82 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 23 percent of the infection rate, according to a Friday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC). The center also said 168 have recovered during the same reporting period. The total recorded COVID-19 cases in Libya have exceeded more than 50,000 since the start of the pandemic, while over 490,000 of which have recovered, according to the NCDC. The virus has claimed the lives of 6,433 people. Over two million people received one dose of the vaccination, while more than one million others were vaccinated with two doses.

Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. An AFP journalist heard gunfire and explosions around 1:00 am Saturday (2300 GMT) in the city. The fighting, with light and heavy weapons, occurred in the El Jebs district in the city’s south, media reports said. Saturday’s clashes were between armed groups loyal to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, head of the unity government based in Tripoli, and others following his rival Fathi Bashagha, named in February as prime minister by the parliament. The fighting ended when another group called the 444 Brigade intervened to mediate, according to Libyan media.

More infoThe chairman of the Foreign Affairs select Committee in Parliament and former leadership has publicly damned Mr Bailey at a time when the Governor is coming under pressure over his handling of inflation in the UK. It has emerged Mr Bailey met with Saddik Omar al-Kabir, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), on July 1 which has been the subject of a damning report. Mr Tugendhat blasted the meeting for “seeming to endorse the practices of a troubled organisation.” Mr Tugendhat said: “Bailey has met with a man who has overseen an institution beset by fraud. “It is clear public money flows out of Libya, into London banks, and into the hands of gangsters and militias. Either way the Libyan public foots the bill, handing out more foreign currency than the imported meat is worth.

China's Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li on Thursday urgently called in Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi as well as European envoys from other G-7 members and made solemn representations to them over the statement, according to the ministry. In the G-7 statement issued Wednesday, the foreign ministers said they were "concerned by recent and announced threatening actions" by China, particularly live-fire exercises and economic coercion. Deng claimed the G7 statement represented "interference in China's internal affairs." On Thursday, China abruptly called off a foreign ministers meeting with Japan on the fringes of regional gatherings in Phnom Penh in a show of protest over the G-7 statement. The G7 consists of Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, plus the European Union.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on a grain deal brokered by Turkey, prospects for talks on ending hostilities in Ukraine, and the situation in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on a grain deal brokered by Turkey, prospects for talks on ending hostilities in Ukraine, and the situation in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on a grain deal brokered by Turkey, prospects for talks on ending hostilities in Ukraine, and the situation in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on a grain deal brokered by Turkey, prospects for talks on ending hostilities in Ukraine, and the situation in Syria. Putin thanked Erdogan for helping to negotiate the grain deal, which is overseen from Istanbul by officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the U.N.

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Digital Initiatives in the OfficesUnderstanding that communication is the key to success, FCCI Insurance Group is constantly striving to better its working environment. In search for systems to replace traditional message boards, the FCCI team reached out to the professional digital signage solution provider at MediaVision Solutions. CAYIN’s Digital Signage SolutionsThe FCCI team requested for an easy-to-operate system with the capability to display multiple information and contents in different zones. With the objective of modernizing the corporate headquarters while increasing the effectiveness of their internal communications in mind, MediaVision opted for CAYIN’s SMP players to fulfill the mission. Initially, 2 SMP player’s were implemented at the company’s headquarter to replace the monthly cafeteria menu, and act as lobby announcement boards.

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In this session we discuss the following:Recaps of the XRA’s address at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2022) Current goals and ambitions for the XRA Efforts for future legislative action in the US Congress and goals for the XR industryIf you’re looking for more information on this topic visit the XRA at https://xra.org/Thanks for watching, and if you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

For most people, gaming represented the ultimate “initial” market for the extended reality landscape. Mixed Reality: Extended Reality even unlocks opportunities for more immersive in-person gaming experiences. Location-based entertainment venues and arcades can offer immersive experiences and “escape rooms” for users with Mixed Reality. 5G: For AR and mobile-based virtual experiences in particular, the rise of more powerful levels of connectivity will be crucial. The gaming landscape has always been one of the primary areas for developers and creators innovating in the extended reality space.

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) announced it hired XR Veteran Joanna Popper as its Chief Metaverse Officer to explore digital technologies, Variety Magazine reported on Thursday. CAA Names Joanna Popper Chief Metaverse Officer https://t.co/grNTJ0Ca3k — Variety (@Variety) August 4, 2022She has also supervised multiple technology product launches for VR headsets and directed extended reality (XR) projects for major filming studios such as NBCUniversal, Disney, Sony, DreamWorks, Valve, Microsoft, and many others. Popper is set to direct a team of Metaverse specialists and executives and work jointly with the company’s Head of Strategic Development Alexandra Shannon and the CAA’s Adam Friedman. Jim Burtson, President of CAA, said in a statement,“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. Luxury styling gaming firm DREST also onboarded Lisa Bridgett as Chief Executive to outline and direct the enterprise’s metaverse plans and products amid a nearly threefold increase in year-on-year growth.

Much of the international community has also welcomed Qaddafi's demise, and has called on Libyans now to work for a democratic future that stands in contrast to the brutality of Qaddafi's dictatorship. One of Qaddafi's sons, Mutassim, and Qaddafi's defense chief Abu Bakr Yunis Jabar, were also reported killed in Sirte. Qaddafi's body was later taken to Misrata, a city that suffered a siege by pro-Qaddafi forces during the eight-month civil war. "In a joint statement, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Qaddafi's death would allow Libya to "embrace a new democratic future. "EU spokesman Michael Mann told RFE/RL: "Colonel Qaddafi's death brings closure to a tragic period in the lives of so many Libyan people.

The UNSC also urged the Houthis to be more flexible and open roads in and around Taiz governorate, which has been under siege for over seven years. Council members commended “regional partners” for backing the truce, and asked for their continued support. They also praised Yemen’s internationally recognized government for facilitating the flow of fuel into Hodeidah port, and flights to and from Sanaa airport. UNSC members stressed that if the truce is fully implemented and then expanded, these benefits would increase, eventually leading to a comprehensive settlement of the country’s war. He added that the government and the Houthis had given him “substantive comments” on a proposal he had drafted for an expanded truce agreement.

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