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OCI can’t enjoy Ram Janmabhoomi benefits and not be or a God in politically responsible Captivity? India under Modi-Shah duo is doing all it In 1978, fate would take me to what we can to put the house in order, not hesitating Muslims believe is the House of God or to take up cudgels with political opponents. Allah, the black cube in Mecca built by the The speed of such cleansing has been fast patriarch Abraham and his son Ishmael on and furious. the instructions of the divine.

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Opinion NEW DELHI TIMES Expectations from Davos 2020 relations have “probably never been better”. polarization will increase in 2020. The phase agreement. Leaders from the EU ◆ By NDT Special Bureau He admitted having gone “through a very focus hovered on systems-level thinking and discussed how the bilateral deal between @NewDelhiTimes rough patch, but it’s never, ever been better”. integrated solutions to face the challenges. the US and China impacted their economies. He underplayed, “America First”, and Top leaders of Germany and Britain did not After the phase one deal was signed, the [email protected] avoided criticism of other countries. “This participate; British Prime Minister Johnson EU criticized it for breaching WTO rules. is not a time for pessimism; this is a time even banned his Cabinet from attending China clarified that the deal was inline with he 50th annual meeting of the World for optimism,” Trump noted. Davos forum Davos. The forum discussed problems the WTO rules and doesn’t affect trading T Economic Forum was held in Davos, launched climate change and environmental in governance, development, and limited partners as the vast Chinese market is big Switzerland from January 21-24, 2020 amid protection as this year’s focus. Trump also methods to deal with the crisis. Difficulty enough to engage all. China has opened up rising global protectionism and escalating declared that the US “will join the One in reaching a consensus has placed its vast, robust market particularly in the geopolitical tensions. Nearly 3,000 political Trillion Trees Initiative”. globalization at crossroads. financial sector to global investors. Markets leaders, business executives, scholars and around the world face tremendous risks and celebrities gathered at the Swiss winter resort The report pointed out two major problems uncertainty, hence many foreign financial town to discuss a litany of pressing issues - The Davos forum has turned into an facing humanity-economic confrontations institutions flock to the Chinese market. a fragile global economy, geopolitical and important international platform for various and domestic political polarization. Despite trade tensions, and climate change. countries’ policymakers and business executives intensifying split and confrontations, the At the Davos Forum in 2017, when the world has never given up. Davos showed world was grappling with anti-globalization how economic nationalism and trade and trade protectionism, Chinese President protectionism have never been popular Xi Jinping firmly supported the global free around the world. trade mechanism. He vowed that “China will keep its door wide open and not close The Davos Forum discussed the most it.” China has since opened up more sectors popular topic-the phase one trade agreement to foreign participation, increased imports of the US and China and further negotiations. of foreign products, cut the list of sectors The overall vibe was better as the phase off-limit to foreign investors, passed a new one agreement marked an official pause Foreign Investment Law, and lifted ownership in the bruising trade war and offered some restrictions for foreign financial companies. Photo Credit : Getty Images certainty but devils lie in the details of implementation. The global community The Chinese economy became a bright spot Trump hailed America’s “extraordinary” to communicate with each other. This grapples with tensions in the Middle East. for the global economy even in hard times, achievements during his tenure highlighting also serves as a vital gateway for China to growing by 6.1 percent year-on-year and how the US is “in the midst of an economic observe, understand and participate in the The World Bank warned that the phase contributing around 39 percent of global boom the likes of which the world has never real world. one agreement will not be able to deliver growth. Davos acquired salience for Chinese seen before”. The Davos forum’s “Global Risks Report rapid improvement for the global economy telecom company Huawei as regulators in Using Davos as a platform for his re-election 2020,” revealed concerns of over 78 and downgraded its global growth forecast Europe are still deciding whether or not to campaign he said, “The American Dream percent of 750 respondents, experts and for 2020. The IMF also cut its forecast in heed the US call to shun the company from is back - bigger, better, and stronger than decision-makers, that the risk of economic 2019 and could lower it further in its report. their 5G deployments. Davos was thus all ever before.” Trump praised that US-China confrontations and domestic political Attention now shifts to the US-China second about China. Ram Janmabhoomi or a God in Captivity? worshipped god of Hindustan, Lord Rama, ◆ By Tarek Fatah Author & Columnist, Canada was born thousands of years ago as the reincarnation of Vishnu (the preserver) who @TarekFatah along with Shiva (the destroyer) and Brahma [email protected] (the creator) form the Hindu Trinity. I n 1978, fate would take me to what we Unlike the Kaaba that has rarely seen Muslims believe is the House of God conflict, notwithstanding its destruction by or Allah, the black cube in Mecca built by the Umayyad Arab Caliphs of Damascus the patriarch Abraham and his son Ishmael in the 8th century, the birthplace of Lord on the instructions of the divine. Rama known as ‘RaamJanamBhoomi’ was, unfortunately, one of the earliest victims of Countless times I circumambulated the the barbaric invasions of India that began holiest structure of Islam; twice as a Haji, in 711 AD and continued well into the 19th simply fascinated by the millions moving century when Sikhs took the fight to the in the vast open space; murmurs of their enemy and took over parts of Afghanistan prayers in hundreds of accents of Arabic, as itself. if they were the hands of a clock. The founder of the Mogul Empire, As a Muslim of Indian ancestry, I decided I Zahiruddin Babar, a petty warlord born would begin 2020 with a visit to the closest in Uzbekistan, invaded India in the 16th place I could get to the God of the Hindus, century and to leave his mark of contempt or the site that represents the avatar who towards the Hindus demolished the grand represents the trinity of Gods among the temple that marked Raam’s birthplace in millions of deities that my Hindu sisters Photo Credit : Getty Images the year 1527 and had a mosque bearing his this claim came from excavations by a of armed attacks by my co-religionists stung and brothers embrace as individual choices name over the ruins. with no sword of blasphemy hanging over Muslim archeologist K.K. Muhammad. by the Supreme Court decision had forced This cleared the way for the reconstructing Ram and Sita to be hidden in protective their heads or a hangman’s rope of apostate Since that time, the Hindus of India have of a new Temple where Lord Ram, his wife custody, where one could barely see them. killers. never gotten over this humiliation of their Sita, his brother Laxman and Ram’s devotee favourite and beloved Ram, his wife Sita, It reminded me of my days in a Pakistani The question was this: How could one Hanuman will appear again in public so that are central characters of the Indian prison. No God should ever be held in visit and pay homage to a Hindu God? Hindus can shower their respect and love classic Ramayana. captivity for his own protection. As a Muslim, I was used to seeing God in to the creator and the symbol of the ideal human. abstract, but my Hindu ancestors knew the After a lethal, legal and religious battle that For those who yell ‘Islamophobia’ at divine through deities, statues and carvings dragged through the centuries, it came down the slightest sign of unintended insult, on majestic temples. to the Indian Supreme Court in November But what I saw on my visit to Ayodhya and remember: If horses can fly, so can monkeys. 2019 to make it clear in no uncertain words: Lord Raam’s birthplace was miles of barbed So last week I headed to the historic city wire, thousands of troops, and when I reached If you don’t like people who worship stone of Ayodhya, in the Indian state of Uttar The Babri Mosque was constructed over a the historic place guarded by a peacock, I idols, stop worshiping stone structures Pradesh, where the most beloved and demolished temple. Evidence to support was deeply saddened by the sight. 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Editorial NEW DELHI TIMES OCI can’t enjoy benefits and not be politically responsible constitutional right to freely profess one’s treatment at par with the Non-Resident Indians maybe engaged” and violating the interest ◆ By Dr. Ankit Srivastava religion. Pseudo-intellectuals and pseudo- in accessing economic and educational of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the Chief Editor seculars lack guts to pose this questions to opportunities, and pursuing professions in security of India, friendly relations of India @AnkitNDT Pakistan, but instead segregate refugees into India like advocacy, architecture, chartered with any foreign country, or in the interests [email protected] illegal Muslim and non-Muslim immigrants accountancy, medicine, dentistry, nursing of the general public” invites penalty. The OCI card holders must abide by specific ndia under Modi-Shah duo is doing legal obligations in force in India. Of course I all it can to put the house in order, not an American citizen may lose the OCI status hesitating to take up cudgels with political for an act not criminal in the US but in India. opponents. The speed of such cleansing has been fast and furious. There could be issues of free speech for the Intellectuals of all hues-the Marxists, die- OCI card holders from western countries hard democrats, uncompromising seculars, that offer greater constitutional and statutory half-baked liberals, communists, and protection. Islamists of all strands-have congregated The OCI card offers one false-veil of under one umbrella with a singular aim of expertise in all matters of Indian. British dividing India and putting things in a state writer Aatish Taseer, driven by Islamist of flux. Clarity exposes these ideological zeal and his Pakistan-connection, wrote an hermaphrodites. For them, criticising article criticising Prime Minister Modi. His India on all platforms under the protection OCI status was cancelled for concealing the of freedom of speech has now become a material fact that his father was of Pakistani compulsive fashion. Photo Credit : Getty Images for nefarious purposes. The CAA introduced and pharmacy but no entitlement to political origin while the rules prohibit persons of India’s Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 a provision for cancellation of the Overseas rights like registering as voter, contesting Pakistani or Bangladeshi lineage from grants citizenship to six categories of Citizen of India status. Section 7D of the for state legislatures and Parliament or acquiring the OCI status. religious persecuted minorities-Hindus, Citizenship Act 1955 provided for loss of assuming the offices of President, Vice- This amendment enables Modi government Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians- the OCI on violation of certain provisions President or becoming judges of the High to revise the terms of engagement with the from India’s Islamic neighbourhood, mainly after giving a reasonable opportunity of Courts or Supreme Court. diaspora. The OCI card holders so far had no Pakistan. Population data there vindicate being heard. India’s allegation of religion persecution and Section 7D already had grounds for substantial obligations in exchange for the forcible conversion into Islam. The government will frame legislative cancellation of the OCI status for fraud, benefits granted under the OCI scheme. Modi guidelines and set criteria or policy objectives misrepresentation, concealment of material has received significant criticism from the Hindu population in Pakistan has come to identify specific laws-criminal or civil-to fact, acts not upholding the dignity of the Indian diaspora but thankfully, the process of down from 23 per cent during 1947 partition be applicable to the OCI cardholders. OCI status, and imprisonment for two years putting a price on the OCI has just begun. to over one percent now whereas Muslim and above within five years of the OCI population in India in corresponding Expanding India diaspora wanted dual registration. Some people holding cardboards can’t period rose from 7 to over 20 per cent! citizenship but that was not possible. So, change the decision of a government elected The disastrous demographic shift over the Government designed the Overseas Citizens The OCI cardholders need to keep India’s by a whopping 900 million voters. Modi last seven decades proves that political of India concept in 2005 as a compromise. interests in their conduct. Disaffection has overwhelming mandate to provide Islam is in full flow in India under the veil The OCI cardholders were granted limited towards the Constitution of India, trade with development for all without having to of democracy, free speech, secularism and rights: lifelong multiple entry visa to India, the enemy “during any war in which India appease specific communities. Narco-Submarines used in Drug Trafficking networks smugglers have started to move tons of drugs Over the years, their engineering, design Ecuador to Central America, frequently via ◆ By NDT Bureau towards the United States in the so-called and technology have improved, thus making the Pacific Ocean. @NewDelhiTimes “semi-submersibles”, homemade vessels that them more difficult to detect and capture. travel just below the ocean’s surface and Moreover, from a cost-benefit perspective, The majority of these vessels travel past [email protected] cover distances of up to 2,000 miles. Noted the yielded benefits are far superior to Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and often are intended to reach other countries n November 24, 2019, Spanish police in Central America as well as Mexico, intercepted a 20 meter semi-submersible O where their merchandise is then collected off Galicia, Spain, containing 3,000 kg of and re-routed to other destinations via other cocaine. The narco-submarine that was delivery methods. apprehended by a joint operation of Spain’s Civil Guard, National Police and customs In light of the interception of the first narco- officers in the port of Aldán, in Pontevedra sub in European waters, security experts province, in Spain’s North-Western region contend that this does not mean a tactical of Galicia was believed to be carrying shift in the drug trade route or that the around 3,000 kilograms of cocaine from route of European waters may now be more Colombia that was going to be delivered in regularly used. Galicia, a hub of drug trade.

