The European Union has imposed new import duties on Chinese electric vehicles following an anti-subsidy probe Read Full Article at RT.com

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has opened bidding for its “Coffee City” in Baha’s Qalwah governorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The aim is to enhance local production by planting 300,000 coffee trees over an area of 5 million square meters. Businesses seeking to invest should submit their bids through the Furas platform by Sept. 9.

SCO countries have increased the use of national currencies in mutual settlements, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said   Read Full Article at RT.com

The country’s pioneer mobile network and ICT services provider, TNM Plc has launched implementation of community projects worth K318 million nationwide under the Mudziwathu initiative. The Mudziwathu initiative is a quest to develop communities and grow local economies using a portion of proceeds from TNM’s revenues and through it, the company has enhanced community development, […] The post TNM implements K318 million projects through Mudziwathu appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In a mission aimed at developing sports, the county’s sports regulatory body, Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has unveiled crucial strategic plans which the association is expected to implement in order to ensure that every sporting discipline is on the right track. Addressing the media, MNCS Chief Executive Officer, Dr Henry Kamata said while […] The post MNCS unveil key developmental strategies aimed at promoting various sporting disciplines  appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Mother Care Groups (MCGs), under Traditional Authority Kalolo in Lilongwe, are lobbying for more support from Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) in the work of sensitizing mothers to take a crucial role in vaccine immunisation among the under five children. The call come at a time MHEN is conducting monitoring and mentorship refresher trainings to […] The post Mother Care Groups lobby for more support towards Under-5 immunisation appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, containing ambitious commitments to scientific progress, climate neutrality, and improving the EU's competitiveness and growth. This study evaluates the following selected items in Horizon Europe: the evolution of calls and funding, adoption of the Common Model Grant Agreement (CMGA), implementation of the strategic plan, discontinuation of the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship, the participation barriers faced by SMEs, and stakeholders' views on the evaluation system. Drawing on surveys and interviews, the study aims to identify both the key strengths and shortcomings of Horizon Europe in terms of these selected items. Lastly, the study suggests ways to mitigate the shortcomings highlighted by stakeholders. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Supriya Sule and Prakash Mahajan raise concerns about the 'Ladki Bahin' scheme's timing and eligibility criteria. Sule views it as a political move before the elections, while Mahajan's comments about excluding certain groups stir controversy. The scheme aims to provide Rs 1,500 to eligible women in Maharashtra.

Tesla paused India talks after Elon Musk canceled an April visit. With capital constraints, declining deliveries, and Cybertruck, Mexico plant delays, focus shifts to Tata Motors, Mahindra. Musk's import tax cuts favored $497M+ foreign EV investment. No comments from Heavy Industries Ministry, Modi. Tesla’s staff cuts, few charging stations limit progress, EVs just 1.3% market per BloombergNEF.

Miles Adkins, who has rejected calls to resign over his presence inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week to 12 days in jail.

When durian claw machines appeared at night markets last year, many people flocked there to try their hand at grabbing the fruit. A YouTube video of content creators attempting to snag the durians also went viral. Now that the durian season is in full swing this year, the claw machines have made a comeback at a few locations across Singapore. Run by local arcade operator Play United, the machines were installed last week at its outlet in Hougang Mall, as well as two night markets near Yishun MRT station and Fajar LRT station in Bukit Panjang. For every two tokens, which cost $2, players get one shot at catching the thorny fruit. For $10 and $50, you get 15 tokens and 100 tokens respectively. They can be used at all the claw machines operated by Play United. Some players have already landed themselves bountiful loots. A content creator called Valentino said in his video that he and his friend managed to grab nine durians at the Yishun pasar malam. The clip, which was posted to his Instagram and TikTok accounts on Sunday (June 30), has since gone viral, garnering 2.4 million views and 500,000 views on the respective platforms. 

At 30, Rezaa Mohammad Salim has been through much more than others his age.  As the only son in a family of four, Rezaa travelled to Singapore in 2012 to work so that he could support his family in Bangladesh.  In 2016, however, he suffered a devastating injury after he was crushed between a crane and an iron pipe at the shipyard where he worked.  The freak accident destroyed the migrant worker's abdomen, and nearly killed him.  He was admitted to the National University Hospital (NUH), where he would spend the next seven years in a high-dependency ward.  «When he came to us, he was losing blood very rapidly in the stomach, and the entire lot of his intestines was severely damaged,» Adjunct Assistant Professor Raj Menon, Centre Director of National University Centre for Trauma, told AsiaOne in an interview on Wednesday (July 3). The young man was immediately rushed into the operating theatre, where Dr Raj and a team of surgeons helped to stop the bleeding.  «It was a catastrophic injury to his abdomen. In many cases, not many could have survived that kind of injury,» said Dr Raj. 

