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Kabul has once again asked for ghan side of the Durand Line, a (COAS) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa ul called for restraint from the Pa- groups will also start meetings on an end to cross-border shell- media report said on Thursday. and President Dr Ashraf Ghani kistani side and sought time for Af- a regular basis to address each oth- ing from Pakistani forces into Last week, military officials from had agreed on setting up the group ghan forces to deal with the situa- er’s concerns,” he said. At the end eastern provinces of Afghani- the two countries met in the garri- to deal with different problems. tion. In response, Islamabad said of the two-day talks on Thursday stan -- a long-running issue of son town of Rawalpindi on bilat- The groups would try to sort out it could not wait if Afghanistan- and Friday, no side issued any concern. Both sides are engaged eral security concerns and agreed diplomatic, military, intelligence, based militants attacked Pakistani statement. Chief of General Staff in putting in place a system of on the formation of working economic and refugee tiffs, an un- posts and forces from ungoverned Gen. Mohammed Habib Hesary coordination for a solution to groups, Daily Times reported. named Pakistani official was quot- spaces. “Chiefs of military opera- led the seven-member Afghan del- Three hundred youths, who re- get the district centre. Mo- the emotive question and a During his visit to Kabul on Octo- ed as saying by the newspaper. On tions have held talks under the egation at talks with Pakistani cently joined Daesh militants, are hammad Salim (not a real stop to attacks from the Af- ber 1, Chief of the Army Staff cross-border rocket assaults, Kab- same arrangements and other counterparts. (Pajwok) receiving training in the Darzab name), a resident of Sar Dara district of northwestern Jawzjan village, said Daesh raised Salafi province, officials said on Thurs- and Hanafi issues among the day. Baz Mohammad Dawar, act- people and had asked schol- ing administrative chief for Darz- ars to support the group. ab, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Daesh were against followers militant outfit recently organised of the Hanafi school of a large gathering in Moghul village thought and killed them if they as part of a recruitment campaign. violated the group’s orders, he “Daesh is investing more in young alleged. A week back, Daesh men below 20. These youths are beheaded a scholar who wrote trained by foreign militants and amulets in Sar Dara village, an then sent to war fronts against incident that has created fear Afghan security forces. The group among locals. Babar Ishchi, the has created training centres in provincial council head, mean- Moghul and Sar Dara villages,” he while, expressed concern over added. Dawar said Daesh paid the security situation in Darz- 30,000 to 40,000 afghani to each ab. “We are trying to press new fighter to encourage them into local officials to conduct an The governor of northern cabinet picks who were introduced of Nargis Nehan is a sign that cer- fighting for the group. Halima operation against these mili- Sadaf, a provincial council mem- tants.” Balkh and chief executive of to the lower house of the parlia- tain individuals still do not believe ber, confirmed the number of teen- He said they had contacted the Jamiat-e-Islami Ata Moham- ment, Wolesi jirga, to obtain trust or oppose with the appointment agers and youth joining Daesh had officials concerned on the se- mad Noor slammed the Af- vote. However, she did not receive of the women for the higher gov- increased in Darzab and people curity situation. People are ghan parliament for rejecting the required votes and was subse- ernment posts. Noor further add- were worried about the situation. faced with similar security the only female cabinet pick. quently rejected for the post al- ed that the rejection of Nehan A limited number of people cur- concerns in Qosh Tepa dis- Noor issued a statement after though the eleven other nominees shows that the support to women rently living in rural areas of the trict as well. Darzab is locat- the rejection of the minister- were approved by the lawmakers. is currently at the level of slogans, district were either under high pres- ed 105 kilometers west of Shi- designate for the mines petro- In the meantime, Noor said the re- insisting that the decision regard- sure or had no option but to ac- berghan, the capital of Jaw- leum Nargis Nehan was reject- jection of the only female candi- ing Nehan should be reconsidered cept Daesh’s demands, she said. zjan province. Most parts of ed by the lawmakers on Mon- date from among the 12 nominees insisting that the women form half She added the insurgent organisa- the district is under Daesh day. Nehan was the only fe- was a disappointing move bythe of the society. tion was getting stronger with each control. male candidate among the 12 lawmakers. He said the rejection (KP) passing day and could easily tar- (Pajwok) FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 117 The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end By Hamid Dabashi of their term. to come and lay a claim on Pal- Christian Zionists are the most ideology, Israel is a European estine. We might as well send fanatical of all Zionists. Mus- colonial settlement created by If you want to understand the Berlusconi and Ahmadinejad to lim Zionists are now led by the a ghastly British colonial of- psychopathology at the root of a ring to fight their claims over Saudi crown prince in the Mus- ficer and now sustained by an the Zionist psychosis, you Palestine - the winner will take lim heartland and the Emirati even more thuggish US impe- Editorial must go to the heart of their on Netanyahu. The problem ambassador in Washington, rialism. From the Babylonians delusion, like an analyst plac- with these Zionists is how ut- DC. That should also put an to the Persians to the Romans, ing a mentally sick person on a terly indifferent to their own end to the nonsensical charge down to the Crusaders, the Ot- couch - and today there is no stupidity they seem to be. From of antisemitism brought tomans, and the British: Pal- better place to see that psy- falsehood to falsehood against those who legitimately estine has been ruled by suc- chotic colonial fixation at work From this false premise, these criticise the Israeli settler colo- cessive empires, none of Conflict is driving than in an article, titled, Of charlatans then jump to an even ny. Again: Not all Jews are Zi- which have had any legitimate Course Jerusalem Is Israel's more false conclusion: "Then onists, not all Zionists are Jews, claim over the inhabitants of Capital, published (where the Jews came back," they say and the only people scared of Palestine - Jews, Christians, or else?) in the New York Times in this violent fantasy, and "in being called "anti-Semites" are Muslims. The Zionist colo- students out of school just hours before Donald the 19th century, Jews began the anti-Semites. Anticipating nialists are just the latest war- Trump's announcement that in building neighbourhoods and US President Donald Trump's lords violently conquering his august moronic opinion, settling outside the walls of extension of the Balfour Decla- Palestine without an iota of ithout doubt, children in Afghanistan make it to school "Jerusalem is the capital of Is- Jerusalem's Old City." ration to Jerusalem, Israeli pro- historical legitimacy to their rael". The fanatical Zionists' de- Jews going to Palestine or even paganda officers declare: "Not names. Jews, Christians, and in the first place, if they do, many do not remain out lusional orotundity begins with living in Palestine out of their that a statement from an Amer- Muslims will continue to live of schools. However, poverty and the ongoing con- the proposal that "there was a religious convictions or simply ican president will change Is- in Palestine for generations temple on that site for nearly as their joint homeland with raelis' commitment to Jerusa- after Zionism has ended up flict have made them out of school, which is not their fault. We 1,000 years before the Roman Christians and Muslims lem. This is our capital and it where all other imperial and destruction. That would mean throughout the centuries has always will be. It was taken colonial conquests of Pales- have lots of students that have not been enrolled to schools due that for about 3,000 years, absolutely nothing to do with away from the Jewish people tine have ended: in the dust- various reasons. To put this in a different way, of every eight Jerusalem has been the center the adventurous European Zi- by force. It was recaptured by bin of history. Zionists are of the Jewish people." That is onist project of colonising Pal- force. If necessary, it will be poorly educated propagan- children that are not in school across the world, one is in Af- the oldest and silliest trick in estine. These are two vastly preserved under Israel's juris- dists. They have a limited vo- the Zionist bag: take a truism - different facts that the Zionist diction by force, too." When cabulary, a delusional fantasy ghanistan. In March of this year, Save the Children in a report a mere fragment of the whole "armed robbers" deliberately the Hasbara officer says, "this they project as history, and a said that more than 400,000 children in Afghanistan, more than truth - and flip it to your ad- conflate in order to wed their is our capital", that's a Zionist fanatical disposition they vantage. Not so fast, mister! nefarious theft of Palestine thief talking. When he says "it have sold as convictions to 1,100 a day, might not attend classes, citing a growing instabil- The deliberate dilettantism of with Jewish history as the was taken away from Jewish their European and American the Zionists into Middle East modus operandi of their non- people" that's the historical audiences. The best of them ity in the country and a spike in forced returns from Pakistan. history is threadbare folly. existent legitimacy. Jews, Chris- fraudster pulling a card from his are sold on this dangerous According to report, hundreds of thousands of Afghan children Christians and Muslims, too, tians, and Muslims will contin- dirty sleeves. Nobody took delusion. The worst of them trace their archaeological his- ue to live in Palestine for gen- Jerusalem or Palestine from are ruling Israel and tricking failed to go to schools this year with leaving them exposed to tory to thousands of years ago erations after Zionism has end- Jews for Zionists to take it back. the US into supporting their significant risk. Recently, officials in northern Jawzjan prov- in the selfsame Palestine. That ed up where all other imperial Jews, Christians, and Muslims theft