Eminent persons request President to consider Yakub Memon's mercy plea
A group of eminent jurists, MPs, leaders of political parties and eminent individuals from different walks of life submitted a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday to request him to...
View ArticleEminent persons request President to consider Yakub's mercy plea
A group of eminent jurists, MPs, leaders of political parties and eminent individuals from different walks of life submitted a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday to request him to...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis
Summary and Recommendations Venezuela is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. Severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies make it extremely difficult for many Venezuelans to obtain...
View ArticleKeeping Allen-Bradley clock running is on his watch
By of the Journal Sentinel Oddly enough, the guy who keeps the Western Hemisphere's largest four-sided clock ticking doesn't wear a watch. Maybe it's not so odd. After all, Steve Strzok merely has to...
View ArticleWoman not warned of immigration issues can withdraw guilty pleas Woman not...
By of the Journal Sentinel A Wisconsin woman will be allowed to withdraw guilty plea in a drug case because judges failed to explain the possible immigration consequences of conviction, a divided...
View ArticleProposal to address city’s panhandling problem stalls
By of the Journal Sentinel A city proposal aimed at addressing problems with panhandling in Milwaukee stalled Thursday amid questions about costs, and concerns that homeless people will feel targeted...
View Article2 GOP leaders favor smaller UW cut with no public authority
By of the Journal Sentinel Junior Steve Taylor Jr. is leaving the Marquette basketball program and will transfer according to a news release on Wednesday afternoon. Taylor, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound...
View ArticleGrounds for Concern
Summary On November 13, 2015 coordinated attacks in Paris at sites including a concert hall and sports stadium killed 130 people and injured hundreds. The extremist armed group Islamic State, also...
View ArticleNew Yorker: Journey to jihad: Why are teenagers joining ISIS? (The Pew Forum...
(Source: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life) Jejoen Bontinck at his home in Antwerp, in December, 2014. The Belgian authorities who interrogated him emerged with a portrait of the radical...
View ArticleLane Bryant Body-Positive Ad Banned For Being ‘Too Sexy,’ Or Was It Because...
The plus-sized clothing retailer Lane Bryant recently released an ad advocating for body-positivity and plus-sized pride, but it was promptly banned by networks for showing too much skin. According to...
View ArticleGiannis Antetokounmpo has strong showing in Bucks' loss to Timberwolves
By of the Journal Sentinel Minneapolis – Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd said Giannis Antetokounmpo would get plenty of minutes Friday night since the 6-foot-11 forward has to sit out Wednesday's...
View ArticleCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 2016 (15.05.2017)
PLAZA CENTERS N.V. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 PLAZA CENTERS N.V. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS Page Independent Auditors' report 3 - 5...
View Article“Special Measures”
Summary [We] have to become good at using… the rule of law to fight corruption, [and] to strengthen national anti-corruption legislation. –Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing a major Central...
View Article“This Crooked System”
Summary I have no hope of getting justice in this crooked system. —Umar Daraz, Karachi, January 2016 How do you expect us to recover stolen items from hardened criminals? Do you think they will agree...
View ArticleBCCI vs Lodha Committee: A timeline of events
BCCI and Lodha Committee have been at loggerheads since 2013 © AFP Lodha Committee and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have come a long way together right since 2013 to present. Since...
View ArticleNew Novartis data show Cosentyx demonstrated sustained superiority in skin...
EAST HANOVER, N.J., March 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis today announced new late-breaking data from the head-to-head CLEAR study, showing that Cosentyx® (secukinumab) was superior in achieving a key...
View ArticleNew Hampshire lawmakers spar over public breastfeeding
(CNN)A New Hampshire state House debate about public breastfeeding is getting ugly, following a legislative proposal that would make it a misdemeanor to expose nipples while in public. State Rep....
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleREGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE (UNOG - United Nations...
(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 29 July 2016 Michele Zaccheo, Chief, Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons...
View ArticleEvery 25 Seconds
Summary Neal Scott may die in prison. A 49-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Neal had cycled in and out of prison for drug possession over a number of years. He said he was never offered treatment...
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