Are Google and Facebook really prepared to pull services from their Australian users rather than hand over some money to publishers under the bargaining.
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces on Saturday during a demonstration by hundreds of young people on Avenue Bourguiba to demand the release of some 1,000 people arrested during a social
As The Day s military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments on those left behind. I even spent two nights aboard a submarine.
Julia Bergman
As The Day s military/defense reporter, I work to explain complex issues in a way the everyday citizen can understand. On any given day, I can be found poring over defense budgets, writing a feature on a local veteran or documenting the impact of deployments on those left behind. I even spent two nights aboard a submarine.
The United Nations
The first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty in more than two decades, came into force just after midnight on Friday, hailed by the UN Secretary-General as “an important step towards a world free of nuclear weapons”.
António Guterres said that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) also represents a “strong demonstration of support for multilateral approaches to nuclear disarmament” overall.
‘Tragic testimonies’ of survivors
In a video message and statement, the UN chief commended the States that have ratified the Treaty and welcomed the “instrumental role of civil society in advancing the TPNW’s negotiation and entry into force”.
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HKU obtains excellent results from RGC’s 2021/21 research funding schemes
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has received excellent results in the recent announcement by the Research Grants Council (RGC) on a number of competitive peer-reviewed research funding schemes.
Among the 21 Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) Group Research Projects funded by the RGC, HKU has been funded with nine projects as coordinating institution, and participates in six other projects led by other institutions. The total funding received for Group Research Projects and Equipment Grant amounts to $46.2 million.
In 2020/21, the RGC allocated an additional budget of $150 million to support the One-off CRF Coronavirus and Novel Infectious Diseases Research Exercise. HKU has been awarded 15 out of 27 projects and received $94 million, representing 63% of the total awarded amount, which is the highest number of awards and the largest share of awarded funding amongst all institutions in this round