of Palestine. The louder does not entitle them to declare and colonial conquests of Pal- have collectively been subjects they protest, the emptier is ince, said that ongoing conflict has resulted in closure of as a Christian or Islamic republic estine have ended: in the dust- of successive imperial con- their claim. Palestine belongs in Palestine. The idea of a "Jew- bin of history. quests, all culminating in Euro- to Palestinians. Jerusalem has many as 59 schools, depriving 30,000 students of education. ish state" in Palestine is as That definitive Israeli mounte- pean imperialism topped off by always been and will always This is one examples of such closure, but in entire country, fraudulent as the proposition banking, consistently conflat- the Zionist colonial conquest remain the Palestinian capital. of a Christian Empire or an Is- ing Jews with Zionists, remains of Palestine. This simple histor- Jerusalem has never been and there are tens of schools that have been shut down due to war. lamic Republic in Palestine. Pal- definitive to their juvenile trick- ical fact goes to the ideologi- will never be the capital of a estine was also ruled by Per- eries. But the fact stares them cally sick mind of the Zionists racist apartheid European co- In October of this year, at least 80 schools were closed due to sian and Roman empires, but down: Not all Jews are Zion- and is gargled back into that lonial garrison state that calls conflict in central Uruzgan province, leaving students in uncer- that does not entitle Italy or Iran ists. Not all Zionists are Jews. gibberish. Rooted in a racist itself "Israel". Never. tain situation as thousands of them have been deprived of going (Aljazeera) to schools. Surely the year-long conflict in Afghanistan ren- dered dozens of schools shut and beside the government, the people’s cooperation is very much important and needed to reopen them. Efforts have to be doubled among local elders to prevent any kind of obstacles ahead of education, and have to take every available measure to keep schools open. One thing is for must that without education we are blind that can’t differ- entiate between bad and good. Even in the holy religion of Islam, pursing of education to both male and female is obliga- tory. Time is ripe for all of us to work hard to keep reopen our schools and provide sound environment for our children to go to school as only by educated Afghan boys and girls we can steer this country toward peace, stability and prosperity. The government should also make tireless efforts to reopen closed schools nationwide in a bid to enlighten the mountains and deserts of this war-hit country by power of education. Since insurgents are big barriers against education, it is of the es- sence for Taliban, Daesh and other insurgent outfits to respect civilians and civilian structures, including education institu- tions. All the parties engaged in conflict have to do more to protect schools such as prohibiting its fighters from using schools for military purposes. Subscription Rates Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan The International Monetary Fund has urged China’s banks to raise adopt more capital to protect against risks caused by a credit boom. The IMF said China’s growth has been trade, supported by a financial system that is increasingly complex and economic lacks rigour. It listed a series of risks that had built up since its last co-op plan report in 2011 including high lev- els of debt, too many zombie com- panies and a growing “shadow for 2018- banking” sector. Risks are particu- larly high at a local level where 2020 pressures to keep non-viable busi- nesses afloat are strong and con- flict with financial stability, the IMF said. China’s short-term goal of maintaining social stability is at odds with a longer term need to protect financial stability, it add- ed. Financial institutions have been reluctant to let retail investors suf- fer losses, the authorities have stepped in to shore up stock and bond markets and investors believe the government stands behind debt ity of banks to the financial system, the FSAP team recommended a more staff for the banking regula- issued by local government and gradual and targeted increase in bank capital. The authorities have recog- tor. People’s Bank of China, the state-owned enterprises, the IMF nised these risks, including at the highest level, and are proactively country’s central bank, said the said. The result is “moral hazard taking important measures to address them.” Curbing excessive credit IMF report was objective and rel- and excessive risk-taking”, the growth will require less emphasis on GDP projections in national plans evant but that it did not paint a IMF’s Financial Sector Assess- that have spurred local governments to set high growth targets, the IMF full picture and the financial sys- ment Program (FSAP) team said. said. The IMF recommended China form a financial stability sub-com- tem was able to fend off risks. The IMF said: “Given the central- mittee comprising the central bank and regulatory agencies and provide (WP)

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have adopted a “road map” of trade and economic cooperation for 2018- 2020 and signed the final protocol of the 14th meeting of the inter- governmental commission, Azer- baijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov told reporters in Baku Barratt Developments has deliv- greenspace through public open Dec. 7. ered a £298 million boost to the space and private gardens Gener- UK economy over the past year, ated £55.5m in tax to support pub- building 1,708 new homes in Scot- lic services. Douglas McLeod, re- land and supporting around 5,000 gional managing director for Scot- jobs over the period, a new report land, Barratt Developments, said: has revealed. As part of its house- “Market conditions have remained building activity, the housebuild- consistent throughout Scotland and er, which includes both Barratt demand for good quality homes Homes and David Wilson Homes, remains stronger than ever, some- has made £29.5m in local contri- thing which is yet again reflected butions to help build new local fa- in our socio-economic footprint. cilities and infrastructure in com- By building over 1,700 new munities surrounding its new de- homes, we have continued to help velopments, including seven new meet the squeeze on housing, help- community facilities and the pro- ing more people move onto the vision of 140 new school places. property ladder, and helping oth- The achievements are highlighted ers move up the ladder. “Our ac- in Barratt Scotland’s latest Social tivity continues to deliver a signif- Economic Footprint report which icant social and economic impact, measures the housebuilder’s social supporting Scotland’s construction and economic contribution to Scot- industry and delivering new infra- land over the past year. Included structure and services to commu- within the report are key measures nities across Scotland. I’m also relating to the company’s support proud of our environmental record, Christine Lagarde, the Managing for the housebuilding supply having maintained our commitment Director of the International Mon- chain, local communities, environ- of safeguard the environments in etary Fund (IMF) urged the au- ment, public services and employ- which we build through, for exam- thorities of Ukraine to provide the ment. Other highlights included in ple, recycling and reducing waste, independence of the National Anti- the report show that Barratt has: tree planting and the creation of Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Supported 620 sub-contractor green spaces.” The report on Bar- the Specialized Anti-Corruption companies and 680 supplier com- ratt’s Socio-Economic Footprint in Prosecutor's Office as the press panies Planted or retained 17,250 2017 was carried out by planning service of the IMF reported. 'We trees or shrubs on its develop- consultant, Nathaniel Lichfield & are deeply concerned by recent ments Recycled 96% of construc- Partners (NLP). events in Ukraine that could roll tion waste Created 86.8ha of (AFA) back progress that has been made in setting up independent institu- tions to tackle high-level corrup- tion', she noted. According to Lagar- de, fighting corruption is a key demand of the Ukrainian society and is part of the government’s commitment under the program A new study shows the UK’s civil the NIA’s first Nuclear Activity with the IMF. Moreover, she also nuclear sector in the North West Report which outlines the progress urged the Ukrainian authorities to contributed £4.3bn to the UK made across the sector in 2016. move quickly with legislation to economy last year - the equivalent Tom Greatrex, chief executive of operationalize an independent an- to 2.7 per cent of all regional out- the Nuclear Industry Association, ticorruption court consistent with put. The region, home to the said: “The data shows the impor- the recommendations of the Ven- Springfields nuclear fuel factory at tant role the UK’s civil nuclear sec- ice Commission of the Council of Salwick, Sellafield, the National tor plays in generating highly Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said These measures will be effective Europe, which is essential to cred- Thursday that Turkey will achieve soon." The prime minister said de- Nuclear Laboratory and Heysham skilled and well paid jobs, making ibly adjudicate high-level corrup- power station, as well as Urenco, a significant contribution to the economic growth of 6 to 7 percent velopments in economy are not re- tion cases. As we reported earlier by the end of 2017. Speaking at a lated to indicators but a result of directly employs 28,435 people economy and supplying low car- that the Security Service of Ukraine and supports a total of 57,400 jobs bon electricity to keep the lights meeting of Turkish Industry and "external and internal perception (SBU) detained the agent of the Business Association (TÜSIAD) operations" against Turkey. Regard- in the region, almost equivalent to on.” Trending 'Heavy snow' pre- National Anti-Corruption Bureau total employment in Lancaster. dicted as weather warning is ex- in Ankara, Yildirim said: "It [the ing Turkey's fight against terrorism, (NABU) during the attempt to economy] will hopefully continue Yildirim said, "Turkey neutralizes The study says each nuclear sec- tended into Sunday Blackpool: bribe Dina Pimakhova, the First tor employee contributes an aver- From the courts 07-12-17 Baines growing in 2018 as well, thanks to around 4,000 terrorists through Deputy Head of State Migration achievements that our country has Operation Euphrates Shield." The age of £96,600 in gross value add- School sixth form faces the axe as Service. Dina Pimakhova, the First ed to the economy, 73 per cent financial hardships take their toll gained so far, and stability [in the number of Daesh terrorists that the Deputy Head of the State Migra- country]." Yildirim said the Turk- U.S. neutralized in cooperation with higher than the UK average, reflect- Conviction for fraud overturned by tion Service revealed her version ing the highly-skilled nature of the court Who could Blackpool face ish Central Bank is currently tak- PKK was not that high, he said. "We of the incident with the agent of ing steps to lower inflation and it are the country, which knows best workforce. The data by Oxford in the next round of the Check- the National Anti-Corruption Bu- Economics is released as part of atrade Trophy? is expected to fall in 2018. "We are who fights or do not fight against reau (NABU). (CNN) taking necessary measures for it. terrorism in reality," he added. (ANA)