“Drugs with a street value of US$110 million Moreover, drug cartels will continue to make found in 152 bundles. This is a historic increasing use of narco-submarines for their operation, which will mark a before and drug trade. Aerospace and Defence Expert after,” government official Javier Losada de H I Sutton contends that despite increasing Azpiazu told reporters, confirming the drugs cooperation between the U.S. Coast Guard, had a street value of €100 million. the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Navy, DEA and local partner forces This was the first case of interception of a Photo Credit : Getty Images throughout Latin America, drug trafficking narco-submarine in European waters but the author David Kushner calls these narco-subs the associated costs of building these network will show no signs of deterrence. phenomenon is fairly common in the US as the “most ingenious innovation in the vessels … Narco-submarines can be generally waters. A larger number of narco-submarines drug trade.” divided into three categories: Low Profile Sutton estimates that the number of narco- have been seized since around 2007, mostly Vessels (LPV)/ SelfPropelled Semi- submarine incidents has risen sharply in in the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number According to a study by Byron Ramirez and Submersibles (SPSS), Submersibles/ Fully recent years. The year 2018 saw 35 reported, in the Caribbean Sea. Robert J Bunker titled Narco-Submarines: Submersible Vessels (FSV), and Narco and 2019 topped that at 36. Specially Fabricated Vessels Used for Drug Torpedoes (the towed variety).” A narco-submarine is a type of custom-made Smuggling Purposes, “a narco-submarine For every sub stopped, many more get ocean-going self-propelled submersible (also called narco-sub) is a custom-made, Drug traffickers have used mostly low- though. He predicts that instances of narco-sub vessel built by drug traffickers to smuggle self-propelled vessel built by drug traffickers profile vessels (LPVs) to transport narcotics drug trade in 2020 will continue at these drugs. In the first decade of the 21st Century, to smuggle their goods. from Western Colombia and Northwest high levels.

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International NEW DELHI TIMES International Political Scenario of the Week according to each voting table. In the case of ruling Georgian Dream party backtracking for Israel and the Palestinian Authority on ◆ By NDT Bureau remote places, means of transport by air and on its pledge to hold the upcoming general 28 January 2020, thousands are likely to @NewDelhiTimes water were used to deliver the tulas. There election under a proportional voting system. protest across the Gaza strip, the West Bank is a moderate risk of small demonstrations This increases the likelihood of clashes and Jerusalem. There is also a high risk of [email protected] on the evenings of 2 and 3 February around between riot police units and protesters in a individual Palestinians resorting to violence, Colombia voting centres and electoral agency offices, similar way to what happened in November in particular by driving vehicles into crowds but these are likely to remain peaceful. 2019, when EG and UNM attempted to of pedestrians or shooting and knife attacks On February 2, the first day of the bullfighting block entrances to Parliament. against Israeli civilians and Israel Defence season commences in Columbia. This is El Salvador Forces personnel. regarded as a major social and cultural event The Salvadoran Association of Municipal in the Columbian capital Bogota and draws Workers (ASTRAM) and the Municipal Malawi thousands to the event. However, animal Workers’ Union of the Municipality of San rights activists have been raising their voices The Constitutional Court of Malawi Salvador (STAMSS) have objected to the has announced that it will deliver its against the event terming it as an animal outsourcing of waste collection services to right abuse. On February 2, the animal landmark ruling in the presidential election private companies. The two bodies have nullification petition case on February 3. rights activists are likely to protest outside allayed concerns that this move will result the National Museum next to the Santamaria “Take notice that the full Court shall deliver in a loss of 1600 jobs. The two unions have its judgement in this matter on Monday bullring, where the bullfights take place. called for a protest demonstration in the next Chances of traffic disruptions are high. the 3rd of February, 2020 at 09.00 in the week. Protests are likely to be peaceful. A Israel forenoon at Lilongwe District Registry of few cases of traffic disruptions may occur Costa Rica Peace to Prosperity: A Vision to Improve the the High Court of Malawi,” read a notice Georgia Lives of the Palestinian and Israeli People, of delivery of judgement by High Court On February 2, Costa Rica will hold commonly known as the Trump peace plan, of Malawi and Malawi Supreme Court of municipal elections in which 82 mayors, Oppositional parties in Georgia will resume is a proposal by the Trump administration Appeal registrar Agnes Patemba. In the 508 aldermen, 486 public syndicates, protests from February 4. European Georgia bearing the stated intention of resolving the likely event that the court upholds President 1912 municipal councillors, 32 district Party applied to Tbilisi City Hall for Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Donald Trump Peter Mutharika’s victory, protests are councillors, 8 intendants, (all these elected permission to hold protests in the vicinity formally unveiled the plan in a White House likely, amassing thousands of attendees officials with their alternate deputies), will of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. press conference alongside Israeli Prime in the opposition stronghold and capital be elected. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal According to Irakli Kiknavelidze, a member Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January Lilongwe, and Blantyre. Protesters would (TSE) has already sent a total of 5575 of European Georgia, all oppositional 28, 2020; Palestinian representatives were probably fight unarmed against police and “tulas” (electoral kits) to the entire Costa parties and civil movements will participate not invited. In response to US President burn police cars, damage shop fronts and, Rican territory, which carries the ballots in the protests. EG is protesting against the Donald Trump announcing his peace plan albeit less likely, loot shops. Biased ICJ ruling on Rohingya; radical Islam in full flow Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist state. against the militants lasted up to September 5, upheaval churns out Muslim refugees, the ◆ By NDT Bureau The Rohingya Muslims are one of its myriad 2017. Despite the overwhelming international instigators refuse the radicalised into their @NewDelhiTimes ethnic minorities with largest concentration support, Rohingyas still can’t muster courage country. Countries like Pakistan propound in Rakhine state. Their radicalisation by to return, fearing backlash of intense public radical Islam but deny refugees entry into [email protected] Pan-Islamism and Jihad resulted in stripping anger from peace-loving Buddhists. They are their soil. Now, the Islamists must stop of formal citizenship in the 1980s. Rohingya viewed as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. talking and put their money where their n January 23, the International Court mouth is. There are around fifty-six Muslim of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, ordered O countries. How many of them are willing to Myanmar to “take all measures within its accept Rohingya refugees? powers” to prevent a genocide from which the Rohingya remained at serious risk of. Propagation of political Islam severely The panel of 17 Judges of the Court voted impacted a highly effective political figure like unanimously to protect Rohingya Muslim Narendra Modi. Muslims had burnt a train full population, prevent killing and “causing of Hindu pilgrims in Godhra killing thousands serious bodily or mental harm” and for that unleashed people’s anger. The backlash preserving evidence of possible genocide. violence was unduly blamed on Modi. Now, Suu Kyi another peace icon has been pulled Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou of the down from grace to face a genocide trial. The African Muslim majority nation of Gambia ICJ judgment has tarnished the reputation of had filed the case alleging mass slaughter, Suu Kyi and the ICJ as well. rape and displacement of the Rohingyas during August 2016-October 2017. He led the Burmese people were furious with the court prosecution likening Rakhine to Rwandan and its judges castigating, “This is not a fair genocide. The grip of Islamists on ICJ was and just ruling xxx judges are blind” and such that proceedings tossed around the “deaf” and “do not know the real situation in word ‘genocide’ very lightly. the country”. The ruling is “a tragic day for the country”. Someone said, “Our situation The ICJ rulings are binding and not subject is like being a prey gradually strangled by to appeal but it has no way of enforcing a python and eventually we will be forced the rulings imposed. Myanmar responded to give in to all their demands.” Bangladesh defiantly to the ruling with Foreign Ministry is elated that Myanmar will take back the criticising the judgement as a “distorted Rohingya refugees. picture of the situation”. Photo Credit : Getty Images The ICJ wrongly alluded to Rohingyas as It said its own commission, the Independent brutality didn’t spare even numerically- Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu “the world’s most persecuted minority” Commission of Enquiry, had found no insignificant Hindus whose mass graves Kyi put up a brave fight to defend the action while the Balochs in Pakistan are the most evidence of genocide in Rakhine state were unearthed there. of Myanmar state at the ICJ against militant persecuted while Yazidi women come close but conceded that some war crimes were Islam that has rendered the life hell for second. Assemblage of Muslims in the ICJ committed which were being investigated and During August, 2017 Rohingya insurgent peace-loving Buddhist majority, describing has led to such lop-sided view. Presiding judge prosecuted by Myanmar’s national criminal group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army how the Rohingya militant attacks on Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf asked Myanmar to justice system. It blamed “human rights (ARSA) launched deadly attacks on thirty government security posts had triggered the report back on implementation of the ruling actors” as their condemnation hampered police posts in Rakhine province. The violence. within four months. Gambian petitioner Myanmar’s sustainable development in retaliatory military campaign to tackle the Tambadou - another Islamist who led the Rakhine and affected bilateral relations with violent Rohingyas and restore peace led Political Islam always foments deadly prosecution-was “very, very pleased”. God save some countries. More than half a million 800,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring cocktail of radical Islam for non-Islamic Europe and the world from the tightening grips Muslims still live in Myanmar’s Rakhine Bangladesh. Rohingya exodus began on countries to handle. Rakhine or Kashmir of radical Islam that has infected the European state. August 25, 2017 and “clearance operations” militancy are examples. As resultant social Parliament and now the ICJ. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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International NEW DELHI TIMES Greta Thunberg seeks New Zealand’s Ardern seeking Floods, landslide in trademarks to prevent western Indonesia commercial misuse reelection in September 19 vote limate activist Greta Thunberg said rime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be at home, where she and her Labour Party leave 7 dead C that she has applied to trademark her lauded around the world as a liberal remain locked in a tight struggle for support andslides and floods from torrential name and that of the international school P icon but whether she can translate that into with Bridges’ National Party. Polls indicate L rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island strike movement she inspired, a move meant a reelection victory in September remains the election will be a close contest. have killed at least seven people and to protect the movement from misuse for uncertain. displaced thousands, the disaster agency commercial purposes. “Bring it on,” Bridges said in a statement, said. Ardern announced the general elections saying that while Ardern and her Labour Party would be held on Sept. 19. She is seeking had promised much, they had delivered little. Large areas of Central Tapanuli district in a second term in office and is expected to North Sumatra province were inundated with “New Zealanders know we will get face tough competition from conservative up to 2.5 meters (6 feet) of water after rivers things done, whether it’s more money challenger Simon Bridges. burst their banks shortly after midnight, said in your pocket, a stronger economy, less Agus Wibowo, spokesman for the National Voters will also decide on two contentious tax, building infrastructure and roads or Disaster Mitigation Agency. Photo Credit : AP Photo social issues in referendums on the same keeping families safer from increasing gang In an Instagram post, the 17-year-old Swede date: whether to legalize euthanasia, and violence,” Bridges said. He said rescuers recovered five bodies said that she and fellow activists have whether to legalize recreational marijuana. that were buried when the monsoon rains “absolutely no interests” in trademarks “but Ardern promised to run “a positive, a factual triggered a landslide in Andam Dewi unfortunately it needs to be done.” and a robust” election campaign. village. They also found two more bodies Thunberg said the application covers her of villagers who were swept away by flash “New Zealanders deserve freedom from floods. name, the name of the Fridays for Future misinformation and some of the negative movement, and “Skolstrejk för klimatet” style of campaigning that we have seen take Thousands of people were involved in the (Swedish for “School strike for climate”), place overseas,” she said. rescue effort, but distribution of aid was which was the slogan on a sign she held hampered by power cuts, blocked roads and She said her government was responsible for during the weekly solo protests outside the large distance between disaster-hit areas, overseeing a strong economy and making Sweden’s parliament that inspired similar local disaster agency official Agus Haryanto crucial investments in health, education and Photo Credit : AP Photo actions by other young people. said. reducing child poverty. Under New Zealand’s proportional voting Thunberg said trademark protection is system, which is similar to the model used needed because her name and that of the Ardern is seen by many of her supporters More than 2,000 people have been forced to in Germany, political parties must generally movement “are constantly being used for globally as the antithesis of President Donald leave their flooded homes, Haryanto said. form alliances to govern. That makes the commercial purposes without any consent Trump. She was widely lauded for her votes won by smaller parties crucial to Videos and photos released by the agency whatsoever.” empathy after a white supremacist gunman the outcome. That was the case in the last showed hundreds of rescuers and police attacked two mosques in March, killing 51 election, with mercurial politician Winston and military taking residents to shelters. “It happens, for instance, in marketing, Muslim worshippers. She is also seen as a Peters and his small New Zealand First party Others carried bodies in yellow body bags. selling of products and people collecting role model of a high-profile working mother choosing to side with Ardern, allowing her Ambulances and other vehicles took victims money in my and the movement’s name,” after giving birth to a daughter while in to govern. to several clinics and hospitals. she wrote. office. But her international acclaim has Credit : Associated Press (AP) sometimes been regarded with suspicion Credit : Associated Press (AP) Credit : Associated Press (AP) Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack ophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. “Staff at large, including me, were not Jake Williams, CEO of the cybersecurity Clearly concerned that word of the hack S networks in Geneva and Vienna last informed,” said Geneva-based Ian Richards, firm Rendition Infosec and a former U.S. could have a chilling effect on people year in an apparent espionage operation that president of the Staff Council at the United government hacker, said the fact that the reporting human rights violations to it, the top officials at the world body kept largely Nations. “All we received was an email (on hackers cleared the network logs indicates office said in a statement issued later that it quiet. The hackers’ identity and the extent of Sept. 26) informing us about infrastructure they were not top flight. The most skilled wanted to “assure all concerned parties” no the data they obtained are not known. maintenance work.” The council advocates hackers — including U.S., Russian and sensitive information was compromised. for the welfare of employees of the world Chinese agents — can cover their tracks by body. editing those logs instead of clearing them. