Leader: Establishment of Iran mineral exports hit Islamic society needs struggle 2 $3b in three months 4

Number 5717 ● Tuesday August 29, 2017 ● Shahrivar 7, 1396 ● Zihijjah 7, 1438 ● Price 5,000 Rials ● 12 Pages ● www.irandailyonline.ir Exports from South Pars up 12%

xports from Iran’s South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, rose 12 percent in the past year, said the head of its Customs EDepartment. Ahmad Pourheidar further said the field exported condensates val- Israel plans to change 3 ued at about $6.9 billion indicating a 28-percent increase against the Beit-ul-Moqaddas figure for the year earlier, reported IRNA. demographic make-up

Barcelona completes 11 £135.5m deal for Dembele Other products exported from South Pars were methanol, pro- pane and polyethylene, he added. The bulk of its products went to Exclusive China, Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. France’s Total signed a deal with Iran last month to develop Phase 11 of South Pars, marking the first major Western energy investment in the Islamic Republic since the lifting of sanctions. AFP Continued on Page 4 Texas flood disaster: Former FM Yazdi Tabriz, Yazd clinch spotlight 12 in national crafts expo Harvey has unloaded dies at 85 9 trillion gallons of water Rouhani, Zarif send condolences Pope to visit Myanmar, Words cannot describe the catastrophic of people. It’s hard, if not impossible, to each other — occupying every square Political Desk situation unfolding in Houston and compare this to any other storm. It may inch of the contiguous United States. Bangladesh as Rohingya Southeast Texas. As daylight dawned stand alone when all is said and done in Imagine one downpour large enough to Ebrahim Yazdi, Iran’s first foreign minister after the 1979 Islamic Rev- this morning, the scope of the devasta- terms of rainfall.” cover the entire country! olution and a close ally of Ayatollah , passed away crisis intensifies tion began to come into clearer focus, Putting this much rainfall into per- This amount of water could fill 2.3 following a long illness. He was 85. and it will probably take months, if not spective is challenging; after all, percent of the volume of the mountain He died late Sunday in the western Turkish city of Izmir due to com- Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh years, to fully recover from damage of the sheer volume of water is incred- range containing Mount Everest in Ne- plications from cancer. He underwent surgery there after being denied later this year, the Vatican announced Monday, this magnitude. ibly tough to visualize. Fortunately, we pal and is enough to occupy 33,906 Em- a US medical visa. hours after the Catholic leader decried the plight of The total rainfall from the storm is crunched the numbers — here’s how pire State Buildings, from basement to His body will be brought back to Iran for burial in his home city of Rohingya Muslims as they flee fresh violence. likely to tally up to a widespread 15 to they stack up. penthouse. Qazvin. The landmark visit in late November and ear- 30 inches, with a few localized spots So far, just the rain that has already But here’s the kicker: Just how un- ly December takes in Myanmar – a largely Bud- picking up 50 inches or more. Many fallen across the greater Houston area precedented is this? Well, remember the dhist country and Muslim-majority Bangladesh textbooks have the 60-inch mark as a and Southeast Texas tallies to 9 trillion flooding that New Orleans experienced which hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees once-in-a-million-year recurrence inter- gallons. That’s only what has already with Hurricane Katrina? Most places from an bloody crackdown by the military, AFP val, meaning that if any spots had that come down, and keep in mind that 5 saw about 10 to 20 feet of water thanks reported. amount of rainfall, they would essen- trillion to 10 trillion additional gallons to levee failure, inundating about 80 Francis has frequently lamented the treatment tially be dealing with a once-in-a-mil- could fall before things wrap up mid- percent of the city. Now, if we took the of the Rohingya, a largely Muslim minority who lion-year event, The Washington Post week. amount of rainfall that Texas has seen have long lived under apartheid-like restrictions in reported. The 9 trillion gallons of water dis- and spread it over the city limits of New the western Myanmar state of Rakhine. Regardless of whether we reach that pensed so far is enough to fill the entire Orleans, it would tower to 128 feet in Tens of thousands have fled to Bangladesh in 60-inch benchmark, “it’s fair to say it Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City — height — roughly reaching as high as a recent months to escape Myanmar’s army crack- will produce more rain than we have twice! It would take nine days straight 12-story office building. down. Announced simultaneously on Monday in ever seen before in the U.S. from a tropi- for the Mississippi River to drain into Sometimes, there simply aren’t Rome, Yangon and Dhaka, the visit will see Pope cal system and over the fourth-largest Houston and equal the amount of wa- words. This is entirely uncharted terri- Francis travel first to Myanmar on November 27 city in the country,” said Eric Fisher, ter already there. If we averaged this tory. For years, many had watched mov- In separate statements, President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Min- to 30, taking in Yangon and the capital Naypyidaw. chief meteorologist at WBZ-TV in Bos- amount of water spread equally over ies like “The Day After Tomorrow” and ister , expressed grief over the death of Yazdi. On November 30 he will travel to the Bangladeshi ton. “Looking at those two factors, it the lower 48 states, that’s the equivalent thought, “Someday …” Rouhani hailed him as a “frontrunner in the fight” against “foreign capital Dhaka, leaving on December 2. will likely be an unprecedented flood- of about 0.17 inches of rain — roughly Unfortunately, that day is today. Wel- colonizers” and the “despotism” of the regime of Shah Mohammad It is the first time a pope has travelled to My- ing disaster affecting a massive number the height of three pennies stacked atop come to the future of weather. Stay safe. Reza Pahlavi. anmar and only the second time a papal visit has Yazdi spent several years in exile in the United States, where he been made to Bangladesh after Pope John Paul II’s fought against the shah. trip there in 1986. Yazdi was an old companion of Imam Khomeini, the late founder Myanmar and the Vatican only established full Iran beats Russia to claim of the Islamic Republic, and became foreign minister in 1979, in the diplomatic relations in May, shortly after de facto provisional government of former prime minister . He leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Pope Francis during also served as a Parliament member until 1983. a European tour. That visit was overshadowed by world U19 volleyball title Bazargan, Yazdi, and the entire cabinet resigned in November 1979, her country’s treatment of the Rohingya. after a group of students took over the US Embassy in Tehran in protest Only weeks before Francis had described the to Washington’s interference in Iran’s internal affairs. Muslim minority as “brothers and sisters” who The crisis led to the severing of diplomatic ties between Tehran and were being tortured and killed for their faith. Washington. He added they were “good and peaceful people Yazdi was a founding member and eventual leader of the Freedom who have suffered for years,” and urged Catholics Movement of Iran, which was banned by the government. to pray for them. He was arrested several times after the reelection of former president On Sunday, as fresh violence raged in Rakhine Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. state, he hit out once more at the “sad news about In 2011, he was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was tried the persecution of the religious minority of our Ro- on security charges, including acting against the national security and hingya brothers”. spreading lies. He was later released on bail for health reasons. “I would like to express my closeness to them Yazdi and his party were close to the reformists, and he supported and all of us ask the Lord to save them and to President Rouhani’s bid for the presidency in 2013 and 2017. prompt men and women of good faith to help them and ensure their full rights,” he added. Impoverished Rakhine, which neighbors Bang- ladesh, has become a crucible of religious hatred focused on Rohingya, who are reviled and per- ceived as illegal immigrants in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Despite years of persecution and government fivb.com restrictions, the Rohingya largely eschewed vio- Iran kept its unbeaten run to claim the top Pourya Yali was on fire to help Iran re- who scored 19 to guarantee the gold medal lence. spot in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ cord a 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20) win win for Iran. Maksim Sapozhkov, who came Buddhist nationalist hardliners in Myanmar U19 World Championship following the over Russians in the final showdown, fivb. off the bench in the second set, top scored for have previously vowed to protest any papal visit four-set win over Russia at the Isa City com reported. Yali chipped in 29 points to Russia with 16 points. because of the Pope’s sympathy for the Rohingya. Sports Hall in Riffa, Bahrain, on Sunday. lead all scorers followed by Morteza Sharifi Continued on Page 11 Aug. 29, 2017 New mayor Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in a decree issued on Sunday night confirmed the appointment of Mohammad Ali Najafi as 2 Tehran’s mayor. National

Zarif, de Mistura Leader: Establishment of discuss Syria developments Islamic society needs struggle Political Desk Political Desk eader of the Islamic Revolution Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura dis- Lsaid on Monday just in the same cussed the latest developments in the war-torn Syria. way that the victory of the revolution needed struggle, establishing the norms of the revolution and creating an Islamic society also needs struggle. “However, there is a long way to go to reach the desired point and the estab- lishment of an Islamic government and an Islamic society and we are undoubt- edly moving and making progress in this path,” the Leader stated. Ayatollah Khamenei made the re- marks in a meeting with clerical students of Tehran province seminaries. He said maintaining and continua- tion of revolutionary norms is a heavy responsibility which requires constant struggle. Referring to “incorrect” efforts by some people and writers to prove that the Islamic Revolution has reached its end, the Leader said, “Any revolution does away with norms of the past and introduces new norms and safeguarding these new norms is necessary for the continuation of the [Islamic] Revolu- tion.” Ayatollah Khamenei said a revolu- leader.ir tionary move had led to the creation of has new and attractive propositions in Ayatollah Khamenei added that there Islamic ideology. the Islamic establishment and “very im- the fields of humanity, society and poli- is an intellectual vacuum stemming from Ayatollah Khamenei further highlight- TASNIM NEWS AGENCY portant” achievements. tics.” a feeling of frustration caused by the ed the significance of modern means of The officials also talked about ways to resolve the six- Ayatollah Khamenei further empha- Many in the world would certainly failure of Marxist and Liberalist ideolo- communication and cyberspace in the year crisis in the Arab country through political dialogue. sized that younger generations “desper- embrace Islam’s propositions if they be- gies which has prepared the ground for contemporary era for relaying the vital- The meeting came ahead of the six round of talks on the ately need new propositions and Islam come aware of them, the Leader said. the acceptance of new propositions of izing message of Islam to the world. settlement of the Syrian crisis in Kazakhstan. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the next round of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana will be held in mid-September and consultations for holding the Salehi: Iran not to accept At least 13 injured as talks are underway. He noted that the exact date of the talks would be set after negotiations between representatives of Iran, Russia anything beyond 4.9-magnitude quake hit and Turkey. He made the comments following a meeting with de Mistura, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday night. text of JCPOA Iran’s northwest Astana has hosted five rounds of peace talks for Syria since January. Russia, Iran, and Turkey serve as guarantor states in the peace process. The negotiations are aimed at bringing an end to the foreign-backed militancy in Syria, which began in March 2011. The Astana talks have so far resulted in an agreement on four de-escalation zones across Syria. They have been held in tandem with another series of talks hosted by Geneva and brokered by the UN. Six and a half years of war in Syria has already claimed the lives of over 400, 000 people and displaced more than 11 million Syrians.

