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Show me the Money! - The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes

The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes In September 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) issued a Consultation Paper (available here) setting out its proposa...




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Lawbite: Business Rates - Two Cases Bring Positive News For Ratepayers

Ryan Fisher Vinyl & Carpet Showroom RA/94/2017 Thorntons plc and Clarions Solicitors Limited RA/80/2017 and RA/93/2017 The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has handed down two decisions recently which have highlighted the Tribunal’s pragmati...




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A settled position on ‘Setting’?

On 18 July 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Catesby Estates and SSCLG v Steer and Historic England in considering whether an inspector erred in law in his understanding of the concept of the “setting” of a Grade I listed...




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Leadership Symposium to Honor Native Hawaiian Sustainability Expert

Leadership Symposium to Honor Native Hawaiian Sustainability Expert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 25, 2008

Media Contact:
Derek Ferrar
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East-West Center
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Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Ramsay Taum will be the recipient of this year’s Transformational Leadership Award at a free symposium on “Transforming Leaders and Sustainability,” to be presented on Saturday by the East-West Center Leadership Certificate Program.




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Asian Development Bank President to Speak at APEC Week Business Symposium

Trade ministers of Australia and New Zealand will also be featured

HONOLULU (Nov. 2, 2011) – Asian Development Bank President and Chairman Haruhiko Kuroda has joined the roster of high-level speakers at the Asia-Pacific Business Symposium that will be held at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa during the upcoming APEC Leaders’ Week. Other featured speakers include the trade ministers of Australia and New Zealand, along with numerous business leaders, experts and officials from a broad range of Asia Pacific nations.




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Lawbite: Tenancy deposit scheme and pre-2007 tenancies

Charalambous and another v Ng and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 The courts continue to produce surprising decisions in relation to the tenancy deposit scheme introduced by the Housing Act 2004, applying it in certain respects to tenancies granted bef...




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Lawbite: Occupiers, Occupation and the imposition of rights under the Electronic Communications Code

Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited v Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1755 The Court of Appeal’s judgement is the latest decision concerning the Code and the first appeal heard concerning the Electr...




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Beware of transfer duty on deposits forfeited in property transactions

Buyers of immovable property must think very carefully before paying deposits. If for some reason the sale is cancelled, the purchaser remains liable for transfer duty on the deposit that is forfeited to the seller (in terms of section 5(2)(a) of th...




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Coronavirus: 24 more almajiris, two health workers test positive in Jigawa

Only 148 out of 607 samples of the returning almajiris have so far been tested, and 40 are already positive.

The post Coronavirus: 24 more almajiris, two health workers test positive in Jigawa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.




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COVID-19: Three health workers, four patients reportedly test positive at Ogun FMC

No fewer than three health workers and four patients at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State, have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. DAILY POST learnt that the health workers include a doctor and two nurses. Reliable sources at the hospital told DAILY POST that the health workers possibly had contacts with a pregnant […]

COVID-19: Three health workers, four patients reportedly test positive at Ogun FMC




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BREAKING: Osinbajo breaks silence on his whereabouts

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, gave an insight into his whereabouts in the past few weeks. Osinbajo, who spoke through his spokesperson, Akande Laolu, disclosed that he has been attending to official matters on how to improve Nigeria’s economy. Laolu, in an Instagram post shared with DAILY POST, after he was contacted on Osinbajo’s […]

BREAKING: Osinbajo breaks silence on his whereabouts




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News that I tested positive for Covid-19 fake, misleading – Lagos health commissioner

BY EMEKA EJERE Prof. Akin Abayomi,  the commissioner for health in Lagos State has refuted reports claiming that he tested positive for coronavirus. Prof Abayomi urged people of the state and Nigerians to disregard the reports which he described as fake and misleading. The commissioner, who made the clarification in a series of tweets, said […]

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Covid-19 in SA: 'Wine industry was losing R500m every week'

The wine industry has welcomed the easing of export restrictions as a positive step towards boosting the constrained economy.




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Rape survivor left with huge legal bill after losing court case against cops

Businesswoman and activist Andisiwe “Andy” Kawa sued police for damages after accusing them of failing to find her during a 15-hour rape she endured in 2010 but lost the case.




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Soweto cop in ICU after testing positive for Covid-19

The officer's diagnosis follows that of another one from the Disaster Operations Centre in Pretoria who tested positive on Wednesday.




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POSCO Energy and SK Gas at Risk of Losing 1 Tril. Won due to Gov't Insistence on LNG Power

Private-sector power generators are complaining mightily about the government's pressure on them to switch coal-fired power plants they are building into ones based on liquefied natural gas. That's largely because the government is mum about the sunk cost and other costs to retrofit the plants estimated to be as high as 2.6 trillion won. According to private-sector power generation industry sources on September 17, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy requested to POSCO Energy, SK Gas,...




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S�n�gal: Patients asymptomatiques - Un site flambant neuf en appoint du dispositif hospitalier

La r�ponse de l'�tat du S�n�gal �...




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Alg�rie: R�pression de la Corruption - 15 fonctionnaires des Finances mis � la disposition de l'OCRC

Alger -Le nombre de fonctionnaires...




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Opposition to Trump Unites Democrats Behind Biden

Pressure from progressives for more expansive government assistance programs, especially now during the COVID pandemic, along with concerns over a recent sexual assault allegation and a challenge from a third-party candidate, threaten to fracture that unified support




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The regulatory positions of OTT - a global view

Part 4 of 4 Compared to the rest of the world, OTT regulation is fairly advanced in Europe and subject to a completely different approach in Africa and Middle East. It seems that in this part of the world, OTT services are commonly banned to protect...




