, although they did highlight grey areas in the science of social distancing.
The Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said: ‘It’s not an absolute (that) beyond two metres is safe and slightly less is not safe, there’s a graduation across that, and so roughly at a metre it’s somewhere between 10 and 30 times more risky than at two metres.’
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said that staying two metres apart when meeting someone outside would rule them out of being counted as a contact under the track & trace scheme – meaning one would not need to self-isolate if the other developed coronavirus.
Boris Johnson added: ‘I must stress that to control the virus, everyone needs to stay alert, act responsibly, strictly observe social distancing rules, and stay two metres apart from those who you do not live with.’
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Acting on a commitment to coordinate regional policies in response to COVID-19, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Delaware Governor John Carney today announced a multi-state agreement to reopen public and private beaches with certain restrictions in place effective, Friday, May 22. This approach will better align the states' policies ahead of the summer months.
"With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching and warmer weather on the way, we want to make sure New Yorkers and residents of our neighboring states are able to safely enjoy outdoor recreational activities," Governor Cuomo said. "We have been coordinating with other states throughout this entire pandemic, and we have worked on an agreement allowing beaches to be open with proper social distancing and other public health protections in place so we can begin establishing a new normal without jeopardizing the progress we've already made."
Governor Murphy said, "A trip to the beach is a treasured past time for New Jerseyans on Memorial Day weekend just as it is for residents in our neighboring states. By aligning our social distancing policies for beaches, we can bring some semblance of a 'new normal' to our region ahead of the first weekend of the summer season."
Governor Lamont said, "Our beaches are some of our most beautiful and treasured assets. We want to make sure they are enjoyed up and down the East Coast in the safest possible way, especially as the Summer Season begins. Working together as states to make sure they can be enjoyed responsibly makes sense."
Governor Carney said, "Summer at the beach is a huge part of life for so many Delawareans. As we ease our way into a new normal, we're trying to find ways for Delawareans to safely to enjoy the outdoors and the company of their families." | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a multi-state agreement to reopen public and private beaches with certain restrictions in place effective, Friday, May 22.
This approach will better align the states' policies ahead of the summer months, said a press release from the governor’s office.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Delaware Governor John Carney made similar announcements in their states.
"With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching and warmer weather on the way, we want to make sure New Yorkers and residents of our neighboring states are able to safely enjoy outdoor recreational activities," Governor Cuomo said.
"We have been coordinating with other states throughout this entire pandemic, and we have worked on an agreement allowing beaches to be open with proper social distancing and other public health protections in place so we can begin establishing a new normal without jeopardizing the progress we've already made." | 3 |
Renville County Jail
A Hector woman has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the killing of a 42-year-old Hector man, who was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office as Anthony Tebben.
According to a criminal complaint, Tebben is believed to have been shot in the head by 35-year-old Elizabeth P. Lynch, of Hector. Lynch called 911 around 1 a.m. on March 26 and said she shot her boyfriend, claiming to have pointed the gun at him and unintentionally fired the weapon when she flinched.
Law enforcement arrived at the scene in Renville County and found Tebben on the floor, struggling to breath. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Several children were upstairs in the home at the time of the incident. They were taken into protective custody by social services.
Lynch informed police that a day before the shooting Tebben threw a plate and broke it, so she bought the gun – a black semi-automatic handgun – because she was mad at him. She said she pointed the gun at Tebben when he became aggressive, alleging that there relationship had a history of domestic abuse.
She said the gun discharged when she flinched.
The complaint notes that Lynch said she was unfamiliar with how to use the gun and was not sure if it was loaded.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Renville County Sheriff’s Office are assisting the Hector Police Department with the investigation. | Authorities have identified the man who was fatally shot in a Renville County home allegedly by his girlfriend who claimed he had taunted her that she wouldn't pull the trigger.
Anthony Tebben, 42, of Hector, died on March 26 at HCMC in Minneapolis from a gunshot to the head earlier that day, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
Elizabeth P. Lynch, 35, also of Hector, was charged in District Court with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Lynch remains jailed in lieu of $200,000 bail ahead of her next court appearance on April 24.
According to the criminal complaint:
Lynch called 911 about 1 a.m. and said she shot her boyfriend. She told police that she aimed the handgun at Tebben, unsure whether it was loaded and it fired when she flinched.
Several children were in the home upstairs at the time.
Elizabeth Lynch Credit: Renville County jail
Lynch later told police that she bought the gun a day earlier after getting mad that Tebben threw a plate and broke it.
She said she aimed the gun at Tebben when he came at her aggressively. She said there had been domestic abuse in their relationship.
He responded that she wouldn't shoot him, Lynch said. The gun discharged, Lynch explained, because she flinched and was unfamiliar with how to use the weapon. | 4 |
US President Donald Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Peter Nicholls)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to stand in solidarity with the United States in its struggle against the coronavirus pandemic and as it recovers from the outbreak.
In a letter sent to President Donald Trump Erdogan also said he was following with appreciation the American leaders efforts to control the outbreak.
The letter was sent Tuesday along with a planeload of personal protective equipment that Turkey donated to the US It was made public on Wednesday.
Erdogan wrote, “I am very pleased to observe that thanks to your measures America has taken the first steps towards normalization by achieving a downward trend in the number of new cases.
“You can be sure as a reliable and strong partner of the US we will continue to demonstrate solidarity in every way possible,” Erdogan wrote.
Turkey sent 500,000 surgical masks, 4,000 overalls, 2,000 liters 528 gallons of disinfectant, 1,500 goggles, 400 N95 masks and 500 face shields. Turkey has sent similar medical equipment aid to a total of 55 countries — including Britain Italy and Spain.
Erdogan and Trump have maintained a close personal relationship despite a series of differences between Ankara and Washington including policy on Syria and Turkeys decision to purchase the S400 Russian missile defense system that the US says poses a threat to its F35 stealth fighter jets and to NATO.
The US removed Turkey from the fighter jet program and has threatened sanctions if the Russian system is deployed. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to stand in solidarity with the United States in its struggle against the coronavirus pandemic and as it recovers from the outbreak.
In a letter sent to Donald Trump, Erdogan also said he was following with appreciation the US president's efforts to control the outbreak.
The letter was sent Tuesday along with a planeload of personal protective equipment that Turkey donated to the United States. It was made public on Wednesday.
Erdogan wrote: I am very pleased to observe that, thanks to your measures, America has taken the first steps towards normalization by achieving a downward trend in the number of new cases.
You can be sure, as a reliable and strong partner of the US, we will continue to demonstrate solidarity in every way possible, Erdogan wrote.
Turkey sent 500,000 surgical masks, 4,000 overalls, 2,000 liters (528 gallons) of disinfectant, 1,500 goggles, 400 N-95 masks and 500 face shields. Turkey has sent similar medical equipment aid to a total of 55 countries including Britain, Italy and Spain.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) | 4 |
As an angry Donald Trump tweeted at a record-setting pace, US senators involved in his impeachment trial struggled to stay awake and stay quiet during a marathon session as the Democrats made their case to remove the US president from office and try establish the rules for the trail.
A number of relatively arcane laws mean Senators are meant to stay quiet and are not allowed to speak to each other during proceedings.
Technically, the only drink allowed to be consumed on the floor of the chamber is water, but allowances have been made for milk, sending social media into overdrive as to why one senator was reportedly seen drinking milk during the trial.
Can anyone explain to me why senators during the impeachment are only allowed to drink water or milk? This may be one of the strangest things I've ever seen... — Doug Black Jr (@dougblackjr) January 22, 2020
But behind closed doors - where the media is not allowed - senators have been flouting the quaint guidelines of the chamber that typically prizes decorum.
Gum-chewing, snacking, yawning and alleged napping could be seen throughout the cramped chamber, the Associated Press reported.
Senators were especially restless Wednesday, local time, as lawmakers convened less than 12 hours after the marathon session that stretched to nearly 2 am.
A number of senators were seen resting their eyes, dozing and appearing to take brief naps, according to CNN and the Associated Press.
A cartoonist for the New York Times observing the proceedings even managed to sketch Republican senator James Risch dozing off.
Others, meanwhile, were seen passing notes and doing crosswords while senators were speaking.
NYT has a sketch artist covering impeachment, catching moments like Sen. Risch sleeping https://t.co/kXf9Voi0Og pic.twitter.com/fH5fee7In4 — Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) January 22, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the affair, admonished senators as tensions rose on Wednesday, local time, reminding those gathered it is the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” functioning, for now, as a court of impeachment.
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It has a tradition of civility — and for rare impeachment trials, specific rules: No coffee or snacking on the floor. No pacing, note-passing, working on other matters or chit-chat. It’s all designed to focus the senator-jurors on the issues at hand. So napping is not, in theory, part of the plan.
A number of senators also left the chamber during the opening days, some to conduct lengthy TV interviews, leaving a number of seats empty, AP reported.
9- As the night wore on, senators were restless. Some walked to the back of the chamber and stretched. Sen. Gillibrand took off her heels, sighed then wrapped herself in a red blanket at her desk. Both her &McConnell started to doze off before jolting themselves back awake — Christal Hayes (@Journo_Christal) January 22, 2020
‘Its not fantasy football’
In the opening two days of proceedings, the two sides have been wrangling over rules for the trial and who will be allowed to testify.
Republicans shot down, one by one, Democratic efforts to get Trump aides to testify, including former national security adviser John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Bolton has referred to the White House's alleged political pressure on Ukraine as a "drug deal", according to previous witness testimony in the House of Representatives.
Trump returns to the White House Wednesday, local time, after attending Davos. Source: AAP
Trump is charged with abusing his power by trying to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival and leading Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden.
The Republican-controlled US Senate has voted on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard.
Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate say the son of Joe Biden, Hunter, should testify after Trump accused the former vice president of pursuing his son's interests by pressuring Ukraine to oust a prosecutor that had scrutinised a Ukrainian gas company. No evidence of wrongdoing by Biden has emerged.
Top Democrat Chuck Schumer hosed down the idea of a witness trade, telling reporters during a break in the trial “that trade is not on the table”.
“This isn't like some fantasy football trade,” he said. “Trials aren't trades for witnesses.”
Senator Adam Schiff and feloow Democrats talk to reporters before the second day of the Senate impeachment trial. Source: Getty
Democrats will continue their arguments through Friday under rules approved by the Senate.
Trump's lawyers will then have up to three days to rebut the Democrats' case, likely starting from Saturday.
The lead Democratic prosecutor and California congressman Adam Schiff, urged Republicans to vote to remove Mr Trump from office to "protect our democracy".
"President Trump solicited foreign interference in our democratic elections, abusing the power of his office to seek help abroad to improve his re-election prospects at home," he said overnight.
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You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and download the Yahoo News app from the App Store or Google Play. | President Trump told his national security advisor he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it launched political investigations into his Democratic rivals, according to John Bolton’s description of their exchange in drafts of his forthcoming book, the New York Times reported Sunday.
The revelation challenges the defense offered by Trump and his attorneys in his Senate impeachment trial and raises the stakes as the chamber decided this week whether to seek sworn testimony from Bolton and other witnesses. Bolton, who acrimoniously left the White House a day before Trump ultimately released the Ukraine aid on Sept. 11, has already told lawmakers that he is willing to testify, despite the president’s order barring aides from cooperating in the investigation.
Democrats need at least four Republicans to vote with them to seek witness testimony. Those prospects looked unlikely in recent days and it’s unclear if the new revelations about Bolton’s book will sway any GOP senators.
Democrats quickly sought to ramp up the pressure on their Republican counterparts.
“John Bolton has the evidence,” tweeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “It’s up to four Senate Republicans to ensure that John Bolton, Mick Mulvaney, and the others with direct knowledge of President Trump’s actions testify in the Senate trial.”
The Associated Press has not confirmed the content of Bolton’s book. A person familiar with the matter told the AP the draft had been submitted to the White House for pre-publication review, which is standard for the work of former officials with security clearances. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss the sensitive subject.
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Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power in withholding the military assistance to Ukraine to push that country to mount investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukraine gas company, Burisma, while his father was in office.
On Saturday, the president’s attorneys said during their opening day of defense arguments that there was no evidence that Trump made the military aid contingent on the country announcing an investigation into Biden.
Trump on Wednesday told reporters in Davos, Switzerland, that he didn’t want Bolton to testify before the Senate.
“The problem with John is it’s a national security problem,” Trump said. “He knows some of my thoughts. He knows what I think about leaders. What happens if he reveals what I think about a certain leader and it’s not very positive and then I have to deal on behalf of the country?”
He added: “It’s going to be very hard. It’s going to make the job very hard.” | 2 |
Google last week said that this summer Chrome will remove resource-hogging web advertisements from websites, including ads that mask unauthorized crypto-mining operations.
Arguing that a very small number of online ads - three-tenths of a percentage point of all on the web - disproportionately account for major portions of total network and CPU consumption, Google plans to scrub sites of such ads starting with a Stable build of Chrome near the end of August.
Chrome 85 is scheduled to release on Aug. 25, and would be the most likely version to debut the feature.
"These ads (such as those that mine cryptocurrency, are poorly programmed, or are unoptimized for network usage) can drain battery life, saturate already strained networks, and cost money," Marshall Vale, a Chrome product manager, wrote in a May 14 post to the Chromium blog.
When Chrome detects one of the über-aggressive ads, the browser will unload the content from the ad's frame - the portion of the page in which it's displayed - and refill the space with an error message stating "Ad removed," along with a link to more information.
After copious measurements, Google decided to strip out any ad that consumed 4MB of network data, used the CPU during half of any 30-second span or tallied a total of 60 seconds of CPU usage. Those bars were so high that they affected only 0.3% of all ads, but, Google contended, such ads accounted for 27% of all ad-generated network traffic and 28% of all ad-related CPU usage.
Other browsers have addressed bad actors, including crypto-miners, using different approaches. Mozilla's Firefox, for example, blocks crypto-miners by targeting domains known to harbor such scripts. (Mozilla relies on domain lists produced by Disconnect.) It's not surprising that Google took a metrics-based route here; it typically bases decisions, or says it does, on data collected by Chrome and/or its search engine.
Chrome users can try out this "Heavy Ad" detection and removal prior to version 85 via the chrome://flags option page. Set the Heavy Ad Intervention flag (which also goes by #enable-heavy-ad-intervention) to Enabled and relaunch the browser.
Site developers and ad content creators should use the time between now and late August to test and, if necessary, alter first-party advertisements, Google said. "Our intent with this extended rollout is to give appropriate time for ad creators and tool providers to prepare and incorporate these thresholds into their workflows," said Vale.
Detailed instructions on how to track removed ads using an API as well as how to test the resource usage of ad content were provided in this support document. | AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content.
Google plans to implement new limitations in its Chrome web browser after discovering certain ads overuse CPU and data resources, costing users device battery life and money.
Announced in a post to the Chromium blog on Thursday, Google's restrictions target ads that "consume a disproportionate share of device resources" without user knowledge.
Chrome Product Manager Marshall Vale says a future update to Chrome will limit the resources poorly coded ads like cryptocurrency miners have access to before user interaction. Initially, Chrome is setting restriction thresholds to 4MB of network data or 14 seconds of CPU usage in a 30-second period. Alternatively, ads will be limited after 60 seconds of total CPU usage.
An ad frame will be redirected to an error page if it reaches one of the above thresholds, with the page informing users that said ad used too many resources and was therefore removed from active display.
According to in-house measurements, only 0.3% of current ads exceed the stipulated thresholds. Still, those ads account for 27% of network data used and 28% of all ad CPU usage on Chrome. The figures underscore the need for intervention.
Ad creators can view Chrome's access reports to see which ads were unloaded due to the new restrictions and make necessary adjustments. | 4 |
Meghan Markle's son Archie picking up a few words, gets excited to see Prince Harry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 12-month-old baby, Archie, has picked up on a few words, out of which his favourite are: 'Mama, dada, book and dog.'
According to a source quoted by Us Weekly, "He’s saying a few words, like ‘Dada,’ ‘Mama,’ ‘book,’ and ‘dog. He loves playing hide-and-seek and using building blocks.”
The adorable muchkin is achieving his milestones around his parents in LA.
“He’s a strong baby and you can tell he’s super smart,” an insider told the outlet in November 2019. “He can sit up without support and roll over, and he’s almost crawling. He can’t talk yet, but he’s trying!”
Predicting that Archie's first word might be Dada, the source had added, “When Harry walks into the room, Archie gets so excited, he puts his arms out — his way of saying, ‘Pick me up!’ You can tell Archie’s going to be a social butterfly. He’s at his happiest when he’s around people.”
The “happy baby … rarely cries He takes a keen interest in his surroundings and is already engaging and interacting with people. He loves to be entertained. And he isn’t a needy baby — he’ll happily go to Harry and Meghan’s friends without kicking up a fuss," it said.
Meghan and Harry welcomed their baby in May 2019. | Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are both passionate activists, not least because of the world in which they want their baby son Archie to grow up. At 12 months old, Archie is getting bigger every day and growing into a toddler with likes and dislikes, favorite songs and books and colors, and a whole little internal world. While it seems like just yesterday that Meghan was refusing to pose on church steps with newborn Archie (iconic), the truth is that baby Archie isn’t such a baby anymore. In fact, this royal tot is even talking now — and his first words to Meghan and Harry prove Archie’s got everything he needs at home.
A source close to the couple told Us Weekly that Archie started talking while the Sussexes have been staying in LA. “He’s saying a few words, like ‘Dada,’ ‘Mama,’ ‘book,’ and ‘dog,'” says the source — all of which make perfect sense. After all, it’s well-known that Archie is “best friends” with Meghan and Harry’s two dogs, Guy the beagle and a black Labrador.
It seems Archie’s an avid reader too (well, listener). For his birthday, mom Meghan read him one of his favorites, Duck! Rabbit!, and the source reveals he’s picking up some new hobbies too: “He loves playing hide-and-seek and using building blocks.”
He’s growing up so fast — and we’re sure Meghan and Harry feel the same way. Given his incredible, history-making parents, Archie has a bright future. Those building blocks are just the beginning.
Click here for an inside look at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s relationship. | 4 |
The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man was charged with murder Friday as authorities declared a curfew after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames.
Derek Chauvin, the white officer filmed kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, was charged with one count of third degree murder — unintentionally causing a death — and one count of negligent manslaughter.
“This case is now ready, and we have charged it,” said county prosecutor Mike Freeman amid outrage over the latest death of an African American in police custody.
Relatives of the 46-year-old Floyd — who spoke Friday with President Donald Trump — welcomed news of the arrest as a “step on the road to justice,” but said they hoped for tougher charges and action against the other officers involved in Floyd’s detention and death.
Freeman said the three other officers were also under investigation, and that he anticipated charges. All four officers were fired from the police department Tuesday after video surfaced of Monday’s arrest.
Troops deployed
The announcement of charges came hours after hundreds of troops were deployed to the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul to try to prevent a fourth night of violent protests.
Scores of buildings have been burned and looted across the so-called Twin Cities, including a police station associated with the four officers.
Mayor Jacob Frey declared a night-long curfew Friday and Saturday as protesters began to appear on the streets in Minneapolis and St. Paul again Friday afternoon.
Some chanted “I can’t breathe” — Floyd’s words as Chauvin’s knee pressed on his neck.
“We don’t care about this,” said one African-American demonstrator, indicating the burned-out buildings.
“If this is what it takes, we’re willing to do more. You’all were already killing us, when we weren’t doing anything. … Let’s hope it makes a change,” he told AFP, without giving his name.
Police were out in force in other cities as protests took place in other cities including New York, Washington, Atlanta, Houston and Portland, hoping to prevent recurrences of the violence that hit Minneapolis.
Charges criticized
Floyd’s family issued a statement acknowledging Chauvin’s arrest, but calling the charges against him insufficient.
“We want a first degree murder charge. And we want to see the other officers arrested,” they said in a statement.
“The pain that the black community feels over this murder and what it reflects about the treatment of black people in America is raw and is spilling out onto streets across America.”
The third degree charge though reflected the official autopsy saying that even though Chauvin held his knee to Floyd’s neck for two minutes and 53 seconds after he became “non-responsive,” Floyd did not die of asphyxiation or strangulation.
“Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease,” the charging document said.
“The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions, and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”
‘This shouldn’t be normal’
After beginning the day attacking the protesters as “thugs” and threatening to send in federal troops to deal harshly with them, Trump shifted tone later on Friday, announcing he had called Floyd’s family to express his “sorrow.”
“I understand the hurt, I understand the pain. People have really been through a lot. The family of George is entitled to justice and the people of Minnesota are entitled to live in safety,” he said.
Former president Barack Obama said in a statement that he shared the “anguish” of millions of Americans over Floyd’s death.
“We have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly ‘normal’,” he said. “This shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.”
Obama’s former vice president Joe Biden, who is running for president, also spoke to Floyd’s family.
He called for justice and said it was time to heal the “open wound” of systemic racism in the United States. | US cop gets murder charge over death of African-American
A Minneapolis policeman accused of killing unarmed African-American George Floyd by kneeling on his neck was taken into custody Friday and charged with third-degree murder, officials said.
Derek Chauvin is one of four officers who were fired shortly after an explosive video emerged showing a handcuffed Floyd lying on the street as an officer identified as Chauvin pinned his knee to Floyd’s neck for at least five minutes on Monday.
The death of the 46-year-old Floyd has sparked days of sometimes violent demonstrations in Minneapolis and other US cities over police brutality against African-Americans.
So far, hundreds of shops have been damaged and a police station set on fire.
“Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is in custody,” Hennepin County prosecutor Mike Freeman told reporters.
“Chauvin has been charged… with murder and with manslaughter,” he added, specifying to reporters that the charge was third-degree murder.
US Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota applauded Chauvin’s arrest, calling it “the first step towards justice.”
In the graphic video footage, Floyd is seen saying that he can not breathe. Eventually, he went silent and limp, and he was later declared dead.
Protests swelled after federal authorities said Thursday that they were making the case a top priority but announced no arrests at that time.
Overnight, demonstrators broke through law enforcement barriers to overtake the Minneapolis police station where the four officers blamed for Floyd’s death were based.
A fire broke out and soon became an inferno that engulfed the structure.
Minnesota’s national guard announced that 500 troops were being deployed Friday for peacekeeping amid signs that the anger was nowhere near dissipating.
President Donald Trump blasted local officials and labelled the protesters “thugs,” threatening a harsh crackdown.
“These THUGS are dishonouring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” Trump tweeted.
“Just spoke to (Minnesota) Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
Twitter concealed that tweet, saying it violated its policy on glorifying violence.
Former President Barack Obama said Friday he shared the “anguish” of millions of Americans over Floyd’s death and that racism cannot be “normal” in the United States.
“It can’t be ‘normal,’” Obama, the first black US president, said in a statement.
“If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must do better.” – AFP. | 4 |
QNA/Nur-Sultan
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin met on Saturday with HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, on the sidelines of the 5th Qatari and Kazakh High-Level Joint Committee, which concluded its meetings in Nur-Sultan.
The meeting dealt with enhancing bilateral co-operation in the commerce, investment, and industrial fields.
Al-Kuwari also met separately with Minister of National Economy of Republic of Kazakhstan Ruslan Dalenov; governor of Astana International Financial Centre Dr Kairat Kelimbetov; Minister of Trade and Integration Bakhyt Sultanov and Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov.
The meetings focused bilateral co-operation, reviewing developments of the Qatari economy in recent years, investment opportunities in all fields, investment incentives and legislations adopted by Qatar which included the law regulating foreign investment in the economy, in addition to the initiatives launched to support the private sector and increase foreign direct investments. | (MENAFN- The Peninsula) Nur-Sultan: Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H E Askar Mamin met Saturday with Minister of Commerce and Industry H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, on the sidelines of the 5th Qatari and Kazakh High-Level Joint Committee, which concluded its meetings in Nur-Sultan. The meeting dealt with bilateral relations and facets of bilateral cooperation in the commerce, investment, and industrial fields. The two sides also discussed means to enhance ties.
H E the Minister of Commerce and Industry also met separately with Minister of National Economy of Republic of Kazakhstan, H E Ruslan Dalenov, Governor of Astana International Financial Centre, H E Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov, Minister of Trade and Integration, H E Bakhyt Sultanov, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, H E Beibut Atamkulov.
The meetings dealt with reviewing bilateral cooperation, reviewing developments of the Qatari economy in recent years, investment opportunities in all fields, investment incentives and legislations adopted by the State which included a law regulating foreign investment in the economy, in addition to the initiatives launched to support the private sector and increase foreign direct investment. | 4 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” and hosted her own daytime talk show in Chicago for 33 years, has died. She was 91.
Bell died Tuesday of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, according to Eva Basler, a spokeswoman for the family and their company Bell-Phillip Television Productions.
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“Our mother was a loving and supportive wife, mother and grandmother,” her family said in a statement. “Gracious and kind, she enriched the lives of all who knew her. We will miss her tremendously.”
Bell and her husband William J. Bell co-created two of daytime television’s most successful and enduring dramas. “Y&R” has been on the air since 1973, while “The Bold and the Beautiful” will mark its 33rd anniversary in March.
Born in Chicago on June 9, 1928, Bell began her career as a broadcast journalist in her hometown, where she hosted and produced her eponymous daytime talk show from 1953-1986 on WBBM-TV, the local CBS affiliate. She explored timely social issues and concerns, while also interviewing Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, Judy Garland, Clint Eastwood, Oprah Winfrey, Lucille Ball and the Beatles and Rolling Stones. She won 16 regional Emmy Awards for her show.
Bell also produced and narrated several award-winning specials and documentaries on such topics as foster children, rape and divorce.
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Bell won a Daytime Emmy award for outstanding drama series for “Y&R” in 1975. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Daytime Emmys in 2007.
Her husband died in 2005. She is survived by her sons William and Bradley and daughter Lauralee Bell Martin, who appears on “Y&R.” William Bell is president and CEO of the family’s production company. Bradley is executive producer and head writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
Her daughter-in-law, Colleen Bell, served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary during President Barack Obama’s administration and is executive director of the California Film Commission. Another daughter-in-law, Maria Arena Bell, is a former head writer on “Y&R.” Her other survivors are son-in-law Scott Martin and eight grandchildren. | Lee Phillip Bell, a co-creator of two of daytime television’s most successful and enduring soap operas, “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful,” died on Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91.
