Fuel shortage and electricity tariff to push inflation to 15.81% – Meristem
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More than 2,000 companies in the solid minerals sector owe the Nigerian government around 2.76 billion naira, according to th...
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In Beijing 2022, the “awakened capital” in a delicate human rights situation | Labor rights news
Taipei, Taiwan - Airbnb's "community" section reads like a who's who of progressive causes in the United States.
The short-term rental giant has donated to Blac...
West distracted by pandemic, Vietnam steps up crackdown
Conditions for the media in Vietnam have rarely been so bad, according to media analysts, with the country jailed more than a dozen journalists in the past 12 ...
“If we fail on climate, we fail on human rights, education and health”: Christiana Figueres
Q REPORTS - If there is a queen of climate action, it is Christiana Figueres. Best known as one of the architects of the 2015 Paris Agreement, the 65-year-o...
Year of lower prices, easier access to the market
A China-Laos freight train with 76 containers bound for Vientiane, Laos, prepares for departure from Nanjing, Jian...
North Korea: an abusive regime 10 years after Kim Jong Il
(Seoul) - The 10th anniversary of the death of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il should draw worldwide attention to the brutal regime of ...
Missouri 2021 Human Rights Conference Set to Celebrate International Human Rights Day with Speakers and Awards
Jefferson city - The Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR) will once again host the Missouri Conference on Human Rights. This free public event celebrati...
An independent assessment of Meta’s human rights work in the Philippines
We are publishing an independent human rights impact study we commissioned on the role of our technologies in the Philippines.
This assessment found that M...
Vatican warns against violations of seafarers’ human rights
Vatican City - World leaders and international organizations must do more to protect the thousands of men and women in the fishing industry...
Human Rights Watch calls for immediate release of Chinese journalist who covered COVID
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on China to immediately and unconditionally release activist Zhang Zhan, who was arrested early last year for re...
The results of Bolsonaro’s disastrous response to Covid-19
A Brazilian Senate committee yesterday approved a 1,100-page report that exposes what happens when a country's president adopts policies with to...
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights: Fewer sanctions for North Korean residents: The DONG-A ILBO
The United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in North Korea, Thomas Ohea Quintana, reiterated the need to reassess and ease sanctions against North Ko...
The Syrian regime killed, tortured and kidnapped returnees
The Syrian government and affiliated militias tortured, killed and kidnapped Syrian refugees who returned home voluntarily from Lebanon and Jordan, according to...
The new order of commerce
October 6, 2021THIS DIARY was founded in 1843 to campaign for the repeal of British protectionist corn laws (which was carried out three years later). The argu...
Zach Mottl: Biden administration must preserve crucial aluminum tariffs
American manufacturers have gone through a difficult time during the covid pandemic. Supply chain disruptions and competition from heavily subsidized imports...
How a rural Ontario town helped free a Honduran human rights activist from prison
After surviving 19 months in a maximum security Honduran prison and a nearly four-year legal fight, "Edwin Espinal d'Elmvale" is finally free. Espinal, a Hond...
New law forces Nigerians to pay more for current electricity – Nigeria – The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
Electricity distribution• Proposed legislation divides stakeholders• Electricity companies kick in and threaten to shut down due to liquidity crunc...
Chhattisgarh government increases electricity tariffs 6.19% for all consumers
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Human Rights Society Announces First “Judge Ona Award” Recipients
UNIVERSITY Park, PA - The Human Rights Society (HRS), a joint student organization of Penn State Law at University Park and the School of International Affairs,...
APEC leaders pledge to double down on pandemic
Executives of the Asia-Pacific business group APEC pledged to work together on Friday to double the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as tensions between ...
New commitments to end child marriage in Francophone Africa
Earlier in July, governments, philanthropic organizations and the private sector pledged nearly $ 40 billion at Generation Equality Forum in ...
Increase in municipal tariffs for Capetonians from July 1
Cape Town - The increase in tariffs for services and tariffs began today in Cape Town as the municipality marked the start of its fiscal year. Capetonians wi...
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Annual Edrington sales slowed by pandemic and single malt prices
June 30, 2021
For its fiscal year ended March 31, Edrington reported...
