Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.
-It's with great sadness that we have to announce that our client Dave Prowse... passed away yesterday morning at the age of 85- Bowington wrote on Facebook.
-May the force be with him, always!- the agent told the BBC.
Bowington added that Prowse's death was "a truly and deeply heart-wrenching loss for us and millions of fans all over the world".
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the epic saga, tweeted that he was "so sad to hear David Prowse has passed."
-He was a kind man &amp; much more than Darth Vader- he wrote.
-Actor-Husband-Father-Member of the Order of the British Empire-3 time British Weightlifting Champion. He loved his fans as much as they loved him.-
A former body-builder turned actor, Prowse's towering stature at almost two metres (6.5 feet) clinched him the role of the instantly-recognisable antagonist in the original Star Wars trilogy.
But while he donned the glossy black armour and cape, the Bristol native's strong western English accent meant the filmmakers turned to James Earl Jones for the chilling voice that would emerge from behind the mask.
Prowse nevertheless remained attached to the character, telling AFP in 2013 that he was "the greatest big-screen villain of all time".
He was born in the southwest English city on July 1, 1935, to a working class family, winning a scholarship to the prestigious local school.
Prowse soon developed a love for weightlifting and went on to represent his country at the Commonwealth Games in the early 1960s before forging a career in Hollywood.
He trained Christopher Reeve for the role of Superman and was reportedly spotted by Star Wars director George Lucas as an extra in "A Clockwork Orange".
Lucas asked him to audition for the roles of Vader and hairy giant Chewbacca, plumping for the dark side because "you always remember the bad guys," he once told the BBC.
At home, he is equally well remembered for playing the "Green Cross Code" Man, a superhero created as part of a public information campaign to teach children road safety.
He played the role for almost 20 years, and earned an MBE in 2000.
Other film credits include 1972's "Minotaur" and 1977's "Jabberwocky", and he also appeared in many TV shows including "The Saint" and "The Benny Hill Show".
Since the original Star Wars trilogy was released in the late 1970s and early 80s, Prowse had travelled the world meeting hardcore fans.

Bowington: May the force be with him, always!

David Prowse  poses with a fan dressed up in a Darth Vader costume during a Star Wars convention

Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse dead at 85

A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 26 security personnel, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks targeting Afghan forces in recent months.
The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen regular fighting between the Taliban and government forces.
-We have received 26 bodies and 17 wounded so far. All of them are security personnel- Baz Mohammad Hemat, director of Ghazni hospital, told AFP.
Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, a member of Ghazni provincial council, confirmed the death toll.
Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Arian confirmed that a suicide bomber had detonated a vehicle full of explosives in Ghazni, but did not offer any immediate figure for casualties.

The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazvanid

Suicide car bomb kills 26 Afghan security personnel: officials

A general who led NATO's mission in Iraq as well as Canadian troops in Afghanistan and Bosnia will spearhead efforts to immunize most Canadians against the novel coronavirus by September 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.
-This will be the biggest immunization in the history of the country- Trudeau told a news conference.
-This will be a major effort- he said. -But together Canada can, and will, do this.-
The first doses of vaccines - which are still undergoing expedited clinical trials - are expected to be rolled out in Canada at the start of 2021.
Public health officials said this week that three million Canadians, or eight percent of the population, should receive vaccinations in the first three months of the year.
-If all goes well, most Canadians can be vaccinated by next September- said Trudeau, citing public health officials.
Major General Dany Fortin, chief of staff of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, will coordinate the logistics and distribution of vaccines through the Public Health Agency of Canada, with the support of the military.
The military will assist in planning, including meeting challenges like cold storage requirements, data-sharing, and reaching Indigenous and rural communities.
The government has already contracted with several pharmaceutical companies -- including AstraZeneca, Pfizer and BioNTech, Sanofi and GSK, Novavax, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Medicago and Moderna -- for more than 400 million vaccine doses, for its population of 38 million.
It also purchased freezers for specific vaccine candidates that must be stored at very low temperatures.
There are currently 60,000 active COVID-19 cases across Canada.
As of Friday, the total number of cases topped 350,000, including nearly 12,000 deaths.
-We're in some of the toughest days of this pandemic- Trudeau said, urging Canadians to continue to take precautions to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Trudeau: This will be the biggest immunization in the history of the country

