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Australia caused shockwaves when it approved a for under-16s a couple of weeks ago. The world-first law could entice to consider such measures, but the shift to stricter age verification is ongoing globally as publishes a report outlining the trend. The report observes how lawmakers around the world are discussing stricter age verification requirements for industries such as , , , , and . The change and evolution in age verification regulations, over the years, are summarized country by county. The in-depth report looks closely at the UK’s , California’s , the European Union’s , China’s Real Name Registration, the UK’s , and Germany’s Youth Protection Act. But developments in countries on every continent are surveyed and analyzed. Highlights include a map of the United States’ Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ( ) showing which American states have the law already in effect, where it is scheduled to take effect, and where the law is not in effect. The video game industry is observed frequently as governments around the world worry about online gaming “addiction” (especially in Asia), and how online gaming can feature age-inappropriate content (often user-generated), and features that resemble gambling, such as loot boxes. Regulations around age verification for gaming is thus a trending issue. Another inclusion of note – in the report – is a look at digital age-verification initiatives: “some European countries are piloting or introducing innovative approaches to age verification, focusing on balancing child protection with privacy,” the report explains. Australia gets a good look as it has updated many regulations around over the years. In Asia, real-name registration is noted for social media and gaming in South Korea and China, while India is tightening having previously been known for being “more relaxed.” gets a special mention as a “surge of fake IDs, bars and clubs in Thailand” have encouraged venues to use digital verification to allow customer entry. This is achieved with the ThaiID system, which includes face biometrics comparison through the Digital Face Verification System. Much more besides can be found in the Age Verification Report: Age Verification Regulations Around the World, which can be downloaded via Ondato . | | | | | | |49ers look to maintain 'urgency' against rival Rams
Bieber re-signs with GuardiansSUMMARY (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); NSO Group Held Accountable: A U.S. court ruled against NSO Group for hacking WhatsApp accounts, violating U.S. law and its terms of service. Pegasus Spyware Abuse: NSO exploited a WhatsApp flaw to install Pegasus spyware on 1,400 devices, targeting activists, journalists, and officials. WhatsApp Lawsuit Victory: WhatsApp sued NSO in 2019 after discovering the spyware attack, marking a major win for privacy rights. Court Rejects NSO’s Defense: The court dismissed NSO’s claims of immunity, holding it liable despite its stated anti-terrorism purpose. Spyware Industry Implications: The ruling sets a precedent for accountability, boosting privacy advocacy efforts against invasive technologies. The Israeli spyware company NSO Group has been held liable for compromising the accounts of hundreds of WhatsApp users, marking a significant legal victory for Meta Platforms. The Ruling In a landmark ruling, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton found the NSO Group responsible for hacking and breaching the world’s leading messaging app WhatsApp’s terms of service, compromising the accounts of hundreds of its users. According to court documents (PDF), the NSO Group exploited a vulnerability in the messaging app to install its powerful Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices. This spyware, known for its ability to infiltrate phones and extract sensitive data, was allegedly used to target journalists, human rights activists, political dissidents, and government officials, raising serious concerns about privacy and human rights. Background Details For your information, WhatsApp filed the lawsuit in 2019, accusing NSO Group of accessing its servers without authorization to deploy Pegasus . It was reported by Hackread.com that the NSO Group was suspected of exploiting a new “MMS Fingerprint” attack on WhatsApp, exposing device information without user interaction. Hackread.com also reported earlier this year that WhatsApp discovered the vulnerability in May 2019 , which let attackers install Pegasus spyware on users’ devices. The flaw was then used to target government officials and activists globally. WhatsApp sued NSO Group for the exploitation The Israeli firm, which claims its technology is used to combat terrorism and crime, argued that its actions were justified and that it should be shielded from liability. However, the court rejected these arguments, finding that it was responsible for the breach and that its actions violated US law. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This ruling has major implications for the spyware industry , which operates in a legal gray area. It establishes a precedent that companies like NSO Group can be held accountable for the misuse of their technology, even if they claim to be providing services to legitimate government agencies. The decision is also a major victory for privacy advocates, who have long warned about the dangers of invasive surveillance technologies. WhatsApp hailed the ruling as a “huge win for privacy,” emphasizing that it would continue to work to protect user communications from such attacks. “We spent five years presenting our case because we firmly believe that spyware companies could not hide behind immunity or avoid accountability for their unlawful actions,” Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp stated. RELATED TOPICS ChatGPT’s Training Methods Challenged in Lawsuit Apple loses lawsuit against cyber security startup Corellium Amazon Files Lawsuits Against Fraudsters Over Fake Reviews YouTube MP3 Converter Site Shut Down After Labels Win Lawsuit Dutch Watchdog Sues Adobe Over Mass Collection of Citizen Data
