Leader: Expediency Council should act President stresses importance of according to principles of revolution 2 attracting expatriate investment 2

Number 5730 ● Thursday September 14, 2017 ● Shahrivar 23, 1396 ● Zihijjah 23, 1438 ● Price 5,000 Rials ● 12 Pages ● www.irandailyonline.ir Maersk negotiating to develop South Pars Iran, Germany reach 4 ational Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) announced that finance deal in mining negotiations with Denmark’s Maersk Group over the Ndevelopment of South Pars oil production project is underway. Iran sends aid to Rohingya “Parallel talks have started with other multinationals to un- dertake the megaproject,” said Karim Zobeidi, the head of a special department at NIOC that oversees the performance of reservoirs, ISNA reported. Pointing to the $7.45 billion deal between the French en- ergy major Total and the Copenhagen-based giant that was concluded last month, Zobeidi said, “Because Total has pur- chased Maersk’s oil and gas business, we should follow the talks more prudently.” Late drama sends spirited 11 Continued on Page 4 Persepolis to ACL semis UK gov’t wins Parliament vote to ease Brexit agenda UUNN seeksseeks ‘massive’‘massive’ aidaid boostboost After navigating the first hurdle of a key Brexit bill, British 19th Iran Cinema Celebration Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday won another Parlia- 12 mentary vote which will help prevent opposition MPs from names winners blocking future legislation. aamidmid RRohingyaohingya ccrisisrisis MPs in the House of Commons voted by 320 to 301 in sup- port of a government motion to guarantee that it holds the majority of places on public bill committees, AFP reported IRNA on Wednesday. Aid agencies have to step up operations similar security crackdown in western agency access to the north of Rakhine. The move by the ruling Conservative Party was aimed at French PM shrugs off “massively” in response to the arrival Myanmar’s Rakhine state. wresting control of key committees which scrutinize draft in Bangladesh of about 400,000 refu- Many of the new arrivals are hungry Iranian aid laws, which could define how Britain withdraws from the gees fleeing violence in Myanmar, and and sick, without shelter or clean water European Union. labor protests, the amount of money needed to help in the middle of the rainy season. Iran said it will send a diplomatic Membership of the committees normally reflects the com- them has risen sharply, a senior UN of- “We have an emergency within an delegation and humanitarian aid to position of the Commons, meaning that any majority govern- ficial said on Wednesday. emergency with conditions in existing Bangladesh on Thursday to be sent to ment should be guaranteed control, assuming none of their truckers call strike The influx of Muslim Rohingya to camps,” he said, pointing to a mud- the Muslims in Myanmar. own MPs rebel. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe Bangladesh began on Aug. 25 with a clogged road in the camp. “The delegation, headed by Deputy shrugged off nationwide protests against sweeping military crackdown in Bud- Last week, the United Nations ap- Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania planned reforms to France’s strict labor regula- dhist-majority Myanmar which the UN pealed for $77 million to cope with the Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour, along with tions, saying on Wednesday he was “listening” rights agency said was a “textbook ex- crisis but Okoth-Obbo said that would a team of Iran’s Red Crescent Society but would nonetheless press ahead with the bill. ample of ethnic cleansing”, Reuters re- not now be enough. which carries the Islamic Republic of In a sign that popular protest could gain mo- ported. “The appeal that was issued of $77 Iran’s humanitarian aid to the Myanmar mentum, truck drivers belonging to France’s “We will all have to ramp up our re- million on behalf of the aid agencies Muslims is due to travel to Bangladesh second and third largest unions said they would sponse massively, from food to shel- was based on the situation as it was on Thursday and provide the aid to the launch a rolling strike on Sept. 25 to force the ter,” George William Okoth-Obbo, roughly about two weeks ago,” he Myanmar refugees via Bangladesh,” government into a reversal. Trucker strikes pre- assistant high commissioner for op- said. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram viously brought large parts of France to a halt, erations at the UN refugee agency said “There were only 100,000 people Qassemi said on Wednesday. hurting the economy, Reuters wrote. during a visit to the Kutupalong refu- then. We are already four times that fig- He also added that Iran’s envoy to More than 200,000 trade unionists turned out gee camp in Bangladesh. ure now. The funds need clearly is go- Thailand who is the country’s accred- on Tuesday for the first mass protests against The United Nations said Wednesday ing to continue.” ited ambassador to Myanmar will also the labor market reforms on Tuesday, part of some 379,000 Rohingya Muslims have He declined to say if he thought aid meet the Myanmar foreign ministry AFP a series of measures on Macron’s agenda for fled Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state agencies were getting proper access to officials and inform them of Iran’s po- But the Conservatives lost their majority in a June snap change. Others, including reform to the unem- for Bangladesh since new violence the conflict zone in Myanmar, though sitions on the current developments in election, requiring them to reach an informal deal with a ployment benefits and pension systems, are erupted. he said it was important to ensure that the country. smaller party in order to govern, but this does not extend to likely to be even more contested. But Okoth-Obbo estimated the figure people were safe where they were. According to Qassemi, the Iranian committee membership. The government plans to adopt the decrees on was now 400,000. “Of course, also that access is pro- envoy will also inform the Myanmar Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Sept. 22. Bangladesh was already home to vided to all the responders to provide officials of Iran’s concerns about the government’s attempt to change the rules was an “unprec- “I am listening and I am paying attention. But about 400,000 Rohingya, who fled ear- humanitarian assistance,” he added. situation of Rohingya Muslims. edented attempt to rig Parliament”. let me state that the French, when they vote, also lier conflict in Myanmar including a Myanmar has restricted most aid Continued on Page 2 Had the government lost Tuesday’s vote, Labour would have a right to be treated with respect,” Philippe have been able to block future legislation in the committee told France 2 television. “And the reform that stage, regardless of whether it could pass on the floor of the we are putting in place was announced by the Commons. president at the time of his election.” Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the change to the Labor unions have thwarted previous at- Resurgent Iran stuns USA membership of committees would enable the government to tempts by governments on the political right push ahead with Brexit. and left to weaken France’s strict labor code. In Milad Ebadipour boosted the confidence of “If the government has a working majority to pass legisla- a change of tack, Macron’s administration spent Iran to record a 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 27-25, 25- tion on the floor of the House, then the government should weeks negotiating its proposals with union 21, 15-12) win over USA in the FIVB Volley- also be able to make progress with legislation in commit- bosses over the summer. ball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at tees,” she told Parliament. Last month, the government set out meas- the Nippon Gaishi Hall on Wednesday. “We’re getting on with the task set for us by voters, hon- ures including a cap on payouts for dismissals Having been contained by USA in the first oring the result of both the EU referendum and the general judged unfair and greater freedom for compa- two sets, Ebadipour stepped up on offence election,” Leadsom said. nies to hire and fire. The reform makes no direct and finished with 18 points, fivb.com report- But for the Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, the reference to the 35-hour week, a totem of the la- ed. vote amounted to the Conservatives “hijacking Parliament”. bor code, though it hands firms more flexibility Amir Ghafour and Mohammad-Javad “It is a bitter irony that Brexiteers who spent their careers to set pay and working conditions. Manavinejad were among the Iranian play- championing parliamentary sovereignty have now chosen to Macron, a 39-year-old former banker, in- ers who played a vital role in the comeback, sell it down the river,” he said. advertently fueled worker anger when he de- scored 15 and 11 points, respectively. Mat- “This willful eroding of Parliament’s ability to scrutinize clared on a trip to Athens that he “would cede no thew Anderson and Taylor Sander made 17 legislation sets a deeply worrying precedent.” ground to slackers, cynics and hardliners.” points apiece on a losing effort. The government has repeatedly been accused of trying to The Elysee Palace said his comments were Iran maintained its clean win-record, while bypass Parliament in implementing Brexit. aimed at political leaders who had shirked am- USA dropped to 1-1 in the 2017 edition of the It failed, for instance, in a court bid to give ministers, rath- bitious reform in the past, but union leaders and World Grand Champions Cup. Five of Iran’s er than MPs, the power to trigger the withdrawal process. political opponents on the left accused him of six wins at the tournament have come in five Critics have also accused May of trying to expand execu- treating workers with contempt. sets. tive powers with a landmark bill to transfer EU law into Brit- Protesters in cities across France hit back too. USA fielded in a powerful combination ish legislation. In Paris some carried placards reading “Slacker of players led by Sander and Anderson who fivb.com The so-called Repeal Bill passed its first stage in the Com- on Strike” while in Bordeaux demonstrators dominated in attacks to overwhelm Iran in made brilliant assists for his hitters. Ebadi- vinejad’s strong spike closed the set in the mons on Tuesday, but is likely to face further opposition as it chanted: “Macron you’re screwed, the slackers the first two sets. USA led in the third set pour made up for his previous attack mis- Asian giant’s favor. enters the line-by-line scrutiny of the committee stage later are in the streets.” but lost its grip as Iran setter Saied Marouf take to put Iran ahead at 27-26, until Man- Continued on Page 11 this year. Sept. 14, 2017 President due in NY Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to travel to New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly, to be held next week, the 2 president’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday. National

President stresses importance of attracting expatriate investment New governors general appointed Political Desk

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani stressed the importance of attracting investments by Iran’s expatriates and foreigners to accelerate the country’s development. The obstacles on the way of investment by expatriates and foreigners as well as hindrances to attracting private sectors should be removed, Rouhani said at the cabinet session held on Wednesday morning, IRNA reported. Rouhani also called for turning the economic growth in the country into “tangible economic growth.” “According to the figures of the first three months of the current [Iranian] year, we have been on the right track; there- fore, we must attempt to have a tangible economic growth in the country.” “Production and economic prosperity in the provinces must rely on the provinces’ potentials, and the governor generals can remove the obstacles to show the best performance in at- tracting investment and creating employment and economic growth,” the president added.

