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☆ Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 2 (Reuters) - Former Pakistan women's hockey player Shahida Raza was among at least 67 people killed on the weekend in a migrant shipwreck off the coast of Italy, officials in her home province said. Those on board were mostly from Afghanistan but also from Pakistan, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, Iran and Somalia, Italian authorities said. "Pakistani authorities have informed Raza's family that the Pakistani national team hockey player perished in the boating accident off the coast of Italy," Qadir Ali Nayel, a legislator from Balochistan province, told Reuters late on Wednesday. The chief minister of Balochistan expressed grief over Raza's death saying in a statement she had brought honour to the province and the country. Reporting by Gul Yousafzai in Quetta, Pakistan; Writing by Manasi Pathak; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Former Pakistan PM Khan gets court protection against arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/7] Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, along with his supporters walks as he leaves the district High Court in Lahore, Pakistan February 20, 2023. Khan has had a number of cases registered against him since a parliamentary vote ousted him from power last year. Khan appeared before the Lahore High Court late on Monday along with hundreds of supporters, witnesses said. The case pertained to alleged violence by his supporters during protests last year, which Khan is charged with inciting. The government denies cracking down on Khan and his party, and says it is not interfering in various cases against him.

The play “Crystal City 1969,” first staged in 2009 in Dallas, was performed for the first time in San Antonio last weekend at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. Student walkout in Crystal City, Texas, on Dec. 20, 1969. Growing up in a Mexican American household, he spoke no English. The effect of that sort of discrimination was to tell Mexican American and Mexican students that their language, their culture, was worthless, valueless and something to be ashamed of, Garcia said. Rodriquez attended one of the performances of "Crystal City 1969" over the weekend.

☆ Big Investors Expected to Scrap ‘Dark Green’ Labels on More EU Funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

SFDR rules require EU-marketed funds to be designated as one of three categories: “dark green” Article 9 funds, which aim for sustainability or decarbonization; “light green” Article 8 funds, which advance one or more environmental, social and governance objectives; and Article 6 funds, which don’t have any specific ESG-related objectives. Upgrades and downgrades in classifications typically occur with “similar frequency,” but since September, more than 80% of reclassifications have moved Article 9 funds to Article 8, analysts at Jefferies said in December. At the end of November, there were around $452 billion in Article 9 funds, nearly $4.2 trillion in Article 8 funds and $3.9 trillion in Article 6 ones. In November, BlackRock moved 16 funds representing around $26 billion to Article 8 from Article 9, but also retained 13 dark-green funds valued at about $13 billion. Another challenge is for fund managers to gather and report required ESG data—such as greenhouse-gas emissions, gender pay gaps and water use—for individual stocks and bonds in a fund.

☆ Pakistan to approach UN after blaming India for bombing
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mohsin RazaISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan will take a dossier to the United Nations alleging its neighbour India has backed incidents of terrorism, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a day after Islamabad said India was behind a high-profile bombing. "We will call it information based evidence," Rabbani Khar said about the dossier. Khar said the facilitators and mastermind of the bombing that killed four people in eastern city of Lahore were based in India. "We would want India to hand them over, and as responsible nations do... and if India is a responsible nation, they will cooperate," she said. Arch-rivals Pakistan and India have fought three wars since 1947, when British colonial ended and the two independent nations were created in a blood-drenched process known as partition.

☆ Former Pakistan PM Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating 'havoc'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Khan has been holding country-wide protests to push the government for early elections since being ousted from power in April. He named Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a senior military official of plotting his assassination, but both the government and military have denied involvement. On Saturday, Khan arrived on stage using a walking frame and addressed the crowd from behind bulletproof glass. He said he had been told by various security sources there was still a threat to his life. PTI has already resigned from the federal parliament, but remains in power in two provinces and two administrative units.

☆ Pakistan's Imran Khan relaunches political march after surviving gun attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Asif Shahzad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Our march wouldn't stop," Khan said, adding the protest will instead gather strength as it closes on the capital Islamabad. His successor Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the demand, saying the election will be held as scheduled later next year. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the shooter was a "self motivated and committed person" who carried out the attack on religious basis. The former premier instead alleges that Sanaullah, the prime minister and a Pakistan military general from the country's spy agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), were involved in the assassination attempt. The police have the suspected shooter in custody after he was intercepted by a Khan supporter who threw off his aim.