Her death was confirmed by Eva Basler, a spokeswoman for the Bell family’s company, Bell-Phillip Television Productions.
Ms. Bell also hosted a daytime talk show in Chicago for more than three decades and as a broadcast journalist produced and narrated award-winning documentary specials.
She teamed up with her husband, William J. Bell, in creating “The Young and the Restless,” which has been on the air since 1973, and “The Bold and the Beautiful,” which celebrates its 33rd anniversary in March. The dramas have attracted millions of viewers while tackling difficult topics like incest, alcoholism and teen pregnancy. | 4 |
A firm owned by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve's son and wife was awarded a contract of digitisation of the city police's official records by the previous BJP government in Maharashtra, sources said on Wednesday.
However, when Sanjay Barve was asked about it, he said the firm offered its services free of cost and there was no question of any financial gains to it.
The project of police records' digitisation was awarded to CrispQ Information Technologies Pvt Ltd for five years by the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led government before the state Assembly polls were held in October last year, the sources said.
The company is owned by Barve's son Sumukh Barve and wife Sharmila Barve.
The firm sent a proposal on September 30, 2019 to the state government, offering its service "pro bono" (work undertaken voluntarily and without payment) to provide paperless office system to the Mumbai Police through a software called 'Notesheet Plus', an official said.
A copy of the proposal was marked to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), he said.
Records, complaints and service documents of the Mumbai Police personnel were to be digitised with the help of the specified software, the official said.
The proposal was approved by the government as the company was going to do the work for free, and the Mumbai Police Commissioner's office was also directed to finalise the number of units and files for the digitisation work, the official said.
However, the project did not start due to some technical issues, he added.
When contacted, Sanjay Barve said, "The company had offered its service 'pro bono' and it was for the benefit of the Mumbai Police."
The software, which was offered to be used by the company, is free and there is no question of any financial gains to the firm, he said.
Sanjay Barve is retiring from service on February 29.
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ALSO WATCH | Devendra Fadnavis denies snooping charges of Uddhav govt | A firm owned by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve's son and wife was awarded a contract of digitisation of the city police's official records by the previous BJP government in Maharashtra, sources said on Wednesday.
However, when Barve was asked about it, he said the firm offered its services free of cost and there was no question of any financial gains to it.
The project of police records' digitisation was awarded to CrispQ Information Technologies Pvt Ltd for five years by the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led government before the state Assembly polls were held in October last year, the sources said.
The company is owned by Barve's son Sumukh Barve and wife Sharmila Barve.
The firm sent a proposal on September 30, 2019 to the state government, offering its service "pro bono" (work undertaken voluntarily and without payment) to provide paperless office system to the Mumbai Police through a software called 'Notesheet Plus', an official said.
A copy of the proposal was marked to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), he said.
Records, complaints and service documents of the Mumbai Police personnel were to be digitised with the help of the specified software, the official said.
The proposal was approved by the government as the company was going to do the work for free, and the Mumbai Police Commissioner's office was also directed to finalise the number of units and files for the digitisation work, the official said.
However, the project did not start due to some technical issues, he added.
When contacted, Barve said, "The company had offered its service 'pro bono' and it was for the benefit of the Mumbai Police."
The software, which was offered to be used by the company, is free and there is no question of any financial gains to the firm, he said.
Barve is retiring from service on February 29.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) | 4 |
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Many more people may have been infected by the coronavirus than previously believed, a new study shows.
A recent study tested the blood of 3,300 volunteers in Santa Clara County, Calif., and found that between 2.5 and 4 percent of them had the antibodies that show they’ve recovered from COVID-19.
In a county the size of Santa Clara, where the population numbers 2 million, that rate of infection would mean between 48,000 and 81,000 people have fought off the virus — far more than the 1,000 who have officially tested positive there.
“Our findings suggest that there is somewhere between 50- and 80-fold more infections in our county than what’s known by the number of cases than are reported by our department of public health,” Dr. Eran Bendavid, the associate professor of medicine at Stanford University who led the study, said in an interview with ABC News.
Antibody blood tests, also known as serology tests, analyze blood from a finger prick. The process differs from coronavirus tests that swab the nose and throat.
The results, while limited, back a popular belief among health experts that significantly more people have been infected than testing shows — due to some people being asymptomatic and to the country’s limited testing capacity.
Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and ABC News contributor, cautioned that the results for the California county are not necessarily representative of the country’s population — but he said the study is “adding to this confirmation of what we’ve expected, which is a much larger number of cases than we ever anticipated.”
A sweeping COVID-19 testing initiative on the Navy’s coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, found that 60 percent of its sailors who tested positive were asymptomatic.
But the link between a positive coronavirus antibody test and immunity is not yet clear.
The World Health Organization cautioned Friday that it’s not yet known whether having survived the deadly virus brings a universal immunity to reinfection.
“These antibody tests will be able to measure that level of serology presence, that level of antibodies, but that does not mean that somebody with antibodies” is immune, said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the head of the WHO’s emerging diseases unit. | The results of an antibody test study including thousands of residents in California's Santa Clara County suggests that there have been tens of thousands more COVID-19 infections in the county than officially reported, according to ABC News.
What the study found: The study tested 3,300 residents of Santa Clara County and found that between 2.5% and 4% of them tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, indicating that they had been infected in the past and had possibly developed immunity.
From that result, researchers estimated that between 48,000 and 81,000 people in the county (population 2 million) have already gotten COVID-19. Currently, the county has officially recorded approximately 1,000 cases.
What this could mean: This is just the latest data providing evidence that the coronavirus has spread far more broadly than we are able to confirm through COVID-19 tests, which are still scarce and typically only administered to those who are exhibiting symptoms.
"Our findings suggest that there is somewhere between 50- and 80-fold more infections in our county than what's known by the number of cases than are reported by our department of public health," Dr. Eran Bendavid, the associate professor of medicine at Stanford University who led the study, told ABC News' Diane Sawyer.
Other considerations: With this study, it's important to note that the use of online ads to recruit participants in the study could have skewed the sample some.
It's also not clear what level of immunity people with the antibodies have, and how long it might last. Assuming the antibodies provide some level of immunity, however, this study also indicates that potentially 95% of the country has not been exposed to the virus and therefore has no immunity.
As states prepare to gradually ease social distancing mandates and allow public life to resume normally, a lack of immunity in the population creates a possibility of coronavirus outbreaks once people start gathering again.
"[W]hat that means for things like, are we going to wait for people to get infected to get antibodies in order for them to get back to work ... knowing that well upwards of 90% of the population doesn't have antibodies is going to make that a very difficult choice," Bendavid told ABC News. | 4 |
Britain said on Monday that China had questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.-led intelligence consortium had accused Beijing of a cover-up.
The U.S. has scaled up its rhetoric over Chinese culpability for the coronavirus in recent days, with U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, saying on Sunday there was evidence the disease emerged from a Chinese lab.
Washington has so far presented no evidence publicly that the virus came from a lab, which Beijing strongly denies.
The Australian Telegraph reported the U.S.-led Five Eyes intelligence consortium had in a 15-page research dossier said China had deliberately suppressed or destroyed evidence of the coronavirus outbreak in an “assault on international transparency” that cost tens of thousands of lives.
The Five Eyes group compises U.S., British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand intelligence services.
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “Every day I get intelligence bulletins from our agencies around the world.
“I don’t comment on individual bulletins, what I have and haven’t seen. That would be wrong.”
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Asked if China had questions to answer over how quickly it made the world aware of the extent of the crisis, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “I think it does.”
“China needs to be open and transparent about what it leant, its short comings but also its successes,” Wallace said, adding that the time for a post mortem was after the outbreak.
Reuters has not seen the Five Eyes dossier and was unable to immediately verify the Australian Telegraph report.
One Western intelligence source said it was now widely accepted that China had not been fully transparent.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus originated in a Chinese virology lab.
“Virus samples ordered destroyed at genomics labs, wildlife market stalls bleached, the genome sequence not shared publicly, the Shanghai lab closure for ‘rectification’,” the Telegraph quoted the document as saying.
“As we repeatedly point out, China has been fighting COVID-19 in an open, transparent and responsible manner,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular daily briefing on April 24. | The U.K. has added to international pressure on China to answer questions over information it gave the world about the coronavirus outbreak but said the priority now is to beat the pandemic.
Asked on Monday if China needed to explain how quickly it made the world aware of the extent of the virus, the U.K.'s defense minister said: "I think it does."
"But I think the time for the post-mortem on this is after we've all got it under control and have come through it and our economies are back to normal," U.K. Defense Minister Ben Wallace told LBC Radio.
"Only by being open and transparent will we learn about it, and China needs to be open and transparent about what it learned, and its shortcomings, but also its successes," Wallace said.
His comments come after a barrage of U.S. criticism against China regarding its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and accusations that it was not transparent when it came to making the world aware.
President Donald Trump has increasingly blamed China, and he repeated that accusation on Sunday, saying he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the pandemic, though he did not present any evidence for the claim.
Speaking during a Fox News virtual town hall, Trump said, "I think they made a horrible mistake and didn't want to admit it." | 4 |
Not all hospitals around the UK are banning new fathers and visitors from the maternity rooms, although some have brought in heavy restrictions amid the lockdown
Why Boris Johnson was allowed at the birth of his baby with fiancee Carrie Symonds
The Prime Minister is said to have been able to be at his fiancee's side as she gave birth to their first child together despite the lockdown.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are only allowing one birth partner for the duration of labour and delivery, while homebirth services have temporarily been suspended.
Boris Johnson was able to be present at the birth just days after he was cleared to leave hospital after falling ill with Covid-19 himself - because the NHS hospital where his fiancee gave birth does allow dads to attend.
At some hospitals, fathers have been told not to attend pregnancy scans or maternity units, as hospitals bring in restrictions to halt the spread of coronavirus
Hospitals are allowed to bring in their own rules, meaning some have been more strict than others about visitors in birthing rooms during lockdown.
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Some maternity units have brought in tight restrictions, as pregnant women are listed among the most vulnerable groups urged to take special precautions during the pandemic.
The couple's son has been named Wilfred Lawrence Nicholas Johnson, with his middle name a tribute to the St Thomas' Hospital doctors the PM credits with saving his life.
Wilfred was born elsewhere, at University College London Hospital (UCLH), where one person is allowed in to accompany women as they give birth during lockdown.
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The hospital's advice to expectant mothers says they will have to give birth in an isolation room if they have tested positive for Covid-19.
Some staff would wear personal protective equipment (PPE) if expectant mother has the virus, UCLH's advice says.
The 55-year-old leader's fiancee Carrie Symonds, 32, had already had to self-isolate with symptoms of the virus before she gave birth.
While scientists are still working to understand Covid-19, many experts say it appears patients cannot be infected more than once.
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Researchers are working on antibody tests that will be able to tell who has already had coronavirus in hopes working out who may already be immune can help Britain ease out of lockdown.
As Mr Johnson returned to the Downing Street helm last week, his partner and her baby were declared healthy and well after the birth.
A delighted Ms Symonds posted a picture of herself on Instagram last week cradling her first child, saying she “couldn’t be happier” and that her “heart is full”.
“Introducing Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson born on 29.04.20 at 9am," she wrote.
"Wilfred after Boris’ grandfather Lawrie after my grandfather Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart – the two doctors that saved Boris’ life last month.
“Thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn’t be happier. My heart is full.”
UCLH chief executive Professor Marcel Levi said: “Congratulations to Carrie Symonds and prime minister Boris Johnson on the birth of their son. We wish them every happiness at this special time.
“I would like to thank the teams who cared for Carrie and her baby. They are an incredibly skilled, dedicated and compassionate group of professionals who put patients at the heart of everything they do.
"I am very proud of them and all our staff at UCLH who are working extremely hard in very difficult circumstances at the moment.” | Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, in a tribute to their grandfathers and the doctors who helped save the Prime Minister’s life.
Ms Symonds, 32, posted a picture of her cradling the newborn on Instagram on Saturday, saying she “couldn’t be happier” and that her “heart is full”.
She praised the maternity team at University College Hospital in London, who she said “looked after us so well”.
Ms Symonds and Wilfred are understood to be back in Number 10 with Mr Johnson.
The couple announced on Wednesday that she had given birth to a baby boy earlier that day.
It came just weeks after Mr Johnson was discharged from intensive care where he had been battling coronavirus. Ms Symonds also suffered symptoms of the disease.
She wrote in her Instagram post: “Introducing Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson born on 29.04.20 at 9am.
“Wilfred after Boris’ grandfather, Lawrie after my grandfather, Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart – the two doctors that saved Boris’ life last month.
“Thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn’t be happier. My heart is full.”
Mr Johnson, who is currently grappling with the Covid-19 crisis, is expected to take a “short period” of paternity leave later in the year.
The new family are planning to live in their Downing Street flat along with their dog Dilyn, Downing Street has said.
The baby’s first name is a tribute to Mr Johnson’s paternal grandfather, Osman Wilfred Kemal, later Johnson, whose father, an interior minister of the Ottoman Empire, was killed in the 1922 Turkish War of Independence. His mother, Winifred, died in childbirth.
Professor Marcel Levi, chief executive of University College London Hospital, congratulated the couple on the birth of their son.
He added: “I would like to thank the teams who cared for Carrie and her baby. They are an incredibly skilled, dedicated and compassionate group of professionals who put patients at the heart of everything they do.
“I am very proud of them and all our staff at UCLH who are working extremely hard in very difficult circumstances at the moment.”
In February, the couple announced they were expecting a baby in “early summer” and that they had become engaged at the end of 2019.
They made history as the first unmarried couple to officially live together in Downing Street when they moved in last summer, after Mr Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership contest.
The new arrival is the third baby born to a serving prime minister in recent history.
Clapping again for our tremendous carers tonight and wishing hero @captaintommoore a very happy birthday. I also have another wonderful reason to thank the NHS this week too ? Thank you so, so much! ????????? — Carrie Symonds (@carriesymonds) April 30, 2020
Tony Blair’s wife Cherie gave birth to son Leo in May 2000, three years after her husband’s first election victory.
David Cameron and wife Samantha welcomed daughter Florence in 2010.
The last babies born to prime ministers before Leo and Florence arrived more than 150 years ago.
Wilfred is Ms Symonds’s first child, while Mr Johnson is known to have fathered five others. | 3 |
Dr. Suzanne Rivera is the first female president in the college's 145-year history.
Macalester College in St. Paul confirmed on Monday it has appointed Dr. Suzanne Rivera as the 17th president in its 145-year history.
Dr. Rivera was appointed from the Case Western Reserve University, where she is the Vice President for Research and Technology Management.
She will take up her new role this summer, in doing so becoming the first woman and Latinx person to hold the position.
She will replace Brian Rosenberg, who will step down from his duties in May having announced his resignation last year. He has been president of the college for 17 years.
"Dr. Rivera has distinguished herself through her work as an ethicist; her record of advancing the values of service, internationalism, and multiculturalism that define our institution; and her accomplishments as a senior leader in academia," said Jerry Crawford, Chair of the Macalester College Board of Trustees, in a Monday press statement.
"Her depth of knowledge and strategic thinking, as well as her ability to inspire, will serve the Macalester community well as we look to the opportunities and challenges of the future. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Rivera to Macalester."
Dr. Rivera has a BA in American Civilization from Brown University, an Ivy League school, as well as a Master's in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Dallas.
As well as working for CWRU, she has also held research leadership positions at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of California, Irvine, and has been involved in national social justice and equity initiatives.
"It is an incredible honor and privilege to join the Macalester family," Rivera said. “This is a community where curious people thrive, where individuality is celebrated, and where the purpose of education is to equip students with tools to make an impact in the wider world." | Next Weather: Top 10 Weather Day Going Into Weekend, But Severe Storms Possible SundayAfter a cooler week, it’s a Top 10 Weather Day Friday. Plus, the latest on a Next Weather Alert for Sunday.
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Next Weather: Soaking Rain Wednesday, Weekend Warmup AheadWednesday will be soggy, breezy and cool, with a high temperature of 53 degrees in the Twin Cities.
Madison Community Rallies To Restore Beloved, Storm-Damaged BallparkIn the town of 1,500, baseball brings people together. It’s been that way for decades. The storm destroyed a good portion of the outfield fence, took down four, 80-foot light towers, and ripped the roofs off of both dugouts. | 4 |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to Rishi Kapoor after the veteran actor died in Mumbai on April 30. Rishi Kapoor was 67. Describing Rishi Kapoor as a "powerhouse of talent," PM Modi tweeted that he will "always recall" their interactions.
Expressing sincere condolences to Rishi Kapoor's family, PM Modi said that he is "anguished" by the veteran actor's demise.
"Multifaceted, endearing and lively...this was Rishi Kapoor ji. He was a powerhouse of talent. I will always recall our interactions, even on social media. He was passionate about films and India's progress. Anguished by his demise. Condolences to his family and fans. Om Shanti," PM Modi tweeted.
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Multifaceted, endearing and lively...this was Rishi Kapoor Ji. He was a powerhouse of talent. I will always recall our interactions, even on social media. He was passionate about films and India’s progress. Anguished by his demise. Condolences to his family and fans. Om Shanti. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 30, 2020
Actors, politicians as well as sports personalities posted tributes on social media and shared fond memories with Rishi Kapoor.
Rishi Kapoor was admitted to HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, his brother Randhir Kapoor said. The senior actor was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and he returned to India from New York in September 2019 after his cancer treatment.
Rishi Kapoor starred in iconic films including Kabhie Kabhie, Karz, Chandni and Amar Akbar Anthony. He was last seen in the web series The Body on Netflix.
Rishi Kapoor is survived by his son, actor Ranbir Kapoor, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and wife Neetu Singh.
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ALSO READ: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor dies at 67 in Mumbai hospital | Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor passed away at 67 in Mumbai and the news was revealed by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on his Twitter space. According to reports, he was with his wife Neetu Kapoor by his side when he breathed his last on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth expressed how heartbroken he was to know the news of the legendary actor’s death. He wrote on the micro blogging website, Rajinikanth wrote, “Heartbroken ... Rest In Peace ... my dearest friend #RishiKapoor”
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Rishi Kapoor was admitted for an infection at a hospital on Wednesday morning. Before getting admitted to the hospital, he reportedly complained that he was not feeling well. He was getting treated at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. Rishi Kapoor's elder brother and actor Randhir Kapoor confirmed the hospitalisation to a media house. Fans and followers of the actor took to the micro-blogging site to pay a tribute to the legendary actor.
Check out Rajinikanth's tweet for Rishi Kapoor below:
Kapoor, who is an active Twitter user with over 3.5 million followers, has not Tweeted any post after April 2. In 2018, Rishi Kapoor opened up that he was diagnosed with cancer. The actor was in New York for about one year to receive treatment. He returned to India in September 2019 after recovering completely. Post return to India, Kapoor's health had been making headlines every now and then.
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In February, he was admitted to a hospital for a minor procedure. The news of the actor’s demise has now taken over the internet, at a time when celebrities are mourning the demise of Irrfan Khan, who passed away yesterday.
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Less than a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of all Orange County beaches to stem the spread of the coronavirus, state officials have announced that three beach cities will be permitted to reopen their stretches of coastline this week with certain limitations.
Dana Point, Huntington Beach and Seal Beach submitted plans to Sacramento that would allow the public to immediately access the coastline for active recreation only. The plans, approved Tuesday, include a range of measures to avoid overcrowding and allow safe physical distancing, according to the California Natural Resources Agency.
Under Huntington Beach’s plan, people are now permitted to use the beach from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the stipulation that they remain active. Sunbathing is not allowed. Parking meters along Pacific Coast Highway and the beach’s bike path are available for use, but the pier and the city’s beach parking lot will remain closed.
“We’re delighted to be reopening our beaches for active recreation, which will allow our community to once again enjoy the recreational and mental health benefits from spending time in the Pacific Ocean,” Mayor Lyn Semeta said in a prepared statement. “The new active recreation rules that we’re instituting will allow for continued beach access in a manner that emphasizes the need to practice safe social distancing.”
Seal Beach’s coastline will be open — beginning Monday — for limited hours Monday through Thursday with the requirement that visitors remain active while on the sand.
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Officials in Dana Point said their beaches will also only be open to walking, running and recreational uses like swimming and surfing. No gatherings will be permitted, but the public can still access the city’s tide pools.
Dana Point City Manager Mike Killebrew said in a statement that he hopes “everyone understands how important it is that we all follow new guidelines that will promote socially responsible recreation and enjoyment by the public.”
“We know how important our beaches are to the residents of Dana Point. And we know how much residents value, especially now, access to our beautiful coastline,” he said.
State-operated beaches within the Huntington Beach and Dana Point city limits also reopened with the same active-recreation protocols, city officials said.
The move came a day after similar plans for Laguna Beach and San Clemente were approved by the state.
The only coastal city that has not yet gained approval from the state to reopen is Newport Beach. The city, just a few miles south of Huntington Beach, also submitted a plan to Sacramento on Saturday to safely reopen their coastline, said city spokesman John Pope.
“We have been closely coordinating with Huntington Beach about strategies to enhance the management of our beaches,” Pope said. “Despite repeated attempts by city staff to connect with state officials, we have not yet received any information on an approval or modifications, or when a decision might be made.”
1 / 46 People stroll along Laguna’s Main Beach after it reopened its beaches for active use only.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 2 / 46 Mathew Hanna jumps on a skim board at Laguna’s Main Beach on Tuesday morning as city reopened its beaches for active use only. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 3 / 46 Cathie Lawler with her dogs, Milo and Charlie, said “Absolutely fabulous. So good to see the beach” as she walked along Laguna Beach after it reopened for active use only. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 4 / 46 Goff Stepian rides a wave on his paddle board at Laguna’s Main Beach. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 5 / 46 People stroll along Laguna’s Main Beach after it reopened its beaches for active use only. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) 6 / 46 An aerial view of beach-goers playing volleyball on a nice day at the beach despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hard closure, which is still in place in Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 7 / 46 An aerial view of a few surfers and beach-goers enjoying a nice day at the beach despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hard closure, which is still in place in Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 8 / 46 An aerial view of a few surfers and beach-goers enjoying a nice day at the beach despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hard closure, which is still in place in Newport Beach on Monday. (Allen J. Schaben/Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 9 / 46 Bicyclists and pass the closed Boardwalk Sports store on the boardwalk in Newport Beach, on Monday. The business is only renting bicycles but is hoping to fully open after Gov. Newsom’s announcement that some businesses will be able to reopen. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 10 / 46 An aerial view of the Newport Beach pier, where a few surfers and beach-goers enjoy a nice day at the beach despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hard closure, which is still in place in Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 11 / 46 Bill Beukers and his wife, Teresa, claim their constitutional rights as they speak to Newport Beach police officers. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 12 / 46 A surfer climbs over a barrier meant to keep visitors off the beach in Newport Beach on Saturday morning. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 13 / 46 Police and protesters find a shady spot along Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 14 / 46 Newport Beach lifeguards and police clear the beach during a closure that went into effect Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 15 / 46 Protesters stage a protest in Laguna Beach on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 16 / 46 A motorcycle officer patrols the bike path near the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 17 / 46 Huntington Beach resident Kyle Richardson, 35, holds a sign telling California Gov. Gavin Newson to lift stay-at-home orders and reopen beaches, parks and the California economy, during a protest near the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 18 / 46 A Newport Beach lifeguard evacuates the beach as a closure went into effect Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 19 / 46 Protesters against beach closures walk in Newport Beach even though a beach closure went into effect Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 20 / 46 A police cruiser patrols near the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 21 / 46 Protesters gather near the Huntington Beach Pier, demanding that California Gov. Gavin Newson lift stay-at-home orders. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 22 / 46 People walk on the sand in Newport Beach despite the beach closure that went into effect Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 23 / 46 People enjoy the sun near the pier in Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 24 / 46 Under the watchful eyes of police officers, protesters against beach closures walk along Newport Beach even though a beach closure went into effect Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 25 / 46 A couple walks along the sand while others venture into the surf in Newport Beach even though Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Orange County beaches closed. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 26 / 46 People enjoy the sun in downtown Huntington Beach on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 27 / 46 A motorcycle officer watches the bike path near the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday. California Gov. Gavin Newson ordered a hard closure of Orange County beaches this weekend. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 28 / 46 Surfers and others ventured to the beach in Newport Beach on Saturday despite the governor’s closure order. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 29 / 46 Saturday’s beach closure did not keep surfers out of the water in Newport Beach. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) 30 / 46 Protesters wave a variety of flags, including a Confederate one, along Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach on Saturday. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) 31 / 46 An aerial view of a mostly empty Huntington Beach following Gov. Newsom’s “hard close” of Orange County beaches. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 32 / 46 Huntington Beach lifeguards patrol with a boat to try to get surfers to stop defying Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “hard close” order. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 33 / 46 Steve Christopher, right, reads a book in the shade of the pier as a beach-goer does flips across the beach on the last day of open beaches in Huntington Beach. “I think it’s what needs to be done,” Christopher said. “I saw it last week and it was packed.” (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 34 / 46 Surfers ride the waves on the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier Friday, May 1, 2020. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Orange County beaches closed on Thursday despite opposition from local leaders. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 35 / 46 Emergency room nurse Rebecca McFarlane, of Covina, relaxes on her one day off from treating COVID-19 patients, on an open stretch of sand far away from other beach-goers on the last day of open beaches in Huntington Beach. “As a nurse, I have to wear all the PPE and on my one day off, I just want to relax on the beach,” McFarlane said. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 36 / 46 An aerial view of Huntington Beach after Gov. Newsom announced the “hard close” of all Orange County state and local beaches. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) 37 / 46 An aerial view shows visitors enjoying the sun and sand near the pier in Newport Beach on Tuesday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 38 / 46 A surfer catches a wave while joining some of the thousands of beachgoers over the weekend in Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 39 / 46 Newport Beach officials said beach visitors followed distancing guidelines over the weekend. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 40 / 46 On Tuesday, beachgoers pass a statue of Newport Beach lifeguard Ben Carlson, who died while conducting a rescue. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 41 / 46 A man in a protective mask walks his dog past a closed park near the pier in Newport Beach on Tuesday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 42 / 46 A motorist makes a statement via a back window as pedestrians walk past a store display in Newport Beach that features a mannequin in a mask. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 43 / 46 Beachgoers dot the sand in an aerial view of Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 44 / 46 Weekend beach crowds, such as those in Huntington Beach, spurred alarm among some officials. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 45 / 46 People crowd the bike path near Huntington Beach pier on Saturday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 46 / 46 An aerial view shows surfers waiting for a wave Saturday off Newport Beach. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Newsom last week ordered a “hard close” of all Orange County beaches. The order came after an April heat wave sent thousands to the sand in some beach communities. Newsom called the images circulating of people congregating on Orange County’s shores “disturbing.”