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a COVID-19 pandemic briefing from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa

War-hardened general to lead Canada's COVID-19 vaccination effort

Another 1,279 coronavirus cases and 34 fatalities have been confirmed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last 24 hours, according to healthcare authorities.
The new results came out of 3,303 lab test for coronavirus.
The country has confirmed the total of 86,710 infections since the epidemic outbreak. Of that number, 55,171 cases were reported in the Federation (FBiH), 29,735 in Republika Srpska (RS) and 1,804 in Brcko District (BD) – three separate administrative units running their healthcare systems independently.
To this date, 2,576 fatalities were reported among Covid-19 patients across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The total of 414,856 lab tests has been conducted in the country since the epidemic outbreak and 51,068 patients have recovered.

The new results came out of 3,303 lab test for coronavirus

B&H: 1,279 confirmed new coronavirus cases

Coronavirus: Bosnia reports 1,279 new cases, 34 deaths

Mauricio Lopez was deported to Mexico after spending most of his life in the United States. Now he hopes against the odds that Joe Biden's administration will let him return.
The 26-year-old English teacher is one of thousands of migrants known as "dreamers" who as children were taken to the US by their parents.
Like many Mexicans who were expelled, in particular under outgoing President Donald Trump, Lopez is hoping that President-elect Biden will push for changes that protect undocumented migrants.
-It would be good for us if he relaxes immigration laws ... if there are asylum processes, if he makes it easier for us to obtain work permits or tourist visas, since many of us have families there- he said.
Lopez was deported to Mexico from North Carolina in 2016 after he was unable to renew his residency permit under the DACA program for unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children.
He was deported with his mother, leaving behind a sister but joining a brother who had already been sent back to Mexico years earlier.&nbsp;

Lopez is part of a growing number of deportees trying to integrate into a country that often feels foreign to them.
Around 89,000 Mexicans were expelled from the United States in the first half of this year, according to the interior ministry.
Widespread expulsions have also occurred under Democratic administrations.
About three million unauthorized immigrants were deported by former president Barack Obama between 2009 and 2016, when Biden was vice president.
Biden has signaled a break with the policies of Trump, who vowed to halt almost all immigration and expel the more than 10 million undocumented migrants estimated to live in the United States.
The Republican sparked anger during his 2016 election campaign when he branded Mexican migrants "rapists" and drug dealers, and vowed to build a wall along the southern US border.
But experts say Biden may be hamstrung by a Republican-controlled Senate, depending on the result of runoffs in the state of Georgia on January 5.
-Even with the best will of the new government, it (change) won't happen imminently,- said Leticia Calderon, an expert on migration at Mexico's Mora Institute.
The Democrat's win should not be seen as an "invitation to migrate" because "the bad guy is leaving and now the good guys" are in the White House, she said.
-The immigration system in the United States has no political party.-

One area where she does expect action from Biden is to try to address rights for "Dreamers" to stay and work in the United States.
Biden fiercely criticized Trump's moves against "Dreamers."
-It's likely that they will deal with it in the first 100 days of government, but it has to go through the Senate- where it is likely to meet resistance, Calderon said.
Even if it is too late for him personally, Lopez hopes that other young migrants can benefit under the new administration.
-The Dreamers feel more positive with Biden. There's hope that they have a route to citizenship or residency- he said.
Around 12 million people born in Mexico live in the US, as well as another 26 million who have at least one parent or grandparent born on Mexican soil.
Father-of-two Ben Moreno, who has been deported from the US twice, most recently in 2014 during the Obama presidency, is also cautiously optimistic that things will improve.
-I honestly don't think Biden will stop the deportations- said the 54-year-old, who ran a construction company in Indiana.
-But what I do hope is that this administration will be fair about who it deports and how it does it- he said.