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province. They faced little to no resistance from government troops, according to fighters and activists. A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized control of Aleppo International airport, the first international airport to be controlled by insurgents. The fighters claimed they seized the airport and postefd pictures from there. Thousands of fighters also moved on, facing almost no defense from government forces, to seize towns and villages in northern Hama, a province where they had a presence before being expelled by government troops in 2016. They claimed Saturday evening to have entered Hama city. The swift and surprise offensive is a huge embarrassment for Syria's President Bashar Assad and raised questions about his armed forces' preparedness. The insurgent offensive launched from their stronghold in the country's northwest appeared to have been planned for years. It also comes at a time when Assad's allies were preoccupied with their own conflicts. Turkey, a main backer of Syrian opposition groups, said its diplomatic efforts had failed to stop government attacks on opposition-held areas in recent weeks, which were in violation of a de-escalation agreement sponsored by Russia, Iran and Ankara. Turkish security officials said a limited offensive by the rebels was planned to stop government attacks and allow civilians to return, but the offensive expanded as Syrian government forces began to retreat from their positions. The insurgents, led by the Salafi jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and including Turkey-backed fighters, launched their shock offensive on Wednesday. They first staged a two-pronged attack in Aleppo and the Idlib countryside, entering Aleppo two days later and securing a strategic town that lies on the highway that links Syria's largest city to the capital and the coast. By Saturday evening, they seized at least four towns in the central Hama province and claimed to have entered the provincial capital. The insurgents staged an attempt to reclaim areas they controlled in Hama in 2017 but failed. Syria’s armed forces said in a statement Saturday that to absorb the large attack on Aleppo and save lives, it redeployed troops and equipment and was preparing a counterattack. The statement acknowledged that insurgents entered large parts of the city but said they have not established bases or checkpoints. Later on Saturday, the armed forces sought to dispel what it said were lies in reference to reports about its forces retreating or defecting, saying the general command was carrying out its duties in “combatting terrorist organizations.” The return of the insurgents to Aleppo was their first since 2016, following a grueling military campaign in which Assad's forces were backed by Russia, Iran and its allied groups. The 2016 battle for Aleppo was a turning point in the war between Syrian government forces and rebel fighters after 2011 protests against Assad’s rule turned into an all-out war. After appearing to be losing control of the country to the rebels, the Aleppo battle secured Assad’s hold on strategic areas of Syria, with opposition factions and their foreign backers controlling areas on the periphery. The lightning offensive threatened to reignite the country's civil war, which had been largely in a stalemate for years. Late on Friday, witnesses said two airstrikes hit the edge of Aleppo city, targeting insurgent reinforcements and falling near residential areas. The Observatory said 20 fighters were killed. Insurgents were filmed outside police headquarters, in the city center, and outside the Aleppo citadel, the medieval palace in the old city center, and one of the largest in the world. They tore down posters of Assad, stepping on some and burning others. The push into Aleppo followed weeks of simmering low-level violence, including government attacks on opposition-held areas. The offensive came as Iran-linked groups, primarily Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has backed Syrian government forces since 2015, have been preoccupied with their own battles at home. A ceasefire in Hezbollah’s two-month war with Israel took effect Wednesday, the same day that Syrian opposition factions announced their offensive. Israel has also escalated its attacks against Hezbollah and Iran-linked targets in Syria during the last 70 days. Speaking from the heart of the city in Saadallah Aljabri square, opposition fighter Mohammad Al Abdo said it was his first time back in Aleppo in 13 years, when his older brother was killed at the start of the war. “God willing, the rest of Aleppo province will be liberated" from government forces, he said. There was light traffic in the city center on Saturday. Opposition fighters fired in the air in celebration but there was no sign of clashes or government troops present. Journalists in the city filmed soldiers captured by the insurgents and the bodies of others killed in battle. Abdulkafi Alhamdo, a teacher who fled Aleppo in 2016 and returned Friday night after hearing the insurgents were inside, described “mixed feelings of pain, sadness and old memories." “As I entered Aleppo, I kept telling myself this is impossible. How did this happen?” Alhamdo said he strolled through the city at night visiting the Aleppo citadel, where the insurgents raised their flags, a major square and the university of Aleppo, as well as the last spot he was in before he was forced to leave for the countryside. “I walked in (the empty) streets of Aleppo, shouting, ‘People, people of Aleppo. We are your sons,’” he told The Associated Press in a series of messages. Aleppo residents reported hearing clashes and gunfire but most stayed indoors. Some fled the fighting. Schools and government offices were closed Saturday as most people stayed indoors, according to Sham FM radio, a pro-government station. Bakeries were open. Witnesses said the insurgents deployed security forces around the city to prevent any acts of violence or looting. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Friday Aleppo's two key public hospitals were reportedly full of patients while many private facilities closed. In social media posts, the insurgents were pictured outside of the citadel, the medieval palace in the old city center, and one of the largest in the world. In cellphone videos, they recorded themselves having conversations with residents they visited at home, seeking to reassure them they will cause no harm. The Syrian Kurdish-led administration in the country's east said nearly 3,000 people, most of them students, had arrived in their region after fleeing the fighting in Aleppo, which has a sizeable Kurdish population. State media reported that a number of “terrorists," including sleeper cells, infiltrated parts of the city. Government troops chased them and arrested a number who posed for pictures near city landmarks, they said. On a state TV morning show Saturday, commentators said army reinforcements and Russia’s assistance would repel the “terrorist groups,” blaming Turkey for supporting the insurgents’ push into Aleppo and Idlib provinces. Russia’s state news agency Tass quoted Oleg Ignasyuk, a Russian Defense Ministry official coordinating in Syria, as saying that Russian warplanes targeted and killed 200 militants who had launched the offensive in the northwest on Friday. It provided no further details. Associated Press writer Albert Aji in Damascus contributed to this report.