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the attack was “serious,” compromised Asked about the intrusion, one U.N. official “The intrusion definitely looks like “core infrastructure components” and was told the AP it appeared “sophisticated” with espionage,” said Williams, noting that the contained. The earliest activity appeared the extent of damage unclear, especially in active directory component — where all to have come in July and was detected in terms of personal, secret or compromising users’ permissions are managed — from August, he said in response to emailed information that may have been stolen. three different domains were compromised: questions. those of United Nations offices in Geneva The official, who spoke only on condition of and Vienna and of the Office of the High He said the world body does not have anonymity to speak freely about the episode, Commissioner for Human Rights. enough information to determine the author said systems have since been reinforced. but added that “the methods and tools used “This, coupled with the relatively small in the attack indicate a high level of resource, Given the high skill level, it is possible a number of infected machines, is highly capability and determination.” state-backed actor was behind it, the official suggestive of espionage,” he said after said. “It’s as if someone were walking in the viewing the report. “The attackers have a Dujarric noted that the U.N. “detects and Photo Credit : AP Photo sand, and swept up their tracks with a broom goal in mind and are deploying malware responds to multiple attacks of various level An internal confidential document from afterward,” the official added. “There’s not to machines that they believe serve some of sophistication on a daily basis.” the United Nations, leaked to The New even a trace of a clean-up.” purpose for them.” Humanitarian and seen by The Associated Peter Micek, general counsel of the digital Press, says dozens of servers were The leaked Sept. 20 report says logs that The U.N. is known to have been trying to civil liberties nonprofit AccessNow, said compromised including at the U.N. human would have betrayed the hackers’ activities patch its myriad IT systems for years, and U.N. leadership made a “terrible decision” rights office, which collects sensitive inside the U.N. networks — what was Williams said any number of intelligence from an information-security standpoint by data and has often been a lightning rod of accessed and what may have been siphoned agencies from around the globe are likely denying staff information about the breach. criticism from autocratic governments for out — were “cleared.” It also shows that interested in infiltrating it. exposing rights abuses. among accounts known to have been accessed “It’s best practice to alert people, let were those of domain administrators — who The hack was not severe at the U.N. human them know what they should look out Everything indicates knowledge of the by default have master access to all user rights office, said its spokesman, Rupert for (including phishing attacks and social breach was closely held, a strategy that accounts in their purview. Colville. “We face daily attempts to get into engineering) and inform them of what steps information security experts consider our computer systems,” he said. “This time, are being taken on their behalf,” he said. misguided because it only multiplies the “Sadly ... still counting our casualties,” the they managed, but it did not get very far. risks of further data hemorrhaging. report says. Nothing confidential was compromised.” Credit : Associated Press (AP)

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Delhi/NCR NEW DELHI TIMES Government setting up task force to address visa-related issues, says HRD Minister He further said that the task force will ◆ By NDT Bureau comprise officials from ICCR, AICTE, @NewDelhiTimes UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Foreign Affairs Ministry. [email protected] The HRD Minister further said that the country’s heritage should be promoted to hile speaking on the sidelines of a attract foreign students because India has W national conference on “Destination been a “vishwa guru” (world leader) due to India-Making India the preferred hub of ancient universities like Takshila, Nalanda education” that was jointly organised by and foreign students who come to India Indian Council For Culture Relations, should take back with them our knowledge, Symbiosis International University and research, science and ancient traditions. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Union Human Resource Development Minister Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman ICCR, Ramesh Pokhriyal on Tuesday, January 28, Dr. Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Chairman AICTE, said that a task force is going to be set up Dr. Rajneesh Jain, Secretary UGC, and by the Union government in order to address Dr. MB Majumdar, Chancellor Symbiosis visa-related issues of foreign students. University were also present at the event. Photo Credit : Getty Images Delhi CM launches “Kejriwal Defence Ministry releases list of winners aapke dwaar” campaign with a in the state tableaux website to connect to Delhiites display during Republic launched a website, welcomekejriwal.in, Day Parade 2020 ◆ By NDT Bureau to outreach Delhiites using pre-recorded ◆ By NDT Bureau @NewDelhiTimes messages concerning issues such as education, health and unauthorised colonies. @NewDelhiTimes [email protected] [email protected] t a time when the Delhi Assembly The website also lists the achievements A elections are round the corner, Delhi made by the AAP government in different n the list of winners who won in the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, field in past five years. I state tableaux display during the January 27, launched the ‘Kejriwal aapke Republic Day Parade 2020, released by the dwaar’ campaign to connect with the people Apart from this, a number, 76909-44444, Ministry of Defence, Assam topped the list of the National Capital. has been issued by the party, which requires while Uttar Pradesh and Odisha were the users to give a missed call and open the link runner-ups in the competition. Photo Credit : Getty Images Apart from this, the Aam Aadmi Party has then received by them. Decorated with bamboo and cane crafts, the India sets 2024 as target Assam tableau showcased Xattriya tradition Amit Shah and Nitish in the form of ‘Bhortal Nritya’ that was for 100% electrification discovered by renowned Xattriya artiste, of railways, says Kumar to jointly campaign Narahari Burha Bhakat. Railway Minister ◆ By NDT Bureau for Delhi Assembly polls @NewDelhiTimes ◆ By NDT Bureau [email protected] @NewDelhiTimes nion Commerce and Industry Minister [email protected] U and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, on Monday, January 27 said that India s the assembly polls in the National has set 2024 as the target for 100 per cent A Capital approach, Union Home electrification of railways as the country is Minister Amit Shah will be joined by the very conscious of its responsibility to the Chief of Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar environment. for a campaign in the Capital city on February 2. “We are embarking on rapid electrification of the rail network by 2024. We expect the Sources have revealed that the joint entire network to be electrified by then,” campaign of Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar Photo Credit : Getty Images said Mr. Goyal. will be held at in Delhi’s Burari area. Apart from this, JD(U) Chief will also Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Adding further, the Minister said that by campaign with Bharatiya Janata Party Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Assam were 2030, India is planning to make railways, National President J.P. Nadda on February 2 among the total 16 tableaux of different a “net-zero emission network”. Reiterating at 4 pm in Sangam Vihar. states and Union Territories displayed the same, the Minister said, “By 2030, we during the 71st Republic Day celebration at plan to make the entire railway network a BJP is contesting on 67 seats and has left two Rajpath, Delhi. Apart from these, 6 Central net-zero emission network. We will have no seats to JD(U) and one for LJP, its alliance Ministries’ tableaux were also displayed at emission from the railways.... it will run on partners in Delhi Assembly poll. the event. clean energy and clean power”. The 70-seat Assembly in the National Capital The Ministry of Jal Shakti with the theme Amid rising global concern over climate is scheduled to go on polls on February 8, of Jal Jeevan Mission and National Disaster change, Indian Railways has been initiating the results of which will be announced on Response Force was declared the best efforts to check the carbon emission. February 11. Photo Credit : Getty Images among the tableaux of the Ministries. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Delhi/NCR NEW DELHI TIMES Union Cabinet nods for AYUSH Ministry issues health advisory, Medical Termination of Pregnancy recommends homeopathic and Unani (Amendment) Bill, 2020 medicines for Coronavirus ◆ By NDT Bureau @NewDelhiTimes ◆ By NDT Bureau [email protected] @NewDelhiTimes [email protected] iving a nod to the Medical Termination G of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, n the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, 2020 the Union Cabinet on Wednesday I the AYUSH Ministry on January 29, (January 29) allowed women to terminate issued a health advisory, recommending that their pregnancy at 24 weeks. homoeopathic and unani medicines could be effective in preventing novel coronavirus Earlier the period for termination of (nCoV) infections. pregnancy was 20 weeks. The move will help victims of rape, girls with disabilities The Ministry has recommended that Photo Credit : Getty Images and minors who may not realise that they are homoeopathic medicine Arsenicum album The Ministry in a statement, stated, “The through homoeopathy.” pregnant until later. 30 could be taken empty stomach daily advisory was issued following a meeting for three days as a prophylactic medicine on Tuesday, January 28, of the scientific The Ministry has further suggested against the infection, adding that the dose advisory board of the Central Council for maintaining general hygiene, wash hands should be repeated after one month with Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) under often, avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth same schedule in case the virus prevails in the Ministry of AYUSH to discuss ways and with unwashed hands and avoid close the community. means for prevention of the nCoV infection contacts with sick people. Petroleum Minister addresses TERI’s World PM Modi pays tribute to Sustainable Development

Summit 2020 the Father of the Nation on Photo Credit : Getty Images ◆ By NDT Bureau “The limit for abortion has been increased from 20 weeks to 24 weeks. There was the @NewDelhiTimes his 72nd death anniversary demand from section of women, doctors [email protected] and court had also requested the same,” said ◆ By NDT Bureau Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. uring his address at the TERI’s World @NewDelhiTimes Giving further details of the amended Act, the D Sustainable Development Summit [email protected] Union Minister announced that for Medical 2020 on ‘Energy Future Road Map’ in the termination of pregnancy, the permission National Capital on Thursday, January 30, rime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, on from two doctors and one of them must be a the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas P January 30 paid tribute to the Father government doctor is mandatory. & Steel Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan has said of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 72nd that India will continue to play an active death anniversary, saying, “A tribute to the role in leading the global sustainable energy IT Ministry proposes Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on agenda and stands committed to keep carbon Photo Credit : Getty Images his death anniversary. The ideals of Bapu Mahatma Gandhi’s life and message of footprint to low levels. social media companies will continue to inspire us to build a strong, peace and non-violence are relevant for all capable and prosperous New India.” times and find resonance in every part of the to maintain database of world,” read the tweet from Vice President active mobile numbers, Mahatma Gandhi, at the age of 78, was Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu. assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January say sources 30, 1948. Several political leaders, including, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Congress Chief ◆ By NDT Bureau “I join the nation in paying my humble Sonia Gandhi along with Chiefs of three tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma services paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at @NewDelhiTimes Gandhi on his death anniversary today. the Rajghat. [email protected] Union Defence Minister calls on SAARC ources have revealed that the Ministry S of Electronics and Information to defeat cross-border terrorism Technology has proposed that the social Mr. Singh further said that talks and terror media companies, for verification purpose ◆ By NDT Bureau cannot go together and asked neighbouring under a revised set of rules, should maintain a database of active mobile numbers of all “We, in India, are in the midst of a major @NewDelhiTimes country Pakistan to take strict and demonstrable actions against terror outfits responsible for their users. A draft of the revised rules has transformative shift in our energy sector, [email protected] launching attacks from across the border. been sent by the concerned Ministry to the both in scale and complexity and also the law ministry for vetting. interdependence across different systems. The Minister said that misuse of terror as an The trajectory to end energy poverty in instrument of foreign and security policy has Those social media companies with India, as compared to the rest of the world, is paved way for radicalism and terrorism in the more than 50 lakh users in India will be based on our special national circumstances. region that has further posed challenges to the categorised as significant social media security of all the states in the subcontinent. intermediaries and will have to abide by The right mix of enablers are being put in stricter obligations under the revised rules, place to ensure that the energy transition is During his address to the 12th South Asian including traceability of users. secure, affordable, reliable and sustainable,” Photo Credit : Getty Images Conference at the Institute for Defence Studies said the Minister adding, “to end energy eaffirming India’s resolve to fight cross- and Analysis in the National Capital, the The proposal comes for the first time as poverty in the country, we will remain R border terrorism, Union Defence Minister Union Minister said, “India is fully capable of part of the amendments likely to be made to cognizant of the need to root economic Mr. Rajnath Singh on Tuesday, January 28, giving a firm response to cross-border terror, the existing IT intermediary rules, said the development firmly to achieve the 2030 called on the South Asian Association for and the strikes in the wake of terrorist attacks sources, adding that the move aims to deal UN Sustainable Development Goals and Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to in 2016 and 2019 demonstrated the nation’s with the issues concerning the anonymity of commitments made at COP 21.” unite to combat the global evil. firm resolve to defeat terrorism.” users in the fast-growing social media space.

