Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is&nbsp;under pressure for revealing where&nbsp;billions of dollars in pandemic aid has gone.

Amid heightening controversy over his controversial comments regarding India's farmers' protest, Trudeau's government has been rattled by another scandal.

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While the public authority has made accessible elevated level total spending measurements, or appraisals of the net financial effect, for the in excess of 100 projects it has dispatched since the pandemic started, a couple of divisions have delivered insights regarding which people, gatherings, or organizations have gotten government cash.&nbsp;

A few divisions have battled CBC's endeavors to get that data without holding back — &nbsp;despite the way that some traded on an open market organizations have intentionally unveiled similar data through their TSX filings.&nbsp;

Crafted by House of Commons committees&nbsp;that normally&nbsp;would test government spending programs — such as&nbsp;the Finance board — &nbsp;has been disrupted,&nbsp;first by the public authority's transition to prorogue Parliament in August and&nbsp;then by Liberal delays.&nbsp;

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NDP account pundit Peter Julian said the public authority has been generally straightforward about the amount it is spending — yet not about where the cash is going.&nbsp;

"As far as what that's identity is explicitly going to, this is the place where I think we run into issues that the public authority has not been straightforward about — which of the huge organizations, some of whom are amazingly beneficial during this pandemic, have really been accepting these critical measures of cash," he said.&nbsp;

In the House of Commons, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has been proud despite resistance questions.&nbsp;

"Right now is an ideal opportunity for us to zero in on what we can do going ahead to spare Canadian lives and to save the Canadian economy," Freeland told the House on Oct. 29. "There will be a period for post-mortems, however while the plane is flying, one doesn't attempt to change the motor."&nbsp;

Freeland was not accessible for a meeting. In an articulation, her office safeguarded the public authority's activities.&nbsp;

"Our administration's main concern is supporting Canadians and organizations as we climate the COVID-19 pandemic," composed representative Katherine Cuplinskas. "The current week's Fall Economic Statement gives definite and straightforward bookkeeping of government uses, just as a development intend to guarantee a hearty and strong recuperation once the infection is vanquished."&nbsp;

Requested to respond to claims the public authority isn't being straightforward about where the cash is going, Cuplinskas declined to remark further.&nbsp;

While offices refer to various reasons, the outcome is that the public authority has wouldn't uncover which gatherings and organizations are profiting by a portion of its most elevated spending programs.&nbsp;

Business names private, says EDC&nbsp;

The Export Development Corporation was accused of maintaining the business credit accessibility program (BCAP) and the Canada crisis business account (CEBA). It has made public the names of about six organizations that show up in advertisements adulating the assistance they got, however EDC will not name the other 791,884 organizations affirmed for CEBA credits totalling $31.6 billion.&nbsp;

"Organization names are remembered for the information organizations gave in certainty," said EDC representative Amy Minsky. "Without assent, we can't reveal the names."&nbsp;

EDC additionally has wouldn't uncover the data through the Access to Information Act, highlighting a statement in the Export Development Act which says that "all data got by the Corporation according to its clients is advantaged."&nbsp;

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has directed a few guide programs, including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). CRA has made elevated level insights accessible and says it intends to unveil the names of the 355,990 bosses that profited by what the PBO gauges is more than $49.2 billion in sponsorships.&nbsp;

Be that as it may, the CRA has been "concluding" its arrangements to disclose the data since CBC News previously asked two months prior and has neglected to clarify the postponement. It is likewise not known whether the data will be disclosed completely.&nbsp;

"The Government of Canada is as yet considering the cycle for making this data accessible," said representative Etienne Biram. "An update will be made as more data opens up."&nbsp;

The CRA likewise has wouldn't uncover the data through the Access to Information Act, referring to a provision that permits the office to decline to uncover data because of being disclosed within 90 days of the entrance demand.&nbsp;

In the US, the names of organizations that profited by the check security program and the sums they got have been unveiled.&nbsp;

'Financially delicate data'&nbsp;

At the point when the pandemic struck, national banks like the U.S. Central bank and the Bank of Canada started purchasing corporate securities to infuse liquidity into the market. Be that as it may, while the Federal Reserve has made public the rundown of corporate securities it purchased, the Bank of Canada says it will just unveil the data in five years.&nbsp;

"The Bank's covering the corporate security buying office mirrors our judgment on the harmony among straightforwardness and the need to ensure economically delicate data and exchange explicit detail that could affect the honest evaluation of the Bank's buys," said representative Alex Paterson.&nbsp;

"For instance, distributing data about individual security estimating and designation could prompt market twisting. Hence, the Bank will deliver exchange level subtleties of these projects with a five-year slack, or not long after the projects are wrapped up, whichever starts things out."&nbsp;

The Bank of Canada has been delivering total data about bond buys by area with a one-month delay. It additionally has distributed top notch of organizations that are qualified for the buying program — however hasn't uncovered which bonds it really purchased.&nbsp;

Subtleties redacted&nbsp;

The Parliamentary Budget Officer assesses the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) gave out $2 billion through the Canada crisis business lease help (CECRA) program. CMHC at first wouldn't unveil any data about which organizations got help, saying it was disallowed under the Privacy Act.&nbsp;

Canada's Privacy Act secures the data of people — not organizations.&nbsp;

Following an admittance to data demand from CBC, the CMHC delivered information concerning 337,423 applications and the sums paid out yet redacted a portion of the data, for example, the name of the landowner and the name of the occupant.&nbsp;

Other government associations have been all the more ready to uncover where they sent the checks.&nbsp;

Indigenous Services, for instance, has made public who got cash from the Indigenous people group uphold reserve and the Indigenous the travel industry boost advancement store .&nbsp;

A few divisions, including Canadian Heritage, have been unobtrusively adding data about who got checks to the public authority's open information base of awards and commitments, which presently has 24,738 records that notice COVID-19. While some are provincial financial advancement assets to help independent ventures climate the pandemic, others are research awards, temporary jobs or awards to expressions associations and celebrations to help keep them above water.&nbsp;

The Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, an auxiliary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, has been proactively distributing the names of organizations that have gotten cash under the enormous manager crisis financing office (LEEFF). Be that as it may, to date it has just distributed two names: Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which was endorsed for a $200 million advance, and B.C-based Conuma Resources, a coal mining organization affirmed to obtain $120 million.&nbsp;

Government assets to pay for new water stations, more food and supplies for school&nbsp;

Julian and Conservative account pundit Pierre Poilievre said the public authority began by being straightforward, with then-money serve Bill Morneau preparation them in secret about the public authority's spending plans. That all changed in August, they said.&nbsp;

"From that point forward, it's been exceptionally hard to get data about which of these enormous, beneficial organizations have been getting government uphold," said Julian. "This is an issue. Canadians must have the option to pass judgment on this.&nbsp;

"We need to have full straightforwardness so Canadians can decide whether it was proper to give that freebee to an organization that is announcing profits or leader rewards and laying off dedicated representatives simultaneously."&nbsp;

Poilievre said that at the beginning of the pandemic, with local officials telecommuting, it was simpler to acknowledge that the public authority couldn't disclose to Canadians where the cash had been going. After nine months, he stated, "the complementary lift is finished. We should now hope to get the information."&nbsp;

Previous parliamentary spending official Kevin Page, who presently fills in as CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, said there is "a colossal straightforwardness hole" when if comes to what the Canadian and the U.S. governments have uncovered about where the cash has gone — a hole the public authority should be pushed to close.&nbsp;

"We should realize more where that cash is going. These are tens and a huge number of dollars in business underpins. It's a vital piece of the general boost," he said. "What's more, not knowing truly ... decreases our capacity to see how these projects are functioning and what job would they be able to play as far as supporting the monetary recuperation going ahead."

