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April 28, 2023

ROSEN, A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED FIRM, Encourages Plug Power Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – PLUG

NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) between August 9, 2022 and March 1, 2023, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”) of the important June 12, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Plug Power securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Plug Power class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=1011 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 12, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: The Complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts, about Plug’s business and operations. Specifically, defendants misrepresented and/or failed to disclose that Plug was unable to effectively manage its supply chain and product manufacturing, resulting in reduced revenues and margins, increased inventory levels, and several large deals being delayed until at least 2023, among other issues. As a result, defendants’ statements about the company’s business, operations, prospects, and ability to effectively manage its supply chain and production lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Plug Power class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=1011 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.

No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.

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April 28, 2023

James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award

The one-off award marks the 25th anniversary of the prize by recognising the outstanding work of all previous 24 prizewinners. Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND / ACCESSWIRE / April 27, 2023 / 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro is tonight, Thursday, April 27, named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ Award. The winner was announced by Chair of Judges, Jason Cowley, at a ceremony hosted at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award marks the 25^th anniversary of the UK’s premier non-fiction book prize by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years of the prize. As the winner, Shapiro will receive £25,000.

The winner was chosen by a judging panel comprising of: New Statesman editor-in-chief, Jason Cowley (chair); academic, critic and broadcaster, Shahidha Bari; journalist, author and academic, Sarah Churchwell; and biographer and critic Frances Wilson. Their selection was made from a shortlist of six books, taken from the previous 24 prizewinning books.

In the course of 1599, Shakespeare completed Henry V, wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It in quick succession, and produced the first draft of his greatest play, Hamlet. In his winning book 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, Shapiro shows how The Bard progressed from his tale of two star-crossed lovers to Hamlet. Shapiro finds one question the most pressing: how did Shakespeare become Shakespeare – one of the greatest writers who ever lived?

James Shapiro is Professor of English at Columbia University, where he teaches Shakespeare. His earlier books have received international acclaim, including 1606: The Year of Lear, which won the James Tait Black Prize; 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize; and Shakespeare in a Divided America, selected as one of the 10 best books of the year by the New York Times. Shapiro is also the author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?, Oberammergau: The Troubling Story of the World’s Most Famous Passion Play, Shakespeare and the Jews, and Rival Playwrights: Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, and edited the Library of America anthology, Shakespeare in America. His reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement, the London Review of Books, and other publications. He has served on the board of directors of The Royal Shakespeare Company, and advises productions for the Public Theatre in New York and other companies. Shapiro was a collaborator on The King and the Playwright, a series he hosted for the BBC and also hosted the BBC The Mysterious Mr. Webster. In 2011, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is currently serving as a Booker Prize judge.

Jason Cowley, Chair of judges, says:
“1599 is a remarkable and compelling book. A history of four masterpieces and of so much more, it produces a life of Shakespeare, about whom so little is known, through an ingenious fusion of history, politics, and literary criticism. The result is a poised and original re-imagination of biography. Shapiro returns Shakespeare to the stage of his own world, and in so doing, he transforms our understanding – not only of the great works but also of the social atmosphere of his times. Erudite, accessible and formally bold, it will appeal to anyone interested in history, politics, literature and good writing.”

Peter Singlehurst, Partner at Baillie Gifford, says:

“The strapline for the Baillie Gifford Prize is ‘all the best stories are true’. But it is not necessarily their factfulness that makes these books so special, it is the stories about people, ordinary and extraordinary. Choosing one book seems an impossible task and we thank the judges for taking on the unenviable responsibility. Many congratulation to James Shapiro.”

Sir Leonard Blavatnik, Head of the Blavatnik Family Foundation, says:

“For twenty-five years, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction has recognized immensely talented authors. We congratulate James Shapiro on this exceptional achievement. We are proud to be the long-time sponsor of the podcasts showcasing the short-listed books and their authors, as well as the annual celebratory gala in London when the winners are announced.”

