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Claude Monet’s Haystack painting fetches $110.7 mn at auction NEW YORK - A Claude Monet painting from his celebrated “Meules” (Haystacks) series fetched $110.7 million in New York on Tuesday in an auction record for the French Impressionist master.

The sale at Sotheby’s -- the first time the work had come to auction since 1986 -- fetched one of the 10 highest prices ever seen at auction.

The total, which includes fees and the commission, was more than 44 times the previous record for the work.

It was the first time an Impressionist painting fetched more than $100 million.

Monet painted his 25 “Meules” compositions during the winter of 1890-1891 at his home in Giverny, in France’s Normandy region.

In each piece, Monet showed the light and surroundings of the same scene as they changed at different times of day, with the varying seasons and during various types of weather.

Another painting from the series was sold in November 2016 by the Christie’s auction house in New York for $81.4 million.

The piece sold at Sotheby’s is among the most immediately recognizable Monet paintings.

It distinguishes itself from others in the series by its vibrant paint palette, dramatic diagonal brush-

strokes of varying directions that meet at the center and a unique perspective with only part of the first haystack appearing in the foreground.

“We feel -- and I think people when they stand in front of this would largely agree -- that this is an even nicer example” than the one sold in 2016, Sotheby’s Julian Dawes told AFP. “It’s enchanting. You just can’t look away.”

The anonymous collector who brought the painting to be auctioned had purchased it in 1986 at Christie’s for just $2.5 million.

The last record for a Monet painting was set in May 2018 during a Christie’s sale when his “Nympheas en fleur” (Water Lilies in Bloom) sold for $84.6 million.

“This could be a defining moment for Monet’s market,” Dawes said.

Despite the allure and popularity of contemporary art, Dawes said Impressionism has an enduring quality.

“Something that I really like about impressionism in general is that the market tends to be really consistent. People love impressionism,” he added.

“It doesn’t change from generation to generation. These paintings are 150 years old and they’ve always been beloved.” (afp)

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A Claude Monet painting from his “Meules” (Haystacks) series drew $110.7 million in New York on May 14, 2019, in an auction record for the French artist.

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(L-R) Actors Laurence Fishburne, Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves attend a handprint ceremony honoring Keanu Reeves at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX forecourt on May 14, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Keanu Reeves sinks hands, feet at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre

LOS ANGELES - Actor Keanu Reeves signed his name and sunk his hands and feet in fresh cement Tuesday in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

More than 30 years have passed since the star of “The Matrix,” “Speed” and “Point Break” tried his luck by taking his car from Toronto to Hollywood to become an actor.

“It is a great honor to be here and to be invited to this remarkable, historical, magical place,” Reeves told a crowd gathered for the ceremony at the Chinese Theatre.

“To be included among all of the incredible artists who have made their mark here over the past 92 years, to be a part of this Hollywood tradition started by Sid Grauman all those years ago and which continues to this day, I thank

you. Thank you very much.”

Born in Lebanon’s capital Beirut in 1964 but raised in New York and Toronto, Reeves left high school to become an actor.

He came to Hollywood in 1986 to work on the film “Youngblood,” also starring Rob Lowe.

Reeves rose to fame with “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and its sequel, but is best known for his role as Neo in “The Matrix” trilogy. Friday will see the release of his latest starring role, in another trilogy, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.”

Laurence Fishburne, who played the role of Reeves’s mentor Mor-

pheus in “The Matrix” and also appears in the upcoming “John Wick” film” called Reeves one of the “smartest and most intelligent men that I have ever met.”

“After being in the public eye for so many years, he has somehow managed to maintain more than a little bit of mystery, which is really cool,” Fishburne said at the Hollywood ceremony.

“He is a deeply sensitive and thoughtful person, and he is also a courageous and passionate artist.”

Reeves’ marks in front of the Chinese Theatre come after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005. (afp)

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In this May 9, 2019, photo released by the US Navy, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier group transit the Suez Canal. The carrier group passed through the Suez Canal May 9, Egyptian authorities said, as the group heads towards the Gulf amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.

US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Baghdad, Arbil

The US on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq’s neighbor Iran, prompting Kremlin concern.

Washington has ramped up pressure on Tehran in recent days, accusing Iran of planning unspecified “imminent” attacks in the region, and bolstering the American military presence in the Gulf.

A State Department advisory announcing the partial embassy closures warned of numerous “terrorist and insurgent groups” active in Iraq, including “anti-US sectarian militias” who could “threaten US citizens and Western companies throughout Iraq.”

The US last year shut its consulate in the protest-hit southern Iraqi

city of Basra, blaming “indirect fire” by Iran-backed forces.

Tensions have sharply escalated between arch-rivals Washington and Tehran since US President Donald Trump withdrew last May from the 2015 international Iran nuclear deal which removed sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -- who has made rolling back Iranian influence in the region a top priority -- last week paid a surprise trip to Baghdad in a move to bolster ties with Iraq.

He has declined to go into further detail on the alleged plot, which has been met with skepticism in numerous quarters, including from Democratic lawmakers who fear Trump’s administration is seeking to spark a war with Iran.

A State Department spokesman on Wednesday told AFP the departure of non-emergency personnel came in response to “the increased threat stream we are seeing in Iraq.”

The Pentagon has said its deployments were “in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests”.

But Russia, a major backer of Tehran which has blamed the cur-

rent crisis on Washington’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, expressed concern Wednesday that tensions keep escalating despite assurances from Pompeo.

“So far we notice the continued escalation of tensions around this subject,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day after Pompeo met with President Vladimir Putin. “We are saddened to see the decisions taken by the Iranian side,” Peskov said, while arguing that Washington has been provoking Iran.

Ruled by Shiite clerics, Iran has a strong influence in Iraq, especially in the country’s Shiitemajority south.

Pompeo told reporters he had made his trip because Iranian forces

are “escalating their activity” and said the threat of attacks was “very specific.”

The top US envoy met with Iraqi President Barham Saleh and Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, and spoke to them “about the importance of Iraq ensuring that it’s able to adequately protect Americans in their country.” Diplomatic security is a key priority for the United States.

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Mason Adventures Celebrates 30 Years of Turning Holidays into Adventures

Monkeypox is not fatal

It can recover alone in certain period of time

DENPASAR - The monkeypox detected in Nigerian citizens in Singapore had shocked Batam and Indonesia in general. However, indeed monkeypox is not a fatal disease, but it can result in not good aesthetic impact.

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Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Kade Mahardika, a veterinary academician from Udayana University, said that the monkeypox virus affecting monkey is not a problem. The problem will arise when it comes to humans because it will have an impact on not good aesthetics.

It is called monkeypox because it was found initially in monkeys.

However, it does not happen to monkeys that live in nature, but monkeys for research in the laboratory.

This disease originated from Africa, but it was first discovered precisely in Denmark in monkeys that would be used for research. “Monkeypox can attack humans, and indeed there are quite a lot of explosions in humans but not really fatal. However, it looks unpleasant to the eye, and the aesthetics aren’t not good enough,” he affirmed on Tuesday (May 14).

Transmission of this disease does not have to be from monkeys but can be from other rodents such

as rats and squirrels. Transmission can also occur from consuming meat of wild animals in Africa.

Besides, it can also be transmitted through saliva and can be transmitted through scratches or cuts to the body. “Transmission can also be from person to person but rarely happens,” he said.

Though being transmitted by animals, it is said that this disease has never been found in animals in Indonesia. In other countries, it has

been found in America and has been reported both in humans and animals.

“This disease has something to do with people that like to get in touch with rodents like mice and squirrels. That is why the viruses actually do not originate from monkeys,” he concluded.

As with other kinds of smallpox, monkeypox also causes bumps but rather larger than ordinary smallpox. If the lump breaks, it can spread to other areas of the body and can affect the entire body, hands, feet and face.

He appealed to the public not to panic but to increase vigilance.

DENPASAR - The issue regarding the claim for hospital invoice related to refugees of Mount Agung is finally discussed in a coordination meeting in the meeting room of the Regional Secretary of Karangasem district on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting took place slowly.

But unfortunately, the Representative of Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) Bali was not invited to the meeting remaining not final.

When confirmed related to the results of the meeting, Head of the Bali Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I Made Rentin,

said there are several pointers of demands or information from hospitals regarding the claims.

Among other things, the cost of handling refugees has been recorded as accounts receivable.

Even though it cannot be paid, the hospital wants the party to recognize the receivables immediately.

“A question then arises, who is owed to the hospital,” he said.

Other pointers, continued Rentin, the BPKP in conducting the review did not involve the hospital. However, hospitals are only asked for data and then there is still a lot of inappropriate

data. The BPBD Bali was asked to intervene to help so that the claim problem of hospital is not protracted.

“Since the Mount Agung is still threatening, the meeting participants requested there should be special SOP for handling refugees at hospitals so that the problem does not recur,” he added. Regarding all the pointers, Rentin said the BNPB requested review assistance from the BPKP because it holds the principle of maintaining accountability even in an emergency.

“Before receivables can be

recognized and who owes them, and data are less synchronous, it is necessary to meet again by inviting the BPKP,” he explained.

Rentin added there are at least two things that need to be confirmed with the BPKP. Firstly, emergency alert can also be funded with Ready-to-Use Funds (DSP). Secondly, not all refugees are from Disaster Prone Areas (KRB) because based on the current situation, those from outside the KRB also fled.

“While processing the DSP, community assistance worth IDR 3.1 billion collected by the BPBD

“It is no need to panic, first see the development,” he suggested.

This case is also a challenge for researchers in Indonesia to study it more deeply.

Previously, the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) at the Ministry of Health, Anung Sugihantono, said that monkeypox partly leads to self limiting sessions, which means that patients can return to normal condition within a certain period of time if their immune system is good. “But now the WHO is identifying and warning that this disease is contagious,” he said. (kmb42)

should be immediately coordinated in order to get its legal instrument.

It is possible to use the fund if the DSP is stuck with consideration of the BPKP,” he added.

In addition, continued Rentin, Bali Health Agency is expected to facilitate the preparation of hospital SOPs in dealing with cross-district / city disaster victims. Chairman of the meeting, namely the First Assistant of Karangasem district government, Wayan Sutapa, also requested that the meeting between the hospital and BPKP can be facilitated by BPBD Bali. (kmb32)

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On Thursday 25th May 2019, Mason Adventures, Bali’s longest-established and criticallyacclaimed adventure company, was incredibly proud to celebrate their 30th Year Anniversary. The celebratory event took place at the world-renowned Mason Elephant Park & Lodge in Taro, which also simultaneously coincided with the 23rd Year Anniversary of the Park.

The event was a chance for Mason Adventures to show the company’s great appreciation for all of their supporters over the years, and featured numerous awards and prizes for the company’s top supporters. The anniversary also took the opportunity to further showcase the company’s extensive range of tours and products, which includes Jungle Buggies, White Water Rafting, Mountain Cycling, Elephant Interactions, Helicopter

Flights, and more. Additionally, a wide array of lucky draw prizes which were given away, including chocolate hampers from Mason Chocolates, adventure and accommodation packages at the Mason Elephant Lodge, as well as a number of helicopter flights for their top supporters and some very lucky guests. The event was attended by over 500 prominent Bali residents and key figures from various tourism-related businesses, as well as direct friends of the Mason family. The festivities kicked off at noon, where guests arrived and were welcomed by the staff and family at the park entrance with refreshments, canapés, and group photos.

After getting acquainted, guests were then guided along a private tour of the park and its latest additions, starting off with the new Treetop Walk at the centre of the

park, a brand new elevated walkway which was completely built from recycled ironwood from Kalimantan, and gives guests a fresh perspective of the elephants and surroundings from 6 metres above.

The park also recently opened up an Elephant Art Gallery, which as the name suggests, only features completely elephant-related works of art from the likes of Dr. Seuss, Peter Hudson, Salvador Dali, and more.

Over the years, the park has been successfully independently audited, and to further reinforce that commitment to conservation and animal welfare, the new and nearly completed Elephant Free Roam Area was also shown, which gives the park’s healthy herd new area to relax and socialize with their friends while completely unattended. Additionally, and soon to come, is the Elephant

Cave Bridge, which will feature a beautiful array of elephant carvings lining the bathing lake, as well as the Elephant Information Theatre, which will showcase a short film which highlights the history, rescue and documentation of the criticallyendangered Sumatran elephant in their native homeland, as well as the progress and story of the Mason Elephant Park since 1997.

Guests were then guided into the park’s Lakeside Restaurant for further refreshments and a buffet, all the while roaming and enjoying time at the park at their own leisure, as they were also able to feed and interact with the elephants, all the while integrating with the usual daytime guests who could be seen washing, bathing and riding with the gentle giants, before the speeches and giveaways commenced.

As the daytime festivities came to a close and the sun dipped over

the tree-lined horizon, a new crowd began to appear, as the celebratory day also marked the 75th birthday of the company’s founder, Nigel Mason. Friends and family arrived for beverages and canapés overlooking the park on the new Treetop Walkway, and later congregated for a resplendent dinner and party with belly dancers in the elephant Palm Grove.

After the full day and night of festivities, the entire Mason family and their company were extremely proud and humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response, and for the incredible support they have received in Bali since the beginning in 1989. Mason Adventures looks forward toward what the future of Bali has in store for them, as they continue to turn holidays into adventures for guests from all reaches of the world who visit the Island of the Gods.

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Tourism grows rapidly

Revelers celebrate with beer on the opening day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 22, 2018 in Munich, Germany.

PDAM prepares a new network of 700 meters in Nusa Penida

SEMARAPURA — Rapid development of tourism in Nusa Penida has made the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) quite overwhelmed to provide clean water. The service of PDAM is also disrupted, such as at Suana village, so that later it can result in complaints. To overcome this problem, the PDAM Klungkung plans to build a 700-meter network connection from the Guyangan spring. Director of PDAM Klungkung, Wayan Renin Suyasa, admitted on Tuesday (May 14) that he had consulted with the SPAM Guyangan of Bali Province on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting specifically discussed the decline in water discharge at Karangsari, Suana village, due to the increasing use of water discharge in harmony with the rapid tourism development in Nusa Penida while the supply of PDAM at Karangsari from the Penida network has decreased. Moreover, at certain hours local customers do not get any water. “Rapid development of tourism has made us overwhelmed to provide clean water. So, we need to create a new network from Guyangan,” he said.

The PDAM Klungkung plans to build a 700-meter network connection from the Guyangan spring.