The closure prompted a legal showdown between cities and the state, as well as outrage from the public . Some argued that the governor was targeting Orange County based on photographs that did not show the full scope of what was happening on the beaches.
Newsom on Tuesday praised local leaders in Orange County beach cities for working with his administration to reach an agreement. Just days ago, city leaders in Huntington Beach and Dana Point voted to take legal action against the governor.
Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates said the city is continuing to move forward with its request for an injunction against the governor’s order despite the beaches being allowed to reopen.
Newsom said his administration has been negotiating with the beach cities since the weekend and said he hoped to make a future announcement about beach access in Orange County soon.
“It’s a spirit of collaboration and cooperation that is necessary as we move forward,” Newsom said during his daily COVID-19 briefing in Sacramento.
On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to submit a plan to the state that would allow county-operated beaches to reopen for active recreation.
Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who proposed the item, said it would help put county beaches in line with what was happening in nearby cities and allow people to get out and recreate along the coast.
“We want people to walk and jog and run and enjoy water sports but to keep moving,” she said, “and the state is fully behind that.”
Supervisor Don Wagner opposed the motion, along with Supervisor Michelle Steel, saying any restrictions on beach activity were arbitrary and that it was appalling that the county would bow to rules the governor put in place without input from local officials.
“This is exactly what we shouldn’t be doing as a government,” Wagner said.
Staff writer Luke Money contributed to this report. | California allows three more Orange County beaches to reopen
HUNTINGTON BEACH - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration gave approval Tuesday to plans by Huntington Beach and two smaller cities to reopen beaches that fell under his order shutting down the entire Orange County coast after a heat wave drew large crowds to the shore.
Huntington Beach, the world famous surfing mecca, and the cities of Dana Point and Seal Beach submitted plans consistent with the governor's orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic and include measures to avoid overcrowding and enable physical distancing, the state Natural Resources Agency said.
The action follows approval Monday of beach access plans submitted by two other cites, Laguna Beach and San Clemente, which essentially allow active use and not sunbathing.
Orange County will draft a similar plan after supervisors voted Tuesday to submit one to the state. Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said the move would let residents get fresh air and exercise without running the risk of spreading the coronavirus, which could further slow the resumption of economic activity.
“With the active recreation, it provides a high level of public health and safety,” she said. “If we have too many people in a given area and there's mass gathering, and they don't have face coverings, then potentially we're going to spread the risk of coronavirus and we're not going to be able to open up as quickly as possible.”
The move was opposed by two supervisors who argued that Newsom shouldn't have singled out the county for beach closures and that active plans don't let families with young children, or people with injures, enjoy the beach.
“No other county is required to do what this governor, in his arbitrary and capricious exercise of power, has asked us to submit to,” Supervisor Don Wagner said during the meeting. “I am disappointed that local governments in coastal cities felt the need to bow and scrape and throw together a plan.”
The governor announced on April 30 that he was ordering all Orange County beaches to shut down after spring heat spell prompted thousands of people to head to the coast, primarily at Huntington Beach and adjacent Newport Beach.
Huntington Beach filed a lawsuit trying to get its beach reopened, but a judge refused to immediately block the order. Newport Beach supported that suit.
Newport Beach has also submitted a proposal to the state reopen its beaches and hopes to hear soon, John Pope, a city spokesman, said in a statement.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death. The vast majority of people recover.
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Antczak reported from Los Angeles. | 4 |
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 28) — Two more Filipinos quarantined at the New Clark City in Tarlac are exhibiting symptoms linked to coronavirus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Friday.
The two Filipinos from the cruise ship docked in Japan due to numerous coronavirus cases, were brought to the hospital on Friday after complaining of sore throat.
Their swab tests will be sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
DOH reported on Thursday that three other Filipinos from the ship showed flu-like symptoms. Of the three, two already tested negative. The other one who was admitted to the hospital awaits his test result from the RITM.
Duque said that if anyone from the Diamond Princess cruise ship tests positive while they were quarantined in Tarlac, it won't be considered local transmission because they most likely contracted the virus inside the vessel.
Over 700 passengers and staff of the Diamond Princess were infected during their mandatory 14-day quarantine inside the vessel docked in Yokohama.
The five who exhibited symptoms after returning to the country are part of the 458 Filipinos, mostly crew members, brought home from the ship in Japan to New Clark City to undergo another phase of quarantine.
All those under quarantine are monitored twice a day to see if any of them would develop flu-like symptoms. Once any of them would exhibit signs and symptoms, they would be immediately referred to designated hospitals.
Seventy Filipino crew members of the Diamond Princess who tested positive for the coronavirus remain admitted in hospitals in Tokyo, Japan. Eight of the 10 who have recovered returned to the Philippines and were placed under monitoring, Duque said.
The Philippines has only three confirmed cases of coronavirus. Two have recovered, while one died.
There are only 30 patients under investigation.
"We are observing a steady decrease in the number of PUIs (patients under investigation) admitted in our health facilities and DOH is bent on sustaining this downward trend. While there is a looming prospect of positive COVID-19 cases among our repatriated kababayans, we call on everyone to continue to be vigilant partners of DOH in keeping the threat of COVID-19 at bay," Duque said. | Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 2) — Ten Filipinos quarantined at the New Clark City have been cleared for coronavirus infection while four others are awaiting their test results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), a health official said Monday.
Health Assistant Maria Rosario Vergeire said 14 Filipinos from the Diamond Princess cruise ship showed flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, and sore throat that could indicate COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
"Among the 14 PUIs (patients under investigation), 10 tested negative for COVID-19 while 4 are with pending laboratory results. The PUIs are still admitted at the referral facility," Health Assistant Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a media briefing.
This is contrary to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's earlier statement that all 13 symptomatic repatriates have tested negative for the highly-infectious illness.
Eight of the 10 who tested negative are set to be sent back to the New Clark City Athlete's Village to complete their quarantine after recovering from their mild illnesses.
All in all, 445 Filipinos — mostly crew members — were brought home from the Diamond Princess cruise ship last week. The repatriates, along with the health and foreign affairs personnel and volunteers from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo who helped bring them home, were transported to the sporting village in Tarlac for the second round of 14-day quarantine.
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator Hans Cacdac said the Filipino crew will be given P10,000 each and transportation allowance to travel from New Clark City to their homes in the Philippines once they complete the quarantine requirements.
The repatriation did not include 80 Filipinos who have fallen ill to COVID-19 in Japan. Of this number, 32 have already recovered. Ten of those have already returned to the Philippines, while 22 other await repatriation details and will undergo strict DOH monitoring.
Some Americans, Britons, and Australians who were previously on the Diamond Princess only tested positive for coronavirus after they returned home from a 14-day quarantine. Among them is a 78-year-old man from Perth, Australia who became that country's first reported death due to the virus.
The World Health Organization said the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness and dry cough. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat or diarrhea, while others become infected but don’t develop any symptoms. About 80 percent of those infected recover from the disease without needing special treatment. Around 1 out of every 6 people who get COVID-19 become seriously ill and develop difficulty breathing. Older people and those with underlying medical problmes like high blood pressure or diabetes are more likely to develop serious illness, the WHO added.
There are 43 patients under investigation admitted in various hospitals. The Philippines has three confirmed COVID-19 cases. Two of them have already recovered and returned to China, while one died — the first recorded death outside of mainland China. | 4 |
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday (February 7) hear Centre's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court verdict dismissing its plea against stay on the execution of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The matter will come up for hearing before the 3-judge bench, comprising Justices R Bhanumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, around 12.30 PM.
On behalf of the Centre, Additional Solicitor General KM Natraj had moved the top court seeking an urgent hearing on its appeal challenging the Delhi High Court verdict which held on Wednesday that the Nirbhaya death row convicts have to be executed together and not separately.
The Centre told the top court that Tihar Jail authorities are unable to execute the convicts in the case despite the fact that their review petitions have been dismissed and curative petitions and mercy pleas of three of them have been rejected.
The high court had set a week's deadline for them to avail the remaining remedies. If the convicts choose not to make any type of petition in seven days from now, the institutions/ authorities concerned will deal with the matter, as per the law, without further delay, it said.
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Meanwhile, a trial court on Thursday sought the response of the four convicts on the plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against them.
The trial court had on January 31 stayed "till further orders" execution of the four convicts in the case -- Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31), who are lodged in Tihar Jail.
Later, the Centre moved the High Court against the stay of the execution of the convicts. Hours after the high court's verdict, the Centre filed an appeal against it in the apex court.
(With Agency Inputs) | New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the Centre and Delhi government’s appeal challenging Delhi High Court’s order dismissing their plea staying the four Nirbhaya convicts’ execution in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case.Also Read - Amid Controversy Over Gyanvapi And Taj Mahal, Petition Filed in Supreme Court to Conduct 'Confidential' Survey of Ancient Mosques
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Hearing the matter, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had on February 2 reserved order on the Centre’s plea. However, the central government moved the top court through its Additional Solicitor General KM Natraj seeking an urgent hearing on its appeal. Also Read - Navjot Singh Sidhu, Given 1 Year Jail in Road Rage Case, Lodged in Patiala Jail After Surrender
The Centre and the Delhi government had challenged the trial court’s order on January 31 that stayed the execution of the convicts – Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31) – until further orders. S
Expressing concern over the delay in execution, the victim’s parents urged the court to expeditiously decide the Centre’s plea and were assured by the judge that the order would be passed at the earliest.
Meanwhile, Delhi High Court on Wednesday maintained that all the four convicts will be hanged together. The high court also gave the convicts a week’s time to avail all legal remedies.
On January 7, warrants for the execution of all the four convicts in Tihar jail at 7 AM on January 22 were issued. However, the convicts could not be hanged because of pendency of mercy petition by one of them. Later, the trial court fixed February 1, 6 AM as the hanging date and time. That, too, got delayed in the wake of the legal remedies being exercised by the remaining Nirbhaya convicts. | 4 |
Traders and officials, going by the ground report on onion crop patterns and expected arrivals in the market, predict that the glut will only increase
Traders and officials, going by the ground report on onion crop patterns and expected arrivals in the market, predict that the glut will only increase
After reaching highs of over ₹200 per kg, the price of onions is now seeing a steep crash with the new crop harvested over the last two weeks flooding the market. This has resulted in a glut of onions, say traders.
A kilo of onions, even of the best quality, is now trading at the ₹35 — ₹40 levels in the wholesale market, leaving many farmers who hoped to cash in on the shortage unhappy. They are retailing around ₹40 — ₹50.
Traders and officials, going by the ground report on onion crop patterns and expected arrivals in the market, predict that the glut will only increase. “The prices will fall below ₹20 by the month-end and may even fall below ₹10 by February-end,” predicted Ravi Kumar of the Bangalore Onions and Potatoes Traders’ Association.
This has left the farmers worried. At present, onions from Vijayapura and Chitradurga districts and the Nasik region of Maharashtra are flooding the wholesale markets in the State.
“The earlier crop suffered massive damage owing to heavy rains. Expecting high prices, farmers — even those who used to grow maize for a second crop — started growing onions,” Mr. Kumar explained. More onions are expected to come from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh by February, even as supply from within Karnataka is also expected to go up. This will further lead to crash in prices, traders predict.
“Though the price of onions shot up recently, we did not make much profit, as the yield was very low. Onions had turned wet and were decomposing in the fields itself. What we could sell was very low. But given the prices were started growing them again, only to see the prices crashing in a free fall. It will be tough to bear these losses,” said Basavaraj, a farmer from Vijayapura.
However, G. Srinivasan, Director, HOPCOMS, remains optimistic and says that the demand for onions will also increase especially as many households had limited or even stopped purchasing the staple ingredient for a while. “There will be a stabilisation of prices, but may not crash,” he said
Coconut farmers sustain losses
Coconut farmers, too, are bearing the brunt of the price crash. The price of a quintal of copra (dry coconut) that was in the range of ₹17,000-₹18,000, a few months ago, was trading at ₹11,500 on Saturday at Tiptur APMC, the prime coconut market in the State. The prices of coconuts have also seen a dip, from over ₹20 per nut to ₹17 per nut over the last few days. However, they are still being sold in the range of ₹25 and ₹30 in the retail market.
Devraj, a coconut farmer from Tiptur, said the present copra and coconut prices will not fetch them the cultivation cost.
“The input costs – diesel, labour and fertilizers – have gone up. The cost of copra should at least be around ₹15,000 per quintal if farmers have to recover the cultivation cost. Presently, we are reeling under losses,” he added. | Too Many Requests
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TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR, who was best known as part of British comedy troupe The Goodies, has died aged 79 after contracting coronavirus.
A highly influential and prominent figure in the UK comedy scene for more than half a century, Brooke-Taylor's career encompassed work in radio, television, film and theatre.
While he was known for his 40 years of contributions to the Radio 4 panel show I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, his lasting legacy is as one of the stars of The Goodies alongside Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
The anarchic TV comedy set in a flat shared by the three stars ran from 1970 to 1982 and drew in millions of viewers of all ages with its blend of wit and striking visual humour.
Children, meanwhile, may recall Brooke-Taylor as the narrator of the cult cartoon series Bananaman.
Brooke-Taylor's agent confirmed the news of his sad passing in a statement paying tribute to his life and work.
He said: "It is with great sadness that we announce Tim's death early today from Covid-19.
"We will remember him for so much but must just mention The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
"He had, of course, many fans whom he always treated cheerfully even after long and exhausting rehearsals and recordings.
"He was an exceptional client and a pleasure to represent."
Just heard the devastating news of the death of Tim Brooke-Taylor. A hero for as long as I can remember, and –on a few golden occasions – a colleague and collaborator on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Gentle, kind, funny, wise, warm, but piercingly witty when he chose to be. So sad — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) April 12, 2020
Garden, his Goodies co-star, was among the first to pay tribute to his friend and fellow performer.
He said: "I am terribly saddened by the loss of a dear colleague and close friend of over 50 years.
"Tim and I met at Cambridge University in the early 1960s and have enjoyed working together almost constantly from that time onwards, on radio, stage, and TV.
"He was a funny, sociable, generous man who was a delight to work with. Audiences found him not only hilarious but also adorable.
"His loss at this dreadful time is particularly hard to bear, and my thoughts are with Christine, Ben, Edward and their families."
He was joined by the likes of Stephen Fry, Jack Dee, Rob Brydon and David Walliams in paying their respects.
“I was obsessed with ‘The Goodies’ as a child, the first comedy show I really loved,” Walliams wrote.
“I queued up to get the Goodies’ autographs as a grown-up, and got to meet Tim Brooke-Taylor more recently at a party. I was in total awe, but he was so kind & generous. It is so sad he is gone.”
I was obsessed with ‘The Goodies’ as a child, the first comedy show I really loved. I queued up to get the Goodies’ autographs as a grown-up, and got to meet Tim Brooke-Taylor more recently at a party. I was in total awe, but he was so kind & generous. It is so sad he is gone. pic.twitter.com/wxyGpJoyIU — David Walliams HQ (@davidwalliams) April 12, 2020
Fry said: “A hero for as long as I can remember, and –on a few golden occasions – a colleague and collaborator on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
“Gentle, kind, funny, wise, warm, but piercingly witty when he chose to be. So sad.”
Brydon described him as “a wonderful man.
“So many happy times sat next to him on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue,” he added.
“My thoughts are with his family.”
So sad to hear that the great Tim Brooke Taylor has died. A wonderful man, so many happy times sat next to him on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Here we are with Barry, Colin and Graeme at a celebration of the show in January. He was on great form. My thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/9CfottzJVe — Rob Brydon (@RobBrydon) April 12, 2020
Jack Dee, the current host of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue also said: "It has come as devastating news to hear that Tim has succumbed to this dreadful virus - especially when we all thought he was recovering.
"Tim was a delightful man and never anything but great company."
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A handwritten note at the memorial for Damien Helmbrecht reads: “My son, Damien. I miss you my boy. Love always and forever, Mom.” Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
Outside of the Westway Community Center in Federal Way, a memorial honors the life of a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed Monday night.
Just after 10:40 p.m. April 20, Federal Way police responded to reports of a shooting at the community center in the 33400 block of 21st Avenue SW. A male victim was found near the building, and although life-saving measures were attempted by first responders, he died at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Damien Helmbrecht. His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the torso and the death has been ruled a homicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Candles, bouquets of flowers, balloons, empty liquor bottles and handwritten notes are now placed at the corner of the community center’s driveway.
Tucked in a bundle of pink roses, a handwritten note reads: “My son, Damien. I miss you my boy. Love always and forever, Mom.”
A motive for the shooting has not been determined, and Federal Way police have not located any suspects. Investigation of the incident is still underway.
Talk to us Please share your story tips by emailing editor@federalwaymirror.com. To share your opinion for publication, submit a letter through our website https://www.federalwaymirror.com/submit-letter/. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) Please keep letters to 300 words or less. | Police responded to a shooting at the Westway Community Center around 10:40 p.m. April 20.
A homicide investigation is underway after a 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Federal Way.
Just after 10:40 p.m. April 20, Federal Way patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Westway Community Center in the 33400 block of 21st Ave. SW, according to FWPD Cmdr. Kurt Schwan.
When officers arrived, the male victim was found near the community center building. Life-saving measures were attempted by first responders, but the man’s injuries were fatal and he died at the scene.
Schwan noted the motive of the shooting has not yet been determined, and Federal Way detectives are assisting with the investigation.
Federal Way police have not released any suspect information at this time. | 3 |
Complaints continue of a shortage of US dollars in the local market but members of the private sector are now optimistic that the situation will soon improve.
Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President Richard Pandohie on Sunday night told RJR News that commercial banks have signalled that order is about to return to the currency market. | Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles has said there is no shortage of US dollars in the local foreign exchange market.
Mr. Byles has reiterated that there is extra demand in the market.
He has also commented on the fluctuation in the exchange rate.
Speaking Friday on RJR's talk show programme, Hotline, Mr. Byles said the country's net international reserves cannot be used to intervene in the market every time the Jamaican dollar depreciates against the US currency. | 3 |
A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over its lifetime, could be a vector for the coronavirus.
Public officials and health experts have said the risk of transferring the virus person-to-person through the use of banknotes is low, but they don't rule it out.
Dr. Sanjay Maggirwar, chair of the George Washington University School of Medicine's department of microbiology, immunology and tropical medicine, recently told CBS MoneyWatch that researchers think coronaviruses "can stay on surfaces in their fully active states for at least 10 days. That includes cash and all kinds of other surfaces that people normally touch. So certainly with the coronavirus, cash handling is a concern."
Some businesses are refusing to accept currency, with while several countries have urged their citizens to stop using banknotes altogether.
Open Books, a non-profit bookstore in Chicago, sent an email to customers last week asking individuals not to use cash. A chain of diners in Washington State has also stopped accepting cash. And delivery services like Grubhub, Door Dash and others have instituted "no contact" deliveries, and have either stopped offering cash as a payment option or are actively discouraging it.
Even the Federal Reserve has taken efforts to make sure the nation's money supply isn't contaminated. Banknotes that circulated in Europe and Asia are being quarantined for seven to 10 days as a "precautionary measure," according to a Fed spokesperson.
While cash does carry some risk of passing on the virus, it is smaller than other transmission routes. A scientific paper published early in the outbreak found the virus can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The researchers, however, did not test whether it can live on banknote paper.
Meanwhile, the mere presence of live virus particles on banknotes does not mean they are a health hazard, public health experts said. Virus particles are unlikely to return to the air, or aerosolize, once on a surface.
"It's not impossible that there might be traces of virus on dollar bill, but if you wash your hands it should provide adequate protections — you shouldn't need anything else," Julie Fischer, a professor at the Center for Global Health Science and Society at Georgetown University, said on C-SPAN.
Other devices used to pay for items are just as likely to be vectors for disease transfer. Credit and debit cards are made of plastic and metal. ATMs are touched by hundreds of human hands a day. And studies show smartphones are heavily contaminated with bacteria because of their constant use.
Banknote avoidance isn't just happening in the U.S. In South Korea, which has been more successful in stemming the coronavirus outbreak, the country's central bank took all banknotes out of circulation for two weeks and, in some cases, burned paper money.
Iran is suffering the worst outbreak of the virus in the Middle East. Using cash there is common, but in recent weeks many people have avoided it and banks have announced that they will not accept cash from customers. Iranians often have multiple debit cards but cash is widely used in small-scale transactions, like buying bread in bakeries or leaving a tip. Many people have started even being careful in how they hand over debit cards, as contactless payment methods haven't caught on there.
In the U.S., there is concern that going cash-free shuts out millions of Americans who lack bank accounts or access to financial services like credit cards.
"Not everyone has a bank account, and there are some very important equity issues if we start encouraging cashless transactions," said Dr. Danielle Ompad, an epidemiologist at New York University's School of Global Public Health.
"Some people don't have a choice, so to say, 'You should only use cashless transactions,' is not sensitive to their circumstances," she said. | NEW YORK >> In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king.
A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over their useful life, could be a vector for the spreading coronavirus.
Public officials and health experts have said that the risk of transferring the virus person-to-person through the use of banknotes is small. But that has not stopped businesses from refusing to accept currency and some countries from urging their citizens to stop using banknotes altogether.
Open Books, a non-profit bookstore in Chicago, sent an email to customers last week asking individuals not to use cash. A chain of diners in Washington State has also stopped accepting cash. And delivery services like Grubhub, Door Dash, and others have instituted “no contact” deliveries, and have either stopped offering cash as a payment option or are actively discouraging it.
Experts say cash does carry a risk of transmitting the virus, but the risk from cash so far is small compared with other transmission routes. A scientific paper published early in the outbreak found the virus can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours and up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The researchers, however, did not test whether it can live on banknote paper.
The presence of live virus particles on banknotes does not mean they are a health hazard, public health experts said. Virus particles are unlikely to return to the air, or aerosolize, once on a surface.
“It’s not impossible that there might be traces of virus on dollar bills but if you wash your hands it should provide adequate protections, you shouldn’t need anything else,” said Julie Fischer, a professor at the Center for Global Health Science and Society at Georgetown University, on C-SPAN.
Other devices used to pay for items are just as likely to be vectors for disease transfer. Credit and debit cards are made of plastic and metal. ATMs are touched by hundreds of human hands a day. And there have been studies that show smartphones are heavily contaminated with bacteria because of their constant use.
Even the Federal Reserve has taken efforts to make sure the money supply is not contaminated. Banknotes that circulated in Europe and Asia are being quarantined for seven to 10 days as a “precautionary measure,” according to a Federal Reserve spokesperson.
While businesses are discouraging cash usage, there have been reports of customers making large withdrawals from ATMs in several parts of the country. Some banks have had to order additional cash from the Fed or keep ATMs stocked at higher levels to allow larger customer withdrawals.
Banknote avoidance is not just happening in the U.S. In South Korea, which has been more successful in stemming the outbreak, the country’s central bank took all banknotes out of circulation for two weeks or, in some cases, burned paper money.
Iran is suffering the worst outbreak of the virus in the Middle East. Using cash there is common, but in recent weeks many people have avoided it and banks have announced that they will not accept cash from customers. Iranians often have multiple debit cards but cash is widely used in small-scale transactions, like buying bread in bakeries or leaving a tip. Many people have started even being careful in how they hand over debit cards, as contactless payment methods haven’t caught on there. | 4 |
En entrevista con The Washington Post, el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dijo que ha intentado negociar varias veces con Donald Trump
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, afirmó en una entrevista al diario estadounidense The Washington Post, publicada en las últimas horas, que está dispuesto a entablar negociaciones directas con EE.UU.
“Si hay respeto entre los Gobiernos, por muy grande que sea Estados Unidos, con respeto y diálogo, con intercambio de información veraz y comunicación, ten seguridad que se puede construir un nuevo tipo de relación”, dijo Maduro, según la versión en español de la entrevista publicada por el periódico.
“En una relación de respeto y diálogo, todo es ganar-ganar -agregó-. En una relación de confrontación, todo es perder-perder. Esa es la fórmula”.
En ese sentido, explicó que ha intentado en varias ocasiones tratar directamente con el presidente Donald Trump.
The Washington Post informó en el pasado que Rudolph Giuliani, el abogado personal del mandatario estadounidense, estuvo presente en una llamada telefónica que Maduro mantuvo a finales de 2018 con el entonces legislador republicano por Texas Peter Sessions.
De acuerdo al rotativo, Maduro reconoció que no escuchó la voz de Giuliani durante la conversación, pero sabía que el exalcalde de Nueva York estaba presente en la llamada y esperaba que pudiera de alguna manera mediar para lograr un canal directo con Trump.
“Claro, en aquel momento era conocida su cercanía a Trump como su abogado”, señaló Maduro. “Sabíamos que era una persona que podía trasladar ese mensaje directamente. En este momento ya no sé, porque han pasado muchas cosas con lo de Ucrania y el ‘impeachment‘ (el juicio político)”.
A su juicio, si comenzara un diálogo con Washington, el punto clave que él mismo, EE.UU. y la oposición deberían establecer sería acordar elecciones libres y justas, aunque resultaría difícil.
“Creo que hay que pensar más en grande -opinó- En las relaciones dentro de cinco, 10 años, y el resto del siglo 21”.
La entrevista con The Washington Post, de más de una hora, se celebró el viernes por la noche en el palacio presidencial de Miraflores.
Durante el encuentro, Maduro destacó que sigue dispuesto a sentarse con el jefe de la Asamblea Nacional, el opositor Juan Guaidó, reconocido como presidente interino del país por más de medio centenar de naciones, incluido EE.UU.; pero, de acuerdo al diario, parece que no es favorable a aceptar la demanda de la oposición de que abandone el poder para permitir un Gobierno de transición.
“Juan Guaidó es el responsable de haber perdido la Asamblea (Nacional)”, indicó Maduro. “Él y sus errores. Que no me echen la culpa a mi ahora. Él es el que ahora tiene que dar respuesta a Estados Unidos”.
Respecto a las sanciones impuestas por EE.UU. y las que la Unión Europea (UE) sopesa, el gobernante venezolano aseguró que no le importan.