Last month, Lebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, resigned in Saudi The 1970s oil boom enriched contractors in the Gulf, among them Rafiq Hariri (father of Arabia — only to later rescind his resignation. This sparked fear of a the current prime minister), Najib Miqati and Issam Fares. When the Lebanese civil war Saudi-backed war against Hezbollah, Iran’s Lebanese ally. Riyadh has ended in 1990, this “contractor bourgeoisie” returned: The former two became prime few local military assets to confront the Shiite movement but could ministers, the latter deputy prime minister. Rafiq Hariri was the most successful polit- strangle Lebanon’s small open economy. Lebanon is deeply reliant on ically — not because he was the wealthiest, but because he acted as Saudi Arabia’s local capital inflows from the Gulf. The immediate crisis of Hariri’s premier- ally, first in civil war diplomacy, then from 1992 as prime minister. Riyadh did not ship is over, but Lebanese economic dependency persists. It is danger- dictate postwar reconstruction, but it empowered Hariri to open the door for fellow ous if the country must stay in Riyadh’s political good grace to avoid Gulf investors. The tycoon rebuilt central Beirut as a luxury real estate project drawing economic crisis. Three Gulf countries accounted for 76 percent of new in Gulf funds. Hariri-appointed economists in the central bank and finance ministry foreign direct investment projects in Lebanon from 2003 to 2015. Re- pegged the Lebanese currency to the U.S. dollar in 1999. Maintaining this signal of mittances averaged about 20 percent of the country’s GDP annually macroeconomic propriety required high interest rates, which inflated government debt. over the past 10 years — with an estimated 60 percent coming from Inflows of Gulf capital are crucial to debt servicing. Gulf countries. How Lebanon came to rely on these inflows is key to Exorbitant debt and loyal investors By 2016, Lebanon’s government debt skyrocketed understanding its dependency on the Gulf and Saudi Arabia in particu- to 144 percent of GDP — only topped by Japan and Greece. Lebanon relies on contin- lar. uous inflows of outside capital to maintain the peg. Gulf tycoons and reconstruction (WP) FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Women who rely on birth control old-fashioned pills in terms of pills or contraceptive devices that breast cancer risk, and we didn’t release hormones face a small but know anything about I.U.D.’s,” significant increase in the risk for said Dr. Marisa Weiss, an oncolo- breast cancer, according to a large gist who founded the website study published on Wednesday. breastcancer.org and was not in- The study, which followed 1.8 volved in the study. “Gynecolo- million Danish women for more gists just assumed that a lower than a decade, upends widely held dose of hormone meant a lower assumptions about modern contra- risk of cancer. But the same ele- ceptives for younger generations vated risk is there.” “It’s small but of women. Many women have it’s measurable, and if you add up believed that newer hormonal con- all the millions of women taking traceptives are much safer than the pill, it is a significant public those taken by their mothers or health concern,” Dr. Weiss added. grandmothers, which had higher The study was limited, the authors doses of estrogen. The new paper said, because they could not take estimated that for every 100,000 into account factors like physical women, hormone contraceptive activity, breast feeding and alco- use causes an additional 13 breast hol consumption, which may also cancer cases a year. That is, for influence breast cancer risk. Offi- every 100,000 women using hor- cials with the American College of monal birth control, there are 68 Obstetricians and Gynecologists cases of breast cancer annually, said that they would carefully eval- compared with 55 cases a year uate the new findings, but empha- among nonusers. While a link had sized that hormonal contraceptives been established between birth are for many women “among the control pills and breast cancer years most safe, effective and accessible ago, this study is the first to exam- options available.” ine the risks associated with cur- Experts noted that oral contracep- rent formulations of birth control tives have some benefits as well, pills and devices in a large popula- and are associated with reductions tion. Continue reading the main in ovarian, endometrial and possi- story The study found few differ- bly colorectal cancers later in life. ences in risk between the formula- Dr. Chris Zahn, A.C.O.G.’s vice tions; women cannot protect them- president for practice activities, selves by turning to implants or acknowledged a link between intrauterine devices that release a breast cancer risk and hormone use, hormone directly into the uterus but urged concerned women to The research also suggests that the consult a trusted medical provider hormone progestin — widely used before making changes. “It’s im- (Reuters Health) - Whether it's respectively). Furthermore, sur- “We strongly encourage all eligible in today’s birth control methods portant that women feel confident colon cancer, breast cancer, or ova- vival rates among blacks diagnosed adults to talk with their doctor — may be raising breast cancer and comfortable with their contra- rian cancer, survival rates in the in 2004-2009 were lower than sur- about which test is right for them, risk. “This is an important study ceptive choice,” he said. Because U.S. are lower for black people than vival rates among whites diagnosed and to not put it off if they are because we had no idea how the risk increases with age. for white people, three new stud- 15 to 20 years earlier when fewer aged 50-75. Screening can reduce modern day pills compared to the (WP) ies show. All three were published treatments were available. “While the number of people diagnosed at in the journal Cancer. In one, Dr. colon and rectal cancer survival a late stage, which means that treat- Arica White from the Centers for has improved over time, black men ment will be more effective and Disease Control and Prevention and women continue to have low- survival will increase.” Results (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and her er survival than white men and were similar when Dr. Jacqueline team looked at colon cancer sur- women, and survival varied by W. Miller from the CDC and col- Surgeons try Cityairpollution vival rates in 2001-2003 and 2004- state,” White told Reuters Health leagues studied breast cancer sur- 2009. Overall, the proportion of by email. “This suggests that ac- vival among nearly 1.4 million patients still alive five years after cess to and/or use of screening and women diagnosed between 2001 diagnosis improved slightly be- treatment services varies by race and 2009 in 37 states. Throughout cancelsout the tween those two periods, from and location. We need continued this period, breast cancer survival prescribing 63.7 percent to 64.6 percent. But efforts to ensure that screening and in black women was more than 10 five-year survival was lower high-quality treatment services are percentage points lower than in among blacks (54.7 percent for available and utilized universally.” white women. In the later period beneficial effects 2001-2003 and 56.6 percent for “Screening for colorectal cancer is (2004-2009), for example, five- fewer 2004-2009) than among whites one of the most effective preven- year survival was 89.6 percent for ofexercise: (64.5 percent and 65.4 percent, tive services available,” she said. white women. (AP) Opioids Different Scientists Social smoking: kinds of to lower Will anoccasional alcohol might make you feel addiction risk cigarettedamage different your health? emotions Humans have been buddies with This means more food, more booze, low-level smoker: Only smokes a booze for thousands of years. more late nights and, for some, it few cigarettes a day or just smokes Some scientists believe this love might involve smoking the odd cig- occasionally. Simon Chapman, affair goes back even further. The arette. But how bad is it to smoke Emeritus Professor in the School so-called drunken monkey hy- occasionally?The idea that low- of Public Health at the University pothesis speculates that our an- level smoking doesn't do you any of Sydney said: "Smoking a small cestors possessed an unusual harm is a dangerous myth, Profes- number of cigarettes, say less than knack for consuming ethanol with- sor David Currow of the Cancer four a day or once a week does out keeling over dead, allowing Institute NSW said. Social smok- elevate your risk [of health prob- them to access the sweet, sweet City air pollution can cancel out stroll in the park, with lung capac- ers often don't think of themselves lems]. "Not to the [same] extent caloric payloads of rotting, fer- the beneficial effects of exercise in ity improving within the first hour, as smokers, he said, so they don't as if you were smoking 30 ciga- menting fruit. But we’ve come a older adults, say scientists. arteries becoming significantly less believe health warnings about rettes a day. But compared to long way from merely tolerating A London study found short-term stiff, and blood flow increasing. smoking apply to them. But the someone who doesn't smoke, any- overripe apples. These days, al- exposure to traffic fumes greatly In contrast walking along Oxford bottom line is every cigarette ex- one smoking four cigarettes a day cohol factors into our social inter- reduced the positive impact of Street had little impact on arterial poses your body to harmful chem- or even less is kidding themselves actions, our most cherished cul- walking on the heart and lungs. stiffness and led to only a small icals. "There's no safe level of they're not running any extra risk." tural ceremonies, countless clas- For the study 119 volunteers over increase in lung capacity. Profes- smoking. What's more, the