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QNA WASHINGTON UAE government continues The US administration, elites, violating ICJ decisions organisations and parliamen- tarians, as well as American poli- QNA/GENEVA ticians can play more effective role in pressuring the blockading The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has confirmed countries and urging them to the UAE’s continued violation of the International Court of Justice’s stop their violations of human (ICJ) decision of July 23, 2018, as part of the initial precautionary rights, said Chairman of the measures to require the UAE to allow Qatari students to return National Human Rights to study if they so wish, or access to their academic records, as Committee (NHRC) Dr Ali bin well as allowing those affected to resort to UAE courts. Speaker of the Shura Council H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud met yesterday with the Smaikh Al Marri. Dr Mohammed Al Saadi, Director of the International Cooper- He noted that after more than ation Department at the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva, in Lisbon during his two years , the Gulf crisis is still in said in discussions at the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council official visit to the country. They reviewed bilateral relations and ways of supporting and strengthening place, and the suffering of the in Geneva said that till now, the UAE has not responded to the ICJ’s them, in addition to discussing a number of issues of common concern. A number of members of victims is getting worse because decisions to flagrant violations of article 26 of the Universal Decla- the Shura Council and Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Portugal, Saad bin Ali Al ` of the intransigence of the block- ration of Human Rights and article 13 of the International Covenant Mohannadi, attended the meeting. P2 ading countries and their dis- on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. `P3 regard for the calls of govern- ments and international organi- zations that condemned the developing human rights in of the sponsorship law. “ He noted MME campaign against abandoned violations caused by the blockade. Qatar, and the new challenges the importance of the opening of This came during a seminar posed by the blockade crisis. the ILO office in Doha and its held by the Qatari-US Center in Responding to a question appreciation of the reforms vehicles to begin from tomorrow Washington, DC, in the presence about the committee’s handling undertaken by the Qatari Gov- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH The Ministry has urged cit- at Doha Municipality removed of a group of think tanks in the of complaints filed by expatriate ernment for the protection and THE PENINSULA izens and residents to report a total of 419 abandoned vehicles United States, including dip- workers in Qatar, Dr Al Marri said: development of human rights. about abandoned vehicles on its during months long campaign lomats, intellectuals, researchers “Since the establishment of the On his assessment of the US The Ministry of Municipality and call center number 184, website launched in April and May in the of intellectual institutions, National Human Rights Com- role since the beginning of the Environment represented by or its mobile application. They industrial support services areas writers and journalists, where mittee (NHRC) , we have been Gulf crisis, Dr Al Marri said: “We Doha Municipality will launch a can also report about abandoned of the municipalities of Doha, Al they talked about developments keen to receive all complaints by believe that the US administration major campaign tomorrow to vehicles directly to the Com- Wakra, Al Khor-and-Al Zakhira of the human rights in the State expatriates from different nation- can play a more effective and remove abandoned vehicles mittee for Abandoned Vehicles and Al Shamal. of Qatar and the repercussions alities and we are working with influential role in resolving the from public places. by calling on 33238885 from The Department caught a of the blockade imposed on it, the concerned authorities in the Gulf crisis and pressure its allies The campaign will cover 6am to 1pm. total of 721 abandoned vehicles since June 5, 2017. country to resolve the problems the blockading countries to stop many areas in Doha and will be Hundreds of abandoned during the campaign which At the beginning of the raised. We have made many rec- violations of the rights of citizens be carried out in collaboration vehicles were removed from aimed at rectify the legal situa- session, Dr Al Marri gave an ommendations to the Qatari gov- and residents of the State of Qatar, with the Committee for many places including Madinat tions of establishments, institu- overview of the establishment ernment to amend some laws, and and the right of Gulf families in Removing Abandoned Vehicles. Khalifa, Umm Guwaili, Al Khor tions, companies, workshops of the National Human Rights many legislations have been general, as a matter of priority The move aims at ensuring and Al Shamal in the campaigns and garages, and to spread Committee (NHRC) , its tasks, the amended in favor of the pro- given by Washington to the issue health and hygiene at public launched during second quarter awareness of the municipal laws most important challenges it tection of labor rights and human of defending human rights in the places and to keep the cities (Q2) of this year. to keep these areas clean and faced in protecting and rights in general, notably abolition world.” `P3 clean and beautiful. The Monitoring Department hygienic. `P2 Cruise tourism to increase after Doha Port dredging

SACHIN KUMAR and Communications said last and other water bodies. It is often tour and travel agency told The Transport and Communications the 2018-19 season. Doha Port THE PENINSULA week that it had completed the carried out for maintaining or Peninsula. had begun dredging work in received 144,707 passengers and dredging works at Doha Port as increasing the depth of navi- “Dredging will have two-way December last year. crew on 44 ships during the Deepening of Doha Port and part of its redevelopment project. gation channels, anchorages, or impact on the country’s tourism Number of tourists at Doha season. The rise in the number of addition of an extra berthing will Up to 3.5mn cubic meters of berthing areas to ensure the safe industry. First it will allow port has increased significantly tourists was a result of mainline help in boosting tourism in the material in the approach channel passage of boats and ships. supersize ships to come to Qatar due to the dedicated customer cruise vessels expressing their country as it will increase the have been cleared and an extra “Doha Port plays a huge role and secondly the number of handling facility and capacity, interest in Doha and deploying number of cruise ships and tourists berthing has been provided to in Qatar’s tourism sector because tourists coming to country will government’s focused measures bigger cruise vessels to Doha. coming to the country. Hotels, accommodate more than one it has become Qatar’s gateway also increase because more ships for the tourism sector and Mwani According to QNTC, Qatar restaurants, retail and service giant cruise ship, it added. to marine tourism. Any will be able to come to Qatar Qatar’s efforts to bring in major received 588,000 visitors during sectors will be the main benefi- Dredging is the removal of expansion work in this port has because of extra berthing space.” cruise liners to Qatar. the first quarter of this year, ciary of rising tourism, say experts. sediments and debris from the a positive effect on the country’s With an aim to boost Doha Doha Port welcomed a reflecting an increase of 10 percent The Ministry of Transport bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors, tourism,” a senior official of a Port’s capacity, the Ministry of record number of passengers in compared to the Q1 last year. Deadly heatwave grips Europe Europe says Iran AFP degrees Celsius was set in August trade channel CARPENTRAS, FRANCE 2003. Records began at the turn of the 20th century. operational Temperatures in France surpassed Earlier yesterday, the mercury 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees rose above 44 degrees C in the REUTERS Fahrenheit) yesterday for the first southeastern town of Carpentras. BRUSSELS time on record as Europe sweltered The town was deserted, with cafe in an early summer heatwave that owners contemplating empty ter- Britain, France and Germany has caused several deaths. races which would normally be have a special trade channel up With France, Spain, Italy and packed. “We have never seen this!” and running with Iran that aims parts of central Europe hard hit by one exclaimed. The new record to circumvent US economic the record-breaking temperatures, makes France just the seventh sanctions, the EU said in a officials pleaded with people to take European country to have recorded statement. common sense precautions. a plus 45-degree temperature, along “France, Germany and the France’s new record temper- with Bulgaria, Portugal, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom informed par- ature of 45.9 degrees C (114.6 degrees Greece and North Macedonia, Meteo ticipants that INSTEX had been F) was registered in Gallargues-le- France said. Two deaths linked to made operational and Montueux, a village in the southern the heatwave were reported in available to all EU Member department of Gard near Montpellier, Spain. A Spanish teenager felt dizzy States and that the first trans- breaking successive records set while helping harvest wheat in the actions are being processed,” earlier in the day, the Meteo-France southern Andalusia region, took a the EU said in a statement, Tourists stand near the Trocadero Fountain in Paris during a heatwave, yesterday. The temperature weather service said. This is the same dip in a swimming pool, and col- referring to the channel’s in France surpassed 45 degrees Celsius for the first time as Europe wilted in a major heatwave. area where the previous high of 44.1 lapsed in convulsions. `P10 formal name.`P4 02 HOME SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS OFFICIAL NEWS Culture Minister meets Iraqi Chargé d’Affaires FAJR 03. 17 AM SHOROOK 04. 46 AM Amir sends The Minister of Culture and Sports, H E Salah ZUHR 11. 37 AM MAGHRIB 06. 30 PM condolences bin Ghanem Al Ali, ASR 03.00 PM ISHA 08. 00 PM to President received yesterday Charge d’Affaires of WEATHER TODAY of Madagascar the Iraqi Embassy in Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Qatar, Dr. Abdulsattar Hamad Al Thani and Deputy Al Janabi, on the occasion H H Amir Sheikh Abdullah of the end of his tenure. bin Hamad Al Thani sent The Minister praised yesterday a cable of con- the efforts exerted by dolences to President of the Chargé d’Affaires the Republic of Madagas- during his tenure, which car , H E Andry Rajoelina, on contributed to enhancing the victims of the stampede cooperation between incident in the Independ- the State of Qatar and ence Day celebrations, the Republic of Iraq in wishing a speedy recovery the cultural and sports for the injured. fields.For his part, Dr. Prime Minister and Interior Abdulsattar Al Janabi Minister H E Sheikh Abdul- expressed his thanks lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al and appreciation to the Thani also sent a cable of Minister of Culture and condolences to the Prime Sports for his fruitful Minister of the Republic of cooperation during his Madagascar, H E Christian L tenure in the country. Ntsay.QNA

34oC 43oC Absolute Sports Academy unveils new jersey Minimum Maximum THE PENINSULA who are set to travel abroad for training Centre President; Safeer Rahman, Business Forum. ASA’s football and DOHA camps and international tournaments Indian Sports Centre (ISC) head of badminton teams are set to travel this Misty at places at first becomes hot this summer. The ceremony was football and ASA chief advisor; Habib summer to Tbilisi, Georgia and daytime and relatively humid by night. The Absolute Sports Academy (ASA) attended by Khalid Fakhroo, philan- Nabi, ISC General-Secretary; Gopal Bengaluru, India respectively to

held a jersey unveiling ceremony, thropist and sports organiser; Subramaniam, Head of Finance, IBPC; participate in tournaments and gain