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Neighbourhood NEW DELHI TIMES Terror attacks drop, but Pakistan Bangladesh to improve schools ‘not out of the woods’ error attacks in Pakistan plummeted Pakistan’s militant groups are often Pakistan’s military and intelligence have for Rohingya T by more than 85% over the last decade. interlinked with those across the border in long been accused by Washington, as well It’s a welcome statistic for the country, Afghanistan, so its progress at reining in as by Pakistan’s neighbours, of supporting refugee children but one that risks being overshadowed by terror is critical, particularly as Washington some militants while attacking others. Over international concern over its efforts to curb seeks to secure a deal with the Afghan the last two decades, successive American uthorities in Bangladesh in partnership terror funding and lingering militant activity Taliban to bring an end to the 18-year war, administrations have pressed Islamabad to A with the United Nations will expand that could test any future peace agreement in America’s longest military engagement. crack down on terror. Pakistan points to its educational programs for hundreds of neighbouring Afghanistan. more than 4,000 military casualties since thousands of Muslim Rohingya children “The sharp decrease in terrorist violence, the 2001 start of the so-called war on terror living in refugee camps who are currently The tally, put together by Pakistani think which we began to see in 2014, is nothing — higher than the U.S. and NATO deaths receiving only basic lessons, officials said. tanks, found terror attacks dropped from short of remarkable,” said Michael combined — as proof of its commitment. nearly 2,000 in 2009 to fewer than 250 in Kugelman, Asia Program Deputy Director at The children, who fled with their families 2019, a steady decline that underscores the the Washington-based Wilson Center. But, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan from neighboring Myanmar to the camps long-haul nature of fighting terror. he cautioned, “Pakistan is certainly not out promised “zero tolerance” for extremists in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, now of the woods yet.” after several attacked a Sikh shrine earlier attend about 1,500 learning centers run this month in southern Punjab province. by UNICEF that provide basic education, Last year, the Financial Action Task Force, drawing and other fun activities. Under the or FATF, the watchdog that monitors Yet extremist groups and ideologies still find new program starting in April, they will terror financing, said Pakistan had fully fertile ground in Pakistan. receive a formal education using a Myanmar implemented only one item from a list of 40 Still, Pakistan has a way to go in making curriculum from grade 6 to 9, the U.N. said measures to curb terror financing and money the institutional changes necessary to curb in a statement. laundering. The other 39 measures were terror financing and the militant groups still either partially implemented or in some Mahbub Alam Talukder, Bangladesh’s refugee, operating, cases overlooked entirely. relief and repatriation commissioner, said President Donald Trump has repeatedly the government agreed in principle with a If Pakistan is blacklisted, every financial expressed a desire to bring home the roughly proposal from the U.N. that the Rohingya transaction would be closely scrutinized, 13,000 U.S. soldiers still in Afghanistan children be provided with a Myanmar and doing business with the country would and last November gave his peace envoy, education. become costly and cumbersome. Pakistani Zalmay Khalilzad, the go-ahead to resume officials say they are working to meet the Photo Credit : AP Photo talks with the Taliban. task force’s demands and expect to avoid a But a Paris-based international watchdog black listing at the crucial meeting in Paris Last week, the insurgent group handed said in October that Pakistan was not in February. Khalilzad a seven- to 10-day cease fire offer, doing enough to stop terror financing. The which could pave the way for American group meets next month to decide whether Earlier this month, Pakistan’s Economic troops to withdraw and jumpstart peace the country should be downgraded from Affairs Minister held a preliminary meeting negotiations between Afghans on both sides a “gray” status to “black,” alongside Iran with an FATF regional affiliate to make a of the conflict. and North Korea, a step that could pose a case for removal from the so-called “gray” challenge to Pakistan’s economy. list. Credit : Associated Press (AP) Afghan forces free Photo Credit : AP Photo Sri Lanka confirms first case of “They will be taught in Myanmar’s 62 soldiers from language, they will follow Myanmar’s curriculum, there is no chance to study new virus, a Chinese tourist in formal Bangladeshi schools or to read Taliban prison books in the Bengali language,” he said by fficials in Afghanistan said that a phone. “There’s no scope for them to stay O commando operation in a north- here in Bangladesh for long, so through western region has freed 62 security this approach they will be able to adapt to personnel held in a Taliban prison. Myanmar’s society when they go back.” Meanwhile, the insurgent group, in a fresh The U.N. said initially 10,000 Rohingya attack elsewhere, says it has killed at least children will be enrolled in a pilot program 18 Afghan security forces. using the Myanmar curriculum, which will allow them to fit into the Buddhist-majority A Defence Ministry statement noted the nation’s national educational system when overnight commando raid targeted the they return to their homeland. insurgent-run detention center in the restive Bala Murghab district in Badghis province. Mostafa Mohammad Sazzad Hossain, a spokesman for the United Nations High It captured five Taliban guards and inflicted Commissioner for Refugees in Dhaka, said a casualties on several others, the statement teacher training program is being developed. said. The freed captives were mostly “Individuals with appropriate academic members of the Afghan National Army qualification and experience will be recruited (ANA). from both Rohingya and Bangladeshi There was no immediate reaction from the communities and trained as teachers,” he said in an email. Taliban. ri Lankan health authorities said that facility that treats people suffering from S the country has its first confirmed case potentially deadly infectious diseases. The decision to introduce formal education Officials, meanwhile, said a major insurgent of of a person infected with the new virus was hailed by human rights groups and the assault targeted a military base in the from China. Sri Lanka became a major travel destination United Nations. troubled northern Kunduz province, killing for Chinese tourists in recent years. Many “We believe this is a positive step and a at least 18 security forces, mostly ANA The patient is a Chinese woman in her 40s Chinese nationals also work on Chinese- clear indication of the commitment by the personnel. who arrived in Sri Lanka last week as a funded infrastructure projects — including government of Bangladesh to ensure access tourist from China’s Hubei province, said Dr. a sea port, port city and highways. A Taliban statement claimed its fighters to learning for Rohingya children and Sudath Samaraweera, Chief Epidemiologist overran the base in Dashti Archi district, adolescents, as well as to equip them with of the country’s Health Ministry. Thousands of people have been sickened in killing 35 Afghan forces and capturing four the right skills and capacities for their future China by the new virus and scores of people others, though the group often exaggerates and return to Myanmar when the conditions The woman was suffering from a fever have died. its battlefield actions. when she was admitted to the island nation’s allow,” the U.N. said. Credit : Voice of America (VOA) Infectious Disease Hospital, a state-run Credit : Associated Press (AP) Credit : Associated Press (AP) www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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North America NEW DELHI TIMES Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba Puerto Rico opens only 20% of and Jamaica, but no injuries schools amid ongoing quakes powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake 1 to 3 feet above normal in Cuba, Jamaica, uerto Rico opened only 20% of its Her concerns were echoed by the director A struck in the Caribbean Sea between the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Mexico and P public schools following a strong of the school, Elisa Delgado. While she Jamaica and eastern Cuba, shaking a vast Belize, but issued a later message saying the earthquake that delayed the start of classes believes engineers did a thorough inspection area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but danger had passed. by nearly three weeks as fears linger over of the school, built in the early 1900s, they there were no reports of casualties or heavy The quake was felt strongly in Santiago, the safety of students. warned her not to use the main entrance in an damage. the largest city in eastern Cuba, said Belkis evacuation because it leads to an area filled The quake was centered 139 kilometers (86 Guerrero, who works in a Roman Catholic with gas lines. The problem is that the other miles) northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, cultural center in the center of Santiago. exits are too narrow to handle the school’s and 140 kilometers (87 miles) west- 450 students, she told The Associated Press. “We were all sitting and we felt the chairs southwest of Niquero, Cuba, according to move,” she said. “We heard the noise of “It’s not ideal,” she said. the U.S. Geological Survey. It hit at 2:10 everything moving around.” p.m. (1910 GMT) and the epicenter was a Overall, engineers have inspected 561 of relatively shallow 10 kilometers (6 miles) She said there was no apparent damage in Photo Credit : AP Photo the island’s 856 public schools, finding at beneath the surface. least 50 too unsafe to reopen, leaving some the heart of the colonial city. Only 177 schools were certified to open 240,000 students out of school for now. after engineers inspected them for damage “It felt very strong but it doesn’t look like Ongoing tremors also are forcing crews to caused by the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that anything happened,″ she told The Associated automatically re-inspect schools following killed one person and damaged hundreds of Press. any quake of 3.0 magnitude or higher, homes on Jan. 7. But the inspections were according to Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure It was also felt a little farther east at the U.S. not to determine whether a school could Financing Authority. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on withstand another strong earthquake or the southeastern coast of the island. There had structural shortcomings such as short Since the 6.4 quake, there have been were no immediate reports of injuries or columns that make it vulnerable to collapse, several strong aftershocks, including a 5.9 damages, said J. Overton, a spokesman for further worrying parents. magnitude one that hit on Jan. 11 and a 5.0 the installation, which has a total population “Of course I am afraid,” said 38-year-old that struck the country. The biggest quake Photo Credit : AP Photo of about 6,000 people. Marién Santos, who attended an open house flattened the top two floors of a three- Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba’s In the Cayman Islands, the quake left at her son’s Ramón Vilá Mayo high school story school in the southern coastal city of National Seismological Service, told state cracked roads and what appeared to be in the suburb of Río Piedras where officials Guánica on Jan. 7, two days before classes media that there had been no serious damage sewage spilling from cracked mains. There gave her a copy of the inspection report and were scheduled to start. or injuries reported on the island. were no reports of injuries or more severe evacuation plans. Credit : Associated Press (AP) The Cayman Islands were rocked by several damage, said Kevin Morales, editor-in-chief of the strong aftershocks that followed in the of the Cayman Compass newspaper. Leader of Venezuela’s opposition area, including one measured at magnitude The islands experience so few earthquakes 6.1. Water was cut off to much of Grand that newsroom staff were puzzled when it Cayman Island, and public schools were hit, he said. gets backing in Canada cancelled. “It was just like a big dump truck was rolling anada wants to reinvigorate the effort we need,″ Guaidó said. “It will depend on Gov. Carlos Joaquín González of Mexico’s past,” Morales said. “Then it continued and C to bring democracy to Venezuela, how focused the pressure is for an election. Quintana Roo state, which is home to got more intense.” Canada’s top diplomat said as he met with That’s what happened when we pushed our Cancun, Tulum and other popular beach Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó way into the National Assembly.″ resorts, said the earthquake was felt in Dr. Stenette Davis, a psychiatrist at a as part of an international push to reignite multiple parts of the low-lying Caribbean Cayman Islands hospital, said he saw international support for the flagging state but there were no reports of damage or manhole covers blown off by the force of the movement. injuries. quake, and sewage exploding into the street, but no more serious damage. The man recognized by the U.S. and nearly The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially 60 other nations as Venezuela’s rightful warned that the quake could generate waves Credit : Associated Press (AP) leader started the day with a meeting with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Francois- Philippe Champagne. He met with Prime Mexico migrant agency’s access Minister Justin Trudeau, who called Guaidó ban draws fire from President the interim president of Venezuela. “This is not one man’s fight. This is a fight of Photo Credit : AP Photo exico President Andrés Manuel López everything.” Claudia León, of the Jesuit all Venezuelans, and we are receiving clear M Obrador criticized a directive from his Service for Refugees, said she was allowed Champagne said “something must be done″ support”, Guaidó said in Spanish, standing own immigration agency that temporarily into the detention center in the southern to ``reinvigorate″ efforts to resolve the crisis. next to Champagne as he thanked Canada barred access to migrant detention centers city of Tapachula, near the border with Canada, he said, wants a peaceful transition for its continuing support. by nonprofit groups that monitor conditions Guatemala. to democracy, led by the Venezuelan people with free and fair elections, as soon as and assist migrants. Guaidó left Venezuela a little over a week possible, under international observation. ago for only the second time since being At least one activist group was allowed elected the head of congress to embark Guaidó described the pain of families into a detention centre, and the National on a support-building tour of Europe and separated from loved ones because of Immigration Institute said a total of 10 Canada. It started with a meeting with U.S. killings and imprisonment, growing poverty, groups would be allowed in by the end of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Bogota, declining health care and the widespread the week. the Colombian capital. Leaving Venezuela suffering of children. He said international But the same institute had said that access was a risky move for the opposition leader, support was crucial to give hope to for civic, activist and religious groups to Photo Credit : AP Photo who is under a travel ban imposed by the Venezuelans. the detention centers would be temporarily pro-Maduro Supreme Court. León said the conflicting signals from the The once-wealthy nation is gripped by suspended. It said that “rescheduling the government sowed doubt, and suggested crisis, which critics blame on years of failed visits will depend on the work load of each A year ago, Guaidó stood before packed there were some internal divisions over socialist rule, while Maduro frequently migrant center, with the goal of providing crowds of cheering Venezuelans and the crackdown on migrants that was blames right-wing forces backed by the services to the migrants to continue without proclaimed that his status as head of implemented under threats from the United United States set on overthrowing him to interruption.” congress made him the nation’s legitimate States to slap tariffs on Mexican goods. president because President Nicolás steal Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. The Interior Ministry, which oversees the “We do not know what is happening. It Maduro’s reelection was invalid. But his Canada has already imposed relatively institute, however, said later via Twitter appears that one sector is obeying the orders effort to drive Maduro from power has thus tough sanctions on Maduro’s government, that the suspension was “not authorized by that arise from the United States, but another far proven unsuccessful. targeting 113 people under its so-called superiors” and “disavowed” the statement. sector is arguing against these backward “What I can tell Venezuelans is we’re going Magnitsky law that allows it to sanction López Obrador also objected, saying it is policies,” said León. to be home soon; we’re going to mobilize, individual human rights abusers. “prohibited to prohibit everything, almost Credit : Associated Press (AP) we’re going to demand the support that Credit : Associated Press (AP)