Ghaziabad, Dec 25 (PTI) Police in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area have arrested a man for allegedly posting fake news on social media about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "demise", officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Rohit (34), a resident of the Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested after a complaint was filed by BJP office-bearer Anil Sharma, they said. The complaint was lodged after Sharma saw the viral post on a Facebook page on Tuesday. An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the BNS, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police (Indirapuram) Swatantra Kumar Singh. Charges have also been invoked under provisions of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, he said. "The Indirapuram police acted promptly, and with the help of manual and electronic surveillance, arrested the accused near the Hindon River Barrage in Vasundhara Colony," Singh said. During inquiry, Rohit allegedly confessed that he had posted the fake news to increase the followers of his Facebook page, the officer said. Legal proceedings have been initiated against him, and further investigations are underway, he added. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)Four Farmington Public Schools teachers were surprised in their classrooms on Friday, Dec. 20, by Superintendent Kelly Coffin to inform them they were named the district’s Teachers of the Year in their respective levels. The 2024/25 FPS Teachers of the Year are Joseph Lazzarino of Farmington High School, Susan Kim of Power Middle School, Laura Orlowski of Beechview Elementary School and Lara Ligerakis at Farmington Early Childhood Center. Lazzorino was nominated as High School Teacher of the Year for his calm demeanor, caring for his students, and having a genuine interest in helping his students succeed. He is the auto technology teacher at the high school and began teaching at Harrison High School as the Vocational/Auto teacher in 2011. He moved to Farmington High School in 2020 where he currently teaches ninth through 12th grade. Lazzorino graduated from Siena Heights University with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, and a Masters of Arts in Education/Teacher Leadership from the University of Phoenix. “He is not only a great teacher but a great person,” said student nominator Jason Kazensky. “It’s always easy to ask questions and you never have to feel worried about falling behind.” Kim was nominated as Middle School Teacher of the Year for her kindness, respectfulness, welcoming demeanor and desire to help anyone in need. “I would just like to add that Susan Kim truly is a pillar within Farmington Public Schools and deserves to be honored for her dedication and work done to help students succeed in mathematics and in life,” said nominator Alexandra Borseth. Kim is an 8th grade math and algebra teacher at Power Middle School. She started off her career in FPS in 2000 as a third grade teacher at Longacre Elementary and was there until 2009 and then headed to East Middle School as a math teacher. From there, she became a traveling teacher between Power Middle School, Warner Middle School, and Beechview Elementary School until 2018 when she landed solely at Power. She graduated from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Art degree. She earned her teaching certificate from Eastern Michigan University and continued on to get her Master of Arts in Teaching from Oakland University. Orlowski was nominated for her enthusiasm while teaching and providing a warm and approachable environment for all of her students. She teaches fourth grade at Beechview Elementary and has been there her entire teaching career. Laura began subbing with FPS in 1997, and became a full-time teacher at Beechview after earning her Bachelor of Arts from Wayne State University, obtaining her Teaching Certificate from Madonna University, and earning her Masters in the Art of Teaching from Marygrove College. “Laura is truly a wonderful, caring, person deserving of this honor,” said nominator Allison Jesiel. Ligerakis was nominated for her compassionate, engaging, and over the top dedication to her students. She is a preschool special education teacher at Farmington Early Childhood Center. Related Articles Lara started with FPS in 1998 when she was hired as an SXI teacher at Cloverdale (now closed). She went back and forth as an SXI and SMI (both meaning Severely Mentally Impaired) teacher until 2009, and in 2010 she became an Early Childhood Special Education teacher at the Farmington Community School. She transferred to Alameda, which is now the Farmington Early Childhood Center, in 2016 where she has been ever since. She graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She then graduated from Oakland University with a Master of Education in Early Childhood. “Her dedication, patience, and unwavering commitment have touched the lives of students every day,” said nominator Eva McDermott. “She has gone above and beyond to make every child feel valued and showed kindness in every moment. Her impact is truly immeasurable.”
