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Citizenship and education in a digital world (OECD Education Today Blog)

"Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence”, George Orwell wrote in 1943. And in an era of ‘fake news’ and post-truth, it resembles our world today.




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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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Pawan Kalyan to his Jana Sena members: Kindly, focus on helping victims (Vizag gas leak) families

Pawan Kalyan has urged political parties and Jan Sainiks not to protest over the Vizag gas leak when the country is battling COVID-19.




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Tere Bina teaser Out: Salman Khan shares a glimpse of his sizzling chemistry with Jacqueline | Watch

After the success of song 'Pyar Karona', Salman Khan has shared the teaser of his new song 'Tera Bina' with Jacqueline Fernandez.




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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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Brazil: better co-ordination needed to support sustained and equitable growth

Brazil’s economic growth has been supported in recent years by important government investment and social programmes that mobilise resources across the country. These programmes could help Brazil to meet its goals of sustaining economic growth and fostering social development, while reducing regional disparities.




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Business brief: Innovation and urban mobility in Brazil

“What is the city but the people?” asked Shakespeare in Coriolanus. All city planning focuses on people and the quality of life. The big cities in Brazil took shape from the 1950s, when the country’s population amounted to approximately 52 million inhabitants, only 36.2% of whom lived in cities.




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Multi-level governance and robust water allocation regimes needed to secure Brazil’s future water needs

The recent droughts in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states have exposed the need to shift from crisis management to effective risk governance of the country’s water resources, according to a new OECD report.




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Environmental Zoning and Urban Development: Natural Regional Parks in France - Environment Working Paper

This study provides an empirical analysis of the effects of environmental zoning on urban development. It focuses on the case of Natural Regional Parks (NRPs) in France. Of the environmental zoning instruments used in France, NRPs extend over the widest physical area. Three potential side-effects of NRPs on urban development in the regulated area are investigated.




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OECD improves tool to predict the hazards of chemicals

Governments and the chemical industry spend millions of dollars every year testing the safety of chemicals that people use in their everyday lives. Computer modelling, through the OECD-designed QSAR Toolbox software, now replaces many of the tests traditionally done in the laboratory. This allows regulators and industry to save money and use fewer animals to predict the hazardous properties of chemicals.




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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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OECD’s chemical hazard assessment programme to shift focus

The OECD is to review its chemical hazard assessment programme with the aim of providing a more specialised service for member countries from 2015.




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Addendum Number 2 to the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response (2nd ed.) to Address Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natechs)

An addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles on Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response to address Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Accidents (Natech) Risk Management has just been published. The addendum consists of a number of amendments to the Guiding Principles and the addition of a new Chapter to provide more detailed guidance on Natech prevention, preparedness and response.




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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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Expansion of Brazil's scope under OECD agreement on mutual acceptance of chemical safety data

In 2011, Brazil joined OECD’s Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) system ensuring that its chemical safety test data will be accepted by all 40 countries adhering to MAD. Originally limited to data developed in Brazil on pesticides, biocides and industrial chemicals, it now also includes veterinary products, feed additives, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, sanitizers, wood preservative and treatments of effluents and natural ecosystems.




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Guidance on Change of Ownership in Hazardous Facilities

The OECD releases a Guidance on Change of Ownership in Hazardous Facilities. This Guidance is a concise document providing a framework to assist stakeholders to identify, understand and minimise the risks during and after a change of ownership at a hazardous facility, and help make the change of ownership a better informed process.




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Substitution of hazardous chemicals

The first report is a synthesis from a Workshop on Approaches to Support Substitution and Alternatives Assessment, which discussed approaches used to support alternative assessments and substitution. The second report is a Cross Country Analysis of Approaches to Support Alternatives Assessment and Substitution of Chemicals of Concern that describes a list of approaches developed across countries and by different stakeholders.




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Amazon’s phone is about credit, not calls

People seem to resign themselves to innovations they considered dubious at the outset




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Lyft president John Zimmer on rivalry with Uber

How the ride-hailing chief’s good-guy image is paying off




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Harry Triguboff on being the second-richest man in Oz

How the property dynamo went from a milk round to becoming a self-made billionaire




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Daniel Zhang of Alibaba on leading a supercharged empire

The man who invented China’s Singles Day eyes opportunity offline




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Mario Greco, chief executive, Zurich

Plans to overhaul the insurer, fixing problems and redefining its customer service




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Will it be a downsized Dubai that emerges from pandemic?

The emirate’s economy is especially vulnerable, and may need a bailout from its big brother, Abu Dhabi




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UK’s McCarthyite misjudged frenzy over sex abuse

The police have been far too zealous in dealing with some claims






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OnePlus slipped to third position in India's premium smartphone segment in Q1 2020, iPhone 11 was the top selling device - gizmochina

  1. OnePlus slipped to third position in India's premium smartphone segment in Q1 2020, iPhone 11 was the top selling device  gizmochina
  2. Samsung releases One UI 2.0 update for Galaxy A20s  NewsBytes
  3. Features we want and don’t want from the Galaxy Note 20  SamMobile
  4. Leaked Samsung Galaxy A21s render shows a familiar design - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.com
  5. Samsung is Now the Top Brand for Premium Smartphones in India  Gizchina.com
  6. View Full coverage on Google News






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More than half a million Zoom accounts are offered for sale

Crooks can buy usernames, passwords and other data to break into private online meetings and steal sensitive information from banks, financial firms and even universities.




