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Successful judicial review challenge against Council’s home to school transport policy which was held to be indirectly discriminatory

In R (on the application of Diocese of Menevia and others) v Swansea City and County Council1 (“the Council”), the Administrative Court was required to consider whether a change in policy made by the Council in respect of school transpor...




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Operational Resiliency for Financial Institutions

The operational resilience of retail banks operating in the United Kingdom has come under increased scrutiny following a number of high-profile IT failures and cyber-attacks. Regulators have shown a willingness to impose significant penalties for IT...




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CAT rejects Electro Rent appeal against procedural fine

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed an appeal by Electro Rent against a fine of £100,000 imposed for failing to comply with the terms of an interim order (the “order”). Interim orders are a key tool employed by the ...




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The Italian Competition Authority’s enforcement against so called “IBAN discrimination” practices

Introduction The Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) has recently adopted a harsh approach imposing quite significant fines on those operators who accept direct debit payments only to the extent that their customers are holders of an ...




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EU Securitisation Regulation – Considerations for AIFMs, UCITS managers and institutional investors

Overview The Securitisation Regulation (Regulation) comes into force on 1 January 2019, establishes a general framework for securitisation and creates a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation. The Regulation is a ...




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Palestine To Take Measures Against Israel, U.S. Over Annexation Plan: Abbas

(MENAFN - Nam News Network) RAMALLAH, May 9 (NNN-WAFA) - Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, warned, on Friday, that measures will be taken against ... ......




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UAE- Bentley Institute announces Digital Infrastructure Student Idea Challenge 2020

(MENAFN - Dubai PR Network) 7 May 2020 - Bentley Institute, a leading organization advancing infrastructure professions by empowering practitioners, s... ......




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For Newark Valley family, toddler's COVID-19 diagnosis changes Mother's Day in an instant

Kali Little was already extra grateful for her mom and grandmother this Mother's Day. Then her 3-year-old was diagnosed with COVID-19. ......




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Installing shingles in wet weather

Q. Lately, now that it’s spring, I’m seeing roofers putting on new shingles and assume people are getting leaks that must be making them a little desperate, because roofers are working on wet roofs or in cold weather or when it’s drizzling. Can roof shingles be put on in wet weather? I was taught by my father, a carpenter who was extremely careful with everything he did. I learned what to do (and not to do) from him, and he never would have allowed this. Is there...




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Demonstrators defy ban to protest against lockdown

Several hundred demonstrators have gathered in the Swiss capital, Bern, St Gallen and Zurich to protest against a government-imposed coronavirus...




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Finucane condemns threat against journalists

9 May, 2020 - by John Finucane Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has condemned loyalist threats against journalists and said the PSNI must do all in its power to put the crime gangs responsible out of...




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In His Fight Against WHO, Trump Plays Politics with Human Lives

President Donald Trump’s threat to abruptly cut all US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) has been described as ‘reckless and deadly”—particularly at a time when the Geneva-based UN agency was engaged in an uphill battle against the spreading coronavirus. The US president, who has dismissed WHO as “China-centric”, has also been accused of […]

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Mayor takes action against graffiti on walls of historical city for Christianity

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...




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Further US Sanctions imposed against Venezuela

The United States has expanded the sanctions imposed on Venezuela in a bid to hold accountable “those responsible for Venezuela’s tragic decline”. U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have steadily increased since March 2015 in response to ...




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ICO and Alan Turing Institute consult on guidance on “Explaining decisions made with AI”

On 2 December 2019, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Alan Turing Institute (the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence) (“Turing”) launched a consultation seeking...




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US imposes further sanctions on Iran – what does this mean for the JCPoA and for global corporations and financial institutions?

On 10 January 2020, following the recent military escalation between Iran and the US, the White House issued Executive Order, "Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran" (“EO 13902”), which expands the already broad U...




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InStep Magazine - Winter 2019/2020 Further Education and Academies

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Education briefing - Institutes of Technology – a new wave….

Last month the Department for Education published its prospectus for a second wave of institutes of technology (see here). £120m has been pledged to ensure access to an institu...




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WEBINAR RECORDING - Coronavirus - An overview of employment law issues for education institutions

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Musicians and DJs fight against COVID-19 closures and learn to live it up online

With gigs off and venues closed, Japanese artists are getting more creative in staging shows for fans staying at home.





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World leaders evoke WWII spirit in battle against pandemic

Global leaders marked 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe on Friday, urging citizens to draw inspiration from the historic victory ...




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Japan’s hotels in a bind as mild and asymptomatic coronavirus patients opt to heal at home instead

Despite legislative attempts to persuade mild and asymptomatic patients to isolate in hotels, most cooperating facilities are nearly empty.




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Fight sexual abuse against children

While releasing the Annual Crime Report for 2019 recently, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Martin Okoth Ochola, revealed that defilement still poses a big problem to the police.




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Malawi: Opposition Supporters Celebrate After Court Rejects Mutharika's Appeal Against Fresh Elections

[Nyasa Times] Malawi opposition supporters erupted into wild scenes of celebrations on Friday after the Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous decision upheld an earlier constitutional court ruling that declared President Peter Mutharika was "not duly elected" in a disputed 2019 vote.




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US general says coalition continuing fight against ISIS amid the pandemic


The pandemic has led to a series of changes, including the separation of US and coalition forces from locals.




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VIDEOS: Iran's National Instruments Orchestra Pays Tributes to COVID-19 Healthcare Staff

With the aim of expressing appreciation for the medical staff from around globe, the Iran's National Instruments Orchestra performed ";The Avicenna Suite"; by maestro Farhad Fakhreddini. The work has been recorded and edited by cell phone at home.




