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representatives are holding talks PESHAWAR: One of the biggest Tehran tensions. At the same LASHKARGAH: Unidentified challenges Pakistan has faced time, Khan said, Pakistan was with US negotiators in Qatar to gunmen have shot dead the create a “safe atmosphere” for the throughout its history is getting playing its role in bringing peace National Directorate of Security involved in regional conflicts, to Afghanistan. “It’s the nearest signing of a peace agreement. (NDS) spokesman for southern “There had been no discussion on says Prime Minister Imran Khan. we are to some sort of peace in Helmand province, an official The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan." Speaking at the ceasefire since the beginning, but said on Thursday. Mohammad the US proposed reduction in Afghanistan and then the US World Economic Congress Yasin Khan, the governor’s invasion had disastrous effects Centre, the prime minister said violence and our stance is to spokesman, told Pajhwok provide a safe atmosphere during on Pakistan, Imran Khan said in the Afghan jihad and the war Afghan News the attackers his keynote address at the World against terrorism had cost the days of the agreement,” opened fire on Mohammad Shaheed said as quoted by Arab Economic Forum in Davos on Pakistan heavily and inflicted a Dauat Mazloomyar late on Wednesday. "After my lot of damage on its society. The News. Shaheen, according to Arab Wednesday night. He added News, said that a comprehensive government was elected, we war on terrorism had caused Mazloomyar was killed and his decided Pakistan will never 70,000 deaths in Pakistan, and complete ceasefire would be driver wounded in the gun attack. declared after the peace agreement become part of anyone's war," which had dismantled terrorist The NDS official came under he said, promising his groups, Khan claimed. He saw is signed with the US, ” We will gunfire in Lashkargah. Security also provide a safe passage to the administration would resolve a chance of a ceasefire in forces are investigating the conflicts. In line with this policy, Afghanistan, which would help US and other foreign forces incident. Meanwhile, the Taliban following the deal,” he said. The the premier added, Islamabad had Pakistan reach Central Asian claimed responsibility for the played its part in helping defuse countries through the economic reconvened peace talks between attack. the US and the Taliban are tensions US-Iran and Riyadh- corridor. progressing, according to a Taliban spokesperson, while the Afghan government still insists on a ceasefire. On Tuesday, Trump and Pakistan's PM Khan also met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum and discussed US President Donald Trump White House said in a statement. statement read. Trump and bilateral relations between the two KABUL: Chief Executive told Afghanistan’s President “President Trump reiterated the Ghani had met at the sideline of countries including peace in Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Ashraf Ghani that there cannot need for a significant and lasting the World Economic Forum in Afghanistan, Reuters said. Abdullah and visiting Italian be "meaningful negotiations" reduction in violence by the Davos. Taliban’s spokesman According to reports, both leaders Minister of Defense Lorenzo unless the proposed Taliban Taliban that would facilitate Suhain Shaheen told Arab News agreed to continue efforts towards Guerini on Wednesday discussed reduction in violence is meaningful negotiations on in a phone conversation on a lasting political settlement to end military cooperation, election, "significant and lasting," the Afghanistan’s future,” the Tuesday that Taliban the ongoing war in Afghanistan. counter-terrorism and the peace process. A statement from the CEO media office received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that Abdullah met Guerini at Sapedar Palace today. The statement said Dr. Abdullah welcomed the Italian visiting delegation led by KABUL: US-Taliban Guerini and said Afghanistan negotiations will lead to an “has a historic and long-term areas of military and praised the Afghanistan in area of culture, SAR-I-PUL CITY: Governor relationship with Italy” and country’s efforts at countering addressing refugee issues and agreement on ending violence in Abdul Qadir Ashna on Wednesday Afghanistan and a gradual termed Lorenzo Guerini trip to terrorism and ensuring peace and assisting the Afghan people and said the Balkhab Copper mining Afghanistan as good omen. The stability in the region. Abdullah government. Guerini also pullout of American troops, contract was revoked and work hopes a senior Russian CEO also thanked Italy for its said the Italian government has thanked the CEO for his suspended on Shorabak Dam due support with Afghanistan in also been cooperative with remarks. (Pajhwok) diplomat. Zamir Kabulov, to continuation of the conflict in President Vladimir Putin’s northern Sar-i-Pul province. The special envoy for Afghanistan, governor was addressing a voiced his optimism about the conference “Dispute Resolution US-Taliban deal in an interview and Peace”, in which high level Face masks sold out and officials countries and territories and expert Zhong Nanshan published on Wednesday. government officials, civil society at airports and train stations threatens to spread further confirmed fears on state Along with China, the US activists, women activists and checked passengers for fevers as during the Lunar New Year travel television late Monday that and Russia, Pakistan played a Print – a digital Indian media outlet. loop, because New Delhi had residents of Gosfandi district China on Tuesday sought to rush. the new type of coronavirus partner’s role In the Afghan On the other hand, the Russian been opposed to making peace participated. control the outbreak of a new Anxiety grew both at home and can spread from human to peace talks, Kabulov told The envoy said, India was out of the with the Taliban. (Pajhwok) virus that has reached four other abroad after Chinese government human. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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By Max Boot of Iraq and worried about the “The Middle East Isn’t Worth It off China’s oil — a powerful point Editorial precarious security situation, Anymore” concedes that we of leverage in a crisis. (Indyk has Obama still had 8,400 U.S. can’t simply write off that since told me he favors joint It’s easy to say you’re against troops in Afghanistan by the region. Indyk writes that we patrols with China and India in “endless wars.” Who, after all, is time he left office. Trump has must still “deal with the the Persian Gulf, reducing rather in favor of them? That’s why both been even more vociferous than remnants” of the Islamic State than ending the U.S. role.) U.S. President Trump and his Obama about bringing troops and al-Qaeda — a task that “can interests in Africa are not as great Democratic opponents endlessly “home from the ridiculous & be achieved by small numbers of as in the Middle East. Yet even promise to end the endless wars. costly Endless Wars” — and yet U.S. troops, combined with close that continent is not easy to exit. But Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- the total number of U.S. forces cooperation and support for A plan to reduce the U.S. Mass.) was on to something in the Middle East has gone up local partners.” He goes on to deployment to Africa — currently during the Democratic debate in over the past year, to roughly emphasize an even more about 6,000 troops — has run into Des Moines last week when she 65,000 personnel. Trump twice important U.S. interest — bipartisan opposition from said: “Everyone on this stage talks announced a withdrawal from “preventing a nuclear arms race members of Congress, including about nobody wants endless war. Syria and twice rescinded it. in the Middle East.” He calls this some Trump supporters, who fghanistan has been jumbling with the adversities But the question is, when and Having failed so far to reach a “the one current case where the argue that we must counter how do you plan to get out of it?” peace deal with the Taliban, U.S. might need to resort to war,” extremist groups and not cede that have been posed by war since ages. The Bingo. Turns out it’s much easier Trump now has more troops in while rightly cautioning that “we influence to rivals such as China to talk about ending endless wars Afghanistan (14,000) than were should be wary of those who and Russia. Afghans have suffered a lot and the country’s than actually doing so. Remember there when he took office. would rush to battle stations.” The number of U.S. troops infrastructures trashed in the most rebellious way, that in 2015 President Barack If two presidents as different as While I agree with Indyk on the deployed abroad — Obama also proclaimed “I do not Obama and Trump, who were need to downsize our objectives approximately 200,000 out of 1.3 taking years to rebuild. But hopes have emerged for a support the idea of endless war,” both intent on exiting endless “in favor of more limited goals million active-duty personnel — and he actually tried to end the wars, have so far been unable to that can be achieved with more has already dipped to the lowest possible end to this deadly phenomenon after engagement U.S. involvement in Iraq. But the do so, it tells you something modest means,” I would be a level in 60 years. But any future of the US and Taliban in Doha to end the longest conflict, U.S. troop pullout in 2011 created about the difficulty of little bit more expansive in president will find it difficult to a security vacuum that allowed the accomplishing that chimerical defining those objectives. Even responsibly cut that figure any which seems near to ink a possible peace deal. The Islamic State to rise from the ashes goal. Why is it so hard? Because though we no longer need the further without risking calamities of al-Qaeda in Iraq, a terrorist there are always significant risks Middle East to fuel our cars, we such as a Taliban takeover, an development has made sans Afghan government inclusion, group that had been all but to removing U.S. troops from a cannot ignore the economic Islamic State resurgence, or a but the final touch is needed to be done by the Kabul defeated. With the Islamic State region where the United States significance of a region that holds nuclear arms race in the Middle carving out a terrorist empire and still maintains a significant stake. nearly half of the world’s East. That’s why so many of the administration. Simultaneously, there is high concern as the beheading American hostages on I agree with the veteran diplomat reserves of oil and natural gas. Democratic candidates are playing