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The shadow government claims the aim of the attack is to weaken military rulers and show generals there is nowhere to hide.Myanmar's main pro-democracy opposition has said its armed forces carried out drone attacks on the airport and military headquarters in the capital Naypyitaw, but the junta said it was not responsible for more than a dozen aircraft used in the attack. It has been announced that the drone has been destroyed or confiscated. Military-run Myawaddy TV reported on Thursday that 13 fixed-wing unmanned aircraft failed to fly over military-ruled Myanmar's capital without any failures or property damage. It said…
A coalition of British lawyers, jurists and former justice officials on Wednesday published an open letter to the British government calling for action on the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The letter comes amid growing calls for the British government to end arms sales to Israel following attacks on aid workers by World Central Kitchen.Wednesday's letter traces its origins to an earlier letter dated October 26, in which legal experts expressed deep concerns about the UK government's responsibility to prevent its complicity in serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. Since then, the authors of the letter…
Bloomberg today announced the launch of the Bloomberg Government Climate Tilt Bond Index. This is a new government bond benchmark series that aims to provide investors with exposure to the low carbon transition as well as the firm's flagship fixed income benchmarks by increasing the weighting of countries that incorporate climate change. Migration goals. The new series will include 14 indices at launch, including global, euro area and emerging market benchmarks. To give more weight to climate change, the new index uses the Bloomberg Government Climate Score (GOVS) to adjust country weights to assess the relative readiness of governments in…
The Hong Kong government on Tuesday revised its policy on sexual entry using Hong Kong ID cards. After the amendment, individuals who have not completed full gender reassignment surgery will be able to apply to change the gender marker on their identity card.Preoperative transgender individuals can still apply for a revision if they have completed surgical treatment, such as a mastectomy or removal of their penis or testicles. The individual must also make a statutory declaration confirming that she has gender dysphoria, has lived as the opposite sex for at least two years prior to her application, and will continue…
Pressure is mounting on the British government to end arms sales to Israel after seven aid workers, including three British nationals, were killed in an attack on a convoy in the Gaza Strip. More than 600 lawyers and former judges have written to the government, arguing that the sale violates international law.Lawyers cited the UN Supreme Court's finding that there was a risk of Palestinian starvation, a possible Israeli attack on the city of Rafah, and a “plausible risk” of genocide in the Gaza Strip. He called on Prime Minister Sunak to “cease the activities of the Palestinian Authority.” Providing…
Pottawattamie County officials are celebrating National County Government Month in April to showcase how the county is creating healthy, safe and vibrant communities.The announcement was made through a proclamation at Tuesday's County Board of Supervisors meeting, according to a news release.“The county fulfills a wide range of responsibilities, providing services that touch nearly every aspect of residents' lives,” Board President Susan Miller said in the release. “Pottawattamie County and all counties are proud of our responsibility to protect and enhance the health, well-being and safety of our residents in an efficient and cost-effective manner.”The theme of this year's NCGM celebration…
top line More than 90,000 people lost their jobs in March, the most in the U.S. since January 2023, as companies adopt “more-do-more-with-less” approaches, according to a new report from Outplacement. It was the month with the highest number of layoffs by employers based in . Career services company Challenger, Gray & Christmas. A flag flies outside the Pentagon, home to the U.S. Army, on September 11, 2021.Getty Images important facts U.S.-based employers shed 90,309 jobs in March, the highest month since January 2023, when 102,943 jobs were lost. More than a third of those jobs were cut from federal…
usa news by Richard Pollina issued April 4, 2024, 6:48 a.m. ET A Texas National Guard officer was arrested on suspicion of smuggling illegal immigrants to the southern border after leading authorities on a high-speed chase in a government-issued vehicle. Warning: Graphic language see next#breaking news A Texas National Guard member deployed from McAllen to Eagle Pass under Operation Lone Star was arrested Sunday for attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in a government vehicle.Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said the trooper turned around as he approached the building. pic.twitter.com/HrIIqXmNTq— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) April 3, 2024 Savion Amari…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government's top human resources office announced new rules Thursday. make it difficult He wants to fire thousands of federal employees and strangle the former president. donald trump Promise of Fundamentally reshaping the workforce along ideological lines if he regains the White House in November.Office of Personnel Management regulations prohibit career civil servants from being reclassified as political appointees or other at-will workers, making these workers more easily forced out of their jobs. This is in response to President Trump's 2020 Schedule F, which allowed tens of thousands of 2.2 million federal employees to be reclassified and…
The simplified proposal approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has drawn the ire of critics who believe weakening regulations will make it more difficult to hold companies accountable for pollution caused by their operations. There is. what happened? In 2022, the SEC will require companies to disclose the amount of pollution caused by direct business activities and the amount of indirect pollution caused by other actions in the value chain, such as transactions with suppliers and utilities. proposed a rule change that would require . As The New York Times reported, the final version of the proposal,…