lodibet net Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing economic partnerships, aiming to increase bilateral trade to $37.5 billion by 2030. The two nations also pledged to boost mutual investments through Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and the UK’s Industrial Strategy, focusing on emerging industries that drive future global competitiveness, create jobs, and promote prosperity for their people while ensuring sustainable growth. This came in a joint statement released at the conclusion of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official visit to Saudi Arabia. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Saudi Arabia on December 9, 2024, where he was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. The two leaders held formal discussions, emphasizing the role of the Saudi-UK Strategic Partnership Council in fostering collaboration between the two nations. They expressed eagerness to host the next council meeting in the UK and celebrated significant progress in expanding and diversifying bilateral relations. Both nations stressed the importance of boosting economic cooperation. They committed to raising trade volume to $37.5 billion by 2030 and enhancing investments across strategic sectors through Vision 2030 and the UK’s Industrial Strategy. The focus will be on industries of the future that enhance global competitiveness and provide employment opportunities. The leaders welcomed advancements in the Gulf Cooperation Council-UK Free Trade Agreement and highlighted growing mutual investments. Saudi investments in the UK in 2024 included the Public Investment Fund’s acquisitions, such as Selfridges and Heathrow Airport, and additional investments in Newcastle United Football Club. Meanwhile, the UK announced plans to increase export finance exposure to $6 billion, building on the $700 million Shariah-compliant financing for the Qiddiya project. The two sides highlighted ongoing collaboration in energy, including renewable energy and clean hydrogen. They emphasized the importance of developing clean hydrogen policies, standards, and business models, alongside human capacity-building as a cornerstone for successful partnerships. Saudi Arabia’s Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative was acknowledged as a step toward securing global supply chains, particularly in renewable energy, hydrogen production, and green metals. The launch of five Saudi special economic zones was celebrated as a platform for British companies to benefit from incentives across supply chains and strategic sectors. The nations committed to strengthening ties in clean technology, energy innovation, and sustainable growth. They agreed to establish a Saudi-British clean hydrogen alliance, led by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Newcastle University. Cooperation in financial services, including banking, fintech, asset management, and green finance, was emphasized. In education, both sides welcomed plans to increase the number of British schools in Saudi Arabia to 10 by 2030 and support the establishment of British university branches in the Kingdom, aligning with its knowledge-driven economic goals. Cultural collaboration under a bilateral memorandum of understanding was lauded, including initiatives to strengthen ties between cultural organizations and infrastructure projects like heritage and museum development in AlUla. The launch of a partnership between the Royal Commission for AlUla and the British Council was highlighted. Healthcare initiatives included plans to establish a nursing college in Saudi Arabia through partnerships with British universities and continued cooperation to tackle global health challenges. Both nations pledged to deepen strategic defense partnerships, focusing on industrial cooperation, advanced weapons, and cybersecurity. They underscored shared security priorities, including combating terrorism and addressing regional threats. They also highlighted joint humanitarian efforts, committing $100 million to projects focusing on emergency relief and development. Annual Saudi-UK strategic dialogues on humanitarian assistance and international development were agreed upon. On Gaza, both sides called for an immediate end to conflict, the release of hostages, and protection of civilians, in line with UN Security Council resolutions. They reiterated the importance of a two-state solution for lasting peace. On Syria, they urged the international community to support peace efforts and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis. On Yemen, they reaffirmed support for the Presidential Leadership Council and comprehensive political solutions. In Sudan, they emphasized building on the Jeddah Declaration to protect civilians and achieve a lasting ceasefire. Regarding Ukraine, the two nations committed to continued dialogue and called for efforts to secure a just and sustainable peace respecting sovereignty. The UK reaffirmed its strong support for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the opportunities it presents for bilateral cooperation. Both sides celebrated increased connectivity, facilitated by expanded air links and eased visa requirements, as a catalyst for greater cultural and economic exchange. The statement concluded with optimism about the enduring partnership between Saudi Arabia and the UK, emphasizing shared aspirations for sustainable growth, mutual prosperity, and global security. < Previous Page Next Page >

Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor Lawrence HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games for repeated violations of player safety rules following his hit to the head of Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, which led to a concussion. Al-Shaair’s punishment was announced by NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan. In his letter to Al-Shaair, he noted that he has had multiple offenses for personal fouls and sportsmanship-related rules violations in recent seasons. Runyan says “video shows you striking the head/neck area of Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence after he clearly goes down in a feet-first slide.” USWNT beats Netherlands 2-1 in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher's final match THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Alyssa Naher made two critical saves in her final match for the United States, Lynn Williams scored the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute and the Americans beat the Netherlands 2-1. The U.S., which won its fifth Olympic gold medal in France this summer, wrapped up the year on a 20-game unbeaten streak. The Americans were coming off a scoreless draw with England on Saturday at Wembley Stadium. Naeher announced two weeks ago that the European matches would be her last. The 36-year-old goalkeeper played in 115 games for the U.S., with 111 starts, 89 wins and 69 shutouts. Second-to-last college playoff rankings offer last chance to see how nervous teams should be The next-to-last rankings for the College Football Playoffs come out Tuesday night, serving up one last chance to see who would be in, who would be out, who will be mad and who should be very, very nervous. There are about 18 teams vying for 12 spots in the first-of-its-kind playoff that begins Dec. 20. Outside of Oregon — the only undefeated team in the country — and Notre Dame — on a 10-game winning streak and not playing this weekend — there are very few sure things. The rankings released Tuesday will be the last dry run before the real list is revealed Sunday. Signing with Dodgers was really easy decision for 2-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell says it was a really easy decision to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Joining a team that includes two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani influenced the left-hander too. Snell was introduced Tuesday at Dodger Stadium after signing a $182 million, five-year deal last weekend. Snell has known Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman since he was 18. Friedman says all conversations the front office has had since the World Series ended last month involved Snell, who was 2-2 against the Dodgers during his career. High school recruiting isn't the only way to build a winner in the era of the transfer portal Texas A&M signed the nation’s top-ranked class three years ago believing it had built a potential national title contender. Plenty of players from that heralded 2022 class could indeed be participating in the first 12-team College Football Playoff this month. They just won’t be doing it for the Aggies. Texas A&M represents perhaps the clearest example of how recruiting and roster construction have changed in the era of loosened transfer restrictions. Coaches must assemble high school classes without always knowing which of their own players are transferring and what players from other schools could be available through the portal. Javier Mascherano arrives at Inter Miami as coach, 5 years after team first pursued him to play FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Javier Mascherano has arrived in Miami and is already at work as Inter Miami's new coach. The former teammate of Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez says he's aware of critics who believe he doesn't have the experience needed to succeed in the job. Inter Miami first pursued Mascherano as a player in 2019 with hopes that he would coach in its academy system after one season. Five years later, he's tasked with bringing trophies to the club that Messi has lifted to new heights. Analysis: Getting benched may have been best thing that happened to Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson Getting benched may have been the best thing that happened to Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson. Both second-year quarterbacks are playing well since returning to the starting lineup. Young has steadily improved after coming back in Week 8. He’s displayed the skills that earned him a Heisman Trophy at Alabama and convinced the Panthers to draft him ahead of C.J. Stroud with the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. Richardson has led Indianapolis to a pair of comeback wins late in the fourth quarter in three starts after he regained his starting job. Young and Richardson both have a long way to go to prove they can be franchise quarterbacks. But there’s far more optimism now that they’re not busts. Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women's events ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women's division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act. USA Powerlifting rejected JayCee Cooper’s application in 2018 to compete in the women’s division of its events on the ground that she enjoys strength advantages over other women. Cooper sued in 2021, and a trial court sided with her. But the Minnesota Court of Appeals sent the case back to the trial court in March, saying there were “genuine issues of fact” about why USA Powerlifting excluded Cooper. Fueled by boos, Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy turns in 235-yard performance in return to Denver DENVER (AP) — The boos only brought out the best in Jerry Jeudy as he returned to Denver. The explosive Cleveland Browns wideout turned in an electric performance Monday night with nine catches for 235 yards, the most in NFL history by a receiver against his former team. He also had a 70-yard touchdown in a 41-32 loss to the Broncos. Jeudy, who played his first four seasons with Denver, was jeered every time he caught the ball. He loved all the noise directed at him, even motioning at times for the crowd to get even louder. His only regret was the Browns couldn’t close out the win. Ryggs Johnston goes from a tiny Montana town to Australian Open champion: Analysis Talk about taking the road less traveled. Ryggs Johnston honed his golf game in the tiny Montana town of Libby in the northwest corner of the state. He fulfilled his dream of going to Arizona State but never won a college tournament. But he did well enough to earn status in Canada and a pass to the second stage of Q-school. His Arizona State coach gave him a nudge to try European tour school. Johnston made it through all three stages and then won the Australian Open in only his second start on the European tour.

