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UN Secretary-General condemns attack on Khor Mor

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United Nations Secretary-General condemns the recent attack on Sulaimani’s Khor Mor gas field, a spokesperson told The New Region on Saturday, adding that they continue engagement with Erbil and Baghdad to stress the importance of safeguarding critical infrastructure.

 

A strike targeted the key Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province late Wednesday. The UAE-based Dana Gas, the field’s operator, said the following day that the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) section was “struck by a rocket attack,” causing no injuries but shutting down production.

 

“The Secretary-General condemns these attacks on essential infrastructure. Such attacks carry the risk of impacting energy supplies, livelihoods, and essential services, which could worsen humanitarian conditions for vulnerable communities,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UNSG Antonio Guterres, told The New Region on Saturday.

 

The attack on Khor Mor slashed the Kurdistan Region’s power production by nearly 80 percent, causing partial blackouts across the Region’s provinces which are still ongoing. The strike also disrupted power delivery to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin.

 

Haq said that the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) maintains close and continuous engagement with both the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), through which it consistently underscores “the importance of safeguarding critical infrastructure – such as energy facilities that are essential for electricity generation, economic stability, and the well-being of civilians.”

 

The Khor Mor field is the main producer of the Kurdistan Region’s electricity, with natural gas reserves of around 1.8 trillion cubic feet. It is operated by Dana Gas, which, alongside affiliate Crescent Petroleum, agreed to a deal with the KRG in 2007 to develop the Region’s gas capacities.

 

A high-level investigative committee has been formed to probe the incident. The attack was…

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Haldimand County seeking input on traffic calming pilot locations

This fall, as part of its Council-approved Traffic Management Strategy, Haldimand County rolled out a number of temporary traffic calming measures at pilot locations across the community. Two locations – Wigton St. in Caledonia and Munsee St. in Cayuga – are being considered for permanent traffic calming, and a survey has been created to collect resident feedback.

Speed humps were temporarily installed on Wigton St. (Argyle St. S to Renfrew St. E, Caledonia). Speed cushions were temporarily installed on Munsee St. (Joseph Street West to Chippewa Street West, Cayuga). Both tools are proven traffic calming measures used to reduce vehicle speeds in residential areas, enhance safety for pedestrians/cyclists and encourage more consistent, cautious driving behavior.

Traffic calming measures have been removed from both pilot locations for winter, and staff are now seeking feedback on their effectiveness. Comments received through the short online survey will help staff assess how well these measures worked and guide future planning.

Other traffic calming pilot initiatives stemming from the Traffic Management Strategy include:

  • Speed display devices (map of all locations available on website)
  • Flexible bollards (Caithness St. E – East Edinburgh Square to McClung Rd., Caledonia)
  • Neighbourhood speed areas (40 km/h limit) in Jarvis (South of Talbot St. W to Miller Ave. and West of Main St. S to Leslie St.) and Hagersville (North of King St. W to MacNeil Crt. and West of Main St. N to Tuscarora Street)

Residents who wish to share feedback on the effectiveness of traffic calming measures on Wigton St. and Munsee St. are encouraged to do so by taking the short online survey, open from December 1 until December 17, at haldimandcounty.ca/trafficstrategy.

More traffic calming pilot projects will be announced as they are rolled out in 2026.

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Luzerne County updates closed Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge project

The closed Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge project is moving out of a technical scoping phase and advancing toward the start of preliminary engineering work, according to the latest Luzerne County update on the project.

The county owns the closed Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River and closed the bridge in March. In August, PennDOT approved Modjeski and Masters Inc., the county council’s selection, as the design firm responsible for determining how to repair, reconstruct or replace the bridge.

The county went through PennDOT’s process to select a design firm, which allows the county to receive $10 million in federal project funding through the state Transportation Improvement Program.

Modjeski and Masters re-submitted a scope and fee plan after receiving comments from PennDOT, Luzerne County and the Federal Highway Administration, the county said in the latest project update on Wednesday. Representatives from the county, PennDOT and the FHA will review the revised information and provide final comments, and that process could take a few weeks.