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Closing the GAP: Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance - competition remedy

New rules in the FCA’s policy statement on Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance (PS15/13) are about to change the way GAP insurance sold alongside the sale of a motor vehicle (add-on GAP Insurance) is sold to both consumers and commerci...




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The position of the right of pledge after bankruptcy on goods that are delivered subject to retention of title

On 3 June 2016, the Supreme Court ruled that a valid right of pledge can be established on goods that are delivered subject to retention of title (of ownership). If the buyer is declared bankrupt, the conditional ownership can become an uncondition...




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MiFID II and MiFIR - Italian transposition

On 28 July 2017 the Legislative Decree transposing Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) and Regulation (EU) 600/2014 (MiFIR) in Italy (the “Decree”) has been finally approved.The Decree amends and integrate...




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Global Corrosion Protection Polymer Coating Market 2020 Key Players Analysis, Segmentation, Growth, Future Trend, Gross ...

(MENAFN - CDN Newswire) A report added to the rich database of MarketsandResearch.biz , titled [To enable links in your articles, contact MENAFN Cl... ......




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EU to fund more projects in Jordan, says Hadjitheodosiou

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)-Ambassador / Head of the European Union Delegation in Jordan, Maria Hadjitheodosiou, said the EU wi... ......




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COVID-19: 13 more test positive, J&K total 836

(MENAFN - IANS) Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Thirteen more persons tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the patients ta... ......




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Hacker gets access to Microsoft's private GitHub repositories

(MENAFN - IANS) San Francisco, May 9 (IANS) Taking control of a Microsoft employee's GitHub account, a hacker recently got access to some of the c... ......




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My Son Is a Nurse. The Coronavirus Means I Worry About Losing Him Every Day.

His New York City hospital has been all pandemic, all the time. ......




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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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Opposition to Trump Unites Democrats Behind Biden

Opposition to President Donald Trump has consolidated Democratic party...




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Nancy Pelosi's idea for 2020 DNC: Hold it in a large stadium over a single day

The 2020 DNC in Milwaukee is scheduled for the week of August 17 as planning continues to stage event in the middle of a pandemic. ......




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Centre Proposing to Do Away with Interstate Migrant Workmen Act, Alleges Congress

Congress said Parliament...




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COVID-19: Two returnees from Gulf to Kerala test positive for virus

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Two people who travelled home to Kerala from the Gulf have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, taking the the total number of active cases in the state to 17, Chief...




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Member of Mike Pence's staff tests positive for coronavirus

Mike Pence's press secretary, the wife of one of President Donald Trump's senior advisers, has tested positive for the coronavirus, raising alarm about the virus' potential spread within the White House's inner most circle. ......




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Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

Washington: Vice president Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was “not worried” about the virus spreading in the White House. Nonetheless, officials said they were stepping up safety protocols for the complex. Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. She is...




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday. The assistant, who works in a personal capacity for US President Donald Trump's daughter, has not been around her in several weeks, the CNN reported. COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of...




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Trump says coronavirus will disappear without a vaccine but Fauci says opposite

Donald Trump has been bullish about a coronavirus vaccine – so much so that experts have had to talk him off a more aggressive...




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Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed

Scientists have observed the biggest supernova - stellar explosion - ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive than our sun in a faraway galaxy.



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One Beşiktaş player and a staff tests positive for coronavirus

One Beşiktaş player and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus three days after the announcement that the Turkish league will resume next month, the club said on May 9. 




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A Positive Policy Turn for People Most Vulnerable To Drought Worldwide

The international community is developing policy measures and actions to help the people most vulnerable to drought to take early action to avoid loss of life, and the heavy and growing losses of livelihoods and damage to property and ecosystems following droughts. The Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought (IWG) that is leading this initiative is […]

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One dead in Kigali grenade explosion

Police has ruled out terrorism, and the motive for the attack still remains unclear.




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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 621 as 14 more test positive

Ten of the patients are in Nairobi, three in Mombasa and one in Machakos.




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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 649 as 28 more test positive - VIDEO

Kenya reports a total of 649 cases, 207 recoveries and 30 deaths.




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Italian soccer season in limbo after more players test positive for coronavirus

The fate of the Serie A campaign remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with soccer officials in a desperate attempt to save ...




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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Many People On the Run in Lagos After Testing Positive - Commissioner

[Premium Times] The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Friday that many people who tested positive for coronavirus were running away from being taken to isolation centres for treatment.




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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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COVID-19 Cases in Somalia Rises to 756 As 34 People Test Positive

[Shabelle] The Somali health ministry on Monday confirmed 34 new cases of a novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 756.




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Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for COVID-19


The assistant is the third White House staffer to be diagnosed with the coronavirus, after VP spokesperson Katie Miller and President Trump's personal valet were diagnosed earlier.




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Man who drowned in Sea of Galilee tests positive for coronavirus


The man, who drowned on Friday in the Sea of Galilee, tested positive for coronavirus soon after and was moved in critical condition to the coronavirus care unit in the hospital.




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No Opposition

Someone has said that God plus one equals a majority. The truth is that God alone makes a majority. If every creature in the material and immaterial universe combined to oppose God together, still He would not be defeated. He is infinitely greater, and holier, and wiser, and more powerful than the aggregate of all His creation.

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