"We have seen this happen before, sometimes before an eruption, so this has happened before," says Steinunn Helgadóttir, a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, about the series of small earthquakes that occurred between Mt Sýlingarfell and Mt Stóra-Skógfell late Sunday night and Monday morning.

The Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly of Seychelles gave their responses to the 2025 Budget being proposed by the Minister for Finance, Naadir Hassan, on Tuesday. Hassan is seeking the approval of the National Assembly for a proposed budget of SCR 11.9 billion ($880 million), the largest budget in the history of Seychelles. This represents an increase of 11.9 percent compared to the 2024 Appropriation Act, which was SCR 10.6 billion ($731 million). In his response, Sebastien Pillay, the Leader of the Opposition, said that the budget presented in the Assembly is an election budget with a lot of promises crammed with several projects but one that does not fool anyone. His allusion refers to the next presidential and parliamentary elections, which will be in September 2025. “Despite some small increases here or there, there is nothing substantial to help Seychellois cope with the cost of living that has hit the ceiling. There is nothing proposed to revitalise the private sector. Economic growth is slowing, and the project list is increasing even more,” said Pillay. He said that this budget, the biggest one presented ever, is supposed to address all problems but there yet does not give an indication of how the government will finance it. “Revenue from tourism has fallen by SCR1.3 billion through ill-intentioned measures compared to the same period in 2023. In the budget document, the minister said that tourism earning as of August 2024, the total tourism earnings amounted to $539 million, and which is 17 percent less than what was recorded for the same period in 2023. If the economy is slowing down where to get the money to finance all these projects?” he asked. Pillay said that in the 2025 Budget, the government is proposing a 7 percent increase in the basic monthly salary for public servants earning less than 21,368 rupees, and according to the minister this increase guarantees an increase of SCR500 ($37) for all full-time workers. The questions he asked are whether the increase reflects the cost of living in the country, will bring a real benefit to people and why will this take effect in April 2025. Pillay said the government did not give its plan for workers in the private sector and asked if the private sector had been consulted on the minimum wage increase. On the drug problem is an issue, he questioned if the government has a solution for the methadone problem and if not if a solution is being sought. “When I look at the speech that the minister has made, he has failed to look at the situation and address the situation of our country,” said Pillay. Meanwhile, the Leader of Government Business, Bernard Georges, said that Seychelles’ economic situation has improved, and the country has a budget surplus. He said the government has found itself in a position where it can respond to the needs of the people and share the benefits of good management of the economy. This was in response to the fact that Seychelles is projected to make a primary fiscal surplus of 1.1 percent in 2024. “Because the cost of construction materials has gone up, loans with the Housing Finance Company (HFC) have also gone up,” said Georges, adding; “The basic salary has also increased, to put more money into the pockets of every worker. […] In this budget, there is something for everyone,” he stated. Georges said that the government has listened to the people and has announced several measures, such as a commercial court, which will hear all cases related to commerce, and a zero-bureaucracy policy. “All these, Mr Speaker, are giants steps to respond to the needs of a modern population and who wants to move forward,” he said. Georges also stated that in this budget, a series of measures have been put in place to allow every Seychellois to be able to improve their lives and that “this includes the scheme where someone can buy a piece of state land to add to that of their parents for development, which has been improved, to allow for a new floor to be added to the house.”