government and the Taliban seemed at tenterhook, Kabul television, Obama decided in 2014 Martin Indyk, now my colleague While Indyk suggests that word games by pledging to remove to send U.S. troops back to Iraq at the Council on Foreign “China and India need to be “combat troops” or “ground calling for ceasefire as precondition for intra-Afghan talks, — and there they have remained. Relations, that those interests are protecting the sea lanes between troops” while leaving Special Obama’s attempt to end the war no longer as compelling as they the Gulf and their ports, not the Operations forces and advisers in while source says Taliban committed for reduction of in Afghanistan was similarly ill- once were, because the United U.S. Navy,” we won’t be too place. violence. However, Taliban group did not officially talk starred. He initially increased U.S. States no longer needs foreign oil happy if Beijing gains a Promising to end endless wars is troop strength in Afghanistan to and Israel’s survival is no longer stranglehold on those vital about as meaningful a campaign neither about violence reduction nor ceasefire – and 100,000 with the intention of in question. But even Indyk, in resources. As long as the U.S. promise as making Mexico pay drawing down to close to zero by an important Wall Street Journal Navy controls the sea lanes, for a border wall. exception in dividing line. The pressurize by government 2017. But, mindful of the lesson essay last weekend headlined Washington can threaten to shut (WP) for a truce making headlines when the Taliban group not only opposing it but even labeled Kabul administration as an American puppet. The US-Taliban talks have gone through WhypeaceinitiativesinLibyaarefailing th 11 rounds of negotiations so far, but so far no special European and Middle Eastern outlined in the NCP's final report conference. The work of Libyan progress has made. Some have accused the Pentagon behind By Noha Aboueldahab actors to stabilise the situation still provide a critical community leaders, civil society in Libya comes as no surprise, opportunity to build a Libya by and security sector figures that damage, even has mislead the people about the war in This month has seen several failed particularly since many of the Libyans for Libyans - even drove the national conference attempts by foreign powers to so-called peace-brokers have during protracted conflict. Given consultations need not stand still Afghanistan, which is unwinnable by military means. The broker a ceasefire in Libya. First, actually fed the violence through, the current fragmentation of because of the persistent fighting. Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads for example, repeated violations Libya's political leadership, It could, as Yemeni civil society ongoing situation and dispersive remarks from the Libya's UN-backed Government of the arms embargo. In their domestic civil society and leaders have done through stakeholders, has put the Afghans in a state of trustless and of National Accord (GNA), interventions in the Libyan business actors should shepherd initiatives such as the Yemen refused to travel to Rome when conflict, some foreign actors this process, even if on the Peace Forum, be used to organise doubtful. The vogues methodology in the peace talks he learned that his adversary, have been pursuing opposing sidelines of the brutal theatre of strategic workshops at the renegade military commander visions for the future of the war. These actors include local community level in more stable scraped people’s confident as warring sides yet to exhibit Khalifa Haftar, would be present region. Others, in particular the security and military figures, areas in Libya. Of course, certain flexibility in the battleground or at least ice up violence at a meeting convened by Italian Europeans, have intervened, municipalities and community Libyan organisations have indeed Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte. hoping to secure economic gains leaders - many of whom were been working together, but there that taking high tools on the Afghan civilians. The decades A week later in Moscow, al-Sarraj in Libya and its assistance in involved in the NCP needs to be a more coherent signed a Russian-brokered keeping migrants away from consultations themselves in process that also aims to develop long war left a legacy of devastation with hundreds of ceasefire agreement, but Haftar European borders. None have 2018. Much of the current the policy areas identified in the walked out without signing. And had the best interest of the fighting is over resource NCP. If the military conflict widows and thousands of orphans. If peace did not prevail, then, the leaders of Germany, Libyans in mind. This is quite distribution and power - no makes this option difficult, there the violence and carnage will remain bending upon civilians France, Russia, Turkey, Egypt clear from the absence of doubt a central reason why is a robust group of Libyan civil and several other countries representatives of Libyan civil several foreign governments in society leaders operating in the with more causality. The most obstacles ahead of peace are gathered in Berlin to jumpstart a society and grassroots Europe and the Middle East are diaspora who could, together with peace process on Libya. The final organisations in many of these scrambling to retain influence and local community leaders based in both – the government and obviously the Taliban group. communique of the conference "peace" initiatives sponsored by control in Libya. Distribution of Libya, pursue such initiatives in They (government-Taliban) have showed no suppleness called on all parties to respect the foreign powers. While the fate power and resources is one of other safe spaces. It is difficult to nearly decade-old UN arms of Libya continues to be the five policy areas identified in envisage any follow-through on rather intensified fighting, making complex the talks. The embargo on Libya - an embargo negotiated in various European the NCP report, alongside the implementation of the NCP many of those powers have and Arab cities, the aspirations national and government policy areas in the absence of the Taliban group is more to be blamed for the mess. To make repeatedly violated - and of Libyans continue to be swept priorities, security and defence, participation of Libya's rival reaffirmed the need for a political, aside. But it does not have to be constitutional and electoral governments, or at least that of a positive move in the ongoing peace process the Afghan rather than a military, solution to this way. Libyans can still take processes, and national the GNA. It is even more difficult government and the Taliban plus the US should concluded the conflict. The renewed call to the peace process into their own reconciliation. Haftar's offensive to envisage this without elections. respect the arms embargo is hands. An existing framework, in April 2019 was an attempt to But it is not impossible. to a single point which is violence reduction. This would sensible but it lacks a plan for known as the National take control of Tripoli by force, Libya's civil society both sanctioning those countries that Conference Process (NCP), is a and it put an abrupt stop to plans domestically and in the diaspora be the first step to show the will for peace, and honest continue to violate it. Meanwhile, good starting point. to hold the national conference has been quietly, but actively, approach towards its achievements. the complex situation on the The NCP was a consultative that same month. The national working to support the various ground in Libya has worsened. process launched in 2018 and led reconciliation process was meant policy areas outlined in the NCP. Even while the Berlin meeting was by the Centre for Humanitarian to pave the way for presidential Those efforts must be supported in session, pro-Haftar protesters Dialogue with the support of the and parliamentary elections in - and not meddled with - by the and militias blocked four key oil UN Support Mission in Libya Libya, after which the priorities international community. They Subscription Rates terminals. Recently, Turkey (UNSMIL). The consultations outlined in the report would be form a crucial part of the announced the deployment of its were informed by the among the issues addressed to groundwork needed to re-build Categories Fee troops to Libya to back the GNA. participation of 7,000 Libyans build the country. It is no Libya once the violence subsides. Afghanistan Times The country has already seen the across the country. They resulted wonder, then, that Haftar and his Without support for such efforts, Annual Afg: 5400 presence of mercenaries from a in a final report that outlined army timed their offensive to foreign military and political at your door step number of countries including Libyan consensus on various thwart any kind of meaningful interference – the very problem For fast delivery service Chad, Sudan, Syria and Russia. policy areas that must be dialogue, especially a Libyan- that the NCP explicitly warns Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the This has exacerbated an already addressed to build the country. owned one, whereby his against – will continue to be complex situation on the ground, It might seem futile to return to legitimacy would have certainly afforded more space as the names, addresses of your making it difficult for the UN and a process of national been undercut. But the NCP is, demands of Libyans continue to International Organization $240per year organizations and the number of other peace-brokers to navigate. reconciliation while fighting is as its name indicates, a process be ignored. copies you want. In this context, the failure of ongoing, but the outcomes as opposed to a mere two-day (Aljazeera) FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Saudi Arabia sold its first Eurobond of the year on Tuesday as tension in the Middle East eases over the US assassination of a top Iranian general. The Kingdom issued $5 billion of debt, taking advantage of low borrowing costs globally. It’s The Buhari Media Organisation international institutions on their seeking to plug part of its growing has disagreed with the projections, we want to make it budget deficit by selling about International Monetary Fund and clear that they cannot have access $32 billion of local currency and the World Bank on their to our primary sources of international debt over the course downward projections for the information and data; no agencies of the year. The country issued a country’ economic growth. The or organisations can stay outside $1.25 billion seven-year tranche group argued that the 2.9 per cent our territory and make conjectures at 85 basis points over US economic growth