Around 89,000 Mexicans were expelled from the US in the first half of this year

Many Mexicans who were deported from the US hope that President-elect Joe Biden will push for changes that protect undocumented migrants

Deported Mexican migrants dream of change under Biden

Iran’s Health Ministry on Saturday reported a slowdown in coronavirus infections, saying that 89 of 160 cities were out of the designated high risk category.
-I thank our dear people for taking the appropriate precautions and tolerating the restrictions,- deputy health minister Alireza Raisi said on state TV, adding that public adherence was 90 percent.Still, the government on Saturday announced the closure of most non-essential government offices in an effort to stem the spread of the virus.
A health ministry spokeswoman reported 13,402 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the national tally to 935,799 in the Middle East’s worst-hit country.&nbsp;Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that the death toll had risen by 391 in the past 24 hours to 7,486.
President Hassan Rouhani said in televised remarks that he had instructed Iran’s Central Bank to provide the funds needed to import coronavirus vaccines.

89 of 160 cities are out of the designated high risk category

An Iranian man wearing a protective face mask walks on the street

Iran health ministry reports slowing of virus infections

The leader of SBB, Fahrudin Radončić, was a guest last night in the Central News hosted by Senad Hadžifejzović, where he spoke about the most current political issues. Radončić warned that thed election theft is a big problem in B&amp;H and pointed out that SBB is preparing for the general elections whch will be held in 2022. He pointed out that there are people in SBB who have "disaffected", that is, who have taken mandates or taken over director positions and started behaving as SDA cadres behaves.&nbsp;

He says only a few of SBB municipal board presidents have resigned after the local elections.
- I will dismiss all 50 of them. Both the presidents of the municipal and the presidents of the cantonal committees. We will have commissioners who will be working to prepare the SBB Congress in April. We will create a young lineup and give a chance to young people - said Radončić.
He added that SBB cannot leave the Government of the Federation of B&amp;H because otherwise it would mean a mere surrender of the Federal Government to HDZ. He called on the SDA, HDZ and DF to finally form the Government of the Federation of B&amp;H because SBB is a hostage of the political situation in FB&amp;H. Radončić said that SBB will not be in the new Government of Sarajevo Canton, but also in the governments of Posavina, Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj Canton. He described the speculations that he intends to take over the SDA as ridiculous, and said that someone asked him if the SDA and SBB would unite, which he also found absurd.
- Although, I would be a great president of SDA because the SDA is a powerful machine. That party lacks a serious program and leadership, which is not the authority of one family - said Radončić.
He called the new majority in Sarajevo Canton „the seven“, because it consists of NiP, SDP, Naša stranka, NBL, Aljoša Čampara, Damir Marjanović and Damir Nikšić. When asked about Milorad Dodik's claims that Dragan Čović and Bakir Izetbegović agreed on a third entity, Radončić answered that he could not say that he trusts Dodik more than Izetbegović and that he could not say that it was true, because he had not heard such claims neither from Dodik, Čović, nor from Izetbegović. He said Dodik's recent appearance at the UN was destructive.
- Do not underestimate him, he is a very cunning politician. He wanted to tell the whole world - you see, this is a banana-state, I am a primitive, but that state should not exist. He sacrificed a pawn to get a king. And his performance was extremely dangerous and harmful, and fortunately all the countries, the EU and the US, reacted that way. He did damage to himself and the Republika Srpska - said Radončić.

Hadžifejzović also asked Radončić about the threat that Bakir Izetbegović addressed to SDA vice president Denis Zvizdić.
- Mr. Izetbegović said that Zvizdić will only meet his real face. That statement does not "repose" to a democratic politician. I know what that means and what a threat it is. He told Zvizdić that he would form a team of 20 people, intelligence officers, journalists, people who would say the worst about him. We will order one text against you every day. We will issue books against you that will be written by some driver, they will stop you with 50 special forces, they will strech you out through courts. I went through it all. Izetbegović's statement is not just a message to Zvizdić, but to everyone. I survived his real face. Zvizdić is lucky that Izetbegović has never been weaker. He broke his teeth on me and on SBB - said Radončić.
He assessed that the SDA does not have a solution for economic problems, regional relations, but also other state issues for the next 10 or 15 years.