HIGH TIDE 00:00–14:41 LOW TIDE 08:05 – 20:14 presenting new kits for their students, A P Manikandan, Indian Cultural and K R Jayaraj, President, Kerala exposure. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Speaker of Shura Council meets Portugal’s FM Sidra Medicine helps teen with rare muscle disorder improve THE PENINSULA that he would require full-time DOHA ventilator support for his long term care. It was recommended Sidra Medicine and personal that Ali undergo a tracheostomy determination has helped a — a necessary surgical pro- bedridden teen with a rare cedure that would facilitate Ali’s muscle disorder that affects boys breathing.” to sit up again. Dr. Patrick Sheehan, the Sidra Medicine with the Division Chief of Pediatric development of a multidisci- Otolaryngology, Head and Neck plinary team-based approach Surgery at Sidra Medicine per- specialises in the care of children formed Ali’s tracheostomy in and young people with DMD late November 2018. Ali’s pro- providing high quality services cedure involved creating an from pediatric intensive care, opening in his neck to place a surgery, therapy services to tube into his windpipe. The tube The Speaker of the Shura Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of post-operative and long-term was inserted through a cut in the Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva, members of the Shura Council and the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Portugal, care. neck below the vocal cords; Saad bin Ali Al Mohannadi, during a session on the sidelines of his official visit to the Republic of Portugal yesterday. Ali is a young person with allowing air to enter his lungs. DMD. Due to the rapid pro- During Ali’s time at the hos- gression of the disease, he was pital, he was taken care of by a wheelchair-bound by the time multidisciplinary team from MME campaign against abandoned vehicles ICC holds he was in his early teens. Despite PICU, occupational therapy; spinal surgery at another physiotherapy; respiratory FROM PAGE 1 Under the campaign, the curb the phenomenon of aban- musical healthcare institution in 2017, therapy; speech and language The campaign came within monitoring teams educated large doned vehicles on road sides, Ali’s condition continued to therapy. The team, which also the framework of the Ministry’s number of people in the indus- which distort the general deteriorate. He became more included dieticians and child life concerns towards industrial trial areas about laws and vio- appearance, as well as to protect evening immobile and was confined to specialists, created a customised support services areas after lations, building regulations, the public facilities at industrial his bed. He developed severe daily care schedule to support implementation of the infra- encroachments of public and areas and to make them model with TRAQ contractures where his muscles Ali in regaining his weight and structure development projects private properties, food control, place. Under the campaign over became tight, making it painful strength; to help him with a providing sewage networks, new hygiene among many more. 5,000 awareness brochures THE PENINSULA / DOHA and difficult for him to move. As range of movements and for him streets and many other The objectives of the cam- were distributed. The brochures a result, Ali required full support to speak with a tracheostomy. facilities. paign were also to raise contained instructions for The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) to move his body and was not Over four months at the The campaign, launched by awareness of the owners of fac- owners of garages and work- in association with Thiruvanan- able to sit up in his wheelchair. Sidra Medicine PICU, with the Doha Municipality, represented tories and operators of the work- shops, purpose of the campaign, thapuram District Residents Being bedridden and care provided by the highly spe- by the Municipal Monitoring shops in the industrial area in a introduction of hygiene laws, Association in Qatar (TRAQ), an immobile for two years had a cialised multidisciplinary team, Department, on April 1 at the bid to reduce municipal viola- food monitoring, workers’ Associate organisation of ICC, significant impact on his Ali slowly regained his strength industrial support services areas, tions related to health and accommodations and rules of organised a musical evening at physical and mental health. Ali and eventually was able to sit up will continue throughout this hygiene and other types as well. advertising and building Ashoka Hall. was admitted to the pediatric in his wheelchair once again. year (2019). The campaign also aimed to regulations. The programme ‘MEHFIL’, intensive care unit (PICU) at The transition from being hori- included melodious classics Sidra Medicine in mid- zontal for nearly two years to from Bollywood and Malayalam November of 2018. being able to sit up, had a major movies and also Qawwali, Dr. Manu Sundaram, impact. Ghazels and dance sequences. Attending Physician at the PICU “Once Ali regained his ability More than 200 people attended. in Sidra Medicine, said, “Ali was to sit and talk – he was keen to TRAQ was celebrating tenth admitted with a chest infection go out on his wheelchair and anniversary since formation. and required non-invasive ven- spend time in our lovely healing The event was hosted by tilator support throughout the gardens and interact with Akhila Sudheer. The artists who day to help him breathe. He had people. It was a wonderful participated in the event were difficulty in tolerating feeds and transformation. We are really Nanditha Devan, Suhani Sabu, was emaciated. Once he proud of his progress and his Santhosh Kurup, Dileep Kumar, recovered from his chest endurance,” said Dr Pooja Santhosh, Sneha San- infection, it became very clear Sundaram. thosh, Shilpa & Shreya, Sivas- ankaran Nair, Devika Rajeev, Dinesh Kumar, MG Gopakumar, Afreen Sham, Fathima Firoz, Syam Mohan, Ambili & Team, Latha Chandra Sekhar and ICC Vice-President, Vinod Nair. The Chairman of Advisery Council of ICC, K M Varghese and General-Secretary, Seenu Pillai, felicitated the artists. Desert ride Anjan Ganguly, Joint Secretary, conducted the programme The summer heat has gained its peak but it has not prevented people from enjoying the grandeur while Nayana Wagh, Head of of nature. A couple in a dune bike at Sealine yesterday. PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA Cultural and Educational activ- ities, introduced the artists. Ali shares a light moment after the surgery at Sidra Medicine. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 HOME / MIDDLE EAST 03 Nievera and Misalucha mesmerise Filipinos RAYNALD C RIVERA At the two-hour long THE PENINSULA show billed “World The Philippines’ legendary Alliance Serenading ‘Concert King,’ Martin Nievera the OFWs Middle and iconic powerhouse vocalist East Tour 2019”, the Lani Misalucha captivated two internationally hundreds in the audience during the Doha leg of their three- renowned Filipino nation Middle East concert tour singers dedicated at Aspire Ladies Sports Hall on their performance Thursday. to all the Overseas At the two-hour long show billed “World Alliance Sere- Filipino Workers in nading the OFWs Middle East Qatar. Tour 2019”, the two interna- tionally renowned Filipino singers dedicated their per- albums, starred in movies, fea- formance to all the Overseas Fil- tured in television shows and ipino Workers in Qatar. garnered awards. He took the “We honour our overseas audience on a journey through workers tonight because they his singing career performing are the unsung heroes. I’m hon- some of his iconic songs he oured to be here tonight to recorded in the past 37 years perform for you as you are the such as Be My Lady, You Are My pride of our nation,” Nievera Song, and Say That You Love Me. Globally renowned Filipino singers Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha told the audience. Misalucha impressed the (right) perform at the Doha leg of their Middle East tour on Thursday It was a trip down memory audience we her powerful lane as the singers performed vocals singing staple Whitney at Aspire Ladies Sports Hall. PIC: LEO BAUTISTA well known Original Pilipino Houston hits including Didn’t Music (OPM) and songs by iconic We Almost Have It All, All at Nightingale.’ She is the first again and When I Fall in Love. singers of the past as well as Once, Saving All My Love for Asian to headline a main They capped the show with themes from classic movies and You, One Moment in Time and showroom in Las Vegas and has powerful renditions of songs songs from some of the most I Will Always Love You. She was worked with many local and from musicals including popular musicals of all time. electrifying in her rendition of international artistes. Memory from Cats, The Music Nievera charmed the crowd her hit song Bukas Na Lang Kita Nievera and Misalucha were of the Night and All I Ask of You with his sincerity performing a Mamahalin and entertaining on equally mesmerising as they from The Phantom of the Opera, collection of famous OPM songs her take of Buwan and Muli, two performed together classic This is the Moment from Jekyll including Don’t Know What to very popular songs in the Phil- medleys including movie theme & Hyde, I Dreamed a Dream Relations (PCR) - programme of the partners of the Global PCR Say, You, I’ll Never Say Goodbye, ippines today. songs Moon River, Love Story from Les Miserables and Some- the Philippine National Police programme and the audience Ikaw lang Ang mamahalin, Kahit Known for her extraordinary (Where Do I Begin?), The Way where from West Side Story. (PNP) in which Nievera and Mis- for attending the concert which Isang Saglit and Ikaw. ability to sing across genres such We Were and My Heart Will Go The show was organised by alucha have been appointed also served as an awareness With a career spanning over as pop, rock, jazz, soul, RnB and On and Nat King Cole and Star Media Production, Doha ambassadors. campaign on the programme. three decades, Nievera has operatic arias, Misalucha had Natalie Cole songs Unforget- City Event Management and the General Rhodel Sermonia, Videos about the programme released dozens of best-selling been dubbed ‘Asia’s table, Inseparable, Starting over Global Police Community Global PCR Director, thanked were screened prior to the show. ‘US can play more effective role to stop siege nations’ rights violations’

FROM PAGE 1 World Trade, the International Civil Aviation Organization and Chairman of the National other legal tracks. Human Rights Committee H E Dr. Al Marri presented a (NHRC) Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al detailed report on the decisions Marri went on to say that “We of the International Court of are betting on a greater role for Justice on the violations of the thought leaders in the United UAE, pointing out that it States. You thinkers, diplomats, extended to property owners parliamentarians and journalists and investors who suffered are the most important players losses since the beginning of the who can play a crucial role in crisis and have not been able to protecting human rights and recover their property or com- educating world public opinion.” pensation for damage to their On the challenges facing the property, in parallel to the dif- NHRC since the beginning of the ficult access of those affected to Gulf crisis, Dr. Al-Marri said, the UAE courts to exercise their UAE continues “since the first day of the right to litigation, as stipulated blockade, we have been plagued in the International Court of to violate by complaints from citizens and The Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee, Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, with other officials Justice ruling pointing out that residents of the State of Qatar, during a seminar held by the Qatari- US Center in Washington, DC. the UAE has become an unsafe ICJ decisions and even from the countries of environment for Qatari FROM PAGE 1 the blockade themselves and we two years, we have worked on reports of the National Human blockading countries against the investors. have been keen to communicate different legal and human rights Rights Committee (NHRC) on the citizens and residents of the The participants expressed with the various concerned paths to try to redress the violations recorded since the State of Qatar. He also provided their astonishment at the serious Dr Mohammed Al Saadi bodies and human rights insti- victims, condemn the grave vio- beginning of the blockade them with a brief overview of dimensions of the crisis of the (pictured), Director of the tutions of the blockading coun- lations of the blockade, and together with the report of the the international cases against blockade of Qatar and asked International Cooperation tries themselves, to try to stop encourage the affected people United Nations High Commis- the countries of the blockade, why harsh sanctions have been Department at the National the violations that affected thou- and the Qatari government to sioner for Human Rights and the with the Committee on Racial imposed on citizens and resi- Human Rights Committee sands of families, but to no avail, take all possible legal and decisions of the International Discrimination, the United dents of the Gulf states due to (NHRC), explained that the unfortunately! a matter which judicial measures to redress Court of Justice, which all unan- Nations Educational, Scientific the political crisis. They stressed affected Qatari students had forced us to go to international victims first.” Dr. Al-Marri gave imously condemned the dis- and Cultural Organization, the the need to neutralize civilians complained to the Special organizations. “ “Over the past the audience copies of the criminatory measures of the International Court of Justice, in any political conflicts. Rapporteur on freedom of education who promised to continue working to receive compensation for violation of Tunisia says no ‘power vacuum’ despite President’s illness their right to education. He said that the NHRC AFP the defence minister early yes- But eight years after the Arab monitored 513 violations TUNIS terday morning and should leave Spring, Tunisia has yet to set up during the period from 2017 hospital “soon”, she told state a constitutional court. to 2018 by the blockading Tunisian authorities said radio, without giving further The country’s first democrat- countries as a result of their yesterday that President Beji details. ically elected president, Essebsi unilateral measures against Caid Essebsi’s condition was On Thursday several media came to power in 2014. the State of Qatar. improving and insisted there was outlets had reported Essebsi’s His prolonged absence from In his speech, which high- no power vacuum in the North death after the presidency the public eye could spell uncer- lighted the continuing viola- African country, shaken by the announced that one of the tainty for Tunisia, where tions of the right to education 92-year-old leader’s hospitali- world’s oldest heads of state — democracy remains fragile espe- for Qatari students, Dr sation and twin suicide attacks. behind only Britain’s 93-year- cially ahead of presidential and Mohammed Al Saadi said, “In Essebsi was taken to hospital old Queen Elizabeth II — was legislative elections, scheduled addition to these violations, for a “serious illness” on taken to hospital. for October and November. 66 Qatari students were Thursday, the same day that But those claims were denied Essebsi’s health scare came affected in Saudi Arabia, 148 bombings claimed by the Islamic by the authorities. as Tunisia was hit by the latest in the UAE and 28 in Bahrain, State group killed a police officer Key adviser Firas Guefrech in a string of deadly militant noting that these countries in Tunis and wounded several said the president was in a attacks since the 2011 uprising. forced affected students to other people. “critical” but “stable” condition, Thursday’s blasts — one on leave their territories and Officials sought to calm fears while the leader’s son Hafedh A file photo of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi during a news the central Habib Bourguiba deprived them of completing among Tunisians that the cradle Caid Essebsi said his father’s conference at the Carthage Palace in Tunis, Tunisia. avenue and another against a their studies. of the Arab Spring uprisings condition was starting to security base — killed a police Dr Mohammed Al Saadi would descend into new violence improve. Prime Minister Youssef absence in such difficult times vacuum. The prime minister can officer and wounded at least also added that the violations and political instability. Chahed visited the ailing leader will plunge the country into take over the president’s respon- eight people including several were also confirmed in the “We have a president. There and said he was receiving “the chaos,” said Ibrahim Chaouachi, sibilities for a period of no more civilians. report of the UN High Com- is no constitutional vacancy,” one necessary care”, warning people 40, echoing many of his than 60 days. The Islamic State group missioner for Human Rights of Essebsi’s key advisers, not to spread “false and con- compatriots. If the vacancy is longer, the claimed responsibility. (OHCHR), issued in December Noureddine Ben Ticha, told the fusing information”. Tunisia’s constitution, speaker of parliament is tasked The policeman was buried 2017, entitled “The impact of Express FM radio station. On the streets of Tunis the adopted three years after the with the role for up to 90 days. yesterday in Sidi Hassin, a the current Gulf crisis on Presidential spokeswoman mood was hopeful but cautious. 2011 Arab Spring uprising that In both cases, the decision working class district in the cap- human rights,” as documented Saida Garrach said that Essebsi’s “I hope he will return to the toppled longtime dictator Zine must be taken by a constitutional ital’s suburbs, where a crowd of by international organisations “state of health is improving”. (presidential) palace in good El Abidine Ben Ali, provides two court after it validates the pres- mourners came to pay their such as Amnesty International, The president had met with health quickly because his measures in the case of a power ident’s incapacity. respects. and Human Rights Watch. 04 GULF / MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019

Palestinian outfit Iran sees some slams Bahrain FM’s pro-Israel progress on remarks ANATOLIA/GAZA