projection by from secondary data and Treasuries and a yield of 2.54 the Federal Government for the information. “The Federal percent. A 12-year offering of $1 year 2020 was feasible despite Government has taken a global billion was priced at a spread of the IMF and World Bank’s look at all indicators with the 110 basis points and yield of downward projections. The economic environment and it is 2.88 percent, while a $2.75 billion World Bank had earlier projected better able to project the 2.9 per 35-year tranche, the Kingdom’s 2.1 per cent growth for Nigeria cent for the year 2020, taking into longest yet, yielded 3.84 percent. this year while the IMF on account several policy Saudi Arabia’s fixed-income Monday put it at 2.5 per cent deployments that lifted us out of assets have been more resilient growth. But in a statement signed recession. From -1.3 per cent GDP, than those elsewhere in the by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, we were able to move to 0.8 per Middle East following Qassem and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, cent and 1.9 per cent, moving by Soleimani’s killing on Jan. 3. the BMO said the international 1.1 per cent growth within a space While Saudi Arabian sovereign institutions could not rely on of one year and from 1.9 per cent spreads spiked that day, they’ve secondary data to make accurate to 2.3 per cent. This shows we are since fallen back to 138 basis projection for the country. strongly moving.” According to the points over US Treasures, It stated that efforts by the pro-Buhari group, Nigeria has according to JPMorgan Chase & Federal Government to improve shown progress and, considering Co. indexes. Saudi Arabia’s the predictability of economic the current policy deployment by sovereign dollar bonds have policies had been largely the Federal Government, the GDP gained 0.8 percent in 2020, the institutional investors are likely to were announced. There’s a “wall Plc led the transaction. BNP billion sukuk. Fahad Al-Saif, head successful over the past few growth rate will increase and most among the members of the show strong demand for this deal, of cash that investors need to put Paribas SA, HSBC Holdings Plc, of the Kingdom’s debt years. The statement said, “This improve the GDP to population Gulf Cooperation Council. Chavan Bhogaita, head of strategy to work and Saudi Arabia “ticks JPMorgan Chase & Co. and management office, had said in has shown that a lot has been growth ratio. The statement added, “While remaining fully cognizant at First Abu Dhabi Bank and all the boxes, he said. NCB Capital also helped sell it. December the country would happening on the economic front. “Nigeria has seen a progressive of the serious nature of the who’s based in the emirate, said Citigroup Inc., Morgan Saudi Arabia last sold Eurobonds probably soon return to global “While respecting the increase in the GDP since. geopolitical risks of late, Tuesday before the final terms Stanley and Standard Chartered in October, when it raised a $2.5 debt markets. Japan has second straight Lebanon’s bond-swap Boeing CEO says he expects year of red ink to resume 737 MAX on trade dreams shattered as rating last year firms warn of default production before mid-year Japan logged a deficit for a second Lebanon’s plan to steer through Lebanon to be in breach of its government protests forced Prime straight year last year as its its debt crisis by getting local obligations “because it is Minister Saad Hariri to resign. The exports were hurt by a slowdown investors to swap into longer- considered a distressed notes have since partially of demand in China amid a tariff dated Eurobonds has come unstuck exchange,” the person said. Given recovered, though the yield war with the U.S. Government after rating companies warned the threat to the sovereign rating, remains above 100 percent. They data released Thursday showed they would consider it a “selective the ministry has asked the central fell more than a cent to 86.5 cents Japan's exports fell 5.6% in 2019, default,” a person familiar with the bank not to pursue the as of 12:43 p.m. in London. Local to 76.9 trillion yen ($701.6 billion), while imports fell 5.0% matter said. The Finance Ministry transaction until the government investors, mainly banks, probably to 78.6 trillion yen ($710 billion). sent a letter to the central bank decides on a financing plan for hold around half of the March That left a deficit of 1.6 trillion Wednesday asking it to hold off its Eurobonds maturing in 2020, bonds, analysts at JPMorgan yen ($14 billion). Japan had a on the deal, according to the according to the person. Chase & Co. said this week. They trade surplus of 6.6 trillion yen person, who asked not be identified Lebanon’s next external debt added that the swap plan signals ($60 billion) with the U.S. last because the information isn’t repayment is on March 9, when rising financial stress in a country year, as exports fell 1.4% from public. Based on their a $1.2 billion bond comes due. battling its worst economic crisis 2018, and imports fell 4.4%. communication with the ministry, The price collapsed to 77 cents in decades. A central bank Shipments of computers, rating companies could declare late last year after massive anti- spokesman declined to comment. construction and textiles equipment and power generating machines contributed to a 3.7% increase in exports of machinery Pakistan’s youth to the U.S. Vehicle exports, which Boeing chief executive Dave company said on Tuesday it now June because we have to get that account for nearly 40% of Calhoun told reporters on expects regulators to approve the line started up again.” Japanese exports to the U.S., a ‘big resource’ Wednesday the US planemaker plane’s return to service in the The CEO said the company declined 5.5%, the data show. expects to resume 737 MAX middle of the year. Calhoun said “will slowly, steadily bring our Exports and most imports production “months” before its he did not see recent issues raised production rate up a few months from around the world also forecasted mid-year return to about wiring or software as before that date in the middle of declined amid a global slowdown. for growth: PM service. The company “serious problems.” Boeing the year.” The latest push back in Exports to China dropped nearly announced a production halt in shares were down 1.5 percent on the forecasted return to service is 8%, matching the drop in exports December, when the global Wednesday. Calhoun declined to due to the company’s decision to to all of the rest of Asia. In Imran Khan grounding of the fast-selling 737 provide a specific date for endorse simulator training for December, exports continued to MAX following two deadly resumption of production, but pilots before they resume flights, fall, but at a slower pace than the The large young population of programs to develop skills that he said, and it is “sitting on one of crashes in five months looked set said it “will be reinvigorated Calhoun said. “We can get this month before, dropping 6.3%, Pakistan is a “big resource” that his administration has since the most precious gold and copper to last well into 2020. The months before that moment in thing back on its horse. while imports slipped nearly 5%. will enable growth, said the started as one solution to this reserves.” To illustrate this point, “Looking ahead, we think the country’s Prime Minister Imran problem. “2020 is the year that Khan said that Pakistan has recovery in exports will be weaker Khan during an address at the 2020 we want to lift our growth rate “enough reserves that we could than many expect. That reflects World Economic Forum in Davos, and provide jobs to our young pay off all our foreign debt.” The Kazakh-Slovak Philippine our view that GDP growth in Switzerland. The young have people,” he said. Khan also noted Prime Minister concluded by Japan’s main trading partners will historically been neglected several other economic stating that his government has GDPgrows remain subdued this year," Tom because, Khan explained, “we did advantages of Pakistan. The become focused on tackling roundtable encourages Learmouth of Capital Economics said in a report. not concentrate on skill country’s mineral wealth in corruption as a way in which to development.” He pointed to particular is “sadly untapped,” encourage long-term sustainable. increased bilateral 6.4 percent economic cooperation in fourth NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh and in. Slovakia is interested both in quarter Slovak officials hosted a attracting our investments, and, business roundtable Jan. 21 in naturally, in investing in our The Philippine economy grew at Nur-Sultan to discuss bilateral economy. And we very much its fastest clip for 2019 in the trade and economic cooperation hope that according to the results quarter ended December, official as well as to sign memorandums of today’s events, as well as the data released Thursday showed, economy, followed by of understanding. “It should be results of the signing of three as authorities kept watch on the Luxembourg and the U.S. said that more than 40 countries memorandums of cooperation, Taal Volcano. Gross domestic Denmark came in fourth while with Slovakian participation our turnover will increase,” added product expanded 6.4 percent in Switzerland rounded the top five. already work in Kazakhstan. … Vassilenko. Viktor Borecky, a the fourth quarter compared to Vietnam scored an overall Interest to our country is department director at the the revised 6 percent in the third 12.06 points out of 25, surpassing significant,” said Kazakh Slovakian Ministry of Foreign quarter and the 6.4 percent median the global average of 11.9. It Ambassador to Slovakia Roman Affairs, said Slovakia sees forecast of 22 economists in a performed better than Southeast Vassilenko. Vassilenko added potential in Kazakhstan due to Bloomberg poll. This brought Asian neighbors Indonesia (73rd), that agriculture has the potential its oil and uranium reserves as average GDP growth for the full- the Philippines (81st), Cambodia for increased cooperation as well as import potential. “For year to 5.9 percent, slightly below (102nd), Laos (107th) and Slovakian interest in Kazakhstan us Kazakhstan is a very government's 6 to 7 percent goal. Myanmar (111th). In Southeast grows. “Agriculture, it should be interesting country, because it The full year 2019 GDP Asia, Vietnam is behind Singapore noted, and the high-quality develops so rapidly in every growth, however, is the slowest (1st), Malaysia (38th) and processing of agricultural direction. Also, from the in 8 years after facing “several Thailand (55th). Vietnam scored products that are present in perspective of a Slovakian challenges” such as the budget highest in terms of human capital, Slovakia, we