“If there are no additional comments, the next step in this lengthy process will be to fully execute the agreement between Luzerne County and Modjeski and Masters,” the county said in a news release. “Once the agreement is signed, the first task is for preliminary engineering work to begin. Regular meetings are held between all parties to ensure that this project moves forward in a timely manner.”

On March 20, County Manager Romilda Crocamo closed the bridge after engineers conducting a scheduled routine bridge inspection determined that advanced deterioration and section loss of primary, load-carrying components were critical deficiencies.

The bridge, built in 1914, links Nanticoke City to the West Nanticoke section of Plymouth Twp. The distance between the West Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge and the next-closest bridge over the river, the Route 29 bridge connecting Hanover Twp….

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UConn’s Three Keys to Victory Over Michigan

Head coach Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are getting ready to take on their next opponent close to home. They will be facing the pesky 4-0 Michigan Wolverines at Mohegan Sun Arena in a top-six matchup, as the Wolverines are ranked No. 6 and the Huskies are ranked at No. 1.

This one should be a good game from start to finish as both teams have what it takes to win, but the Huskies should be able to get this one done. There are things they need to do to secure the victory over the Wolverines.

Getting the ball to arguably your best player on the court should be an easy recipe to getting a win over a top 6 ranked team. Her and Azzi Fudd are 1A and 1B on this UConn team and should be treated as such all year long.

Strong on the year is averaging 20.8 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game, 5 assists per game, and a 61.1 made FG percentage. Those are quality numbers, and she is doing her part to help her team win games.

She needs to continue to get the ball and take shots. If the Huskies are wanting to beat as good of a team as Michigan, Strong needs the ball in her hands. It is as simple as that.

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Nov 16, 2025; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies forward Sarah Strong (21) returns the ball against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half at Peoples Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images / David Butler II-Imagn Images

Wiliams is proving to be a key depth piece that can help Strong and Fudd out on the scoreboard. She is putting up double digits in points on a consistent basis and that is something…

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Community Spotlight: Nanticoke area – Nov. 27, 2025

Transfiguration of Our Lord Christmas fundraiser: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6. Church hall of Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, 240 Center St., Nanticoke. Food sale; church-made pierogis with butter and onions, clam chowder, haluski, whimpies, potato pancakes, etc., to eat in or take out. Also, gently used Christmas trees, lights, ornaments, toys, furniture, garland, blankets, holiday kitchen ware, books, coats, tablecloths, curtains, candles, cards and more for sale. Basket raffle tickets, $5 for 11 chances.

Hunters breakfast at Glen Lyon Legion: RSVP as early as possible; event 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. American Legion Post 539 Hall, 62 Newport St., Glen Lyon. Cost is $15 per person; includes scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, bacon and sausage, buttered biscuits, sausage gravy and baked goods, catered by TND Deserts and More. Call 570-592-4251 for reservations.

Newport Twp. Christmas tree lighting: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Wanamie Municipal Building. There will be children’s crafts, cookies, hot chocolate and caroling; food trucks available. Santa will arrive on fire truck and he will listen to the children’s Christmas wishes.

West Side Playground bi-monthly bingo: Doors open at 5 p.m.; games begin at 6 p.m. Every first and third Tuesday of the month; next bingo Dec. 2. Association’s hall, 389 W. Grand St., Nanticoke. Two magic numbers. Food, refreshments and door prizes. Non-smoking. Call 570-905-0524 for information.

American Legion bingo: Doors open at 6 p.m.; games start at 7 p.m. Second Wednesday of every month; next bingo Dec. 10. American Legion Post 350, 23 W. Broad St., Nanticoke. Kitchen open 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Food distribution: Newport Twp. Community Organization and the Weinberg Regional Food Bank conduct a monthly food distribution. An outdoor, drive-through distribution takes place from 11 a.m. to noon on the…

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Five days without water: Iraq’s Dhi Qar faces ‘catastrophic’ collapse

Shafaq News – Dhi Qar

A severe water shortage has left more than 100,000 residents in Dhi Qar province without drinking water for five days, officials told Shafaq News on Wednesday.

