'Do not travel' and flood warnings as rain continuesHeavy rain has caused disruption in the North WestRail operators are urging people not to travel on services between the north west of England and Scotland due to flooding on the railway line. It comes after heavy rainfall on Wednesday, with a 24-hour amber weather warning remaining in place across north-west England until 12:00 BST. TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast said services from Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and Oxenholme to Carlisle, Glasgow and Edinburgh were "significantly disrupted" and customers should find alternative arrangements. “The safety of our customers and colleagues is our priority and we are urging customers not to travel," a statement read. The Environment Agency has also issued a number of flood alerts across the North West.

The ETAA Committee North India is organising an international familiarisation trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, marking a significant moment for the association’s North India Chapter. With all 26 participating members enthusiastic and ready to embark on this journey, the excitement is palpable. Saurabh Tuteja, Chairperson, said, “With our hospitality partner The Sofitel Saigon Plaza, Ho Chi Minh City and event partners the Melia Beach Resort and The Grand Hotel at Ho Tram and our ground handlers DMC wale.com and Tourism LLC, the trip is packed with exploring new destinations and products to enrich the participating members’ expertise to sell the destination better in the Indian market. The three-night itinerary from May 24 to 27, 2024, promises a lot of learning, networking and fun activities for all.”Saurabh Tuteja, Chairperson of North India Chapter, along with Punit Bhasin, Senior Vice Chairman, Deepika Khanna, General Secretary, Praveen Ghai, Treasurer, Gaurav Arora, Joint Secretary, and Arush Mittal, Alliance Head, have been working hard to ensure the success of this FAM. Their dedication and efforts underscore the commitment of the ETAA Committee North India to providing valuable experiences for its members.

Egyptian startup OneOrder, a tech-enabled supplier and wholesale distributor for the food and beverage industry, is set to expand into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region after raising a US$16 million Series A equity and debt round of funding. It banked a US$3 million seed round in December 2022, and has now raised a US$16 million Series A round led by previous investor Delivery Hero Ventures, with participation from Norrsken22, alongside existing investors Nclude and A15. The company will use the capital to expand into the GCC region, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), later this year. “Like many supply chains across Africa and the MENA region, HoReCa is extremely fragmented and relies on manual processes involving multiple stakeholders. “We are honoured to lead OneOrder’s Series A round and grow our investment as the company revolutionises the HORECA supply chain in the MENA region.

Political technology, or the professional engineering of politics, has been endemic to Russia since the Soviet era. And the political engineering industry goes well beyond mere online disinformation. In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard welcomes Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow at ECFR and professor of Ukrainian studies at University College London, to discuss political technology and the globalisation of political manipulation. Where did the term political technology originate? This episode was recorded on 21 May 2024BookshelfPolitical Technology: The Globalisation of Political Manipulation, by Andrew WilsonHow to Steal a Presidential Election, by Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman

A report – Africa Green Business and Financing Report – launched at Enlit Africa in Cape Town this week by the UNDP, says the continent possesses abundant potential for renewable energy generation. During an address at Enlit Africa, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa Director Dr Matthias Naab highlighted the climate finance challenges the continent faces. Looking to gather impetus for funding green business growth in AfricaThe report is a key outcome of the UNDP’s Africa Green Business and Financing Initiative (AGBFI). Create an African green business institute to serve as a hub for green business in the region and act as a repository of best human capital practices in the region. Access the UNDP Africa Green Business and Financing Report

Giorgia Meloni ’s government has signaled support for an ambitious new plan aimed at boosting imports to Europe of cheap green energy produced in North Africa. Italian officials privately met with the executives behind the so-called Medlink project, in a sign that Rome would be willing to throw its political weight behind the plan, people familiar with the matter said.

Morocco is set to take advantage of its improving macroeconomic situation by tapping into the bond market, more than a year after its successful $2.5 billion bond, Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The bond would strengthen state finances and help cut the deficit, Fettah Alaoui told Bloomberg. The minister also reassured as to inflation which is expected to further drop to 2.2% this year, despite the increase in cooking gas prices. Morocco has cut its cooking gas subsidies by 10 dirhams, in a gradual approach that was preceded by direct cash handout to the needy. Moroccan officials argue that general subsidies benefited the rich the most and that curbing the deficit and improving public finances required making the subsidies system more targeted to benefit the poor.