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Africa NEW DELHI TIMES Ex-C. African Rescue mission aids starving Burundi’s ruling party picks General Republic leader lions in neglected Sudan zoo as Presidential insists return is our lions in a rundown zoo in the with just a fraction of its equipment, and F capital of Sudan, wasting away from scrambling to find local alternatives. hopeful hunger, are undergoing lifesaving medical urundi’s ruling party has chosen an Although the group typically carries out peaceful treatment from an international animal B army general to be its candidate in the rescue missions, it has no immediate plan to rescue organization. Presidential election set for May, signalling ormer Central African Republic transport the animals in Al-Qurashi to better that the country’s president will now retire F President Francois Bozize insists The plight of the rail-thin lions in Al-Qurashi conditions abroad. after serving three terms. he has returned from exile with peaceful Park in Khartoum set off an outpouring of intentions, even as concerns are growing sympathy and donations from around the The head of the park, Bader el-Deen Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye was chosen that he will run in the upcoming presidential world. At least five lions, both male and Wassim, was more optimistic. He said the during a national conference for the ruling election. female, once inhabited the zoo. One lioness recent flurry of international attention will CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of died of starvation last week. allow authorities to “expand and renovate Gitega. Bozize, who came to power in a coup the park,” and promised the lions’ health and ruled for a decade, was ousted by a was improving. The move means President Pierre coalition of rebel groups in 2013, leading Nkurunziza will retire after presiding over to years of inter-communal conflict. Fears But it’s unclear if even that will save the two a disputed third term that sparked violence have grown in recent weeks about Central sickest animals, a lion and a lioness. and forced hundreds of thousands to flee the tiny central African country. African Republic’s fragile political stability “Their muscles are not even able to move,” as Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who said Khalil. “I don’t know how we’ll be able Ndayishimiye, a Nkurunziza ally, has been ousted Bozize, also recently returned home. to do injections.” serving as the ruling party’s secretary- general. Years ago he dropped out of In his first press conference since returning The malnourished lions have become university to become a rebel fighting in mid-December, Bozize said his party will something of a symbol of the harsh effects alongside Nkurunziza in Burundi’s civil war. decide on whether he is their candidate. of poverty in Sudan, where runaway price “As far as I am concerned, until proof to the hikes marshalled a popular uprising that David Gakunzi, a Burundian author and contrary, nothing prevents me from being a Photo Credit : AP Photo ousted longtime autocrat president Omar al- political analyst, described Ndayishimiye as candidate,” he told journalists. The election Veterinarians and wildlife experts from Bashir in April. unpredictable. Vienna-based animal welfare group Four is set for December. Sudan, now in a fraught transitional period, “For instance, he initially opposed Paws International conducted medical Nkurunziza’s third term but later changed “I returned in a spirit of appeasement and is struggling to recover from three decades checks at the park, which has fallen on hard his mind and embraced the president,” search for peace, contrary to what some of corruption, mismanagement and isolation times for lack of money and attention. Gakunzi said. propaganda has tried to be spread in recent under al-Bashir. Amir Khalil, head of the Four Paws days,” he added. Al-Bashir was convicted of corruption Nkurunziza rose to power in 2005 following emergency mission, said he was “shocked” last month and sentenced to two years in a the signing of the Arusha accords ending a The U.N. Security Council imposed by the poor state of the lions, their cramped minimum security lock-up, where he awaits 13-year civil war that killed about 300,000 sanctions on Bozize the year after his ouster, quarters and the park’s general disarray. trial on separate charges over his role in people. He was re-elected unopposed in accusing the former leader of “engaging in 2010 after the opposition boycotted the “I don’t understand why no one was given the killing of protesters during the months or providing support for acts that undermine vote. He then claimed he was eligible for a the task of feeding them or how authorities before his ouster. the peace, stability or security of CAR.” third term in 2015 because lawmakers, not could just overlook this,” he said, describing Stiff sanctions, a result of Sudan’s place on the general population, had chosen him for two of the remaining four as in critical the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, his first term — a move that critics called condition, “dehydrated ... a third of their has kept the transitional government in unconstitutional. normal weight.” limbo, preventing it from seeking debt relief Four Paws faces a daunting task and its two- and badly needed foreign investment. day trip has been dogged by challenges from “To see a hungry animal like this, there is the start. When the team arrived, customs no connection to religion or politics,” said agents confiscated most of their luggage Khalil. “It has to do with humanity.” and essential medicine, citing a lack of prior approval. The group says it’s operating Credit : Associated Press (AP)

Photo Credit : AP Photo EU aid money for Africa may Bozize has called for those sanctions to be Photo Credit : AP Photo lifted and said he believes he can run again harm, not help, analysis finds Nkurunziza’s influence could still linger for office either way. after the election, since he could receive The former President still has numerous uropean aid money earmarked for a new mechanism at the end of 2020. the title of “paramount leader” under draft supporters in the capital, Bangui, who E development in Africa is increasingly legislation approved by the government last The findings reflect an Associated Press recall his rule as a more peaceful era than tied to how well countries can block their week. In 2018, the ruling party declared him investigation that found that EU money the violence that followed his ouster. Rebels own citizens from trying to migrate across “the eternal supreme guide,” a description intended to stem migration from Libya, one who still control large swathes of the the Mediterranean and may be hurting the mocked by some critics. of the largest recipients of trust fund money, country, though, would deeply oppose his very people it is ostensibly intended to help, was being diverted to the very people “Nkurunziza is just stepping back, not return to politics. according to an analysis by the aid group Oxfam. responsible for abusing migrants. going away. He will still be working in the The former President was again denied background, trying to protect his family and playing a role in the bloodshed that erupted The report found that the 3.9 billion euros “There’s no one tracking the money fortunes,” said Charles Nditije, a former in December 2013, distancing himself from ($5.1 billion) splashed out in projects from beginning to end,” said Raphael Shilhav, minister who is now in the opposition. the militia known as the anti-Balaka that 2015 to May 2019 were largely spent one of the report’s main researchers. “There will never be free and fair or credible tried to overthrow the mostly Muslim rebel without public oversight, with decisions He questioned whether that would even election. The coming election is meant to coalition known as Seleka that ousted him based on political reasons rather than need be possible, given the vast number of give legitimacy to the new president.” from power. or effectiveness. organizations and countries involved. He added that “the government does not “I’ve always said that the anti-Balaka respect human rights and security agents The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa The Oxfam report singled out Libya as a movement happened after me. The result was continue kill with impunity.” was set up in 2015 at the height of a wave particularly problematic country, and the that the country was set on fire and blood,” of migration to Europe from across the European Union has come under criticism Allegations of rights abuses led to Burundi he said. “It was not me who convened the Mediterranean and through Turkey. More for the money and cooperation it provides leaving the International Criminal Court and Seleka in the Central African Republic. It than a million people surged into Europe, to the Libyan coast guard, which the AP kicking out the U.N. human rights office. was not me who crossed the red line. Let it prompting a backlash that included the and others found has deep ties to human Burundi’s government strongly denies be clear.” rise of anti-migration policies across the trafficking and rights abuse. allegations that it targets its own people. Credit : Associated Press (AP) continent. The fund is due to be replaced by Credit : Associated Press (AP) Credit : Associated Press (AP) www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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South America NEW DELHI TIMES Argentina debates AP Explains: The arrest of Peru debt restructuring, reawakening old fears he Chamber of Deputies voted powerbroker Keiko Fujimori T overwhelmingly to approve a bill to restructure the Argentine government’s $100 Peruvian judge ruled that opposition Prosecutors also accuse Fujimori of hiding WHY IS HER ARREST IMPORTANT? billion debt, which officials say is unpayable A leader Keiko Fujimori must be the money through a complex network of amid a deep recession that has reawakened held in prison for 15 months while she is dozens of frontmen. Fujimori claims she is Fujimori’s arrest is part of a broader old fears of financial crises. investigated for possible money laundering. innocent and is being persecuted by rivals crackdown on corruption that Peruvian Fujimori is an influential power broker in who want to destroy her political movement. prosecutors have been waging for years. With the support of the main opposition the Andean nation and is accused of taking Over the past decade four former Peruvian parties, the government of President Alberto money from Brazilian construction giant presidents have been issued arrest warrants Fernández saw the measure pass 224-2 Odebrecht. She says she is innocent. Here for their alleged dealings with Odebrecht. while leftist groups opposing the legislation are more details on her case. One former president hid in the United protested outside congress. States, was captured and is now awaiting WHO IS KEIKO FUJIMORI? extradition. Another former president The bill now goes to the Senate for debate committed suicide at his home in Lima as next week. Fujimori is a two-time presidential police officers got ready to arrest him. candidate and heir to one of the country’s The center-left government’s handling of most powerful political dynasties. Her father Peru’s current President Martin Vizcarra the bill in a special session highlighted the Alberto Fujimori was president in the 1990s dissolved the nation’s congress last year importance it attaches to the South American and still divides public opinion in Peru. Photo Credit : AP Photo after parliamentarians refused to back his country’s huge debt to the International anti-corruption measures. An election was Monetary Fund and private creditors. Keiko Fujimori lost the 2016 presidential In October of 2018, a judge ruled that held to pick a new congress. election by less than 1% of the vote but her Fujimori should be jailed while prosecutors Economy Minister Martín Guzmán has investigated her, arguing that she could flee warned that Argentina needs “a sustainable party, Popular Force, gained a commanding WHAT HAPPENS NOW? majority of seats in the nation’s congress, the country if she was not placed in custody. solution” to paying its debt. which it later used to start impeachment That sentence was overturned last year by Fujimori will have to prepare her defence proceedings against then-President Pedro a high court, which said her human rights from behind prison bars, and face a lengthy Pablo Kuczynski. had been violated and that she could not be trial. Meanwhile her political influence is imprisoned if she hadn’t been found guilty diminishing. In the election Popular Force Popular Force obtained documents that of a crime. While Fujimori was in prison, only gained 12 seats in Peru’s 130-member showed Kucyznski had owned a consulting her American husband held a two-week long congress. Previously the party held 72 seats. firm that took hefty sums from the Brazilian hunger strike to demand her freedom. company, which has acknowledged paying The party has been deeply divided since out $800 million in bribes to politicians in WHY IS SHE GOING BACK TO PRISON? 