<h2>Osmica is Izetbegović's biggest mistake</h2>

Radončić said that the problem with the Izetbegović couple is nothing that history has not seen.
- I do not want to compare them, but there was the married couple Elena and Nikolaj Ceausescu, so Ceausescu paid the price, it was the couple Mira Marković and Slobodan Milosević, so he paid the price - said Radončić.
However, he pointed out that Sebija Izetbegović "is not the total evil that befell this people".
- Bakir has more serious mistakes than Ms. Izetbegović. Here, for example, is what Izetbegović is doing with the head of OSA Osman Mehmedagić called Osmica - said Radončić.

Fahrudin Radončić was a guest of Hadžifejzović

Radončić: Izetbegović's statement is not just a message to Zvizdić, but to everyone

Radončić: I survived the real face of Bakir Izetbegović

As Bosnia and Herzegovina marks 25 years of peace, guaranteed by the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), it is time to not only assess progress since the DPA, but more importantly to look to the future. &nbsp;
The DPA confirmed the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state. It enabled the creation of institutions fundamental to a functional state, such as the multi-ethnic Armed Forces of BiH, of which each citizen can be proud. The DPA put peace first and gave citizens a chance to return to their homes and rebuild their lives after each community had suffered so much during the terrible war. It did so by ensuring power-sharing between the Bosniak, Serb and Croat constituent peoples. The DPA’s primary goal was to serve as a framework to retain the peace, to build trust and reconciliation, and also to enable the country’s transition into an efficiently functioning, democratic society.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The DPA continues to fulfill that basic promise, but the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina demand, deserve and are ready for more. In my travels across the country, I hear clear demands from citizens, young people and entrepreneurs from throughout the country: a future free of division and manipulation offering opportunity for all citizens to reach their full potential. 
The future sought by the large majority of citizens, especially youth, is a Bosnia and Herzegovina embedded in the Euro-Atlantic community. As progress is blocked by divisive politics and corruption, however, BiH continues to hemorrhage its greatest resource as despondent citizens abandon the country. Some of BiH’s current leaders openly express doubts of their ability to lead the country to the future citizens want. Many refuse to move the country in the right direction. On the other hand, I have full faith in the potential of citizens, especially youth, to chart that course and make the next 25 years a time of clear progress. It will not be easy, but you have the opportunity to take an active role in making Bosnia and Herzegovina an inclusive, more prosperous and fully-fledged member of the Euro-Atlantic community. Believe in BiH! Believe in the potential that the EU and NATO clearly see in you and your country. 

The DPA was never intended to be indefinite and its flaws need to be and can be corrected. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina now choose the Euro-Atlantic path as the best hope for a better future. That path has a clear and achievable roadmap for change. “Reform” can seem something beyond the control of ordinary citizens – but I encourage you to think in terms of what key reforms needed for EU candidate status and supported by NATO’s Program of Reforms mean for you in real terms. 

· Election Integrity: On November 15, you and fellow BiH citizens exercised power to change the future with your votes. On December 20, after more than a decade, Mostar citizens will have that power restored. Your vote is yours, but there remain known vulnerabilities which leave room for others to steal your vote. 2021 is the time to implement international election integrity standards so that you can count on the power of your vote. 

· Rule of Law: Those who seek to use BiH institutions to enrich themselves and to remain in power have no interest in taking basic steps to improve accountability to you as citizens and voters. A better public procurement law, public administration reform, conflict of interest legislation and bringing integrity to the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council and the entire judiciary will bring better public services, less cronyism robbing you of equal opportunity, and improved and more impartial justice delivery. These are among the laws urgently needed to attack the cancer of corruption debilitating BiH. 

· Employment: State-owned enterprises are inefficient, political cash cows that help elites control citizens and their votes and enrich themselves with the resources that belong to you. These companies lack transparency, stifle the private sector, and add to public debt. It is essential for the long-term health of the BiH economy to depoliticize these companies and unleash the private sector to create opportunity for all. 