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a Cleveland State University (CSU) study, total investment in Ohio’s shale energy sector was approximately $3.1 billion in the second half of 2023. The latest report , prepared for JobsOhio, Ohio’s private non-profit economic development corporation, covers shale-related investment in Ohio from July 2023 through December 2023 and cumulates total investment from 2011 forward. The study from CSU’s Energy Policy Center at the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs revealed that with previous investments to date, cumulative oil and gas investment in Ohio through December 2023 is estimated to be around $108.2 billion. Of this, $76.7 billion has been in upstream, $22 billion in midstream, and $9.5 billion in downstream industries. The study showed that cumulative shale-related investment steadily rose between 2011 and 2023. As the spread between oil and natural gas prices has increased, finding and development (F&D) costs for oil have been falling, driven by innovations that improve the operational efficiency of production from shale wells. The study suggests that the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to upstream operations could drive additional improvements. “As natural gas exploration technology continues to evolve, Ohio’s abundance of resources can play an essential role in supporting economic growth in industries like advanced manufacturing, healthcare, polymers, construction, aviation, and automotive,” said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef. “Since 2011, the shale-related investment in Ohio’s energy economy has steadily increased to $108.2 billion as industry experts and investors look to the state for growth.” “Total shale-related investment was up $1 billion in the second half of 2023 compared to the first half of the year, due largely to construction starting on a major natural gas power plant,” said Mark Henning, Research Supervisor for the Energy Policy Center in the Maxine Goodman Levin School or Urban Affairs at CSU. “This level of overall investment will likely continue as upstream producers continue to ramp up activities in the region’s oil window, where we have seen new well development more than double during the first half of 2024 compared to the second half of last year.” Upstream Investment Overall, upstream investments were down by about $332 million in the second half of 2023 compared to the first half of the year, reflecting a decline in the number of new wells drilled. Oil prices have remained high relative to natural gas prices, sustaining an average oil-to-price ratio of 6:1 since the beginning of 2023. Midstream Investment Midstream investment reached $290.4 million in the second half of 2023; a 69% increase compared to the previous six-month period. Most of the midstream investment during the Study period was for gathering system and transportation buildout, with $166.9 million spent on gathering lines and $91.9 million spent on compression. An additional $31.5 million was spent on NGL pipelines. Downstream Investment Since 2015, the CSU studies have reported that 10 natural gas-powered power plants have been in the planning, construction, or newly operational stages. Seven of these plants consumed 13% of Ohio Utica gas production for power generation during the second half of 2023 and generated the equivalent of approximately 35% of the electricity consumed in Ohio across all sectors during the same time period. This is the sixteenth CSU study reporting investment resulting from oil and gas development in Ohio related to the Utica and Point Pleasant formations. The latest report and previous reports can be found here . For more information on Ohio’s growing energy industry, visit www.JobsOhio.com/energy . About the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs The Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University is recognized as one of the best public affairs schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Levin School is ranked 4th in the US in the specialty of Urban Policy and 12th in the specialty of Local Government Management. Levin offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional development programs in fields that guide and advance vibrant and sustainable communities, including urban studies, public administration, urban planning, environmental studies, nonprofit management, and organizational leadership. The Levin School’s collection of scholars combines practical experience with research and theory, delivering excellence in teaching to prepare the next generation of community leaders. Founded in 1964, Cleveland State University is a public research institution with more than 14,000 students, 8 colleges and schools and more than 175 academic programs. According to the Brookings Institution, CSU is No. 18 in the U.S. among public universities that fulfill a critical dual mission: providing upward mobility and conducting impactful research. CSU is the only Ohio university in the top tier of the Brookings list. U.S News & World Report consistently lists CSU among America’s Best Colleges and Universities. About JobsOhio JobsOhio , Ohio's private nonprofit economic development corporation, enhances company growth and personnel development through business attraction, retention, and expansion across ten competitive industry sectors. With a team of seasoned professionals, JobsOhio utilizes a comprehensive network to foster talent production in targeted industries and attract talent through Find Your Ohio . Collaborating with seven regional partners, including Dayton Development Coalition , Lake to River Economic Development , Ohio Southeast Economic Development , One Columbus , REDI Cincinnati , Regional Growth Partnership , and Team NEO , JobsOhio delivers world-class customer service to provide companies with a competitive advantage. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com . Follow us on LinkedIn , X , and Facebook. Matt Englehart JobsOhio 614-300-1152 englehart@jobsohio.comCalifornia’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power gridSaudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman toured several factories specialized in producing components for the energy sector in the Riyadh Industrial City on Wednesday. During the tour, he was accompanied by Minister of State Hamad Al-Sheikh, and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef. The tour comes within the framework of the ongoing efforts to enhance localization in the energy sector, which aims to achieve a localization rate of 75 percent in the components of the sector by 2030. The ministers and a number of senior officials were briefed on the progress of production of energy equipment and electrical panels for connection, control, automation and distribution, and factories for smart ring linking units for electrical stations. The tour of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman included the factories of Al-Gihaz Holding Company, such as the new factory specialized in energy equipment and electrical panels, with a production capacity of 25,000 units annually. The minister was briefed on three of the main production lines located in one area, and watched a visual presentation of the rest of the lines and the high-quality production process of energy equipment and electrical panels for connection, control, automation and distribution. The new factory is a cornerstone of the company's projects in the lines of engineering, design and automation of electricity network systems, in addition to manufacturing control panels and current and voltage conversion equipment. A total of 500 engineers and employees, including 100 Saudi female employees are working in the factory. It has plans to double the current production capacity in line with Saudi Vision 2030, and within the energy sector's targets to achieve a 75 percent localization rate in the components of the sector by 2030. Prince Abdulaziz also visited Alfanar factories, where he was briefed on the production processes and advanced technologies used in them. He also listened to a detailed presentation on the company's work in the field of technology ownership and industry localization, and its effective role in increasing local content and strengthening the national economy. During his visit to Alfanar, Minister of Energy inaugurated the smart ring-connection units factory, free of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), which is the first factory of its kind in the Middle East, where more than 700 Saudi female employees work. It represents a qualitative shift in the use of green technology and contributes to reducing the Kingdom's carbon footprint. The research and development team at Alfanar presented a presentation on the stages of progress made in green technology for medium voltage, and the achievements that enhance the company's position as a pioneer in innovation and technological development. Prince Abdulaziz was also briefed on the company's efforts in renewable energy projects (wind and solar), the sustainable aviation fuel facility, carbon capture and storage technologies and green hydrogen. The company's advanced technological capabilities were also reviewed, which enable it to provide sustainable and advanced solutions for energy distribution. Alfanar is primarily engaged in manufacturing a wide range of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products, EPC solutions for conventional and renewable power plants, allied engineering services and design engineering. < Previous Page Next Page >
Faruqi & Faruqi Reminds Chipotle Mexican Grill Investors Of The Pending Class Action Lawsuit With A Lead Plaintiff Deadline Of January 10, 2025 - CMGAssad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Bieber re-signs with GuardiansDrop in Boxing Day footfall ‘signals return to declining pre-pandemic levels’A dog owner from Michigan took her pup to doggy day care hoping that she would start making friends, what she did instead has left internet users in stitches. In a viral TikTok post shared in November under the username @niknak272727, the minibernedoodle, Maisy, can be seen smiling in the car on the way to day care, but then a second picture shows her looking miserable there, isolating in a corner while the other pups play together a few feet away. "Signed my puppy up for day-care so she can start making friends and socialize," reads layover text in the clip. A caption says: She's 100% my daughter though lol." The poster, 24-year-old Nikki Sykora, 24, told Newsweek that she adopted the 1-year-old pup during her second year of dental school at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and because she is a full-time dental student, she decided to start taking her to day care twice a week so that she can socialize during the day. "I do not have any other dogs at home, so I was hoping that day care would allow her to learn how to play with other dogs. The day care provides live video footage which can be accessed throughout the day, so I began watching her during my breaks at school. I started to notice that rather than playing with the dogs, she became very attached to the day care workers! "Maisy is extremely people oriented and is very attached to her humans. She is also very in touch with human emotions, which shapes her hilarious & outgoing personality. I think this video is a reflection of her strong desire to be with her people and her hilarious personality." Sykora explained that at the time the picture was taken, Maisy had been going to day care for two months, sometimes staying from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., but still hadn't gotten used to it. Despite the pup's behavior in the clip, the poster said that she will continue sending her to day care when she's out of the house. "I much prefer her to be around other people and dogs, opposed to being alone for most of the day—and I think she prefers this too! Her socialization with other dogs has greatly improved since beginning day-care, despite what it looks like in this photo." Dr. Harunur Rashid from Vet Advises says that leaving your pup home alone for more than 4-6 hours can lead to boredom, anxiety, and other behavior problems. So if you work long hours out of the house every day, it's always best to either leave your pup at day care or get a sitter to spend time with them instead of leaving them alone. Not all dogs are the same, some are more sociable than others, but there are different types of day care to accommodate all types of canines. Preventive Vet says that some facilities, known as "dog park style," have large outdoor areas for the pups to roam free and use up their energy, and these are the best spots for sociable dogs who love playing. Dogs who are a bit more cautious and scared of high activity will probably enjoy a separate play area style, where dogs are divided into groups based on their personality and energy levels. Then there is a home-style day care, which is usually in residential settings with very few dogs, which provides a familiar environment for dogs who exhibit signs of separation anxiety or prefer home to day care. The video quickly went viral on social media and it has so far received over 1.4 million views and 420,300 likes on the platform. One user, Emilyanneshobbies, commented: "My puppies report card said 'not interested in playing with the other kids' once." Kaytea said: "I remember bringing my shitzu to dog park and I sat on a bench to watch him play w other dogs only for him to sit next to me and watch the dogs as well." _shauna_ added: "That looks like me when you take me somewhere with strangers." Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@newsweek.com with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.