The network connection of around 700 meters is going through Pengaud hamlet. Regarding this plan, he claimed to have compiled a plan by assigning technical staff a week ago. However, it cannot be estimated how much budget will be spent for the plan. Proposal for the network construction will soon be submitted to the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta.

Renin Suyasa added that other than Karangsari, currently, specifically in the Nusa Penida region, there are three villages having not been served by PDAM connections. They are Sekartaji, Tanglad and Pinginutan village. Meanwhile, local residents are served by the Technical Unit of Bali Province because there is no house connection.

Temporarily, local residents are still being served from Reservoir 6

water sources at Tanglad for free.

In the future, after optimizing the Guyangan spring, it will be directed to the villages.

Regional government targeted that by 2020 all villages will be served by PDAM. Renin added that currently PDAM has 5,906 customers in Nusa Penida with the percentage of service coverage reaching 63.98 percent of the total population of Nusa Penida. Meanwhile, overall in Klungkung, total services reached 33,095 connections, with a percentage of services reaching 94.61 percent.

According to him, actually the PDAM services, especially in Nusa Penida, have developed quite rapidly. He affirmed that before occupying the position as director, Nusa Penida had a total of 2,700 home connections or the service coverage only reached 16

DENPASAR — The vivacity of Denpasar citizen to use public transport (angkot) is increasingly alarming. This can be seen from the condition of urban transportation in the city continuing to decrease. Some terminals seem not to show off any further activities.

Ironically, the number of private vehicle users is increasing. If this condition is not properly anticipated, the threat of congestion on the road segments will be even worse.

Secretary of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Ketut Sriawan, accompanied by Transportation Division Head, Hari Edi, stated on Tuesday (May 14) the number of public transportation fleets continued to shrink. Previously, the number of public transport reached thousands, but now every year it continues to shrink. Moreover, this year there are only 283 units of public transport left. “In 2016, the number remained 500 units, now

human resources, vehicles and connectivity. By 2020, the agency will try to implement a new and more representative public transport mode for residents of Denpasar.

“Hopefully, this proposal can be immediately realized by central government, so that it can be tried later,” he said.

Previously, the Denpasar city government had also launched a Trans-Sarbagita feeder fleet for the community. However, this transportation equally did not get a positive response. Actually, this public transportation is not paid or free of charge.

The low awareness of citizens to use public transport will have a greater impact on the threat of congestion in the city inhabited by 877,544 people. Besides, of the currently operating public transport, their conditions are mostly old so it reduces the interest of the public to take advantage of public transportation. (kmb12)

The vivacity of Denpasar citizen to use public transport (angkot) is increasingly alarming.

Severe alcohol-related liver disease on the rise, study finds

SEVERE alcohol-related liver disease is on the rise, a new study suggests. Experts say the increase may be due to heavy binge drinking, especially in young adults. Researchers found that while there has been little change in the rate of people developing alcoholic fatty liver disease, there appears to be an increase in those who are at greater risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and death, according to the study published in JAMA. “I think what triggered me to do this study was seeing a lot of patients with advanced alcoholic fatty liver disease,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Robert Wong, an assistant clinical professor of medicine and director of research and education at the Alameda Health SystemHighland Hospital.

“The most concerning finding was that the number of patients with more advanced disease, which increases the risk of dying, increased significantly over the time period we studied,” Wong said.

The new report adds to the mounting evidence that more and more Americans are developing severe liver

disease. A study published last summer found that increasing numbers of young people were dying from alcohol related liver failure. That study, published in the BMJ, linked heavy alcohol consumption in young people to a pronounced increase in deaths.

Alcoholic liver disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, Wong noted, adding that nearly 250,000 deaths were attributed to the disease in 2010.

In fact, he said, “a 2016 study showed that it’s become the number one reason for liver transplants in the U.S.” To determine whether rates of the disease were rising, Wong and his

colleagues turned to data from 2001 to 2016 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The database includes information on people’s self-reported drinking habits as well as liver enzyme measurements from periodic blood tests.

The amount of alcohol that was considered to be enough to lead to liver damage in this study was two or more drinks per day for women and three or more drinks per day for men.

The researchers excluded people from their analysis who had medical conditions that could also lead to fatty liver disease, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and hepatitis C and

DES MOINES — Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa.

The state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand, says several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says

it is notifying people who have custody of the exposed dogs. Both the animals and the facilities are quarantined while the dogs undergo testing.

Signs of the disease in a dog include infertility, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. State health officials say symptoms for humans include fever, sweats, headache, joint pain and weakness.

The department says the threat

to most pet owners is very low.

Dog breeders, veterinary staff and anyone who comes in contact with blood, tissues and fluids during the birthing process may be at higher risk. (net)

B. And that, Wong said, means that the final numbers in the study might actually be an underestimate.

Those exclusions left 34,423 NHANES participants for the analysis, which identified 4.3 percent as having alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The average age of those with the disease was 40.

Wong hopes that his research will help raise awareness of the issue and spark more conversations about alcohol consumption between doctors and patients. And that “might help get patients plugged into resources that could help prevent them from becoming one of those patients with advanced fatty liver disease,” he said.

While the study has limitations, “it’s clear that there are many more sick livers out there due to alcohol,” said Dr. Elliot Tapper, a liver disease specialist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. Tapper was

lead author of a prior study that found increasing numbers of young people dying because of alcohol-related liver disease.

“If you were to come with me on my rounds in the hospital you’d see that in every other room there is a 28-year-old or a 30-year-old with severe liver disease,” Tapper said.

The reason for the increase in young people may be the rising rates of binge drinking.

“There have been studies in the last few years that suggest that amongst millennials about 40 percent will report binge drinking in the past month,” Tapper said. “That means it’s basically become a part of the culture for the American millennial. There’s no historical precedent for that.”

Tapper believes that consuming seven to 14 drinks in a binge is far worse for the liver than drinking one to two drinks per day. (net)

Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa

several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

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percent. While now, it has reached 63.98 percent. This was achieved because the majority of drinking water grants were entirely focused in Nusa Penida. Moreover, this year the PDAM Klungkung targeted to be able to add 1,000 new home connections.

Renin hoped that the assessment of PDAM performance should be objective. In addition to maximizing the source of the Guyangan spring, the optimization of the Penida spring has been done repeatedly, by adding power to a larger pump.

Previously, Regent Suwirta asked the Director of PDAM to open an office in Nusa Penida because lately there are many complaints about the services extended in Nusa Penida. This was revealed when Regent Suwirta held the interactive dialog in Nusa Penida on Monday (May 13). (kmb31)

Public transportation decrease rapidly tends to decrease,” said Sriawan.

He said that many things caused public transportation to be increasingly abandoned by its passengers.

One of them is inadequate route connectivity. Therefore, his agency has proposed to central government in order to provide a special program for public transport to Denpasar. Central government has a public transport program to be given to only a few regions, including Denpasar.

Sriawan added that Denpasar city government will commit to working on sustainable transportation, one of which is the public transport. In other words, city residents are expected to enjoy the movement by using public transportation. “Improving the quality of public transportation human resources is an effort made for that purpose,” he said.

He said the three factors leading to the success of public transportation so that people could use it are

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Unemployment rate of Badung is the lowest in Bali MANGUPURA - The number of unemployed people in Bali is currently 1.37 percent. This amount remains smaller than the number of national unemployment rate.

As stated by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University (Unud), Dr. I Nyoman Mahaendra Yasa, the unemployment rate in Bali is still dominated by educated people. He added that unemployment rate in Bali is still dominated by graduate of vocational school (SMK), followed by graduates of Diploma 1, 2 and 3 and the third from bachelor. “Unemployment rate in Bali is around 1.37 percent where the composition is dominated by vocational school graduates reaching around 3.9 percent, followed by graduates of diploma and bachelor,” he said on Tuesday (May 14).

Nevertheless, in Badung district, the unemployment rate is still the lowest when compared to other districts in Bali. According to the Head of the Badung Industry and Manpower Office, Ida Bagus Oka Dirga, the unemployment rate in Badung reaches 0.44 percent. In terms of composition, they are quite varied because there are graduates

of vocational school, diploma and bachelor. “In Badung, the varied unemployment rates are not only dominated by vocational school graduates,” he said.

To continuously be able to reduce the number of unemployed people in Badung, his agency persistently provides various trainings such as in the field of sewing, motor services, welding and so on. “We continuously work to reduce unemployment rate in Badung. Indeed, currently the unemployment rate in Badung is the smallest compared to other districts,” he explained.

According to Oka, it happens because the working conditions in Badung are different when compared to other districts. The rising and falling conditions of the unemployment rate are indeed influenced by external factors like security issues and natural factors such as the eruption of Mount Agung. In the absence of this external influence, he is confident that unemployment rate can be suppressed. “When there is a disturbance, of course it will affect the rise or fall in the number of unemployment rate,” he concluded. (kmb23)

‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs

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Some fanatical farmers still maintain pure seeds of this local garlic and cultivate them every year to preserve the garlic so as not go to extinction.

Garlic farmers of Babahan supply 600 kg of black garlic production

TABANAN - Babahan village, Penebel, in the early 1980s was famous as a producer of local garlic.

However, this local garlic is gradually shifted to the imported ones that are now commonly found in the market. Some fanatical farmers still maintain pure seeds of this local garlic and cultivate them every year to preserve the garlic so as not go to extinction. Sparked by the intention to preserve the local variety of garlic, there is an idea of making processed black garlic product. It is to provide more selling value for local garlic grown by farmers, so that more farmers will plant it.

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Chief of BUMDes Babahan and the originator of the black garlic production at Babahan village, Wayan Putra Sedana, stated on Tuesday (May 14) that his management had conducted training on the making of black garlic at each hamlet of Babahan village.

Each resident having the interest in making such business are coordinated into one group. Currently, there is a group consisting of 27 people. Both individually and in group they have produced black garlic,” he said.

In absorbing local garlic production from farmers at Babahan village, both BUMDes and groups agreed on the purchasing price set above the market price. “According to the agreement, the price of local garlic is bought from farmers at IDR 45,000 per kg,” said Putra Sedana.

At the local garlic harvest at Babahan village in 2018, at least a total of 600 kilograms of garlic were absorbed. Of this amount, 300 kilograms were processed into black

garlic product.

Regarding the sales, Putra Sedana said that he handed over to each farmer in the group. For those who already have the market, they are allowed to sell directly but at the price according to the agreement. Black garlic product of Babahan village is sold for IDR 150,000 per bottle of 100 ml size.

Black garlic of the Babahan village tends to resemble jam rather than other black garlic products usually sold in the whole grain. “The product is in the form of jam because the broods are peeled and then processed and mixed with some honey. Thus, this product is more durable and has more benefits for health,” explained Putra Sedana.

Meanwhile, BUMDes Babahan usually takes five bottles from each black garlic producer. BUMDes also sells various kinds of equipment needed to produce black garlic. ’”So, the business of BUMDes other than marketing black garlic products is also to sell the equipment needed to make

black garlic,” said Putra Sedana.

Due to limited capital, the marketing of black garlic product of Babahan village is still limited to word of mouth. It cannot be distributed to modern stores even though they already have a Household Food Permit (IPRT) and permission from the MUI. According to Putra Sedana, in order to be able to penetrate into the modern market, it requires large capital both in meeting the requirements and continuity of the product.

On the other hand, raw materials of black garlic are also limited. So, the presence of this black garlic product is expected to further increase and secure the selling price of local garlic on the market and trigger other farmers to grow local garlic. According to Sedana Putra, the effect has begun to be visible where farmers want to plant local garlic at the village of Babahan. ’”We’ll see later on when planting in June after harvesting Balinese rice variety,” said Putra Sedana. (kmb24)

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In this file photo taken on March 28, 2018 Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa spins prayer wheels at Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

Another day at the office: Sherpa completes record 23rd Everest climb

KATHMANDU - For the hardy few, climbing Everest is a bucket-list feat of endurance, danger and wonder. But Kami Rita Sherpa’s 23rd record summit of the world’s highest peak on Wednesday was just another day at work.

Sherpa, 49, reached the summit Wednesday morning, breaking his own record that he set last year, his expedition company confirmed.

A guide for more than two decades, he first summited the 8,848metre (29,029-foot) peak in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition.

“I did not climb for world records, I was just working. I did not even know you could set records earlier,” he said last month before setting off for Everest base camp.

The accomplished Nepali climber has also conquered other challenging 8,000-metre peaks including the world’s second-highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan.

Last year he ascended Everest for the 22nd time, breaking the previous record of 21 summits he shared with two other Sherpa climbers.

Ethnic Sherpas from the valleys around Everest have become synon-

ymous with high-altitude climbing, crucial for Nepal’s lucrative mountaineering industry, which nets the impoverished Himalayan country more than $4 million a year.

With their unique ability to work in a low-oxygen, high-altitude atmosphere, they are the backbone of the industry, helping clients and hauling equipment up Himalayan peaks.

“It would be impossible for many foreign climbers to summit mountains without the help of a Sherpa,” said Ang Tshering Sherpa, former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

“They are critical for Nepal’s mountaineering and take a huge risk to keep this industry running,” he added, pointing out that the government does not give them the recognition and financial security they deserve.

Nepal has issued a record 378 permits costing $11,000 each for this year’s spring climbing season, spark-

ing fears of bottlenecks enroute to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.

Most Everest hopefuls are escorted by a Nepali guide, meaning about 750 climbers will tread the same path to the top in the coming weeks.

And at least 140 others are preparing to scale Everest from the northern flank in Tibet, according to expedition operators.

This could take the total past last year’s record of 807 people reaching the summit. The mountain also claimed five lives last year.

Mountaineering has become a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

There are mounting concerns, however, that the numbers are unsustainable, with fears of dangerous overcrowding as well as trash and other environmental problems. (afp)

TOKYO - Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could be saved, a new study says.

The research suggests that the gloomiest climate change picture of a world without the kaleidoscope underwater habitats could still be avoided, according to lead author Christopher Jury.

“It’s unfortunately but inevitably true that things are going to get worse for reefs over the next 20-30 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s unstoppable,” said Jury, a postdoctoral researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

“We can still turn this thing around and end up getting back to better than what we have today within a reasonable timeframe,” he told AFP. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean bed but support around 30 percent of all known marine life.

But they are suffering, with stressors including the warmer and more acidic oceans caused by climate change, as well as other human-made pressures including pollution and overfishing.

The UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change warned last year that just 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) of global warming could see 70-90 percent of Earth’s coral reefs vanish.