are also interested import, it’s very important that impasse, the effects. ranking 28th globally, the report said. Vietnam was ranked 47th in ease of doing business, 55th in China calls for cooperation, inclusiveness to Vietnam is better prepared than high stage of acceleration in a report investment, ease of doing start-up environment, 74th in several of its Southeast Asian on digital readiness prepared by business, human capital, start-up basic needs and 79th in technology spur economic globalization: Davos 2020 peers to become a digital U.S. tech firm Cisco. The ranking environment, technology adoption. The country was not economy, a new report says. The measures 141 countries based on adoption, and technology well placed in terms of technology Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng profound adjustment in the wake economic globalization and come country is ranked 70th among 141 seven criteria: basic human needs, infrastructure. Singapore was the infrastructure, standing at 93rd on Tuesday called for more of the global financial crisis, with to no good. All countries should economies and is classified in the business and government world’s most digital-ready globally. cooperation to beef up economic economic globalization facing stay true to consultation on the globalization amid rising global headwinds from both strength of equality and concerted uncertainties and fragile growth protectionism and unilateralism, efforts, he said. The global growth Ukraine’s PM, IMF Managing Director discuss new financing program outlooks. Han, also a member Han said. Economic projections for 2020 and 2021 of the Standing Committee of the globalization is a historical trend have been further lowered, as a Prime Minister of Ukraine Managing Director discussed the Political Bureau of the indispensable for productivity sharp slowdown in India is Oleksiy Honcharuk discussed progress of implementation of the Communist Party of China growth and a natural result of creating a drag worldwide, with International Monetary preliminary measures necessary to Central Committee, made the advances in science and although the U.S.-China phase Fund Managing Director endorse the EFF program agreed Kristalina Georgieva the upon at the working level," statement when delivering a technology. No countries are one trade deal has just eased some implementation of measures Honcharuk posted on Telegram. keynote speech at the ongoing capable of notching up of the uncertainty facing the needed to endorse the IMF Ukraine’s Prime Minister thanked World Economic Forum (WEF) sustainable development world, the International Monetary Extended Facility Fund program Georgieva for "constructive taking place from January 21 without resorting to global Fund (IMF) said Monday. "What for Ukraine. The meeting took dialogue." As reported, Ukraine through 24 in Davos, division of labor, said him. we need to do is to make the pie, place at the World Economic and the IMF agreed on a new Switzerland. The world Unilateral and protectionist or rather, global market bigger and Forum in Davos. "I and the IMF three-year Extended Facility. economy is still in the interim of practices buck the trend of turn economic globalization. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES Sixchildrenhavediedfrom thefluinTennessee:Here's what youneedtoknow Tennessee health officials have confirmed six pediatric flu deaths in Tennessee. Officials say two deaths were reported in middle Tennessee and four in east Tennessee. Health officials are reminding folks it's not too late to get your flu shot and the flu vaccine is still available for free at most local health departments. The Centers for Disease Control said 39 kids have died from the flu so far this season. Symptoms of the flu include: 100-degree or higher temperature or feeling feverish A cough and/or sore throat A runny or stuffy nose Headaches and/or body aches Nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea Chills Health officials encourage those so far this season to do so as soon Fatigue who have not gotten a flu shot as possible. WHO warning on vaping The World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. originated, said the number of cases time. Travelers from China are drawsharsh response (WHO) on Wednesday An emergency meeting of experts of a new virus had jumped to 571 being screened for the virus at postponed a decision to declare a will consider further evidence on and the death toll had risen to 17 at many airports around the world. global public health emergency whether to determine a global the end of Wednesday. 'Further The UK said it would put over a new viral illness that has public health emergency on spread' possible enhanced monitoring measures in from U.K. researchers spread across China and reached Thursday. Deputy Director of the National place for direct flights from other Asian nations as well as the City of 11 million cut off Health Commission Li Bin told Wuhan. The coronavirus is United States. "The decision Wuhan authorities have reporters on Wednesday that all transmitted via the respiratory about whether or not to declare a effectively locked down the area, the deaths were reported in the city tract and there "is the possibility public health emergency of shutting down all public of Wuhan in the central Hubei of viral mutation and further international concern is one I take transportation services, including province. The new death toll spread of the disease," Li said at extremely seriously, and one I am high-speed trains in and out of comes less than a day after the first a news conference. The only prepared to make with the city which is home to some case in the US was reported. A commission announced measures appropriate consideration of all 11 million people. Authorities in person with the virus was also to contain the virus as millions of the evidence," said WHO chief China, where the virus found in Hong Kong for the first people travel across the country. Blood test can NI H-supported scientists predict when reverse HI V and SI V latency the menopause is approaching in two animal models TWO YEARS In a range of experiments, research. CARE is part of the system. These reservoirs consist scientists have reactivated resting Martin Delaney Collaboratories of HIV-infected cells containing in advance, immune cells that were latently for HIV Cure Research, the HIV genetic material that can study finds infected with HIV or its monkey flagship NIH-supported HIV generate new virus particles if a New warnings about vaping popularity. The statements align CDC now recommends that e- relative, SIV, in cells in the cure research program. The joint person’s treatment is interrupted. A new blood test can accurately issued this week by the World with others made by U.K. public cigarettes of all kinds “never be bloodstream and a variety of efforts of scientists from a The cells have entered a resting predict when the menopause is Health Organization have health officials in recent months, used by youths.” In a document tissues in animals. As a result, the variety of specialties made the state that they maintain until they about to strike up to two years prompted strong pushback from which have generally supported released Monday, WHO cells started making copies of the new findings possible. are activated to produce the virus. in advance, scientist say. There public health experts in the vaping as a useful alternative to expressed reservations about the viruses, which could potentially “A simple, safe and scalable cure The immune system cannot is currently no reliable way to United Kingdom, who charged traditional cigarettes. In value of e-cigarettes and grave be neutralized by anti-HIV drugs for HIV is an aspirational goal recognize and kill HIV-infected predict when a woman will that WHO was spreading contrast, WHO’s cautions about concerns about their risks. The and the immune system. This that, if achieved, would accelerate cells in a resting state, and ART experience the menopause, and “blatant misinformation” about vaping echo those voiced by the organization stated “there is no advance, published today in two progress toward ending the HIV has no effect on them. doctors rely on monitoring their the potential risks and benefits U.S. Centers for Disease Control doubt” that e-cigarettes “are papers in the journal Nature, pandemic,” said Anthony S. Consequently, scientists have been periods. This means women are of e-cigarettes. The pointed and Prevention and some U.S. harmful to health and are not safe, marks progress toward a widely Fauci, M.D., director of the attempting to activate the HIV often caught off-guard by the exchange comes amid growing scientists, who are expressing but it is too early to provide a clear accessible cure for HIV. The new National Institute of Allergy and reservoir so therapeutic agents or negative symptoms that it causes, controversy over the value of e- alarm over both known and still- answer on the long-term impact research was conducted by Infectious Diseases, part of NIH. an enhanced immune system can including low mood and hot cigarettes, and how to weigh their uncertain hazards from vaping. of using them or being exposed to investigators from the “These new findings help sustain recognize and kill the infected cells, flushes. The new test could help role as a smoking cessation tool After an outbreak of severe lung them.” WHO also suggested “there Collaboratory of AIDS our cautious optimism that an eliminating HIV. This strategy is prepare women and encourage against their potential harms, disease that’s still being is not enough evidence to support Researchers for Eradication HIV cure is possible.” While often called “kick and kill.” them to seek treatments in especially among young people investigated and is linked to the use of these products for (CARE) based at the University consistent antiretroviral therapy Previous attempts to reactivate or advance to reduce the toll it takes for whom vaping has soared in THC-containing e-cigarettes, smoking cessation.” of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (ART) maintains the health of “kick” the HIV reservoir worked on their health, scientists say. and from the Emory Consortium people living with HIV and well in the laboratory but were It works by measuring levels of for Innovative AIDS Research (E- prevents transmission of the either ineffective or too toxic when anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) CIAR) in Nonhuman Primates, virus, it is not a cure. Developing tested in animals and people. One in the blood. When AMH is low, Faster drug both funded by the National an HIV cure has been extremely of today’s reports describes the it means eggs are running out. A Researchers Institutes of Health. Scientists difficult due to the persistence testing of a compound called blood test can predict when the discovery to hit from ViiV Healthcare and Qura of viral reservoirs, where the AZD5582, which belongs to a class menopause is about to strike Therapeutics collaborated on the virus hides from the immune of molecules that have proven. within one year. 