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ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally appointed as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday. Still, many questions remain about the tournament as well as the 2030 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with three games in South America. Here are some of the key issues that need to be answered over the next decade: Where will games be played? Saudi Arabia proposes 15 stadiums — eight still on paper — in five cities: Eight in the capital Riyadh, four in the Red Sea port city Jeddah, and one each in Abha, Al Khobar and Neom, the planned futuristic mega-project. Each would have at least 40,000 seats for World Cup games. The opening game and final are set for a 92,000-seat venue planned in Riyadh. Some designs are vivid . In Neom, the stadium is planned 350 meters (yards) above street level and one near Riyadh is designed to be atop a 200-meter cliff with a retractable wall of LED screens. Saudi Arabia aims to host all 104 games, though there has been speculation that some games could be played in neighboring or nearby countries. When will the World Cup be played? Surely not in the traditional World Cup period of June-July, when temperatures in Saudi Arabia routinely exceed 40 Celsius (104 degrees). FIFA moved the Qatar-hosted World Cup to November-December 2022, though those dates were not loved by most European clubs and leagues whose seasons were interrupted. Also, that slot is complicated in 2034 by the holy month of Ramadan through mid-December and Riyadh hosting the multi-sport Asian Games. January 2034 could be a possibility even though that would be just before the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The International Olympic Committee has signaled it won’t be opposed to back-to-back major events. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Saudi World Cup bid official Hammad Albalawi said the precise dates of the tournament are up the world soccer body. “That’s a decision by FIFA. We stand ready to be part of this conversation. But ultimately it’s a FIFA decision together with the confederations,” Albalawi said. Will stadiums be segregated for men and women? Giving more rights and freedoms to women in a traditionally conservative society is fundamental to Saudi messaging around the modernization program known as Vision 2030. The kingdom decided in 2017 to let women attend sports events, initially in major cities and in family zones separate from men-only sections. By 2034, at the promised pace of social reforms, female fans should not be restricted. Saudi Arabia launched a women’s professional soccer league in 2022 with players joining from clubs in Europe. They face no restrictions playing in shorts and with hair uncovered. Will alcohol be allowed at the venues or hotels? The Saudi prohibition of alcohol is clear and understood before FIFA signs any sponsor deals for 2034. But will there be any exceptions? The alcohol issue was problematic for the World Cup in Qatar because the expectation was created that beer sales would be allowed at stadiums even before Qatar won its bid in 2010. One year later, FIFA extended a long-time deal to have Budweiser as the official World Cup beer through 2022. Qatar then backtracked on that promise three days before the first game, causing confusion and the sense of a promise broken. In Qatar, alcohol was served only at luxury suites at the stadiums. Visitors could also have a drink in some hotel bars. But Saudi Arabia has even stricter rules on alcohol — and there is no indication that will change. Albalawi noted that Saudi Arabia has successfully hosted dozens of sports events where alcohol wasn't served. “We’re creating a safe and secure family environment for fans to bring their families into our stadiums,” he said. How will workers rights be protected? Saudi promises to reform and enforce labor laws, and fully respect migrant workers, have been accepted by FIFA but face broad skepticism from rights groups and trade unions. A formal complaint is being investigated by the U.N.-backed International Labor Organization. Protecting the migrant workers needed to build stadiums and other tournament projects — a decade after it was a defining issue for Qatar — looms as a signature challenge for Saudi Arabia. Would Israel be allowed to play if it qualified for the 2034 World Cup? Saudi-Israeli relations had been improving when FIFA all but gave the 2034 World Cup to the kingdom on Oct. 4 last year. Three days later Hamas attacked Israel and diplomacy got more complicated. Any soccer federation bidding to host a FIFA tournament accepts a basic principle that whichever team qualifies is welcome. That did not stop Indonesia putting up barriers last year to Israel coming for the men’s Under-20 World Cup. Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel which had qualified through a European tournament nine months before the issue flared. FIFA moved the entire tournament to Argentina and the Israeli team reached the semifinals. Israel played at the 1970 World Cup but has never advanced through qualifying in Europe, where it has been a member of UEFA for 30 years. Europe should have 16 places in the 48-team World Cup in Saudi Arabia. Where will the final of the 2030 World Cup be played? Most of the attention at the FIFA Congress on Wednesday was on the Saudi decision, but the soccer body and its members also formally approved the hosts of the 2030 World Cup — the most spread out and longest ever. One game each in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, the original host in 1930, will be played from June 8-9. The tournament resumes four days later for the other 101 games shared between Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Six countries, three continents, multiple languages and currencies. Fans traveling on planes, trains, automobiles and boats across about 14 kilometers (10 miles) of water between Spain and Morocco. The final is due on July 21, 2030 and a decision on where it will be played could cause some tension between the host countries. Morocco wants it in the world’s biggest soccer venue — the planned 115,000-seat King Hassan II Stadium in Casablanca. Spain, meanwhile, has proposed to host the final in either of the remodeled home stadiums of club giants Real Madrid or Barcelona. Associated Press writer Baraa Anwer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contributed to this report.
