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☆ Viktor Bout: The Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Eliza Mackintosh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Brittney Griner’s freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. On Thursday, a source told CNN that the US basketball star had been released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accuser. Viktor Bout is pictured in a temporary cell ahead of a hearing at a court in Bangkok in August 2010. Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images“His early days are a mystery,” Douglas Farah, a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center who co-authored a book on Bout, told CNN in 2010. He said that Bout graduated from the Military Institute on Foreign Languages, a well-known feeder school for Russian military intelligence.

☆ Column: Key African nations set off on energy & emissions growth paths
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Gavin Maguire | Thomson Reuters | Gavin Maguire Is The Global Energy Transition Columnist. He Was Previously Asia Commodities | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

However, the power mix varies greatly by country depending on locally available power sources, legacy power production infrastructure, and proximity to energy exporters. Electricity generation by source in key African economiesThis wide variance in power mix is clear when comparing the electricity source profiles of Africa's two largest electricity producers, South Africa and Egypt. In contrast, Egypt uses natural gas for 77% of its electricity, and uses no coal in electricity generation at all. The two countries' electricity systems have starkly divergent emissions footprints as a result of their different primary fuels. Across Northern Africa, natural gas is making rapid inroads into energy systems, primarily from the abundant local supplies in Algeria and Egypt.

☆ From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Valerie Volcovici | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Climate activists stand next to banners as they take part in a protest during the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 18, 2022. As climate change has accelerated the rise of sea levels, Vanuatu and other low-lying island states and coastal communities face particular risk from storms and flooding. An advisory opinion by the court would not be binding in any jurisdiction, but could underpin future climate negotiations by clarifying what financial obligations countries have on climate change, and define it as a human rights issue. At a demonstration on Wednesday rallying support for the ICJ to take an advisory opinion, some of the law students were joined by allies from different countries. An ICJ opinion would send a clear signal to governments that hesitate to take decisive action at climate talks, said Solomon Yeo from the Solomon Islands, another Pacific island law student.

☆ Uganda to roll out trial vaccines as it scrambles to control Ebola outbreak
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Larry Madowo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Mubende, Uganda CNN —Joseph Singiringabo has lost almost everything and everyone he held dear to Ebola. An Ebola treatment unit in Mubende, Uganda. Larry Madowo/CNNHe has been involved in every Ebola outbreak in Uganda as well as in Sierra Leone in 2017. However, the country is about to roll out three trial vaccines that have been certified as safe by the World Health Organization (WHO) working group. He has now barred traditional healers and witchdoctors from taking clients during the Ebola outbreak.

☆ COP27: Activists hoped Egypt would bring a focus on Africa. They were disappointed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN —The crowd was loving what Bhekumuzi Bhebhe had to say, cheering loudly as he yelled “don’t gas Africa!” into the megaphone. Bhekumuzi Bhebhe speaks at a protest against the development of new fossil fuel projects in Africa. Experts and activists are stressing that many African countries are getting locked in fossil fuel investments that are polluting and will likely prove uneconomical in a few years. “Africa has contributed very little to the climate problem, but the fossil fuel companies are using that to their advantage. What Elmaawi, Adow and other activists want is for the COP27 conference to help African countries foster more investment into renewable energy.

(Reuters) - The shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer prompted the U.S. Justice Department's most significant investigation of policing practices since the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement. The DOJ also pointed out that “police departments in surrounding municipalities and the County” have practices similar to Ferguson, although that issue was “beyond the scope” of the investigation. In fact, federal officials even considered opening another investigation of the St. Louis police department for similar problems, Reuters reported in October 2020. Ferguson officials expressed concerns that the reforms required to stop exploitative policing in their city would “cripple city finances,” Reuters reported in March 2016. (A measure to institute a modest property tax increase to fund the reforms didn't get the required two-thirds majority vote.)

