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ICO updates guidance on timescales for responding to individuals’ rights: Date of receipt is ‘day one’

What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to the effect that the timescale for responding to individuals’ requests (including subject access requests) is one calendar month from the day of receipt of the ...




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Coronavirus – Commission issues competition framework for co-ordination of essential scarce products - Europe

Executive summary On 8 April 2020, the European Commission issued a Temporary Framework Communication enabling it to: issue “comfort letters” in respect of specific temporary competitor co-ordination projects; and explain the criteria it...




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UAE- WHAT THE FAKE! Mascara

(MENAFN - Dubai PR Network) Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 09, 2020: You will never go through the hassle of using fake lashes! With a... ......




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Chechen Migrant Drags French Policeman Over 60 Feet to Escape Virus Check

A Chechen migrant was arrested in the commune of Montereau-Fault-Yonne after dragging a police officer 60 feet with his vehicle while trying to escape a Wuhan coronavirus lockdown checkpoint. ......




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Scapegoating the WHO as the CHO

Now is not the time to demonize and defund the WHO.




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Fraud squad seize devices and files from suspect in €1m invoice scam

Fraud squad detectives have seized a number of electronic devices and documentation as part of a massive international probe into a €1m invoice redirect fraud.




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FDA approves Israeli start-up Aidoc's AI to detect COVID-19 in CT scans


Aidoc's AI system can detect and prioritize findings from CT scans associated with coronavirus




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Pascale's Kitchen: Fun, easy dishes


I do love having something spicy and savory simmering on the stove, or something scrumptious baking in the oven that fills the entire house with a sweet aroma.




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Schembri overshadowed by Muscat’s new economic role: ‘I consult with many people’

Economy Minister Silvio Schembri downplays Joseph Muscat's role in drawing up Malta's post-COVID strategy, insisting the government is consulting with several parties




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The Inescapable Truth About God

Acceptable worship demands that God be known—worship cannot occur where the true God is not believed in, adored, and obeyed. The object of our worship must be right if our worship is to be acceptable. We must consider the God we worship.

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Turkey charges 7 over ex-Nissan boss’s escape to Lebanon

Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has been living in Lebanon since escaping house arrest in Japan in late December.




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France had Covid-19 in November, hospital says after analysis of chest scans

Covid-19 cases in France can be dated back to as early as November 16, nearly 10 weeks before the country’s first confirmed cases of the disease were thought to have occurred, according to a French hospital.The November case was identified by the hospital’s medical imaging department after carrying out a retrospective study on about 2,500 chest scans performed between November 1 and April 30.The findings came as the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on countries to investigate pneumonia…




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Coronavirus: African Union presses Madagascar on efficacy of Covid-Organics ‘tonic’

The African Union (AU) said it has held discussions with officials from Madagascar to find out more about a herbal drink recently touted by the island nation’s president as a possible treatment for Covid-19.According to a statement issued on Tuesday, AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Amira El Fadil held a meeting with the chargé d’affaires of Madagascar’s embassy in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on April 30, at which it was agreed that more information would be provided about the…




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1MDB scandal: US recovers another US$49 million siphoned from Malaysian fund

The United States has reached a settlement to recover more than US$49 million involving Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, the US Department of Justice said.The government of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak set up the 1MDB fund in 2009 to promote economic development.The US justice department has estimated more than US$4.5 billion was siphoned out of Malaysia by high-level fund officials and their associates between 2009 and 2014 in a scandal that has also embroiled Goldman Sachs…




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Coronavirus: Singapore’s struggle to source nasal swabs shows why test kits are so scarce

In a back room of Singaporean dentist Teehee Dental Works, three orange-topped boxes hum with a sterile buzz.Over the next three hours, a thousand strands of liquid resin will form and harden to become plastic nasal swabs, ready to be used in Covid-19 test kits. Those 3D printers – normally making dentures and crowns – are a part of a local effort to re-tool some of Singapore’s industries to respond to a growing need for test kits amid the widening coronavirus pandemic.With one of Asia’s…




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Financial Scams Rise as Coronavirus Hits Developing Countries

David Medine is Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). He is also CGAP’s lead on data protection and security and works to develop novel, consumer-oriented approaches to data protection and to encourage the creation of cyber security resource centers for developing countries.

The post Financial Scams Rise as Coronavirus Hits Developing Countries appeared first on Inter Press Service.




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Brazil digging large-scale graves ahead of coronavirus peak

The public health system in Sao Paulo is approaching its limit with several city hospitals close to filling all their intensive care beds.




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Replies submitted to NAB questionnaire on $50m scam: Petroleum Division admits breach of MGPG-2013

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has admitted that it has violated the marginal gas policy guidelines 2013, and the terms of reference set by directorate general petroleum concessions , while...

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Fiscal budget 2020-21 under process: Centre faces mammoth challenges to find ways out for revenue

ISLAMABAD: The Centre will have to face serious challenges to support day to day expenditures after paying defence and debt servicing bills from available resources, as the fiscal budget 2020-21 is...

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Judge video scandal case: ATC rejects approver's plea for bail

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorist Court Friday rejected the bail of approver in Judge Arshad Malik video scandal case. The accused, Faisal Shaheen, allegedly made the controversial video of former...

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Fiscal budget 2020-21 under process: Centre faces mammoth challenges to find ways out for revenue

ISLAMABAD: The Centre will have to face serious challenges to support day to day expenditures after paying defence and debt servicing bills from available resources, as the fiscal budget 2020-21 is...

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Judge video scandal case: ATC rejects approver's plea for bail

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorist Court Friday rejected the bail of approver in Judge Arshad Malik video scandal case.The accused, Faisal Shaheen, allegedly made the controversial video of former...

