Новости за 19.02.2016

(AP) — Oregon lawmakers have approved landmark legislation that propels the state's minimum wage for all workers to the highest rank in the U.S., and does so through an unparalleled tiered system based on geography. Another dozen or so are considering taking up the issue this year, either through legislative action or ballot initiative, as issues of wage inequality and middle-class incomes have climbed to the forefront of presidential campaigns by Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton. Читать дальше...

Austria infuriated European Union peers by insisting on capping the number of migrants it takes in.

Barack Obama will reportedly meet President Raul Castro in the first visit by a US president to the Caribbean nation since 1928.

– Drunk driver causes Accident in Abuja – Accident adduced to over-speeding  Tragedy occurred at Galadimawa round about on Airport road in Abuja when two cars got involved in an accident. It was learnt that the incident happened at about 11.30pm, yesterday, February 18,  when a drunk driver of a Toyota Yaris with registration number AG 162 WDL KANO over speed and […]

They finally managed to shove out Sepp Blatter, but has the beautiful game really cleaned up its act?

Instead of inviting tourists, officials at Dudhwa tiger reserve are telling them to cancel their bookings or visit at their own risk. Reason for this departure from policy of promoting its ambitious eco-tourism offer is shortage of staff. Around 500 staff of Dudhwa tiger reserve are on strike since January 27.

Being mostly in the news for the wrong reasons, Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College, Gaya is all set to get a facelift through several infrastructural development projects currently under different stages of execution.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One after another, scores of people who make porn films for a living pleaded their case to California workplace safety officials: Don't force condoms or safety goggles or ot…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One after another, scores of people who make porn films for a living pleaded their case to California workplace safety officials: Don't force condoms or safety goggles or ot…

Don't force condoms or safety goggles or other devices designed to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases on them because those devices will simply stop people from watching porn films and soon they'll have no jobs at all. Under the 21-page proposal Cal/OSHA rejected, so-called engineering controls "such as condoms" must be used by actors engaging in sex to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV and other diseases. Movie producers would also be required to pay for medical visits, treatments... Читать дальше...

Don't force condoms or safety goggles or other devices designed to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases on them because those devices will simply stop people from watching porn films and soon they'll have no jobs at all. Under the 21-page proposal Cal/OSHA rejected, so-called engineering controls "such as condoms" must be used by actors engaging in sex to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV and other diseases. Movie producers would also be required to pay for medical visits, treatments... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One after another, scores of people who make porn films for a living pleaded their case to California workplace safety officials: Don't force condoms or safety goggles or ot…

– LMC approves change of merger of Rivers state clubs – Dolphins and Sharks have merged to become Rivers United football club – Rivers United to begin their campaign at home to Enyima in the new season Port Harcourt based teams, Dolphins Football Club and Sharks will now be known as Rivers United as the […]

– Governor Nyesom Wike says the ban of any form of protests is still in force in Rivers state – The governor ordered security agencies to arrest any pro-Biafra protesters – Urges the people of the state to cooperate with the security agencies Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers state has reiterated that his administration’s […]

George Osborne has made it his mission to start paying down the Government's debts - why is he so devoted to this cause?

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Kevin McCallum saysTwitter can still be wonderful and fun. We can still put the world to rights, but when it turns, the wrongs over-power the rights.

How a part-human, part-pig image resonates today

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan can’t guarantee a day Grand Final this year with the push for a groundbreaking twilight match again gaining momentum.

In a Jordanian border district packed with Syrian war refugees, anger is festering: many complain the mass influx has pushed down wages and driven up food and housing prices.

Raymond Grenfell was dubbed 'Grabber Grenfell' by shoppers at his grocery store who say he touched, kissed and made inappropriate comments towards women

– Senator Ben Murray-Bruce thinks President Buhari should have more economic advisers than media advisers – Bruce feels the economy is down because the president has no chief economic adviser President Muhammadu Buhari made some appointments recently. Bashir Ahmad was appointed as the president’s personal assistant on New Media, Nasir Adhama as his special assistant […]

Rhodes Must Fall is calling for UCT vice-chancellor Max Price’s arrest after lodging criminal complaints against him.

The Modi government faced more flak from the opposition over the escalating JNU row with chief ministers of Bihar and Delhi alleging it has triggered an emotional issue to "hide its failure" on economic front and that opposing BJP and RSS has become the "biggest crime".