A Palestinian group yesterday nuclear deal condemned Bahrain’s foreign minister’s call for recognising AP Iran’s deputy foreign Israel as a “country to stay”. VIENNA minister described the In a statement, the Popular meeting in Vienna, Front for the Liberation of Pal- A meeting of the remaining a regular quarterly estine (PFLP) said Bahraini partners in the Iranian nuclear deal gathering of signatories Foreign Minister Khalid bin produced some progress but not Ahmed al Khalifa’s remarks enough to satisfy Tehran’s demands, to the 2015 accord, as constituted “clear treachery”, a senior Iranian official said positive and constructive. and proved that the Bahraini yesterday, offering little prospect for He said it was “one step regime was deeply involved now of the country backing away forward” compared with in supporting plans to wipe out from a move to surpass a uranium previous sessions, “but it the national Palestinian cause. stockpile threshold that could doom is still not enough, and it “This position contradicts the agreement. the position of the brotherly Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy is still not meeting Iran’s people of Bahrain,” the PFLP Iraqi security forces take security measurements around the Bahrain embassy building after foreign minister, said after meeting expectations.” said, adding that the Bahraini protesters stormed the building in Baghdad. Protesters brought down the Bahraini flag, and then with senior officials from Britain, people were “one of the Germany, France, China, Russia uranium. It previously said it would strongest advocates of the Pal- waved Palestinian flag to protest the US-led Bahrain Workshop. and the European Union that a surpass a 300-kilogram stockpile estinian cause and Arab complex barter-type system set up limit set by the accord by Thursday, rights.” to keep trade with Iran afloat is but then said it was below the limit The PFLP also hailed the Bahrain recalls envoy to Iraq now active. But he insisted that for Wednesday and there would be no Bahraini people’s rejection of the so-called INSTEX system to be new assessment until “after the their country’s hosting the US useful, “Europeans need to buy oil weekend.” It is currently a holiday economic workshop on the after protest at embassy from Iran, or to consider credit weekend in Iran. Middle East. lines for this mechanism.” European countries are Over past two days, REUTERS conference, that we strongly the Iraqi government... and Araghchi described the meeting pressing for Iran to comply in full activists in Bahrain have vocif- BAGHDAD reject normalising relations insists on the importance of in Vienna, a regular quarterly gath- with the accord, though they have erously come out against the with the Zionist occupiers and holding the perpetrators ering of signatories to the 2015 not specified what the conse- US-led conference via social More than 200 demonstrators will never abandon our accountable,” the statement accord, as positive and constructive. quences would be of failing to do media, despite it being hosted broke into the courtyard of support of Palestinians,” said added. He said it was “one step forward” so. But Iranian officials maintain by their government in Bahrain’s Embassy in Baghdad the protester, who identified Iraq condemned the pro- compared with previous sessions, that even if it surpasses the Manama, with some raising and took down the kingdom’s himself as Abu Murtadha Al testers, and expressed “its deep “but it is still not enough, and it is still enrichment limit, it would not be Palestine flags on their homes. flag on Thursday night to protest Moussawi. “We are ready to regret” over the security breach not meeting Iran’s expectations.” breaching the deal, and say such a The Palestinian leadership a US-led meeting in Bahrain on fight for this.” at the embassy. The 2015 agreement was aimed move could be reversed quickly. boycotted the two-day con- Israeli-Palestinian peace. Bahrain recalled its ambas- “The government of Iraq at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions The Europeans also face a July ference, which kicked off on Police used live rounds to sador to Iraq for consultations affirms its absolute rejection of in exchange for relief from eco- 7 deadline set by Tehran to offer Tuesday. disperse the crowd with no after the protests. any acts which threaten diplo- nomic sanctions. President Donald long-promised relief from U.S. “Israel is a country in the injuries reported. “The Ministry of Foreign matic missions, their safety and Trump withdrew the U.S. from the sanctions, or Iran says it will also region… and it’s there to stay,” “We used our vehicle loud- Affairs of the Kingdom of the security of their personnel,” accord last year and he has begin enriching its uranium closer Khalifa told the Times of Israel speakers to encourage pro- Bahrain condemns the attack said in a statement. imposed new sanctions on Iran in to weapons-grade levels. newspaper on Wednesday. testers to leave the compound,” on the Embassy of the Kingdom The two-day conference in hopes of forcing Tehran into nego- After yesterday’s meeting, “So we do believe that a police officer stationed near of Bahrain to the Republic of Manama was aimed at rallying tiating a wider-ranging deal. several EU countries said they are Israel is a country to stay, and the embassy said. “After they Iraq by the demonstrators support for a $50bn investment Iran recently quadrupled its supporting efforts to keep the we want better relations with refused, police had to fire into (which) led to sabotage in the plan in the Palestinian Terri- production of low-enriched nuclear deal alive. it, and we want peace with it,” the air.” embassy building,” a statement tories as the first part of a he added. One protester, who iden- on the ministry’s website said. broader White House political Bahrain—an island tified himself as a member of The kingdom also sum- plan to end the Israeli-Pales- A reputed media organization country in the Gulf region— the Islamic Resistance Groups, moned the charge d’affaires of tinian conflict. hosted the two-day “Peace to a term usually used by Iranian- the Embassy of Iraq in Manama The plan has met broad in Qatar is looking for Reporter Prosperity Workshop” to backed Shiite militias, said they yesterday to protest the “sab- disdain from Palestinians and discuss the economic portion wanted to send a strong otage” of the embassy’s building others in the Arab world [ .Q%CR .:0V : CV: 7V:` V6]V`1VJHV8 of US President Donald statement. in Baghdad, a second statement although regional US allies such [ :H.VCQ`; RV$`VV 1J =Q%`J:C1I5 I: HQII%J1H:QJ Q` : Trump’s compromise plan on “We took down the Bah- from the Bahraini foreign min- as Saudi Arabia discreetly `VC: VR VCR8 Middle East, dubbed “Deal of raini flag to send a clear istry said. support it. 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The break-up of the stronghold in Syria’s civil war, %:C1VR H:JR1R: V :`V 1J01 VR Q VJR .V1`  Q7 by the African Union and that the “peaceful” marches sit-in and ensuing clampdown now In its ninth year. Syrian Ethiopia to end the political planned for Sunday could only has killed at least 128 people government forces launched an [email protected] impasse and bring protest be called off “if the military council cross the country, according to offensive against the rebel-held leaders and the ruling military handed over power to civilians.” protest organisers. territory in late April. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 ASIA 05

US, India and Nod for extension Japan plan strong Indo-Pacific of President’s naval tie-up rule in J&K IANS/OSAKA JAPAN With plans of forging a “strong IANS Whenever the naval cooperation” in the Indo- NEW DELHI Election Commission Pacific region in mind, Prime decides to hold Minister Narendra Modi, US Pres- India’s Lower House of ident Donald Trump and parliament (Lok Sabha) elections in Jammu Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo yesterday gave its nod for the and Kashmir, polls Abe yesterday discussed ways to extension of President’s Rule in will be held and jointly build infrastructure and Jammu and Kashmir by six the Centre will not ensure peace and security in the months from July 3 even as Union maritime zone. Home Minister Amit Shah intervene, said Home The three leaders decided to asserted that the Centre was ready Minister Amit Shah. make the summit meetings under to hold Assembly polls in the state the Japan-America-India (JAI) as and when the Election format an annual affair to “ensure Commission (EC) decides. the first Prime Minister of Inde- successful cooperation in mul- Shah said that Assembly pendent India. tiple areas, including maritime elections in the state, which is “Of all the princely states security, quality infrastructure, and under President’ Rule since that were divided, Article 370 advancing peace and prosperity in India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister December last year following six applies only to Jammu and the Indian Ocean and Pacific Shinzo Abe during a trilateral meeting on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, yesterday. months of Governor’s Rule since Kashmir, which was being region and beyond,” according to June 2018, were not held simul- handled by Nehru while the rest a White House statement. taneously along with the recent were under Sardar (Vallabhbhai) Lok Sabha polls because it was Patel’s care,” Shah said, adding not possible to ensure security that Article 370 was a “tem- Centre to launch of all the candidates who were porary provision”. Half a million people urge Indian expected to participate in the Shah on Friday moved a ‘one nation, one democratic exercise. statutory resolution in the Lok “Whenever the Election Sabha to extend President’s Rule govt to declare a ‘climate emergency’ ration card’ Commission decides to hold in Jammu and Kashmir for six scheme elections in Jammu and more months with effect from REUTERS Foundation yesterday as his On Wednesday, DiCaprio Kashmir, polls will be held and July 3. While tabling the reso- NEW DELHI petition gathered more than posted a photo on Instagram of IANS/NEW DELHI the Centre will not intervene. lution, Shah said that the 170,000 signatures. women in the southern city of Earlier, EC was controlled by the Election Commission had agreed More than 450,000 people have His other demands to the Chennai drawing pots of water In a bid to curb corruption and Congress, but we don’t do the to postpone the Assembly elec- signed two petitions demanding environment ministry include from a near empty well, cap- dependence on one Public same,” Shah said while tions and that these will be held that the Indian government increasing the country’s green turing the daily struggle of Distribution System (PDS) shop, addressing the Lok Sabha. after the upcoming Amarnath declare a climate emergency as cover and meeting pledges made thousands. the Central government will Replying to a debate on a Yatra, saying “it is not possible severe heatwaves and crippling under the 2015 Paris climate Chennai has been in the launch the ‘one nation, one statutory resolution moved by to hold elections in Jammu and water shortages grip the country. agreement to try to limit a rise global spotlight since its four main ration card’ scheme. him to extend President’s Rule Kashmir now.” Inspired by teenage Swedish in global warming to 1.5 degrees reservoirs dried up earlier this The scheme, according to in J&K, Shah targeted the oppo- After he moved the reso- climate activist Greta Thunberg, Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). month, largely because of poor Union Minister of Consumer sition Congress for questioning lution, the Congress criticised 16-year-old student Aman The Ministry of Environment, monsoons in 2018, forcing resi- Affairs, Food and Public Distri- the government for not holding the Narendra Modi-led gov- Sharma launched a petition on Forests and Climate Change did dents to ration the use of water. bution Ram Vilas Paswan, will Assembly elections in the state ernment for not holding the Change.org in May after noticing not respond to repeated requests The city was one of 21 cities pre- ensure that all beneficiaries in the past one year, saying the elections in J&K. that every successive year was for comment. dicted to run out of ground water especially migrants can access grand old party had removed Blaming Nehru for the situ- getting hotter, drier, thirstier and With backing from several by 2020, government think-tank PDS across the nation from any elected government 93 times in ation in J&K, Shah said his gov- more polluted, he said. film personalities including NITI Aayog said in a report pub- shop of their own choice. the past. ernment did not need lessons on “I started this campaign to actress Nathalie Kelley from U.S. lished last year. It warned that “This will provide freedom He also attacked the Con- democracy from the Congress, put pressure on the government TV soap “Dynasty” as well as India faced the worst long-term to the beneficiaries as they will gress over Article 370, saying the adding that all the elections that because if we keep silent right some Bollywood names, Sharma water crisis in its history, with not be tied to any one PDS shop provision which granted special took place in J&K when the Con- now then it’s going to affect our said his next aim was to draw 600 million people — nearly half and reduce their dependence status to J&K was still there only gress was in power were a “joke” survival in the future,” he told Hollywood environmentalist of India’s population — at risk of on shop owners and curtail because of Jawaharlal Nehru, in the name of democracy. the Thomson Reuters Leonardo DiCaprio’s attention. facing acute shortage. instances of corruption,” the Ministry said in a statement. It added that in the next two months, beneficiaries of Tel- Congress dissolves 280 committees in Delhi, workers quit in Rahul support angana and Andhra Pradesh will be able to access the PDS IANS The party leaders from dif- for too long” and urged Gandhi Tankha and Lilothia, Haryana Hd said many party leaders hope shops. The objective of the NEW DELHI ferent states and holding several to revive the Congress as “a Women Congress chief Sumitra that Rahul will take back his offer department is to ensure that posts also gave three days to fighting force”. Chouhan, General Secretary to resign as party chief. this is implemented nationally The Congress yesterday senior leaders to submit their In a series of tweets, Tankha Netta P. Sangma of Meghalaya, Lilothia also pointed out that in a time bound manner. dissolved all the 280 block resignation to give a free hand said: “We all should submit our Secretary Virender Rathore, party leaders must take respon- At present, the Integrated committees in the national to the party President to resignations from party positions Chhattisgarh Secretary Anil sibility for the party’s per- Management of PDS (IMPDS) capital with immediate effect, restructure the party. and give Rahul ji a free hand to Chaudhary, Madhya Pradesh formance. A senior party is a system that is already oper- while over 140 party bearers The action comes after choose his team... Party cannot Secretary Sudhir Chaudhary and leader, who also attended the ational in Andhra Pradesh, resigned from their post in party’s Law and the Right to afford a stalemate for too long.” Haryana Secretary Satyavir meeting said they have given Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, support of the party President Information (RTI) Cell chair- Last afternoon, Rajesh Yadav also quit their posts. three days to senior leaders to Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi’s offer to step person Vivek Tankha’s offered Lilothia, who was also a party Lilothia said the resignations submit their resignation. “If Rajasthan, Telangana and down from the post following the to resign from the post on candidate from North-West are meant to facilitate a free they do not, then we shall sit on Tripura wherein a beneficiary dismal performance of the party Thursday night saying “the Con- Delhi, resigned as the Delhi Con- hand for Rahul Gandhi to bring hunger strike at the party head- can avail his share of food grain in the Lok Sabha elections. gress cannot afford a stalemate gress Working President. Besides structural changes in the party. quarters,” he said. from any district in the state.

