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The special counsel bill mandating an investigation for first lady Kim Keon-hee has passed in the National Assembly. The main opposition Democratic Party introduced the bill, its third attempt following presidential vetoes for previous bills, and all 191 lawmakers present voted in its favor in a plenary ...

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Joe Passmore, University of Ulster gave a talk entitled "Building Relationships Online: ... the road ahead or the road less travelled by?".

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No career path is a straight line, sometimes you have to funnel your passions into new directions. On November 14 at 12:00PM PT joinus for a virtual session with Chef and Sales Manager Juliet Hope. During the event Juliet will share her insights into her role and career journey, including:
Pivoting your career to find the right path for you
What a day in the life of a Regional Sales Manager looks like
Tips for a successful career in the food industry
Hope to see you there! 

Chinese media, Global Times, citing a state media report (CCTV):

• China’s annual production of new energy vehicles surpassed 10 million units on Thursday, info via China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
• the first country to reach this milestone globally
• output for the whole year is expected to reach 12 million

The US and EU have quickly built walls (tariffs and other imposts) to protect domestic vehicle producers. This is not usually a recipe for thriving industry.

Berlin/Vienna, 3 July 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today expressed deep sadness upon the passing of Holocaust survivor, peace activist and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.

“We have lost one of the strongest advocates of peace, who raised his voice tirelessly against all forms of hatred. He fought intolerance and in all its manifestations and denounced oppression wherever it occurred”, said Steinmeier.

Zannier stressed: “In a time when racism, xenophobia and intolerance threaten increasingly divided societies across the OSCE region, Elie Wiesel’s legacy will remain an inspiration and forever remind us of our commitment never to relent in our fight against all forms of discrimination, racism and violent extremism.”

Steinmeier and Zannier extended their condolences to Mr. Wiesel's family and to the governments and people of the United States and Israel.

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A couple of weeks ago, my old colleague (lets call her M) passed away tragically, and turns out all signs point to spousal abuse and eventual tragedy. We weren't super close, but I was her first manager, and over the years, we ended up working together a lot, with her even managing me at times. She was a pretty big deal in our company eventually. I know that some of my other current and ex colleagues knew her. They may not know about the situation, I am conflicted about letting people know and also pushing for our company to address it. Some details inside

My company was pretty small, 200 people, which was as close as you could get to a company with people distributed across the country. We got bought by a huge company and M left a year or two into the acquisition. My company is still a formal entity in the new large company. Many but not all of these people live in the same area that M resided. Circumstances of the situation, which are rich attractive white people means that this is already BIG NEWS (like local tv, and local paper) in the city but outside city have not likely reached.

I'm not sure why exactly I have the urge or the urge not to pass on the information. My non-urge is if you didn't interact with this person on a daily basis after you left, your life would be same if you didn't hear it. On the other hand, if you do find out and nobody told you would feel out of the loop and a weird sensation fo not knowing. Also there's something about me maybe processing this grief. But rather not put it on others. It feels like gossip almost too?

Categories of colleagues:

- Set of ex colleagues i talk to almost daily on slack: where I found the information, we are processing it daily
- ex/current Colleague/friends who I talk to monthly (On text/chat): im thinking about texting and telling them about if they've heard
-Current colleagues i dont talk to but are all part of the same organization: I'd like to ask leadership to make a statement, or something acknowledging it. This situation is traumitizing to me and i cannot fathom how it would make the women in my organization or those who work with them closely feel

The Ohio State Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would bar transgender people from using women's bathrooms.

The post Ohio Senate Passes Bill Banning Transgender People from Women’s Bathrooms appeared first on Breitbart.

Chris Broussard analyzes if a win for the Kansas City Chiefs over the Buffalo Bills could elevate Patrick Mahomes above Josh Allen in MVP odds.

Solomon Ball stole a pass and took it all the way for a transition dunk to extend the Connecticut Huskies' lead over the Le Moyne Dolphins.

The Honda Passport was always the most rugged Honda SUV sold in the United States, with more of an off-roading edge than the Pilot and more capability than the CR-V. However, the new 2026 Honda Passport is more capable off the pavement than ever before, making it the most rugged SUV to ever wear…

Xbox Game Pass has had a great run of games of late but Microsoft has not managed to snare a… Continue reading Is Lego Horizon Adventures on Game Pass?

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Uber is enhancing its driver partner training programmes following claims from a 22-year-old Gauteng woman that one of its drivers discriminated against her because of her disability by cancelling the trip and charging her a cancellation fee.

Elected officials of Nantes, Que., are putting an end to talks with the federal government about the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass, citing a lack of communication about the file.

Toronto city council approved on Wednesday a plan to support the building of 20,000 new rental homes in the city.

Redesigned 2026 Honda Passport revealed ahead of launch in early 2025 2026 Honda Passport comes standard with 285-hp V-6 2026 Honda Passport pricing will start in mid-$40,000 range A new generation of the Honda Passport two-row midsize SUV is headed to showrooms early next year as a 2026 model. Buyers will be able to choose from a base RTL model...

What kind of vehicle is the 2026 Honda Passport? What does it compare to? A midsize SUV with seating for five, the 2026 Honda Passport gets more rugged this year to better take on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Toyota 4Runner, as well as the Chevrolet Blazer and Honda’s own three-row Pilot. Is the 2026 Honda Passport a good SUV? The Passport is...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has withheld the international passport of the former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa was arrested by the anti-graft agency on November 4, 2024, over an alleged diversion of N1.3tn derivation fund. The N1.3trn amounted to a 13 per cent derivation fund from the federation account between 2015

The Latin American and Caribbean region is a student with good grades in renewable energy, but not in energy efficiency, and has a long way to go in contributing to global climate action and overcoming the vulnerability of its population and economies. The recent energy crises in Ecuador and Cuba, with power outages ranging from […]

Connecting Iran's Shetab interbank network to the Russian system enabled collaboration, reducing reliance on the global SWIFT network, which has excluded Iranian banks since 2018.

There are quite a few bad ones, as well as some head-scratchers.

After a year of success, Myles Smith has been named BBC Introducing's Artist of the Year.

1. Maheep Kapoor reacts to Karan Johar as he asks whether she is threatened by Shalini Passi's popularity  TOI Etimes
2. Karan Johar asks Maheep Kapoor if she’s threatened by Shalini Passi’s popularity: ‘I refuse to answer’. Watch  The Indian Express
3. Karan Johar asks Maheep Kapoor if she's threatened by Shalini Passi getting all the attention. Watch her response  Hindustan Times
4. Is Shalini Passi’s popularity a threat, KJo asked. Watch Maheep Kapoor’s response  India Today
5. Latest Entertainment News Live Updates Today (November 14, 2024): Karan Johar Asks Maheep If She Is ‘Threat  News18

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has introduced some reforms since coming to power after the 2016 death of dictator Islam Karimov, but rights groups say the country remains deeply authoritarian

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin termed his demise a great loss to the Tamil community

Hadlari, T; Arnott, R W C; Matthews, W A; Poulton, T P; Root, K; Madronich, L I. Lithosphere vol. 2021, no. 1, 8356327, 2021 p. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.2113/2021/8356327
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Bingham-Koslowski, N; Azmy, K. Geoscience Canada; Geoscience Canada vol. 49, no. 2, 2022 p. 75, https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2022.49.188
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1. Nu Petra De Sutter en andere kopstukken passen: wie kan (of wil) voorzitter van Groen zijn?  VRT.be
2. Petra De Sutter geen kandidaat-voorzitter voor Groen, ook Björn Rzoska is niet geïnteresseerd: “Het speculeren mag stoppen”  Het Laatste Nieuws
3. Na de beslissing van De Sutter: wie loopt zich warm voor voorzittersverkiezingen Groen?  Het Nieuwsblad
4. Trump ontmoet Biden - Petra De Sutter geen kandidaat-voorzitter voor Groen  De Standaard
5. Wie wil Groen nog leiden? Na 'nee' van De Sutter circuleert naam van Watteeuw  De Tijd

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Royal assent was granted to two right to repair bills last week that amend Canada's Copyright Act to allow the circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs) if this is done for the purposes of "maintaining or repairing a product, including any related diagnosing," and "to make the program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component." The pair of bills allow device owners to not only repair their own stuff regardless of how a program is written to prevent such non-OEM measures, but said owners can also make their devices work with third-party components without needing to go through the manufacturer to do so. Bills C-244 (repairability) and C-294 (interoperability) go a long way toward advancing the right to repair in Canada and, as iFixit pointed out, are the first federal laws anywhere that address how TPMs restrict the right to repair -- but they're hardly final. TPMs can take a number of forms, from simple administrative passwords to encryption, registration keys, or even the need for a physical object like a USB dongle to unlock access to copyrighted components of a device's software. Most commercially manufactured devices with proprietary embedded software include some form of TPM, and neither C-244 nor C-294 place any restrictions on the use of such measures by manufacturers. As iFixit points out, neither Copyright Act amendments do anything to expand access to the tools needed to circumvent TPMs. That puts Canadians in a similar position to US repair advocates, who in 2021 saw the US Copyright Office loosen DMCA restrictions to allow limited repairs of some devices despite TPMs, but without allowing access to the tools needed to do so. [...] Canadian Repair Coalition co-founder Anthony Rosborough said last week that the new repairability and interoperability rules represent considerable progress, but like similar changes in the US, don't actually amount to much without the right to distribute tools. "New regulations are needed that require manufacturers and vendors to ensure that products and devices are designed with accessibility of repairs in mind," Rosborough wrote in an op-ed last week. "Businesses need to be able to carry out their work without the fear of infringing various intellectual property rights."

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After leading AIDS Hope for the past 11 years, Nico and Alma hand over the leadership of Meetse a Bophelo centre in Mamelodi.

Figures published by the National Statistics Office show that Malta has welcomed 672,276 cruise passengers in 2024

Opponents of the bill claimed it would have targeted pro-Palestinian organizations that facilitate aid to Gaza.

The bill would give the Justice Minister the authority to set the amount of the annual membership fee instead of IBA's national council.

The bill's goal is to enable the use of spyware to combat organized crime, according to the proposal's explanatory section.

I passed my Group2 Ca inter exams in May 2024, but noticed that that my gender was displayed incorrectly as female in exam form after a few months of passing the exams when I filled up the exam form for G1 January 2025. Gender is not displayed in Admit card and Marksheet, so did not notice it at

I passed my Group2 Ca inter exams in May 2024, but noticed that that my gender was displayed incorrectly as female in exam form after a few months of passing the exams when I filled up the exam form for G1 January 2025. Gender is not displayed in Admit card and Marksheet, so did not notice it at that time, I am worried whether my result will be cancelled or any discplinary action would be taken against me by institute?
I have already updated Gender in my profile by raising a request on SSP portal, and it is showing male now in the profile but in the future Jan 2025 exam form and the previous exam forms showing me as a female. wrote to ICAI but no reply from them.

Renowned Yoga Guru R. Sharath Jois, who taught Ashtanga Yoga to students in Mysuru and other parts of the world, passed away in Virginia, USA, on Monday, i.e., November 11 at the age of 53.