'undruggable' have turned to targets the banana for Medicines made from coiled W orld’s first t ot ally robot ic heart w ill protein fragments could provide a new handle on hard-to-treat diseases like cancer, but they are end need for t ransplant s in 10 years ways to help us difficult to design. But a new The world's first soft robotic heart transplants from dead humans solution for end stage heart failure.” being wrapped in cells from the technique, developed at the is in development which could and save thousands who die The heart will be driven by fluid or patient’s own body the hybrid University of Michigan, could clear NHS transplant waiting while on organ donor waiting lists air, and powered by electricity. heart would become infected so fight the flu change that. It can harness bacteria to produce billions of different lists. The “hybrid heart” will be globally. Prof Jolanda Kluin, of Electricity will be transferred that the body effectively rejects Researchers at the University of exposed to a generally fatal form the first ever made of soft artificial the University of Amsterdam, wirelessly from a close power it. The device, currently being drug candidates that won't fall Michigan have tapped the humble of the flu survived when they apart quickly inside the body. muscles and sensors and then said: “The only treatment for end source worn in the patient’s patented, will first be tested in banana as their inspiration for a had received an injection of the coated in human tissue grown in a stage heart failure is replacement. clothing. A smaller battery will also an animal in five years. Previous Some advanced cancer medications recent trial of a new way to fight protein. This was true even target cancer cells with immune lab. A pioneering Dutch surgeon “There is a huge shortage in be implanted inside the patient attempts have been made to the flu. In a paper published when the injection was given a is working in partnership with the donor organs and in a way that’s which will power the heart “for an develop a robotic heart in France markers that latch onto the Tuesday, they explained that an full 72 hours after exposure to British Heart Foundation to good. Every donor organ means hour or so if they have a shower or where a 76-year-old man died in outsides of the cancer cells, for transplant it in to the first person that somewhere else, someone go for a swim”. EU-funded research 2014 two-and-a-half months after engineered compound based on a the virus. The protein, called instance. But these immune in 2028. The team behind it claim young has died. “A hybrid heart has already demonstrated the his operation. protein found in bananas H84T, is based on banana lectin markers are large, operating it could end the need for could create the first ever technology is possible. Without (AP) increased survival rates of mice but engineered in the lab. The between cells rather than inside with flu in a dramatic way. researchers believe it may have them. To disrupt cancer cells from How can bananas help fight the clinical use implications. "We within, the medicine must be small Human body flu? They don't help fight it were able to show that H84T enough to get into the cell. directly—they just inspired a blocks the ability of the However, ordinary small- One in four children temperatures are new breakthrough that could influenza virus to fuse with molecule medications can't hit have serious implications. David structures termed endosomes in messenger proteins with smooth dropping, and Markovitz, M.D., a professor of the human cell, a key step in surfaces. A new type of internal medicine in the division infection," explained medication is needed. "It's a 'has t oo lit t le sleep' science might of infectious diseases at Michigan Markovitz. Banana lectin in its Goldilocks principle," said Greg One in four 11 to 15-year-olds in know why Medicine and one of the authors organic form, like other lectins, Thurber, U-M associate professor England have too little sleep, a on the study, has been working is linked to some negative side of chemical engineering, who led World Health Organization study with a team of collaborators for effects like causing the work. "The drug has to be suggests. The Health Behaviour In 1868, German physician Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich years on antiviral solutions for inflammation. In this study, small enough to get into cells but in School-aged Children report the flu, all based on banana early evidence indicates that the large enough to grab onto proteins questions 3,398 11, 13 and 15- started to popularize what’s become the most recognizable plants. This most recent study, engineered protein does not inside cells that don't interact with year-olds every four years. And published in the Proceedings of seem to carry the same negative ordinary small-molecule drugs." 27% now say they are too tired number in all of medicine: 98.6°F or 37°C, which is thought to be the National Academy of impacts. They also found that Protein fragments, known as to concentrate on their lessons - Sciences, found that 80% of mice while the mice did develop peptides, could fill this gap. 17% of 11-year-olds, 28% of 13- the normal average human body year-olds and 42% of 15-year- temperature. Though his olds. The proportion of 15-year- methods later came under olds who say they have have low scrutiny—Wunderlich stuck an Dallas County reports 11th flu-related moods at least once a week has enormous thermometer under the also risen, from 40% to 50%. One armpits of patients for 20 death, a 34-year-old in four 15-year-olds say they have just 3% say they have smoked fellow at the University of minutes, a less-than-accurate self-harmed - and the proportion at least three times in the past 30 Hertfordshire, which hosted the technique—this baseline has Dallas County reported its 11th adults. One child, a 16-year-old this flu season was busier than in is rising faster among boys. days, while 7% have drunk study, said: "Research on helped physicians identify fevers flu-related death of the 2019-20 student at Bishop Lynch High recent years. At this point last Girls, though, are more likely to alcohol 21% of 15-year-olds have adolescent health has highlighted as well as abnormally low body season Wednesday. The patient School, also has died from the year there were five confirmed flu- have too little sleep, 32% tried cannabis, while 20% have how important the second decade temperatures, along with was a 34-year-old Dallas County flu this season. Dr. Philip related deaths, all of them adults. compared with 23% of boys. Just had sex, down from 41% in 2002 of life is for health and wellbeing, corresponding illnesses or resident who did not have any Huang, the county’s health In the 2017-18 season, which was one in six of the youngsters (15%) And when it comes to food: which is why this continued decline diseases. More than 150 years underlying medical conditions, director, said it’s crucial for especially deadly, there were 46 say they are physically active for 63% eat breakfast every day of emotional wellbeing is really later, 98.6° may no longer be the according to the county’s Health people with chronic medical deaths at the end of the third week at least an hour a day. But seven 44% meet the government worrying. "Although there are far standard. Humans seem to be and Human Services department. conditions to get the flu vaccine. of January. In all, 22 people died in 10 take part in "vigorous" recommendations of eating five less reported incidences of risk getting cooler. Researchers at The department did not release “These flu deaths continue to from the flu in Dallas County in physical activity at least two to portions of fruit and vegetables behaviours, young people are facing Stanford University School of the patient’s name, citing privacy remind us of the seriousness of 2018-19 and 83 in 2017-18. three times a week, with boys every day a multitude of different challenges Medicine, in a paper published reasons. Health officials are flu, and how important it is for According to the federal Centers (74%) more likely to do so than 39% usually eat a meal with their that other generations have not in the journal eLife, compared working to determine whether everyone 6 months and older to for Disease Control and girls (63%). family every day, down from really experienced, such as the three large datasets from different two additional deaths — both get their flu vaccine and practice Prevention, flu activity remains The study also suggests children 51% in 2014 prominence of smartphones and time periods: American Civil War children — were caused by the prevention measures,” he said widespread in Texas and 47 other are becoming less likely to take 'Worrying' social media. records, a national health survey flu. Of the 10 other confirmed in a written statement. Huang states. part in risky behaviour: Dr Ellen Klemera, senior research (BBC) from the 1970s. flu-related deaths, nine were has previously said the start of (AP) FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet spoke during a session of the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, January 22, saying that healthcare offers the biggest potential over the next five to 10 years for using artificial intelligence to improve outcomes. U.S. lawmakers have raised questions about Google’s access to the health records of in outcome is profound. In lung reducing cost. The U.S. lawmakers tens of millions of Americans. cancer, for example, five experts asked the company in November Ascension, which operates 150 agree this way and five agree the to provide information about other hospitals and more than 50 other way. We know we can use health systems that provide senior living facilities across the artificial intelligence to make it information to Google, whether United States, is Google’s biggest better,” Pichai added. Google Ascension clients will be allowed cloud computing customer in has been using artificial to opt out of the project, and healthcare. “When we work with intelligence to automatically whether the data be used for hospitals, the data belongs to the analyze MRI scans and other advertising. Pichai said there was hospitals,” said Pichai. “But look patient data to identify diseases already strong privacy protecting at the potential here. Cancer if and make predictions aimed at regulations in place that provide a often missed and the difference improving outcomes and framework for Google to operate.