Various reports, court rulings, and most recently, the EU Opinion spell out the reforms BiH needs to address systemic inefficiencies that impede economic growth and governance. To reach its EU destiny, BiH’s citizens and elected leaders need to engage in dialogue to reach broad-based consensus on constitutional reform. Dialogue must replace retrograde and backward policies that thrive on inducing conflict, misunderstandings and desperation, policies that are resolutely rejected by BiH's international partners and friends, as we have witnessed only a few days ago. The reforms on the EU path will ensure that BiH is a stable and secure home for the three constituent peoples -- and that the rights of all citizens, including all others, are honored. BiH is a single state and only as such can its people benefit from EU membership – it is time for ethno-nationalist leaders to stop misleading you that it can be otherwise and sowing division to block the steps needed to carry you there. They are the few benefitting from the status quo of continuing division. 




This is also a time to take stock of the role that NATO played in securing the peace in BiH, and the simple principle underpinning the Alliance: security, stability, and prosperity are best achieved through meaningful cooperation. Difficult reforms become easier when you invite the 30 Allies of NATO to help. BiH’s partnership with NATO and its own Reform Program focuses on reforms that touch all levels of society, from defense modernization to rule of law. BiH will lead these reform efforts, but the Alliance stands ready to help. You can also continue to count on NATO to ensure security and assist in times of pandemic and natural disaster. 

 

The United States continues to stand by you to support your efforts to achieve progress. The $2 billion in assistance from the United States in the last 25 years to support democratization and economic growth a testament of that committed friendship. Deputy Secretary Biegun and Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Reeker’s November 20 meeting with the BiH Presidency reaffirmed the promise the United States sees in BiH and its citizens. 




Ultimately, citizen supervision should replace international supervision. The unfortunate reality is that BiH has not yet met the established criteria to graduate from international supervision. I highlighted in my October message to BiH citizens that you must be the agents of change. Citizen and civil society capacity is formidable and can demand appropriate commitment from elected leaders. Young people of this country do not want to remain mired in the past. The BiH of 2030 is far more important and interesting to them than the BiH of 1995. Collectively, citizens have the power to ensure that BiH takes its place as a stable and more prosperous member of the Euro-Atlantic community. It is time to build a BiH based not only on peace, but on rule of law and mutual respect for all peoples and all victims of past wars. Borrowing the words of EU HRVP Borrell, citizens have the power to realize BiH progress “from Dayton to Brussels”, the most certain path to prosperity and security for all.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

The purpose of  Dayton Agreement was never to last forever, and its shortcomings can and must  be corrected

Ambassador Nelson: You should believe in B&H

US Ambassador in B&H Eric Nelson: Progress is blocked by division policies and corruption

Germany’s partial lockdown measures could be extended until early Spring if infections are not brought under control, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday.Altmaier told Die Welt it was not possible to give the all-clear while there were incidences of more than 50 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in large parts of Germany.-We have three to four long winter months ahead of us- he was quoted as saying. -It is possible that the restrictions will remain in place in the first months of 2021.-
Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states on Wednesday to extend and tighten measures against the coronavirus until at least Dec. 20.&nbsp;Germany imposed a “lockdown light” in early November, which closed bars and restaurants but allowed schools and shops to stay open. The measures have stopped the exponential growth of cases but infections have stabilised at a high level.
There were 21,695 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday, bringing total cases since the pandemic began to 1,028,089.

21,695 new confirmed coronavirus cases

German minister says partial lockdown could last until Spring 2021.

Hospitals in England risk being overwhelmed if lawmakers do not support the government’s new plan for restrictions, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Saturday.&nbsp;More than 20 million people across large swathes of England will be forced to live under the toughest category of COVID-19 restrictions when a national lockdown ends on Dec. 2. Lawmakers are due to vote on the restrictions the day before.
But a growing number of lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party have voiced opposition to the tiered restrictions plan.&nbsp;Some argue that the areas they represent have low infection rates but the toughest rules, while others say the new measures will cause unnecessary economic harm to local businesses.
Defending the government’s plans in an article in The Times newspaper, Gove said “difficult decisions” were necessary to confront the crisis.
The virus “is no respecter of constituency boundaries and the hardships we are facing now are unfortunately necessary to protect every single one of us, no matter where we live,” he wrote.&nbsp;The level of infection across the country remained “uncomfortably and threateningly high,” Gove said, noting that the number of hospital beds filled with infected patients was not far from its peak earlier in the year.
He said that from the current high base, the National Health Service would be under severe threat if infections started to rise again, and tougher measures were needed to manage the virus when the current lockdown ends.
-These new tiers, alongside the wider deployment of mass testing, have the capacity to prevent our NHS being overwhelmed until vaccines arrive,- Gove said.

