Published on: 22/11/2022 – 02:54

The fire occurred “at a factory in Anyang City, Henan Province (central China) on Monday afternoon,” Xinhua news agency reported without giving further details.

State media said emergency services first received reports of a fire at 4:22 p.m. (0822 GMT) at Kaixinda Trading Co., Ltd.

“After receiving the alarm, the municipal fire detachment immediately dispatched forces to the scene,” CCTV reported.

“Public security, emergency response, city administration and power supply units rushed to the scene at the same time to carry out emergency handling and rescue operations,” it said. it indicated, adding that the fire was extinguished around 11 p.m. local time.

In addition to the dead and missing, two are hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, CCTV added.

Authorities said “suspected criminals” had been taken into custody in connection with the fire, but did not provide further details.

Industrial accidents are common in China due to weak safety standards and corrupt officials responsible for enforcing them.

In June, one person was killed and another injured in an explosion at a Shanghai chemical plant.

A fire at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. factory in the outlying district of Jinshan sent thick clouds of smoke over a large industrial area as three fires erupted in separate locations turning the sky black.

And last year, a gas explosion killed 25 people and reduced several buildings to rubble in the central town of Shiyan.

In March 2019, an explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, located 260 kilometers (161 miles) from Shanghai, killed 78 people and devastated homes within a radius of several kilometers.

Four years earlier, a giant explosion in northern Tianjin at a chemical warehouse killed 165 people, one of the worst industrial accidents on record in China.

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Published on: 19/11/2022 – 18:32Amended: 19/11/2022 – 18:31

The two-time Olympic gold medalist was sentenced to nine years in prison in August for drug possession and trafficking for possession of vaping cartridges containing a small amount of cannabis oil.

Griner maintains she was using it to relieve pain from injuries with her doctor’s permission, while her supporters say she is a geopolitical hostage.

“We usually get inmates who are deemed ‘particularly dangerous’ here,” said Vitaly Doyne, 48, an ex-convict turned taxi driver.

Doyne, who spent six years in a penal colony in Mordovia, said he was “surprised” that a famous athlete had been sent to “such a dump”.

There are about two dozen prisons in Mordovia, a land of snow-covered forests and swamps about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Moscow.

Vitaly said all prisons in the regions are – unofficially – classified as “red”, meaning they are run by the wardens themselves and inmates acting as officers.

The village of Yavas in Mordovia was founded in 1921, when the Soviet Gulag archipelago – a metaphor for the vast network of camps – had just emerged.

Its economy still largely revolves around prisons: most residents are either current or former prison employees.

“She deserved it”

At the local market on Saturday, most residents either refused to speak to the press or said they had heard nothing about Griner’s case.

However, a woman stopped by, intending to speak to AFP.

“The law is the same for everyone, for big shots and for regular people,” said Svytlana, a 50-year-old with dyed red hair.

She declined to give her last name, but continued:

“If they sent her to prison, it means she deserved it. If she behaves properly, she will be released early and with a clear conscience.”

Fears remain about the treatment that awaits Griner in the Mordovian penal colony.

By local standards, Griner prison is “normal”, said Olga Romanova, head of the Rus Sidyashchaya (Russia Behind Bars) organization which defends the rights of prisoners in Russia.

Some inmates have reported being beaten at IK-2 and the working conditions are “not far from slavery”, she said.

“But there are much worse prisons” in Russia, added Romanova, currently exiled in Germany.

She explained that, unlike men’s prisons, there are “no caste systems or hierarchies” among inmates in women’s colonies.

On the other hand, imprisoned women are often left on their own.

Black, Lesbian and American

But Brittney Griner is a special case: there is talk of a possible prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia, which could see her return home.

As long as negotiations continue, the administration will “take care of her,” Romanova says.

“But if the negotiations stop, then she will be in danger.”

Griner being “lesbian, American and black” are three other areas of concern, according to Romanova.