Police said the suspected shooter was arrested after Khan supporter Ibtesam Hasan overpowered him and threw off his aim, possibly saving the ex-premier from more serious gunshot wounds. Khan has accused three people of devising a plan to assassinate him, naming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser. Khan launched what is known as a long-march protest rally from Lahore to the capital on Oct. 28. He was waving to the crowd from a container mounted on a truck in Wazirabad when a man fired several shots at him. Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad and Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore, Pakistan; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Former Pakistan PM Khan wounded in shooting at convoy - aide
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures as he addresses supporters during a rally, in Lahore, Pakistan April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza//File PhotoISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded in the shin on Thursday when his convoy was shot at in the country's east on Thursday, an aide said. Imran Khan is also injured," Asad Umar told Reuters. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the shooting and ordered the interior minister to seek an immediate investigation. Reporting by Gibran Pehismam and Asif Shahzad; editing by John Stonestreet and Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ India inch closer to semis after nervy win vs. Bangladesh
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

India moved to top of Group 2 with six points, one ahead of South Africa who have played one game fewer. Litton gave Bangladesh a rollicking start scoring 56 of his team’s 60 runs in the first six powerplay overs. He raced to a 21-ball fifty before rain halted play with Bangladesh on 66 for no loss after seven overs. “It’s been the story when we play India. “It was a great game, the crowd enjoyed and both teams enjoyed.

[1/5] A police officer stands guard near a passenger van, cordoned after a blast at the entrance of the Confucius Institute University of Karachi, Pakistan, April 26, 2022. Even though months have passed since the attack, Pakistani authorities remain deeply worried. Shortly afterwards, schoolteacher Shari Hayat Baloch, 30, is filmed walking in a park with her young son and daughter and later addressing the camera in combat fatigues. The Chinese officials supported Pakistan's counter-terrorism forces in areas such as CCTV footage enhancement and data retrieval from cell phones, the ministry said. On the day of the Karachi attack, Habitan, a dentist, tweeted that he was "beaming with pride" at what his wife had done.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, starts a two-day meeting in Paris on Thursday and is expected to take up removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monitoring". In a meeting in June, the FATF said it was keeping Pakistan on the list - also known as the "grey list" - but said it might be removed after an on-site visit to verify progress. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHere are some key points:WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR PAKISTAN? If removed from the list, Pakistan would essentially receive a reputational boost and get a clean bill of health from the international community on terrorist financing. Removal from the FATF list would provide Pakistan a boost after the country's sovereign credit rating was downgraded by Moody's.

☆ The markets have probably already priced in a recession — and a fairly significant one at that: UOB
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | 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 EmailThe markets have probably already priced in a recession — and a fairly significant one at that: UOBTony Raza of UOB Asset Management says one of the "depressing things" of investing in the market now is that "we don't really seem like we're at a point where things will level off at a bottom yet."

☆ Pakistan keeps policy rate at 15%, projects high inflation, weak growth
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Syed Raza Hassan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

GDP growth could fall to around 2% in the 2023 financial year compared to previous forecast of 3%-4% before the floods, the central bank statement said. However, the central bank later said the economy faces significant imbalances including a large current account deficit and persistently high inflation. INFLATION VS POLICY RATEThe central bank projected inflation after the floods to be on higher side compared to the last estimate of between 18%-20% in FY2022-23. Higher food prices could raise average headline inflation, the bank said, adding that the impact on the current account deficit was likely to be muted. It said it will leave the current account deficit in the vicinity of the previously forecast 3% of GDP.

