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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
LONDON (Reuters) - A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from a British hospital after doctors said she was well enough to spend time recovering with her family.
Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban in October and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged on Thursday but is due to be re-admitted in late January or early February for reconstructive surgery to her skull, doctors said.
The shooting of Yousufzai, in the head at point blank range as she left school in the Swat valley, drew widespread international condemnation.
She has become a an internationally recognized symbol of resistance to the Taliban's efforts to deny women education and other rights, and more than 250,000 people have signed online petitions calling for her to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her activism.
Doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where Yousufzai was treated said that although the bullet hit her left brow, it did not penetrate her skull but instead travelled underneath the skin along the side of her head and into her neck.
She was treated by doctors specializing in neurosurgery, trauma and other disciplines in a department of the hospital which has treated hundreds of soldiers wounded in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"Malala is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for her to make excellent progress in her recovery," said Dave Rosser, the hospital's medical director.
"Following discussions with Malala and her medical team, we decided that she would benefit from being at home."
Yousufzai has already been leaving the hospital on a regular basis on "home leave" in recent weeks to spend time with her parents and younger brothers, who have a temporary home in central England, Rosser said.
"During those visits assessments have been carried out by her medical team to ensure she can continue to make good progress outside the hospital," Rosser said.
Yousufzai's father said in October he was sure she would "rise again" to pursue her dreams after medical treatment.
(Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-girl-shot-taliban-leaves-british-hospital-094425066.html
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Friday, January 4, 2013
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves UK hospital
LONDON (AP) ? Three months after she was shot in the head for daring to say girls should be able to get an education, a 15-year-old Pakistani hugged her nurses and smiled as she walked out of a Birmingham hospital.
Malala Yousufzai waved to a guard and smiled shyly as she cautiously strode down the hospital corridor talking to nurses in images released Friday by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
"She is quite well and happy on returning home ? as we all are," Malala's father, Ziauddin, told The Associated Press.
Malala, who was released Thursday, will live with her parents and two brothers in Britain while she continues to receive treatment. She will be admitted again in the next month for another round of surgery to rebuild her skull.
Experts have been optimistic that Malala, who was airlifted from Pakistan in October to receive specialized medical care, has a good chance of recovery because the brains of teenagers are still growing and can better adapt to trauma.
"Malala is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for her to make excellent progress in her recovery," said Dr. Dave Rosser, the medical director for University Hospitals Birmingham. "Following discussions with Malala and her medical team, we decided that she would benefit from being at home with her parents and two brothers."
The Taliban targeted Malala because of her relentless objection to the group's regressive interpretation of Islam that limits girls' access to education. She was shot while returning home from school in Pakistan's scenic Swat Valley on Oct. 9.
Her case won worldwide recognition, and the teen became a symbol for the struggle for women's rights in Pakistan. In an indication of her reach, she made the shortlist for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012.
The militants have threatened to target Malala again because they say she promotes "Western thinking," but a security assessment in Britain concluded the risk was low in releasing her to her family. British police have provided security for her at the hospital, but West Midlands Police refused to comment on any security precautions for Malala or her family going forward.
Pakistani doctors removed a bullet that entered her head and traveled toward her spine before Malala's family decided to send her to Britain for specialized treatment. Pakistan is paying.
Pakistan also appointed Malala's father as its education attache in Birmingham for at least three years, meaning Malala is likely to remain in Britain for some time.
Hospital authorities say Malala can read and speak, but cited patient confidentiality when asked whether she is well enough to continue her education in Britain.
While little has been made public about Malala's medical condition, younger brains recover more fully from trauma because they are still growing. Dr. Anders Cohen, chief of neurosurgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, estimated she might recover up to 85 percent of the cognitive ability she had before ? more than enough to be functional.
"She'd be able to move on with life, maybe even become an activist again," said Cohen, who is not involved in Malala's treatment.
In the Swat Valley, people reacted with joy at the news of her release. Family and friends handed out sweets to neighbors in Malala's hometown of Mingora.
"Obviously we all are jubilant over her rapid recovery, and we hope that she will soon fully recover and would return back to her home town at an appropriate time," said Mahmoodul Hasan, Malala's 35-year-old cousin. Like Malala's father, he runs a private school in Mingora.
But the Swat Valley remains a tense place. Only last month, several hundred students in Mingora protested plans to have their school named after Malala, saying it would make the institution a target for the Taliban.
Malala's father vowed to return to Pakistan with his family once Malala is fully recovered.
"I thank the whole of Pakistan and all other well-wishers for praying for her and our family," he said. "What I am doing here is all temporary, and God willing we all will return to our homeland."
