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Vitamin D deficiency increases COVID-19 mortality, research shows

The finding could explain several mysteries, including why children are unlikely to die from COVID-19.




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Throwback: Victoria's Secret Angel Izabel Goulart goes showers in public in sultry snap (Photo)

In this particular snap, Izabel can be seen showing off her incredible figure in a two-piece bikini while taking a shower in public.




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Workshop: Skills strategies for inclusive development in India – Accelerating prosperity through policy coherence (New Delhi, India)

The Institute for Competitiveness India, the National Skill Development Corporation India and the OECD LEED Programme in collaboration with the ILO are joining forces to discuss local skills strategies for job-rich and inclusive growth in India.




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Workshop: Indicators of local transition to low-carbon economy (Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz, Germany)

The Regional Growth Core Schönefelder Kreuz and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau in partnership with the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED) are working on defining and collecting measurable indicators at the regional/ local level that can inform over time of transition to low-carbon economic and industrial activities.




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Workshop: Measuring the potential of green growth in Chile (Santiago, Chile)

Chile's OECD membership presents challenges both in the context of changing patterns of production and consumption, and in the framework of a more sustainable economy. Specifically, green growth emphasizes improving growth rates, particularly through greening existing industries, as well as through new eco-businesses.




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Workshop: Accessibility to services in regions and cities - Measures and policies

This workshop is to discuss the policy relevance of inequalities in the access to services in regions and cities, including the institutional and territorial organization for service delivery.




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Workshop: Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship, the Triple Helix and Local Economic Development (London, UK)

The creation of innovative new firms and the development of SME innovation are strongly influenced by the extent to which localities offer environments that favour the transfer of knowledge to local business and provide the other resources required for innovative firm development, including skills, finance, advice, and supply chain partners.




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Workshop: Potential of social enterprises for job creation and green economy - how to stimulate their start and development?

The last decade has seen considerable policy attention to the social economy and its contribution to employment, in particular as regards the inclusion and empowerment of vulnerable workers and the provision of appropriate working conditions.




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French capital should prepare now for risk of a costly Seine flood

A major flooding of the Seine River similar to the flood disaster of 1910 could affect up to 5 million residents in the greater Paris area and cause up to 30 billion euros worth of damage, according to a new OECD report.




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Australia: Local employment agencies should play a greater role in job creation, says OECD

Slower growth in key markets like China and India is reducing momentum across the Australian economy, cutting into employment opportunities and putting more pressure on the government to ensure that public policy delivers optimal results for growth and job creation.




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WORKSHOP: Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development (Milan, Italy)

The OECD LEED Trento Centre organised a working group session on "Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development " on Thursday, 22 June, 2017 - 12.30 to 15.30 in the context of ArtLab 17 in Milan.




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Report of OECD Workshop on Natech Risk Management (Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents)

This is the report of the workshop on Natural-hazard triggered technological accidents (Natech) that took place 23-25 May 2012. It investigated the specific elements of the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to chemical accidents caused by natural hazard or natural disaster.




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Report of the OECD/KEMI/EU workshop on microbial pesticides: assessment and management of risks

A report of the 2013 joint OECD/Swedish Chemicals Agency/European Commission workshop on the assessment and management of risks of microbial pesticides that resulted in 20 recommendations for approaches that could be taken now and areas for follow-up work to be undertaken by OECD or Member countries.




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Report on OECD Workshop on Children’s exposure to chemicals

This document presents the results of the workshop on children’s exposure to chemicals on 7-8 October 2013 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The main outcomes are 1) a decision tree to enable risk assessors to decide when they should perform children specific exposure and risk assessment, and 2) recommendations for further work on specific exposure assessment issues.




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OECD chemical studies show way forward for nanomaterial safety

Today the OECD marks the end of a seven year experimental testing programme, investigating 11 commercially viable nanomaterials across 110 chemical tests. The results were co-ordinated across 11 countries with tests and data generated from government agencies, universities, research institutions and businesses. Over 780 studies on the specific properties of nanomaterials were undertaken.




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Executive powers show Obama’s weakness

The president will be blamed for problem arising from leniency at the border




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State should come with a clear price tag

After the chancellor has delivered the Budget we never know whether we are richer or poorer





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Where in the world should you invest?

At the moment it feels like there are only two types of country: nations that have handled coronavirus well and those facing criticism because they have not.




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Photo shows moment shark breaches water at a popular Australian surfing spot 

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while surfing at Bell's Beach in Torquay, Victoria on Friday afternoon.




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Lembit Opik's pregnant fiancee moves countries while he presents radio show

Sabina Vankov's decision to return to her homeland with their daughter Angelina came a month after the MoS revealed she had asked Mr Opik to move out. She is pregnant with his child.