“¿Te digo la verdad?”, apuntó. “No me importa ni un poquito ni lo que haga Europa ni lo que haga Estados Unidos. No nos importa para nada. Solamente nos importa lo que hagamos nosotros. Por mil sanciones que pongan, no van a detenernos, ni a Venezuela”.
The Washington Post recordó que esta es la primera entrevista a un medio estadounidense de renombre desde que Maduro interrumpió abruptamente una con Univisión el pasado febrero y deportó a los periodistas del país.
Con información de EFE | Defiant Maduro threatens ‘cowboy’ Trump after drug charge
MIAMI: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stood defiant in the face of a $15 million bounty by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges, calling Donald Trump a “racist cowboy” and warning that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary should the U.S. and neighboring Colombia dare to invade.
Maduro’s bellicose remarks Thursday night came hours after the U.S. announced sweeping indictments against the socialist leader and several members of his inner circle for allegedly converting Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups.
One indictment by prosecutors in New York accused Maduro and socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello, head of the rubber-stamp constitutional assembly, of conspiring with Colombian rebels and members of the military “to flood the United States with cocaine” and use the drug trade as a “weapon against America.”
Maduro, a former bus driver who fashions himself an everyman icon of the Latin American left, said the charges were politically motivated. He said they ignore U.S. ally Colombia’s role as the main source of the world’s cocaine and his own role in facilitating peace talks between Colombia’s government and that country’s rebels over the past decade. “Donald Trump, you are a miserable human being,” Maduro railed during his televised address. “You manage international relations like a New York mafia extortion artist you once were as a real estate boss.”
What was some of Maduro’s most venomous rhetoric ever against Trump also came with a threat of military force: “If one day the imperialists and Colombian oligarchy dare to touch even a single hair, they will face the Bolivarian fury of an entire nation that will wipe them all out.”
Earlier, Venezuela’s chief prosecutor opened an investigation against opposition leader Juan Guaidó for allegedly plotting a coup with retired army Gen. Cliver Alcalá, who after being named in the U.S. indictments said he had stockpiled assault weapons in Colombia for a cross-border incursion. Without offering evidence, Maduro said the Drug Enforcement Administration was behind a plan by Alcalá to assassinate him and other political leaders. The indictment of a functioning head of state is highly unusual and is bound to ratchet up tensions with Washington as the spread of the coronavirus threatens to collapse Venezuela’s shortage-plagued health system. | 2 |
Coronavirus en la Argentina: confirmaron 31 nuevas muertes y 2.060 contagios en las últimas 24 horas
El Ministerio de Salud informó que la cantidad de casos en todo el país llegó a 39.570 y el número de muertes asciende a 979 | WEST Dunbartonshire’s deputy director of public health is urging local parents to continue to immunise their children.
Despite coronavirus being at the forefront of public fear, immunisation continues to be the best way of protecting children against other serious diseases.
Dr Emilia Crighton said: “Even at this challenging time where the country is dealing with COVID-19 we really want parents and carers to get their children immunised so they are protected against other diseases that can be extremely serious in a young child.
“As long as the child, everyone in the household, and the one parent or carer bringing the child to the appointment are well, and not showing signs of Coronavirus, then it’s safe to attend for routine vaccinations.
“Once they have been immunised, their bodies are better able to fight these diseases, if they come in contact with them.
“Immunisation helps protect against serious diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough, meningitis, and polio. The benefit of immunisation is that your child has the best possible protection against dangerous diseases. This can give you peace of mind.”
For further information visit nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/why-immunise/benefits-of-immunisation. | 1 |
En los primeros cinco meses del año, la inflación minorista marcó un avance de 11,1 % y en los últimos 12 meses reflejó un incremento acumulado de 43,4%.
El índice de Precios al Consumidor subió 1,5 % en mayo, informó hoy el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Indec)
En los primeros cinco meses del año, la inflación minorista marcó un avance de 11,1 % y en los últimos 12 meses reflejó un incremento acumulado de 43,4%.
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Los precios al consumidor (#IPC) subieron 1,5% en mayo de 2020 respecto de abril y acumularon un alza de 11,1% en los últimos cinco meses https://t.co/wNKTKp4pz8 pic.twitter.com/fFc3ZjDbGo — INDEC Argentina (@INDECArgentina) June 11, 2020
El rubro que registró el mayor incremento de precios fue el de Prendas de vestir y calzado, con un salto del 7,5%, traccionado por aumentos en prendas de estación en un mes en el que se fueron abriendo los comercios en algunas provincias, tanto de manera presencial como online.
Detrás le siguióEquipamiento y mantenimiento del hogar, con un aumento del 2,8% producto del aumento en el salario para trabajadoras de casas particulares y un alza en bienes no durables para el hogar.
El rubro de Alimentos y bebidas, el que usualmente es el de mayor incremento, subió un 0,7%.
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Comentarios | Sony has announced that its PlayStation 5 event will now take place on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1pm PT/4pmET/9pm BST.
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The date was revealed via a Twitch ad, and we're expecting an official announcement to come in the near future from PlayStation's official channels. IGN has captured the below screenshot, confirming the new date.Sony was originally set to reveal the PS5 on June 4, 2020, but it decided to delay it in response to the global protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The PlayStation 5, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, is still scheduled to be released during Holiday 2020. Sony also stated that the yet unknown price of the next-gen console has not been affected by the pandemic either. While we still have yet to see the actual PS5 box, Sony did reveal its controller, the DualSense, earlier this year. We also recently saw an Unreal Engine 5 demo running on a PlayStation 5, even though Epic confirmed it was not set to be a full-fledged game, yet it is playable.Sony still hasn't exactly made clear what games new PlayStation 5 owners can hope to play when it launches next year, but we do have some confirmed third-party games, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Madden NFL 21, Destiny 2, and more.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can't wait and is so excited he just can't hide it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch. | 1 |
febrero 18, 2020 - 6:30 pm
José de Jesús Méndez Navarro de 60 años y de nacionalidad colombiana, llevaba puesta una gorra del Cicpc para evadir a las autoridades policiales.
El sexagenario quedó detenido durante un operativo que detectives de la policía científica realizaron en el municipio Machiques de Perijá.
Presuntamente, Méndez al ser interrogado manifestó ser funcionario de seguridad, sin embargo al requerirle su documentación no presentó algún papel que así lo reflejara.
El detenido al informar que no era funcionario de la referida institución, admitió que adquirió la gorra para evadir a las autoridades.
Méndez Navarro quedó a la orden de la Fiscalía 16 del Ministerio Público del Zulia.
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DENVER — Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $421 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had net income of $1.62. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 10 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 18 cents per share.
The energy company posted revenue of $2.64 billion in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.58 billion.
Ovintiv shares have decreased 77% since the beginning of the year. The stock has fallen 84% in the last 12 months.
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Varios meses después de que el presidente Alberto Fernández lo convocara para ese cargo, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores designó formalmente al ex gobernador bonaerense Daniel Scioli como embajador argentino ante Brasil.
El pliego para su designación fue aprobado a fines de febrero por el Senado con 65 votos a favor, sin votos negativos ni abstenciones, durante una sesión en la que también fueron ratificados otros 11 representantes del Gobierno en diferentes partes del exterior.
Su nombramiento se demoró pero finalmente se formalizó: lleva la firma del presidente; el jefe de Gabinete, Santiago Cafiero; y del canciller Felipe Solá Se hizo a través del Decreto 570/2020 que se publicó este lunes en el Boletín Oficial.
“Nómbrase en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto funcionario de la categoría “A” Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario al señor Daniel Osvaldo Scioli I (DNI N° 12.787.761), de conformidad con lo establecido por el artículo 5° de la Ley del Servicio Exterior de la Nación N° 20.957”, dice la norma. | RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, the Chamber of Deputies passed a bill that requires the wearing of masks for individual protection throughout the country during the pandemic. The rule should be observed in public spaces, public transports, and private areas accessible to the public.
To become law, the bill still needs to be passed by the Senate and sanctioned by the President. Since the coronavirus outbreak reached the country, several municipalities and states have already passed laws on the matter.
According to the initial wording approved by the Chamber of Deputies, anyone detected breaking the rule could be fined . . .
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Una discoteca de Alicante ubicada en el muelle de Levante del Puerto está aprovechando la crisis del COVID-19 para organizar la 'Anti Coronavirus Party', que se celebrará el próximo sábado 14 de marzo. El reclamo publicitario destaca que se regalará una mascarilla 'antivirus' a los 100 primeros clientes.
Pero además, mientras desde las autoridades sanitarias se adoptan medidas que frenen la expansión del coronavirus, los organizadores de esta fiesta temática incluyen ofertas, desde la medianoche hasta las cuatro de la madrugada, de "cubo de 6 tercios + cachimba 15 euros o botella + cachimba 40 euros".
Las cachimbas son pipas orientales de agua, para fumar tabaco de diferentes sabores y que por norma general se comparte entre varios fumadores. Un dispositivo que incluye una boquilla. Aunque esta sea desechable o la cachimba tenga varias tomas distintas, conecta con el recipiente principal con una manguera.
En el cartel publicitario se puede ver a una chica con capucha roja y una mascarilla. Detrás, un cubo con varios tercios de cerveza y una cachimba. | Tip offs from members of the public in Alicante led to the arrest of a 24-hour shop manager for allegedly selling drugs over the counter.
THE 40-year-old Congolese man is suspected of dealing hashish from the shop and has been charged with drug trafficking and a crime against public health.
In a statement, Alicante National Police said “due to the limitations of mobility established by the State of Alarm, drug traffickers, in order to continue their illicit activity, look for other sales opportunities.”
In his case, the shop manager is suspected of selling drugs in “a camouflaged way,” as though “he was selling food.”
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During the arrest, initiated following information from the public, officers found quantities of hashish “prepared for sale.”
He will be dealt with in the Court of Instruction of Alicante. | 1 |
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Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Hugo Alejandro Salcido, conocido como "El Porras" o el "Pin Pon", jefe operativo de la "Tropa del Infierno", sicarios del Cártel del Noreste, fue abatido tras un enfrentamiento contra elementos de la Policía Estatal en esta frontera.
En estos hechos, también perdió la vida un elemento de la estatal y dos más resultaron gravemente heridos.
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"Pin Pon" se encontraba en la lista de los más buscados dentro del programa Binacional de Seguridad y Prosperidad, emprendido entre los gobiernos de Tamaulipas y Texas, Estados Unidos.
La Vocería de Seguridad informó que el "Pin Pon" era subordinado de Martín Rodríguez Barbosa alias "El Cadete", responsable de la seguridad personal de Juan Gerardo Treviño Chavez alias "El Huevo", líder del ahora Cártel del Noreste, antes Zetas.
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Contra "El Cadete", la Fiscalía General de Justicia de Tamaulipas está ofreciendo una recompensa de 2 millones de pesos por información que lleve a su captura.
Se informó que civiles armados que se desplazaban en dos camionetas, agredieron a policías estatales que realizaban recorridos de vigilancia en la colonia Infonavit Fundadores de Nuevo Laredo.
"Al tiro, al tiro", Así fue como Policía Estatal de #Tamaulipas le hizo frente a "La tropa del infierno" durante topon en #NuevoLaredo; dejan un agente y al "Comandante Pinpon" líder de "La tropa del infierno" abatidos https://t.co/sCW0gQESCY pic.twitter.com/ekaPInOteW — Blog del Narco Oficial (@blogdelnarcomx) March 29, 2020
Una patrulla y una camioneta del grupo agresor se incendiaron como consecuencia de los impactos de bala y en el lugar, fue asegurado un vehículo en el que había un arma larga, cartuchos y equipo táctico, así como un hombre que dijo había sido privado de su libertad.
Trascendió que varios de los agresores resultaron lesionados durante el enfrentamiento con los policías estatales, dos de los cuales fueron ubicados en un centro de atención médica.
Uno de ellos ya estaba muerto, de nombre Hugo, identificado como "El Porras" o "Pin Pon", quien en junio de 2017, el "Pin Pon" se fugó del tutelar de Güemez junto con otras siete personas. Los policías estatales lesionados fueron atendidos y dados de alta y se informó además de la muerte del elemento Oscar Alejandro "N".
Durante estos hechos, varios integrantes del grupo delictivo quedaron heridos, entre ellos el "Pin Pon" quien posteriormente fue localizado muerto en un Centro de Atención Médica en esta ciudad fronteriza. | McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Gunfire and blockades Wednesday again terrorized the northern Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo, but was not a threat to the border Texas city of Laredo, the city’s fire chief told Border Report.
“I saw the situational report come in that there was some gunfire occurring in Nuevo Laredo and I don’t have any details but it’s happening on the other side of the river so it’s not impacting our community,” Laredo Fire Chief Steve Landin said in a video conference call on Wednesday afternoon.
Rapid gunfire can be heard in video shot on the streets of Nuevo Laredo, just across from Laredo, and there are reports of blockades. A high-level community leader in Laredo said the situation is “very dangerous” and “complicated” and is a combination of drug cartels fighting and protests by farmers and ranchers.
The private Facebook group Nuevo Laredo Alert Roja issued an urgent warning on Wednesday morning giving locations of several blockades, including one near a national highway and neighborhood subdivision in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The post states there were shootings and detonations of explosives and to use precaution in the area.
This is the second time in three months that this city in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas has come under rapid gunfire. On Jan. 2, the Webb County Sheriff’s Department issued an urgent warning after overnight gunfire was so rampant that it could be heard clearly from the backyards of residents in the U.S. side, where many took cover in their basements.
During a Wednesday morning public health emergency conference call — which is held daily with Laredo city officials to discuss the COVID-19 situation — the gunfire situation dominated the conversation, Border Report was told.
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Ciudad Obregón, Sonora.- Antonio Alvídrez Labrado, jefe de la Jurisdicción Sanitaria N°4, informó que el laboratorio de la Secretaría de Salud del Estado, ha confirmado cinco casos más, positivos al virus de la influenza, por lo que se alerta a la población a extremar las medidas correspondientes.
Con estos nuevos diagnósticos, el municipio de Cajeme llega a 8 infectados durante esta temporada invernal.
Explicó que, aunque comparativamente con la temporada invernal 2018 - 2019 se han confirmado 69 por ciento de menos casos, la temporada invernal continúa y de la meta de 105 mil dosis a aplicar en el municipio, se han aplicado a la fecha 72 mil 448 dosis.
Alvídrez Labrado, indicó la importancia de aplicarse el biológico, sobre todo en los grupos de riesgo, que serían las personas mayores de 60 años y menores de 5, mujeres embarazadas, personal que trabaja en salud y en personas con enfermedades que comprometen el sistema inmunológico.
El jefe de la Jurisdicción recalcó, que es de suma importancia el no automedicarse y acudir a recibir los servicios de médicos adecuados en caso de presentar síntomas de alguna enfermedad respiratoria, para descartar la presencia de la influenza, asimismo del Coronavirus, del cual hasta la fecha no ha registrado afectados en el Estado, y que se continúa el monitoreo para prevenir alguna epidemia. | WEST Dunbartonshire’s deputy director of public health is urging local parents to continue to immunise their children.
Despite coronavirus being at the forefront of public fear, immunisation continues to be the best way of protecting children against other serious diseases.
Dr Emilia Crighton said: “Even at this challenging time where the country is dealing with COVID-19 we really want parents and carers to get their children immunised so they are protected against other diseases that can be extremely serious in a young child.
“As long as the child, everyone in the household, and the one parent or carer bringing the child to the appointment are well, and not showing signs of Coronavirus, then it’s safe to attend for routine vaccinations.
“Once they have been immunised, their bodies are better able to fight these diseases, if they come in contact with them.
“Immunisation helps protect against serious diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough, meningitis, and polio. The benefit of immunisation is that your child has the best possible protection against dangerous diseases. This can give you peace of mind.”
For further information visit nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/why-immunise/benefits-of-immunisation. | 1 |
En el marco de la vacunación contra la influenza, la Seremi de Salud Marta Bravo indicó que se evalúa la posibilidad de inmunizar a domicilio a los niños, desde los 6 meses hasta los 10 años.
Este martes en un punto de prensa virtual, la autoridad de salud indicó que existe un avance de 75,9% en la cobertura general de la vacunación de los grupos de riesgo, es decir, embarazadas, personas mayores de 65 años, niños desde los 6 meses hasta los 10 años (5°Básico) y enfermos crónicos. En el caso particular en los adultos mayores, la cifra de cobertura es de 78%.
Respecto a los niños que aún no han recibido la inmunización, la autoridad de salud indicó que “estamos gestionando junto con la red para que podamos hacer la vacunación a domicilio. Es un tema que estamos ya revisando, sin embargo, es importante destacar que ya se han vacunado algunos niños, principalmente los que han ido a controles de salud, ya están vacunados algunos”.
De la población de niños, en Chillán 9.340 ya recibieron la vacuna de un total de 14.023. En Chillán Viejo se han inmunizado 616 usuarios de un total de 1.639. | SÃO PAULO, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp ("Company" or "Sabesp") in compliance with the provisions of Article 157, Paragraph 4 of Law 6,404/76 and the provisions of CVM Instruction 358/02, informs to its shareholders and the market in general that, in continuity to the Material Fact disclosed on March 19 of this month, that deals with the proposal to exempt customer categories consumption of "Residencial Social" and "Residencial Favela (Shantytown)", registered on March 19, 2020, from paying water/sewage bills for 90 days for bills issued as of April 1, 2020, covering all municipalities operated by the Company, at a meeting held today, the Board of Directors ratified the exemption approved by the Executive Board.
The Company will keep the market informed of any developments on the subject matter of this Material Fact.
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El 70 % del territorio español se encuentra desde este lunes en la fase 2 del plan de desescalada, mientras que las islas de La Gomera, El Hierro, La Graciosa (Canarias) y Formentera (Baleares) inauguran la fase 3, y la Comunidad de Madrid, Barcelona y su área metropolitana y Castilla y León siguen en la 1.
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La mayor parte del territorio, algo más de 32 millones de personas están ya en la fase 2, que elimina las limitaciones para los desplazamientos de los niños y la práctica de actividad física no profesional, además de permitir reuniones de hasta 15 personas, baños en la playa y la celebración de bodas con un límite de 50 invitados en recintos cerrados y de 100 en abiertos.
Además, desde este lunes las piscinas e instalaciones deportivas cubiertas podrán ser utilizadas en toda España, incluso en las zonas en fase 1, siempre y cuando no haya contacto físico entre los usuarios, que mantendrán dos metros de distancia de seguridad, y se respete un aforo máximo del 30 %.
¿QUÉ PUEDO HACER EN LA FASE 1?
El 30 % de la población continúa en la fase 1 del plan de desescalada. Se trata de la Comunidad de Madrid, casi toda Castilla y León y Barcelona y su área metropolitana.
En estas áreas, las medidas permitidas son las siguientes:
Reuniones de un máximo de 10 personas, incluidas las vulnerables y mayores de 65 años, «siempre que su condición clínica esté controlada y lo permita y manteniendo rigurosas medidas de protección», distancia de seguridad de dos metros y uso de mascarilla.
Se puede salir a pasear en grupos de 10 personas, así como a hacer deporte que no implique contacto como correr o montar en bicicleta. Así, se acaba la limitación de que los menores salgan con un único adulto a la calle. Pero se mantienen las franjas horarias.
Las terrazas abren, con una limitación de aforo del 50 %.
Están permitidas las rebajas.
Se pueden visitar museos, aunque el aforo se reduce al 30 % (las comunidades autónomas pueden situar el límite en el 50 %). También se permiten actividades culturales con el tercio del aforo: si el local es cerrado, un máximo de 30 personas; si es abierto, 200.
Las bibliotecas ofrecerán el servicio de préstamo, también la lectura con limitación de aforo.
Los centros de culto mantienen la tercera parte del aforo.
Se abren los centros deportivos al aire libre para hacer deportes sin contacto como atletismo o tenis.
Están permitidos las caza y la pesca deportiva y el turismo de naturaleza en grupos de hasta 10 personas.
¿QUÉ PUEDO HACER EN LA FASE 2?
Desde este lunes pasan a la fase 2 las tres provincias valencianas; Málaga y Granada; Toledo, Ciudad Real y Albacete; las zonas sanitarias de Girona, Cataluña Central, Alt Penedès y El Garraf; Totana (Murcia), que también prefirió permanecer en la 1 en la que está toda la región por un brote; y el área sanitaria de El Bierzo, en Castilla y León.
Estas son las actividades permitidas:
Las reuniones pueden ser de hasta 15 personas. Se eliminan las franjas horarias para pasear o hacer deporte, eso sí, se mantienen para personas vulnerables las de 10 a 12 y de 19 a 20 horas.
Se puede ir a la playa.
Abren las piscinas y los gimnasios con un límite de un tercio del aforo.
Se reanudan las visitas a centros de discapacitados, viviendas tuteladas y residencias de mayores, si bien las autonomías establecerán las condiciones de estas visitas.
Las comunidades autónomas pueden determinar la vuelta a las clases para la educación no universitaria. También abren autoescuelas y academias.
Vuelven a celebrarse bodas, con un límite de 50 invitados en recintos cerrados y de 100 en abiertos.
Abren los centros comerciales, con límite de afluencia. Se puede ir a bares y restaurantes, con un límite de aforo del 40 %.
Los centros de culto amplían el aforo al 50 %.
Abren cines, teatros y salas de conciertos con limitaciones de público.
Se amplían a 20 personas los grupos de turismo activo y de naturaleza.
Se permite la reanudación de la competición de las ligas profesionales, pero sin público.
Los hoteles reabren las zonas comunes.
¿QUÉ PUEDO HACER EN LA FASE 3?
Cuatro islas inauguran hoy la fase 3. Se trata de las islas canarias de La Gomera, El Hierro y La Graciosa; y Formentera en Baleares.
Estas son las actividades permitidas:
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Se podrá consumir nuevamente dentro de bares y restaurantes, cuyas terrazas al aire libre ampliarán su aforo al 75 %. Consumir en la barra estará permitido, siempre que se garantice una separación mínima de 2 metros.
Desaparecerán de las mesas productos de autoservicio como servilleteros, palilleros, vinagreras, aceiteras, y otros utensilios similares, priorizando monodosis desechables o su servicio en otros formatos bajo petición del cliente.
Las ceremonias nupciales podrán realizarse en todo tipo de instalaciones ya sea en espacios al aire libre o cerrados, siempre que no se supere el 75% de su aforo, y en todo caso un máximo de 150 personas en espacios al aire libre o de 75 personas en lugares cerrados.
Las piscinas y polideportivos podrán usarse en toda España al 30% de su aforo, incluso en las zonas que estén aún en la fase 1.
Regresan las competiciones deportivas.
Reapertura de locales comerciales minoristas al 50 % con independencia de su superficie.
También abrirán las zonas comunes y recreativas de los centros comerciales al 40 % y las tiendas al 50 %.
Las zonas comunes en hoteles y alojamientos turísticos abren también al 50 %.
Se podrán hacer actividades culturales en bibliotecas y museos.
Todos los cines, teatros, auditorios, circos y espacios de espectáculos podrán desarrollar su actividad, si cuentan con butacas preasignadas y no superen la mitad del aforo autorizado en cada sala.
Se amplían a 30 personas los grupos para hacer actividades de turismo activo y el guía estará permitido, en grupos máximos de 20 personas, pero no se pernmitirán las audioguías ni folletos.
Se podrán celebrar congresos con un límite de 80 asistentes.
Los zoológicos y acuarios vuelven a abrir al 50 % de su aforo.
Casinos, salones de juego y recreativos, rifas, tómbolas, locales de apuestas vuelven a abrir siempre que no se supere el 50 % del aforo permitido y se tendrá que garantizar la higienización, cada dos horas, de las fichas de casino y de las cartas de juego.
También se permite la realización de actividades de tiempo libre dirigidas a la población infantil y juvenil, con un máximo de 200 personas en espacios abiertos y 80 en interiores.
Moncloa recuerda que no podrán hacer uso de estas habilitaciones las personas que presenten síntomas, estén en aislamiento domiciliario o cuarentena por un diagnóstico por COVID-19 o ser contacto estrecho. | Madrid, May 16 (IANS) The region of Madrid and the metropolitan area of Barcelona will remain in the first stage of the scale-down of measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 for at least another week, the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services said.
Provincial capitals in the region of Castilla-Leon also remain in the first stage, while other regions, such as the provinces of Granada and Malaga (southern Spain), Albacete, Ciudad Real and Toledo (central Spain) and parts of the Autonomous Community of Valencia (eastern Spain) all progress to the second stage (Phase 1), reports Xinhua news agency.
Meanwhile, the islands of Formentera (Balearic Islands) and La Gomera, La Graciosa and El Hierro in the Canary Islands will be able to move into the third stage of the scale-down (Phase 2), in which bars and restaurants, cinemas, theaters and commercial centres can open at 30 per cent capacity.
Addressing the media on Friday, Fernando Simon, director of the Coordination Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies, explained that Madrid and Barcelona were cities “with very high movement of people” and “nucleuses of communication,” with “massive use” of public transport”.
He said that in Madrid, the “evolution of the pandemic is very favourable… But even then, it is still the region with the most daily registered cases, together with Catalonia”.
The Madrid region must remain for another week in Phase 0, out of prudence.”
The government has made some small concessions to Madrid and Barcelona, where shops will be open without prior appointment, but bars will not be allowed to open their terraces.
Spain has so far reported 230,183 COVID-19 cases, with 27,459 deaths.
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Argentina se mide con Colombia, anfitrión del Preolímpico, desde las 22.30 en busca de la victoria que le asegurará una de las dos plazas para viajar a Tokio.
Con un andar destacado en el Preolímpico de Colombia, la Selección Argentina Sub23 buscará asegurarse uno de las dos plazas que otorga el certamen para la cita olímpica de Tokio.
Este jueves desde las 22.30 se medirá con el elenco local a falta de una jornada para terminar la competencia: con un triunfo clasificará a los Juegos Olímpicos sin importar otros resultados.
La Albiceleste llegó hasta este trascendental choque con puntaje ideal luego de cinco partidos ganados y habiendo iniciado la fase final con una victoria clara frente a Uruguay por 3 a 2. Ahora necesita dar un paso más para lograr el objetivo y llegar al clásico de la última fecha ante Brasil con el pasaje asegurado.
