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OECD and the Municipality of Metepec launch tramitesmetepec.mx, the new on-line registry for formalities

The tramitesmetepec.mx website organises formalities by “life events”, facilitating the search of information for citizens and entrepreneurs, and reducing the cost of regulatory compliance.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery report on Ireland launches Wednesday 18 December 2013

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release a report tomorrow Wednesday 18 December at 12.00 CET/11.00 Dublin time on Ireland’s efforts to fight foreign bribery.




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Launch of the OECD Foreign Bribery Report

The OECD Foreign Bribery Report was launched by the OECD Secretary-General in Paris on 2 December 2014. This ground breaking report analyses data emerging from all foreign bribery enforcement actions concluded since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and for the first time ‘measures’ the crime of corruption.




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Launch of OECD Integrity Review of Mexico

The Government of Mexico have requested an OECD Integrity Review focusing on anti-corruption, conflict of interest prevention and integrity in the public service.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery report on Greece launches Friday 20 March 2015

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release a review of Greece’s efforts to fight foreign bribery on Friday 20 March 2015 at 11.00 CET.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery report on Israel launches Wednesday 24 June 2015

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release a review of Israel’s efforts to fight foreign bribery on Wednesday 24 June 2015 at 11.00 CET.




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OECD launches report on greater co-operation and information sharing between government agencies to counter financial crimes

Vast amounts are lost to illicit financial flows, including tax evasion, money laundering, bribery and corruption. These crimes threaten the strategic, political and economic interests of both developed and developing countries. In a world of limited resources and increasing complexity, it is essential for government authorities to work closely together in a “whole of government” approach to best address these challenges.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery report on Colombia launches Wednesday 21 October 2015

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release a review of Colombia’s efforts to fight foreign bribery on Wednesday 21 October 2015 at 09.00 Bogota time/16.00 CET.




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Launch of OECD & EUIPO report on trade in counterfeit goods: Monday 18 April at 12:00 CET, Live webcast

OECD Deputy Secretary-General Doug Frantz and EUIPO Executive Director António Campinos will launch the joint report “Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods: Mapping the Economic Impact” at 12:00 CET on Monday 18 April at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris.




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OECD and European Commission launch project to support Greece’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan

The OECD and the Greek Government, with the support of the European Commission, today launched a collaboration project to strengthen Greece’s action plan to fight corruption.




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OECD and AfDB launch powerful tool to help African companies prevent bribery

New guidance from the AfDB and the OECD will help African companies of all sizes set up measures to prevent bribery and improve the quality of corporate compliance and anti-bribery policies.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery reports on Finland and the United Kingdom launch Thursday, 23 March 2017

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release reviews of Finland and the UK’s efforts to fight foreign bribery on Thursday 23 March 2017 at 11.00 CET/10.00 GMT.




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OECD Working Group on Bribery report on Argentina launches Friday, 24 March 2017

The OECD Working Group on Bribery will release a review of Argentina’s efforts to fight foreign bribery on Friday, 24 March 2017 at 11.00 CET/07.00 Buenos Aires time.




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UK has made strong progress fighting foreign bribery, but uncertainty over Serious Fraud Office role remains

Foreign bribery enforcement in the UK has increased significantly since 2012 notably thanks to the pragmatic and effective approach taken by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate and resolve foreign bribery cases.




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OECD launches project to support Uzbekistan’s anti-corruption reforms

The OECD and the Uzbekistan Government, with the support of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), has launched a project to strengthen Uzbekistan’s capacity to fight corruption and boost its implementation of OECD Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan (IAP) recommendations.




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OECD launches Skills Strategy to boost jobs and growth

The OECD has launched its Skills Strategy to help governments build economic resilience, boost employment and reinforce social cohesion. Despite the pressure on public finances, spending on education and skills is an investment for the future and must be a priority.




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OECD Announces Winner of Global Data Visualisation Competition

The OECD today announced the winner of its first-ever global data visualisation challenge.




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OECD to launch PISA test for schools in England in 2014

Individual secondary schools in England will from next year be able to take a version of the OECD’s PISA test in order to benchmark themselves against the world’s best education systems.