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is under pressure for revealing where billions of dollars in pandemic aid has gone. Amid heightening controversy over his controversial comments regarding India's farmers' protest, Trudeau's government has been rattled by another scandal.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is under pressure for revealing where billions of dollars in pandemic aid has gone. Amid heightening controversy over his controversial comments regarding India's farmers' protest, Trudeau's government has been rattled by another scandal. Also read: Canada's dual stance on Minimum Support Price exposed While the public authority has made accessible elevated level total spending measurements, or appraisals of the net financial effect, for the in excess of 100 projects it has dispatched since the pandemic started, a couple of divisions have delivered insights regarding which people, gatherings, or organizations have gotten government cash. A few divisions have battled CBC's endeavors to get that data without holding back — despite the way that some traded on an open market organizations have intentionally unveiled similar data through their TSX filings. Crafted by House of Commons committees that normally would test government spending programs — such as the Finance board — has been disrupted, first by the public authority's transition to prorogue Parliament in August and then by Liberal delays. Also read: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces third ethics probe over charity grant program NDP account pundit Peter Julian said the public authority has been generally straightforward about the amount it is spending — yet not about where the cash is going. "As far as what that's identity is explicitly going to, this is the place where I think we run into issues that the public authority has not been straightforward about — which of the huge organizations, some of whom are amazingly beneficial during this pandemic, have really been accepting these critical measures of cash," he said. In the House of Commons, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has been proud despite resistance questions. "Right now is an ideal opportunity for us to zero in on what we can do going ahead to spare Canadian lives and to save the Canadian economy," Freeland told the House on Oct. 29. "There will be a period for post-mortems, however while the plane is flying, one doesn't attempt to change the motor." Freeland was not accessible for a meeting. In an articulation, her office safeguarded the public authority's activities. "Our administration's main concern is supporting Canadians and organizations as we climate the COVID-19 pandemic," composed representative Katherine Cuplinskas. "The current week's Fall Economic Statement gives definite and straightforward bookkeeping of government uses, just as a development intend to guarantee a hearty and strong recuperation once the infection is vanquished." Requested to respond to claims the public authority isn't being straightforward about where the cash is going, Cuplinskas declined to remark further. While offices refer to various reasons, the outcome is that the public authority has wouldn't uncover which gatherings and organizations are profiting by a portion of its most elevated spending programs. Business names private, says EDC The Export Development Corporation was accused of maintaining the business credit accessibility program (BCAP) and the Canada crisis business account (CEBA). It has made public the names of about six organizations that show up in advertisements adulating the assistance they got, however EDC will not name the other 791,884 organizations affirmed for CEBA credits totalling $31.6 billion. "Organization names are remembered for the information organizations gave in certainty," said EDC representative Amy Minsky. "Without assent, we can't reveal the names." EDC additionally has wouldn't uncover the data through the Access to Information Act, highlighting a statement in the Export Development Act which says that "all data got by the Corporation according to its clients is advantaged." The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has directed a few guide programs, including the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). CRA has made elevated level insights accessible and says it intends to unveil the names of the 355,990 bosses that profited by what the PBO gauges is more than $49.2 billion in sponsorships. Be that as it may, the CRA has been "concluding" its arrangements to disclose the data since CBC News previously asked two months prior and has neglected to clarify the postponement. It is likewise not known whether the data will be disclosed completely. "The Government of Canada is as yet considering the cycle for making this data accessible," said representative Etienne Biram. "An update will be made as more data opens up." The CRA likewise has wouldn't uncover the data through the Access to Information Act, referring to a provision that permits the office to decline to uncover data because of being disclosed within 90 days of the entrance demand. In the US, the names of organizations that profited by the check security program and the sums they got have been unveiled. 'Financially delicate data' At the point when the pandemic struck, national banks like the U.S. Central bank and the Bank of Canada started purchasing corporate securities to infuse liquidity into the market. Be that as it may, while the Federal Reserve has made public the rundown of corporate securities it purchased, the Bank of Canada says it will just unveil the data in five years. "The Bank's covering the corporate security buying office mirrors our judgment on the harmony among straightforwardness and the need to ensure economically delicate data and exchange explicit detail that could affect the honest evaluation of the Bank's buys," said representative Alex Paterson. "For instance, distributing data about individual security estimating and designation could prompt market twisting. Hence, the Bank will deliver exchange level subtleties of these projects with a five-year slack, or not long after the projects are wrapped up, whichever starts things out." The Bank of Canada has been delivering total data about bond buys by area with a one-month delay. It additionally has distributed top notch of organizations that are qualified for the buying program — however hasn't uncovered which bonds it really purchased. Subtleties redacted The Parliamentary Budget Officer assesses the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) gave out $2 billion through the Canada crisis business lease help (CECRA) program. CMHC at first wouldn't unveil any data about which organizations got help, saying it was disallowed under the Privacy Act. Canada's Privacy Act secures the data of people — not organizations. Following an admittance to data demand from CBC, the CMHC delivered information concerning 337,423 applications and the sums paid out yet redacted a portion of the data, for example, the name of the landowner and the name of the occupant. Other government associations have been all the more ready to uncover where they sent the checks. Indigenous Services, for instance, has made public who got cash from the Indigenous people group uphold reserve and the Indigenous the travel industry boost advancement store . A few divisions, including Canadian Heritage, have been unobtrusively adding data about who got checks to the public authority's open information base of awards and commitments, which presently has 24,738 records that notice COVID-19. While some are provincial financial advancement assets to help independent ventures climate the pandemic, others are research awards, temporary jobs or awards to expressions associations and celebrations to help keep them above water. The Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, an auxiliary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, has been proactively distributing the names of organizations that have gotten cash under the enormous manager crisis financing office (LEEFF). Be that as it may, to date it has just distributed two names: Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, which was endorsed for a $200 million advance, and B.C-based Conuma Resources, a coal mining organization affirmed to obtain $120 million. Government assets to pay for new water stations, more food and supplies for school Julian and Conservative account pundit Pierre Poilievre said the public authority began by being straightforward, with then-money serve Bill Morneau preparation them in secret about the public authority's spending plans. That all changed in August, they said. "From that point forward, it's been exceptionally hard to get data about which of these enormous, beneficial organizations have been getting government uphold," said Julian. "This is an issue. Canadians must have the option to pass judgment on this. "We need to have full straightforwardness so Canadians can decide whether it was proper to give that freebee to an organization that is announcing profits or leader rewards and laying off dedicated representatives simultaneously." Poilievre said that at the beginning of the pandemic, with local officials telecommuting, it was simpler to acknowledge that the public authority couldn't disclose to Canadians where the cash had been going. After nine months, he stated, "the complementary lift is finished. We should now hope to get the information." Previous parliamentary spending official Kevin Page, who presently fills in as CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, said there is "a colossal straightforwardness hole" when if comes to what the Canadian and the U.S. governments have uncovered about where the cash has gone — a hole the public authority should be pushed to close. "We should realize more where that cash is going. These are tens and a huge number of dollars in business underpins. It's a vital piece of the general boost," he said. "What's more, not knowing truly ... decreases our capacity to see how these projects are functioning and what job would they be able to play as far as supporting the monetary recuperation going ahead."