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Zada reported from Mingora, Pakistan. Associated Press writers Rebecca Santana in Islamabad and Sylvia Hui in London also contributed to this story.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-girl-shot-taliban-leaves-uk-hospital-113054527.html
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Fiscal cliff market relief fades in Europe
Filipino traders hear a mass before the start of the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Filipino traders hear a mass before the start of the first day of trading at Philippine Stock Exchange at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Jan. 2, 2013. Stock markets in Asia registered relief Wednesday over the U.S. congressional vote to stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world's biggest economy into recession. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ? Enthusiasm waned Thursday in Europe over U.S. legislators' deal to stave off the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of automatic tax increases and spending cuts that could have hurt the world's largest economy.
While the deal passed by congress this week avoids the near-term risk of a major blow to businesses and households, it left unsolved several budget measures, mainly government spending cuts. Major indexes in France, Germany and Britain fell modestly as investors considered that U.S. politicians now have only two months to negotiate those cuts.
In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.1 percent to 6,021.64. Germany's DAX shed 0.3 percent to 7,754.60 and France's CAC-40 lost 0.6 percent to 3,713.17. Some broader indexes of European shares rose slightly, boosted by sharp gains in Switzerland. The 18-country STOXX 600 rose 0.3 percent to 286.03.
Wall Street also appeared headed for a lower open Thursday after gains Wednesday. Dow Jones futures were down 0.1 percent to 13,311 while S&P 500 futures lost 0.2 percent to 1,454.10.
A last-minute deal agreed to by U.S. lawmakers late Tuesday triggered a global market rally on Wednesday. But while it settled tax rates, the deal only postponed automatic spending cuts to defense and domestic programs for two months. And it doesn't include any significant deficit-cutting agreement, meaning the country still doesn't have a long-term plan on how to curb spending.
Rabobank analyst Jane Foley said that a "more realistic sense" of the situation with U.S. budget affairs "has started to trickle into market sentiment this morning."
"Over the next couple of months, U.S. budget talks are set to remain a threat to risk appetite," Foley wrote in a note to investors.
Some traders may have decided to sell and lock in this week's gains. "After the euphoric mood of markets yesterday...a degree of profit taking was perhaps inevitable," GFT Markets strategist Fawad Razaqzada said.
Looking ahead, investors will keep an eye on the U.S. monthly jobs report due Friday. The figures often move markets as they are a key indicator for the health of the U.S. economy, which has struggled to gain steam in recent months.
Earlier in Asia, benchmarks in Hong Kong and Sydney rose modestly and crested above the 19-month highs hit Wednesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.1 percent to 23,398.98, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.7 percent to 4,740.70. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and New Zealand also rose.
Still, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.6 percent to 2,019.41 amid fears the weakening Japanese yen could hurt South Korean exporters.
Markets in Japan and mainland China were closed for extended holidays until Friday.
Benchmark oil for February delivery fell 53 cents to $92.59 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The euro fell 0.6 percent to $1.3106, while the dollar slipped 0.5 percent to 86.92 yen.
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Pamela Sampson contributed from Bangkok.
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House chooses Boehner as speaker again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a rocky few weeks during the "fiscal cliff" fight, John Boehner won re-election as speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday and will lead Republicans as they take on the White House over federal spending.
Boehner beat Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi by 220-192 in the speakership vote on the first day of a new Congress.
A possible rebellion against Boehner from conservatives upset at his handling of the fiscal crisis never emerged and only a handful of Republicans voted against him.
Some Republicans have criticized the Ohio congressman for dragging his feet on aid for storm Sandy victims in the Northeast and for backing tax hikes on the wealthy sought by President Barack Obama to avert the "fiscal cliff" of steep tax increases and spending cuts.
New fights loom over spending cuts for military and domestic programs as well as the "debt ceiling" limit of how much the federal government can borrow.
"Being speaker today is no bargain, I tell you," Republican Representative Peter King said on morning TV talks shows on Thursday.
King, of New York, was among those who slammed Boehner on Wednesday for postponing an anticipated vote on a $60 billion aid package for victims of Sandy.
Under pressure, Boehner, 63, agreed later in the day to vote on Friday on $9 billion in relief and on January 15 for another $51 billion in aid.
(Editing by Alistair Bell and Vicki Allen)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/house-chooses-boehner-speaker-again-192234073.html
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OLG Estimates $50?$100 Million in Hosting Fees for a Downtown ...
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City launches online public consultation about a potential casino, with some new revenue figures included.