Mohammad Ali Rajabi TASNIM NEWS AGENCY MEHR NEWS AGENCY International Desk An earthquake measuring 4.9 on Richter scale jolted a northwestern Iran city, lightly injuring 13 people. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) denounced The temblor shook the city of Sharabian of Sarab County in East Azerbaijan Prov- recent moves by the new US administration that violate the 2015 nuclear deal, say- ince at 3:45 a.m. local time on Monday (2315 GMT on Sunday) at a depth of six kilom- ing that Iran will never be the first party to violate the agreement, nor will it accept eters, Press TV reported. anything beyond the text of the JCPOA and the Non-Proliferation Treaty’s (NPT) Ad- The epicenter was located one kilometer (0.6 miles) from the city, which itself lies ditional Protocol. 100 kilometers (62 miles) away from the provincial capital of Tabriz. The US is trying to provoke the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to de- Khalil Sa’ei, the director general of the province’s Crisis Management Department, clare violation of the nuclear agreement on the part of the Islamic Republic, Salehi said said, “Luckily, no one died in the quake in Sharabian City. Only eight people suffered on Monday. injuries, who received treatment as outpatients,” IRNA reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written a letter to IAEA Direc- It was followed by 19 aftershocks within five hours. tor-General Yukiya Amano warning him on the issue, he added. The quake inflicted some damage on the residences in the city, the extent of which is Trump is seeking to get rid of the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of being examined, the official said. Action (JCPOA), that has become a role model for other countries, Salehi said. As many as 20 residential structures suffered damages from the incident, Sarab’s In a letter to Amano last week, Zarif complained that a Wednesday trip to the Aus- Governor Davoud Garshasby said. trian capital of Vienna by the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, was intended to Back in 2012, two back-to-back quakes hit East Azerbaijan near the cities of Ahar sow doubt about the JCPOA. and Varzaqan. The temblors, which struck eleven minutes apart, measured 6.4 and 6.3 “Even before the visit takes place, the way it is planned and publicized and the signal on Richter scale. At least 306 people died, and more than 3,000 others suffered injuries that it sends have notable detrimental consequences for the successful implementation in the natural disaster. of the JCPOA,” Zarif wrote in the letter. Iran experiences frequent earthquakes as it sits on major fault lines. In 2003, a mag- Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – Russia, China, the US, Britain, France, and nitude 6.6 quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam, killed 26,000 peo- Germany – on July 14, 2015, reached a conclusion over the text of the JCPOA. ple.

ling air traffic, is the first of its kind made in a West Utilization of Baseer would remove the need for 54 Iran unveils new air Asian country. It automatically receives data from forces on each working shift. flights crossing the Iranian airspace and defines the The next achievement, Samee’, is a mobile system flight path in a short span, Tasnim News Agency re- for the collection of radar and navigation data, which defense achievements ported. can be mounted on manned or unmanned aerial vehi- The homegrown system would be used to assist the cles. Iran’s Air Defense on Monday unveiled four home- Iranian Civil Aviation Organization in air traffic control And Samet-1 is an automation system coordinating grown systems for civil and military applications. and obviate the need for importing foreign equipment. the air defense sites that collect data. In a ceremony in Tehran, Air Defense Commander Another system, Baseer, monitors and transfers data Iran has in recent years made great headways in Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili unveiled the four from radar and navigation systems to the command and manufacturing a broad range of military equipment, in- systems, dubbed Sama, Samee’, Baseer, and Samet-1. control center, replacing six data analysis and transfer cluding air defense systems that use cutting edge tech- Sama, used for detecting aerial targets and control- systems. nologies. Aug. 29, 2017 China landslide A landslide struck some 34 homes in southwest China on Monday, killing two people and leaving another 25 missing in the latest natural disaster to 3 hit the country. International

Philippines’ Duterte says police Violence breaks out can kill ‘idiots’ who resist arrest

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hun- at Berkeley protest dreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a pro- test against his deadly war on drugs. housands of demonstrators, carrying Duterte met the parents of the schoolboy, 17-year-old Kian signs with slogans like “Stand Against Loyd delos Santos, at the presidential palace in Manila on Mon- THate,” descended on Berkeley’s Martin day, to assure them their son’s case would be handled fairly, Reu- Luther King Jr. Civic Park on Sunday for what ters reported. many hoped would be a peaceful march against Delos Santos’ mother, Lorenza, said she was confident the bigotry and President Donald Trump. president would help quickly resolve the case, while the father, But it was soon punctuated by tear gas and Saldy, said he no longer feared for their lives and felt reassured a scattering of violent skirmishes. Some anti- by the meeting. fascist protesters, wearing black, with their faces covered, chased or beat Trump support- ers and organizers who had scheduled and then canceled the “anti-Marxist” rally, citing con- cerns over safety, latimes.com reported. Police, and in some cases other counter-pro- testers, stepped in to halt the violence or escort the victims away from the area. Officers report- ed 14 arrests, many of them for violations of the city’s emergency rules banning masks, sticks and potential weapons inside the demonstration area. The clashes came despite widespread calls businessinsider.com from activists and elected officials across the “He promised he would not allow those who have committed Bay Area for peaceful civil disobedience and wrong to go unpunished,” the mother said in an interview posted underscores Berkeley’s growing reputation for online by Duterte’s communications office on a Facebook page violent reaction by the far left. Other protests after the meeting. earlier this year in the city turned ugly, with far- Duterte unleashed the anti-drugs war after taking office in June left and far-right forces fighting in the streets. last year following an election campaign in which he vowed to Some in Berkeley worried that Sunday’s cha- use deadly force to wipe out crime and drugs. os, captured on video and quickly disseminated Thousands of people have been killed and the violence has through social media, would provide unwanted been criticized by much of the international community. ammunition to Trump and his supporters. Domestic opposition has been largely muted but the killing of “We can’t keep producing this audio-visual thestar.com delos Santos by anti-drugs officers on August 16 has sparked rare propaganda,” said Andrew Noruk, a counter- public outrage. protester who denounced the fights. “It is re- More than 1,000 people, including nuns, priests and hundreds cruiting for the right.” of children, joined his funeral procession on Saturday, turning The incidents came a day after a series of Israel plans to change Beit-ul-Moqaddas the march into one of the biggest protests yet against Duterte’s mostly peaceful activities in San Francisco, anti-drugs campaign. Earlier, Duterte broke off midway through where demonstrators also marched in response a prepared speech at the Hero’s Cemetery on the outskirts of Ma- to a planned far-right rally near the Golden Gate demographic make-up nila and addressed impromptu comments to Jovie Espenido, the Bridge. Counter-protesters there boasted that police chief of a town in the south where the mayor was killed in they had shown that far-right groups, includ- Israel plans to establish a new Jew- eras there, including in the Old City. the occupied Beit-ul-Moqaddas. an anti-drugs raid. ing neo-Nazis and white supremacists, were not ish neighborhood in the city of Beit- The new measures also include Tel Aviv has tried to change the “Your duty requires you to overcome the resistance of the per- welcome. Police reported one arrest, for public ul-Moqaddas and to increase police granting pay hikes to policemen demographic make-up of Beit-ul- son you are arresting ... (if) he resists, and it is a violent one ... you intoxication. presence in the city, a report said. working in the occupied Beit-ul- Moqaddas over the past decades by are free to kill the idiots, that is my order to you,” Duterte told the In Berkeley, the demonstration of more than Israel’s Public Security Minister Moqaddas. constructing settlements, destroy- police officer. 4,000 people pulled heavily from area labor un- Gilad Erdan, accompanied by the The other part of the plan would ing historical sites and expelling the Duterte added that “murder and homicide and unlawful kill- ions, church groups and liberal activists – but Israeli police chief, local Palestinian ings” were not allowed and that police had to uphold the rule of also scores of young people clad in all black, took a tour of the population. Pal- law while carrying out their duties. some carrying shields and others with bandanas city on Sunday dur- estinians say the Delos Santos was dragged by plain-clothes policemen to a pulled over their faces. ing which he visited Israeli measures dark, trash-filled alley in Manila before he was shot in the head Those activists are sometimes referred to as Jewish districts in are aimed at pav- and left next to a pigsty, according to witnesses whose accounts “antifa,” a name taken by anti-fascist organiza- the occupied city, ing the way for the appeared to be backed up by CCTV footage. tions formed to oppose white nationalists. They Palestine Today Judaization of the Police say they acted in self-defense after delos Santos opened are known for their “punch a Nazi” bent. news agency re- city. fire on them, and Duterte’s spokesman and the justice minister The counter-demonstrators were in the city ported. The occupied have described the killing of the teenager as an “isolated” case. to protest the “Say No to Marxism in America” The visit also Palestinian territo- UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes Cal- rally, police said. Several who were expected to included a pro- ries have witnessed lamard, described the killing of delos Santos as “murder” in a speak at the event have been linked to white na- vocative storming new tensions ever tweet on August 25, earning the ire of Duterte who in a separate tionalist sentiments or violence in the past. of the yards of al- since Israeli forces speech on Monday called her “stupid”. Kyle Chapman, the far-right activist known Aqsa Mosque, ac- introduced restric- “She should not threaten me,” Duterte said as he challenged as “Based Stickman” who gained fame for his cording to Israel’s tions on the entry Callamard to visit and see the situation in the Philippines. role in previous Berkeley brawls, had been list- channel 7, which of Palestinian wor- A planned visit by Callamard in December was canceled be- ed among speakers for the canceled event, but revealed that Erdan shipers into the cause she refused to accept Duterte’s conditions that she must was not seen. On Friday, during a hearing on a has a plan for the al-Aqsa Mosque hold a debate with him. She turned up in unofficial capacity in pending felony weapons charge related to a pri- city, composed of compound in Beit- May to address an academic conference on human rights. or rally, a judge ordered Chapman to stay away two parts, Press TV ul-Moqaddas in from Sunday’s demonstration. wrote. August 2015. majesticislam.wordpress.com Other planned attendees included Augustus According to the More than 300 Samsung scion Lee appeals against Invictus, a Florida-based white supremacist report, the first part of the plan in- be the establishment of a Jewish Palestinians have lost their lives at who attended a torch-lit rally in Charlottesville, volves the deployment of 1,250 new neighborhood in the city, it added. the hands of Israeli forces in ten- five-year jail term for bribery Va., according to the Anti-Defamation League. policemen to Beit-ul-Moqaddas and During his visit, Erdan reportedly sions since the beginning of October Invictus was not seen Sunday either. the installation of thousands of cam- claimed Israel’s sovereignty over 2015. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee filed an ap- One far-right figure who did show up was peal against the five-year jail term he was given for bribery Johnny Benitez, the alias of an Orange County and other charges through his lawyer, according to the Seoul resident who organized an “America First” rally Central District Court’s website on Monday. in Laguna Beach. Protesters got into shoving German police raid homes of suspects The website did not give any details about the appeal, matches after he appeared, with some scream- which will be assigned to a higher court, channelnewsasia. ing “Go home, Nazi.” com reported. Police tried to escort him and Irma Hinojosa, planning to kill leftist politicians The sentencing of the billionaire scion was a watershed for a member of the Southern California group, La- South Korea’s decades-long economic order, which has been tinos for Trump, through the crowd and out of German police on Monday raided the homes and workplaces dominated by powerful, family-run conglomerates. the park. of a policeman and another person suspected of planning to Lee’s lawyer has steered media inquiries to Samsung, Before the day had ended, Benitez wrote on capture and kill left-wing politicians because of their views whose spokeswoman did not have any immediate comment Twitter that anti-fascists should be designated as on immigration, authorities said. about the appeal against the sentence handed down on Friday. “terrorists.” The suspects, who feared Germany’s refugee policies Lee, the 49-year-old heir to one of the world’s biggest cor- “If the federal government doesn’t move to would impoverish the country, had begun to stockpile food porate empires, was detained in February on charges that he expose these terrorists the patriots of this coun- and ammunition and plan attacks, the federal prosecutor’s of- bribed then-president Park Geun-hye to help him secure con- try need to prepare for war,” he tweeted. fice said in a statement, Reuters reported. trol of the conglomerate that owns Samsung Electronics, the Benitez was not the only right-wing activ- “The suspects see the crisis they fear taking hold as an op- world’s leading smartphone and chip maker. ist hurried away from the scene. Counter- portunity to capture left-wing political representatives and Samsung Group also has interests ranging from drugs and protesters clad in black pounced when Joey kill them with their weapons,” the statement said. home appliances to insurance and hotels. Gibson, founder of the right-wing group, Pa- The suspects, who had drawn up a list of target names, Under Korean law, Lee can be kept in detention a maximum triot Prayer, showed up in the park. Masked planned “serious violence threatening to the state”, the pros- four months while a court considers his appeal. This means protesters began pepper spraying people and ecutor’s office said. the appeals court that is assigned the case is likely to try to used their shields to hit people who appeared Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a weekend newspaper wrap up its ruling around January 2018, said criminal lawyers to be with Gibson. interview she had no regrets about her 2015 decision to leave not directly involved in the case. Anti-fascist protesters also beat one person Germany’s borders open to hundreds of thousands of refu- pri.org Samsung Electronics Chief Executive Kwon Oh-hyun wearing an American flag. Some threatened to gees and added she would not be deterred from campaigning The suspected policeman worked in the eastern town of asked employees to rally around the company. break the cameras of anyone who filmed them, by angry hecklers. Ludwigslust, some 150 km (90 miles) northwest of Berlin. “I believe all of you must be devastated by the lower court including journalists. Others set off purple A spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office said nei- Disciplinary measures had been initiated against him, the ruling... We, management, are also distressed,” he wrote in an smoke bombs. ther suspect had been arrested, and no arrest warrant had state Interior Ministry of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said. internal message to Samsung Electronics staff on Monday. One counter-protester, in tears, said she wor- been issued yet. Police also carried out raids on the properties of people “Please do the best you can where you are... We, manage- ried that Sunday’s event would be tied to vio- Pictures on the website of the mass-circulation daily Bild linked to the two suspects, but who were not themselves sus- ment, will also lead the way in overcoming the crisis with un- lence. Another, who helped break up a fight, was showed black-clad police, some in balaclavas, carrying out pects, the prosecutor’s office added. One of these was also a common resolve,” Kwon added. upset over the altercations. searches. policeman, the state Interior Ministry said. Aug. 29, 2017 Pistachio exports Iran plans to export 150,000 tons of pistachios valued at $1.5 billion by mid-March 2018, said Mohsen Jalalpour, the head of Iran Pistachio 4 Association. Domestic Economy

