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Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giants Make Announcement on Long-Time First Baseman After Early Season Struggles
Giants Make Announcement on Long-Time First Baseman After Early Season Struggles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As teams close in on 60 games played in the MLB season, the NL West division has continued to display how much of a powerhouse they are. Advertisement With the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants all within four games of each other, it's looking like it'll be a battle for the division title. The Giants have seemed to run into a slump, going 9-14 over their last 23 games, and are looking to make adjustments to find the same success they had at the beginning of the season. After losing their second straight extra-inning game on Tuesday, it's been announced that long-time first baseman Lamonte Wade Jr. has been designated for assignment. After playing in 50 games for the Giants this season, Wade Jr. showed a dip in his hitting stats in comparison to 2024. Advertisement With a .167 BA, .275 OBP, .271 SLG, and a .546 OPS while hitting one home run and 15 RBI, Wade Jr.'s productions has dipped and manager Bob Melvin believed it was time to move on from the five-year Giants first baseman. A move was ready to be made for the Giants after failing to score more than four runs in a game since May 16. The Giants also made moves in designating backup catcher Sam Huff for assignment while signing journeyman first baseman Dominic Smith to a major league contract. It seems that the team is ready to commit to Wilmer Flores at first base moving forward, as the veteran first baseman is currently top-10 in the MLB for RBI this season with 47. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
TimesLIVE
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
BYD launches low-cost ‘Dolphin Surf' EV in Europe
China's BYD introduced its low-cost electric "Dolphin Surf" car, its 10th model on offer in Europe, in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday as sales across the region pick up speed after a strategic revamp. The car will sell at three price points, from €22,990 (R46, 129) for a 322km range to €24,990 (R506,508) for a 507km range. Until the end of June, the three versions will be available at a discounted price of €19,990 to €24,990 (R405,196 to R506,546), sales chief Patrick Schulz announced on Wednesday. The car piles pressure on Europe's carmakers to offer more affordable electric alternatives, with cost a major barrier to wider adoption of electric cars. While only a handful of models, such as the Dacia Spring or Leapmotor's T03, exist in Europe for under €20,000 (R405,399), 11 new models priced under €25,000 (R506,749) will go on sale on the continent this year, including Volkswagen's ID.2, the Renault R5, the Fiat Grand Panda and the Hyundai Inster. "The compact segment is the next frontier for electrification in Europe," Maria Grazia Davino, regional managing director for markets including Germany, said in Berlin. "We think this market has huge potential."
Times of Oman
20-03-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Social Development Ministry reviews achievements, future plans
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Social Development announced its achievements in 2024 and its future plans in the areas of welfare and integration of people with disabilities in the presence of Dr Laila bint Ahmed al Najjar, Minister of Social Development at a media meeting on Wednesday. The Social Development Ministry revealed that the total social assistance benefits disbursed in 2024 amounted to OMR11,968,546, provided to 102,167 cases. The ministry revealed that a total of 1,635 beneficiaries received job-related training between 2020 and the end of 2024 including 234 in 2024. The ministry also provided 675 job opportunities in the public and private sectors for individuals from social protection and low-income families and people with disabilities between 2020 and 2025, including 92 job opportunities provided in 2024. This is in addition to 86 cases who received support to start home-based businesses at a total amount of OMR 46,558. The ministry reviewed six main targets it had accomplished within Oman Vision 2040 out of 32 targets, including electronic connectivity with the population base and the Central Bank of Oman and relevant authorities. The goals also include the preparation of a national guide for engineering specifications for urban environments and transportation for people with disabilities, the preparation of a guide for quality standards for services provided to people with disabilities, the completion of the intervention and referral system for domestic violence, the establishment and completion of a donation platform or charitable work portal and the development of guidelines for regulating integrated early childhood centres. Speaking on the occasion, Hamoud bin Murdad al Shabibi, official spokesman for the ministry, said: 'The media briefing is held as part of the ministry's keenness to highlight its efforts. Among the most important things being reviewed is the ministry's organisational structure, as well as the automation of all services to citizens, which are now provided through technical and electronic systems and that the ministry is moving towards focusing on expanding and empowering people with disabilities and expanding rehabilitation programmes.' Amending the organisational structure of the Ministry of Social Development, pursuant to Royal Decree No 14/2024, is one of the most notable achievements during 2024. This achievement also marked a qualitative leap in the average achievement of digital transformation requirements and that all e-services for the ministry's beneficiaries were automated at a rate of 100 per cent, five regulatory regulations were issued, and nine initiatives were launched as part of the outputs of the Laboratory for the Development of Services and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities. These initiatives include mandatory medical examination programmes for those intending to marry; developing the newborn screening programme by adding tests for genetic autonomic disorders for newborns; developing periodic medical examinations in the child's record card by adding two visits at the ages of three and four year; strengthening partnerships to provide health and rehabilitation services at government rehabilitation centres; classifying specific jobs for persons with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and Down Syndrome; establishing committees for the affairs of persons with disabilities in Al Dhahirah Governorate; implementing legal provisions for the employment of persons with disabilities; implementing the occupational safety and health regulations for persons with disabilities; and providing educational services for students with autism spectrum disorder. Also, the past year witnessed the launch of the 'Ta'heel' platform for persons with