Canadian PM Trudeau under political firestorm over lack of transparency of billions of dollars in aid

This is a historic week&nbsp;in the fight against the Wuhan virus as two major <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">vaccine</a>&nbsp;programs are now underway.&nbsp;Russia and the United Kingdom have started inoculating their citizens against the novel coronavirus this week.

The world's big powers have been racing for a vaccine for months in an attempt to be the first to begin the long road to recovery.

The approval of a vaccine for use almost exactly a year since the novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, is a triumph for science,&nbsp;Pfizer&nbsp;boss Albert Bourla and his German biotechnology partner BioNTech.

Russia and the United Kingdom are the first two countries that have kickstarted the vaccination process giving them an edge over other countries.

Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID-19 cases.

Also see:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/russia-begins-large-scale-vaccination-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-347542">Russia begins large scale vaccination as coronavirus cases surge</a>

Moscow began distributing its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking&nbsp;Russia's first large-scale vaccination against the disease.

The&nbsp;Russian-made vaccine will first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they run the highest risk of exposure to the disease.

Russia&nbsp;reported a record daily increase of 29,039 new cases, taking the national total to 2,460,770 since the pandemic began, while the official national death toll rose to 43,141.

Russia, which has the world's fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases, puts high hopes on its vaccines but some scientists have raised concerns about the speed at which it gave the regulatory go-ahead and launched mass inoculations.

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Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the shot available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors' clinics, the government said on Sunday.

Footage posted by the National Health Service (NHS) showed boxes containing doses of the vaccine being delivered to Croydon University Hospital in south London and being stored in a special, securely locked fridge.

The first doses are set to be administered on Tuesday, with the NHS giving top priority to vaccinating the over-80s, frontline healthcare workers and care home staff and residents.

Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech last week - jumping ahead in the global race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history.

In total, Britain has ordered 40 million doses. As each person requires two doses, that is enough to vaccinate 20 million people in the country of 67 million.

About 800,000 doses are expected to be available within the first week.

Initial doses that have arrived from Belgium are being stored in secure locations across the country, where they will be quality checked, the health ministry said.

The&nbsp;rollout&nbsp;coincides with a crucial and perilous moment in negotiations between Britain and the European Union on a post-Brexit trade agreement.

This is a historic week in the fight against the Wuhan virus as two major vaccine programs are now underway. Russia and the United Kingdom have started inoculating their citizens against the novel coronavirus this week.

This is a historic week in the fight against the Wuhan virus as two major vaccine programs are now underway. Russia and the United Kingdom have started inoculating their citizens against the novel coronavirus this week. The world's big powers have been racing for a vaccine for months in an attempt to be the first to begin the long road to recovery. The approval of a vaccine for use almost exactly a year since the novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, is a triumph for science, Pfizer boss Albert Bourla and his German biotechnology partner BioNTech. Russia and the United Kingdom are the first two countries that have kickstarted the vaccination process giving them an edge over other countries. Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID-19 cases. Also see: Russia begins large scale vaccination as coronavirus cases surge Moscow began distributing its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking Russia's first large-scale vaccination against the disease. The Russian-made vaccine will first be made available to doctors and other medical workers, teachers and social workers because they run the highest risk of exposure to the disease. Russia reported a record daily increase of 29,039 new cases, taking the national total to 2,460,770 since the pandemic began, while the official national death toll rose to 43,141. Russia, which has the world's fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases, puts high hopes on its vaccines but some scientists have raised concerns about the speed at which it gave the regulatory go-ahead and launched mass inoculations. × Britain Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the shot available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors' clinics, the government said on Sunday. Footage posted by the National Health Service (NHS) showed boxes containing doses of the vaccine being delivered to Croydon University Hospital in south London and being stored in a special, securely locked fridge. The first doses are set to be administered on Tuesday, with the NHS giving top priority to vaccinating the over-80s, frontline healthcare workers and care home staff and residents. Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech last week - jumping ahead in the global race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history. In total, Britain has ordered 40 million doses. As each person requires two doses, that is enough to vaccinate 20 million people in the country of 67 million. About 800,000 doses are expected to be available within the first week. Initial doses that have arrived from Belgium are being stored in secure locations across the country, where they will be quality checked, the health ministry said. The rollout coincides with a crucial and perilous moment in negotiations between Britain and the European Union on a post-Brexit trade agreement.

Coronavirus vaccine rollout: Russia and UK begin inoculating their citizens

India is concerned over the recent attempts by the extremists and Khalistani elements to influence the decision-making process and policy in Canada and UK on the farmer protest issue.

Canada and the UK are&nbsp;home to an influential Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe groups there that are still sympathetic to the cause of an independent Sikh state called&nbsp;Khalistan, carved out of India.

The farmers are protesting against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.

Thousands of farmers have gathered at Delhi’s borders to protest against the new farm laws. Talks between the government and protesting farmers remained inconclusive on Saturday even after five rounds of discussions as union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of the new farm laws.

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London police were seen in full force giving protection to Indian High Commission as demonstrators gathered on Sunday in support of Indian farmers protesting against farm laws. The protestors raised anti-India and pro-farmer slogans.

Khalistani terrorist Paramjeet Singh Pamma, who is on the National Investigation Agency’s most wanted list, was seen raising anti-India slogans at the Khalistani terror funded rally in London.

Paramjeet Singh Pamma is wanted in India for his involvement with designated terror group Sikhs for Justice, which is funded by Pakistan ISI.

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canadian Federal Opposition New Democratic Party&nbsp;described the “violence perpetrated” by the government against “peacefully protesting” farmers as “appalling”. Stating he stood in “solidarity” with the farmers, he called upon the Indian government to “engage in peaceful dialogue” with them.

Pro-Khalistan separatist groups in Canada have also joined the chorus of opposition to the farm laws against which the protests are being held. Sukhminder Singh Hansra, the senior member of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Canada branch, wrote to Canada’s foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne, seeking intervention to protect the “fundamental rights” of the protesting farmers, adding that the Canadian Sikh community was “monitoring the situation very closely.” Hansra, one of the leading proponents of Khalistan in Canada, framed the matter in terms of self-determination.

