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CAIRO - Egypt says Ethiopia has "summarily rejected" its plan for key aspects of operating a giant dam the East African nation is building on the Nile, while dismissing Ethiopia's own proposal as "unfair and inequitable." The comments in a note circulated to diplomats last week show the gap between the two countries on a project seen as an existential threat by Egypt, which gets around 90% of its fresh water from the Nile. The note distributed by the Egyptian foreign ministry, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, points to key differences over the annual flow of water that should be guaranteed to Egypt and how to manage flows during droughts. It comes as Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan met Sunday and Monday for their first talks over the hydroelectric dam in more than a year. A spokesperson at Ethiopia's foreign ministry, Nebiat Getachew, said Monday the meeting had produced no agreements or disagreements, and gave no immediate response to the Egyptian claims. Egyptian officials were … [Read more...] about Egypt, Ethiopia at Odds as Talks Over Blue Nile Dam Resume

The research , conducted by a team of Imperial College London scientists on 10,000 subjects, found if individuals did not know what drugs they were given, they were no more likely than recipients of sugar pills to report symptoms such as muscle pain, sleep disturbance and cognitive impairment. When participants in the second trial phase were told the drugs were statins, rates of reported side effects shot up, with claimed muscle pain being 41 percent more common. UK National Health Service guidance recommends using cholesterol-busting drugs for around 40 percent of adults, although research suggests more than half of statin patients abandon them within a year, due to side effects. Patients unaware they're taking statins report fewer side effects, study finds https://t.co/MAt5ZqKHd7 pic.twitter.com/zazJAb1xxh — DoM Imperial College (@DoM_Imperial) May 3, 2017 "The enormous amount of publicity related to the side effects of these drugs could be dangerous. It's a huge … [Read more...] about Thousands May Have Died Due to Bogus Statin Risks, Says Big Pharma Funded Study

Times Business Awards 2021 is an initiative done by The Times Group to recognise and honour the trailblazers from Kolkata and celebrate the essence of their excellence. It was a grand event when the business community gathered to celebrate entrepreneurial excellence. Other dignitaries from different walks of life joined in to cheer the entrepreneurs who shone during these trying times in their respective fields. The chief guest of the function, Anupam Kher, said: “ It’s lovely to be back in the City of Joy. ” ( L to R - Lamp lighting ceremony by Subrata Chakraborty, Bratya Basu, Koel Mallick, Nusrat Jahan, Praveen Srivastava, Jacques Bartz ) Times Business Awards 2021: Winner List Times Best manufacturer of Structural Tubes - Tata Structura Times Leading Cement Brand - Ambuja Cement Times Best management school - IIM, Kolkata Times Leading Surface Disinfectant Spray – Savlon Times Best Cardiac & Multi-Speciality Hospital - Rabindranath Tagore International … [Read more...] about Times Business Awards Kolkata 2021: Recognizing brands & celebrating their excellence in the business world

Anthony Joshua insists "all options are open" for the location of his fight with Tyson Fury, and has described himself as "the boss" as talks intensify. Joshua and Fury's teams are locked in negotiations to finalise the generation-defining heavyweight fight that would crown an undisputed champion. IBF, WBA and WBO titleholder Joshua exclusively told Sky News : "[The pandemic] is getting close to things being normal. We're working on a date for around June. "So if Tyson is serious, which I think he is, he'll know where to come and find the boss! "I'm ready. I'm really looking forward to competition - all I want to do is fight, fight, fight!" Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn recently told Sky Sports that Saudi Arabia, America, Qatar, Dubai, Singapore and China were all interested in hosting the fight. Joshua told Sky News when asked if it was possible for the fight to remain in the UK: "Any option. Home turf, Middle East, my back garden, your back garden. I don't mind … [Read more...] about Anthony Joshua exclusive to Tyson Fury: If he’s serious – he’ll know where to come and find the boss

A Taranaki council is making moves to drop the speed limit on one of its most dangerous roads – but by less than transport bosses recommend. Opunake Rd, which runs east to west along the southern side of Taranaki Maunga, has seen 57 crashes in the past five years, three of which proved fatal, with 11 classed as serious. Stratford District councillors have now said they would like to drop the speed limit from 100 kilometres per hour to 80kmh and spend more than $3 million on safety improvements over the next 10 years. However, Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency, has recommended cutting the speed limit to 60kmh or spending $5.3m on improvements over a decade, council roading asset manager Steve Bowden said. READ MORE: Millions could be spent, speed limits could drop on crash-prone Opunake Rd Central Taranaki leaders looking ahead to exciting, yet challenging 2021 WorkSafe enquiries after Taranaki farm crash seriously injures man At the end of the day, the community … [Read more...] about Crash-prone central Taranaki road to drop to 80kmh, should the community agree