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Middle East and North Africa in turmoil

A group called "The Coordination for Democratic Change in Algeria ... who were at the time under threat from the Libyan military, a French military spokesman tells news services. The prosecutor of the ... read more

Kuwait “Morals Committee” Announced Deportation of 76 Gay Men; and More in Global LGBT Recap

Engaging in consensual sexual relations between two male persons remains a criminal offense, and there are no legal protections against ... it until social attitudes change.” Cook Islands: Proposed ov... read more

South Africa: Power and Crisis - Why SA's Watchdogs Are More Bark Than Bite

The body can, however, sue parties that don't implement recommendations, says Sasha Stevenson, the head of health at legal nonprofit Section27 ... conditions at Lindela, MSF proposed to station a medi... read more

‘There’s No Detox When You’re Dead’: Boston Wants Users To Get High Under Medical Supervision

Put simply, SPOT is a room for drug addicts to ride out their high under medical supervision ... SPOT: legal supervised injection facilities (SIFs), which allow visitors to inject illicit drugs as tra... read more

Transcript: Second Presidential Debate

He said he thought Saddam Hussein was a grave threat, and now he said it was ... to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment. That's why I pro... read more

57 Terrible Consequences of the Sequester

At the same time, some of the projected cuts would leave vulnerable ... local law enforcement participation in Joint Terrorism Task Forces and Field Intelligence Groups would be reduced due to funding ... read more

I fear for medical science under Donald Trump

While I agree that Trump’s position on human-caused climate change and his ... a federal right-to-try law would risk throwing us back to the pre-thalidomide FDA, at least with respect to terminally il... read more

on EU political relations with ASEAN

having regard to the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 August 1967, – having regard to the main legal framework for ... problems relating to threats to democracy and ... read more

Fact check: Will Queensland's proposed abortion laws allow unrestricted access after 22 weeks?

Protestors have marched through the streets of Brisbane voicing their opposition to proposed changes ... law in the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, told Fact Check that anothe... read more

Southern Africa: Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Why Abortion-By-Mail Services Are Spreading

In recent decades, countries where termination of pregnancy is legal have ... or posed a threat to the mother's physical or mental health. When apartheid crumbled in the early 1990s, South African fem... read more

Fall is the time to prepare your home for winter

Make sure water can run freely through the gutters and leaders, and away from your property." Indoors, change the filters on heating systems and refrigerator water dispensers. Clean the air filter on ... read more

Patent advisers pressured by in-house strategy changes

Eight corporate lawyers from patent-focused businesses tell Managing IP that the three main attributes they expect from their patent law firms are a more considered approach to their legal service ... ... read more