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OSLO: The World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (Oct 9) for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas, the Nobel committee said. "With this year's award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the millions of people who suffer from or face the threat of hunger," Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said on unveiling the winner in Oslo. The WFP was honoured for "its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict", the jury said. Whether delivering food by helicopter or on the back of an elephant or a camel, the WFP prides itself on being "the leading humanitarian organisation" in a world where, by its own estimates, some 690 million people - one in 11 - go to bed on an empty stomach. Shortly after the … [Read more...] about The World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

LONDON: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will need to raise US$6.8 billion over the next six months to avert famine amid the COVID-19 crisis, the agency said on Tuesday (Oct 13). The WFP, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week for its efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, said it had so far raised US$1.6 billion. "We've got a lot more money to raise to make certain we avert famine," David Beasley, executive director of the WFP, said at a conference organised by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Beasley noted that 7 million people had died from hunger this year as the COVID-19 pandemic, which could double hunger worldwide, claimed a further 1 million lives. "If we don't sort out COVID, (the) hunger death rate could be three, four, five times that," said Beasley. READ: Peace and ending hunger 'go hand in hand', WFP says after Nobel win The Rome-based WFP says it helps some 97 million people in … [Read more...] about US$6.8 billion needed over next 6 months to avert famine: World Food Programme

Croma, Indias first omnichannel electronics retailer from the Tata Group today announced the launch of its #AppleYou&Croma programme to commemorate the birth anniversary of Apple founder Steve Jobs . Starting February 26, customers can indulge in a truly complete experience of 'all things Apple' across all 180 plus Croma stores and on its website croma.com. Bringing together the whole Apple eco-system under one roof, providing expert advice to help make an informed decision, curating the best deals & offers, are just some of the benefits of this programme at Croma. With this programme, Croma seeks to plug a very evident gap in the purchase experience of consumers, who are increasingly expressing great interest in the range of products by Apple but lack thorough guidance. The lack of expert guidance during purchase and an unclear understanding of the benefits of integrated devices among consumers is one of the key reasons for Croma to launch this programme in … [Read more...] about Apple, Croma announce joint programme on Steve Jobs’ birth anniversary

LONDON: “Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh.” Thus spoke Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, in a characteristically histrionic moment during his April 2018 presentation on Iran’s nuclear programme. No one in the Middle East is now likely to forget the name of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear physicist, who was ambushed and killed by gunmen near Tehran late on Friday. Especially not the Iranians – any more than they will forget Qassem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guard commander of Iran’s foreign legion, assassinated by a US missile strike at Baghdad airport in January. READ: Commentary: Trump walks away clean from Soleimani fallout READ: Commentary: As Iran-US drama plays out, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un takes notes ISRAEL'S LATEST HIT? Israel, rather than the US, is probably responsible for killing Fakhrizadeh, just as it is widely blamed or, depending on the viewpoint, credited with murdering four nuclear scientists on his staff from 2010 to … [Read more...] about Commentary: Assassinating top scientist makes killing Iran’s nuclear programme harder

SINGAPORE: An existing government programme will be expanded to place 3,000 Singaporeans in technology-related jobs and train them over the next two to three years, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on Thursday (Jun 4). This is to allow Singapore to meet a demand for tech and digital talent, with the information and communications technology (ICT) sector continuing to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The scaling up of the company-led training (CLT) programme will be done through partnerships with leading tech and non-tech firms. The plan is to place and train more Singaporeans in “good tech jobs” that fulfil functions such as digital marketing, software engineering, cybersecurity and data analytics, the minister said in a speech delivered during the debate on the Fortitude Budget in Parliament. As part of the CLT programme, which falls under the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative administered by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of … [Read more...] about Expanded programme to place and train 3,000 Singaporeans in tech jobs over next two to three years

