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Italy will open its controversial Albanian migrant processing centres in October and does not fear appeals from those being processed, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Monday. "With the migrant centres in Albania we will start in October. There has certainly been a delay of a few months (initially the opening was scheduled for last May, ed.): there have been normal checks so that it was discovered, for example, that the ground needed to be reinforced. That's all, very normal variations in progress", said the minister. As for the risk of appeals by migrants detained in Albania, Piantedosi said "we do not fear them because this is a regulation with which Italy anticipates a European regulation that will come into force from 2026: there will be accelerated border procedures with faster expulsions without hampering the right to asylum. "Then individual disputes will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis". Source: Ansa News Agency

The body of Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old Indian farmhand who bled to death three months ago when he was abandoned by his employer after a strawberry wrapping machine severed his arm in Latina, will return to India where his funeral will be celebrated , the Rome and Lazio chapters of farmworkers' union Flai CGIL announced on Monday. Singh's body had remained in Italy for three months while his family tried to reach the country in vain because they were unable to obtain a visa to attend the ceremony that was being planned in the Lazio town of Cisterna where the worker lived with his wife, the union said. The death of the Sikh farm hand spurred outrage at gangmastering, which is widespread in Italy, especially in the south of the country, and modern forms of slavery. The worker's employer Antonello Lovato, who dumped the bleeding worker in front of his home and did not call an ambulance, was later arrested in July on murder charges. Unions, politicians and members of the Indian community staged a big demonst ration calling for action on Saturday in Latina, a Mussolini-founded town south of Rome that is home to thousands of migrant farm workers. Source: Ansa News Agency

A22-year-old law students from the town of Traversetolo near Parma is accused of killing her newborn baby right after giving birth on August 7 and hiding his body in the garden of her family home, investigative sources said Monday. Investigative sources said they have also found the remains of a second newborn baby believed to have been killed about one year ago. The young woman is being probed on charges of premeditated murder and concealment of corpses. Investigative sources said the first body, which was discovered on August 9, allegedly belonged to the newborn son of the 22-year-old who lives in the home with her family. The baby was killed right after birth, which occurred just two days before the woman was scheduled to depart for a trip abroad. Subsequently, investigators discovered the remains of a second baby who had been born at around 40 weeks, the sources said. The remains are believed to date back to about a year ago, according to investigators who suspect the young woman allegedly gave bir th to both babies and killed them before concealing their corpses. The young woman is in a long-term relationship but her boyfriend is at the moment not under investigation. In a long statement issued on Monday, Parma prosecutor Alfonso D'Avino who is coordinating the investigation said the young woman's parents and boyfriend were not involved. "Nobody except for the young woman was aware of the pregnancy: neither the family, nor the baby's father, nor friends", said State attorneys. The woman was also not treated by a doctor during her pregnancy and she gave birth at home "alone, without the cooperation nor the presence of anyone", the statement said. Source: Ansa News Agency

Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday dismissed claims that the human rights of people taken to Italian-run migrant centres in Albania may not be respected. "I think I have fully explained that the jurisdiction (at the centres) will be Italian and European," Meloni told a news conference. "You either think that our jurisdiction breaches human rights or (you think that) this accusation is groundless". The centres will be up and running in a few weeks, she said. Source: Ansa News Agency

ISTANBUL: Kazakhstan's president on Monday said that a Chinese-Brazilian peace initiative for the war in Ukraine is deserving of support. "In our opinion, the peace plan of China and Brazil deserves support," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was quoted as saying in a statement by the Kazakh presidency during talks in the capital Astana with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Arguing that "Russia is militarily invincible," Tokayev warned that further escalation of the conflict in Ukraine would lead to "irreparable consequences for all of humanity" and for all countries directly involved. While a "good chance" to achieve a truce was missed with the refusal to conclude the 2022 Istanbul agreements early in the conflict, he said the opportunity to achieve peace still exists. "It is necessary to carefully consider all peace initiatives of various states and come to a decision to stop military action, and then move on to discussing territorial issues," he also said. He went on to say that while leaders "come and go, " people must live in peace and mutual understanding, especially those neighboring each other. "Kazakhstan has the longest delimited land border with Russia in the world, cooperation between our countries is developing within the framework of strategic partnership and alliance," Tokayev said. "In Kazakhstan, there is genuine sympathy for the Ukrainian people, their unique culture. There have never been disagreements between our countries. The embassy of our country continues to function in (the capital) Kyiv," he added. ???????In May, China and Brazil presented a joint six-point proposal for peace talks with Russia and Ukraine's participation. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the proposal as "destructive.' Russian officials have welcomed the proposal as balanced.??????? Kazakhstan, Germany sign 3 memoranda on expanding ties During narrow and expanded talks, Tokayev defined Scholz's visit to the country as "historic", marking Scholz's first visit in 14 years. "I am sure that we will give a very serious impetus to the development of our cooperation and increase in bilateral trade. This is very important since Germany is one of our main European and even global partners. We attach great importance to our very intensive and multifaceted cooperation," Tokayev said. He further said that Kazakhstan will do everything possible to further deepen and strengthen ties with Germany. For his part, Scholz thanked Tokayev for his invitation. Scholz said Germany strives to enhance economic relations, expand the possibilities of mutual trade, and make direct investments in Kazakhstan. "We want to develop economic cooperation in all other areas. We are very pleased that our cooperation in the energy sector is steadily advancing. We have established trusting, consistent cooperation. This is a good example for the whole world," Scholz added. Following the talks, the leaders inked three memoranda on expanding cooperation in banking and higher education. Scholz arrived in Astana as part of a thre e-day official visit to Central Asia, which commenced with a visit to neighboring Uzbekistan a day earlier. Source: Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL: Canada's manufacturing sales rose 1.4% to $71 billion in July, according to figures released Monday by the country's statistical agency. The market expectation for the figure was to show an increase of 0.7%. The figure for June, meanwhile, was revised down from a decline of 2.1% to a decrease of 1.7%. "Following a 0.4% increase in June, sales in the petroleum and coal product subsector rose 6.7% to $8.6 billion in July," Statistics Canada said in a statement. "Chemical product sales increased 5.3% to $5.6 billion in July, following two consecutive monthly declines," it added. Annually, manufacturing sales decreased 1.1% in July, compared to the same month of last year. Source: Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL: Manufacturing activity in New York state rose in September for the first time since last November, according to a report released Monday The Empire State Manufacturing Index, which measures the level of general business conditions in the state, including the Big Apple, jumped 16 points to 11.5, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Readings above zero indicate improving conditions, while those below show worsening conditions. The market expectation for the index was to come in at -4.1 after a reading of -4.7 in August. The index in January plummeted 29 points to -43.7, its lowest level since May 2020. "Firms grew more optimistic that conditions would improve in the months ahead," the New York Fed said in a statement. Source: Anadolu Agency