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From Bruce Lee to L’Oreal, China is pumping up optimism for court cases against intellectual-property thieves

For years, Western companies have struggled to profit from a Chinese consumer market that thrives on cheap knock-offs of iconic brands. But that frustration is now turning into optimism, as local courts begin to stamp out thieves and cheats, lawyers say.More companies are filing intellectual property (IP) lawsuits amid a shift in attitude towards protecting original ideas, trademarks and patents, according to official data. The rush has accelerated after the phase-one trade deal in the US-China…




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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Donald Trump aide Michael Flynn

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein on politico.com on May 7, 2020.The US Justice Department has abandoned its prosecution of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, throwing in the towel on one of the most prominent cases brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his dealings with the Russian ambassador to the US.But…




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Spanish flu killed his sister, now ‘world’s oldest man’ faces off against Covid-19

South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister.“I have lived this long because of God’s grace,” said Blom, possibly one of the oldest men in the world.Lighting a cigarette, he recalled the 1918 pandemic that left tens of millions dead worldwide including his sister.Blom was born in 1904 in the rural town of Adelaide, tucked near the Great Winterberg mountain range of South…




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Indian police question teen boy after ‘bois locker room’ Instagram chat group makes light of rape

Indian police are investigating an online chat group that made light of gang-rape and caused a backlash on social media over trivialising sexual assault, with one teenage boy questioned on Tuesday.An Instagram chat group called “bois locker room” was the top trending hashtag on Twitter in India, with many tweets using screenshots from the group to highlight derogatory comments made about women, sexism or victim blaming.Sexual violence against women has become a major issue in India since the…




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Singaporean women are using virtual reality to fight back against sexual harassment

“Wow, your shirt is really see-through. Are you wearing matching underwear?” the man says lewdly.It’s a virtual reality simulation – but it’s enough to shock 23-year-old Elizabeth Lee into silence as the scene plays out on her headset.The VR technology is part of the Girl, Talk project which is aimed at helping women fight back against harassment in Singapore.“I would think that I would respond in a more confrontational way,” Lee admits. “It felt very physically close … it was just really…




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Malaysian politics heats up with Mahathir’s no-confidence vote against Muhyiddin‘s ‘back-door government’

Malaysia’s politics took another dramatic turn on Friday ahead of its first parliamentary sitting in months as the speaker of the house accepted a motion by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to launch a no-confidence vote against his replacement, Muhyiddin Yassin.Mahathir, however, has conceded that he does not believe he has the numbers required to command the majority support of parliament, claiming that Muhyiddin had won over supporters by giving them government roles. “Maybe we will…




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Prague mayor joins protest against short-term rentals

Prague Daily Monitor

In an article written by Jakub Plíhal for news server Aktualne.cz, about Prague's coming war with short-term rentals, he covered a symbolic protest in a building where out of seventeen flats only three are occupied by families permanently. Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib joined the protest organized by the Stop Airbnb group.

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Kipchumba cannot wait to run against world’s best in London

He won Beyond Zero Half Marathon this year.




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Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers find three-drug combination suppresses virus nearly twice as fast as drug held up as major hope against pandemic

A combination of three drugs suppressed the coronavirus within seven days when used on patients in Hong Kong, nearly twice as fast as a single medicine did, in a result seen as a leading hope in the fight against the pandemic, a study has found.The findings of the research, led by University of Hong Kong academics and published in The Lancet on Saturday, could signal progress in the search for a standard form of therapy for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease.It discovered…




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News24.co.ke | Kenya warned against closing world's largest refugee camp

Another major aid group is warning Kenya not to close the world's largest refugee camp, saying the move is pressuring tens of thousands of Somali refugees to return to their deeply unstable country.




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Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon speak against misinformation

Virat Kohli, Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan joined forces for a video




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Richa Chadha speaks out against the rise in domestic violence cases amid lockdown

Richa Chadha releases a domestic violence awareness campaign to curtail its growing impact




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Ananya Panday, James McVey to face off against gruesome outcomes of online bullying

Ananya Panday joined James McVey to spread awareness against online bullying's detrimental impact




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NAB Sindh decides filing of reference against corrupt food officials

SUKKUR: The DG NAB has decided to file corruption references against some government officials allegedly involved in corruption, including Anees-ur-Rehman Mahar the-then deputy director food Sukkur,...

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Tekashi 6ix9ine returns with new song, shatters Instagram live viewership record

In his first post-prison track 'Gooba,' Tekashi 6ix9ine flaunted his jaw-dropping performance accompanied by six women and a puppy




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Malawi court rejects president'sappeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE: Malawi´s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika´s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July. Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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Malawi court rejects president's appeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi’s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika’s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July.Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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World leaders evoke WWII spirit in battle against pandemic

Global leaders marked 75 years since the end of World War II in Europe Friday, urging citizens to draw inspiration from the historic victory as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic.




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Senior PM Office member approaches Ombudsman against D-12 plot allotments to a selected few

ISLAMABAD: A senior member of the Prime Minister’s Office has approached the Federal Ombudsman over the ‘extreme injustice’ of out of turn allotment of second residential plots in the federal capital to a selected few in the bureaucracy in a non-transparent and unjust manner.The...




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Senior PM Office member approaches Ombudsman against D-12 plot allotments to a selected few

ISLAMABAD: A senior member of the Prime Minister’s Office has approached the Federal Ombudsman over the ‘extreme injustice’ of out of turn allotment of second residential plots in the federal capital to a selected few in the bureaucracy in a non-transparent and unjust manner.The...




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Senior PM Office member approaches Ombudsman against D-12 plot allotments to a selected few

ISLAMABAD: A senior member of the Prime Minister’s Office has approached the Federal Ombudsman over the ‘extreme injustice’ of out of turn allotment of second residential plots in the federal capital to a selected few in the bureaucracy in a non-transparent and unjust manner. The...