Indonesian leader calls for unity, braces for global crises
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia’s president called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and alert as they face crises fueled by the war in Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic in his speech on the ‘state of the nation on Tuesday. After two years of remote meetings amid pandemic restrictions, more than half of Indonesia’s parliament attended as President Joko Widodo told them and top officials on the eve of Independence Day that tensions regional threats to security. “We must always remain vigilant, cautious and alert,” Widodo said. “Crisis after crisis still haunts the world.” He noted that when the…
Read More »Hong Kong To Crack Down On CBD Products
Signage at the Found CBD cafe in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, August 11, 2022. As Hong Kong takes … [+] Their first steps to crack down on cannabidiol have companies specializing in CBD-infused beers, coffees and other products scrambling to figure out what comes next. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Hong Kong is moving towards cracking down on the unregulated CBD market, targeting companies specializing in CBD-infused drinks and other products later this year. A government proposal presented in June aims to control CBD as a dangerous drug by listing the substance in Schedule One of…
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German ZEW Economic Sentiment Drops to Levels Last Seen in 2008
Sentiment worsens citing higher energy costs, reduced profitability EU ZEW Economic Sentiment Index (AUG): -54.9 vs -57 expGerman ZEW Economic Sentiment Index (AUG): -55.3 vs -53.8 exp Customize and filter live economic data using our DaliyFX economic calendar Energy costs for eating in the final result Stubbornly high inflation and a projected rise in energy costs are expected to weaken profits in the private consumption sectorAlready weak economic growth is expected to slow furtherHowever, expectations in the financial sector are improving due to the supposed increase in short-term interest rates. The ECB is almost certain to raise rates in September….
Read More »With CT safe harbor law passed, clinicians train to perform abortion
On a recent weekday, a nurse midwife and an advanced practice registered nurse at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England sat hunched over two papayas on a medical table. The APRN slipped a long silver tool into a papaya. Nearby, Dr. Nancy Stanwood, the chief physician, observed the nurse’s technique. “That’s 12 millimeters, so it should work,” Stanwood said. “Most of the kits here, this is the biggest dilator.” The nurse removed the instrument and inserted a manual vacuum aspirator, a syringe-like device. Stanwood put his hands on the papaya to steady it. “Remember, put your fingers through the loop,”…
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Time to Strengthen NAAQS – EHS Daily Advisor
According to consent decree proposal filed by the EPA in the Federal Register, the Agency plans to finalize stricter ozone pollution standards for several large metropolitan areas by September 15, 2022. These areas include Chicago-Naperville, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas; New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut; and Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland, Colorado On April 13, 2022, the EPA published a proposed rulemaking that would determine that these areas “failed to achieve 2008 ozone levels.” [National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)] on July 20, 2021… All of these areas had been classified as severe nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.”…
Read More »Giuliani targeted in criminal probe of 2020 election
Rudy Giuliani is the target of a criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, prosecutors told lawyers for the former Nova mayor on Monday York. The revelation that Giuliani, an outspoken Trump supporter, could face criminal charges from the investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brings the investigation closer to the former president. Willis has said he is considering calling Trump himself to testify before the special grand jury, and the former president has hired a criminal attorney in Atlanta. Trump’s scrutiny of law…
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Oh rats! Have you noticed more vermin in the CBD since COVID rules were lifted?
Refilwe Mololo talks to Grant Twigg, a member of the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Waste Management Committee. – The lifting of COVID restrictions earlier this year was good news for the city’s restaurants, but it has increased activity in the CBD and created more food waste, leading to an increase in plague? – What are the rules regarding garbage collection from restaurants in Cape Town, asks Refilwe Moloto? Have you noticed an increase in the number of rats and other insects in the Cape Town CBD since the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted? The Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto team at…
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Rise In Food Insecurity Drives Innovative Strategies
Chelsea French (dreta) porta una caixa d’aliments al rebost del TEEG (Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group) després d’un lliurament de Foodshare com Carl Asikainen, (esquerra) coordinador de sistemes alimentaris, surt per ajudar, el 21 de juliol de 2022. El francès és el gestor de programes comunitaris de l’agència de serveis socials de Thompson. Crèdit: Cloe Poisson per a C-HIT.org / Cloe Poisson per a C-HIT.org / Tots els drets reservats Una gran quantitat de seleccions saludables. Etiquetat nutricional clarament marcat. La possibilitat de fer una comanda prèvia. Productes frescos i carn. El 364.040 Les persones de Connecticut que pateixen fam o…
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