2023-11-04 06:04:19
News – Apple has discontinued the cheapest subscription plan in the Music application, which was worth $5, and which provided users with access to its music catalog using “Siri” voice commands. According to Apple, it has stopped working on the aforementioned subscription plan, starting in November, and current subscribers will be able to continue with the plan until the end of the subscription period. When canceling a subscription, users can choose other Apple Music plans, individual, family, or student, or subscribe to Apple One, which includes Apple Music. These plans also have the option to play music via Siri. Apple adds more health features to its watch. The current health features of the Apple Watch include a thermometer, fertility chart, an advisor to measure blood oxygen levels, algorithms to track sleep, and a system for conducting an electrocardiogram. Now, Apple is looking to improve the Watch’s health and fitness features with its next release, the Series Upcoming features will include high blood pressure detection and sleep apnea, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The watch will alert users who have high blood pressure, and the feature may provide a journal to help users track their condition, recommend speaking to a doctor, or visiting a place that has a traditional blood pressure monitor, in order to get more accurate results. Another feature of next year’s watch might be detecting sleep apnea, by measuring the user’s breathing patterns. The feature suggests that the user visit a doctor, and will not provide any treatment suggestions. However, the company may seek regulatory approval to allow the app to interpret data for users, which might open up treatment options in the future, according to the Gadgets Now website.
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Khabarni – Egyptian journalist Bassem Youssef became the talk of the Arab street following his second meeting with British journalist Piers Morgan, to talk regarding the Palestinian issue.
Youssef proved to Morgan that the Palestinians are the true owners of the land, as he presented him with a bottle of olive oil, saying: “This is a gift from me and my wife, olive oil from the West Bank. Whenever I go to Jordan, and I go there a lot, my wife always asks for it from me, and confirms that it is from West Bank.
Youssef continued as he opened the bottle: “It is the best olive oil ever, and the reason is that the olive trees from which they extract it are more than 600 years old, and are passed from one generation to another, as a family heritage.”
He also added: “As for this, it is thyme. Thyme is an herb, and we add sesame to it. You can eat this meal with bread, a piece of bread that you soak in oil and then in thyme.”
Youssef explained many of the crises that the Palestinian people went through, and proved that the Palestinians are the owners of the land, amid interaction from activists on social media platforms for what he said following a question: “Why does Egypt not accept the Palestinians in Sinai?”
Regarding the Egyptians’ rejection of the presence of Palestinians in Sinai, Youssef said: “This is exactly what Israel wants, and this is the worst solution. These are Palestinians and this is their land, and then they suddenly take it. Why? They were expelled from their homes, and now another country must take them? Imagine what might happen.” to happen?”.
Youssef continued, saying: “Do you see what will happen? Imagine this – and because Israeli officials spoke openly regarding the issue and why don’t they just leave for Sinai? – Do you know what will happen? These people will be pushed to Sinai, and two million people live in a refugee camp. What do you expect to happen?” Unrest, chaos, and following a few years the Western media will come with their cameras and say, look at these Arabs; they are killing each other, it is good that Israel got rid of them, and then they will go to the West Bank, and suddenly 3.5 million people are being pushed into Jordan…”
Morgan asked a question regarding why the Palestinians did not migrate to any Arab country, and Bassem replied, saying: “Why don’t we give Florida to Israel?”
He also added: “The whole idea is, why doesn’t Jordan take them? And why doesn’t Egypt take them? The question is the same… Europe has 44 countries, so why don’t they take Israel? In America there are 50 states, so why don’t they give them Florida? The idea that you are Arabs and all of you are the same, no, because what? “What will happen next? Israel will move to Jordan and say, ‘Saudis, why don’t you take the Jordanians? This is not a solution.'”
2023-10-25 11:35:00
International singer Celine Dion, who is far from the limelight, still suffers from a rare disorder, Stiff Person Syndrome, which is considered a rare neurological disease that causes painful muscle spasms and stiffness or stiffness in the muscles, and is more common in women. Since revealing her diagnosis in December of last year, the famous artist has only shared some updates regarding her health condition with her fans, but her sister Claudette spoke in an interview with a Canadian website to provide an update regarding her treatment, according to what was reported by “Magazine” magazine.hello“.