The destruction wreaked by Spain's deadliest floods in a generation in one of the country's economic motors will leave a huge bill for the state and the insurance sector. Last week's catastrophe that has killed more than 210 people nationwide gutted buildings, swept away cars, inundated fields, and wrecked transport and power infrastructure in the wealthy eastern Valencia region. The European country now faces its «biggest disaster for a climate event», said Mirenchu del Valle Schaan, president of the Spanish insurers' federation UNESPA. It is too early to estimate the total costs but they will undoubtedly be «extremely high», Celedonio Villamayor, director of the CCS consortium responsible for paying out compensation after natural disasters, told public broadcaster TVE. The head of the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, Jose Vicente Morata, told the same channel the final bill would be well north of 10 billion euros. For comparison, the devastating July 2021 floods that claimed more than 200 lives in Germany, Belgium, France, Austria and the Netherlands cost almost $43 billion, according to reinsurer Swiss Re. The public finances of the Spanish state -- already straining to bring its deficit down in line with EU spending rules -- and the Valencia region will be stretched. The regional government has proposed an aid package of 250 million euros ($272 million), tax breaks and compensation for businesses. Clearing debris and reconstructing obliterated infrastructure will also be financed with the central government, which has estimated those works at 2.6 billion euros. - 'Incalculable consequences' - An estimated 4,500 businesses located on the ground floors of buildings submerged by mud and water were affected, according to the Valencia Chamber of Commerce. Dozens of shopping centres and industrial estates home to small and medium-sized businesses were damaged and transport companies lost their lorries. Among the smaller firms counting the cost was BassMotor, a cleaning equipment company in the Valencia region whose stock was devoured by the floods. After clearing the mud, the firm is anxiously waiting for the government's response, «which at the moment doesn't seem to be moving forward much», spokesman Diego Navarro Rodriguez told AFP. If immediate help does not arrive, «there will be redundancies and closures», warned Morata. The flooding of fields dealt a heavy blow to agriculture in the Valencia region, one of Spain's breadbaskets and a major citrus fruit exporter. Regional agricultural trade union La Unio estimates 50,000 hectares (123,500 acres) of crops were affected. Agroseguro, which manages Spanish agriculture insurance, believes the cost could rise to 150 million euros in the sector. Trade union Asaja described the losses as «catastrophic» with «incalculable consequences». Spanish insurers rely on a common fund managed by the CCS that shares the cost across the sector in the event of a natural disaster. The CCS therefore covers most of the compensation and insurers only directly pay out for peripheral damage in areas unaffected by the floods. The system is «perfectly prepared to deal with this type of situation», said UNESPA head del Valle Schaan. Some 46,000 claims were submitted in just five days, said Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, who hopes for the first payouts this week. © Agence France-Presse

A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first «smoke-free generation» will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban. The proposals come after New Zealand revoked plans to introduce a so-called «generational smoking ban» that would have stopped sales of tobacco to anyone born after 2008. «This is a groundbreaking piece of public health legislation. It will mean that we are creating the first ever smoke-free generation in our country. So children growing up in our country today will never, never legally be able to buy cigarettes,» said Health Secretary Wes Streeting. The UK's Tobacco and Vapes Bill will prevent anyone born after January 1 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can be bought. The legislation is similar to a bill proposed by the last Conservative administration, which was shelved earlier this year when prime minister Rishi Sunak called a general election. Sunak's successor Keir Starmer's new Labour government, however, has revived the proposals, which are part of a drive to increase preventative health measures and ease long-term pressure on the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS). The bill will introduce restrictions on vape advertising and sponsorship, as well as restricting flavours, displays and the packaging of e-cigarettes to reduce their appeal to children and young people. Last month the government announced that disposable vapes will be banned next year under separate legislation. - Outdoor spaces - New Zealand last November announced it would bin its own proposed anti-smoking legislation. Under a law that had been due to come into force later that year anyone born after 2008 would have been prevented from buying tobacco. The back pedalling came after new premier Christopher Luxon took the helm as head of a new coalition government and said he would prioritise tackling inflation and lowering interest rates. The new UK bill also proposes extending existing smoking bans to outdoor spaces such as children's playgrounds and outside hospitals. But Streeting said there would be no ban on smoking in pub gardens in England. Pub and restaurant industry figures criticised the idea after it was leaked in August, arguing it could deter customers in a market already struggling with the long-term fallout from the pandemic and cost-of-living pressures. «The UK hospitality sector has taken a battering in recent years, and we don't want to add to their pressure so we're not proposing to go ahead with an outdoor hospitality ban at this time,» Streeting added. England, Wales and Northern Ireland outlawed smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces in 2007 following a similar ban in Scotland in 2006. The Action on Smoking and Health charity has said there was a 2.4-percent reduction in hospital admissions for heart attacks in England a year after the ban, saving the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) millions of pounds. © Agence France-Presse