India is concerned over the recent attempts by the extremists and Khalistani elements to influence the decision-making process and policy in Canada and UK on the farmer protest issue.

India is concerned over the recent attempts by the extremists and Khalistani elements to influence the decision-making process and policy in Canada and UK on the farmer protest issue. Canada and the UK are home to an influential Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe groups there that are still sympathetic to the cause of an independent Sikh state called Khalistan, carved out of India. The farmers are protesting against the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. Thousands of farmers have gathered at Delhi’s borders to protest against the new farm laws. Talks between the government and protesting farmers remained inconclusive on Saturday even after five rounds of discussions as union leaders stuck to their demand for the repeal of the new farm laws. × London police were seen in full force giving protection to Indian High Commission as demonstrators gathered on Sunday in support of Indian farmers protesting against farm laws. The protestors raised anti-India and pro-farmer slogans. Khalistani terrorist Paramjeet Singh Pamma, who is on the National Investigation Agency’s most wanted list, was seen raising anti-India slogans at the Khalistani terror funded rally in London. Paramjeet Singh Pamma is wanted in India for his involvement with designated terror group Sikhs for Justice, which is funded by Pakistan ISI. Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canadian Federal Opposition New Democratic Party described the “violence perpetrated” by the government against “peacefully protesting” farmers as “appalling”. Stating he stood in “solidarity” with the farmers, he called upon the Indian government to “engage in peaceful dialogue” with them. Pro-Khalistan separatist groups in Canada have also joined the chorus of opposition to the farm laws against which the protests are being held. Sukhminder Singh Hansra, the senior member of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Canada branch, wrote to Canada’s foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne, seeking intervention to protect the “fundamental rights” of the protesting farmers, adding that the Canadian Sikh community was “monitoring the situation very closely.” Hansra, one of the leading proponents of Khalistan in Canada, framed the matter in terms of self-determination.

Separatists, politicians in Canada, UK wading into farmers’ protest row

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have been trying for more than a week to encircle the capital New Delhi in protest at new laws on farm produce trading.

New Delhi has passed reforms that enable farmers to sell produce anywhere in India and avoid state-run markets.&nbsp;The protests are led by farmers from Punjab, an Indian state which accounts for many migrants in Canada.

The Enforcement Directorate of India&nbsp;is investigating the Hawala network, operating in the state of Punjab the based on Canadian handlers. This Hawala money is allegedly being funded in some portion of the farmers' protest. &nbsp;&nbsp;

India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted" as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support for farmer protest is part of a political strategy and is hypocritical.

In Ottawa on Friday, Trudeau told reporters: "Canada will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests and human rights anywhere around the world." He added he was "pleased to see moves towards de-escalation and dialogue" between farmers and the Indian government.

Value of Sikh votes

Sikhs are the dominant ethnic group in the eight seats of the House of Commons in Canada, as well as a significant minority group in 15 other seats where they can change the polling equation.

Trudeau’s track record on Sikh issues has been a concern for India earlier, as he behaves in an immature manner for the sake of his political interest by ignoring radicalism.

His delegation, during the state visit in 2018, included Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted for attempting to murder Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu.

Therefore, due to Trudeau’s immaturity, he was given a cold shoulder by the Indian government during his visit when PM Narendra Modi did not go to receive him personally, and instead sent then minister of state for agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Canada’s hypocrisy

Canada is that it has consistently opposed India on agricultural issues at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It&nbsp;challenged India at WTO meetings when it sought to defend its agricultural programmes like the minimum support price (MSP) for staple crops such as rice, wheat and pulses.

In July this year, Canada&nbsp;had questioned India on exceeding the permitted limit on food subsidies given for rice production — also called de minimis levels under WTO norms — to farmers in 2018-19. The de minimis level is determined as 10 per cent of the value of food production.

Canada had also sent 25 questions to India with regard to its farm subsidy and also explained the impact of such food subsidies on global agricultural trade.

Subsequently, in September, a slew of questions were posed to India by Canada and other developed nations regarding its multiple agriculture policies.

The Indian farmers are demanding what Trudeau’s government is opposing at WTO.

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have been trying for more than a week to encircle the capital New Delhi in protest at new laws on farm produce trading. New Delhi has passed reforms that enable farmers to sell produce anywhere in India and avoid state-run markets.

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have been trying for more than a week to encircle the capital New Delhi in protest at new laws on farm produce trading. New Delhi has passed reforms that enable farmers to sell produce anywhere in India and avoid state-run markets. The protests are led by farmers from Punjab, an Indian state which accounts for many migrants in Canada. The Enforcement Directorate of India is investigating the Hawala network, operating in the state of Punjab the based on Canadian handlers. This Hawala money is allegedly being funded in some portion of the farmers' protest. India has called the remarks by foreign leaders and politicians on protests by farmers as "ill-informed" and "unwarranted" as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country. × Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support for farmer protest is part of a political strategy and is hypocritical. In Ottawa on Friday, Trudeau told reporters: "Canada will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests and human rights anywhere around the world." He added he was "pleased to see moves towards de-escalation and dialogue" between farmers and the Indian government. Value of Sikh votes Sikhs are the dominant ethnic group in the eight seats of the House of Commons in Canada, as well as a significant minority group in 15 other seats where they can change the polling equation. Trudeau’s track record on Sikh issues has been a concern for India earlier, as he behaves in an immature manner for the sake of his political interest by ignoring radicalism. His delegation, during the state visit in 2018, included Jaspal Atwal, who was convicted for attempting to murder Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu. Therefore, due to Trudeau’s immaturity, he was given a cold shoulder by the Indian government during his visit when PM Narendra Modi did not go to receive him personally, and instead sent then minister of state for agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Canada’s hypocrisy Canada is that it has consistently opposed India on agricultural issues at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It challenged India at WTO meetings when it sought to defend its agricultural programmes like the minimum support price (MSP) for staple crops such as rice, wheat and pulses. In July this year, Canada had questioned India on exceeding the permitted limit on food subsidies given for rice production — also called de minimis levels under WTO norms — to farmers in 2018-19. The de minimis level is determined as 10 per cent of the value of food production. Canada had also sent 25 questions to India with regard to its farm subsidy and also explained the impact of such food subsidies on global agricultural trade. Subsequently, in September, a slew of questions were posed to India by Canada and other developed nations regarding its multiple agriculture policies. The Indian farmers are demanding what Trudeau’s government is opposing at WTO.

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Lead and nickel content in drinking water and milk was primarily established as the root cause of the&nbsp;mysterious disease&nbsp;in&nbsp;Eluru&nbsp;city of Andhra Pradesh, which so far claimed one life and leftover 500 people sick.

Based on the preliminary findings of the expert teams from AIIMS and other state and central institutions, health officials presented a report to chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy here on Tuesday.

