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Bearcat Roundup: Enyard wins award; Baker debuts2018-06-21
Maryville Daily Forum: Enyard wins Defensive Player of the Year in IFL Former Northwest Missouri State standout defensive back Bryce Enyard was selected as the ‘The F.A.N. Show’s’ Defensive Player of the Year in the Indoor Football League. He...
Why the Finns don’t want to be happy2018-06-21
Joy Online: A ballet dancer leaves her purse on a park bench. She walks away, absent-mindedly leaving behind the little bag with her money and belongings in it. Fifteen minutes later, she realises it’s missing. She does not panic; she does not get that sick feeling...
HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT MARKS WORLD REFUGEE DAY BY PASSING LAW TO JAIL HELPERS2018-06-21
Democratic Underground: Budapest, 20 June 2018 — TODAY, on World Refugee Day the HungarianGovernment adopted Bill T/333, a new version of the 2018 Anti-NGO...
Laws to deter asylum-seekers, aid workers passed in Hungary2018-06-20
Provo Daily Herald: BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian lawmakers voted to tighten the country's asylum eligibility rules and threatened Wednesday to incarcerate people who help asylum-seekers, votes that coincided with a United Nations' observance dedicated to refugees. The...
Global Lumber Prices Continued Their Two-year Climb in the 1Q with the Pace Higher in ...2018-06-20
PR Newswire: HELSINKI, Sweden, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumber markets – North America After softwood lumber consumption in the US reached a ten-year high in 2017, demand fell in early 2018. Despite the reduced first quarter consumption, lumber production on the US...
Global Lumber Prices Continued Their Two-year Climb in the 1Q with the Pace Higher in North America than in the Nordic Countries, Russia and China2018-06-20
Market Watch: HELSINKI, Sweden, Jun 20, 2018 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- North America After softwood lumber consumption in the US reached a ten-year high in 2017, demand fell in early 2018. Despite the reduced first quarter consumption, lumber production on the US...
Hungary approves "STOP Soros" law, defying EU, rights groups2018-06-20
This is Money: By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST, June 20 (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament on Wednesday approved a package of bills that criminalises some help given to illegal immigrants, defying the European Union and human rights groups. The legislation narrows the scope for...
Hastings Marks World Refugee Day2018-06-20
Public Technologies: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) released the statement in observance of World Refugee Day: 'UN World Refugee Day is observed every year on June 20th to emphasize the overwhelming rate of displacement across the globe. We mark World Refugee Day today...
Hastings’ Statement on the 2018 Yulin Dog Meat Festival2018-06-20
Public Technologies: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on the 2018 Yulin Dog MeatFestival, which began today in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China: 'As the 2018 Yulin Dog Meat Festival begins, we must continue to shed light on the...
Feature: How autonomous systems are tested to perform safely in winter2018-06-20
Public Technologies: The commercial vehicle industry is constantly testing and developing technology to ensure vehicles remain safe on our roads. One area in which CV manufacturers are focusing is driverless technology in adverse weather conditions. Manufacturers already perform...
Asylum seekers enter Finland from Russia using World Cup IDs - border guard2018-06-20
The Star: HELSINKI/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Five people have entered Finland illegally with the help of soccer World Cup fan identity papers and then applied for asylum, the Finnish border guard said on Wednesday. ......
Update: Semi-Annual Review of the First North 25 Index2018-06-20
Public Technologies: The new portfolio of the First North 25 index will become effective on July 2, 2018 Stockholm, June 20, 2018 - Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces today the updated results of the semi-annual review of the First North 25 Index (Nasdaq Stockholm: FN25) which will...
KONE wins order for mixed-use project in heart of Nashville, Tennessee2018-06-20
Public Technologies: KONE Corporation, press release, June 20, 2018 KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to provide elevators and escalators for a mixed-use development at Fifth + Broadway in historic downtown Nashville, Tennessee, in the...
Hungary Passes Anti-Migrant 'Stop Soros' Laws2018-06-20
WorldNews.com: Hungary's parliament passed a number of laws on Wednesday which would criminalize any group or individual which offers assistance to an undocumented immigrant to claim asylum, according to The Guardian. The "StopSoros' law restricts the ability of...