☆ Wheat prices jump by nearly 6% after Russia withdraws from vital Ukrainian export deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesGlobal wheat prices rose sharply Monday following Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain export deal over the weekend. The increases come after Russia announced Saturday that it was suspending its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed vital agricultural products to be exported from several Ukrainian ports. Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia of starting to sabotage the grain deal in September. Antonov told Russian media on Saturday that Kyiv's "reckless actions" had caused Moscow to suspend implementation of the grain deal. Many of the grain ships that left Ukraine in recent months, under the grain deal, were bound for both European and African ports.

☆ Russia halts participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the UN-backed deal that reopened Ukraine’s ports to feed countries around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022. WASHINGTON – Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered earlier this year that reopened Ukrainian ports for agricultural product export. Russia also said British operators helped Ukraine's military carry out the predawn attack, adding that at least 15 drones were involved. "We have warned of Russia's plans to ruin the Black Sea Grain Initiative," Kuleba wrote in a tweet. "I call on all states to demand Russia to stop its hunger games and recommit to its obligations."

☆ Fact Check-Hoax about serial killer posing as taxi driver in New York City resurfaces
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated report that is several years old about a New York City taxi driver who is a serial killer has recirculated on social media. An example can be seen (here) with the text: “*** Warning *** This is a man with Taxi number (2465RB) in NY Who drives around taking People to kill. A Google search on the story or on the license plate number produces no credible results to support the claims about a New York City serial killer taxi driver (bit.ly/3Sl6ZBE), (bit.ly/3ShD25K). The story has been debunked by fact checkers Snopes (here) in 2018 and PolitiFact (here) in 2022. There is no evidence of a serial killer posing as a taxi driver in New York City.

☆ Opinion | Abortion Is Legal in Ethiopia. But Half of These Clinics Won’t Provide Them.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Anu Kumar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

When Congress passed the Helms Amendment, only six of those countries allowed abortion in circumstances beyond saving a woman’s life. And every year, more than 16,000 of the women and girls who have received these unsafe abortions die from more serious complications. President Biden also has the power to mitigate some of the harms of the Helms Amendment. His administration could also ensure that clinics in countries where abortion is legal understand that U.S. rules allow them to offer abortion information and counseling. The Helms Amendment is an act of international interference and overreach, and it has to end.

☆ Ukraine ports have shipped around 4.7 million tonnes of food under grain deal, infrastructure ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022. The ministry said eight ships with 131,300 tonnes of agricultural products are due to leave Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Saturday. Ukraine's grain exports slumped after Russia invaded the country on Feb. 24 and blockaded its Black Sea ports, driving up global food prices and prompting fears of shortages in Africa and the Middle East. Ukraine, a global major grain producer and exporter, shipped up to 6 million tonnes of grain per month before the war. Three Black Sea ports were reopened under a deal signed on July 22 by Moscow and Kyiv and the ministry has said these ports are able to load and send abroad 100-150 cargo ships per month.

A woman stands in a queue to pay her respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, following her death, in London, Britain, September 15, 2022. They had come together to mark a moment in history - the passing of Britain's longest reigning monarch. "Sierra Leone, where I come from, was a colony under the British Empire so she means a lot to us." "Part of being British I guess is just having a queen or having Queen Elizabeth II on the throne." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEditing by Kate Holton and Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/3] Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. The agreement, reached in July, created a protected sea transit corridor and was designed to alleviate global food shortages, with Ukraine's customers including some of the world's poorest countries. So far, some 9.76 million tonnes of agricultural products have been shipped, predominately corn, but also volumes of soybeans, sunflower oil, sunflower meal and barley. A drop in shipments from major exporter Ukraine has played a role in this year's global food price crisis, but there are also other important drivers. At the start of the conflict there were around 2,000 seafarers from all over the world stranded in Ukrainian ports.

