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Almost six weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini, the unrest in Iran shows little sign of abating. Defying security forces, thousands marched to her grave in the northwestern city of Saqqez on Wednesday, as crowds clashed with security forces on the streets of the capital, Tehran, and several other major metropolitan areas. Wednesday was 40 days since Amini's death after she was detained by morality police last month. “Freedom, freedom! A crowd chants "Freedom, freedom!

☆ Abu Dhabi geo data firm Bayanat draws bumper demand for IPO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Yousef Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBAI, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Bayanat, an Abu Dhabi-based provider of geographic data and analytics, said on Thursday it drew robust demand of 57.5 billion dirhams for its IPO. Bayant is offering 22.22% of its share capital at 1.1 dirham per share, valuing the stake at 628.6 million dirhams ($171.15 million). AI firm G42, which is backed by sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, will continue to own 77% of Bayanat. In the same year, Mubadala took an undisclosed stake in G42, which is chaired by the UAE's national security adviser. Dubai Islamic Bank was lead manager, First Abu Dhabi Bank was lead receiving bank and International Securities was the lead placement agent on the IPO.

☆ Cryptoverse: British pound fiasco boosts bitcoin's hedge appeal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Lisa Pauline Mattackal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - As a developed nation, you know your currency's in a spot of bother when investors start to hedge with bitcoin. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"It was the first time we've seen such a huge increase in (bitcoin) volumes for the currency of a developed country," said Ed Hindi, chief investment officer at Tyr Capital. In fact, over the past month of market ructions, U.S. Treasuries have been equally or more volatile than bitcoin, according to Refinitiv data. The pound volumes echoed similar instances of investors jumping into bitcoin when fiat money came under pressure, including in Russia and Ukraine this year. Some crypto watchers say the September surge was nonetheless a reflection of bitcoin's enduring appeal as an asset outside mainstream finance.

☆ The U.S. has never had a lesbian governor. These two women could change that.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Matt Lavietes Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

And in 2014 she broke barriers again, becoming the nation’s first out lesbian elected state attorney general. Nearly 3,000 miles west, Kotek became the country’s first out lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013. This coming Election Day, these lesbian trailblazers could shatter glass ceilings once more, simultaneously becoming the first out lesbians ever elected governor in the United States. Kate Brown, who is bisexual and became the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected governor in 2015, and Colorado Gov. This past summer, some of those threats were pointedly directed at the LGBTQ community in Massachusetts’ state capital.

☆ Old clip from 2009 resurfaces of Dr. Oz telling Jimmy Kimmel that he tried to stick a needle in his sister's head when they were kids
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In an old clip from 2009, Oz told late-night host Jimmy Kimmel about his "fascination" with needles. Oz said he tried to stick a needle in his sister's head when they were children. "I have to say, you might be one of the craziest people we've ever had on the show," Kimmel told Oz. It's unclear which of Oz's sisters the senate candidate was referring to in the old Kimmel clip. Kimmel also called Oz a "testicle fondler" for touching his crotch during a segment on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

☆ Factbox: Key Xi quotes at China's 20th Communist Party Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 16, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We persist in striving for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity. "Corruption is the biggest cancer that harms the vitality and combat effectiveness of the party, and anti-corruption is the most thorough self-revolution. FOREIGN POLICY"We have comprehensively promoted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics ... and unswervingly opposed any unilateralism, protectionism and bullying. POPULATION"We will establish a policy system to boost birth rates and pursue a proactive national strategy in response to population ageing."

☆ Netanyahu appealed to Trump's love of golf and used NYC maps to turn the president against Palestinians, new memoir says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Benjamin Netanyahu described the techniques sued to turn Donald Trump against Palestinians in his new memoir. "It showed the distance from Tel Aviv to the 1967 lines to which the Palestinians demanded we retreat," Netanyahu wrote, per The Guardian. Netanyahu wrote that the two distances "were identical." Per The Guardian, Netanyahu recalled Dermer telling Trump: "Peace with the Emirates is a five-foot putt. At a joint press conference with Trump, Netanyahu praised it as "the deal of the century."

The widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election as alleged by Trump and his supporters was never proven. Election officials in three other states -- North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada -- reported similar incidents. In 16 North Carolina counties alone, officials noted unusually aggressive observers during May's primary elections, according to a state election board survey. When told to stop, they said they were following guidance from a Republican Party lawyer, said Henderson County Election Director Karen Hebb. As head of the Election Integrity Network, Mitchell is training election observers and is trying to build grassroots networks of conservatives ahead of the midterms.