Colombia, por su parte, estuvo cerca de dar el golpe y vencer a Brasil en la primera jornada pero al final se tuvo que conformar con el empate 1-1. El equipo dirigido por Arturo Reyes evolucionó con respecto a aquella derrota en el debut ante Argentina (2-1) ya que no volvió a perder y sumó dos victorias y dos empates.
La figura y el goleador de los Cafeteros es el mediocampista de River Plate Jorge Carrascal, autor de tres tantos durante el torneo. “Colombia mejoró mucho después del primer partido. Va a ser otra final”, advirtió Batista, quien podrá repetir la formación que presentó el pasado lunes.
Con respecto a la fase de grupos, el equipo argentino solo tuvo un cambio y fue en el lateral derecho donde Hernán De La Fuente le ganó el puesto a Andrés Herrera. De no mediar inconvenientes, el once se mantendría igual con fuerte presencia banfileña en la formación.
Probables formaciones
Argentina: Facundo Cambeses; Hernán De La Fuente, Facundo Medina, Nehuén Pérez y Claudio Bravo; Fausto Vera y Nicolás Capaldo; Julián Álvarez, Alexis Mac Allister, Agustín Urzi; y Adolfo Gaich. DT: Fernando Batista.
Colombia: Esteban Ruiz; Edwin Hererra, Willer Ditta, Eddie Segura y Gabriel Fuentes; Jaime Alvarado, Kevin Balanta y Eduard Atuesta; Jorge Carrascal; Edwin Cetré y Nicolás Benedetti. DT: Arturo Reyes.
Hora: 22.30 (TyC Sports) / Árbitro: Piero Maza (Chile) / Estadio: Alfonso López, de Bucaramanga | Argentina will look to get their second win following their 2-1 victory vs. Colombia.
Fernando Batista will be without Alexis Mac Allister after the goal scorer received a red card in the first game. His replacement, Matias Zaracho, is now also a doubt for the game vs. Chile.
Per a report by TyC Sports, should Zaracho not start vs. Colombia, it will be Nahuel Bustos who would replace him. Here’s the rumored eleven:
Facundo Cambeses; Marcelo Herrera, Nahuen Perez, Facundo Medina, Claudio Bravo; Fausto Vera, Nicolas Capaldo, Matias Zaracho or Nahuel Bostos; Julian Alvarez, Agustin Urzi, Adolfo Gaich | 3 |
Coronavirus y curentena: preguntas y dudas sobre el confinamiento
El coronavirus en Valencia y en el resto de la Comunitat Valenciana mantiene a la población confinada en cuarentena dentro de sus hogares, sin posibilidad de salir de casa más que por algunas razones de peso. Esta situación de cuarentena a que obliga el coronavirus suscita numerosas preguntas y dudas acerca de qué está permitido y qué está prohibido durante el estado de alarma. Cosas tan habituales como ir al trabajo en bici, acudir a una cita en la ITV, renovar una tarjeta sanitaria o un DNI, o formalizar una escritura o un documento en el notario hacen dudar a muchos de si pueden continuar con estas tareas o, por el contrario, deben anularlas.
Para resolver todas estas preguntas sobre el coronavirus y la cuarentena del Covid-19, Levante-EMV ha puesto en marcha un CHAT en el que podrás plantear todas tus dudas sobre la cuarentena y el estado de alarma (PINCHA AQUÍ). Nosotros consultaremos con las entidades, administraciones, personas o instituciones encargadas de cada cuestión y te ofreceremos una respuesta eficaz y rigurosa a todas tus preguntas sobre el coronavirus y la cuarentena.
La cuarentena a que obliga el estado de alarma por el coronavirus suscita numerosas preguntas. Foto: J. M. López
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Casos de coronavirus en España hoy: la epidemia sigue creciendo
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La Generalitat planea contratar a personal de paro para cubrir plazas
La Policía Local de València exige documentos para poder circular
Valencianos atrapados: cuando el coronavirus te confina en el paraíso | Unwise to adopt false sense of security
Nick Kempe (Photograph by Akil Simmons)
Dear Sir,
I had drafted a letter last week, but did not submit because it seemed that the Government was moving swiftly on the Covid-19 response.
I have the unfortunate perspective of seeing first-hand what an explosion of Covid-19 looks like, as I am now on Day 14 of forced quarantine on Spain. I have no symptoms, but this quarantine is being imposed on a national level. I leave my house once every two or three days only to go to the grocery store.
I must commend the Government on closing schools quickly after the first known case on island. Spain, for example, only closed schools months after the first case. I must also commend the Government on quickly rolling out the layoff protection for workers affected by forced business closures.
The question I have is about the temporary unemployment benefit, as I know a number of people affected. Does this cover employees on reduced hours, self-employed and dependent contractors, as well as carers at home who have had to take time off of work because of school closures?
Obviously, in this age of technology, there are a great many office workers that can work from home and those employees that have been laid off will get some 60 per cent wage protection from the Government. But there are a great many people who will be still left in a perilous financial situation potentially without savings to lean on.
Without some form of financial safety net, not only will they suffer financially, but they will be also harder to convince to stay at home voluntarily.
From reading the news and following chat groups, it would seem that many in Bermuda are still taking far too many personal liberties in their daily lives. The pictures of traffic jams at the quarantine checkpoints show that an inordinate amount of people are circulating around the island. The streets here are deserted almost all day. It helps, of course, that the police and army are enforcing this!
It was concerning to see that the some officers performing the quarantine checks did not have protective masks. I hope that this is owing to an island-wide shortage and not personal hoarding.
The number of testing kits on island also seems very low from what I’ve heard at press conferences.
Whether the supplies on hand are limited is because of a lack of foresight and/or global stresses on these items is somewhat irrelevant at this point. What needs to happen now is for the general public to step up and stay at home.
As this virus can spread for weeks without symptoms, it is easy to get a sense of false security. Without universal testing, strict quarantine is the only way to protect yourself and others. Do not put the whole system in jeopardy for your own selfish wants.
That means you don’t hang out with friends, visit family, go to the office, etc.
Stay at home!
Use the phone or internet to communicate and shop only for what is strictly needed. And if you do need to leave your house, keep your distances, wash your hands and cough/sneeze into your elbow.
You know, all the things that should be obvious at this stage. I would go one step further and call people out who are not abiding by these basic acts of community concern.
NICK KEMPE
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Boris Johnson, del relajo a la firmeza ante el coronavirus
A principios de marzo, Boris Johnson abordaba la crisis del coronavirus con relajo y se mostraba reticente e la idea del confinamiento. Pero este lunes, tras sufrir gravemente él mismo la enfermedad, se mostró firme en mantener las medidas de distanciamiento.
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El 3 de marzo, en una conferencia de prensa, el primer ministro conservador de 55 años fanfarroneaba con que había "estrechado la mano a todo el mundo" al visitar un hospital donde había enfermos de COVID-19.
Dos días más tarde, el Reino Unido anunció el primer muerto por el coronavirus.
El 12 de marzo, Boris Johnson calificó la pandemia de la "peor crisis sanitaria pública en una generación" y advirtió que muchos británicos perderían a seres queridos.
Lea: Estudiantes chinos vuelven a clases con fuertes medidas de seguridad
Pero la forma de afrontar la crisis por su gobierno difería de las medidas radicales adoptadas por otros países de Europa. Boris Johnson repitió su recomendación de lavarse bien las manos "el tiempo que se tarda en cantar 'cumpleaños feliz' dos veces".
Su estrategia de favorecer la "inmunidad colectiva" en vez de confinar a los británicos causó polémica.
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Ante la lluvia de críticas, y sobre todo después de un estudio científico alarmista que anunciaba cientos de miles de muertes si no se tomaban medidas de distanciamiento social, el gobierno cambió de estrategia.
El 16 de marzo, pidió a la población que evitara los contactos y los desplazamientos "no esenciales" y favoreciera el teletrabajo. El 20 de marzo decretó el cierre de escuelas, pubs, restaurantes, cines y gimnasios.
El 23 de marzo, Johnson anunció un confinamiento inicialmente de tres semanas.
- De la cuarentena al hospital -
Cuatro días más tarde, anunció, para sorpresa general, que había contraído la COVID-19, aunque, aseguró, los síntomas eran "leves" y siguió gobernando desde su apartamento en Downing Street.
No obstante, el mandatario parecía cansado en los mensajes de vídeo que colgaba en Twitter en los que exhortaba a los británicos a quedarse en casa.
Al cabo de los siete días recomendados por las autoridades británicas, tiene que prolongar su cuarentena porque la fiebre no remite.
El 4 de abril, su novia treintañera Carrie Symonds, embarazada, dice que se está curando tras haber tenido síntomas del coronavirus.
Johnson no tiene tanta suerte: tras una alocución televisada excepcional de la reina en la que insta a los británicos a la resiliencia, se anuncia que el primer ministro es hospitalizado "como medida de precaución", debido a la persistencia de los síntomas.
Veinticuatro horas más tarde fue trasladado a la unidad cuidados intensivos del hospital de St Thomas, donde recibió oxígeno pero no necesitó un respirador.
Tras unos días más de hospitalización en planta, leyendo aventuras de Tintin, haciendo sudokus y viendo películas, fue dado de alta el 12 de abril.
- "Seguir adelante" -
Pasó después su convalecencia en Chequers, la residencia oficial de los primeros ministros en el campo al noroeste de Londres.
Johnson quiso dar las gracias al personal sanitario que le había "salvado la vida" y en particular a los enfermeros presentes a la cabecera de su cama durante 48 horas en las que "todo se hubiera podido decantar" de un lado u otro, un portugués y una neozelandesa.
De vuelta a las riendas del gobierno el lunes, el primer ministro se congratuló de los progresos realizados para hacer frente a la propagación de la enfermedad, subrayando que las curvas de infecciones, hospitalizaciones y muertes están en declive.
Pero instó a los habitantes del Reino Unido a "contener la impaciencia": a pesar de las dramáticas consecuencias económicas y sociales del confinamiento contra la enfermedad, deben "seguir adelante" con él para evitar el riego de un resurgimiento de la epidemi, afirmó.
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VEA MÁS | Boris Johnson is focusing on his coronavirus recovery rather than government work after being discharged from hospital, Downing Street has said.
The Prime Minister will be taking time in his country residence, Chequers in Buckinghamshire, to recuperate after spending a number of days in intensive care.
According to his official spokesman, Mr Johnson tested negative for Covid-19 on leaving hospital, which he said was “standard practice”.
He added: “The Prime Minister is focusing on his recovery and he is not currently carrying out government work.
“Having been discharged from hospital he is continuing his recovery at Chequers.
“And, on the advice of his medical team, the Prime Minister is not immediately returning to work.”
It is hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS for saving my life. The efforts of millions of people across this country to stay home are worth it. Together we will overcome this challenge, as we have overcome so many challenges in the past. #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/HK7Ch8BMB5 — Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) April 12, 2020
Pressed on the severity of Mr Johnson’s illness his spokesman said: “As we set out, his condition did worsen over the course of last Monday afternoon and he had to be moved to the intensive care unit.
“Now, clearly, if a person is moved to intensive care, that means that they are requiring a significant level of specialist treatment.”
In a video message yesterday the Prime Minister said there was a 48-hour period during his hospital stay when “things could have gone either way”.
Mr Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds, who is pregnant with their first child, thanked the staff at London’s St Thomas’s Hospital and hailed the “magnificent NHS”.
She wrote on Twitter: “There were times last week that were very dark indeed. My heart goes out to all those in similar situations, worried sick about their loved ones.”
Asked why he was at Chequers and not his primary residence at Number 10, Mr Johnson’s spokesman said it is considered to be a “suitable place” for the PM to continue his recovery.
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Las acciones solidarias se hacen más visibles en estos tiempos de dificultad, y varios famosos hacen gala de su generosidad para procurar hacer las cosas más fáciles a quienes más lo necesitan. A un amplio número de artistas que han realizado donaciones para distintos fines, JenniferAniston se ha sumado con un gesto de apoyo a una enfermera que dio positivo en COVID-19.
La actriz donó diez mil dólares en comida para que esta enfermera, que no puede visitar a su familia ni cocinar por su cuenta por culpa del aislamiento, vea simplificado su día a día.
En una entrevista que concedió esta semana al programa televisivo de Jimmy Kimmel, que el presentador conduce desde su casa, la protagonista de “Friends” tuvo la oportunidad de hablar en un vivo con la enfermera, quien se mostró muy agradecida por la colaboración recibida.
La mujer vive en Saint George, Utah, y está en licencia después de contraer el virus. Su nombre es Kimball Fairbanks y tiene dos hijas, de 4 años y 18 meses.
“Queríamos animarte un poco, así que me gustaría que conozcas a alguien. Se llama Jennifer”, dijo Kimmel dirigiéndose a la enfermera y antes de relegar el protagonismo a ambas en la pantalla.
“Hola, cariño, es un placer conocerte”, dijo afectuosamente Aniston al entrar en el videochat.
“Solo tengo que decir que Dios los bendiga a ustedes y a todos los que están allá afuera haciendo lo que están haciendo. Ni siquiera sé cómo expresar mi gratitud hacia todos los que están poniendo en riesgo su salud”, expresó la actriz, a lo que Fairbanks respondió emocionada: “Gracias, realmente lo aprecio”.
Aniston también contó cómo lleva las indicaciones de permanecer en casa. “Soy agorafóbica de nacimiento”, dijo Aniston revelando ser víctima de este temor obsesivo que ciertas personas sufren ante los espacios abiertos por miedo a contraer enfermedades.
“Esto es una especie de sueño, no un sueño, obviamente es una pesadilla. Pero, personalmente, no ha sido un gran desafío para mí estar en casa”, explicó.
“Lo más desafiante es oír las noticias y tratar de digerir todo lo que está pasando”, dijo y agregó que no le gusta consumir todo el día información sobre el tema. “Me permito hacerlo un rato a la mañana y otro por la noche, y eso es todo”, agregó.
Aniston lleva tres semanas de aislamiento en casa y compartió que en su tiempo libre está descubriendo su afición a nuevas tareas en el hogar, como a lavar los platos. “No solo estás lavando los platos, sino que te estás lavando las manos”, dijo. | Healthcare workers deserve a lot of gratitude for their tireless efforts on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
To express her appreciation, actor Jennifer Aniston joined Jimmy Kimmel on his late night TV show to thank a nurse who has tested positive for COVID-19.
On Thursday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the late night host set up a video chat with cardiovascular nurse Kimball Fairbanks, a mother of two currently recuperating in isolation in Utah to protect her two small children.
“We wanted to cheer you up a little bit, so I’d like you to meet somebody. Her name is Jennifer,” Kimmel said before surprising the nurse with The Morning Show star.
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“Hi, honey, it’s so good to meet you,” Aniston told Fairbanks. “I just have to say, God bless you and all of you that are out there doing what you’re doing. I just, I don’t even know how to express my gratitude to everything that you guys are doing, putting your health at risk and all of that. You’re just phenomenal.”
“Well, thank you,” said a clearly shocked Fairbanks. “I really appreciate that.”
Aniston’s presence wasn’t her only present for the nurse, though. After Kimmel asked Fairbanks how she has been feeding herself during her illness, the nurse said she’s been mainly ordering delivery. That’s when Kimmel and the Friends actress told the nurse she was receiving a $10,000 gift card from the delivery company Postmates. “But you have to use it all in one shot,” joked Kimmel, before adding that each of the nurses on Fairbanks’ floor will also receive Postmates gift cards.
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Luego de que el gobierno de Salta oficializará su pedido para incluir al General Martín Miguel de Güemes en los billetes de $200, el presidente Alberto Ferández, destacó su figura durante una entrevista radial por FM Continental
“Güemes fue un caudillo extraordinario”, dijo Fernández. El presidente manifestó que siente respeto por los animales que habitan el país , pero también existen muchos argentinos para homenajear: “Más allá del respeto que tengo por cada animalito que habita en el país, un billete circula de mano en mano y nos representa. Es un elemento valioso. En ese lugar tenemos tantos argentinos que homenajear, que no puedo creer que los hayan sacado”. Dijo también que en su despacho tiene un cuadro del General Martín Miguel de Güemes.
Sostuvo que durante la gestión de Macri muchos fueron sacados: “Llegué al despacho y no había el retrato de un solo prócer y ese despacho se construyó con lo que esa gente hizo y me pareció mal. Un país que saca a San Martín para poner una ballena está mal. Algo está mal entre nosotros”, manifestó. | AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Stop stealing in the north": Salta area plundered of wealth and the inhabitants abandoned in misery
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Salta (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop stealing in the north" was the heartfelt request expressed by the rector of the Virgen de la Peña shrine, Father Fray Rubén Sica, OFM, in his homily last Sunday, February 16, referring to the situation of the inhabitants of the north, currently in a social and health emergency due to the death of children in the area, the floods that have destroyed hundreds of families in the San Martín department and the roadblocks of the National Route 34 due to the overflow of the small rivers in the area.
The Franciscan priest referred to the current difficult situation in the north, which adds to the chronic lack of essential services such as water and electricity. "We live in an area with a subtropical climate with heavy rains, but we certainly live in another province, because the reality is that we are not part of the Salta province that everyone knows", he complained.
"It seems incredible that a single rain has provoked all this: people evacuated, inhabited areas flooded. In the north if it rains or does not rain it is the same, because we do not have drinking water, energy is interrupted for hours and our hospitals are devastated. In order to go to the doctor we have to travel 400 kilometers to the capital, because there are no professionals here, and better not to mention the Chaco Salteño", said the Franciscan.
"How long will we have to live like this?" asked the priest, who continued: "This area has the resources of hydrocarbons, agriculture and timber. We are abandoned and there is no investment in this area".
The priest then turned to the authorities: "This area was rich in the period before the privatizations, but you impoverished it, with the aggravating factor that we cannot move to another place, because here we have work, home or simply our roots and our family history".
Due to the floods and consequent floods recorded in different locations in the province of Salta, Caritas Argentina has put in place its immediate assistance mechanisms in the face of climatic emergencies and the volunteer teams are working directly with the affected families. (CE) (Agenzia Fides, 18/2/2020)
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Xalapa, Ver.-El representante de la mesa de trabajo sobre Desaparición Forzada o Involuntaria de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), Bernard Duhaime aseguró que en México hay 370 carpetas abiertas por casos de desaparición.
“Tenemos 360 a 370 casos que siguen abiertos, por los cuales seguimos pidiendo al estado información sobre el paradero, esta cifra no es ilustrativa de la realidad porque muchas de las familias no quieren denunciar”, explicó.
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Señaló que hay casos del periodo de la Guerra Sucia o del periodo del Zapatismo, así como de la lucha contra el narcotráfico, aunque hubo muchos más casos que fueron clarificado con información de autoridades estatales.
En entrevista comentó que su participación en un foro realizado en Xalapa, fue explicar el rol de grupo de trabajo sobre las Desaparición Forzada o Involuntaria de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas.
Foto: René Corrales | Diario de Xalapa
“Trabajamos con todos los estados miembros de Naciones Unidas, tenemos un mandato tanto humanitario para apoyar a los Estados para implementar el derecho internacional”, dijo.
Señaló que el primer mandato del grupo de trabajo es apoyar a las familias víctimas de desapariciones mediante un canal de comunicación fluido con autoridades estatales. | Dispatches from Resistant Mexico is a series of short documentaries from southern Mexico, each depicting one of the thousands of pockets of resistance throughout Latin America that are in struggle against what the Zapatistas call “the capitalist hydra.”
These individuals and communities affirm a way life in opposition to capitalist economics and values. They fight the devastating neoliberal “development” and “mega-projects” that loot resources and land from indigenous communities and threaten forms of life that have survived despite 500 years of colonization.
The resistance shares many of the principles and goals of the Zapatistas: autonomy from the capitalist economy, communalist self-government rooted in indigenous collective traditions, an end to the subordination of women and a respectful, life-affirming, non-dominating relation to nature. Indigenous women are at the forefront of many of these ongoing struggles.
In this sixth dispatch of the series, we are introduced to the farming community of Candelaria, Chiapas, which includes many Zapatista sympathizers. The community has been under siege by an armed group invading their lands. As the community organized to protect their fields, they sought help from DESMI (a group that promotes autonomy, agroecology and women’s rights).
DESMI offered workshops to the women, and from this the women began to organize autonomously, transforming their daily lives. Now, they say, they can no longer live with a boss who makes all the decision. In this short they prepare chorizo and talk about their transformation.
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El municipio de Cuautla recibirá alrededor de 10 millones de pesos provenientes del Programa de Fortalecimiento para la Seguridad (Fortaseg), recurso que será destinado a la compra de patrullas, motocicletas, uniformes y armamento, confirmó el alcalde Jesús Corona Damián. Refirió que el recurso será entregado el próximo 28 de febrero.
Señaló que en su momento y en tiempo se metió la solicitud para poder recibir los recursos del Fortaseg, a fin de atender los temas prioritarios de la agenda de seguridad pública.
Dijo que fue hace unos días cuando se reunió con el Secretario de gobierno, Pablo Ojeda Cárdenas, y con el comisionado Estatal de Seguridad, José Antonio Ortiz Guarneros, quienes se comprometieron con el municipio de que este 28 de febrero llegarán vehículos y equipo de seguridad para la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública Municipal.
"No hay riesgo de que no se reciba, existe un compromiso y la llega de estos vehículos y equipo ya está confirmada", confió el edil..
El municipio de Cuautla se ha visto siempre beneficiado con este programa de Fortaseg, tan sólo en el 2019 el municipio de Cuautla logró conseguir más de 13 millones de pesos, los cuales fueron manejados a través del gobierno del estado.
En esta ocasión serán poco más de 10 millones de pesos, recurso con el cual se adquirieron cinco patrullas, una motocicleta, uniformes y chalecos antibalas que serán entregados este 28 de febrero, "vamos a seguir trabajando de la mano con el gobierno federal y del estado para seguir brindando mayor seguridad a los ciudadanos, pero también para que nuestros policías se sientan respaldados".
Por lo cual, el recurso destinado para el municipio de Cuautla de más de 10 millones de pesos será manejado por el gobierno del Estado de Morelos al estar dentro de Mando Coordinado de Seguridad.
El Fortaseg es un subsidio que se otorga a los municipios y, en su caso, a los estados, cuando éstos ejercen la función de seguridad pública para el Fortalecimiento de los temas de seguridad. | CELTIC MIDFIELDER RYAN Christie has been handed a three-match ban for pulling down Rangers’ striker Alfredo Morelos by the genitals in last month’s Old Firm derby.
Christie, who has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season, was given a two-match ban for violent conduct by the Scottish Football Association on Monday.
As the 24-year-old has already been sent-off earlier this season at Livingston, an extra match is added to his sanction.
Christie was penalised for a foul, but escaped without being shown a second yellow card for the incident.
Morelos was sent-off in stoppage time as Rangers won the clash on December 29 2-1 to record their first win at Celtic Park in nine years.
Celtic claimed Christie was the victim of a similar offence at the hands of Morelos in Rangers’ 1-0 Old Firm win in December 2018, but the Colombian did not face any sanction.
“The fact that a sanction has been imposed on Ryan for the incident in question demonstrates a worrying lack of consistency in the Scottish FA fast track process,” Celtic said in a statement.
“Naturally, we will be contacting the Scottish FA regarding our concerns. Scottish football deserves a disciplinary process which is fair, consistent and fit for purpose.”
Christie will miss a Scottish Cup tie at Partick Thistle and league matches against Kilmarnock and Ross County, but was already doubtful for those games after undergoing groin surgery in the wake of Celtic’s first home league defeat in 19 months.
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La Guardia Civil ha sorprendido al volante a un conductor mientras circulaba a 192 kilómetros por hora, casi el doble de lo permitido, por la carretera RM-11 que une Lorca y Águilas, en un tramo con la velocidad máxima limitada a cien kilómetros hora.
Al conductor del turismo, un vecino de Águilas de 40 años, se le atribuye un presunto delito contra la seguridad vial, informa la Guardia Civil.
Ocurrió el 30 de diciembre y es el cuarto caso registrado en 2019 de conductores investigados por superar el doble de la velocid
El caso, que se ha conocido este martes, ocurrió el 30 de diciembre y es el cuarto caso registrado en 2019 de conductores investigados por superar el doble de la velocidad permitida y el tercero en los últimos diez días.
El conductor, que fue puesto a disposición de un juzgado de Lorca, puede ser castigado con penas de prisión de tres a seis meses, multa de seis a 12 meses y privación del carné de conducir entre uno y cuatro años | A MOTORIST has been given a €1,200 fine for going into a teenager on a pedestrian crossing in Marratxi while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The driver was going along the Ma-2040 close to the Festival Park commercial centre in January last year when he hit the 16-year old on the zebra crossing.
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The youngster suffered injuries to his back, head and legs in the incident, and was in hospital for several months.
A Guardia Civil patrol did a breathalyzer at the accident scene, which showed the driver had alcohol levels at double the permitted amount.
The public prosecutor accused the motorist of recklessly causing injury and violating traffic safety, and called for a five-month prison sentence and the withdrawal of his driving licence for three years.
Last week the public prosecution office reduced the request to the fine and to the loss of his licence for two years after reaching an agreement with the defendant and his lawyer. | 1 |
El enfermero Naser Ali Al-Shahrani, quien combate la epidemia en Arabia Saudita, compartió un video conmovedor con el que espera llevar un mensaje de conciencia civil, para evitar contagios de COVID-19.
En el video se le puede observar llorando tras tener que rechazar el abrazo de su hijo pequeño, cuando él volvía a casa.
Lo que lo que antes era un momento dulce, para este enfermero se ha convertido en un momento agrio, ya que el pequeño no puede entender el por qué del rechazo de su papá a una acción antes cotidiana.
A Saudi nurse falls to the ground in tears after he is forced to refuse giving his son a hug following his shift, as to try and protect his family from the novel coronavirus. https://t.co/vcKNEgTAxi pic.twitter.com/btVIj1Oabt — ABC News (@ABC) March 27, 2020
No importa qué, no podemos dejar que nuestras emociones nos superen; es necesario preservar la seguridad de nuestros hijos y limitar la propagación de esta epidemia, compartió el enfermero saudí.
