Mauritius Races To Contain Oil Spill, Protect Coastline
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modiis scheduled to inaugurate the Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar Island Submarine Cable System, which will provide better connectivity to the archipelago, on August 10, a senior official said. The project envisages better connectivity from Chennai to Port Blairand seven other Islands -- Swaraj Deep (Havelock), Long Island, Rangat, Hutbay (Little Andaman), Kamorta, Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar). State-run BSNLwill start offering up to 10 times faster broadband speed at 100 mbps and up to 20 times more data download limit for its customers in Andaman and Nicobar Islandsfrom Monday, the company said on Sunday. Here is all you need to know:What is a* A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the seabed between land-based stations to transmit telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea. * The optical fiberelements are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable will be deployed. * Compared to satellites, using internet connection through submarine cables is more reliable, cost efficient and of large capacity. About the project* About 2,300 km of submarine optical fibre cable (OFC) has been laid at a cost of about Rs 1,224 crore to provide better connectivity in the UT. * The project is funded by the government through the Universal Service Obligation Fund under the ministry of communications. * The foundation stone for the project was laid by PM Modi in December 2018 at Port Blair. What will it achieve?* The OFC will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India. * The submarine optical fibre cable link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port Blair and the other islands. * Besides this, 4Gmobile
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US passes 5m Covid cases as Republican calls Trump order unconstitutional slop
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The US on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as Donald Trumps executive orders seeking to break a political impasse over further economic relief were denounced by a Republican as unconstitutional slop. Recriminations have been flying in Washington since talks on further aid for the unemployed and for states struggling with a public health crisis collapsed on Friday. Trump intervened on Friday and Saturday, holding press conferences in the jarring setting, amid a pandemic that his own experts say is out of control, of his luxury golf club in New Jersey. Well-heeled members gathered with wine but without much social-distancing or mask wearing in the ornate ballroom to cheer on the president. On Sunday, there was loud Democratic and some Republican criticism of the presidents unilateral proposals on reduced federal enhanced unemployment benefits, payroll tax cuts and protection against evictions. Trumps plan encroaches on Congresss control of federal spending, drawing claims it is illegal, as well as accusations of his proposals being unworkable and failing to address the most pressing financial hardships facing American families. These are illusions, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, told Fox News Sunday of Trumps list of proposed actions. The same morning, the US continued its unwelcome role as the nation that has by far the highest number of cases of Covid-19 in the world, crossing the five million threshold according to figures from the Johns Hopkins University data tracker, with the pandemic far from under control, according to repeated warnings in recent days and weeks by top federal public health experts. Brazil, the country with the next highest number of cases, has just over 3m in total and just surpassed 100,000 deaths. India, with the third highest total of cases, has recorded just over 2. 1m, although it is surpassed by the United Kingdom and Mexico in the
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Andy Puzder: Trump coronavirus executive orders aid struggling families, after Dems block action in
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President Trump showed once again Saturday that he places America and the American people first when he signed executive orders to provide much-needed coronavirus economic relief to struggling families. The president wisely rejected efforts by Democrats to play politics and use coronavirus legislation as a cover to enact their unrelated radical demands. Trump clearly understands that COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has hurt millions of Americans since it arrived here from China. The pandemic has derailed the booming economy the president created with his policies of tax cuts and eliminating unnecessary and harmful government regulations, just as it has derailed economies in virtually every country in the world. Trump approaches the disease as a problem to be solved both on the medical front with Operation Warp Speed to rapidly discover and produce a COVID-19 vaccine and treatments, and on the economic front with the executive orders he signed Saturday and earlier actions. TRUMPORDERS $400-PER-WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS AMID COVID CRISIS, HITS DEMS FOR STONEWALLINGUnfortunately, Democrats have made it increasingly obvious that they view the virus as an opportunity to demonize Trump and Republicans and to demand enactment of legislation pushing radical priorities that have nothing to do with helping Americans to deal with the pandemic. The Democrats presumptive presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, has specifically admitted that he sees an incredible opportunity to not just dig out of this crisis, but to fundamentally transform the country. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S. C. , also said sees the pandemic as a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision. And therein lies the problem. WHATS IN PRESIDENT TRUMPS FOUR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF EXECUTIVE ORDERS?Republicans have been trying to negotiate a coronavirus relief bill with the Democrats who control the House of Representatives.
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Giannis, LeBron, Harden in NBA MVP battle
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This seasons NBA MVP has won the award before. A trio of past winners of the award - reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, four-time MVP LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and 2018 winner James Harden of the Houston Rockets - were announced Saturday as the finalists for this seasons top NBA individual honor. James would join Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (a six-time winner), Michael Jordan and Bill Russell as the NBAs only five-time MVPs. Antetokounmpo is bidding to become the 12th back-to-back winner and Harden is vying for his second MVP in three seasons. "Hes an incredible teammate, plays unselfishly, does everything," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said of Antetokounmpo last month, stating his best players MVP case. "And I think thats kind of what the MVP is, so we certainly feel like hes very deserving and well be excited to support him. "Antetokounmpo is also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year, while Utahs Rudy Gobert is bidding to win that trophy for a third consecutive season. The league announced the top three vote-getters in six individual categories. Voting has already taken place by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The NBA has not set specific dates when the winners will be announced. None of the games taking place at the NBAs restart at Walt Disney World factored into the voting, because ballots were due before games began again July 30. NBA 2020 HONOURS NOMINATIONSMVP - Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), James Harden (HoustonRookie of the Year - Ja Morant (Memphis), Kendrick Nunn (Miami), Zion Williamson (New Orleans)Most Improved Player - Bam Adebayo (Miami), Luka Doncic (Dallas), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans)Sixth Man - Montrezl Harrell and Lou Willams (Los Angeles Clippers), Dennis Schroder (Oklahoma City)Defensive Player of the Year - Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), Rudy Gobert (Utah)Coach of the
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