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...Surrounded by conflict and failed states in Libya and Sudan, Egypt’s record in securing truces has helped mute western criticism over its human rights record....
...“Nick exudes this sense of authority,” Henry told me. “He’s seasoned. He’s a pro. And [most] importantly, he’s done his homework.”...
...When she was younger, Turner tried for a job with London’s Metropolitan Police, but she didn’t get it....
...The Regional Transportation Authority, which allocates funds to Chicago-area transit agencies, examined six Covid-19 recovery scenarios and found that commuting by transit decreased in each one....
...Between 2015 and 2017, North Korea procured luxury goods from as many as 90 countries, according to the Center for Advanced Defense Studies, a Washington research group....
...“In addition to being targeted by the Chinese Communist party for espionage, American companies are increasingly at risk of boosting the Chinese Communist party’s human rights atrocities.”...
...Since then, she says, she has understood better why people in the area have worse health outcomes....
...rights experts warned on Tuesday....
...Jonathan Hillman is director of the Reconnecting Asia Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC....
...Meanwhile, Russian authorities have recommended residents temporarily evacuate an area where a rocket engine carrying nuclear material exploded last week....
...“They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!”...
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...The concept is now migrating to all areas of human endeavor. There is no rigorous definition of big data....
...Despite promises of genuine power-sharing, Maliki has consolidated his authority by maintaining control of the critical defense, national security and interior ministries....
...Within the United States, workers in metropolitan areas with big cities earn 30 percent more than workers who aren’t in metropolitan areas....
...A stern but insightful word from the right sort of bank manager. Shortlisted for the 2009 FT/Goldman Sachs business book of the year....
...All major G-20 financial centers commit to have adopted the Basel II Capital Framework by 2011....
...The Mayor of the 1er arrondissement, Jean-François Legaret described the area as a powder-keg....
...“There are no liberal laws here,” says an official of Amnesty International, the human rights organisation. “The UK has some of the most draconian emergency legislation in the whole western world.”...
...The Washington Post meanwhile, reports on the ongoing difficulties facing the police in balancing security with civil rights – an issue also addressed by the prime minister’s wife, Cherie Blair....
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