Russia and Belarus have the Earth and deep space learn from each other’s experience, enhancement of cooperation significant potential for expanding research based on the science and use it as the basis and use the between Russian and Belarusian cooperation in the space sphere industrial potential accumulated partner’s best features." The partners." "This is an example of and implementing new high- by Belarus are of great Russian ambassador noted that these integration efforts, whose technology projects, Russian importance in the long-term," the during the visit of Russian state scale and depth we can feel Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Russian diplomat noted. corporation Roscosmos chief today," Mezentsev said. The Mezentsev told TASS on Mezentsev considers the joint Dmitry Rogozin to Minsk, Russian ambassador is confident Wednesday. "Russia’s proposals potential of both states "an "agreements with the Belarusian that the Russian-Belarusian joint to create joint ventures, namely important factor that president were reached to experience of cooperation in the those related to remote sensing of demonstrates the commitment to determine new stages of real space sphere will be welcomed. World’s consumption of two years ago, according to Microsoft discloses Reuters, which broke the news. But it ditched the plan after FBI materials hits cyber-crime agents raised concerns it would hinder investigations. record 100bn Reuters spoke to six sources, securitybreachof including former employees at tonnes a year Apple and the FBI. The amount of material consumed "Encrypting data is essential by humanity has passed 100bn and companies usually offer help tonnes every year, a report has customer support database and support when protecting revealed, but the proportion being data, so this news comes as a recycled is falling. The climate and Microsoft disclosed today a Discovery. The leaky customer supporting them to properly shock to me," said Jake Moore, a wildlife emergencies are driven by security breach that took place support database consisted of a investigate it," Diachenko told cyber-security expert at internet the unsustainable extraction of last month in December 2019. In cluster of five Elasticsearch servers, ZDNet. Today, we concluded an security and antivirus company fossil fuels, metals, building a blog post today, the OS maker a technology used to simplify investigation into a ESET. "However, it doesn't mean materials and trees. The report’s said that an internal customer search operations, Diachenko told misconfiguration of an internal your back-up and data can't be authors warn that treating the support database that was ZDNet today. All five servers customer support database used encrypted. 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The database reported the issue to the OS maker, million entries, with information plans to let customers fully converting data into code so it needs to be protected with a strong population, which has doubled. was spotted and reported to despite being New Year's Eve. "I such as email addresses, IP encrypt back-ups of their is impossible to access without and complex password. "The In the last two years, Microsoft by Bob Diachenko, a have been in touch with the addresses, and support case iPhones on the company's iCloud a password. Apple was working balance between law enforcement consumption has jumped. security researcher with Security Microsoft team helping and details. following pressure from the FBI. on the feature in secret about and tech companies. Lake Victoria Mystery Virus: Romania names heavily “Moldoveanu” Flights to London atar and polluted by “Negoiu” deadly metals from China to be Exoplanet Lake Victoria has been heavily At the end of December 2019, the polluted with high traces of three names of over 110 exoplanets and dangerous minerals, a new study monitored for virus their host stars selected in the has revealed. The study, With the number of patients originated after the consumption IAU100 NameExoWorlds conducted by researchers from infected with the mysterious of wild meat in Wuhan, has campaign were announced at a the Texas Southern University in coronavirus increasing each day, spread to different parts of the press conference in Paris (France). Houston, Texas in the US and flights from Wuhan to the United world. Apart from China, cases Within the framework of the Makerere University, has Kingdom will be monitored as a have been reported in the United International Astronomical frightening revelations about the preventive measure. Public States, South Korea, Japan and Union’s 100th anniversary lake’s future. Health England (PHE) had Thailand. A patient in Australia celebrations in 2019, 112 Assessing the Landscape previously categorised the is also suspected to be infected countries, including Romania, Ecological Changes of coronavirus as a "very low" risk with the virus. Although no organised national campaigns that Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria to UK travellers. It has now been cases have been reported in the triggered the direct participation Using Satellite Imagery study categorised as "low" risk. Even UK, a British tourist, Ash of over 780 000 people relied on analysis of water though China has warned people Shorley, was suspected to have worldwide, who proposed and samples and satellite data to track against leaving or entering been infected in Thailand. To selected names for each exoplanet changes. Partial findings of the Wuhan, flights from the city are prevent the virus from reaching and its host star. The IAU100 study presented at an scheduled to reach Heathrow the UK, "port measures" will NameExoWorlds project saw international research conference three times every week. Around be introduced for flights from massive and widespread in the US recently indicate that nine casualties and 440 cases of Wuhan to Heathrow. Currently, participation around the world, as the lake has been significantly infection have been reported the precautionary measures are the public eagerly engaged in this degraded by pollution and around the world. 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In an Association and do not rule out leading to the challenge which is WASHINGTON — The policy conference in Brussels Ariane 6 rocket, set to make its help finance facilities in France increasing tsunami of regulatory the possibility of future co- being faced by Libra today. The scrutiny, Vodafone has become operation.” After work on Libra European Commission and European Union will provide 200 Jan. 21 that it would provide the debut late this year. The European and Germany that will be used to the latest company to withdraw initially started in 2017, European Parliament has said no million euros ($222 million) to space industry funding, a move Commission said in a statement produce and launch the rocket. from the Libra initiative, joining Facebook plans to launch the to the likes of Libra until rules have support Europe’s space industry, that one EU official called a that the loan will support “an The financing, he said, “fosters the likes of Paypal and digital currency this year. The been written, while other in the form of a loan to help fund “game changer” for its support innovative financing structure technological expertise allowing Mastercard. “Vodafone Group plan is to peg the Libra token to regulatory bodies have expressed development of the Ariane 6 and of the industry. Half of the 200 which will be contingent on Ariane European launcher industry to has decided to withdraw from the the financial performance of similar disapproval. PayPal, investment in space startups. The million euros will be in a form of 6’s commercial success, once remain always at the leading edge, Libra Association,” a Vodafone commoditised assets in an Mastercard, Mercado Pago, eBay, European Commission and the a loan to ArianeGroup to help operational.” André Hubert becoming even more innovative spokesperson said. “We have attempt to avoid the volatility Stripe, Booking Holdings and Visa European Investment Bank the company pay for its share of Roussel, chief executive of and environmentally said from the outset that of other digital currencies. The are some of the names to have Group announced at a space the costs of developing the ArianeGroup, said the loan will responsible.” Vodafone’s desire is to make a likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum withdrawn support. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES Kangana Ranaut: I want to make landmark films

The 92nd Academy Awards will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and be broadcast live by ABC. For the second year in a row, the ceremony will be without a host.

Kangana Ranaut is currently gearing up for the release of Panga. The Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari directorial is the story of a mother who decides to make a comeback as a Kabbadi player at the age of 32. But that’s not all, the actor The winners of last year’s acting diverse than this year’s field of has also been devoting a lot of Academy Awards will return to acting nominees, which features time to her production house the Oscar stage next month to just one performer of color: Manikarnika Films. During a present the coveted statuettes. Cynthia Erivo of Harriet. press conference in Mumbai on The Academy of Motion The 92nd Academy Awards Wednesday, Kangana opened up Picture Arts and Sciences will be presented at the Dolby about the plans she has for her announced Tuesday that Olivia Theatre in Los Angeles and be production house, and what kind Taylor Swift doing whatever the during her public feud with label executives would say, ‘A nice and reject it. It woke me up from Colman, Rami Malek, Regina broadcast live by ABC. For the of films she will be making. hell she was doing with digital fur Scooter Braun, the songstress girl doesn’t force their opinions constantly feeling like I was King and Mahershala Ali will second year in a row, the Kangana Ranaut said, “I will only technology in Cats. Wired: Taylor gives us a very private look at on people. A nice girl smiles and fighting for peoples’ respect. It present during the Feb. 9 ceremony will be without a host. be involved in my films as a Swift pouring her heart out while her life over the past few years waves and says thank you.’ I was happiness without anyone ceremony. It is an Oscar tradition Colman won best actress last year producer because I think wearing feline backpacks in Miss — culminating in why she finally became the person everybody else’s input.” We can also expect to have previous year’s acting for The Favourite and Malek took sometimes by being only a Americana. In the trailer for Swift’s decided to “not feel muzzled” and wanted me to be,” Swift explains the premiere of a brand-new recipients serve as presenters the home the best actor award for his director, you don’t have creative upcoming Netflix documentary, get political with her fans. in the trailer. “I had to deconstruct song, but no Joe Alwyn. The doc following year. Last year’s portrayal of Queen frontman liberty. which was unexpectedly revealed “Throughout my whole career an entire belief system, toss it out will be available on January 31. winners were notably more Freddie Mercury in Bohemian. Baaghi 3 brings Tiger Shroff and dad Jackie

