The keyword is ‘compulsory work’, and the basic message is clear “in Austria, no one who receives anything – specifically basic welfare benefits” from the state should be lazy. Services are only provided in exchange for work. This is basically the right thing to do, especially in the circumstances of the huge shortage in labour […]
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ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has launched two flagship programs to promote skills and clean energy in Gilgit Baltistan. Through its youth skill development program, the EU and the Government of Germany have joined forces to transform the vocational training landscape in Gilgit Baltistan. As per details this program provides dedicated support to selected Technical […]
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STOCKHOLM: Sweden on Wednesday pledged military aid of 13.3 billion kronor ($1.25 billion) to Ukraine, as Kiev struggles with multiple delays of vital Western military support in the third year of war with Russia. The Scandinavian country, which formally joined NATO in March, will donate a range of material, including ASC 890 surveillance aircraft, Rb […]
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Wednesday that missing poet Ahmed Farhad Shah was in the custody of Dhirkot police in Azad Kashmir. The development came as IHC senior puisne judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resumed hearing a petition seeking the missing Kashmiri poet’s recovery. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan had called […]
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BBC.com reports: Early investigations into severe turbulence that hit a Singapore Airlines flight last Tuesday reveal it dropped around 178ft (54m) over 4.6 seconds. One British passenger died and dozens more were injured when the London-Singapore flight encountered the turbulence over Myanmar and was diverted to Thailand. Singaporean investigators have extracted data stored in the […]
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Bhopal: In a stark reminder that tall claims and taller promises during election season fly in the face of ground realities, a Dalit family’s fight for justice in a harassment case in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar has claimed three lives in less than a year — the latest of the complainant. The woman, now 20, filed […]
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VIENNA: Planned talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog aimed at breaking the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear programme have been put on hold after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, an agency report said on Monday. The temporary suspension of talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) comes as its chief […]
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New Delhi, May 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Article 370 was neither the agenda of the people of Kashmir nor of the country but only of “four-five families” and that it is a matter of greatest satisfaction for him that the brothers and sisters in Kashmir came forward to vote with great […]
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NEW DELHI: A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows. Citing the increasing market power of a few big digital companies in India, a government […]
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The establishment of a Palestinian state is “the only route to peace” in the Middle East, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said as his country announced formal recognition, alongside Norway and Ireland. Sanchez spoke on Tuesday before a cabinet vote that approved the previously announced plan to recognise a Palestinian state. Norway’s recognition has […]
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