PERSPECTIVE Iran planning to lure $100b in oil industry Exports from South Pars up 12% investment From Page 1 Total will have a 50.1-percent stake By Farhad Daneshvar while 30 percent will be held by Chinese state-owned oil and gas company CNPC President Hassan Rouhani in an addressing to the par- and 19.9 percent by National Iranian Oil liament on August 20, said that drawing $100 billion Company subsidiary Petropars. in foreign investment to develop Iran’s oil industry is The project will have a production ca- among the oil minister’s main tasks in his second term. pacity of two billion cubic feet per day, “There is bad news and good news,” believes Chris or 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per Cook, a strategic market consultant, who also formerly day including condensate, Total said in a headed the International Petroleum Exchange. statement, adding that the gas will begin “The bad news is that the Trump administration is supplying the Iranian market from 2021. intent on making Iranian access to dollars — whether The first stage of South Pars develop- dollar payments or dollar investment via equity fund- ment will cost around $2 billion, Total ing or debt financing — to all intents and purposes added. impossible, notwithstanding anything in the JCPOA,” The project will cost up to $5 billion Cook said responding to Trend query regarding the Is- and production is expected to start with- lamic Republic’s capability to draw foreign investment in 40 months, Iran’s Oil Ministry said in to renew the country’s oil and gas industry. a statement. “The good news is that it is completely possible for “This is a major agreement for To- trillions of dollars worth of investment to be made in tal, which officially marks our return to Iran and in neighboring countries without using dollars Iran to open a new page in the history of at all. This is because accounting/pricing — or keep- our partnership with the country,” Total ing score — of transactions in dollars is very different Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said. from using the dollar clearing system to repay dollar Total signed an initial agreement with debts or repatriate dollar profits on investment,” he Tehran on November 8, a day after the added. US presidential election victory of Don- Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has in ald Trump. He extended sanctions relief recent years been engaged in updating the long-stand- for Iran in May. ing ‘Energy Diplomacy’, developed during the former Iran, the third-largest producer in the president ’s administration, Cook Organization of the Petroleum Export- reminded, adding that this ‘smart energy policy’ in- ing Countries, hopes its new oil con- SHANA strument consisted of energy swaps, such as the Cas- tracts will attract foreign companies and “This contract will send a strong po- as saying. are taking the same risk again,” said pian oil swap (flows of Caspian crude oil into northern boost oil and gas output after years of litical message to the world especially at He added that experience has shown Reza Mostafavi Tabatabaei, president of Iran, exchanged for flows of crude oil delivered out of under-investment. the time that the Americans have adopt- that after a deal with Total, other Euro- London-based ENEXD, a firm involved the Persian Gulf). A senior Iranian official said at the ed a confrontational course (against pean and Asian companies would sign in oil and gas equipment in the Middle “In addition to reactivation of these and similar signing ceremony that he hoped the deal Iran),” Shana quoted the head of the deals with Iran. East. swaps, perhaps the most remarkable — and most im- with Total would encourage other inter- country’s oil contracts committee, Me- “In the 1990s, the French were the “However, Phase 11 of South Pars is portant — ‘Energy Diplomacy’ was the recently con- national companies to invest in Iran’s oil hdi Hosseini, as saying. first who took the risk and invested in twice the size of other phases, a lucrative tracted South Pars 11 investment by Total, through and gas fields, which need tens of bil- “This shows that the world is not fol- South Pars, but ended up paying a huge opportunity that cannot be ignored,” he which 20 years’ investment of technology, skills and lions of dollars of foreign funds. lowing their path,” Hosseini was quoted penalty to the United States later. They added. experience will be swapped for a flow of condensate. The outcome is firstly a ‘smart swap’ of intellectu- al value for the value of carbon fuels, and secondly, through the participation of Chinese investors the deal provides 20 years’ security of condensate demand for Iran mineral exports hit $3b in three months Iran and 20 years’ security of condensate supply for China,” Cook suggested. Iran exported minerals valued at $3 billion in the three months to June 21, announced “The point is that such smart swaps will — within a a deputy minister of industry, mine and trade. suitable networked market platform or ‘energy clear- Jafar Sarqeini told reporters that it is expected that Iran’s overall exports of miner- ing union’ — enable many hundred billion dollars als will exceed $9 billion by next March, IRNA reported. worth of intellectual and other resources required by Iran exported minerals worth $6.6 billion in the year to March 21, 2017, the of- Iran to be swapped for many hundred billion dollars ficial said. worth of carbon fuels supplied by Iran. In January 2016, Iranian and Italian companies agreed on mining investments to “Since such swaps do not take place on the oil mar- the tune of €5 billion during President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Rome on the first ket platform dominated by the US, they do not require leg of a landmark visit to Europe. settlement in dollars through the US dollar clearing “Several memorandums worth €5 billion were signed with Italy for investment system from which Iran is effectively excluded.” in Iran’s mining industries,” said Deputy Industry, Mine and Trade Minister Mehdi Karbasian. The MoUs envisage joint investments in steel production in southern Iran in an area stretching from Chabahar on the Sea of Oman to Bandar Abbas and Jask on the Persian Gulf coast, he said. Lukoil, NIOC review In the ventures, Italy’s Danieli will hold a 60-percent stake while IMIDRO will take 40 percent, Karbasian added. The Italians are also set to partner Iranian and Chinese companies in implement- Mansouri development plan ing the second phase of Salco, the largest aluminum smelter plant in Iran. Italian companies are interested in aluminum and steel projects while French firms Russia’s Lukoil presented the development plan for the Man- are eying aluminum and technical cooperation, Karbasian said. souri oilfield to the National Iranian Oil Company. The plan Leading Japanese steelmakers have also indicated interest in Iran’s mining pro- was considered at the special committee meeting. jects, including production of precious metals such as titanium. IRNA The documentation of Pertamina, Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, was also considered, RIA Novosti reported. Iran expecting 10 new oil, gas contracts After no developments last year, “In order to prepare for pos- Iran is concluding the financial as- sible further activities in the pects of a handful of deals with for- region, Wintershall signed a eign oil and gas companies, its oil memorandum of understand- minister said. ing last year with National Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iranian Oil Company about a the government was in serious potential future cooperation,” talks with both domestic and in- it said. “Details of the memo- ternational companies on signing randum are subject to confi- off on as many as 10 oil and natu- dentiality.” ral gas deals by next March, UPI Russia is also in negotiations IRNA reported. to buy around 100,000 barrels of Earlier Lukoil’s President Vagit Alekperov said that in Oc- German energy company Win- oil per day from Iran. Deputy oil tober-November 2017 Lukoil may sign contracts with Iran on tershall is among those considering minister for international affairs two fields Mansuri and Ab-Teymur. developments for as many as three in Iran said the contract with Rus- Iran said in January that it had signed a deal with Lukoil projects in Iran. “This is while last sia will enter into force as early as on two exploration projects in Khuzestan, Hormuz Qalavand, year this time we had not made September. the director for exploration affairs of the National Iranian Oil such progress in the talks,” Zan- Earlier this month, Zanganeh Company (NIOC) announced. ganeh said. was confirmed for a second term The Russian company and Norway’s Statoil had won a The German company said in in office as the oil minister for a deal to launch exploration operations in Anaran block in response to emailed questions that country that has the third largest western Iran in 2003. Lukoil held a stake of 25 percent in it was closely following develop- oil reserves in the Organization the consortium while the remaining stakes belonged to Sta- ments in the region. of Petroleum Exporting Coun- toil. In January, the Iranian Oil Min- tries. Their operations led to the discovery of oil in Azar and istry published a list of 29 foreign SHANA Iran has seen some economic Changuleh fields in 2005. However, both had to pull out of oil and gas companies eligible to take part to buy oil from Iran after verification of a the state-run National Iranian Oil Com- doors open in response to a multilateral Iran in 2011 after the US and Europeans intensified sanctions in any upcoming tenders for exploration multilateral nuclear deal. Later, French pany, signed a 20-year contract to develop agreement that brought sanctions relief in on Iran. and production. company Total, China National Petroleum parts of the giant South Pars natural gas exchange for modification on its nuclear Royal Dutch Shell was among the first Corp. and Petropars Ltd., a subsidiary of field in the Persian Gulf. program. Aug. 29, 2017 Vietnam attracts more FDI Vietnam attracted nearly $23.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of 2017, up 45.1 percent against the same period 5 last year, the country’s foreign investment agency said on Monday. TSE & Global Economy Oil markets roiled as Hurricane Harvey hits US petroleum industry

RICK WILKING/REUTERS An oil tank damaged by Hurricane Harvey is seen near Seadrift, Texas, August 26, 2017.

il markets were roiled on Monday after Hurri- Texas is home to 5.6 million barrels of refining capac- onshore US production shut in, trading sources said. cane Harvey wreaked havoc along the US Gulf ity per day, and Louisiana has 3.3 million barrels. Over US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were at OCoast over the weekend, knocking out numerous two million barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity $47.70 a barrel, down 17 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their refineries and some crude production. were estimated to be offline as a result of the storm. last settlement. Gasoline prices hit two-year highs as massive floods Spot prices for US gasoline futures surged seven per- “It may well be that the market feels the choke point caused by the storm forced refineries across the US Gulf cent to a peak of $1.7799 per gallon, the highest level in petroleum’s value chain is not (crude) production, but Coast to shut down, Reuters wrote. since late July 2015, before easing slightly to $1.7622 by refined products,” Halley said. In crude markets, Brent futures were pushed up by 0358 GMT. If US oil production is little affected, there could be pipeline blockades in Libya, but US crude futures eased To avoid a fuel shortage, US traders were seeking oil excess crude as refiners stay shut and don’t process crude as the US refinery shutdowns could reduce demand for product cargoes from North Asia, several refining and to produce fuel. American crude. shipping sources told Reuters on Monday. In international oil markets, Brent crude was stronger Harvey came ashore over the weekend as the most pow- “There may be meaningful and long-term damage to at $52.58 per barrel, up 17 cents, or 0.3 percent as Libyan erful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, killing at Texas’ refining capacity,” said Jeffrey Halley, analyst at pipeline blockades prevented three oilfields from supply- least two people, causing large-scale flooding, and forcing futures brokerage OANDA. ing crude. the closure of Houston port as well as several refineries. Crude production was also affected, but to a lesser de- These opposing price movements pushed the WTI dis- The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on gree. count versus Brent to as much as $4.99 per barrel, the Monday that Harvey was moving away from the coast About 22 percent, or 379,000 bpd, of Gulf production widest in two years. but was expected to linger close to the shore through was idled due to the storm as of Sunday afternoon, ac- Although the full extent of the storm’s damage is not Tuesday, and that floods would spread from Texas east- cording to the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental yet clear, some analysts said the impact would be felt ward to Louisiana. Enforcement. There may also be around 300,000 bpd of globally and affect energy markets for weeks.