Provincial Council member Abdul Baqi Kadhim described the situation as catastrophic, saying residents are crying out for help “like people on the verge of death.”

Al-Islah and Sayyid Dakhil—the two hardest-hit districts—sit on an alluvial plain where wells produce only saline water, he explained, urging the deployment of emergency tankers and engineering teams from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of Iran-aligned, Shia-majority armed groups. Dhi Qar itself is a Shia-dominant province.

Al-Islah district chief Haider Jamal told Shafaq News that the water complex supplying both districts is receiving inadequate flows. He appealed to caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to secure sufficient allocations, warning of an “environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.”

The crisis stems from climate-driven drops in water reaching the province, particularly in the Gharraf basin, according to Dhi Qar Water Authority Director Ahmed Aziz, who said that low river levels have severely affected tail-end areas, although the authority has extended intake pipes to draw water from “more stable sources.”

“People, animals, and plants alike are dying today in Al-Islah,” residents told our agency.

Dhi Qar’s buffalos, a key livestock in southern Iraq, collapsed in population from 21,000 to 10,000 between 2023 and 2025 due to water scarcity. Nearly 85 percent of marshland fish stocks have also been wiped out, an official told Shafaq News earlier.

Iraq remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, a 2024 United Nations (UN) assessment noted, with 90 percent of surface water contaminated and about 37,000 people displaced by climate-related shortages.

Read more: Iraq’s water crisis deepens: Reserves collapse, mismanagement continues

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Six Ashland High School students’ art featured in Tina Husted’s exhibit

ASHLAND — Six Ashland High School students will have their paintings of the historic Mohican Covered Bridge featured in artist Tina Husted’s upcoming curated exhibit: Journey Through Ohio’s Counties.

The exhibition will showcase paintings from 18 counties in Ohio, highlighting local history, hidden gems, iconic landmarks and special places, according to the press release.

Husted started creating painting to represent Ohio’s counties four years ago, and she estimates she has completed 55 of the 88 counties so far.

The show will open Jan. 31, 2026, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, located at 145 E. Main St., Lancaster.

Husted, wife of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), invited high school students from across the state to share their own creative interpretations of those places.

Olivia Brannon, Eric Cao, Adi Helbert, K. Jai Hutchins, Madelyn Shenberger and recent Ashland High School graduate Riley Cline are the artists whose work will be in the exhibit.

They are all members of the Ashland High School Chapter of the National Art Honor Society: a high school visual art service organization of the National Art Education Association.

The artists volunteered their time and talent to create these works, which Husted juried and accepted for display in her exhibit.

How did Ashland students get involved?

Eric Cao’s painting. All photos provided by Cameron Dedrick. K. Jai Hutchins’s painting. Adi Helbert’s painting. Riley Cline’s painting. Olivia Brannon’s painting.

Cameron Dedrick is one of three art teachers at the high school. He is also the chapter sponsor of the National Art Honor Society.

Last year, Husted reached out to Dedrick and told him about her exhibit. Husted already had a…

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William Penn and the Lenape: The Peace Treaty That Shaped Pennsylvania’s Identity

I must let you know that I am trying hard to embrace all the pumpkin spice products I have shied away from in the past. The jury is still out. And I am not happy with the bakery pumpkin roll I bought recently that had buttercream instead of my cream cheese filling. What is the world coming to? I can’t be the only person out there who associates a pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling.

Moving along, I have had a curiosity about William Penn’s early interactions with Native Americans, more specifically the Lenape (Delaware) tribe, since these occurred within a few decades of the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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A New Bedford Woman’s Heartfelt Sign Led to a Moment With Joe Jonas She’ll Never Forget

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