☆ First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a joint inspection, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. Akar was speaking in an interview with Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency after the Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which is loaded with corn, left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon. As part of the agreement, a Joint Coordination Centre was set up in Istanbul with personnel from the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hulusi Akar, Akar, Ali Kucukgocmen, Daren Butler, Louise Heavens Organizations: Turkish Defence, Anadolu, Sierra, United, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Ukraine, Istanbul, Sierra Leone, Odesa, Lebanon, United Nations, Russia, Turkey

☆ First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni is expected to arrive at the inspection in Turkish waters on Aug. 2, the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) said, adding it had requested all parties to inform militaries to ensure its safe passage. The JCC - including United Nations, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish officials - had verified the port readiness at Odesa, as well as the vehicle's capability to depart ahead of the authorisation, it said. Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Ali KucukgocmenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jonathan Spicer, Ali Kucukgocmen Organizations: United Nations, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Ukraine's, Istanbul, Tripoli, Sierra Leone, Turkish

☆ Noua listă a țărilor cu risc epidemiologic; Grecia, Italia, Spania rămân pe lista verde
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaNoua listă a țărilor cu risc epidemiologic; Grecia, Italia, Spania rămân pe lista verdeGuvernul a actualizat lista țărilor cu risc epidemiologic, în funcție de incidența cazurilor de COVID-19, pe coduri – verde, galben și roșu. Marea Britanie rămâne în zona roșie, din cauza variantei Delta de coronavirus, care se răspândește acolo cu repeziciune. Pe lista verde rămân Spania, Italia, Grecia. Persoanele care au trecut prin infecția cu COVID-19, cele vaccinate și cele care au test negativ sunt scutite de carantină, transmite Digi24. Din lista galbenă fac parte Emiratele Arabe Unite, Panama, Malaysia, Georgia, Tunisia, Sint Maarten, Guyana, Cuba, Capul Verde, Irak, Insulele Virgine Britanice, Insulele Virgine ale Statelor Unite, Sri Lanka, Zambia.

Persons: Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent, Gre nadine, Sao Tome Organizations: El Locations: Grecia, Italia, Spania, România, Seychelles, Uruguay, Mongolia, Columbia, Maldive, Bahrain, Namibia, Argentina, Suriname, Kuweit, Oman, Saint, Nevis, Brazilia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Chile, Trinidad si Tobago, Botswana, Bolivia, Africa de Sud, Britanie, Nepal, India, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Panama, Malaysia, Georgia, Tunisia, Sint Maarten, Guyana, Cuba, Capul Verde, Irak, Insulele Virgine Britanice, Insulele Virgine, Statelor Unite, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Iran, Republica Dominicană, Peru, Federația Rusă, Kârgâzstan, Honduras, Portugalia, Andorra, Belarus, Bahamas, Guatemala, Monaco, Letonia, Kazahstan, Turcia, Cipru, Olanda, Irlanda, Danemarca, Filipine, Ecuador, Slovenia, Venezuela, Suedia, Belgia, Franța, Timorul de Est, Iordania, Qatar, Afghanistan, Gibraltar, Lituania, Thailanda, Bonaire, Saba, Jersey, El Salvador, Insulele Feroe, Luxemburg, Palestina, Norvegia, Statele Unite ale Americii, Libia, Cambodgia, Arabia Sauditaă, Indonezia, Estonia, Guam, Aruba, Saint Lucia, Canada, Uganda, Elveția, Muntenegru, Croația, Belize, Armenia, Austria, Bhutan, Ucraina, Slovacia, Germania, Mexic, Polinezia Franceza, Insulele Cayman, Serbia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Eritreea, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Bulgaria, Cehia, Liban, Ungaria, Japonia, Finlanda, Republica Moldova, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Eswatini, Uzbekistan, Lesotho, Algeria, Bermuda, Taiwan, Mauritania, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Insulele Turks si Caicos, Coreea de Sud, Polonia, Azerbaidjan, Macedonia de Nord, Groenlanda, Egipt, Papua Noua Guinee, Maroc, Kenia, Noua Zeelandă, Republica Democrată Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Pakistan, Congo, Myanmar, Angola, Guernsey, Vietnam, Barbados, Senegal, Israel, Dominica, Albania, Singapore, Malta, Nicaragua, San Marino, Malawi, Burundi, Djibouti, Brunei Darussalam, Ghana, Togo, Guineea Bissau, Madagascar, Gambia, Laos, Sudan, Somalia, Australia, Benin, Mali, Yemen, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Republica Centrafricană, Wallis, Futuna, Islanda, Guineea Ecuatoriala, Insula Man, Sao, Principe, Camerun, Antigua si Barbuda, Insulele Mariane de Nord, Etiopia, Comore, Ciad, Anguilla, Siria, Tadjikistan, Guineea, Coasta de Fildeș, Mozambic, Sudanul de Sud, Republica Populara Chineza, Grenada, Insulele Falkland, Vatican, Insulele Marshall, Micronezia, Montserrat, Noua Caledonie, Insulele Solomon, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Sahara