Euro holds gains on bets for Brexit: Keep single market ECB tightening but stocks mixed for transition period Labour would keep the UK in the EU He compared this with the govern- The euro held its gains on Monday as hair out,” said Greg McKenna, chief single market and customs union for a ment’s preference for ‘bespoke’ tran- traders bet the European Central Bank market strategist at AxiTrader. transitional period after leaving the EU, sitional arrangements after leaving the will start to wind down its crisis-era “If saying nothing can drive the the party has said. EU, which, Sir Keir said, were highly stimulus program, while lower ex- euro to its highest level since January Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir unlikely to be negotiated before March pectations for further tightening in the 2015 then the ECB president and his Starmer set out Labour’s new position 2019. United States weighed on the dollar. colleagues will be genuinely worried in the Observer, BBC reported. He did not say how long the transi- The shift in policy would mean ac- tional period would be — only that it cepting the free movement of labor af- would be “as short as possible, but as ter leaving the EU in March 2019. long as is necessary”. Sir Keir said the transition would be A significant shift or simply the clari- “as short as possible but as long as nec- fication of a confused picture? essary”. Either way, Labour’s plan for a tran- Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David sitional period after the UK leaves the Davis has urged the European Commis- EU only takes us so far. sion to have a flexible approach to talks. Yes, we now know that a Labour Labour’s leadership has been criti- government would keep the UK in the cized by opponents for a lack of clarity customs union and single market for on what deal Britain should seek imme- some time after March 2019.

imgix.net While ECB boss Mario Draghi made about the impact an announcement to Major Currencies no mention of the bank’s plans for its further reduce its QE program could bond-buying scheme at a much-antici- have on the single currency.” CurrencyTo USD Currency To USD pated speech on Friday, analysts said his On equity markets Hong Kong ex- optimism for the eurozone economy was tended its winning run into a fifth- Turkish Lira 0.2897 Chinese Yuan 0.1509 enough to fuel euro buying, AFP wrote. straight day and putting it at its highest US Federal Reserve Chair Janet level since summer 2015. Shanghai PA Euro 1.1934 UAE Dirham 0.2722 Yellen’s decision not to discuss the added more than one percent. Sir Keir has been shadow Brexit secretary since last year. Federal Reserve’s plans for future in- However, Tokyo ended the morning diately after leaving the EU. But how long for? And what happens British Pound 1.2898 Kuwaiti Dinar 3.3101 terest rate hikes was also seen as an 0.1 percent lower, Sydney shed 0.7 per- Sir Keir said a transitional period after that? indication of the US central bank’s reti- cent and Seoul was off 0.4 percent. was needed to avoid a ‘cliff edge’ for Sir Keir has suggested continued Australian Dollar 0.7934 Iraqi Dinar 0.0008 cence to announce any more increases. Tech giant Samsung sank more than the economy, so that goods and services membership of the customs union and The single currency rose to $1.1926 one percent, extending Friday’s losses could continue to flow between the EU single market with stricter controls on Japanese 100 Yen 0.0091 Saudi Riyal 0.2666 on Friday, its highest since January 2015 after Lee Jae-Yong, de facto head of the and UK while negotiations on the per- immigration. and managed to maintain that level on world’s biggest smartphone maker, was manent deal continued. That idea is likely to go down about Monday. It was also at eight-year highs jailed for five years for bribing South “Labour would seek a transitional as well as a flat beer in Brussels. against the pound, while the dollar con- Korea’s ousted president and other of- deal that maintains the same basic In the words of the EU’s chief nego- Major Commodities tinued to struggle against the yen. fences. terms that we currently enjoy with the tiator, “cherry picking is not an option”. While the ECB is widely expected The main US oil contract West Texas EU,” he wrote. Labour’s plan will be music to the to soon begin tapering its stimulus, Intermediate edged down in early trade “That means we would seek to remain ears of its remain-voting supporters in Crude Oil $47.29 Silver $17.06 its policymakers are concerned about after surging at the end of last week as in a customs union with the EU and with- London and beyond. the impact of a strong currency on the energy companies were forced to shut in the single market during this period. But to those in the party’s heartlands, Gold $1301.90 Platinum $983.60 bloc’s exports. down some of their operations because “It means we would abide by the keen to see the back of Brussels, it may Copper $3.07 Wheat $430.75 “Mario Draghi will be tearing his of deadly Hurricane Harvey. common rules of both.” sound more like an alarm bell. Aug. 29, 2017 Help SIDS combat climate change A Caribbean Community prime minister has reiterated the call for developed countries to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 6 their quest to combat the effects of climate change. Cultural Heritage & Environment

Inscribed pottery unearthed in eastern Iran TTrashrash ttoo ttreasure:reasure: BBenefitsenefits ooff Research Institute of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handi- crafts and Tourism Organization reported a major discov- ery in eastern Iran. The milestone discovery made during the third season wwaste-to-energyaste-to-energy technologiestechnologies of excavations in the historic mound of Takhcharabad in Birjand County of Iran’s eastern province of South Kho- rasan is a broken piece nstead of hauling food waste to landfills, contains high concentrations of methane, of pottery with Pahlavi we might want to use that organic waste which has about 30 times higher global warm- inscription, Mehr News Ito power garbage trucks, your car, truck ing impact compared to carbon dioxide. Agency reported. or SUV while at the same time potentially Although the operators of large landfills “This piece of pottery helping the environment. are required to combust landfill gas, it is was inscribed using a Organic waste such as yard trimmings, impossible to perfectly collect the gas and sharp-edged instrument paper, wood and food produces millions of there is still a large amount of non-captured MNA before the pottery dried,” tons of methane emissions at landfills every methane escaping into the atmosphere. said Mohsen Dana, who year in the US, but it could produce renew- Methods to produce fuel from munici- was in charge of the third season of archeological explo- able natural gas and liquid fuels such as gas- pal waste include biochemical, such as an- rations in the historic mound of Takhcharabad. oline and diesel, according to a study led by aerobic digestion and fermentation, and Dana recounted that architectural ruins of high value Uisung Lee of the Department of Energy’s thermochemical, such as hydrothermal liq- such as walls, ovens, rooms and floors were found in this (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. His uefaction, pyrolysis and gasification. The season of excavations, in addition to precious artifacts paper, published in the Journal of Cleaner resulting energy products include renewable like pottery pieces, sharpening stones and tools. Production, helps assess the environmental natural gas, bio-char, bio-oil and hydrocar- “At the end of this season, the exterior plan of the benefits of various waste-to-energy produc- bon fuels (gasoline, diesel and jet fuel). area was thoroughly searched and the highest tips of the tion pathways while avoiding emissions of Fortunately, the supply of organic waste mound were unearthed to the depth of 1.5 meters,” high- methane and other harmful air pollutants, is abundant, according to Lee. lighted the archeologist. sciencedaily.com wrote. “By using waste to produce energy, we can He said that this part of the study revealed that the “Our study shows that using what would avoid emissions from landfills and poten- building upon the mound was an irregular circle with six otherwise become landfill waste to produce tially reduce the need for additional landfills towers around it made of layered clay bricks. fuel typically generates less greenhouse across the country,” said Lee, adding that in According to the researchers, the building was built gases than simply letting the waste decom- 2014 we hauled an annual estimated 32 mil- upon Achaemenid ruins consciously filled with stone and pose,” said Lee, a postdoctoral appointee in lion metric tons of food waste resources to sand by constructors in the late Iron Age up to the Par- Argonne’s Energy Systems Division. landfills, or about 70 trillion pounds of waste, thian era. This is because landfill gas from waste according to the Department of Energy. amazonaws.com How climate change is a ‘death sentence’ in Afghanistan’s highlands The central highlands of Afghanistan are a This is where Aziza’s family lives, in the Things are about to get tougher. The precar- temperatures melt the mountain snow earlier, world away from the congested chaos of the village of Borghason. In a good year, they just iousness of life in Bamiyan, one of Afghani- resulting in an increased flow of water before country’s cities. Hills roll across colossal, about survive by cultivating wheat and pota- stan’s poorest provinces, leaves villages like farmers need it. uninhabited spaces fringed by snow-flecked toes for food and a small income. However, Borghason at the mercy of climate change. These are irregularities that farmers living at the mountains, set against blistering blue skies. when the rains fail, as they increasingly do, On a recent visit, The Guardian trekked margins of economic sustainability cannot afford. In this spectacular, harsh landscape, one can the family is plunged into debt, unable to re- from freshwater lakes surrounded by jagged “People are surviving,” said Andrew Scan- pinpoint more or less where human settlement imburse merchants for that year’s seeds. massifs at 4,500 meters down to villages at lon, country director for the UN Environ- becomes impossible: At an altitude of 3,000 “Last year, we had to borrow money from the receiving end of erratic weather, a com- ment Program (UNEP). “[But] their ability to amazonaws.com meters (9,840ft), according to The Guardian. the bazaar,” Aziza said. mon result of global warming. Warmer bounce back is almost zilch.” Aug. 29, 2017 Benefits of coffee Drin king four cups of coffee a day could slash the chance of early death, a 7 major study suggested. Health

Ways you can effectively treat debilitating condition A migraine is a common condition and can feel like a severe headache. The condition can cause symptoms including nausea, vomiting and HHigh-saltigh-salt ddietiet ccanan ddoubleouble sensitivity to light or sound. Now experts have revealed how to treat the condition effectively, express.co.uk wrote. Migraines are more common in women than men and usually start oc- curring in early adulthood. Dr. Nicholas Silver, consultant neurologist, said, “Migraine is often a highly disabling condition. hhearteart failurefailure riskrisk “It may present with headache but may cause many different symp- toms, sometimes with little or no headache (e.g. fatigue, sinus pain, light, noise and/or smell sensitivity). ating a diet high in salt sig- how much salt people can or should heart at- “Patients need to take control of their condition and to do this they nificantly increases the risk of eat. The National Health Service tack. will need to lay down a foundation of lifestyle changes that remain in Eheart failure, scientists have (NHS), for example, recommends “The prin- place long term. warned after a major 12-year study. no more than 6g a day, slightly cipal benefit of lowering salt in- “If this is not sufficient to minimize the symptoms, speak to your Speaking ahead of a presentation above the WHO limit. take is a corresponding reduction pharmacist about effective medication to help with the pain and nausea. to the European Society of Cardiol- Jousilahti said that optimal daily in high blood pressure.” “If the condition continues to remain severe and poorly controlled ogy in Barcelona, Professor Pekka salt intake was probably even lower Member states of the WHO despite trying regular medications, you may need to seek guidance Jousilahti of Finland’s National In- than 6.8g, the lowest level they used (CHD) and stroke. have agreed to reduce the global from your GP who can advise you on additional preventative strategies stitute for Health and Welfare, put it in their study. “In addition to population’s intake of salt by 30 or refer you to a headache specialist.” simply, “the heart does not like salt”, While humans do need salt, he said CHD and stroke, percent by 2025 because of the health Dr. Silver, and Dr. Dawn Harper, GP, have revealed top tips for how independent.co.uk reported. the physiological requirement was heart failure is one of the major car- benefits. to try and proactively manage the impact of migraine. According to World Health Or- for about 2g or 3g a day. diovascular diseases in Europe and The NHS’s website said food with Migraine is a complex condition with no one set of specific symp- ganization (WHO), an estimated “Studies in larger, globally but the role of high salt in- more than 1.5g of salt (the equivalent toms that could be said to be ‘typical’ of migraine. 2.5 million deaths a year could be pooled population take in its development is unknown.” of 0.6g of sodium) per 100g should prevented if people cohorts are needed The study followed 4,630 women be considered high salt, while 0.3g Keep to a routine reduced their con- to make more de- and men aged between 25 and 64 in (0.1g sodium) per 100g is considered sumption of salt to tailed estimations Finland over 12 years. Samples of low. Try to stick to a regular routine as much as possible when it comes its recommended level of the increased heart their urine were tested to gauge their NHS warns that 75 per- to things like when you eat meals, the time you go to bed and wake up of 5g. failure risk associated salt intake. cent of salt in our diet each day and when and for how long you exercise. Most people eat well in with consuming salt. The researchers divided the comes from bread, break- If you get migraines, your brain might well be sensitive to environ- excess of this, anything mehrnews.com “High salt intake is subjects into five fast cereals and ready mental changes that the brain considers threatening. So, a consistent from 80 to 140 percent one of the major causes groups based on meals — before any salt schedule can help reduce the chance of a migraine being triggered. more than they should. of high blood pressure and an their salt intake; is added at the table. Jousilahti said their study found independ- ent risk factor the low-salt group “A diet that is Stay hydrated that eating more than 13.7g a day of for coro- nary heart consumed less high in salt can sodium chloride doubled the rate of disease cause raised blood Dehydration is a common trigger for migraines. With busy lives, it heart failure. pressure, which can be difficult to remember to keep drinking fluids, so try drinking a “High salt intake markedly in- currently affects glass after every bathroom break as a regular prompt. creases the risk of heart fail- more than one third of Drinking between two and two and half liters a day might help re- ure. adults in the UK. duce the frequency, severity and duration of your migraine attacks. “This salt-related in- “High blood pressure Modifying your lifestyle to avoid certain triggers may be helpful in crease in heart failure than 6.8g a day and the often has no symptoms, and it is avoiding attacks. One way to get a better understanding of your mi- risk was independent highest had more than 13.7g estimated that in England about one graines is to keep a diary with the details of your attacks. of blood pressure. a day. in every three people who have high Try to capture specifics such as when the symptoms started, what “People who Over the course of blood pressure don’t know it. But if you had been doing or eating beforehand, the severity of pain you consumed more the study, 121 men and you have it, you are more likely to de- experienced, how long than 13.7g of women developed new velop heart disease or have a stroke. the attack lasted and any salt daily had a heart failure. “Cutting down on salt lowers medication taken. two times higher When the results were blood pressure, which means that This can help you to risk of heart fail- adjusted for age, sex, your risk of having a stroke or devel- recognize trigger factors ure compared to study year and area, the oping heart disease is reduced.” and warning signs that a those consuming group consuming the most It includes a list of foods that are migraine is developing. less than 6.8g.” salt were 2.1 times more usually high in salt, such as ancho- Many people with Experts are divid- likely to develop heart fail- vies, cheese, gravy granules, olives, migraine have warn- ed on ure and the group who ate the pickles, prawns and soy sauce. ing signs that may occur second highest amount of salt — But the NHS site also warns pasta hours or even days before between 10.96g and 13.7g — were sauces, crisps, ready-made sandwich- an attack. 1.7 times more likely. es, sausages and ketchup can have Symptoms may in- According to WHO, consuming large amounts. clude fatigue, craving express.co.uk less than 5g a day helps to reduce Even dissolvable vitamin supple- sweet food, increased noise and light sensitivity, the increased passing blood pressure and risk of cardiovas- ments and painkillers can contain up of urine, diarrhea or feelings of detachment. cular disease, stroke and coronary to a gram of salt in each tablet. independent.co.uk Take proactive action