Al-Shahrani espera que el vídeo logre conmover a las personas que aún no toman en serio las recomendaciones para prevenir el contagio del Covid-19, que en Arabia Saudita ya cobró tres vidas. | The Dayton Daily News is profiling the people who work hard every day to save lives and take care of us. Nominate a Health Care Hero by emailing Rebecca.Mullins@coxinc.com.
Name: Jeanee Kizer
Hometown (where you live now): Urbana
Job title: Nurse Manager, Medical/Surgical Unit
Where do you work: Mercy Health – Springfield Regional Medical Center
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Describe what your day is like/what you do: I manage our medical/surgical unit at Springfield Regional. I oversee approximately 40 nurses and nursing assistants. I work with a wonderful group of people, and together we make a great team and work family. My work day varies from day to day. Some days I get time in the office to focus on education for my staff, schedules and the different areas of need for our unit. Other days, I am out on the floor working side by side with my staff helping in any way that I may be needed.
What inspired you to get into health care? I became a nurse because I have an innate ability to care and provide for people. I am a caregiver. Nurses provide compassion, courage, strength, education, knowledge and kindness to those who need it most. It is the most rewarding profession.
Health Care Hero: ‘I became a nurse to make a difference’
What’s a memorable experience you’ve had in health care? This year has been a memorable year for me, so far! We have obviously heard endlessly of COVID-19 and how it is affecting our health care systems, communities and our day-to-day life. It has truly been an honor to witness those I work with and those in my personal life step up during this scary time and volunteer their help. My sister-in-law made approximately 50 masks that she donated for use at the hospital. My husband’s coworkers have offered to help with our children should we be exposed to the virus. I have witnessed nurses, techs and physicians volunteer to work directly with patients ill with coronavirus. My boss Debi has worked countless hours, along with other department directors and administrators, to plan and prepare for COVID-19. I am truly humbled to witness how we have come together at Springfield Regional Medical Center to fight COVID-19 and get through this time of uncertainty. This will definitely be a remembered year in my nursing career and it is truly “year of the nurse.”
Health Care Hero: ‘I really love my job’
What do you want readers to know about your job right now? I am happy to have a job. I am glad that I can continue to work and provide for my family. I am honored to work with so many great people at Springfield Regional. We are all working together to get the job done. We have an awesome team and great support! We are all heroes!
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Que los diputados locales, en voz del presidente del Congreso, Juan Carlos Ruiz García, se sumaron a la demanda de la Caintra para que el gobierno de Nuevo León declare como esencial a la industria cervecera. Y no es para menos, pues si bien fue declarada como industria no esencial, para este estado de la República representa un engranaje muy importante que dinamiza la economía en todos sus niveles.
Que siempre sí debutó Enrique Alfaro en la reunión del frente de gobernadores en Parras, Coahuila, donde decidieron entrarle a un tema que no estaba en su agenda, pero sí en la discusión nacional: el de las energías limpias que fueron frenadas por el gobierno federal. Habrá que ver si procede la ruta jurídica para concretar su exigencia, aunque por lo pronto dijeron que se reservan ese derecho. Los otros dos temas fueron el del reembolso de lo gastado por la contingencia, así como la controversia parcial constitucional para modificar la Ley de Coordinación Fiscal.
Que por su alta movilidad, los empleados de Pemex Logística Región Norte son considerados de alto riesgo ante el covid-19. De sus mil 700 trabajadores, el 74 por ciento son choferes de pipa, quienes no pueden darse el lujo de enfermarse porque reparten gasolina en Nuevo León, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Tamaulipas y Zacatecas. Por eso antes de entrar a su turno se les toma la temperatura y les entregan cubrebocas y sanitizantes.
Que las agrupaciones de la diversidad sexual que año con año organizan la Marcha del Orgullo Gay anunciaron ayer que el desfile que cada mes de junio protagonizan por calles de la ciudad para culminar en la Explanada de los Héroes no se cancela, solo será pospuesto. En voz de Mario Rodríguez Platas, uno de sus principales promotores, señalaron que estarán a la espera de que las autoridades sanitarias definan como seguros los actos masivos para fijar nueva fecha. | - Advertisement -
The three border Governors will coordinate with Texas authorities in order to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Governors of Tamaulipas, Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca; Coahuila, Miguel Riquelme, and Nuevo León, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, signed joint agreements that will allow, in the immediate and short term, to cope with the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in these neighboring states.
The leaders agreed to carry out a technical justification to request a special budget from the Federal Government to face the contingency in addition to place standard measures and guidelines in schools, airports, recreational centers, parks, prisons, companies, and other areas and public buildings.
“In this way, these 3 states will be able to access the category of catastrophic expenses, which will allow us to provide better services in the health systems that we have in our states,” explained the Governor of Tamaulipas.
They will also establish an approach with Texas authorities to strengthen coordination and, coordinate and attend to migrants who are residing, mainly in camps, on the border with the United States.
“Among the 3 states, we have about 25 thousand migrants stationed on our border. In this sense, we make a respectful and energetic call to the National Institute of Migration in the matter of prevention against the Coronavirus with these people who camp in places and conditions that are not adequate”, said García Cabeza de Vaca.
Medical procedures will also be coordinated and information on the health infrastructure of each state will be exchanged, in addition to planning actions in specific and extraordinary situations, according to the progress of the disease.
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La Patrulla del Seprona interceptó el pasado sábado a una familia incumpliendo el estado de alarma decretado en marzo. Los agentes encontraron a cuatro de sus miembros en un descampado a 500 metros de su casa, mientras que el otro progenitor fue detectado caminando en dirección al lugar para reunirse con el resto del grupo.
Los agentes descubrieron en la planicie a un progenitor junto a su hija, con la que se encontraba paseando varios perros, así como a dos hijos, uno conduciendo una motocicleta y otro menor pilotando un quad para el que no tenía edad suficiente. Todos fueron identificados por la Guardia Civil, que les comunicó que serían denunciados ante la Subdelegación del Gobierno por no respetar el estado de alarma. | A MOTORIST has been given a €1,200 fine for going into a teenager on a pedestrian crossing in Marratxi while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The driver was going along the Ma-2040 close to the Festival Park commercial centre in January last year when he hit the 16-year old on the zebra crossing.
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The youngster suffered injuries to his back, head and legs in the incident, and was in hospital for several months.
A Guardia Civil patrol did a breathalyzer at the accident scene, which showed the driver had alcohol levels at double the permitted amount.
The public prosecutor accused the motorist of recklessly causing injury and violating traffic safety, and called for a five-month prison sentence and the withdrawal of his driving licence for three years.
Last week the public prosecution office reduced the request to the fine and to the loss of his licence for two years after reaching an agreement with the defendant and his lawyer. | 1 |
El Ayuntamiento de Santa María de Guía recuerda a los vecinos del municipio que disponen de dos números gratuitos de atención, las 24 horas del día, para comunicar cualquier incidencia relacionada con los Servicios Municipales de Agua y de Alumbrado Público.
Para contactar con el Servicio Municipal de Agua se deberá llamar al 900 100 157 y para el de Alumbrado Público al 900 101 164.
Recordar asimismo que la atención al público en las Casas Consistoriales se realizará únicamente a través del teléfono 928 89 65 55 (extensión 1) y 928 88 37 02 para la Oficina de Atención al Ciudadano de La Atalaya. También a través de la sede electrónica en la siguiente página: https://santamariadeguia.sedelectronica.es/info.0
En el Ayuntamiento sólo se atenderá de forma presencial a las personas que acudan para la presentación de solicitudes de ayuda de emergencia y para la recogida de estas ayudas. | Fuengirola, Spain, creates its first vertical garden, in an initiative by the Ayuntamiento in Fuengirola. The initiative is called “Green Fuengirola” and aims to beautify the city. The first vertical garden will be created on the bridge in Los Boliches over the Arroyo Real. Similar vertical gardens will be installed in different places throughout the city to make the city greener.
“Beautifying Fuengirola with the installation of vertical gardens in different parts of the city is a proposal included in our electoral program”, says Mayor Ana Mula. The Mayor then continued to explain that “within three weeks, when the plants grow, everything is covered with flowers and the planters can’t be seen.
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A vertical garden, for anyone who wonders what it is, is a wall of greenery, and soon you can enjoy several vertical gardens while out walking in Fuengirola! | 1 |
Aunque en las últimas semanas se ha producido una cancelación masiva de los principales eventos deportivos ante la pandemia de coronavirus, no todos los países han detenido sus competiciones. Se trata, en general, de torneos menores (salvo alguna liga de fútbol sudamericana), pero para los amantes del deporte les puede servir para, al menos, hacer más llevadera la cuarentena.
Hay que tener en cuenta que la semana que comienza iba a ser clave en los principales torneo europeos de balompié, con los partidos de vuelta de los octavos de final de la Champions y de la Liga Europa. La Fórmula Uno tenía una cita en Barein el fin de semana próximo, en lo que iba a ser la segunda carrera del Mundial, mientras que los seguidores de la temporada ciclista esperaban la Tirreno-Adriática, una de las clásicas con más solera del año. Asimismo, en tenis, la temporada de tierra batida debía vivir una nueva parada en Indian Wells. La gimnasia artística y el patinaje artístico tenían programados sus Mundiales para esta semana, pruebas, además, que iban a repartir billetes para los Juegos de Tokio. En cuanto a los deportes de invierno, como los saltos o el esquí de fondo, enfilaban ya el cierre de la temporada en estos días.
El coronavirus, sin embargo, ha cambiado la agenda. Así, el calendario futbolístico sigue en pie en la Premier League rusa o en la Super Liga turca. El balompié también continúa, de momento, en México, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia o Chile, a la espera de que la expansión del COVID-19 obligue a adoptar medidas más restrictivas, como en Europa.
También se mantienen el torneo de los candidatos de ajedrez, que se celebra en Ekaterimburgo (Rusia) hasta 5 de abril; el preolímpico de boxeo, que se está disputando en Londres; o las Coral Series de snooker en Llandudno (Gales). | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday.
The Ministry of Health said the patient lived in Buenos Aires and had been confirmed with COVID-19 after coming down with a cough, fever and sore throat following a recent trip to Europe.
The patient, who suffered kidney failure, had a history of diabetes, hypertension and bronchitis before being infected with the virus, a statement said. He had been in intensive care since being admitted to a public hospital Wednesday.
Officials said the man was not one of the eight confirmed COVID-19 cases previously reported for Argentina, but his case was confirmed by tests Saturday. Research is underway to determine who the patient had been in contact with, authorities said.
Elsewhere in the region, officials in Peru announced five new cases of COVID-19 infection Saturday, raising the country's total to six. Paraguay reported its first case, and Chile said it now had seven confirmed cases, up from five.
Costa Rica's Health Ministry confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, in addition to that of a case involving an American woman announced Friday. Her husband was among the new cases.
Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia also have reported confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.
According to the latest official data, there are more than 101,000 infected worldwide and more than 3,400 deaths.
The Associated Press | 1 |
Durante su reporte diario, el Comité Operativo de Emergencia (COE), informó que a la fecha no se registra ningún caso positivo, lo cual permite considerar a Jujuy como provincia libre de circulación de COVID-19.
Informe epidemiológico
Desde el inicio de la pandemia se evaluaron a 186 personas, las cuales se presentaban inicialmente como casos sospechosos, y tras los estudios correspondientes se descartaron 180.
Los 5 casos iniciales positivos ya recuperados continúan bajo seguimiento en sus domicilios, y se encuentra a la fecha 1 caso sospechoso en estudio.
En vigilancia epidemiológica de personas asintomáticas se encuentran 2496, y finalizaron el aislamiento 2875, con el respectivo seguimiento de seguridad para conocer su evolución.
Se recomendó que si se tiene síntomas respiratorios con sospecha o no de coronavirus, o si se tiene otra patología, se realice la consulta virtual a www.salud.jujuy.gob.ar, o consulta telefónica a los números 0800-888-4767 o al 0800-777-7711. | Coe said plans are still in place for Howlers to open in East Liberty at a future date but couldn’t say exactly when. She said a lease has been secured for the spot of Howlers’ new home, but she is not ready to disclose the specific location just yet. | 1 |
HabrĂa al menos un herido tras un ataque de cinco misiles en la capital de Irak.
HabrĂa al menos un herido tras un ataque de cinco misiles en la capital de Irak.
Tres misiles impactaron en la embajada de EU en Bagdad
Tres misiles impactaron contra la embajada de Estados Unidos en Bagdad, la capital de Irak, y habrĂa al menos un herido.
SegĂşn informĂł la agencia francesa AFP de acuerdo a una fuente oficial iraquĂ, se lanzaron cinco misiles contra la embajada y uno de los proyectiles habrĂa dañado parcialmente el área de alimentaciĂłn.
El pasado 8 de enero Irán habĂa bombardeado la llamada "zona verde" de la capital iraquĂ, donde se encuentra la embajada norteamericana, y no se habĂan registrado heridos.
Irán admite que derribó el avión ucraniano con 176 personas a bordo "por un error humano"
El ataque de Irán habĂa sido en respuesta al asesinato del general Qassem Soleimani durante un operativo estadounidense en el aeropuerto de Bagdad.
SegĂşn la agencia rusa RT, el primer ministro iraquĂ, Adil Abdul Mahdi, condenĂł el ataque, enfatizando que el Gobierno está "comprometido en la protecciĂłn de todas las misiones diplomáticas y en la adopciĂłn de todas las medidas necesarias para lograrlo". | Escalating US-Iran conflict: The EU's priorities
On 3 January 2020, a United States (US) strike outside Baghdad killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the al-Qods force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC), and arguably the second most important man in Iran after Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The assassination was a reaction to an escalation in the growing conflict between the USA and Iran. Iran retaliated on 8 January 2020, by attacking two US bases in Iraq with missiles; luckily – or intentionally – without casualties. Although both the USA and Iran have refrained from any further action, few expect this to mark the end of tensions between the USA and Iran in the region. The EU reaction to the assassination has been to try to de-escalate the situation to prevent all-out war, to focus on stabilising Iraq, and to limit damage to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
On 3 January 2020, a United States (US) strike outside Baghdad killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the al-Qods force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC), and arguably the second most important man in Iran after Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The assassination was a reaction to an escalation in the growing conflict between the USA and Iran. Iran retaliated on 8 January 2020, by attacking two US bases in Iraq with missiles; luckily – or intentionally – without casualties. Although both the USA and Iran have refrained from any further action, few expect this to mark the end of tensions between the USA and Iran in the region. The EU reaction to the assassination has been to try to de-escalate the situation to prevent all-out war, to focus on stabilising Iraq, and to limit damage to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). | 2.5 |
Hay otras preguntas abiertas: "¿Por qué la enfermedad se agrava al séptimo día?". Se trata de un elemento capital para poder diseñar una estrategia terapéutica, según este médico, igualmente jefe del servicio de enfermedades infecciosas del hospital parisino de Bichat, que admitió en reanimación a un turista chino de 80 años en estado grave. | The restrictions have also brought unique challenges to scientists. Some have suspended their usual research to study the coronavirus. Others have had their work or personal lives disrupted by lab closures, travel restrictions or problems sourcing equipment and reagents from suppliers in China.
In a Nature reader poll, more than 600 of you told us that the coronavirus had affected you, your colleagues and your research. These are some of your stories.
From laboratory closures to equipment shortages, researchers worldwide tell Nature how they have been affected by the epidemic. ‘No one is allowed out’: readers tell Nature about their experiences. | 2 |
El astronauta de la NASA Steve Swanson con una de las lechugas cultivadas en la ISS. (Foto Prensa Libre: EFE)
Un estudio publicado este viernes 6 de marzo en la revista Frontiers in Plant Science avanza que los astronautas han podido cultivar en el espacio lechugas libres de microorganismos, seguras para el consumo humano, nutritivas y sabrosas, y todo pese a crecer en un ambiente de baja gravedad y con una radiación mucho más intensa que la de la Tierra.
El experimento, liderado por la doctora Christina Khodadad, del Centro Espacial Kennedy (Florida), se llevó a cabo en la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS por sus siglas en inglés), donde los astronautas de la NASA cultivaron una cosecha de lechugas romanas rojas (Outredgeous).
El avance es una buena noticia para la ciencia pero sobre todo para los astronautas, resignados a vivir en el espacio con raciones de alimentos procesados y liofilizados para durar más tiempo.
Aparte del cambio de la dieta, los productos frescos cultivados en el espacio proporcionarían a los astronautas más potasio y vitaminas K, B1 y C, nutrientes poco abundantes en las raciones envasadas que, además, se degradan con el almacenamiento a largo plazo.
Los cultivos espaciales serán especialmente útiles en las misiones espaciales de larga distancia, como Artemis-III (programada para que los humanos aterricen en el polo sur lunar en 2024), el actual programa SpaceX, o la primera misión de la NASA a Marte con tripulación, prevista para finales de esta década.
“La capacidad de cultivar alimentos en un sistema sostenible que sea seguro para el consumo de la tripulación será crítica a medida que la NASA avance hacia misiones más largas. Las verduras de hoja verde tipo ensalada pueden cultivarse y consumirse frescas con pocos recursos”, explicó Khodadad.
Para el experimento, que se llevó a cabo entre 2014 y 2016, se emplearon semillas esterilizadas que se plantaron en los Sistemas de Producción de Vegetales (apodados “Veggie”), cámaras de crecimiento equipadas con iluminación LED y un sistema de riego diseñado específicamente para cultivar en el espacio.
Los cultivos crecieron en las unidades Veggie durante 33 a 56 días. Después, los miembros de la tripulación de la ISS comieron algunas de las lechugas de la cosecha y el resto fue congelado y enviado a la Tierra para su análisis químico y biológico.
En paralelo, los científicos de Centro Espacial Kennedy cultivaron lechugas con las mimas semillas y en las mismas condiciones que en la ISS pero en la Tierra, donde recrearon los mismos datos de temperatura, dióxido de carbono y humedad de la estación espacial.
La lechuga cultivada en el espacio tenía una composición similar a las de la Tierra, con pequeñas diferencias: el tejido vegetal cultivado en el espacio tendía a ser más rico en elementos como el potasio, el sodio, el fósforo, el azufre y el zinc, así como en fenólicos -moléculas con probada actividad antiviral, anticancerígena y antiinflamatoria-.
También tenía niveles similares de antocianina y otros antioxidantes que pueden proteger a las células del daño causado por los radicales de oxígeno libres y reactivos.
Los científicos también examinaron las comunidades microbianas que crecían en las plantas y observaron que las cultivadas en la Tierra albergaban microbios “comensales”.
Sin embargo, dado que éstos pueden afectar a la salud de las plantas y a su idoneidad como alimento, los investigadores secuenciaron el ADN de las comunidades de hongos y bacterias que crecen en la lechuga.
Así, identificaron los 15 géneros microbianos más abundantes en las hojas y 20 en las raíces, y descubrieron que la diversidad e identidad de estos microbios era similar en la lechuga cultivada en el espacio y en la Tierra.
Esta similitud fue sorprendente, dadas las condiciones únicas de la Estación Espacial Internacional: los científicos esperaban, en cambio, que éstas favorecieran el desarrollo de comunidades microbianas distintas.
Además, confirmaron que en las hojas nunca hubo ninguna bacteria peligrosa como la E. coli coliforme, la Salmonella o la S. aureus, y que el número de esporas de hongos y moho de las lechugas también estaba en el rango normal en productos aptos para consumo humano.
El estudio concluye que la lechuga cultivada en unidades vegetales espaciales es segura para su consumo, unos resultados “alentadores” que abren la puerta a nuevos experimentos con otros cultivos “espaciales” que ayuden faciliten las futuras misiones. | SpaceX’s astronaut-riding Dragon capsule is approaching the International Space Station on Sunday, just hours after a historic liftoff from Florida.
Watch the docking procedure via NASA TV below: | 1 |
Además de la toma de control de su página de inicio, donde los personajes del juego invadieron las promociones habituales de los productos, los usuarios de Apple probablemente no esperaban que Sonic corriera alrededor de un MacBook Pro, informó Engadget.
Personajes como Sonic, Frogger y pequeños LEGO invadieron la página de la empresa para promocionar su servicio de juegos por suscripción.
Apple Arcade hizo su lanzamiento en septiembre de 2019, y allí brindó a los usuarios de iPhone, iPad, Apple TV y Mac acceso a más de 100 juegos gratuitos en la aplicación para quienes estuvieran en Estados Unidos. Las últimas adquisiciones de la plataforma incluyen el juego cooperativo de realidad aumentada Secret Oops y el juego familiar Battle Royale Butter Royale, según Mac Rumors.
Además, hubo una serie de comerciales directos, como un anuncio de televisión que explica todas las formas en las que los usuarios pueden jugar y una transmisión en vivo simulada del héroe del juego Oceanhorn.
La compañía está comprando juegos directamente del servidor en lugar de pagar a los desarrolladores por el tiempo de juego, tal como lo hacen plataformas como Google para Play Pass.
Si bien Apple no está sufriendo exactamente por dinero en efectivo, necesita reclutar tantos jugadores como sea posible para hacer de Arcade un éxito en el competitivo nicho de los juegos. | We wouldn't blame you if your eyes glazed over during the campaign, but it's arguably vital given Apple Arcade's ultimate strategy. The company is buying games outright for the service instead of paying developers for play time like Google does for Play Pass, making it more dependent on the sheer number of gamers instead of how often they play. While Apple isn't exactly hurting for cash, it needs to recruit as many players as possible if Arcade is going to be a success. | 4 |
MNHV presenta documentales sobre historia del salitre
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8 de mayo.
El Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaíso (MNHV) realizará los viernes el estreno vía Facebook de algunos documentales de estudiantes de periodismo de la Universidad de Playa Ancha y del canal UPLA TV.
8 de mayo: Historias del Salitre, función que incluye “Volviendo a las raíces”, “Ruidos del salitre” e “Hijos de María Elena”, tres piezas que conforman y efectúan un recuento del pasado de la extinta salitrera Pedro de Valdivia, la cual revive todos los años en la Fiesta de los Pedrinos y Pedrinas. | “When we received this information and needed to send out precautionary measures we got on that immediately," said Ragan. "We typed those up, we had them posted to all of our outlets, the Facebook outlet. Our nurses were made aware and we immediately implemented precautionary measures, you know, to ensure the safety of our students and guidance on what they should do if they felt like they had come in contact with anyone to please notify me and I will give them directions step by step on who to notify.” | 1 |
El fiscal General de Jalisco, Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez, informó que un comisario de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, un policía y un mando medio fueron detenidos por la muerte de Giovanni López.
"Hay tres detenidos en relación a la muerte de Giovanni, tres detenidos por orden de aprehensión, que tienen que responder a los actos que les va a imputar un juez (…) Estaríamos hablando del comisario municipal, un policía y un mando medio".
Asimismo, el fiscal dijo que siguen trabajando en otras órdenes de aprehensión y aclaró que la investigación continua para seguir deslindando responsabilidades de otros servidores públicos del ayuntamiento.
Informó que el alcalde de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Eduardo Cervantes Aguilar, está citado a las 12:00 horas en las instalaciones de la fiscalía, para que le tomen su versión de los hechos respecto al caso de Giovanni.
También el alcalde esta cita el próximo lunes a las 12:00 en diversa carpeta de investigación que no tiene relación con estos hechos, pero sí con su persona.
Respecto a los detenidos por los disturbios en el Palacio de Gobierno en Guadalajara, Solís Gómez dijo que se puso a disposición a seis menores, dos mujeres y 20 hombres, de los cuales al menos cuatro son originarios de otros estados y cuentan con antecedentes penales.
México "No me inmiscuyo", AMLO responde a Alfaro sobre enfrentamientos por muerte de Giovanni
"Los hechos que se están investigando son por daños causados a Palacio de Gobierno, daños a Palacio municipal, daños causados a la recaudadora, al consejo de la judicatura, a la rotonda de los jaliciences ilustres, a dos patrullas de la secretaría de seguridad y a cinco motocicletas, incluyo también las lesiones que sufrieron al menos cinco policías que ya han denunciado", señaló el fiscal General de Jalisco.
Mientras que el gobernador del estado de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, señaló que algunos de los detenidos son originarios de Ciudad de México, Michoacán y Yucatán.
"Ayer en la manifestación que vimos en Jalisco hubo infiltrados, hubo 28 detenidos de otros estados como la Ciudad de México, Yucatán y Michoacán", indicó Enrique Alfaro.
La mañana de este viernes, el gobernador del estado de Jalisco también informó que han decidido tomar el control de la policía municipal de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.
"Tenemos ya a los primeros detenidos y hemos decidido tomar el control de la policía municipal de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. Como les di mi palabra, la muerte de Giovanni no quedará impune", señaló el gobernador en su cuenta de Twitter.
El secretario de Seguridad estatal, Juan Bosco Agustín Pacheco, dijo que el objetivo de dicha intervención es que el personal reciba capacitación en materia de hechos humanos, uso adecuado de la fuerza y para ejercer la función policial.
Tenemos ya a los primeros detenidos y hemos decidido tomar el control de la policía municipal de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. Como les di mi palabra, la muerte de Giovanni no quedará impune.
Atentos, a las 9 a. m. daremos más información. — Enrique Alfaro (@EnriqueAlfaroR) June 5, 2020
Ayer, la indignación por el asesinato de Giovanni López, presuntamente a manos de policías del municipio de Ixtlahuacán de Los Membrillos, comenzó a escalar, pues un grupo de jóvenes encapuchados provocaron disturbios en el Palacio de Gobierno de Guadalajara, ubicado en el Centro Histórico.
Tras los disturbios, el gobernador del Estado de Jalisco acusó que el gobierno del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador está detrás de los disturbios en Guadalajara y dijo que hay "intereses muy precisos y muy puntuales construidos desde la Ciudad de México".
Justicia Indignación por caso Giovanni provoca disturbios en Guadalajara
El mandatario dijo que "desde los sótanos de poder, buscan dañar a Jalisco, no a su gobierno necesariamente, dañar a nuestro estado. Lastimar a nuestro estado en un momento difícil que estamos viviendo en medio de una emergencia sanitaria".
Enrique Alfaro señaló que la gente que participó en los disturbios del Palacio de Gobierno "fueron gente que buscaba otra cosa: buscaban provocar al gobierno y quiero decirles que no lo lograron" ya que la policía de Guadalajara y estatal "actuaron a la altura de las circunstancias".