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Launch of the OECD PISA financial literacy assessment of students

The results of the first international assessment of 15-year-old students’ financial literacy competencies were presented in Paris on 9 July 2014.




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Livestream - Global launch of the results of latest PISA survey on 6 December 2016 - 09:45 - 12:30 GMT

On December 6 2016 the Education Policy Institute will host the global launch of the 2015 results from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen-year-olds in more than seventy countries and economies worldwide. This year's results will focus on science.




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OECD to launch Skills Outlook 2017: Skills and global value chains, 09:00 GMT on Thursday 4 May

Amid a growing debate over the benefits of globalisation, a new OECD report examines how the level and mix of skills in a country’s workforce can affect its chances of winning or losing from the globalised production chains that see workers dotted across different countries contributing to the design, manufacture and sale of a single product




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Launch: OECD PISA financial literacy assessment of students

24 May 2017: PISA 2015 Results (Volume IV): Students’ Financial Literacy explores students’ experience with and knowledge about money and provides an overall picture of 15-year-olds’ ability to apply their accumulated knowledge and skills to real-life situations involving financial issues and decisions.




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Official launch: Project on Climate Change, Employment and Local Development (Sydney, Australia)

The aims of the workshop are to outline the key findings and recommendations of the two reports and to look at how we can develop stronger partnerships across Sydney to reduce carbon emissions and increase economic and employment opportunities.




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Recommendation of the OECD Council on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of Government

Recommendation of the OECD Council on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of Government




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OECD launches interactive website on regional well-being

Life expectancy, air quality, safety and other indicators of well-being can vary dramatically within countries, depending on which region you live in. Looking beyond national averages is vital to get an accurate picture of quality of life and to guide local government policy.




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The IOMC Toolbox was launched at the 3rd International Conference on Chemicals Management

The IOMC Toolbox is an internet-based tool that enables countries to identify the most relevant and efficient tools to address specific national problems in chemicals management. Developed by the IOMC, this proof-of-concept focuses on a national management scheme for pesticides, an occupational health and safety system as well as a chemical accidents prevention, preparedness and response system for major hazards.




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Ten new, updated, or corrected Test Guidelines have been adopted by the OECD Council

The new Test Guidelines are: TG 457 and TG 460. The updated Test Guidelines are TG 109, TG 114, TG 229, TG 211, TG 305, TG 455, and TG 405. The corrected Test Guideline is TG 443




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Launch of the new OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit

The OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit describes the work flow for environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals with links to available OECD material relevant for the different steps in risk assessment and management. This new version of the Toolkit is more interactive and has added functionalities. It will be populated with additional tools and case studies in the future.




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OECD launches its knowledge base on Adverse Outcome Pathways

The OECD is pleased to announce, together with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the European Commission Joint Research Centre, the Adverse Outcome Pathway Knowledge Base (AOP KB). This is a web-based platform which aims to bring together all the knowledge on how chemicals can induce adverse effects, therefore providing a focal point for AOP development and dissemination.




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Launch of 2 OECD Test Guidelines on human hazard endpoint skin sensitisation

The OECD has just published two new Test Guidelines on human health hazard endpoint skin sensitisation. Skin sensitisation refers to an allergic response following skin contact with the tested chemical, as defined by the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN GHS).




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Council Act: Revision to the "Decision-Recommendation on the Co-operative Investigation and Risk Reduction of Chemicals"

The Decision-Recommendation on the Co-operative Investigation and Risk Reduction of Chemicals revises and replaces a 1991 Decision-Recommendation of the Council. The Decision-Recommendation is composed of two parts: Part A focuses on the development of harmonised hazard and exposure assessment methodologies for chemicals and Part B focuses on risk prevention and reduction.




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Campaigners demand Boris Johnson launches public inquiry into deaths in BAME communities

In a letter to Mr Johnson on Sunday, campaigners said only an independent inquiry could get the 'critical' answers needed to explain the 'outsized effect' Covid-19 was having on BAME communities.




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Qantas announce 19-hour service will have economy class seats with 'a little more legroom'

Non-stop 19-hour commercial flights from New York to Sydney could be available to passengers in economy class by 2023, with the only added benefit of slightly more legroom and a place to stretch.




