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7 January 2021 Felix Corley, Forum 18 Despite his offer to perform alternative civilian service, Khujand Military Court today (7 January) jailed Rustamjon Norov for three and a half years, the longest known sentence. The court claimed the 22-year-old Jehovahs Witness conscientious objector falsified his medical history to evade compulsory military service, charges he denies. While held in a military unit in October 2020, he was threatened with torture if he did not put on a military uniform. Kh...

Cuban science makes significant contributions in battle against COVID-19 Social Share CUBA’S NATIONAL SYSTEM of science, technology and innovation, along with the selfless efforts of doctors, nurses, and health care workers, became the country’s principal strengths in the battle against the pandemic. The priority given by the Revolution, since its very beginnings, to create the human capital necessary to promote the country’s scientific development, building required infrastr...

Exporting or moving fish from the UK How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK. From: Contents export fish from the UK to the EU move fish between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland (NI) To export fish from the UK the EU and the 8 countries that require them (excluding NI to the EU), you’ll need a catch certificate. It’s your responsibility to check specific requirements for non-EU countries. You’ll need to follow customs and bord...

7 January 2021 08:00 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Todays Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 7th January. Related news NAMES Soviet and Kazakh opera singer, director, People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR and laureate of the Stalin Prize of the 2 nd degree Kurmanbek ZHANDARBEKOV was born in 1905 in South Kazakhstan region. He was a graduate of the Institute of Public Education in...

Belarus Charges Leaders Of Independent Press Club With Tax Crimes As Crackdown Continues December 31, 2020 20:07 GMT share Print The founder of an independent Belarusian press group and several associates taken into custody last week have been charged with tax evasion and related crimes in a case that comes against the backdrop of a continuing state crackdown on dissent. The daughter of Press Club founder Yulia Slutskaya said via Facebook that her mother had been charged with "large-scale tax e...

Belarusian Press Club Chief, Associates Detained For Alleged Tax Law Violations December 23, 2020 13:56 GMT share Print MINSK -- The founder of the Belarusian Press Club, Yulia Slutskaya, and four of her associates have been detained in a case that authorities described as tax law "violations." Slutskayas daughter Alyaksandra said on December 23 that along with her mother, police also detained Press Club staff members Syarhey Alsheuski, Syarhey Yakupau, Pyatro Slutski, and Ala Sharko. Yulia Slu...

CLUSTER MOVE NSW Health’s list of COVID-19 case locations has grown to more than 100 venues, with The Sydney Morning Herald reporting that, although all locally-acquired cases are linked to the Northern Beaches cluster, several of yesterday’s 15 new cases were infected outside the region i.e. Turramurra Salon for Hair on the north shore and The Rose in Erskineville. With Gladys Berejiklian due to make a decision tomorrow on current restriction levels, the ABC reports the state government...

Seatrade Maritime puts spotlight on supply chain, seafarers issues DUBAI, December 18, 2020 Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 (SMMEV), the region’s leading event in the shipping industry, concluded on a successful note with two sessions featuring a panel of experts from the maritime industry in the Middle East region.   The three-day event, which kicked off on December 14, provided an ideal platform for knowledge sharing and networking, uniting professionals from the industry glo...

December 17, 2020 Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 concluded with discussions on lessons learnt during the pandemic Dr. Noura Al Dhaheri, Head of the Digital Cluster, Abu Dhabi Ports and CEO, Maqta Gateway Chris Hayman, Chairman, Seatrade DUBAI — Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual 2020 (SMMEV), the region’s leading event in the shipping industry, concluded Wednesday, with two sessions featuring a panel of experts from the maritime industry in the Middle East...

The poignant question of the impact of the pandemic on the attractiveness of seafaring as a career was asked by a member of the audience during the virtual conference session ‘Welfare & Training – People Sustainability’ part of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual. The impact of pandemic on crew change and the problems encountered by seafarers was explained by Toby Brooks, Deputy Director - Isle of Man Ship Registry. “We’ve experienced first-hand the crew repatriation crisis, our att...