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CARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas decried Sunday that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours. The move prompted the U.S. government to call it a serious violation of international law and Argentina’s Foreign Ministry to describe it as an act of harassment. Most of the opponents belong to the Vente Venezuela party led by former legislator María Corina Machado . It denounced what it called “a new siege by hooded officials” that began Saturday night and extended into Sunday. The incident occurred hours after Machado called for a massive mobilization on Dec. 1, prompting Venezuela’s minister of the interior to accuse the political leader of being part of a new conspiracy attempt against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Vente Venezuela said in a statement that the diplomatic headquarters remains without electricity and is surrounded by “regime vehicles” that are preventing traffic from circulating in the area. It said communication signals also were scrambled. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday that the deployment of armed troops and the closing of streets in the vicinity “constitute a disturbance of security.”. It also called on the international community to condemn the incident, which the U.S. did. On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela posted on X that the U.S. “strongly condemns the acts of harassment against asylum seekers.” “The deployment of armed forces and blockades seriously violate international law,” it said. “We demand that the Venezuelan regime respect its international obligations, cease these intimidating actions and guarantee safe passage for asylum seekers.” Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been broken since 2019. The opposition members entered the embassy in March after the Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office issued arrest warrants and accused them of promoting alleged acts of violence to destabilize the government. In August, Brazil accepted Argentina’s request to guard its embassy after the Venezuelan government ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomatic personnel following statements by its president, Javier Milei, that he would not recognize “another fraud” in Venezuela after the controversial elections in Jul y. A month later, Venezuela revoked Brazil’s authorization to guard the embassy, alleging it had evidence of the use of the facilities “for the planning of terrorist activities and assassination attempts.” Brazil and Argentina have rejected those accusations.
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The recurring strike action by primary school teachers in the public schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the nation’s seat of power, over wages is abysmal and repugnant. But what do you expect when virtually all the people at the helm enrolled their children in private schools or abroad? The FCT is undergoing a robust upgrade with various capital projects, particularly roads and bridges. Undoubtedly, construction, rehabilitation of the roads, and the like are important. However, when more concentration is on such social infrastructure and less attention is on the well-being of children, it becomes a disarray of priorities. The health and education of children must take precedence. This is on account that the two determine the future of any society. Governments should not lose sight of the fact that education has critical positive impacts on children and society. Without quality education, children face considerable barriers to employment later in life. So, children who lack proper training are more likely to suffer when they become adults. This can give a clue of the alarming prevalent vices including corruption, banditry, armed robbery, and killings for ritual purposes, among others in virtually all parts of the country. A visit recently to the National Assembly complex where all manner of hyper SUV cars are daily displayed by lawmakers, elected representatives of the people (so to speak) attests that something may be wrong with our reasoning as a people. If we are to talk about our lawmakers’ jumbo allowances amid masses suffering, sadly allocated by them, in short, let’s not go there today. It is worrisome that up till now; governments have not grasped that the survival of the nation lies in children considering that they are the future of the society. If they are well developed, brought up, empowered through education, and sound health, the future will be safe, and vice versa. This accounts for the reason many young people have taken over the forests and bushes as bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. Undeniably, children’s well-being cannot be overemphasised, and children’s rights are human rights that should be protected and promoted. This applies to both boys and girls, and categorically, to survive, develop, thrive, and be protected. Healthy development of children is crucial to the future well-being of any society, and because they are still developing, children are especially vulnerable – more so than adults – to poor living conditions such as poverty, inadequate health care, nutrition, safe water, housing, and environmental pollution. According to statistics, about seven million babies are born every year in Nigeria, and about 262,000 of these babies die at birth every year while almost double of this number die before their fifth birthday. Nigeria accounts for the second-highest national total for neonatal mortality in the world. These figures are verifiable. In other words, there is a need to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target. Goal – 3 (2) target is to end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age by 2030, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality and under-5 mortality. To achieve these, Nigeria must wake up from slumber to rapidly accelerate under-five mortality rate reduction from 1.8% to 16.5% per year. Across the nation, 30 percent of infant mortality was due to delivery problems with 50 percent of deaths happening on the first day and 75 percent within the first week. Neonatal fatality in the Northwest state of Kaduna is 63 deaths per 1,000 live births, four times higher than in the Southwest. The slow uptake of antenatal care – especially among young, poor, and rural women – is one reason babies do not survive beyond one day. While almost half of all women gave birth in a health facility, only 36 percent of women in rural areas gave birth in a health facility compared to 74 percent of women in urban areas. Again, in Nigeria, 79 percent of newborn deaths are due to three preventable causes: infections, complications during childbirth, mainly asphyxia, and prematurity. So, a greater focus on quality of care around birth and care of small and sick newborns is paramount. During an assessment tour led by the Director-General of Cross River State Primary HealthCare, Dr. Vivian Otu, to the Sick-Babies Unit