Cei care vin din zonele galbenă și roșie trebuie să stea în carantină la intrarea în România. Persoanele care au trecut prin infecția cu Covid-19, cele vaccinate și cele care au test negativ sunt scutite de carantină. De asemenea, scutirea de carantină este valabilă și pentru copiii sub 3 ani, fără condiții, și pentru cei cu vârste între 3 și 16 ani, dacă au un test Covid negativ. În plus, sunt scutiți de carantină cei care stau mai puțin de 3 zile pe teritoriul României. Din lista galbenă fac parte Emiratele Arabe Unite, Panama, Malaysia, Georgia, Tunisia, Sint Maarten, Guyana, Cuba, Capul Verde, Irak, Insulele Virgine Britanice, Insulele Virgine ale Statelor Unite, Sri Lanka, Zambia.

Persons: Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent, Gre nadine, Sao Tome Organizations: El Locations: România, României, Seychelles, Uruguay, Mongolia, Columbia, Maldive, Bahrain, Namibia, Argentina, Suriname, Kuweit, Oman, Saint, Nevis, Brazilia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Chile, Trinidad si Tobago, Botswana, Bolivia, Africa de Sud, Britanie, Nepal, India, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Panama, Malaysia, Georgia, Tunisia, Sint Maarten, Guyana, Cuba, Capul Verde, Irak, Insulele Virgine Britanice, Insulele Virgine, Statelor Unite, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Iran, Republica Dominicană, Peru, Federația Rusă, Kârgâzstan, Honduras, Spania, Portugalia, Andorra, Belarus, Bahamas, Guatemala, Monaco, Letonia, Kazahstan, Turcia, Cipru, Olanda, Irlanda, Danemarca, Grecia, Filipine, Ecuador, Slovenia, Venezuela, Suedia, Belgia, Franța, Timorul de Est, Iordania, Qatar, Afghanistan, Gibraltar, Lituania, Thailanda, Bonaire, Saba, Jersey, El Salvador, Insulele Feroe, Luxemburg, Palestina, Norvegia, Statele Unite ale Americii, Libia, Cambodgia, Arabia Sauditaă, Indonezia, Estonia, Guam, Aruba, Saint Lucia, Canada, Uganda, Elveția, Muntenegru, Croația, Belize, Armenia, Austria, Bhutan, Ucraina, Italia, Slovacia, Germania, Mexic, Polinezia Franceza, Insulele Cayman, Serbia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Eritreea, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Bulgaria, Cehia, Liban, Ungaria, Japonia, Finlanda, Republica Moldova, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Eswatini, Uzbekistan, Lesotho, Algeria, Bermuda, Taiwan, Mauritania, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Insulele Turks si Caicos, Coreea de Sud, Polonia, Azerbaidjan, Macedonia de Nord, Groenlanda, Egipt, Papua Noua Guinee, Maroc, Kenia, Noua Zeelandă, Republica Democrată Congo, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Pakistan, Congo, Myanmar, Angola, Guernsey, Vietnam, Barbados, Senegal, Israel, Dominica, Albania, Singapore, Malta, Nicaragua, San Marino, Malawi, Burundi, Djibouti, Brunei Darussalam, Ghana, Togo, Guineea Bissau, Madagascar, Gambia, Laos, Sudan, Somalia, Australia, Benin, Mali, Yemen, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Republica Centrafricană, Wallis, Futuna, Islanda, Guineea Ecuatoriala, Insula Man, Sao, Principe, Camerun, Antigua si Barbuda, Insulele Mariane de Nord, Etiopia, Comore, Ciad, Anguilla, Siria, Tadjikistan, Guineea, Coasta de Fildeș, Mozambic, Sudanul de Sud, Republica Populara Chineza, Grenada, Insulele Falkland, Vatican, Insulele Marshall, Micronezia, Montserrat, Noua Caledonie, Insulele Solomon, Tanzania, Vanuatu, Sahara

