“The Council (US Council on Competitiveness] champions the belief that to be competitive, and raise the standard of living Americans, we must enhance productivity.” www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/CoC_2014_Clarion_091014_FINAL.pdf Effective competitiveness is often described as above. Being competitive means being able to increase prosperity, which requires increasing productivity. It’s a fairly straightforward and well-understood relationship – increased productivity leads […]
Kabul, Oct 27 (IANS) A group of suicide bombers stormed the office of a prosecuting attorney in the Afghan city of Kunduz, 250 km north of Kabul Monday, leaving six people dead and seven wounded, security official Abdullah said. “A group of suicide bombers stormed the office of prosecutor in Kunduz city at 1.20 p.m. today […]
The NSW Government is once again offering all NSW residents the opportunity to celebrate New Year’s Eve from one of Sydney’s most spectacular vantage points – the Cahill Expressway above Circular Quay. Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay today announced the online ballot opens today. I encourage people to enter their household in the […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox today launched the start of NSW Fair Trading week. “Consumer rights are an issue that affects every single one of us,” said Mr Mason-Cox. “From ensuring that the household appliances we use are safe, to knowing that the traders we engage to build our home or sell us a […]
Damascus, Oct 21 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militants captured one of the weapons shipments airdropped by the US to the Kurdish fighters of the People Protection Units (YPG) in the city of Kobane in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Tuesday. Two weapons shipments airdropped by the US fighters landed in […]
Bogota, Oct 21 (IANS/EFE) The world’s first floating gas liquefaction plant is due to begin operating next year off the coast of northern Colombia under a pact between Canada-based Pacific Rubiales Energy and Belgian shipbuilder Exmar. Executives from the two firms signed the accord in Bogota in a ceremony that included Belgium’s Princess Astrid, leading a […]
Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS/EFE) The use of hotels and factories as clandestine prisons where thousands of people — mostly women — are tortured to prevent their complaints against the government from coming to light has rapidly increased in China, an organisation Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said Tuesday. In a report entitled, “We’ll Beat You to […]
Geneva, Oct 21 (IANS/EFE) The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced Tuesday that it will begin clinical trials Nov 1 in Switzerland of one of the two anti-Ebola vaccines currently under development. WHO Assistant Director-General Marie Paule Kieny said the reason that the trials, set to be held at Lausanne, Switzerland, were important was that they include […]
Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) Led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh will participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Jan 9, 2015 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said here Tuesday. Presiding over the preparatory meeting for the state’s participation in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, he said that the Uttar Pradesh government is “sensitive and […]
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) The 16th Mumbai Film Festival came to a close Tuesday evening with films “Court”, “Chauranga” and “Killa” bagging the top honours. Actor Aamir Khan was the guest of honour at the closing ceremony, which was followed by the awards function. Celebrities such as Madhuri Dixit, Vaani Kapoor, Esha Gupta, Parineeti Chopra and […]
