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SKY SPORTS SPECIAL

11.08.22

Iran buy out United in controversial deal, in what many see as a "Backward Step" for new domestic policy

It was September 2020 when Culture Secretary Martin Beckett, who had been appointed after the victory of UKIP in the 2019 General election, had announced his intention for the majority of Premier League clubs to be domestically owned. Although it wasn't necessarily a law which needed passing, it was intended for the Premier League Assembly, formed in 2018, to have a larger representation of views, and to have election every 5 seasons, and is set for another election next summer. Beckett worked with under-secretary for Sport, Dave Clinton, to attempt to see-off the Saudi Arabian buy-out in Newcastle, seeing it as another way for foreign countries to meddle in the UK. Clinton attempted to push a law while the takeover was in progress, which would block the buyer from buying the club into further notice, however, was scrapped due to lack of cabinet support. Beckett set a new agenda after the 21/22 season, looking to push a more aggressive policy on foreign ownership, and would look to gradually drift towards at least 10 English clubs to be owned by British-born or British companies.

It seemed the recent announcement that Afsharid Investment Fund had bought Manchester United for £2 Billion pounds may be the last straw in terms of foreign investment. Despite fan support of the takeover, with 58% of the Manchester United Supporters Trust supporting the takeover, seeing it as a new slate for a club who has seen a lack of success in the last 5 years. However, it seems criticism of the Irani Takeover is coming from both the government and the Premier League. A recent poll, covering football fans's opinions on the takeover, saw that only 39% of fans are in support of the new owners, 28% had a neutral view, 20% had a negative view, seeing it either harming the club or harming the Premier League's foundations, and with the remaining 13% unsure of the takeover. Despite a mixed bag in terms of opinion, the Premier League's announcement over blocking any bid for a foreign take-over has been deemed as the first step for more domestic-based ownership.

The announcement saw a follow-up, in which announced a set of clubs, all foreign-owned, which the government would look to force the current owners out and replace them with British-born owners. The most notable of clubs is Chinese-owned Wolverhampton Wanderers, in which the Chairmen of the Premier Leauge, Peter McCormick, looked to invite potential British investors. Although the government and the Premier League have worked hand in hand to prevent the Premier League being dominated by foreign owners, it seems McCormick is looking to block any offers for this season. With 14 clubs foreign-owned, smaller clubs such as Wolverhampton and Nottingham seem to the first of potentially many foreign-owned clubs to become British-owned.

However, it is the prospect of government action in which many clubs are worried. If the government back the plan for the majority of Premier League clubs to be British-owned, it could partially fund investors to buy clubs, with a percentage of the stake being owned by the government. Although government intervention into such an issue has unheard of, some see it as necessary to prevent an over-saturation of foreign owners in the Top Flight.

An Almighty Comeback
_{Prime Minister P. Ananya makes her first public appearance since assassination attempt}
^{August 11th}

_{In a move that some critics have called 'a little bit over the top,' Prime Minister P. Ananya has come back more powerful than ever. Ananya's first appearance since her assassination attempt three days ago, where her convoy was blocked and ambushed by 5 heavily armed men, was on a humble stage in front of the old Parliament Building, where the government currently sits and where Ananya was supposed to make an announcement on Monday (8th).Except maybe humble isn't the right word.}

^{A few hundred people gathered in the Port district in front of the Parliament Building, where there sat a stage. All of a sudden, columns of fire burst out from the stage as 'Back in Black' by Australian rock band AC/DC played over the loudspeakers. The Prime Minister, fully dressed in black, rose from below the stage, before walking up to the podium as the crowd went wild. As she took to the stage, the spectacular extravaganza of an introduction faded as the Prime Minister made her speech (in between cheers and calls from the crowd), which was televised live and nationally.}

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"Vanakkam Ilaṅkai! I'm still alive!

Three days ago, Five feeble-minded sh!t-for-brains decided they could take me out. How wrong they were! Within a few minutes of their attack, my security team had shot them dead. Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang! Some of my team were injured, and my driver remains in a serious condition. He too fought back, and I appauld the bravery of all those who fought against the traitorous scum on Monday. I would like to personally thank the ten men who protected me; Manjulage Thiran Indika, Lalithge Himesh Silva, Nirvid Vasanti, Tissage Wasantha Chamara, Hridhaan Chhaya, Arnvit Darsh, Elangage Ranganee Dharmadasa, Kavindage Achala Yappa, Dakshith Shlok, and Aditya Ajay. I would certainly not be alive today if it were not for these men and women. Please show them your appreciation.