nega- You may feel more relaxed, but sic poems, songs, paintings, and the age of 60 were asked to walk sor Fan Chung, from Imperial Col- tive health effects add up across your blood pressure and heart rate plays. And save for some occa- for two hours in a quiet part of lege London, who led the research your life," he said. What type of start to rise. Your heart begins to sions when we sip an elixir to ful- Hyde Park and along a busy sec- funded by the British Heart Foun- smoker are you? Groups of low- pump differently, and the blood fill a religious rite, we drink alco- Surgeons at the University of sure patients themselves who are tion of Oxford Street. All the par- dation, said: "It is possible that level or occasional smokers in- flow to the capillaries decreases. Michigan are prescribing fewer receiving opioids know how to use hol for one main reason: it makes ticipants, recruited through Lon- studies such as this could support clude: The social smoker: Tends Levels of a poisonous gas called us feel good. But how exactly does opioids to reduce the risk of ad- them more safely — that they are don's Royal Brompton Hospital, new air quality limits. It shows to only smoke in social settings, carbon monoxide, increase in your diction. It may not be rocket sci- getting a more consistent amount it make us feel? According to a were healthy or had a stable lung that we can't really tolerate the lev- like at the pub or when out with bloodstream. This means less ox- study published Tuesday in the ence, but a group of surgeons at and one that will reduce the risk of condition or non-progressing heart els of air pollution that we cur- friends. The binge smoker: Smokes ygen reaches the brain, muscles the University of Michigan has them getting addicted." The re- British Medical Journal’s BMJ disease The study showed that all rently find on our busy streets." a lot more at certain times than oth- and other organs. Open, different types of alcohol devised an approach to help curb searchers identified 170 patients the volunteers benefited from a (BBC) ers, such as at the weekend. The (AP) the nation's opioid epidemic — who underwent gallbladder sur- can actually inspire different emo- starting at their own hospital. gery and surveyed them within a tional responses. Hard liquors Opioid addiction has been deemed year of the operation about how made almost half of all partici- a "public health emergency" by the many pills they actually used, what pants feel “sexy,” for example, White House. It's estimated to have pain they experienced after surgery while more than half reported feel- claimed 64,000 lives in 2016 alone. and whether they had used other ing relaxed when drinking red And research shows that post- painkillers, such as ibuprofen. wine. Drinking spirits was far surgical patients are at an increased They used the findings to create more likely to elicit feelings of risk of addiction because of the new hospital guidelines that cut aggression, illness, restlessness, medicine they receive to help man- back on the standard opioid pre- and tearfulness than wine or beer. age pain during recovery. To lower scription for gallbladder surgeries. Article Continues Below: How the risk, there's a simple remedy: Then, they analyzed how patients Does A Dyson Swarm Work? Surgeons should give patients few- fared under the new approach, By the year 3100, Earth's sky- er pills after surgery — the time tracking 200 surgery patients who rocketing population will need a when many people are first intro- received substantially fewer pills lot of. duced to what can be highly addic- — an average of 75 milligrams of tive painkillers. They should also opioid painkillers, specifically ox- talk to patients about the proper ycodone or hydrocodone/acetami- use of opioids and the associated nophen. Previously, the average Consumers are often told: "Put it in writing." But in the case of a hospitalised Florida, US, man facing death, risks. That seemingly small inter- dose was 250 milligrams. displaying his wish by having it tattooed on his chest wasn't good enough. And other doctors agree that vention could lead to significant Despite getting less medication, publishing your resuscitation preference via a simple tattoo is not the best idea compared to having a living changes in how opioids are pre- patients didn't report higher levels will or healthcare directive readily available. The 70-year-old had "Do Not Resuscitate" on his chest - scribed and make inroads against of pain, and they were no more complete with an apparent signature and the word "not" underlined. But that failed to convince doctors to the current epidemic, said the re- likely than the previously studied withhold treatment after he was brought to Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital drunk, dying and uncon- searchers. Their findings were pub- patients to ask for prescription scious. A tattoo might seem like a clear way to make your wishes known and doctors themselves often joke lished Wednesday in the journal refills. They were also likely to about inking "DNR" on their chests. In this case: "When the guy comes in, we looked at the tattoo and we said: JAMA Surgery. "The way we've actually use fewer pills. The take- 'We've always talked about this, but we've never seen one.' And then it struck us. We had to think about been prescribing opioids until this away: After surgery, patients are whether this was real or not," said Dr Gregory Holt, co-author of the case report in The New England Journal point is we've basically been tak- getting prescribed more opioids of Medicine. The problem with a tattoo: it's a little too permanent. Sometimes patients change their minds ing a guess at how much patients than necessary and doctors can about what kind of treatment they're willing to endure in a health crisis, Holt said. would need," said Jay Lee, a re- reduce the amount without patients For example: "When something happens and people can't breathe, they just want to breathe well. search fellow and general surgery experiencing negative side effects "So a lot of times people want to reverse their code status," he said. resident at the University of Mich- Within five months of the new Holt's other concern was whether the tattoo was done when the patient was drunk or acting on a whim. igan, and one of the paper's au- guidelines taking effect at Michi- Dr Lori Cooper came face to face with the problem as a chief resident at California Pacific Medical Centre in thors. "We're trying to prevent gan's University Hospital, sur- San Francisco. A 59-year-old patient with "D.N.R." tattooed on his chest told her he wanted to be resuscitated addiction and misuse by making geons reduced the volume of pre- if he developed cardiac or respiratory arrest. scribed opioids. FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Bitcoin rocketed past the $15,000 mark Thursday morning, just hours after crossing $14,000. The surge continues what's been a remark- able week for the digital currency, which broke $13,000 Wednesday. Bitcoin now has a market value of more than $256 billion, per CNBC. Why it matters: Bitcoin, which began the year below $1,000, has had a wild streak in recent weeks, and Wall Street jumped into the ring on Friday. While some cur- rency experts warn that the Bit- coin's recent price surge has creat- ed a bubble, others argue its suc- cess is due to delayed recognition by the broader financial communi- ty that cryptocurrencies are be- coming mainstream. (AFP)

NASA's senior Mars rover, Op- vember. Mars takes 1.88 Earth rim of Endurance Crater, which is portunity, has just passed the years to orbit the Sun and, like 14 miles (22 kilometers) in diame- shortest-daylight weeks of the long Earth, it has a tilted axis, so it gets ter. Since entering the top of the Martian year with its solar panels seasons resembling Earth's but valley five months ago, Opportu- 3000-year-old 'pink' gate with in encouragingly clean condition nearly twice as long. Both Oppor- nity's stops between drives have for entering a potential dust-storm tunity and Spirit are in Mars' south- been at north-facing sites, on the season in 2018. Before dust sea- ern hemisphere, where the Sun south edge of the channel. The rover son will come the 14th Earth-year appears in the northern sky dur- team calls the sites "lily pads" and hieroglyphs of King Amenemhat anniversaries of Mars landings by ing fall and winter, so solar-array plans routes from each one safely the twin rovers Spirit and Oppor- output is enhanced by tilting the to the next, like a frog hopping from tunity in January 2004. Their mis- rover northward. Spirit could not lily pad to lily pad. Herman's role According to Mostafa Amin, Sec- sions were scheduled to last 90 maintain enough energy to survive includes advising others on the retary General of the Supreme Martian days, or sols, equivalent through its fourth Martian winter, team how much energy is avail- I finds anewhome Council of Antiquities, the six- to about three months."I didn't in 2009, after losing use of two able each sol for activities such as tonne gate will undergo restora- start working on this project until wheels, long past their planned life- science observations and driving. tion before being put on display about Sol 300, and I was told not time. It became unable to maneu- "Relying on solar energy for Op- at the yet-to-be-opened museum to get too settled in because Spirit ver out of a sand trap to the favor- portunity keeps us constantly in 2018. It will be part of a col- and Opportunity probably able northward tilt. Opportunity's aware of the season on Mars and lection of over a 1,000 artefacts wouldn't make it through that first current exploration of fluid-carved the terrain that the rover is on, including the tomb of King Tut- Martian winter," recalls Jennifer "Perseverance Valley" positioned more than for Curiosity," she said. ankhamun. Issa Zidane, the di- Herman, power subsystem oper- it well for working productively She performs the same role for rector general of the early resto- ations team lead for Opportunity through late fall and early winter NASA's younger Mars rover, Cu- ration at the Egyptian Grand at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labo- this year. The rover has used stops riosity, which gets its electrical Museum, who was in charge of ratory in Pasadena, California. at energy-favorable locations to energy from a radioisotope ther- the transfer of the portal, said "Now, Opportunity has made it inspect local rocks, examine the moelectric generator instead of so- special measures were taken to through the worst part of its eighth valley's shape and image the sur- lar panels. Wintertime conditions ensure the safe transport of the Martian winter." The minimum- roundings from inside the valley. affect use of electrical