New appointments

Also on Wednesday, seven new governors general were ap- pointed by the government during the cabinet session. leader.ir “Accepting a responsibility like governor general, who is the highest-ranking governmental official in the provinces, is undoubtedly a heavy responsibility,” said the president. Leader: Expediency Council should act “Our legitimacy comes from the people’s votes; that means 24 million votes are considered the legitimacy of the admin- istration, and 42 million others [the total who voted] indicate the legitimacy of our Islamic establishment,” Rouhani said. “People voiced their wishes and demands during the elec- according to principles of revolution tions in various circles and gatherings, and we must pay more attention to these demands in managing the provinces.” eader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed er of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini and founded Guardian Council, a body that checks parliamentary Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Expe- based on his ideas. ratifications for consistency with the Constitution and Pursuing policy of “moderation” Ldiency Council should remain committed to the Ayatollah Khamenei described the three most impor- Islamic law. principles of the Islamic revolution and fully pursue its tant duties of the council as: “Discerning the expediency The council, chaired by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi The president stressed the need for pursuing a policy of goals. of the system, advice on charting general policies for the Shahroudi, also serves as an advisory body to the Leader moderation by governors general and all authorities in differ- Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting country, and offering solutions to problems the country in shaping the general policies of the Islamic Republic. ent managerial levels. with the newly appointed chairman and members of the deals with.” Born in Iraq, the 69-year-old Ayatollah Shahroudi is He also urged all governors general in the provinces to council in Tehran on Wednesday, IRNA reported. The Expediency Council’s main task is to mediate well known for his 10-year tenure as judiciary chief, make selections based on merit. He said that the body is the heritage of the late Found- in disputes between the country’s Parliament and the from 1999 to 2009. UN seeks ‘massive’ aid boost... Brazilian National Day marked in Tehran From Page 1 Iran arrests By Farzam Vanaki More than a hundred years ago, in 1903, isolation.” Suu Kyi to miss UN meeting the two countries established diplomatic In that sense, Brazil was very happy Daesh-linked Brazilian National Day was celebrated in relations, which have always been based with the successful signing of the Joint Meanwhile, Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi a ceremony held at the residence of the on mutual friendship, admiration and re- Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will not attend the upcoming UN General Assembly because of country’s ambassador to Iran, Rodrigo de spect.” which is a big success for Iranian diplo- terrorist near capital the Rohingya crisis, her office said on Wednesday. Azeredo Santos, in Tehran on September Despite the geographical distance be- macy, he added. Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel Peace 12. tween the two countries, he added, both “The implementation of the JCPOA, A division of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Prize for failing to do more to halt the violence. Every year on September 7, Brazil cel- societies have a great deal in common. which we fully support, offers a very Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday Suu Kyi, in her first address to the UN General Assembly as ebrates its independence from the United “Brazil and Iran are blessed with vi- promising way for Iran’s international it has arrested a Takfiri terrorist linked to leader in September last year, defended her government’s efforts Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and relations. Trade between the two a Daesh-affiliated ring, which planned to to resolve the crisis over treatment of the Muslim minority. the Algarves which was declared countries has grown quickly over carry out terror attacks in the capital, Teh- Sympathizers say her hands are tied by the army, which still on the same day in 1822. the past years, reaching $2.3 bil- ran. runs a chunk of the government and has complete control over all However, for certain reasons, lion in 2016.” The Daesh element was apprehended security matters. this year’s function was held a few In the past few years, the Brazil- in the Andisheh town in Shahriar County, Suu Kyi will give a public address next week on the crisis, her days later. ian envoy said, the two sides have Tehran Province, Colonel Amin Yaamini, spokesman said. In 1808, French troops com- witnessed an important increase in the commander of the local IRGC division manded by Emperor Napoleon the number of trade and govern- said, Press TV reported. Bonaparte invaded Portugal as a ment missions from both coun- The arrestee, he said, belonged to the retaliation for the Iberian country’s tries. Daesh-affiliated Ajnad al-Sham (Soldiers refusal to participate in the trade “Last week, our Minister of of the Levant) group, which is mainly ac- embargo against the UK. Fleeing Mines and Energy Fernando Coel- tive in the western Syrian provinces of Mohammad Ali Rajabi persecution, the Portuguese mon- ho Filho paid a visit to Iran and had Idlib and Hama. archs transferred the Portuguese important meetings with Iranian “So far, very important information has Court from Lisbon to Rio de Ja- authorities. The Brazilian Minis- been collected from the Daesh element’s neiro, then capital of Colonial Bra- try of Industry, Development and phone, and he remains under investiga- zil. In 1815, Prince Regent John Commerce Marcos Pereira is also tion,” he said. VI created the United Kingdom scheduled to visit Tehran soon, in of Portugal, Brazil and the Al- the context of our bilateral Eco- garves, elevating Brazil to the rank nomic and Commercial Commis- of kingdom and increasing its ad- sion.” ministrative independence. Brazil, He said in the cultural sector, his Portugal, and Great Britain were embassy will hold a Brazilian film IRAN DAILY the three major contributors to the Brazilian Ambassador to Iran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos week in Iran in October, with the Independence of Brazil, all three (L) and Director General for the Americas at Iran’s Foreign participation of the renowned di- motivated by the circumstances Ministry Mohammad Keshavarz-Zadeh pose for a photo in rector, Cacá Diegues, who is con- peculiar to each. a ceremony in Tehran on September 12, 2017 to celebrate sidered to be one of the founding Brazil’s independence was ul- Brazilian National Day. fathers of Brazil’s modern cinema. AP timately won through diplomacy after brant multiethnic societies. Not only our Speaking at the ceremony, Keshavarz- The commander said the terrorist group three years of war against Portugal. passion for football unites us (both are Zadeh said relations between Iran and has been intending to conduct terror opera- The ceremony was attended by a num- qualified for Russia 2018 World Cup, by Brazil are historical, which shows the tions in Tehran during the holy lunar month ber of top Brazilian and Iranian officials, the way), but also the fact that we all val- two countries’ willingness to strengthen of Muharram – when Shia Muslims gather representatives of the two countries’ pri- ue and appreciate hospitality, friendship their balanced, growing and sustainable in throngs to mourn the martyrdom of the vate sectors, other ambassadors to Iran, and family.” ties. Third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein and his and military attachés from the South Since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, He added that as forerunners in South companions. American country. Brazil is proud to have built with the America and the Middle East, Brazil and He, however, did not specify whether Among the high-ranking officials from Asian Middle Eastern state a strong part- Iran can act as links to facilitate expan- the IRGC had discovered the plans by ex- the two countries present at the ceremony nership in both economic and political sion of each other’s foreign relations in amining the detainee’s cell phone or had were Brazilian Vice-Minister of Agricul- fields, the Brazilian ambassador said. respective regions. found out about them otherwise. ture, Livestock and Food Supply Eumar “We are also very proud to have signed “The two sides can improve political On June 7, gunmen mounted almost si- Novacki and Director General for the the 2010 Declaration of Tehran, which and economic relations in many fields multaneous assaults on Iran’s Parliament Americas at Iran’s Foreign Ministry Mo- helped to replace the threats of confronta- and sectors including energy, transpor- and the mausoleum of the late Founder hammad Keshavarz-Zadeh. tion with diplomacy and mutual respect, tation, aviation, shipping and making of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomei- Addressing the ceremony, de Azeredo at a time of high pressure from the inter- investments to begin joint production in ni. Daesh claimed responsibility for the Santos thanked the Iranian Foreign Min- national community on Iran. Based on Iran’s free trade zones. The large number strikes. The twin attacks killed 17 people istry for the assistance it had provided his our tradition of defending the peaceful of senior political and economic officials and injured over 15 more. In response, the embassy in expanding relations between settlement of disputes, as well as in our exchanged between the two states in the IRGC fired six ballistic missiles into Daesh the two countries. firm defense of the right to use nuclear past four years is indicative of the two bases in the eastern Syrian later in June, He added, “Brazil and Iran have a long energy for peaceful ends, Brazil was on governments’ willingness to forge eco- leaving at least 65 terrorists dead. history of friendly bilateral relations. the side of Iran, even at a time of relative nomic ties.” Sept. 14, 2017 Afghanistan attack A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint near the main cricket 3 stadium in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing several people. International

Halimah Yacob named Netanyahu supports Kurdish independence vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for the formation of a Kurdish state in the lead-up to a planned in- Singapore’s first Malay president dependence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, which has sparked strong criticisms from the central government as well as n establishment figure has been Iraq’s neighbors. named Singapore’s first female In a Wednesday announcement, Netanyahu’s office said Israel Apresident after a “walkover” elec- supports the “legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to attain a tion that saw no vote after no other con- state of its own,” Press TV reported. tenders ran for the position. The statement, however, noted that Tel Aviv opposes the Kurd- Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of istan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has long been fighting for au- Parliament from the Muslim Malay mi- tonomy in Turkey. nority, did not have to face an election for “Israel opposes the PKK and considers it a terrorist organiza- the largely ceremonial post originally due tion,” it said. During a meeting with a delegation of 33 US Re- this month after authorities decided her publican congressmen in mid-August, Netanyahu expressed rivals did not meet strict eligibility crite- interest in partitioning Iraq and establishing an independent ria, aljazeera.com reported. Kurdish state in the country. Yacob, 63, is expected to be sworn into Netanyahu does not frequently speak publicly about the highly office on Thursday. sensitive issue which also worries Turkey. Yacob is Singapore’s first ethnic Ma- The last time Netanyahu addressed the issue publicly was in lay president in 47 years. Authorities had 2014 when he said in a speech that Israel should “support the decided to allow only candidates from Kurdish aspiration for independence.” the Malay community to put themselves Israel has a longstanding relationship with the Kurds, whom it forward for the presidency, a bid to fos- regards as one of the few non-Arab allies in the area. ter harmony in the city-state of 5.5 mil- A report published in the New Yorker magazine in 2004 said lion people which is dominated by ethnic Israeli military and intelligence operatives were active in Kurdish Chinese. areas and providing training for commando units. The other two contenders, Salleh According to the report, Israel has been expanding its presence Marican and Farid Khan, were both de- in Kurdistan and encouraging Kurds, its allies in the region, to nied eligibility, having fallen short of create an independent state. The Kurdish referendum is sched- a constitutional rule that required any uled for September 25, despite the strong opposition from the candidate from the private sector to central government in Baghdad and Iraq’s neighboring countries. have led a company with shareholder On Tuesday Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejected the equity of at least 500 million Singapore planned Kurdish referendum on independence from the Arab dollars ($372m). country as “unconstitutional,” warning that the Kurds are “ille- gally” exporting Iraq’s oil. ‘Proud moment’ en.netralnews.com The comments came a few hours after the country’s parlia- and has been ruled by the same political lack of democratic process. same.” ment overwhelmingly voted against the plebiscite, which has Following the announcement, Yacob party for decades — that the government Yacob, who wears a headscarf, ad- The president is vested with the re- been planned by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The vote thanked her supporters in a speech, call- has disqualified candidates for the presi- dressed these concerns, saying: “I am sponsibility of overseeing the country’s prompted Kurdish lawmakers to quit the parliament floor. ing it “a proud moment for Singapore, for dency, making an election unnecessary. a president for everyone, regardless of national asset reserves, but does not Several regional countries, including Iran and Turkey, are con- multiculturalism and multi-racialism.” While some have applauded the his- race, language, religion or creed. hold any of the executive powers of the cerned that such a referendum could ignite a fresh conflict with It was not the first time in the affluent toric moment, the election has also drawn “Although there’s no election, my prime minister or members of the cabi- Baghdad and possibly neighboring countries, diverting attention city-state — which is tightly controlled public criticism due to what was seen as a commitment to serve you remains the net. from the ongoing war against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Saudis say Hundreds of Afghans demonstrate Spain prosecutors threaten to arrest time not ripe for Catalan pro-referendum mayors against ‘offensive’ US leaflets Spain’s state prosecutor on Wednesday ordered a criminal probe of Catalan mayors who cooperate with an October 1 independ- Hundreds of demonstrators ence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid and threatened to ar- int’l Yemen probe rallied near the Afghan capi- rest those who do not comply. The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into tal on Tuesday to denounce a The prosecutors’ office ordered the mayors who have agreed to human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the propaganda leaflet drop by US help stage the vote be summoned to court as official suspects and UN in Geneva said on Wednesday, responding to calls from the UN forces last week that caused if they do not appear to “order their arrest”, according to a copy of High Commissioner for Human Rights. widespread offense and forced the ruling obtained by AFP. The Netherlands and Canada are backing a resolution at the UN American commanders to is- Catalonia’s pro-separatist government has asked the wealthy Human Rights Council, mandating an international inquiry, but sue an apology, Reuters re- northeastern region’s 948 mayors to provide facilities for polling Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Alwasil said a national Yemeni com- ported. stations for the plebiscite. mission would be in a better position to investigate, according to The leaflet drop near Reuters. Bagram Air Field, one of the Saudi Arabia and its allies have been carrying out airstrikes biggest US bases in Afghani- against Yemen since March 2015 in support of the country’s former stan, which was supposed to government which stepped down. encourage people in the fight against the Taliban, had im- ages depicting dogs carrying a flag of the group, which con- aa.com.tr tained religious verses. severe embarrassment at a Qur’an were mistakenly “The Americans have in- time of heightened sensitiv- burned, a number of people sulted Muslims through this ity over the separate issue of died in the following protests. action and their beliefs and we civilian casualties caused by So far, demonstrations have AFP will not sit quietly by,” said airstrikes. been on a much smaller scale So far over 700 mostly smaller municipalities have agreed to Mir Rahman, a protester at the While the NATO-led Reso- but some protesters said they participate. rally in Qarabagh District near lute Support coalition has gen- might continue. The ruling comes a day after prosecutors ordered police in Cat- Bagram. “If the Americans erally taken pains to avoid cul- “Apologies on their own will alonia to seize ballot boxes, election flyers and any other item that and NATO continue to insult tural insensitivities, there have never cure any wound,” said could be used in the referendum. Islam, they will face the same been several other examples Mehrabuddin, another protester, Prosecutors have already launched an official complaint fate that the Russians faced in where international forces, who like many Afghans, goes against Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and members of his Afghanistan.” most of which come from non- by one name. “If the Americans government over their referendum plans, accusing them of civil US commanders apologized Muslim cultures, have caused repeat such an insult in future disobedience, misfeasance and misappropriation of public funds for the leaflet and promised to offense. we will keep up our demon- — the latter carrying jail sentences of up to eight years. ibtimes.co.uk hold those responsible to ac- In a previous incident in strations and, if needed, attack Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government has The aggression has killed over 10,000 people. count but the affair has caused 2012, when copies of the Bagram base,” he said. vowed to do everything in his power to stop the referendum. It “We are working together to hopefully come to a compromise,” argues Spain’s 1978 constitution stipulates that regional govern- Alwasil said. ments cannot call an independence referendum. “We have no objection to the inquiry itself, we just have a dis- Spain’s Constitutional Court has suspended a referendum law cussion about the timing, whether this is the right time to establish Supreme Court blocks new refugees that was fast-tracked through Catalonia’s regional parliament last an international commission, with the difficulties on the ground,” week but the Catalan government has vowed to go ahead with Alwasil said. the vote nonetheless. The court has since 2015 declared regional UN human rights chief, Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein, has long called under Trump travel ban independence referendums to be unconstitutional. for an independent international inquiry into the conflict and says The US Supreme Court gave a short-term win to the country, which was the criteria set under a previous Catalan authorities routinely ignore the court’s decisions as Yemen’s National Commission is not up to the job of investigating Trump administration Tuesday, bolstering part of a Supreme Court decision. they do not recognize its legitimacy. the situation. travel ban that will allow the administration to block On Monday, government lawyers filed an emer- Catalonia, which is roughly the size of Belgium and accounts Zeid said on Monday there had been only “minimal” efforts at new refugees arriving from six majority-Muslim na- gency appeal with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, for about one-fifth of Spain’s economic output, already has sig- holding people to account in what the United Nations has branded tions. who agreed to a temporary freeze. nificant powers over matters such as education and healthcare. the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In a brief order and with no dissents, the justices On Tuesday, the full court said it had granted the But Spain’s economic worries, coupled with a perception that For the past two years the 47-member Human Rights Council has reversed rulings by a federal judge in Hawaii and the administration’s appeal. The 9th Circuit’s ruling “is the region pays more in taxes than it receives in investments and rejected the Dutch demand for an international probe and backed the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, la- stayed with respect to refugees covered by a formal transfers from Madrid, have helped push the cause of secession Saudi view that favors a Yemeni commission. times.com wrote. assurance, pending further order of this court.” from the fringes of Catalan politics to center stage. Alwasil said he again expected the council to back its stance, add- The 9th Circuit had cleared the way for as many as Next month, the high court is scheduled to hear ar- Adding to the rise in separatist sentiment was a 2010 ruling by ing that a locally formed commission would have better access and 24,000 refugees to be exempt from the ban and come guments on the legality of Trump’s travel ban. It is the Constitutional Court striking down parts of a 2006 autonomy connections around the country. to this country as long as one of several nonprofit possible the justices may decide the entire matter is charter which granted new powers to Catalonia and recognized it The Saudi envoy said the international community should focus groups had given a “formal assurance” they were moot by then. The travel ban was supposed to be in as “a nation”. its efforts on gaining access for humanitarian personnel. prepared to receive them. effect for 90 to 120 days. While the administration Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rallied on Monday in Bar- The Saudi-led coalition has also has set up a team to investigate Administration lawyers argued these people did won Tuesday on the issue of refugees, it lost in seek- celona on their national day to demand their region’s secession civilian casualties. On Tuesday, it said it had found a series of deadly not qualify for an exemption because they had “no ing to limit grandparents and other close relatives from Spain and support the right to vote. airstrikes had been largely justified. contact” or previous relationship with anyone in this from entering the country. Sept. 14, 2017 New steel plant A steel production plant built on technological supplies by German industrial company Tenova in cooperation with Swiss firm SMS Concast was launched in 4 Ardakan of Yazd Province. Domestic Economy