☆ Amir Malik is on a drive to make golf more inclusive for Muslims
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Amir Malik is a man in love with golf. Amir Malik (L) is passionate about golf. Malik believes Muslim women in the UK are being held back from participating in more sports because of a lack of all-female facilities and sessions. Muslim Golf Association‘The golf course doesn’t discriminate’To date, MGA events have attracted over 1,300 participants. Muslim Golf AssociationWhile Malik hopes to soon see Muslim players competing on professional tours, he says he did not form the MGA to produce a Muslim Tiger Woods.

☆ Sham referendums in occupied Ukraine are taking place 'under the barrel of the gun'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSham referendums in occupied Ukraine are taking place 'under the barrel of the gun'Dr Olexiy Haran, Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, speaks to CNBC about sham 'referendums' on joining Russia that are taking place in occupied Ukraine.

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☆ Egypt's 2021/22 natural gas and LNG export revenue hits $8 bln - cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshSept 25 (Reuters) - Egypt's natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export revenue reached $8 billion in its 2021/22 fiscal year after volumes increased by 7.2 million tonnes, the Egyptian cabinet said on its Facebook page on Sunday. Egypt earns about $500 million monthly from natural gas exports and aims to raise that figure to $1 billion "in the coming period", Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said in a statement last week. Egypt has been pushing to maximise its exports of natural gas to generate foreign currency revenue after coming under financial pressure due to the impact of the war in Ukraine. The government says gas exports have been boosted after the it introduced an electricity rationing plan in August. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Moataz Mohamed; Editing by David Clarke and David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The U.S. and its allies are joining forces on chips. That could stop China reaching the next level
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Leading chipmaking nations including the U.S. are forming alliances, in part to secure their semiconductor supply chain and to stop China from reaching the cutting-edge of the industry, analysts told CNBC. But the semiconductor supply chain is complex — it includes areas ranging from design to packaging to manufacturing and the tools that are required to do that. "The other geopolitical significance is just related to Taiwan's central role in the semiconductor supply chain. Alliances being built that exclude ChinaBecause of the complexity of the chip supply chain, no country can go it alone. One is about bringing together countries, each with their "comparative advantages," to "string together alliances that can develop secure chips," Kotasthane said.

☆ New York vs. Florida, by the Numbers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-11 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Comparative governance is a useful course of study, not least because bad governance is so costly to people and prosperity. We often write about the migration from the Northeast to Florida and other states, but sometimes the contrast is best illuminated with some data. Take a look at the nearby chart comparing some key indicators of governance in a pair of states that not long ago were about the same size—New York and Florida. As recently as 2013 the two states had similar populations, but so many people have moved to the Sunshine State that it’s now roughly 2.6 million people larger.

Bogenschutz and his team specifically set out to test whether or not psilocybin, in addition to sessions of therapy, could cut cravings and help people with alcohol use disorder stay sober. Earlier research from institutions around the world has indicated that psilocybin has the potential to treat a variety of addiction disorders, including alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder and addiction to smoking. Jon KostasWhen he began the psilocybin trial at age 25, he was consuming almost 23 drinks in a single bender. At the beginning of the first dose sessions, participants were given eye masks and headphones that played classical music. Bogenschutz said the rule of thumb with alcohol addiction treatment is that about one-third of patients who seek treatment will get better.

☆ How to adapt Jane Austen -- and why it's so hard to get right
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-07 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Over the years, Austen adaptations have made millions, been nominated for more than a dozen Oscars and several Emmys, and convinced viewers the world over that Mr. Darcy is the gold standard of suitors. Pride vs. Miss Prejudice," two of several Austen adaptations starring Asian protagonists. "Austen is a way for today's readers to both romanticize about soul mates and also sustain their self-respect," said Brodey, who's published several papers on Austen. What the best Austen adaptations get rightA strong Austen adaptation doesn't need to parrot the original text or even take place in late 18th-century England. The Austenites CNN interviewed agreed -- for an Austen adaptation to succeed, it needs to maintain the spirit of her work, especially her incisive depth and incomparable wit.

☆ Social Commerce 2022: Social media and ecommerce convergence trends bring growth opportunity for brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-27 | by ( Insider Intelligence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

US retail social commerce sales will reach $36.62 billion in 2021, but that’s still about one-tenth the size of China’s social commerce market. Social commerce trendsThanks to the example set by China, brands remain optimistic about the future of social commerce. Examples of social commerce companiesSocial media companies have comparative strengths that determine its approach to social commerce. TwitterProbably the least popular social platform when it comes to social commerce is Twitter—especially after dropping its buy button feature in 2017. Social commerce market stats & outlookInsider Intelligence forecasts that US retail social commerce sales will rise by 24.9% to $45.74 billion in 2022.

