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Pakistan to continue import of LNG from Qatar

A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.

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Pakistan to continue import of LNG from Qatar

A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, said Qatar and Pakistan last year signed a $1 billion agreement, under which Qatar's Liquefied Gas Company Limited will sell LNG from 2016 to year 2031 to state-run Pakistan State Oil.

He said since no sanctions have been imposed on Qatar by the United Nations, Pakistan and Qatar were bound to abide by the agreement.

Qatar has released an initial report into the alleged hack of its state-run news agency, an incident which helped spark a diplomatic crisis between the energy-rich country and Arab nations.

The Qatari Interior Ministry said late Wednesday that the website of the Qatar News Agency was initially hacked in April with "high techniques and innovative methods."

It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.

The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.

The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)

Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.

Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.

The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.

Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.


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Somali opposition warns President Hassan Sheikh against term extension

Mogadishu (HOL) — Three leading Somali opposition figures have urged President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to abandon plans for a presidential term extension, warning that such a move would destabilize the country and violate the constitution. In a joint statemen
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Somali opposition warns President Hassan Sheikh against term extension

Mogadishu (HOL) — Three leading Somali opposition figures have urged President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to abandon plans for a presidential term extension, warning that such a move would destabilize the country and violate the constitution. In a joint statement on Saturday, former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame accused the president of delaying elections and attempting to extend regional mandates to consolidate power.

Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe withdraws from National Consultative Council meeting

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe returned to Kismayo on Monday after reaching a consensus at the ongoing National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting in Mogadishu failed.
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Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe withdraws from National Consultative Council meeting

Kismayo (HOL) – Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe returned to Kismayo on Monday after reaching a consensus at the ongoing National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting in Mogadishu failed.

Ethiopian Parliament elects ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie as new president

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Ethiopia's parliament elected Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie as the country's new president on Monday, succeeding Sahle-Work Zewde, who completed her term in office.
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Ethiopian Parliament elects ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie as new president

Addis Ababa (HOL) – Ethiopia's parliament elected Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie as the country's new president on Monday, succeeding Sahle-Work Zewde, who completed her term in office.

Russian assets frozen in the Netherlands melt to 97.2 mln euros from 660 mln — newspaper

According to the publication, «Russian assets worth more than half a billion euros were apparently released with the approval of the ministry»
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Russian assets frozen in the Netherlands melt to 97.2 mln euros from 660 mln — newspaper

According to the publication, «Russian assets worth more than half a billion euros were apparently released with the approval of the ministry»

Israel carries out new strike on Beirut’s Dahieh district — army statement

An hour and a half earlier, the Israeli army announced the start of another series of massive strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon
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Israel carries out new strike on Beirut’s Dahieh district — army statement

An hour and a half earlier, the Israeli army announced the start of another series of massive strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Russia's Viktor Bout slams WSJ article about him as clickbait

Viktor Bout also noted that «the US media continue hyping up the 'arms dealer' image they promoted in the past, which is widely known»
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Russia's Viktor Bout slams WSJ article about him as clickbait

Viktor Bout also noted that «the US media continue hyping up the 'arms dealer' image they promoted in the past, which is widely known»

FSB opens cases against Swiss, French journalists into illegal border crossing near Kursk

In total, since August 17, 2024 cases on similar crimes have been initiated against 14 foreign journalists, the FSB noted
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FSB opens cases against Swiss, French journalists into illegal border crossing near Kursk

In total, since August 17, 2024 cases on similar crimes have been initiated against 14 foreign journalists, the FSB noted

Election 2024 live updates: Trump, Harris to mark anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.
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Election 2024 live updates: Trump, Harris to mark anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

Fragile ecosystem: SIF questions hotel project design on Seychelles' Assumption Island

The Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF) is not against a hotel development on Assumption Island as it will bring many benefits for the island and the Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site next to it, but is questioning whether the current project is suit
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Fragile ecosystem: SIF questions hotel project design on Seychelles' Assumption Island

The Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF) is not against a hotel development on Assumption Island as it will bring many benefits for the island and the Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site next to it, but is questioning whether the current project is suitable for the island, given its fragility. The Assumption Hotel development project is awaiting approval from the Planning Authority, after already having the green light from the environment ministry after the completion of an environmental impact assessment (EIA). The Qatar-based developer, Assets Development Company, which owns several luxury tourist establishments in the Maldives and elsewhere in the world, plans to build 37 luxury villas and 4 restaurants on the island. In an interview with reporters during a visit to the island late last month, the chief executive of the state-owned Islands Development Company (IDC), Glenny Savy, said he had a meeting with the board of directors of the SIF, at which further studies were requested, and all their requests were approved. However, SIF still has reservations. Assumption is 27 kilometres from Aldabra and is geologically similar. According to Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, the chief executive of SIF, which manages Aldabra, Assumption has long been considered a potential ark for endemic species of Aldabra in the event of a catastrophic occurrence. It is seen as a second home for the preservation of species from Aldabra. Frauke said in an SIF press conference on Monday, “These are our main concerns, and we have made this very clear to IDC. […] SIF is not against development, but the development needs to be compatible with the Aldabra Group, with strict biosecurity measures in place and all processes followed.” She said that there is a biosecurity management plan for the Assumption development, “but we have no information on the conditions of when it comes into place and any other specifications.” Bernard Georges, the chairman of the SIF board, who is also the Leader of Government Business in the National Assembly, told reporters that the Foundation was not involved in the concept of the development and did not get the possibility to express what needed to be considered in the project development. “What we would have liked but that did not happen was that before the project started with the construction of the runway was that we were invited onboard for the whole project,” he explained. “We have been told it will be a six-star airconditioned hotel because of the people coming to the establishment. There will be 350 staff who will need housing facilities. We have seen in the plan that the hotel will extend all along the large beach on the island, which is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Seychelles' territory,” added Georges. He said that it seems the developers were not given any parameters for the development on a fragile island like Assumption. “So, they have simply designed a six-star hotel...and in my opinion they did not take any consideration for the island. What we are doing now is reverse engineering, something that has already been planned, to make it environmentally friendlier,” he added. Georges said, “We must not forget that Assumption is part of the Aldabra Group and Aldabra has a special designation under the Marine Spatial Plan and our environmental laws and that is why we are making those statements today.” On the subject of UNESCO being informed of the project development, Fleischer-Dogley said, Seychelles signed the World Heritage Site Convention and “we have obligations. We have to submit heritage outlook reports and fill in questionnaires on any situations happening and also to IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and they will evaluate.”

Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change

As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.
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Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change

As millions in federal funding flow into a Labrador group whose claims of Inuit identity have been rejected by Indigenous organizations across Canada, a national Inuit leader worries the Liberal government is putting the rights of Indigenous Peoples at risk.

Police in several cities to increase presence ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

On the anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel, police departments in cities across Canada are increasing their presence in Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as at the locations of planned protests.
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Police in several cities to increase presence ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

On the anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel, police departments in cities across Canada are increasing their presence in Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as at the locations of planned protests.

Prolifération des syndicats dans l'éducation nationale au Gabon : Une fragmentation aux effets néfastes pour le système éducatif et un enjeu de crédibilité dans le contexte de transition nationale

Le secteur de l'éducation nationale au Gabon est aujourd'hui confronté à une problématique de taille : la prolifération des syndicats. Actuellement, près d'une quarantaine d'organisations syndicales se disputent l'attention des autorités. Si, historiqu
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Prolifération des syndicats dans l'éducation nationale au Gabon : Une fragmentation aux effets néfastes pour le système éducatif et un enjeu de crédibilité dans le contexte de transition nationale

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Cérémonie solennelle de rentrée Académique des Universités, Grandes écoles et Instituts de recherche.Tradition respectée

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Cérémonie solennelle de rentrée Académique des Universités, Grandes écoles et Instituts de recherche.Tradition respectée

Pour la toute première fois de son histoire, le ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et de l'innovation Technologique a organisé, le 04 octobre 2024, sous la direction du ministre de tutelle, le Pr Hervé Ndoume Essingone, la cérémonie solennelle de rentrée Académique, pour coller à la tradition. Pour un coup d'essais, ce fut un coup de maître. Tout a été bien placé dans le contexte du respect de la pure tradition en la matière"Toute tradition se construit (...) - ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

La coalition Tournons La Page (TLP) : Former à la réflexion collective et à la capitalisation autour de la mobilisation citoyenne

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German industrial orders collapse

The EU’s top economy could fall into another recession, after it posted a sharp drop in new manufacturing orders in August Read Full Article at RT.com
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German industrial orders collapse

The EU’s top economy could fall into another recession, after it posted a sharp drop in new manufacturing orders in August Read Full Article at RT.com