Claudette expressed her hope that Celine’s treatment would be successful, adding: “I learned that she had gone to Denver several times to see different doctors, and all we might do was tell her how much we loved her, hoping that the treatment would be successful.”
She pointed out that Celine’s fans sending good wishes is greatly appreciated by the star and her family, stressing, “We received beautiful messages of love, and we are trying hard to deliver them to her. I know that she is psychologically and mentally strong, and she is not depressed at all. Quite the opposite, she is full of life.”
Claudette revealed that Celine has a positive mentality and had once said that she would overcome this stage and would do whatever was asked of her to return to her art.
Celine’s sister took advantage of the interview to deny the rumors circulating regarding Celine’s health, which say that the star is now in a wheelchair, in addition to false reports regarding her having cancer.
The singer currently lives in her $1.2 million mansion in Las Vegas with her three sons, Rene-Charles, Eddie, and Nelson, and her sister, Linda, has moved in with her to help care for her.
Claudette noted in another interview with:Le Journal de MontrealDuring a televised appearance last month, she indicated that what Celine needs is rest, adding: “You always go above and beyond, and try to be the best, but when your heart and body are trying to tell you something, it is important to listen to them.”
Although her performances in Vegas were delayed, she gave her fans a glimmer of hope following she wrote some songs for the new romantic series “Love Again.”
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the government is looking at reducing its debt burden further and has already resorted to prudent spending by resisting the temptation of fiscal profligacy, especially following the pandemic, to avoid burdening future generations.
In her inaugural speech at the Kautilya Economic Conclave 2023 in the capital, a few months ahead of the interim Budget for FY25, she said: “For every decision that we take today, we are conscious of what burden it is going to leave to the next generation. It’s very easy to be profligate.”
The Centre aims to bring down its fiscal deficit to 4.5% of GDP by FY26 from the budgeted 5.9% for FY24.
The global economy, she said, is bearing the brunt of simultaneous wars in places that can severely affect supply chains.
The Israel-Hamas war has already stoked fresh uncertainties regarding the global supply chains – especially of food and energy – already hit by the Ukraine war and the pandemic.
Debt-to-GDP ratio In such critical junctures, however, the decades-old multilateral institutions have become less effective, Sitharaman said, highlighting the urgent need for reforming them.As for the government’s debt policy, she said: “We are conscious of the debt of the government. Compared to many other countries, it might not be as high but even then, we are consciously looking at experiments in different parts of the world (as to how to reduce the debt level),” the minister added.
The pandemic spending and the contraction in the Indian economy exacerbated the combined debt-to-GDP ratio of the Centre and the states to 89.2% in FY21 from 75.1% in the previous year. It stands at a high level of 81.9% now, almost similar to China’s 83%, but the country’s debt profile doesn’t face the same heightened risks as that of the world’s second-largest economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The NK Singh panel had, in 2017, recommended cut in the combined debt ratio to 60% by FY23.
Exuding confidence that her government will succeed in its endeavour to reduce debt, Sitharaman also dwelt on “the need to be sure that money that is being spent gives its right returns”, keeping with the “bang for the buck” concept. “Our efforts are very well streamlined to meet India’s aspirational requirement, but (we) deal with it with a sense of responsibility so that our coming generations don’t feel the burden that the government will have left on them,” the minister said.
That’s why the government resorted to spending public money to create public infrastructure, “so that we have better returns for every rupee spent”. While doing so, the government has avoided “the temptation being periodically thrown at us” to give money in the hands of people to spur private consumption and stir growth, she indicated.
Sitharaman said the Jan-Dhan Yojana, launched in 2014, has turned out to be the most crucial instrument in bringing financial inclusion in the country. Benefits under more than 50 government schemes are being directly transferred into the beneficiaries’ bank accounts, and the combined balance in these accounts well exceeds Rs 2 lakh crore, she added.
The minister highlighted the challenges posed by global terror and said it’s no longer confined to any single country or region and that global investors are increasingly starting to factor in risks to businesses from this menace.