Make America Great Again! (MAGA)” So goes the campaign slogan of reelected United States President Donald Trump. Interestingly, it isn’t all that original since a similar one was used back in 1965 by then Sen. Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. during his successful march to his first term as Philippine president. With Trump’s imminent assumption of office, the air is rife with speculations on how he would actually translate his campaign slogan into reality via specific programs, legislative proposals, and foreign policy. From the thrust of statements he’s been making, it seems he intends to effect major structural policy and even sociopolitical changes on both the domestic and foreign affairs fronts. I will leave it to others to discuss sociopolitical matters, as those are more peculiar to American societal interaction that many others are more familiar with. Suffice it for me to observe, at the risk of being simplistic, that he appears determined to restore “traditional values,” and put the brakes on the forward march of progressive liberalism particularly its so called “woke” fringe. Somewhat associated with these are two of his highest priorities: securing US borders from the recent surge of illegal migrants, and rebalancing (as he sees it) the country’s energy sector development strategy from a rapid headlong plunge into renewable energy dependence, toward a somewhat more gradual transition to that goal by restoring fossil fuel exploration, or as he puts it, “Drill baby, drill.” On the domestic economic front, his game plan appears aimed at restoring dynamic economic growth by tax cuts and reduced government regulation. This, he hopes, would energize the private sector and put more disposable income in the pockets of the middle and working class, entrepreneurs, and corporations, thus creating jobs and hopefully, a virtuous cycle of higher employment rates that would broaden the tax base and generate a more positive budget outcome to meet the pressing financing needs of, among others, modernizing the country’s infrastructure. The downside to this strategy is that the effect of tax cuts has a lag time during which already serious fiscal deficits may grow, resulting in even greater temptation to print money that will end up fueling inflation and escalating the level of national debt that even now threatens to become unmanageable. This latter vicious cycle outcome Trump hopes to stem by serious cuts in expenditure. Such cuts appear to depend mainly on a draconian review of “wasteful government expenditures” by the envisioned new Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. This involves the surgical trimming of perceived bloated bureaucracy in such agencies as the departments of education and of defense, and defense expenditure itself. The US defense budget is 10 times that of the next 10 countries in the world combined as it maintains 750 military bases in 80 countries. Furthermore, an announced centerpiece of Trump’s foreign policy is to proactively encourage negotiations toward peace on all major war fronts, if only to carry the record of having no wars during his tenure. However, the bellicose side of his foreign policy, namely tariff drumbeating designed, it seems, to restore a more vibrant manufacturing sector to the US economy, could be problematic. He may find that his tendency toward breast beating may have to be balanced by his equally adept sense of the “art of the deal” toward win-win solutions in a world where BRICS—a forum for cooperation among a group of emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates—is a serious reality rather than a pushover. As well, the evolution from a unipolar to a multipolar world order appears to be gaining momentum so that moves to preserve US trade and military dominance may have to be tempered with a wiser strategy of revitalizing US competitiveness toward winning the hearts and minds of the world’s citizenry. Assuming things go reasonably well toward the MAGA scenario, what’s in it for the Philippines? At the very least, a US economy averting pneumonia will help stabilize the value of the peso and continue the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ already optimistic scenario of progressively lowering interest rates. There are also signs that the US is more interested in an investment-oriented, rather than a China-containment, policy with us, such that Musk is reportedly eyeing the Philippines as a significant center for his expanded Asian business operations. Under these circumstances, President Marcos would be well advised to lead in calming turbulent local political waters, refocusing on the country’s economic priorities and comparative advantages, and dusting off his father’s battle cry, “This nation can be great again.” —————- Roberto F. De Ocampo, OBE, is a former finance secretary and a finance minister of the year in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . —————- Business Matters is a project of Makati Business Club ( [email protected] ).