heaters and relic. King Amenemhat I herald- sunlight period for southern Mars The valley runs downhill eastward batteries on both rovers, but influ- ed the golden age of the Middle this year was in October and No- on the inner slope of the western ence Opportunity's activities Kingdom of Egypt and ruled the much more than ancient civilisation from 1991 BC Curiosity's.Opportunity has not to 1962 BC. Scientists strongly always been on such suitable ter- believe that he was not of royal rain for winter operations. In its blood, but a vizier to his prede- Researchteam fifth winter, in 2011-2012, it spent cessor, Mentuhotep IV. Accord- 19 weeks at one spot because no ing to records, Amenemhet other places with favorable tilt moved the capital from Thebes savesinformation were within acceptable driving dis- to Itj-tawy (near modern Al- tance. In contrast, it kept busy its Lisht). In order to safeguard the first winter in the southern half of Nile River delta, he built fortresses a stadium-size crater, where all of along the eastern and western on asingle the ground faced north. Besides tilt frontiers. Whether to prove the An ancient Egyptian gate has been years to the time of King Amenemhat I. Made of pink granite, the gate and daylight length, other factors legitimacy of his rule, or to create in Opportunity's power status in- removed from its original site in features etchings which make reference to the pharaoh. The cartouches a link between the old and new north Cairo and relocated to the — carved hieroglyphs inside an oval, with a horizontal line at the end, molecule clude how much dust is on the so- dynasties, the pharaoh built his lar array and in the sky. Wind can Grand Egyptian Museum over- typically refer to a royal, and in this case are of particular importance pyramid and adjoining funerary looking the Giza plateau. The considering Amenemhat I was the first ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty of clean some dust off the array, but complex at Al-Lisht, along the can also stir up dust storms that Ministry of Antiquities announced ancient Egypt. Ancient statues of the lion goddess Sekhmet discovered lines of those of the late Old King- plans to restore the historic struc- in 3,500-year-old Egyptian funerary templeREAD MORE Why adver- block sunlight and then drop dust dom (c. 2575–c. 2130 BCE). onto the rover. Southern-hemi- ture which dates back around 3,000 tise with us (CNN) sphere autumn and winter tend to have clear skies over Opportuni- ty, but the amount of dust on the solar array going into autumn has varied year-to-year, and this year Snapdragon845will bringHOURS the array was dustier than in all but one of the preceding autumns. (BBC) of extrabatterylifetoOnePlus, Schoolchildren Over the past few years, the building blocks of storage media have become ever smaller. But further miniaturization of the current technol- digitise Samsungand LGphones ogy is hindered by fundamental limits of quantum mechanics. A new approach consists of using so-called spin-crossover molecules as the smallest possible storage unit. Similar to normal hard drives, these spe- cigarette case Qualcomm has unveiled its new SAMSUNG is widely-tipped to cial molecules can save information via their magnetic state. To do so, chipset, the Snapdragon 845, dur- launch its new Galaxy S9 and Gal- they have to be placed on surfaces without damaging their ability to save that saved WW1 ing its second annual technology axy S9+ handsets at the CES expo the information. A research team from Kiel University has now not only summit. The flagship system on a in January 2018. Ahead of the successfully placed a new class of spin-crossover molecules onto a soldier's life chip, SoC, will likely power the launch, here's EVERY concept, surface, they have also used interactions which were previously regard- next generation of flagship Android leaked render or photograph of the ed as obstructive to improve the molecule's storage capacity. The stor- A cigarette case which saved a smartphones, including upcoming hotly-anticipated new Galaxy S age density of conventional hard drives could therefore theoretically be man's life at the Battle of Pass- handsets from the likes of LG, smartphone. Speaking of battery increased by more than 100-fold, and data carriers could be made signif- chendaele was one of the treasures OnePlus and HTC. Samsung pur- life, the embedded Qualcomm icantly smaller. The scientists have published their findings in Nano explored by schoolchildren aiming portedly has an exclusive deal with Quick Charge 4+ technology in- Letters. The differentiation between two possibilities is the smallest to preserve the stories of the First Qualcomm to be the first smart- side the new SnapDragon is de- piece of information that a computer can save. bits, as the smallest World War. Cheney School pupils phone to use the next-generation signed to boost your device up to electronic storage unit, are the basic building blocks for all information recorded the stories behind an ar- silicon. The all-new premium mo- 50 per cent of a full charge in just stored on hard drives. They are presented as a sequence of zeroes and ray of war-related objects brought bile CPU retains the same 10nm 15 minutes. The new chipset will ones. Over the past few years, storage media have become ever smaller along by people in the community footprint as its predecessor, but also boast faster performance than while their capacity to store information has increased. One bit on a hard at the school's Rumble Museum boasts a revamped architecture. its predecessor. According to Qual- drive now only requires a space of around 10 by 10 nanometres. This is earlier this month. They were These tweaks have enabled some comm, the Snapdragon 845 will be still too big for miniaturising components, however. trained by academics who run Ox- exciting new features – like 4K around 25 to 30 per cent faster than "The technology that is currently being used to store data on hard drives ford University's Lest We Forget HDR video capture on smart- the SnapDragon 835, which now reaches the fundamental limits of quantum mechanics due to the project, which aims to collect and phones and improved Artificial launched in November 2016. Like size of the bit. It cannot get any smaller, from today's perspective," says digitise artefacts related to the First Intelligence (AI) processing. Qual- the SnapDragon 835, the new Torben Jasper-Tönnies, doctoral researcher in Professor Richard Berndt's World War. Dr Stuart Lee of the comm Snapdragon 845 will also SnapDragon 845 consists of four working group at Kiel University's Institute of Experimental and Ap- Faculty of English Language and offer improved power consump- performance cores, designed to plied Physics. He and his colleagues used a single molecule to encode a Literature trained the pupils aged tion, which should result in mark- handle more taxing tasks, as well bit to demonstrate a principle that could enable even smaller hard drives 12 to 17 in how to record the items, edly better battery life for your as four efficiency cores, designed with more storage in the future. "Our molecule is just one square na- interview visitors and digitize the new smartphone. Overall, the to maximise battery life and han- nometre in size. Even with this alone, a bit could be encoded in an area objects by taking photographs. The Snapdragon 845 consumes 30 per dle lighter tasks. 100 times smaller than what is currently required," says Dr Manuel items brought to the collection day cent less power than the 835. (BBC) Gruber. This would be another step towards shifting the limits of quan- included medals, letters, diaries, tum physics in storage technology. photographs, guns, masks and hel- mets. The cigarette case was The discounts continue to pour in objects and recognise your hand been a better time to pick up DJI's brought in by Oxford man Chris as Black Friday looms closer, with gestures, despite being small small but smart Spark drone, Dorey, and it prevented a bullet D J I is kn ockin g £ 70 a lot of retailers putting their of- enough to fit in your hand. It can which you can work with your from hitting his grandfather during fers live before the day actually be controlled with your phone or phone or just with a wave of your the Battle of Passchendaele in arrives. That includes drone mak- a wave of the hand. It's an ideal hand. It can run for 16 minutes off 1917. Cheney School sixth former er DJI, which is knocking £70 off package for someone just getting a single charge and can be operated Louis Attlee and his family off its S pa r k sm a r t brought their relative's grave mark- its DJI Spark mini drone in ho- started with drones: the Spark has from up to 1.2 miles away. nour of the shopping season. Buy a maximum range of 1.2 miles, can Get the deal now The Black Fri- er. It belonged to Captain Charles direct from DJI and you can get shoot up to 1080p video and 12- day savings don't stop there at DJI. Gorrell Barnes who was killed in m in i dr on e for the quadcopter for £449 rather megapixel stills, and can last for If you need a drone that's more action in 1918 and the wooden than the usual £519. If you've not 16 minutes of continuous flight advanced, you can also get £150 grave marker will now be added a come across the gadget before, it before needing a recharge. off the Mavic Pro Fly More Com- national bank of artefacts due to B la ck F r iday can automatically dodge around Here are the details: There's never bo, now down to £1,209. go live next year as part of the project. FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Kriti Sanon who is basking in the success of her last release, Bareilly Ki Barfi for which she received a tremendous response is all excited to perform at various events across the month. The actress is currently on a rehearsal spree and busy pre- paring for her three back to back performances. For the first time, she will be seen shaking a leg with Salman Khan at the popular Dabangg Tour on December 10 in her hometown Delhi. She will be performing on her hit songs "Sweety Tera Dra- ma", "Twist Kamariya" (Bareily ki Barfi), "Main Tera Boy- friend" (Raabta) and "Hangover" (Kick). Also, the actress is super excited and going all out to put up a fun act which the kids can enjoy and will also shake a leg with them at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards which will take place on December 15 in Mumbai The leggy lass will be seen grooving on Raabta songs and "Disco Disco"(A Gentleman) at an upcoming Star Screen Awards. Kriti is surely a stage favorite and a born performer we must say. (Santa Banta)

Amala Paul was originally roped in to play the leading lady. However, the actor chose to opt out as the dates for Nivin Pauly starrer Kayamkulam Kochunni were clashing with other commitments.