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काठमाडौं । उद्योगीहरुले प्रयोग गरेको डेडिकेटेड ट्रंक लाइनको बक्यौता उठाउने नेपाल विद्युत प्राधिकरणको निर्णयमा सर्वोच्च अदालतले साथ दिएको छ । करिव ६ बर्षअघि हिमाल आइरन एण्ड स्टिल प्रालिले प्राधिकरणविरुद्ध हालेको रिट सर्वोच्चले खारेज गरेको हो । प्राधिकरणले अनावश्यक डेडिकेटेड र ट्रंक लाइनको महशुल उठाउन लागेको भन्दै कम्पनीले २०७५ फागुन ९ मा सर्वोच्चमा प्राधिकरणविरुद्ध रिट दायर […]

काठमाडौं । नेपाल उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघका अध्यक्ष तथा नेपालका लागि गणतन्त्र इन्डोनेसियाका अवैतनिक वाणिज्यदूत चन्द्रप्रसाद ढकाल इन्डोनेसिया सरकारबाट सम्मानित भएका छन् । नेपाल र गणतन्त्र इन्डोनेसियाबिच द्विपक्षीय सम्बन्धलाई सुदृढ बनाउन अध्यक्ष ढकालले निर्वाह गरेको भूमिकाको कदर गर्दै इन्डोनेसिया सरकारले उनलाई विशिष्ट अवार्ड ‘करका बुवाना अवार्ड’ बाट सम्मानित गरेको हो । इन्डोनेसियाको परराष्ट मन्त्रालयद्धारा प्रदान गरिएको […]

پیپلز پارٹی نے جوڈیشل کمیشن میں مساوی نمائندگی نہ ملنے پر حکومت سے شکایت کی ہے۔ ذرائع کے مطابق بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے جوڈیشل کمیشن میں مساوی نمائندگی کے وعدے کو پورا نہ کرنے پر تحفظات کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ پیپلز پارٹی کی جانب سے وفاقی حکومت کے سامنے اس سلسلے میں اپنے تحفظات رکھ … Continue reading پیپلز پارٹی کا جوڈیشل کمیشن میں مساوی نمائندگی نہ ملنے پر حکومت سے شکوہ →

ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں ایف سی کے قافلے پر دہشت گردوں کے حملے میں ایک ایف سی اہلکار شہید اور پانچ زخمی ہوگئے۔   وفاقی وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی نے ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں فرنٹیئر کانسٹیبلری کے قافلے پر خوارجی دہشت گردوں کے حملے کی شدید الفاظ میں مذمت کی ہے۔ محسن نقوی نے شہید ہونے والے … Continue reading ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں ایف سی کے قافلے پر دہشت گردوں کا حملہ، اہلکار شہید →

امریکی صدارتی امیدوار کملا ہیرس کی انتخابات میں کامیابی کےلیے بھارتی ریاست تامل ناڈو کے گاؤں تھولاسندرا پورم میں پوجا کی جارہی ہے۔ آج امریکا کی صدارت کے لیے ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ اور کملا ہیرس مدمقابل ہیں۔ جلد ہی اس مقابلے کے نتائج سامنے آجائیں گے اور دونوں امیدواروں میں سے کوئی ایک امریکی صدارت کے … Continue reading امریکی صدارتی امیدوار کملا ہیرس کی جیت کےلیے بھارتی گاؤں میں پوجا →

Paweł S. pozostanie w areszcie - zdecydował sąd po rozpatrzeniu wniosku Prokuratury Krajowej. Mężczyzna jest podejrzanym w śledztwie związanym z nieprawidłowościami w Rządowej Agencji Rezerw Strategicznych. Jego marka odzieżowa "Red is Bad" miała wzbogacić się dzięki kontraktom z RARS, mimo braku organizowania przetargów. Obrona zapowiedziała, że złoży zażalenie na decyzję o areszcie.

