The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said his agency's guidance for reopening the country was in "draft form" and not ready to be released in the midst of reports that top administration officials decided to shelve the CDC’s recommendations. “The re-opening guidance shared prematurely was in draft form and had not been vetted through the interagency review process," CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a statement circulated by the...

New Delhi (Sputnik): As many as 12 people lost their lives and several others were hospitalised due to a hazardous styrene gas leak at a South Korean factory in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. ......

Narrated by Zhang Minghong I walked into the studio of the Beijing TV on October 30, 2019 and participated in the recording of a TV program to talk about my life after retirement from the Chinese military over 30 years ago. In fact, I am a very ordinary Chinese veteran. I have been retired from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) for nearly 30 years and have been earning a living by loading and unloading and riding a tricycle in Ya'an, a city in the western part of China's Sichuan Province. During this time, I haven't done anything incredible. I think the reason why the TV station invited me to participate in the show has to do with the belief that I have persisted for so many years....

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Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images Dockworkers in Belgium are wearing bracelets to enforce social distancing. The bracelets were already used to detect if someone fell into the water, but now they will sound an alarm if workers get to close to each other. Manufacturers say there is no privacy issue and the bracelets don't track...

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Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic. In neighboring Belarus, however, the ceremonies went ahead in full, with tens of thousands of people in the sort of proximity that has been almost unseen in the world for months....

Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. MOSCOW — With Red Square and the walkways around the Kremlin walls deserted, Russian President Vladimir Putin carried a bouquet of red roses alone. He knelt to set them at the foot of the Eternal Flame war memorial, then stood with his head bowed for several seconds. An overcast and rainy morning in Moscow suited the uncharacteristically somber mood of the occasion – the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's World War II triumph. This day is usually marked with big,...

An ancient marine reptile that swam the oceans nearly 250 million years ago had unusual pebble-like teeth which it used to crush hard-shelled prey, scientists believe. The creature, named Cartorhynchus lenticarpus, belongs to an extinct group of reptiles known as ichthyosaurs. Not much is known about the ancestry...

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The stolen records of 20 million users of a popular Android app store have been published online by a hacker who claims to have 19 million more. Not all app stores are the same. Android users have access to the … read more

For a Bangladeshi woman, who has worked as a sex worker since childhood, her future post-COVID-19 looks hopeless. Shilpy, who works at Daulatdia, the largest brothel in the country, told IPS how she now also fears for the future of her two daughters. “When I was born, the woman my mother worked for gave everyone […]

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A recent trend on social media in Turkey is the increasing influence of a group of good-looking Turkish doctors. Click through for the photo story by Hürriyet reporter Kübra Genç...

The mayor of the western Turkish town of İznik, which is a key venue in the history of Christianity, has launched a campaign against those who paint the historic city walls with graffiti despite repeated warnings. Click through for the story in photos...

Hotels in the southeastern province of Adıyaman are enjoying a 100 percent occupancy rate thanks to a flock of domestic visitors wanting to spend their upcoming nine-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, along with the increasing number of foreign visitors wanting to see the beautiful Mount Nemrut.

The Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden is the only place in Turkey where one can observe every phase of metamorphosis, from small larvae to colorful butterflies.

With the birth of the Turkish Republic, many rights have been granted to women, marking a milestone in the history of both the country and the world. The modern republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and his sweeping reforms have aimed to create gender equality between women and men, as he was one of the first leaders in the world to grant women the right to elect and be elected. From the first woman pilot to the first female judges, many Turkish women made history, thriving to leave an enduring legacy for future generations. Click through to see the most influential Turkish women, as compiled by İnci Hazal Özcan:

Lake Gökpınar, dubbed a “natural aquarium,” enchants visitors as fall colors merge with its crystal-clear turquoise-hued waters.

World's second deepest canyon located in Turkey's Black Sea province of Kastamonu attracts visitors. (Source: Anadolu Agency)

Canyons around the Euphrates River in eastern Malatya province are becoming favorite destinations for nature lovers.  (Source: Anadolu Agency)

Turkish Labor, Social Services and Family Ministry on May 8 announced visitors will not be allowed to retirement and nursing homes across the country on Mother's Day Sunday, and also during traditional Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Welcome to your Diversified Industrials Sector Outlook 2019 In this outlook for the Diversified Industrials sector, we take a look at the key trends, legislation and issues we’re set to face in 2019 and the likely impact on businesses operatin...

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Legal liability for financial institutions and financial services firms when using artificial intelligence and machine learning Recent advances in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with the availability of sufficient computing...

Background and scope of the review On 4th March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the findings of its desktop review of outsourcing in the life insurance sector. The review forms part of the FCA’s broader consultation and propos...

  On Friday 17 April 2020, the FCA issued a draft guidance for consultation on temporary forbearance measures to assist motor finance customers facing financial difficulty because of COVID-19. The consultation will close at 5 pm on Monday 20 Ap...

DNB (the Dutch Central Bank) Banks: Micro prudential, less significant institutions (LSIs) - Banks can use their capital and liquidity buffer. Therefore, banks will be allowed to temporarily operate below the level of capital as defined by t...

Please note, we will continue to update this note as and when further measures are announced. Summarises of the current position on directors' duties across some key jurisdictions noting any significant changes that have been announced by government...

In this period of market uncertainty, financial services firms globally are facing a number of challenges and questions. We have created a selection of recent articles, webinars, podcasts and short videos published by Eversheds Sutherland to he...

  With the General Election 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published. All of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. Full Article