The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of an Iskander missile attack targeting a Ukrainian airfield in Dnepropetrovsk Region Read Full Article at RT.com

A new US aid package is pushing Kiev to commit new war crimes and will increase the number of civilian deaths, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s oil export revenues surged by almost 50% year-on-year in June due to rising crude prices, Bloomberg has reported   Read Full Article at RT.com

Democratic hopeful Joe Biden told a group of US governors he had undergone a medical checkup following last week’s debate, Politico reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Egypt has formed a new government tasked with attracting domestic and foreign investment as the country faces severe economic difficulties Read Full Article at RT.com

A former porn star is suing Diddy over claims he trafficked her to have sex with party guests and threatened to blackmail her if she did not comply.

SINGAPORE — A woman who died while kayaking off Sentosa Island in 2023 could have been wearing a personal flotation device that was faulty, a Maritime Port Authority investigator said on July 4. Captain Cheong Kwee Thiam was speaking at a coroner's inquiry into the death of Chew Jia Tian, 33, that was attended by her parents. Chew went missing at sea during a kayaking trip with three other kayakers on the morning of Oct 22, 2023, and her body was found two days later following a search-and-rescue mission. Captain Cheong, who is a principal marine investigator, said in court on July 4 that when he opened up a back pocket of Chew's personal flotation device, he found the crotch strap neatly folded. Part of the strap's buckle was found to be missing, and Captain Cheong said that his resultant finding was that she had bought a personal floating device that was defective. Earlier in the proceedings, Station Inspector Muhammad Ruzaini Osman, the investigating officer from the Police Coast Guard, said Chew, Lee Kuok Ming and Loh Kin Huat had planned to set off from Sentosa on the day of the incident and kayak to the Southern Islands.

Departed legendary musician Lucius Banda is gone, and gone for good. He succumbed to kidney failure on 30 June 2024. During his tour of the planet earth, Soldier Lucius Banda, as he was fondly called by his fans, soothed the heartbroken, while to the oppressors, he gave an admonition. Lucius Banda, born on 17 August […] The post Honoured while alive: How Chakwera dignified legendary Lucius Banda while alive appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

It should shock you that government, despite being tough on other imports, is failing to collect about K172 billion from kabaza operators as they threaten politicians with votes, Secretary to the Treasury Betchani Tchereni has claimed. He was speaking in Lilongwe Wednesday at the start of a National Debt Conference organised by the Malawi Economic […] The post Govt fears to collect K172bn from Kabaza import tax because kabaza owners threatened ‘we will not vote for you’ appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The CCAP General Assembly has advised synods to refrain from aligning with political parties as the country prepares for the September 16 2025 Local Government, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. The general assembly, which is the umbrella of all the three synods in Malawi—these are Livingstonia, Blantyre and Nkhoma—and Harare in Zimbabwe and Lusaka in Zambia, […] The post CCAP General Assembly warns its Synods to hands off partisan politics: ‘Encourage people to register, not who to vote for.” appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Tobacco growers’ representative body, Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) Trust, has expressed dismay at continued delays in receiving payment for tobacco sold. Some farmers are getting their dues a week after selling their tobacco, which is contrary to standard practice to have the money settled within 24 hours. In an interview, Tama Trust Vice President […] The post Despite good sales at auction, tobacco growers still frustrated with delays in receiving payment appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Two-time presidential dreamer Atupele Muluzi is planning to have another go at the nation’s highest political office in next year’s general election. Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) secretary general, Kandi Padambo, has confirmed that Atupele has collected his nomination papers to contest for the party’s presidency at its elective convention this August. The former President […] The post Atupele Muluzi confirms he will have another go at the country’s presidency during 2025 election appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Polynésie La 1ère continue de vous faire vivre les législatives 2024. Rendez-vous les 2 et 3 juillet à 19h40 pour les face-à-face entre les candidats des circonscriptions 2 et 3, en tahitien et en français.

The landlord of the Horse and Jockey in Tideswell has apologised after an embarrassing blunder saw innocent diners wrongly accused of a £150 'dine and dash' escapade.

