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Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHSBC CEO: ‘some’ senior staff face redundancySome senior HSBC staff should brace for job cuts after the bank’s latest restructuring, the bank’s new chief executive Georges Elhedery told staff in a memo seen by Reuters.After announcing one of the bank’s biggest shake-ups in recent years, he wrote in the memo to staff: Inevitably some of our colleagues will face redundancies as we streamline duplicative senior roles. The leadership team will spend more time with you in the coming days to explain these changes in more detail and to give…
This year's CBD COP marks a pivotal moment to address the biodiversity crisis, and as a key player in the fight to maintain the planetary ecosystem, it is a land and the forefront of biodiversity conservation. It highlights the urgent need to include environmental defenders.Our latest annual Land and Environmental Defenders report shows that Colombia is the world's deadliest country for advocates, with 79 murders reported in 2023, and all cases around the world accounts for 40% of the This is the highest annual toll documented by global witnesses since they began reporting on these killings in 2012.This year, the…
How cornbread gummies affected your sleep”I had a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep and this product worked for me. This is my favorite CBD product I've ever tried (and ) This is the most consistently effective product I've used for sleep.The 50mg dose started about 15-20 minutes after I took it and I started feeling a pleasant heaviness and drowsiness.”I only want to use these products for sleep (at least a 50mg dose) because they are very effective for sleep. And this is probably due to the fact that they were given to me for free for testing.…
On October 22, hundreds of people marched through the streets of the CBD to show support for refugees demanding permanent residence visas. The action was organized on the 100th day of a 24/7 encampment that began in front of then Home Secretary Claire O'Neill's office in Oakley on July 15 and then moved to the Home Office in the Docklands. To the accompaniment of drums, refugees called for permanent visas to be granted to more than 9,000 refugees who have been living on temporary visas for more than 12 years after their applications for refugee status were rejected in the…
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, has collected approximately 800,000 illegal cannabis plants and more than 106,000 pounds of processed cannabis across the state. was confiscated.These seized items have an estimated black market value of $353 million.The operation was part of the state's illegal marijuana eradication and prevention program.The crackdown led to 282 arrests in 36 counties, with one of the hotspots being Caen.Officials targeted 60 locations in Kern County and removed nearly 90,000 plants.Bonta said in a statement:California has the largest safe, legal, and regulated cannabis market…
A new visual effects (VFX) academy is set to open in the city by February next year, expanding career opportunities for students and local residents looking to break into the growing media industry.On October 1st, Victorian Creative Industries Minister Colin Brooks visited award-winning VFX company Framestore to announce the launch of GameChanger Academy. This will be Australia's first animation, VFX and games tertiary education institution run by specialist provider CG Spectrum. The actual location of GameChanger Academy will be announced in the coming months. “We support our digital screen workforce to create some of our most beloved movies and games,…
In February, the New York Liberty became the first WNBA franchise to partner with a CBD company. The NBA's Brooklyn Nets also earned the same honor in their respective leagues. Last night, the New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals to win the franchise's first title. Perhaps the Nets, who open their season tomorrow night against the Atlanta Hawks, will follow suit? This is not the first time something like this has happened in the sports world. Remember when the Seattle Seahawks played the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014? It was a matchup…
Ahead of the annual climate change conference scheduled for this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, starting November 11, countries are currently gathering in the Colombian city of Cali for the biennial United Nations Biodiversity Conference.The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was born out of the same 1992 Rio Earth Summit that led to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The CBD aims to protect global biodiversity, restore natural ecosystems and ensure that the benefits from the world's biological resources are equitably shared. This year's meeting, the 16th CBD Conference of the Parties (COP16), will be the first since…
After Irish MPs postponed a vote earlier this year in favor of further consideration of the marijuana legalization issue, the Select Legislative Committee on Drug Policy has published an interim report containing nearly 60 recommendations. They called for changes such as limited legalization and regulation of marijuana. Decriminalize personal use and possession of all illegal drugs. The new report, published on Tuesday, is the result of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drug Use. The commission was established to consider cannabis legalization and other drug policy issues following the release of a citizens' committee report in January that recommended widespread drug…
KENT COUNTY, MI – A small business owner is fighting for a two-year seat in the Michigan House of Representatives in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election.Jason Rubin, a Democrat and small business owner, will face Republican incumbent Angela Rigas in the 79th District race. The district covers Kent County south of M-6 and west of Alto, as well as parts of Allegan and Barry counties.Rigas, an Alto resident who has received the support of former President Donald Trump, describes herself on her campaign website as “pro-life, pro-freedom” and an advocate for “voiceless students, children and veterans.” It states that…