That makes her a prime target for harassment in Russian prisons, where extremely violent homophobia and racism abound, and where the United States is seen as “a mortal enemy”, Romanova said.

“It’s a good thing that she doesn’t speak Russian, she won’t be able to understand what people say to her,” she added.

“I think that might solve some of his problems.”

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Published on: 16/11/2022 – 08:21

The search began Tuesday morning.

A source familiar with the matter specifies that the searches, “carried out throughout France”, were to be spread over “several days”, the police officers of the Central Office for the Environment and Public Health (Oclaesp) targeting in total “several dozen Orpea establishments”. “.

Orpea said it was “mobilized to support the ongoing investigations”.

The EHPAD group recently presented a transformation plan, to try to convince the public that it can reform its practices and its finances

“Institutional Abuse”

In June, the group’s headquarters and regional offices were raided as part of this investigation for “institutional malfeasance”, but also as part of another investigation into alleged financial crimes.

This research is still ongoing.

Orpea, which operates in 23 countries and manages more than 350 establishments in France, has been in turmoil since the publication in January of the investigative book The Gravediggers(The gravediggers) written by journalist Victor Castanet.

The journalist denounces the mistreatment of the inhabitants, the embezzlement of public funds and the shortcomings in the management of the personnel.

After two administrative inquiries, the government sent the case back to the courts. At the end of April, an investigation in two parts, one for institutional mistreatment and the other for financial crimes, was opened by the prosecution.

A third investigation was already underway for alleged labor law violations.

“This research is a good thing”

The “institutional mistreatment” component is based on some fifty complaints from families of residents alleging acts or omissions “endangering the lives of others”, “failure to assist a person in danger”, “manslaughter” and “violence by neglect “.

Lawyer Sarah Saldmann represents a large majority of families. “These searches are a good thing, it will perhaps shed light on certain possible and so far unidentified acts,” she said.

(Wwith the AFP)

Published on: 13/11/2022 – 04:42Amended: 13/11/2022 – 04:40

It was not immediately known how many people were in the two craft, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a smaller Bell P-63 Kingcobra, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

It was also unclear whether anyone survived the early afternoon crash, which occurred during the Wings Over Dallas air show at Dallas Executive Airport.

While the number of casualties was not immediately known, “no spectators or others on the ground were reported injured,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tweeted.

Several videos posted to social media showed dramatic scenes of the small plane descending towards the lower-flying B-17, crashing into it.

After the collision, the planes appeared to break into several large pieces before crashing to the ground and exploding in a ball of fire, creating a huge plume of black smoke.

The crash scattered debris across airport grounds as well as a nearby freeway and shopping mall, Johnson said.

The FAA said its officers and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate the incident.

“As many of you have seen, we had a terrible tragedy in our city today during an air show. Many details remain unknown or unconfirmed at this time,” Johnson said.

The B-17, a four-engine bomber, played a major role in winning the air war against Germany in World War II. With a reputation as a workhorse, it became one of the most produced bombers of all time.

The P-63 Kingcobra was a fighter aircraft developed during the same war by Bell Aircraft but was only used in combat by the Soviet Air Force.

One of the last major B-17 crashes occurred on October 2, 2019, when seven people died in a crash at an airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

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ROME/PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – France has criticized Italy for refusing to let a charity ship carrying more than 200 migrants dock in its ports. A government spokesman on Wednesday described the attitude of the new right-wing government in Rome as “unacceptable”.

The Ocean Viking vessel has been at sea for more than two weeks since its first rescue in the central Mediterranean and is now heading to France in the hope of finding a place to disembark its 234 migrants there.

The administration of new right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity ships, urging them to take rescued people elsewhere and saying Italy alone cannot receive arrivals from North Africa.

Late Tuesday, Italy expressed its “appreciation” for “France’s decision” to share responsibility for the migrants.

However, a French government spokesman said diplomatic talks were still ongoing with Rome to try to resolve the fate of the ship and said Italy should help those in distress at sea.