Saudi Arabia officially announced as the 2034 World Cup host. Human rights groups warn of ‘unimaginable human cost’SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At this point the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers were fighting for playoff positioning rather than their playoff lives. After snapping a three-game losing streak with a lopsided win last week against Chicago, the Niners head into a Thursday night division showdown against the Los Angeles Rams hoping to play with the same kind of desperation in a game they almost certainly need to win to get to the postseason. "I think just across the board as a team, everybody had just a bit more of sense of urgency and I think we executed and played together as a team, and we didn't let off," quarterback Brock Purdy said. "Really liked that. But, that was last week so now it's on to this week and how can we do that again?" After getting outscored by 53 points in losses at Green Bay and Buffalo, the 49ers (6-7) played their most complete game of the season to keep their playoff hopes alive. While some credited a feeling of desperation or speeches from players such as Purdy and Deommodore Lenoir for the turnaround, linebacker Fred Warner said it was more about execution than anything else. "We didn't go out there in Green Bay, we didn't go out there in Buffalo saying, 'Let's just hope that we win.' Trust me, I felt desperate as hell going into both those games," he said. "It just didn't work out. ... It didn't happen because last week we decided we wanted to. This was weeks in the making." Whatever the reason, the results were obvious to anyone watching, including the Rams (7-6), who had their own signature performance to boost their playoff chances. Los Angeles held off Buffalo 44-42 to remain one game behind Seattle in the NFC West race and a game ahead of the 49ers and Arizona in the tightly packed division. Coach Sean McVay knows his team will need a similar performance to beat San Francisco and earn a season sweep. "I saw they certainly had a very dominant performance," he said. "If there's anything that you do know, it's a week-to-week league. Humility is only a week away. They have excellent coaches, excellent personnel and really good schemes. No matter what's really happened in terms of the trajectory of the injuries, they're going to be ready to go." Puka Nacua is in dominant form with 33 catches for 458 yards and three TDs in the Rams' past four games, highlighted by a 162-yard performance last week against Buffalo in which he also scored his first rushing TD. Nacua was injured for these clubs' first meeting this season — but last year, he broke the NFL's single-game rookie receptions record with 15 in his first game against San Francisco, and he set the NFL rookie season records for catches and yards receiving during his visit to Santa Clara last January. "He's a tough football player," 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen said. "Some guys are just competitive. He's got size, he doesn't go down easy. Some things you can't measure and he's just got it." The least productive four-game stretch of Deebo Samuel's career sent the frustrated wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers to social media. In a now-deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Samuel said the reason he gained only 97 yards from scrimmage the past four games was not that he was struggling but that he wasn't getting the ball. His teammates and coaches believe he will get back to his All-Pro form soon. "I want to get Deebo the ball every play if I could," Purdy said. "I want to have him break all the records as best as possible. I want Deebo to do Deebo things." The Rams defense got shredded twice in the past three weeks by Saquon Barkley's Eagles and Josh Allen's Bills, dropping the unit to 27th in total defense. LA's vaunted young pass rush led by rookie Jared Verse has no sacks in its past two games and just three in the past four games. Considering Purdy drove the Niners to 425 yards in the teams' first meeting this season without Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle or Samuel, the Rams' offense might need yet another prolific game to overcome its defense's weaknesses. With Nick Bosa sidelined the past three games, the 49ers have had to generate pass rushes from different sources. They had a season-high seven sacks last week with Yetur Gross-Matos getting three and Leonard Floyd two. The 32-year-old Floyd has 5 1/2 sacks in his past four games. "Leonard's just an Energizer bunny," Shanahan said. "It's crazy with him being one of the older guys and stuff and how many different teams he's been to, but I've played against him enough and felt that." Bosa has a chance to return this week and is listed as questionable. AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in Los Angeles contributed to this report Get local news delivered to your inbox!