When a migraine strikes, act quickly at the onset of the headache to try and prevent it from getting worse. Visit your local pharmacy and ask about over-the-counter solutions. Drink a large glass of water and if possible eat some carbohydrates. If nausea is present then consider an anti-sickness tablet that also helps to keep the stomach moving — this will allow better absorption Fewer antibiotic of food and fluid. Effective pain relief

prescriptions being filled Over-the-counter oral pain relief is a go-to option for migraine pain. There are now non-addictive options available in pharmacy to help The use of antibiotics among Americans The prescriptions filled for infants fell you step-up your pain relief whilst enabling you to carry on with your with commercial health insurance has the most — 22 percent. day with as few side effects as possible. decreased during the past several years, As with earlier research, the analysis For example, products that combine paracetamol and ibuprofen in according to a new analysis that never- also found wide geographic differences, a single convenient tablet — such as Combogesic, means you get the theless shows lingering variations for with people in the South and Appalachia tried and tested double action pain relief, as well as a more convenient different ages and in different parts of tending to fill prescriptions at rates sig- dosage schedule. the country. nificantly greater than those in New Eng- Speak to your pharmacist who can advise on the best treatment plan. The study released provides the lat- land and along the West Coast. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, est evidence of how doctors and pa- The highest rates were in Mississippi, a course of acupuncture can sometimes be beneficial in reducing the tients have begun to heed warnings Alabama and Arkansas. frequency of migraines. that excessive antibiotic use breeds However, between 2010 and 2016, the Acupuncture is the technique of piercing the body with a solid nee- dangerous drug resistance and ‘super- rates fell in all states except Delaware, dle for therapeutic purposes. bug’ bacteria, washingtonpost.com re- Illinois and Nebraska. It is believed acupuncture can help in the treatment of migraine in ported. Among types of antibiotics, the de- different ways, including the release of endorphins and affecting sero- The analysis is based on 173 million crease was greatest among those that tonin levels in the brain. insurance claims from people under the are broad-spectrum — covering a wide Dr. Harper said, “Migraines affect one in seven people in the UK age of 65 with Blue Cross Blue Shield range of bacteria and most likely to lead and are more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma com- coverage who filled prescriptions be- to drug-resistance. bined. tween 2010 and 2016. myajc.com Still, the analysis found that about “As you may know all too well, migraine can be very debilitating It is a sequel of sorts to research by one in five of the filled prescriptions af- and painful. the federal Centers for Disease Control percent fewer antibiotics prescribed in needed. ter outpatient visits were for conditions “Whether your symptoms typically include severe headaches, sensi- (CDC) and Prevention, which found a outpatient settings were filled in 2016, Many of these estimated 47 million not considered treatable by such antibi- tivity to light or feelings of nausea, migraine attacks can be frightening smaller decline and comparable age and compared with 2010. unnecessary prescriptions were for colds otics. and frustrating, often resulting in you having to lie quietly in a dark geographic variations. Efforts to make sure that doctors and or other respiratory illnesses that are Trent Haywood, chief medical officer room for several hours and possibly take time off work. The CDC reported a five-percent de- patients rely on antibiotics only when caused by viruses and do not respond to for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Associa- “I strongly recommend taking a proactive approach to try and mini- crease overall between 2011 and 2014 necessary have gained prominence in re- antibiotics. tion, said that the study suggested pub- mize the impact on your life. in antibiotic prescriptions written in cent years. The Blue Cross Blue Shield analy- lic health efforts to reduce inappropriate “Fast and effective pain relief is readily available from your local outpatient settings such as doctors’ of- A study last year by the CDC and the sis of 31 million commercially insured use appear to be achieving measurable pharmacist. fices, clinics and hospital emergency Pew Charitable Trusts was the first to try customers a year found that the steepest results, particularly in misuse of broad- “My best advice is to ask for a combination painkiller to give you rooms. to quantify the overuse, concluding that decrease in filled prescriptions was for spectrum antibiotics. the benefit of both paracetamol and ibuprofen in one convenient tablet. The study by the Blue Cross Blue nearly one-third of the antibiotics pre- children — a drop of 16 percent, com- “There are further improvements to be “Being proactive can enable you to effectively manage your pain, so Shield Association found that nine scribed in outpatient settings were not pared with six percent for adults. made.” you can carry on with your day.” Aug. 29, 2017 Less REM sleep People who get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater 8 risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Science & Technology

Global food markets further threaten endangered sharks Researchers at the University of Guelph found that the majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold at markets around the world for tra- Compound found in cocoa ditional medicines come from endangered species. helps cells release more insulin hat if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It’s crazy enough to Wlaugh off. But here’s the thing: Researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU) have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually help your body release more insulin and respond to increased UPI blood glucose better, phys.org wrote. A recent study found that 71 percent of dried shark fins and manta Insulin is the hormone that manages glucose, the ray gills found in markets and stores throughout the world are from blood sugar that reaches unhealthy levels in diabe- threatened species. tes. Of course, there’s a catch. Study author Jeffery Tessem, assistant professor Roughly half of the world’s 1,200 species of sharks and manta rays of nutrition, dietetics and food science at BYU, said, are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation “You probably have to eat a lot of cocoa, and you of Nature including 20 that may not be traded internationally, UPI re- probably don’t want it to have a lot of sugar in it. ported. “It’s the compound in cocoa you’re after.” The study, published today in Scientific Reports, used DNA barcod- When a person has diabetes, their body either ing technology and found 71 percent of dried fins and gills collected doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t process from markets and stores came from species listed as at-risk and banned blood sugar properly. from international trade. Shark finning, which is removing fins from At the root of that is the failure of beta cells, live sharks, is illegal in Canada. whose job it is to produce insulin. The new study, Dirk Steinke, an integrative biology professor and member of the published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemis- phys.org Center for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph, said, try, finds beta cells work better and remain stronger Brigham Young University Professor Jeffery Tessem (L) and grad student Tommy Rowley. “Despite the controversy around shark fin soup and the fact that many with an increased presence of epicatechin mono- of these species are threatened there is still a large market for shark fins mers, compounds found naturally in cocoa. named epicatechin monomers enhanced beta cells’ the smallest of the compounds, are the most effec- and a growing demand for ray gill plates. To discover this, collaborators at Virginia Tech ability to secrete insulin. tive. “It’s an area that until now has been hard to enforce because shark first fed the cocoa compound to animals on a high- Tessem said, “What happens is it’s protecting the Study coauthor Andrew Neilson, assistant fins are dried and processed before they are sold making it difficult to fat diet. cells, it’s increasing their ability to deal with oxida- professor of food science at Virginia Tech, said, identify the species.” They found that by adding it to the high-fat diet, tive stress. “These results will help us get closer to using these For the study, researchers collected 129 market samples in China, the compound would decrease the level of obesity “The epicatechin monomers are making the mi- compounds more effectively in foods or supple- Canada and Sri Lanka representing 20 sharks and ray species. in the animals and would increase their ability to tochondria in the beta cells stronger, which produc- ments to maintain normal blood glucose control Whale sharks were included in the samples, which are listed as pro- deal with increased blood glucose levels. es more ATP (a cell’s energy source), which then and potentially even delay or prevent the onset of tected and illegal to trade under the Convention on International Trade The BYU team, comprised of graduate and un- results in more insulin being released.” type-2 diabetes.” in Endangered Species. dergraduate students in Tessem’s lab and the labs of While there has been a lot of research on similar But rather than stocking up on the sugar-rich DNA barcoding allows scientists to identify species of organisms Ben Bikman and Jason Hansen (BYU professors of compounds over the past decade, no one has been chocolate bars at the checkout line, researchers be- using genetic material. physiology and developmental biology), then dove able to pinpoint which ones are the most beneficial lieve the starting point is to look for ways to take Steinke said, “DNA barcoding is an ideal tool when identifying in and dissected what was happening on the cellular or how exactly they bring about any benefit — until the compound out of cocoa, make more of it and dried samples or samples that have been processed. level — specifically, the beta cell level. now. then use it as a potential treatment for current dia- “It provides enforcement agencies with a method for detecting That’s when they learned cocoa compounds This research shows the epicatechin monomers, betes patients. whether the fins and gills that are being sold are legal or illegal im- ported species.”

