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ELSEWHERE Foreign occupation Attacks on 2 killed, including a schoolgirl, Afghan schools should end, says Taliban tripled: UN ‘U.S. presence an obstacle to peace’ in Japan mass stabbing incident Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Kabul 17 others, mostly students, injured in attack that occurred early in the morning Moscow The number of attacks on Senior Taliban officials, in­ schools in Afghanistan Agence France-Presse officials said they received cluding the group’s top pol­ nearly tripled last year, UN­ MacKenzie Bezos to Kawasaki donate half her fortune the first emergency calls itical adviser, met with Af­ ICEF said on Tuesday, cut­ NEW YORK Two people, including a shortly before 8.00 a.m. ghan political figures in ting children’s access to MacKenzie Bezos, soon­to­be schoolgirl, were stabbed to Teiko Naito, principal of Moscow on Tuesday, saying education amid worsening ex­wife of Amazon chief Jeff death and more than a do­ the school’s elementary sec­ that they were committed to security in the nation. Bezos, will donate half her zen injured in Japan on Tues­ tion, said in an emotional, te­ peace in Afghanistan — even Attacks on Afghan fortune to charity, joining the day in a rampage that target­ levised news conference: “A as U.S.­led talks appear to Taliban leader Mullah schools increased from 68 ranks of wealthy ed children as they waited man carrying knives in his have stalled. Abdul Ghani Baradar. * AP in 2017 to 192 in 2018, the philanthropists, the Giving for a bus. both hands came from a con­ Taliban co­founder and first increase in such inci­ Pledge said on Tuesday. The The attacker, a man in his venience store and slashed political leader Mullah Ab­ Tuesday’s Moscow meet­ dents since 2015. charitable group, founded by 50s who has not yet been children in the queue dul Ghani Baradar said that ing once again cut out se­ Afghanistan’s war result­ Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, identified, crept silently up one­by­one.” the insurgents want an end nior members of President ed in more than 1,000 listed her among 19 new behind a group of children at Assistant principal Satoru to 18 years of conflict but Ashraf Ghani’s government. schools being closed by the signatories. AFP the bus stop and slashed ran­ Shitori, who was on the would only sign a deal after However, Afghan politi­ end 2018, UNICEF said, de­ domly at them before fatally scene, said the attacker foreign forces quit Afghanis­ cians — including former priving some 5,00,000 Sri Lankan monk vows stabbing himself in the neck. Tragic Tuesday: Locals in Kawasaki praying for the victims crept silently up behind the tan. The Taliban are “really President Hamid Karzai and children of their right to to denounce Islamists of Tuesday’s stabbing at the site of the incident. * REUTERS children before launching committed to peace, but candidates challenging Mr. learning. “Education is un­ COLOMBO Rare crime his attack. The director of think the obstacle for peace Ghani in a presidential elec­ der fire in Afghanistan,” Hard­line Buddhist monk Police said an 11­year­old injured, said authorities. Minister Shinzo Abe said in Caritas Gakuen, Teturo Sai­ should be removed first”, tion slated for September — said UNICEF executive di­ Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara said on Tuesday that he schoolgirl named Hanako Koji Shimazu of the St. televised remarks. “I offer to, said 18 of her pupils were Mr. Baradar said in a rare te­ were present. Russian Fo­ rector Henrietta Fore. planned to denounce Islamist Kuribayashi and a 39­year­ Marianna University School my heartfelt condolences to involved. levised appearance at the reign Minister Sergei Lav­ About 3.7 million school militants after he was freed old parent, identified as go­ of Medicine, said that one the victims and hope the in­ The bloodshed came as start of the two­day meeting rov, who opened Tuesday’s children between the ages from prison last week by vernment official Satoshi woman in her 40s and three jured recover quickly.” U.S. President Donald marking 100 years of diplo­ meeting, said Russia and Af­ of seven and 17 — account­ presidential pardon. He said Oyama, died in the attack, schoolgirls had to undergo The attack occurred dur­ Trump wrapped up a state matic ties between Russia ghanistan have “a shared ing for almost half of all Sri Lankan followers of which shocked a country surgery for knife wounds to ing the busy early morning visit to Japan, and he offered and Afghanistan. aim — fighting terrorism” children in Afghanistan of Wahhabism were indirectly where violent crime is rare. the head and neck. “It is a commute as workers headed his “prayers and sympathy” “The obstacle is the occu­ and reiterated that Moscow school­going age — are not responsible for the April 21 Seventeen more people, very harrowing case. I feel to their offices and children to the victims as he met pation of Afghanistan, and supports a complete with­ attending school, accord­ bombings. AFP mainly young children, were strong anger,” Japan’s Prime to school. Fire department troops outside Tokyo. that should end,” he added. drawal of foreign forces. ing to the UN agency. Malaysia to send back 450 tonnes of plastic waste No mediation Sri Lanka, Japan & India sign deal for ties with Minister urges developed nations to ‘stop shipping garbage to our country’ U.S., says Iran to develop container terminal Agence France-Presse turn it back to the country of Port Klang origin without any mercy,” Agence France-Presse New Delhi’s role in the project became a flashpoint in 2018 Hundreds of tonnes of im­ she said, after an inspection Tehran ported plastic waste will be of several waste­filled con­ Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Meera Srinivasan munications at the Prime shipped back to where it tainers at Port Klang, the Tuesday insisted it did not Colombo India issues fresh Minister’s office. The SLPA came from, Malaysia said on country’s busiest port. currently see the need for Sri Lanka, Japan and India travel advisory described the “envisaged Ja­ Tuesday, insisting that the mediation with the U.S., as on Tuesday signed an agree­ panese loan” as “one of the country did not want to be a Imports have tripled it played