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Proclamation Ceremony of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War : Powerful and Ground-Breaking Tool to Attain Humanity’s Goal, Peace

Seoul, Republic of Korea – A flurry of anticipation filled the room of over 1,000 internationally-renowned figures including heads of state, legal representatives, and media who convened at the Coex Auditorium on March 14 for the Proclamation Ceremony of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War. Since its official inauguration in September 2015, the HWPL International Law Peace Committee ...

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Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, says ‘mission achieved’

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Putin, at a meeting in the Kremlin with his defence and foreign ministers, said Russian military forces in Syria had ...

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Bangladesh High Commission London confers awards to British-Bangladeshi outstanding academic achievers

London, 12 March: Bangladesh High Commission London organised a ceremony today at the Kensington Town Hall in Central London to confer awards to the British-Bangladeshi students who have achieved outstanding results in the 2015 GCSE and A Level examinations. A total of 127 students who achieved at least 10 A/A* in GCSE and 3 A/A* received crests and certificates from ...

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Newark Youth London Awards Ceremony 2016 celebrates youth achievement

Emdad Rahman : Newark Youth London celebrated another great year by delivering a successful awards event at Mulberry School, east London. Newark Youth London was formed in 1984 by a group of young people aged between 9-12 years old. This group congregated at the old London Hospital Car Park in Newark Street (now the Centre of the Cell building) and ...

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Budget 2016: George Osborne warns of cuts of 50p per £100

Chancellor George Osborne has warned the UK has to “act now rather than pay later” ahead of this week’s Budget, with further spending cuts planned. He said the cuts would be “equivalent to 50p in every £100” of public spending by 2020, which was “not a huge amount in the scheme of things”. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show ...

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Budget 2016: George Osborne warns of cuts of 50p per £100

Chancellor George Osborne has warned the UK has to “act now rather than pay later” ahead of this week’s Budget, with further spending cuts planned. He said the cuts would be “equivalent to 50p in every £100” of public spending by 2020, which was “not a huge amount in the scheme of things”. He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show ...

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1952- A Lesson of Linguistic Choice; Piece of Humanity from Bangladesh. Celebrating International Mother Language Day 21st Feb:

By Piya Mayenin : ….Maa go tomar koley, tomar boley, kotoy shanti bhalobasha, aa mori Bangla bhasha…. People originating in the sub continent should know that in 1947 India and Pakistan was divided on the basis of religion solely. Moreover newly formed Muslim Pakistan consisted of East and West Pakistan which was nevertheless divided oblivious to the myriad linguistic and ...

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Shadow minister visits Tower Hamlets to discuss housing challenge

The multi-million pound Blackwall Reach regeneration project in Tower Hamlets has been hailed as an innovative response to urban living. Labour’s Shadow Housing and Planning Minister, John Healey MP met Mayor John Biggs, senior officers, and councillors, as part of a visit to see how Tower Hamlets Council is rising to the challenge of the housing crisis on 3 March. ...

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Cultural bonanza pays homage to community languages

A 700-strong audience were entertained at a cultural gala by The Community Languages Service of Tower Hamlets paying tribute to community languages and various cultures across Tower Hamlets. Under the able leadership of Mr Showkat Khan, Service Manager of Community Languages Service, the International Language Day celebrations took place at York Hall in Bethnal Green and kept the whole audience ...

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