of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) and Calabar General Hospital, although oxygen is available, there is a critical need for more incubators, nurses, and drugs at subsidised costs to ensure optimal outcomes. UNICEF has also through support from the Gates Foundation provided an advanced Level-2 newborn unit that provides specialized medical attention and care for small and/or sick newborns with severe complications. The unit is sustained by oxygen produced from the plant, enhancing the hospital’s capacity to provide comprehensive care for these vulnerable patients. To hit the mark, the Primary HealthCare (PHC) centres nationwide must be given the necessary attention as vehicles for integrated service delivery, particularly with a focus on zero-dose communities. Observations from the assessment visit reveal that most PHC centres lack the necessary tools for service delivery. For instance, at Ikot Offiong Ambi PHC Catchment Area, Akpabuyo in Cross River state, a maternity Ward operates without electricity and running water during child deliveries. During the rainy season, the environs are often taken over by floods. Also, at Ekpo Abasi PHC, Calabar South Ward 12, the clinic facility is overwhelmed due to space and begs attention for an upgrade intervention from the government and stakeholders. In addition, high bills and high cost of drugs is a serious challenge to many patients. Embracing UNICEF’s approach of placing children’s wellbeing on the front burner can change the narratives to create a desired future for society. Federal and state governments, please take note. For instance, UNICEF with support from IHS Towers, governments of Canada, and Norway, and other counterpart funding partners has so far installed 7 (seven) fully solar-powered Oxygen power plants in various locations including the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) and the General Hospital, Calabar in Cross River state. Others are in Ogun, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Oyo, Rivers, and Bauchi states. According to UNICEF, the installations in Yobe and Kano states are in the final stages of completion. By producing oxygen on-site using solar power, hospitals can reduce their dependency on external epileptic supplies, resulting in greater autonomy and cost efficiency, minimising the risk of supply chain disruptions, and ensuring continuous patient care. The infrastructure investment for improved maternal, newborn, and child health is commendable. UNICEF Country Rep., Cristian Munduate deserves accolades. Such actions need augmentation in governments’ budgets.New recharge plan: BSNL launches new 425 day plan; Jio-Airtel and Vi’s problems increaseParliament Winter Session: Kharge To Lead Opposition Strategy Meeting As Proceedings Kick Off Today
The retail sector is winding down a year filled with financial distress marked by several establishments filing for Chapter 11 protection. Party City revealed on Dec. 20 that it was closing all stores and going out of business, and then filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 21. That retail collapse came a day after home goods retailer Big Lots, which already filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sept. 9, revealed on Dec. 19 that it would begin going-out-of-business sales at all remaining store locations in the coming days after a proposed sale agreement with stalking-horse bidder Nexus Capital Management collapsed. Discount retailer 99 Cents Only also collapsed months earlier as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 8, 2024, liquidated and closed down all 371 locations in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. The Container Store is another home goods retailer facing severe economic problems. The retailer faced a recent financial dilemma when potential investment partner Beyond revealed in a statement on Nov. 20 that it had concerns about a proposed $40 million investment in the retail chain after the home goods retailer had not been able to secure additional financing acceptable to Beyond. Midvale, Utah-based Beyond, which owns online retailers Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond, Baby & Beyond, and Zulily, on Oct. 15, 2024, reached a $40 million securities purchase agreement with The Container Store Group Inc. that required the home goods retailer to secure new financing on terms commercially acceptable to Beyond as a condition to closing. Under the agreement, Beyond has the right to determine in its sole discretion the adequacy of The Container Store’s financing arrangements. In the November statement, Beyond said “the proposed financing terms we have reviewed to date fall short of what we believe is necessary to complete the transaction. As careful stewards of our shareholders’ capital, we must remain steadfast in ensuring that the terms of any financing package work for both The Container Store and Beyond.” Under the agreement, The Container Store needed to obtain acceptable financing by Jan. 31, 2025, or Beyond could cancel the deal. NYSE delisted The Container Store The situation worsened for The Container Store on Dec. 9 when the New York Stock Exchange delisted and immediately suspended the trading of the retailer’s common stock, according to an NYSE statement. It seemed like that the Beyond deal was not going forward, and The Container Store needed proceed in a different direction. The Container Store files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Struggling home goods retailer The Container Store Inc. and four affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday to restructure its debts with a prepackaged reorganization plan that will recapitalize the company and hand ownership of the company to its term loan lenders as a going concern. The Coppell, Texas, debtor hopes to complete the reorganization and exit bankruptcy in 35 days. Under the plan, the debtor’s lenders will provide the company with a $115 million debtor-in-possession financing and exit loan package, which includes $40 million in new money and a rollup of $75 million in prepetition debt in exchange to 100 percent new equity interest in the reorganized company, subject to dilution. The debtor said that 90 percent of its term loan lenders supported the transaction support agreement. It said that trade vendors and all other general unsecured creditors would be paid or compensated in full in the reorganization plan. The Container Store listed $969.2 million in assets and $836.3 million in debts in its petition filed on Dec. 22. The debtor, which was founded in 1978 and operates 102 stores in 34 states, specializes in storage and organization supplies, including closet and shelving systems. The debtor blamed its financial distress on reduced consumer spending on storage and organization products, fewer home sales, effects from inflation, the post-Covid-19 winddown and intense competition, according to a declaration filed by Chief Restructuring Officer Chad E. Coben.Was Netanyahu Treated for Prostate Cancer?
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