SPECIAL NEWS Domestic Economy Desk Mercedes-Benz Trucks signs Iran eyes opening new trade route into Europe Deputy minister of roads and urban development said open- contract with Iran Khodro ing a new trade route into Europe other than Turkey can boost economic activities via road transportation. ermany’s Mercedes-Benz Trucks Davoud Keshavarzian made the remark in a meeting with signed a contract with Tehran- Belarusian envoy in Tehran on Wednesday, while voicing Gbased automaker Iran Khodro, Iran’s keen interest in developing transit cooperation and parent company Daimler AG told Reu- business and commercial relations with Belarus, Mehr News ters, laying the foundation for resuming Agency reported. distribution of its trucks in Iran. The deal between Iran Khodro and Mercedes-Benz Trucks includes creating a joint company that provides sales and after-sale services in the Islamic Repub- lic. According to the report, a second deal would be also signed next month to create a joint venture in Iran for production of heavy vehicles including Actros trucks. French PSA – the maker of Peugeots and Citroens – and rival Renault have pushed hard into Iran since its 2015 deal with world powers that saw international sanctions lifted in return for modification on Tehran’s nuclear activities. IRNA PSA has signed production deals worth €700 million ($768 million), while Re- “At the moment, Iran holds extensive transactions and nault has announced a new plant invest- communication with European countries mostly carried out ment to increase its production capacity through Turkey. We are interested to open another pathway to to 350,000 vehicles a year. Europe alongside Turkey, which will lead to further economic Daimler also plans to return as a share- and commercial activities via the transportation infrastruc- holder in the former engine joint venture tures of Iran and Belarus.” Iranian Diesel Engine Manufacturing Co. Pointing to the efforts made to enhance the transit relations (IDEM) based in Tabriz to build diesel between the two countries, Keshavarzian added that the re- engines. The German company has said spective authorities of the two countries have agreed to review it intended to buy 30 percent of shares the number of bilateral traffic and transit licenses and the issue which it had sold in IDEM. REUTERS is currently on the organization’s agenda. The company has a long track record a year. estimated to replace 56,000 commercial try, Mine and Trade plan, about 200,000 Belarusian ambassador, for his part, expressed interest in in Iran with a business dating back to the There is a high pent-up demand in the vehicles over the next three to five years. commercial vehicles will be replaced in expanding relations with the Islamic Republic, adding “there 1950s, where it sold up to 10,000 vehicles Iranian truck market, where the country is According to Iran’s Ministry of Indus- the coming years. are favorable conditions and capacities to increase road trans- port and transit between the two countries.” He also voiced hope that serious steps be taken to promote Iran top exporter of trade transactions between the two sides. Maersk negotiating to... Tehran, Yerevan to ease goods to Afghanistan Afghan Ambassador to Iran Nasir Ahmad Nour said on Wednesday that customs formalities in the current year Afghanistan has imported the highest amounts of goods from Iran. The Armenian parliament ratified an agreement on the estab- He made the remarks at the 4th Iran’s National Pistachio Festival in lishment of a simplified customs corridor with Iran. Damghan, IRNA reported. The agreement on the joint use of the Meghri-Nourduz Ahmad Nour said that in the preceding years, Pakistan had the first Customs Corridor was signed in Yerevan back in 2016, rank in exporting goods to Afghanistan, but this year Iran allocated the with the aim of facilitating mutual trade and customs con- position to itself. trol between the two countries, ARKA news agency report- He said the two countries are two friendly and neighboring states ed. with longstanding good relations and added that many of Afghan Under this agreement, if goods are inspected on one side of cabinet ministers have visited Iran and are familiar with Iranian the border, there will be no need for a second and careful in- goods. spection on the other side. The 4th National Pistachio Festival began its 2-day work on Wednes- The deal has already been approved by the Armenian gov- day. ernment and Iranian Parliament. Ambassadors of Afghanistan and Bangladesh as well as governor- Vice Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Vakhtang general of Semnan province as well as other officials and a parliament Mirumyan said the customs corridor between Armenia and vice-speaker attended the inaugural inauguration ceremony of the fes- Iran will ease road traffic. tival. “The launch of the joint gate and its operation means elimination of double control and procedures. The second SHANA part of the agreement clearly mentions the steps which fa- cilitate the movement of goods via means of transport, as From Page 1 Company, cumulative crude oil output well as passenger transportation,” he was quoted as saying from the field’s oil layer has surpassed by Armenpress. According to the official, the French 2.5 million barrels over roughly six “Customs control is carried out by the country of entry,” he giant is carrying out operations on Qa- months. added. tar’s oil layer in the joint oilfield with Iran began to extract crude oil from Iran in the Persian Gulf that is why South Pars in March using FPSO Cyrus, NIOC ought to conduct negotiations a floating production storage and of- Iran, Germany reach with tact so as to not lose ground to the floading vessel in March. The FPSO was Arab state. reportedly built in Singapore and cost finance deal in mining Maersk has already drilled more than $300 million. 300 wells and extracted more than 1 “Maersk’s operational capacity and Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Reno- billion barrels of oil for Qatar from the know-how to drill horizontal oil wells vation Organization (IMIDRO) Managing Director Mahdi Qatari section of South Pars, which is as deep as 10,000 meters are key to its Karbasian announced a finance agreement between Iran and known as the North Dome. success in developing the South Pars oil Germany, saying Iran will receive good news about mining fi- According to reports, French ener- layer, as we are still deprived of such ex- nances from a number of countries. gy major Total S.A. took over drilling pertise,” Qasemi said. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the ceremony and production operations in the North Underscoring the country’s domes- for introducing the new CEO of Iran’s National Steel Com- IRNA Dome from Maersk last year. tic capacity to develop the project’s first pany, Karbasian said “there are good news awaiting Iran Highlighting the importance of col- phase, he added that Iranian experts drilled concerning the mines and mining industry,” Mehr News It is predicted that this year 40,000 tons of pistachio will be collected laboration with foreign firms to develop 39,000 meters of offshore well in addition Agency reported. from Damghan gardens. the second and third development phases to installing a 2,500-ton platform. According to the official, two plans have been finalized The head of Iran Pistachio Association said in August that about of the field’s oil layer, the official noted Asked about employing another FPSO which include the development of Hormuzgan Steel Com- 150,000 tons of pistachio worth $1.5 billion are estimated to be ex- that the layer’s complicated geological in the second phase, Qasemi noted that pany and a new development plan for Mobarakeh Steel ported from Iran during the current Iranian year (started March 21), to structure necessitates qualified compa- Petroiran, POGC and the Danish con- Company. register an 11 percent and 25 percent growth in weight and value re- nies to implement enhanced oil recovery glomerate are holding technical talks Mobarake Steel Company reached an agreement with a spectively compared to the previous year. techniques from the beginning of their about the issue. German investor on Monday, under which the Iranian steel Mohsen Jalalpour, who is former president of Iran Chamber operation. Iran aims to stabilize production from company will receive investments from the European coun- of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, said last year, “Pars Oil and Gas Company, as the the SP layer at 25,000 barrels per day try. 135,000 tons of the product worth around $1.2 billion were exported contractor of South Pars oil layer, has and gradually boost output to 55,000- Karbasian said that Germany’s finance for the mining com- from the country. held talks with a number of interna- 60,000 bpd. pany has been finalized, but the figure will be revealed after According to Deputy Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mo- tional companies, yet no agreement has NIOC plans to employ enhanced oil the deal is signed. According to Karbasian, Italy is also con- jtaba Khosrotaj, Iran supplies more than 50 percent of the world pista- been signed,” Zobeidi said, adding that recovery methods to boost the extrac- sidering to offer some finances as well. chio market. Schlumberger Ltd, the world’s leading tion rate in fields by 35%. South Pars Karbasian added that Iran is also in talks with China in or- Close to 16,660 tons of pistachio worth $173.66 million were export- oilfield services provider, was also re- oil layer is located 130 kilometers off der to attract foreign investment. ed from Iran to 56 countries, including the US, Ukraine, the UAE, Italy, portedly interested in drilling the South Iran’s coast in the Persian Gulf with an The recent contract signed between Iran’s Ministry of Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Turkey, Canada, Qatar, Switzerland, France, Pars oil layer, but it failed to reach estimated 7 billion barrels of oil in place, Economy and South Korea has also provided good opportu- Poland, Sweden, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Netherlands, Thailand, Japan, agreement with NIOC. but it is hard to put an accurate estimate nities to finance mines and mining industries in the country, Romania and Hong Kong in the first four months of the current fiscal According to Roham Qasemi, manag- on the volume unless more exploratory he added. year (March 21-July 22). ing director of Petroiran Development wells are drilled. Pistachio is cultivated in 19 Iranian provinces. Sept. 14, 2017 Vietnamese auto sales Vietnam’s automobile sales in the first eight months of this year were 177,037 units, down six percent against the same period last year, the 5 Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association said on Wednesday. TSE & Global Economy

