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Italy gets new tranche of EU funds as dust settles from vote

The European Commission has signed off on the next 21-billion-euro ($20.2 billion) tranche of Italy’s pandemic recovery funds

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

EU Commission says premature to speculate on cause of Russian gas pipeline leaks

The European Commission on Tuesday said it was premature to speculate on the cause of leaks in the two Nord Stream pipelines designed to bring gas from Russia to Europe.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

Mother whose son took his life after learning debt hopes Robodebt royal commission will bring justice

A Queensland mother whose son took his own life just hours after learning he owed a Centrelink debt says she hopes the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme will bring about justice for victims.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

Iraq’s Investment Commission Says it Cooperates with Neighboring Countries to Improve Investment Law

The head of Iraq’s National Investment Commission, Suha Al-Najjar, said that her country was able to overcome current economic challenges thanks to the strong internal consumption and average income rates, noting that Iraqi and foreign companies in the country were adapted to operate under the most difficult circumstances and political…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 26, 2022

Majority of black people report discrimination in health or work settings

Survey challenges Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report of 2021, which found no evidence of institutional racism in the areas it examined

Wales Online · Sep 26, 2022

SHRC raps police for not submitting report on alleged cheating of tribesperson

Quarry owners reportedly handed uninhabitable land in place of property procured from him

The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022

SC/ST Commission recommends action against lecturer in Chennai college

He had discriminated against a colleague on caste lines

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022

UN human rights commission says war crimes have been committed in Ukraine

Investigators found "visible signs of executions on bodies, such as hands tied behind backs ... and slit throats."

Axios · Sep 23, 2022

Investigation chief says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine

War crimes including rape, torture, executions and confinement of children were committed by Russia in areas it occupied in Ukraine, the head of a U.N.-mandated investigation body said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Memo to the Productivity Commission: fixing inequality is the key to productivity

Every five years the Productivity Commission is charged with examining everything that can be done to lift Australia’s productivity.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022