Vietnam issues preferential tariffs and rules of origin guidelines for UKVFTA
Vietnam recently issued rules of origin and preferential tariff regulations for the implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
The UK and Vietnam...
Prime Minister’s Assistant Says IMF Concerned About No Increase in Electricity Tariffs
Pakistan is in talks with the IMF on stabilization measures.The IMF wants the government to increase electricity prices to meet the collection target....
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EU, US to set deadlines to end tariffs and call for progress on COVID study – summit project
The European Union and the United States are expected to commit at a summit in Brussels next week to end their transatlantic trade disputes over metals and a...
Punjab Cuts Retail Residential Electricity Rates Following Covid-19
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CRSPC) issued the tariff decree for the fiscal year (FY) 2021-2022. The new prices will be applicable fr...
EU calls on Iran to review conviction of human rights activist
LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - From ancient sculptures to contemporary photographs, objects spanning 5,000 years of Iranian art, culture and design are on displa...
US to increase import tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber
The US Department of Commerce is taking action to increase prelimi...
Chandigarh administration plans to reduce water tariff increase soon
The Chandigarh administration, after facing resistance from various quarters, plans to roll back the water tariff hike that was introduced in Se...
Study finds political decisions during first wave of pandemic threatened basic human right to life of most vulnerable Scots
Bad decisions by politicians during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic threatened the basic human right to life of the most vulnerable Scots, the res...
United States to Extend Temporary Deportation Protection to Haitians | Human rights news
The United States will extend temporary protection against deportation to Haitian citizens already in the country, the Department of Homeland Security said o...
Human Rights Campaign Celebrates Passage of Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Law in US House of Representatives
The Human Rights Campaign, with a broad coalition of civil rights organizations, has been pushing for the passage of the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE law fo...
Scientology Sponsored Human Rights Initiative: A Message on International Day of Families
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The right to marriage and the family: article 16 of the Universal Declaration of...
U.S. merchandise exports to China rebound
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South Korea establishes 53 non-tariff trade barriers in 2020
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) - The South Korean Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it has settled 53 cases of non-tariff trade barriers that have h...
“ Thief acting like a cop ”
The Chinese Communist Party has said mass shootings, poverty rates and foreign wars are all evidence of the United States' "double weight" in human rights vi...
Control Yuan calls for action for human rights of FOC boat crew members
Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Control Yuan on Monday called on the Cabinet and several government agencies to address the issue of human rights violations on Taiw...
The country has fiscal leeway to lower electricity prices: Pasha – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha said on Friday that the country has fiscal space to reduce electricity tariffs instead of increasing, sayin...
Antony Blinken targets Russia, China with comments on human rights at UN
During a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council with high-level Chinese and Russian diplomats on Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blin...
Ex-employee sues Ellis hospital over dismissal, alleges human rights violation amid pandemic
SCHENECTADY - A woman who worked at Ellis Hospital for 30 years sued the hospital, saying she was fired for expressing concerns about her safety at the sta...
UK students sue government over human rights impact of climate crisis | Climate change
The UK is being sued by three young people who claim their human rights are violated by the government's inability to act decisively in the face of the clima...
ECB Approves 2.92% Bulk Electricity Tariff Increase From July 1 |
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The Namibia Electricity Control Authority has approved the tariff request submitted by the Namibi...
China: the rise of a trade titan
China is perhaps one of the most unprecedented economic development stories in recent history. Over the past 25 years, the country's economy has grown rapid...
Beer Institute, American Beverage, National Marine Manufacturers and Flexible Packaging Association praise reintroduction of APEX Act
Transparency of aluminum prices would bring stability to US job creators
WASHINGTON - Trade associations representing some of America's major industrie...
Iraqi Human Rights Commission says 58 dead in fire in Iraqi hospital COVID-19
DUBAI: As rich countries rush to immunize their populations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the poorest countries are left behind with limit...
Iran criticizes EU sanctions; denounces human rights violations | News from the European Union
Tehran, Iran - In a strongly worded letter to the Council of the European Union, Iran officially protested against the blacklist of several persons and entit...