Putin in English: Listen to the Russian president’s words like never before (VIDEO)

RT presents ‘Putin Speaks’ – an AI project to convert key speeches by the Russian president into spoken English Read Full Article at RT.com
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Putin in English: Listen to the Russian president’s words like never before (VIDEO)

RT presents ‘Putin Speaks’ – an AI project to convert key speeches by the Russian president into spoken English Read Full Article at RT.com

Trail date set in Von der Leyen Covid-19 vaccine scandal – FT

The European Commission president is suspected of withholding private text messages that she supposedly exchanged with the Pfizer CEO Read Full Article at RT.com
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Trail date set in Von der Leyen Covid-19 vaccine scandal – FT

The European Commission president is suspected of withholding private text messages that she supposedly exchanged with the Pfizer CEO Read Full Article at RT.com

Borrell predicts Ukraine’s fate if left without Western help

The Ukraine conflict could be over in 15 days if the West stopped helping Kiev, Josep Borrell has said Read Full Article at RT.com
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Borrell predicts Ukraine’s fate if left without Western help

The Ukraine conflict could be over in 15 days if the West stopped helping Kiev, Josep Borrell has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ascent Soccer’s international Rose Kadzere signs for France’s top women’s league side Montpellier HSC

Ascent Soccer midfielder and two-time Malawi Player of the Year award winner, Rose Kadzere, has has been signed for France’s top women’s league side, Montpellier HSC on a three-year deal. According to Ascent Soccer’s media platform, https://ascentsocce
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Ascent Soccer’s international Rose Kadzere signs for France’s top women’s league side Montpellier HSC

Ascent Soccer midfielder and two-time Malawi Player of the Year award winner, Rose Kadzere, has has been signed for France’s top women’s league side, Montpellier HSC on a three-year deal. According to Ascent Soccer’s media platform, https://ascentsoccer.org/read-our-news/2024/10/3/18-year-old-ascent-soccer-standout-moves-to-french-premiere-ligue-side-montpellier-hsc?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=66feecb7fd23dd6ecd628498&ss_email_id=66fef7d33184574fcfaf54b3&ss_campaign_name=Rose+signs+in+France%21&ss_campaign_sent_date=2024-10-03T20%3A00%3A43Z, the 18-year-old full-time academy player with Ascent Soccer since 2018, becomes Malawi’s first ever player (male or female) to […] The post Ascent Soccer’s international Rose Kadzere signs for France’s top women’s league side Montpellier HSC appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

AFORD leader Chihana says cultural festivals are critical tools for uniting Malawi

President of the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), Enoch Kamzingeni Chihana, has described cultural festivals as critical tools for promoting unity, peace and harmony among Malawians. Chihana was one of the leaders of the opposition political parties who were i
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AFORD leader Chihana says cultural festivals are critical tools for uniting Malawi

President of the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), Enoch Kamzingeni Chihana, has described cultural festivals as critical tools for promoting unity, peace and harmony among Malawians. Chihana was one of the leaders of the opposition political parties who were invited to attend the annual Mulhakho wa Alhomwe Cultural Festival barely a day after attending another cultural […] The post AFORD leader Chihana says cultural festivals are critical tools for uniting Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Chakwera wayamba kugawa chakudya kwa a Malawi osowa: Mabanja 1200 athandizidwa ku Mulanje

Ntchito yogawa chimanga ku mabanja omwe akhudzidwa ndi njala m’boma la Mulanje yayamba lero, lolemba kwa Mthiramanja komwe mabanja 1200 alandira chimangachi. DC wa boma la Mulanje a David Kayiwonanga Gondwe ati mabanja 69,497 ndiwo alandire chimanga m&#
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Chakwera wayamba kugawa chakudya kwa a Malawi osowa: Mabanja 1200 athandizidwa ku Mulanje

Ntchito yogawa chimanga ku mabanja omwe akhudzidwa ndi njala m’boma la Mulanje yayamba lero, lolemba kwa Mthiramanja komwe mabanja 1200 alandira chimangachi. DC wa boma la Mulanje a David Kayiwonanga Gondwe ati mabanja 69,497 ndiwo alandire chimanga m’boma lonse la Mulanje kwa miyezi isanu m’bomali. A Gondwe apempha anthu kuti apewe chisokonezo ndi ziwawa pa […] The post Chakwera wayamba kugawa chakudya kwa a Malawi osowa: Mabanja 1200 athandizidwa ku Mulanje appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Russia reduces budget dependence on oil and gas revenues — Finance Minister