PiS rozpoczął wymianę partyjnych szefów w regionach. To wstęp do zbliżającej się kampanii prezydenckiej. Na razie jest bez zaskoczeń - wygrywają kandydaci wskazani przez Jarosława Kaczyńskiego. Docelowo mają przeważać politycy młodego pokolenia, choć znajdzie się też miejsce dla kilku dotychczasowych pełnomocników regionów. Jak dowiaduje się Interia, wbrew pojawiającym się spekulacjom, szefem PiS w Gdańsku nie zostanie Jacek Kurski.

"Czy kobieta może być prezydentem USA? A czy kobieta może być prezydentem Polski? Zobaczymy" - zastanawiała się w mediach społecznościowych była premier Beata Szydło. Wpis obecnej europosłanki uruchomił lawinę spekulacji politycznych na temat możliwego wyboru kobiety na kandydatkę PiS w wyborach prezydenckich w 2025 r. - To jest jasne, że w Polsce pewnego dnia kobieta zostanie prezydentem. To jest tylko pytanie - kiedy - stwierdził prezes PiS Jarosław Kaczyński, po czym zasugerował, że w najbliższych wyborach jego partia raczej nie wystawi...

أكّدت منظمة النساء الاتحاديات أنها “بعد اطلاعها على مشروع قانون المالية لسنة 2025، ورغم إدراج بعض القطاعات مقاربة النوع الاجتماعي، فإنها تسجل بأسف أن الإطار العام لوضع الميزانية قد غفل الأوضاع الاجتماعية والمهنية والأسرية للنساء التي تستدعي دعما يوازي الأدوار التي يضطلعن بها”. وقالت المنظمة، في بيان توصلت به هسبريس، إن “الحركة النسائية راكمت، منذ […] The post الاتحاديات يذكرن بمطالب قانون المالية appeared first on Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية.

La modelo cubana advirtió sobre los peligros del medicamento como método para perder peso.

Tras el Imacec nulo de septiembre y los llamados de la derecha a revisar las estimaciones de ingresos, el economista dijo en Cooperativa que el Estado no puede sobreendeudarse «creyendo que nunca más va a ocurrir nada». Enfatizó que el país debe enfocarse en «infraestructura, educación y formación de competencias en trabajadores», pero lamentó que «la política, en general, está bastante perdida en estrategias de crecimiento».

El Presidente Gabriel Boric encabezó esta mañana la puesta en marcha de la Red de Empresas Chile Cuida y, en la instancia, aseguró que «tenemos que seguir trabajando firme hasta el último día de este Gobierno», para lo cual -dijo- le pidió a todos sus ministros que estén «firmemente comprometidos con eso». En este contexto, declaró que «sé que hay muchas especulaciones y que se habla mucho de cambio de gabinete: no hay cambio de gabinete, acá a todos mis ministros los quiero trabajando de lleno en los compromisos para cumplirle a nuestra gente». Asimismo, aprovechó de respaldar, nuevamente, a la ministra Carolina Tohá, como también a Antonia Orellana (Mujer), Nicolás Cataldo (Educación), Álvaro Elizalde (Segpres), Carlos Montes (Vivienda), Juan Carlos Muñoz (Transportes), Ximena Aguilera (Salud) y a Jessica López (Obras Públicas).

El cuadro «popular» prepara su viaje a Copiapó.

5일(현지 시간) 대장정이 마무리된 미국 대선 레이스는 당초 조 바이든 대통령과 도널드 트럼프 공화당 대선 후보 겸 전 대통령의 ‘리턴 매치(재대결·두 사람은 2020년 대선에서 격돌)’로 치러질 예정이었다. 하지만 6월 27일 TV 토론에서 바이든 대통령이 트럼프 후보에게 ‘완패’하며 이번 대선은 요동치기 시작했다. 7월 13일 트럼프 후보는 야외 유세 중 암살 시도를 겪었고, 같은 달 21일 바이든 대통령은 TV토론 참패 뒤 제기된 대선 후보직 사퇴 요구를 받아들여 대선 후보에서 물러났다. 카멀라 해리스 부통령이 민주당의 새