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Qantas announces staff will be made redundant - but they can't say how many will lose their jobs

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, who makes nearly $24million a year and is the highest-paid CEO in Australia, confirmed the company needed to cut its $4.3billion wage bill.




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Qantas launches insane '12 Days of Christmas' sale offering flights for just $99

The Australian airline will release a new bargain every day for the first 12 days of December.




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Qantas slides down the rankings of the world's most punctual airlines and is beaten by Jetstar Asia

The rankings were put together by data consultant company OAG which monitors global flights that arrive and depart within 15 minutes of their allocated time frame.




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Qantas announces HUGE change to the way it does business in the face of coronavirus outbreak

Flight routes to London will be changed and eight of the airline's 12 A380 aircraft will be grounded due to low demand.




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Virgin Australia announces another trading halt due to coronavirus ahead of potential bailout

Virgin Australia has plunged into another trading halt during the coronavirus crisis as the airline waits on a potential bailout package from the federal government.




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Qantas workers launch legal action after they were refused sick leave in airline's stand-down period

The Transport Workers Union took the airline to the Federal Court on behalf of workers on sick leave who can no longer access the entitlement after Qantas stood down two thirds of its workforce.




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Ruthie Ann Miles announces that she has given birth to daughter Hope Elizabeth

Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles, 37, has given birth to a baby girl and announced it on her Instagram. Hope Elizabeth was born last month to her and husband Jonathan Blumenstein.




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Navdeep Malik vs Medical Council Of India And ... on 8 May, 2020

The petitioner has already made representation against the impugned order dated 13.12.2019 (Annexure P-1) to the Vice Chancellor, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram. The worthy Vice Chancellor is directed to decide the representation within a period of two weeks from today, strictly as per the University Statues & Ordinance as well as on the basis of compromise arrived at between the petitioner and the 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 09-05-2020 20:40:51 ::: CWP-7284-2020 -2- complainants.

Petition stands disposed of accordingly.

( RAJIV SHARMA ) JUDGE ( HARINDER SINGH SIDHU ) JUDGE May 08, 2020 ndj Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No 2 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 09-05-2020 20:40:51 :::




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Dua Lipa cosies up to boyfriend Anwar Hadid as she is supported by her family at YSL launch bash

The English singer, 24, took to the stage for a rousing performance with her loved ones watching on, including her model boyfriend Anwar Hadid, 20.




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New VW Golf GTI is the weakling of the hot hatch bunch

The 242bhp power output of the new Mk8 Golf GTI is less than the car's natural hot hatch rivals, including the Hyundai i30N Performance, Honda Civic Type R and Ford Focus ST.




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Shocking moment speeding car hits a roundabout and launches into the air

The silver Suzuki Swift cut down a pine tree in mid-air and narrowly missed a statue of the Pope before crashing into buildings at a cemetery in Rąbień, Lodz, Poland on Easter Sunday.




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Council workmen are ridiculed after painting 'Britain's narrowest Keep Clear signs'

Residents were baffled after the markings appeared at the end of Horseshoe Road in Spalding, Lincolnshire over the weekend.




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MPs launch inquiry into e-scooter safety ahead of trials amid road chaos fears

The Department for Transport (DfT) last month revealed the electric scooters, capable of 30mph, will be trialled in select cities as part of plans for a 'transport revolution'.




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Toyota launches new Yaris Cross compact SUV during lockdown

The news of a new model comes as UK car dealers were told they can sell motors to customers as well as deliver them, as long as the government's strict guidelines on social distancing are upheld.




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Sheffield City Council's ANPR camera network left OPEN to hackers

Some 8.6m records of vehicles movements made by thousands of people that have been captured using 100 cameras around the city, were available to view on the internet.




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New South Wales FINALLY announces it will start relaxing lockdown restrictions this week

Up to ten patrons will be allowed to visit cafes and restaurants and five people can visit another person's home under an anticipated easing of coronavirus restrictions in New South Wales.




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Massive $310million relief package is announced for drought-affected Aussie farmers and communities

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro announced the $310million package for drought-affected farmers and communities.