South-South trade cooperation key to sustainable, inclusive model of globalization

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hanks to globalization growth on the horizon, the po- the world’s most populous re- of South-South trade coopera- and economic growth. Ideologi- and trade liberaliza- tential to increase South-South gions. tion, notably in the Arab region. cal and political differences are Ttion of commodities, trade and South-North trade is According to the US Energy In 1997, 14 Arab countries took still dividing Arab states in dif- services and goods, global crucial to maintain economic Information Administration, the initiative to establish the ferent sub-camps. These obsta- trade has reached an unprec- growth and promote a sustain- seven out of 10 countries with Greater Arab Free Trade Area cles are also rife in many other edented level. According to the able and inclusive model of glo- the highest proven oil reserves — a pan-Arab free trade and regions in the Global South. United Nations Conference on balization. in the world are located in the economic union — to spur eco- Another fundamental problem Trade and Development, world With more than 80 percent Global South (Venezuela, Saudi nomic growth in the Middle East impeding better South-South trade in goods was valued at of the world population living Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Unit- and North Africa. trade cooperation is the current approximately $16 trillion. in developing countries, South- ed Arab Emirates (UAE) and This initiative can still be- structure of the trade system. North-North trade generates the South trade has the potential to Libya). If we look at the world’s come a success story if Arab Many countries in the Global highest trade volume at approx- increase in the years to come and diamond producing countries, states agree to remove and to South are raw material produc- imately six trillion; trade flows to become a vector for economic four out of seven are in the sub- eliminate tariffs hindering trade ers with a strong primary sector within and between countries of growth and prosperity for a ma- Saharan Africa region (Botswa- liberalization from taking full in which the economic backbone the Global South amounts to 4.6 jor world region whose potential na, Angola, the Democratic Re- effect. The Persian Gulf Coop- is built primarily on the export trillion. has not been fully tapped during public of Congo and Namibia). eration Council is a good start- of raw materials and commodi- Trade between the Global past decades. Not only does the Global South ing point. But even within this ties. South and the Global North — The 2017 International Day account for more than 80 per- grouping which is one of the Commodity and raw mate- approximately between 2.5 and for South-South Cooperation is cent of the world population, most successful economic trade rial prices are subject to volatil- 3 trillion — add up to less than an important opportunity to raise it is also blessed with abundant block, setbacks occur. ity spurring social instability, as the trade flows within the Earth’s awareness about the importance natural resources. In addition, the unprecedented witnessed during the 2007-2008 two main poles, IPS reported. of strengthening and enhancing There are numerous obstacles rise of military conflicts in the world food price crisis or in the With a rapid population economic cooperation between to unleashing the full potential Arab region has hindered trade recent drop in oil prices.

Houses more affordable As India Inc struggles to across half of UK cut down debt, the economy suffers

Homes across half of the UK are more some of the most unaffordable parts of affordable than before the financial cri- the country, it has become increasingly sis, with Birmingham, Glasgow and difficult for first-time buyers and those Leeds among the places where the gap wanting to move up the housing ladder between earnings and house prices has to be able to buy their first or next home. fallen, a study has found. “The north of England, Wales and Yorkshire Building Society research Scotland present a different picture en- shows that with a continuing affordabil- tirely, with many places, such as Edin- ity crisis in London, popular destina- burgh, Peterborough and Birmingham, tions for people leaving the capital, such becoming more affordable than they

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India’s cash crunch and confusion over sheets, which prevent them from get- the introduction of a national sales tax ting the full benefit of central bank rate were initially blamed for pulling eco- cuts. That is sapping India’s economic nomic growth down to its weakest pace vitality, they said. in more than three years. But that is Since January 2015, the central bank masking a more debilitating factor af- has cut policy rates by 200 basis points, fecting the economy — corporate debt. or two percentage points, but com- Thomson Reu ters data, based on the mercial bank benchmark lending rates latest annual earnings reports, showed have come down less, by about 120 ba- Major Currencies India’s corporate debt rose to a seven- sis points. year high at the end of March. More A. Issac George, chief financial of- CurrencyTo USD Currency To USD MATT CARDY/GETTY IMAGES than a fifth of large companies did not ficer of GVK Power and Infrastructure earn enough to pay interest on their Ltd., said, “Interest rates are still very Turkish Lira 0.2913 Chinese Yuan 0.1531 as Lewes and Exeter, have become in- were before the credit crunch. loans and the pace of new loans fell to high.” creasingly affordable in the period since “While some northern cities, such the lowest in more than six decades, He said his firm’s borrowing costs Euro 1.1978 UAE Dirham 0.2722 Northern Rock was bailed out 10 years as Manchester, are less affordable than Reuters wrote. have remained unchanged at about 11 ago, according to The Guardian. they were in 2007, in much of the north The Indian government reported on percent. British Pound 1.3305 Kuwaiti Dinar 3.3178 The findings, based on official earn- of England, Scotland and Wales, the gap August 31 that annual GDP growth That makes it tougher for the con- ings figures and Land Registry data for between earnings and house prices is in the quarter ended June dropped to glomerate to lower its net debt of Australian Dollar 0.8022 Iraqi Dinar 0.0008 house prices in 356 local authority ar- about one-third of the average for Lon- 5.7 percent, an envious pace for many around 179 billion rupees (£2.1 bil- eas, come as the number of people de- don.” countries but India’s weakest since lion). Japanese 100 Yen 0.0090 Saudi Riyal 0.2666 parting London is at a five-year high, Separate figures from the property early 2014. GVK’s earnings covered just half of with net outward migration of 93,300 consultancy Savills show that the aver- It was blamed on attempts by the its debt servicing costs, Credit Suisse people in the year to June 2016, 80 per- age house price in London rose from government to flush out money hidden data showed, below the one percent cent higher than five years earlier. £286,000 in June 2007 to £482,000 in from the tax man, which caused a cash threshhold typically seen as a bare Major Commodities June 2017. During this period, they in- crunch, and the introduction of a gen- minimum. Housing affordability graphic creased by £8,000 in Yorkshire and fell eral sales tax (GST), which prompted “We are not in a position to take a by £8,000 in the north-east. businesses and consumers to hit the decision on whether we should expand Crude Oil $48.25 Silver $17.92 Andrew McPhillips, the chief econo- Lucian Cook, Savills’ director of resi- pause button. our business or set up new businesses,” mist at Yorkshire Building Society, said: dential research, said: “We are at a high- But Indian business executives said said George. Gold $1334.80 Platinum $987.40 “Across London and large swaths of water mark in terms of the differential. they are more concerned about the im- GVK is not alone in trying to man- Copper $3.01 Wheat $442.25 southern England, which were already London is showing signs of slowing.” pact of soured loans on bank balance age high debts. Sept. 14, 2017 ICHHTO head in China Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is currently in Chengdu, southwest of China, 6 to participate in the 22nd World Tourism Organization General Assembly. Cultural Heritage & Environment

Archeologists discover third horse burial from Parthian era in northern Iran The second season of archeological excavations in the Vastmin ancient site and cemetery in Kiasar, Mazandaran Province, led to the discovery of the third horse burial from the Parthian era. ressures on global utes to climate change and land resources are now increases the vulnerability Pgreater than ever, as a of millions of people, espe- rapidly increasing popula- cially the poor, women, and tion coupled with rising lev- children, said UNCCD, add- els of consumption is placing ing that current management ever-larger demands on the practices in the land-use sec- world’s land-based natural tor are responsible for about capital, warned a new United 25 percent of the world’s Nations report. greenhouses gases, while Consumption of the land degradation is both a Earth’s natural reserves has UNCCD cause and a result of poverty. doubled in the last 30 years, “Over 1.3 billion people, with a third of the planet’s mostly in the developing mehrnews.com land now severely degraded, countries, are trapped on adds the United Nations degrading agricultural land, The Research Institute of Iran Cultural Heritage, Convention to Combat De- exposed to climate stress, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization quoted Abdol- sertification (UNCCD) new and therefore excluded from motalleb Sharifi, head of the archeological team, as report, launched on Septem- AAlert:lert: NatureNature oonn tthehe wider infrastructure and eco- saying, “The aim of the archeological excavations in ber 12 in Ordos, China, dur- nomic development.” Vastmin is to explore the 12 crypts remaining from ing the Convention’s 13th Land degradation also 2015-2016 explorations and demarcate the precincts summit (September 6-16, triggers competition for of the site”, IRNA reported. 2017), IPS reported. scarce resources, which can He underscored the importance of conducting The UNCCD’s report lead to migration and inse- probing operations for determining the limits and ‘The Global Land Outlook vvergeerge ooff bbankruptcyankruptcy curity while exacerbating ac- demarcating the precincts of the 15-hectare Vastmin (GLO)’ said, “Each year, we cess and income inequalities, area. lose 15 billion trees and 24 the report warned. Following the probe, he said, it was found out that billion tons of fertile soil.” access and income inequali- At the same time, terrestri- and at further risk from cli- grassland and 27 percent of “Soil erosion, desertifica- there are over 250 crypts in the area. It added that a significant ties.” al biodiversity underpins all mate change and biodiversity rangeland. tion, and water scarcity all Pointing out that one of the burial traditions in the proportion of managed and In basic terms, there is of these services and under- loss. These trends are ‘espe- contribute to societal stress Parthian era was to bury the horse together with its natural ecosystems are de- increasing competition be- writes the full enjoyment of a The report provides some cially alarming’ in the face and breakdown. In this re- dead owner, Sharifi said, “In this tradition, they could grading and at further risk tween the demand for goods wide range of human rights, key facts: From 1998 to of the increased demand for gard, land degradation can sacrifice the horse and bury it along with the body of from climate change and bio- and services that benefit peo- such as the rights to a healthy 2013, approximately 20 per- land-intensive crops and be considered a ‘threat am- its owner.” diversity loss. ple, like food, water, and en- life, nutritious food, clean cent of the Earth’s vegetated livestock.” plifier’, especially when it Two horse burials were discovered during the previ- “Land degradation also ergy, and the need to protect water, and cultural identity, land surface showed persis- slowly reduces people’s abil- ous explorations in the site, he said. triggers competition for other ecosystem services that adds the report. tent declining trends in pro- More land degradation, ity to use the land for food During current excavation season, archeologists scarce resources, which can regulate and support all life And a significant propor- ductivity, apparent in 20 per- more climate change production and water storage succeeded in discovering the third horse burial in the lead to migration and inse- on Earth, according to new tion of managed and natural cent of cropland, 16 percent or undermines other vital area, he noted. curity while exacerbating publication. ecosystems are degrading of forest land, 19 percent of Land degradation contrib- ecosystem services. “ Sept. 14, 2017 Tattoo nanoparticles Scientists have discovered that micro and nanoparticles from tattoos can 7 travel inside the body and reach the lymph nodes. Health