These terrorists are lowly creatures. I am fluent in Tamil, Sinhala, and English, yet I still do not have enough words to express my disgust at their behaviour. They are not human, and they should not be looked upon with pity but with distaste. These unpleasant savages have caused great pain and humiliation to this country and her people. They have torn our flagpoles out of the ground and impaled us with them, while laughing at our decaying bodies.

To call them animals, barbarians, beasts, monsters, would be a grand insult to monsters and beasts. These bloodthirsty orgres know no humanity, they are a threat to our people and our country. They spread lies and tear us apart from within. They believe their hereditary, their blood, their sweet Appa, gives them some right to use us and abuse us. They are disillusioned and for some reason believe they are superior to us. They do not care about us. They do not care for us.

The whole world can see they are terrorists now. But we have always known that. They have denied our people simple things, no food, no water. To protect us from the monsters of this country they became the monsters of this country, but the threat they want to protect us from has been a product of their abuse. They think we are stupid, they think we will let them get away with this, they think we will forget.

For centuries, there have been some elites and some people with not enough brainpower to turn on a small light. They have used their race and their religion to suppress all those who differ. Even worse, many of those who have gathered here today share their faith and their race, yet they are still treated lesser than a rubbish dump! Now that the tables have turned, they cry to their long deceased parents that the oppressed have become the oppressors.

I am not weak. We are not weak. The Sri Lankan people are not so foolish anymore as to genuinely believe the lies and deceit previous governments have shown.

I and many others of the Tamil race have watched our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, slaughtered by these terrorists. We have watched the military cut down our people like a lawnmower cuts down grass. When I was a child, the streets I played in were bright red with the blood of my people. While children in Europe had dolls of plastic, we had dolls of bones. These brutes treated us like we were nothing. When we tried to stand up for ourselves, we were labelled terrorists and monsters. We were shelled relentlessly as we already lay in pieces along the streets.

Sinhala allies thought they were safe. They stood up and they said, 'We are but one people, do not lay a hand on them!' and the brutes put a hole through their head and watched emotionlessly as their brains leaked out. They have no heart, they have no remorse.

We have seen this and experienced it first hand. In April we saw their true colours, we saw them for what they truly are; Nothing less than Putams. We have seen their savagery, they have not changed from their primitive ways they showed to us during the Civil War, and if anything they are worse.

I can stand before you today and talk about how each Rajapaksa brother and their koomuttai pooloombi scumbag worshipers are, but to what use is that? We all know how awful and intolerable they are!

Sri Lanka, we must unite together. We must toss aside our differences, which are superficial and imagined, and unite together for the greater good. As much as 5 individual fingers can do no harm lest they combined to form a fist, we cannot fight as a divided state in very much the same way.

The blood we have shed, the tears we have wept, those we have lost and those we never had. We must funnel our anger, our angst, our despair, and our sadness into productive means of seizing the country we own. We as Sri Lankans have been denied our own nation, our own homes. By a coward! Nanmai poruttu this is our home! Yet we sit by in suffering and mourn? We have risen up in the past, just to be defeated by our pain! I know we are stronger than that!

The world appears to have turned it’s back on Sri Lanka. There is not too much hope for us there. There have been rumours for the French and for the Americans, and I hope they come true, but this is not a war they can win. This is a war we must win, and yes I said the ‘w’ word.

We must fight! Men, women, children, take to the streets. If you cannot fight, then support those who will. These cowards must be brought down, we must seek vengeance for all those we have lost. In a Sri Lanka where the racist ultranationalists have oppressed our people are gone, we can truly prosper, and we can truly live in peace.

To think oneself higher than another for the colour of your skin, the language of your tongue, the origin of your ancestors, is an antiquated idea that has oppressed innocent and hard working people for centuries. Did the Americans not see themselves greater than the black man? Did the Chinese not see themselves greater than the Tibetan man? Did the Nazis not see themselves greater than the Jew?

Wherever one’s hierarchy is determined by race, genocide must follow. The Tamils know this too well. So do our Sinhala allies, who have grown by the day, because they have woken up from the idea of racial superiority that has divided this nation. This is what I meant earlier by the united fist.

The languages of the savages are simple. It is not one taught in our schools. The native tongue of these bastards is not Tamil, it is not Sinhala, it is not English. They only speak the language of violence, and we do not have an option but to speak their language and hope that they listen."