☆ Feds plan to call Leonardo DiCaprio and former Trump White House chief of staff John Kelly at trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Pras Michel, a founding member of the Fugees hip-hop group, is standing trial in DC next month. He's accused of illegally lobbying Trump officials to resolve an inquiry into the 1MDB scandal. In a court filing Sunday, prosecutors revealed a witness list that includes DiCaprio and top Trump administration officials, including former White House chief of staff John Kelly and former national security advisor H.R. As part of the scheme, prosecutors said, Michel recruited about 20 so-called "straw donors" who made campaign contributions with Low's money. Michel is charged with violating both FARA and that other statute, known as 951, in his alleged lobbying schemes.

☆ Colorado’s Race to the Rhetorical Middle
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Faith Bottum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

DenverJoe O’Dea is extreme—“extremely extreme,” Leslie Herod insists. Ms. Herod, a Democratic state representative preparing a run for mayor in 2023, is working the crowd at a Latin celebration in Denver, but she leans over to add that Mr. O’Dea “is far right” while his opponent, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet , is “a moderate member of the Democratic Party.” Off to the side at the Servicios de La Raza festival, masked luchadores, Mexican wrestlers, launch themselves off the ropes of the wrestling ring, just missing their opponents. Mr. Bennet joins Gov. Jared Polis on stage to wave at the small crowd, deliver anodyne remarks and check off another campaign appearance.

☆ Pakistan flood victims hit by disease outbreak amid stagnant water
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Syed Raza Hassan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

read moreWith Pakistan's already weak health system and lack of support, displaced families have complained of being forced to drink and cook with disease-ridden water. "The aid is slow to arrive," said Dr. Farah Naureen, Mercy Corps' country director for Pakistan after visiting several submerged regions. "We need to work in a coordinated manner to respond to their immediate needs," she said in a statement late Monday, prioritising clean drinking water. Health and nutrition stand out as the most important needs of the displaced population, she said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Asif Shahzad.

☆ Gastroenteritis, malaria kill 9 more people in Pakistan floods aftermath
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Syed Raza Hassan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A displaced woman holds her ailing boy, while taking refuge in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 16, 2022. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe provincial government said in a report issued on Tuesday that nine people died of gastroenteritis, acute diarrhoea and suspected malaria on Monday. The report said over 72,000 patients were treated on Monday at makeshift or mobile hospitals set up in flood-hit regions. Malaria and diarrhoea are out of control, he said. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Scamming the boss: Some employees are outsourcing their jobs to other people. Here's how companies are spotting the fraudsters.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-03 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

As remote work provides opportunities for fraud, some employees are outsourcing their jobs. Experts say this fraud can pose severe risks for companies, especially when the work involves confidential company and customer data. The problem for companies is when employees outsource their jobs without their organization's awareness, and pay out of their own pockets. Employers are generally powerless to do anything about these second jobs as long as they don't affect their employees' work and don't involve work for a competitor. "Every employer I talk to considers 'remote' as a location — not a work arrangement," he said, meaning remote workers must abide by the company's rules.

Agenția Servicii Publice anunță că duminica, 11 iulie, în ziua desfășurării alegerilor parlamentare anticipate, centrele multifuncționale vor activa conform unui program special de muncă. Acestea vor fi deschise în intervalul orarelor 7.0-21.00. La solicitarea cetățenilor Republicii Moldova cu vârsta de peste 18 ani vor fi eliberate buletine de identitate provizorii și vor fi înmânate buletinele de identitate confecționate. Detalii și suport informațional se oferă prin intermediul Call-centrului la numerele de telefon 14909 și (+373) 022-25-70-70 și pagina web a instituției. Pentru orice informație suplimentară suntem la dispoziția Dumneavoastră, inclusiv prin e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], și pagina de Facebook a ASP.

Persons: îşi Organizations: Agenția, Facebook Locations: Republicii Moldova, Moldova

☆ Incendiu major la o fabrică de mase plastice din Thailanda: 1 mort și cel puțin 27 de răniți
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +10 min

Thousands of terrified residents living within a five-mile radius of the factory were evacuated amid fears of a second explosion. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering. Thousands of terrified residents living within a five-mile radius of the factory were evacuated amid fears of a second explosion. Most of the injuries were caused by the explosion and the glass shattering.

