Author of the article: Farzana Hassan Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021 • 42 minutes ago • 2 minute read Students attend a learning session at a school in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, in this photo taken January 4, 2021 by Antara Foto. Photo by ANTARA FOTO /via REUTERS The Muslim world appears to be waking…...
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is entering uncharted legal territory as the province's chief electoral officer has called for Saturday's provincial election to be delayed in 18 ridings because of a sudden COVID-19 surge. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is entering uncharted legal territory as the province's chief electoral officer has…...
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Behind the scenesPundits believe legal challenge could trigger release of evidence that implicates Scottish first ministerThe inquiry into the Scottish government’s handling of sexual assault allegations against Alex Salmond may be handed fresh - and allegedly damning - evidence as a result of a newly mounted legal challenge by The Spectator.The magazine is asking for Scotland’s…...
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Holidays are currently illegal in the coronavirus lockdown but the travel industry is keen for rules to be relaxed in time for the summer season.A spokeswoman for travel trade organisation Abta warned that waiting until the UK’s vaccination programme is completed before allowing people to travel abroad means “we’ll lose another summer season to the…...
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The current per-country cap on issuing of green cards in the US has resulted in Indian professionals, mostly from the IT sector, having to wait for decades for their legal permanent residency TopicsJoe Biden | H-1B Visa | United States An influential immigration advocacy group representing Indian-Americans on Thursday urged the Biden administration not to issue the most sought-after…...
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Over the last several weeks, developer Kosta Eleftheriou has been highlighting many apparent scam applications on the App Store. The formula for each scam application is virtually identical, and it centers on fake reviews and ratings paired with a deceptive weekly subscription. Update February 11, 2021: Apple has given the following statement to The Verge…...
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(Image credit: TechNode) Veronica Zhang uses re-commerce, or secondhand selling, platforms regularly, but she’s always careful about the people she’s dealing with. The one time she let her guard down, she was nearly defrauded. The mom of a five-year-old uses the platforms both to buy and sell. Although she uses them less frequently than mainstream…...
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Nicole Johnston was watching COVID-19 cases climb toward a new high at home and wanted her son back in Thailand, where he had previously lived and attended university. Last month they began the process of booking what’s known as “Alternative State Quarantine” for his first two weeks of isolation upon arrival from South Africa. Her…...
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Scammers have flooded Facebook and other social media platforms with Covid-19 scams for almost as long as the disease has had a name. Now, as desperation builds for access to a limited vaccine supply, internet charlatans have escalated in kind, offering shipments of doses in Facebook groups and Telegram chats. According to a new report from…...
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Four suspects arrested by the Hawks in Groblersdal in connection with fuel cards fraud. The suspects were allegedly working with Groblersdal cops who used state vehicle fuel cards for their own benefit. Five police officers were arrested on Monday for the alleged fraud. It is alleged the suspects would even swipe for motorists who were paying cash…...
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