Construction stalls as UK shortage of skilled workers bites
Construction stalls as UK shortage of skilled workers bites Financial Times…
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The crime novel second acts of Chris Hadfield and Beverley McLachlin
This fall is a season for new or newly announced crime novels penned by people famous in other fields The post The crime novel second acts of Chris Hadfield and Beverley McLachlin appeared first on Macleans.ca…
Neo-Nazi organizers of Charlottesville being financially wrecked by lawsuit
Rachel Maddow looks at how a lawsuit by survivors of violence committed by hate groups who gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia four years ago is already financially crushing the racist groups and individual organizers even before the trial is fully under way. Taylor Dumpson of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law talks about her…
Study finds financial incentives for low-risk clinical trials are ethical
Use of financial incentives in two low-risk randomized clinical trials did not present ethical issues, and in one of the trials, the incentives increased study participation, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine…
Alleged South African Bitcoin Fraudster Makes First Court Appearance Since Arrest
Sandile Shezi, the South African bitcoin trader accused of defrauding investors, recently made his first court appearance before a Johannesburg magistrate. Shezi out on Bail The bitcoin trader’s court appearance came just days after he honored his pledge to surrender himself to the police. However, according to a report by the Sowetan…
Dutch court: Crimean treasures must be sent to Ukraine
An Amsterdam appeals court has ruled that a trove of historical treasures from Crimea that have been stored for years at a Dutch museum must be given to Ukraine…
What can the Holocaust teach about German woman convicted of ISIS crimes?
The crimes between ISIS and the Nazis have many parallels, including the difficulty in bringing them to justice – Europeans who joined ISIS replayed the Nazi genocide…
Hong Kong Customs alerts public to fraudulent phone calls
​Hong Kong Customs today (October 26) appealed to members of the public to stay alert to deception-related phone calls purporting to be made by Customs. Customs recently received a number of public enquiries about receiving phone calls from +852 2815 7711, which is the same number as Customs’ General Enquiry Hotline (2815 7711…
Yuexiu REIT Proposes to Acquire Yuexiu Financial Tower
HONG KONG, Oct 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust (Yuexiu REIT, together with Yuexiu REIT Asset Management Limited, is referred to as the Fund, HKEX stock code: 405) is pleased to announce that, through its Special Purpose Vehicle, it has entered into the acquisition deed with a direct wholly-owned subsidiary…
Financial shortfalls hold back HIV response in western and central Africa
Underinvestment in the HIV responses of low- and middle-income countries was a major reason why the global targets for 2020 were missed. Financial resource availability during the past five years was consistently below the resources needed, and in 2020 it was 29% less than the US$ 26 billion target for that year (in constant 2016…