Gove: The level of infection across the country remained “uncomfortably and threateningly high”

NHS Nightingale Yorkshire and the Humber Hospital

England's hospitals could be overwhelmed without new tier system

More than 400,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus have been registered in Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources around 0800 GMT Saturday.&nbsp; The second-worst hit global region after Latin America and the Caribbean, 400,649 people have died of Covid-19 in Europe among 17,606,370 confirmed cases. Of these, 36,147 occurred in the past week alone -- the continent's worst seven-day total since the pandemic began.
Britain accounted for almost two-thirds of the European deaths at 57,551 from almost 1.6 million infections, followed by Italy with 53,677 deaths and 1.5 million infections, France (51,914 deaths, 2.2 million cases), Spain (44,668 deaths, 1.6 million cases) and Russia (39,068 deaths, 2.2 million cases).

Britain accounted for almost two-thirds of the European deaths

Europe coronavirus death toll passes 400,000

Leader of Party of Democratic Action and vice-chairman of the House of Peoples of Parlimentary Assembly of B&amp;H Bakir Izetbegović spoke for Channel O, among other things, about the condition set by Denis Zvizdić for his stay in the party - walkout of the individuals that were constantly bringing damage as Zvizdić said and the resignation of the SDA Sarajevo Cantonal Board.&nbsp;

He said that he did not expect such an attitude from Zvizdić, that he often learned his important attitudes from the media and that he knew Zvizdić in a different light.
He made a bad assessment, and now he will have a chance to meet me. I am not a man who is given ultimatums, nor do I think that ultimatums should be given to celebrated commanders, like Mr. Fikret Prevljak. He has, after all, already offered his resignation. In general, I don't think it was a good word for someone to have to do something, because then the chances are greatly reduced. People do not like when they are commanded, they are elected. If the consequences are to be borne by those who have sinned, we will first see who they are. Then they will leave. Bakir Izetbegović will not order them, and neither will Mr. Zvizdić - Izetbegović said, and then added: 
- People who have left this country in the war will not insult those who defended it. They will not order us anything, that is what I, as the president of Party of Democratic Action , guarantee them.

It did not take long for Denis Zvizdić, vice-chairman of the House of Representatives of the B&amp;H Parliamentary Assembly and vice-president of the SDA, to arrive. Last night, he responded to Izetbegović, who told him that "he is not a man who is given ultimatums".
- I watched the performance of my friend Mr. Izetbegović. That performance had a dose of nervousness, which is quite logical, all of us leaders from the very top of the SDA because of such catastrophic results in Canton Sarajevo should be both nervous and worried. That performance had a certain part of latent aggression which did not leave any effect on me, because my friend Bakir knows very well that I do not work under any pressure or blackmail, it has no effect on me - said Zvizdić for TVSA.
He pointed out that no one in the SDA should be surprised by his statements that the leadership of the SDA Cantonal Board should resign.
- Mr. Izetbegović did not give me anything. It was given to me by the SDA, which nominated me for certain positions, and I returned it to the SDA in an efficient way, with a large number of votes - Zvizdić pointed out.
He also commented on Izetbegović's sentence that "people who left this country in the war will not insult those who defended it".
- During the war, although I am reluctant to talk about it, unlike those who were guarded and preserved, I performed my activity, I was deployed in Sarajevo. At the end of 1993, I was severely wounded. At the beginning of 1994, I had an unsuccessful operation at the General Hospital, which did not have the necessary equipment at the time. I did not leave B&amp;H, I was transferred to additional, numerous operations in Germany. What I went through, I would not wish even the worst enemy - concluded Zvizdić.