( MENAFN - EIN Presswire) The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children is committed to advancing child protection and safeguarding vulnerable children around the world. ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, December 20, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- While the internet is an essential aspect of daily life today, it also brings substantial risks. According to a recent UNICEF report , more than a third of young people in 30 countries report being cyberbullied. Sexually explicit content, violent and hateful material, highly explicit language, cyberbullying, and online predators are prevalent and alarmingly accessible to children. CSI's position paper Device-Based Age Verification to Protect Children and Vulnerable Adults Online through Mandating the Default Activation of Parental Controls on Tech Device strongly advocates for the immediate adoption of device-based age verification. ICMEC's Model Bill for Protecting Children Online provides the building blocks of legislation to this end that can be adapted to any legislative context. Both publications outline the key issues associated with online child safety, including the consequences of unrestricted access, and the adoption of age verification instead of app-by-app and website-by-website verification as a protective measure. Both also acknowledge the important work underway by policymakers globally and legislative changes under consideration in many countries to strengthen the online protection of children. “As a non-partisan, global nonprofit committed to advancing child protection and safeguarding vulnerable children around the world, ICMEC calls on governments, regulators, policymakers, legislators and technology companies to work together to establish clear guidelines and global standards for device-based age verification” stated Travis Heneveld, Interim CEO at ICMEC. Deputy CEO of Crime Stoppers International Hayley van Loon noted,“Over 400 million websites operate without safety mechanisms to manage harmful content such as child sexual abuse material. Device-based age verification can leverage biometric authentication and secure hardware already embedded in cell phones, laptops, tablets, gaming consoles, and other devices to provide a high level of accuracy that surpasses traditional methods like self-reported birthdates, which are highly susceptible to misrepresentation and circumvention.” ICMEC International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children +1 703-837-6313 email us here Visit us on social media: Facebook X LinkedIn Instagram YouTube TikTok Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above. MENAFN20122024003118003196ID1109018316 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.NEW YORK — Stock indexes closed mixed Dec. 13 to end a rare bumpy week. After three weeks of gains, the S&P 500 ended little changed Friday while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2 percent, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1 percent. Broadcom surged about 25 percent after the semiconductor company beat profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. Furniture and housewares company RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, jumped after raising its revenue forecast. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. Wall Street's rally stalled this week amid mixed economic reports and ahead of the Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. The central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates Wednesday for a third time since September. NEW YORK — Some financial institutions and their trade groups are suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a finalized rule that limits overdraft fees banks can charge. The rule is part of President Joe Biden administration's campaign to reduce junk fees that hit consumers on everyday purchases, including banking services. But banks argue that without overdraft protection, desperate consumers will instead lean on worse, unregulated services. Under the finalized rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was announced Dec. 12, banks will be able to choose from three options: charge a flat overdraft fee of $5; charge a fee that covers their costs and losses; or charge any fee so long as they disclose the terms in a specfic way. While banks have cut back on overdraft fees, the nation's biggest lenders still take in roughly $8 billion from he charges every year, according to the CFPB and bank public records. Currently, there is no cap on the overdraft fees that banks can legally charge. The finalized rule is set to take effect in October. The incoming Trump administration has yet to tap anyone to lead the CFPB, and has mentioned the idea of eliminating the agency. DETROIT — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter posted by Musk, his lawyer Alex Spiro said to outgoing SEC chairman Gary Gensler that the agency's demand for a monetary payment is a "misguided scheme" that won't intimidate Musk. The letter also alleges that the commission reopened an investigation this week into Neuralink, Musk's computer-to-human brain interface company. The SEC has not released the letter. Nor would it comment on it or confirm whether it has issued such a demand to Musk. Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion.

