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The European Union’s AI Act
Times of Malta
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August 3, 2025
The EU unleashed a groundbreaking legal framework for artificial intelligence, directly applicable in all EU member states, and the clock is ticking for businesses across every sector. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, better known as the EU AI Act (or...
'Kōsen' tech colleges and HR firm tie up for student entrepreneurs
Japan Times
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August 3, 2025
Japan's kōsen technical colleges and a human resources company have teamed up to help student entrepreneurs trying to revitalize local economies. The National Institute of Technology, which oversees the 51 national kōsen across Japan, signed a...
Over $67B invested in Region One, fueling growth, improving livelihoods
Guyana Chronicle
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August 3, 2025
–PM Phillips says WITHIN the last five years, the PPP/C Government has invested $67 billion in Region One, transforming lives through education, health, and Infrastructure, while driving growth of the local economy. That was the message that Prime...
Seizing Russian Real Estate in France Creates Global Precedent – Oschadbank Rep
Kyiv Post
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August 3, 2025
Ukraine’s lawsuits to seize Russian assets and make Russia pay for its war create a precedent for Western law, where state property of the aggressor nation is no longer immune from enforcement, Oschadbank’s supervisory board member Roza Tapanova...
Uzbekistan’s hike of minimum salary for foreign workers takes effect
Nairametrics
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August 3, 2025
Uzbekistan has begun enforcing a new wage rule for foreign workers, a move that underscores the government’s tightening grip on labor standards and its effort to bring expatriate pay closer in line with local economic realities. The policy, which...
Japan desperately needs to work on its 'Global Human Resources'
Nikkei Asia
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Etsuko Kato is a professor of cultural anthropology at International Christian University in Tokyo. "Global Human Resources" has been a project pushed by the government in Japan since around 2010. It aims to nurture globally efficient workers who...
HR tech investment heats up. Plus, news from Dayforce, Beamery and more
HR Executive
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August 1, 2025
Tech funding drives innovation and makes new tools available, but it can also change how products are priced or whether they stay on the market. That’s why everyone—from HR leaders relying on enterprise tools to vendors building them—is keeping an...
Foreign criminals are vanishing from our courts and reoffending under fake names, ex-prosecutor claims
The Sun
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August 1, 2025
FOREIGN criminals are vanishing from British courts mid-trial and reoffending under fake names, a former top prosecutor has claimed. Reform UK's rising star Laila Cunningham, who recently quit the CPS, said illegal migrants are slipping through...
IIMA professor bags National Film Award for documentary
The Indian Express
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August 2, 2025
A documentary produced by a faculty member of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has won the Best Documentary Film honours at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023. The documentary, God, Vultures and Human, produced by IIMA Professor...
Over $6B invested in Region One, fueling growth, improving livelihoods – PM Phillips
Guyana Chronicle
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August 2, 2025
Within the last five years, the PPP/C Government has invested $67 billion in Region One, transforming lives through education, health, and Infrastructure, while driving growth of the local economy. That was the message that Prime Minister...
KLH GBS HR Conclave Sparks Visionary Dialogue on Talent, Transformation, and Leadership
The Hans India
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August 2, 2025
KLH Global Business School, Hyderabad, successfully hosted its flagship event, HR Conclave 2025 at the Kondapur campus. Centered around the theme “Shaping Future Talent: HR Leadership in a Changing World,” the conclave brought together leading HR...
Iranian Regime Foreign Minister: Iran Still Has Full Capacity to Rebuild Its Nuclear Program
Iran Focus
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August 2, 2025
Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of Iran’s regime, told Fox News that despite attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran still has the ability to rebuild its infrastructure and resume enrichment, since the necessary scientists, technology,...
IIM A professor’s documentary on organ donation wins National Film Award
The Indian Express
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August 2, 2025
A documentary produced by a faculty member of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has been adjudged the Best Documentary Film at the 71st National Film Awards for 2023. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The documentary, God, Vultures and...
Sudan Nashra: RSF-led coalition declares parallel govt in western Sudan, sparks domestic, regional condemnation | PM Kamel Idris finalizes Cabinet lineup, urges African Union to reinstate Sudan | Disputes over participation delays US-led meeting on Sudan
Mada Masr
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August 2, 2025
From Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, the Tasis coalition — led by the Rapid Support Forces — announced last week the formation of the parallel government first signaled in the Nairobi conference over five months ago.The new administration in...
MEA launches 1st tranche of project under “India UN Global Capacity Building Initiative”
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The first tranche of four projects under the aegis of "India UN Global Capacity Building Initiative" was launched on August 1 by Secretary (West) Tanmaya Lal, Ministry of External Affairs, a statement by the MEA...
Global, Regional, and National Burden Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution: 1990–2021 and Projections to 2036
Dove Medical Press
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July 31, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common respiratory disease, is a major healthcare burden and a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The most recent Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
GECOM Human Resources Officer in emotional testimony in elections fraud case
Stabroek News
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July 30, 2025
-Ashmins building to be visited today By Mia Anthony The trial into the alleged electoral fraud during the March 2020 General and Regional Elections continued yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, with...
HR’s Rising Stars: Elevating through education at Dell
HR Executive
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July 31, 2025
Organizational transformation is ubiquitous today, as AI and advanced technologies reshape workflows, employee expectations continue to evolve and global complexities drive a needed reimagining of organizational roadmaps. That environment is...
Crawford sends Mariners home happy with 1st career walk-off HR
MLB
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HR’s Rising Stars: Driving the AI revolution at Microsoft
HR Executive
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July 31, 2025
Early in her career, Prerna Ajmera founded a start-up that built digital libraries of extinct languages—creating connections with scholars around the world, two decades before remote collaboration was a common reality. It was an experience that...