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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Felipe Samaniego, partner at CorralRosales and leader of the Ecuadorian Association of Cannabis Industries, has participated in an article published by the digital medium El Comercio. It reports on the approval of hemp seeds in the Ecuadorian provinces of  Imbabura and Pichincha. A cultivation of 140 cannabis plants is part of the first valuation analysis carried out by the National Institut...

On November 16, Malaysias Employees Provident Fund ( EPF) introduced a new policy (i-Sinar) that allows around 8 million provident fund members aged 55 or younger who have lost their jobs or experienced a significant income reduction because of the COVID-19 pandemic to withdraw a portion of their Account 1 balances. (The EPF provides two types of individual accounts for members younger than age 55: Account 1 that funds retirement and Account 2 that may be accessed before retirement for...

Gas, marbles and lead pellets: Peru protest deaths turn spotlight on police violence By Marcelo Rochabrun FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators clash with police during protests that led to the resignation of Perus interim President Manuel Merino, in Lima LIMA (Reuters) – Ruben Guevara was marching in teargas-filled streets in Lima in November when he was hit in the face by what felt like a gas canister, severely damaging his right retina. “We were protecting people who had already fallen ...

FEATURE-Gas, marbles and lead pellets: Peru protest deaths turn spotlight on police violence Reuters 12/18/2020 By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ruben Guevara was marching in teargas-filled streets in Lima in November when he was hit in the face by what felt like a gas canister, severely damaging his right retina. "We were protecting people who had already fallen to the ground and police kept moving forward and shooting straight at us," said Guevara, 32, a father of two. Guevara ...

2Department of Biological Engineering, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay The shudders of the COVID-19 pandemic have projected newer challenges in the healthcare domain across the world. In South American scenario, severe issues and difficulties have been noticed in areas like patient consultations, remote monitoring, medical resources, healthcare personnel etc. This work is aimed at providing a holistic view to the digital healthcare during the times of COVID-19 pandemic in Sout...

Eight Indigenous leaders from Ucayali and Huánuco have received threats for months from narco-trafficking mafias, land invaders, and illegal loggers. Several days ago, they were in Lima demanding protection from the Peruvian government. They fear for their lives. It couldnt have been a coincidence. A threatening message arrived on October 2nd in the afternoon. It was left in the front door of the offices of ORAU (Regional Organization of AIDESEP in Ucayali) in Pucallpa. That same day, only hou...