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UK seeks long-term global support for Rohingyas

The United Kingdom (UK) has called on the international community to provide long-term support to keep Rohingya people — both in Bangladesh and Myanmar– safe in the years to come. The UK has been at the forefront of that response and has contributed £129 million to support the displaced Rohingya since 25 August 2017, said UK Department for International Development ...

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran grants temporary release

  A British-Iranian woman has been reunited with her family after being granted a three-day release from prison in Iran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies.  She said she was “overwhelmed” and it would be “awesome” for her four-year-old daughter to “have a mummy again”.   Foreign Secretary Jeremy ...

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Facebook bans quiz app, pulls its security app over privacy

London, Aug 23 : Facebook has banned a third-party quiz app amid concerns over the possible misuse of users’ data and pulled its own security software from Apple’s app store after the iPhone maker tightened data security rules. The social media company said Wednesday it took action against the myPersonality app because its creators refused an inspection, and over worries ...

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Conflict management strategy and best practice

By Taslim Ahammad: Wherever there are people, close by always will be conflict, in particular, conflict occurs very frequently at workplace. Conflict is simply an inevitable aspect of human relationships. There is just no way to live a conflict-free life. Hence, as soon as conflict begins to draws back productivity and gives way to more conflicts, then conflict management must ...

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Net migration from EU to UK at lowest level since December 2012

Difference between number of EU citizens entering and leaving UK is now just 87,000 Net migration to the UK from other EU countries has reached a near six-year low as a so-called Brexodus continues. The difference between the number of EU citizens entering the UK and the number leavingsank to 87,000 in the year to March, its lowest level since ...

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Britons in EU could lose access to UK bank accounts under no-deal Brexit

Warning comes in government ‘technical notices’ telling businesses and public how to prepare in event of no deal Consumers would face slower and more costly credit card payments when they buy EU products, and British citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the government has warned. The Brexit secretary, Dominic ...

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GCSEs: boys close gap on girls after exams overhaul

Larger share of boys gain top marks under new system while share of pupils gaining C or 4 also rises Boys appear to have been the major beneficiary of the new GCSE examinations taken in England for the first time this summer, as results showed across-the-board improvements in boys gaining top marks while girls saw their share of top grades ...

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Talent management for successful trades  

By Taslim Ahammad: Talent management exists to ensure that organization get the right people with the right skills into the right position at the right time so the business can accomplish its mission. The biggest challenge confronting organizations is managing talent amidst uncertainty and risk. Shrinking business cycles and increasing competition have intensified the war for talent across sectors and ...

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Windrush row: Javid’s apology overshadowed by new removal figures

Home secretary to apologise to 18 people but Home Office says 164 may have been wrongly told to leave A total of 164 Windrush generation people may have been wrongly removed or detained, according to detailed analysis by the Home Office of almost 12,000 immigration cases. The home secretary has said he will apologise to 18 Windrush people who the ...

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Labour given £10m more than Tories last year, says Electoral Commission

The Conservatives raised £45.9m, while Jeremy Corbyn’s party received £55.8m, boosted by higher membership Labour raised nearly £10m more than the Conservatives last year in what is thought to be the largest amount ever raised over 12 months by a single political party. Jeremy Corbyn’s party was given £55.8m in 2017, while the Conservatives managed to raise £45.9m, also their ...

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