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Inspired by Trees Exhibition applications now open
The natural world is a vital component of the human experience, providing food, water, air, relaxation and inspiration. Trees are conspicuous ambassadors of the natural world, their lives entwined within the cycles of resources on which we depend. Trees are also conspicuous in our community, bringing beauty, peace, shelter, wildlife and wellbeing. Trees are fundamental to the landscape of Burnside.
You are invited to participate in a new exhibition titled ‘Inspired by Trees’, being held during the South Australian Nature Festival, 25 September – 4 October 2021. Works will be exhibited during October at the Burnside Civic Centre Atrium Space (located in Customer Service area) and promoted by Pepper Street Arts Centre, City of Burnside, and through the SA Nature Festival.
Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki and Italian right-wing Lega party chief Matteo Salvini to try to lay the groundwork for a new European political grouping.
Ahead Of Vote And Amid Attacks On Critics, Uzbek President Criminalizes Online Insults
April 01, 2021 08:28 GMT
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Six months ahead of a planned presidential election and with physical attacks on government critics mounting, Uzbekistan has criminalized insult and slander of the president in digital and online form.
The Uzbek Justice Ministry announced the immediate implementation of the defamation clauses via Telegram on March 31 and said offenders could face up to five years in prison.
It cited amendments to that post-Soviet Central Asian republic s Criminal Code and legislation signed the previous day by President Shavkat Mirziyoev, who took over in a disputed handover after the death of his long-serving predecessor in 2016.
Moldovan President Says Vaccines Diverted To Officials Relatives, Authorities Investigate
April 01, 2021 14:34 GMT
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said that almost 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines intended for health-care workers and the critically vulnerable have instead been diverted to public officials and family members, including employees of the Defense Ministry and regional authorities, A first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech has been given to 688 people in the relatives category, Sandu told Moldova s Jurnal TV on March 31.
Moldova, one of Europe s poorest countries, has lagged behind the rest of the continent in the vaccination campaign and welcomed donations from friendly governments.
The first batch of 14,400 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the global COVAX scheme arrived in Moldova last month. So far, the country of 4.5 million has received 110,970 doses of various vaccines.
Iran s Foreign Minister Uses New Clubhouse App To Defend China Deal
April 01, 2021 15:34 GMT
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to the new Clubhouse social media app on March 31 to defend Tehran s controversial recent strategic cooperation pact with China a deal criticized for lacking transparency and selling out to China amid crushing U.S. sanctions.
In past days, small scattered protests against the 25-year China deal have been reported in Tehran and several other Iranian cities with protesters warning that Iran is not for sale.
Zarif s use of Clubhouse, an audio-based social media application, is seen as a way to counter those critics in Iran and abroad.