together for the first time Weeks after the release of Kalank and its subsequent failure, Varun As per reports, Jackie Shroff has joined the team of Baaghi 3, Dhawan spoke to Hindustan Times in an interview, speaking which makes it the first film featuring him with son Tiger Shroff. how he and the film’s team let down people. “The film did let down people. We have collectively gone through why it didn’t work. Personally, it (failure) was important. I wanted the failure to affect me because if it doesn’t, then that means I don’t love my work,” the actor said. As the actor looks forward to the release of the dance film Street Dancer 3D, he will be hoping to do right by his sizable fan following, something his box office track record shows he has been doing successfully during his career. He has delivered 13 films, four of which went on to join the Rs 100 crore club, in an 8-year career is no small feat. The actor holds an outstanding report card with only starrer with five more leading co- ups and downs are a part of life first failure as an actor,” he had one failure – Kalank, a multi- stars sharing the credit. “I think and we learn from it. It was my said. (Hindustan Times) Tanhaji Actor Jackie Shroff has joined plenty of speculations, but no one source as saying, “The father-son Tiger Shroff in his upcoming film has been able to bring them duo coming together will only add Baaghi 3 and this will be the first together in the last six years as the to the expectations from Baaghi declared time he will be sharing the screen duo was categorical that they 3, but I am confident no one will with his son. They will would only share the screen when be disappointed by this double tax free in reportedly play father-son in the a film and role merited their dose of the Shroffs. It will be a film directed by Ahmed Khan. A presence. Ahmed and I feel the strong USP of the film.” Maharashtra Mumbai Mirror report claimed storyline required Jackie to be a Tiger had earlier shared a Jackie began shooting for his part of the film and our visions video of himself where he was portion in Mumbai on January matched because it’s a pivotal practising for an action scene. The 20. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala role.” Jackie reportedly has a five- sequence looked like a throwback told the tabloid, “Everyone has day schedule which ends on to a trademark stunt filmed on been waiting to see Tiger team up Friday. He plays a cop, with Tiger Keanu Reeves in classic with his Hero, father Jackie since and Riteish Deshmukh as his sons, Hollywood film The Matrix. In we launched him. There have been the daily added. It also quoted a the video, Tiger flaunts. The Forgotten Army actor Sunny Kaushal: Historical genre can entertain and educate the audience Kabir Khan directorial The The Maharashtra Cabinet on Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye Wednesday approved a proposal will start streaming on Amazon to make Ajay Devgn-starrer Prime Video from January 24. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior tax- Marvel is moving the action free in the state. The film based from the 1990s to the present Headlining the five-episode series day with scribe Megan will be Sunny Kaushal and on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s McDonnell. A sequel to Marvel's debutant Sharvari. The historical trusted lieutenant Tanaji billion-dollar-grossing Captain drama will bring forth the untold Malusare, who played a pivotal Marvel is officially in the works. story of the Indian National role in capturing the Kondana fort, now known as Sinhagad Fort The company has tapped rising Army’s soldiers, who gave their wrote and directed the initial film take were not revealed, but the located near Pune, has grossed over scribe Megan McDonnell, a staff lives for their country. Talking hit, will not return to helm the new story will move the setting about the web series, Sunny Rs 150 crore since it its release on writer on the Marvel-based series WandaVision, to pen a sequel but are in talks to remain from the 1990s of the original Kaushal, in an exclusive chat with January 10. “The proposal for script for a follow-up to the 2019 in the Marvel Universe and direct movie to the present day. Marvel indianexpress.com, shared, exempting the film from entertainment tax was approved pic that starred Brie Larson and a possible Disney+ series. had no comment. Captain Marvel “From an actor’s point of view, it Marvel is hoping to find a female had several writers on it, including was a great opportunity to play in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Samuel L. Jackson. McDonnell is in final negotiations to seal her filmmaker for Captain Marvel 2 Nicole Perlman, Meg LeFauve and this character. The story is worth independence era. Sharing that he Chief Minister Uddhav done a few roles set during that deal. Sources say that Anna and is eyeing a potential 2022 Geneva Robertson-Dworet as telling, and I was amazed at how has some connect with the bygone Thackeray,” an official told PTI. time, the research did come in Boden and Ryan Fleck, who co- release. Details of any high-flying well as Boden and Fleck. much knowledge Kabir sir had on era, the actor smiled to say, “I think handy for me. I didn’t have to Devgn took to Twitter to thank the subject.” Sunny has earlier I lived in that time period in my think twice before attempting Maharashtra Chief Minister also been part of period drama past life.” something. But this show was Uddhav Thackeray for the Gold and even his last release “None of us know what different as we are presenting a decision. Last week, the chief Karanvir Bohra’s The Casino starts filming Bhanga Paa Le had him play a exactly happened then, it’s mostly story of what happened to these minister himself brought up the character from the pre- an interpretation. So yes, having soldiers in Singapore in the 1940s. topic about the film in the Cabinet. Karanvir Bohra-starrer Zee5 a tinge of mystery and series The Casino – My Game. conspiracy. The backdrop will Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to play courtesan-turned-actor Binodini Das in Pradeep Sarkar’s next: Report My Rules on Wednesday be a huge casino around which commenced shooting here. The the story will unfold. Bohra said Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has reportedly said yes who began working as an actor at show, being directed and he is excited about his digital to her next film with Pradeep Sarkar. According to a 12 years old until she turned 23. produced by Hardik Gajjar, will debut with such a “unique” series. Bombay Times report, Aishwarya will play 19th century She also wrote her own biography, mark the actor’s foray into the “It’s a great time to be an actor courtesan and actor Binodini Das in a biopic. Talking to Amar Katha (The Story of My digital medium. Bohra is playing because truly content is on an the daily, Sarkar said, “Aishwarya was always on my Life), which was published in Vicky, a rich yet humble, simple exponential growth with the mind for the biopic. I did reach out to her a few months 1913. “It is quite a tough story to and loving boy, who is the heir digital medium today. We are ago. In the first narration itself, she liked the story and has crack, as there is hardly any to his father’s multi-billion-dollar being able to experiment with said ‘yes’ to the project.” He said Aishwarya has not material to read up on her. I have a casino. The show is set in the concepts, make content for niche signed the project yet. “I seriously think that she will,” he person who is helping me with the world of high society and will audiences, and have artistic said. Binodini Das, or Noti Binodini, was a courtesan research from Kolkata.” reflect its glamour and glitz with liberty without limitations. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES Jofra Archer steps up training ahead of final South Africa Test

Jofra Archer has trained for a through their paces by the 24- sustained spell in the nets and year-old, who was smiling and "looks good" as he pushes for a laughing throughout the session place in the final Test against before padding up to bat himself. South Africa. Archer missed the Buttler was the only member of victories at Cape Town and Port the previous XI to take part, Elizabeth with pain in his right England having offered those who elbow but, with England 2-1 up participated at Port Elizabeth an in the series, the paceman is extra day off between back-to- pushing hard to prove his fitness back Tests. ahead of the decider. Mark Wood, England's other Johannesburg's Wanderers 90mph-plus bowler, was one of Stadium is renowned as one of those resting up and a decision will the liveliest in world cricket and also be made about whether he will Marcus Rashford has claimed he out for at least six weeks. On his top 4." United are keen to sign a March after suffering a double club are more likely to look at Archer found the practice be asked to go again just three days will make his return for Twitter account, Rashford replacement for Rashford before stress fracture in his back. In his bringing in a player on a short- wicket to his liking as he sent after completing his first Test in Manchester United before the end replied to a tweet from the the January transfer window absence, Anthony Martial led the term deal. "It's just an unfortunate down around seven overs worth 11 months. Speaking after the of the season. Rashford sustained official Premier League account closes at the end of the month. line at Anfield on Sunday, and situation we're in," Solskjaer told of deliveries at full speed - much workout, assistant coach Graham a double stress fracture in his back wishing him a speedy recovery, Recruitment staff have been told missed a glorious opportunity to Sky Sports. "It might be, because improved from the stint he Thorpe said: "Jofra bowled well in the recent FA Cup third-round saying: "Thanks guys, I'll be back to scour all available attacking equalise before Liverpool ran out the window is open, we might managed ahead of the previous and came in with really good replay over Wolverhampton before the season ends to options following Sunday's news 2-0 winners. Manager Ole look at some short-term deals as match. Both Jos Buttler and rhythm and pace. That's a place Wanderers and is expected to be hopefully help my team claim that Rashford could be out until Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted the well and that could. Jonny Bairstow were put where we want Jof to be. Tiger Woods Tyson Fury employs ready for PGA Nicolas Batum's 17-year Tour return at journey to playing in revered cut-man Farmers Insurance 'special' NBA Paris game ‘Stitch’ Duran Open

Tiger Woods is relishing the chance to return to a familiar hunting ground as he gets his 2020 schedule underway at the Farmers Insurance Open in California. Woods makes his first appearance since winning all three matches as a player-captain in Team USA's Presidents Cup victory at Royal Melbourne in December, having won the Zozo Nicolas Batum has come a long craft and, already harbouring French national team that won the Championship in his previous way in 17 years, just to return to hopes of playing in the league 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 PGA Tour start. The world No 6 the same place. As a youngster, himself one day, he attended a Championship, before being Tyson Fury will use the services will challenge for Wilder's WBC Fury heads into the rematch with is a seven-time winner of the he looked to follow in the preseason game in Paris in 2003 named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA of cut-man Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran heavyweight championship on a new trainer, Sugarhill Steward, Torrey Pines event, where he also footsteps of late father Richard, between the Spurs and the Europe Under-18 Championship, in his rematch against Deontay February 22 in Las Vegas, 14 and will rely on renowned cut-man won the US Open in 2008, with who was also a basketball player. Grizzlies. It served to reinforce where France won gold. Nicolas Wilder to prevent a repeat of the months after they fought to a Duran to prevent another mid-fight Woods looking to build on that The Milwaukee Bucks take on his determination to follow in Batum and France stunned the terrible slash that marred his last draw. Eddie Hearn, who crisis. Duran described their link- record as he challenges for a the Charlotte Hornets in Paris on the footsteps of France's NBA USA at the FIBA World Cup to fight. Fury overcame a bad cut promotes Anthony Joshua, up as "an honour". American history-making 83rd PGA Tour Friday at 8pm and you can watch trailblazer Tony Parker and reach the semi-finals at the above his right eye to outpoint reacted to Fury's win over Wallin: veteran Duran has forged a career title. "I've always have enjoyed for free via a live stream on Batum was part of the junior expense of the holders Then. Otto Wallin in September which "He's very lucky not to lose the working with some of boxing's coming down here to Torrey skysports.com, Sky Sports app initially looked like it could fight with that cut. I think any biggest names, including Wladimir Pines," Woods said. "It's been and Sky Sports' YouTube disrupt plans to fight Wilder other country in the world, they Klitschko who was rebuilt by near and dear to my heart for a channel. He spent the entirety of Vitality Nations Cup: again. But Fury has recovered and would have stopped the fight." Emanuel Steward. number of years. his teens dedicating himself to his Amy Carter impresses Chris Froome: Tour on first cap for Roger Federer England Roses de France winner andSerena returns to racing Williamslight at 2020 UAE tour upAustralian "I've come off a good block of training in Gran Canaria and look forward to taking the next step in my recovery and getting back to full strength" Openwith impressive