BEIJING: China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural labourers off the land and into recently built military-style training centers where they are turned into factory workers, mirroring a programme in the western Xinjiang region that rights groups have branded coercive labour. Beijing has set quotas for the mass transfer of rural labourers within Tibet and to other parts of China, according to over a hundred state media reports, policy documents from government bureaus in Tibet and procurement requests released between 2016 and 2020 and reviewed by Reuters. The quota effort marks a rapid expansion of an initiative designed to provide loyal workers for Chinese industry. A notice posted to the website of Tibet's regional government website last month said over half a million people were trained as part of the project in the first seven months of 2020 - around 15 per cent of the region's population. READ: China says EU observers free to visit Xinjiang Of this total, … [Read more...] about China sharply expands mass labour programme in Tibet

OSLO: Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony held online because of the coronavirus, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday (Dec 10) of a "hunger pandemic" it said could be worse than COVID-19. "Because of so many wars, climate change, the widespread use of hunger as a political and military weapon, and a global health pandemic that makes all of that exponentially worse, 270 million people are marching toward starvation," WFP executive director David Beasley said. "Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19," he said, removing his face mask to make his remarks broadcast from the WFP's headquarters in Rome. The largest humanitarian organisation fighting famine, the UN agency founded in 1961 feeds tens of millions of people each year - 97 million in 2019 - across all continents. The WFP was honoured with the Nobel for its efforts "to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict", … [Read more...] about Nobel-winning UN food agency warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ worse than COVID-19

GENEVA: The World Food Programme said Friday (Oct 9) that winning the Nobel Peace Prize was a "powerful reminder" that ending global hunger was inextricably linked to ending wars and conflict. "This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand," the Rome-based WFP said on Twitter. Spokesman Tomson Phiri, who had been on the podium at the UN in Geneva for a regular press briefing when the announcement landed, described the win as "humbling" and a "proud moment" for the UN organisation. "One of the beauties of WFP activities is that not only do we provide food for today and tomorrow, but we also are equipping people with the knowledge, the means to sustain themselves for the next day and the days after," he said. Phiri, who only recently became WFP's spokesman in Geneva but who has worked for the organisation for nine years most recently in South Sudan, said he had "seen the extent to which people are dedicated across the globe to go the … [Read more...] about Peace and ending hunger ‘go hand in hand’, WFP says after Nobel win

SINGAPORE: The pressure on jobs brought about by the effects of COVID-19 has had an unexpected casualty: Santa Claus. Demand for appearances by him has been crippled, amid weak business sentiment and continued efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. “We haven’t had any bookings at all from the malls or corporate companies … In the past, we could get over 15 bookings just from one client alone,” said Christina Krishnan, the founder of Budget Events & Entertainment Services, which offers Santa Claus appearances. “There’s not been any response from clients, because I guess companies are not doing well and not willing to spend,” Ms Krishnan told CNA. She added that she has only had two bookings this season, which were for small family events. That means most of her pool of about 15 Santas are just “ready and waiting”. READ: COVID-19 keeping most US Santas at a distance It is a similar tale for entertainment company Event Magic, which has seen an 80 per cent drop in … [Read more...] about COVID-19 limits demand for Santa Claus to appear at malls, events

Elite Dangerous ' next expansion, Odyssey, is getting ready to touch down on all sorts of new land-based adventures. But beyond making footfall on frontier towns and dusty gunfights, Odyssey is also rebuilding all of the game's existing landmasses—and adding in a whole load of new ones. Generating a galaxy's worth of planets is no easy feat, mind. In an hour-long stream this Friday (handily summarised on Steam ), lead render programmer Dr Kay Ross explained what's changed since the game's first planetside expansion, Horizons. "The system we made for Horizons was good for Horizons," Ross explained. "I'm very proud of what the team did and the results you can get from it. But to look forward to whatever comes next for Odyssey, I wanted a system that was robust enough to handle things without having to do another remake of any of the tech, that's why it's changed and we have all that detail." Elite uses something called a Stellar Forge to generate its stars, planets, and … [Read more...] about Here’s how Frontier rebuilt a galaxy’s worth of planets for Elite Dangerous: Odyssey