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The Nobel Foundation on Saturday withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier provoked strong reactions. Nobel Prize logo Several Swedish lawmakers said Friday they would b stanley us oycott this year s Nobel Prize award ceremonies in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its position from a year earlier and invited representatives of the three countries to attend, saying it promotes opportunities to convey the important messages of the Nobel Prize to everyone. Some of the lawmakers cited Russia s war on Ukraine and t stanley cup he crackdown on human rights in Iran as reasons for their boycott. Belarusian opposition figure Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Friday called on the Swedish Nobel Foundation and the Norwegian Nobel Committee not to invite representatives of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko s illegitimate regime to any events. The Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told media outlets Friday that he wouldn t have made the decision. The foundation said Saturday it recognised the strong reactions in Sweden, which completely overshadowed this message and therefore it had decided not to invite the ambassadors of stanley flask Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm. However, it said that it would follow its usual practice and invite all ambassadors to the ceremon Ccxn Trump media plummets to new lows, ex-president can now sell shares of DJT
A group of armed forces veterans in Canada has started a campaign to try to mend a growing rift between various communities in the country over farm laws passed in India last year that have sparked protests. A file photo of women farmers attending a protest against farm laws on the occasion of International Women s Day at Bahadurgar near Haryana-Delhi border, India on March 8, 2021. REUTERS/File The Veterans Association of Ontario, which comprises stanley cup Indian-origin members who have served in the armed forces in India and Canada, is bringing together representatives from Hindu and Sikh organisations to resolve differences over the farm laws that have divided the Indo-Canadian community. Brigadier Retd Nawab Heer, chair of the association, told HT he was hopeful the situation will be defused , adding, I dont know why we should be creating tensions among ourselves. Views should be respected on both sides. If the Indian diaspora has to flourish here, we have to be together. stanley cup The association has facilitated dialogue between some leaders of the two communities, while religious establishments like gurdwaras have also been brought in stanley kaffeebecher to the process of trying to create harmony. Among the initiatives the entity has planned is a cultural fair this spring, to be organised jointly by the Sikh and Hindu communities. Heer says the plan is to have a physical fair, but if Covid-19 curbs continue, it may have to be held virtually. Also on the agenda is counselling and orientat |
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