Wikinews Shorts: August 13, 2009

A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, August 13, 2009. Contents 1 Paris suffers second night of violence 2 No concrete progress but North American leaders express solidarity 3 Mexican federal police foil plot to assassinate President Calderón 4 Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to another three years of house Continue Reading

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U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed Continue Reading

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Employee Wellness Program

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Medicinal Cannabis Treatments Sydney Are Employee Wellness Programs needed? It can not only cause physical and mental problems but also emotional, cognitive, and behavioral implications. Fast-paced lives and ever-increasing competition puts the employees under a great deal of pressure. The problem gets compounded Continue Reading

Bill to eliminate corruption does not go far enough, say Indian activists and lawyers

Monday, August 8, 2011 A bill to eliminate corruption has been introduced into the lower house of India’s parliament, but critics including lawyers and human rights activists are skeptical of the measures contained. The Draft Lokpal Bill, introduced into parliament on Thursday, seeks to establish an ombudsman, or Lokpal, to Continue Reading

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