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Press Release: Niskanen and Demand Progress Lead Bipartisan Coalitional Support for Remote Voting in Senate
The Niskanen Center supports S.Res.201 - A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis. The post Press Release: Niskanen and Demand Progress Lead Bipartisan...
Recommendations for Private Sponsorship Design in an Expanded Community Sponsorship System
The United States can help revitalize the global system for humanitarian protection by showing how direct engagement builds more resilient programs and communities. The post Recommendations for Private Sponsorship Design in an Expanded...
Press Release: Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees
Refugee sponsorship harnesses the collective interest, service, and resources of communities around the country. The post Press Release: Advocacy Groups Release Recommendations for Expanded Community Sponsorship Program for Refugees...
Opinion | The Guardian
If British people understood taxes better, perhaps we would vote for them to be fairer | Polly Toynbee
A new website aims to explain the complex UK tax system, and is revealing the huge inequalities embedded within itTax is the social contract that binds citizens together. Tax is not a “burden”, but the price we pay for civilisation. Vaccines...
Behind the spectacle of the G7 summit, global tax reform was the big event | Simon Jenkins
Before world leaders met in Cornwall, finance ministers had made an agreement that could spell the end of tax havens G7 summits nowadays are mostly fields of the cloth of gold. They are about showing off, with Boris Johnson in full Henry VIII...
The Northern Ireland protocol isn't perfect – but the UK and EU can make it work | David Phinnemore
The wrangling over the agreement will end if both sides honour their commitment to pragmatismBrexit, by definition, was always going to be disruptive. And the harder the Brexit, the greater the disruption.Leaving a customs union and a single...
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Rouleau stepping aside as defence vice-chief following golf game with Vance
The second-in-command at the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is stepping away from his post following a golf outing with Gen. Jonathan Vance, who remains under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct...
Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports, other ID
The federal government is announcing that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government identification.
Man with 39 wives, head of 'world's largest family', dies in India
A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world's largest family has died in north east India, the chief minister of his home state said.
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Climate referendum: Swiss reject higher carbon taxes
Democratic accountability can be a menace to climate obsessives. Suppressing and ignoring widespread disagreeable — to them — views is more their style. Looking at you, G7 leaders. – – – Swiss voters have rejected legislation...
Can the world stop investing in oil & gas?
By the Ageing Tiger The International Energy Agency was set up in 1974 to ensure the security of oil supplies, if you are old enough, like me, you might remember the Arab oil embargo, queues at petrol stations and rocketing oil prices. So, if the...
Deep ‘decarbonization’ by 2050 currently not plausible, study finds
Some climate theories aren’t plausible either, including the one that thinks that atmospheric goings-on are more important than ocean dynamics like El Niño and La Niña. But the fear show must go on. – – – Today the Hamburg-based...
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YouTube bans masthead ads for politics, alcohol and bets
Google paused political ads altogether around the US presidential election and again ahead of President Joe Biden`s inauguration in January this year, citing its policy over sensitive events.
Twitter posts job opening for Nodal and Grievance Officers amid spat over IT Rules 2021
The officers will have to acknowledge the queries of citizens in 24 hours and then resolve them in 15 days from the date of receipt. Earlier, Twitter was unhappy with new IT rules as the company thought that it would pose a serious challenge for...
Apple’s upcoming watch models will measure body temperature, blood glucose sensors
The improvements coming to this year`s watch model, which will almost certainly be called the Series 7, appear to be small. Its display bezels are said to be thinner, and a new lamination technique could reduce the distance between the display...
Zee News :Sci-Tech
We consider sacred Earth as our mother: PM Narendra Modi at UN High-level dialogue on land degradation, check key highlights
The Prime Minister stated that India is on track to achieve its national commitment of land degradation neutrality.
Seat next to Jeff Bezos, mystery bidder pays this much for space trip with Amazon CEO
A single-seat aboard the New Shepard crew capsule, dubbed the RSS First Step Crew Capsule, went up for auction earlier this month, starting with a sealed bidding round that drew "more than 5,200 bidders from 136 countries"...
China's Zhurong rover celebrates one month on Mars, snaps selfie with lander - See pics
China's first-ever rover to land on another planet, the Zhurong rover is celebrating its first month on Mars and China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a selfie.
Zee News :World
Japan Airlines begins on-site vaccinations for employees, prioritises those working on international routes
Japan`s flag-bearing carrier, JAL, said it plans to vaccinate 36,000 group employees, with the focus initially on those working on international routes, whereas ANA Holdings Inc said 46,500 of its staff are eligible to be vaccinated...
China furious over G7's unified position on Beijing, says 'small' groups don't rule the world
China lambasted G7's unified position on Beijing, saying that the days when a "small" group of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warns of increasing global nuclear warhead stockpile
A new finding released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that the number of nuclear warheads in global military stockpiles has increased this year although there is an overall decrease compared to...
Zee News :India National
West Bengal locked till July 1: Check out Mamata Banerjee govt official statement
West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that the COVID-19 curbs in the state will remain enforced for the next two weeks, til July 1, in an attempt to curb the spread of novel coronavirus cases. However, the government...
Only 0.01% adverse cases, 488 deaths linked with COVID vaccines reported in India
94% of the total AEFI cases, that is, 24,703 cases were linked to Covishield, whereas 1,497 cases were linked to Covaxin.
Calm down bhabhi! Bride gets impatient, throws food on groom`s face, viral video
Netizens can’t keep calm about this video and have made it go viral on the internet.
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California adds vacation incentive to spur COVID-19 vaccinations
California adds vacation incentive to spur vaccinations
As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts.
US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers
A new federal intelligence report warns that adherents of QAnon, the conspiracy theory embraced by some in the mob that stormed the US Capitol, could target Democrats and other political opponents for more violence as the movement's false...
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China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
China reported 20 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 14, compared with 23 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.
ICC seeks probe into Philippines drug war killings
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor sought a full investigation on Monday (Jun 14) into crimes against humanity during the Philippines' war on drugs, in one of her last acts before stepping down this week...
Commentary: Will Malaysian king take PM Muhyiddin’s government to task for huge COVID-19 mess?
All eyes are on the Conference of Rulers’ decisions this Wednesday. The royals are likely to strike a middle path to put the ball back in Muhyiddin Yassin’s court, says Professor James Chin.
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China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
China reported 20 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 14, compared with 23 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Tuesday.
Commentary: Revenge bedtime procrastination in Singapore is coming at a cost
Many people feel the strong need to reclaim time for themselves, freeing themselves from the constant demands of their jobs, before sleep. But this can hurt their physical and mental health, say NUS academics...
Mizuho's system failures caused by corporate culture, third-party probe says
The repeated system failures at Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc were fundamentally caused by a corporate culture with a weak crisis response, a third-party investigation committee said in a report on Tuesday...
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