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April 28, 2023

NOA, CODE collaborate to improve civic space for sustainable democracy

Connected Development (CODE) is to collaborate with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) towards addressing and improving Nigeria’s shrinking civic space for sustainable democracy.

CODE in partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NOA), with support from the OXFAM held a dialogue geared towards analysing the trends and drivers of shrinking civic space under the Digital Media and Communications for Civic Inclusion Project.

The Director-General of NOA, Garba Abari, said that expanding the civic space was actually not a concern for Nigerian alone but a global issue.

Abari said this therefore, calls for the need to deepen the democratic space.

“You cannot be talking about deepening the civic space without taking in concomitant terms the democratic space and this is of great importance.

“When we are talking about expanding the democratic space , we are talking about the inclusion, however, that does not necessarily mean allowing people to come out and vote during elections after every four years.

“We are talking about inclusion of vulnerable groups, like youths ,women and persons with disabilities.”

Abari said that to achieve such inclusion , there was need to therfore implement the Disabilities Act and political parties needed to be imbibe internal democracy to strengthen participation of women and youths in politics for sustainable democracy.

Also speaking, Mr Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive of CODE, noted that the Digital Media and Communications for Civic Inclusion Project was aimed at harnessing the power of the media and civil society to address some of the factors contributing to the shrinkage of the civic space.

“We all know and can agree that the role of civil society is crucial to our democracy, CSOs provides essential services, helps and advocates for victims, monitors human rights and collects evidence of violations to hold powers responsible to account.

“CSOs helps in a way to stabilise and preserve our democracy, but for doing this, civil society comes under attack, and these attacks are coming from different angles. ”

Lawal added that fake news, misinformation, disinformation were undermining Nigeria’s democracy and truncating national unity.

“We have seen in countless ways how disinformation can be used to influence negative and extremist views, a good example is the just concluded elections.

“There are also different attempts to counter fake news and disinformation with fact checking initiatives but fact-checking initiatives are only a first step.”

Lawal however, said that the challenge remained ineffective collaboration of the media and civil society to counter disinformation .

He said that this must include better regulation of the social media and technology industry, developed through participatory processes and including safeguards for freedom of expression.

Contributing, the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu,SAN, said that the civic space was shrinking in Nigeria due to non-observation of regional and international instruments that guaranteed the protection of the right to freedom.

Ojukwu represented by Mrs Agharese Arase Director, Corporate Affairs and External Linkages, said that censorship and restrictions violate the fundamental rights of citizens to freedom of opinion and expression.

He said that arbitrary arrest ,detention ,politically motivated criminal charges and sedition laws further shrink the civic space .

He said that it was the duty of the media to to avail the society with information on matters of public interest, create platforms for scrutiny, public debate and reflection .

He said that the gains of allowing a free civic space far outweighs any effort at shrinking it because shrinking civic space may lead to undemocratic practices and lack of transparency in governance.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was aimed at identifying ways to educate the masses on the role and value of civil society and the civic space.

The roundtable discussion was one of the first steps towards defending and expanding the shrinking civic space in Nigeria by focusing on the reorientation of the masses and building the capacity of key stakeholders.

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

April 28, 2023

NBTE engages security agencies, others to weed out illegal health institutions

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has engaged security agencies, heads of health colleges and registrars of health professional bodies to weed out illegal health institutions in the country.

The Executive Secretary of the board, Prof. Idris Bugaje, said this at a one-day meeting with provosts, proprietors, principals of health institutions and registrars of health professional bodies in Kaduna on Thursday.

Bugaje expressed concern over proliferation of illegal colleges of health sciences and technology, adding that many of such institutions were swindling students and giving them unrecognised certificates.

He described the situation as “worrisome”, where some two-bedroom apartments were converted to colleges of health

technology, offering all kinds of courses.

He warned that anybody who decided to call its programme National Diploma (ND) or Higher National Diploma (HND)

without NBTE registration and accreditation, is creating serious problem for himself.

