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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 518: Count to the Olympics starts now.. Twelve months to go

A year away but the anticipation and, for some, apprehension over the 2012 Olympics is already building. Tickets are allocated and we are told the key structures are in place, ready for 27 July 2012. The Games will then run until 12 August 2012, sho...




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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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HR e-briefing 523: Countdown to the Olympics.. Nine months to go

Countdown to the Olympics.. Nine months to go Over the summer we encouraged organisations to start preparing ahead for holiday leave requests for the 2012 Olympics (Full Article



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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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Buying pills online for an at-home abortion, a lockdown reality

It's illegal, and certainly stressful, but more and more women -- faced with difficult decisions during a time of national crisis -- are going that route




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It’s time we rethought our idea of monogamy

Many have blamed millennials morals for these short-lived marriages, but I think that's not it. The fault is in how we choose to understand and practice monogamy




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When the man fails to consummate a marriage

The epitome of unconsummated marriage is silence. The couple is in most cases embarrassed and does not tell what they are going through to anyone.




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Don’t take your woman shopping now

But the truth is, with no end in sight, we have to run a very tight ship. Sacrifices have been made — you have moved from drinking whisky to whiskey




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Italian woman freed 18 months after being kidnapped in Kenya

Silvia Romano was 23 and working as a volunteer in the orphanage in Chakama village in southeast Kenya when she was seized by gunmen in November 2018




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So, are these relationships in times of Covid-19?

There was a vague idea to chat with Justine but it did not involve going out because my brother would soon be returning home




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US to Start Buying $3 Billion in Dairy, Meat, Produce from Farmers

Food banks running short on staples as hunger soars




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Teachers, Students Find Online Education Can be Tough

Educators say challenges have been tough but there are benefits worth exploring in the future




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Newspaper Report: Indian, Chinese Troops Square off on Sikkim Border

150 soldiers said to be involved in the confrontation




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Australian Children to Gradually Return to School As COVID-19 Controls Ease

Parents frustrated at mixed COVID-19 school messages




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India Defense Chief: India Must Stop Buying and Depending on Foreign-Made Weapons

Only Saudi Arabia surpasses India in the purchase of foreign weapons




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FIDEM Charity Foundation launches the We Connect Project

Creating a safe, online space, where people across the Maltese Islands can come together as a community and combat our society’s greatest challenges




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Malta rattles EU with Irini withdrawal, Macron and Merkel schedule calls

Malta withdrawal from Operation Irini signals support for Turkish-Libyan corridor, unsettling EU leaders




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Chill wind of pandemic ravaging economies everywhere

More and more indicators are spelling out the scale of economic damage being wreaked by Covid-19 and the containment measures taken to tackle it, writes Robert Shortt.



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ASTI agrees to LC grade plan but has 'major concerns'

The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) is advising its members to engage with the new calculated grading plan for the Leaving Cert - but has a number of "major concerns" about the process.




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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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Number of Covid-19 cases worldwide tops four million

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections.




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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: Coronavirus - 160 Stranded Nigerians Depart U.S. for Abuja

[Premium Times] The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are on their way back home.




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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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Nigeria: Coronavirus - FCT Chief Judge Orders Reopening of Courts

[Premium Times] The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Ishaq Bello, has ordered all courts in the FCT to resume regular proceedings from Monday, May 11.




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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Lagos Faces New Round of Lockdown, Governor Warns

[Premium Times] The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Saturday that the government may impose a total lockdown in the state if violations of health guidelines persist.




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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigeria's Confirmed Cases Exceed 4,000

[Premium Times] Nigeria's tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 4,151 as 239 new infections were announced Saturday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.




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Nigeria: Updated - Nigeria Confirms 239 New Cases of COVID-19 As Total Exceeds 4,000

[Vanguard] On the 9th of May 2020, 239 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, according to a report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).




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Nigeria: Investment - Stop Blaming Chinese, Onuesoke Urges Nigerians

[Vanguard] A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Delta State has urged Nigerians to stop accusing Chinese investors of taking over most of the investments in the country.




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Zimbabwe: Musona's Mega Salary Revealed

[Zimbabwe Standard] HE might have just made a paltry eight appearances for Belgian Pro League football side Anderlecht, scoring just one goal since his big move in July 2018, but Warriors captain Knowledge Musona is the fourth highest paid player at the Brussels club earning over US$1 million annually.




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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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Nigeria: Fortify and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Announce Strategic Partnership to Reduce Iron Deficiency and Improve Maternal Survival in West Africa

[Wellbeing Foundation] CHICAGO, Illinois and LAGOS, NIGERIA -Partnership combines private sector ingenuity with local know-how and leadership to save the lives of millions of women and children suffering from iron deficiency




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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone President Accuses Opposition of 'Terrorizing' State

[Nation] Freetown -Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday vowed to crush an act of "terrorism" been allegedly perpetrated against the state and accused the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) of being behind it.




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Sierra Leone: Educating Abusive Husbands

[DW] Violence and rape have long been part of everyday life for many women in Sierra Leone. One rural village has begun educating men on the dangers of raping their wives to become better husbands.




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Easing lockdown to cause spread of corona: PMA

KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association expressed its dissatisfaction over the existing lockdown in the country, warning the government against lifting restrictions as it would allow the coronavirus to spread further.“A better lockdown should be imposed,” said Dr Ikram Tunio,...




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Mulla Omer's son made Taliban military chief

ISLAMABAD: The son of the Afghan Taliban’s late founder Mulla Mohammad Omer has been appointed as the Taliban military chief in a political reshuffle to check the power of his predecessor, senior militant figures have said.Mulla Mohammad Yaqoob has been announced head of the military...




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China admits coronavirus exposed 'shortcomings' in healthcare system

BEIJING: The coronavirus outbreak exposed “shortcomings” in China’s public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms.China has faced criticism both at home...




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BLA claims bomb attack on Pak Army troops

QUETTA: A terrorist group claimed responsibility Saturday for targeting a security convoy with a roadside bomb that martyred six soldiers, including an army major, in the country’s southwest.Friday’s attack in Kech in Balochistan province took place as the troops, who were assigned to...




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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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Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman's arrest: Jang/Geo workers continue protest for 58th consecutive day

RAWALPINDI/LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR: The countrywide protests by workers of the Jang/Geo Group against the illegal detention of Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman continued for 58th day on Friday.Political workers and others joined different protest camps of journalists and media organisations,...




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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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FBR mulling over options to fetch additional Rs600b

ISLAMABAD: The FBR is mulling over different options to fetch additional Rs600 billion through effective enforcement and administrative improvements as well as moving ahead with one-time tax on sectors earning abnormal profits at difficult times, it is learnt.The FBR’s task for generating...