Peru has this weekend joined the growing list of countries that have published a regulatory framework regarding the legal cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis. The Peruvian government hopes that by implementing the strongest framework globally, they will be able to concentrate on combating and preventing other, more pressing, public health ... Read More...
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Elections postponed in Nigeria amid mounting violence in northeast with online news site About Nigeria reporting on a chaotic time for Africa’s most populous country Nigerian news site About Nigeria has reported that the upcoming elections, scheduled for 14 February, have been delayed until 28 March due to security fears. 11779 ... Read More...
Language technology company Tilde has launched a machine translation tool for the 2015 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, unveiled last week in Riga, Latvia. The EU Presidency Translator was specially designed for use by international journalists and EU Member State delegates attending official events during the 2015 ... Read More...
There's plenty to do in Shudehill, one of Manchester's most vibrant and varied districts. Manchester is famed for its cultural quarters - from the Northern Quarter, formerly the heart of the cloth trade, and now home to a broad range of independent businesses, to Canal Street with its colourful nightlife. 10818 ... Read More...
The upcoming 14th June 2013 election is one of the most important political events since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. As the political race heats up, the active presence of a range of parties and movements shows the upcoming elections is unpredictable. At the same time it will ... Read More...
PHC Law, a specialist personal injury solicitor in the UK, announces their client has received significant compensation for considerable injuries in an unprovoked attack. The applicant sought PHC Law's help following a violent incident which occurred in July 2012, and caused the victim to sustain a partial loss of their ear ... Read More...
Reykjavik, Iceland 28.11.2012 - Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, has decided that Iceland will co-sponsor a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly proposing to upgrade the status of Palestine to a Non-member Observer State of the United Nations. The Resolution will be voted on by the ... Read More...
ABUJA, NIGERIA – (23.07.12) - The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday threw more light into the draft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that has just been transmitted to the National Assembly and the features that make it different from other fake versions reportedly making the rounds, adding that ... Read More...
The CEO of H.F. Securities firm in Iceland, Andri Gudmundsson, recently spoke with Bloomberg about Iceland’s current economic climate and the Investment Programme which has been implemented in order to ease off capital controls imposed in 2008 after the financial collapse. According to Gudmundsson, investors in Iceland are being heavily affected ... Read More...
ABUJA, NIGERIA - (22.03.12) - Vienna Mansion: Austrian court vindicates Alison-Madueke - orders retraction of offensive story. The Vienna based Regional Court for Criminal Matters has slammed Heute newspaper of Vienna over the phantom story last November which alleged that the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke purchased a 20 ... Read More...
ABUJA, NIGERIA--(07/03/12)- In keeping with the transformation agenda of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration and her resolve to reform the oil and gas industry, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has inaugurated the National Refineries Special Task Force. The task force which is charged primarily with the task of ... Read More...