More pregnant women to get GBS treatment All pregnant women who go into labor too soon should be given anti- biotics to protect their baby from a potentially deadly infection called ‘Microbiomes’ may hold Group B Strep (GBS), said new guidelines. Hundreds of newborn babies a year in the UK catch it. With prompt treatment, most can make a full recovery, according to BBC. Currently, two in every 20 infected babies develops a disability and one in every 20 dies. The Royal College of Ob- key to kids’ ear infections stetricians and Gynecologists wants to change this. ecurrent ear infections are the people not suffering such outbreaks. It said any woman who goes bane of many children — and The bottom line, Minami’s team into labor before 37 weeks Rthe parents who have to deal said, is that the human middle ear is should be offered antibiotics as with their care. inhabited by more diverse microbial a precaution, even if her waters Now, research suggested that natu- communities than was previously have not broken and the protec- rally occurring, ‘helpful’ bacterial thought. Alteration of the middle ear tive amniotic sac surrounding the noonecares.net colonies in the ear — called ‘micro- microbiome may contribute to the baby in the womb is still intact. biomes’ by scientists — may help de- [cause] of chronic otitis media with Group B Strep bacteria can live harmlessly in the lower vaginal tract cide a person’s vulnerability to these active inflammation. — about one in four women has it — and it can be passed on to the infections, UPI wrote. Dr. David Hiltzik is an otolaryn- baby during delivery. A team of Japanese researchers gologist at Staten Island University Most women will not realize they are a carrier. led by Dr. Shujiro Minami of the Na- Hospital in New York City. The updated guidelines from the RCOG say pregnant women should tional Institute of Sensory Organs in Reading over the study findings, he be given information about the condition to raise awareness. Tokyo, said, “The children and adults said that as physicians, we continue They also say women who have tested positive for GBS in a previ- with normal middle ears differed sig- to learn how the microbiomes in our ous pregnancy can be tested at 35 to 37 weeks in subsequent pregnan- nificantly in terms of middle ear mi- bodies affect us. cies to see if they also need antibiotics in labor. crobiomes.” But Hiltzik stressed that this work But they do not go as far as recommending routine screening of One expert in the US said the study is in its infancy, and only further re- mothers-to-be. is an important first step in learning search will reveal how these findings The RCOG said there is no clear evidence that this would be ben- more about ear infections. can assist us going forward in the eficial, as previously stated by the government’s National Screening Dr. Sophia Jan, chief of pediatrics treatment of ear infections. Committee but campaigners disagree. at Cohen Children’s Medical Center st.alexius.org For her part, Jan agreed that the Group B Strep Support would like every pregnant woman to be of- in New Hyde Park, NY, said, “What study raises many new questions. fered the opportunity to be tested for the bacteria. this study tells us is that we have lots Deafness and Other Communica- due to recurrent ear infections (88 She said, “Are specific bacteria Chief executive Jane Plumb said, “The RCOG guideline is a sig- of bacteria living in our middle ears, tion Disorders announced, “Ear cases) or some other condition. causing wet, dry, or active inflam- nificant improvement on previous editions, however, the UK National regardless of whether or not we have infections are the most common Among patients with a history of mation? Or are different people ge- Screening Committee still recommends against offering GBS screen- chronic ear infections. reason parents bring their child to a ear infections, the researchers found netically predisposed to be ‘wet’ with ing to all pregnant women, ignoring international evidence that shows “The study suggested that some doctor.” significant differences in the makeup chronic ear infections, which then al- such screening reduces GBS infection, disability and death in newborn kinds of bacteria don’t seem to cause These bacterial infections — called of microbial communities for people lows certain kinds of bacteria to grow babies.” us problems when present in our mid- otitis media — typically start in the with active ‘wet’ or inactive ‘dry’ in- in the middle ear? Rebecca Gunn, 32 and from Wakefield, had GBS during her second dle ear. middle ear, and five out of six kids flammation. “Unfortunately, we still have a lot pregnancy. “However, we still have a lot to will develop at least one ear infection The researchers said, “In fact, peo- to learn.” Plumb said, “I had gone in to hospital after experiencing some learn before we can apply this re- by the time they turn three. ple whose ear infection was dormant The findings were presented at the bleeding at 17 weeks, and that is when they picked up that I was a GBS search to the treatment or prevention In the new study, Minami and col- had similar middle ear microbiomes American Academy of Otolaryngolo- carrier. of chronic ear infections. leagues wanted to see what role the as the normal [no ear infection] mid- gy — Head and Neck Surgery annual “The diagnosis came out of the blue. I was really surprised, as GBS “We don’t know if the bacteria ear’s microbiome might play in these dle ears group.” meeting, in Chicago. hadn’t even crossed my mind.” found in ‘healthy’ ears can be prob- outbreaks. On the other hand, the researchers Findings presented at medical Rebecca went into labor at 38 weeks and was given intravenous an- lematic, for example, if present in To do so, they took swab samples found that people with an active ear meetings are typically considered tibiotics after her waters broke. higher quantities.” of the middle ears of 155 children and infection had bacterial communities preliminary until published in a peer- She gave birth to her son, Alistair, who was fortunately unaffected The US National Institute on adults who were having ear surgery that differed widely from those of reviewed journal. by GBS. She said, “I knew nothing about GBS. I’m not saying this to scare people, but it’s important they are informed and aware of the risks.”

Foods to fight a cold Immune-focused drug may be weapon Winter is fast approaching — duce your immune system Soup it away. which means people are more function. Capsaicin is actually a fair- likely to catch the common Also remember that not all While chicken soup is the ly common medicinal treat- against advanced melanoma cold. fat is bad. Some, such as the most commonly-prescribed, in ment, although you’ll usually One of the main differences fats you get from oily fish and fact any broth-based soup will find it in anti-inflammatory New research suggested that Opdivo — a drug that One cancer surgeon who reviewed the findings was between a cold and the more nuts, are an important part of help you feel a little better. medicine. works with the immune system to fight melanoma — impressed. severe flu virus is that with a your diet regardless of wheth- It’ll warm you up and is more effective than the current standard of care for Dr. Gary Deutsch, a surgical oncologist at Northwell cold, your symptoms arrive er or not you have a cold. we’ve already discussed how Honey and lemon patients who’ve had surgery to remove advanced tu- Health’s Imbert Cancer Center in Bay Shore, NY, said, gradually, express.co.uk re- water and steam can help with mors. “Based on this study, it appears that patients with ad- ported. Garlic your symptoms. However, it’s If a sore throat is your most The international study was funded by Opdivo’s vanced melanoma who have their disease completely Meanwhile, flu sufferers important to choose the best troublesome symptom, honey maker, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and included more than removed by surgery should go on to receive additional will be hit suddenly and have A 2001 study tested 146 soup for the job. and lemon is the way to go. 900 patients with stage III and stage IV melanoma, therapy with Opdivo. little or no time to prepare. volunteers, half of whom You should avoid creamy It won’t necessarily speed up UPI wrote. “Not only did these patients have a better survival Symptoms of a cold in- were given a daily garlic sup- soups, as these are higher in your recovery, but you’ll feel Patients were treated at 130 medical centers across outcome at one year, but they had only one-third the clude a sore throat, runny a lot less miserable now that 25 countries. All underwent surgery for side effects compared to nose, coughs and sneezes, your throat doesn’t feel like their cancer before Yervoy.” headache and tiredness. sandpaper! they began treatment The study found that Once symptoms start, there Avoid the packets of loz- with either Opdivo patients taking Opdivo is no way to avoid the cold enges you see in shops, as (nivolumab) or Yervoy had fewer severe side ef- but people can eat the right these are packed full of sugar. (ipilimumab), the drug fects than those taking food to help them feel better. Instead, try a homemade that’s the current stand- Yervoy, at 14 percent ver- Dr. Adam Simon, chief honey, lemon and ginger tea ard of care. sus 45 percent. medical officer at online GP which is packed full of natu- Both drugs are ‘im- Five percent of pa- service Push doctor has re- ral ingredients and an added munotherapies’, which tients on Opdivo had to vealed how to handle a winter dose of steam to help clear work by boosting the im- stop treatment due to cold. your airways. mune system’s ability to side effects, compared express.co.uk spot and destroy tumor with 31 percent of those Avoid comfort food Rest cells. on Yervoy. plement and half received a fat, which, as we know, ham- After a year of treat- The most common If you’re feeling poorly, it placebo. pers your immune system, Resting is one of the best ment, 71 percent of pa- side effects for both can be tempting to gorge on The garlic group suffered and consider including some ways to help your body shake tients in the Opdivo group cbsnews .com drugs were fatigue and your favorite comfort foods just 24 colds over a 12-week vegetables in your broth to off a cold. were alive without any diarrhea. to help you feel better. period and endured 11 days of get even more nutrients. As tiredness is a symptom recurrence of the disease, Weber added that the safety While there is an old myth ill health due to viruses. of a cold, going about your compared with 61 per- cent of those treated with of [Opdivo] is very promising. that you should ‘feed a cold’, On the other hand, the pla- Spicy food usual routine is only going to Yervoy. Both Opdivo and Yervoy are already approved by the reality is that this will cebo people reported 65 colds make this worse. And at 18 months, the rate was 66 percent for Op- the US Food and Drug Administration to treat ad- probably make you feel even and a significantly higher 366 The chemical that gives divo and 53 percent for Yervoy, the findings showed. vanced (metastatic) melanoma. In some patients, the more unwell. days where a virus prevented chili peppers their spice is Stay hydrated According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, metastat- drugs are used in combination. High-fat diets have been them from carrying out their called capsaicin. As well as ic melanoma accounts for only about one percent of Dr. Michele Green, a dermatologist at Lenox Hill shown to slow down your im- usual activities. adding a kick to your din- Water helps your immune skin cancer cases but causes the majority of skin can- Hospital in New York City, said, “Any advance in the mune system’s response to It’s thought that raw garlic ner, there are plenty of other system fight off any infection, cer deaths. care of aggressive melanomas is welcome news for pa- infection, which will make it is the most effective here, as benefits, not least a healthy so it’s important to stay hy- Lead researcher Dr. Jeffrey Weber, professor of tients. harder to fight off infections cooking it too much will rob amount of vitamin C. drated as soon as you suspect medicine at NYU School of Medicine, said, “Our re- “It is amazing that there is now an alternative that such as a cold. you of any potential positive If you’re coming down a a cold. sults demonstrate that [Opdivo] is more effective in is superior to conventional chemotherapy for advanced You need the nutrients pro- effects. cold, chili peppers can ease Drinking plenty of water treating patients with stage III and IV melanoma, cut- metastatic disease. vided by a balanced diet to There are capsules avail- congestion and reduce swell- will help you replace any flu- ting the risk of relapse by a third. “With these advanced melanomas — that have high help your recovery. able if you — understandably ing around your nose and ids lost from constantly blow- “Results like this will change how we practice medi- risks of recurrences and have poor outcomes — it is However, don’t be tempted — don’t fancy chewing on a throat. It’ll also help make ing your nose or sweating, as cine. Hopefully, physicians will embrace the use of vital to look at alternative treatments. The future in to try a crash diet, as these clove straight from the cup- your mucus thin enough for well as loosening any mucus [Opdivo] in these high-risk patients as adjuvant ther- cancer treatments lies in immunotherapy and other tar- have also been shown to re- board. your body to cough or sneeze at the back of your throat. apy.” geted options.” Sept. 14, 2017 Producing m ethanol Scientists have created methanol from methane using oxygen from the air. Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high 8 temperatures. Science & Technology

In these bot hookups, the machines meld their minds Meet the first fleet of hive-minded robots. These robots can latch onto one another and link up their indi- vidual ‘nervous systems’ — the network of connections between their computer processors, cameras, wheels and other gadgetry — to create a single-minded machine, sciencenews.org reported. The composite robots, reported in Nature Communications, pave TTomatoes’omatoes’ crystalcrystal the way for a new generation of machines that can change their shape on the fly. bballall rrevealseveals

