Brazilian authorities have taken about $3.3 million from previously blocked accounts of X and Starlink in the country, as payment for a fine Read Full Article at RT.com Read more
The ceremony took place on Wednesday at the first fall session of the legislative assembly in the Mariinsky Palace
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Yerevan had frozen participation in the CSTO because, he argued, this organization posed threats to Armenia’s sovereignty
Forces defending the city have shot down the bulk of those drones, the city's mayor said
Belarusian Energy Minister Alexey Kushnarenko did not specify the investment volume
Earlier, the entrepreneur warned that there would no longer be real US elections if this year’s race was lost by Donald Trump
For weeks, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been accusing NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of supporting the government until February so he can become eligible for his MP pension. But experts estimate the size of Poilievre's own pension at more than three times that of Singh's pension.
Multiple RSV vaccines for adults are rolling out in the months ahead, along with two monoclonal antibody shots to provide protection for infants. How you access the various shots will depend on where you live, with some provinces covering certain options and not others.
Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is in dire need of armoured vehicles and hopes Canada's plan to supply rebuilt troop carriers proceeds quickly.
Jennifer Brady of Halifax has applied for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) following years of trying to access care not available in Nova Scotia. Her case has several doctors fighting on her behalf, but the province has refused to help by denying her requests and fighting her in court.
The driver of a Singapore-registered car and its passenger have come under fire for tossing trash out of the window while driving in Malaysia. The incident, captured on a TikTok video that has since gone viral, shows the driver's shameful act being swiftly rebuked by a fellow motorist. The video, which began circulating on social media around Sept 15, shows a black Mitsubishi with a Singapore licence plate stopping at a traffic light. The car's passenger, who appeared to be a man sitting up front in the passenger seat, can be seen tossing an orange peel out the window and onto the road. However, the litterbug's actions did not go unnoticed. In a display of civic duty, another driver, dressed casually in a khaki shirt and jeans, is seen getting out of his vehicle and approaching the Mitsubishi. He calmly picks up the discarded peel, knocks on the passenger window to get the occupants' attention, and proceeds to return the trash through the partially opened window. While the exact location and date of the incident remain unspecified, some netizens have speculated that it took place in Klang Valley, Selangor.
SINGAPORE — Teachers are not required to share their personal phone numbers, and do not need to respond to work-related messages after school hours, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing. Instead, they should use official channels like their e-mail and office number when contacting parents, and respond to work-related messages after school hours only in the event of emergencies, he added. «Within a normal work day, if it's not an emergency, beyond 5pm, you don't have to respond to whether (the parents') son must wear a brown or yellow T-shirt,» said Chan, who was speaking at the Ministry of Education (MOE) Schools Work Plan Seminar on Sept 18. «All this is to establish boundaries, to allow educators to focus on conducting class and student activities, and to ensure that our educators have protected time after school hours to take care of (their) families, rest, and recharge,» he added. The event was held at the Singapore Expo and attended by over 1,700 people, including teachers, school leaders and parents. Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Shawn Huang were also present.
A couple seeking to rent an apartment believed they had done their due diligence to avoid a scam but they still fell victim to one. After verifying their property agent's licence and meeting his assistant for house viewings, a woman and her husband found themselves waiting for their keys alongside two other couples on Monday (Sept 16), all of whom had signed leases for the same unit. Their agent has since remained uncontactable, said the woman who only wanted to be known as JM. In an interview with AsiaOne on Wednesday, JM, a fitness instructor in her 30s, shared that she and her husband saw a condo unit at Paya Lebar Road listed for rent on Facebook Marketplace. After getting in touch with the agent, they were introduced to his «personal assistant», and had only met her during the two house viewings. For JM, who has been renting for 12 years, this is not an unusual move as she and her husband have encountered similar arrangements in the past.
The Seychelles' authorities are to have an African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy draft ready by next month and a workshop with key partners was organised on Monday to gather relevant information. Seychelles ratified the AfCFTA agreement in 2021, which aims to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business people and investments, while paving the way for accelerating the establishment of a customs union. Jean-Paul D'Offay, principal trade officer in the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade, told reporters that the workshop will also give participants a chance to learn more about the AfCFTA such as its background, opportunities and its relevance. During the meeting, participants will also «provide critical feedback in the development of the strategy and assist Seychelles to fully implement the agreement along with its various protocols and annexes and reap the full potentials from it,» he added. D'Offay said, «The involvement of participants from diverse sectors of the economy will surely help to forth constructive ideas and thoughts for the development of our strategy.» He added that the participants will help Seychelles to come up with a comprehensive implementation strategy. The finance authorities are working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the German development company Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) to draft the implementation strategy. Also, Danilo Desidero from the World Bank will be working closely to draft the implementation strategy. The draft will be shown to the stakeholders, who will be able to provide their feedback on the document before the country validates its implementation strategy. «We are hoping to be able to send the validated document to the Cabinet of Ministers in November for approval, allowing us to push forward with the implementation,» he said. As of August 2024, 54 African states have signed the agreement while 48 members have ratified it.