According to him, NBTE is determined to clean up the system because health is the wealth of any nation.

“This is why we invited all the provosts and proprietors of health colleges, both legal and illegal and professional bodies, to discuss the challenges and develop a common roadmap to address them.

“If it is the registration conditions that are too stringent, let us know so that we can review what can be reviewed without compromising standard.

“We will give a moratorium for every health institution to go and regularise its registration, after which,

we will bring the full ambit of the law and security agencies at our disposal to close the illegal ones.”

The executive secretary said that the NBTE had already reviewed the N100 million Bank Guarantee mandatory requirement for registration to N25 million.

He disclosed that some of the operators of illegal health colleges were currently being investigated by the Department of State Services (DSS) in two states.

He added that the board had also constituted a standing Disciplinary Committee to try members of staff who were colluding with illegal institutions to give them fake accreditation.

“Already, some senior management staff of the NBTE involved have been suspended and as I speak, while some are facing disciplinary committees, we will leave no stone unturned.

“One of you gave one of our staff N2.5 million to facilitate registration. It is illegal and we are investigating the fraud. I learned the staff has refunded the money, but must face the full wrath of the law.”

Also, the NBTE Director, Inspectorate, Hajiya Bilkisu Daku, said registration with the board is crucial in the

establishment of colleges of health technology offering ND or HND in the country.

Daku added that the board partnered with the police, DSS, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission and other anti-graft agencies to curtail the proliferation of illegal institutions.

Responding, Dr Sani Barka, the Chairman, Association of Heads of Health Training Institutions in Nigeria, said the proliferation of illegal health colleges in the country is alarming.

Barka, who is the Provost, Gombe State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Kaltungo, commended the NBTE for taking a step to curb the trend.

Also, Dr Bayo Ojo, the Chairman, Association of Provosts of Colleges of Health Sciences and Technology of Nigeria,

also commended the board for the downward review of the N100 million Bank Guarantee to N25 million.

Ojo described the move to sanitise the operations of colleges of health sciences as a laudable step toward ensuring lawful accreditation and supervision for minimum standard.

Similarly, Mr Yahaya Tsumi, the Director, Special Duties, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, said “what the NBTE is doing is a laudable move to check illegal health institutions.

“As a regulatory institution, we are in full support so that the right thing will be done to produce qualified health professionals.”

Source: News Agency of Nigeria

April 28, 2023

‘India, Somalia have historical relations, we want to strengthen our collaboration’, Somalia Health Minister

The Health ministers and delegates from various countries are in the national capital to participate in the 6th edition of the ‘Advantage Healthcare India’ event, which aims to promote ‘Medical Value Travel’ in the country. During a visit to one of the private hospitals in Delhi, Somalia Health Minsiter, Dr Ali Haji Adan, told ANI, ‘We have historical relations between Somalia and the Indian govt. A large number of Somali people come to India for medical purposes. We want to strengthen collaboration with India.’ The Deputy Health Minister of Egypt, Dr Ahmed Hussein Shehata Elsobky on his visit to Apollo Hospital said that his meeting was fruitful and will pave the way for cooperation between India and Egypt. ‘We saw the latest technology, and a lot of advancements have been made. Technology is at the heart of the hospital, we would like to have MoUs with the hospital to train our people from Egypt. The meeting was quite fruitful, it will pave the way for cooperation between India and Egypt,’ he told ANI. Sugiyanto, the Director of the Health Ministry, in Indonesia, also visited Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Thursday. Speaking to ANI, during his visit, he said, ‘I will recommend to my friends in Indonesia that India has sophisticated hospitals and talented doctors.’ He further said, ‘I saw sophisticated equipment. In India, there are a lot of specialities. for transplant, patients can come here and experts from India can go to Indonesia for training purposes in order to improve the specialities of both the countries.’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the event ‘Advantage Healthcare India 2023’, a G20 co-branded event on Wednesday. ‘India’s ancient vision of Health was Universal. Today, when we say ‘One Earth, One Health’, it is the same thought in action,’ Prime Minister said while inaugurating the event. PM Modi also highlighted India’s strength of ‘Talent, Technology, Track Record and Tradition’. ‘When it comes to talent, the world has seen the impact of Indian doctors. Both in India and outside, our doctors are widely respected for their competence and commitment,’ PM Modi added. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also addressed the event saying, ‘As the ‘Voice of the global south’, we aspire for a better future – a future where healthcare is service and not commerce.’ ‘A 3-day seminar on the theme ‘Medical Value Travel’ was organized today. Representatives from 73 countries have arrived to attend it. Country-to-country, country-to-company, hospital-to-hospital MoUs are being done and I am hopeful that in coming days India will be the most favorable destination for medical value travel,’ Mansukh Mandaviya said. The health ministers from countries like Bangladesh, Armenia, Bhutan, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Maldives, Nigeria, Russia and Somalia participated in the summit. The health ministers were accompanied by dignities and delegates from government and private hospitals and medical facilitators.