Translation:
Vanakkam = Hello
Ilankai = Sri Lanka
Appa = Father
Putam = Goblin, Monster
Koomuttai = Stupid/Idiot
Pooloombai = C---sucker
Nanmai Poruttu = For Goodness Sake

SKY NEWS

Government successfully pass "NHS Reform Package" despite United Opposition

Farage's government, a coalition government between UKIP and the Tories, have just passed a package of laws, set to try and give alternative routes of healthcare, mostly due to a growing workforce crises in the NHS and decreased in efficiency, and looked to also increase wages, mostly to combat growing inflation in the country. The Package was introduced in late July, and was, as many of the recent laws set up by UKIP or the Tories, was highly controversial. Many, including several Tory MP's, saw the bill as a desperate attempt to the solve the crises, seeing a lack of public spending on the NHS and lack of funding, but shifting towards trying to give British families an alternative. Although privatisation was not on the government agenda, focusing on cutting immigration, introducing trade schools, decreasing unemployment, cutting benefits and to "empower the British People", a growing NHS crises forced the government to act.

Opposition parties, including leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, opposed the package, calling if it passed to be a "disaster for the British people". He accused Farage and his government's support of the package as "prioritising economic advantages against the people's voice". It saw once again a United Opposition against the bill, in which saw the chances of the more controversial bills in the package, such as the deregulation of the pharmaceutical market and privatising GP Services.

Voting took place at 11:00 on the 12th August, 2022, with all MP's casting their ballots for all bills within the package, which was 5 bills.

"NHS Wage Increase Act" - 001
AYE: 523
NAY: 124
Abstain: 3
Passed

"Pharmaceutical Deregulation Act" - 002
AYE: 345
NAY: 304
Abstain: 1
Passed

"GP Privatisation Act" - 003
AYE: 328
NAY: 322
Abstain: 0
Passed

"GP Private Taxation Act" - 004
AYE: 356
NAY: 290
Abstain: 4
Passed

"NHS Investment Reform Act"
AYE: 450
NAY: 188
Abstain: 12
Passed

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BANGKOK, TAI SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

Project 885K Set to Continue

Project 885K, the Tai Navy's acquisition of Korean-designed frigates and the associated technology transfer, thought to have been cancelled with the lack of orders for additional units since the commissioning of the first in 2019, appears to have been revived, with Bangkok inking off on a $920 million deal for two additional frigates of the type with Korean shipbuilder DSME. The lead vessel, believed to have been commissioned as the RRT Tachin, is a 3,700 ton frigate, and is reportedly armed with a Thai-supplied, licensed version of the Chinese H/PJ-26 gun, 8 KVLS cells and 8 anti-ship SSM-700Ks, with other assorted systems. The vessel was modelled on the Korean KDX-I Destroyer, with stealth characteristics. The two upcoming vessels will be more heavily armed, with both set to be armed with 16 KVLS cells, Thai state broadcaster VOTP confirms, with delivery set to be in the 2022-2023 period.

A member of the class will be built locally at the Sattahip Sib Thanwa shipyards with Korean technological assistance, while another will be built in Korea by DSME. The Sib Thanwa shipyards have previously assembled warships of local and Chinese design. The Project represents a step forward towards the diversification of local shipbuilding techniques and design, with the election of a reformist Politburo having doubtlessly brought this program forward. A further order for a vessel of this type has been confirmed for FY 2022, with the TPLN's short-term goals involving the replacement of the obsolete Type 053T patrol frigates, in service since the 90s. Bangkok, however, may be eyeballing the acquisition of up to 6 vessels of this type in total, as part of a general inclination towards a larger, more capable Tai Navy.

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Second Phase of 885K Concludes

The second and third hulls of the Tachin-class guided missile frigate have completed fitting-out, and are set to commence sea trials before both vessels are commissioned sometime in mid October. The warships, likely to be named the Maeklong and the Chao Phraya, are equipped with roughly double the vertical launch cells of the lead ship, the RRT Tachin, with 16 cells instead of 8. Indeed, the Tachin is likely set to receive a refit to increase her VLS count upon the delivery of her sister ships. The class, based on earlier Korean destroyers, was envisioned as a well-armed patrol frigate class to supplement the ocean-going Type 054A/T, which currently forms the backbone of the TPN's frigate force, though the almost prohibitively high price tags of each of those Korean-built vessels in comparison to Chinese designs might very well mean that the production line will end at just three vessels built. Regardless, construction of the third vessel in Tai shipyards and the associated technology transfer have provided Tai shipbuilders with Korean know-how and design processes, offering an alternate viewpoint and new ideas for the domestic maritime industry.