2018, when Keiko Fujimori’s brother, a dozen countries. Facing impeachment After Fujimori was freed from prison last congressman Kenji Fujimori, was expelled and little support in congress, Kuczynski year, prosecutors went back to the courts from its ranks. Their father, Alberto Fujimori resigned in 2018. with new evidence of her alleged dealings was condemned to 25 years in prison for committing human rights abuses. But many WHAT IS SHE ACCUSED OF? with Odebrecht. Judge Victor Zuñiga ruled Photo Credit : AP Photo that Fujimori should return to prison because Peruvians still praise the elder Fujimori, arguing that he fixed a broken economy and “Today the situation is critical, the debt Prosecutors maintain that Fujimori took there is probable likelihood that she was burden cannot be sustained,” he said. more than a million dollars from Odebrecht involved in money laundering and because defeated guerrilla groups that terrorized the herself, for her 2011 and 2016 presidential she could still evade justice by escaping country in the 1990s. Argentina periodically faces financial crises campaigns, violating the nation’s laws. from Peru. Credit : Associated Press (AP) and liquidity problems that have led it to refinance its debt. At the end of 2001, it Heavy rains in Brazil declared a record default on just over $100 Venezuela’s Maduro offers billion in debt during the worst economic crisis in its history. It is currently dealing continue flooding with a contracting economy, high inflation Minas Gerais cities some diplomacy with Colombia and a weakened currency. eavy rains devastated the Brazilian enezuelan President Nicolás Maduro support and claims presidential powers If enacted into law, the legislation would H state of Minas Gerais on, causing V said that he is willing to mend broken as head of the National Assembly, he has declare the sustainability of external destructive flooding and landslides. diplomatic relations with neighbouring no practical control over government public debt a “priority” and authorize the Colombia by restoring consular services institutions such as Venezuelan police, government to carry out a “restructuring In the state’s capital of Belo Horizonte, a amid a standoff stemming from the capture which remain loyal to Maduro. of interest maturity services and capital metropolitan area home to 6 million people, of a fugitive lawmaker. amortization of public securities issued some neighborhoods saw 176 millimeters under foreign law.” It would give the (7 inches) of rain on 28th January This is Police in Venezuela this week arrested Aída executive branch power to determine the the latest storm in what’s been a punishing Merlano, a former senator in Colombia who nominal amounts. January for Minas Gerais and neighboring escaped jailers to evade a 15-year prison The legislative debate is taking place as Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states. sentence on a conviction including election the economy minister begins talks with the fraud and weapons charges. With guards IMF to renegotiate the payment of some waiting outside while she underwent a $44 billion transferred to Argentina under a dental procedure, she slipped down a rope 2018 credit agreement worth more than $56 from the third-story window and then made billion. The talks will continue in February. her way across the border into Venezuela. Photo Credit : AP Photo Carlos Heller, head of the Chamber of Learning of the arrest, Colombian President However, Maduro said the issue could be Deputies’ Committee on Budget and Iván Duque asked Venezuela to return the easily resolved. Finance, said before the start of the debate former lawmaker. But rather than apply to that there is a consensus on the need to “Enough of such senselessness, “he said in Maduro’s socialist administration, Duque’s renegotiate the debt. He recalled that the a nationwide television broadcast. ¨Put your government asked opposition lawmaker 2015-2019 government of conservative Photo Credit : AP Photo feet on the ground and let’s be pragmatic. Juan Guaidó, the congressional leader who President Mauricio Macri acknowledged it Roadways turned to gushing rivers, Iván Duque you are making a serious has been campaigning to remove Maduro. was unpayable. sweeping cars, motorcycles and debris mistake”. along. A video filmed on a cell phone Maduro cut diplomatic ties with Colombia Macri’s opposition party, Together for Maduro said Duque´s ¨extremism¨ and shows a flooded garage, with water bursting early last year after it threw its support to Change, agreed to support the bill in ¨immaturity¨ harms the security of both through a doorway while the man recording Guaidó along with the United States and exchange for creating a working table to Colombia and Venezuela. screams and seeks higher ground. Another nearly 60 other nations and assisted in a analyze the sustainability of the debts that video circulating on social media shows the failed attempt to bring humanitarian aid “This would be fixed very quickly if there Argentina’s provinces have with the federal roof of a shopping mall collapsing. across the border into Venezuela. was communication,” Maduro said. government. Credit : Associated Press (AP) While Guaidó holds broad international Credit : Associated Press (AP) Credit : Associated Press (AP)

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Opinion NEW DELHI TIMES Flight 752 was overthrown in 1979 by Ayatollah of The Campaign for Iran Change, has Afshin-Jam, whose family fled after the ◆ By David Kilgour Khomeini, who created a model of religious called on European governments to blacklist 1979 revolution, thinks Iranians will obtain Author & Lawyer fascism, which became one of the most “Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. their freedom, noting: inhuman regimes on earth and continues America and the EU should … blacklist its to wield absolute power over 80 million Ministry of Intelligence and Security… Iran “When I first learned of the plane crash I Iranians. uses its embassies as bomb factories and was shocked and deeply saddened…I read anadians remain anguished by the terror cells…” the profiles of the victims one by one. When C deaths of 176 passengers, including at Since 1979, Tehran has spent vast sums it was confirmed...I was furious. Once again, least 57 Canadian citizens and 29 permanent trying to crush dissent and imprisoning or Shirin Ebadi, Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize- the incompetent, negligent and corrupt residents, on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 after executing those aligning with the resistance. winning human rights lawyer, called last regime was responsible for the loss of it was struck by two missiles near Tehran. Its practices included rampant corruption year for a U.N-monitored referendum innocent lives... Iran was still mourning the The tragedies are more consequences of the and gross violations of human rights. It to achieve peaceful regime change by more than 1,500 peaceful protesters...killed Iranian regime’s long-practised disregard spent billions from the Persian Gulf to Iraq, enacting a “secular constitution based on the by regime officials in November....” for human lives. supporting Bashar al-Assad’s inhuman civil Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” war in Syria and funding No impartial person can accept that the Hezbollah and other Canadian Kaveh Shahrooz, a Harvard law Revolutionary Guard operators who fired proxy terrorist groups in graduate and human rights activist from two Russian-made SA-15 surface-to-air Lebanon and across the Iran, first making his myriad differences missiles at Flight 752 honestly believed that Middle East. with Trump clear, wrote recently that Tehran the rising and departing passenger aircraft “ultimately responds to sticks not carrots. was an incoming cruise missile. The United Nations has, for example, irrefutable Trump demonstrated this in April 2019 when What happened to Flight 752 was self- evidence on the mass he designated Iran’s notorious Revolutionary evidently a regime crime; the governments executions of thousands Guards as a terrorist organization. Pundits from the five countries that lost citizens of dissenters during the predicted violence, but nothing occurred. should file lawsuits, naming the Iranian summer of 1988. And none has come in the wake of the U.S. government as defendant. killing of Qassem Soleimani, the monstrous State sponsorship of a terrorist act is They were done on the Qods Force commander”. fortunately an exception to the legal basis of a fatwa issued principle of sovereign immunity against Photo Credit : AP Photo by Ayatollah Khomeini Shahrooz readily concedes that Trump is so most liability claims. Iran’s renowned civilization goes back and approved by ‘Death committees’. unpredictable that everything might come thousands of years and includes King Cyrus Khomeini’s successor, Ali Khamenei, to naught. But for the time being, “Trump’s David Kilgour, a lawyer by profession, the Great (600-530 BCE), one of antiquity’s has presided over a dictatorship that has Iran policy has been consistent, coherent and served in Canada’s House of Commons for most enlightened leaders. In the early executed more people per capita than any robust. It would be unfair if we allow our almost 27 years. In Jean Chretien’s Cabinet, 1950s, the movement to establish modern other regime in the world. Despite all, disagreements with him on other matters to he was secretary of state (Africa and Latin democratic governance in the country ended thousands of Iranians recently protested cloud our judgment on this one. Because, as America) and secretary of state (Asia- abruptly when a U.S./U.K.-backed coup when it became known after initial denials the old saying goes, even a broken clock is Pacific). He is the author of several books ousted the elected Mossaddeq government. what really happened to Flight 752. right twice a day”. and co-author with David Matas of “Bloody Harvest: The Killing of Falun Gong for The ensuing restored Shah Pahlavi dictatorship Scotland’s Struan Stevenson, co-ordinator Another Canadian of Iranian origin, Nazanin Their Organs.” Abu Muhammad al-Jolani releases video on “War of Liberation and Independence” have passed the stage of overthrowing the ◆ By NDT Bureau regime, and we have built a war of liberation @NewDelhiTimes and independence from a brutal Russian- Iranian occupation, targeting our religion, [email protected] our land, and our wealth”.

n December 25, 2019, “Abu Muhammad Jolani emphasised the historical responsibility O al-Jolani,” the Commander-In-Chief that now rested on the Syrian people, as the of the Salafist Jihadist group, Tahrir al- consequences of the conflict with the state Sham released a video. His visual speech would be felt by “the peoples of the region was entitled as “War of liberation and and the entire world”. The war and the independence”. The focal point of the video resulting redistribution of power regionally message was the ongoing conflict in Idlib will affect: the people of the Levant (Syria, province of Syria. Jolani said in his speech Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine); Iraq; that the battle to topple the regime ended a Yemen; the Gulf (specifically, “the Two long time ago, and the battle became a battle Holy Sites”, or Saudi Arabia); and Turkey. of liberation and independence. Jolani said that it was a “great honour” from God that he had chosen his worshippers in Jolani mentioned that the Syrian regime in Syria for this “great task”. its present form had lost its legitimacy to run the country as the “revolution triumphed Jolani reassured his audience that they are a Photo Credit : Getty Images the army and destroyed its economy”. Jolani “victorious nation” and that “God will not from all the faction and insisted upon the determination and perseverance. Jolani’s said that the current Syrian regime was lead [them] astray”. He recalled the trials need for Mujahideen solidarity and unity address is also an admission that, for Syrian acting like a “puppet manipulated by the endured by God’s prophets and described in the light of the challenges posed by the opposition forces, the battle for Idlib is not Russian and Iranian occupiers”. Lambasting in the Quran, and the divine tests that the “emerging enemy”. In conclusion, Jolani going well. Russia, the video message mentioned that called on “whoever believes in God and the Prophet Muhammad faced, to assure his As the Syrian military continues to retake the “Russian occupiers” sought to ensure a Final Day and is capable of bearing arms” to audience that they would earn “divine Idlib piecemeal, Jolani can point to a few strategic location for it on the warm waters take up his weapon and join the ranks of the reward” (thawab). Jolani then conjured the recent opposition gains or reason for short- of the Mediterranean Sea, to use it later to “mujahideen”. rhetoric and legitimacy of Syria’s rebellion. term optimism. plunder the region’s fortunes and play an He reminded his audience that the uprising’s effective role in the conflicts taking place in first slogan was “Death before humiliation” He said that “jihad with one’s life” (al-jihad Even then, the calls for sacrifice for the sake the region for their own strategic gains. and invoked the many sacrifices that Syrians bil-nafs) is an individual obligation for each of the next generation suggest an acceptance have made since. Muslim, if Syrians are to continue towards of a long, drawn-out battle and that victory Al-Jolani then mentioned that liberation was the liberation of their country and people. may not come in the lifetime of the current the most prudent course of action as “we Jolani thanked the efforts of all the Mujahideen The battle is long, he says, and requires generation of fighters. www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Think - Tanks NEW DELHI TIMES Never get deterred by failure With the advancement in time and era, the Failure doesn’t mean that your idea was not of a new phase. It’s not always the success ◆ By Dr. Pramila Srivastava technologies are making their ways in the good enough but it actually is an indication that builds success, it’s sometimes, in fact @PramilaBK world, making life run even at a faster pace, that you need to turn to other direction. most of the times, the failures that pave way paving way for more developments and for success. Each failure is a story of you [email protected] growth. A child first begins to crawl, then They are the steppingstone and form the being a little more determined, a bit more falls several times and then finally grabs the basis of your success, so, never let the focused and definitely a lot more confident ight from the birth till the time human support to learn to walk. failures consume your heart because they to chase what you actually dream of. R beings breathe their last, the longing for winning the game of life continues. The man wants others to think of him as a Failure not only bricks the wall of trust successful being and thriving and fears to be and confidence in you, it also constructs a man who has witnessed failures, because the pool of knowledge and experience that failures, as per the misconception, make a rests with you for a lifetime and can be used man to be perceived as a good for nothing in the future. Never let your fear of failure and a worthless creature. forbid the process to gain experience and knowledge. In the race to be perceived a successful being, the man has knowingly concealed the Take even your failures, positively and see fact that it is these failures that let you draw things working. This is life. We are here to an extra effort to make things successful witness every aspect of it. Failure being the and bring out the actual worth of you. He most important of all, will show up not once, has forgotten that the act of participating not twice but many, many times. So never is as much important as winning and being let them break the inner you, stop yourself successful. It is a harsh reality that in the being hard on you, learn the lessons of a new rush for the success, the man has lost the direction from each failure. ways to live life. Each failure is an opportunity disguised to With an increase in the cut-throat competition set you on the right track. It’s just a matter of Photo Credit : Getty Images everywhere around, with the advancement your vision and faith on you and time. Give Not always things go as per the plans but it are redirection that shows where you should in time and technology, everyone wants to things