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Why you should ALWAYS use liquid laundry detergent

An Australian mother has revealed what really happens to your washing machine if you clean your clothes with laundry powder instead of liquid detergent.




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Coles shopper shares his simple trick to folding shopping bags that will save you space 

A clever Australian shopper has demonstrated how to neatly fold reusable shopping bags to save pantry or drawer space in the kitchen. The bag is folded in certain ways to avoid unravelling.




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John Travolta shares rare shot of son Ben, eight, and a pal in the pilots seats of a Qantas plane  

The actor, 65, posted the cute snap on Saturday, captioned, 'My son Ben is taking my place! His first A380 @qantas flight.' The Grease star was referring to his role as an ambassador of the airline.




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Will.i.am says Qantas flight attendant he accused of racism shouldn't be sacked

Rapper will.i.am likens his treatment on board a Qantas flight to a 'police state' after officers were called to meet him on the plane when it landed in Sydney over an altercation with a flight attendant.




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Why Virgin Australia could be forced to SHUT DOWN its budget off-shoot Tiger Air

Virgin Australia said it has no intention of shutting Tigerair down, but an aviation analyst said buying the budget airline would bring the company down if they keep Tigerair running.




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Inside Qantas' newest route from Queensland to San Francisco and why you should fly premium economy

The flying kangaroo's debut Brisbane to San Francisco flight departed on Sunday in a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner- an aircraft centred on cabin comfort.




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Greggs reopens shops to customers in latest good news for locked-down Britain

The Newcastle-based baker is back selling coffee, pasties and cakes to customers in-store at an undisclosed number of shops in the Tyneside area as new safety measures are trialled.




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Chinese minister says nation's health system has 'shortcomings'

Deputy director of China's National Health Commission Li Bin said that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms.




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Police fire pepper balls at crowd of protesters gathered at site of officer-involved fatal shooting

Several dozen gathered at the intersection of 62nd Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis on Saturday, where a police officer fatally shot Dreasjon 'Sean' Reed, 21, on Wednesday.




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Texas man who lives near El Paso arrested for allegedly making online threat to shoot up a Walmart

Alex R. Barron, 29, of Horizon City, Texas, was arrested Friday evening after the FBI said it received a tip on Thursday evening about a social media post containing a threat against Walmart.




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MLB 'considers playing a shortened 80-game season where teams only face regional rivals'

Major League Baseball appears tentatively set to approve a plan that would call for an 80-game regular season beginning in early July. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is seen above.




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Bill Maher says Democrats should ignore Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade's claims

The comedian and political commentator devoted part of Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher monologue to addressing the potential fallout of Reade's claims against the former Vice President.




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Union Of India vs Seashore Securities Ltd on 13 January, 2020

2. The petition has been filed for a money decree for an amount of Rs. L81,81,517/- and also for pendente lite and future interest with effect from Financial Year 2014-15 along with certain further claims which require i i s been consideration of foreign exchange fluctuations. The said amount has b 2 claimed for recovery of dues/outstanding dues in relation to an agreement between the petitioner and the respondent dated 10.08.2011 whereunder respondent was provided 3 MHz of Ku-band Space Segrnent Capacity on INSAT --~ Asiasat 5 Satellite System.

3. The petitioner, Government of India, has preferred this petition as a service orovider and the respondent, a broadcast licencee, is also a service orovider. The respondent has been shawn to be a "licencee" within the meaning of the term under the TRA] Act, 1997 (the Act}. The petition is thus claimed to be covered within the ambit of Section 14 of the Act.




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Shobha Phadanvis vs State Of Maharashtra Ors on 1 October, 2014

24. "Considering foregoing discussion, we are of the opinion that the Application will have to be partly allowed in order to protect Environment and ecology, as well as the Forests area. Consequently, we partly allow the Application and give following directions:

1. The interim orders given by Hon'ble High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, on 30/4/2004 referred in para-9 above shall continue to operate, as the state government has not submitted the necessary data and reports on the present status of forest and an updated action plan to increase the forest cover in the state to the desired level and also, comprehensive statement of the compliance of various directions of Apex court and High Court, issued in this regard. The Tribunal is required to continue the interim orders on Pre-cautionary Principle basis in the absence of above information and Tribunal is willing to reconsider the position if the state government approaches the Tribunal with necessary data, reports and action plan. The said interim orders shall be part of this final order. "




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Shobha Phadanvis vs State Of Maharashtra Ors on 1 October, 2014

24. "Considering foregoing discussion, we are of the opinion that the Application will have to be partly allowed in order to protect Environment and ecology, as well as the Forests area. Consequently, we partly allow the Application and give following directions:

1. The interim orders given by Hon'ble High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, on 30/4/2004 referred in para-9 above shall continue to operate, as the state government has not submitted the necessary data and reports on the present status of forest and an updated action plan to increase the forest cover in the state to the desired level and also, comprehensive statement of the compliance of various directions of Apex court and High Court, issued in this regard. The Tribunal is required to continue the interim orders on Pre-cautionary Principle basis in the absence of above information and Tribunal is willing to reconsider the position if the state government approaches the Tribunal with necessary data, reports and action plan. The said interim orders shall be part of this final order. "




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Ashok Kumar Handa vs State Of J&K And Others on 5 May, 2020

Ordered accordingly.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 05.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.

PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.06 14:02 I am approving this document




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Ashok Panda vs The State Of West Bengal & Ors on 19 March, 2020

Appearance:

Mr. Subhendu Parui appears in person The Court: Mr. Subhendu Parui appears in person. None appears for the State. The matter is fixed for hearing on 26th March, 2020 at 10.30am. The petitioner, who appears in person, is requested to serve a copy of this order to the Government Pleader.

Ld. Government Pleader is requested to appear in this matter on 26th March, 2020 at 10.30am.

(RAJARSHI BHARADWAJ, J.) R.Bhar




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Patal Paul And Anr vs Keshor Singh Barman And 4 Ors on 8 May, 2020

1. None entered appearance on behalf of the petitioners. Further service report on the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 is yet to be received by the Registry.

Accordingly, list after three weeks on a date to be fixed by the Registry.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant




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Nand Kishor Nayak vs M.P. Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitran ... on 8 May, 2020

For respondents : Shri Mukesh Kumar Agrawal, Shri Sankalp Kochar and Shri Ajeet Kumar Singh, Advocates in their respective petitions. Law laid down Significant Para Nos. Reserved on : 26.02.2020 Delivered on : 08.05.2020 (O R D E R)

This batch of petitions is involving the similar question and issue, therefore, are being decided concomitantly.

2. For the purpose of convenience, the facts of W.P. No.20394/2012 are being taken-up.

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W.P. No. 20394/2012 & connected petitions




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Ram Kishore Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 19 March, 2020

... ... Appellant Versus

1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Primary and Secondary Education, New Secretariat, Patna.

4. The Regional Deputy Director, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.

5. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

6. The District Education Officer, Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi.

... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :




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The Polaris Slingshot is a car-motorcycle mashup that costs $33,000 and can do 0-60 mph in 5 seconds — on 3 wheels.




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Parshotam Lal Goyal vs State Of Haryana on 8 May, 2020

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since no notice for arrest as observed by the learned Sessions Judge, Panipat in the order dated 12.04.2020, (Annexure P-1) has been received, he be permitted to withdraw the present petition at this stage with liberty to approach the Court again, in case, needs so arises.

Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid with the clarification that the petitioner will be bound to file notarized affidavit, 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 09-05-2020 20:48:29 ::: CRM-M-12079 of 2020 Vakalatnama and deposit the requisite Court fee within a period of 10 days after the lockdown is over.




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The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week




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The original codirector of 'Mulan' loves the live-action remake: 'This is what all these Disney remakes should be'

Disney's live-action "Mulan" is scheduled for release on July 24 after being delayed several months.Insider caught up with Tony Bancroft, codirector of 1998's animated "Mulan," at the film's world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California in March.Bancroft told Insider he "enjoyed it far more" than he expected and praised director Niki Caro on a job well done."This, to me, is what all these Disney remakes should be," said Bancroft of the film being reminiscent of the original, but being original enough to stand on its own.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Early social reactions for Disney's upcoming live-action "Mulan" have been extremely positive. The new film also has the backing of one of the codirectors of the original 1998 animated movie."I really enjoyed it far




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50 photos of celebrities wearing sweatpants show they're just like us




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16 celebrities who played multiple characters in the same movie or TV show




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State Of West Bengal And Ors vs Kalyan Kishore Pradhan And Ors on 5 May, 2020

Vs.

Kalyan Kishore Pradhan and Ors. Mr. Sakti Pada Jana ..for the Applicants Let the matter appear a fortnight hence whenever the court convenes.

The State should show cause why the State should not be directed to pay the writ petitioner's salary till the disposal of the appeal, subject to the writ petitioner undertaking to refund the same in the event the appeal succeeds.

Advocate for the writ petitioner should communicate this direction to Advocate appearing for the State and the relevant authorities well in advance of the next date of hearing.




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Charli XCX accuses Brit Awards of sexism over male-dominated shortlist

Speaking to The Mirror at the NME Awards on Thursday,  the singer, 27, criticised the ceremony for making the women feel like a 'subplot' or 'warm-up act' for their male counterparts.




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BRITs 2020: Lizzo shows off her curves in a tan leather bodysuit as she storms the stage

Lizzo pulled out all the stops as she took to the stage for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena on Tuesday night.