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Replies submitted to NAB questionnaire on $50m scam: Petroleum Division admits breach of MGPG-2013

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has admitted that it has violated the marginal gas policy guidelines 2013, and the terms of reference set by directorate general petroleum concessions , while...

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Replies submitted to NAB questionnaire on $50m scam: Petroleum Division admits breach of MGPG-2013

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has admitted that it has violated the marginal gas policy guidelines 2013, and the terms of reference set by directorate general petroleum concessions , while...

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Judge video scandal case: ATC rejects approver's plea for bail

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorist Court Friday rejected the bail of approver in Judge Arshad Malik video scandal case.The accused, Faisal Shaheen, allegedly made the controversial video of former...

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Drugs import from India: Shahbaz Sharif demands probe into billion-rupee scandal

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded an in-depth investigation into the medicine scandal through a parliamentary...

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Fiscal budget 2020-21 under process: Centre faces mammoth challenges to find out ways for revenue

ISLAMABAD: The Centre will have to face serious challenges to support day to day expenditures after paying defence and debt servicing bills from available resources, as the fiscal budget 2020-21 is...

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Drugs import from India: Shahbaz demands probe into scandal of billions

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded an in-depth investigation into the medicine scandal through a parliamentary committee.“Coming on the heels of sugar, wheat and IPPs scandals, the latest drug scandal indicates how...




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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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India escalating tension at LoC

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said it had summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over the Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control .The statement by the FO said that in the unprovoked Indian firing across the LoC in Nezapir and Rakchikri sectors, six...




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Drugs import from India: Shahbaz demands probe into billion-rupee scandal

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded an in-depth investigation into the medicine scandal through a parliamentary committee.“Coming on the heels of sugar, wheat and IPPs scandals, the latest drug scandal indicates how...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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Drugs import from India: Shahbaz Sharif demands probe into billion-rupee scandal

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N President and National Assembly opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has demanded an in-depth investigation into the medicine scandal through a parliamentary committee. Sugar, wheat and IPPs scandals, the latest drug scandal indicates how powerful mafias within the...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pak GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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India escalating tension at LoC

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said it had summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over the Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control .The statement by the FO said that in the unprovoked Indian firing across the LoC in Nezapir and Rakchikri sectors, six...




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Escape from Pretoria (2020)




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Escape from Pretoria (2020)

Genres: Thriller Running Time: 106 min. Directed by: Francis Annan Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ian Hart Synopsis: Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.




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Microchip Smart Storage Adapters Now Interoperate Seamlessly with MegaRAC® SP-X Management Firmware from AMI for At-Scale Secure Storage Management

Microchip Smart Storage Adapters Now Interoperate Seamlessly with MegaRAC® SP-X Management Firmware from AMI for At-Scale Secure Storage Management




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ADB-Funded Laboratory to Scale Up COVID-19 Testing in the Philippines

The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), with support from ADB, has set up a new laboratory in Pampanga province, north of the capital Manila. It will significantly increase the government’s testing capacity for COVID-19...




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ADB President, Pakistan Minister of Economic Affairs Discuss Scaling Up Support to Combat COVID-19

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and ADB Governor Makhdoom Khusro Bukhtiar today discussed how ADB can scale up its support for the government’s response to the COVID-19...




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ADB-Funded Laboratory to Scale Up COVID-19 Testing in the Philippines

The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), with support from ADB, has set up a new laboratory in Pampanga province, north of the capital Manila. It will significantly increase the government’s testing capacity for COVID-19...




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ADB Needs to Scale Up Support to Sustainable Urban Transport Solutions

ADB's support to Asia and the Pacific’s transport sector has helped improve domestic connectivity and economic efficiency in the region, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department.




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First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Project

Approved project 53249-001 in Mongolia.




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JBL’s Secret to the Top: Q&A with HARMAN’s Pascal van Laer

From accurate sound to breakthrough technologies, JBL has a history of transporting superior audio experiences to fans across the globe; and its headphones are no exception. The team’s unwavering commitment to delivering unmatched experiences and unique...




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HARMAN’s Expanded Scalable Infotainment Offerings for Entry Segment Infotainment Solution Provides Upgradeable and Adaptable Platform for Vehicles Globally

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2015 – HARMAN, the premium global audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation group (NYSE:HAR), will demo its expanded scalable embedded infotainment platform at the Geneva International Motor Show. The offering addresses the full spectrum of vehicle segments, including entry- to mid-level cars, with a feature-rich, automotive-grade platform that leverages the latest smartphone integration technologies such as Apple CarPlay, Android Auto™ and MirrorLink for best-in-class connectivity for the world’s automakers.




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Africans scale back funerals to curb COVID-19

Across Africa, centuries-old cultural traditions are being foregone in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen governments impose restrictions on gatherings and other practices around death and burial. Francesca Lynagh reports.




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Scaramucci's SkyBridge hit with heavy redemption requests as fund fell: letter

Investors in SkyBridge Capital asked for hundreds of millions of dollars back after the fund suffered a 23% loss in March when investments made by its debt-focused hedge fund managers soured, Anthony...




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Huge fossil-like scars of the Anthropocene mark walls of Russian mine

Vast machines have left the subterranean world of a potash mine in the Urals with ammonite-like whorls, photographed for a project to highlight lasting human impacts on the planet.




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Dan Holdsworth captures a vanishing landscape in a point-cloud

Armed with drones, helicopters and military-grade software, a British photographer has developed a new way to remember glaciers




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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

To find subjects to photograph, Kacper Kowalski takes to the air in a paramotor or gyrocopter, barely steering to allow the wind to dictate the direction