disabilities, the signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning to establish a rehabilitation services complex for persons with disabilities in Sultan Haitham City, the provision of two mobile units to provide rehabilitation services for children with disabilities in the wilayats of Haima and Al Jazir, the creation of two hydrotherapy units at Al Wafa Centres for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in the wilayats of Ibri and Bahla, the establishment of Al Wafa Centre for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in the Wilayat of Manah, the launch of the Creativity Award for Persons with Disabilities, and the Child Care and Youth Hostels Centre. The ministry won the first place at the Third Forum for Institutional Innovation and Change Management, prepared and discussed the fifth and sixth national reports to follow up on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and won ten gold medals, four silver medals and six bronze medals in the third boccia competition, in addition to the first place in the second boccia competition organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. By the end of 2024, the ministry had issued approximately 64,087 Persons with Disabilities cards. There were also 119 government, private and community rehabilitation centres by the end of last year, including 19 centres that had opened. The total number of beneficiaries at these centres from 2020 to the end of 2024 was approximately 27,429. Furthermore, 28,111 prosthetic devices were disbursed from 2020 to the end of 2024, including 10,795 prosthetic devices during 2024. Regarding the family and community development sector, the meeting revealed that there were 369 nurseries by the end of 2024, including 14 new nurseries that opened in 2024, and that childcare centres and youth hostels housed 74 children in which there were 77 children enrolled in youth hostels. Regarding juvenile, the number of juvenile offenders referred by the Public Prosecution reached 96, while the number of juvenile offenders referred by the Public Prosecution reached 437. The number of monitored juvenile cases reached approximately 563, with 32 juvenile offenders placed in a juvenile reform home, and nine juveniles at risk of delinquency placed in a juvenile guidance home. Aftercare was also provided to 89 cases. The ministry also reported that 8,710 elderly people and their families benefited from the social services provided to them, including 46 elderly residents of Al Rustaq Social Welfare Home. In 2024, the number of children exposed to abuse dealt with by Child Protection Committees reached 2,973, with 72 children exposed to abuse being placed in family protection homes. There were also 1,390 incoming phone calls to the psychological and family counselling hotline since 2020, and 2,786 cases were provided with direct psychological counselling and family counselling services during 2024.
Al Etihad
13-03-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
TC MENA Holdings launches bid to acquire full ownership of Gulf Cement Company
13 Mar 2025 13:56 A. SREENIVASA REDDY (ABU DHABI)TC MENA Holdings, an ADGM-based entity, has officially declared its intention to acquire 100% stake in Gulf Cement Company (GCC), a publicly listed entity on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The announcement was made on Thursday in a stock market disclosure, prompting a suspension of trading in GCC TC MENA Holdings holds a 37.58% stake in GCC. In its bid for complete ownership, the company has extended a mandatory cash offer to purchase all remaining shares at Dh0.56 per share. This offer price represents a premium over the recent market valuation and has been set in accordance with Article 6 of the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) Chairman Resolution No. (18/RM) of 2017, which governs mergers and acquisitions of public joint stock companies, the stock market statement said. The success of the acquisition hinges on TC MENA securing a minimum ownership of 50% plus one share, when combined with its existing shareholding, through voluntary acceptance. The offer period is scheduled to commence on March 14, 2025, and will remain open until April 10, Cement Company, established on May 31, 1977, is a major cement manufacturer in the region. It was founded through a decree issued by the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. The company operates from its strategically located production facility near Saqr Port in RAK, enabling efficient distribution to markets across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Gulf Cement's product line includes essential construction materials such as sulphate-resistant cement and ordinary Portland Cement Company became publicly listed on the ADX on February 26, 2002. It currently has an issued and paid-up share capital of Dh410,548,410, divided into 410,548,410 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of total value of the acquisition offer is estimated at Dh143,546,359.04. The transaction will be fully financed through TC MENA Holdings' available financial resources, the documents submitted to the ADX said. TC MENA Holdings is a private company incorporated in the ADGM. Its ownership structure consists of a 90% stake held by Buzzi S.p.A, a publicly listed Italian company, and a 10% stake held by Diarkis Holdings Ltd, which is fully owned by Jose Bernardo Sena successful completion of the transaction, TC MENA Holdings has stated that it intends to maintain Gulf Cement Company's commercial registration and trade name. Shareholders who wish to participate must submit completed acceptance and transfer forms by the deadline. Emirates NBD Bank PJSC has been appointed as the receiving agent, and Emirates NBD Capital PSC is serving as the financial advisor and lead manager for the transaction. Following the close of the offer, results regarding acceptance levels will be announced on April 11, 2025. If the necessary conditions are met, the transaction is expected to be finalised and declared unconditional by April 21, 2025, with payments to accepting shareholders being settled around April 24, 2025.
Los Angeles Times
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Angels' Anthony Rendon out long term because of upcoming hip surgery
TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will have hip surgery and be out for an extended period, his latest injury setback since joining the team. General manager Perry Minasian told reporters that Rendon will be out long term. Rendon, in the sixth season of a $245 million, seven-year contract, has played in just 205 games over the past four seasons and has been on the injured list 12 times since 2021. The Angels signed Rendon in 2020, a year after he batted .319 with 34 home runs and a big league-high 126 RBIs will helping the Washington Nationals win their first World Series title. In 257 games with the Angels, he has hit just .242 with 22 home runs 125 RBIs. Rendon batted .290 with 136 homers and 546 RBIs in seven seasons with the Nationals.