NoneTooth Filling Materials Market Poised for Tremendous Growth from 2024 to 2032 12-20-2024 06:53 PM CET | Health & Medicine Press release from: Cognate Insights Tooth Filling Materials Market Latest Market Overview The global tooth filling materials market is projected to reach USD 5.1 billion by 2024, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% from 2024 to 2032. Tooth filling materials play a critical role in restorative dental procedures, as they are used to restore teeth damaged by cavities or trauma. The market growth is driven by the increasing incidence of dental cavities, growing awareness of oral hygiene, and advancements in dental technologies. Additionally, the rising preference for aesthetic dental procedures, coupled with the availability of durable and cosmetic filling materials, is fueling market expansion. 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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in waterways presents a critical threat . If commonly used antibiotics are deemed useless, decades of progress in human medicine and agriculture could be undermined. By 2050, AMR could cause 10 million deaths annually, according to the UN Environment Programme . But AMR is not just a human health issue. It also contributes to a decline in water quality and is exacerbated by water pollution, particularly from sources such as sewage and agricultural runoff. So, it’s a significant environmental concern with far-reaching implications. Addressing AMR in water is challenging because water systems are complex and can carry many different types of resistant bacteria. The lack of efficient, scalable and globally accessible methods to monitor AMR in water makes it difficult to mitigate this growing threat. I recently published a review in the Sustainable Microbiology journal that identifies key trends in AMR detection methods and highlights significant gaps. Rivers, lakes and wastewater systems around the world act as reservoirs and pathways for resistant superbugs and their genes, allowing AMR to spread across ecosystems, affecting wildlife, agriculture and human populations. River water is the most studied source of water samples, making up 42% of AMR-related research studies. Other water sources, including lakes and wastewater, may also play a key role in spreading resistant genes but, without detailed analysis, will remain misunderstood. Most AMR research comes from three countries: the US (17%), China (10%) and Brazil (9%). This shows where the focus is, but many other regions, especially low-income countries, are not well studied. This is concerning because AMR may be even more serious in these areas, yet data is lacking. To detect AMR, scientists primarily use two advanced molecular methods: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (used in 57% of studies) and metagenomics (27%), alongside traditional culture-based methods that involve growing bacteria in a lab. Culture-based methods are simpler and cheaper than molecular methods but cannot be used onsite. They also can’t detect dead bacteria or hidden resistance genes. PCR amplifies specific DNA sequences for detection and can be used to identify specific bacteria. Metagenomics is a technique that analyses all of the genetic material from entire microbial communities within a sample, offering a broader perspective. These advanced methods are better at detecting AMR in rivers, lakes and oceans. They can find both known and new types of resistance, making them more useful for thorough monitoring. In Brazil , scientists used metagenomics to search for all of the different resistance genes present in waterways in different cities. This technique can detect patterns of resistance that regular tests can’t. While these methods are time-consuming and complicated (because they need specialised equipment and trained staff) and can be expensive, costing thousands of euros, they could be used more widely if funding is available. This would help track antibiotic resistance around the world, making it easier to find and fight. One Europe-wide study shows that culture methods failed to find all the resistance genes in contaminated river systems in ten countries, while advanced metagenomic techniques were able to identify them. So, molecular tools are crucial for understanding the true extent of AMR. My review shows a shift towards molecular techniques as the gold standard for AMR detection. It highlights the inadequacies of traditional culture-based methods and the need for integrated approaches that combine molecular techniques such as PCR (for detecting specific resistance genes) with metagenomics (for broader microbial community analysis). For example, wastewater monitoring programs could use PCR to quickly identify key resistance genes in hotspots while employing metagenomics to map the diversity of resistant organisms. This would offer a more balanced approach that optimises cost, efficiency, and accessibility. A hybrid approach By mapping global research efforts, I identified underrepresented regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. I also found that certain water sources were underrepresented, particularly rivers in low-income countries. Without more equitable and comprehensive AMR surveillance, those will not be accounted for. To make accurate AMR detection more accessible to all, hybrid approaches that combine the comprehensive detection capabilities of molecular methods with the affordability of culture-based methods will be essential. Governments around the world must prioritise investments in technologies that are not only scientifically robust but also economically viable, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. New methods such as PCR and metagenomics can help us fight the spread of drug resistance. If we can make these methods cheaper and easier to use it could help us manage wastewater better, improve global tracking of drug resistance and make decisions that protect both people and the environment from superbugs. Don’t have time to read about climate change as much as you’d like? Get a weekly roundup in your inbox instead. Every Wednesday, The Conversation’s environment editor writes Imagine, a short email that goes a little deeper into just one climate issue. 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