But Jury’s research shows that it is possible for coral to survive and even thrive in waters that are warmer and more acidic than where coral usually lives.

- Rapid recovery He studied coral reefs in Hawaii’s Kane’ohe Bay that were devastated between the 1930s and 1970s by urbanisation, dredging, coastal development and the discharge of sewage.

By the early 1970s, shallow coral cover across the bay had decreased by more than 70 percent on average, and by more than 95 percent in the southern bay, nearest the sewage output.

But in the late 1970s, the sewage was diverted and the coral began to recover rapidly.

That happened despite the fact that Kane’ohe Bay has warmer and more acidic waters than are typically found in the area.

In fact, the conditions in the bay are what other parts of Hawaii could see in the decades ahead if climate change continues apace.

And those conditions are not usually favourable for coral.

But in Kane’ohe Bay, simply removing the sewage output allowed the coral to recover to between 50-90 percent cover, “among the highest reported for any reefs in the Hawaiian Islands,” says the study published Wednesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences journal.

The key, said Jury, was that the coral populations in Kane’ohe Bay “naturally harbour a lot of ‘super corals’, which can thrive in moderately warmer, more acidic conditions.”

So once the sewage pollution was removed, those “super corals” swiftly “came in and drove the reefs to a rapid recovery.” (afp)

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Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean bed but support around 30 percent of all known marine life.

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BUSINESS Pakistan unveils new schemes for those who don’t pay taxes ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has unveiled a new scheme for those who don’t pay taxes, urging people to declare their assets and pay a 4% tax on them before June 30 to avoid arrest and confiscation.

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, an economic adviser to the government, said Tuesday the motive behind the measure is to make those people who have not disclosed their assets part of the legal economy.

Shaikh said Pakistanis who have money in foreign banks can also benefit from the arrangement but they will have to keep their money in Pakistani banks. In the past, Pakistan announced similar schemes, but they

mostly failed to attract non-tax payers who complain that authorities harass them. The latest measure comes days after Islamabad reached a preliminary agreement with the IMF for a $6 billion bailout. (ap)

China’s economic activity weakens amid tariff war

BEIJING - China’s factory output and consumer spending weakened in April as a tariff war with Washington intensified, adding to pressure on Beijing to shore up shaky economic growth.

Wednesday’s unexpectedly weak data prompted suggestions Beijing will needs to boost stimulus spending and bank lending to hit this year’s official economic growth target of 6% to 6.5%.

President Xi Jinping’s government has expressed confidence the economy can withstand U.S. tariff hikes in their fight over Chinese technology ambitions and other trade irritants. But forecasters say damage might spread beyond export-driven manufacturing industries if consumer and business confidence suffers, depressing spending and investment.

Consumer demand is “softening at a time when the export sector is taking a big hit” from U.S. tariff hikes, Rajiv Biswas of IHS Markit said in a report.

“Chinese policymakers will therefore need to roll out further fiscal and monetary policy stimulus,” said Biswas.

April’s growth in factory output decelerated to 5.4% over a year earlier from March’s 8.5% growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Retail sales growth fell to 7.2% over a year ago from the previous month’s 8.7%. That’s a setback for Chinese leaders who want to promote self-sustaining economic growth based on domestic consumption instead of trade and investment.

Chinese economic growth held steady in the latest quarter at 6.4% over a year earlier. But that was

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Customers shop at a toy store in Beijing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. For many Americans, President Donald Trump’s trade war may soon get very real. His administration is preparing to extend 25% tariffs to practically all Chinese imports not already hit with duties, including toys, sneakers, shirts, alarm clocks, toasters and coffeemakers. supported by higher government spending and bank lending to reverse an economic slowdown.

President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Chinese imports have been hard on manufacturers.

The escalating dispute also is unnerving Chinese consumers, depressing domestic demand.

Forecasters say a U.S. tariff increase on $200 billion of Chinese imports that took effect Friday could trim economic growth by 0.5 percentage points, stalling a recovery that appeared to be gaining traction.

They say the loss could widen to 1 percentage point if both sides

extend penalties to all of each other’s goods. That would push annual growth below 6%, raising the risk of politically dangerous job losses.

“Policymakers are likely to step up stimulus again, mainly through pushing banks to make more loans and ramping up fiscal spending,”

Macquarie Bank said in a report.

It warned of “rising volatility” in financial markets due to uncertainty about trade and economic growth.(ap) “Things might have to get worse first to convince politicians to be realistic and get things done,” said the report. (ap)

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Noor Ibrahim’s Sutasoma Masks Contemporary contemplations on timeless truth

Deeply soaked in the traditions, practices and history of old Javenese culture, and having spent the better part of half a decade traveling the world Noor Ibrahim has become a sculptor of international acclaim, managing to bridge the particular ancient wisdom of his own background and the most contemporary, innovative forms of expression to deliver the truly timeless and universal., both in his works and his life.

From his seafaring days as a youth, travelling extensively throughout the archipelago of Indonesia, to his travels to countless countries to take part in prestigious art shows, residencies, auctions and the like, to his own diligence in remaining connected to the microcosm within himself, Ibrahim has found endless sources of inspiration that are powerfully transmitted into his art works. It is no wonder that such a rare combination of skill, perseverance, curiosity and humility have yielded works that have made their way into museums, gardens, institutions and various other landscapes throughout the world, bringing with them the vibration of loving kindness that this artists so diligently develops within himself.

His latest exhibition consists of 24 aluminum masks that were tapped into shape to become expressions of a variety of human emotions and characteristics that range from the deeply peaceful to the troubled. The faces of these masks he explains came to him over the course of nine years during which he would periodically see a face emerge within himself.

“The images would come to me in the silence of my being, it was as if I could see all the influences that had come to shape each of these individuals and over time I understood that in all their variety they essential came form the same source, only then did I start to carve the masks one by one”.

Noor Ibrahim explains that although his artistic process was deeply personally and revealing of many truths about his own being, it also revealed something that is universally shared by all beings.

He came to a deeper understanding about the fact that he himself was only one from of the same divine source that informs all life and that it was this variety that made life beautiful. So while the beauty he finds in himself is composed of a variety of aspects and characteristics, so too is the beauty of all humanity in all its diversity.

He came to understand that that

harmony in the world comes from our shared awareness of that which unites us all, and that our own inner harmony comes from our awareness of the unity of all the different impulses within ourselves, that finally ultimate harmony comes when we can see, feel and experience the unity between the outer world and the inner world.

“As I worked on these masks, I contemplated the idea of uniting natural phenomena with the world within, so I would quiet myself and meditate in that space between heartbeats where all things are one and slowly allowed these faces to emerges, faces that are both human and animal”, explains Ibrahim.

It seemed a timely message to share with the world today, in a time when so many small differences have become a source of conflict rather than a source of inspiration and appreciation for the wonder of life itself.

Noor Ibrahim then remembered a story from his own cultural tradition, the story of Sutosoma a book written in 12th century Java by MpuTantular that describes the unity that underlies diversity and from which Indonesia’s national moto “bhinekatungalika” (unity in diversity) was derived and with this remembering came an even deeper appreciation for the wisdom passed down to him from his ancestors and an even stronger desire to share the beauty of this wisdom with the world.

Thus was born the exhibition entitled Sutosoma’s Masks currently on display at Bali Bohemia, in NyuhKuning. On April 30th when when world reknowned Bali artist NyomanErawan officially opened the exhibition and created a painting on the spot, Noor Ibrahim was asked why he had chosen to exhibit these powerful works that were created over such a long period in an open restaurant. Noor Ibrahim replied simply, with his distinct playful and easygoing yet deeply grounded manner: “because there is a good vibration so close to all the monkeys”. Sutosoma’s masks will be on display at Bali Bohemia until July 30th, 2019. (kmb)

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Malaysian teen took own life after Instagram poll KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian teenager who posted an Instagram poll asking if she should live or die took her life after a majority of respondents said yes, sparking calls for an investigation.

The unidentified 16-year-old from Kuching in Sarawak died after posting the poll Monday on the Facebook-owned picture sharing platform.

Police have classified the case as “sudden death”.

“Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L,” she wrote, according to a report on the news portal Astro Awani, with the letters “D” and “L” apparently referring to “die” or “live” respectively.

Sixty-nine percent of votes cast were in favour of her ending her life, with just 31 percent against, local media quoted police as saying.

Lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh called for a probe into the circumstances of her death.

“I urge the authorities... to investigate the social media accounts of the victim and the circumstances that led to her death to prevent further abuse of social media in similar circumstances in the future,” he said.

“It is important that incidents such as this do not repeat themselves,” he added.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq tweeted that he was “genuinely worried” about the state of mental health of young people in Malaysia.

“It’s a national issue which must be taken seriously. A national discussion must take place,” he said.

Ching Yee Wong, head of communications for Instagram APAC, said in a statement: “Our thoughts and prayers are with this young woman’s family.

“We have a deep responsibility to make sure people using Instagram feel safe and supported. As part of our own efforts, we urge everyone to use our reporting tools and to contact emergency services if they see any behavior that puts people’s safety at risk.”

In 2017, British teen Molly Russell took her own life after going online to read about suicide, sparking a debate about regulating children’s social media use.

Instagram subsequently announced a clampdown on images of self-harm. (afp)

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From page 1 Blasts involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) occur in many areas of Iraq, including the capital Baghdad, the advisory warned, adding that normal visa services would be suspended. Arbil is the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital, in northern Iraq.

- ‘Unrelenting force’ National Security Advisor John Bolton warned that Washington would respond with “unrelenting force” to any attack by Tehran, including by its regional allies. On Sunday, mysterious attacks by unknown assailants against four ships in the region, including two from Saudi Arabia, sent war talk up another notch.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE, both close allies of the United States, have given details on the exact nature of those attacks.

The Pentagon said last week it was sending several massive, nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the region in response to indications of an alleged plan by “Ira-

nian and Iranian proxy forces” to attack US forces.

But a British general said Tuesday there had been “no increased threat from Iranianbacked forces in Iraq and Syria.”

The comments by Major General Chris Ghika, a British spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the coalition fighting the Islamic State group, drew a sharp retort from US Central Command.

Both Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Pompeo have this week played down fears that their countries were headed for conflict. Khamenei told Iranian officials the standoff “is not military because there is not going to be any war.”

Pompeo told Russian officials in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that the US “fundamentally do not seek a war with Iran.”

Playing down the statements

by Washington’s top diplomat, Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters: “There were no assurances from Pompeo,” and “there is an obvious situation which unfortunately tends to escalate further.”(afp)

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This photo taken on May 14, 2019 shows supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) facing off with Indian police next to torn down barricades during clashes between rival groups during a campaign rally event held by BJP president Amit Shah in Kolkata.

Clashes leave Kolkata on edge ahead of India vote climax

KOLKATA - Clashes between followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country’s hard-fought national election.

Fifty-nine people were arrested in street battles late Tuesday that forced Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to leave an election rally in the eastern metropolis under armed guard, police in West Bengal state said.

A statue of renowned Bengal reformer, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was destroyed and a college named after him ransacked in the troubles, which the BJP and rival Trinamool Congress (TMC) angrily blamed on each other.

The state has been hit by repeated violence between the two parties during the six-weeklong election that ends Sunday.

Results will be announced on May 23.

Modi’s BJP hopes to capture many of the state’s 42 parliament seats from the TMC to compensate for losses predicted in other regions.

The BJP accused West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating attacks

on Shah’s roadshow.

“Has Bengal acquired a government of gangsters? The attack on Amit Shah’s peaceful rally

by TMC is deplorable,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Twitter.

- Activist freed Banerjee, who called a protest rally for Wednesday, hit back by accusing Shah acting like a “god” who does not allow protests.

Trouble erupted when Shah’s convoy drove past the entrance to Calcutta University, where TMC student wing activists had gathered.

“It became worse when TMC supporters started throwing stones at the tail-end of the rally.

A group of people then set two motorbikes and a bicycle on fire,” said witness Partha Sinha.

The BJP held a silent protest in Delhi against the violence in West Bengal. The TMC and its allies held rival protests in Kolkata.

Political observers say the

aggressive campaign by Modi’s party against the TMC in the eastern state has made it one of the most bitter contests in the election.

Modi won a landslide victory in 2014 but many pollsters expect him to lose his overall majority this time. A good performance in West Bengal would significantly improve his chances of a second term.

The two parties have also been at loggerheads over a BJP activist arrested for posting a doctored image on Facebook with Banerjee’s head on the body of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra.

Priyanka Sharma was arrested last week for posting the viral meme that sparked national headlines.

She was released on Wednesday after the Supreme Court intervened, saying she should be freed if she apologised.

But Sharma told journalists after her release: “All I did was post a meme and I was jailed for 5 days. I am not sorry.” (afp)

Prabowo refuses to accept final presidential vote count

The number 02 presidential and vice presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, refused to accept the results of the General Election Commission (KPU)’s vote count, which they charged are fraudulent.

“We are still hoping for the KPU, but my stand is clear. I will reject the fraudulent results.

We cannot accept injustice and dishonesty in the implementation of this election,” said presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in his presentation, entitled “Revealing the Facts on Election Fraud 2019”, delivered at the Grand Sahid Jaya

Hotel here on Tuesday.

Prabowo claimed that his party still had some slight hope in the KPU, and reminded the members of the KPU that the future of the Indonesian nation was on their shoulders.

“You (KPU) must decide. You must choose to uphold truth and justice, or continue the lies and injustices. If injustice, then you

allow colonialism to return to the Indonesian people,” said Prabowo.

In explaining his claim of fraud, the technical team of the presidential and vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno’s National Winning Board (BPN) presented information on various fraudulent acts that occurred before, during the voting, and afterwards.

Among the problems, they said, were permanent fictitious voter lists, money politics, the use of voting machines, and ballot papers being broken up to being miscalculated on the KPU website.

In addition to rejecting the KPU’s vote counting process, Prabowo-Sandi’s BPN urged the KPU’s Vote Counting Information System (Situng) to be stopped.

Requests for termination of Situng and Election vote counts have been submitted by letter to the KPU.

BOGOR - Police have confirmed that two miners died in a landslide at an illegal mining site located at the foot of Mount Pongkor in Bogor District, West Java.

“This is to clarify that eight miners fell victim in the incident.

We found two bodies and six survivors. Now they are being treated and we will question them later to

get more information,” Nanggung subdistrict police chief Adjunct Commissioner Asep Saepudin said here on Tuesday.

In its first day evacuation on Monday (13/5), the rescue team found the dead miners, known by their initial Y (30) and HB (49), and six survivors namely DD (25), DK (18), ND (45), IW (40), P (35),

and PL (25).

In its second day of searching on Tuesday, the team confirmed that no other victims were at the site, as previously claimed by survivors, and all miners had been evacuated..

“They (the miners) said no more miners were left at the site.

But we have to confirm that their information is not wrong,” Sae-

pudin said.

Earlier in the day, spokesman of the Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said tens of miners were buried in a landslide at a mining site located at the foot of Mount Pongkor, Bantar Karet Village, Bogor District, West Java Province, on Sunday, May 12.

“Unstable land and incessant

BPN considers that fraud during the 2019 Election was structured, systematic and massive, or locally abbreviated as TSM. According to the Vote Counting Information System owned by the General Election Commission (KPU) on Tuesday, Jokowi-Ma’ruf received 69,897,142 votes, or 56.31 percent, while Prabowo-Sandi received 54,221,717 or 43.69 percent.

The difference in votes between the two reached 15,675,425 or 12.62 percent.(ant)

heavy rains triggered a landslide on Mount Pongkor,” Nugroho said in a statement on Tuesday. Rescuers found five unidentified miners and three survivors, he added.

Search operations continued, despite difficult terrain, as the landslide site was described as very steep and on at the foot of the mountain.(ant)

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Svitolina, Zverev shocked in Rome as Serena withdraws from Italian Open

ROME - Two-time women’s holder Elina Svitolina crashed out of the WTA and ATP Italian Open on Tuesday along with Germany’s Alexander Zverev as Serena Williams’s return to the courts was short lived with her knee injury flaring up to force the American star out of the final warm-up before the French Open in two weeks times.

The Coral Garden

AMLAPURA - Running along the middle section of Tulamben beach is a shallow reef (averaging 8-12m so also excellent for snorkelling) of mainly table and fire corals interspersed with anemones as well as barrel and other sponges. The fishlife, as with the Drop-off and the Wreck, is very diverse. It is here that you can see a surprising number of Blue Ribbon Eels (the juveniles are black) and octopus, the variety of shrimp is surprising too along with the different anemonefish. The bigger fish seen here are Bumphead Parrotfish and Black Tip reef shark. The depth and location make the Coral Garden a very good, and popular, Night Dive on which you may see Spanish Dancers and flashlight fish.

In fact the diving actually extends much deeper than 12M, if you carry on down the sand slope, you’ll find barrel sponges with many surprises: juvenile Emperor Angelfish, Twospot Lionfish, maybe a school of

juvenile catfish; cleaning stations with shrimp and wrasse, a shoal of Razorfish swaying in their hiding place. If you continue along the slope, towards the start of the Drop-off, you’ll come to a dry river bed, scooped out into a bowl-

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shape, marked by ridges radiating outwards. These ridges are often the best places in Tulamben to find unexpected specimens. Although it is certainly not an area for divers looking for a profusion of marinelife! (IBP/net)

Svitolina -- who had a first round bye as fifth seed -- held a match point at 5-2 in the third set before slumping 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to Belarus Victoria Azarenka in a 2hr 14min battle at the Foro Italico which was twice interrupted because of rain.

Serena earlier announced she was withdrawing having just returned after two months out injured, before she was due to play her older sister Venus for the first time in 21 years in Rome.

The 37-year-old had eased past Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in her first round match on Monday, but a day later could not continue “due to pain in my left knee”.

“I’ll be concentrating on rehab and look forward to seeing you all at the French Open and next year in Rome,” Serena said in a statement.

Her withdrawal sends Venus, the 1999 winner, through to a third round meeting with either Britain’s Johanna Konta or US seventh seed Sloane Stephens.

There are now doubts whether Serena can target a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in Paris, having played just nine matches this year, and one on clay.

Her last Grand Slam singles title was won at the Australian Open

in 2017, where she was pregnant, breaking a tie with Steffi Graf for the most, and she is just one short of Margaret Court. The three-time French Open winner revealed getting back to fitness has been tougher than she had expected.

“I haven’t been able to train or practice a lot, I was out much longer than I expected,” she explained.

“I feel like I’m taking it one day at a time.”

Nevertheless, last year she arrived at Roland Garros without any clay-court warm-up and still reached the last 16 before retiring before her match against Maria Sharapova, also because of injury.

Svitolina and Azarenka battled late into the night at the Foro Italico before former two-time Australian Open winner Azarenka won through. Svitolina came back after the rain break to drop the second set but rolled off the first three games in the third, before being broken when serving for the match at 5-2 in the third set.

Azarenka saved match point and took the next game for love, rolling off five in a row to set up a meeting former French Open winner Garbine Muguruza or Danielle Collins for a place in the third round.

Collins advanced past former world number one Caroline Wozniacki who retired with a lower leg injury, after losing the first set 7-6 (7/5). Czech fourth seed Karolína Plisková eased through to the third round along with Australian Ashleigh Barty, the eighth seed.

- Zverev horror show In the men’s competition, world number five Zverev, the 2017 winner and runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year in Rome, extended his terrible clay-court run, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Italian wild card Matteo Berrettini in the second round.

“The match that I played was horrendous,” said Zverev, who has won just four matches on clay this season, including a run to the quarter-final of the Madrid Open where he was the defending champion.

“I’ve lost my voice screaming, I’m overjoyed. This is a victory that charges me,” said 33rd-ranked Berrettini.

Belgian David Goffin rallied from a set down to beat former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a meeting with Argentine seventh seed Juan Martin Del Potro for a place in the third round.

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Germany’s Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini during their ATP Masters tournament tennis match at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 14, 2019.

Ninth seed Marin Cilic beat Italian wild card Andrea Basso 6-1, 7-5 as Australian Nick Kyrgios struck 15 aces and 41 winners to get past Russian 12th seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

“I knew it was going to be tough today because I haven’t played much on clay,” said Kyrios, who next plays Norwegian qualifier Casper Ruud.

Portgual’s Joao Sousa saved four match points in the deciding

set to battle past American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4).

Sousa, who also trailed 1/4 in the deciding set tie-break, will play third seed Roger Federer in the second round.

Eight-time Rome winner Rafael Nadal will start his tournament against Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday, after the Frenchman beat compatriot Richard Gasquet 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in a match suspended overnight on Monday. (afp)

Curry powers Warriors over Blazers in series opener

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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket against Al-Farouq Aminu #8 and CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals at ORACLE Arena on May 14, 2019 in Oakland, California.

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry drained nine three-pointers on the way to 36 points Tuesday to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 116-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of the NBA Western Conference finals.

Curry added seven assists and six rebounds as the Warriors led all the way over a Trail Blazers team coming off a game-seven victory over Denver in the second round on Sunday.

Klay Thompson added 26 points and provided an imposing defensive presence as the Warriors shrugged off the absence of injured superstar Kevin Durant.

Draymond Green added 12 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals and three blocked shots for the two-time defending NBA champions, who are playing in their fifth straight Western Conference final.

Curry said he just took advantage of what a free-flowing Warriors offense gave him.

It was a nice flow,” Curry said.

“It just puts so much pressure on the defense.

“You can’t key it on one guy and even if you try to somebody else is going to be open.”

The Trail Blazers connected on only 36.1 percent of their shots from the field, making just seven of 28 three-point attempts as the Warriors drained 17 from beyond the arc. Portland star Damian Lillard hit just four of 12 shots to score 19 points with six assists, four rebounds and seven turnovers.

CJ McCollum, who starred as Lillard struggled in game seven against the Nuggets, scored 17 points on seven-of-19 shooting.

“The schedule favored us,” acknowledged Golden State coach Steve Kerr, whose Warriors polished off the Houston Rockets on Friday.

“I thought we took advantage of the situation and got off to a good start.”

The Warriors pushed their lead

to 10 in the second quarter before Portland put together a run that trimmed the deficit to 48-45.

Curry answered with a pair of late three-pointers -- abetted by a Lillard turnover -- to send the Warriors to the locker-room leading 54-45.

The Trail Blazers made another push in the third period, cutting a 17-point deficit to six.

Rodney Hood and Seth Curry both had three-pointers in the Blazers’ 11-4 scoring run to end the quarter, but those were the only points of the night for the younger Curry brother -- a Portland reserve -- as the game marked the first time siblings have met in an NBA conference final. The Warriors reserves opened strong in the fourth quarter to rebuild the cushion in a stretch that Kerr called key.

“Great job by our bench,” Kerr said. “If we can buy some time for our starters to rest and even extend the lead, that’s a huge deal for us.” (afp)

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Salford City co-owners Gary Neville, second left, David Beckham, center, and Phil Neville watch the National League Play-off Soccer Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday, May 11, 2019.

AP Photo/Scott Heppell

In this Sept. 13, 2014, photo a view of rainbow laces in Tottenham Hotspurs’ Harry Kane boots, as part of an anti-homophobia campaign, as he warms up ahead of their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England. The French football league has set up an action plan to tackle homophobia in its stadiums that paves the way for judicial sanctions against abusive fans.

French soccer looking to stop homophobia in stadiums

PARIS — The French soccer league has set up an action plan to tackle homophobia in its stadiums, a system that will pave the way for judicial sanctions against abusive fans.Often heard at French league matches, homophobic chants have been tolerated for a long time by many club officials, and soccer authorities have struggled to find the appropriate ways of tackling the issue.

But under the plan unveiled Monday by French soccer league president Nathalie Boy de la Tour, abusive fans should be worried.

Starting next season, in cooperation with the International League against Racism and antiSemitism (LICRA) and a group fighting violence and discrimination against LGBT people, the French league will distribute forms allowing spectators to report the sexist, homophobic or racist incident they witness.

“The LICRA will be able to start the appropriate judicial procedures,” Boy de la Tour said.

“And it will also give a basis to work with to our disciplinary commission.”

The French league previously struggled to identify the perpetrators of homophobic chants.

With its new process, sanctions are expected to kick in.

According to Frederic Potier, the French government’s special representative on racism, antiSemitism and discrimination, insults made in public places like stadiums can lead to large fines.

“If qualified as homophobic, they can be punished with a 22,500 euro ($25,000) fine and six months in prison,” Potier said.

Like with racist abuse, Boy de la Tour said referees are also entitled to stop games in case of homophobic insults targeting players. The league’s disciplinary commission can also hand point deductions for incidents involving gay discrimination.

The French league has increased its efforts against discrimination following a league

match at the Parc des Princes this season between rivals Paris SaintGermain and Marseille that was marred by homophobic chants by PSG fans. Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu attended the game and said afterward she was appalled, and would not take her children to the stadium.

Earlier this month, second-division club Lens was sanctioned by the French league after fans sang discriminatory chants targeting local rival Valenciennes, leading judicial authorities to open an investigation. Lens was fined 50,000 euros ($56,000) and the league’s disciplinary commission ordered a suspended one-match closure of a stand at the northern club’s stadium.

“Never had we seen such an important financial sanction,”

Boy de la Tour said.

In addition to the clampdown on fans, Boy de la Tour also insists on the pedagogical work that needs to be done with supporters and players, who are often unaware of the true meaning of the insults they hear, or use.

Thousands of leaflets will be distributed to coaches and players at academies across the country, while club supporters in charge of organizing dialogue with soccer authorities will receive a specific formation.

The campaign will officially be launched on May 17 during the International Day against Homophobia, when team captains, coaches and referees will wear a special rainbow armband at second-division matches. Their topflight counterparts will also take part during the 37th round of matches on May 18. A short movie will also be aired in stadiums and on social networks, with the slogan “Homo or Hetero, we

all share the same shirt.”

According to Yoann Lemaire, who made a documentary on homosexuality in soccer, players should also get more involved in the debate and take strong stands against discrimination. He said “99%” of the players he approached for his movie refused to speak.

“Even just to say that it would not be a problem to play alongside a gay player,” Lemaire said.

“And when the player is OK to speak, their agents or clubs stop them from doing so to soften their communication. I know some very well-known PSG players who prefer not to speak, by fear of being stigmatized.”

France striker Antoine Griezmann is the only active star who agreed to feature in the movie.

“He was really sincere,” Lemaire said. “He understands it’s a touchy issue, but he told me that he would be proud to play with a guy daring to say publicly that he is gay.”(ap)

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Beckham watches as Salford secures promotion at Wembley

LONDON — David Beckham watched his Salford team secure its Football League place with a 3-0 win over AFC Fylde at Wembley Stadium in the National League playoff final on Saturday.

The former England captain joined some of his fellow co-owners from Manchester United’s “Class of 92” players — including brothers Gary and Phil Neville, and Ryan Giggs — to cheer on Graham Alexander’s side

as the club secured promotion from the fifth tier to the Football League for the first time.

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe fired Salford in front in the 15th minute following a defensive mishap, with

Carl Piergianni’s second-half header and a third by full-back Ibou Touray completing what was in the end a comfortable victory.

It completed a remarkable rise for the team since the Nevilles joined up

Croatia’s Stimac named India football coach Former Croatia coach Igor Stimac was named India manager on Wednesday, replacing Englishman Stephen Constantine who quit following the Asian Cup exit.

“Igor is the right candidate to coach the Blue Tigers... Indian football is going through a transition, and I am confident his vast experience will guide us to higher

echelons,” All India Football Federation president Praful Patel said in a statement.

A former centre-back who won 53 caps, Stimac was in charge of Croatia during qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

He was sacked after Croatia took only one point from their last four group games meaning they only just scraped into a playoff.

Niko Kovac was in caretaker charge as they overcame Iceland to reach the finals. Stimac’s last job was with Al-Shahania club in Qatar.

Constantine stepped down as India coach in January after an injury-time Bahrain penalty denied the cricket-mad nation a historic place in the Asian Cup knockout stages in a 1-0 defeat.(afp)

with Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Giggs to take control of the Ammies in 2014.

Beckham also bought into Salford in January, when he purchased a 10% stake. “It is tough, but we have done it and we are so proud and delighted,” said Gary Neville. “Five years ago we had 180 fans, now we have got a

few thousand here, so it is amazing.”

The club is located less than 8 kilometers (5 miles) from United’s Old Trafford.

The former United players are members of the so-called Class of 92, who graduated from the academy and won trophies under Alex Ferguson.(ap)

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Salford City co-owners Gary Neville, second left, David Beckham, center, and Phil Neville watch the National League Play-off Soccer Final at Wembley Stadium, London, Saturday, May 11, 2019.

AP Photo/Scott Heppell

In this Sept. 13, 2014, photo a view of rainbow laces in Tottenham Hotspurs’ Harry Kane boots, as part of an anti-homophobia campaign, as he warms up ahead of their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England. The French football league has set up an action plan to tackle homophobia in its stadiums that paves the way for judicial sanctions against abusive fans.

French soccer looking to stop homophobia in stadiums

PARIS — The French soccer league has set up an action plan to tackle homophobia in its stadiums, a system that will pave the way for judicial sanctions against abusive fans.Often heard at French league matches, homophobic chants have been tolerated for a long time by many club officials, and soccer authorities have struggled to find the appropriate ways of tackling the issue.

But under the plan unveiled Monday by French soccer league president Nathalie Boy de la Tour, abusive fans should be worried.

Starting next season, in cooperation with the International League against Racism and antiSemitism (LICRA) and a group fighting violence and discrimination against LGBT people, the French league will distribute forms allowing spectators to report the sexist, homophobic or racist incident they witness.

“The LICRA will be able to start the appropriate judicial procedures,” Boy de la Tour said.

“And it will also give a basis to work with to our disciplinary commission.”

The French league previously struggled to identify the perpetrators of homophobic chants.

With its new process, sanctions are expected to kick in.

According to Frederic Potier, the French government’s special representative on racism, antiSemitism and discrimination, insults made in public places like stadiums can lead to large fines.

“If qualified as homophobic, they can be punished with a 22,500 euro ($25,000) fine and six months in prison,” Potier said.

Like with racist abuse, Boy de la Tour said referees are also entitled to stop games in case of homophobic insults targeting players. The league’s disciplinary commission can also hand point deductions for incidents involving gay discrimination.

The French league has increased its efforts against discrimination following a league

match at the Parc des Princes this season between rivals Paris SaintGermain and Marseille that was marred by homophobic chants by PSG fans. Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu attended the game and said afterward she was appalled, and would not take her children to the stadium.

Earlier this month, second-division club Lens was sanctioned by the French league after fans sang discriminatory chants targeting local rival Valenciennes, leading judicial authorities to open an investigation. Lens was fined 50,000 euros ($56,000) and the league’s disciplinary commission ordered a suspended one-match closure of a stand at the northern club’s stadium.

“Never had we seen such an important financial sanction,”

Boy de la Tour said.

In addition to the clampdown on fans, Boy de la Tour also insists on the pedagogical work that needs to be done with supporters and players, who are often unaware of the true meaning of the insults they hear, or use.

Thousands of leaflets will be distributed to coaches and players at academies across the country, while club supporters in charge of organizing dialogue with soccer authorities will receive a specific formation.

The campaign will officially be launched on May 17 during the International Day against Homophobia, when team captains, coaches and referees will wear a special rainbow armband at second-division matches. Their topflight counterparts will also take part during the 37th round of matches on May 18. A short movie will also be aired in stadiums and on social networks, with the slogan “Homo or Hetero, we

all share the same shirt.”

According to Yoann Lemaire, who made a documentary on homosexuality in soccer, players should also get more involved in the debate and take strong stands against discrimination. He said “99%” of the players he approached for his movie refused to speak.

“Even just to say that it would not be a problem to play alongside a gay player,” Lemaire said.

“And when the player is OK to speak, their agents or clubs stop them from doing so to soften their communication. I know some very well-known PSG players who prefer not to speak, by fear of being stigmatized.”

France striker Antoine Griezmann is the only active star who agreed to feature in the movie.

“He was really sincere,” Lemaire said. “He understands it’s a touchy issue, but he told me that he would be proud to play with a guy daring to say publicly that he is gay.”(ap)

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Beckham watches as Salford secures promotion at Wembley

LONDON — David Beckham watched his Salford team secure its Football League place with a 3-0 win over AFC Fylde at Wembley Stadium in the National League playoff final on Saturday.

The former England captain joined some of his fellow co-owners from Manchester United’s “Class of 92” players — including brothers Gary and Phil Neville, and Ryan Giggs — to cheer on Graham Alexander’s side

as the club secured promotion from the fifth tier to the Football League for the first time.

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe fired Salford in front in the 15th minute following a defensive mishap, with

Carl Piergianni’s second-half header and a third by full-back Ibou Touray completing what was in the end a comfortable victory.

It completed a remarkable rise for the team since the Nevilles joined up

Croatia’s Stimac named India football coach Former Croatia coach Igor Stimac was named India manager on Wednesday, replacing Englishman Stephen Constantine who quit following the Asian Cup exit.

“Igor is the right candidate to coach the Blue Tigers... Indian football is going through a transition, and I am confident his vast experience will guide us to higher

echelons,” All India Football Federation president Praful Patel said in a statement.

A former centre-back who won 53 caps, Stimac was in charge of Croatia during qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

He was sacked after Croatia took only one point from their last four group games meaning they only just scraped into a playoff.

Niko Kovac was in caretaker charge as they overcame Iceland to reach the finals. Stimac’s last job was with Al-Shahania club in Qatar.

Constantine stepped down as India coach in January after an injury-time Bahrain penalty denied the cricket-mad nation a historic place in the Asian Cup knockout stages in a 1-0 defeat.(afp)

with Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Giggs to take control of the Ammies in 2014.

Beckham also bought into Salford in January, when he purchased a 10% stake. “It is tough, but we have done it and we are so proud and delighted,” said Gary Neville. “Five years ago we had 180 fans, now we have got a

few thousand here, so it is amazing.”

The club is located less than 8 kilometers (5 miles) from United’s Old Trafford.

The former United players are members of the so-called Class of 92, who graduated from the academy and won trophies under Alex Ferguson.(ap)

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Svitolina, Zverev shocked in Rome as Serena withdraws from Italian Open

ROME - Two-time women’s holder Elina Svitolina crashed out of the WTA and ATP Italian Open on Tuesday along with Germany’s Alexander Zverev as Serena Williams’s return to the courts was short lived with her knee injury flaring up to force the American star out of the final warm-up before the French Open in two weeks times.

The Coral Garden

AMLAPURA - Running along the middle section of Tulamben beach is a shallow reef (averaging 8-12m so also excellent for snorkelling) of mainly table and fire corals interspersed with anemones as well as barrel and other sponges. The fishlife, as with the Drop-off and the Wreck, is very diverse. It is here that you can see a surprising number of Blue Ribbon Eels (the juveniles are black) and octopus, the variety of shrimp is surprising too along with the different anemonefish. The bigger fish seen here are Bumphead Parrotfish and Black Tip reef shark. The depth and location make the Coral Garden a very good, and popular, Night Dive on which you may see Spanish Dancers and flashlight fish.

In fact the diving actually extends much deeper than 12M, if you carry on down the sand slope, you’ll find barrel sponges with many surprises: juvenile Emperor Angelfish, Twospot Lionfish, maybe a school of

juvenile catfish; cleaning stations with shrimp and wrasse, a shoal of Razorfish swaying in their hiding place. If you continue along the slope, towards the start of the Drop-off, you’ll come to a dry river bed, scooped out into a bowl-

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shape, marked by ridges radiating outwards. These ridges are often the best places in Tulamben to find unexpected specimens. Although it is certainly not an area for divers looking for a profusion of marinelife! (IBP/net)

Svitolina -- who had a first round bye as fifth seed -- held a match point at 5-2 in the third set before slumping 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to Belarus Victoria Azarenka in a 2hr 14min battle at the Foro Italico which was twice interrupted because of rain.

Serena earlier announced she was withdrawing having just returned after two months out injured, before she was due to play her older sister Venus for the first time in 21 years in Rome.

The 37-year-old had eased past Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in her first round match on Monday, but a day later could not continue “due to pain in my left knee”.

“I’ll be concentrating on rehab and look forward to seeing you all at the French Open and next year in Rome,” Serena said in a statement.

Her withdrawal sends Venus, the 1999 winner, through to a third round meeting with either Britain’s Johanna Konta or US seventh seed Sloane Stephens.

There are now doubts whether Serena can target a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in Paris, having played just nine matches this year, and one on clay.

Her last Grand Slam singles title was won at the Australian Open

in 2017, where she was pregnant, breaking a tie with Steffi Graf for the most, and she is just one short of Margaret Court. The three-time French Open winner revealed getting back to fitness has been tougher than she had expected.

“I haven’t been able to train or practice a lot, I was out much longer than I expected,” she explained.

“I feel like I’m taking it one day at a time.”

Nevertheless, last year she arrived at Roland Garros without any clay-court warm-up and still reached the last 16 before retiring before her match against Maria Sharapova, also because of injury.

Svitolina and Azarenka battled late into the night at the Foro Italico before former two-time Australian Open winner Azarenka won through. Svitolina came back after the rain break to drop the second set but rolled off the first three games in the third, before being broken when serving for the match at 5-2 in the third set.

Azarenka saved match point and took the next game for love, rolling off five in a row to set up a meeting former French Open winner Garbine Muguruza or Danielle Collins for a place in the third round.

Collins advanced past former world number one Caroline Wozniacki who retired with a lower leg injury, after losing the first set 7-6 (7/5). Czech fourth seed Karolína Plisková eased through to the third round along with Australian Ashleigh Barty, the eighth seed.

- Zverev horror show In the men’s competition, world number five Zverev, the 2017 winner and runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year in Rome, extended his terrible clay-court run, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Italian wild card Matteo Berrettini in the second round.

“The match that I played was horrendous,” said Zverev, who has won just four matches on clay this season, including a run to the quarter-final of the Madrid Open where he was the defending champion.

“I’ve lost my voice screaming, I’m overjoyed. This is a victory that charges me,” said 33rd-ranked Berrettini.

Belgian David Goffin rallied from a set down to beat former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a meeting with Argentine seventh seed Juan Martin Del Potro for a place in the third round.

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Germany’s Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Italy’s Matteo Berrettini during their ATP Masters tournament tennis match at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 14, 2019.

Ninth seed Marin Cilic beat Italian wild card Andrea Basso 6-1, 7-5 as Australian Nick Kyrgios struck 15 aces and 41 winners to get past Russian 12th seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

“I knew it was going to be tough today because I haven’t played much on clay,” said Kyrios, who next plays Norwegian qualifier Casper Ruud.

Portgual’s Joao Sousa saved four match points in the deciding

set to battle past American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4).

Sousa, who also trailed 1/4 in the deciding set tie-break, will play third seed Roger Federer in the second round.

Eight-time Rome winner Rafael Nadal will start his tournament against Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday, after the Frenchman beat compatriot Richard Gasquet 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in a match suspended overnight on Monday. (afp)

Curry powers Warriors over Blazers in series opener

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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket against Al-Farouq Aminu #8 and CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals at ORACLE Arena on May 14, 2019 in Oakland, California.

LOS ANGELES - Stephen Curry drained nine three-pointers on the way to 36 points Tuesday to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 116-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of the NBA Western Conference finals.

Curry added seven assists and six rebounds as the Warriors led all the way over a Trail Blazers team coming off a game-seven victory over Denver in the second round on Sunday.

Klay Thompson added 26 points and provided an imposing defensive presence as the Warriors shrugged off the absence of injured superstar Kevin Durant.

Draymond Green added 12 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two steals and three blocked shots for the two-time defending NBA champions, who are playing in their fifth straight Western Conference final.

Curry said he just took advantage of what a free-flowing Warriors offense gave him.

It was a nice flow,” Curry said.

“It just puts so much pressure on the defense.

“You can’t key it on one guy and even if you try to somebody else is going to be open.”

The Trail Blazers connected on only 36.1 percent of their shots from the field, making just seven of 28 three-point attempts as the Warriors drained 17 from beyond the arc. Portland star Damian Lillard hit just four of 12 shots to score 19 points with six assists, four rebounds and seven turnovers.

CJ McCollum, who starred as Lillard struggled in game seven against the Nuggets, scored 17 points on seven-of-19 shooting.

“The schedule favored us,” acknowledged Golden State coach Steve Kerr, whose Warriors polished off the Houston Rockets on Friday.

“I thought we took advantage of the situation and got off to a good start.”

The Warriors pushed their lead

to 10 in the second quarter before Portland put together a run that trimmed the deficit to 48-45.

Curry answered with a pair of late three-pointers -- abetted by a Lillard turnover -- to send the Warriors to the locker-room leading 54-45.

The Trail Blazers made another push in the third period, cutting a 17-point deficit to six.

Rodney Hood and Seth Curry both had three-pointers in the Blazers’ 11-4 scoring run to end the quarter, but those were the only points of the night for the younger Curry brother -- a Portland reserve -- as the game marked the first time siblings have met in an NBA conference final. The Warriors reserves opened strong in the fourth quarter to rebuild the cushion in a stretch that Kerr called key.

“Great job by our bench,” Kerr said. “If we can buy some time for our starters to rest and even extend the lead, that’s a huge deal for us.” (afp)

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Malaysian teen took own life after Instagram poll KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian teenager who posted an Instagram poll asking if she should live or die took her life after a majority of respondents said yes, sparking calls for an investigation.

The unidentified 16-year-old from Kuching in Sarawak died after posting the poll Monday on the Facebook-owned picture sharing platform.

Police have classified the case as “sudden death”.

“Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L,” she wrote, according to a report on the news portal Astro Awani, with the letters “D” and “L” apparently referring to “die” or “live” respectively.

Sixty-nine percent of votes cast were in favour of her ending her life, with just 31 percent against, local media quoted police as saying.

Lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh called for a probe into the circumstances of her death.

“I urge the authorities... to investigate the social media accounts of the victim and the circumstances that led to her death to prevent further abuse of social media in similar circumstances in the future,” he said.

“It is important that incidents such as this do not repeat themselves,” he added.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq tweeted that he was “genuinely worried” about the state of mental health of young people in Malaysia.

“It’s a national issue which must be taken seriously. A national discussion must take place,” he said.

Ching Yee Wong, head of communications for Instagram APAC, said in a statement: “Our thoughts and prayers are with this young woman’s family.

“We have a deep responsibility to make sure people using Instagram feel safe and supported. As part of our own efforts, we urge everyone to use our reporting tools and to contact emergency services if they see any behavior that puts people’s safety at risk.”

In 2017, British teen Molly Russell took her own life after going online to read about suicide, sparking a debate about regulating children’s social media use.

Instagram subsequently announced a clampdown on images of self-harm. (afp)

US...