"(Los policías) supieron resistir y no cayeron en la provocación. No se cometió ningún acto de violencia contra los manifestantes, a pesar de que ellos hicieron lo que yo nunca había visto en una manifestación en Guadalajara", continuó.
Este viernes, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador se deslindó de toda responsabilidad y aseguró que pese a las diferencias que tiene con el gobernador del estado, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, no busca perjudicarlo.
"Tengo diferencias con el gobernador de Jalisco (Enrique Alfaro), diferencias políticas, ideológicas, pero actúo con responsabilidad y no me inmiscuyo, no participo en cuestiones partidistas, no soy jefe de grupo, ni de partido; represento al Estado mexicano, no tengo ningún propósito de afectar a autoridades locales".
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Jalisco’s governor Enrique Alfaro informed that authorities have already arrested police officers linked to the Giovanni López case.
In an interview with Ciro Gómez Leyva, the governor said that the state administration arrested the municipal police officers in Ixtlahuacán on early Friday.
“We have arrested the first police officers; we’re not going to fail people. I stand by my word and the first arrest warrants have been fulfilled. We are going to make more arrests but we’re making progress in that sense,” he said.
After Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was not related to the protests in Guadalajara to demand justice for Giovanni López, Alfaro asked him to notice there are people inside his party and his government urging people toward an environment of confrontation.
Tenemos ya a los primeros detenidos y hemos decidido tomar el control de la policía municipal de Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos. Como les di mi palabra, la muerte de Giovanni no quedará impune. Atentos, a las 9 a. m. daremos más información. — Enrique Alfaro (@EnriqueAlfaroR) June 5, 2020
“What I’m asking him as President is for him to notice that there are people within his government that are promoting an environment of confrontation in the country (…) There was a movement in social networks that cost millions of pesos to create this environment of anger for a fair cause.”
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Alfaro said that out of the 27 people arrested due to yesterday’s protest, there are people from Yucatán, Mexico City, and Michoacán; some of them have criminal records for crimes against public health.
He asked who is paying the campaigns about Giovanni being killed for not wearing a face mask, which according to him is completely false. He added that state police officers were not involved.
Escucha #EnVivo este importante mensaje para Jalisco. Hay detenidos, hay acciones y decisiones que tienes que conocer sobre la muerte de Giovanni en Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos: — Enrique Alfaro (@EnriqueAlfaroR) June 5, 2020
This morning, President López Obrador asserted that if Alfaro has the evidence that shows yesterday’s protests at Guadalajara were paid he must show them.
He acknowledged he has political differences with the Jalisco governor but clarified he has no intention to fight with him and denied the accusations against him.
So far, there are three people arrested in relation to Giovanni López’s death, as informed by Octavio Solís, Jalisco’s prosecutor.
In a news conference, he said that they are still working in other arrest warrants and that the investigation is still going on. Other public officers will be investigated for the death of the young man.
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Expresó el exdirector de ese nosocomio Galo Gastelú, al ver los cambios ejecutados en las últimas horas.
Se refiere a que se haya destinado el segundo piso del establecimiento hospitalario para los pacientes en aislamiento por coronavirus. Cuando bien se pudo levantar un hospital de campaña o ampliar la zona de infectología hacia donde queda psiquiatría (a un costado).
“Ya han habilitado el segundo piso para coronavirus, nosotros (ginecología y maternidad) que estábamos en el 4to. piso, nos han derivado al tercer piso. En estos momentos contamos con 15 pacientes. Ya se cerró medicina y cirugía que igual estaban en el cuarto piso. Se ha cerrado emergencia, una gestante vino anoche y la tuvieron que enviar al hospital Iquitos, todo un riesgo.
“Estoy totalmente en desacuerdo con esta decisión. Este es un hospital referencial donde se manejan 4 especialidades básicas como: medicina general, pediatría, cirugía, ginecología, cada una con su residencia.
Muy lamentable que se haya colocado a pacientes con coronavirus en el segundo piso puesto que el único acceso para ingresar a los pacientes, son los ascensores. Tenemos una sub estación eléctrica que está resistiendo todo está sobrecargado en un 75%.
A los ascensores se les cambia las placas, los motores, pero al poco tiempo se están malogrando. Los tres ascensores tienen el mismo problema. Mi posición es que como alternativa se ha debido construir un hospital de campaña.
Hay una sub estación eléctrica que dejó la anterior dirección de salud cuando funcionaba en lo que ahora es infectología. Su capacidad daría para resistir un hospital de campaña. Y además hay bolsones de agua, por lo que bien se podrían abrir pozos.
Igual se han podido emplear dos ambientes grandes de ex diresa, donde ahora están administrativos. Así como la zona de los internos que ahora no están, ahí podría estar el personal de salud que trabajan directamente con los pacientes, aislándose hasta que dure la epidemia.
La gran pregunta es: ¿podrá el hospital Iquitos recibir toda la carga de pacientes que antes venía al regional? Sinceramente no lo creo. Estamos ante una situación bastante apremiante”, declaró Gastelú.
¿Y qué opina respecto a que pacientes con el virus, serán puestos en aislamiento en el centro KANATARI?
-Irán pacientes afectados pero estables, quiero pensar así, porque los pacientes que requieran soporte de equipos, etc. tienen que estar en el hospital. | The remote city of Iquitos in the Amazon Rainforest has been overwhelmed by coronavirus as the bodies of victims pile up on the floor of the mortuary.
People are dying from lack of oxygen in a place dubbed ‘the lungs of the world’
Environmental and community development charity, Plant Your Future, works in the region to alleviate poverty and restore the rainforest. They have launched an Covid-19 Emergency Appeal to help families who cannot get food or basic medical supplies.
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Jenny Henman, founder of Plant Your Future, said: “Iquitos is home to half a million people and communities are now living the nightmare that we all fear - that coronavirus will completely overwhelm our healthcare and social support system, leaving us with no medical care, no money and no food.”
Peru enforced a military-led lockdown at the outbreak of Covid-19. Despite the early measures, the virus has spread rapidly.
In Iquitos, the virus has been able to thrive due to the local conditions; the city’s slum neighbourhood of Belen consists of over-crowded homes with parents, grandparents and children living in close quarters forced to share mattresses in hot and tightly packed rooms.
With no access to running water, washing hands regularly isn’t an option. As a result, the two hospitals of Iquitos are overwhelmed, meaning there is nowhere to care for any more patients.
Henman said: “The city’s health system is unable to cope. It's totally swamped by the number of ill patients arriving and lack of medical supplies. Hospital corridors are full of dying or dead patients and oxygen has run out. Sick people are being turned away as hospitals simply don’t have the space, means or capacity to treat them. Without oxygen, let alone ventilators, saving lives becomes impossible.”
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Iquitos is the regional capital of Loreto, and normally serves as an important centre for thousands of rural communities to trade produce and stock up on supplies.
Official figures report that 1,187 people have died from the virus in the region – almost half the nation's death toll from Covid-19.
The regional health director, Dr Carlos Calampa, believes that the true figure is actually much higher. The lockdown means that families have to stay at home and are unable to pay for food or generate an income through trading. The Peruvian Government does not have the systems or resources in place to deliver food aid – least of all to rural areas.
Sergio Lopez, Plant Your Future field coordinator, said: “For the rural people in Loreto, no support has arrived from government nor from the Regional or Municipal authorities, least of all Central Government.
"It's a very worrying time; the quarantine has been extended but the problems continue. On behalf of the rural people of Loreto, I am requesting solidarity and support - they really need it during the critical time that we’re living through.”
The Plant Your Future team has been working to supply emergency food parcels and basic medical supplies to communities in Loreto. They've now launched an Emergency Appeal to raise funds to continue this work, asking the public to donate what they can to help keep families safe, making it possible for them to stay at home.
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Henman concluded: “The families that we work with already live on or below the poverty line, so they have limited reserves to cope with the economic consequences of this crisis. They are extremely vulnerable.
"We have been working in Peru for over a decade to help establish robust, long-term solutions that will help build up the resilience of local communities. But right now, we need to ensure the people of Loreto can continue to fight.”
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Marianne Brooker is The Ecologist's content editor. This article is based on a press release from Plant Your Future. | 3 |
París, 7 feb (EFE).- La ayuda pública al desarrollo de los 30 países miembros del Comité de Asistencia al Desarrollo de la OCDE disminuyó en 2018 un 2,3 % respecto al ejercicio precedente, esencialmente por la disminución de los fondos para asistir a los refugiados, que habían sido muy elevados en 2016 y 2017.
Si se excluyen esas partidas para los refugiados (11.000 millones de dólares en 2018 tras los 14.000 millones de 2017), el volumen de ayuda se mantuvo estable, destacó hoy la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) al publicar los datos definitivos de 2018.
En ese ejercicio, los 30 estados del Comité de Asistencia al Desarrollo concedieron en total 153.300 millones de dólares de ayuda, lo que representó un 0,31 % de su producto nacional bruto (PNB).
En términos absolutos, el principal donante fue Estados Unidos con 34.200 millones de dólares, que marcó un descenso del 4,9 % respecto a 2017, seguido de Alemania (25.000 millones, -3,8 %), Reino Unido (19.400 millones, +1,8 %), Japón (14.200 millones, -13,4 %) y Francia (12.100 millones, +7,2 %).
En términos relativos, la lista la encabezaron Suecia (1,04 % de su PNB), Luxemburgo (0,98 %), Noruega (0,94 %), Dinamarca (0,72 %) y Reino Unido (0,7 %), que fueron los únicos que alcanzaron el objetivo internacional del 0,7 %.
La ayuda al desarrollo de España fue de 2.870 millones, un 0,2 % del PNB. Respecto a 2017 se redujo en un 6,1 %. EFE | DUBLIN, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Hemophilia A - Epidemiology - 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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El hecho fue denunciado públicamente por la doctora Paola Zambrano, quien aseguró haber perdido su puesto en el Hospital integrado San Juan de Cimitarra (Santander).
Luego de dos años trabajando en este centro médico, Zambrano, quien se desempeñaba allí como coordinadora médica desde que inició la emergencia por la pandemia del covid-19, asegura que haber pedido tapabocas, overoles y demás elementos de bioseguridad de buena calidad fue la causa aparente de su despido.
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Zambrano cuenta que el inicio del problema se dio cuando llegó un pedido de tapabocas y overoles al hospital. “Los implementos llegaron sin ficha técnica, los tapabocas eran artesanales y estaban hechos con telas desechables(…) luego los cambiaron y mandaron unos N95 que se rasgaban con facilidad, teníamos que pegarlos con esparadrapo”, hecho que fue reportado por la médica ante la gerente del hospital vía correo electrónico.
Ex coordinadora médica del hospital de #Cimitarra, Paola Zambrano, denuncia que fue despedida del centro médico por solicitar insumos de buena calidad en materia de #Bioseguridad para afrontar la #pandemia del #covid19. pic.twitter.com/VVsOXkkhwm — ADN Bucaramanga (@ADN_Bucaramanga) May 8, 2020
La médica también denunció que nunca fue posible entregarle a todo el personal de la salud su indumentaria correspondiente. “La gerente decía que no se le iba a entregar a todo el personal porque, como no había todavía riesgo, podían utilizar el overol cuando hicieran las muestras, lavarlo y luego dárselo a otra persona”.
Para evitar contaminar sus propios uniformes, Zambrano aseguró que se ponían el overol únicamente con ropa interior debajo, pues no contaban con uniformes desechables para el uso correcto de este implemento.
“La molestia surgió a raíz de todo esto y por eso me despidieron” asumió la médica, pues en el correo en donde se le adjuntó la liquidación de su contrato informándole de su despido, no se le fue especificado el motivo.
(Lea también: Estudiante murió de neumonía y su cuerpo no aparece hace 21 días)
Esta redacción intentó comunicarse en repetidas ocasiones con la gerente del centro médico, Andrea Navarro, para conocer su versión sobre la denuncia, pero no se obtuvo una respuesta.
BUCARAMANGA | In an internal staff memo, St Joe’s Hospital has asked the community for help during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The memo reads, “our Hospital is in need of medical, surgical and procedural masks. While model numbers of the N95 masks in the 1860, 1860s, 1870+, 8110s and 8210 are preferred, we are accepting all masks. We’re also in need of impervious gowns and face shields and new or gently used baby monitors. Please share this link (www.stjoesfoundation.ca/supplydrive/ ) with more information about our Supply Drive or email: donations@stjoes.ca .
The Hospital also noted that it is preparing for an influx of COVID19 patients. “To accommodate the expected demand from COVID-19, we will be repurposing the currently empty, former Fracture Clinic space for Emergency Department use. This will be a temporary measure, as this space is slated to be redeveloped for Psychiatric Emergency Services. We will reactivate the plan to redevelop Psychiatric Emergency Services in that space as soon as possible.” | 1 |
Cuando una empresa pierde el grado de inversión es como cuando cambias de estatus social, de club. Ya no mandan la limusina por ti, ya no se pelean para comprarte. Tienes que esperar a que alguien te quiera aceptar de manera especulativa”, me decía el ex directivo de una multinacional petrolera.
Eso le pasó a Pemex el viernes cuando Moody’s recortó la calificación de su bonos de ‘Baa3’ a ‘Ba2’. Esto los coloca en grado especulativo, al ser ya dos las calificadoras (Fitch, que lo hizo días antes) que le bajaron su posición.
Esta caída pone a los papeles de Pemex en un nuevo grupo: el de bonos basura, un estatus de alto riesgo donde los tenedores actuales (cuyas mandatarias no aceptan estas inversiones) deben venderlos y son alimento de los llamados Fondos Buitre.
¿En qué coincidieron las dos calificadoras? En la inhabilidad de Pemex de generar efectivo, de hacer negocio. Sin esto ninguna empresa puede salir de una crisis, pagar (es la petrolera más endeudada del mundo) ni mantenerse en pie. En cifras más o menos cerradas, a Pemex hoy le cuesta 32 dólares producir y poner en el mercado cada barril de petróleo, cuando la mezcla mexicana cotiza a 14 dólares (pierde 18 dólares en cada barril que vende). Aun y con los ‘alivios fiscales’ de SHCP por 65 mil mdp cada uno.
La epidemia sumó más incertidumbre. Si bien Pemex ya estaba en una situación riesgosa antes del covid-19, las calificadoras esperaban que (como muchas empresas) se presentara un ajuste sensato y actualizado a su plan de recuperación por la crisis sanitaria. En vez de cancelar Dos Bocas (una obra innecesaria en ésta coyuntura) y que absorbe capital que puede redistribuirse en cuestiones más urgentes, el gobierno confirmó su continuación aun con cuarentena.
La confusa presencia y decisión de recorte a la baja de barriles de México en la reunión de la OPEP tampoco dio certeza sobre los planes reales de la paraestatal. “México tiene un presidente que persigue aumentar el número de barriles, no la rentabilidad”, me decía un analista petrolero desde Texas.
¿Qué necesitaba demostrar Pemex para no caer debajo de la línea de investment grade? Recortar gastos, parar la producción en sus campos menos rentables, detener obras que no son nodales para su funcionamiento actual y buscar socios (financiarse vía deuda está siendo cada vez más difícil si tenemos esas calificaciones). Días atrás Rogelio Hernández, comisionado presidente de la CNH, dijo que era inminente la necesidad de regresar a los farmouts, a las asociaciones de Pemex con privados. Como el Presidente insiste en que no lo permitirá en su sexenio, algunos ex funcionarios creen que desempolvarán un modelo ‘muy parecido’ pero con nombre más críptico: los Contratos de Servicios Integrados de Exploración y Extracción. Como los farmouts, le permiten a Pemex pagar menos regalías, tener capacidad de exploración y aumentar producción e ingresos.
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@ba_anderson | Monetary policy remains unusually restrictive in Mexico
Mexico’s central bank, for the second time in exactly one month, decided to reduce the policy rate during an off-schedule policy meeting. This is an unusual position for this central bank, which is seen as especially conservative, and it is surprising since policymakers have been particularly worried about the risk to financial stability stemming from credit-rating downgrades.
Such worries became reality, over the past month, when three major rating agencies downgraded the sovereign. This series of negative announcements culminated with Moody’s decision, last Friday, to downgrade the sovereign and, more consequentially, move PEMEX into a sub-investment-grade category.
Banxico’s decision is less surprising when considering the fast-deteriorating economic activity outlook, which contrasts sharply with the relatively muted government reaction seen so far. In fact, when compared to its LATAM peers, the Mexican government continues to stand out for its relatively timid economic policy relief effort, both fiscal and monetary, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Mexico is likely to suffer one of the most severe recessions in the region. Banxico stated today that it expects economic activity to drop by 5% year-on-year during the first half of the year, but we expect full-year GDP growth expectations to drop further, possibly towards 7-8% in the nearer term. | 2 |
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"Habrá una bonificación del 10% en tasas para créditos productivos, que hoy se ubican 18%, niveles mucho más bajos que la tasa de referencia del Banco Central", dijo el director, Claudio Lozano.
El Banco Nación estudia medidas de apoyo a la producción en medio de la crisis del Coronavirus (COVID-19). Según el director de la entidad, Claudio Lozano, podrían lanzar un bonificación de tasas de 10 puntos hasta llegar al nivel de 0% para el primer año de vida de los préstamos que otorga.
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Son varias las voces, más autorizadas que la mía, que se han alzado dudando sobre la constitucionalidad de este estado de alarma que se mantiene prorrogado desde el pasado 14 de marzo. Entre otras, la de un grupo de constitucionalistas que, según publican algunos medios, han solicitado al Defensor del Pueblo que interponga un recurso de inconstitucionalidad por indebida aplicación de la regulación del estado de alarma tanto en la Constitución como la Ley Orgánica 4/1981 que desarrolla. El Tribunal Constitucional dirá, si el recurso se interpone, aunque dirá, seguramente, tarde.
Mientras esperamos, aquí y ahora, preocupa, más acá o más allá de la constitucionalidad íntegra de este estado de alarma, la medida anunciada por el Ministro de Sanidad, Salvador Illa. Nos señala que los niños menores de 14 años podrán dar paseos partir del próximo domingo.
Prescindiendo de juicios políticos, sociales, ideológicos y hasta morales, me asalta una duda por pura deformación (o quizá por formación) jurídica. ¿Por qué los niños menores de 14, pero no los de 15, 16 o 17 (por cierto, ¿y los de 14?). Nuestro sistema jurídico establece la minoría de edad hasta los 18. Nos gustará más o menos, y podríamos debatir sobre su pertinencia. Pero mientras sea esa la edad frontera entre la mayoría y minoría de edad, tan menores son los unos como los otros. Y tan garantizados y protegidos están los derechos fundamentales antes de los 14 como después. Resuenan aquí, en especial, la igualdad y el libre desarrollo de la personalidad, como pilares básicos en la Constitución sobre los que se construyen todo un entramado de normas de protección a los menores, ancladas en el consagrado principio del superior interés del menor.
No negaré que existen, dentro del colectivo de los menores, normas que atienden a edades específicas para reconocer diversos grados de autonomía, poder de decisión y de responsabilidad. Es decir, que se trata de manera distinta a menores con edades distintas. Eso no supone la discriminación de un colectivo de menores frente a otros si esa diferencia por edades está fundamentada en una mejor y mayor protección de ese interés del menor de cada edad, concretado, en último término, en garantizar su plena formación como futuro ciudadano responsable buscando, así, el libre y pleno desarrollo de su personalidad.
Volvamos al cansino estado de alarma. Hasta ahora ni niños ni adultos han podido salir a pasear. Ni los niños de 8, 11 o 13 ni los de 15. Razones sanitarias aconsejaban evitarlo, por el riesgo de propagación del virus que eso podía comportar. Ninguna discriminación se ha producido en ese terreno, hasta ahora, al menos, en relación a un colectivo social tan sensible, vulnerable y digno de cuidado, como los menores de edad.
Pero el pasado martes nos decían eso de que “los niños menores de 14 podrán salir a dar paseos”. Atención, que no es que así se amplíe la libertad de circulación de los menores de 14. En un Estado de Derecho como el nuestro, garantista con los derechos y libertades fundamentales, eso supone, más bien, prolongar la restricción de movimientos para los niños de 14 o más, así como para los adultos. Y entonces hay que preguntarse sobre los motivos que amparan esa restricción. Respecto de los adultos podemos aceptar, con un enfoque de pura coherencia jurídica, que mientras los menores están en proceso de crecimiento, físico, psicológico y emocional, los adultos ya hemos superado esa etapa del desarrollo, y no puede malograrse nuestro potencial de futuros ciudadanos plena y libremente madurados (al menos teóricamente) por mantener esa férrea restricción de movimientos.
Pero ¿qué justifica la discriminación, ahora clara, de los menores de edad de 14 a 18? ¿Son acaso esos menores de 14 o más, más contagiosos y virulentos? Quizá el Gobierno maneje datos contrastados y avalados por especialistas que así lo confirmen, y entonces estará salvo de posibles acusaciones de discriminación contra este colectivo. ¿Acaso teme el Gobierno que la progresiva madurez que les reconocemos, y que tiene reflejo legal en edades concretas, como los 14 (a esa edad se puede hacer testamento, por ejemplo), o los 16 (entonces ya pueden casarse, o emanciparse), no sea suficiente para controlar sus instintos desbocados y los lleve a comentar imprudencias contagiosas? Asumirá con ello, también, que los padres carecen de toda influencia positiva sobre ellos.
Si esos son sus motivos, mal argumento jurídico maneja el Gobierno. Con 14, 15 o más, siguen siendo menores, con la protección y garantías que ello comporta hasta que sean adultos, y con el derecho a ser tratados como menores con todas las consecuencias. Iré terminando: si nos faltan argumentos de salud pública, por no poder considerarlos más contagiosos o contagiables; si no podemos contradecir a todo nuestro ordenamiento, que nos dice que conforme cumplen años son capaces de asumir mayor grado de responsabilidad y hay que ampliar su autonomía; y si no podemos, aún así, dejar de considerarlos menores: ¿qué justificación legal tiene el Gobierno para no reconocer el mismo derecho al paseo a todos los menores? Desde luego, dentro del marco constitucional, ninguna. Y, recordemos, por favor, el estado de alarma no anula la Constitución ni la deja en suspenso.
Rebeca Carpi es Profesora titular de Derecho civil Esade Law School | Opinion / Columnist
To be fair, the former VP must be paid all his benefits as is stated in our Constitution. The legal reasoning here being that his resignation was not voluntary.There were unforeseen supervening circumstances. But for those circumstances that were beyond his own control and the then President, he would have wilfully served his full term or the prescribed term as embodied in our Constitution.In any contract, in terms of law, be it a sale of goods contract or employment contract law, any failure to perform or fulfil the obligations enshrined in that contract, if the supervening issues are not the making of that party to a contract ("force majeure"), there is no breach of contract.More like an "ACT OF GOD"(eg volcano ).The difference is that "force majeure" events are man-made(eg political mayhem). So, a party to that contract is absolved from any breach of the contract in question. Therefore, the removal of the previous government, which was the employer of former VP, was in terms of the law, a " FORCE MAJEURE".So, the VP must be given all what is due to him. He must be paid or given his benefits as if he served the term of office enunciated in our Constitution. If not, my argument is that that would be unfair, unreasonable and unjust to him and also in the eyes of the law.Law is not fixated to what is written in the Constitution.The law allows for derogation or waiving on that, depending on nature or circumstances surrounding that particular case. And more so the application of the law in legal reasoning, the way I have explained in the foregoing. Therefore, the former VP must receive a full package of his benefits. This is my own analyses without bias or prejudice.Njabulo.libertyatliberty at gmail dot com | 1 |
Xalapa, Veracruz a 25 de marzo del 2020.-La noche de este miércoles, cerca de las 21:00hrs se registró un fuerte movimiento policiaco en la calle 16 de septiembre, esquina con Manuel M. Quirasco debido a que fueron reportadas detonaciones de arma de fuego.
Al lugar arribaron elementos de la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado, así como paramédicos del grupo panteras que atendieron a un menor de edad con heridas de arma de fuego.
Los policías acordonaron la zona y marcaron cerca de 13 casquillos percutidos, mientras se esperaba la llegada de autoridades de la Fiscalía General del Estado. | It is unclear whether interaction with land in southern Mexico could weaken the storm, and how much wind sheer in the Gulf might prevent it from strengthening again. Cristobal's winds could build to 65 mph (105 kph) when it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast over the weekend. | 1 |
"Lo que hace este proyecto de ley es garantizar los derechos de los ciudadanos europeos en el Reino Unido y los derechos de los ciudadanos británicos en la Unión Europea", afirmó el ministro del Brexit, Steve Barclay, ante una cámara casi desierta por lo tardío de la hora y el nulo suspense sobre el resultado de la votación. | May couldn’t achieve Brexit, but she did rack up a string of political firsts, including the biggest defeat in Commons history for her Brexit divorce deal. She watched helplessly as pro-EU lawmakers, aided by assertive Commons Speaker John Bercow, seized control of Parliament’s agenda to try to force a change of course. But May’s opponents couldn’t agree on what to do, either.
May’s own Conservative lawmakers tried to depose her, but she hung on. The first Brexit day, long scheduled for March 29, 2019, was postponed to Oct. 31 of that year, and May was finally forced to admit defeat. She quit and was replaced in July 2019 by Johnson, a politician better known as someone who can entertain but not necessarily deliver.
At first, he faced the same paralysis. In a bid to break the deadlock, he suspended Parliament, a political nuclear option that was immediately challenged in the courts.
Brexit perhaps reached peak mayhem on Sept. 24, 2019. Johnson, in New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, learned at 5 a.m. that the U.K. Supreme Court had ruled that he'd broken the law and misled Queen Elizabeth II by misleading her about the reason for the suspension. Johnson argued it was routine, but the court ruled he was trying to avoid scrutiny of his Brexit plans. | 2 |
Esto luego de un informe de Controlaría que detallaba un desembolso de más de $1.700 millones entre 2016 y 2017 sin documentación que acreditara esta suma de dinero.
Tras fallo unánime, el Tribunal Electoral de Aysén acogió el requerimiento en contra del alcalde de Guaitecas, Cristián Alvarado (independiente pro Chile Vamos) y lo removió del cargo.
Esto luego de un informe de Controlaría que detallaba un desembolso de más de $1.700 millones entre 2016 y 2017 sin documentación que acreditara esta suma de dinero.
