Secretary Antony Blinken will travel to Chisinau, Moldova and Prague, Czechia, May 28-31. In Chișinău, Secretary Blinken will meet with Moldovan President Maia Sandu and other senior officials to reaffirm U.S. support for Moldova’s progress on EU accession and energy security. In Prague, he will meet with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and other senior officials to discuss continued support for Ukraine, collaborative defense modernization, and deepening energy ties. While in Prague, Secretary Blinken will participate in an informal NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting to discuss priorities for the upcoming NATO Washington Summit. Source_link
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In 2023, 9.8 million people in the EU worked as ICT specialists, representing 4.8% of the total people in employment. A growth trend in ICT specialists in the EU has been taking place over the past few years, with the number of people working in this area rising by 1.5 percentage points (pp) since 2013 and an increase of 0.2 pp compared with 2022 (4.6%). Among the EU countries, in 2023, the share of ICT specialists was highest in Sweden (8.7%), followed by Luxembourg (8.0%) and Finland (7.6%). The lowest shares were observed in Greece (2.4%), Romania (2.6%) and Slovenia…
Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story here. The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise. The executive producer is Gemma Ware. Email your question to [email protected] or record it and send your question to us directly at funkidslive.com/curious. And explore more articles from our Curious Kids series on The Conversation. Disclosure statement: During the past 40+ years, William Ausich…
Delhi Metro, often hailed as India’s premier metro system, is now receiving acclaim from foreign visitors as well. In a trending video, two Irish influencers shared their impressions of the Delhi metro, describing it as surprisingly calm, clean and safe.Smooth, safe and clean Delhi metroThe Irish influencer duo took to Instagram to share their thoughts on the Delhi metro, expressing initial reservations due to misconceptions and general tourist caution associated with metros worldwide. InstagramHowever, they were pleasantly surprised to find the Delhi metro to be the ‘best metro ever.’In the video, one of them highlights feeling secure thanks to the…
Employers: Gordo Corp., operating as El Gordito, Belleville, Illinois Patricia and Samuel Gonzalez Lara, ownersAction: Complaint filingCourt: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IllinoisCourt action: The U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint in federal court on May 21, 2024, alleging Gordo Corp., operator of El Gordito restaurant violated federal minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping regulations. The filing comes after an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the restaurant and its owners and operators Patricia Gonzalez Lara and Samuel Gonzalez Lara violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when they did the following:Failed to pay servers…
First the cunning: Europe is still holding out hope that it can somehow resurrect the failed nuclear deal with Iran that relaxed sanctions on Tehran in return for allowing international inspections of its atomic activities. To keep the door open, European leaders, whose countries also stand to benefit from a resumption of trade with Iran, have taken pains not to offend the regime. By this logic, a failure to express condolences over Raisi’s death would be considered an unnecessary provocation. Leaving aside the continued viability of the nuclear deal at this stage, it’s worth recalling the details of Iran’s malevolent…
In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia’s state-of-the-art missile launch systems costs more than US$100 million (A$150 million). They allow Russia to launch attacks from safe positions many kilometres behind the front lines. The S-300 surface-to-air missile launcher is designed to avoid detection. Their locations are closely guarded secrets. However, using publicly available satellite images, we have detected telltale signs of the operation of these weapons that give away their location. This is just one example of why the strategic and tactical use of publicly available…
Objectives The UK supports the rights of human rights defenders to carry out their work and voice their opinions freely and safely, as well as efforts in defending and supporting journalists. Additionally, the UK recognises the importance of strong democratic institutions. The British Embassy Manila is seeking a proposal which supports the following objectives: Human Rights Defenders promote a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders, in which their rights are protected and respected on a national and/or regional scale empower and increase access to justice and legal support/assistance for human rights defenders Media Freedom strengthen the legal and…
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will travel to Brussels, Belgium, May 28-29 for meetings with counterparts at NATO, the European Union, and the Government of Belgium. His visit will underscore the strength and unity of the transatlantic partnership and its critical role in global security and prosperity. At NATO, the Deputy Secretary will address Allies at a North Atlantic Council meeting and meet NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană to discuss progress toward the Washington Summit. The Deputy Secretary will meet European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino to further U.S.-EU partnership in addressing shared challenges from Europe…
Ontario’s recent education budget announced a “back to basics” funding formula, which includes $30 million to install vape detectors and security upgrades — measures which will expand the surveillance of students in schools. The province says the budget signals a huge investment in education, but the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives notes it cumulatively reflects funds for 4,900 fewer educators in classrooms. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says there’s a cut to funding per student by almost 10 per cent since 2018. The province’s security investments are fear-driven responses to a real problem: Statistics Canada explains that “vaping to…