From page 1 Blasts involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) occur in many areas of Iraq, including the capital Baghdad, the advisory warned, adding that normal visa services would be suspended. Arbil is the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital, in northern Iraq.

- ‘Unrelenting force’ National Security Advisor John Bolton warned that Washington would respond with “unrelenting force” to any attack by Tehran, including by its regional allies. On Sunday, mysterious attacks by unknown assailants against four ships in the region, including two from Saudi Arabia, sent war talk up another notch.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE, both close allies of the United States, have given details on the exact nature of those attacks.

The Pentagon said last week it was sending several massive, nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the region in response to indications of an alleged plan by “Ira-

nian and Iranian proxy forces” to attack US forces.

But a British general said Tuesday there had been “no increased threat from Iranianbacked forces in Iraq and Syria.”

The comments by Major General Chris Ghika, a British spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, the coalition fighting the Islamic State group, drew a sharp retort from US Central Command.

Both Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Pompeo have this week played down fears that their countries were headed for conflict. Khamenei told Iranian officials the standoff “is not military because there is not going to be any war.”

Pompeo told Russian officials in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that the US “fundamentally do not seek a war with Iran.”

Playing down the statements

by Washington’s top diplomat, Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters: “There were no assurances from Pompeo,” and “there is an obvious situation which unfortunately tends to escalate further.”(afp)

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This photo taken on May 14, 2019 shows supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) facing off with Indian police next to torn down barricades during clashes between rival groups during a campaign rally event held by BJP president Amit Shah in Kolkata.

Clashes leave Kolkata on edge ahead of India vote climax

KOLKATA - Clashes between followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country’s hard-fought national election.

Fifty-nine people were arrested in street battles late Tuesday that forced Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to leave an election rally in the eastern metropolis under armed guard, police in West Bengal state said.

A statue of renowned Bengal reformer, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was destroyed and a college named after him ransacked in the troubles, which the BJP and rival Trinamool Congress (TMC) angrily blamed on each other.

The state has been hit by repeated violence between the two parties during the six-weeklong election that ends Sunday.

Results will be announced on May 23.

Modi’s BJP hopes to capture many of the state’s 42 parliament seats from the TMC to compensate for losses predicted in other regions.

The BJP accused West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating attacks

on Shah’s roadshow.

“Has Bengal acquired a government of gangsters? The attack on Amit Shah’s peaceful rally

by TMC is deplorable,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Twitter.

- Activist freed Banerjee, who called a protest rally for Wednesday, hit back by accusing Shah acting like a “god” who does not allow protests.

Trouble erupted when Shah’s convoy drove past the entrance to Calcutta University, where TMC student wing activists had gathered.

“It became worse when TMC supporters started throwing stones at the tail-end of the rally.

A group of people then set two motorbikes and a bicycle on fire,” said witness Partha Sinha.

The BJP held a silent protest in Delhi against the violence in West Bengal. The TMC and its allies held rival protests in Kolkata.

Political observers say the

aggressive campaign by Modi’s party against the TMC in the eastern state has made it one of the most bitter contests in the election.

Modi won a landslide victory in 2014 but many pollsters expect him to lose his overall majority this time. A good performance in West Bengal would significantly improve his chances of a second term.

The two parties have also been at loggerheads over a BJP activist arrested for posting a doctored image on Facebook with Banerjee’s head on the body of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra.

Priyanka Sharma was arrested last week for posting the viral meme that sparked national headlines.

She was released on Wednesday after the Supreme Court intervened, saying she should be freed if she apologised.

But Sharma told journalists after her release: “All I did was post a meme and I was jailed for 5 days. I am not sorry.” (afp)

Prabowo refuses to accept final presidential vote count

The number 02 presidential and vice presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, refused to accept the results of the General Election Commission (KPU)’s vote count, which they charged are fraudulent.

“We are still hoping for the KPU, but my stand is clear. I will reject the fraudulent results.

We cannot accept injustice and dishonesty in the implementation of this election,” said presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in his presentation, entitled “Revealing the Facts on Election Fraud 2019”, delivered at the Grand Sahid Jaya

Hotel here on Tuesday.

Prabowo claimed that his party still had some slight hope in the KPU, and reminded the members of the KPU that the future of the Indonesian nation was on their shoulders.

“You (KPU) must decide. You must choose to uphold truth and justice, or continue the lies and injustices. If injustice, then you

allow colonialism to return to the Indonesian people,” said Prabowo.

In explaining his claim of fraud, the technical team of the presidential and vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno’s National Winning Board (BPN) presented information on various fraudulent acts that occurred before, during the voting, and afterwards.

Among the problems, they said, were permanent fictitious voter lists, money politics, the use of voting machines, and ballot papers being broken up to being miscalculated on the KPU website.

In addition to rejecting the KPU’s vote counting process, Prabowo-Sandi’s BPN urged the KPU’s Vote Counting Information System (Situng) to be stopped.

Requests for termination of Situng and Election vote counts have been submitted by letter to the KPU.

BOGOR - Police have confirmed that two miners died in a landslide at an illegal mining site located at the foot of Mount Pongkor in Bogor District, West Java.

“This is to clarify that eight miners fell victim in the incident.

We found two bodies and six survivors. Now they are being treated and we will question them later to

get more information,” Nanggung subdistrict police chief Adjunct Commissioner Asep Saepudin said here on Tuesday.

In its first day evacuation on Monday (13/5), the rescue team found the dead miners, known by their initial Y (30) and HB (49), and six survivors namely DD (25), DK (18), ND (45), IW (40), P (35),

and PL (25).

In its second day of searching on Tuesday, the team confirmed that no other victims were at the site, as previously claimed by survivors, and all miners had been evacuated..

“They (the miners) said no more miners were left at the site.

But we have to confirm that their information is not wrong,” Sae-

pudin said.

Earlier in the day, spokesman of the Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said tens of miners were buried in a landslide at a mining site located at the foot of Mount Pongkor, Bantar Karet Village, Bogor District, West Java Province, on Sunday, May 12.

“Unstable land and incessant

BPN considers that fraud during the 2019 Election was structured, systematic and massive, or locally abbreviated as TSM. According to the Vote Counting Information System owned by the General Election Commission (KPU) on Tuesday, Jokowi-Ma’ruf received 69,897,142 votes, or 56.31 percent, while Prabowo-Sandi received 54,221,717 or 43.69 percent.

The difference in votes between the two reached 15,675,425 or 12.62 percent.(ant)

heavy rains triggered a landslide on Mount Pongkor,” Nugroho said in a statement on Tuesday. Rescuers found five unidentified miners and three survivors, he added.

Search operations continued, despite difficult terrain, as the landslide site was described as very steep and on at the foot of the mountain.(ant)

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BUSINESS Pakistan unveils new schemes for those who don’t pay taxes ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has unveiled a new scheme for those who don’t pay taxes, urging people to declare their assets and pay a 4% tax on them before June 30 to avoid arrest and confiscation.

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, an economic adviser to the government, said Tuesday the motive behind the measure is to make those people who have not disclosed their assets part of the legal economy.

Shaikh said Pakistanis who have money in foreign banks can also benefit from the arrangement but they will have to keep their money in Pakistani banks. In the past, Pakistan announced similar schemes, but they

mostly failed to attract non-tax payers who complain that authorities harass them. The latest measure comes days after Islamabad reached a preliminary agreement with the IMF for a $6 billion bailout. (ap)

China’s economic activity weakens amid tariff war

BEIJING - China’s factory output and consumer spending weakened in April as a tariff war with Washington intensified, adding to pressure on Beijing to shore up shaky economic growth.

Wednesday’s unexpectedly weak data prompted suggestions Beijing will needs to boost stimulus spending and bank lending to hit this year’s official economic growth target of 6% to 6.5%.

President Xi Jinping’s government has expressed confidence the economy can withstand U.S. tariff hikes in their fight over Chinese technology ambitions and other trade irritants. But forecasters say damage might spread beyond export-driven manufacturing industries if consumer and business confidence suffers, depressing spending and investment.

Consumer demand is “softening at a time when the export sector is taking a big hit” from U.S. tariff hikes, Rajiv Biswas of IHS Markit said in a report.

“Chinese policymakers will therefore need to roll out further fiscal and monetary policy stimulus,” said Biswas.

April’s growth in factory output decelerated to 5.4% over a year earlier from March’s 8.5% growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Retail sales growth fell to 7.2% over a year ago from the previous month’s 8.7%. That’s a setback for Chinese leaders who want to promote self-sustaining economic growth based on domestic consumption instead of trade and investment.

Chinese economic growth held steady in the latest quarter at 6.4% over a year earlier. But that was

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Customers shop at a toy store in Beijing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. For many Americans, President Donald Trump’s trade war may soon get very real. His administration is preparing to extend 25% tariffs to practically all Chinese imports not already hit with duties, including toys, sneakers, shirts, alarm clocks, toasters and coffeemakers. supported by higher government spending and bank lending to reverse an economic slowdown.

President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Chinese imports have been hard on manufacturers.

The escalating dispute also is unnerving Chinese consumers, depressing domestic demand.

Forecasters say a U.S. tariff increase on $200 billion of Chinese imports that took effect Friday could trim economic growth by 0.5 percentage points, stalling a recovery that appeared to be gaining traction.

They say the loss could widen to 1 percentage point if both sides

extend penalties to all of each other’s goods. That would push annual growth below 6%, raising the risk of politically dangerous job losses.

“Policymakers are likely to step up stimulus again, mainly through pushing banks to make more loans and ramping up fiscal spending,”

Macquarie Bank said in a report.

It warned of “rising volatility” in financial markets due to uncertainty about trade and economic growth.(ap) “Things might have to get worse first to convince politicians to be realistic and get things done,” said the report. (ap)

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Noor Ibrahim’s Sutasoma Masks Contemporary contemplations on timeless truth

Deeply soaked in the traditions, practices and history of old Javenese culture, and having spent the better part of half a decade traveling the world Noor Ibrahim has become a sculptor of international acclaim, managing to bridge the particular ancient wisdom of his own background and the most contemporary, innovative forms of expression to deliver the truly timeless and universal., both in his works and his life.

From his seafaring days as a youth, travelling extensively throughout the archipelago of Indonesia, to his travels to countless countries to take part in prestigious art shows, residencies, auctions and the like, to his own diligence in remaining connected to the microcosm within himself, Ibrahim has found endless sources of inspiration that are powerfully transmitted into his art works. It is no wonder that such a rare combination of skill, perseverance, curiosity and humility have yielded works that have made their way into museums, gardens, institutions and various other landscapes throughout the world, bringing with them the vibration of loving kindness that this artists so diligently develops within himself.

His latest exhibition consists of 24 aluminum masks that were tapped into shape to become expressions of a variety of human emotions and characteristics that range from the deeply peaceful to the troubled. The faces of these masks he explains came to him over the course of nine years during which he would periodically see a face emerge within himself.

“The images would come to me in the silence of my being, it was as if I could see all the influences that had come to shape each of these individuals and over time I understood that in all their variety they essential came form the same source, only then did I start to carve the masks one by one”.

Noor Ibrahim explains that although his artistic process was deeply personally and revealing of many truths about his own being, it also revealed something that is universally shared by all beings.

He came to a deeper understanding about the fact that he himself was only one from of the same divine source that informs all life and that it was this variety that made life beautiful. So while the beauty he finds in himself is composed of a variety of aspects and characteristics, so too is the beauty of all humanity in all its diversity.

He came to understand that that

harmony in the world comes from our shared awareness of that which unites us all, and that our own inner harmony comes from our awareness of the unity of all the different impulses within ourselves, that finally ultimate harmony comes when we can see, feel and experience the unity between the outer world and the inner world.

“As I worked on these masks, I contemplated the idea of uniting natural phenomena with the world within, so I would quiet myself and meditate in that space between heartbeats where all things are one and slowly allowed these faces to emerges, faces that are both human and animal”, explains Ibrahim.

It seemed a timely message to share with the world today, in a time when so many small differences have become a source of conflict rather than a source of inspiration and appreciation for the wonder of life itself.

Noor Ibrahim then remembered a story from his own cultural tradition, the story of Sutosoma a book written in 12th century Java by MpuTantular that describes the unity that underlies diversity and from which Indonesia’s national moto “bhinekatungalika” (unity in diversity) was derived and with this remembering came an even deeper appreciation for the wisdom passed down to him from his ancestors and an even stronger desire to share the beauty of this wisdom with the world.

Thus was born the exhibition entitled Sutosoma’s Masks currently on display at Bali Bohemia, in NyuhKuning. On April 30th when when world reknowned Bali artist NyomanErawan officially opened the exhibition and created a painting on the spot, Noor Ibrahim was asked why he had chosen to exhibit these powerful works that were created over such a long period in an open restaurant. Noor Ibrahim replied simply, with his distinct playful and easygoing yet deeply grounded manner: “because there is a good vibration so close to all the monkeys”. Sutosoma’s masks will be on display at Bali Bohemia until July 30th, 2019. (kmb)

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Unemployment rate of Badung is the lowest in Bali MANGUPURA - The number of unemployed people in Bali is currently 1.37 percent. This amount remains smaller than the number of national unemployment rate.

As stated by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University (Unud), Dr. I Nyoman Mahaendra Yasa, the unemployment rate in Bali is still dominated by educated people. He added that unemployment rate in Bali is still dominated by graduate of vocational school (SMK), followed by graduates of Diploma 1, 2 and 3 and the third from bachelor. “Unemployment rate in Bali is around 1.37 percent where the composition is dominated by vocational school graduates reaching around 3.9 percent, followed by graduates of diploma and bachelor,” he said on Tuesday (May 14).

Nevertheless, in Badung district, the unemployment rate is still the lowest when compared to other districts in Bali. According to the Head of the Badung Industry and Manpower Office, Ida Bagus Oka Dirga, the unemployment rate in Badung reaches 0.44 percent. In terms of composition, they are quite varied because there are graduates

of vocational school, diploma and bachelor. “In Badung, the varied unemployment rates are not only dominated by vocational school graduates,” he said.

To continuously be able to reduce the number of unemployed people in Badung, his agency persistently provides various trainings such as in the field of sewing, motor services, welding and so on. “We continuously work to reduce unemployment rate in Badung. Indeed, currently the unemployment rate in Badung is the smallest compared to other districts,” he explained.

