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BARCELONA AP 鈥?The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU top diplomat announced Tuesday.Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas spoke aft stanley italy er chairing a meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-member bloc. pink stanley cup She said the decision was designed to avert poverty and radicalism in the country after more than a decade of civil war sent millions fleeing, inclu stanley de ding to Europe.The sanctions are conditional and could be resumed if the new government of Ahmad al-Sharaa doesnt keep the peace, Kallas said. Saving lives must be our top priority on Syria, she said.The announcement came a week after U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with al-Sharaa and his announcement that the U.S. would ease sanctions on Syria. Lifting sanctions could bring much-needed investment to Syria, which needs tens of billions of dollars to restore its battered infrastructure.An insurgency late last year unseated former Syrian President Bashar Assad and ended the civil war that decimated much of the countrys infrastructure. The United Nations estimates that 90% of Syrians live in poverty and state-supplied electricity comes as little as two hours every day.Earlier in the day, Kallas acknowledged concerns about sectarian conflict but said we don ;t have a choice but to lift sanctions and bolster the Syrian economy: We actually either give them possibility to stabilize the country or we dont do that and w Ttau What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
AUGUSTA, Maine 鈥?The Maine Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services stanley cup announced Tuesday that it will soon req stanley cup uire medical professionals who certify patients for the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program to complete the process using an online registration tool.The new process will go into effect on Jan. 5, 2015, and its use is mandatory. No other form of patient certification can be accepted by medical marijuana caregivers or dispensaries beyond that date, though previously issued certifications will remain valid until their expiration date.Kenneth Albert, director of the licensing division, said the new program will not compromise patient privacy. No personally identifiable data will be captured or stored in this process, said Albert in a written statement. The provider has a limited number of time to enter the information and once the certificate and patient cards are printed, the electronic version of the information goes away. The process is simple, complies with all federal laws regarding the protection of health care information and removes the departments invol stanley deutschland vement in the relationship between the patient and their health care provider. Albert said the only information that will be retrieved from the electronic form is the patients ZIP code and whether the patient is older than 19. The collection of this information is required by the Legislature for annual reporting purposes, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.Among oth |