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Visa deal key to closer EU-Kazakh relations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

‘When are you going ease our travel situation to Europe?’ has become the “first and last question” that Kazakh citizens ask their foreign ministry. That insight was shared by Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Roman Vassilenko, at a meeting in Brussels of the Berlin Eurasian Club, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.German commerce came to Brussels to explore how both businesses and people could further benefit from the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Kazakhstan, which has been fully in force since 2020. Luc Devigne, from the European External Action Service, observed that Kazakhstan “stands out in Central Asia, the EU does not, perhaps yet, have the same depth of relations within other countries in the region”.Deputy Foreign Minister VassilenkoDeputy Foreign Minister Vassilenko spoke of the impressive growth in business links between his country and the European Union. More than 3,000 EU companies now operate in Kazakhstan and trade was expected...

Saturday Night Five: Whittingham delivers as Utah owns USC (again), Riley’s bad media message and ASU’s near miss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the field …1. Wizard of the WasatchThe Pac-12 will announce its all-conference team and postseason award winners in early December, a few days after the conference championship game.How about we go ahead and pencil in Utah’s Kyle Whittingham for Coach of the Year.Yes, there’s a half-season to play.Sure, Washington is undefeated; coach Kalen DeBoer has done first-rate work with the Huskies.And once again, Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith is doing as much with his personnel as any coach in the country.Let’s not ignore Arizona’s Jedd Fisch and Colorado’s Deion Sanders; both schools are exceeding expectations.But has any coach anywhere applied his craft with the complete mastery Whittingham has shown through the first eight weeks?The Utes are 6-1 overall and tied for second place in the conference (in the loss column) and have been without their starting quarterback all season.Same with their best all-arou...

How to keep pets safe amid the smells and tastes of fall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

As the sights, sounds and tastes of fall beckon, some pets are not immune to its call. Area veterinarians are sending a clear warning that some of Autumn’s delights could be dangerous for dogs and cats.Dr. Ashley Young, an associate veterinarian at Poolesville Veterinary Clinic in Montgomery County, Maryland, is seeing an alarming trend among dogs attracted to the bright leaves this season.“With the leaves falling, ticks love to live in that leaf litter,” Young said. “They are year-round, but right now there’s a burst of ticks because it’s a perfect spot to live. And as dogs run through, ticks just hop on them and you.”She suggests keeping up or renewing a tick preventive treatment to keep pets safe.Another hazard of the season is festive harvest decorations, especially those with corn — some dogs could need surgery if they try to digest corn cobs, Young told WTOP.“They swallow the cob whole and when it goes down, it sucks in moisture ...

Meryl Streep y su marido Don Gummer llevan seis años separados

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

(CNN) — Meryl Streep y su marido Don Gummer han estado viviendo separados en los últimos años.La noticia fue confirmada por un representante de la actriz en un comunicado a People este sábado.“Don Gummer y Meryl Streep han estado separados durante más de 6 años y, aunque siempre se cuidarán el uno al otro, han elegido vidas separadas”, dijo un representante de Streep al medio.CNN se comunicó con el publicista del actor para solicitar comentarios.Jennifer Lawrence le explica el significado de “G.O.A.T.” a Meryl StreepReconocen a Meryl Streep con premio Princesa de Asturias de las Artes 1:20La tres veces ganadora del Oscar y Gummer, un escultor, se casaron en 1978. El mes pasado cumplieron 45 años de boda.Streep y Gummer fueron fotografiados juntos en numerosos eventos a lo largo de los años, pero en gran medida mantuvieron sus vidas personales fuera de la prensa.“No existe una hoja de ruta sobre cómo formar una familia: siempre es una negociación enorme”...