According to Oka, it happens because the working conditions in Badung are different when compared to other districts. The rising and falling conditions of the unemployment rate are indeed influenced by external factors like security issues and natural factors such as the eruption of Mount Agung. In the absence of this external influence, he is confident that unemployment rate can be suppressed. “When there is a disturbance, of course it will affect the rise or fall in the number of unemployment rate,” he concluded. (kmb23)

‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs

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Some fanatical farmers still maintain pure seeds of this local garlic and cultivate them every year to preserve the garlic so as not go to extinction.

Garlic farmers of Babahan supply 600 kg of black garlic production

TABANAN - Babahan village, Penebel, in the early 1980s was famous as a producer of local garlic.

However, this local garlic is gradually shifted to the imported ones that are now commonly found in the market. Some fanatical farmers still maintain pure seeds of this local garlic and cultivate them every year to preserve the garlic so as not go to extinction. Sparked by the intention to preserve the local variety of garlic, there is an idea of making processed black garlic product. It is to provide more selling value for local garlic grown by farmers, so that more farmers will plant it.

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Badung Industry and Manpower Office, Ida Bagus Oka Dirga

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Chief of BUMDes Babahan and the originator of the black garlic production at Babahan village, Wayan Putra Sedana, stated on Tuesday (May 14) that his management had conducted training on the making of black garlic at each hamlet of Babahan village.

Each resident having the interest in making such business are coordinated into one group. Currently, there is a group consisting of 27 people. Both individually and in group they have produced black garlic,” he said.

In absorbing local garlic production from farmers at Babahan village, both BUMDes and groups agreed on the purchasing price set above the market price. “According to the agreement, the price of local garlic is bought from farmers at IDR 45,000 per kg,” said Putra Sedana.

At the local garlic harvest at Babahan village in 2018, at least a total of 600 kilograms of garlic were absorbed. Of this amount, 300 kilograms were processed into black

garlic product.

Regarding the sales, Putra Sedana said that he handed over to each farmer in the group. For those who already have the market, they are allowed to sell directly but at the price according to the agreement. Black garlic product of Babahan village is sold for IDR 150,000 per bottle of 100 ml size.

Black garlic of the Babahan village tends to resemble jam rather than other black garlic products usually sold in the whole grain. “The product is in the form of jam because the broods are peeled and then processed and mixed with some honey. Thus, this product is more durable and has more benefits for health,” explained Putra Sedana.

Meanwhile, BUMDes Babahan usually takes five bottles from each black garlic producer. BUMDes also sells various kinds of equipment needed to produce black garlic. ’”So, the business of BUMDes other than marketing black garlic products is also to sell the equipment needed to make

black garlic,” said Putra Sedana.

Due to limited capital, the marketing of black garlic product of Babahan village is still limited to word of mouth. It cannot be distributed to modern stores even though they already have a Household Food Permit (IPRT) and permission from the MUI. According to Putra Sedana, in order to be able to penetrate into the modern market, it requires large capital both in meeting the requirements and continuity of the product.

On the other hand, raw materials of black garlic are also limited. So, the presence of this black garlic product is expected to further increase and secure the selling price of local garlic on the market and trigger other farmers to grow local garlic. According to Sedana Putra, the effect has begun to be visible where farmers want to plant local garlic at the village of Babahan. ’”We’ll see later on when planting in June after harvesting Balinese rice variety,” said Putra Sedana. (kmb24)

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In this file photo taken on March 28, 2018 Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa spins prayer wheels at Boudhanath Stupa on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

Another day at the office: Sherpa completes record 23rd Everest climb

KATHMANDU - For the hardy few, climbing Everest is a bucket-list feat of endurance, danger and wonder. But Kami Rita Sherpa’s 23rd record summit of the world’s highest peak on Wednesday was just another day at work.

Sherpa, 49, reached the summit Wednesday morning, breaking his own record that he set last year, his expedition company confirmed.

A guide for more than two decades, he first summited the 8,848metre (29,029-foot) peak in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition.

“I did not climb for world records, I was just working. I did not even know you could set records earlier,” he said last month before setting off for Everest base camp.

The accomplished Nepali climber has also conquered other challenging 8,000-metre peaks including the world’s second-highest mountain, K2 in Pakistan.

Last year he ascended Everest for the 22nd time, breaking the previous record of 21 summits he shared with two other Sherpa climbers.

Ethnic Sherpas from the valleys around Everest have become synon-

ymous with high-altitude climbing, crucial for Nepal’s lucrative mountaineering industry, which nets the impoverished Himalayan country more than $4 million a year.

With their unique ability to work in a low-oxygen, high-altitude atmosphere, they are the backbone of the industry, helping clients and hauling equipment up Himalayan peaks.

“It would be impossible for many foreign climbers to summit mountains without the help of a Sherpa,” said Ang Tshering Sherpa, former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

“They are critical for Nepal’s mountaineering and take a huge risk to keep this industry running,” he added, pointing out that the government does not give them the recognition and financial security they deserve.

Nepal has issued a record 378 permits costing $11,000 each for this year’s spring climbing season, spark-

ing fears of bottlenecks enroute to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.

Most Everest hopefuls are escorted by a Nepali guide, meaning about 750 climbers will tread the same path to the top in the coming weeks.

And at least 140 others are preparing to scale Everest from the northern flank in Tibet, according to expedition operators.

This could take the total past last year’s record of 807 people reaching the summit. The mountain also claimed five lives last year.

Mountaineering has become a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

There are mounting concerns, however, that the numbers are unsustainable, with fears of dangerous overcrowding as well as trash and other environmental problems. (afp)

TOKYO - Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could be saved, a new study says.

The research suggests that the gloomiest climate change picture of a world without the kaleidoscope underwater habitats could still be avoided, according to lead author Christopher Jury.

“It’s unfortunately but inevitably true that things are going to get worse for reefs over the next 20-30 years, but that doesn’t mean it’s unstoppable,” said Jury, a postdoctoral researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

“We can still turn this thing around and end up getting back to better than what we have today within a reasonable timeframe,” he told AFP. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean bed but support around 30 percent of all known marine life.

But they are suffering, with stressors including the warmer and more acidic oceans caused by climate change, as well as other human-made pressures including pollution and overfishing.

The UN’s intergovernmental panel on climate change warned last year that just 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) of global warming could see 70-90 percent of Earth’s coral reefs vanish.

But Jury’s research shows that it is possible for coral to survive and even thrive in waters that are warmer and more acidic than where coral usually lives.

- Rapid recovery He studied coral reefs in Hawaii’s Kane’ohe Bay that were devastated between the 1930s and 1970s by urbanisation, dredging, coastal development and the discharge of sewage.

By the early 1970s, shallow coral cover across the bay had decreased by more than 70 percent on average, and by more than 95 percent in the southern bay, nearest the sewage output.

But in the late 1970s, the sewage was diverted and the coral began to recover rapidly.

That happened despite the fact that Kane’ohe Bay has warmer and more acidic waters than are typically found in the area.

In fact, the conditions in the bay are what other parts of Hawaii could see in the decades ahead if climate change continues apace.

And those conditions are not usually favourable for coral.

But in Kane’ohe Bay, simply removing the sewage output allowed the coral to recover to between 50-90 percent cover, “among the highest reported for any reefs in the Hawaiian Islands,” says the study published Wednesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences journal.

The key, said Jury, was that the coral populations in Kane’ohe Bay “naturally harbour a lot of ‘super corals’, which can thrive in moderately warmer, more acidic conditions.”

So once the sewage pollution was removed, those “super corals” swiftly “came in and drove the reefs to a rapid recovery.” (afp)

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Tourism grows rapidly

Revelers celebrate with beer on the opening day of the 2018 Oktoberfest beer festival on Sept. 22, 2018 in Munich, Germany.

PDAM prepares a new network of 700 meters in Nusa Penida

SEMARAPURA — Rapid development of tourism in Nusa Penida has made the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) quite overwhelmed to provide clean water. The service of PDAM is also disrupted, such as at Suana village, so that later it can result in complaints. To overcome this problem, the PDAM Klungkung plans to build a 700-meter network connection from the Guyangan spring. Director of PDAM Klungkung, Wayan Renin Suyasa, admitted on Tuesday (May 14) that he had consulted with the SPAM Guyangan of Bali Province on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting specifically discussed the decline in water discharge at Karangsari, Suana village, due to the increasing use of water discharge in harmony with the rapid tourism development in Nusa Penida while the supply of PDAM at Karangsari from the Penida network has decreased. Moreover, at certain hours local customers do not get any water. “Rapid development of tourism has made us overwhelmed to provide clean water. So, we need to create a new network from Guyangan,” he said.

The PDAM Klungkung plans to build a 700-meter network connection from the Guyangan spring.

The network connection of around 700 meters is going through Pengaud hamlet. Regarding this plan, he claimed to have compiled a plan by assigning technical staff a week ago. However, it cannot be estimated how much budget will be spent for the plan. Proposal for the network construction will soon be submitted to the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta.

Renin Suyasa added that other than Karangsari, currently, specifically in the Nusa Penida region, there are three villages having not been served by PDAM connections. They are Sekartaji, Tanglad and Pinginutan village. Meanwhile, local residents are served by the Technical Unit of Bali Province because there is no house connection.

Temporarily, local residents are still being served from Reservoir 6

water sources at Tanglad for free.

In the future, after optimizing the Guyangan spring, it will be directed to the villages.

Regional government targeted that by 2020 all villages will be served by PDAM. Renin added that currently PDAM has 5,906 customers in Nusa Penida with the percentage of service coverage reaching 63.98 percent of the total population of Nusa Penida. Meanwhile, overall in Klungkung, total services reached 33,095 connections, with a percentage of services reaching 94.61 percent.

According to him, actually the PDAM services, especially in Nusa Penida, have developed quite rapidly. He affirmed that before occupying the position as director, Nusa Penida had a total of 2,700 home connections or the service coverage only reached 16

DENPASAR — The vivacity of Denpasar citizen to use public transport (angkot) is increasingly alarming. This can be seen from the condition of urban transportation in the city continuing to decrease. Some terminals seem not to show off any further activities.

Ironically, the number of private vehicle users is increasing. If this condition is not properly anticipated, the threat of congestion on the road segments will be even worse.

Secretary of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Ketut Sriawan, accompanied by Transportation Division Head, Hari Edi, stated on Tuesday (May 14) the number of public transportation fleets continued to shrink. Previously, the number of public transport reached thousands, but now every year it continues to shrink. Moreover, this year there are only 283 units of public transport left. “In 2016, the number remained 500 units, now

human resources, vehicles and connectivity. By 2020, the agency will try to implement a new and more representative public transport mode for residents of Denpasar.

“Hopefully, this proposal can be immediately realized by central government, so that it can be tried later,” he said.

Previously, the Denpasar city government had also launched a Trans-Sarbagita feeder fleet for the community. However, this transportation equally did not get a positive response. Actually, this public transportation is not paid or free of charge.

The low awareness of citizens to use public transport will have a greater impact on the threat of congestion in the city inhabited by 877,544 people. Besides, of the currently operating public transport, their conditions are mostly old so it reduces the interest of the public to take advantage of public transportation. (kmb12)

The vivacity of Denpasar citizen to use public transport (angkot) is increasingly alarming.

Severe alcohol-related liver disease on the rise, study finds

SEVERE alcohol-related liver disease is on the rise, a new study suggests. Experts say the increase may be due to heavy binge drinking, especially in young adults. Researchers found that while there has been little change in the rate of people developing alcoholic fatty liver disease, there appears to be an increase in those who are at greater risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and death, according to the study published in JAMA. “I think what triggered me to do this study was seeing a lot of patients with advanced alcoholic fatty liver disease,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Robert Wong, an assistant clinical professor of medicine and director of research and education at the Alameda Health SystemHighland Hospital.

“The most concerning finding was that the number of patients with more advanced disease, which increases the risk of dying, increased significantly over the time period we studied,” Wong said.

The new report adds to the mounting evidence that more and more Americans are developing severe liver

disease. A study published last summer found that increasing numbers of young people were dying from alcohol related liver failure. That study, published in the BMJ, linked heavy alcohol consumption in young people to a pronounced increase in deaths.

Alcoholic liver disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, Wong noted, adding that nearly 250,000 deaths were attributed to the disease in 2010.

In fact, he said, “a 2016 study showed that it’s become the number one reason for liver transplants in the U.S.” To determine whether rates of the disease were rising, Wong and his

colleagues turned to data from 2001 to 2016 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The database includes information on people’s self-reported drinking habits as well as liver enzyme measurements from periodic blood tests.

The amount of alcohol that was considered to be enough to lead to liver damage in this study was two or more drinks per day for women and three or more drinks per day for men.

The researchers excluded people from their analysis who had medical conditions that could also lead to fatty liver disease, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and hepatitis C and

DES MOINES — Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa.

The state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand, says several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says

it is notifying people who have custody of the exposed dogs. Both the animals and the facilities are quarantined while the dogs undergo testing.

Signs of the disease in a dog include infertility, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. State health officials say symptoms for humans include fever, sweats, headache, joint pain and weakness.

The department says the threat

to most pet owners is very low.

Dog breeders, veterinary staff and anyone who comes in contact with blood, tissues and fluids during the birthing process may be at higher risk. (net)

B. And that, Wong said, means that the final numbers in the study might actually be an underestimate.

Those exclusions left 34,423 NHANES participants for the analysis, which identified 4.3 percent as having alcoholic fatty liver disease.

The average age of those with the disease was 40.

Wong hopes that his research will help raise awareness of the issue and spark more conversations about alcohol consumption between doctors and patients. And that “might help get patients plugged into resources that could help prevent them from becoming one of those patients with advanced fatty liver disease,” he said.

While the study has limitations, “it’s clear that there are many more sick livers out there due to alcohol,” said Dr. Elliot Tapper, a liver disease specialist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. Tapper was

lead author of a prior study that found increasing numbers of young people dying because of alcohol-related liver disease.

“If you were to come with me on my rounds in the hospital you’d see that in every other room there is a 28-year-old or a 30-year-old with severe liver disease,” Tapper said.

The reason for the increase in young people may be the rising rates of binge drinking.

“There have been studies in the last few years that suggest that amongst millennials about 40 percent will report binge drinking in the past month,” Tapper said. “That means it’s basically become a part of the culture for the American millennial. There’s no historical precedent for that.”

Tapper believes that consuming seven to 14 drinks in a binge is far worse for the liver than drinking one to two drinks per day. (net)

Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa

several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.

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percent. While now, it has reached 63.98 percent. This was achieved because the majority of drinking water grants were entirely focused in Nusa Penida. Moreover, this year the PDAM Klungkung targeted to be able to add 1,000 new home connections.