The City of Toronto has just launched its online consultation about the prospect of opening a casino in Toronto (the in-person consultations start next week). As part of that public consultation process, the City has put out a short primer on the various casino options [PDF], with a number of financial, health, social, and city-building factors detailed.
On page six of that primer, a new and important number: $50?$100 million. That?s how much the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation now estimates the City of Toronto would make in annual hosting fees, if we decided to allow an ?integrated entertainment complex? at Exhibition Place, the Port Lands, or in the convention centre area. (An earlier report from Ernst & Young estimated hosting fees as high as $168 million?though as we wrote at the time, the basis on which they did so was always unclear.)
It?s a substantial sum, but in the scheme of Toronto?s $9.4 billion operating budget, it?s hardly a deal-maker.
The now-cancelled vehicle registration tax brought in about $49 million a year, for instance, and newly elected mayor Rob Ford had no difficulty convincing councillors to cancel that in December 2010. Even for the fiscal conservatives on council, policy considerations were more important than the amount of money involved in that case. Similarly with a casino: while the amount of money is non-trivial, it also isn?t overwhelmingly large. There?s certainly recently political precedent for saying that other goals can outweigh it, and many councillors have indicated they will be arguing just that in March, when they make a decision on the matter.
There are other potential impacts on Toronto?s economy if we permit a casino: increased property taxes and some job creation are also discussed in the report. Those will weigh less heavily in council?s debate, however, since they are both harder to predict and would, to at least some extent, accompany any other development in the same parcels of land. It?s the hosting fees that make casinos distinct as a revenue-generating tool for the City, compared with other economic development options in the same areas.
Before council makes any decisions though, and informing their debate, the public will have a chance to weigh in. Residents can fill out an online survey anytime between now and January 25, and there are several public meetings taking place this month as well.
ONLINE CONSULTATION
Take the City?s survey.
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Timeline for Casino Debate
November?December 2012
- City held ?significant and serious discussions? with the OLG regarding hosting fees and location options. Those discussions produced the number we now have?the $50?$100 million estimated hosting fee.
January 2013
- Public consultations are held online and in meetings across the city.
February?March 2013
- We get a final, exact number?the specific hosting fee the OLG would give to Toronto if council approved a casino.
- Staff prepare a report for city council, summarizing the public consultations and including the results of discussions with the OLG. The report will also include staff?s recommendations regarding the preferred location of a potential casino, and how much revenue they think is enough to make the whole prospect of a casino worthwhile.
- Once the report is issued, the matter will come back for discussion at the executive committee, and ultimately, to city council as a whole
Related Reading:
The City of Toronto?s report on a casino: [PDF]
Ernst & Young?s report: [PDF]
The Medical Officer of Health?s report on the impacts of gambling expansion: [PDF]
OLG?s modernization plan: [PDF]
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Alpha1Estates: Makkah-Madinah real estate index jumps 26% in ...
The Ihsan al-Haramain Index, the first index to solely track Saudi-listed companies involved in real estate development in Makkah and Madinah, shows the double-digit growth in stock prices real estate developers in the Holy Cities.
"The Ihsan al-Haramain Index jumped by 26% this year, doubling its 13% performance in 2011 and dramatically out-performing by nearly four-fold the TASI average of all stocks of the Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange) Real Estate Development Index which grew by 7%," said Mr Malik al-Alawi, the Chairman of Alpha1Estates International.
'Makkah real estate stocks jumped by 27%, similar to Madinah at 25% - but one Makkah-focused real estate stock this year saw a jump of nearly 60%, giving a clear message about the sector.'
Despite current gains, Alpha1Estates has proposed five critical pieces of legislation which focus on globalising the sector to non-Saudi Muslims, which will lead to greater investments, prosperity and quality of life in the Holy Cities.
Real estate investment in Makkah and Madinah accounts for 40% of total real estate investments in the Kingdom, standing at over $120bn over the next decade.
Alpha1Estates International launched in 2006 to become the world's first company to market Saudi Arabian property globally and also the first company to market property in both Makkah and Madinah. In subsequent years, it has launched the world's first bespoke real estate consultancy programme and joint-investment fund focused on the Holy Cities.
Land prices in the Holy Cities are the most expensive in the world, and hitting as high as $133,000 per square metre in Makkah.
In 2012, over 12 million Muslim pilgrims from 140 countries visited the Holy Cities annually for Hajj and Umrah, contributing SAR60bn ($16.5bn), the second-most lucrative source of the Kingdom's revenue after oil.
Expatriates form 40% of the Makkah's population, and the Holy City currently accounts for 11% of the Kingdom's GDP.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/alpha1estates-makkah-madinah-real-estate-index-jumps-324536
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