“The Italian attitude is… unacceptable. Italy must play its part,” Olivier Veran told franceinfo radio. The Italian government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A source from SOS Méditerranée, the charity group operating the Ocean Viking, said they planned to reach the French island of Corsica on Thursday morning and were prepared to travel to Marseille if not allowed to disembark there.

However, it was not yet clear whether the ship would eventually dock in France.

“It could still happen in Italy since the ship will pass through Sardinia en route to France,” SOS Méditerranée manager Sophie Beau told BFM TV on Wednesday. “If it’s not Italy, it absolutely has to be France, there’s absolutely no choice, these people have to get there as soon as possible.”

A total of four charity ships carrying around 1,000 migrants have been stranded off Italy in recent days, with the government urging flag states Germany and Norway to take them on.

Two of the boats landed in the city of Catania, Sicily, on Tuesday after the government initially allowed only those it deemed vulnerable to disembark. A third, smaller ship was allowed to dock in the southern port of Reggio Calabria.

Italy has seen a surge in migrant landings this year, with almost 88,700 people arriving so far in 2022, compared to 56,500 in the same period last year. About 15% was recovered by charity ships.

Reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and Elizabeth Pineau in Paris; Additional reporting by Alvise Armellini, Myriam Rivet and Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Ingrid Melander and Tomasz Janowski

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We told you how Trudeau’s dictatorial policies drew excessive criticism nationally. Time and again, Trudeau faces setbacks, dissent and disapproval as more discontent brews for his leadership. But now it’s not just Canadians, Trudeau’s authoritarian policies are no longer hidden from his international allies. Embarrassment seems to be becoming a norm in today’s Canada.

Justin Trudeau’s administration has always been criticized by conservative leaders and the people of the country, but receiving embarrassment from abroad is something Trudeau should not ignore with his “it doesn’t matter attitude.”

Recently, a British MP accused government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for violating the civil liberties of Canadians during the Covid-19 outbreak. On October 24, Tory MP Danny Kruger made the remarks during a debate in Westminster Hall on the safety of vaccination against Covid-19.

When it comes to human rights abuses, Kruger called Canada one of the “worst offenders,” alongside communist China.

“While many questions about our response to covid need to be answered, the UK is by no means the worst offender,” Kruger said.

“We are not Canada, New Zealand or China – places where governments think they can exterminate covid by depriving their people of the most basic civil liberties.”

PM @JustinTrudeau doesn’t want you to know how he is perceived abroad.

British Conservative MP @danny__kruger told the UK parliament last week that the Liberal government was among the “worst offenders” alongside China when it came to stripping away civil liberties during Covid-19. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/ri8SY3FGJt

— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (@cosminDZS) October 31, 2022

Read more: After successfully severing ties with India, Trudeau government set to anger Israel

Now even foreign politicians did not spare Prime Minister Trudeau’s blushes. The Liberal Prime Minister must be ashamed of the way he is perceived abroad.

According to statistics from the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, Canada had some of the most restrictive lockdown rules.

The Covid-19 measures adopted in Canada gave the country a stringency score of 75.46, just behind China (78.24). The scores were calculated using a variety of characteristics such as school closures, gathering limits and other factors.

Moreover, this is not the first time that a British lawmaker has criticized the Liberal government for its brutal crackdown on civil liberties.

When Trudeau first chose to use the Emergency Powers Act to suppress peaceful Freedom Convoy protesters, British MP Marcus Fysh accused him of deploying “heavy-duty means”. Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act attracted worldwide attention and was frowned upon.

Previously, even Canada’s soft geopolitical stance had been questioned by France’s new ambassador, Michel Miraillet. According to national post, the new French ambassador Michel Miraillet criticized the federal authorities for the decline of Canada in the world. According to him, Canada has become too dependent on the United States and its enormous defense machine.

