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Comments WASHINGTON — In the dying months of his administration, President Donald Trump removed from the United States terrorist list a little-known paramilitary organization called ETIM, an acronym that stands for either the East Turkestan Independence Movement or the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, depending on whom one asks. The group is also sometimes known as the [East] Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP or ETIP). Explaining the decision, the State Department s...

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JFK and the long shadow caused by the Bay of Pigs Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 09:37 Federico Fidel Fernandez, a Miami Cuban refugee, listens to President Kennedys television address 22nd October 1962, in which the President explained the United States position on the Cuban situation to the American people and the world. Analysis: The lessons Kennedy had learned from the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs were to stand him - and the world - in good stead during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but Cuban-Am...

Engaging the stakeholders: Mustapa speaking to the press at Sunway University. With him is Cheah. PETALING JAYA: The government is being extra careful when considering allocations for the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 (12MP) as its priority is on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) said the government had received submissions amounting to RM900bil in requests from all ministries and state government...

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has urged Malaysians to be fair and balanced in assessing the economy amid criticisms that the Emergency ordinance is affecting foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country. The Minister in the Prime Ministers Department (Economic Affairs) said there is a downside and an upside to any countrys economy. “As the government, we acknowledge that, and we have challenges as well. We have also been doing well in some areas," he told a press conference at...

Salifu); Centre for Development and Policy Advocacy ( Seidu) "...directs attention to specific areas at the backbone of any response to public health emergency, and where CSO-health system intersections can be particularly leveraged and better strengthened in LMICs." In the wake of global health crises such as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in effective responses has been recognised. Such participation is often premised on the assumption that CSOs gr...

SFP Research Intern Abigail Magnus is an intern with the SFP research team. Abby (she/hers and they/them) recently completed her Masters in Social Work and Economics, focusing her thesis on the long-term social and economic costs of poverty in the United States. She has experience in public health, housing, and economic research. She most recently worked at the State Innovation Exchange and previously worked for the Colorado Senate Majority Leader during the 2018 session. Abby lives in Denver, ...

Under Biden Administration, a New Decade Has Dawned—Passenger Car Regulations Must Keep Up Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst | January 19, 2021, 2:19 pm EDT With a new administration taking office and a new decade upon us, it’s a perfect opportunity to recommit to holding the automobile industry accountable under the Clean Air Act. While 50 years of regulation have brought with it substantial benefits, four years of automot...

Fyra Designs New Office for CBRE With Wellness in Mind January 8, 2021 By Carlene Olsen Soft textures and muted hues create a calming atmosphere inside the new CBRE office in Helsinki. Photography by Riikka Kantinkoski.  In Finland, a country often ranked as the "happiest" in an annual U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network report, design and wellbeing go hand in hand. So when CBRE, an internationally recognized real estate consulting agency, tasked local firm Fyra with creating a ...

Share this article Share this article LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation ("the Foundation"), the charity founded by retired asset manager Bill Gross and his son and daughter, announced today that it donated a total of $17 million to 51 non-profits in 2020, including $2.4 million targeted toward Covid-19 relief efforts in Southern California and around the world. During a year when the need was greater than ever, the Fou...