E-Coli in water was found to be normal while culture test of cerebral spinal fluid turned negative for known viruses and bacteria, an official report said here on Tuesday.

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However, a comprehensive report on the causative agents that triggered the disease outbreak could come out only in about a week even as teams from different agencies and institutions went about collecting samples of water, food and blood for a detailed analysis of possible carcinogenic residues.

The AIIMS experts who conducted a preliminary examination of blood samples made out that lead and nickel particulate matter could be the root cause of the mysterious disease, which has claimed one life and left over 561 people sick.

Hundreds of people have been treated for mystery illness in a southern Indian town, with one doctor ruling out "mass hysteria" at a time nerves are already frayed because of the coronavirus.

The government rushed medical experts to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh state to investigate the illness, which first appeared Saturday causing seizures, nausea and chronic pain.

Officials said nearly 500 people have been treated -- with most swiftly recovering -- but the death of a 45-year-old man at the weekend was attributed to the mystery disease.

"Some people are saying that it is mass hysteria but it is not," said A.S. Ram, a senior doctor at Eluru government hospital.

He said most victims had suffered genuine symptoms, but "we are unable to diagnose what is causing it".

Other officials pinpointed a possible role of chemical additives in pesticides, while residents have highlighted a problem with garbage and feral pigs.

They released a report on Monday which said symptoms included "epilepsy for 3-5 minutes, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache and back pain."&nbsp;

The government has sent doctors from the National Institute of Virology, National Centre for Disease Control and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have been sent to investigate.

The team was collecting samples of edible oil, rice, blood and urine for analysis.

"Most of the patients are coming in with minor head injuries or a black eye as they collapsed suddenly with the seizure," Ram said.

"But within one or two hours most of them are fine."

Police constable Kiran Kumar -- who collapsed while on duty Monday -- said he had been left "scared" after being semi-conscious for more than two hours.

"My colleagues told me, I shouted something and collapsed. I injured my right shoulder due to falling on the road."

According to district officials, the illness is not spread person-to-person.

They released a report on Monday which said symptoms included "epilepsy for 3-5 minutes, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache and back pain".&nbsp;

Lead and nickel content in drinking water and milk was primarily established as the root cause of the mysterious disease in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh, which so far claimed one life and leftover 500 people sick.

Lead and nickel content in drinking water and milk was primarily established as the root cause of the mysterious disease in Eluru city of Andhra Pradesh, which so far claimed one life and leftover 500 people sick. Based on the preliminary findings of the expert teams from AIIMS and other state and central institutions, health officials presented a report to chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy here on Tuesday. E-Coli in water was found to be normal while culture test of cerebral spinal fluid turned negative for known viruses and bacteria, an official report said here on Tuesday. Also read: Andhra Pradesh mystery disease: Hospitalisation tally jumps to 347 However, a comprehensive report on the causative agents that triggered the disease outbreak could come out only in about a week even as teams from different agencies and institutions went about collecting samples of water, food and blood for a detailed analysis of possible carcinogenic residues. The AIIMS experts who conducted a preliminary examination of blood samples made out that lead and nickel particulate matter could be the root cause of the mysterious disease, which has claimed one life and left over 561 people sick. Hundreds of people have been treated for mystery illness in a southern Indian town, with one doctor ruling out "mass hysteria" at a time nerves are already frayed because of the coronavirus. The government rushed medical experts to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh state to investigate the illness, which first appeared Saturday causing seizures, nausea and chronic pain. Officials said nearly 500 people have been treated -- with most swiftly recovering -- but the death of a 45-year-old man at the weekend was attributed to the mystery disease. "Some people are saying that it is mass hysteria but it is not," said A.S. Ram, a senior doctor at Eluru government hospital. He said most victims had suffered genuine symptoms, but "we are unable to diagnose what is causing it". Other officials pinpointed a possible role of chemical additives in pesticides, while residents have highlighted a problem with garbage and feral pigs. They released a report on Monday which said symptoms included "epilepsy for 3-5 minutes, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache and back pain." The government has sent doctors from the National Institute of Virology, National Centre for Disease Control and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have been sent to investigate. The team was collecting samples of edible oil, rice, blood and urine for analysis. "Most of the patients are coming in with minor head injuries or a black eye as they collapsed suddenly with the seizure," Ram said. "But within one or two hours most of them are fine." Police constable Kiran Kumar -- who collapsed while on duty Monday -- said he had been left "scared" after being semi-conscious for more than two hours. "My colleagues told me, I shouted something and collapsed. I injured my right shoulder due to falling on the road." According to district officials, the illness is not spread person-to-person. They released a report on Monday which said symptoms included "epilepsy for 3-5 minutes, forgetfulness, anxiety, vomiting, headache and back pain".

Mystery illness in Andhra Pradesh: Doctors discover traces of heavy metal content in blood samples

A US-based institute warned on Tuesday that there has been a dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces from July to September this year, attacks that have led to a sharp rise in civilian casualties.

The Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs, a research center at Brown University, said in its report that 70 Afghan civilians have been killed in the third quarter of this year, compared to 86 killed in the first six months of 2020.

The somber statistic comes even as Afghan government representatives and the Taliban are holding negotiations about a peaceful resolution to the country's 19-year war. The talks have been underway since September in Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office. The two sides last week finally made a step forward after a long impasse, agreeing on rules and procedures for the negotiations.

In its report, the institute also said that from 2017 through 2019, civilian deaths due to US&nbsp;And allied forces' airstrikes in Afghanistan dramatically increased. In 2019, airstrikes killed 700 civilians&nbsp;more civilians than in any other year since the beginning of the war in 2001 and 2002.

The civilians have borne the brunt of the fighting, despite repeated pleas from the United Nations to spare civilian lives. A resurgent Taliban have gained control of almost half of Afghanistan over the past years, the strongest the insurgents have been since their regime was ousted by the US-led invasion in 2001.

Among the casualties included in the research institute's statistics are the 24 Afghan civilians, including children, killed in government airstrikes in northern Kunduz province on Sept. 19.

Villagers said an initial airstrike targeted a house belonging to a Taliban fighter, whose home doubled as a checkpoint for stopping and frisking people to ensure they were not connected to the government. The explosion set fire to a nearby home, trapping a family inside, said Latif Rahmani, who witnessed the airstrikes and spoke to The Associated Press by phone.

Rahmani said farmers and villagers ran to douse the fire and rescue the trapped family members inside when a second airstrike hit, killing many of them.

Despite the talks in Qatar, the violence has continued, claiming more lives, including those of children. At least 12 civilians, mostly children, were killed in an airstrike that hit a madrassa, or an Islamic school, in northern Takhar province in mid-October.

Last Tuesday, 9-year-old Mohammad Bilal, a second-grader in eastern Ghazni province, had gone out to the village grocery store&nbsp;a shipping container&nbsp;to buy candy for himself when Afghan helicopters bombarded his village.

He was killed when one of the 12 rockets that hit the village struck the store, said his father, Javed Zamani. Two of the shopkeeper's children were also killed in the store, while five children aged 10 to 12 were critically wounded and were transferred to a Kabul hospital.

Afghan officials claimed the helicopters were targeting Taliban militants in the village and hit the children by mistake. The Taliban control much of Ghazni province, including the rural areas.

A US-based institute warned on Tuesday that there has been a dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces from July to September this year, attacks that have led to a sharp rise in civilian casualties.

A US-based institute warned on Tuesday that there has been a dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces from July to September this year, attacks that have led to a sharp rise in civilian casualties. The Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs, a research center at Brown University, said in its report that 70 Afghan civilians have been killed in the third quarter of this year, compared to 86 killed in the first six months of 2020. The somber statistic comes even as Afghan government representatives and the Taliban are holding negotiations about a peaceful resolution to the country's 19-year war. The talks have been underway since September in Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office. The two sides last week finally made a step forward after a long impasse, agreeing on rules and procedures for the negotiations. In its report, the institute also said that from 2017 through 2019, civilian deaths due to US And allied forces' airstrikes in Afghanistan dramatically increased. In 2019, airstrikes killed 700 civilians more civilians than in any other year since the beginning of the war in 2001 and 2002. The civilians have borne the brunt of the fighting, despite repeated pleas from the United Nations to spare civilian lives. A resurgent Taliban have gained control of almost half of Afghanistan over the past years, the strongest the insurgents have been since their regime was ousted by the US-led invasion in 2001. Among the casualties included in the research institute's statistics are the 24 Afghan civilians, including children, killed in government airstrikes in northern Kunduz province on Sept. 19. Villagers said an initial airstrike targeted a house belonging to a Taliban fighter, whose home doubled as a checkpoint for stopping and frisking people to ensure they were not connected to the government. The explosion set fire to a nearby home, trapping a family inside, said Latif Rahmani, who witnessed the airstrikes and spoke to The Associated Press by phone. Rahmani said farmers and villagers ran to douse the fire and rescue the trapped family members inside when a second airstrike hit, killing many of them. Despite the talks in Qatar, the violence has continued, claiming more lives, including those of children. At least 12 civilians, mostly children, were killed in an airstrike that hit a madrassa, or an Islamic school, in northern Takhar province in mid-October. Last Tuesday, 9-year-old Mohammad Bilal, a second-grader in eastern Ghazni province, had gone out to the village grocery store a shipping container to buy candy for himself when Afghan helicopters bombarded his village. He was killed when one of the 12 rockets that hit the village struck the store, said his father, Javed Zamani. Two of the shopkeeper's children were also killed in the store, while five children aged 10 to 12 were critically wounded and were transferred to a Kabul hospital. Afghan officials claimed the helicopters were targeting Taliban militants in the village and hit the children by mistake. The Taliban control much of Ghazni province, including the rural areas.

Dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government: Report

In spite of Google fixing an essential security defect in its Play Core library back in April 2020, numerous Android applications actually keep on excess defenseless according to a report by network protection firm Check Point.

Distinguished as CVE-2020-8913, this weakness permits assailants to infuse malevolent code into weak applications, to access in no way different assets of the facilitating application.

Hackers can utilise the powerless applications to gain admittance to touchy information from other applications on a similar gadget, taking clients' private data, for example, login subtleties, passwords, monetary subtleties, and sends. While there are numerous applications, here are the 10 well known Android applications that might be protected to use until the application designers discharge an update.&nbsp;

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To back its claims, Check Point specialists took a weak rendition of the Google Chrome application and made a committed payload to get its bookmarks. Misusing the weakness, somebody can get treats to utilize them as a way to Hijack a current meeting with outsider administrations, as DropBox.

When a payload is "infused" into Google Chrome, the payload will have similar access as the Google Chrome application to information, for example, treats, history, and bookmarks for the information, and secret word administrator as a help. It is fitting that clients update their Google Chrome application right away.&nbsp;

Designers of applications like Viber and Booking as of late delivered a fix. Clients are encouraged to refresh the applications and utilize the most recent rendition.&nbsp;

Record subtleties, passwords, monetary data and other individual information of Grindr application clients on Android might be in danger.&nbsp;

Designers of Bumble are yet to refresh the application to fix this critical issue according to Check Point.&nbsp;

Another dating application called OKCupid is influenced by a similar security issue.&nbsp;

The Android application of Cisco Team keeps on excess helpless and clients should practice alert until the fix is delivered.&nbsp;

Route application Yango Pro (Taximeter) approaches practically all authorizations making it unsafe for Android clients.&nbsp;

Microsoft is yet to deliver a fix for its Edge program for Android. Client are in danger of losing their passwords and other individual data.&nbsp;

Xrecorder has been told about the weakness yet the engineers are yet to deliver a fix.&nbsp;

PowerDirector likewise experiences the specific security issue alongside incalculable other applications.

In spite of Google fixing an essential security defect in its Play Core library back in April 2020, numerous Android applications actually keep on excess defenseless according to a report by network protection firm Check Point.

In spite of Google fixing an essential security defect in its Play Core library back in April 2020, numerous Android applications actually keep on excess defenseless according to a report by network protection firm Check Point. Distinguished as CVE-2020-8913, this weakness permits assailants to infuse malevolent code into weak applications, to access in no way different assets of the facilitating application. Hackers can utilise the powerless applications to gain admittance to touchy information from other applications on a similar gadget, taking clients' private data, for example, login subtleties, passwords, monetary subtleties, and sends. While there are numerous applications, here are the 10 well known Android applications that might be protected to use until the application designers discharge an update. Also see: Best apps and games on the Play Store in India for 2020 To back its claims, Check Point specialists took a weak rendition of the Google Chrome application and made a committed payload to get its bookmarks. Misusing the weakness, somebody can get treats to utilize them as a way to Hijack a current meeting with outsider administrations, as DropBox. When a payload is "infused" into Google Chrome, the payload will have similar access as the Google Chrome application to information, for example, treats, history, and bookmarks for the information, and secret word administrator as a help. It is fitting that clients update their Google Chrome application right away. Designers of applications like Viber and Booking as of late delivered a fix. Clients are encouraged to refresh the applications and utilize the most recent rendition. Record subtleties, passwords, monetary data and other individual information of Grindr application clients on Android might be in danger. Designers of Bumble are yet to refresh the application to fix this critical issue according to Check Point. Another dating application called OKCupid is influenced by a similar security issue. The Android application of Cisco Team keeps on excess helpless and clients should practice alert until the fix is delivered. Route application Yango Pro (Taximeter) approaches practically all authorizations making it unsafe for Android clients. Microsoft is yet to deliver a fix for its Edge program for Android. Client are in danger of losing their passwords and other individual data. Xrecorder has been told about the weakness yet the engineers are yet to deliver a fix. PowerDirector likewise experiences the specific security issue alongside incalculable other applications.

Android user warning: 10 popular apps that may be 'dangerous' to use

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that his country has designated&nbsp;Pakistan and&nbsp;China as&nbsp;countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom.