Mitchell Cleaver, of Morleys Hill, Burton upon Trent, is the first person in the West Midlands - and the second in the country - to admit riot after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday at Stafford Crown Court.
Mr Stubbs was diagnosed with rare Stage 4 oesophageal adenocarcinoma in August last year, which doctors told him was inoperable.
Having first gone to see the pop star at Wembley Stadium on June 21 with her husband, Lady Starmer returned to the same venue for another concert without the Prime Minister on August 15.
Fellow comedian, Robin Ince, claims Gervais's backstage jeers at him took a physical toll on his health when they toured together.
In early February, the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoy announced that Minsk and Moscow plan to reduce the cost of Russian natural gas for the Belarusian market after 2026
A former Israeli official with knowledge of the operation said the country’s special services intended to use the booby-trapped pagers they had planted in Hezbollah ranks in a surprise attack «in an all-out war»
The NYT noted that the devices were remodeled before they were brought to Lebanon
According to Alexander Polyakov, a Rosatom delegation will soon visit Rwanda
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Strict Islamic rules around disposal of the sacred text are colliding with state environmental laws, leaving Muslim leaders looking for a solution.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Westerville schools have filled a Board of Education vacancy left after a board member left midterm on Aug. 31 after 25 years of service.
Mogadishu HOL) — CAF has announced the officiating team for the highly anticipated Super Cup match between Egyptian rivals Al Ahly and Zamalek, with Somali referee Abdulkadir Artan appointed as the fourth official.
WESTERN BUREAU: Ricardo Bennett, the principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC), St James, wants the Government to provide financial assistance to tertiary-level students who want to become teachers. Speaking to journalists following...
When Shirlet Mcghan considered returning to Jamaica from the United States following her retirement, the first thing she pondered was the kind of work she might still be able to do. After all, she had been a social worker for most of her working...
THE GREAT majority of the Jamaican people are descendants of Africans who were forcibly removed from their homeland and transported across the Atlantic in overcrowded vessels to work on plantations owned by Europeans in a brutal system of chattel...
Atishi Marlena Singh has been appointed as the next Chief Minister of Delhi by Arvind Kejriwal after his resignation. Previously serving as Delhi’s Education Minister, Atishi will be the third woman to hold this office in Delhi. Her term is expected to commence in late September, making her the youngest Chief Minister of Delhi.
SINGAPORE — Cordlife resumed its cord blood banking services on Sept 15 after a hiatus of 9½ months, during which it overhauled its facilities and operations to meet the standards required by the Ministry of Health (MOH). The green light it has received from the ministry comes with caveats, including being allowed to receive no more than 30 new cord blood units (CBUs) a month for the first six months. This is less than 10 per cent of the roughly 400 units a month that it used to get. The majority of parents sign up to bank their babies' cord blood in the third trimester of pregnancy, so it will likely be a month or so before Cordlife starts receiving new CBUs when the babies are born. MOH shut down the firm's operations on Nov 30, 2023, after finding that seven of its 22 storage tanks had been exposed to temperatures above minus 150 deg C, which could result in damage to the stem cells in the cord blood, making them non-viable. Cord blood contains stem cells that may be used to treat blood diseases and some cancers, such as leukaemia and lymphoma, should the baby develop these illnesses later in life.
A man riding a personal mobility aid (PMA) appears to have lost his temper while crossing the road — he kicked a car that was blocking his way. In a video clip posted to Facebook group Singapore Road Vigilante on Tuesday (Sept 17), the PMA user and his female pillion can be seen crossing a busy road that leads to Lorong 4 Toa Payoh while vehicles are waiting to make a left turn. As the slope connecting the road to the pedestrian walkway is blocked by a silver car, the PMA user is seen trying to go around the vehicle to get across the road. However, the car moves forward with traffic and ends up cutting him off. The man is then seen kicking the car's rear bumper before the vehicle drives off, allowing him to ride his PMA onto the walkway. The PMA user's actions sparked criticism from some netizens, who questioned whether he truly needed mobility aid. One such netizen commented: «Looks like an able-bodied person [who] misused the system. Singaporeans are becoming lazy». «Can still kick. Obviously not handicapped,» wrote another commentor.
President Lazarus Chakwera has left, this morning, for New York, USA, where for, seven days, he join will join over 150 heads of states and government for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to the statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the visit, Chakwera will attend the […] The post Chakwera’s 7-day stay at UNGA: What’s in store for Malawians? appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
[VOA] At least nine people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in fresh fighting that erupted in Debark and Dabat towns of the North Gondar zone in Ethiopia's Amhara region between government forces and the Fano militias, witnesses and medical sources told VOA Horn of Africa Service.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto chaired the first meeting of the newly constituted Cabinet at State House Nairobi on Tuesday.