some time, work on them, make them is perfectly fine because there will be many not be. be successful in the first hit to the extent he better because failures are just a delay and times that you will taste the bitterness of believes he can. But there is no denying the not defeat. failure, disappointment and rejection. They are not the end to your chances, instead fact that success does not come overnight. they are an opportunity to re-evaluate your It is not the destination but actually is the It is easier to give up things when fallen actions and are meant for a stronger come Believe in your efforts and wait for the right journey that is undertaken with a strong apart but the actual winner is he who stands back with better reasoning. Failures let you time to give it another shot. Trust the process determination and efforts, leaving no stone by himself, believes in the idea he possessed make your next shot easier, quicker and and let it take you to a step further towards unturned. and tries again. surer. They stimulate for you, the beginning your goal, desire, aim and success. Qatar, Malaysia endeavour to promote strategic ties countries. Increased cooperation on various and serve interests of the Member States promising in light of the economic potential ◆ By International Institute for Non - Aligned Studies platforms, smooth economic and political and nations across the world. While the of both the countries that promise to foster ties are evident of the warm and friendly visit comes out to be an optimistic gesture bilateral trade that has been recorded @iinsNAM relations between Malaysia and Qatar since from the Malaysian side, the Qataris have reaching $291 million in the first half of [email protected] their establishment in 1974. While the also welcomed the endeavours to level up 2019. inception of the Non-Aligned Movement the efforts to strengthen trade and economic he bilateral relations between Qatar proves to be an entity advocating the idea relations and brotherhood shared by both the T and Malaysia have been evolving and of maintaining peace and strengthening ties countries. setting up to achieve new heights in various for the development of the counties and of fields including political, social, economical the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. During the visit, Malaysian Prime Minister and cultural as well. The political stability, Mahathir Bin Mohamad’s recent visit to Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and Sheikh Tamim economic strength and the progressive Qatar comes out to be an effort in line with bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar approach of the two nations have been NAM’s ideology to boost mutual interests signed a memorandum of understanding the crucial constituents leading to the and respect towards each others’ territorial for the establishment of a high-level advancement of ties between the two. integrity while ensuring the peaceful co- joint committee. Malaysia is an attractive existence with the member nations and the destination for Qatari government to make Qatar has been Malaysia’s sixth-largest world. investments in several economic and The partnership shared by Qatar and export destination on the economic front industrial sectors, also including, financial, Malaysia along with their determined in 2018 and the third source of import Malaysian PM’s visit is an attestation of real estate and tourism sector. and firm efforts towards the enhancement from the West Asian region. The increased Malaysia’s efforts to deepen the bonds of of ties shared by them and the value of Noting that 72 firms jointly owned by trade between the two nations has given friendship with the latter to serve the mutual strengthened ties in their views are symbolic Qatari and Malaysian governments are new definitions to the bilateral ties, the interests of both the countries. While the of the success of the two nations. currently being operated in the construction, two countries hold. Further improvements national prosperity and security remains no engineering, information technology and oil (in arrangement with have been witnessed in trade in 2019 in longer served and secured by actions of any and gas sector, it is quite perceivable that the News from Non-Aligned World) comparison with that in the previous year one nation acting in isolation, in a multipolar future of Qatari-Malaysian cooperation is that marked an increase of 29.3 per cent. world, interdependence paves way for www.iins.org opportune moment for the integration of A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) diversity and creativity among cultures, Subscription Form signed between the Qatar Investment nations and economies across the world. Name :...... Promotion Agency (IPAQ) and the Malaysian The visit of Malaysian Prime Minister to Address :...... 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Technology & Health NEW DELHI TIMES Link between Dairy Products and Breast Cancer a pink ribbon on products like Philadelphia smoking, exercise, alcohol, fat and food. Dr. Kroenke summed up the study: “In short, ◆ By Smt. Maneka Cream and Macaroni & Cheese, as they And then concluded : all things considered, this study suggests that to improve survival, Sanjay Gandhi have done during previous Breast Cancer those consuming larger amounts of high-fat breast cancer survivors might shift away Awareness Months, they should be adding dairy had higher breast cancer mortality. from high-fat to lower-fat dairy options, @ManekaGandhiBJP warning labels,” says Physicians Committee reduce high-fat dairy intake, and shift president Neal Barnard, MD, author of The toward plant-based foods and milks .”Dairy very October is Breast Cancer Awareness Cheese Trap and Your Body in Balance. “We products have been positively associated E Month. Every year several million want women to be aware that dairy cheese with other hormonal cancers such as those women die of breast cancer. My mother could put them at risk of dying from breast of the prostate, endometrium, and ovaries died of it. Many of my friends have it. Some cancer.” and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,” the authors have had their breasts removed. Some are point out. undergoing chemotherapy and have lost Estrogens are considered the major pathway their hair. It is no longer a hidden disease to breast cancer. Dairy products contain The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, that one doesn’t talk about. According to the estrogens from cows, and, when milk is which included women from Australia, Centers for Disease Control, breast cancer converted to cheese, the estrogens become Photo Credit : Getty Images New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Italy, is among the most common causes of death more concentrated. These estrogens increase And this is not the only study confirming the and Greece, found that dairy intake was in women. In 2016, 2,45,299 new cases of breast cancer mortality. A study called Life link between dairy and breast cancer. statistically significantly related to higher female breast cancer were reported, and After Cancer Epidemiology Study, of 2,321 levels of estradiol and free estradiol . The 41,487 women died of breast cancer in the early breast cancer survivors, done by Caan, A 2017 study, funded by the National authors hypothesized that estrogen and United States. In India the figures are ten Sternfeld, Gunderson, Coates, Quesenberry, Cancer Institute, compared the diets of progesterone levels are markedly elevated times more. One in four women get it and Slattery, was started in 2000 to examine how women diagnosed with breast cancer to in commercial dairy products, because each one of us are nervous that we may be behavioural risk factors affect the quality of those without breast cancer, and found that most of the milk in the West is produced by the next victim. life and long-term survival. those who consumed the most cheeses had pregnant cows who have elevated estrogen a 53 percent increased risk for breast cancer. levels. Cancer is a major public health issue Many product manufacturers cash in to The study followed women for 13 years The authors say that components in dairy, worldwide. 90%–95% of all cancers are this month by putting pink ribbons on and found that those women previously such as insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) attributed to either environmental or lifestyle their products, or by colouring them pink. diagnosed with breast cancer, who were and other growth hormones, may be some factors. It is estimated that diet accounts for Unfortunately, many of these food products consuming one or more servings of high- reasons for the increased risk for cancer. 35% of all cancer risk. actually increase the risk of breast cancer fat dairy products (e.g., cheese, ice cream, and the manufacturers are aware of this, so whole milk) daily, had a 49 percent higher The first ever study, to assess the association What can be done to stay alive after being it seems very cynical for them to take part breast cancer mortality, compared with those between low- and high-fat dairy and breast diagnosed with breast cancer – or how not – something like cigarette companies asking consuming less than one-half serving daily. cancer survival, was done in 2013. The to get it. The answer is the same, no matter for funds for lung cancer research. Kentucky Dairy products included milk on cereal; authors, led by Candyce Kroenke, was which doctor you consult : eat plant-based Fried Chicken has pink buckets for their milk by itself, butter, cream, or creamer in funded by the National Cancer Institute foods, fruits, whole grains like brown dreadful mess of greasy chicken parts. Bars coffee or tea, cheese, dairy desserts like ice and published in the Journal of the National rice and oats, beans like soya, and lentils, have pink martinis, sausage companies have cream; pudding; custard or flan; low-fat or Cancer Institute. exercise, limit alcohol, and aim for a healthy pink ribbons. non-fat frozen desserts and yogurt. weight. These methods help with weight The study found that high-fat dairy intake loss, reduce estrogen levels and give you But the worst is cheese. The Physicians was specifically linked to breast-cancer. The study also found that women who had complete nutrition. In one study women Committee for Responsible Medicine, which Consuming even a minimum of half a higher levels of physical activity, lower who consumed more soya lowered their has more than 12,000 doctors as members, serving of high-fat dairy per day increased alcohol intake and did not smoke – but ate breast cancer risk by 30%. Soya contains on October 3rd 2019, petitioned the Food the risk of dying from the disease. The risk the highest amount of dairy – were still at protective substances like isoflavones. and Drug Administration in America to order great risk for a recurrence of cancer. increased as the dairy intake increased. that cheese manufacturers put a label on Avoid meat, specially processed : hot dogs, their product saying “Dairy cheese contains The study took everything into consideration: “Consuming plant-based milks or nonfat bacon, lunch meats, sausages etc. reproductive hormones that may increase age, ethnicity, family history of breast cancer, dairy products may be a reasonable approach To join the animal welfare movement breast cancer mortality risk.” “Instead of severity of disease, pregnancies the various for limiting risk of adverse outcomes,” the contact [email protected], cheese manufacturers, like Kraft, slapping treatments : chemo, radiation, tamoxifen, study suggested. www.peopleforanimalsindia.org Most efficient source of fuel may be tiniest organism lgae often gets a bad rap — for creating fuels are a major source of carbon dioxide, give algae farmers more opportunity to footprint depends on some other factors. A dead zones in the ocean and toxic pond because as they burn, they release carbon that profit and algae farms to grow into a major If algae farmers rely on petroleum-based scum when the “wrong” algae blooms. But it otherwise would have stayed sequestered in source of carbon capture. fertilizers, ammonia especially, and also has a talent that may help people around the ground. petroleum-based processing methods, (Carbon capture is a process in which carbon the world. NREL’s analysis indicates algae production The IPCC urges countries around the world dioxide is trapped as it is emitted from a might release more carbon than it saves. The tiny single-celled, plantlike organisms to stop adding carbon to the atmosphere, and source. It is then transported and stored known as algae are more efficient than other instead, to actually pull carbon dioxide from usually deep underground.) Fortunately, algae can thrive on fertilizers organisms at converting sunlight and carbon the air. As algae fuel burns, it releases carbon. But extracted from feedlots, sewage treatment dioxide into the raw materials needed for algae grows by pulling carbon from the plants and agricultural runoff. Algae grows foods, products and fuels. And not just a few atmosphere. It’s a carbon-neutral biofuel better when it receives extra carbon dioxide specialized fuels. that is so efficient at converting sunlight and from sources such as power plant exhaust. At the National Renewable Energy carbon dioxide into fuels and products, the Feeding algae these pollutants can clean up Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, Department of Energy estimates algae could pollution and increase carbon capture. The scientist Lieve Laurens said algae biofuels produce 60 times more energy per hectare new government incentives make this more can do almost everything that’s done by than traditional land-based biofuel plants, possible. fossil fuels, including powering anything such as corn, soy or sugar cane. Algae has potential to feed and fuel the from trucks to cargo ships. Algae crops offer additional benefits. They world, but unlike rice and wheat, it’s not a “People have flown airplanes on mixtures of can grow without competing for the water crop with thousands of years of cultivation under the trial and error. Algae scientists are algae fuels,” Laurens said. Photo Credit : Getty Images and farmland needed by other crops. working to catch up fast, starting with just Algae’s potential to provide a homegrown, While the U.S. has not signed on to the Laurens said many microalgae flourish in which algae to grow. renewable source of fuels is one reason the IPCC goals, it has recently enacted Carbon seawater, brackish water, reclaimed water, U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Capture Tax Credits (45Q) for businesses and water produced during oil and gas Like any crop, microalgae must resist Technologies Office funds NREL’s algae that reduce their carbon footprint, compared operations. Even good soil is not required pests, offer predictable growth and provide research. with what it would have been if they had because farmers generally grow algae in profitable harvests. From the thousands of used petroleum products. long, shallow rows of water called “raceway algae strains so far collected from nature, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ponds” lined with plastic, meaning algae is NREL has helped identify more than 300 Change (IPCC) warns that rising carbon Also, the U.S. farm bill now recognizes “grown on top of the soil,” she said. suited to cultivation. dioxide levels accelerate global climate algae as a crop, giving algae farmers access change and ocean acidification. Fossil to crop insurance. These legislative changes But whether this means a smaller carbon Credit : Voice of America (VOA) www.NewDelhiTimes.com India’s only International Newspaper