Actor Nivin Pauly plays famed highwayman Kochunni in upcoming Malayalam period drama Kayamku- lam Kochunni, being directed by Roshan Andrrews. The team has been shooting non-stop over the last few months extensively in Karnataka. Amala Paul was originally roped in to play the leading lady; however, the actor chose to opt out as the dates for this project were clashing with other commitments. Apparently, the makers have brought Priya Anand as Amala’s replacement and she has already shot two schedules for the film. This is Priya’s second Malayalam film after she made her debut with Prithviraj-starrer Ezra, which released earlier this year. Nivin Pauly’s Tamil debut film Richie to finally release on December 8 Priya’s character played a pivotal role in the life of Kochunni and what’s really interesting is that she didn’t play his love interest. The film will bring on screen the life of Kerala’s most wanted thief, who was believed to be their Robin Hood. According to industry sources, the movie will also focus on the relation- ships and friendships of Kochunni. Through the research, the film’s scriptwriter Bobby found out that Kochunni was not merely a thief but he also fought against caste propaganda and cruelty on people from backward communities. Binod Pradhan of Rang De Basanti and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag fame will crank the Just before we get into the groove of the quirky comic entertainer of the camera. The film went on the floors in September earlier this year in Uduppi, Karnataka where the makers year 'Fukrey Returns', the makers have refreshed our memories with a shot predominant portion of the film. Nivin Pauly, in order to play his character, got trained in Kalaripayat- recap video of the 2013 'Fukrey'. Excel Entertainment's 'Fukrey Re- tu, ancient martial arts form of Kerala. Nivin will be seen sporting a shot crop and a handlebar mustache. On turns' is the sequel to the 2013's sleeper hit 'Fukrey' which won our the career front, Nivin awaits the release of Tamil film Richie, slated to release on Friday. He also has heart with the rooted story of four Fukras trying to make easy money. Geethu Mohandas’s Moothon, apart from Hey Jude and Love Action Drama in his kitty. Next year, he is The short video grabs the essence of the first film and narrates the entire expected to start shooting for Malayalam film Kairali, based on the disappearance of a bulk carrier, owned plot of Fukrey with an interesting background score. The quirky video by Kerala Shipping Corporation. adds to the madness of the film. The video revives the memories of the (Santa Banta) first film adding to the anticipation for the second film. The announce- ment of the sequel created huge anticipation amongst to audience to Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, on Monday and wanted to shake Rs 500, the report added. cases. Speaking about his role in old till he is about 30. I wanted to witness the story of Fukras going forward. While the audience is highly who is currently in Uttarakhand hands with the star. When Arjun Arjun plays a 30-year-old cop the film, Arjun told Hindustan know his psychology and why he excited to witness the comic entertainer, makers have released a throw- to shoot for Dibakar Banerjee’s shook hands with Kamal Kumar, from the Delhi Police’s special unit Times, “Dibakar wanted me to un- is the way he is, and why he makes back video of Fukrey giving a short summary of the first film. Fukrey Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, was the driver who was allegedly in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. Ar- derstand the world the character certain extreme choices.” Arjun will Returns is opting for unique campaigns building much intrigue and ex- allegedly assaulted by a man. The drunk, twisted the actor’s hands jun’s character wants a promotion comes from. He wanted me to be star with Parineeti Chopra in the citement amongst the audience. The Fukrey Commercials and launching man, a driver by profession, has and mandhandled him, it quoted so he can play a more responsible embedded in that world. I also film. The duo debuted together in their first song in iconic DharamVeer costumes, Predicting the weather been arrested. A Times of India re- sources as saying. The man was role in law enforcement, and needs wanted to understand the charac- Bollywood with Ishaqzaade and in Delhi and visiting the Fukra spots in Mumbai and Delhi have added to port said a driver approached Ar- also booked for driving under the to undergo special training so that ter’s entire journey — from the will also be seen in Namastey Can- the excitement of the audience. (Santa Banta) jun in his vanity van in Pithoragarh influence and had to pay a fine of he can be assigned to high-profile time he was seven or eight years ada. (Tribune) Watch the heart-wrenching teaser of '3 Storeys' The makers of '3 Storeys' have Sharman Joshi, Masumeh Makhi- Nagar, presenting a microcosm of able impact. The one minute teas- performances and fascinating commentaries on the announced the release date along ja, Aisha Ahmed, Ankit Rathi and human existence amidst Mumbai's er also features Renuka Shahne, power and destruction of class, religion and status, '3 with revealing the poster and the Richa Chadha and is all set to re- bustling urban landscape. Direct- who will be seen on-screen after a Storeys blends Bollywood with universal themes and teaser of the film. The multi-star- lease early next year. Produced by ed by Arjun Mukerjee, the narra- long hiatus, in a never-seen-before heart-wrenching storylines that will resonate strongly rer promises to bring some of the B4U Motion Pictures and Excel tives of the actors are intricately avatar as she portrays the charac- with audiences across the globe. The film is slated to finest performances by actors like Entertainment, '3 Storeys' tells a intertwined giving each actor ter of Auntie Flory . With stun- release on 16th February, 2018. Renuka Shahane, Pulkit Samrat, story of a lively chawl in Maya enough scope to leave a remark- ning cinematography, powerful (Hindustan Times)

Here's the First Look of Ranveer Singh as 'Simmba' After the massive success of Golmaal Again, Rohit Shetty unveils the first poster of his next directo- rial venture 'Simmba' starring Ranveer Singh. This is the first time, Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty will be joining hands for a film. Ranveer will be seen playing a notorious cop named Sangram Bhalerao in the film. The film is slated to release worldwide on December 28th, 2018. Reliance Entertainment presents, Rohit Shetty Picturez in association with Dharma Productions, Simmba is slated to release worldwide on 28th December, 2018. (Tribune)

The makers of Akshay Kumar starrer 'Padman' It's that simple :) Coming to you, this Republic Day, 26.01.18 have come into full swing. As the release date of @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @radhika_apte @mrs- the film is just a month away the makers have funnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki #PadMan". released the motion poster of the film. The mo- The biopic is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganan- tion poster of the film has been shared by Akshay tham, who invented low-cost sanitary pads and fought for Kumar on his Twitter account in which we can menstrual hygiene. hear the voices of Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Directed by R. Balki, 'PadMan' also stars Sonam Kapoor Kumar. Sonam is trying to explain Akshay that P- and Radhika Apte. The film is produced by Twinkle Khan- A-D + M-A-N = PAD MAN. These are two na's Mrs. Funnybones Movies. It is slated to release on words. Sharing the motion poster on his account January 26, 2018. Akshay wrote, "P-A-D + M-A-N = PAD MAN (Tribune) FRIDAY .DECEMBER 08, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Bernardo Silva claims Manchester derby at Old Trafford, live on Sky wouldn't lose any game this sea- City will redouble their efforts to Sports Premier League. Silva, who son. Unfortunately, in football, it beat Manchester United on Sun- was one of seven first-team chang- is very complicated to win all the day, after losing their unbeaten es for the Champions League en- games. It is true we were already record against Shakhtar Donetsk. counter, said: "When you lose a qualified but we came here to win. City's 28-game unbeaten run in all game, (in) the next game you have Unfortunately we didn't." City competitions, stretching back to to give even more than you usual- went 2-0 down after 32 minutes April, was ended in a 2-1 Champi- ly give to come back from that sit- to goals from Bernard and Ismaily, ons League defeat to Shakhtar uation. "We know Man United and an injury-time penalty from Donetsk on Wednesday in have a very good team as well but Sergio Aguero came too late to af- Kharkiv. Pep Guardiola's side had we will play our game and try to fect the result. Silva said: "We were already clinched top spot in Group control the match, to be better than not good enough today, especially Joseph Parker has called out Anthony F, but the loss means their run came them and bring the three points in the first half. I don't think we Joshuaover his 'I don't boxfor money' claim to an end ahead of the Manchester back home. "We hoped we played as well as we expected. Louis Joseph Parker has issued another Jack Sock Twitter challenge to Anthony Joshua as negotiations over a Oosthuizen world heavyweight unification fight continue. Joshua holds the happy to swap WBA 'super' and IBF belts while to miss Parker is the WBO champion, and the rival camps have been discuss- Joburg Open ing a blockbuster 2018 showdown. Augusta for However, Parker's promoter Dav- after freak id Higgins said earlier this week that talks had reached a deadlock, ATP World saying: "AJ is refusing to compro- airport injury mise and has drawn a line in the sand." The Parker camp claim they have offered a 35-65 split of the Tour Finals purse in Joshua's favour and the unbeaten New Zealand fighter says a rematch deal is also part of their offer. The 25-year-old posted a tweet on Thursday morning, which featured a clip of Joshua from April this year, in which he said: "I don't box for money, I just enjoy it." Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports last week that a deal for a fight with Parker was David Higgins will fly over in the next week to try and close the deal." However, Higgins says the sides are getting closer and that: "There's a currently too far apart for the trip to be worthwhile. "I won't be boarding a plane until we are close," he said. good chance [Parker's promoter] (BBC Sport)