Source: Somali National News Agency

April 28, 2023

PM Abiy Discuses With General Al-Burhan, Dagalo on Need to Settle Differences Amicably in Sudan

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held phone discussions with both General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on the need to settle differences amicably and bring stability to Sudan.

The premier twitted today that the great people of Sudan deserve peace.

“I have held phone discussions with both General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on the need to settle differences amicably and bring stability to Sudan,” Abiy said.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had called on the Sudanese warring parties to come to the peace alternative by taking lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement in a message he delivered last Sunday at an event organized to honor those who have contributed to the Pretoria Peace agreement under the theme: “Enough with War, Let us Sustain Peace!”

The premier said during the occasion that Ethiopia’s peace agreement signed in South Africa, Pretoria is a lesson to the neighboring countries and all other African countries.

He called on Sudanese rivals to resolve their current conflicts through dialogue, drawing lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement.

Ethiopia has also been preparing to deliver humanitarian aid to Sudan to express its solidarity to the people of Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

April 28, 2023

Foreign Affairs Ministry Says DPM&amp;PM Visits To African Countries Bolstering Diplomatic Ties

The visits by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen to African countries was great opportunity to explain Ethiopia’s current peace situation, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Briefing journalists today, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Meles Alem said the recent visit of Demeke to four African countries was successful in consolidating diplomatic activities.

Noting that Ethiopia is committed to strengthen its bilateral relations with African countries, Ambassador Meles said, adding the visit was able to increase friends and briefed about the current development in the country.

Speaking on the recent development in Sudan, Meles said that the Ethiopian government believes that the Sudanese people have the wisdom, capacity and strength to resolve the current crisis on their own.

He added that the government has set up a task force to respond to requests for emergency evacuation assistance from various countries.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

April 28, 2023

Delegation from US State Department Confers with Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance

A delegation led by Dafna Rand – Director, Office of Foreign Assistance from the US State Department visited Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance.

Rand was accompanied by officials from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL).

The State Minister of Finance, Semereta Sewasew warmly welcomed the team on Thursday.

During the occasion, Rand has commended the progress that has been made in the country since her last visit and recalled the visit of Secretary of State Blinken as signal of cooperation based on mutual respect and spirit of collaboration.

State Minister Semereta on her part thanked the US government for its uninterrupted support particularly in the provision of basic services.

She has further explained about the progress that has been made since the signing of the peace deal in efforts to rebuild and restore livelihood.

Semereta recounted the challenging times due to recurring drought and conflict which obliterated basic infrastructure and substantially increase the number of Internally Displaced Persons.

Finally, brief discussions were made on the overall macroeconomic situation and the support required to cope with overwhelming challenges.

Both sides agreed to further strengthen the overall development cooperation and enhance their communications in order to overcome some difficulties, according to Finance Ministry.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency