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HR e-briefing 413 - questions remain as the government publishes consultation paper on equality for agency workers

Since Europe reached agreement on the Agency Workers Directive in October 2008, considerable flexibility has been left to individual Member States as to how they interpret and apply its framework of legal protection for agency workers by 5 December ...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 502: Guidance to the Agency Workers Regulations finally published

The Government has published its much-awaited Guidance to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 in draft today. A final version is expected shortly, once further comment has been collated. The Regulations themselves are due to come in to force on 1 Oc...




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XLE Weekly: Re-Test Of Key Resistance Holds As Relief Rally Stalls




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Altria Group: This Dividend King Is Positioned To Beat The S&P 500 Over The Next Decade





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This is where the 8 deaths and 525 new infections came from

Almost six out of every 10 new infections recorded on Saturday were from the Western Cape province, data released by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize shows.




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Almost 4000 recoveries for South Africa, says Health Minister

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says 3 953 South Africans have now recovered from the Covid-19 virus, which has claimed the lives of more than 180 people in the country so far.




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Covid-19 assistance: IMF approves $31m for Seychelles

The near-term economic fallout of the pandemic in the country was expected to be severe.




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Here are some positive take-outs from the crisis we are in

As tragic as the deaths are, we are going to have to internalise the lessons and get going - we cannot hide forever.




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What a life! A real mensch - Ronnie Kasrils pays tribute to Denis Goldberg

Denis Goldberg lived his with integrity, and devoted it to fighting racism and inequality.




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PICS: Man arrested with drugs worth almost R4m hidden in his spare tyre

A 56-year-old Johannesburg man was arrested during a roadblock at Calvinia in the Northern Cape this week for storing drugs in his spare tyre.




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Honouring working moms on the front line of the Covid-19 fight this Mother's Day

Supermoms who have been on the front line since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic said passion for their jobs had sustained them during difficult demanding times.




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Primoris Services Corp (PRIM) CEO Thomas McCormick on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Era Group Inc. (ERA) CEO Chris Bradshaw on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Cohu, Inc. (COHU) CEO Luis Muller on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation's (TMHC) CEO Sheryl Palmer on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT) CEO Chris Abate on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Home Capital Group Inc. (HMCBF) CEO Yousry Bissada on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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“Opting in”: High Court guidance on online marketing issues

What? In the recent case of Playup Interactive Entertainment (UK) PTY Ltd v Givemefootball Ltd [2011], the High Court considered the expression “opted-in”. So what? This case provides useful guidance on the meaning of the terms “o...




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Football broadcasting – ECJ decision

In a case which may change how the Premier League chooses to structure broadcasting rights packages, on 4 October, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in favour of a pub landlady from Portsmouth, who was using a Greek decoder to screen Premier...




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Is it prohibited in Latvia to arrange sports results?

Authors: Ieva Otomere, Aris Kakstans delfi.lv 18.02.2013. On 4 February, 2013 sports world was shaken by “Europol” notice, in recent years’ organized crime affected results of at least 380 football matches, including World Cup and ...




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Cases rise to 116 as two more truckers test positive for COVID-19

Two truckers tested positive but all 652 samples from the community tested negative for the virus




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Obama calls Trump's handling of pandemic a 'chaotic disaster'

Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an "absolute chaotic disaster."




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Church and state partnership is beneficial to humanity

Wondering whether the collaboration with the state by spiritual leaders might not be a betrayed of faith in the power of God to reign over the virus




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Malta has managed the crisis well… but at a cost

It's been ages since Malta has unsettled the powers that be in Europe; but sadly, that seems to be the only way to get member states acting on finding common solutions on migration




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Tourist ferries irked after left out of migrant chartering

Three tourist boat operators complain of having been left out of process which saw the government charter Captain Morgan to host migrants




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Boris Johnson to unveil Covid-19 alert system

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is expected to unveil a coronavirus warning system when he outlines his plans to gradually ease the lockdown while dropping the "stay home" slogan.




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Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls Councillors Sucked Into Chamisa, Mwonzora Fight

[New Zimbabwe] Councillors here are headed for a nasty showdown with former mayor Somveli Dlamini, who was last week reinstated as councillor, has clashed with fellow councillors claiming he remained the town's legitimate first citizen.




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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Governors Set to Mobilise Help for Troubled States

[This Day] As the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic continues to bite harder in many states across the country, the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has concluded plans to mobilise assistance to states with difficulties to navigate challenges thrown up by the global health pandemic.




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Nigeria: Claim Your Corpses or Risk Mass Burial, Ondo Tells Residents

[This Day] Akure -The Ondo State Government yesterday asked all residents that have deceased relations in all government mortuaries in the state to claim and burry them within one month or it would conduct mass burial for the corpses after the ultimatum.




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Uganda: Cases Rise to 116 as Two More Truckers Test Positive for COVID-19

[Monitor] Two more truckers have tested positive for coronavirus in Uganda bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 116, according to Ministry of Health.




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Zimbabwe: The Recall of MDC-a MPs - Trial Balloon or Whistle-Stopping Acts?

[Zimbabwe Standard] The Supreme Court's MDC-T presidential legitimacy has brought to the fore issues on appointments of key figures to Parliament; Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission; and the MDC-T national executive.




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Tanzania: How COVID-19 Threatens Tourism Labour in Tanzania

[The Exchange] The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is stealing the life out of the billion-dollar tourism industry in Tanzania, the government has already laid out a warning that at about 477,000 jobs could be lost, while revenue will shrink by 77 per cent if the virus outbreak endures hurting people past October this year.




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Zimbabwe: Chamisa Vows to Fight Back After Legislators' Recall

[Zimbabwe Standard] MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has vowed to fight back after his rivals recalled four of his legislators from Parliament on Tuesday, in a development that poses a threat to the future of Zimbabwe's largest opposition party.




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South Africa: Death Toll Rises to 186 as Cases Hit 9 420

[SAFA] This as the country records a total of 9 420 cases, with eight more deaths, bringing the death toll to 186 as of Saturday, 9 May.




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YouTube to provide $5m to Pakistan as COVID-19 aid

ISLAMABAD: YouTube said it would provide $5 million to Pakistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Pakistan has recorded just over 640 deaths but experts have voiced fears that the country of 215 million people could see a rapid and devastating increase due to its shortage of...




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Ivanka's personal assistant tested positive for corona

WASHINGTON: Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has become the third staff member in the White House to be affected by the infection, CNN reported on Saturday.The assistant used to work in a personal capacity for US President Donald...




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Nepal protests opening of Indian road to China through disputed territory

KATHMANDU: Nepal protested India’s inauguration of a new road to China that passes through territory claimed by Kathmandu on Saturday, with police arresting dozens demonstrating close to India’s embassy.Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated via video link the...




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Six Afghans killed during food distribution

HERAT: Two cops and four other people were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday after a deadly clash during distribution of food in central Ghor province, officials said.Hundreds of people had gathered outside the governor’s office in the provincial capital Firozkoh, where a Qatari group was...




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking botched coronavirus medicine

NEW DELHI: An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday.The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment — a mix of nitric oxide...




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Abbasi questions NAB inaction on sugar, wheat crisis

ISLAMABAD PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday blamed the federal cabinet and the Economic Coordination Committee for the sugar crisis and increase in its price.He was talking to the media after recording his statement with the inquiry commission constituted to probe the scandal at the...




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Mistreatment of corona patients intolerable, says PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday regretted the incidents of unfair treatment of coronavirus patients, saying this was intolerable and a cause of fear.He observed this while presiding over a meeting of the National Task Force here.Chairman National Health Task Force Dr. Nosherwan...




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Abbasi questions NAB inaction on sugar, wheat crises

ISLAMABAD PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday blamed the federal cabinet and the Economic Coordination Committee for the sugar crisis and increase in its price.He was talking to the media after recording his statement with the inquiry commission constituted to probe the scandal at the...




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Ivanka's personal assistant tested positive for corona

WASHINGTON: Ivanka Trump’s personal assistant has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has become the third staff member in the White House to be affected by the infection, CNN reported on Saturday.The assistant used to work in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump's...




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Obama calls Trump's handling of pandemic a 'chaotic disaster'

WASHINGTON: Former president Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an "absolute chaotic disaster."In a leaked web call on Friday night with former members of his administration, Obama also said the Justice...




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YouTube to provide $5m to Pakistan as Covid-19 aid

ISLAMABAD: YouTube said it would provide $5 million to Pakistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Pakistan has recorded just over 640 deaths but experts have voiced fears that the country of 215 million people could see a rapid and devastating increase due to its shortage of...




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Abbasi questions NAB inaction on sugar, wheat crisis

ISLAMABAD PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Saturday blamed the federal cabinet and the Economic Coordination Committee for the sugar crisis and increase in its price.He was talking to the media after recording his statement with the inquiry commission constituted to probe the scandal at the...




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Mistreatment of corona patients' intolerable: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday regretted the incidents of unfair treatment of coronavirus patients, saying this was intolerable and a cause of fear.He observed this while presiding over a meeting of the National Task Force here.Chairman National Health Task Force Dr. Nosherwan...




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Six killed in clashes at Afghanistan food aid event

HERAT, Afghanistan: Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said.Hundreds of people had gathered outside the governor´s office in the provincial capital Firozkoh, where a...




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ECC, cabinet decisions led to sugar price hike: Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the decisions taken by the Economic Coordination Committee and the federal cabinet led to a hike in sugar prices across the country earlier this year.The PML-N leader was talking to media outside the Federal Investigation...