Gideon Haigh on how Australia's Louis Oosthuizen has been forced to pull out of this week’s Joburg Open after sustaining a freak inju- ry at an airport. The home favou- pace attack is cranking up rite, who was set to be the high- est-ranked player in the field, ac- Jack Sock was so certain he would season-ending tournament in Lon- cidentally jammed his fingers be- not qualify for next week's ATP don He was only told of his chanc- tween two airport trollies on his Finals that he had a tee time booked es after a third-round win over Ashes pressure on England way home from last week's Mau- at Augusta National. But the Amer- Lucas Pouille. The 25-year-old ritius Open BREAKING: ican will have to wait another day American is now eager to extend @Louis57TM pulls out @Jobur- to cross that round of golf off his his season as he gets ready to bat- Australia's pace-packed seam at- hacker. Cryptocurrencies have gOpen_ due to freak injury. Fin- bucket list. Sock, who started last tle in a field that includes world tack is causing England severe prob- changed hands at fairer value. Starc gers caught in an airport trolley and week in 24th position in the Race No 1 Rafael Nadal and six-time lems in the Ashes, writes Gideon claimed 5-88 as England were bun- is unable to grip a golf club. Oost- to London rankings, only secured champion Roger Federer. "Obvi- Haigh, even if Steve Smith is still dled out for 233 in their second huizen had hoped the injury would the eighth and final spot in the sea- ously I got a lot confidence from learning how to captain his fast- innings in Adelaide recover to tee it up at the tri-sanc- son-ending showpiece with a the biggest title of my career and bowling trio... Can anyone or any- Starc claimed 5-88 as England were tioned event, but had to step aside breakthrough win at the Paris being a part of this event," said thing, strictly speaking, ever 'live bundled out for 233 in their sec- due to being unable to grip his clubs Masters on Sunday to reach a ca- Sock. "I'm going to play some free up to the hype'? It is, after all, ond innings in Adelaide and still being in severe pain. "This reer-high ninth in the world For tennis here and enjoy my time out hype - and hyperbole, by defini- In fact, Starc, Hazlewood and morning is even worse than it was Sock, who is the first American to on court and take all the confidence tion, consists of 'exaggerated claims Cummins have not had it all their yesterday, so I tried to grip a golf secure a berth at the season finale from the last few weeks of my sea- not meant to be taken literally'. own way since, being held at bay club but there's no way I can go to since Mardy Fish in 2011, the win son and definitely carry those into Becoming literal, these cease to be on the first day of the series, being my grip position," Oosthuizen means he will be among the elite training for the offseason and into hype. QED. Pardon the pedantry: checked under lights, at times told the media on Wednesday. field at the O2 rather than golfing 2018." Sock, who will end the year its relevance lies in reviewing the searching a little hard for swing, at "It's a bit of an unfortunate one, at the home of the prestigious as the American No 1 for the first success in the first two Tests of other times maybe straining for but I don't want to tee off Thurs- Masters tournament. "Golf is my time, may be making make his sin- Australia's three-prong pace attack pace. But now, let it be said, they're day and play one hole or a few second passion," said Sock. "Ath- gles debut at the elite eight-player - Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood starting to click, in wickets and shots and then withdraw after tak- letically it's what I love to do when event but he is not just happy to and Patrick Cummins. Before the knots. The statistics tell a tale: ing someone's spot." I am away from tennis. "Obvious- be there. The rest of the field in series, they were heavily hyped. Starc has 14 wickets at 18.7, Cum- America's Cody Martin replaces ly it would've been a bucket list London will be made up by debu- Ryan Harris even thought them mins and Hazlewood seven wick- Oosthuizen in the field, with Mau- thing for me to do, but I would tants Alexander Zverev of Germa- superior to the trio he formed four ets each at 27.7 and 29.7 respec- ritius Open champion Dylan Frit- trade a tee time there to be here in ny, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov and years earlier with Mitchell tively. The last day at Adelaide telli and Thailand's Jazz Janewat- a heartbeat." Sock did not know David Goffin of Belgium, and Johnson and Peter Siddle. Glenn Oval dawned brightly for England, tananond completing that threeball. he had a shot at reaching the ATP former qualifiers Austria's Dominic McGrath anointed Starc 'the best whose strength had hitherto been in Adelaide were meant to represent their greatest opportunity of the This week's event is the latest in Tour Finals when he stormed back Thiem and Croatia's Marin Cilic. bowler in the world'; his captain said to lie in their lower-middle ech- summer - pink ball, artificial illumination, benign weather. But what's the Open Qualifying Series, with from 5-1 down in the decisive set "I have played a lot of these guys called him an 'absolute genius'; a elons. In fact, the visitors lost sev- sauce for the goose, eh? When Starc bowled the first over of England's the three leading players who fin- of his second-round clash with and beaten some of them, and es- video of him bouncing Usman en for 64 in 147 deliveries - a tes- reply, he wound the dial up on speed so effortlessly that it was almost ish in the top 10 and who are not Kyle Edmund in Paris. Victory at pecially with the confidence after Khawaja in the nets circulated like tament to both lethality and parsi- like watching the main event after a curtain raiser. Jonny Bairstow was already exempt will earn a place at the Paris Masters secured Sock's last week, I have the belief in my- the work of a Russian electoral mony. For England, the conditions last man out, chopping Starc onto his stumps. (BBC Sport) The 147th Open. place at the season-ending tourna- self to go out and do some damage (BBC Sport) ment in London Victory at the Paris in this event," said Sock. Masters secured Sock's place at the (BBC Sport) Meet NewZealandsailor TurntheTideon Plastic oncrewmember BiancaCook Bianca Cook tells Turn the Tide en on here as well. "It [the Volvo our family. Even just being a Kiwi CV from your sister as well and on Plastic skipper Dee Caffari 65] is a quarter of the size but it's growing up you watched it. "My you're here and she's not. How did about her transition from racing really nice and everyone's gelling dad was involved with Steinlager that go down in the family rank- super yachts to racing the ocean. together really well. The idea of and Lion New Zealand [yachts ings? "To be honest, her initial re- Ahead of the start of Leg 3, skip- hot-bunking at first was a bit trau- that were part of the Whitbread action was as expected! We're re- per Dee Caffari spoke to Turn the matising but I'm getting used to it Race in the 90's]. He's a boat build- ally competitive, but she's been Tide on Plastic crew member Bi- now. I definitely miss my mattress, er, so my sister and I both grew up super supportive and she's just anca Cook about the experience of my duvet and my pillow - and yeah in a boatbuilding yard and we just really excited for me. Obviously competing in her very first Volvo - my air conditioning - and the toi- kind of followed the racing. "It's she wishes she was here as well - Ocean Race. How are you finding let!" Being a Kiwi, you understand always been a dream of both of and I wish she was here as well. the Volvo Ocean Race aboard a the history and heritage of the race. ours and I'm just super lucky and "We grew up sailing on my dad's Volvo 65 compared to a super Has it always been on your hori- super excited to actually be here. classic yacht. It was the three of yacht? "It's actually quite nice. I've zon? "The Volvo Ocean Race - or It's definitely a dream come true us and my granddad and that's kind just come from a crew of 11, and the Whitbread as it was before - and I'm still trying to pinch my- of where we started sailing. there's technically a crew of elev- has always been a massive part of self and wake up." On that, I had a (BBC Sport)

