Indonesia has nearly halved output at a major coal-fired power plant near the capital Jakarta after the city faced major pollution spikes in recent weeks, its operator told AFP Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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The illusion of science that surrounds these numbers and their emotive force make them powerful political tools that need to be better understood by the public to avoid provoking anti-immigration sentiment.
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2023
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India's polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the country's top court demanded officials take action to address the toxic haze.
Environment
Dec 2, 2021
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From a modest 150 words to the length of a children's book—the number of words used by politicians in their election manifestos has grown substantially in the past century, new research shows.
Political science
Nov 21, 2019
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Thousands of Indonesians combed trash-strewn beaches at the weekend in a nationwide bid to tackle the Southeast Asian nation's mammoth marine waste problem.
Environment
Aug 19, 2019
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Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media posts, igniting concerns it could be used to suppress freedom of speech and stifle dissent.
Internet
Feb 20, 2019
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Japan may have underpaid billions of yen in unemployment benefits after it emerged that the government has been incorrectly collecting labour market data for as long as 15 years.
Business
Jan 10, 2019
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India's new right-wing government has begun an online trial run to register staff attendance records, seeking to tackle absenteeism among the country's notoriously work-shy bureaucrats.
Internet
Oct 8, 2014
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Civil servants of the Government of Extremadura, located in Mérida, Spain, will have to work under challenging conditions when retrofitting public buildings with technological solutions based on renewable energy. They are ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 4, 2014
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Printed newspapers are still among the most influential sources of information for senior civil servants, according to University of Manchester research.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2014
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