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News Chief
February 24, 2017
On Oct. 24, 1975, an estimated 90 percent of Iceland's women refused to work inside or outside the home, hoping to raise awareness about wage inequity and the low value placed on their contributions to society.
ch-aviation
February 7, 2017
Following an investigation, the Commissioner refused to disclose detailed filings about PM Modi's travel expenses, but agreed with Batra that government offices must settle their bills in a timely manner. Some of the outstanding bills date from June 2014.
Chicago Tribune
February 7, 2017
"What happened that day was the first step for women's emancipation in Iceland," Finnbogadottir told the BBC in 2015.
South China Morning Post
February 2, 2017
... funds ranging from several million yuan to hundreds of millions. Some counties in Anhui were found to have spent their funds on renovating government office buildings, digging new wells, buying transformers and even entertainment. ... Hundreds of ...
Aliran Monthly
January 10, 2017
Closer to home, Thailand's The Official Information Act of 1997 grants citizens the right to access public information - which applies to all government offices and agencies. Indonesia in 2010 adopted the Freedom of Public Information Act. .... As a ...
Morocco World News
November 9, 2016
Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden took the top four positions internationally. The United ... The WEF criticized the North American for stagnating female participation in the labor force - especially in management positions and government offices ...
Deutsche Welle
October 3, 2016
Restaurants and government offices were closed down as a result of the demonstrations. The pro-choice march, inspired by a women's strike in Iceland in 1975, took place on what they're calling "Black Monday." Protests were also due to take place in ...
IceNews
August 27, 2016
The biggest one was the Anonymous attack because of Icelandic whale hunting in November. During that attack the webpages of the government offices of Iceland were down for 13 hours. The report only cites a few so-called APT cases, those are said to beÃÂ ...
BT.com
July 18, 2016
The minute's silence was observed by Government offices across Whitehall, including 10 Downing Street - as well as by Prime Minister Theresa May during her visit to Wales.
Radio Canada International
June 14, 2016
As Agent-General at the Quebec Government Office in London, his job is to represent the interests of the French-speaking Canadian province not only in the UK but also Ireland, the Nordic countries and Iceland. Canada's federal model allows its ...
Pakistan Observer
June 1, 2016
While Iceland's Prime Minister was forced to resign under public pressure, while Austria is investigating two banks for money laundering, Australia is investigating 800 people linked in these papers for possible tax evasion and more than 1,000 ...
The News International
April 16, 2016
Exceptions apart, not just the ruling elites but almost everyone that engages with the business of the state has a hand in the cookie jar, starting from lowly positions in government offices all the way to the top. This is no secret. It is the reality ...
OUPblog (blog)
April 9, 2016
Parliament passed the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution (Interim Amendment) Order 2009, which provided that key governmental offices would be vacated, the Cabinet would cease to exist, and the House of Assembly would be dissolved. ... Whether the ...
CoinTelegraph
April 6, 2016
Meanwhile in Iceland, the Panama Papers have claimed their first casualty in the form of Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, who had to resign after his name figured in the Mossack Fonseca leak.
Fox17
April 5, 2016
Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson looks on during a press conference ahead of the Nordic and Baltic prime ministers meeting for the Nordic Council's 66th Session at the Rosenbad government office in Stockholm on October 27, 2014.
Myanmar Times
March 7, 2016
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a UN under-secretary general and executive director of UN Women, delivers a speech during an international conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 22, 2015. Photo: EPA. More than a half-century later, the memory continues ...
Iceland Monitor
March 1, 2016
Reference is, however, made to cyber-attacks on Iceland stemming from international opposition to Icelandice whaling and to the "disappointing" response of neighbouring nations.
The Next Web
January 28, 2016
North Korea has a grand total of 7,200 Web users according to a new survey on global internet use. In a report published by We Are Social, a marketing agency, the country lead by Kim Jong Un only allows 0.03 percent of the population to access the Web.
The Guardian
January 25, 2016
Due to snow, federal government offices in D.C. are closed today. ...... I am not in favour of leaving the European Economic Area, which, like Switzerland, Norway, Leichtenstien and Iceland show, means you can be outside the EU but in the single market.
Sanford Herald (registration)
January 3, 2016
Bill Horner III practices proper grip and shooting position with a revolver under the supervision of Kevin Dodson at K&L Gun Sales.
Daily News Egypt
December 20, 2015
Through e-governance and technology services, citizens do not have to queue in banks, shops, or governmental offices. They can do it all at home, ... Iceland was taking an interest in the situation in Estonia long before our independence. So ...
IcelandReview
November 30, 2015
Anonynmous, a network of activists and hacktivists, attacked the websites of the Icelandic Government Offices Friday night, causing them to be down for 13 hours.
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