☆ În Elveţia va fi creată o rezervă globală de vaccinuri anti-Ebola
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O rezervă mondială de urgenţă conţinând 500.000 de doze de vaccin anti-Ebola va fi creată pentru a permite guvernelor lumii să reacţioneze cu rapiditate în timpul unor potenţiale epidemii viitoare, au anunţat marţi reprezentanţii Alianţei pentru vaccinuri Gavi, informează AFP. Stocul de vaccinuri anti-Ebola va conţine doze produse de compania farmaceutică americană Merck. O purtătoare de cuvânt de la Gavi a declarat pentru AFP că va fi nevoie de "câţiva ani" pentru ca stocul de 500.000 de doze să fie constituit. Dezvoltarea vaccinului anti-Ebola a fost accelerată după cea mai gravă epidemie cauzată de această boală extrem de ucigaşă, care a început în decembrie 2013 în Guineea şi s-a răspândit apoi în Liberia şi Sierra Leone. Epidemia a făcut peste 11.300 de victime dintr-un total de aproape 29.000 de cazuri înregistrate, potrivit Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii (OMS), care a declarat încheierea epidemiei în martie 2016.

Organizations: americană Merck, Agerpres, Sierra Leone, OMS Locations: Basel, Elveţia, Statelor, Geneva, Nord Kivu, Republica Democrată Congo, Guineea, Liberia, Sierra, Equateur

☆ A fost creată o rezervă mondială de 500.000 de doze de vaccin anti-Ebola
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ţările cu venituri mici vor avea acces la această rezervă mondială în regim de gratuitate, au precizat reprezentanţii acestei organizaţii internaţionale, al cărei sediu general se află la Geneva. Aceleaşi ţări vor beneficia şi de un sprijin pentru costurile operaţionale generate de organizarea unui program de vaccinare. "Creând un stoc de 500.000 de doze de vaccin anti-Ebola, accesibil tuturor acestor ţări, putem să contribuim la prevenirea deceselor şi să punem capăt, cu rapiditate, epidemiilor din viitor", a declarat Seth Berkley, directorul general al Gavi.Peste 300.000 de persoane au fost vaccinate în timpul epidemiilor de Ebola din provinciile Nord Kivu şi Ituri din Republica Democrată Congo. Boala se manifestă prin febră şi dureri musculare, urmate de greţuri, diaree, erupţii cutanate, hemoragii interne şi externe şi insuficienţă renală.În noiembrie 2020, Republica Democrată Congo a declarat încheierea celei mai recente epidemii de Ebola de pe teritoriul său, care a făcut 55 de victime în aproape şase luni în provincia Equateur. Peste 40.000 de persoane fuseseră vaccinate.

Persons: Seth Berkley, Seth Organizations: Sierra Leone.Epidemia, OMS, americană Merck Locations: Geneva, Nord Kivu, Republica Democrată Congo, Guineea, Liberia, Sierra, Statelor, Equateur

Cetățenii Moldovei pot călători fără vize, cu viza la intrare sau viză electronică în 120 de țări. Totuși în contextul pandemiei, multe țări care permit ca cetățenii Republicii Moldova să intre fără viză, au limitat accesul cetățenilor noștri. Guinea (eVisa, 90 de zile)#9. Guinea-Bissau (eVisa, 90 de zile)#10. Zambia (eVisa, 90 de zile)#37.

