India to allow tourists back into Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Oct 08: Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir are allowing tourists back into the region two months after ordering them to leave, citing security concerns. The local government had instructed tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave on Aug. 02, three days before India stripped the Muslim-majority region of its statehood and special semi-autonomous status. The local government said in a statement Tuesday that the governor has decided after a security review to lift the restrictions on tourists, effective Thursday. Kashmir's pristine mountainous landscape, ski resorts, lake houseboats and apple orchards have long made it a tourist attraction. — AP
Melania calls for end to e-cigarette sale to youth
ARLINGTON, Oct 08: Melania Trump said Monday that companies "must stop" marketing e-cigarettes to children, saying they are addictive and dangerous. Marketing tobacco products to kids is already prohibited in the United States, and Juul Labs Inc., the nation's largest maker of electronic cigarettes, has said it will cease advertising them in the U.S. Still, some believe Juul's early online marketing of e-cigarettes contributed to an explosion in vaping among youth. Mrs. Trump said "it is important to me that we all work to educate children and families about the dangers associated with this habit." — AP
Politician rescues child, father from burning car
WARSAW, Oct 08: A left-wing party leader in Poland has won praise across the political spectrum for rescuing a 2-year-old boy and his father from a burning car. The accident occurred Monday evening in Tabor, south of Warsaw, when a car collided with a truck and began to burn. Robert Biedron witnessed the accident and helped the father and child until rescue officials arrived. Local firefighters tweeted a photo of themselves with Biedron, praising him and saying that "like a real fireman he went to the burning car with a fire extinguisher." — AP
Cyprus-based project to monitor Mideast emissions
NICOSIA, Oct 08: A new Cyprus-based project is aiming to fill a research gap on greenhouse gas emissions in the east Mediterranean and Middle East in order to help policy makers who are seeking to tackle climate change in the vulnerable region. Coordinator Jean Sciare said at Tuesday's project launch that a key goal will be to build in Cyprus one of Europe's biggest environmental observation posts to monitor the Middle East that experts say is growing hotter and drier and will in three years produce more greenhouse gases than the European Union. — AP
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