The United States releases a&nbsp;list of countries with a dubious record on religious freedoms every year.

The US State Department issued a list of countries on Monday including&nbsp;Pakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan were placed in the list for engaging in or tolerating&nbsp;systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.

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The State Department placed the Comoros, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Russia on a Special Watch List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom.

Pompeo said "Religious freedom is an unalienable right and the bedrock upon which free societies are built and flourish. Today, the United States -- a nation founded by those fleeing religious persecution, as the recent Commission on Unalienable Rights report noted -- once again took action to defend those who simply want to exercise this essential freedom.''

The US also designated al-Shabaab, al-Qaida, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, and the Taliban as 'Entities of Particular Concern'.

Pompeo said the US did not renew the prior 'Entity of Particular Concern' designations for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS-Khorasan due to the total loss of territory formerly controlled by these terrorist organisations.

"While these two groups no longer meet the statutory criteria for designation, we will not rest until we have fully eliminated the threat of religious freedom abuses by any violent extremist and terrorist groups," he said.

Pompeo said Sudan and Uzbekistan have been removed from the Special Watch List based on significant, concrete progress undertaken by their respective governments over the past year.

"The courageous reforms of their laws and practices stand as models for other nations to follow," he said.

However, our work is far from complete. Pompeo said, adding that the US will continue to work tirelessly to end religiously motivated abuses and persecution around the world and to help ensure that each person, everywhere, at all times, has the right to live according to the dictates of conscience.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) praised the State Department's move to put 10 nations in the list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs), including Nigeria for the first time, and four countries on the SWL for severe violations, pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that his country has designated Pakistan and China as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that his country has designated Pakistan and China as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom. The United States releases a list of countries with a dubious record on religious freedoms every year. The US State Department issued a list of countries on Monday including Pakistan and China along with Myanmar, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan were placed in the list for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom. Also read: Pakistan-China intelligence-sharing deal threatens US peace efforts in Afghanistan The State Department placed the Comoros, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Russia on a Special Watch List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom. Pompeo said "Religious freedom is an unalienable right and the bedrock upon which free societies are built and flourish. Today, the United States -- a nation founded by those fleeing religious persecution, as the recent Commission on Unalienable Rights report noted -- once again took action to defend those who simply want to exercise this essential freedom.'' The US also designated al-Shabaab, al-Qaida, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, and the Taliban as 'Entities of Particular Concern'. Pompeo said the US did not renew the prior 'Entity of Particular Concern' designations for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS-Khorasan due to the total loss of territory formerly controlled by these terrorist organisations. "While these two groups no longer meet the statutory criteria for designation, we will not rest until we have fully eliminated the threat of religious freedom abuses by any violent extremist and terrorist groups," he said. Pompeo said Sudan and Uzbekistan have been removed from the Special Watch List based on significant, concrete progress undertaken by their respective governments over the past year. "The courageous reforms of their laws and practices stand as models for other nations to follow," he said. However, our work is far from complete. Pompeo said, adding that the US will continue to work tirelessly to end religiously motivated abuses and persecution around the world and to help ensure that each person, everywhere, at all times, has the right to live according to the dictates of conscience. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) praised the State Department's move to put 10 nations in the list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs), including Nigeria for the first time, and four countries on the SWL for severe violations, pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).

US re-designates Pakistan, China as countries curbing religious freedom

An Italian man ventured outside to chill subsequent to quarreling with his better half - and wound up strolling 450km (280 miles).&nbsp;

Italians have nicknamed him "Forrest Gump" via web-based media, after the moderate witted saint of a 1994 film, played by Tom Hanks, who runs a huge number of miles over the United States.&nbsp;

Police halted the Italian's epic stroll at 2 am in Fano on the Adriatic coast, seven days after he left Como in the north.&nbsp;

The man, 48, got a €400 (£362; $485) police fine for penetrating the time limitation.&nbsp;

The story was first revealed by the Bologna-based paper Il Resto del Carlino yet immediately became famous online in Italian media.&nbsp;

A few remarks via web-based media introduced the man as courageous and scrutinized the fine. One said he ought to have been compensated - not fined - and given another pair of shoes. Another applauded him for strolling off to cool his outrage, as opposed to turning to savagery.&nbsp;

The man told police "I came here by walking, I didn't utilize any vehicle". He said, "en route, I met individuals who offered me food and drink". "I'm OK, slightly drained," he stated, having arrived at the midpoint of 60km day by day.&nbsp;

Police discovered him meandering capriciously and cold around evening time on a beachfront thruway.&nbsp;

Subsequent to checking his ID in their information base they found that his better half had announced him missing, so they reached her and she ventured out to Fano to gather him.&nbsp;

The Italian reports didn't state how she responded after discovering that he had gotten a €400 fine.

An Italian man ventured outside to chill subsequent to quarreling with his better half - and wound up strolling 450km (280 miles). Italians have nicknamed him "Forrest Gump" via web-based media, after the moderate witted saint of a 1994 film, played by Tom Hanks, who runs a huge number of miles over the United States.

An Italian man ventured outside to chill subsequent to quarreling with his better half - and wound up strolling 450km (280 miles). Italians have nicknamed him "Forrest Gump" via web-based media, after the moderate witted saint of a 1994 film, played by Tom Hanks, who runs a huge number of miles over the United States. Police halted the Italian's epic stroll at 2 am in Fano on the Adriatic coast, seven days after he left Como in the north. The man, 48, got a €400 (£362; $485) police fine for penetrating the time limitation. The story was first revealed by the Bologna-based paper Il Resto del Carlino yet immediately became famous online in Italian media. A few remarks via web-based media introduced the man as courageous and scrutinized the fine. One said he ought to have been compensated - not fined - and given another pair of shoes. Another applauded him for strolling off to cool his outrage, as opposed to turning to savagery. The man told police "I came here by walking, I didn't utilize any vehicle". He said, "en route, I met individuals who offered me food and drink". "I'm OK, slightly drained," he stated, having arrived at the midpoint of 60km day by day. Police discovered him meandering capriciously and cold around evening time on a beachfront thruway. Subsequent to checking his ID in their information base they found that his better half had announced him missing, so they reached her and she ventured out to Fano to gather him. The Italian reports didn't state how she responded after discovering that he had gotten a €400 fine.

Italian man walks 450km after lockdown row with wife

Serum&nbsp;Institute of India, the world's largest <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">vaccine</a>&nbsp;producer by volume, is close to signing a supply contract with the country's central government and likely to fix prices at 250 rupees ($3.39) per dose of the vaccine, Business Standard reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The government is pinning its hopes for mass supply on&nbsp;Serum&nbsp;Institute, which lodged the first formal application for emergency-use approval of AstraZeneca's shot on Monday.

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Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla had earlier said the vaccine would be priced at 1,000 rupees ($13.55) per dose in India's private market, but governments signing large supply deals would likely buy it at lower prices.

Poonawalla had said&nbsp;Serum&nbsp;will first focus on supplying the vaccine to Indians before distributing it to other countries.