Persons: St . Kitts, St . Vincent, Djbouti, Sierra Leone Organizations: Armenia, Columbia, Sierra Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Albania, Antigua, Barbuda, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, Croația, Dominica, Ecuador, Gambia, Haiti, Namibia, Macedonia de Nord, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turcia, Ucraina, Uzbekistan, Bahamas, Bolivia, Comore, Cuba, Etiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Bissau, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Liban, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldive, Mauritania, Mozambic, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudanul de Sud, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Fildeș

☆ OMS supărată pe transportatorii aerieni care cer prețuri „scandaloase” pentru transportul echipamentelor medicale
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Unii transportatori aerieni cer prețuri „scandaloase” pentru a zbura cu gheață uscată și alte echipamente medicale, spune șeful compartimentului logistic al OMS, Paul Molinaro. Totuși capacitatea de transport ar trebui să crească în 2021, când se așteaptă lansarea vaccinurilor COVID-19, relatează Reuters, citată de Mediafax. Creștrea prețurilor a fost o tendință în transportul aerian de mărfuri, cu „creșteri generale, în special din noiembrie”, a spus Molinaro. Molinaro a spus că unul din factorii care au determinat majorarea prețurilor este o creștere a comerțului electronic mai mare decât de obicei înainte de Crăciun, în condițiile în care măsurile restrictive țin oamenii acasă. Economistul-șef al organizției transportatorilor aerieni IATA, Brian Pearce, a spus că majorarea tarifelor este urmarea cererii de Crăciun și că prețurile ar trebui să se diminueze la începutul anului viitor, la timp pentru furnizarea vaccinurilor.

Persons: Paul Molinaro, Sierra Leone, Crăciun, Economistul, Brian Pearce Organizations: OMS, Reuters, Mediafax Locations: Dallas, Texas, SUA, Sierra

☆ Coronavirus: Mai mult de 60% dintre ţările din întreaga lume au luat măsuri îngrijorătoare din punct de vedere democratic
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Studiul, care analizează cvasitotalitatea ţărilor lumii, indică faptul că - în contextul pandemiei de COVID-19 - 61% dintre acestea au luat cel puţin măsuri considerate ''ilegale, disproporţionate, fără limită de timp sau nenecesare'' în cel puţin un domeniu legat de libertăţile democratice.Pentru regimurile considerate democratice, proporţia este de 43%, în timp ce pentru regimurile autoritare ea ajunge la 90%, conform ONG-ului cu sediul la Stockholm şi specializat în analizarea situaţiei democraţiei în lume.Dacă în cazul regimurilor autoritare concluziile studiului erau previzibile, 'ceea ce este mai surprinzător este că atât de multe democraţii au luat măsuri care sunt problematice', a declarat pentru AFP secretarul general al International IDEA, Kevin Casas-Zamora.India se află în fruntea clasamentului mondial stabilit de raportul ONG-ului, cu măsuri considerate îngrijorătoare în nouă dintre cele 22 de domenii analizate (libertatea de circulaţie, libertatea de exprimare, libertatea presei etc. ), în faţa Algeriei şi a Bangladeshului (opt măsuri îngrijorătoare). Urmează China, Egipt, Malayezia şi Cuba.Rusia este prima ţară europeană în acest clasament, cu şase domenii care provoacă îngrijorare, la fel ca Arabia Saudită, Myanmar, Iordania, Sri Lanka şi Zimbabwe.În Uniunea Europeană, sunt citate cinci ţări: Bulgaria (trei domenii), Ungaria (două domenii), Polonia, Slovacia şi Slovenia (un domeniu).Restricţiile pentru libertatea presei în numele luptei contra dezinformării, folosirea excesivă a forţei (desfăşurarea de militari pentru aplicarea regulilor etc.) şi corupţia în contractele de aprovizionare în condiţii de urgenţă sanitară se află printre cele mai frecvente motive de îngrijorare, a explicat Casas-Zamora.Pe de altă parte, studiul salută măsurile luate de unele ţări simultan cu respectarea regulilor democratice: Islanda, Finlanda, Noua Zeelandă, Norvegia, Coreea de Sud, Taiwan, Uruguay, Cipru, Japonia, Senegal şi Sierra Leone.