America’s relationship to gun ownership is unique, and its gun culture is a global outlier. It is then unsurprising that the US has more deaths from gun violence than any other developed country per capita. A 2019 study published in the British Medical Journal found that US states with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership had higher rates of mass shootings. A decade of gun violence, culminating with the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, prompted the Australian government to take action. Many countries around the world have been able to tackle gun violence.

Persons: Uvalde, –, Zachary Elkins, Elkins, they’ve, Jason R, Silva, Joe Biden’s, St Louis ’ Whitney R, Rukmani Bhatia, “, Jacinda Ardern Organizations: CNN, Kansas, Monterey Park ., Survey, SAS, Gallup, University of Texas, US, of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, FBI, Shooting Sports Federation, European Union, Institute for Health Metrics, Washington , DC, El, Stanford University, William Paterson University, British Medical, Washington University, St Louis, Harris World Law, Inter, American, Human Rights, United Nations, Center for American Progress, Port, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Washington, UN Locations: Kansas City . Lewiston, Monterey Park, Monterey Park . Orlando, Las Vegas . Newtown, Parkland, San Bernardino, Nashville . Louisville, United States, Switzerland, Falkland, Argentina, Yemen, Austin, Guatemala, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Washington ,, Brazil, Latin America, Caribbean, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, America, Belize, Panama, Greenland, California, American, Colorado , South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Port Arthur, South Africa, New Zealand, Christchurch, Britain, Plymouth, England, Geneva

☆ API anunță concursul „Jurnaliștii – pentru cetățeni și comunități active”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Asociația Presei Independente (API) anunță un concurs pentru jurnaliștii și jurnalistele, fotojurnaliștii și fotojurnalistele din mass-media națională, locală și regională, care abordează subiectul implicării cetățenilor în soluționarea problemelor comunitare. Scopul concursului constă în stimularea promovării de către mass-media a spiritului civic și a inițiativelor cetățenești la nivel local și regional care conduc la îmbunătățirea condițiilor de trai și la îmbunătățirea serviciilor publice locale. FotografieLa concurs pot participa jurnaliști/jurnaliste și fotojurnaliști/fotojurnaliste care sunt angajați/angajate sau colaborează cu instituții mass-media naționale, locale și regionale din Republica Moldova. Depunerea dosarelorDosarele pentru concurs vor include, obligatoriu, următoarele:1. Partenerul proiectului pentru creșterea potențialului de vizibilitate și implicare a cetățenilor este Asociația Presei Independente (API).

Persons: Cristina Organizations: Presei, Uniunea Europeană, Agenția de Cooperare, Germaniei Locations: jurnalistele, Republica Moldova

Din cauza restricțiilor impuse de pandemia de COVID-19, lansarea cărții de debut a avut loc într-un alt format, unul adaptat noilor realități care ne-au marcat și ne-au schimbat viața în ultimul an. Este primul Ghid la acest subiect realizat în Republica Moldova, un cumul de studii comparative, tendințe actuale și elemente din experiența personală, toate împreună având o intenție nobilă – sporirea și consolidarea imaginii instituționale. „Sunt ferm convinsă că informațiile incluse între coperțile Ghidului practic de Protocol Instituțional vor fi utile pentru colegii din domeniu, pentru oficiali, pentru politicieni, pentru studenții facultăților de profil, dar la fel și pentru cititorii curioși să afle „secretele” de organizare a acțiunilor protocolare. Pentru un specialist din domeniul relațiilor internaționale, cooperării internaționale, ceremonialului și serviciului de protocol este iminentă cunoașterea tendințelor actuale în materie de protocol instituțional. Ghidul este editat cu ajutorul editurii „Casa Editurii 11” și tipărit la Combinatul poligrafic.

Persons: Dermenji Locations: Republica Moldova

☆ Topul țărilor cu cea mai mare rată de vaccinare anti-Covid
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Israelul are o rată de 11,55 vaccinuri la 100 de persoane, fiind urmat de Bahrain, cu o rată de 3,49 și Marea Britanie, cu 1,47, potrivit site-ului care centralizează datele globale, afiliat Universității Oxford. În primele trei zile ale campaniei sale de vaccinare, care a fost lansată pe 27 decembrie, Franța a vaccinat mai puțin de 100 de persoane. UE a fost mai lentă decât Marea Britanie sau SUA în ceea ce privește aprobarea vaccinurilor. În China, 80% din populație vrea să fie vaccinată, 77% în Marea Britanie și 69% în SUA. India organizează un exercițiu național pentru programul său de vaccinare și spune că vrea să vaccineze 300 de milioane de oameni până la jumătatea anului.