Australia’s renewable energy an investment boom in the sector produces enough elec- sector. tricity to power 70 percent of Renewable energy He said that the sector the nation’s homes, a study was on track to meet Aus- found. tralia renewable energy tar- The first Australian Renew- capable of powering get (RET) of 20 percent of able Energy Index (AREI) total electricity generation released found that renewable by 2020. sources will generate enough majority of Aussie homes The report also found that power to run 90 percent of 46 large-scale renewable homes when projects cur- energy projects had created rently under construction are 8,868 full-time jobs in 2016- completed, news.xinhuanet. 17, most of which were on com reported. wind farms in New South The index found that Wales (NSW).

hydro-electricity remained Rooftop solar installations sciencedaily.com the biggest source of renew- created a further 3,769 full- able energy in the financial time jobs in Australia as de- year ending in June 2017, mand surged. accounting for 40 percent, Edis said, “More than How can belly fat increase cancer risk? followed by wind (31 per- 150,000 Australian houses cent) and rooftop solar (18 had solar systems installed in It’s been well established that obe- Obesity has been linked to sever- tissue from women undergoing percent). financial year 2017. sity is a contributor to cancer risk, al types of cancers including breast, hysterectomies and found that Less than two percent “These solar systems will but how it actually causes cancer colon, prostate, uterine and kidney, when the fat secretions had more of of renewable energy was cloudenergy.com.ng also save consumers $1.2 is still a question that hasn’t been but Bernard indicated that just being the FGF2 protein, more of the cells generated by large solar billion off their electric- fully explained. overweight isn’t necessarily the best formed cancerous tumors when farms. energy market analyst, said and solar as a ‘significant ity bills over the next 10 A new Michigan State Univer- way to determine risk. transferred into mice. Tristan Edis, a renewable that the emergence of wind source of power’ has driven years.” sity study now offers new details Bernard said, “Our study sug- Bernard said, “This would indi- showing that a certain protein r e- gested that body mass index, or cate that fat from both mice and hu- leased from fat in the body can BMI, may not be the best indicator. mans can make a non-tumorigenic cause a non-cancerous cell to turn “It’s abdominal obesity, and cell malignantly transform into a NASA has warned that the largest Earth- by closer to Earth than Florence will on Sep- into a cancerous one, according to even more specifically, levels of tumorigenic cell. bound asteroid ever seen by NASA is head- tember 1, all of those were estimated to be sciencedaily.com. a protein called fibroblast growth “There are several other factors ing our way and will arrive at the beginning smaller. The federally-funded research factor-2 that may be a better indi- released from fat, including the hor- of September. “Florence is the largest asteroid to pass by also found that a lower layer of cator of the risk of cells becoming mone estrogen, that could influence Biggest The asteroid has been dubbed ‘Florence’ our planet this close since the NASA program abdominal fat, when compared to cancerous.” cancer risk, but many of those stud- and is about 4.3km in length — one of the to detect and track near-Earth asteroids began.” fat just under the skin, is the more There are two layers of belly fat. ies have only been able to show an Earth-bound largest that the space agency has ever detected Due to its massive size, boffins at the space likely culprit, releasing even more The top layer, known as subcutane- association and not a direct cause of and the largest to ever fly agency believe that it is of this protein and encouraging tu- ous fat, lies right under the skin. cancer. Genetics plays a role. past Earth without hitting an ideal candidate to test mor growth. The layer under that, called vis- “There’s always an element of asteroid it, according to express. out new asteroid obser- Jamie Bernard, lead author and ceral fat, is the one she found to be chance in whether a person will get co.uk. vation technologies. an assistant professor in phar- more harmful. cancer or not. Florence will fly by at Using new Earth- macology and toxicology, said, Bernard and her coauthor De- “But by making smarter choices named a relatively safe distance based radars, NASA said “While there have been several brup Chakraborty, a postdoctoral when it comes to diet and exercise of 4.4 million miles away that it can capture sur- advances in treating cancer and student in her lab, studied mice that and avoiding harmful habits like ‘Florence’ — around 18 times the face details on the giant improving the quality of life of were fed a high-fat diet and dis- smoking, people can always help distance between the Earth asteroid that would be as patients, the number of new cases covered that this higher-risk layer skew the odds in their favor.” and the moon — but still express.co.uk small as 10 meters. continues to surge. of fat produced larger amounts of She indicated that she is al- to arrive close enough to be classed A huge asteroid will whizz by Earth. NASA explained, “It’s important to understand the the fibroblast growth factor-2, or ready looking at identifying new as a ‘near-Earth object’. “When these small, natu- cause so we can do a better job at FGF2, protein when compared to anti-cancer compounds in her re- in September The asteroid which wiped out the dinosaurs ral remnants of the formation of the solar sys- reducing the number of cancer cas- the subcutaneous fat. search that could stop the effects was around 9.6km in length, it is believed. tem pass relatively close to Earth, deep space es using dietary modifications or They found that FGF2 stimu- of FGF2. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Center radar is a powerful technique for studying therapeutic interventions.” lated certain cells that were al- The study — published in the for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at their sizes, shapes, rotation, surface features It’s estimated that more than ready vulnerable to the protein and journal Oncogene — was fund- the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said, and roughness and for more precise determi- one-third of the population is caused them to grow into tumors. ed by the National Institutes of “While many known asteroids have passed nation of their orbital path.” obese. She also collected visceral fat Health. Aug. 29, 2017 Heat wave Downtown Sacramento, in California hit a high of 107 degrees Sunday, 9 just one degree away from matching an 1894 record. Society

UK university gender gap Improving nutrition at record high Women are now more than a third more likely to go to university than men in the UK, according to new figures that show the gap between the sexes has reached record levels. About 30,000 more women than men are set to start degree of world’s poor children courses this autumn, The UK Universities and Colleges Admis- sions Service (UCAS) data shows, The Guardian wrote. Figures from the university admissions service also show that alnutrition receives less attention than most around 6,600 fewer students have been placed on courses so far of the world’s other major challenges. Yet it is this year compared with at the same point last year. Mone area where a relatively small investment As of Friday morning, 133,280 British women aged 18 had se- can have the most powerful impact. cured a university place, compared with 103,800 British men of An estimated two billion people do not receive the this age. essential vitamins and minerals they need to grow and thrive — notably, iron, iodine, vitamin A and zinc. Worse, malnutrition and undernutrition are part of a cruel cycle, in that they are both causes and effects of poverty. This cycle disproportionately affects infants and young children, who suffer devastating consequences from mal- nutrition, including mental impairment and difficulty learning in school, according to shanghaidaily.com. For more than a decade, my think tank, the Copenha- gen Consensus, has studied and compared development options for governments and donor organizations operat- ing at a global, regional and national level. We work with wearethecity.com the world’s top specialist economists, including Nobel laureates, to determine the best ways to fight humanity’s UCAS said it was the largest gap it had recorded at this point of biggest challenges. the admissions cycle, just over a week after A-levels were published. Investments designed to fight ‘hidden hunger’ or mi- Its analysis showed that across the UK 27.3 percent of all cro-nutrient deficiencies have consistently ranked near young men are expected to go to university this year, compared the top of our priority lists. The evidence clearly shows with 37.1 percent of young women. That means 18-year-old that breaking inter-generational cycles of poverty and women are 36 percent more likely to start degree courses this au- under-nutrition is one of the most powerful ways to im- tumn than their male peers. prove lives anywhere on the planet. Last year they were 35 percent more likely to enter higher edu- Our 2012 study demonstrated that an investment of cation, and five years ago they were 31 percent more likely. UCAS just $100 per child could pay for a bundle of interven- suggested one factor contributing to the gender difference is a nine tions that would reduce chronic under-nutrition in devel- percent increase in the number of 18-year-olds placed on nursing oping countries by 36 percent. In other words, each dol- courses this year. Women significantly outnumber men for these lar spent reducing chronic under-nutrition would create degrees, with around 28 women recruited for every man. returns to society worth $30. cloudburstfoundation.comcloudburstfoundation com Previous figures have shown a drop in nursing applications The 2012 study had a tangible impact. The follow- and acceptances this year, but this has been driven by falls in the ing year, a coalition of non-governmental organizations project. developed world, yet it is still absent in many low — and number of older students rather than among 18-year-olds. pledged more than $750 million for nutrition programs, Fortification helps many people at once, because it middle-income countries. Mark Corver, UCAS’ director of analysis and research, said: based partly on our findings. involves adding nutrients to foods that are widely con- Haiti’s fortification project will focus on enriching “More UK 18-year-olds will be starting university this autumn Similarly, former British prime minister David Cam- sumed. wheat flour with iron and folic acid, vegetable oils with than ever before but large differences in who goes remain. Our re- eron cited the same research at a 2013 meeting on “Nu- It is just one weapon in the fight against malnutrition vitamin A, and salt with iodine. search has shown that the difference between 18-year-old men and trition for Growth”, when G8 governments committed to — the arsenal also includes education and targeted ini- A research paper by Stephen Vosti of the University of women entering university is now similar to that between the rich- spending $4.15 billion more on the fight against malnu- tiatives such as providing supplements to mothers and California, Davis, and colleagues showed that 95 percent est and poorest halves of the population. The statistics today show trition. newborns — but a very important one. of Haiti’s wheat flour could be fortified for a decade with the difference between men and women slowly growing wider.” What’s true at a global level is also true for many Fortification isn’t a new idea. Most people living in rich an investment of just $5.1 million in premixed micro- As of Friday morning, 482,510 students had secured a univer- countries. The two most recent Copenhagen Consensus countries benefit from it whether they realize it or not. nutrients, equipment and training. sity place, down by about 1.4 percent on the same point last year projects focused on Bangladesh and Haiti. In the early 20th century, salt iodization began in This relatively small investment would deliver ex- but higher than in any other year at this point. In Bangladesh, 30,000 children die every year due to Switzerland and has since been implemented across the traordinary benefits, not least by preventing 140 neural- Around 46,600 students had found their places through clear- malnourishment. We called for more investments in tar- world. Vitamin A-fortified margarine was first intro- tube-defect deaths and more than 250,000 cases of ane- ing, the largest number ever placed through the annual process at geted interventions that reach children in their first 1,000 duced in Denmark in 1918. And in the 1930s, vitamin mia every year. this point, UCAS said. days. Our research factored into Bangladesh’s Second A-fortified milk and flour enriched with iron and B vi- In monetary terms, each dollar spent would accrue National Plan of Action for Nutrition. tamins were introduced in a number of developed coun- benefits to Haitian society worth $24. There is no pana- In Haiti, the government, with support from USAID, tries. cea for all of today’s development challenges. But poli- Zimbabweans facing jail time has just launched the country’s first food-fortification At this point, fortification is almost universal in the cies to improve nutrition come closer than most. over social media abuse