Thane cabbie thrashed, Modi govt freezes ads placed forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in three newspaper groups

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An Ola cab driver was assaulted and almost lynched India’s government has cut off advertisements to at least three by some persons who also forced the victim to chant major newspaper groups in a move that executives and an oppo- ‘Jai Shri Ram’, officials said here yesterday. sition leader said was likely retaliation for unfavourable reports. While three accused have already been arrested Critics have said that freedom of the press has been under and remanded in police custody till June 29, Mumbra attack since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government first Police are on the lookout for some more suspects in took office in 2014 and journalists have complained of intimi- the incident that occurred last Saturday. dation for writing critical stories. According to police, on June 22 night, the Ola Now the big newspaper groups, which have a combined cabbie from Mumbra, Faisal Usman Khan, 25, had monthly readership of more than 26 million, say they are being gone to pick up some passengers from Diva on the starved of government ads worth millions of rupees that began far end of the Thane district. En route, his vehicle even before Modi was elected to power last month with a land- broke down and he was trying to repair it. Suddenly, slide mandate. “There is a freeze,” an executive at Bennett, five persons came on two-wheelers and entered into Coleman & Co that controls the Times of India and The Economic a petty argument with Khan and started thrashing Times, among the country’s biggest English-language newspapers, him, even as the scared passengers fled from the cab. said. “Could be (because of) some reports they were unhappy At one point, when he invoked the name of Allah’, with,” the executive said, seeking anonymity because he was not the attackers realised that he belonged to a com- authorised to speak to the press. munity and forced him to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The Mumbai records heavy rain Around 15% of the Times group’s advertising comes from injured and bleeding victim, in order to avoid further the government, the executive said. The ads are mostly gov- Women wade through a waterlogged street during heavy rains in Mumbai, thrashing, obliged them by repeating ‘Jai Shri Ram’, and ernment tenders for contracts as well as publicising government India, yesterday. fell unconscious as they continued to beat him up. schemes. The ABP Group, which publishes The Telegraph that has run reports questioning Modi’s record on everything from national security to unemployment, has seen a similar 15 percent drop in government advertisements for around six months, two A teenager dies every hour in road accidents in India: NGO company officials said. “Once you don’t toe the government line in your editorial IANS Citing the stunning figures for and drive without helmets. Crescent Societies, attended by coverage and you write anything against the government, then MUMBAI 2017, the NGO Synergie, said the As per the 2017 data, the total around two dozen school and obviously the only way they can penalise you (is) to choke your majority of these accidents injuries due to helmetless driving college principals and others. advertising supply,” the first ABP official said. “Press freedom In a shocking revelation, at least involved two-wheelers like were 35,975 and 36,687 deaths Expressing concerns over the must be maintained and it will be maintained despite these 25 teenagers are killed in road scooters, motorcycles or mopeds for all categories of two-wheeler large number of juvenile deaths things,” the official said. Both also sought anonymity. accidents everyday — or an and largely due to helmetless driving. The revelations came at due to helmetless driving, India ranked 140th out of 180 in the 2019 World Press average of one each hour — in driving or pillion riding by the a workshop which included Syn- including pillion riding, experts Freedom Index, lower than countries like Afghanistan, Myanmar India, coming to a whopping youngsters. The reason is kids, ergie, Global Road Safety Part- said it was aggravated by the and the Philippines. It ranked 80th out of 139 countries surveyed total of around 9,400 annually, mostly teenagers, tend to over- nership, hosted by International dark world of motorbike stunts when the index was started in 2002. an NGO said yesterday. speed, indulge in rash driving Federation of Red Cross and Red and illegal street races. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 Pakistan may seek foreign states’ help in tax issues

INTERNEWS Pakistan can forward formal request to foreign countries, the official sources because they knew that the FBR tax before expiry of its deadline. ISLAMABAD tax jurisdictions including the UK, UAE, Malaysia, said that it could not be done. possessed information about He said that the data of non- Malta, Canada and others to help in recovery of However, Pakistan could their bank accounts having resident Pakistanis was available The automatic exchange of infor- avail itself of one chance where deposit of over $1m. with the FBR so they should mation under the OECD mech- tax amount against any individual. tax authorities could seek The FBR had sent out notices come forward and avail them- anism does not enable Pakistani assistance of other jurisdictions to them but some addresses selves of this ongoing scheme. tax authorities to prosecute tax provisions under automatic The FBR obtained data about in recovery of established tax found incorrect so nothing sub- The official sources said that evaders residing at major foreign exchange of information from 152,000 non-resident Pakistanis amount against any individual. stantial on account of collection non-resident Pakistanis were destinations but Islamabad can the Organization of Economic under OECD mechanism out of Under the OECD mechanism, of any due taxes could be showing interest to avail them- forward formal request to other Cooperation and Development which the FBR selected top 452 the member countries shared materialised. selves of the ongoing amnesty countries for recovery of due tax (OECD) mechanism or bilateral individuals who possessed over details about 152,000 non-res- When contacted, FBR’s scheme as one such person two amount against them. tax treaties struck with different $1m in their accounts and sent ident Pakistani individuals with Member Inland Revenue (IR) days back contacted the FBR and Top official sources said that countries. out notice. Now in some cases, the FBR in September 2018 Policy and Spokesman Dr Hamid obtained payment slip identifi- after establishing tax amount The non-resident Pakistanis the postal addresses found having deposit of roughly in the Ateeq Sarwar said this week that cation for declaration (PSID) for from all relevant forums within could avail themselves of this incorrect within Pakistan. range of over $10bn in their bank the FBR could not share any whitening of $400,000. the country, Pakistan can ongoing tax amnesty scheme as Now when the foreign tax accounts. details on exchange of infor- Now it is yet to see whether forward formal request to the FBR sorted out details about jurisdictions were requested to The FBR is eyeing that these mation data obtained from OECD the tax authorities succeeded to foreign tax jurisdictions including top individuals who owned more share more details they were not potential non-resident Pakistanis mechanism, however, there was convert this interest into materi- the UK, UAE, Malaysia, Malta, than $1m into their bank so welcoming. When asked living in major countries opportunity available under the alising for attracting more decla- Canada and others to help in accounts so they could avail whether Exchange of Infor- including UK, Dubai, Malaysia, ongoing tax amnesty scheme to rations and collecting due taxes or recovery of tax amount against themselves of the ongoing tax mation could enable Islamabad Malta and Canada might prefer avail by all those who possessed it just remained a dream and the any individual. So far, the FBR amnesty scheme to clear piled to prosecute them with the help to avail themselves of the un-declared accounts or assets scheme failed to attract more till had not opted for any such up tax liabilities. of tax administration of other ongoing tax amnesty scheme to regularise by paying nominal expiry of its tomorrow deadline. PM Khan requests dismissal Bomb blast in of disqualification petition Afghan mosque injures 11 INTERNEWS Justice Mussarat Hilali directed PESHAWAR the petitioner to respond to the AP application filed on behalf of the KABUL Pakistani Prime Minister Imran prime minister. Khan has filed an application with The petitioner has claimed A bomb blast inside a mosque the Peshawar High Court that during the last year general wounded at least 11 people requesting to dismiss a petition, elections, Imran had neither men- yesterday in Samangan, which seeks his disqualification tioned the name of his alleged Afghanistan’s northern from holding any public office on daughter in his nomination province, an official said. multiple grounds. papers nor he had disclosed the Sediq Azizi, spokesman for The application said the assets of his wife. the provincial governor, said petition was not maintainable and The applicant claimed that the the blast took place during it merited dismissal summarily. petition was meant for black- Friday prayers as dozens It added that the petitioner had mailing and suppressed facts, so gathered in the mosque in concealed the Supreme Court’s it amounted to perjury for which Aybak, the provincial capital. declaration, which declared the he reserved the right to initiate He said the mullah of the applicant, Imran Khan, Sadiq and proper proceedings against the mosque was in critical con- Ameen under Articles 62 and 63 petitioner under the relevant pro- dition and was transferred to of the Constitution. visions of civil, defamatory and neighbouring Balkh province The petition was filed last criminal laws. for further treatment. year by National Assembly can- He said the petition was Separately, the Taliban’s didate in NA-35 Bannu Inamullah against the judgment of a shadow governor for eastern Khan, who is a leader of Pakistan returning officer before elections Logar province and two deputies Justice and Democratic Party of and that the electoral laws, which Emergency drill were killed in an airstrike, the former chief justice of Pakistan provided remedies against pre- Passengers run out from a plane during an emergency drill simulating a bomb attack at the Tribhuvan Afghan Defense Ministry said in Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. election grievances, weren’t International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. a statement. Afghan forces A bench consisting of Justice availed by petitioner, so the carried out the airstrike Thursday Ikramullah Khan and petition should be dismissed. night in Charkh district, it said. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 ASIA 07