UN human rights experts confused between human rights and saving lives in the fight against Covid-19 in Cambodia
So-called UN human rights experts from Geneva, which is 10,000 km away, urged Cambodia to review its approach to Covid-19 on April 12, citing "tough legal a...
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GEO urges PURC to act to save private companies in particular
The Ghana Employers' Association has urged the Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to rej...
Islanders Oliver Wahlstrom joins Swedish squad on loan requiring offense
Earlier this week, the New York Islanders sent 2019 first-round pick Simon Holmstrom on loan to HockeyAllsvenskan Vita Hasten. Now first-round pick in 2018 Oli...
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Business defaults this year are likely to overtake the mountain of defaults from the Great Recession
Mountains of corporate debt are now turning into mountains of corporate failures.
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A growing body of evidence from the credit m...
Hamilton: Using surplus to protect Main Street from tax hikes
ST. PAUL - With a $ 1.6 billion surplus now forecast for Minnesota, District 22B representative Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) s...
Marcus Corp. of Milwaukee lost $ 124.8 million in 2020 due to COVID-19
Milwaukee-based hotel and theater operator Marcus Corp. on Thursday announced another quarter marked by falling revenues as the COVD-19 pandemic continues to wr...
Obligations of lenders when applying security | King and Spalding
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global economic downturn, borrowing and lending clients ask us if lenders have an execution duty of care. Two...
City of Portland wins $ 306,800 from CARES Act to help homeless people
PORTLAND - The city is one of several Connecticut municipalities providing $ 3.4 million in state grants Coronavirus Relief Fund, Governor Ned Lamont announced ...
The SBA offers standard revisions to the size of small businesses in
Washington, October 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking public comment on two proposed rules that would revise the sm...
Desert Financial pays $ 14 million in special dividends
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Desert Financial Credit Union has announced that it will pay its members $ 14 million by February 1, and three others have announced s...
Tyer’s Home Improvement Initiative Approved by Council Subcommittee / iBerkshires.com
Mayor Tyer's At Home initiative returns to City Council after being recommended by the Community and Economic Development subcommittee.
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Bumi Armada changes the maturity date of the loan. Cited
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Here’s what to do if Congress doesn’t extend student loan relief
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Congress is at an impasse and millions of student borrowers could pay the price.
Congress adopted the CARES law in April in the wake of t...
In a tough year, architects share what they’re grateful for
In case you haven't noticed, there's a lot going on in the world right now. We won't list everything here, but let's just say that for every news that causes st...
How the Covid pandemic has increased anxiety and suicide risk among Reddit users
Scientists, including two of Indian origin, used machine learning (ML) to analyze more than 800,000 Reddit posts and found that users' levels of anxie...
Ally Financial reports strong earnings as auto loans perform well
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were difficult for most financial companies, especially banks and real estate i...
Cheap money boosts aircraft sales
Can you take out a loan with no credit check?
The majority of lenders conduct an initial credit check regardless of whether they're on the internet or in a ...
The AICPA calls for the adoption of a “ PPP 2 ” legislation
The AICPA issued a press release Thursday afternoon renewing the organization's call for the swift passage of legislation to expand and expand the Paychec...
UN Human Rights Council 46: UK Declaration for the Annual Dialogue on the Rights of the Baby
Thanks Madam President,
We share your concern that COVID-19 has exacerbated current inequalities among the many most susceptible; and resolve that the Sus...
US Ought to Cease Blocking WTO COVID-19 Waiver to Spice Up Vaccines and Cures Across the World | Paperwork with out borders
MSF, Oxfam, Companions In Nicely being, Human Rights Watch, Public Citizen, MoveOn, Indivisible, Unions, Faith Groups, Residents Commerce Advertising Market...
Crude steel production increases in September
Due to the continuing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of this month's numbers are estimates that could be revised with n...
Covid-19 made us perceive that we should not take common well being protection with no consideration
Italy is likely one of the international locations on this planet most affected by the covid-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, hhopefully quickly Italy will overc...
Bill Marriott looks back on 93 years of Marriott International [Construction Report]
On the group's 93rd birthday, Bill Marriott shares memories of how his grandparents were affected by the Spanish flu in 1918 and why it matters in the age of C...