The Zimbabwe government said it plans to pass a new law that will see people being jailed for up to 10 years for abusing social media. Why children who exercise become healthier adults A cabinet minister said that the Cyber Crime and Cyber Secu- rity Bill will go to parliament as soon as possible. Information Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has told the media Last week, Public Health England said data available suggested the neuropro- that numerous crimes are being committed in cyberspace, ewn. six million middle-aged adults in Eng- tective qualities of exercise are present co.za wrote. land take less than 10 minutes’ brisk ex- throughout life, with individuals in their The Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Bill allows for a 10-year ercise a month, risking their health. 60s and 70s who exercise having a lower jail term for various offenses, including posting material that But when does the problem start? It risk factor of developing Alzheimer’s seems the answer is ‘very young’. Last disease. As such, scientists believe that year, a damning international study por- one of the lasting benefits of exercising trayed British children as among the least early in life is actually psychological. active in the world, The Guardian wrote. “There’s a strong tendency for child- Despite government guidelines urg- hood exercise to have a positive influ- ing parents to ensure their offspring do ence,” said Ted Garland, professor of at least an hour of moderate-intensity biology at the University of California. exercise every day, compared with 38 “Those who have grown up doing other nations including Venezuela and regular exercise are more motivated to Slovenia, England and Wales are cur- get out there and exercise as adults. This rently third-worst in the list — with could be linked to the effect of exercise ewn.co.za Scotland at the bottom. Only 22 percent on the brain’s reward-feedback loops. of boys aged 11 to 15 manage the rec- We know that exercise increases the causes emotional distress to others. ommended amounts of daily exercise, levels of neurotransmitters such as do- But some aspects of the law will prove controversial, includ- and just 15 percent of girls. pamine and, to an extent, serotonin, and ing a section that allows for the extradition and prosecution of But while active childhoods can have health.com that has a kick-back effect on motiva- foreign-based Zimbabweans. many obvious short-term benefits, in- appeared to be predictive of cognition nity health at the University of Illinois. tion that persists for quite a lot of time.” cluding reducing the rates of obesity — in middle age. In other words, the more “The development of the prefrontal But one of the most fascinating, and the latest figures suggested that nearly exercise they had done during adoles- cortex is involved in our ability to think, newly discovered benefits of childhood Pollution causing health crisis 20 percent of 10- to 11-year-olds in cence, the more likely they were to be reason and commit purposeful action exercise is one hidden inside our skel- England are obese — the little we know successful professionally. based on thought and not impulse. In etons. Studies have found that bones People are facing hard times as pollution menace is increasing of the long-term benefits point towards Neuroscientists believe there are everyday life, it is crucial in our abil- retain a ‘memory’ of early-life exercise in the Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana, ob- exercise being even more crucial than a number of reasons for this. Studies ity to lead successful and healthy lives. before the onset of puberty that lasts served the Member of Parliament and Parliamentary standing we might already assume. show that doing enough physical activ- Exercise increases metabolic demand long after the exercise has ceased, and committee Chairperson G. Renuka Chowdhary. Denmark and Sweden, which have ity to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and, in response, the brain increases an- provides health benefits even in a rela- According to thehansindia.com, the committee visited the Sin- long been interested in the link between in childhood is directly related to the giogenesis — building more capillary tively sedentary adulthood. gareni Colaries mines recently. The MP said that the two-day tour childhood physical activity and achieve- structure and function of the developing beds to transport blood and oxygen to “If you look at children who begin of the committee is meant for inspecting the industrial develop- ments in later life, have markedly less brain, especially regions such as the hip- different regions. It also increases the intense exercise very early in life — ments. The people are suffering from different types of pollution prevalence of metabolic-related condi- pocampus, which is involved in memo- formation of synapses between neurons, for example children whose parents get in the district and deprived of purified drinking water, said the MP. tions in children. Researchers examined ry, and the prefrontal cortex, which does increasing the ability of different parts them involved in tennis or gymnastics The committee had received complaints and representations a database containing the fitness re- not complete its formation until your of the brain to talk to each other.” — this induces a pattern of changes in from the people. The committee would submit the total detail re- cords of 1.2 million Swedish men born early 20s. These benefits can be observed in the way their genes express themselves port to the Central government, Renuka added. between 1950 and 1976, on entry into “The developing brain in specific re- MRI scans showing the blood flow which stays with them for many years,” Earlier, Renuka held discussions with the farmers. District military service at 18. They then traced gions appears to be particularly amena- to various parts of the brain, and the said Professor Elwyn Firth of the Uni- Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu and Singareni Chairmen their subsequent progress through life, ble to exercise,” said Charles Hillman, levels of a variety of chemicals involved versity of Auckland’s Department of and Managing Director N. Sridhar along with district officers had and found that cardiovascular fitness professor of kinesiology and commu- in the strength and health of neurons. The Exercise Sciences. welcomed the committee. Aug. 29, 2017 Spanish proverb 10 There is not a worse deaf person than the one who doesn’t want to hear. Entertainment

Paralyzed woman finds love with personal trainer Paralyzed dog gets new wheelchair paralyzed mom has found love A dog who was left paralyzed with the personal trainer who after being cruelly shot by a A helped her back on her feet af- farmer as he was looking for ter she said her husband left her in her food has now been given a hospital bed. wheelchair. Riona Kelly, 37, West Yorkshire, Sumlee was a street dog who England, was left paralyzed from her had been abandoned on the waist down following a spinal stroke. streets of a small Thai village, When doctors told her she would never according to metro.co.uk. walk again, she claimed her husband He unknowingly entered a of 14 years had filed for divorce, sun- farm in the village when he was nyskyz.com wrote. looking for food ― which is But Kelly has defied doctors’ pre- when he was brutally shot by the dictions and is now looking forward landowner. to her life with the The bullet entered Sumlee’s man who helped spine and instantly para- BON JARDIN her walk again, CATERS N EWS AGENCY lyzed him from the waist 35-year-old person- down, leaving him incapa- streets of Thailand every year, al trainer and for- with Mason. ble of surviving by himself. with around 8.5 million stray mer rugby league “After our sessions Mason and I He was left to die on the dogs in the country. player Keith Ma- stayed in contact, he would ask me street. Many of these dogs ― around son. how I was getting on and our rela- Fortunately, he was found 730,000 ― once had a home, Kelly told The tionship blossomed from there. The just in time by rescuers from Univer- but were tragically abandoned Daily Mail: “After children really like him and I finally the charity Bon Jardin. After sity Animal Hospital in Bang- because their families were un- suffering a stroke not only did I have to deal feel like I’m living the life I deserve. painstakingly gaining his trust, kok and given MRI scans and able to pay for their upkeep and with paralysis, but I had to deal with losing “Mason says I inspire him, but he encour- they took Sumlee back to their appointments with a specialist care. With the average Thai sala- my partner of 14 years. After he asked me ages me every day and understands and sees shelter and assessed the level of neurosurgeon. ry being between £120 and £230 for a divorce, I was left completely alone. the pain that I am in.” medical care he would need. In June, Sumlee underwent a month, families find it hard to “I put a post on Facebook last January Kelly said her stroke “has opened so landed her first TV commercial. Bon Jardin then launched a painstaking surgery to remove afford the crippling vet bills for looking for a personal trainer to help me and many wonderful doors”, adding she’s signed Not to mention meeting the love of her fundraising campaign to raise the bullet ― and in July, just their pets. some friends suggested that I get in touch up with Models of Diversity and has just life. the 16,665 Thai baht (£390) two months after his rescue, he Bon Jardin is a dog rescue and needed to remove the bullet was given a wheelchair to get rehabilitation charity based in wedged in Sumlee’s back. around. Thailand, which takes such dogs After raising the funds, It’s believed there are more in and gives them the care they Man biking on highway during morning rush taken into custody Sumlee was taken to Kasetsart than 68,000 puppies born on the desperately need. The man riding his bike in the middle of major thoroughfare, cutting through the the Schuylkill Expressway during morning center of Philadelphia. rush hour traffic — causing delays as driv- Traffic in the left two lanes was backed PPICTUREICTURE OOFF TTHEHE DDAYAY ers tried to avoid hitting him — has been up as drivers tried to avoid him. Troopers taken into custody. eventually caught up with him. 6ABC reported that the ordeal happened Aerial footage show ed the man being around 8:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes of put in handcuffs and helped into the squad I-76, according to phillyvoice.com. car. The trooper then loaded the bright yel- A reporter with the TV station was on low bike into his trunk. her way to work and saw the man riding No details about the biker have been re- between the left and center lanes of the leased. DRAGONIMAGES/ISTOCK

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An ass once carried through the streets of a refused to move another step. city a famous wooden image, to be placed in The driver, seeing him thus stop, laid his one of its temples. As he passed along, the whip lustily about his shoulders and said, crowd made lowly prostration before the “You perverse creature ! It is not yet come image. to this, that men pay worship to an ass.” The ass, thinking that they bowed their XINHUA / BARCROFT IMAGES heads in token of respect for himself, bris- They are not wise who give to themselves The former Russian chess world champion Garry Kasparov plays simultaneous chess matches against 16 players, tled up with pride, gave himself airs, and the credit due to others. Crikvenica, Croatia.

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Yesterday’s solution Aug. 29, 2017 Liverpool luring Lemar Liverpool is prepared to test Monaco’s resolve to keep midfielder Thomas Lemar with a club record offer of about £60 million before Thursday’s 11 transfer deadline. Sports Barcelona completes £135.5m deal for Dembele

GETTY IMAGES Ousmane Dembele poses in Barcelona shirt as he is presented on the pitch of Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain, on August 28, 2017. Barcelona completed the deal to sign Borussia mately 40 percent of the fixed transfer fee”. Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele for an ini- Barca has failed with three bids for Liverpool tial £96.8 million fee, potentially rising to £135.5 midfielder Philippe Coutinho, with the most re- million. cent offer of being £114 million. The 20-year-old France international signed a Luis Suarez’s transfer from Liverpool in 2014 fivb.com five-year contract at the Nou Camp alongside the was officially the club’s most expensive previous Competition’s MVP, Amirhossein Esfandiar (L) celebrates a point with Mohammadreza Hazratpour (C) and Mahdi Jelveh during the 3-1 victory over Russia club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Mon- purchase, at £75 milloin. in the final fixture of the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship in Riffa, Bahrain, on August 27, 2017. day, BBC reported. However, Bartomeu has said in the past that The deal is the second most expensive of all “the overall cost of the operation” to sign Ney- straight-set victories over Mexico, China and time, eclipsed only by Neymar’s recent £200 mil- mar from Brazilian club Santos in 2013 was Iran beats Russia to claim... the Czech Republic to make it into the round lion move to St.-Germain. “over €100 million (£92 million)”, despite the of 16 as the group winner. Barca said Dembele’s contract has a release transfer fee having been disclosed as £48.6 mil- From Page 1 the FIVB for recognizing me as the MVP. We In the second round, Iran thrashed Turkey clause of £369.6 million. lion. have many good talents in this team, hopeful- 3-0 before the champion outpowered the Dembele said, “I’m very happy to be here. It Last season, Dembele scored 10 goals and pro- Having eased past South Korea in the ly we can make the senior team in the future.” South American giant, Brazil, in straight sets has always been my dream to be at Barcelona and vided 21 assists as Dortmund finished third in the semifinal in straight sets, Iran got off to an ag- Esfandiar added. to set a semifinal meeting with South Korea. now I’m here I’m very happy to have achieved Bundesliga and won the German Cup, also reach- gressive start with 17 attacks to take the first Iran’s coach Reza Farjad praised his my dream. ing the Champions League quarterfinals. set 25-20. side’s performance in the final and said, Presidential praise “It is the best club in the world with the best He joined Dortmund from French side Rennes The Russian block caused some problems “My team played better than Russia. We players in the world.” on a five-year deal in May 2016, having been vot- for Iran but Sharifi and Yali still sneaked in a saw it over eight matches and there is no President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Dembele’s last appearance for Dortmund came ed Ligue 1 young player of the year for the 2015- second-set victory for Iran by a 25-23 score question about it. We did not suffer any the country’s U19 volleyball players on in the German Super Cup on August 5. 16 season, when he scored 12 goals and made five line. losses. claiming the world title in Bahrain. The Bundesliga side rejected a bid from Barca assists. Melnikov’s presence on the net was the key “We prepared for 11 months for this cham- “I congratulate our great nation on the for the forward earlier in August, with the player Dembele made his senior France debut in 2016, for Russia’s 25-21 comeback win in the third pionship. In the Asian Championship, we promising performance of members of the then suspended for missing training. the only goal in seven caps to date coming in a set. only finished fourth behind Japan, Korea and Iran men’s national under-19 volleyball team Dortmund said the club rejected Barca’s ap- 3-2 friendly victory over England in June. In the thrilling fourth set, Iran scored China. This was a good motivation for us in at the final showdown of the 2017 FIVB Vol- proach because the offer “did not correspond to He was left out of the France squad for Sep- through two crucial blocks that gave the the World Championship because we needed leyball Boys’ U19 World Championship in the extraordinary footballing and additional value tember’s World Cup qualifiers against the Neth- Asian side a 22-20 lead before Yali sealed to go higher than any other Asian team, Far- Bahrain,” Rouhani said in a message on Mon- of the player and the present economic situation erlands and Luxembourg, with manager Didier championship victory at 25-20 with a tower- jad added. day. of the European transfer market”. Deschamps explaining on Thursday, “Ousmane ing spike. “Two years ago, we got the bronze medal He also thanked the coaches and related of- With regard to the agreed fee, Dortmund said hasn’t trained for a fortnight and he’s waiting Iran’s captain Amirhossein Esfandiar was in the World Championship with a 3-1 win. ficials for their strenuous efforts and wished in a statement that the payment of add-ons “was to see if the transfer will go ahead or won’t go full of delight after the final, saying, “It’s a Now this has happened and tonight I am very success for Iranian youths in all international agreed up to a maximum total amount of approxi- ahead.” very good feeling to have my flag in first po- happy see the Iran flag being raised.” The arenas. sition. champion’s coach said. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram “I am very happy because our staff tried re- Iran’s U19 side started its campaign in Pool Qassemi also offered his congratulations Zidane: We don’t bother ally hard to develop our team. I am a player D of the competition with a 3-2 victory over to the country’s people and sports commu- but I know about the mentality of our coaches Italy on the first day of the championship. nity over the decisive victory of the Iranian with what supporters think and they really did a great job. I want to thank The Asian powerhouse then went on to clinch players. Wenger hits out at ‘disastrous’ performance against Liverpool