In addition, the Korean People's Navy has greenlighted the transfer of two soon-to-be retired Pohang-class corvettes to the TPN, as part of Seoul's PA commitments. Intended to serve as patrol corvettes, the vessels will also provide an insight to potential contender navies also currently operating the model, transferred by the Koreans prior to the formation of PACTO. The Tai Navy thanked their Korean counterparts in a statement issued on the 10th, acknowledging cordial bilateral relations between the two navies. The corvettes, formerly named the KPN Daechon and Sokcho, have been rechristened the Dokchaba and the Dokbua, the former named after Korea's national flower. The vessels are expected to reach Sattahip by the end of the month.

Abuja, Nigeria

Yemi Osinbajo had for the past few decades, had a storied career. A graduate of Law from the university of Lagos, and a graduate of the London School of Economics, few would dare say that he wasn't a hardworker. Osinbajo rosethrough the ranks slowly and with precision, first becoming attorney general of Lagos, then Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Nigeria, before slowly moving his way up till he was appointed as Vice-President in 2015. Of course how he rose to the top rank has been quite controversial, so much in fact that it plunged the nation into civil war. But amidst all of this, Osinbajo never lost faith. In fact, he was a preacher in the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Nigeria. Even in war, Osinbajo faith never waivered, and he still regularly goes to church. Protected by four armoured Spartan MK.III, each holding within them 6 elite National Guard, he is always escorted to church safely....

Inside one of the armoured vehicles

Unbeknownst to any of the other vehicles, or Mr. Osinbajo himself, one of the armoured vehicles carried with it 6 Congolese members of the Armée Nationale Populaire, the military arm of the ruling party and the elite forces of Congo. Trained on espionage, guerrilla warfare, and most importantly, ideologically indoctrinated from the start, the ANP was quite possibly the only fully stable, non-corrupt, and competent institution in a country marked by incompetence and corruption on every level.

The burly soldier riding shotgun, Emmanuel, begins to speak, his target the team captain driving the vehicle:

Maj. Emmaneul | Yo, Pierre, you sure we won't get caught?

Pierre, Colonel Pierre Banza to give him his full title, begins to reply, his voice now weary with age and having experienced much combat in his storied career:

Col. Pierre | We are wearing masks at all times, they won't require us to speak, and the guys who we are taking their place won't talk for a good while

The armoured vehicles continue to make their way through the busy streets of Abuja, passing through the traffic and on their way towards the nearest Church. Yemi Osinbajo and his wife tended to go to that Church every other day since the war began, at 10 A.M exact. It was the only opportunity for a would-be assassin to preform the deed.

The cars arrive to their destination and everyone begins to take their positions. Some standing guard at the gate of the Church, others securing the perimeter outside. All the while Mr. Osinbajo and his wife enter the church. Col. Pierre and his team also take their positions and assist the other National Guard in their assignments...

...An hour later, Maj. Emmaneul begins heading towards Mr. Osinbajo's car, making sure that none of the other National Guard can see him. Quickly, he procures a small pipe bomb from his vest. He approaches the hood of the car and begins to open it, when suddenly Emmaneul's earpiece comes to life-

Col. Pierre | be careful, somebody is approaching your location

Maj. Emmaneul |Can't abandon it now dammit!

The sounds of the footsteps edge closer to Emmaneul's location, the mission and it's objective are at risk, one which the tide of the Civil War and Congo's operation in Nigeria hinges on...

National Guard Soldier #1 | Hey! What are you do-

BANG! The sound of a singular gunshot fills the background, drawing the attention of the National Guard soldier, which he promptly attends to, allowing Emmaneul to quickly plant the pipebomb under the car's hood, and making a quick escape.

A few moments later..

Osinbajo and his wife make their way to their car, the National Guard also makes their way to their respective vehicle, with the mysterious absence of a 4th National Guard unit.

National Guard Soldier #2 | Has anyone seen where the 4th unit we-

KA-BOOM! Osinbajo's car spectacularly goes up in flames as the explosion rocks the area, leaving only smoke and ashes..