down the chances ment to jointly develop the Press Trust of India best loan terms Sri Lanka New Delhi global dumping ground. Plastic imports to Malaysia of a military clash with East Container Terminal at has obtained”. China had previously ta­ have tripled since 2016, to Washington. the Colombo Port. India’s Ministry of External Details of India’s contri­ ken a large amount of waste 8,70,000 tonnes last year, of­ Spokesman Abbas Mou­ The joint initiative is esti­ Affairs on Tuesday issued a bution to the initiative are for recycling, but abruptly ficial data showed. savi told reporters that mated to cost between $500 fresh advisory where it ack­ awaited, but New Delhi’s in­ stopped last year, saying it The Ministry said 450 Tehran “does not feel any million and $700 million, a nowledged that the security terest in partnering the pro­ wanted to improve its own Firm stand: Malaysia’s Minister of Energy Yeo Bee Yin with a tonnes of contaminated plas­ tension or (the possibility senior official of the Ministry situation in Sri Lanka is gra­ ject is well known. Over 70% environment. sample of plastic waste in Port Klang on Tuesday. * AP tic waste in 10 containers — of) clashes” and said con­ of Ports, Shipping and dually returning to normal. of the trans­shipment busi­ Now, Southeast Asian from Australia, Bangladesh, cerns had been “created by Southern Development told However, it also asked In­ ness at the strategically lo­ countries that stepped in to loped countries to stop ship­ Malaysia’s Minister of Ener­ Canada, China, Japan, Saudi others”. He told journalists The Hindu. dian nationals travelling to cated ECT is linked to India, plug this gap say they have ping garbage to our coun­ gy, adding that it was “unfair Arabia and the United States that the Islamic republic As per the agreement the country to be “careful according to official sources. had enough. “We urge deve­ try,” said Yeo Bee Yin, and uncivilised”. “We will re­ — will be shipped back. “does not presently believe signed on Tuesday, the Sri and vigilant”. However, last year, India’s in” mediation. Lanka Ports Authority CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC possible role in developing Iran is locked in a stan­ (SLPA) retains 100% owner­ the terminal had become a doff with the U.S. which ship of the East Container ed some three km away from major flashpoint within the German government asks China rejects U.S. call for has beefed up its military Terminal (ECT), while the the China­backed interna­ government. President presence in the West Asia Terminal Operations Com­ tional financial city, known Maithripala Sirisena had op­ over alleged threats from pany is jointly owned, the popularly as “port city”. posed any Indian involve­ people to wear kippah dialogue with Dalai Lama the Islamic republic. SLPA said in a statement. “Japan is likely to provide ment. Mr. Sirisena and U.S. President Donald Sri Lanka will hold a 51% a 40­year soft loan with a Prime Minister Ranil Wickre­ Official’s remarks had sparked uproar Beijing opposes ‘foreign interference’ Trump had said that U.S. stake in the project and the 0.1% interest rate,” said Su­ mesinghe had a heated argu­ would “like to talk” if Iran joint venture partners will darshana Gunawardana, di­ ment on the matter during a Agence France-Presse Press Trust of India Asked about the U.S. en­ was ready. retain 49%. The ECT is locat­ rector of development com­ meeting in October. Berlin Beijing voy’s call for dialogue with The German government China on Tuesday rejected the Dalai Lama, Chinese Fo­ has called on people to wear U.S. Ambassador Terry reign Ministry spokesman the Jewish kippah ahead of Branstad’s call to Beijing to Lu Kang told media that Chi­ an anti­Israel protest as a de­ engage in “substantive dia­ nese officials had briefed monstration of solidarity logue” with the Dalai Lama, the Ambassador about Chi­ and as Jews face a spike in saying that it was firmly op­ na’s religious and ethnic pol­ anti­Semitism. the free exercise of religion posed to “foreign interfe­ icies and also about socio­ At the weekend, Felix is possible for all... and that rence” in Tibet and its inter­ economic development in Klein, the country’s com­ anyone can go anywhere in nal affairs. Tibet. missioner on anti­Semitism, our country in full security Mr. Branstad, during his “The Chinese govern­ sparked an uproar when he wearing a kippah,” said Stef­ visit to Tibet last week, had ment’s policy on dialogue said in an interview that he fen Seibert. In his latest asked the Chinese govern­ and contact with the Dalai could not “advise Jews to statement, Mr. Klein said: “I ment to “engage in substan­ Lama and foreigners access wear the kippah everywh­ call on all citizens of Berlin tive dialogue with the Dalai to Tibet [were made clear to ere all the time in Germany.” and across Germany to wear Lama or his representatives the Ambassador]. Finally, it Late on Monday, Mr. the kippah next Saturday if without preconditions, to was also stressed that China Klein reversed course after there are new, intolerable seek a settlement that re­ firmly opposes any foreign Chancellor Angela Merkel’s attacks targeting Israel and solves differences,” accord­ interference in Tibet affairs spokesman intervened. Jews on the occasion of al­ ing to a U.S. Embassy and in China’s domestic af­ “The state must see to it that Quds day in Berlin.” spokeswoman. fairs,” said Mr. Kang.

‘Burnout is not a medical condition’

Agence France-Presse Geneva The World Health Organi­ zation said on Tuesday that “burnout” remains an “oc­ cupational phenomenon” that could lead someone to seek care but it is not consi­ dered a medical condition. The clarification came a day after the WHO mista­ kenly said it had listed bur­ nout in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) for the first time. The World Health As­ sembly, WHO’s main an­ nual meeting which wrapped up on Tuesday, approved at the weekend the latest catalogue of dis­ eases and injuries, collec­ tively known as the ICD­11. While burnout was list­ ed in the previous version, the ICD­10, its definition has been changed in the latest edition of the text. WHO has now defined burnout as “a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”.

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