The organization of backbone cities in the Arctic implies, in addition to production facilities, high social and environmental standards, and infrastructure development, Nornickel's Vice President Andrey Grachev noted

US President-elect Donald Trump announced earlier that Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy would lead the Department of Government Efficiency in his new administration

Most of the intercepted talks deal with military issues, using a special talk chart, Andrey Marochko specified

On October 16, Andrey Marochko informed TASS that Ukrainian forces were still operating near three key towns in the LPR’s west: Svatovo, Kremennaya, and Lisichansk

Alexander Rapolyuk noted that they had originally been sent to the Kursk Region under the pretext of replacing their comrades, but upon arrival, they found that the servicemen they were meant to replace had already been killed

From January to October this year, 13,099 travellers were caught across Singapore's air, land and sea checkpoints for evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) payments. A total of $3,471,043 in fines was collected, with 46 offenders handed the maximum penalty of $5,000 for making incorrect or incomplete declarations of dutiable and taxable goods to customs. The Singapore Customs said in a press release on Friday (Nov 15) that common violations involve goods across the categories of commercial goods, apparel and accessories, health and food products and cigarettes and alcohol. One of the offenders was a woman returning from a business trip in London who had failed to declare branded goods and toys brought back as gifts. During a bag inspection, customs officers found various bags and accessories from luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Prada, YSL, Dior and Balenciaga, as well as Pop Mart toys including the popular Labubu figurine in her possession.

SINGAPORE — A man cheated seven people of more than $154,000 in total by different methods, including convincing at least two to take part in an «investment scheme» that did not exist. Tee Wei Jie, 32, who was working as a personal assistant at a Paterson Hill condominium at the time of the offences, also misappropriated another $9,200 from one of his victims. On Thursday (Nov 14), he was sentenced to 22 months' jail after he pleaded guilty to five counts of cheating involving more than $140,000. They involved five victims. Three charges involving the remaining amount were considered during sentencing.

[Dabanga] New York / Port Sudan / Adré -- The United Nations has welcomed the decision announced yesterday (November 13) by Sudanese authorities to extend the opening of the Adré crossing from Chad for three months, so that UN agencies can continue to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need in Sudan.

Eddie Redmayne's new thriller series The Day Of The Jackal has hit TV screens and its eye-catching locations across Europe have intrigued both viewers and its stars.

The Prince of Wales, 42, smiled and waved as students yelling anti-monarchist sentiments could be heard in the background.

But Trump, clad in a tuxedo and surrounded by supporters, seemed undeterred by any dust his nominations might have kicked up.

As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week through a collaboration with businesses from the Chengdu  Province in China, the Enterprise Seychelles Agency (ESA) is planning a trade fair for the benefit of Seychellois entrepreneurs. The trade fair will coincide with the first inaugural flight from Chengdu, a direct and non-stop charter flight operated by Sichuan Airlines, due in Seychelles next week. Around 34 Chinese businesses are expected to come to Seychelles on that flight to showcase what they have to offer and essentially establish a more direct link to Seychellois businesses. The chief executive of ESA, Lisa Lautoy, explained that there have been reports from Seychellois businesses that they experience certain difficulties when attempting to contact suppliers in China. «They want direct contact without having to go through an intermediary. We feel that this is an opportune moment for these businesses to build up on these contacts and analyse different kinds of new equipment available. This may in turn help the businesses here to become more innovative, especially in regards to product development,» she said. Lautoy said, «The exhibitors from China have shown a lot of interest in displaying agricultural equipment, however, there will be representatives of different sectors such as manufacturing, tourism and hoteliers, beekeeping as well as crafts.» She confirmed that apart from the Chinese representatives, there will also be the presence of several local businesses at the fair. «These are businesses that are not common, people are not aware of them, so we are giving them the opportunity to showcase what they have to offer. We will also have two local companies that aim to facilitate importation from China present,» she added.  The trade fair will be held at the Berjaya Beauvallon Bay Hotel starting Thursday, November  21 to 23. The press conference panel comprised Jeevan Palani, CEO Enterprise Seychelles Agency, Lautoy and Annabelle Adrienne. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY    Global Entrepreneurship Week In regards to the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the director general for Policy, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation from the Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry, Jeevan Palani, said that apart from the trade fair, there will also be a variety of other activities organised. «On Monday, we will have a financial awareness fair that will explore different funding opportunities available in Seychelles. There will be bank representatives, certain government entities that have funds to offer, ESA with the seed capital and several other agencies. The ministry is looking at different issues that entrepreneurs face and one of them is access to finance. This will be from 10.30 am to 3 pm at Camion Hall.» Palani added that on Tuesday there will be a Crowd Funding Awareness Forum that will specifically target students. «We will have two speakers - one who is an established business in Mauritius who runs a crowd-funding firm. He will talk about what they do, what they offer, and what the business is exactly. The other speaker is a Seychellois who has benefited from crow-funding,» he explained. Next Tuesday, there will also be an Impact Assessment Workshop that is being done in partnership with the UNDP.  Palani explained that «this will be for entrepreneurs and government officials, to explain the impact that businesses have, especially focusing on the sustainable development goals.» The workshop will be a closed event held at the Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS). «Apart from the workshop, we will also have an open day for the SBS on Tuesday. This will be for entrepreneurs, where they will be able to see what kind of facilities for product testing are available at the SBS,» he added. Palani explained that the rest of the week will be the trade fair and confirmed that the ministry had also thought of the people based in the Praslin and La Digue region. «We will also be doing an SME fair on Praslin; this will be on Saturday. We want people from Praslin to have access to this information,» he added. 