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ichigan State Uni- entists found from studying metabolites. Biochemistry and Molecular duce acylsugars could reduce versity (MSU)’s these specialized metabolites Plants use these molecules Biology and Plant Biology and pesticide use in crop produc- sciencenews.org Robert Last studied open an evolutionary window to grow, communicate with the study’s senior author, said, tion. These Roomba-like robots latch onto each other with metal clasps M and merge their ‘nervous systems’ to become bigger, centrally tomatoes. Specifically, he con- for the emerging field of plant each other or to defend them- “We sought to understand how Additionally, some of these controlled bots of various shapes and sizes. ducted research on their hair, defense metabolism, insights selves against pests and dis- this novel pathway originated mechanisms could help make or trichomes. that could lead to engineering ease. and diversified across 100 mil- chemicals that have pharma- Study coauthor Marco Dorigo, an engineer at Université Libre For this study, he focused advances for better pest resist- Humans benefit from many lion years of plant evolution. ceutical value, including ones de Bruxelles in Belgium, said, “In previous robots made up of on a single type of molecule ance and human medicine. of these products for food, “This is our crystal ball, our that treat cancer and heart con- many smaller machines, each robotic building block maintained in trichomes —acylsugars, ac- There are an estimated medicines and industrial uses. view into evolution.” ditions. control over its own nervous system. cording to phys.org. 300,000 species of plants Thousands of core metabo- The crystal ball revealed Last, who’s also an MSU “It was a little bit like if we had a bunch of people joining to- The secrets Last and a team in the world, producing lites are found in every plant, that many of the enzymes that AgBioResearch scientist, gether to do something. of MSU sci- roughly more than a million but hundreds of thousands are make acylsugars are ‘pro- added, “Plants are master “They were trying to coordinate by exchanging messages with more specialized and found miscuous’, meaning that they chemists, and we’re only just neighbors without anyone being in charge.” only in specific groups of could use a variety of mol- beginning to understand the These multi-bodied robots could link up to create different plants. ecules as starting points for metabolic pathways that they shapes, unlike solo devices. But the lack of centralized control Acylsugars are an exam- their chemical reactions. use to produce these amazing meant the robot collectives were clumsier and had slower reaction ple of a group of specialized This could be the key as to compounds. times than stand-alone bots. metabolites found only in the how the plants make a variety “By understanding how the The collective robot bodies created by Dorigo and colleagues, Solanaceae family, which of acylsugars. pathways evolved to produce however, are helmed by a single member of the group, which the includes tomato and petunia The scientists also dis- these enzymes could lead to researchers dubbed the ‘brain unit’. plants. covered that many of the en- innovative ways to make valu- That robot collects sensory data from all the others and controls These specialized me- zymes that make acylsugars able compounds on a large their operations via Wi-Fi. tabolites have a wide are encoded by genes that scale.” Dorigo said, “This centralized decision makes sensory-motor variety of structures were originally copies of other The MSU team of scientists control much more efficient.” and are made by dif- genes that have subsequently contributing to this research Dorigo’s team built 13 robots, which could self-assemble into sev- ferent enzymes work- evolved new roles. included Gaurav Moghe, Bry- eral arrangements, such as plier-like and salamander-esque shapes. ing together to carry Deciphering these codes are an Leong, Steven Hurney and Future robots with this ability to continually reconfigure them- out a series of bio- important because tomatoes’ Daniel Jones. selves may be better at navigating different types of terrain, fitting chemical reactions. acylsugars are natural pesti- The paper was published in through small openings and performing a wider range of tasks than Last, MSU Barnett cides. the current issue of the journal solo robots with fixed body shapes. seriouseats.com Rosenberg Professor of Engineering plants to pro- eLife. These Roomba-like robots latch onto each other with metal clasps and merge their ‘nervous systems’ to become bigger, cen- trally controlled bots of various shapes and sizes. Russian spacecraft makes lightning fast journey to ISS Scientists work to keep A Russian spacecraft has docked at the the space station.” NASA’s space telescope in the dark International Space Station (ISS) after a The crew consisted of two NASA as- lightning fast journey. tronauts, Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba NASA scientists are taking on the vital task of ensuring unwanted The craft launched on Tuesday from and one Russian cosmonaut, Alex Mis- infrared light does not interfere with the optical testing of the James the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakh- urkin. Webb Space Telescope. stan at 9.30 p.m. BST and arrived at its They are meeting up with the other Quoting Randy Kimble, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space destination a mere five hours and 38 half of Expedition 53 at who arrived at Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, UPI wrote, “One of the chal- minutes later at 2.57 a.m. BST, accord- the station in July. lenges of testing an infrared telescope is that room-temperature ob- ing to express.co.uk. They include NASA astronaut Randy jects [such as the walls of the vacuum chamber itself, or the warm A Russian Soyuz rocket gave a flaw- Bresnik, Russian cosmonaut Sergey electronics systems inside it] glo w at the wavelengths of light that less launch sequence and the crew made Ryazanskiy and European Space Agency the telescope is trying to measure. their journey in a Soyuz MS-06 space astronaut Paolo Nespoli. “If not care- capsule. Vande Hei, Acaba and Misurkin will fully controlled, As the rocket launched a translator for spend five months aboard the station. that warm glow Russia’s Mission Control Center in Mos- NASA officials said, “Perform hun- can provide an cow announced during the live broad- dreds of experiments in biology, bio- express.co.uk unwanted back- cast, “Everything is nominal on board The Russian Soyuz rocket gave a flawless launch sequence. technology, physical science and Earth ground in the [and] the crew is doing fine.” science.” telescope’s im- The craft arrived at the International NASA TV commentator Rob Navias over the next several hours will gradu- They will serve as members of Expe- ages, which would Space Station a couple of minutes early. said during the launch, “A series of burns ally raise their orbit as they chase down ditions 53 and 54 during their stay. compromise the optical testing.” Due to the tel- NASA escope’s extreme Eric Zoller, a technician from Harris Corporation, sensitivity to in- Ancient tree exposes cause of hike in Arctic temperature headquartered in Melbourne, checks the helium frared light, sci- shroud in Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on July 12. entists are using a Scientists from the University the divergences in temperature “As we looked more closely cause.” They then analyzed climate cold, gaseous he- of New South Wales (UNSW) at opposite poles were driven for the cause of this opposite re- Researchers turned to exam- models showing the release of lium shroud inside Chamber A, where the Webb is located, as the have found an ancient kauri tree by changes in the North Atlan- sponse we found that there were ining lake sediments from the large volumes of freshwater innermost of two shrouds used to cool the Webb telescope down to in New Zealand that holds the tic causing deep ocean currents no changes to the global ocean Atherton Tableland in Queens- into the Southern Ocean and temperatures it will experience while operating in orbit. key to the cause of rising Arctic — referred to as the ocean con- found there was cooling in the The shroud sits inside an outer liquid nitrogen shroud. The two temperatures. veyor belt — to shut down lead- Southern Ocean but no change shrouds are thin, cylindrical, metal shells that work together to The 30,000-year-old kauri ing to warming in the Northern in the global ocean circulation. lower the temperature of the area where the telescope sits. tree in a peat swamp in New Hemisphere and cooling in the Researchers also found that The two shrouds are nested together inside the chamber similar Zealand showed a new mecha- Southern Hemisphere. the freshwater pulse caused to Russian Matryoshka dolls with the chamber as the largest ‘doll’, nism that could explain how The study, published in Na- rapid warming in the tropical followed by the liquid nitrogen shroud, the cold gaseous helium temperatures in the Northern ture Communications, used a Pacific, which led to changes shroud, and then the smallest ‘doll’ being the telescope itself. Hemisphere spiked several de- detailed sequence of radiocar- to the atmospheric circulation The liquid nitrogen and cold gaseous helium flow through grees centigrade within a few bon dates from an ancient New that triggered sharply higher plumbing that crisscrosses the surface of their respective shrouds. decades during the last global Zealand kauri tree to precisely temperatures over the North Scientists must protect the shroud doors, which provide access to ice age, UPI reported. align ice, marine and sediment Atlantic and the collapse of the shrouds’ interiors, to ensure unwanted infrared light is not able Significant, rapid warming records over a period of great rain-bearing winds over tropi- to interfere with the telescope. spikes during glacial periods climate change. cal Australia. To do this, engineers used a layer of black Kapton, a thin, are known as Dansgaard-Oe- Professor Chris Turney, Turney said, “Our study opaque, plastic film used to curtain the door into the cold gaseous schger events and are linked UNSW scientist, said, “Intrigu- shows just how important Ant- helium shroud and curtail the amount of light that can get into the to a phenomenon known as bi- ingly, we found that the spike UPI arctica’s ice is to the climate of shroud through the seam around the door. polar seesaw where increasing in temperature preserved in the A recent study shows that an ancient kauri tree may hold the key to the rest of the world and reveals Kimble said, “Many people have worked for years on the test de- temperatures in the Arctic si- Greenland ice core correspond- spikes in Arctic temperatur es. how rapid melting of the ice sign and implementation to keep infrared light, from warm sources multaneously occur as cooling ed with a 400-year-long surface circulation during the Antarctic land and found sediments ex- here can affect us all. in the test chamber, from getting into the telescope beam. occurs over the Antarctic and cooling period in the Southern cooling event that could explain hibiting a simultaneous collapse “This is something we need “The final visual inspections and blanket closeouts...are just the conversely. Ocean and a major retreat of the warming in the North At- of rain-bearing trade winds over to be acutely aware of in a icing on that well-baked cake.” Previously, it was thought Antarctic ice. lantic. There had to be another tropical northeast Australia. warming world.” Sept. 14, 2017 Single household income South Korea’s single household income fell for the third consecutive quarter in the April-June period this year due to a drop in temporary jobs 9 for the elderly and young people. Society

UK cities to get millions of pounds Social media helps students learn for green energy projects