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Israel stands alone to praise Trump after controversial Jerusalem move

BRUSSELS — Tens of thousands with “Shame on You” stamped Mohamed Al-Ghoul, deputy chair- of people from Catalonia are ral- over an EU flag. man of the Egyptian Parliament’s lying in Brussels to complain about Former Catalan leader, Carles Human Rights Committee, called what they see as the European Puigdemont, was due to address on all Arab nationals, including his Union’s failure to help them fol- the rally. He and four former Cat- own, to issue laws to recognise the lowing a failed independence ref- alan government cabinet members State of Palestine and to set up erendum in the Spanish region. came to Brussels after the referen- embassies in its capital, Jerusalem. Brussels police said Thursday dum fearing arrest. Many Catalans His calls came after US President Donald Trump announced that his that around 45,000 people attend- are pro-European, yet feel let down ed the rally, which comes just two by the bloc’s failure to mediate their Prime Minister Binyamin Netan- administration will recognise Jerusalem as the undivided capital weeks ahead of regional elections conflict with Madrid. Copyright yahu lavished praise on US Pres- of Israel and move its embassy in Catalonia. Singing and chanting 2017 The Associated Press. All ident Donald Trump on Thurs- there in a move that Al-Ghoul said slogans, the throng marched around rights reserved. This material may day for his decision to recognise did not come as a surprise.In a the EU’s main institutions, some not be published, broadcast, re- Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a statement issued yesterday, Al- draped in flags or carrying signs written or redistributed. deeply controversial move the Ghoul added President Trump is (WP) premier had long sought. responsible for the uproar and rage "President Trump bound himself on the Arab streets, as well as any forever with the history of our resulting harm or damage to Amer- capital," Netanyahu said. "His ican establishments in Arab and name will now be proudly dis- Muslim world. “America has prov- played alongside other names in en it is not neutral in the Palestin- the city’s glorious history.” The ian-Israeli conflict and has revealed move – which he had pledged its complete bias in favour of the during his 2016 presidential cam- Israelis. We must stop looking at paign – ends seven decades of US the US as a neutral party to re- ambiguity on the status of the solve the conflict. It would be more Holy City, which is vociferously honourable for the US, if it has any claimed by both Israelis and Pal- honour left, to sit on the Israeli estinians. But the move immedi- side of the table in any future ne- ately caused a stir with US allies gotiations.” (BBC) who condemned the move, and sparked anger among Palestinians and their supporters. Saudi Ara- bia blasted the move as "unjusti- fied and irresponsible", and said it goes against the "historical and permanent rights of the Palestin- ian people." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Trump's "deplorable and unacceptable" move meant that the United States was withdrawing as a sponsor of the peace process. Through grit- ted teeth, Britain described the move as "unhelpful" and France called it "regrettable." Germany said plainly that it "does not sup- port" Trump's decision. Eight countries including Britain, France and Italy pressed for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in response to the move, which was set for Fri- The mediator of U.N.-led Syria day. The leaders of Muslim na- talks in Geneva plans to assess next tions meanwhile deployed ever- week whether either side is trying harsher rhetoric to describe to sabotage the talks, he told re- Trump's decision. Turkey and porters on Thursday, after Presi- Iran, both vying for regional in- dent Bashar al-Assad’s negotiators fluence, tried to give voice to the announced they would turn up five anger felt by many across the days late. United Nations Special Muslim world. Ankara called the Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistu- decision "irresponsible" and ille- ra attends a news conference after gal. Tehran said it would "pro- meetings during the Intra Syria voke Muslims and inflame a new talks in Geneva, Switzerland No- intifada." The Palestine Liberation vember 30, 2017. “If, God forbid, Organisation announced a strike because it would be very bad news, in protest across the West Bank we draw the conclusion that one on Thursday, while Hamas – the of the two sides is actually...de fac- Palestinian Islamist movement to sabotating the progress and the that runs the Gaza Strip – called process of Geneva, that would for a "day of rage" on Friday. Read have a very bad impact on any oth- also: After Jerusalem, Trump will er political attempt to have pro- have Palestinian blood on his cesses elsewhere,” Staffan de Mis- hands within days tura said. (BBC) (Reuters)

ingapore Airlines changed a flight even though the chances of a plane route between South Korea and the colliding with a missile are minis- US earlier this year over fears about cule. According to guidelines issued North Korean missile launches in by the International Civil Aviation the Asia-Pacific region, it has Organisation (ICAO), a UN agen- emerged. An airline spokesperson cy in charge of air safety, nations told CNNMoney on Wednesday have the “responsibility to issue that it had rerouted daily flights risk advisories regarding any between the South Korean capi- threats to the safety of civilian air- tal, Seoul, and Los Angeles after craft operating in their airspace.” Pyongyang test-fired an intercon- Pyongyang, already subject to UN tinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sanctions for its nuclear and mis- in July. On July 28 an Air France sile programme, regularly fails to flight from Tokyo to Paris, carry- issue any warnings. The crew of a ing 323 people, passed just 60 Cathay Pacific flight from San Fran- miles from the splashdown site of cisco to Hong Kong on November a North Korean missile test, rough- 29 reported the sighting of what Russia’s foreign minister called on TERS/Leonhard Foeger Moscow order to secure the cyber security ly five to ten minutes after it hit they believed was a North Korean Organization for Security and Co- faces widespread allegations that and not to waste breath with un- the water. The French airline ex- missile as it re-entered the earth’s operation in Europe (OSCE) coun- it interfered in the U.S. presiden- founded accusations without any panded its no-fly zone over North atmosphere. The North Koreans tries to strengthen efforts to en- tial election and was behind a wave fact,” Sergei Lavrov told a meeting Korea as a result. North Korea’s claimed on that day to have fired sure the safety of the internet on of destructive global hacking at- of foreign ministers from OSCE attempts to develop an ICBM to the Hwasong-15, their biggest and Thursday. Russia's Foreign Min- tacks. It has denied any involve- countries. Lavrov also urged mem- carry a nuclear warhead to strike most powerful missile to date. It ister Sergei Lavrov prepares for the ment in either. “We urge concen- ber states to consolidate efforts in the American mainland have put reportedly reached 1,000 miles beginning of a meeting of OSCE trating on (the) elaboration and im- the fight against drugs in sport, commercial airlines operating in the higher than the July launch. Foreign Ministers in Vienna, Aus- plementation of specific addition- two days after Russia was banned busy East Asian airspace on alert, (CNN) tria, December 7, 2017. REU- al confidence building measures in from the 2018. (AP) EU takes Hungary to top court over crackdown 'aimed at George Soros'

The EU is taking Hungary to the European court of justice (ECJ) over EU’s charter of fundamental rights. take refugees under a mandatory tugal’s neglect of EU restrictions Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on political freedoms and a leading universi- Hungary is also being referred over quota system forced through by on single-use plastic bags to Ita- ty, as Brussels steps up its fight to protect the rule of law in central a law that requires non-governmen- the EU at the height of the migra- ly’s failure to ensure suppliers are Europe. The Hungarian government was referred on Thursday to the tal organisations (NGOs) receiv- tion crisis in 2015. The batch of paid on time. But the cases against court in relation to a higher education law that could force the closure of ing foreign donations to label them- announcements came as the com- Hungary, Poland and Czech Re- Central European University (CEU), founded by the billionaire George selves as “supported from mission published its monthly file public are the most politically Soros, who has been the subject of a demonisation campaign by Hunga- abroad”. Separately, Hungary, Po- of legal actions against member charged and likely to deepen the ry’s prime minister. The European commission said the legislation ran land and Czech Republic have been states breaking EU laws. The long standoff between Brussels and counter to academic freedom and the right to run a business under the referred to the ECJ for refusing to list of violations ranges from Por- some central. (WP)