Universidad de Michigan se disculpa por mostrar una foto de Hitler en una pantalla antes de un partido de fútbol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

(CNN) — La Universidad Estatal de Michigan se disculpó por mostrar una foto de Adolf Hitler en la pantalla de video durante un cuestionario de trivia antes del partido de fútbol de la escuela contra sus rivales del estado, la Universidad de Michigan, este sábado.“MSU es consciente de que se mostró contenido inapropiado de una fuente externa en el tablero de video antes del inicio del partido de fútbol de esta noche”, dijo el director deportivo de Michigan State, Matt Larson, en un comunicado. “Lamentamos profundamente el contenido que se mostró, ya que no es representativo de nuestros valores institucionales”.Las fotos comenzaron a circular en las redes sociales antes del saque inicial del partido, mostrando a Hitler en el tablero de video del Spartan Stadium con una pregunta de trivia sobre dónde nació.MSU dejará de utilizar la fuente de terceros de la que proviene la imagen e implementará procedimientos de detección más estrictos para todo el contenid...

UN warns of Gaza catastrophe as Israel prepares ground invasion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

The ongoing blockade of Gaza has pushed the enclave’s 2.3 million people to the brink of starvation, Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N.’s World Food Program, warned on Sunday.Israel has besieged the densely populated coastal region for almost two weeks, refusing to allow in food and medical aid amid fears it could fall into the hands of the militant group Hamas. As Israel intensified airstrikes over the weekend in preparation for a ground invasion, the first 20 aid trucks entered Gaza on Saturday after being blocked near the Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing.But a lot more aid needs to be delivered, McCain told POLITICO. “Right now we’re facing a catastrophe in the area with the inability to feed people and the inability for the people to find anything to eat at all,” McCain said in an interview Sunday. “These people are going to starve to death unless we can get in.”The Gaza Strip has been besieged by Israeli forces since October 9, when Israel’s Defen...

Sources project value for Patriots’ trade deadline candidates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

There’s not much left to salvage for the Patriots this season less than two weeks out from the NFL trade deadline.At 1-5, ravaged by injuries and underdogs in their next two games, the Patriots are obvious sellers ahead of the Halloween deadline. And they know it.“Given where we are, if I’m another team, I’d be calling on the availability of all of our upcoming free agents,” a source said.And the Patriots are willing to listen to offers ahead of the trade deadline, per sources.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots activate CB Jack Jones in series of transactions New England Patriots | Four Patriots who should play bigger roles vs. Bills in Week 7 New England Patriots | Patriots-Bills preview: How Bill Belichick can upset Josh Allen and Buffalo New England Patriots | NFL notes: How the Patriots and Bills switched places in the AFC East New England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: ...

Iran sentences 2 journalists for collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in Sept. 2022.This is a preliminary sentencing that can be appealed in 20 days. The two journalists, Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Amini’s death for wearing her headscarf too loosely, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about her funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in jail respectively, reported the judiciary news website, Mizan on Sunday. Tehran Revolutionary Court charged them with “collaborating with the hostile American government,” “colluding against national security” and “propaganda against the system,” according to Mezan.Hamedi worked for the reformist newspaper Shargh while Mohammadi for Ham-Mihan. They were detained in September 2022....

6 dead in Russian rocket strike as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.A further 16 people were injured in the blast late Saturday, which is believed to have been caused by a Russian S-300 rocket, Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov said on social media.All of the victims were employees of private Ukrainian postal and courier service Nova Poshta.In a statement, the company said that the air raid siren had sounded just moments before the attack, leaving those inside the depot with no time to reach shelter. It announced that Sunday would be a day of mourning for the firm.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as an attack on an “ordinary civilian object.”“We need to respond to Russian terror every day with results on the front line. And, even more so, we need to strengthen global unity in order to fight against this terror,” he wrote on social media. “Russia will not be able to achieve anythi...

Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:58 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Deadly violence has been surging in the West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack from Gaza, with at least 90 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-occupied territory in the past two weeks, mainly in clashes with Israeli troops.The violence threatens to open another front in the 2-week-old war, and puts pressure on the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the West Bank and is deeply unpopular among Palestinians, in large part because it cooperates with Israel on security matters. The tally includes five Palestinians killed in separate incidents on Sunday, including two who died in an airstrike on a mosque in the volatile Jenin refugee camp that Israel said was being used by militants. Israel carried out an airstrike during a battle in another West Bank refugee camp last week, in which 13 Palestinians, including five minors, and a member of Israel’s paramilitary Bord...