Persons: Israelul, Benjamin Netanyahu, Britanie, francez al, francez Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Universității Oxford, BBC News, Sănătății, UE, Agenția Europeană, francez, francez al Sănătății Locations: Bahrain, Franța, România, SUA, India, Israelul, Germania, UE, China, Indiei, Oxford, AstraZeneca, Covishield

☆ Topul țărilor cu cea mai mare rată de vaccinare anti-Covid. Cum a reușit Israelul să vaccineze 1 milion de oameni și Franța doar 138
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Israelul a vaccinat deja anti-Covid peste un milion de oameni, având cea mai mare rată din lume. Prin comparație, Franța a vaccinat doar 138 de persoane până la data de 30 decembrie, potrivit BBC News, citat de digi24.ro. Topul țărilor cu cea mai mare rata de vaccinare anti-Covid FOTO: captură Our World in DataPeste 1,8 milioane de oameni din toată lumea au murit de Covid-19. Israelul a subdivizat transporturile de vaccin Pfizer, care trebuie păstrat la -70 de grade Celsius, a declarat ministrul Sănătății, Yuli Edelstein. Ce se întâmplă în IndiaIndia organizează un exercițiu național pentru programul său de vaccinare și spune că vrea să vaccineze 300 de milioane de oameni până la jumătatea anului.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Britanie, francez al, francez Emmanuel Macron Organizations: BBC News România, Universității Oxford, BBC News, Sănătății, UE, Agenția Europeană, francez, francez al Sănătății Locations: Bahrain, Franța, România, SUA, India, Israelul, Germania, UE, China, India India, Indiei, Oxford, AstraZeneca, Covishield

☆ Topul țărilor cu cea mai mare rata de vaccinare anti-Covid. Cum a reușit Israelul să vaccineze 1 milion de oameni
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Israelul a vaccinat deja anti-Covid peste un milion de oameni, având cea mai mare rată din lume. Prin comparație, Franța a vaccinat doar 138 de persoane până la data de 30 decembrie, potrivit BBC News. Topul țărilor cu cea mai mare rata de vaccinare anti-Covid FOTO: captură Our World in DataPeste 1,8 milioane de oameni din toată lumea au murit de Covid-19. Israelul a subdivizat transporturile de vaccin Pfizer, care trebuie păstrat la -70 de grade Celsius, a declarat ministrul Sănătății, Yuli Edelstein. Ce se întâmplă în IndiaIndia organizează un exercițiu național pentru programul său de vaccinare și spune că vrea să vaccineze 300 de milioane de oameni până la jumătatea anului.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Britanie, francez al, francez Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Universității Oxford, BBC News, România, Sănătății, UE, Agenția Europeană, francez, francez al Sănătății Locations: Bahrain, Franța, SUA, India, Israelul, Germania, UE, China, India India, Indiei, Oxford, AstraZeneca, Covishield

ourworldindata.org / Sursa:ourworldindata.orgPotrivit sursei, aproape 10 milioane de oameni au fost vaccinați, cei mai mulți fiind în China. Peste 2 milioane din SUA au fost imunizate, peste 1 milion în Israel și Marea Britanie, iar în Germania peste 150 de mii. ourworldindata.org / Sursa:ourworldindata.orgCifrele comparative privind vaccinarea sunt centralizate de Our World in Data , care contabilizează numărul de persoane care au primit o primă doză de vaccin. SUA este departe de obiectivul de a vaccina 20 de milioane de oameni până la sfârșitul anului 2020, doar 2,78 milioane primind o primă doză până la 30 decembrie. În primele trei zile ale campaniei sale de vaccinare, care a fost lansată pe 27 decembrie, Franța a vaccinat mai puțin de 100 de persoane.

Persons: Israelul Locations: China, SUA, Israel, Germania, India, Franța

☆ UNICEF Specific Call for Expression of Interest, Development of Early Detection and Early Intervention Services
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-20 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

The purpose of this Open Call for Expression of Interest is to identify eligible Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for prospective partnerships supporting the delivery of the UNICEF implemented component of “Development of Early Detection and Early Intervention Services” of the EU4Moldova: Focal Regions programme. The maximum budget allocated for activities under this call for expression of interest is 60,000 EUR. UNICEF responses to any queries or clarification requests will be made available to all online www.unicef.md before the deadline for submission of applications. It should be noted that participation in this Open Call for Expression of Interest does not guarantee the CSO will be ultimately selected for partnership with UNICEF. Applicant CSOs will be informed of the outcome of their submissions by communication sent out to the email/postal address that is indicated in the CSO submission.

Persons: August, Perdivar, Ana Perdivar Organizations: UNICEF, Country, UNICEF Moldova Locations: partnership, expertise, Cahul, Ungheni, chisinau, Chisinau, Republic, Moldova, English, Chișinău, Republica Moldova

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