Bomb attack Duterte dares in Philippines leaves 5 dead foes to file AFP/INDANAN A bomb attack on an elite Phil- ippine army unit left three impeachment soldiers and two civilians dead in the southern Philippines yesterday, military spokesmen REUTERS Presidential and witnesses said MANILA spokesman Salvador The authorities said Abu Panelo said Duterte Sayyaf militants could be Philippine President Rodrigo was merely upset that behind the midday blast, which Duterte has threatened oppo- also left nine other soldiers nents with prison if they try to people could not see wounded on the island of Jolo, impeach him, the latest in what he had the country’s a stronghold of IS-linked a top UN official and an Asian interests at heart. gunmen. lawmakers’ group this week “We’re not discounting the called a pattern of persecution possibility that it’s the hand- and assaults on free speech. Some high-profile critics, iwork of Abu Sayyaf Group,” Duterte vented his anger among them a top judge and a regional military spokesman amid intense media scrutiny and former foreign minister, have Major Arvin Arcinas said. Crew members (foreground, right) of a fishing vessel that sank after it collided with a Chinese fishing accusations that he is siding with called that a breach of the con- The Philippines has boat off Reed Bank in the South China sea, with Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce members China over a June 9 sinking of a stitution, or worthy of his renewed its campaign against Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese impeachment. as they pose with mock cheques as part of donations, in Manila, yesterday. the militants on Jolo this year vessel, which happened inside “Me? Will be impeached? I administration for what it said Filipinos who speak out, noting in return for economic after at least one suspected Manila’s Exclusive Economic will jail them all,” Duterte told were threats and aggressive threats were publicly made by incentives. suicide bomber attacked the Zone (EEZ). reporters. “Try to do it and I will rhetoric and trumped-up state officials. Asked about threats to jail island’s cathedral in January, The maverick leader has do it.” criminal charges against oppo- While Duterte’s popularity opponents, presidential killing 21 people. echoed Beijing’s line that it was He added: “I am challenging nents that amounted to “delib- and mandate have been bol- spokesman Salvador Panelo said Three members of the mil- an accident, not an intentional you to do it. You really want to erate effort to muzzle critics and stered by a recent midterm Duterte was merely upset that itary unit were killed and nine ramming, and shrugged off the force my hand into it? Okay. Do weaken checks and balances.” election, the sinking incident has people could not see he had the others were wounded, while presence of Chinese fishermen it. Yes. File it.” UN High Commissioner for put the domestic spotlight on country’s interests at heart. two civilians also died in the inside the Philippine EEZ, saying A report on Tuesday by the Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cracks that are appearing in his “He cannot understand why attack, army spokesman he would allow it out of Asean Parliamentarians for on Monday said there was a much-trumpeted foreign policy people are against his policy,” Colonel Ramon Zagala said. friendship. Human Rights chided the Duterte “very real risk of violence” for of non-confrontation with China Panelo told reporters. “This attack is meant to disrupt the intensified security operations and our operational Indonesian army tempo following series of recent Abe, Xi vow to open ‘new era’ on bilateral ties operational gains in the area,” helicopter with Zagala said in a separate 12 on board ANATOLIA “great idea”, Kyodo said, citing ington and Pyongyang. protectionism, and for Japan’s statement. ANKARA Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Xi said he delivered Japan’s heavy blow to President Donald A reporter on the scene saw reported missing Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura. thoughts to Kim, Kyodo cited Trump’s “America First” policy a blood-soaked man slumped The leaders of Japan and China Xi, who met North Korean Nishimura saying, though he that opposed globalisation. beside a motor tricycle on a AP agreed to boost bilateral ties and leader Kim Jong-Un last week, refused give further details on For his part, Abe urged Xi to street also stained with blood JAYAPURA pledged to open a “new era” in expressed strong support for whether Xi mentioned the pos- amend trade practices which the in front of the temporary head- their relations, media reports said. progress in Tokyo-Pyongyang sibility of talks between Japan US and other countries con- quarters of the 1,500-member An Indonesian military heli- Japan’s Prime Minister relations, a senior Japanese and North Korea. sidered unfair, such as allegedly First Brigade Combat Team. copter carrying 12 people went Shinzo Abe invited Chinese Pres- official said. Abe said any potential stealing intellectual property and The authorities could not missing yesterday in the coun- ident Xi Jinping for a state visit Relations with China have summit with Kim would be forcing technology transfer. say what kind of explosives try’s troubled easternmost by 2020, Tokyo-based Kyodo “completely returned to normal,” impossible without a guarantee While on dispute over were used. province of Papua. news reported. Abe said, adding his country was of progress, Kyodo said. Abe had Sensaku Island in the East China Jolo and other remote Papua military spokesman Making his first visit to Japan eager to cooperate with China to previously said talks with Kim Sea, Abe requested Xi to stabilize areas of the southern Philip- Muhammad Aidi said the as president of China, Xi arrived raise ties to a “new dimension”. would need to be without prior the situation, Nishimura told pines are home to numerous Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter in Osaka, Japan early Thursday The two leaders also dis- conditions. Kyodo, adding that the leaders armed groups including the lost contact five minutes after to attend the G20 Summit, saying cussed North Korea’s denu- Referring to the ongoing agreed on further work based on Abu Sayyaf, which is notorious taking off from Oksibil, the a visit to Japan when the “cherry clearisation and the pause in trade war with the US, Xi praised a 2008 bilateral accord on joint for kidnappings and capital of the mountainous dis- blossoms bloom” would be a negotiations between Wash- Japan’s cooperation against gas development. bombings. trict of Pegunungan Bintang. It was travelling to Jayapura. He added that the army hel- icopter was taking troops and Papua New Guinea supplies to a border post in Okbibab near Papua New Guinea and had refueled at deploys army to help Oksibil before it was reported missing by the control tower at an altitude of 2,400 metres. volcano emergency The aircraft was carrying 12 military personnel, including AFP relief supplies to the people five border security forces. KOKOPO affected by the volcanic eruption,” he said. Troops have been sent to help Steven Saunders, a surveyor Australia welcomes thousands of people displaced at Rabaul Volcano Observatory, by a volcanic eruption on a confirmed there was a small help to find man remote archipelago in Papua one-off explosion from Ulawun missing in N Korea New Guinea, the prime minister in the early hours but it was not said yesterday, as a second sustained, and activity has AP volcano erupted. eased. CANBERRA Lava and ash flows from The emergency response Mount Ulawun — one of the was hampered by the closure of Australia’s prime minister said world’s most hazardous vol- the region’s main airport, which he remained concerned for an canoes — have subsided, but Saunders said was covered by Australian student who is between 7,000 and 13,000 around three centimetres of ash US Special Representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun (left), with South Korea’s Special Representative uncontactable in North Korea people are believed to have been and remained closed. for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Lee Do-hoon, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, yesterday. and has been offered interna- displaced and a state of emer- As the authorities were tional support to find him. gency has been declared. struggling to get to grips with Prime Minister Scott Mor- “We will mobilise the mil- disruption caused by Mount rison said the plight of Alek ‘US ready for talks with North Korea’ itary to go in and assess the sit- Ulawun, volcanologists Sigley had been raised with him uation, and we will despatch the reported that the nearby island by world leaders attending the REUTERS between President Donald The envoys met ahead of military to assist on the ground,” volcano of Manam had begun Group of 20 summit in Osaka, SEOUL Trump and North Korean leader Trump’s visit to South Korea this said Prime Minister James to erupt. Japan. Kim Jong Un in Singapore last weekend, during which Trump Marape. Australia’s Darwin Volcanic “We’re talking to our A US special envoy said that the year, the ministry said in a and South Korean President “The governor is already on Ash Advisory Centre reported partners in that part of the world United States was ready to hold statement. Moon Jae-in are expected to the ground assessing the situ- satellite imagery indicated an to get to the bottom of what has constructive talks with North Both sides agreed to discuss ways to kick-start the ation, and once I receive the ongoing eruption. occurred here,” Morrison said. Korea to follow through on a establish new relations and work dialogue with the North. report, we will see how we can Manam is one of Papua New “It’s obviously very concerning. denuclearisation agreement towards denuclearisation of the Reclusive North Korea has best assist.” Guinea’s most active volcanos I’m very concerned about it. reached by the two countries last Korean peninsula. pursued nuclear and missile pro- Local MP Joseph Lelang said and last erupted in January. We’ve had a lot of sympathy also year, South Korea’s foreign But negotiations have stalled grammes for years in defiance as many as 13,000 people may It is a volcanic cone that expressed and willingness to ministry said. since a second summit in of UN Security Council and US have been displaced, and 1,000 towers out of the sea north of assist by other countries.” Stephen Biegun told his Vietnam in February collapsed sanctions. have lost their homes, while Leo Papua New Guinea’s mainland Morrison declined to say South Korean counterpart, Lee as both sides failed to taper dif- “Biegun said the upcoming Porikura, an official with the and has a history of eruptions, which government leaders he Do-hoon, that Washington ferences between US calls for summit would provide a crucial West New Britain Disaster with significant activity in had discussed the disap- wanted to make “simultaneous, denuclearisation and North chance to foster peace and pros- Office, put the number of dis- November 2004 forcing the pearance with and what help parallel” progress on the Korean demands for sanctions perity of the Korean peninsula,” placed at around 7,000. evacuation of some 9,000 had been offered. agreement reached at a summit relief. the ministry said. “Our focus now is providing people. Japan court orders compensation for kin of leprosy patients

AP/TOKYO over a segregation policy that patients and their relatives. The court ruled that gov- patients were kept at 14 isolated In the ruling, Judge Kotaro severed family ties and caused The 561 plaintiffs demanded ernment failed to stop the segre- sanatoriums across the country, Endo said Japan’s parliament, A Japanese court ordered the long-lasting prejudice. $52,000 each for financial and gation until 1996, decades after and many were also forcibly through legislative negligence, government yesterday to pay Kumamoto District Court psychological suffering because leprosy, also known as Hansen’s sterilised. About 1,500 remain at destroyed the families and 3$3.4m in damages to the rela- ruled that the segregation vio- of bullying and discrimination in disease, became curable in 1940s. the facilities today with their ties caused tremendous damage to tives of former leprosy patients lated the human rights of the education, jobs and marriage. More than 12,000 leprosy to families and society severed. their lives. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 Palestinians want freedom, not ESTABLISHED IN 1996 Trump administration bribes CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] MOHAMMAD SHTAYYEH ACTING MANAGING EDITOR THE WASHINGTON POST MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] he Trump administration on Saturday unveiled the eco- nomic portion of its long- DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Tawaited diplomatic plan for MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI Palestine and Israel. The release pre- [email protected] ceded a two-day “economic workshop” in Bahrain beginning Tuesday that is intended to drum up White House senior adviser Jared Kushner giving a speech at the opening of the regional support for the proposal. Peace to Prosperity workshop in the Bahraini capital Manama. Unfortunately, what has been revealed confirms our belief at the Donald Trump has almost completely movement of people and goods, the Palestinian Authority that the plan, sided with Israel’s right-wing gov- difficulties in obtaining construction EDITORIAL which is being drafted by White ernment, offering us no reason to permits, the siege of Gaza - all con- House senior adviser Jared Kushner believe his administration can be strict the Palestinian economy and and other Trump administration offi- taken seriously as an honest peace leave it easily dominated and cials, is simply a repackaging of a broker. exploited by Israel. Even electricity is Excellence in healthcare stale, discredited concept known as For the past two years, Trump and doled out to Palestinians at Israel’s ecently, Qatar ranked fifth in the world by the “economic peace” long advocated by his senior advisers have waged war on choosing. Legatum Institute, a London-based think tank, for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Palestinian rights. Trump broke with True and sustainable economic Rimproved life expectancy, better health outcomes, Netanyahu, a longtime friend of the more than 70 years of official US policy, development cannot be achieved under and investment in health infrastructure. It is the only Kushner family. recognizing Jerusalem as part of Israel occupation and while people are country in the region to secure place in the top five in annual While short on specifics and totally and moving the US Embassy to the city. denied their right to self-determination. prosperity index, placing behind Singapore, Luxembourg, lacking a political component, the plan He has closed the de facto Palestinian Economic peace has been tried and has Japan and Switzerland. calls for a $50 billion investment fund embassy in Washington and cut almost failed. Under the George W. Bush Qatar’s premier and not-for-profit health care pro- for the Pal- all aid to the Palestinian people, administration, my predecessor as Pal- vider, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), is known for estinian including to the U.N. agency respon- estinian Authority prime minister, the best care and services it offers and its open-mindedness economy sible for the well-being of Palestinian Salam Fayyad, embarked on a program in experimenting new initiatives to enhance its services. and that of refugees. My efforts to effectively of economic reform and state-building Noteworthy among them is Nursing Informatics (NI), which neighboring govern are not helped by the US gov- that had many achievements, but ulti- is a specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple Arab states, ernment depriving Palestinians of aid. mately it could not succeed because information management and analytical sciences to Instead of and a $5 Kushner, who is Trump’s son-in- Israel would not allow it. identify, define, manage, and communicate data, infor- attempting to billion trans- law, this month even questioned Economic conferences and incen- mation, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. It bribe and bully portation whether Palestinians are ready for tives will not bring about long-term supports nurses, consumers, patients and the entire team Palestinians corridor self-government. peace in the absence of a compre- that comes in close contact with the healthcare service and between the Is it any wonder, given all this, that hensive political plan addressing, in a thus in turn helps to achieve the desired outputs. NI works into submitting occupied Palestinians are extremely skeptical of just and fair manner, all the core issues through the use of information structures, processes and to permanent West Bank Kushner’s new economic plan? It is of the conflict and leading directly to technology. subjugation, the and Gaza. little more than a regurgitation of old Palestinian freedom. The concept was introduced in HMC in 2006 and is the United States and What ideas such as economic peace, advo- It is clearer than ever that the first in the Middle East to Kushner and cated by the Israeli right, whereby Pal- Kushner plan will be designed to implement this new system that the international his col- estinians are expected to give up undermine and deny Palestinian manages nursing workforce community should leagues don’t demands for freedom in exchange for rights and further entrench Israel’s and acuity-based patient be applying seem to investment and other economic rule over the Palestinian people. The assignment. realize is that inducements. plan won’t call for the creation of an “The strategy of the pressure to Israel, Palestinians Although Kushner has denied it, independent Palestinian state as part Qatar’s premier department focuses on nursing until it grants don’t need or the Bahrain conference and its rollout of a two-state solution or for Israel to and not-for- informatics researches and Palestinians want minus any political component are grant Palestinians their rights and profit health professional development in their right to handouts. clear evidence that this is what is equality in a single state. This is a care provider, healthcare informatics and We need intended. What Kushner and the plan’s Trump-Netanyahu blueprint for per- information technology for an independent freedom and other authors don’t seem capable of manent apartheid, not peace. Hamad Medical nurses to promote the best use sovereign state of our rights grasping is that Palestinians cannot be Instead of attempting to bribe and Corporation (HMC), of clinical information and Palestine. and for Israel bought off or bribed into accepting bully Palestinians into submitting to is known for the technological systems for the to end its anything less than our full freedom permanent subjugation, the United best care and improvement of patient care domination and rights. The gilded cage that States and the international com- delivery in HMC,” Dr Wasmiya over our lives and economy. Kushner and Netanyahu have in mind munity should be applying pressure to services it offers Dalhem, Executive Director of Even before details of the plan for us is still a cage. Israel, until it grants Palestinians their and its open- Nursing Informatics were revealed, Palestinian political As Palestinians, our economic right to an independent sovereign mindedness in Department (NID) at HMC. and business leaders were boycotting problems result from Israeli policies state of Palestine. By preparing clinical infor- the Bahrain conference. That’s that are designed to restrict our eco- Shtayyeh is prime minister of the experimenting mation system, HMC has also because since taking office, President nomic growth. The restrictions on Palestinian Authority. new initiatives provided an atmosphere con- to enhance its ducive for the expansion of NI. services. Working absolutely in line with the fact that ‘empowerment of Journalists are not the enemy of the people; we are the people nurses is vital in healthcare’ HMC always stood for their empowerment. It holds regular PETULA DVORAK those five people dedicated them- Maryland Journal’s heroic reporting on e-learning training courses, CIS courses and IT courses to THE WASHINGTON POST selves to: local journalism. the Battle of Bunker Hill to remember equip nurses for this NI journey. HMC also launched the e won’t forget being The Capital Gazette soldiers on, how integral journalists have been to Nursing Informatics Research Community Program to called an enemy of the but many others do not. In the past this nation. develop a community in Qatar for the empowerment of people. No, we won’t two decades, at least 1,400 towns in Trump has repeated his “enemy of nurses to implement best practices and deliver the highest forget that. Because America lost the recorder of town hall the people” line about American W media in at least 18 tweets since that quality of patient care. The programme was developed in exposing evil, shining light on wrongs meetings, the voice of hometown collaboration with Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar and fighting injustice is what we do.” - pride, the generator of clippings kept gunman ripped the offices and staff of Computing Research Institute and the College of Science The staff of the Capital Gazette The on refrigerators and in scrapbooks. the Gazette apart with gunfire.It and Engineering along with Carnegie Mellon University- moment of silence that will be held In America, the local paper is appears he has forgotten that jour- Qatar . Friday to mark the first anniversary of dying. This hit close to home here in nalists write about the issues that HMC’s contribution for Qatar’s exponential healthcare America’s deadliest media massacre - the Washington region recently, where affect how we live. growth is praiseworthy. Its growth in healthcare is the result the killing of five people inside the the beloved Current papers - the Those journalists tell you how your of the positive attitude instilled by the Qatari leadership Capital Gazette offices in Annapolis, Washington institution that has City Council is planning on fixing the on its team towards change and experimenting new initi- Maryland - should weigh on us reported on the city, rather than the ballfields. They cover your kid’s atives and this attitude, backed by arrant willpower and heavily. notion of Washington - shut down science fair, hold your county com- perfect confidence, is more than enough to take Qatar’s First, there are the people who after 50 years. missioners responsible for preventing healthcare to even more heights. were killed - the fathers, sons, This is happening at a breathtaking overdevelopment, report on corrupt daughters, mother, journalists, people. rate, in places from New Orleans to police officers in your town and Gerald Fischman, 61, the news- Tampa, from Long Beach to Denver. examine the distribution of tax dollars room’s editorial page editor; Rob That loss of coal jobs everyone to public schools. This is what local Hiaasen, 59, editor and features col- talks about? It took at least two journalists do. And there are 1,400 umnist; John McNamara, 56, sports decades for coal jobs to drop by about towns in America who don’t have this QUOTE OF THE DAY writer, news reporter and editor; half to roughly 51,000, where they anymore. Rebecca Smith, 34, sales assistant; and stand today, according to the Bureau The Capital Gazette was awarded a Wendi Winters, 65, the news reporter of Labor Statistics. special citation by the Pulitzer Prize and community columnist who That happened in newspapers in Board for the staff’s heroic actions in the A free and open charged the gunman and tried to save just nine years, falling from 71,000 aftermath of the shooting. “We are economy is the her colleagues. They were killed workers in 2008 to 39,000 in 2017, a putting out a damn paper tomorrow,” because they were at work that day. 45% drop, according to a Pew reporter Chase Cook tweeted that day. basis for peace This kind of killing has become a Research study. Much of that drop is And they did. They’ve done so since and prosperity. grotesque routine in America - the fueled by economics and technology. 1884. The people of this region have vigil, the walk, the flowers, the tears. Who needs those treasured clippings loyally followed the paper’s investiga- Shinzo Abe There were 500 workplace homicides to preserve local memories when you tions into state lawmakers, crab reports, Japanese Prime in America in 2016, according to the have Facebook, right? But there’s features on local characters and more. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s more more to it. In that moment of silence on Minister than one for every workday. President Donald Trump insists on Friday, and the next day, and the day But the horrific fact of America’s calling an entire American institution after that, remember the five people growing workplace violence isn’t the the “enemy of the people.” He seems who died, and please remember they entire story. Another slow-motion to have forgotten that newspapers were not the enemy. We are not the tragedy here is the eroding institution predate America itself - just look at the enemy. We are you. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 OPINION 09 Spain’s Sanchez relishes European role but reality bites