Arsène Wenger labelled Arsenal’s perfor- his players in a damning assessment of their “It was shocking [conceding a second be- mance against Liverpool “absolutely disas- efforts. fore halftime] but our performance was abso- trous” and “unacceptable” after his side en- Asked what went wrong at Anfield, the lutely disastrous. Not to become too emotion- dured another abject defeat at Anfield. Arsenal manager replied, “Everything. From al, we have to take some distance, and there Liverpool humiliated Wenger’s team 4-0 the first minute to the last minute we were are some reasons behind it, and the players with goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio not at the level requested for such a game. now go on their international break, but we Mané, Mohamed Salah and the substitute Not physically, not technically, not mentally do have to take the consequences of our per- Daniel Sturridge – and could have scored and we were punished. That’s basically it. Of formance today. If you find a manager who more in a one-sided contest, the Guardian re- course, you can analyze the chances we gave is happy with that performance today, I wish ported. away, but I just think overall the performance you good luck. The emotions are negative, but it’s not the right moment to talk about that.” Wenger was booed by sections of the away support when he stepped into his technical area for the first time in the second half. On the hostile reception he said, “I don’t want to answer that. That’s part of the crowd’s feel- AP ings. If I am the problem, I am sorry, but I be- Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio (R) opens the scoring in the 2-2 draw against Valencia in the Santiago Bernabéu lieve all together we lose. The only thing we Stadium in Madrid, Spain, on August 27, 2017. can do is come back and give them a better Zinedine Zidane said he cannot be angry at Karim supporters think, they come here and cheer us on, level of performance.” Benzema for the striker’s missed chances in Real just like today.” For Jürgen Klopp, however, victory pro- Madrid’s entertaining 2-2 draw with Valencia, While Benzema struggled, Madrid sensation vided another demonstration of Liverpool’s adding that he doesn’t pay attention to fans’ frus- Asensio starred again for the Spanish and Euro- improvement on a game-by-game basis this tration. pean champion. season, and of the side’s formidable attacking Marco Asensio netted a brace, including an It took Asensio – who scored twice in the Su- threat. 83rd-minute free-kick, to earn defending cham- percopa de Espana — 10 minutes to make his “So far this season we learn from each pion Real Madrid a point against Valencia in La mark with the game’s opening goal before his performance, each game we played different Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, goal. excellent set-piece past Valencia goalkeeper Neto things,” the manager said. com reported. during the closing stages continued his fine run of “Watford was not as bad as people say. Benzema wasted numerous chances in the form. We were close to winning there, but we de- Spanish capital and the France international had “I’m happy with his display and am not sur- SHUTTERSTOCK fended the last few minutes too deep. We did the opportunity to snatch victory following Asen- prised by all that he does. He scored two goals Arsène Wenger looks frustrated during the 4-0 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield on August 27, 2017. this well against Hoffenheim away and then sio’s equalizer, but his stoppage-time header was and I’m happy with him, but it was a good job built on it against Crystal Palace. We played pushed onto the post. on a collective level. I don’t like to single players Arsenal has now conceded 17 goals in its was not at the requested level.” an outstanding game against Hoffenheim and Speaking to the media, Zidane – who was vis- out and I prefer to speak of what the whole team past five visits to Anfield and has lost two of Wenger’s post-match press conference today we did the next step because we did it ibly frustrated after Benzema’s spurned chance did. I hope that Asensio keeps these performances its opening three league games for only the lasted only two minutes and 10 seconds be- again. – said, “The fans can do what they want. The im- up and that he scores many more goals,” Zidane third time in 26 seasons. fore he left the media room at Anfield but he “We need to learn we can do things like this portant thing is that Karim has the chances and he added. The uncertainty over Wenger’s future is also said, “The result is a consequence of our every three or four days. We wanted to show did. “When he plays all the Madridistas in the stadi- no longer an excuse for Arsenal’s repeated performance. We were not good enough. We it today and prove to ourselves and be spot on “Tonight he didn’t score but that doesn’t matter. um love it, he is a smashing young lad. I’m happy failures against the Premier League’s lead- were beaten everywhere physically, in the from the first second. We wanted to show our We have to keep smiling because this is football. with his progress, nobody is really surprised by ing teams, with the manager having signed a end I believe we made it easier for them, and ambitions against a very strong side. The per- “Sometimes things don’t work out but you him, and it shows that Real Madrid were right to new two-year contract, and he did not spare the mistakes gave them a cushion. formance was perfect and the result was the have to be patient. We don’t bother with what the bring him into the fold.” Aug. 29, 2017 Samuel Butler: 12 Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. Art & Culture

Egyptian Qur’anic contest License Holder: Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Managing Director: Sadreddin Mousavi Editor-in-Chief: Kambakhsh Khalaji to identify talents Editorial Dept. Tel: +98 21 88755761-2 Editorial Dept. Fax: +98 21 88761869 A Quran competition is planned in Egypt to identify talents Subscription Dept. Tel: +98 21 88521954, +98 21 88748800 in the fields of Tajweed recitation of the holy Qur’an and Ta- ICPI Publisher: +98 21 88548892, 5 Advertising Dept. Tel & Email: +98 21 88500617 - [email protected] washeeh (religious signing). We b s it e : http://www.irandailyonline.ir Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development is organizing the Email: [email protected] event at the national level, according to Sadi al-Balad website, Printing House: Iran Cultural & Press Institute IQNA reported. Add.: Iran Cultural & Press Institute, #208 Khorramshahr Avenue Tehran/Iran Iran Daily has no responsibility whatsoever for the advertisements and promotional material printed in the newspaper. Tabriz, Yazd clinch spotlight Exclusive in national crafts expo Al-Azhar Islamic Center will cooperate in holding the con- By Sadeq Dehqan the development of infrastructures and test while Local Development Minister Hisham Sharif will training NGOs. The official added that Ta- supervise it. rtists from 31 provinces are partici- briz, which is located on the Silk Road, has The contest will be held in two categories: Recitation of the pating in the 28th National Crafts played a major role in the country’s political Qur’an in Egyptian style and Tawasheeh and Ibtihal recita- AExhibition (August 23-August 29) and trade history. tion. organized by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tour- He said the city’s 27-hectare historical In each category, 15 contestants will make it to the final ism and Handicrafts Organization. market is the largest roofed market in the round and compete for the top prize in the capital Cairo. The event is featuring handicrafts from world. The three top winners in each category will be awarded across the country in more than 400 pavil- Asbaqi noted that Tabriz has nine spe- cash prizes of 10,000, 7,000, and 5,000 Egyptian pounds re- ions. cialized museums including, Sanjesh, Qa- spectively. The organizers have not yet announced the date of The expo has been influenced by the jar and Azerbaijan museums as well as the the competition. selection of the northwestern city of Ta- Constitution House of Tabriz. briz as the capital of Islamic tourism in The official also touched upon the status 2018 and the inscription of the historical of the city in carpet weaving noting that it Sweden Iranian Film Festival texture of Yazd on the list of world herit- has been selected as the capital of handwo- age sites by United Nations Educational, ven carpets by UNESCO. announces lineup Scientific and Cultural Organization He said Tabriz, the provincial capital of IRAN DAILY (UNESCO). East Azarbaijan, has unique handicrafts and Head of Tabriz Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Department Ramin Asbaqi is interviewed by Iran Daily reporter. Iranian Film Festival in the Swedish cities of Uppsala and Head of Tabriz Cultural Heritage Handi- UNESCO has endorsed 12 major handi- Stockholm has announced its lineup. crafts and Tourism Department Ramin crafts in the city. tials since it was placed on the UNESCO The official said the city’s registration Among the highlights of the lineup are ‘Being Born’ by Asbaqi, in an interview with Iran Daily, ex- Also speaking to Iran Daily, Moham- list in July. has attracted global attention adding this Mohsen Abdolvahab, ‘Inadaptable’ by Ebrahim Ebrahimian pounded on the city’s programs following madreza Pahlevanzadeh, a senior official He said special regulations have been will lead to tourism and economic boom. and ‘Yellow’ by Mostafa Taqizadeh, honaronline.ir reported. its selection as the capital of Islamic tour- of Yazd Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and enforced in Yazd’s historical texture to Pahlevanzadeh cited ‘termeh’ (a gor- ‘Blind Spot’ by Mehdi Golestaneh, ‘My Brother Khos- ism in 2018. Tourism Department, said investors and preserve the ancient sites after the city geous hand-made silk tapestry) and copper- row’ by Ehsan Biglari and ‘The Season of Narges’ by Negar He said the programs will be organized tourism activists have boosted their efforts was registered on the list of the UN agen- smith crafts as among age-old handicrafts Azarbaijani will also be screened in the festival, which is in three categories, namely cultural-social, to benefit from the city’s investment poten- cy. of the city. scheduled to be held on September 23 and 24. In addition, Cannes series festival appoints the short movies ‘Whooping Cough’ by Reza Tofiqju, former iTunes exec ‘Save Me’ by Mohs- en Nabavi, ‘Hasti’ by Kamal Parnak, ‘Pale as artistic director Mirrors’ by Salem Canneseries, the festival dedicated to international drama series which will be launched in Salavati, ‘Peroxide’ April, has tapped Albin Lewi, former exec at iTunes in Europe, as artistic director. by Abbas Nezamdust Set to take place alongside MipTV, Canneseries was founded by David Lisnard, the and ‘Limbo’ by Qasi- mayor of Cannes and is presided by former French culture minister Fleur Pellerin, Variety deh Golmakani were reported. also selected for the Lewi, who joins Canneseries from iTunes, where he was head of the European edito- event. The festival is rial TV and independent movie team, will be in charge of the competition, as well as organized each year the selection of the international jury whose first members will be announced at Mip- by Yari, an Uppsala- com in October. based charity or- ganization that helps street children in Iran to go to school and also raises funds for the construction of schools and libraries for children. ‘Majan’ set for in Iran premiere

‘Majan’, a film by Iranian director Rahman Seifi Azad, is scheduled to appear on the silver screen in the near future. Produced by Mohammad Mehdi Asgaropur, ‘Majan’ is a social drama which went on screen for the first time at the Iran Cinema Perspective section of the 35th Fajr International Film Festival in April, ifilmtv.ir reported.

EBERT BRUNOSIPANEWSCOM “Over the past 10 years at iTunes, I witnessed the revolution of series. In this period of what is commonly called Peak TV, festivals are necessary to highlight the best content, bring together talents, showrunners, producers, journalists and the widest possible audi- ence,” said Lewi, who previously worked at France’s top commercial channel TF1 as crea- tive advisor and pay TV channel Canal Plus as editorial advisor for films and TV. At Canneseries, Lewi will work alongside Managing Director Benoît Louvet, the former exec VP of TF1 Group. “Canneseries aims at becoming the worldwide anchor event for series. I trust that Albin Lewi, our new artistic director, will put all his talent and passion to deliver a great selection MOJTABA ARABZADEH/honaronline.ir for the first edition in 2018,” said Pellerin. The film, written by Leila Larijani, features Iranian stars Aside from his lineup of drama series, the festival will host a short format competition, Mahtab Keramati and Farhad Aslani. The closing ceremony of the Second Health Film Festival, attended as well as a free screenings, master classes, panel discussions and a co-production forum. ‘Majan’, meaning ‘dear mom’ in some Persian accents, is by Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi as well as physicians Canneseries will run from April 4 to 11, 2018. Meanwhile, another festival dedicated to about a couple who must deal with the challenge of raising and artists, was held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday night. international drama series and subsidized by the French government will take place about a their child. month later in the North of France, in Lille. Weather 33 34 26 46 29 34 20 33 18 36 22 22 31 19 17 8 21 14 36 19 33 22 Bandar Anzali Dezful Yazd Mashhad Tabriz Tehran Kabul Minsk Stockholm Tashkent Tripoli