Daily Archives: March 25, 2014

Andrea Bocelli Married Longtime Girlfriend in Intimate Ceremony

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Andrea Bocelli kicked off the spring season by getting married. The classical singer wed longtime girlfriend Veronica Berti in an intimate ceremony held at the Sanctuary of Montenero in Livorno, Italy on Friday, March 21.

A rep of the Italian tenor said the wedding date was picked because it was the start of spring as well as the second birthday of their daughter Virginia. The ceremony was small, attended by a handful of close friends and family. His teen sons, Amos and Matteo, from his marriage from Enrica Cenzatti were present. Guests retreated to the couple’s home in Forte dei Marmi near Pisa to continue the celebrations.

The groom wore a three-piece Corneliani silk suit while the bride walked down the isle in ivory, silk satin Ermanno Scervino gown. She wore a quilted crepe de chine padded jacket to cover her shoulders and carried a bouquet of white roses.

This is the first marriage for Berti, and the second for Bocelli. They have been together for 12 years.

 

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WHO: Pollution Kills 7 Million People Every Year

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Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday.

The agency said air pollution is the cause of about one in eight deaths and has now become the single biggest environmental health risk.

WHO estimated that there were about 4.3 million deaths in 2012 caused by indoor air pollution, mostly people cooking inside using wood and coal stoves in Asia. WHO said there were about 3.7 million deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2012, of which nearly 90 percent were in developing countries.

WHO’s report noted women had higher levels of exposure than men in developing countries.

Other experts said more research was needed to identify the deadliest components of pollution in order to target control measures more effectively.

 

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The Government of Armenia and the World Bank hosted an International Conference entitled “Responsible Mining in Armenia: Opportunities and Challenges”

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Yerevan, Armenia – On March 25-26 at the Marriott Armenia Hotel, the Government of Armenia and the World Bank hosted an International Conference entitled “Responsible Mining in Armenia: Opportunities and Challenges”.

 

 

 

The goal of the conference is to facilitate dialogue between the various stakeholders of the mining industry in Armenia by informing stakeholder groups about modern mining and international best practices. The conference is supported by the EBRD, IFC, and Embassies of the U.K., U.S., Germany and Canada.

 

 

 

The Responsible Mining Conference brings together international and local experts, international diplomatic missions and civil society representatives to openly discuss current opportunities and challenges of the mining industry in Armenia. During the two-day conference international experts will share their expertise and experience with their counterparts and civil society representatives. The themes of discussion range from mining in the world economy, foreign investments, transparency and accountability of mining practices internationally and in Armenia, to social and environmental management measures.

 

 

 

The conference participants have the opportunity to explore various perspectives on responsible development of the mining sector in Armenia, including the improvement of social and environmental management, promotion of better investment climate, and increased transparency in the sector. This multilateral discussion of mining practices in Armenia intends to provide avenues of improving the regulatory and investment framework in the country.

 

 

 

The conference opened on March 25 with welcome remarks by RA Prime Minister Mr. Tirgan Sargsyan, Mr. Jean-Michel Happi, World Bank Country Manager for Armenia, and the Ambassadors of U.K., U.S., Germany and a representative of the Government of Canada.

 

 

 

“By engaging multiple stakeholders and the civil society, together, we aim to promote responsible mining in Armenia, learning from the best international practices. Armenia’s new mining code and the upcoming social and environmental regulatory framework will enhance the sector’s readiness for investments that are economically viable, socially responsible, environmentally sustainable.”, – noted Mr. Jean-Michel Happi, World Bank Country Manager for Armenia.

 

 

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US Lobbies Vatican for Pope Visit in 2015

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U.S. officials have made their case to the Vatican for Pope Francis to visit the U.S. next year, saying his “message needs to be heard” during a massive church celebration of the family planned for Philadelphia.

The governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter made their pitch Tuesday to Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, whose Pontifical Council for the Family is helping organize the Sept. 22-27, 2015, meeting.

Popes have attended five of the seven World Meetings of the Family, and Francis has made family issues the top priority of his pontificate. But no confirmation of his participation is expected before next year.

 

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President Serzh Sargsyan made a press statement concerning the events in Kesab

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 President Sezh Sargsyan made a press statement concerning the events in Kesab at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The President expressed his deep concern over the events in Kesab. “All of us perfectly remember the history of Kesab, which was unfortunately, full of hellish realities deportations in the last century,” said Serzh Sargsyan.

The President of Armenia reminded that the first scourge was back in April 1909 when the Turkish armed detachments invaded Kesab. The Armenians took shelter in mountain Garaturan and on the coast. After setting Kesab on fire and plundering it, Turks made their way to Garaturan, burned and looted the houses of the upper district. A French ship transported Armenians to Latakia. After living in Latakia for one year, the emigrants returned to Kesab and reconstructed their houses.

When touching upon the historical facts Serzh Sargsyan also recalled another date – events of 1915, when the Kesab population also experienced migration and exiles of the Armenian Genocide. Armenians of Kesab were exiled in two directions: to Der Zor and to the south up to Jordan. Thousands died en route, the majority perished in Deir Zor Desert.

“The third deportation of Kesab Armenians today is a serious challenge to ethnic minority rights’ protection mechanisms of the 21st century. I think that everyone should realize that these parallels should sober all the sides”, underlined the President of Armenia.

President thanked the Syrian authorities for the steps being taken to protect the Armenians in Kesab at this difficult moment.

“I have already instructed the diplomatic missions at the UN Headquarters in New-York and Geneva to raise the issue of ensuring the security of the Armenians in Kesab and their safe return to their permanent places of residence at the structures dealing with human rights and ethnic minorities,” said President Sargsyan.

Today the President of Armenia also had consultation with the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I in connection with the current situation.

President Serzh Sargsyan assured that the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Syria worked on the program of measures to support the Armenians in Kesab. The program will be implemented in a full scale.

Third time’s a charm: Russell Crowe finally gets his meeting with Pope Francis… and the Vatican’s blessing for Biblical epic Noah

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After two failed attempts, Russell Crowe has finally met with Pope Francis and had the Holy Father’s blessing for his latest film Noah.

According to JustJared, Crowe, 49, had a brief meeting with the Pontiff and the pair were able to have a short discussion.

The actor said of his audience: with the Pope: ‘The Holy Father showed a great level of consistency with the things he’s been saying and things he’s been doing…It was an incredible privilege to be invited.

Pope Francis, was reportedly all set to meet Crowe and the film’s makers during his weekly audience which is attended by the general public.

But it was cancelled last week after news of the meeting – and photo opportunity – was leaked.

 

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