Adil Osmanović, SDA vice president and head of the Club of Representatives of this party in the House of Representatives of the B&amp;H Parliament, commenting on the party's poor election results in the local elections, but also the resignations of some members, told Avaz yesterday that the Presidency's response is to withdraw the final concrete moves.
Commenting on Zvizdić's statement that his condition to remain in the party is that the individuals who cause the damage resign - he said that he comes from Canton Sarajevo and certainly knows the situation well.
- But, it was clearly stated at the Collegium that the SDA must respond to certain scandals that happened in a short period of time and that there is no escape from responsibility - says Osmanović.

The storm continues within the Party of Democratic Action

The conflict between Izetbegović and Zvizdić

Yesterday, Council of Ministers of B&amp;H initiated a procedure for depriving the right to access classified information the director of Intelligence-Security Agency of B&amp;H, Osman Mehmedagić, "Avaz" found out.&nbsp;We remind you that Mehmedagić is accused of abusing his position, and recently the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H asked the Council of Ministers to initiate a procedure for additional checks, given the indictment filed and confirmed by the Court of B&amp;H. In addition to Mehmedagic, Intelligence-Security Agency of B&amp;H employee Muhamed Pekić is also charged.&nbsp;„Avaz“ found out that Zoran Tegeltija, chairman of the B&amp;H Council of Ministers, informed the Ministry of Security that it was necessary to initiate an additional security check procedure for director of Intelligence-Security Agency of B&amp;H Mehmedagić, due to "suspicion of a security breach".
If the Ministry follows the procedure, as was the case with other employees of Intelligence-Security Agency of B&amp;H and the Ministry of Security, Mehmedagić cannot perform the function of director.

Council of Ministers initiated the procedure

Mehmedagić will be left without access to classified information?

Josip Grubeša, the State Minister of Justice of B&amp;H, confirmed last night for "Avaz" that our state will ask Serbia to extradite the Moroccan arrested in Belgrade yesterday, who is suspected of killing Sarajevan Jasmin Berović in Otes eight days ago.&nbsp;Grubeša explained to us that the complete documentation of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office is now awaited, considering that the crime was committed on the territory of B&amp;H.- As soon as the Prosecutor's Office sends us the documentation, we will, in accordance with the procedures, request extradition from Serbia. There is no doubt about that, considering the fact that this person was on wanted list and was being searched for - says Grubeša.As he told us, the extradition procedure in this case lasts from 18 to 40 days.

We remind you that members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republic of Serbia yesterday arrested Moroccan citizen S. E. D. (31), suspected of having participated, along with several other people, in the murder of Berović on November 17th in Sarajevo's neighborhood Otes. As confirmed by the Serbian Ministry of Interior, the suspect was located and arrested in a hostel in Belgrade, where he was allegedly hiding with the intention of fleeing to one of the countries in the region.&nbsp;This confirms what "Avaz" was writing about, that the suspects in the murder of Berović left the country and that the investigators have names of potential killers. The police said the arrest was the result of joint work and the exchange of information between Serbian and Sarajevo police. According to the order of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, the Moroccan was detained for up to 48 hours due to the suspicion that he committed the crime of murder.&nbsp;

Apart from the murder of Berović, we remind you that Husein Džilić and Tarik Džamalija were seriously injured after they were attacked by migrants.
This crime shocked the citizens of B&amp;H and caused revolt among the locals of Otes and Ilidža, which is why they protested for days demanding that the killers be found and prosecuted. The Canton Sarajevo Ministry of Interior had arrested Moroccan Hisham Agleras, but it was determined that he had nothing to do with the murder, after which he was handed over to the juristiction of Service for Foreigner's Affairs.