panish leader Pedro Sanchez coordinators in the talks that will Sanchez first became prime min- shot to prominence on the EU decide who will become European ister in June last year when the con- political scene after his vic- Commission or European Central servatives lost a confidence vote over Stories in national and Bank chief. a corruption scandal, but only gained European elections, but now he faces That means he will join other EU more prominence in Brussels with Criticised by Spain’s a reality check that combines troubles leaders at the margins of a G20 this Spring’s elections. at home with the complexity of EU summit in Japan this weekend and at “Sanchez was very self-confident other main parties ahead BELÉN CARREÑO & talks. Sunday’s EU summit, where the bloc during the negotiations. But he did not of a vote in parliament INGRID MELANDER Still scrambling to gather enough wants to agree on names. He dis- understand in the beginning that on whether he can stay REUTERS support to be confirmed as prime cussed this with EU Council chief ‘killing’ (the German conservative in the job, the Socialist minister by a fragmented parliament Donald Tusk on Friday morning and candidate for the European Com- two months after the election, will have further talks with others, his mission Manfred) Weber meant that leader, while praised for Sanchez is also learning the ropes for office said. he ‘killed’ his candidate too”, the dip- his pro-European stance, another set of tricky power-sharing As he travels from one summit to lomat said, referring to Dutch Socialist is also facing some talks - that of deciding on EU top jobs. another, sitting at the top negotiating candidate Frans Timmermans, critical voices in Brussels. Criticised by Spain’s other main table with France’s and Germany’s backed by Sanchez. parties ahead of a vote in parliament leaders, Sanchez visibly enjoys his Leaders headed by French Pres- on whether he can stay in the job, the new role, widely dispensing his smile ident Emmanuel Macron and Sanchez Socialist leader, while praised for his and readily responding in English to blocked Weber’s candidacy, meaning national adviser, said. pro-European stance, is also facing foreign media. the other main candidates such as “That is why it’s very important some critical voices in Brussels. “The prime minister enjoys being Timmermans were also out. Spanish that he defends the euro zone’s “There’s a gap between how part of the European negotiations. He diplomatic sources rejected the crit- budget, labour rights and the fight Sanchez’s role in EU talks is described feels at ease, he speaks English and he icism, saying they were well aware of against climate change on its (the in Madrid and how it is actually seen has experience,” one of his closest the consequences. Socialist’s group) behalf.” Looming in Brussels,” a Brussels-based source advisers said. ” Separately, Dutch Prime Minister over all this is the fact that Sanchez said. “Spain is still far from having the Yet, after an EU summit last week Mark Rutte criticised Sanchez’s push is only acting prime minister, and same weight as Germany or France.” failed to reach any deal on the bloc’s for a euro zone budget. “It’s not in still needs to muster enough votes Thanks to his party becoming the top jobs, a diplomat from one of the your interest, why would you do to be officially sworn into the job. biggest national contingent in the EU’s biggest countries said Sanchez’s that?” he said in an interview with Talks have proven even more European Parliament’s Socialist group relative lack of experience in such Euractiv. complicated than expected, with in May, Sanchez is one of the talks was partly to blame. Sanchez and Macron have been potential allies opposing each other pushing, unsuccessfully, for a joint and all sides digging in their heels. budget for euro zone countries, worth The leader of the Socialists’ several percentage points of euro biggest potential ally, the anti-aus- zone output, to promote deeper inte- terity Podemos, said on Wednesday gration and help stabilise the the negotiations may take another economy. two months. If that fails, a new Without commenting on these election will take place. particular points, Sanchez has readily Sanchez is however far from admitted that he does not have the being the only European leader same experience of high-level EU with a troubled political scene at talks as some of the bloc’s veteran home, meaning the Spanish leaders. problems pale in comparison. “Prime ministers and presidents “Spain benefits from a unique more experienced than me tell me environment that includes the that this is just the beginning,” he said United Kingdom’s exit from the EU at the end of last week’s summit, and Italy’s weakening influence,” smiling and referring to the EU jobs said Pablo Simon, a political discussions. science professor at Madrid’s Sunday’s EU summit, and ensuing Carlos III university. talks on European Commissioner jobs, will be key to test the scope of Spain’s new influence, after years where it suffered from a financial crisis and an almost exclusive focus by its leaders on domestic issues. “He negotiates for Spain and for D-RING ROAD the whole Socialist family,” José POST BOX: 3488 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is welcomed by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the G20 Summit in Osaka, yesterday. Manuel Albares, Sanchez’s top inter- DOHA - QATAR [email protected]

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Noting progress in “several cussion of its findings in the UN deadline for strengthening those plans [email protected] Center for Biological important areas”, she said outstanding climate process. looms. Diversity, said the issues on rules for implementing the Alden Meyer, strategy director with Campaigners are also raising main obstacle to “real Paris accord should be resolved by the Union of Concerned Scientists, said pressure on wealthy countries to December, when the annual UN Saudi Arabia’s move “can’t prevent sci- double their contributions to the All thoughts and views climate action” was climate conference in Chile takes entific fact from continuing to drive the international Green Climate Fund as “the sheer lack of place. heightened awareness among govern- part of a promise to provide $100 expressed in these columns political will”. That leap was needed “to live up ments, the business community and billion a year to poorer nations to are those of the writers, “We urge world to our collective responsibility and the public of the need for an urgent develop cleanly and adapt to a not of the newspaper. ensure that ambition is raised to the response to the climate crisis”. warmer world. leaders to listen to extent that the worst impacts of Lawyers and campaigners, mean- Jean Su, energy director at the the millions of people climate change can be avoided”, she while, decried the ongoing failure to Center for Biological Diversity, said All correspondence in the streets and act added. introduce a “conflict of interest” the main obstacle to “real climate regarding Views and with humanity and Some development specialists at policy at the negotiations, which they action” was “the sheer lack of political Opinion pages should be the Bonn talks highlighted how rising say is needed to stop business bodies will”. sent to editor-in-chief courage to turn this global temperatures are already and representatives of fossil fuel firms “We urge world leaders to listen to crisis around,” she super-charging water shortages in shaping discussions. the millions of people in the streets office or mailed to the said. India, powerful storms hitting poor Burning of oil, coal and gas to and act with humanity and courage to [email protected] communities in Mozambique and produce energy by the power, turn this crisis around,” she said. 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 May tells Putin to stop ‘destabilising’ activity AFP London has made raised this issue and got nec- OSAKA clear that May’s essary answers from the Russian meeting with Putin president,” Peskov told reporters British Prime Minister Theresa does not represent a on a conference call. May told Russian President They later discussed trade Vladimir Putin yesterday that thawing of ties with and economic ties with members normal relations will not be Russia, despite calls of their delegations, he said. restored until Moscow ends its from Putin for the two Peskov said “there is an “irresponsible and destabilising” countries to “turn the understanding” of the need to activity, a Downing Street revive bilateral economic coop- spokesperson said. page”. eration “in the interests of the The comments came as May two countries’ business.” met Putin on the sidelines of the “The prime minister under- The two leaders also dis- G20 summit in Japan’s Osaka, lined that we remain open to a cussed the Ukraine, Syria and their first formal face-to-face different relationship, but for that Iran crises, he added. since the poisoning of former spy to happen the Russian gov- Ties between Moscow and Sergei Skripal last year. ernment must choose a different London have been severely British Prime Minister Therasa May (second left) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (second “She told the president that path.” strained since the March 2018 right) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, yesterday. there cannot be a normalisation London has made clear that poisoning of the former Russian of our bilateral relationship until May’s meeting with Putin does spy and double agent Skripal and the countries’ difficult rela- Last year, he and his Former foreign minister and Russia stops the irresponsible not represent a thawing of ties his daughter Yulia in the English tionship after the poisoning. daughter were poisoned with a London mayor Boris Johnson is and destabilising activity that with Russia, despite calls from city of Salisbury. “Global issues related to military-grade nerve agent, the the favourite to succeed her in threatens the UK and its allies — Putin for the two countries to The incident led to dozens of national interests in the eco- first use of chemical weapons in an election that will be decided including hostile interventions “turn the page”. tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions nomic and social spheres and Europe since World War II. in a vote by members of the in other countries, disinfor- Putin’s spokesman Dmitry and a breakdown in already global security are more London says the attempted ruling Conservative party. mation and cyberattacks,” the Peskov said the Russian pres- fragile relations between important than games of security assassination was “almost cer- The winner will be spokesperson said. ident and May first met one-on- Moscow and London. services,” the Kremlin leader said tainly” approved by the Russian announced on July 23, and will May also told Putin that one, accompanied only by their Russia has repeatedly denied at the time. state. formally take office the next day. Britain “has irrefutable evidence translators. any part in his killing. Skripal sold secrets to Britain The G20 will be one of May’s Putin has voiced hope rela- that Russia was behind the “In this format May spoke Earlier this month, Putin said and moved there after a 2010 spy last trips as prime minister as tions could improve under a new attack” on the former spy. about the Skripal affair, she it was time to “turn the page” on swap. Britain awaits a new leader. PM.