Some local broadcasters are also showing the game. We have all the details below. * Note that we only cite here the channels that hold the rights to show the game, but in some cases they may have opted to transfer the rights to the final to somebody else. Always check local TV listings to be sure. Social networksAnd let's not forget the complete coverage available on our official social networks:English: @fcbarcelona & www.fcbarcelona.comCatalan: @fcbarcelona_cat & www.fcbarcelona.catSpanish: @fcbarcelona_es & www.fcbarcelona.esFrench: @fcbarcelona_fra & www.fcbarcelona.frPortuguese: @fcbarcelona_brArabic: @fcbarcelona_araTurkish: @fcbarcelona_trChinese: fcbarcelona.cnJapanese: @fcbarcelona_jp & www.fcbarcelona.jpIndonesian: @fcbarcelona_idSaturday 25 MayCanada - Vancouver (9.00 AM) / Toronto (12.00 PM)DAZNUnited States - Los Angeles (9.00 AM) / New York (12.00 PM)DAZNCentral America and Dominican Republic - Panama (11.00 AM) / Dom.

During a total solar eclipse, looking directly at the sun during the partial phases is unsafe without solar eclipse glasses designed for solar viewing. Where the total eclipse will be visible globallyThe global path of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027. Related: What's the difference between a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse? Total eclipse visibility in the Middle EastThe total solar eclipse path across the Middle East on Aug. 2, 2027. Atlas Of Solar Eclipses 2020-2045. https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/books/atlas-of-solar-eclipses-2020-to-2045Espenak, F. Solar Eclipse Prime Page: Total Solar Eclipse of 2027 August 2.

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Morocco is looking forward to benefiting from the experience and know-how of Serum Institute of India in vaccine manufacturing and biotechnology to ensure its vaccine sovereignty. Cooperation prospects between the North African Kingdom and the Indian Institute were at the center of a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between a delegation representing the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and Moroccan health minister Khalid Ait Taleb, Managing Director of Mohammed VI Investment Fund & Member of the Board of Directors of “Société Maroc Biotechnologie” Mohamed Benchaaboun, and plant manager of Société Pharmaceutique Maroc Biotechnologie (Marbio), Younes Hilali. Talks focused on ways of strengthening cooperation in vaccines & biopharmaceutical industry and benefiting from the expertise of the Indian biotech company within the frame of public-private partnership. King Mohammed VI spearheads Morocco’s efforts engaged to enable the country secure self-sufficiency in vaccines and become a leading biotechnology platform on the African continent and the world in the fill & finish pharmaceutical industry.

The Egypt-based Cash for Microfinance has partnered Microfinanza Italia to launch a US$2.4 million project aimed at supporting and empowering Egyptian entrepreneurs. The partnership between the two aims to launch a project for the economic support and empowerment of entrepreneurs worth over US$2.4 million, which will expand the scope of financial services, enabling robust support for entrepreneurial ventures through the provision of financial resources and technical expertise. “Our goal is to establish business incubators as hubs for economic development, nurturing entrepreneurs with unique ideas and innovations that enable productive economic ventures. Moreover, one of our goals is to spread the culture of self-employment to support entrepreneurs and enhance national industries. We will be providing comprehensive training, technical support, and financial support, so that we equip startups with the resources and networks needed to navigate challenges, enhance competitiveness, and expand investments.

Youth-led African agri-food businesses have been invited to apply for the sixth annual US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition has established itself as the biggest, annual agripreneurship competition in Africa, identifying and supporting innovative, high-potential agribusinesses. The competition will culminate in a final pitch contest live on stage at the AGRF Summit, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda in September. Two young African entrepreneurs, one man and one woman, will be awarded US$50,000 each to accelerate their journey to scale. Applications are open here until June 10.

TgCatJpGi1/TaJ was found near the edge of HG3, and was highly similar to the reference type III VEG genome (Fig. TgCatJp1 was located between TgCatJpOk4 and HG3, appearing to be a distinct recombinant (Supplementary Fig. We observed that haploblocks of TgCatJpOk4 different from the reference strain were almost identical to those of TgCatJp5 (Supplementary Fig. Furthermore, to investigate the parent of TgCatJpOk4, we employed fineSTRUCTURE to generate a common ancestry matrix (Supplementary Fig. In addition, the pattern of P89, which shares partial ancestry with HG314, could not be resolved (Supplementary Fig.

The Nigerian government has opened a “Nigeria Startup House” in San Francisco to improve the visibility and positioning of the country’s startup ecosystem to attract more international funding and expertise. Owned by the Nigerian government but managed by a consortium of Nigerian digital technology companies who will provide non-public funding for operations, the Nigeria Startup House has been launched in line with the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy’s desire to position Nigeria as a significant player in the global technology landscape. An existing property of the Nigerian government in San Francisco will be converted, with Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, saying in a LinkedIn post that the aim is to drive attention to Nigeria’s startup ecosystem in a bid to attract more funding and expertise from Silicon Valley and elsewhere. “The San Francisco Bay Area, and nearby Silicon Valley, is recognised globally as a major source of startup ecosystem funding, with a combined GDP value of just over US$929 billion, and is home to over 200 of the largest companies in the world by revenue. In addition, most of the US$1.3 billion funding sourced by Nigerian technology startups in 2023 alone came from venture capital funds in the Bay Area.”