...Mission accomplished

Ministry of Foreign Affairs| وزارة الشئون الخارجية

President Abdullah al-Karim, FM Hussein al-Qurayshi, Leading Arabiyan Shia Scholar Ali ibn Nasr al-Hashimi and Junior Officials Meet With Perisan President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Persian Delegation in Medinah

Bismillah, ar-Rahman, ir-Raheem, as-salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In what is the first of hopefully many more foreign visits (in shaa Allah), President al-Karim, FM al-Qurayshi, and the de facto 'representative' of Shia Muslims in the country, Ali ibn Nasr al-Hashimi and some of their aides met with Persian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a Persian delegation in Medinah to discuss formal government relations, sign some momentous Arabiyan-Persian cooperation deals, and begin to work towards healing sectarian rifts between Shia and Sunni Muslims in the region (in shaa Allah).

After much discussion, our countries have come to these agreements:

-Building of a high-speed causeway over the next 5 years with both car lanes and a high-speed rail line from our city of Dammam to the Persian city of Siraf, which we in Nazahah Arabiya will primarily finance and which both Persian and Arabiyan enterprises and firms will build

-Establishment of a Free Trade Zone in the Dammam metro area with reduced taxes and simplified forms for investment, giving priority to Persian firms (but will be open to any and all firms internationally who wish to invest), primarily focused on industrial production, textiles production, oil and gas refining, and shipbuilding

-Student exchange programs between our top 3 universities

-And the establishment of the voluntary Pan-Islamic Charity (Sadaqah) Fund to hopefully (in shaa Allah) provide alms throughout the entire Ummah; it is open to any and all majority Islamic countries who wish to join, and will come under the jurisdiction of the UIC; it will be governed by a council and will be based on yearly donations countries will voluntarily make.

Both our country and Persia have donated $100 million so far, and the members of the Fund are us, Persia, Iraq and Indonesia at the moment

We hope that these things can heal any rifts between our peoples, help to stabilize the Middle East and begin a process of sustainable and balanced development amongst its countries, and move the Ummah in a positive direction of principled unity and engagement on the world stage. May Allah bless us all in these difficult times and put compassion, humility, and a love of justice and peace in our hearts, Ameen.

Signed,

Zainab al-Tamimi/زينب التميمي

Deputy Foreign Minister of Nazahah Arabiya

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Erovnuli TV
16 August 2022

Changes to children's education set for 2022-2023 schoolyear

The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia recently amended General Education Laws for the '22-'23 school year.

Starting in September, schools for all age groups must have a doctor on their grounds during school hours.

5 year old children who turn 6 years old by October 1st are now eligble for enrolment into the First Grade.

The biggest change is the implementation of "Doctor's Hour", an hour of education focused on topics such as personal hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, identifying emotions, and personal safety issues.

In 2023, all elementary and secondary schools must have a Doctor's Hour for all grades.

Prime Minister signs decree to increase natural gas supply to Georgian communities

Prime Minister Nikoloz Toreli signed a decree that will greatly increase the supply of natural gas within Georgia.

The three year plan, which has been endorsed by the Georgian Gas Transportation Company, will see natural gas works constructed to supply 244 Georgian communities.

The increased natural gas infrastructure seeks to give over 40 000 Georgians better access to the resource.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development are set to lead the endeavour. Allocating funds and facilitating the implementation will fall to a joint committee formed by the ministries.

The Georgian Gas Transportation Company will oversee the construction of said works.

Al Ahram | الأهرام
19 August 2022

After discussions between the leaders of Russia, Egypt and Iran, and contacts with the Ukrainian and Ottoman government, an agreement was reached to pass grain shipments from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict areas. Today, the foreign ministers of these five countries attended to sign the "Cairo Agreement", which will start its implementation from tomorrow.

Cairo Agreement

by The People's Republic of Arab United

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Introduction:

The signatories agreed to abide by the terms of this agreement and to implement it from tomorrow.

Agreement Terms:

1- Establishing a joint committee of Egyptian, Iranian, Russian and Ukrainian members under Ottomans lead to inspect Ukraine/Russia grain ships coming and going from the Bosphorus Strait.

2- The Ottoman Navy will escort said ships leaving Ukraine/Russia occupied zones to reach either Crete or Cyprus.

3- Banning any weapon shipments to Ukraine/Russia occupied zones from acrossing the Bosphorus Strait.

4- Establishing UN committee to monitor fair treatment of farmers in Ukraine/Russia occupied zones.

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