윤석열 대통령이 7일 기자회견에서 공천 개입 의혹의 핵심 관련자인 명태균 씨와 관계에 대해 구체적으로 해명해야 한다는 목소리가 커지고 있다. 김건희 여사와 명 씨 간 관계는 물론 명 씨가 대선 당시 윤 대통령에게 비공표 여론조사를 보고했는지, 윤 대통령 부부가 여론조사 비용 대가로 국민의힘 김영선 전 의원의 공천에 개입했는지도 회견에서 분명한 설명이 필요한 핵심 의혹으로 꼽힌다. 앞서 대통령실이 명 씨 관련 의혹에 대해 해명한 내용이 일부 축소됐거나 거짓이었다는 논란이 일고 있기 때문이다. 대통령실은 “대선 경선 이후 대통령

서울시가 전국 최초로 사고 위험이 높은 도로에서 전동킥보드 통행을 금지하는 일명 ‘킥보드 없는 거리’를 지정한다. 과속, 무단 방치 등 시민의 보행 안전을 위협하는 사례가 증가한 데 따른 대응책을 마련한 것이다.시는 전동킥보드 통행으로 인한 시민들의 불편과 불안을 해소하기 위한 안전 관리 특별대책을 추진한다고 5일 밝혔다.우선 시는 올해 안에 전동킥보드 통행으로 인한 사고 위험이 있는 도로를 전동킥보드 통행금지 구간으로 지정할 계획이다. 이후 시범운영을 거쳐 전동킥보드 통행금지 구간을 점진적으로 확대할 방침이다.시가 9월 27~30일 만 15~69세 서울시민 1000명을 대상으로 실시한 ‘개인형 이동장치(PM) 대시민 인식 조사’에 따르면 ‘전동킥보드로 인한 불편을 경험했다’고 응답한 시민은 79.2%였다. 응답자의 88.1%는 ‘전동킥보드 통행금지 구역 지정을 찬성한다’고 응답했다.시는 전동킥보드를 불법 주정차하면 즉시 견인하는 방침도 세웠다. 지금까지는 민간대여사업자의 자율적 수

Pagal gyventojų skaičių JAV yra per 100 kartų didesnė nei Lietuva ir turi beveik 336 mln. gyventojų. Tačiau šalies vadovų algos toli gražu taip nesiskiria. Šiuo metu G. Nausėda uždirba po 10,3 tūkst. eurų per mėnesį. Tai būtų daugiau nei 123 tūkst. eurų neatskaičius mokesčių. Įstatymas taip pat numato, kad skiriama rezidencija Vilniuje, specialios paskirties lėktuvas ir 2 automobiliai.

Antradienį JAV rinkėjai eina prie balsadėžių rinkti kitus šalies lyderius. Kadangi yra pasigirdę melagingų teiginių apie sukčiavimą 2020 m. rinkimuose, o buvęs prezidentas Donaldas Trumpas vis svaidosi kaltinimais dėl tariamo klastojimo, didelis dėmesys bus skiriamas įvairiems klausimams – nuo rinkėjų teisės dalyvauti balsavime iki logistinių problemų, tokių kaip ilgos eilės, balsalapių funkcionalumo ir balsų skaičiavimo, rašo CNN.

Kursko srityje rusai moko Šiaurės Korėjos kareivius naudoti bepiločius orlaivius ir planuoja siųsti į Korėjos Liaudies Demokratinę Respubliką (KLDR) dronų instruktorius, „Telegram“ kanale pranešė Ukrainos Nacionalinio saugumo ir gynybos tarybos Kovos su dezinformacija centro (CCD) vadovas Andrijus Kovalenka. „Rusai moko KLDR kareivius ir karininkus mūšyje naudoti šiuolaikinės karybos technikas. Rusijos daliniuose Kurske esantys Šiaurės Korėjos kareiviai vilki rusų karines uniformas.

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