The Associated Press reported that 8 demonstrators arrested for peacefully protesting in Myanmar's largest city against a mining project have been freed on bail. Mr Aung Thein the lawyer for two of the activists arrested in the last ...
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AFP reported that Mr Ahmad Obeidat former premier and intelligence chief joined thousands of Jordanians to protest fuel price hikes, demanding regime reform and the resignation of Prime Minister Mr Abdullah Nsur. Chanted the protesters ...
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In 23 Sep. 2011, the German Bundestag established a reformulated version on the Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG) and that is the new Product Safety Law (ProdSG). The new ProdSG came into force on 1 Dec 2011 and replaced the previous ...
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A pair of dainty silk slippers worn by the historically famous queen of French monarch King Louis XVI, ‘Marie Antoinette’, was sold at an unbelievable price of € 62,460 at an auction in Paris. The legendary pair of ...
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Customs and Border Protection has seized more than 10 million cigarettes, illegally imported into Australia. On Wednesday, 28 November Customs and Border Protection officers examined a sea cargo container, said to contain ceramic tiles. ...
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Optics societies press Iran to release PhD student 12 Jun 2012 Letter co-signed by presidents of SPIE,OSA,EOS and ICO urges Iranian government to overturn Omid Kokabee's ten-year jail sentence. Omid Kokabee The presidents of four ...
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PLANS to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not damage Australia's relationship with Indonesia, the federal government says. Draft legislation aims to slap fines and or imprisonment on importers who source ...
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Imprisonment is one of the penalties facing timber importers in the Australian government's new legislation prohibiting the importation and sale of illegally logged timber. The Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill (2011), now being debated in ...
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