Green energy projects run by cities and local authorities around the UK stand to receive millions of pounds of government sup- port, providing another fillip for renewable power just a day after scientific argumentation better the subsidized price of windfarms hit a record low. The Guardian understood that ministers this autumn will offer more than £3 million to help local leaders build low carbon initia- dults often bemoan the tives, such as installing solar panels on social housing. amount of time young The funding would be a key plank of the government’s upcom- Apeople spend staring ing blueprint on how to meet the UK’s binding carbon targets, the at a screen and browsing social Clean Growth Plan. media. But social media can The anticipated support is a response to calls from a network not only be a way to teach stu- of 100 UK cities, which said they wanted to build clean energy dents elements of the scientific projects at a local level but warned that they were struggling to process, those who took part in finance them. a program to learn scientific ar- Judith Blake, leader of Leeds city council, and John Holdich, gumentation through social me- leader of Peterborough city council, said, “We believe the UK dia learned the components of has a great opportunity to lead the world in an early shift to a fos- argumentation better than their sil-fuel-free economy, just as we have led the world in previous peers who did not, a University industrial transitions.” Both cities are members of the UK100, of Kansas study has found. which backs action on climate change and clean energy. KU researchers designed a But in a new report, the network said local authorities often curriculum unit to engage nearly lacked the technical expertise for accessing finance and EU funds 400 ninth-grade biology stu- being cut off post-Brexit posed a further challenge. dents in learning about scientific The report’s authors, former employees of the engineering argumentation through social giant Arup and the recently privatized Green Investment Bank, media use with their teachers called on ministers to tackle the problem by creating Clean En- and classmates, phys.org wrote. ergy Action Partnerships between national and local government. Argumentation is a key ele- The partnerships would employ teams of experts to support ment of both Next Generation councils who want to build local low carbon projects, such as Science Standards and Com- heat networks or solar power. mon Core State Standards. The Claire Perry, the climate minister, is understood to be sympa- researchers have since authored thetic to the proposals. One idea put forward in the UK100’s re- a chapter for the book ‘Digital port is that clean energy projects run by councils could enjoy a Tools and Solutions for Inquiry- internapcdn.net cut in business rates. Based STEM Learning’, an arti- cle in the Journal of Education As use of technology and so- knowledge of scientific phe- keeping discussions on track connected with colleagues in in Science, Environment and cial media become more com- nomena. with school-specific hashtags other schools to compare notes Health and an article in Educa- monplace in American class- They also reported a sig- and ensuring teachers and ad- on the unit, share resources, tional Media International, a rooms, the researchers wanted to nificant increase in confidence ministrators keep close watch of discuss strategies for engaging Taylor and Francis online jour- address ways educators can use regarding scientific argumenta- discussions. students and provide evidence of nal outlining the study, its results the methods effectively. tion and were more confident The arguments had to take the their own successes. and how teachers can implement When compared with a group than their peers that they had form of a legitimate scientific ar- Craig-Hare said of the social similar practices in their class- of students who did not take the knowledge and skills to ana- gument. media and science project, “It guim.co.uk rooms. part in the project, the treatment lyze and make strong scientific Rowland said of the students’ really became professional de- The project and publications group reported significantly claims. contributions, “There was no au- velopment for the teachers, as Perry is believed to have told local leaders she looks forward to grew out of a National Science higher use of social media to The book chapter is intended tomatic right or wrong answer. well. helping them access finance. Foundation grant to KU’s Cent- share scientific claims, discuss to help teachers, administrators, They had to pass judgment, “Not all of them were social Perry said: “We want to build on our success and that’s why er for Research on Learning. scientific phenomena, post school boards and communities based on evidence and reason- media advocates when we be- collaboration across government, and with people and organiza- As part of the grant project, counterarguments and/or rebut- find new ways to incorporate ing. gan. It was great helping the tions throughout the country, is vital as we prepare to launch our researchers worked with teach- tals to others’ claims, demon- technology and social media in “I’d say one of our biggest teachers make those connec- Clean Growth Strategy.” ers and administrators in several strate their knowledge of science the classroom. findings was that topics had to tions.” The backing for locally owned clean energy came as a think- urban and suburban Midwestern content, convince others to see The authors include several be authentic, and social me- Students not only demonstrat- tank of Labour members and MPs criticized the lack of UK own- schools to teach students about their points of view and opinions tips to make social media and dia brought interactivity to the ed that they learned scientific ership for offshore windfarms, such as the ones awarded nearly Next Generation Science Stand- about science, understand other science learning work, such as classroom that would otherwise argumentation better than their £200 million a year in subsidies. ards for scientific argumenta- points of view about science and students reporting they often have been nonexistent due to peers, the book chapter outlined The Labour Energ y Forum found the Danish state-owned tion, including asking questions, to follow scientists and research- didn’t like Twitter’s 140 char- time, distance and schedule de- how students not comfortable company Dong Energy owned 31.5 percent of all offshore wind analyzing and interpreting data, ers on social media. acter limits and not wanting to mands.” with making verbal arguments capacity in the UK, with private German, Spanish and Swedish engaging an argument from evi- The treatment group’s stu- engage with teachers with their While students discussed in class, such as individuals with firms dominating the rest of the market. dence, constructing explanations dents also scored significantly own accounts. scientific topics such as de-ex- autism spectrum disorders or Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, said La- and obtaining, evaluating and higher than their peers on a post Those concerns can be ad- tinction and genetics, teachers those with social skill deficien- bour supported offshore wind but wanted to see windfarms built communicating information, all test in areas of sharing scien- dressed by allowing students in the project ended up using cies reported they were more off the coast that were publicly owned by the UK. via Twitter and Skype with their tific claims, discussing scientific to use separate accounts for social media for professional comfortable making arguments “Labour not only supports investment and real proactive sup- classmates and teachers. phenomena and demonstrating school, posting pictures of text, development as well. Educators via social media. port for the renewables sector but we also commit to ensuring more rapid growth and diversification of ownership within this important sector through the creation of publicly owned and lo- cally accountable energy companies and co-operatives,” she said.

Ask parents in the US what they’re most parents talk with their child, it is impor- Progress on global poverty, worried about regarding the wellness of tant to remind them that if they err on their children as a new school year be- the side of integrity, they will be more disease at risk gins, and stress and anxiety are high on successful. The children must under- the list. So are obesity and lack of ex- stand that every decision they make on- Proposed United States budget cuts could put in jeopardy great ercise, along with smoking and alcohol line can have far-reaching ramifications. progress in reducing global poverty and disease and lead to five and drug use. But nobody can control what people million more deaths from AIDS alone, the philanthropist Bill But for several years, the top answer say about one another, and it’s impera- Gates warned on Wednesday. is the same: Bullying and cyber-bully- tive to be able to block it out, Hinduja Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a major ing, jsonline.com wrote. said. provider of global health and development funding, said there C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Na- “People are always going to talk was currently ‘more doubt than usual about the world’s commit- tional Poll on Children’s Health at the smack, and there are always going to be ment to development’, Reuters reported. University of Michigan found that one haters,” Hinduja said. A global health report by the foundation, coauthored by the in three parents are concerned about “We can’t let it get in the way of our Gates and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the their child being bullied or cyber-bul- dreams and our hopes and send us to our University of Washington (IHME), analyzed progress against lied. annett-cdn.com pillow with tears every night.” diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Bullying is the more common of the This is the 11th year the Mott Poll has It also tracked rates of poverty, maternal and infant death, ac- two; it happens at recess and in lunch- surveyed a national sample of adults on cess to contraception, sanitation and other development issues. rooms and on buses. It’s also nothing the top 10 health concerns rated as a ‘big Forecasting good and bad future scenarios, it found millions of new. What has changed is awareness. Parents increasingly fret problem’ for children and teens. lives hanging in the balance. It would be hard to find a school that Gary Freed, a Mott professor of pedi- In a telephone briefing about the findings, Gates, the cofounder doesn’t have a specific bullying policy, atrics and the poll’s co-director, said of Microsoft Corporation, said remarkable progress had been as well as resources available for par- parents should regularly talk with their made in recent decades but that shifting priorities, instability and ents. about bullying children — and in particular discuss potential budget cuts could lead the world to turn away, jeopard- Cyber-bullying, however, may be the internet safety — to help prevent prob- izing the gains. more insidious, because it is difficult are bullied more than Hispanic students; we can agree that we want those num- lems. HIV, which currently infects almost 37 million people world- for a parent to detect and can happen sixth-graders are bullied more than any bers to be a lot less,” Hinduja said. I f a parent believes their child is be- wide, is an ‘iconic example’, Gates said, ‘because the world re- with little warning. Threats and har- other grade. Bullied students are five Hinduja said reports on cyber-bully- ing bullied, it is essential to ask non- ally did step up with an incredible level of generosity which has assment can all be going on in a stu- times as likely to miss school as the rest ing exacerbate parents’ concerns about judgmental questions because it is typi- meant (annual) AIDS-related deaths have fallen by almost a half dent’s life under the radar of teachers of the student population. their inadequacy in monitoring social cally not the child’s fault. The more the since the peak in 2005’. or parents. They can happen around the Sameer Hinduja, co-director of the media. parents find out, the better they can re- The Gates IHME analysis, called the Goalkeepers report, fore- clock, and there are no safe havens for Cyberbullying Research Center and “The media plays on the fears of spond. casted that a 10 percent cut in global donor funding for HIV treat- students. professor in the School of Criminology adults that are a little unfamiliar with ● Make sure your child feels safe ment could mean more than 5 million extra deaths by 2030. About one in five middle and high and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic technology, which gets them freaked ● Talk with and listen to your child. Under budget proposals from US President Donald Trump re- school students is a victim of bullying, University, said cyber-bulling is not an out,” Hinduja said about parents’ wor- ● If your child is being cyber-bulled, leased in May, US funding for global health programs including according to a 2015 study by the US Na- epidemic. Hinduja and his partner, Jus- ries. collect evidence by printing out or tak- efforts on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria would see a 24 tional Center for Education Statistics. tin Patchin, have been studying cyber- Hinduja encouraged parents to not be ing screenshots. percent cut to about $6.5 billion for 2018. Girls are bullied more than boys; bullying for years, and the numbers spooked by technology and demonstrate ● Work with school. But opposition Democrats and many of Trump’s fellow Re- African-American students are bullied have held steady. an understanding of it because ‘technol- ● Don’t contact the bully’s parents. publicans have blasted his plan, saying they will reject it. Con- more than white students, who in turn “It’s not spiraling out of control, but ogy is here to stay’. Hinduja said when Stick with official channels. gress, not the administration, controls US spending. Sept. 14, 2017 Australian proverb 10 Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. Entertainment

‘Runaway’ robot remembers everyone it meets Legal row over monkey selfie finally settled

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over for the benefit of the monkey named Naruto that handshake with Putin who owns the copyright to selfie photographs snapped the photos with Slater’s camera. taken by a monkey before a federal appeals court Slater and Peta said in a joint statement, “Peta n infamous intelligent Inverse magazine: “Police asked could answer the novel legal question. and David Slater agree that this case raises im- robot that escaped from to remove the robot away from Under the deal, the photographer whose camera portant, cutting-edge issues about ex- Ahis lab twice has shaken the crowded area, and even tried was used to take the photo agreed to donate 25 panding legal rights for non-human hands with Vladimir Putin. to handcuff him. percent of any future revenue of the im- animals, a goal that they both support, The Russian president was According to eyewitnesses, ages to charities dedicated to pro- and they will continue their respec- touring an IT exhibition in the robot did not put up any re- tecting crested macaques in tive work to achieve this goal.” Perm, which is becoming sistance. Indonesia, lawyers for an Lawyers for Slater argued that known as the country’s Silicon The robot has hit the head- animal-rights group said, ac- his company, Wildlife Person- Valley, when he met Promobot, lines in the past, when it escaped cording to metro.co.uk. alities Ltd, owns worldwide mirror.co.uk reported. from its lab and walked out into Lawyers for the group and the commercial rights to the pho- The big-eyed, Russian-made oncoming traffic ― twice. photographer, David Slater, asked tos, including a now-famous machine is said to have imme- It caused chaos on the streets the San Francisco-based 9th US selfie of the monkey’s toothy diately recognized Putin and en- after getting halfway across the Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss grin. thusiastically intro- road before its batteries ran out, the case and throw out a lower court Slater argued that he engineered the duced himself with a leaving it stranded in the middle decision that said animals cannot own photographs in 2008 by traveling to an Indo- handshake. of the carriageway. copyrights. nesia jungle, spending Promobot is used The robot was on the road Andrew J PHOTO TAKEN BY DAVID SLATER (75%)/MONKEY (25%) three days with a troupe The photographer has been sued by the monkey. as a guide, model TASS outside the research lab for more Dhuey, a lawyer of monkeys to gain their and promotional than an hour as vehicles tried to for Slater, de- trust and deliberately salesman across handcuff Promobot and take man oeuvre their way around it. clined to comment on how much money the pho- making his camera accessible to the animals to Russia and keeps a him away. Promobot — short for Pro- tos had generated or whether Slater would keep all take photographs. database of promi- It is believed that the arrest motional Robot ― is a unique of the remaining 75 percent of future revenue. US District Judge William Orrick said in a rul- nent public figures. PROMOBOT occurred after a member of pub- robot, created by Russian sci- There was no immediate ruling from the 9th ing in favor of Slater last year, “While Congress However, the Promobot was ‘arrested’ at a Russian lic called police as Promobots entists and designed to work in Circuit. and the president can extend the protection of law political rally last year. android has hit the were recording the opinions of customer relations. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to animals as well as humans, there is no indica- headlines in the last year for his when he was supporting Rus- voters on a variety of topics “for It is designed to interact with (Peta) sued on behalf of the macaque monkey in tion that they did so in the Copyright Act.” The 9th escape attempts. sian Parliament candidate further processing and analysis humans realistically and can an- 2015, seeking financial control of the photographs Circuit was considering Peta’s appeal. Last year, the rogue robot Valery Kalachev in Moscow. by the candidate’s team.” swer questions and remember was arrested at a political rally Authorities attempted to A company spokesman told every person it has ever met. PPICTUREICTURE OOFF TTHEHE DDAYAY Toraja villagers dig up relatives’ corpses, groom them in hope it will bring good harvest An Indonesian tribe has held a One of the villagers said, “It is festival of the walking dead in our way of respecting the dead. which they dig up the corpses of There is no mourning. It is a mo- their relatives and friends. ment of joy for us because we reu- They then wash, groom and nite with our dead relatives. dress them up before walking “We try to honor them and in with them for good harvest, return get their blessings for good metro.co.uk wrote. harvest.” Every year, families in Tora- After the walk, the villagers ja in the highlands of South sacrifice buffaloes as an offering Sulawesi, exhume the bodies of for the dead’s free walk to heav- their dead relatives and friends en. to reunite with them in an annu- The bizarre tradition had start- al celebration called Ma’nene. ed centuries ago when an ani- Even the bodies of babies and mal hunter had found a decaying children are dug up to celebrate corpse but dressed him in his shirt the ritual that last for three days. CATERS and gave him a proper burial. He The families open the coffins believed after the burial he was and let the bodies dry for some time. straight lines in much zombie-like fashion. blessed with good fortune. After that, they wash, groom and dress All this is done while smiling from ear- The Trojan people adapted the story and MICHAEL MCGURK/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK up the mummies in new fancy clothes and to-ear because crying and mourning is pro- started celebrating the death of their de- A helping hand for a contestant in the Muddy Trials race, said to be the world’s muddiest competition in Ayrshire, take them for a walk through the village in hibited. ceased. the UK.