Renin hoped that the assessment of PDAM performance should be objective. In addition to maximizing the source of the Guyangan spring, the optimization of the Penida spring has been done repeatedly, by adding power to a larger pump.

Previously, Regent Suwirta asked the Director of PDAM to open an office in Nusa Penida because lately there are many complaints about the services extended in Nusa Penida. This was revealed when Regent Suwirta held the interactive dialog in Nusa Penida on Monday (May 13). (kmb31)

Public transportation decrease rapidly tends to decrease,” said Sriawan.

He said that many things caused public transportation to be increasingly abandoned by its passengers.

One of them is inadequate route connectivity. Therefore, his agency has proposed to central government in order to provide a special program for public transport to Denpasar. Central government has a public transport program to be given to only a few regions, including Denpasar.

Sriawan added that Denpasar city government will commit to working on sustainable transportation, one of which is the public transport. In other words, city residents are expected to enjoy the movement by using public transportation. “Improving the quality of public transportation human resources is an effort made for that purpose,” he said.

He said the three factors leading to the success of public transportation so that people could use it are

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Monkeypox is not fatal

It can recover alone in certain period of time

DENPASAR - The monkeypox detected in Nigerian citizens in Singapore had shocked Batam and Indonesia in general. However, indeed monkeypox is not a fatal disease, but it can result in not good aesthetic impact.

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Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Kade Mahardika, a veterinary academician from Udayana University, said that the monkeypox virus affecting monkey is not a problem. The problem will arise when it comes to humans because it will have an impact on not good aesthetics.

It is called monkeypox because it was found initially in monkeys.

However, it does not happen to monkeys that live in nature, but monkeys for research in the laboratory.

This disease originated from Africa, but it was first discovered precisely in Denmark in monkeys that would be used for research. “Monkeypox can attack humans, and indeed there are quite a lot of explosions in humans but not really fatal. However, it looks unpleasant to the eye, and the aesthetics aren’t not good enough,” he affirmed on Tuesday (May 14).

Transmission of this disease does not have to be from monkeys but can be from other rodents such

as rats and squirrels. Transmission can also occur from consuming meat of wild animals in Africa.

Besides, it can also be transmitted through saliva and can be transmitted through scratches or cuts to the body. “Transmission can also be from person to person but rarely happens,” he said.

Though being transmitted by animals, it is said that this disease has never been found in animals in Indonesia. In other countries, it has

been found in America and has been reported both in humans and animals.

“This disease has something to do with people that like to get in touch with rodents like mice and squirrels. That is why the viruses actually do not originate from monkeys,” he concluded.

As with other kinds of smallpox, monkeypox also causes bumps but rather larger than ordinary smallpox. If the lump breaks, it can spread to other areas of the body and can affect the entire body, hands, feet and face.

He appealed to the public not to panic but to increase vigilance.

DENPASAR - The issue regarding the claim for hospital invoice related to refugees of Mount Agung is finally discussed in a coordination meeting in the meeting room of the Regional Secretary of Karangasem district on Tuesday (May 14). The meeting took place slowly.

But unfortunately, the Representative of Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) Bali was not invited to the meeting remaining not final.

When confirmed related to the results of the meeting, Head of the Bali Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I Made Rentin,

said there are several pointers of demands or information from hospitals regarding the claims.

Among other things, the cost of handling refugees has been recorded as accounts receivable.

Even though it cannot be paid, the hospital wants the party to recognize the receivables immediately.

“A question then arises, who is owed to the hospital,” he said.

Other pointers, continued Rentin, the BPKP in conducting the review did not involve the hospital. However, hospitals are only asked for data and then there is still a lot of inappropriate

data. The BPBD Bali was asked to intervene to help so that the claim problem of hospital is not protracted.

“Since the Mount Agung is still threatening, the meeting participants requested there should be special SOP for handling refugees at hospitals so that the problem does not recur,” he added. Regarding all the pointers, Rentin said the BNPB requested review assistance from the BPKP because it holds the principle of maintaining accountability even in an emergency.

“Before receivables can be

recognized and who owes them, and data are less synchronous, it is necessary to meet again by inviting the BPKP,” he explained.

Rentin added there are at least two things that need to be confirmed with the BPKP. Firstly, emergency alert can also be funded with Ready-to-Use Funds (DSP). Secondly, not all refugees are from Disaster Prone Areas (KRB) because based on the current situation, those from outside the KRB also fled.

“While processing the DSP, community assistance worth IDR 3.1 billion collected by the BPBD

“It is no need to panic, first see the development,” he suggested.

This case is also a challenge for researchers in Indonesia to study it more deeply.

Previously, the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) at the Ministry of Health, Anung Sugihantono, said that monkeypox partly leads to self limiting sessions, which means that patients can return to normal condition within a certain period of time if their immune system is good. “But now the WHO is identifying and warning that this disease is contagious,” he said. (kmb42)

should be immediately coordinated in order to get its legal instrument.

It is possible to use the fund if the DSP is stuck with consideration of the BPKP,” he added.

In addition, continued Rentin, Bali Health Agency is expected to facilitate the preparation of hospital SOPs in dealing with cross-district / city disaster victims. Chairman of the meeting, namely the First Assistant of Karangasem district government, Wayan Sutapa, also requested that the meeting between the hospital and BPKP can be facilitated by BPBD Bali. (kmb32)

Emergency cases can be funded with DSP

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On Thursday 25th May 2019, Mason Adventures, Bali’s longest-established and criticallyacclaimed adventure company, was incredibly proud to celebrate their 30th Year Anniversary. The celebratory event took place at the world-renowned Mason Elephant Park & Lodge in Taro, which also simultaneously coincided with the 23rd Year Anniversary of the Park.

The event was a chance for Mason Adventures to show the company’s great appreciation for all of their supporters over the years, and featured numerous awards and prizes for the company’s top supporters. The anniversary also took the opportunity to further showcase the company’s extensive range of tours and products, which includes Jungle Buggies, White Water Rafting, Mountain Cycling, Elephant Interactions, Helicopter

Flights, and more. Additionally, a wide array of lucky draw prizes which were given away, including chocolate hampers from Mason Chocolates, adventure and accommodation packages at the Mason Elephant Lodge, as well as a number of helicopter flights for their top supporters and some very lucky guests. The event was attended by over 500 prominent Bali residents and key figures from various tourism-related businesses, as well as direct friends of the Mason family. The festivities kicked off at noon, where guests arrived and were welcomed by the staff and family at the park entrance with refreshments, canapés, and group photos.

After getting acquainted, guests were then guided along a private tour of the park and its latest additions, starting off with the new Treetop Walk at the centre of the

park, a brand new elevated walkway which was completely built from recycled ironwood from Kalimantan, and gives guests a fresh perspective of the elephants and surroundings from 6 metres above.

The park also recently opened up an Elephant Art Gallery, which as the name suggests, only features completely elephant-related works of art from the likes of Dr. Seuss, Peter Hudson, Salvador Dali, and more.

Over the years, the park has been successfully independently audited, and to further reinforce that commitment to conservation and animal welfare, the new and nearly completed Elephant Free Roam Area was also shown, which gives the park’s healthy herd new area to relax and socialize with their friends while completely unattended. Additionally, and soon to come, is the Elephant

Cave Bridge, which will feature a beautiful array of elephant carvings lining the bathing lake, as well as the Elephant Information Theatre, which will showcase a short film which highlights the history, rescue and documentation of the criticallyendangered Sumatran elephant in their native homeland, as well as the progress and story of the Mason Elephant Park since 1997.

Guests were then guided into the park’s Lakeside Restaurant for further refreshments and a buffet, all the while roaming and enjoying time at the park at their own leisure, as they were also able to feed and interact with the elephants, all the while integrating with the usual daytime guests who could be seen washing, bathing and riding with the gentle giants, before the speeches and giveaways commenced.

As the daytime festivities came to a close and the sun dipped over

the tree-lined horizon, a new crowd began to appear, as the celebratory day also marked the 75th birthday of the company’s founder, Nigel Mason. Friends and family arrived for beverages and canapés overlooking the park on the new Treetop Walkway, and later congregated for a resplendent dinner and party with belly dancers in the elephant Palm Grove.

After the full day and night of festivities, the entire Mason family and their company were extremely proud and humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response, and for the incredible support they have received in Bali since the beginning in 1989. Mason Adventures looks forward toward what the future of Bali has in store for them, as they continue to turn holidays into adventures for guests from all reaches of the world who visit the Island of the Gods.

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Claude Monet’s Haystack painting fetches $110.7 mn at auction NEW YORK - A Claude Monet painting from his celebrated “Meules” (Haystacks) series fetched $110.7 million in New York on Tuesday in an auction record for the French Impressionist master.

The sale at Sotheby’s -- the first time the work had come to auction since 1986 -- fetched one of the 10 highest prices ever seen at auction.

The total, which includes fees and the commission, was more than 44 times the previous record for the work.

It was the first time an Impressionist painting fetched more than $100 million.

Monet painted his 25 “Meules” compositions during the winter of 1890-1891 at his home in Giverny, in France’s Normandy region.

In each piece, Monet showed the light and surroundings of the same scene as they changed at different times of day, with the varying seasons and during various types of weather.

Another painting from the series was sold in November 2016 by the Christie’s auction house in New York for $81.4 million.

The piece sold at Sotheby’s is among the most immediately recognizable Monet paintings.

It distinguishes itself from others in the series by its vibrant paint palette, dramatic diagonal brush-

strokes of varying directions that meet at the center and a unique perspective with only part of the first haystack appearing in the foreground.

“We feel -- and I think people when they stand in front of this would largely agree -- that this is an even nicer example” than the one sold in 2016, Sotheby’s Julian Dawes told AFP. “It’s enchanting. You just can’t look away.”

The anonymous collector who brought the painting to be auctioned had purchased it in 1986 at Christie’s for just $2.5 million.

The last record for a Monet painting was set in May 2018 during a Christie’s sale when his “Nympheas en fleur” (Water Lilies in Bloom) sold for $84.6 million.

“This could be a defining moment for Monet’s market,” Dawes said.

Despite the allure and popularity of contemporary art, Dawes said Impressionism has an enduring quality.

“Something that I really like about impressionism in general is that the market tends to be really consistent. People love impressionism,” he added.

“It doesn’t change from generation to generation. These paintings are 150 years old and they’ve always been beloved.” (afp)

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A Claude Monet painting from his “Meules” (Haystacks) series drew $110.7 million in New York on May 14, 2019, in an auction record for the French artist.

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(L-R) Actors Laurence Fishburne, Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves attend a handprint ceremony honoring Keanu Reeves at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX forecourt on May 14, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Keanu Reeves sinks hands, feet at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre

LOS ANGELES - Actor Keanu Reeves signed his name and sunk his hands and feet in fresh cement Tuesday in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

More than 30 years have passed since the star of “The Matrix,” “Speed” and “Point Break” tried his luck by taking his car from Toronto to Hollywood to become an actor.

“It is a great honor to be here and to be invited to this remarkable, historical, magical place,” Reeves told a crowd gathered for the ceremony at the Chinese Theatre.

“To be included among all of the incredible artists who have made their mark here over the past 92 years, to be a part of this Hollywood tradition started by Sid Grauman all those years ago and which continues to this day, I thank

you. Thank you very much.”

Born in Lebanon’s capital Beirut in 1964 but raised in New York and Toronto, Reeves left high school to become an actor.

He came to Hollywood in 1986 to work on the film “Youngblood,” also starring Rob Lowe.

Reeves rose to fame with “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and its sequel, but is best known for his role as Neo in “The Matrix” trilogy. Friday will see the release of his latest starring role, in another trilogy, “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.”

Laurence Fishburne, who played the role of Reeves’s mentor Mor-

pheus in “The Matrix” and also appears in the upcoming “John Wick” film” called Reeves one of the “smartest and most intelligent men that I have ever met.”

“After being in the public eye for so many years, he has somehow managed to maintain more than a little bit of mystery, which is really cool,” Fishburne said at the Hollywood ceremony.

“He is a deeply sensitive and thoughtful person, and he is also a courageous and passionate artist.”

Reeves’ marks in front of the Chinese Theatre come after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005. (afp)

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In this May 9, 2019, photo released by the US Navy, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier group transit the Suez Canal. The carrier group passed through the Suez Canal May 9, Egyptian authorities said, as the group heads towards the Gulf amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.

US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Baghdad, Arbil

The US on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq’s neighbor Iran, prompting Kremlin concern.

Washington has ramped up pressure on Tehran in recent days, accusing Iran of planning unspecified “imminent” attacks in the region, and bolstering the American military presence in the Gulf.

A State Department advisory announcing the partial embassy closures warned of numerous “terrorist and insurgent groups” active in Iraq, including “anti-US sectarian militias” who could “threaten US citizens and Western companies throughout Iraq.”

The US last year shut its consulate in the protest-hit southern Iraqi

city of Basra, blaming “indirect fire” by Iran-backed forces.

Tensions have sharply escalated between arch-rivals Washington and Tehran since US President Donald Trump withdrew last May from the 2015 international Iran nuclear deal which removed sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo -- who has made rolling back Iranian influence in the region a top priority -- last week paid a surprise trip to Baghdad in a move to bolster ties with Iraq.

He has declined to go into further detail on the alleged plot, which has been met with skepticism in numerous quarters, including from Democratic lawmakers who fear Trump’s administration is seeking to spark a war with Iran.

A State Department spokesman on Wednesday told AFP the departure of non-emergency personnel came in response to “the increased threat stream we are seeing in Iraq.”

The Pentagon has said its deployments were “in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests”.

But Russia, a major backer of Tehran which has blamed the cur-

rent crisis on Washington’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, expressed concern Wednesday that tensions keep escalating despite assurances from Pompeo.

“So far we notice the continued escalation of tensions around this subject,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, a day after Pompeo met with President Vladimir Putin. “We are saddened to see the decisions taken by the Iranian side,” Peskov said, while arguing that Washington has been provoking Iran.

Ruled by Shiite clerics, Iran has a strong influence in Iraq, especially in the country’s Shiitemajority south.

Pompeo told reporters he had made his trip because Iranian forces

are “escalating their activity” and said the threat of attacks was “very specific.”

The top US envoy met with Iraqi President Barham Saleh and Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, and spoke to them “about the importance of Iraq ensuring that it’s able to adequately protect Americans in their country.” Diplomatic security is a key priority for the United States.

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