Russia and China are growing like there is no tomorrow. And Macron’s man in Canada believes that if things continue in this direction, Canada will be reduced to a non-entity in the geopolitical sphere.

According to reports, the ambassador stressed that Canada has allowed its military presence in the world to weaken over the past decades and that it must strengthen its defense capabilities as threats increase from China. , Russia and North Korea. The country is far too comfortable, far too comfortable”

Read more: France shows Trudeau his place and asks him to “wake up” in the face of the growing threat

Thus, it will not be wrong to say that since the country passed into the hands of the awakened leader, it entered the red zone. His own countrymen, opposition leaders and now even foreign politicians have raised concerns and alarmed Justin, but since a leopard cannot change his spots, he seems unable to hear the warning bells.

Published on: 03/11/2022 – 12:46Amended: 03/11/2022 – 12:44

Wearing hard hats and t-shirts in the bright autumn sun, volunteers recently came together to pull down pylons that have been rusting for 15 years.

Sparks flew as saws cut through the eight columns which crashed like trees on the grass of the Valgaudemar valley, the parts were then disassembled and dragged or dragged to the bucket of a waiting tractor.

“We no longer have the climate that produces constant snow, and we cannot install snow cannons here,” said city councilor Didier Beauzon, who got help from the NGO Mountain Wilderness.

The old Saint-Firmin ski lift rises to 1,550 meters (5,100 feet) and faces mainly south – a situation that reduces its chances of remaining a winter sports destination as temperatures have risen across the country. ‘Europe.

The lift, installed in 1963 as newly prosperous post-war generations flocked to the slopes, will end up in a local junkyard.

This was the 70th operation to dismantle obsolete installations, including nearly twenty abandoned ski lifts, orchestrated by Mountain Wilderness, created in Italy in 1987.

Around 3,000 such installations are rusting across the French mountain ranges, she estimates, and the aim is to encourage local authorities to remove them and restore the landscape to its original state.

“The ultimate goal is for each promoter, each agency, to take charge of the dismantling, without the intervention of an NGO or volunteers”, declared Nicolas Masson, administrator of the French branch of Mountain Wilderness.

“Removing a structure and putting things back to their natural state should be the norm, it’s a fundamental part of sustainable development,” he said. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t always seem so obvious.”

Alternative futures

Other remains include facilities, rubble and waste from forestry and agricultural operations such as logging cables or disused gates, or from military or industrial activities.

Some present hazards, such as World War II barbed wire fences that can injure flocks of sheep or deer.

“We know we won’t be able to remove everything ourselves,” said Carmen Grasmick, one of the Mountain Wilderness volunteers.

For the NGO, the cleanup campaign also aims to inspire other communities to consider alternatives rather than focusing almost exclusively on skiing and developing outdoor activities more in step with climate change.

He notes the high costs in terms of resources to operate a resort, especially as more and more resorts are turning to artificial snowmakers to ensure piste availability all winter long.

French villages in the low altitudes of the Alps as well as the mountains of the Pyrenees are already facing the new reality of ski lifts that may never be turned on again.

“There will always be people who will be sad because that’s where they learned to ski, it happens every time,” Grasmick said.

“But there are places like here where they have the courage to move on. Because there’s nothing else to do anyway.”

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Axel Baroux has been appointed as the new French commissioner for trade and investment in the United Arab Emirates and regional director of Business France in the Middle East. In his new role, he will lead the expansion of French companies in the Middle East through an export development strategy as well as the implementation of a new action plan for the years to come in terms of supporting investors from the Middle East to France.

To lead the expansion of the French commercial presence in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East, Baroux will be supported by a regional team of 60 experts dedicated to identifying and introducing high-end French solutions to the local market. as well as the promotion of France as a destination of choice. for foreign investment and first-class personalized support for regional investors wishing to explore the French market.

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Two closely watched inflation gauges showed limited relief for the US economy from runaway price growth, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to continue its historically aggressive monetary tightening next week.