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Qantas to put in stretch and move zones for London to Sydney direct flight

The airline is flying 50 passengers and crew on a non-stop flight from London to Sydney on Friday as it researches how to make long haul flights more comfortable for passengers.




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Qantas passengers stuck at New Zealand military base won't get refund

Passengers couldn't leave the plane at the New Zealand military base because there were no customs to process them, and were eight hours late to their Wellington destination.




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Air New Zealand flight from Wuhan touches down in Auckland

The flight touched down on Wednesday and passengers from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands were immediately taken to Whangaparaoa military base for a 14-day quarantine.




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Australians trapped in Wuhan plea for a third evacuation flight out of coronavirus ground zero 

Up to 100 Australians still remain in the Chinese coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan after 266 'clinically well' evacuees arrived in Darwin on a chartered Qantas flight on Sunday.




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Married At First Sight viewers notice another bizarre editing fail

Married At First Sight has racked up its fair share of editing fails this season.




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Jetstar releases list of dozens of flights it will cancel this week due to strike action

Jetstar has released a list of flights they have been forced to cancel on February 19 due to upcoming strike action by baggage handlers and ground staff.




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Equalities Minister Liz Truss lambasts trans advocates for claiming they had Government approval

Equalities Minister Liz Truss ordered EqualiTeach to stop using the logo of the Government Equalities Office on its controversial guidelines stating teachers must allow trans pupils to use toilets of their choice.




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Russian troops are using drones to track down members of failed Venezuelan coup, local media claims

El Nacional published allegedly deleted tweets from state military command ZODI La Guaira center which claimed that Russian special forces members were aiding the search for coup members.




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French resistance heroine who helped liberate Paris from the Nazis has died aged 101

Cecile Rol Tanguy (pictured) died yesterday at her home in Monteaux, central France, as Europe commemorated the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces.




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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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Multi Reach Media Pvt Ltd vs Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd on 24 January, 2020

2. The subscriber reports furnished by the petitioner since the introduction. of new regime from 01.02.2019 as per new Regulations and Tariff Order of 2017 were not in accordance with the legal requirement. In the notice, the respondent had alleged under-reporting of subscribers in respect of its channels and later also alleged that petitioner was redistributing Zee Bangla channel in unencrypted mode. As the earlier orders would disclose, technical audit held under the orders of this Tribunal was not a smooth affair. The audit report of KPMG is on record. The parties have filed their response to the audit report. Some of the initial difficulties in the audit and reasons for delay of several months will appear from orders passed on 23.07.2019 and also some of the subsequent orders. The initial shortcomings in the petitioner's system are clear not only from the facts available on record and in the order sheets but also from reports of technical audit of petitioner's system prepared 'at the instance of some other broadcasters. As an interim measure, provisional bills were directed to be raised by the respondent on the basis of subscriber reports of the petitioner but it has been made clear that this arrangement shall not prejudice the claim of the respondent for a higher amount, if justified.




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Xyz vs Association Of Man Made Fibre ... on 16 March, 2020

2. It was stated that OP-1 is an association of man-made fibre manufacturers in India; OP-2 is the largest producer and seller of Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) in India; OP-3 is a company registered in Thailand and promoted by OP-2; and OP-4 is a company belonging to the Aditya Birla Group operating in Indonesia and engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling and exporting VSF to customers located in the US, Europe, Turkey, Japan, Korea, China and other countries in both textile and non-woven segments.

3. The Informant alleged that OP-2 is the sole producer of VSF having a market share of almost 100% in India and it is misusing its sole position in the domestic market to squeeze the textile industry consumers. With regard to OP-3 and OP-4, it was alleged that OP-2 imports and markets its products and Case No. 62 of 2016 2 Public Version OP-3, operating from Thailand and OP-4, operating from Indonesia, have joined hands to exploit the Indian market.




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Zahira Naz vs Ajeet Kumar Sahu on 4 May, 2020

Ordered accordingly.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 04.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.05 12:20 I am approving this document




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Imtiyaz Uddin vs State Of J&K And Another on 4 May, 2020

Ordered accordingly.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 04.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.05 12:20 I am approving this document




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Mohd. Niayaz vs State Of J&K And Others on 4 May, 2020

Ordered accordingly.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 04.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.05 12:19 I am approving this document




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Haq Nawaz 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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Shahzada Bano 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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Zulfkar Ali And Others vs State Of J&K And Others on 5 May, 2020

The prayer is allowed. The date of hearing in the main petition is preponed from 13.08.2020 to 05.05.2020. The same is taken on Board and is permitted to be withdrawn.

(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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New India Assurance Co. Ltd vs Mst. Chand Sultana Mazumder And 5 ... on 8 May, 2020

Let this matter be listed in the first week of June, 2020 on a date to be fixed by the Registry. On the next date so fixed, this matter will be taken up for its disposal.

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Nazima Khatun @ Begum vs The State Of Assam on 8 May, 2020

JUDGE Comparing Assistant