En total, el alcalde recibió 27 cargos y tras la revisión de los antecedentes y las respuestas de la defensa, el Tribunal señaló que “los hechos denunciados demuestran una notable ausencia de supervigilancia por parte del alcalde de Guaitecas sobre el funcionamiento de las Unidades en que se divide la administración municipal”.
“Han causado un detrimento al patrimonio municipal que se califica de grave, que asciende a aproximadamente $1.751.475.379, permiten que este tribunal adquiera la convicción de que se ha configurado un notable abandono de deberes por parte de don Cristián Alvarado Oyarzo, que conlleva la causal de remoción en el ejercicio del cargo de alcalde de Guaitecas que inició el día 6 de diciembre de 2016”, sostuvo el fallo.
Además de esto, concluyó que queda inhabilitado para ejercer cargos públicos por cinco años a contar desde esta sentencia y que se condena al alcalde a pagar las costas de la causa.
Alvarado fue electo en 2016 con el 66% de los votos (1.028) por Chile Vamos, superando a dos contrincantes.
Desde hace meses que no ejerce como alcalde -se encuentra con arresto domiciliario- por la investigación en su contra por supuesto fraude al fisco.
La acción había sido presentada por los concejales Bernarda Picticar (Con la Fuerza del Futuro) y Marcos Silva (PPD) para remover en el cargo al alcalde Alvarado.
Emol | Order to 'improve pleadings' in Computicket, Shoprite 'abuse of dominance' case
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Cape Town – The Competition Commission has been ordered to file a supplementary founding affidavit and improve its pleadings in its abuse of dominance case against Computicket and Shoprite Checkers. The Competition Tribunal has ordered the commission to file the affidavit to “cure the defects in the complaint referral in respect of the allegations”. The matter relates to the commission’s second abuse of dominance case against Computicket, a subsidiary of Shoprite Checkers. Early last year, the Tribunal found Computicket had abused its dominance between 2005 and 2010, and ordered it to pay an administrative penalty of R20 million. Computicket subsequently took the matter on appeal. The appeal was dismissed with costs. The commission also referred a second complaint against Computicket for primarily the same conduct, spanning from the period 2013 to date.
This time, however, the commission wants Shoprite Checkers, as Computicket’s parent company, to be held jointly and severally liable for the alleged contravention.
In November last year, the Tribunal heard an exception application by Computicket as well as a dismissal application and exception application by Shoprite Checkers.
Computicket asked the tribunal to order the Commission “to improve upon its pleadings to address the vague and embarrassing nature of the case sought to be made out”, while Shoprite Checkers argued, among others, that the commission had failed to sufficiently disclose material facts and points of law.
In its order, the tribunal said: “No market shares attributable to Shoprite Checkers are reflected anywhere in the commission’s referral.
“It is simply unclear what we are to make of the allegations against Shoprite Checkers.”
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Dejaron en libertad a hombres detenidos con vehículos con placas sobrepuestas en Camargo; fue ilegal la detención: Juez
CAMARGO.- Fue el pasado 12 de febrero cuando en un operativo de la Comisión Estatal de Seguridad división caminos, se logró detener a tres personas por conducir camionetas con placas sobrepuestas en la carretera Ojinaga-Camargo, justo en la báscula del estado.
Fue el licenciado Luis Lara Frías, juez del juzgado distrital Camargo quien precisó que se llevó la audiencia de control de detención sin embargo, se catalogó como ilegal.
NOTA RELACIONADA: Detienen a tres personas y aseguran tres camionetas por placas sobrepuestas en Camargo
Afirmó que fue ilegal la detención toda vez que no se acredito ningún delito “ni siquiera sabían si los imputados eran dueños de los vehículos”, por lo que por lo tanto no hubo flagrancia.
“Aquí no se acredito un hecho típico, por lo que no hay delito y por lo tanto no hay flagrancia”, informó.
Cabe hacer mención que estas tres personas viajaban con vehículos de procedencia extranjera con tres camionetas las cuales eran trasladadas hasta el estado de Durango. | The Durango community showed their love during the memoriall for the professional cyclist Benjamin Sonntag on Saturday. | 1 |
En tanto, se presume que las zapatillas robadas podrían ser llevadas a provincia, para comercializarlas.
Los hampones que robaron alrededor de 200 mil soles en mercadería de un almacén de zapatillas, ubicado en la cuadra 27 de la avenida 28 de Julio, en el distrito de La Victoria, utilizaron un globo en forma de corazón para tapar el lente de la cámara de seguridad.
Por su parte, las autoridades, presumen que estos sujetos podrían haber llevado los artículos a provincia, a fin de ser comercializados.
Estos delincuentes ingresaron desde el sótano de una vivienda colindante, donde realizaron un forado para ejecutar su accionar delictivo en horas de la madrugada.
Al lugar se hicieron presentes agentes de la Dirección de Investigación Criminal para registrar las huellas de los hampones e iniciar las investigaciones correspondientes. | Overcrowding at Kutumela Molefi Primary School set to be thing of the past
PATRICK NTSOBI of the provincial Department of Education addresses parents at Kutumela Molefi Primary about overcrowding at the school. Picture: Sakhile Ndlazi Pretoria - Overcrowding at Kutumela Molefi Primary School will soon be a thing of the past, the Education Department in the province has said. It was also agreed that learners today returned to the school, which was shut down by parents last week. The parents were calling on the provincial department to address overcrowding at the school. The classrooms at the school, which caters for learners from Nellmapius, Lusaka, Lethabong, Mooi- plaas, Kopanong and Pienaarspoort, have more than 70 learners each. In one Grade 1 IsiZulu class there are more than 80 learners. The same scenario is in various Grade 4 classes. Chief director for education support in the department Patrick Ntsobi promised parents during a school meeting that a state-of-the art school would be built in the area to accommodate the influx of learners from the surrounding informal settlements.
“We are going to build a school that you will even mistake for a mall because it will be so beautiful,” he said.
While some parents rejoiced at the news, others were sceptical, saying they had heard all that before from the department.
They were referring to the department’s promise last year that it had secured land for the construction of a new school. “We were finalising the land which is now occupied by squatters.
"We were at an advanced process of purchasing the land, when the invaders forcibly occupied it,” Ntsobi said.
He said this time around they had precautionary measures and knew better how to handle matters.
He told parents that the acquisition of the new land would only happen in the next two months once the budget had been drawn up and the financial year started.
He said the initial money to build the new school was still safe; all that was needed was land.
“I beg the community to bear with us for two months. Then I will come (and) give feedback.
“If all processes go well, land should be secured by July and construction may start, which normally takes 18 months to complete,” he said.
Ntsobi refused to show parents the land the department had identified, fearing illegal occupation.
Local councillor, Joel Masilela, said the same parents who wanted a new school to be built had invaded the land previously.
In the interim, the department brought in six mobile classes to ease the influx of learners.
Chairperson of the school governing body Solomon Gamede said he was happy with the department’s commitment.
He hoped that the plans would implemented.
“We will hold them to book for failure to implement.
"They saw what we are capable of and we can still do more if they don’t deliver,” said Gamede.
He did however say that they would assist the government where help was needed.
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Guadalajara (México), 25 jun (EFE).- Uriel Antuna, centrocampista de las Chivas de Guadalajara, afirmó este martes que se siente adaptado al fútbol mexicano, lo que ayudará a tener un mejor desempeño y más goles en el próximo torneo Apertura 2020.
'Estoy más familiarizado con la manera de jugar, conozco más a mis compañeros, ellos me conocen y hay más confianza. Puedo seguir creciendo muchísimo y llegar a ese máximo nivel que tenía en selección y con el Galaxy', dijo el mexicano en una videoconferencia.
El jugador de 22 años llegó a Chivas como uno de los fichajes estrella para el torneo Clausura 2020 pero marcó goles debido a la falta de minutos en la cancha, por sanciones por indisciplina y por la cancelación de la liga en la jornada 10.
El centrocampista ofensivo, quien militó en Los Ángeles Galaxy de la liga estadounidense y en el Manchester City, reconoció que le costó trabajo entender el ritmo de juego del balompié mexicano y le pesó la responsabilidad para hacer lucir a la delantera de Chivas.
'Siempre me hice la idea de que Chivas es un equipo grande, fue difícil porque no estaba adaptado a la liga, estaba en otro tipo de fútbol. Lo poquito que pude jugar no fue de mi máximo nivel, pero traté de hacer lo mejor posible', aceptó.
Antuna señaló que está acostumbrado a que la afición y los técnicos le exijan goles pese a no tener el perfil de un delantero.
'Estoy acostumbrado a anotar goles. Aquí no se dio el anotar ahora trato con calma jugar bien para el equipo y si se pueden anotar goles o dar asistencias, bien, para este torneo espero estar más fino para dar alegrías a la afición', señaló.
A casi tres semanas de que el conjunto rojiblanco regresó a los entrenamientos en cancha, el equipo 'ha progresado' en lo físico y lo futbolístico, según Antuna.
'Nos ayudó estar entrenándonos en casa, tener descanso activo; siento que el equipo va a de manos a más, si bien no tocamos mucho el balón en casa, al regresar a la cancha me sorprendí porque hemos llevado mucho progreso', dijo.
Chivas disputará la Copa por México, un torneo de ocho equipos que será la antesala del Apertura que empezará el próximo 24 de julio y servirá para medir los protocolos sanitarios que se seguirán para evitar los contagios de la COVID-19.
Antuna aceptó que en el equipo hay miedo a contraer el virus porque no se sabe si todos llevan las medidas de confinamiento de forma estricta.
'El miedo siempre va a estar, pero eso es a lo que se expone el jugador y se va a tener que vivir el día a día', concluyó. EFE | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
A loyal dog stood guard over its owner after the man was gunned down on a street in Mexico Monday morning, according to media reports.
Residents in Guadalajara called police after hearing a series in gunshots and noticing a man lying in the street, the Mirror reported.
The man was reportedly 25 years old and suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the face. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
The dog, reported to be a pit bull, was found sitting next to the victim's body and stood there as police investigated the crime scene, the outlet reported.
It was unclear what led to the shooting of if the man knew his attackers. The dog's whereabouts after being found near its owner were unknown.
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Mexico has seen a sharp rise in homicides as drug gangs battle one another for smuggling routes in brazen attacks. Last year, Mexico recorded 35,588 murders, a 2.7 percent increase from the previous year. | 1 |
Después de 25 días desde que los niños salieron a pasear a la calle acompañados de adultos y 19 días desde que se pudo salir a pasear o hacer deporte en las franjas horarias reguladas por la Ley de Emergencia Sanitaria, ¿porqué no de ha procucido ningún repunté de contagiados por el Covid-19? Ningún repunté ocasionado por el incumplimiento de muchas de las normas sanitarias que están en vigor. Hoy en Herrera a Cope Catalunya i Andorra, el doctor Alberto García Basteiro, epidemiólogo, investigador del Instituto Salud Global de Barcelona y médico del Hospital Clínico, ha razonado el porqué no ha habido repunte de la pandemia diciendo: “ Yo creo que no se respetan las normas en ciertos contextos, pero no han habido tantas aglomeraciones, tantas exposiciones a pesar de que el virus continua circulando y no le hemos dado tiempo a ver las medidas que tiene la desescalada. No obstante vamos en la buena dirección y los indicadores epidemiológicos acompañan. Estamos viendo el declinar en el número de casos y de muertes. Estamos posiblemente en la mejor situación desde hace dos meses, pero hay que ser consciente que a medida que desescalamos podemos esperar un aumento de casos”.
COVID-19, LA ENFERMEDAD MÁS MORTAL DEL AÑO
Para el doctor García Barteiro:“ Las medidas sanitarias actuales permiten pensar que Barcelona y las dos áreas sanitarias Metropolitanas pueden pasar de faseel lunes”. Sobre el anuncio de la ONU diciendo que la Covid-19 es una de las principales causas de muerte de este año 2020, el especialista del Hospital Clínico de Barcelona ha comentado: “Esta claro que si a día hoy es cuando se han declarado más casos de coronavirus en el mundo y esto puede creciendo. Es posible que los aumentos de contagios y mortalidad en determinados países por no tomar las medidas adecuadas, por lo tanto debemos considerar a la Covid-19 como una de las principales causas de muerte de este año”. | A potential silver lining to our current experience with social distancing is the increased use of virtual means of communication, particularly among older relatives most vulnerable to COVID-19. Encouragingly, research points to positive outcomes for older people using technology for social connection, including improved health and reduced loneliness. There are barriers to the widespread adoption of these technologies—but also promising solutions. For those with physical or cognitive difficulties, a program in Barcelona has made tablets with a very simple to use app to connect those with physical or cognitive difficulties with a network of friends and service providers. Enhanced public efforts are needed to expand such initiatives to reach the needed scale. Another barrier is access to the broadband networks needed for these technologies to be effective. An analysis by the Pew Research Center shows that those over age 65 are less likely than others to have access to broadband, as are racial minorities and those living in rural areas. Investments in expanding broadband access are needed to assure that this resource is available to the vast majority of older adults.
Technology can also help connect isolated older adults with health-care providers. The pandemic has led to the rapid adoption of telemedicine (including teletherapy) to enable health-care providers to maintain physical distance while treating patients. As with the use of technology to maintain social connections, the pandemic may provide greater experience and comfort with these approaches that will be helpful for their more widescale adoption in coming years. Still, expanded technological infrastructure, training for providers in virtual care, and education of patients will all be needed. Rules and regulations governing when, by whom, and at what reimbursement level telemedicine can be used will also need revision; many existing restrictions have been waived during the pandemic, which may provide valuable lessons for regulatory changes going forward. Of course, inequality in broadband access is an issue here as well.
Finally, there are also lessons about the importance of the built environment in supporting opportunities for physical activity. With athletic facilities closed, people of all ages are heading outdoors to walk, run, and bike while maintaining physical distance. But for older adults (particularly those living in low-density areas without safe sidewalks and road intersections), even walking outdoors comes with risks. The age-friendly communities movement aims to involve state and local leaders in efforts to adapt the physical environment to ensure that older adults can age actively and participate fully in society.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic in so many ways, not least for older people. But we may yet benefit in the long run from this experience if we heed the lessons of this stress test to take steps to minimize the isolation of our oldest citizens. | 2 |
Mazatlán.- Autoridades municipales firmaron un acuerdo de colaboración entre organismos, asociaciones empresariales y touroperadores para el impulso del proyecto turístico Riviera Maza-tlán en la próxima visita a la Fitur, en Madrid, a celebrarse del 22 al 26 de enero.
Esto con el fin de lograr atraer un turismo diferente al que se ha estado recibiendo en Mazatlán, al mismo tiempo que se posicionará toda la Riviera Mazatlán, que comprende desde Elota hasta Escuinapa, en el Continente Europeo.
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El alcalde de Mazatlán, Luis Guillermo Benítez Torres, señaló que entre los principales objetivos se encuentra el reconocer ante todos que los municipios que están participando, que se tienen objetivos comunes y complementarios en lo relativo al turismo. “Por eso, el trabajar conjuntamente nos va a dar mu-cha potencialidad turística, al reconocer que el turismo es una pieza clave para el desarrollo económico de los municipios que participamos, así como también reconocer a la Riviera Mazatlán como un motor potencial para el desarrollo económico y turístico de la región, e impulsar mediante herramientas necesarias el incremento del intercambio turístico de las comunidades involucradas que formarán la Riviera Mazatlán.”
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Al mismo tiempo que se buscará elevar la competitividad de los destinos y las empresas turísticas involucradas, como par-te del acuerdo que se fir-mó, se impulsarán los polos turísticos del Pací-fico mexicano bajo una misma identidad, para el crecimiento económico y social de la región.
Los municipios involucrados en la conformación de la marca Riviera Mazatlán son los municipios de Elota, San Igna-cio, Mazatlán, Concor-dia, Escuinapa y Rosario, que se promocionarán en la Fitur. | ALFAZ presented its Welcome l’Alfas brand and this year’s Film Festival poster at the Fitur tourism trade fair in Madrid. Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques explained that the Welcome l’Alfas initiative is based on sustainable and healthful urban development in a municipality where 52% of the population come from 102 different countries and live in a town with an incalculable natural heritage.
Fitur also provided the ideal occasion for presenting the poster, publicising Alfaz’s Film Festival, converting the Madrid tourism fair as the first official event in the festival’s 32nd edition, Arques said.
“This is the ideal setting for it,” the mayor added.
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Por medio de la Secretaría de Turismo (Sectur), las caravanas de promoción San Luis Potosí, previo a las vacaciones de Semana Santa, continúan su curso y esta semana llegaron a las ciudades de León y Guadalajara para promocionar su destino ante agencias de viajes, empresarios y organizadores de eventos
El objetivo es atraer mayor número de visitantes al destino potosino, en conjunto con el Fideicomiso de Turismo (Fidetur), que dirige Juan José González Vázquez y el presidente de la Asociación de Hoteles y Moteles en San Luis Potosí, Rafael Armendáriz, coordinaron esfuerzos para promover las fortalezas del Estado.
Ante empresarios, Juan José González resaltó la conectividad carretera y aérea de la entidad. Explicó que además de ser un destino que tiene con atractivos para aventura y descanso, también cuenta con la infraestructura para ser un lugar apto para los negocios, con lugares como el Centro de Convenciones.
El director del Fideicomiso señaló que en particular la capital potosina cuenta con uno de los Centros Históricos más bellos, reconocidos por ser Patrimonio de la Humanidad; dijo que existe oferta cultural, gastronómica y artística.
Por su parte, el presidente de Hoteles y Moteles, Rafael Armendáriz dio a conocer el crecimiento que ha tenido la capital potosina en oferta hotelera específicamente en la actual administración, que en 2019 cerró con 400 cuartos nuevos, entre los que destacan la ampliación del Hotel Holliday Inn Quijote, la inauguración del Hotel Fiesta Americana y la apertura del Hotel City Express Zona Centro.
Las caravanas de promoción continuarán en los siguientes días en la Ciudad de México, Saltillo y Monterrey con el objetivo de llegar a destinos claves para lograr sinergia con agencias de viajes y así atraer mayor número de visitantes para distintas fechas en el año. | The deal to acquire Flexpol Sp. Z.o.o. is valued at an estimated $22 million, and the new business will then trade as Innovia Poland. | 1 |
Nueva York certifica la bajada del pico de COVID-19 y plantea un bonus a los sanitarios
Nueva York, 20 abr (EFE).- El estado de Nueva York, epicentro de la pandemia de coronavirus en Estados Unidos, certificó este lunes su descenso del pico de COVID-19 tras registrar 478 fallecidos en un día, la cifra más baja en dos semanas, y su gobernador, Andrew Cuomo, planteó pagar un “complemento de peligrosidad”, un bonus del 50 %, a los trabajadores de primera línea.
En su actualización diaria, Cuomo señaló que el número de nuevos contagios se ha estabilizado y que están “bajando” las hospitalizaciones y entubaciones de pacientes por coronavirus, lo que invita a pensar si “ya hemos pasado el pico”, aunque aseguró que “las salas de emergencia siguen estando por encima de su capacidad”.
De acuerdo a las últimas cifras del gobernador, este domingo fallecieron 478 personas en todo el estado por complicaciones derivadas de la COVID-19, 23 de ellas en residencias de la tercera edad y el resto en hospitales, lo que supone el sexto día en descenso y sitúa la cifra total de decesos provocados por la pandemia en 14.347, una cifra que la Universidad Johns Hopkins eleva a 18.298 porque incluye los casos de las muertes domiciliarias y sospechosas de ser Covid-19.
Cuomo afirmó haber pasado de preguntarse “¿hemos pasado el pico?” a “¿cuánto tiempo vamos a estar en este nivel?” y “¿cómo de largo y abrupto será el descenso?”, para lo que las autoridades intentan prepararse con medidas de mitigación en poblaciones vulnerables y plantean recompensas a los trabajadores esenciales que han llevado el peso de la lucha contra el virus.
BONUS A LOS SANITARIOS
Cuomo también propuso un “complemento de peligrosidad a los trabajadores de primera línea” y resaltó que buena parte de ellos son negros y de piel oscura, precisamente las comunidades que “de manera más desproporcionada están siendo víctimas de la COVID-19, porque están exponiéndose” generalmente al no poder ejercer desde casa.
“El 41 % de trabajadores de primera línea son gente de color. El 45 % de los empleados de transporte, el 57 % de los empleados de limpieza, el 40 % de los sanitarios. También los repartidores y cuidadores de niños. La economía se ha cerrado para quienes tienen el lujo de poder cerrar. Dos tercios en primera línea son mujeres, y un tercio pertenecen a hogares de renta baja”, expuso.
“Mientras unos se enfrentan al desquicio de estar encerrados, ellos están saliendo y enfrentándose al coronavirus, por eso se infectan más. Propongo que se les dé un 50 % de bonus”, agregó.
LA GRAN MANZANA, EN LÍNEA
Por su parte, el alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Bill de Blasio, dijo esta mañana que también allí la “situación es mejor que hace semanas” y se están haciendo “progresos”, reflejados en el descenso diario de las hospitalizaciones y el porcentaje de casos positivos, aunque el número de personas en la UCI ha repuntado ligeramente.
De Blasio afirmó que la gran urbe azotada por la crisis tiene suficientes mascarillas, viseras faciales y respiradores para la semana próxima, pero advirtió de que hay “un creciente problema con las batas quirúrgicas” y pidió ayuda al Gobierno federal para conseguir más, aunque tiene tela para fabricar 400.000 hasta el 23 de mayo. | If the coronavirus-battered US economy doesn't reopen like Trump wants in May, stocks could be creamed | 2 |
El conductor de noticias de Tv Azteca, Javier Alatorre recomendó a través de su noticiario nocturno; el programa más visto de la televisora del Ajusco, que “no se haga caso a Hugo López-Gatell” porque, aseguran, sus cifras son “falsas”.
Lo anterior ocurrió en el noticiero “Hechos Noche”, en donde el presentador, sorprendentemente aseguró que las conferencias nocturnas y las cifras del subsecretario de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud son falsos e irrelevantes.
“Como todas las noches, el subsecretario de Salud, Hugo López-Gatell encabezó la conferencia sobre el #Covid_19 en México. Pero sus cifras y sus conferencias ya se volvieron irrelevantes. Es más, se lo decimos con todas sus palabras, ya no le haga caso a Hugo López-Gatell“.
El presentador de noticias también dijo que “los gobernadores desmintieron las cifras del subsecretario de salud e incluso el propio López-Gatell se fue de bruces en una entrevista con el The Wall Street Journal y aceptó sus falsedades”.
Posteriormente el mensaje de Alatorre en cadena nacional fue retomado por la cuenta oficial de Tv Azteca para promover lo dicho por su presentador.
Como todas las noches, el subsecretario de Salud, Hugo López-Gatell encabezó la conferencia sobre el #Covid_19 en México. Pero sus cifras y sus conferencias ya se volvieron irrelevantes. Es más, se lo decimos con todas sus palabras, ya no le haga caso a Hugo López-Gatell. pic.twitter.com/09Zjcyw4Gu — Azteca Noticias (@AztecaNoticias) April 18, 2020
Los comentarios de los usuarios no se hicieron esperar:
“Irresponsables y miserables. Qué asco da esta guerra de intereses”.
“Golpistas, irresponsables, criminales. Hoy a miles de médicos dejándose la piel para salvar vidas: y ustedes quieren hacerles la vida más difícil y multiplicar los contagios con gente en las calles. No se si las autoridades los sancionarán, pero espero que la gente sí lo haga”.
“Llamar a desobedecer a la autoridad de salud en medio de una Pandemia debería ser tipificado como crimen. Qué asco”.
“Los hago responsables de cualquier cambio en la curva de contagios. Deleznables golpistas”.
El COVID-19 en México
El día de ayer, el subsecretario de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud informó que al 17 de abril se han registrado 6 mil 875 casos confirmados, 13 mil 364 sospechosos, 28 mil 126 negativos y 546 defunciones.
De casos confirmados, 4 mil 396 (63.94%) han sido leves y 2 mil 479 (36.05%) han requerido hospitalización por COVID-19. | MEXICO CITY - Another group of Cuban doctors has arrived in Mexico to help with the coronavirus outbreak, the second such delegation the country has welcomed.
Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell said Friday that the Cuban doctors who arrived a day earlier were invited by Mexico City authorities to bolster health care amid rising COVID-19 case numbers. He said the federal government approved of the city’s decision.
The group reportedly included about 140 Cuban doctors. The first group arrived in early April. At that time, federal authorities said the Cubans would not be involved in direct patient care, and López-Gatell said Friday that the new group would act as advisers. He said some of the Cuban doctors were experts in public health and intensive care.
López-Gatell said Mexico has a shortfall of about 200,000 health care professionals, including doctors, nurses and other positions. In addition, about 2,000 health care workers have been infected with the coronavirus in Mexico since the pandemic began. | 2 |
NUEVA YORK.– El congresista Adriano Espaillat (D-13) arremetió contra el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, por firmar la orden ejecutiva prohibiendo la emisión de “green cards” durante 60 días, acción catalogada como derechista y reaccionaria.
Espaillat, primer dominicano en llegar al congreso estadounidense, sostuvo que Trump está politizando este tema de la pandemia al emitir una orden ejecutiva en contra de la familia inmigrante.
“La misma golpearáִ sectores de la economía que depende de la mano de obra barata para levantar y recolectar los productos que terminan en nuestras mesas”, sostuvo.
Dijo creer que esta medida en contra de la unidad familiar va a trastornar sus esfuerzos, alborotar su base política y terminará con una gran derrota en noviembre próximo.
Esta medida ha sido rechazada por dominicanos en esta ciudad, pidiendo reservas de sus identidades, porque viene a perjudicar más a los quisqueyanos, ya que el consulado de EE.UU está cerrado desde febrero en la República Dominicana.
Su indignación es mayor debido a que tienen avanzados procesos migratorios en el consulado de RD para traer a esposas, hijos, padres y otros familiares.
Estados Unidos es una de las naciones preferidas para emigrar y en los últimos cuatro años 581,590 dominicanos salieron con visa de paseo del consulado estadounidense y 207,184 con visa de residencia.
Actualmente más de 2.5 millones de connacionales residen en los 50 estados de la unión americana. | Breaking: US Senate Acquits President Trump Of Abuse Of Power
The United States Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump of abuse of power. He was found NOT guilty of both articles of impeachment by majority votes.
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