The latest Employment Cost Index (ECI) report, which tracks employers’ payroll expenditures, showed total compensation for civilian workers in the third quarter rose 1.2%, the Bureau said on Friday. of Labor Statistics. That was in line with economists’ forecasts and down from 1.3% in the three months to June 30.

The data is of great interest to policymakers and economic watchers, as strong wage growth, stemming from a robust domestic labor market, is among the factors keeping headline inflation near highs. historical.

A potential sign of some easing of pressures, wage growth for private sector workers slowed to 1.1% in the third quarter from 1.5% in the prior period.

Separately, the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index rose 0.5% in September, bringing its annualized rate to 5.1%, the US Commerce Department said on Friday. The base figure excludes volatile food and energy costs and is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation.

This monthly increase was in line with economists’ expectations, although the annualized core PCE was forecast at 5.2%.

The core PCE remained well above the Fed’s 2% inflation target, bolstering the case for policymakers to implement a 0.75 percentage point rate hike on Wednesday at the outcome of their two-day meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee.

Overall PCE, which includes food and energy, rose 0.3%, holding at an annualized rate of 6.2%.

Economists and investors are wondering when the Fed might consider slowing the pace of interest rate hikes.

Some Fed officials have suggested the central bank should start bracing for a slower pace of interest rate hikes, leaving economists and investors on the lookout for signs of possible timing. But the wage and PCE figures, coupled with data from earlier this month that showed US consumer prices remain high, make such a policy shift unlikely anytime soon.

New York, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the “Global NB-IoT Chipset Market Research Report 2021-2032” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06351279/? utm_source=GNW
Further, the report also highlights challenges impeding market growth and expansion strategies employed by leading companies in the “NB-IoT Chipset Market”.

Key Companies Featured in the Report:
Huawei Technologies Co.Ltd. (China)
Qualcomm Incorporated (USA)
Intel Corporation (USA)
Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)
Sanechips Co.Ltd. (China)
Samsung Group (South Korea)
MediaTek Inc. (Taiwan)
Sercomm Corporation (Taiwan)
u-blox Holding AG (Switzerland)
Sequans Communications SA (France)

Industry dynamics:
Key Drivers: Increase in available money and advancements in technology will have a significant impact on NB-IoT Chipset market trends. The dynamics of supply and demand will also impact the growth of the NB-IoT chipset market. Government actions that benefit customers and increase their purchasing power will help the NB-IoT chipset market grow.

Industry Constraints: The expansion of the NB-IoT chipset market would be hampered by a lack of technical specialists and fluctuating raw material costs. Additionally, the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, which led to lockdowns, slowed supply chain activity, bringing the NB-IoT chipset market to a halt.

Opportunities for Market Players: The NB-IoT chipset market will benefit from increased focus of industry players on building strategic alliances as well as introducing new products and technologies. Industry players are focused on growing their regional presence and securing a strong position in the NB-IoT chipset market. During the forecast period, this will lead to an increase in the size of the NB-IoT chipsets market.

Market Challenges: Changes in government policies, growing environmental concerns, and a change in administration can all hinder the growth path of the NB-IoT chipset market.

The Global NB-IoT Chipset Market is classified as follows:

BY OFFERING
Material
Processor
Memory
Power management unit
Software

PER DEPLOYMENT
Guardian
in the band
Autonomous

ON DEMAND
Smart meters
Smart parking
Trackers
Alarms & Detectors
Portable devices
Other devices

BY INDUSTRY VERTICAL
Agriculture
Automotive and transportation
Energy and Utilities
Health care
Infrastructure
Others

By Geography: The global NB-IoT chipset market is segmented into North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa.
The NB-IoT chipset and other similar items have become mandatory in the growing regions of Asia-Pacific. Asia-Pacific is expected to be profitable due to the region’s rapid growth in the construction, manufacturing and healthcare sectors. In Europe, the demand for NB-IoT chipset is increasing, especially from end-user industries

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