Seychelles will be equipped to handle more courier services with a facility set to be constructed to allow for adequate storage and better delivery of parcels in the island nation. The chief executive of the Postal Regulator, Neddy Padayachy, made the announcement in a press conference on Wednesday. Padayachy explained that the new International Mail Processing Centre (IMPC) will be built close to the Seychelles International Airport at Pointe Laure, and will cater for all postal services, including courier services currently being done at the cargo terminal. The system will be piloted this year and is expected to be fully operational by 2025. «The facility will be equipped with automated machines and will be open 24 hours a day,» said Padayachy, who added that this will enable the storage of more parcels at once. He said that in 2023, 400,000 parcels entered Seychelles, a 100 percent increase over the figures from 2022, with the 2024 figures already showing that it will surpass that figure. «Another benefit the new facility will bring is that it will develop e-commerce, by attracting bigger companies, such as Amazon and others, who have expressed interest in coming to Seychelles,» added Padayachy. He said that having these companies operating in Seychelles, will also help local businesses to sell their products to other countries and that Seychelles is well-placed geographically, to become a regional hub, for such companies. The CEO added that as part of the Postal Regulator's strategic plan, there will also be a new national addressing system. This will see every household in the country given a proper unique address, to enable courier services to know exactly where to deliver parcels. «Today, a lot of parcels are not reaching their destination because we do not have a proper addressing system, and, because of this, many companies do not ship their products to Seychelles,» Padayachy explained. The system will soon be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. It is expected that by next year, everyone will have their very own address. Padayachy explained that with this system, there will also be a remapping of areas around Seychelles. This will not only help couriers but will also help other agencies, such as Public Utilities Corporation (PUC), and Health, Fire and Rescue Services, among others.

The Sustainable Seychelles Certification programme will soon be extended to tour operators and restaurants, a top tourism official said on Wednesday. As part of the implementation process, the Tourism Department met with the representatives of tour operators and restaurants to explain the programme and the necessary criteria. The Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) was established in 2012 and later rebranded as Sustainable Seychelles Certification, which classified and certified hotel accommodation establishments of all sizes. It is a voluntary certification scheme that recognises and rewards tourism businesses implementing best practices in sustainability within their operations. The principal secretary for Tourism, Sherin Francis, described the programme as a necessary tool to recognise the efforts being made by these establishments in the tourism industry to become more sustainable. «We realise that becoming more sustainable is a journey, and we need to recognise the work being done by these establishments to support and encourage them to continue on this path. In the past there was only the certification, now we have three different tiers of recognition before getting the final certification,» she said. «At present, there are 25 tourism accommodation establishments participating in the programme. However, during this past year, through the addition of the recognition element, we have been able to add about 52 other establishments to the programme. These are establishments that are in the process of transitioning to more sustainable practices, some have already earned the required points and are in the final process before they are certified,» Francis added. She said that for the last decade «our focus was mainly on accommodation establishments, now it is time to enlarge the scope to include other sectors. We will start with tour operators and restaurants.» The programme will be adapted for tour operators and restaurants with relevant criteria in place. Internationally recognised, the Sustainable Seychelles Certificate also holds recognition status by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), which does the third party assessments of establishment. The main aims of the Sustainable Seychelles Certificate is mainstreaming sustainability within the tourism sector to safeguard local natural assets as well as the industry's future growth and prosperity. Tourism is the top contributor to the economy of Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. Francis said a support group will be created in which people who participated in the programme can share their best practices to those just joining to facilitate the transition into the programme. «At the end of the day, if Seychelles wants to be seen as a sustainable destination, it is not enough for only the accommodation sector to transition, all sectors must be included,» Francis concluded. One of the participants at the meeting, the operations manager at the La Digue Island Lodge, Albina Tissa, described the programme as something very positive. The establishment has already implemented the accommodation component and Tissa said it would transition to the restaurant component as well. «I think it is something very good as we are a very old hotel so to be able to have our clients coming back and for people to have more confident with our services. It is a very good programme and now that we have the criteria, we will be able to work on it easily,» added Tissa.

Ayub Qassim invited Jay, 19, back to his rented holiday cottage after a rave in Tenerife hours before he vanished on June 17.

Tourists were left furious after visiting the infamous Mykonos 'rip-off' restaurant and being charged £690 for just two drinks. 

The United Nations has announced that US$4 million will be made available from the Central Emergency Response Fund to kickstart humanitarian operations in Jamaica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the wake of Hurricane...

Thousands of people living in Canada are facing U.S. visa wait times that could run as long as two years. That’s generated many schemes online that claim to help people jump the queue — but in some cases has scammed people out of their money entirely.