Germany busts Situation ‘incredibly tense’ in Sea-Watch stand off largest online AFP of defiance and a left-wing hero On Wednesday, after over — where demonstrators have with the member states to find a drug market LAMPEDUSA in Italy for challenging Interior two weeks at sea, and as tempers been massing in support — but solution for relocating the Minister Matteo Salvini’s “closed- on the small boat frayed, Rackete was blocked by police. migrants on board Sea-Watch 3 REUTERS/BERLIN The captain of a charity rescue ports” policy. decided she had no choice but to “The mood on the ship is once they are disembarked.” ship blocked off Italy with She has warned that those enter Italian waters illegally to quite bad,” Rackete said. According to Italian media Authorities shut down migrants on board said yesterday rescued are victims of trauma bring the remaining 42 migrants Salvini has said the migrants reports, Prime Minister Giuseppe Germany’s largest online the situation was “incredibly and are being hit hard by the to safety. can only disembark if they head Conte had a long chat with his wholesaler of illegal drugs and tense”, as a stand-off with Rome uncertainty over their fate. Salvini has called for her to straight to the Netherlands, Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte arrested 11 people as part of an dragged on. The Dutch-flagged Sea- be slapped with a hefty fine and where the Sea-Watch 3 is regis- on the sidelines of the G20 international investigation into “At the moment the situation Watch 3 has been stuck in the face legal action, and he wants tered, or to Germany. summit in Osaka in Japan a drugs ring they said spanned is incredibly tense, getting worse Mediterranean, during a heat the ship seized. The head of the far-right yesterday. five European countries and and worse,” Carola Rackete, wave, since rescuing 53 migrants While a sick 19-year-old League party has seen his pop- Five Italian left-wing MPs sold narcotics worldwide. captain of the Sea-Watch 3 told drifting in an inflatable raft off migrant and his young brother ularity inch steadily upwards on spent the night on board the ship Police said they had found journalists in Rome, via a live the coast of Libya on June 12. were evacuated from the vessel the anti-immigrant platform. in a gesture of solidarity. out about the website, called video-link from the ship. The most vulnerable people Thursday, yesterday the ship was On Thursday, EU Migration Salvini has called for the Sea- Chemical Revolution, when they “It’s very difficult for them all were evacuated, but Salvini still stuck off the island of Commissioner Dimitris Watch 3 to be seized and its crew arrested a 26-year-old drug psychologically,” said the 31-year insisted the rest were Lampedusa. Avramopoulos said Brussels was to be arrested for aiding and dealer in early 2018 who had old, who has become a symbol unwelcome. It had tried to enter the port “closely involved in coordinating abetting illegal immigration. large amounts of ampheta- mines, cannabis, heroin, cocaine and MDMA in his possession. The man was storing and France records highest delivering the drugs for the website, which allowed users temperature; two dead worldwide to buy banned sub- stances using bitcoin, police said in a statement announcing from heatwave in Spain the bust yesterday. That led to another REUTERS of “dangerous intensity” that are 26-year-old German, the PARIS more typical of Saudi Arabia. alleged mastermind, who police Temperatures in parts of said ran the website from his France registered its highest Spain were expected to hit a new home base in Mallorca, Spain, temperature since records began June record of 43C. coordinating procurement of yesterday as the death toll rose Since 1975, Spain has regis- the drugs, arranging their from a heatwave suffocating tered nine heatwaves in June. delivery and managing the much of Europe. Five of them, however, have financial proceeds. The mercury hit 44.3 degrees been in the last decade, Over the period of the Celsius (111.8 Fahrenheit) in Car- according to the Spanish mete- investigation, the website had pentras, in the southerly Pro- orological office. brought in revenues of around vence region, weather forecaster In Catalonia, northeast Spain, $2.28m, police estimated. Meteo France said, surpassing wildfires were raging across 60 “Chemical Revolution is the the previous high of 44.1 Celsius sq km of land, but firefighters biggest online shop that has recorded in August 2003. said that area could quadruple. ever served the German The World Meteorological Farmers were asked to stop all market,” said Sabine Vogt, head Organization said 2019 was on work across the region for 48 Burned trees seen near Flix as a forest fire raged out of control in the northeastern of Catalonia, yesterday. of the Federal Criminal Police track to be among the world’s hours. organised crime division. “It hottest years, and that 2015-2019 In the city of Valladolid in In France, one boy was seri- them twice a day and take them toughest restriction provided for had a high level of organisation. would then be the hottest five- central Spain, a man of 93 col- ously hurt when he was thrown to cool places, while the state- — although all cars were to be It is an online shop just like a year period on record. lapsed and died due to the heat, back by a jet of water from a fire run rail operator SNCF offered allowed to leave the city as legal one, with staff working in It said the heatwave was police said. And in a small town hydrant. Some 4,000 schools free cancellations or exchanges school holidays began. different roles, doing different “absolutely consistent” with outside Cordoba, a 17-year-old were either closed or running a on long-distance trips. The cities of Lyon, Strasbourg jobs. All that was missing was extremes linked to the impact of died of heat-related effects after limited service to help working The greater Paris region, Ile and Marseille have also restricted employment contracts.” greenhouse gas emissions. jumping into a swimming pool parents unable to stay at home. de France, had already banned traffic. The alleged head of the ring Four administrative depart- to cool off after a day working in French families with elderly more than half of cars from its The unusually high temper- was arrested at the end of May ments in France were placed on the fields, regional health relatives who were ill or living roads as the stifling heat atures are forecast to last until this year on a visit to Germany, red alert, signalling temperatures authorities said. alone were advised to call or visit worsened air pollution, the early next week. police said. Fake doctor who murdered family freed from jail Germany extends Kosovo &

AFP successful doctor and researcher “about the crimes he has been Lebanon troop commitment TOURS working for the Geneva-based charged with”. World Health Organization. His case has been the subject BERLIN A Frenchman who killed his “He was released last night” of fascination in France, notably ANATOLIA parents, wife and children after from the Saint-Maur prison near inspiring the book “L’adversaire” pretending for two decades to the central city of Bourges, (The Adversary) by Emmanuel Germany yesterday extended its troop commitment to the Nato be a successful doctor in a case lawyer Jean-Louis Abad said Carrere which was made into a mission in Kosovo and the UN mission in Lebanon. that inspired a book and films, yesterday. film in 2002 by Nicole Garcia German Federal Parliament or the Bundestag approved a has been released on parole after An appeals court had granted starring prominent French actor 12-month extension of presence of troops in Kosovo. The parliament, 26 years in jail, his lawyer said Romand parole on April 25. Daniel Auteuil. It also provided however, halved number of committed soldiers, from 800 to 400, yesterday. The 65-year-old will be the storyline for the 2001 film for the Nato’s Kosovo force (KFOR). Jean-Claude Romand (pic- under electronic surveillance for “L’emploi du temps” by French The number of German soldiers serving in the UN Interim Force tured) murdered his parents, two years and must live in an director Laurent Cantet, which in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stands at 300. wife and two children in 1993 as area approved by the judiciary. was very well received. The Left Party and the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) they were about to learn about The appeals court also Romand hid his failure to Threatened with exposure as opposed the extension of commitments for these missions. his double life. barred him from contacting the qualify as a doctor from his creditors closed in, Romand, In 1995, Germany participated in its first “out of area” Nato Romand had spent nearly 20 civil parties involved in the case, family and instead claimed to be then aged 38, carried out the mission as part of a UN-mandated peacekeeping mission in Bosnia years pretending he was a and from talking to the media a high-ranking WHO researcher. killings on January 9, 1993. and Herzegovina. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11 Trump asks Putin not to meddle in US elections REUTERS A two-year probe Democratic Caucus Chairman OSAKA into a Moscow-run Hakeem Jeffries tweeted. influence campaign “What will Bob Mueller have President Donald Trump yes- that boosted Trump’s to say about this?” Jeffries asked. terday sardonically asked his Mueller is scheduled to testify Russian counterpart to please candidacy has clouded publicly about the investigation not meddle in US elections, his presidency since it before two congressional com- appearing to make light of a began, frustrating the mittees on July 17. scandal that led to an investi- Republican president, Michael McFaul, former US gation of his campaign’s contact ambassador to Russia under with the Kremlin during 2016 who has said he seeks Trump’s Democratic predecessor, elections. better relations with Barack Obama, said Trump’s def- A two-year probe into a Russia. erence to Putin was “disappointing Moscow-run influence campaign but no longer shocking”. that boosted Trump’s candidacy Mueller found that Russia has clouded his presidency since leader. “Don’t meddle in the meddled in the election, but that it began, frustrating the Repub- election, please,” Trump said. there was insufficient evidence lican president, who has said he Trump’s critics have accused that the Trump campaign ille- seeks better relations with Russia. him of being too friendly with gally conspired with Moscow. Trump and Russian President Putin and castigated him for not The Kremlin has denied any Vladimir Putin spoke to reporters publicly confronting the Russian meddling. Putin has said he in Osaka, Japan, ahead of their leader in Helsinki after US intel- backed Trump, while Trump has first formal face-to-face meeting ligence agencies concluded that repeatedly dismissed the Mueller since a controversial summit in Russian operatives hacked into probe as a hoax and a witch hunt. US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) on the first day of the G20 Helsinki last July and the mid- Democratic Party computers and Former US President Jimmy summit in Osaka, Japan, yesterday. April release of US Special used fake social media accounts Carter yesterday said a full inves- Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to attack his 2016 opponent, tigation “would show that Trump leaders at the outset of their US journalists at a Maryland Putin ahead of the November on Russian election meddling. Democrat Hillary Clinton. didn’t actually win the election meeting. “Get rid of them. ‘Fake newspaper. 2020 US presidential election, in Asked by reporters if he His attempt to make light of in 2016.... He was put into office news’ is a great term, isn’t it? You Trump called it “a great which Trump is seeking a second would raise the issue during their the situation with Putin in Osaka because the Russians interfered don’t have this problem in Russia honor” to meet with his Russian term. “Russian interference in meeting, held on the sidelines of prompted a fierce response back on his behalf,” according to a but we do,” Trump said. counterpart. “We’ve had great our democracy should concern a Group of 20 summit, Trump in the United States. report in USA Today. To which Putin responded, meetings. We’ve had a very, very every American,” tweeted US said: “Yes, of course I will,” “Russia attacked our In Osaka, further attempting in English: “We also have. It’s the good relationship,” Trump said. House Intelligence Committee drawing a laugh from Putin. democracy in a plot to artificially to lighten the mood, Trump same.” The joke drew harsh “And we look forward to spending Chairman Adam Schiff, a Dem- Trump then turned to Putin place Trump into the Oval Office. sought common ground with rebukes stateside, where jour- some very good time together.” ocrat. “If we don’t act to secure to give the directive twice, as he That is not a laughing matter,” Putin at the expense of jour- nalists were noting the one-year Democrats chided Trump for 2020 against further inference, wagged a finger at the Russian House of Representatives nalists gathered to cover the anniversary of the deaths of five not being more forceful with Putin will have the last laugh.” French court says life Dutch roll out $108 fine for support can be ended mobile-using in right-to-die case cyclists AFP / THE HAGUE AFP nephew have been hoping Fri- PARIS day’s decision would end the legal Dutch cyclists will from Monday battle once and for all. Lawyers face a €95 ($108) fine for France’s highest appeals court for the parents are now threat- holding a mobile phone while said yesterday that the life ening to press “murder” charges riding their bike, in a bid to cut support mechanisms keeping a if his life support is halted. a growing number of accidents. severely brain-damaged man The May 20 court decision In a country which has alive can be turned off “from had itself reversed an earlier more bicycles than people, the now”, a lawyer for his wife said, ruling giving doctors at the hos- sight of cyclists glued to their in the latest legal twist in a pital in the northwestern city of smartphones as they hurtle landmark right-to-die case. Reims the green light to remove along canalsides is a common Vincent Lambert, 42, has Lambert’s feeding and water one. But the Netherlands is now been in a vegetative state since tubes. The Cour de Cassation extending laws that so far only a 2008 traffic accident, with the was asked to rule on that apply to motorists, under which question of whether to continue judgement in an appeal by the it is illegal to use all but hands- keeping him alive artificially bit- French government and the free devices on the move. terly dividing his family and the Reims hospital. “My call to all cyclists is nation. “This definitely ends the The case has rekindled a Call for urgent climate action clear: keep your cell phone and matter,” said Patrice Spinosi, charged debate over France’s 95 euros in your pocket,” Young activists hold up posters as they take part in a “Fridays for Future” demonstration for urgent legal counsel for Lambert’s wife right-to-die laws, which allow so- Transport Minister Cora van climate action in Berlin. Rachel, who believes the most called “passive” euthanasia for Nieuwenhuizen said yesterday. humane course of action is to let severely ill or injured patients “We often think we can her husband die. with no chance of recovery. multitask in traffic, but we “There is no other recourse President Emmanuel can’t,” said the minister, who possible because there are no Macron had in May rejected calls Seattle judge weighs new US policy backed up the message by more judges to appeal to,” he by Lambert’s parents and others posing on a bike with a phone said. The ruling reverses a to intervene to keep him alive, in the back pocket of her jeans, decision by another Paris court saying the decision to stop keeping asylum seekers locked up upon which a slogan about the which last month ordered that treatment “was taken after a new law was embroidered. Lambert’s feeding tubes be rein- constant dialogue between his AP persecution or torture if returned 15,000 and 40,000 immigrants The ban also covers tablets, serted, just hours after doctors doctors and his wife, who is his SEATTLE to their home country. in custody without requiring the music players and cameras. It began switching off life support. legal representative”. For the past 50 years, the government to show that their only applies while moving, so The Cour de Cassation did The European Court of A federal judge in Seattle will government has given such detentions are justified, in vio- using devices at traffic lights not consider the arguments for Human Rights also rejected an hear a challenge to a new asylum seekers bond hearings lation of their due process rights, remains legal. or against keeping Lambert appeal by Lambert’s parents. But Trump administration policy before immigration judges the groups argued. alive, but only the question of the UN committee on disabled that would keep thousands of where the asylum seekers can “We’re talking about people Italy demolishes whether the lower court was rights asked France to keep asylum seekers locked up while argue they are not flight risks who would be stuck in detention competent to rule on the case. Lambert alive while it conducted they pursue their cases, instead and pose no threat to the public, for at least six months, and many remains of In yesterday’s decision, it its own investigation into his fate of allowing them to be released according to court documents beyond a year,” said Matt Adams, found that the appeal court was — a request the French gov- on bond. filed by the ACLU, American legal director with the Northwest Genoa bridge not competent in a ruling that is ernment rejected as non- Attorney-General William Immigration Council and the Immigrant Rights Project. AFP / GENOA final. The emotive case has taken binding. Lambert’s wife says her Barr announced the policy in April Northwest Immigrant Rights “Under the attorney general’s the warring Lambert family to the husband had previously told her as part of the administration’s Project. That gives the asylum decision, it doesn’t matter The two remaining towers of top tribunals in France and he would not want to be kept efforts to deter a surge of migrants seekers the opportunity to whether that person is a flight the motorway bridge in the Europe, with Lambert’s parents, artificially alive if in a vegetative at the US-Mexico border, and it is reunite with relatives in the US risk or a danger. They’re cate- Italian city Genoa that collapsed who are devout Catholics, fighting state — a position he never put scheduled to take effect next and to find lawyers to handle gorically going to be locked up.” last year killing 43 people were a six-year legal battle to maintain in writing. But his mother month. It targets immigrants who their asylum claims, making President Donald Trump has demolished yesterday to make his treatment. Viviane has insisted he “just have recently entered the US them more likely to succeed. said he is determined to end the way for a new structure. But his wife, along with needs something to drink and without permission and have The new policy would end “catch and release” of migrants The remains of the 4,500- doctors, six of his siblings and a eat, and love”. demonstrated a credible fear of that practice, keeping between at the border. tonne Morandi bridge were det- onated at 9:37am (0737 GMT) and took just seven seconds to collapse in a cloud of dust, city One migrant child dies each day worldwide: UN data authorities said. Nearly 4,000 residents had been evacuated REUTERS migrant deaths and disappear- refugee agency (UNHCR) figures. beach in 2015. the world and lead to major action ahead of the demolition, and LONDON ances in 2014. The pair had travelled from Kurdi was part of a Syrian to address this problem,” IOM’s water tanks were placed “Children are dying in all El Salvador to Mexico and were refugee wave that caused panic Laczko told the Thomson Reuters around the towers to prevent A migrant child died almost regions of the world. Those crossing the Rio Grande to seek in Europe, prompting Turkey to Foundation. the spread of dust. Some 400 every day over the past four children are unaware what’s asylum in the United States. effectively shut down the “But we’ve seen relatively security forces personnel were years while trying to reach going on and they face terrible US Border Patrol reported 283 migrant route through Greece at little action taken from a human- also deployed to the area. safety, the United Nations said risks,” said Frank Laczko, head migrant fatalities on the border in the European Union’s behest. itarian perspective to help the Cannons began shooting yesterday, as a photo of a man of the International Organization 2018. Activists say the number is Since then, Mediterranean families who have been affected high towers of water into the air and his young daughter who for Migration’s (IOM) data higher as the many migrants who sea crossings have slowed, con- by these tragedies. Countries below the bridge seconds before drowned while trying to enter analysis centre. die in rugged stretches of wil- tributing to global migrant obviously prioritise the defence the explosion, which ripped the the US sparked global outcry. The harrowing picture of derness along the 3,138km long deaths falling to 4,734 in 2018, of their borders.” bridge in two before bringing the The UN migration agency Oscar Alberto Martinez, 25, and border are never found. down from 6,280 in 2017, the Many countries have erected giant structure crashing down. said that at least 32,000 migrants his 24-month-old child Angie UNHCR has compared the IOM said. barriers to deter migrants, and The bridge collapsed in globally, including 1,600 Valeria spotlighted the plight of picture with the iconic photo- “The most graphic image the EU and the United States August during a heavy rain- children, have died on dangerous the world’s 70 million forcibly graph of three-year-old Syrian which caught the world’s attention have pressured their neighbours storm, sending about 35 cars journeys in search of better lives displaced people - the majority refugee, Alan Kurdi, whose body was the death of Alan Kurdi. We to cut the numbers of people and several trucks plunging 150 since it began compiling data on children, according to UN washed up on a Mediterranean thought that that would wake up trying to make the journey. feet onto railway tracks below. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 Debate throws Democratic White House race open