Anton Siluanov also noted that the Russian authorities allocate resources to strengthen the country’s defense capability on a priority basis
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Russia reduces budget dependence on oil and gas revenues — Finance Minister

Anton Siluanov also noted that the Russian authorities allocate resources to strengthen the country’s defense capability on a priority basis

International system no longer effective in solving crises — Iran's ambassador to Russia

Kazem Jalali noted that that Iran's retaliatory action on October 1, 2024, in the form of a missile strike against some military and security facilities sites in the occupied territories of Palestine «was taken in the framework of legitimate defense&raq
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International system no longer effective in solving crises — Iran's ambassador to Russia

Kazem Jalali noted that that Iran's retaliatory action on October 1, 2024, in the form of a missile strike against some military and security facilities sites in the occupied territories of Palestine «was taken in the framework of legitimate defense»

Scientists Ambros, Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in Medicine for groundbreaking microRNA work

The Nobel Committee said that microRNAs are «fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function»
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Scientists Ambros, Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in Medicine for groundbreaking microRNA work

The Nobel Committee said that microRNAs are «fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function»

Russian troops liberate Grodovka community in Donbass region over past day — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 410 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
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Russian troops liberate Grodovka community in Donbass region over past day — top brass

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 410 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Israel's UK embassy calls for international support to release the only British hostage left in Gaza after her mother said her daughter's plight is being 'forgotten'

The country's UK embassy urged more pressure on Hamas to release Emily Damari, 28, on today's one-year anniversary of the terror attacks which killed 1,200 people.
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Israel's UK embassy calls for international support to release the only British hostage left in Gaza after her mother said her daughter's plight is being 'forgotten'

The country's UK embassy urged more pressure on Hamas to release Emily Damari, 28, on today's one-year anniversary of the terror attacks which killed 1,200 people.

Increased screen time reduces children's interest in reading

Icelandic children's interest in reading has declined since the turn of the century. In 2000, 33% of 10th graders said they only read when needed. Today the percentage is 60% and even more.
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Increased screen time reduces children's interest in reading

Icelandic children's interest in reading has declined since the turn of the century. In 2000, 33% of 10th graders said they only read when needed. Today the percentage is 60% and even more.

Jack The Ripper: The astonishing Freemason connection that explains his motive and a 136-year cover-up - as his real face is unmasked for the first time

A more dreadful sight I never saw,' uttered PC Edward Watkins, reeling from shock. Hours earlier, on September 30, 1888, the officer had turned on to Mitre Square and stumbled upon a corpse.
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Jack The Ripper: The astonishing Freemason connection that explains his motive and a 136-year cover-up - as his real face is unmasked for the first time

A more dreadful sight I never saw,' uttered PC Edward Watkins, reeling from shock. Hours earlier, on September 30, 1888, the officer had turned on to Mitre Square and stumbled upon a corpse.

The 5 mistakes you MUST avoid to stop leaving the salon disappointed - PLUS celebrity hair stylist Tom Smith reveals what you should NEVER wear to your appointment

Thanks to my ability to predict hair trends, I've been called 'The Hairvoyant', and I spend a lot of my time travelling the world styling shoots and teaching the next generation of hairdressers.
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The 5 mistakes you MUST avoid to stop leaving the salon disappointed - PLUS celebrity hair stylist Tom Smith reveals what you should NEVER wear to your appointment

Thanks to my ability to predict hair trends, I've been called 'The Hairvoyant', and I spend a lot of my time travelling the world styling shoots and teaching the next generation of hairdressers.

American tourist, 68, is feared to have been eaten by a shark after disappearing during a dive off Indonesia's coast as fisherman finds woman's remains inside killer beast's belly

Colleen Monfore, 68, of South Dakota, was with six friends exploring the tropical ocean around the Pulau Reong island off the coast of the Southwest Maluku Regency on September 26.
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American tourist, 68, is feared to have been eaten by a shark after disappearing during a dive off Indonesia's coast as fisherman finds woman's remains inside killer beast's belly

Colleen Monfore, 68, of South Dakota, was with six friends exploring the tropical ocean around the Pulau Reong island off the coast of the Southwest Maluku Regency on September 26.

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