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Entertainment & Lifestyle NEW DELHI TIMES Giorgio Armani: Of Accessories and the Art of Substance by the master of understated design: the “Style makes you unique and recognizable, clothes. Maybe it did influence me a lot. All ◆ By Mariella Radaelli code of seduction leans on sophisticated while it distills the tastes, trends, and cultures my family - none of us wear too much.” black, achromatic grays or it ranges from that enliven the world. Its beauty lies in the His style is timeless. It is the imaginative @marielrad dusty pink to light blue, with drops of light fact that it does not follow a general rule— enjoyment of the pleasure of forms for a style that transcends the current rules although it is dictatorial towards those who that seamlessly blend with comfort, of excess. recognize it—democratically it is very iorgio Armani never sacrificed the sophistication, and craftsmanship. The 85-year-old designer understood the personal.” G freedom of imagination to produce his Reason and rationale are involved in his importance of accessories a long time ago pure forms. He always worked around that Born in Piacenza on July 11, 1943, Giorgio experience of fashion that mirrors societies before they were taken seriously by the idea of freedom as essential to his aesthetics, Armani is a perfectionist who grew up with in flux. Also, his accessories talk about the fashion industry. The power of accessories and a source of his pleasure in the beauty. a strong work ethic shaped by his parents. present time and create a contemporary never escaped his notice. But also Northern Italy and especially Milan “We must never become prisoners,” says meaning of seduction. clearly taught the importance of hard work. the iconic Italian fashion designer who His ballet style flats are statement pieces that personally curated the show Accents of He studied Medicine at the State University infuse an air of confidence together with a Style currently underway at the Armani/ of Milan, before dropping out of university stable and slender posture. Giorgio Armani Silos Fashion and Art Museum in south for his bigger calling: Clothes. was the first to pair super-practical ballerina Milan, at Via Borgognone 40. He started out as a window dresser, working shoes with evening dresses. Equally, his Accents of Style is the very first retrospective at La Rinascente department store in Milan. slingback pumps make you gravitationally ever devoted to Armani accessories for In 1961 he was spotted by Nino Cerruti and grounded. Luxury is associated with women. It displays the biggest collections of hired as the designer for his new menswear women’s freedom and health. bags, footwear, and jewelry created by the line. He went freelance in 1970, starting his An accessory is a powerful tool that can celebrated master of casual chic. own label in 1975. Then, he did know what His bag styles mix natural leather and transform an outfit an any given time. With he wanted. He was motivated by the desire fabrics, silk and reptile skin. I adore his Very well- designed, the solo fashion show one stroke, the right pair of shoes, a bag, or to unstuff the men’s jackets, infuse them Plissé bag and his oversized clutches in surprises and inspires visitors in a crossover a careful conglomeration of jewelry, add with a level of unprecedented comfort. vivid colors. moment between art and technology, character to a basic garment or can give an His revolution was both professional infusing the setting with understated luxury, older dress a new configuration. Mr. Armani threw his unique design skills and cultural. His unstructured jackets, thematic coherence, and a compelling into launching his first accessory collection “Elegance is not about being noticed, it’s with padding and linen removed, were narrative. in the late ‘80s. Last year, he re-launched about being remembered,” says the Italian soft, yet still defining the torso with quiet and revisited La Prima, a shoulder bag Some 850 items are divided into the major designer. strength. Later, those tailored garments dating back to mid ’90. His unique tailoring recurring themes in Armani’s work. He invented a new way to express elegance. with pajama-like ease also made women techniques for jacket had led to the soft oval The Ethnic theme evokes distant lands “I started from an initial revolution from live differently through their clothing. cuts of this androgynous bag that remains an through a sensual opulence of symbols where I then modulated many small shifts Almost another society was created, yet his Armani classic. expressed by a color palette of earth tones. around the core of what defines my style”, anti-establishment clothing was saluted as About the creativity behind his jewelry, he Animal Prints highlights his leather artistry, he says. “The stories I tell are built on shocking at first. explains: ‘I like the idea of going beyond bringing a feeling of exotic locales. The substance”. my limits. I like the idea of pushing Metropolis theme, inspired by contemporary Success amplified internationally in 1982 Underneath his pure forms, there is an myself further and always taking on new art, epitomizes the precision and cleanliness when on April 5 Armani appeared on the underlying idea or concept. There is challenges. Thereafter, I’m carrying on of the lines and celebrates multiculturalism. cover of Time magazine. The cover bore something that stands under or ground with my experiments and having fun.” The pieces in the Neo-classical section are the headline ‘Giorgio’s Gorgeous Style’ and things. There is identity. He created brooches in the shape of shiny quintessential of a sense of equilibrium, inside there was an eight-page story that insects and decorated his necklaces with another trait of his philosophy. Those The show Accents of Style also displays endorsed his superlative skills, creativity, fabrics, mixing velvet, silk, and tulle with accessories are featured in all-natural hues videos of fashion editorials and advertising and techniques summarized in a confident stones. It highlighted a type of modernity and are versatile to mix and match. If the campaigns. It tells Armani’s vision that has assertion: “Armani is the best’. that echoes his back pages and call attention Two-Tone section creates optical effects and radically changed fashion. This year marks to colors, concepts, moods, leading visitors contrasts, by juxtaposing black with white, his 45 years into an extraordinary career. Minimalism in his lexicon was perhaps a to a dream-like world. the Color Block theme is pure avant-garde, “To me, style is an all-embracing code, consequence of growing up in WWII. with the power of red and purple-blue. which compels us to be consistent when When he was a boy, his mother didn’t have His accessories, the result of constant Shimmers of Light is a subject employed in what is needed is a flash of inventiveness, many clothes. “I remember them all,’ he experimentation with materials, equally some court shoes, clutch bags and handbags the surprise flair of creativity,” says Armani. says. “My mother wore very somber clothes, summarize his vision: “The essence of infused with understated glimmer. Finally, “Sometimes it can be a constraint, a rule that but she had a very striking face. She didn’t style is a simple way of saying something Night-Time, reveals the evening imagined tolerates few digressions.” Then, he adds: need very much adornment in terms of complex.” Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, DiCaprio, Zellweger and more tops the Grammy Awards Oscar hopefuls attend luncheon inger Billie Eilish, who gave voice Do We Go?” also won best pop vocal album. enée Zellweger, Al Pacino and dozens Leonardo DiCaprio, Laura Dern, Robert De S to young people struggling with Her brother Finneas O’Connell also won R of other Academy Award nominees Niro and Quentin Tarantino were all set upon depression on a do-it-yourself album she awards for engineering and producing the bowed their heads in a moment of silence by groups of photographers as they walked made at home with her older brother, is atop album. for Kobe Bryant to open the annual Oscars into the luncheon being held just a few steps the music world. luncheon, a somber moment in an otherwise from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, home The 18-year-old made history at the sunny annual affair that serves as a meet- to the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 9. Grammy Awards. Not only did she become and-greet, celebration and training session the youngest person to win one of Grammy’s for each year’s class of nominees. top awards — record, song and album of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and year, and best new artist — Eilish is the first Sciences President David Rubin asked the artist to sweep all four since Christopher audience to honour the NBA star and 2018 Cross in 1981. Oscar winner, and his daughter, who were Photo Credit : AP Photo among nine people killed in a helicopter Her triumph came on a night made somber “The music I listened to when I was growing crash. by the death of former Los Angeles up, maybe 7, 8, 9 or 10, 13, that was the Lakers star Kobe Bryant. It also ended most important music to me forever,” “With all the success he had on the court, a tumultuous week for the Recording Finneas said backstage after the ceremony. he was the most excited person in the room Academy that included its ousted CEO “Anytime a person that age comes up to that day,” Rubin said of Bryant at the 2018 Photo Credit : AP Photo accusing the Grammys nominations process either one of us and says (it is their favorite), luncheon. Bryant went on to win an Oscar for Tarantino, nominated for best director for of being rigged, and Diddy calling out the I know how much that means to them. That’s best animated short for “Dear Basketball.” “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” stood organization for not giving enough respect why it means so much to me. I hope they’re The group of both longtime Oscar luminaries for just a few photos before heading to join to R&B and hip-hop. celebrating. This is all because of them.” and first-time hopefuls broke into applause his fellow nominees at lunch tables. Eilish’s “When We all Fall Asleep, Where Credit : Associated Press (AP) to end the silence. Credit : Associated Press (AP)

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Sports NEW DELHI TIMES The Educational Legacy of Olympic Games Development Goals (SDGs) which calls build excitement about Team Great Britain coaching sessions and sports festivals, ◆ By NDT Bureau for ensuring inclusive and equitable quality (GB) and Paralympics GB, using the the programme, which began in 2013, has @NewDelhiTimes education and promoting lifelong learning for Olympic and Paralympic Games as a hook broadened the range of sports available to all. During the Olympiad, an Olympic host for learning and participation. Brazilian children, meaning that those [email protected] country is required to organise and deliver an who craved alternatives to the country’s education programme to schools nationwide. Another significant initiative on education traditional ‘big three-football, volleyball n January 24, 2020, the world celebrated was the International Inspiration Program. and basketball-have been able to explore O the International Day of Education, The Olympic host cities have developed The International Inspiration Programme new avenues to discover their sporting honouring education and its centrality to inclusive educational programs that embody became the first legacy programme of its potential. human well-being and sustainable development. the Olympic values of excellence, respect kind to be developed by an Olympic Games The International Olympic Committee and friendship. Organising Committee. Bringing together Another major initiative is the PyeongChang’s (IOC) marked this day by celebrating the a unique coalition of delivery partners Dream Programme which was started in educational legacy of Olympic Games - the British Council and UNICEF with 2004 - 14 years before the city hosted the around the world. As is clearly stated in the leadership by UK Sport - the original aim 2018 Olympic Games. Created during the Olympic Charter: “The goal of the Olympic of the programme was to use London 2012 city’s first Olympic bid, the programme Movement is to contribute to building a as a vehicle to reach 12 million children in finds kids with little exposure to snow and peaceful and better world by educating 20 countries with quality sport and physical involves them in both winter sports and youth through sport practised in accordance activity by 2012. International Inspiration, Korean culture. with Olympism and its values.” the London Olympics’ sports legacy programme, continues to have an impact. The Dream Programme provides youths aged Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founding Reaching 25 million children around the 11 to 15 with the opportunity to train in skiing father of the Olympic Movement, was an world by the end of 2019, the programme has and ice sports. In particular, youths who have educationalist himself. He wanted to increase At the 2012 London Games, Get Set, a trained over 250,000 teachers, coaches and limited access to winter weather or winter access to education and sport for young sports participation programme, involved other leaders to strengthen sporting systems sports, or those who have potential to excel in people around the world, regardless of race, over seven million young people. The program in their countries for future generations. winter sports, are invited to PyeongChang. The nationality and income. And it was these aimed at inspiring young people to fulfil programme has also helped foster closer ties ideas – in part – which led to the establishment their potential and maintain healthy, active The Transforma Program, launched in among nations and enriched the participants of the modern Olympic Games, a festival lifestyles, giving all young people the 2013, had a major impact during the 2016 through cultural exchange. of international athleticism. The IOC has chance to learn about and live the Olympic Rio Olympics. In reaching out to over carried on the legacy of the ideas of Pierre values of friendship, excellence and respect eight million students in more than 28,000 Most recently of all, the Lausanne Youth de Coubertin and has been doing its part and the Paralympic values of inspiration, state and private schools across Brazil, the Winter Olympic Games involved 130,000 towards achieving Goal 4 of the Sustainable determination, courage and equality and Transforma programme has given many of children and youngsters, teaching them the country’s youngsters their first taste of about the values of sport through educational a host of different sports. Through classes, programmes in local schools. US Basketball Superstar Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash ports fans around the world are S struggling to find words to describe how they feel about the sudden death of retired U.S. basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine killed in a helicopter crash in the hills outside Los Angeles. They reportedly were on their way to a basketball tournament for youngsters. Kobe Bryant was 41 years-old. In an uncharacteristically brief tweet, the U.S. President Donald Trump called it “terrible news” while first lady Melania Trump sent her “thoughts and prayers” to all those who lost loved ones. Italy’s AC Milan football (soccer) club, of which leading scorer. LeBron James passed him for Bryant was a huge fan, called him “one of number three on the list just one day earlier. the greatest sportsmen of all time,” while the Bryant tweeted his congratulations to James. International Olympic Committee tweeted that Bryant will “always Credit : Voice of America (VOA) stay in our hearts”. 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