☆ Doi oameni au murit și 20 sunt dați dispăruți după o alunecare de teren dintr-un oraș de pe coasta de est a Japoniei
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Doi oameni au murit și 20 sunt dați dispăruți după ce o alunecare de teren a măturat o porțiune dintr-un oraș de pe coasta de est a Japoniei. „Alunecarea de teren a trecut prin fața casei mele. „A fost un sunet inimaginabil. A fost constant, nu o aversă bruscă”, a povestit un alt bărbat. Specialiștii au estimat că viteza pământului care a luat-o la vale a fost de aproximativ 40 de kilometri pe oră.

Persons: Torentul, Cutremurul, Tsunamiul Organizations: World Trade Center, Fukushima Locations: Japoniei, Japonia, Tokyo, Atami, Osaka

☆ Un bărbat din Cahul a fost reţinut la frontieră. Acesta s-ar fi ascuns timp de şase luni
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Un bărbat de 66 de ani din Cahul a fost reţinut la frontieră, după mai multe măsuri de investigație într-un dosar penal, pornit pe numele său. Bărbatul ar fi plecat din localitatea de baștină încă de la sfârșitul anului trecut, relatează Poliţia de Frontieră. Pentru a evita întâlnirea cu oamenii legii, acesta ar fi întrerupt orice legătură cu rudele. Şiretlicurile la care a recurs l-au ţinut în ascunziş mai bine de șase luni. În baza informației operative, ofițerii de investigație ai Direcției regionale SUD au acționat în raza orașului Comrat, unde suspectul a fost identificat și reținut.

Locations: Cahul, Comrat

☆ Lucrările de reconstrucție și modernizare a Stației de epurare a apelor uzate din orașul Căușeni au fost finalizate
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +6 min

Lucrările de reconstrucție și modernizare a stației de epurare a apelor uzate din orașul Căușeni au fost finalizate cu succes. Actualmente, stația de epurare a apelor uzate din Căușeni se află în proces de testare. Ca urmare a investițiilor făcute, stația de epurare a apelor uzate din Căușeni este complet automatizată și tratează, la moment, apele uzate care vin de la 60% din locuitorii orașului. Menționăm, că reconstrucția stației de tratare din Căușeni face parte din proiectul investițional „Construcția sistemului de canalizare în sectorul Valul lui Traian și modernizarea stației de epurare a apelor uzate din orașul Căușeni” și reprezintă a doua etapă de implementare a acestuia. În perspectivă, se prevede extinderea serviciilor de deservire a instalațiilor de epurare și de evacuare a apelor uzate oferite de Întreprinderea „Apă Canal Căușeni” în localitățile rurale din raionul Căușeni, fapt care va permite regionalizarea serviciilor publice și consolidarea parteneriatului dintre serviciul municipal de epurare a apelor uzate și autoritățile publice din comunitățile raionului Căușeni.

Persons: Traian, Olga Gorban Organizations: Agenția, ADR Sud, ADR, Canal Locations: Căușeni, Sud, ADR Sud, Canal Căușeni

☆ După șase luni de căutări, un cetățean din raionul Cahul a fost reținut
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +1 min

Un conațional căutat de către Poliția de Frontieră a fost reținut la Comrat, după mai multe măsuri de investigație într-un dosar penal, pornit pe numele său. Bărbatul a reușit să-și tăinuiască locația de mai bine de șase luni, ca în data de 29 iunie a.c. să fie depistat. În baza informației operative, ofițerii de investigație ai Direcției regionale SUD au acționat în raza orașului Comrat, unde a fost stabilit și reținut un cetățean moldovean, care din luna decembrie 2020 era dat în căutare națională. Acesta era documentat într-o cauză penală inițiată pe comiterea infracțiunii de trecere ilegală a frontierei de stat. Ca urmare a celor constatate, polițiștii de frontieră au întocmit un proces-verbal de reținere, ulterior persoana fiind escortată la Procuratura Vulcănești, pentru finisarea acțiunilor de urmărire penală și măsurilor legale ce se impun.

Persons: a.c Locations: Comrat, moldovean, Cahul, Procuratura Vulcănești

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