<h2> Cikotić: Arrest the other suspects as well</h2>

The Minister of Security of B&amp;H, Selmo Cikotić, welcomed the successful cooperation between the security agencies of B&amp;H and Serbia in the arrest of Moroccan citizen in Belgrade.&nbsp;He expressed expectations that other persons suspected of participating in this murder and inflicting serious bodily injuries on two more people, will soon be arrested, as well as prosecuted and sanctioned for this horrible crime.&nbsp;

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The head of British drug maker AstraZeneca says further research is needed on its vaccine after it showed an average 70-percent effectiveness.
That rate jumped to 90 percent if a half dose was given first scientists discovered after a mistake was made during the clinical trials. But US scientists say the higher success rate came only during tests in people under 55.

The World Health Organization warns African countries are "far from ready" for mass immunisation. 
Other experts say more research is needed to develop vaccines more suitable to the continent. The most promising vaccines discovered so far must be kept at -70 degrees Celsius -- all but impossible for most hospitals in Africa.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he will not take a vaccine even after it receives approval from his own government. Though Brazil -- the second worst hit country in the world -- plans to purchase vaccines, Bolsonaro says he is "sure" immunisation will not be made mandatory.&nbsp;

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More than 60.9 million people have been infected by Covid-19 around the world, and 1.4 million have died, according to an AFP tally from official sources compiled on Friday.
More than 10,859 people died in the previous 24 hours, with 561,041 new cases reported worldwide.
The US is the worst-affected country with 263,462 deaths, followed by Brazil with 171,460 deaths; India with 135,715; Mexico with 104,242; and the United Kingdom with 57,031.&nbsp;

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Swiss politicians have voiced outrage and demanded an investigation after revelations that a second Swiss encryption company was allegedly used by the CIA and its German counterpart to spy on governments worldwide.
-How can such a thing happen in a country that claims to be neutral like Switzerland?- co-head of Switzerland's Socialist Party, Cedric Wermuth, asked in an interview with Swiss public broadcaster SRF late Thursday.
He called for a parliamentary inquiry after an SRF investigation broadcast on Wednesday found that a second Swiss encryption firm had been part of a spectacular espionage scheme orchestrated by US and German intelligence services.
A first investigation had revealed back in February an elaborate, decades-long set-up, in which the CIA and its German counterpart creamed off the top-secret communications of governments through their hidden control of a Swiss encryption company called Crypto.
SRF's report this week found that a second but smaller Swiss encryption firm, Omnisec, had been used in the same way.
That company, which was split off from Swiss cryptographic equipment maker Gretag in 1987, sold voice, fax and data encryption equipment to governments around the world until it halted operations two years ago.
SRF's investigative programme Rundschau concluded that, like Crypto, Omnisec had sold manipulated equipment to foreign governments and armies.
Omnisec meanwhile also sold its faulty OC-500 series devices to several federal agencies in Switzerland, including its own intelligence agencies, as well as to Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, and other private companies in the country, the SRF investigation showed.&nbsp;

The findings unleashed fresh outrage in Switzerland, which is still reeling from the Crypto revelations.
-This shows that the problem is broader than just one company and we still have no answers on the political responsibility aspect,- Wermuth said.
Hans-Peter Portman, a parliamentarian with the Liberal Party, agreed, saying he was particularly concerned to learn "Swiss businesses are likely implicated and possibly affected." &nbsp;
-This raises the question of espionage even within the country,- he told SRF.
An investigation by the Swiss parliament's Control Delegation into the Crypto case concluded earlier this month that Switzerland's own intelligence service had benefitted from the information gathered by its foreign counterparts through the encryption firm.
According to the revelations in February by SRF, the Washington Post and German broadcaster ZDF, Crypto served for decades as a Trojan horse to spy on governments worldwide.
The company supplied devices for encoded communications to some 120 countries from after World War II to the beginning of this century, including to Iran, South American governments, India and Pakistan.
Unknown to those governments, Crypto was secretly acquired in 1970 by the US Central Intelligence Agency together with the then West Germany's BND Federal Intelligence Service.
Together they rigged Crypto's equipment to be able to easily break the codes and read the government customers' messages.
Citing a classified internal CIA history of what was originally called operation "Thesaurus" and later "Rubicon," the reports said that in the 1980s the harvest from the Crypto machines supplied roughly 40 percent of all the foreign communications US code-breakers processed for intelligence.

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