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Yesterday’s solution Sept. 14, 2017 Fan fine Celtic was charged by UEFA after a fan ran on to the pitch and appeared to aim a kick at PSG striker Kylian Mbappe in Tuesday’s Champions 11 League match at Celtic Park in Glasgow. Sports Late drama sends spirited Persepolis to ACL semis

fivb.com Iran’s smiling Milad Ebadipour and Mohammad Moosavi celebrate the match-winning point in the 3-2 victory over USA in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, on September 13, 2017.

GETTY IMAGES Resurgent Iran Ali Alipour (R) scores Persepolis first goal in against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli in the 2017 AFC Champions League quarterfinals in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, on September 12, 2017. ran’s Persepolis produced a fine dis- just five minutes in as he chased down a champion. play at the Mohammed Bin Zayed hopeful ball and shrugged off the chal- Whenever it could, Persepolis still IStadium to book its spot in the AFC lenge of Mohammed al-Fatil, before fin- looked to attack and was rewarded for Champions League semifinals with a 3-1 ishing past Mohammed al-Owais. its efforts in the 81st minute when a victory over Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. But just six minutes later, the Persian goal-bound shot from Shayan Mosleh stuns USA Ali Alipour got the designated visitor Gulf Pro League champion was dealt was handled on the line by Motaz Haw- on its way with a cool finish after five a huge blow when Kamal Kamyabinia sawi. From Page 1 ans, to my team and the staff.” came out and played some really minutes, only for Saleh al-Amri to net was sent off for a studs-up challenge on The referee had no hesitation in point- “It was such a difficult game. great volleyball in the first two sets, an equalizer for Al Ahli seven minutes Waleed Bakshween. ing to the spot and issuing Hawsawi his Iran had momentum on its side There were two different parts of particularly passing the ball. We just into the second half, Fox Sports report- Despite being a man down, Persepolis marching orders. and took advantage of USA’s string the game. I have to say USA played played great. I think we will look ed. continued to show more endeavor and When the dust settled, it was Mensha of errors to win the last two sets. unbelievable on reception, side-out back on a period of about two min- However, Persepolis reclaimed the was arguably the better of the two sides who took on the responsibility for the Ira- Iran’s captain Marouf praised his and service in the first two sets. I utes in the third set when we were lead through a Godwin Mensha penalty throughout the first half. nians and coolly sent al-Owais the wrong teammates’ spirit to bounce back talked to my players and told them up and there was a little bit of lack in the 83rd minute, before Mahdi Taremi Nonetheless, Al Ahli eventually found way. from two sets down, saying, “It if they played like that, there wasn’t of focus. In that moment, Iran took converted a second spot-kick in injury- the equalizer in the 52nd minute; al-Amri It was now just a matter of seeing out was an unbelievable match, so I’m much we could do, so we had to advantage and made some good time to seal the progress with a 5-3 ag- gliding past a challenge and bending a the remainder of the contest but Persepo- happy we won it. In the first two wait for opportunities. I told them plays, particularly (Amir) Ghafour. gregate triumph. lovely shot into the far corner. lis had other ideas. sets, we had nothing to offer. They they would give us opportunities for “We didn’t play bad volleyball Having conceded two away goals in It now looked as though the Saudi gi- Right at the death, the Iranian Reds were amazing and killed us with sure because they can’t play at that from that point; we just didn’t score a 2-2 first-leg draw three weeks earlier, ant would go on to claim the ascendancy won another penalty after Bashar Ressan their serve and side-out and. After high level all the time. And we did any points. Our offence continued Persepolis entered the tie at the Moham- yet its opponent refused to budge. was brought down in the eighteen-yard that, we played without fear and to that.” Iran’s coach Igor Kolakovic to be OK, but not as good as earli- med Bin Zayed Stadium knowing it Persepolis piled the pressure in pursuit box and, this time, it was Taremi who our full potential. Our substitutes said after the game. er. But Iran played great volleyball would be in a precarious position as long of a winner and as in the first leg encoun- converted from the spot, confirming his did well today and all the players USA’s coach John Speraw point- from that point on offensively and as the Iranians failed to score. ter three substitutions made by Branko side’s semifinal meeting with another helped us in this victory, so I’m ed to the latter stages of the third set we struggled to score points.” Spe- Alipour settled some of the nerves Ivankovic turned things around for Iran’s Saudi side in Al Hilal. happy. Congratulations to all Irani- as the game changer, saying, “We raw added.

Ernesto Valverde was thankful to fi- good things for us. It’s not just about nally be able to enjoy having Lionel his goals, either, but his all-round in- Messi on his side after spending years volvement.” suffering at the hands of Barcelona’s Messi’s two strikes against Juve took Argentine star. his tally to eight for the season, with Messi scored twice on Tuesday as seven of them coming in his last three Barca began its Champions League outings, where he’s played in a more campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win central position. against last season’s runner-up, Juven- Having spent the majority of Luis tus, which eliminated the Catalan side Enrique’s three years at the club, it in the last eight on its way to the final, represents a change for the 30-year- ESPN reported. old, who looks to be enjoying his new Ivan Rakitic scored the other goal, role. which was created by Messi, as former “You can put Messi in any position Athletic Bilbao coach Valverde saw his and he can score goals,” added Val- verde, downplaying his decision to tin- ker with the forward’s positioning. “His quality is always the same VValverde:alverde: I aamm luckylucky eenoughnough wherever he is. It doesn’t matter if he’s on the wing or in the middle, he’s al- ways connected to the play.” Juventus coach Massimiliano Al- ttoo hhaveave MessiMessi oonn mmyy ssideide legri, despite acknowledging the threat of Messi, who scored his first goals new side extend its winning streak to against Gianluigi Buffon at the fourth four games in all competitions. time of asking, preferred to focus on “I have suffered against Messi many his own team’s shortcomings. times; now I am lucky enough to have “We were punished for the first er- him on my team,” said a smiling Val- ror, 30 seconds from half-time, when verde in his postgame news confer- we didn’t close Messi down or foul ence. him,” he said. “If you leave Messi “When he has the ball you always space to run in, he’s going to score.” GETTY IMAGES believe that anything can happen – Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Barca’s first goal in the 3-0 beating of Juventus in UEFA Champions League in Camp Nou, Barcelona, on September 12, 2017. Allegri said after the game. Sept. 14, 2017 Leo Tolstoy: 12 It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it. Art & Culture

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Add.: Iran Cultural & Press Institute, #208 Khorramshahr Avenue Tehran/Iran Iran Daily has no responsibility whatsoever for the advertisements and promotional material printed in the newspaper. 19th Iran Cinema Celebration names winners he best of Iranian cinema this year were awarded dur- Ting a special ceremony of the 19th Iran Cinema Celebration with Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Sales- iflscience.com man’ scooping the most awards. The Voynich manuscript is a bit of a historical mystery. It is said The 19th Iran Cinema Cel- that it came from Central Europe and historians have traced it ebration, organized by the Iranian back to the 15th or 16th Century, but beyond that not a lot is House of Cinema annually to ob- known about this cryptic text. serve Iran’s National Day of Cin- The name comes from a Polish antique book dealer called ema, awarded the best cinematic Wilfrid Voynich, who bought the manuscript in Italy back in performances this year, Mehr News 1912. Take a look inside and you’ll find botanical and astro- agency reported. nomical ink drawings and text written in a strange language Farhadi’s Oscar-winning film (or a so far undeciphered code), iflscience.com wrote. ‘The Salesman’ and Narges Ab- Over the years, linguists, mathematicians, and World War yar’s anti-war drama ‘Breath’ led Two cryptologists have studied the manuscript, but while there the nominations each with ten have been several theories, no one has been able to decipher the nods, but the latter did not receive language or work out what the book was for. Many believe it’s any awards while Farhadi’s film a hoax and think the text is meaningless. Some other theories snatched seven. honaronline.ir are a little more out there. One says it’s a document written by Best Film award went to ‘The Best Score: Karen Homayounfar (‘Arvand’) an alien stranded on Earth. Another claims it’s a guide to al- Salesman’ and the Best Director Best Cinematography: Farshad Mohammadi (‘Subdue’) chemy. award went to Asghar Farhadi for Best Sound Mixing: Bahman Ardalan (‘Subdue’) Now, historian Nicholas Gibbs says he’s found the answer ‘The Salesman’. Asghar Farhadi’s Best Sound Recording: Babak Ardalan (‘Subdue’) and it’s brilliantly mundane. He thinks the Voynich manuscript film also received the Best Script honaronline.ir Best Scenic Design: Keivan Moghadam (‘The Salesman’) is a ladies’ health manual. award. In addition, Best Actor award was given to Shahab Hosseini for his role in ‘The Best Costum Design: Abbas Bolvandi (‘The Orphanage of Iran’) Writing in the Times Literary Supplement, Gibbs first com- Salesman’. Best Makeup: Abdollah Eskandari and Mehrdad Mirkiani (‘Lantouri’) pares the manuscript to other Medieval texts concerning wom- Best Visual Effects: Sina Ghavidel (‘Subdue’) en’s health. Aside from the pictures of plants and zodiac signs, The following is the complete list of the winners: Best Field Special Effects: Iman Karimian (‘Vilaeiha’) there are drawings of women as well. Best Actress award went to Leila Hatami for her role in ‘Subdue’. Best Documentary: ‘Femininity’ (by Mohsen Ostadali) Next, he explains the unusual writing in the manuscript, Best Supporting Actor: Farid Sajjadi Hosseini (‘The Salesman’) Best Short Film: ‘AniMal’ (by Bahman Ark, Bahram Ark) which contains “tell-tale signs” of an abbreviated Latin format. Best Editing: Haideh Safiyari (‘The Salesman’) Best Animation: ‘The Servant’ (by Farnoush Abedi) From this, he determines that each character is, in fact, an ab- breviated word – not a letter. He then puts forward the crux of his theory: The manuscript contains a series of recipes for women’s health and other gyne- cology-related medicines.

‘Negar’s Role’ to vie at Scotland’s Aberdeen festival

Iranian motion picture ‘Negar’s Role’, directed by Ali At- shani, will be screened at the first edition of Aberdeen Inter- national Film Festival in Scotland. This Scottish festival will start on October 4 and run through October 14. ‘Negar’s Role’ is the only film to repre- sent Iran in this festival, MNA reported.

SHARAREH SAMEI/honaronline.ir The 5th Grand Festival of Art for Peace is under- way at Iran Artists House in Tehran. The cultural event will last until September 21, 2017.

The film narrates the story of Farzad, a young man who intends to marry Negar without asking for his father’s ap- proval. Eventually he manages to obtain his father’s permis- sion, but it won’t last long due to Negar’s past which causes the state of affairs to take a different turn. Atshani is notable for directing films such as ‘The Presi- dent’s Cellphone’, ‘Wishbone’ (to be distributed by Netflix), ‘Banana Peel’, and ‘Mr. Alef’. His 2016 film ‘Paradise’ was a co-production between Iran and Germany. The Iranian director is currently producing a comedy ti- tled ‘1st Born’ with Hollywood. Weather 32 45 26 34 13 31 21 32 17 32 13 21 24 12 29 20 37 21 17 11 18 15 Ahvaz Borujerd Rasht Semnan Arak Tehran Bishkek Istanbul Amman Minsk Moscow