French football fans booed the Israeli national anthem and a fight broke out at the France-Israel match on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian students gathered in protest outside the Oxford Union in the UK on Thursday, expressing their disapproval of a debate centered on Kashmiri independence. The debate, organized by the Oxford Union, featured panelists both for and against the motion, sparking controversy over the selection of speakers and the sensitive nature of the topic.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the people of Jharkhand on the state's foundation day, acknowledging the sacrifices of the tribal community. He highlighted the state's rich natural resources and expressed his hope for its rapid development. Jharkhand, carved out of Bihar, celebrates its foundation day on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary, a revered tribal freedom fighter.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes the Modi government for undermining Adivasi rights on Birsa Munda's birth anniversary. He argues that the government's new scheme, DAJGUA, weakens the Forest Rights Act by transferring power from tribal communities to the Forest Department.

INSIGHT UK, a British Hindu and Indian social movement, protested outside the Oxford Union, condemning their debate on Kashmiri independence. They criticized the inclusion of speakers Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur and Zafar Khan, alleging links to terrorism and hate speech.

Kiev’s Center for Countering Disinformation has scrubbed posts accusing former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of working on behalf of Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

Baku, Azerbaijan (HOL) — Somalia's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Ambassador Khadija Al-Makhzoumi, signed a cooperation agreement with the Global Center for Climate Mobility on Thursday to support communities vulnerable to climate impacts.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Minister of Interior Ali Yusuf Ali-Hoosh met with a Finnish delegation on Thursday to discuss ongoing military operations against al-Shabab and stabilization efforts across Somalia.

[VOA] For decades, Nigeria has relied on imports to meet fuel demand, spending about $15 billion annually. Now, new alliances aim to cut these expenses by investing in homegrown energy, targeting affordable petrol for consumers and boosting the economy.

[WHO] Atlanta / Geneva -- Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in cases.

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Kiev’s Center for Countering Disinformation has scrubbed posts accusing former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of working on behalf of Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev’s Center for Countering Disinformation has scrubbed posts accusing former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of working on behalf of Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

Derek Nicholas Kwasney was handed a year in jail and a $106,000 fine for failing to pay taxes on money he embezzled from the resort. Those penalties come just weeks after he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and a $669,000 fine for a fraud conviction.

CBC has confirmed the home is that of Charlotte Kates, director of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network which was designated a terrorist entity last month by the Canadian government. 

Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that over the past three years frequency, scale and impact of attacks on healthcare has increased

The official part of the summit will be held, resulting in the adoption of the final declaration

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that transition periods in the US 'have historically been time periods when the DPRK has taken provocative actions'

A detective faces jail for using his mobile phone to spy on women while they were in the bathroom, at a police station and a family barbecue.

Mackenzie Michalski, 31, may have been killed in a sex game that went wrong, detectives in Hungary investigating her killing have confirmed.