AFP As the only black said. Although he’d meant that leftist Senator Elizabeth Warren day for Sleepy Joe or Crazy cratic nod, we cannot guess.” WASHINGTON woman in the 2020 he had run out of the few seconds led the same charge. While these Bernie. One is exhausted, the Despite an impressive race, Harris already granted by moderators on the issues are at the heart of what other is nuts,” Trump summa- resume and compelling personal The battle for the Democratic stands out, but she crowded debate stage, his words most agree are the deepest rized with his characteristic story as a black woman who rose White House nomination was went viral on Twitter as a sym- problems in the United States, insults on Twitter. to the top, Harris, 54, has thrown wide open yesterday stole the show by bolic admission that he is a man they are also notorious ideo- But the rough treatment, struggled to gain traction in a after a star debate performance attacking Biden’s of yesteryear in a party logical minefields and never which also included Sanders field dominated by two elderly by former prosecutor Kamala record on race demanding radical change. have so many presidential can- recalling that Biden had voted white men — Biden and Sanders Harris, while President Donald relations, leaving him The radical spirit was on full didates offered such uncompro- for going to war in Iraq, could — and also featuring the intense Trump licked his chops over the display both on Thursday and in mising solutions. instead harden the former VP Warren. On Thursday night, she opposition party’s sharp literally speechless. the first debate on Wednesday, Trump, on the other side of ahead of what will be a brutal broke free. leftward turn. showing the barriers facing a the world at the Japan G20 battle with Trump. So many Democrats are Joe Biden, vice-president by attacking Biden’s record on centrist like Biden on the way to summit, gloated. “All Democrats “While Biden didn’t soar, we struggling to take on Trump under still highly popular ex- race relations, leaving him lit- the nomination. just raised their hands for giving doubt he was fatally damaged that they are likely to fight each president Barack Obama, came erally speechless. Harris and popular self- millions of illegal aliens by any of this,” veteran politics other for a long time first. At the in as the frontrunner but the Harris, a senator and former described socialist Bernie unlimited healthcare. How about watcher Larry Sabato said in his first debate on Wednesday, 76-year-old stumbled when attorney-general of California, Sanders joined lesser players in taking care of American Citizens post-game analysis. Trump’s name was hardly attacked by younger rivals in the pinned down Biden on his past supporting, to various degrees, first!?” he tweeted. “That’s the “Nonetheless, as frontrunner, mentioned. second of two televised debates opposition to school busing free healthcare for all, forgiving end of that race!” Biden can look forward to many Harris called Trump “the in Miami, each featuring 10 programs that forced inte- of student debt, restrictions on It’s too early to say whether more attacks. Whether this greatest national security threat candidates. gration of segregated school private firearms, and an end to Biden, an affable, but gaffe- sharpens Biden for the campaign to the United States” because of As the only black woman in systems in the 1970s — and Trump’s tough crackdown prone figure, will see his big against Trump (should he win the his rejection of warnings that the the 2020 race, Harris already Biden faltered. against illegal immigration. polling lead melt away. Trump nomination) or deconstructs Biden climate is in the midst of disas- stands out, but she stole the show “My time is up,” he finally At Wednesday’s debate, certainly thinks so. “Not a good on his way to losing the Demo- trous change. US slaps sanctions on Maduro’s son

REUTERS Nicolasito and others close to his Asked whether momentum WASHINGTON authoritarian regime to maintain had been lost in efforts to oust a stranglehold on the economy Maduro, Trump told reporters: The Trump administration and suppress the people of Ven- “No, not at all. Things take time.” turned up the pressure on Ven- ezuela,” Treasury Secretary More information will be ezuelan President Nicolas Steven Mnuchin said. released in coming weeks about Maduro yesterday by targeting “Treasury will continue to the younger Maduro’s “direct his son Nicolas “Nicolasito” target complicit relatives of ille- role in corruption,” an adminis- Maduro with sanctions, the US gitimate regime insiders prof- tration official said. Treasury Department said. iting off of Maduro’s corruption,” Maduro appointed his son The new sanctions are the said Mnuchin, who is in Osaka. the head of the Corps of latest twist in six months of Trump has thrown his Inspectors of the Presidency and efforts to oust Maduro, whose support behind opposition he also is a member of Vene- 2018 re-election was deigned as leader Juan Guaido, a member zuela’s National Constituent illegitimate by the United States of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Assembly, a pro-Maduro legis- and most Western nations. who invoked the country’s con- lative superbody created by the Maduro’s son has been stitution in January to declare government in 2017 to override involved in propaganda and cen- himself interim president. the opposition-controlled sorship, has profited from Vene- Maduro, who is backed by National Assembly. Clouds over Verona zuelan mines, and helped pressure China, Russia and Turkey, has The United States does not the military to keep humanitarian retained the support of the coun- regard the National Constituent Clouds form over Verona, Wisconsin, US, yesterday in this video grab taken from social media. aid out of the country, the try’s military and other institu- Assembly as legitimate and has Treasury Department said. tions, and calls Guaido a Wash- previously sanctioned other “Maduro relies on his son ington puppet. people involved in the body. 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AFP It is the only celestial body and fly like a large drone. WASHINGTON besides our planet known to “During its 2.7-year baseline have liquid rivers, lakes and seas mission, Dragonfly will explore For its next mission in our solar on its surface, though these diverse environments from system, Nasa plans to fly a drone contain hydrocarbons like organic dunes to the floor of an copter to Saturn’s largest moon methane and ethane, not water. impact crater where liquid water Titan in search of the building “Visiting this mysterious and complex organic materials blocks of life, the space agency ocean world could revolutionize key to life once existed together said late on Thursday. what we know about life in the for possibly tens of thousands of The Dragonfly mission, which universe, “ said Nasa adminis- years,” Nasa said in a statement. will launch in 2026 and land in trator Jim Bridenstine. “Its instruments will study 2034, will send a rotorcraft to fly “This cutting-edge mission how far prebiotic chemistry may to dozens of locations across the would have been unthinkable have progressed. They also will Pen.Mag icy moon, which has a substantial even just a few years ago, but investigate the moon’s atmos- atmosphere and is viewed by sci- we’re now ready for Dragonfly’s pheric and surface properties Every Sunday To Thursday entists as an equivalent of very amazing flight.” Nasa said the and its subsurface ocean and early-era Earth. vehicle would have eight rotors liquid reservoirs. SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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