With just less than six minutes The Centre immediately wins left of England's Test match in focused on a first defensive centre Nottingham, Amy Carter pass after cooly finding Pitman on Roger Federer and Serena Williams points dropped on serve. He was out on court. You train hard and realised her childhood dream. her first attacking one and making produced textbook displays in the pushed in the next, before you hope it pays off. She stepped onto court, gained the crowd roar in appreciation night session on Rod Laver Arena Krajinovic called for the doctor Roger Federer her first international cap for after. Carter pounded on a Fran to cruise into the third round of early in the third to have his right Next up for Federer, who was the Vitality Roses and took her Williams' tip before gaining her the Australian Open on upper arm attended to. The broken only once in the match, is chance with both hands. Carter own one on the circle edge - Wednesday. Federer stayed on Serbian vented his frustration by Australian world No 47 John replaced Jade Clarke, a stalwart Williams returned the favour and course for a record-extending 21st smashing his racket, but it didn't Millman, who upset him in the who was making her 173rd collected the ball. The 21-year-old Grand Slam title and seventh help his cause as Federer appeared fourth round of the US Open in appearance for her country, and was not finished there though, as Melbourne crown after to be in a hurry to finish the 2018. Williams stayed on course arrived to play out the Test she showed her fitness to dispatching Filip Krajinovic 6-1 6- contest and he soon completed for a record-equalling 24th Grand against New Zealand alongside constantly drive through New 4 6-1. It took Federer 20 minutes the job in 93 minutes. I'm very Slam singles crown after Chelsea Pitman, Natalie Zealand's zone and looked to be Chris Froome has announced he Egan Bernal, then 22, became the to win the opening set with two happy, it's a great start to the dispatching Tamara Zidansek in Haythornthwaite and George at home on a Test court. will return to competitive racing youngest winner in more than aces, 13 winners and just five season, I'm feeling really relaxed their first career meeting. Fisher in England's attack end. (BBC) at the 2020 UAE Tour in the 100 years, with Geraint Thomas, Middle East on February 23. the 2018 champion, in second The four-time Tour de France place. winner has not raced since a crash Froome has been training at Monalee team show patience and miss Leopardstown in a training ride at the Criterium a camp in Gran Canaria and is du Dauphine in June left him with desperate to have the chance to Henry de Bromhead is hoping the 2018 RSA Chase before placing Knockeen-based trainer did not multiple broken bones. "I'm really try for a fifth Tour de France title decision to sidestep the Paddy fourth in the Ryanair Chase last even enter his charge for the Irish excited about getting back to and match Jacques Anquetil, Power Irish Gold Gold Cup with season. While Monalee has run Gold Cup on Sunday week, instead racing at the UAE Tour," said Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault Monalee will pay dividends over a variety of distances, De electing to keep his powder dry Froome. and Miguel Indurain. Speaking when he bids for glory in the Bromhead has always been for the blue riband on March 13. "I've come off a good block of recently, the 34-year-old, said: Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup adamant his charge does stay "We just decided we'd go straight training in Gran Canaria and look "There are no guarantees in sport, in March. The nine-year-old has three miles and he came close to to Cheltenham with him this forward to taking the next step in there are no guarantees that I'll run with credit in defeat on each a Grade One victory over the year," said de Bromhead. "There my recovery and getting back to be back to challenge for it, but of his three previous visits to the longer trip when beaten just a was a temptation to go to the Irish full strength." I'm going to give it absolutely Cotswolds - finishing second in head by Delta Work in last Gold Cup, but we just felt we In his absence, Colombian everything I've got." the 2017 Albert Bartlett and the month's Savills Chase. The we'd rather give him a bit of time. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24. 2020 - Dalwa 04, 1398 H.S Vol:X Issue No: 178 Price: Afs.20

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a message on Thursday that Iran is Former Lebanese foreign minister open to dialogue with neighbors. Gebran Bassil appealed to world Iran remains open to dialogue leaders on Wednesday to help with its neighbors, and we declare save his country from becoming our readiness to participate in any a "failed state" amid a spiraling complementary work that is in financial crisis. Lebanon is hoping the interest of the region, and we a new government formed on welcome any step that restores Tuesday can win the financial hope to its people and brings them support of donors it needs to stability and prosperity,"Zarif climb from a deep economic wrote in his Twitter account on emergency as increasingly violent Thursday. Earlier, Zarif in a protests threaten to tip the message said that Tehran is to give country into a more serious high priority to expansion of conflict at a time of wider regional cooperation with its neighbors as turmoil. Speaking to Reuters at well as countries in the region. He the World Economic Forum in also stressed the fact that Iran has Davos, Bassil, who leads the never left the negotiating table, largest Christian political bloc in could "be the real antidote to role and expand it, not to make it saying the country has not closed Lebanon's sectarian power- terrorism," if only kept stable. fail and become in the rank of failed the doors to negotiations. sharing system, said the country "It's a country that we need states. This will not help the (BBC) was a model of co-existence that to preserve in order to play that Lebanese. (CGTN)

SYDNEY - Three Americans died officials said. New South Wales has left a large swath of in New South Wales with Thursday when a C-130 Hercules Premier Gladys Berejiklian destruction. Coulson Aviation in retardant for a firebombing U.S. Democrats accused President Switzerland the Democrats did Vice President Joe Biden and his aerial water tanker crashed while confirmed the deaths and crash the U.S. state of Oregon said in mission. It said the accident was Donald Trump at the start of his not have enough evidence to find son on unsubstantiated corruption battling wildfires in the Snowy in comments to reporters as a statement that one of its C- “extensive” but had few other impeachment trial on Wednesday him guilty and remove him from charges last year. Trump solicited Monaro region of Australia’s Australia attempts to deal with 130 Lockheed large air tankers details. “The only thing I have of a corrupt scheme to pressure office. In a two-hour opening interference from Ukraine to southern New South Wales state, an unprecedented fire season that was lost after it left Richmond from the field reports.” Ukraine to help him get re-elected argument for the prosecution improve his chances in this and warned that America's global after days of procedural November's U.S. presidential prestige will suffer if the U.S. wrangling, Representative Adam election, Schiff said, laying out the Senate acquits him. The Schiff said Trump had pushed main Democratic argument for why Republican Trump sounded a Ukrainian President Volodymyr Trump should be found guilty of defiant note, telling reporters in Zelensky to investigate former abusing his power. The gunmen stormed into the tanker as it was trying to anchor two Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan nautical miles (2.3 miles, 3.7 kilometers) outside the port of Limboh. started talks on Wednesday to resolve a longstanding dispute Eight crew members of a Greek- trying to anchor two nautical incidents of piracy in the Gulf of over the Grand Ethiopian flagged tanker ship that were miles (2.3 miles, 3.7 kilometers) Guinea, with a recent report by At least 32 people were killed on including children were abducted 7AM local time, when the Renaissance Dam project on the Wednesday in South Sudan when and 20 houses burned," AFP attackers stormed the Dinka village Blue Nile. The U.S.-monitored kidnapped by pirates off the outside the port of Limboh. The the International Maritime Bureau suspected nomadic herders from news agency quotes Kuol Alor of Kolom and set houses ablaze. talks kicked off in Sudan's capital coast of Cameroon in December ministry said the eight, including noting a 50% increase in piracy in neighbouring Sudan attacked a Kuol, the chief administrator of "Bodies got burnt and you cannot Khartoum with hopes that the have been freed, Greece's five Greeks, had been freed in the area last year. The region village in the disputed oil-rich the Abyei area. The region is recognize them," Kuol said. It was countries can reach an amicable merchant marine ministry said the early hours of Wednesday accounted for more than 90% of region of Abyei along the border, inhabited by the Ngor Dinka not immediately clear if all the 32 solution to diffuse tension. Egypt Wednesday. The Happy Lady after "the successful end of global crew member kidnappings local officials said. "Thirty-two ethnic community and the Arab people died from burns. The has long expressed fears that Tanker crew were abducted by negotiations." The five Greeks in 2019. The Greek merchant fleet people were killed among them Misseriya, who usually foray official also noted that some 18 building the $5 billion dam will gunmen on December 31, and were in good health and were is one of the largest in the world children and women, and from Sudan into South Sudan other people were injured in the threaten water supplies that have were held in captivity for more taken to a safe location as they and several incidents have secondly about 24 people are with their animals for grazing. attack before the attackers fed Egypt's agriculture and than 20 days. The gunmen await to return home. There has involved Greek owned or flagged wounded ... about 15 people Wednesday's attack happened at withdrew. economy for thousands of years. stormed into the tanker as it was been a spike in the number of ships.