Persons: Kevin Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Sierra Leone Locations: Stockholm, Algeriei, China, Egipt, Cuba.Rusia, Arabia Saudită, Myanmar, Iordania, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Ungaria, Polonia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Islanda, Finlanda, Noua Zeelandă, Norvegia, Coreea de Sud, Taiwan, Uruguay, Cipru, Japonia, Senegal, Sierra

☆ OMS critică transportatorii aerieni pentru că cer prețuri enorme pentru transportul echipamentelor medicale
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Totuși capacitatea de transport ar trebui să crească în 2021, când se așteaptă lansarea vaccinurilor COVID-19, relatează Reuters, citată de Mediafax. Molinaro mai spune că distribuția vaccinurilor către țările cu venituri mici și mijlocii va fi dificilă, din cauza serviciilor aeriene menținute la sol în unele locuri, și că s-ar putea face cu curse charter. Creștrea prețurilor a fost o tendință în transportul aerian de mărfuri, cu „creșteri generale, în special din noiembrie”, a spus Molinaro. Molinaro a spus că unul din factorii care au determinat majorarea prețurilor este o creștere a comerțului electronic mai mare decât de obicei înainte de Crăciun, în condițiile în care măsurile restrictive țin oamenii acasă. Economistul-șef al organizției transportatorilor aerieni IATA, Brian Pearce, a spus că majorarea tarifelor este urmarea cererii de Crăciun și că prețurile ar trebui să se diminueze la începutul anului viitor, la timp pentru furnizarea vaccinurilor.

Persons: Sierra Leone, Crăciun, Economistul, Brian Pearce Organizations: Reuters, Mediafax Locations: Dallas, Texas, SUA, Sierra

☆ Luigi Savoia, italianul care,...
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-30 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +3 min

Ceremonia oficială, organizată la Primăria municipiului Chișinău, a fost condusă de viceprimarul Capitalei Angela Cutasevici, iar printre cei care au devenit cetățeni moldoveni a fost și italianul Luigi Savoia, stabilit de peste 9 ani în țara noastră și care este cunoscut în spațiul public grație activității sale prodigioase. Unul dintre cei care a parcurs acest drum este Luigi Savoia, un italian care a ajuns pentru prima dată în țara noastră în 2011. A refuzat însă să solicite cetățenia prin recunoaștere, preferând să treacă toată procedura de la bun început, susținând atât examenul de cunoaștere a limbii, cât și a istoriei statului, precum și a legislației naționale. Iar dacă primele două nu au fost o problemă pentru el, Constituția Republicii Moldova a fost cea care i-a dat mari bătăi de cap. Doresc să-mi las toate ușile deschise ca să prind toate momentele bune pe care Republica Moldova o să mi le ofere pe parcursul anilor”, a precizat Luigi Savoia.

Persons: Capitalei Angela Cutasevici, Luigi Savoia, Angela Cutasevici, Tatiana, Luigi, Angela Cutasevici Organizations: Sierra Leone, Federaţia Rusă, Ucraina, România, Italia, Azerbaidjan, Turcia, Siria, Libia, Bangladesh Locations: Federaţia Rusă, Ucraina, România, Italia, Azerbaidjan, Turcia, Siria, Libia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Sierra, Republicii Moldova, Chișinău, Capitalei, Republica Moldova, Moldova, Crotone, Italiei, Chişinău

☆ The world's 5 best special-operations forces besides those of the US
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-01 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

SOF units offer a low-cost, high-reward option, and their small footprint makes them more politically acceptable for policymakers when the public is wary of large military commitments. The US military boasts some of the best SOF units in the world, such as the Army's Delta Force and the Navy's SEAL Teams. One of their most famous operations was in 1980, when an SAS unit stormed the besieged Iranian embassy in London and freed several hostages. Philippine ArmyA quiet but deadly Filipino SOF unit that has seen lots of combat in recent years. Israeli Defense ForcesA number of other SOF units have distinguished themselves but didn't make the list.

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