With 9.70 million COVID-19 cases recorded so far, India is second only to the United States and is accelerating its review of vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca to authorize for emergency use, a senior official said on Monday.

While the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Health did not respond to Reuters request for comments,&nbsp;Serum&nbsp;Institute declined to offer one.

Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine producer by volume, is close to signing a supply contract with the country's central government and likely to fix prices at 250 rupees ($3.

Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine producer by volume, is close to signing a supply contract with the country's central government and likely to fix prices at 250 rupees ($3.39) per dose of the vaccine, Business Standard reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The government is pinning its hopes for mass supply on Serum Institute, which lodged the first formal application for emergency-use approval of AstraZeneca's shot on Monday. Also read: Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use authorisation for Indian Covid-19 vaccine Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla had earlier said the vaccine would be priced at 1,000 rupees ($13.55) per dose in India's private market, but governments signing large supply deals would likely buy it at lower prices. Poonawalla had said Serum will first focus on supplying the vaccine to Indians before distributing it to other countries. With 9.70 million COVID-19 cases recorded so far, India is second only to the United States and is accelerating its review of vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca to authorize for emergency use, a senior official said on Monday. While the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Health did not respond to Reuters request for comments, Serum Institute declined to offer one.

Serum likely to supply COVID-19 vaccine at over $3 a dose to Indian government

Sri Lanka announced Tuesday the first large-scale Chinese investment in manufacturing in the country, a $300-million tyre factory near a strategic deep-sea port.

Western nations, as well as regional power India, have long been concerned about Chinese influence in Sri Lanka through projects under its gargantuan Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.

The factory will be adjacent to the Hambantota port, which was leased to a Chinese company in 2017 after Sri Lanka failed to service the $1.4-billion debt from Beijing used to build it.&nbsp;

Sri Lanka's cabinet approved the setting up of the tyre plant under legislation that allows generous tax concessions, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters in Colombo.

He said Shandong Haohua Tire Co Limited will export at least 80 percent of production, with the option of selling the rest on the local market.

The announcement came just weeks after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled the country's 2021 budget, banking on a huge Chinese real-estate development in Colombo to attract more investment and revive the island's economy.

The Colombo Port City -- a $1.4 billion land reclamation project which started in 2014 -- has doubled the size of Sri Lanka's current financial district.

When Rajapaksa was president between 2005-15, Colombo borrowed billions from China, accumulating a mountain of debt for a string of infrastructure projects -- including an international airport dubbed "the world's emptiest" by media for its lack of flights.

He and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- the current president -- have rejected accusations that many such projects are white elephants, and have denied falling victim to a Chinese debt trap.

With credit agencies cutting Sri Lanka's debt ratings, the country is expecting more Chinese loans in the new year.

Its economy is struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and the devastating effect the Easter Sunday bombings last year had on the tourism industry.

Sri Lanka announced Tuesday the first large-scale Chinese investment in manufacturing in the country, a $300-million tyre factory near a strategic deep-sea port.

Sri Lanka announced Tuesday the first large-scale Chinese investment in manufacturing in the country, a $300-million tyre factory near a strategic deep-sea port. Western nations, as well as regional power India, have long been concerned about Chinese influence in Sri Lanka through projects under its gargantuan Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The factory will be adjacent to the Hambantota port, which was leased to a Chinese company in 2017 after Sri Lanka failed to service the $1.4-billion debt from Beijing used to build it. Sri Lanka's cabinet approved the setting up of the tyre plant under legislation that allows generous tax concessions, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters in Colombo. He said Shandong Haohua Tire Co Limited will export at least 80 percent of production, with the option of selling the rest on the local market. The announcement came just weeks after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled the country's 2021 budget, banking on a huge Chinese real-estate development in Colombo to attract more investment and revive the island's economy. The Colombo Port City -- a $1.4 billion land reclamation project which started in 2014 -- has doubled the size of Sri Lanka's current financial district. When Rajapaksa was president between 2005-15, Colombo borrowed billions from China, accumulating a mountain of debt for a string of infrastructure projects -- including an international airport dubbed "the world's emptiest" by media for its lack of flights. He and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- the current president -- have rejected accusations that many such projects are white elephants, and have denied falling victim to a Chinese debt trap. With credit agencies cutting Sri Lanka's debt ratings, the country is expecting more Chinese loans in the new year. Its economy is struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and the devastating effect the Easter Sunday bombings last year had on the tourism industry.

Sri Lanka gets $300 million Chinese factory near key port

China has removed 105 apps including that of US&nbsp;travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling, and violence.

The Cyberspace Administration of China said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that the apps violated one or more of three cyber laws, without providing details for each app.

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"The Cyberspace Administration of China will continue to ...&nbsp;strengthen the supervision and inspection of mobile apps' information services, promptly clean up and dispose of illegal mobile applications and application stores, and strive to create a clear cyberspace," the agency said in a statement.

The authority said it started the campaign on November&nbsp;5 in response to a strong reaction from the general public to content deemed offensive. It said it would continue to regulate apps and remove those in violation of the law in a timely manner.

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China heavily regulates its cyberspace and punishments for transgressions are not uncommon, irrespective of whether the app is operated by a domestic or foreign company.

China has increased scrutiny of its technology sector in recent weeks, last month drafting anti-monopoly rules for tech firms.

It has also expressed concerns about data protection and consumer rights, while authorities have on a number of occasions ordered apps to be suspended for mishandling user information.

The United States and China have increasingly clashed over technology from both sides. Recently, for example, the Trump administration has&nbsp;threatened to ban&nbsp;short-form&nbsp;video app TikTok if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company&nbsp;ByteDance.

China has removed 105 apps including that of US travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling, and violence.

China has removed 105 apps including that of US travel firm TripAdvisor Inc from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling, and violence. The Cyberspace Administration of China said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that the apps violated one or more of three cyber laws, without providing details for each app. "The Cyberspace Administration of China will continue to ... strengthen the supervision and inspection of mobile apps' information services, promptly clean up and dispose of illegal mobile applications and application stores, and strive to create a clear cyberspace," the agency said in a statement. The authority said it started the campaign on November 5 in response to a strong reaction from the general public to content deemed offensive. It said it would continue to regulate apps and remove those in violation of the law in a timely manner. Also read: China blasts 'crazy' US sanctions over Hong Kong; vows 'firm countermeasures' China heavily regulates its cyberspace and punishments for transgressions are not uncommon, irrespective of whether the app is operated by a domestic or foreign company. China has increased scrutiny of its technology sector in recent weeks, last month drafting anti-monopoly rules for tech firms. It has also expressed concerns about data protection and consumer rights, while authorities have on a number of occasions ordered apps to be suspended for mishandling user information. The United States and China have increasingly clashed over technology from both sides. Recently, for example, the Trump administration has threatened to ban short-form video app TikTok if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

TripAdvisor and over 104 other apps blocked in China for 'violating' cyber law

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