Thailand’s monarchy was long considered God-like. But protesters say it’s time for change

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It was an act unthinkable in Thailand mere months ago — an estimated 10,000 anti-government protesters packing Bangkok’s Democracy Monument on Sunday, with some calling for reform of the country’s monarchy.

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COVID-19: (Australia) August 2020 Update to the Guide to ACCC Approvals on Industry Collaboration

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Our policy and regulatory team has updated our guide to industry collaboration approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find additional information in our Insight here, or you can contact us directly with your query.  In brief Industry collaborations that […]

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Seafood contains plenty of microplastics: study

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Plastic is hardly a source of nutrition for us, yet every week each one of us ingests a plastic credit card’s worth of polymer particles, which is to say 5 grams of microplastics, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. That finding comes from a study conducted last year […]

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Sudan May Have Banned FGM, but the Harsh Practice Continues

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A performance at a photo show in El Fasher, Sudan, 2018. The new transitional government of Sudan criminalized female genital mutilation this spring, but the practice has not ended. Credit: MOHAMAD ALMAHADY/UNAMID By Rhona Scullion, PassBlue*Aug 18 2020 (IPS) Just four months ago, Sudan took the monumental step to ban […]

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Pemerintah tetapkan 21 Agustus sebagai cuti bersama

18 Agustus 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Pemerintah menetapkan 21 Agustus 2020 sebagai cuti bersama. 

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YABN bantu tangani lahan kritis melalui penanaman pohon bambu

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Yayasan Adaro Bangun Negeri (YABN) mengajak masyarakat di Kabupaten Tabalong untuk menangani lahan kritis dengan gerakan menanam pohon bambu sekaligus sebagai upaya menjaga kelestarian lingkungan dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan …

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Making sense of why spouses disagree in household surveys

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Research Post August 18, 2020 Making sense of why spouses disagree in household surveys Kate Ambler Cheryl Doss Caitlin Kieran Simone Passarelli Women are much more likely to report that they own assets or make decisions than men are to recognize these roles.

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A record one million displaced by violence in Burkina Faso amid COVID-19

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Country: Burkina Faso Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Hunger levels are dangerously on the rise because of violence, low rainfall and COVID-19 restrictions. More than one in 10 people are now food insecure – a dramatic increase of 213% on last year.

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COVID-19 : Return to Work and Partial Activity (II)

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The French government is willing to support companies in their efforts to return to a “normal” activity.  Consequently, regulations relating to partial activity have once again been adapted in order to facilitate a gradual return to “normal” activity in France. New version of the national plan for the end of […]

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K&L Gates Advises Tokyo Gas America on Two Acquisitions

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New York – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Tokyo Gas America Ltd. on two recent transactions, including the acquisition of the Aktina Solar Project in Wharton County, Texas, and the acquisition of a majority stake in upstream oil and gas company Castleton Resources LLC. Both transactions were […]

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