Putin signs law ratifying agreement with Syria on deployment of Russian air group
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on ratifying an agreement between Russia and Syria on the deployment of an aviation group of the Russian armed forces in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday. The law was passed by Russia’s State Duma on October 7, 2016, and approved by the Federation Council on October 12, 2016. The agreement was signed in Damascus on August 26, 2015. Almost a...
Thailand to enforce law to eliminate Zika breeding spots
Thailand authorities seek to curb the Zika epidemic by eliminating breeding grounds of mosquitoes that can transmit the virus. The Thai Public Health Ministry announced on Friday it would revive a 1992 law allowing officials to order the elimination of decorative ponds or any areas with still water where mosquitoes can breed. The ministry said changing still water every seven days was an effective way to prevent a surge of mosquito...
Germany to bolster rape law after Cologne mob assaults
The German parliament is set to pass a new law Thursday (Jul 7) broadening the definition of sex crimes and making it easier to deport foreign nationals who commit them. After years of debate on the need for tougher treatment of rape by the criminal justice system, the new legislation finally came together following a rash of sexual assaults in crowds on New Year’s Eve in the western city of Cologne. Dubbed the “No means...
Kenyan president signs anti-doping measures into law
Kenya’s president signed an anti-doping amendment bill into law on Thursday, after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Kenyan legislation passed in April needed further changes if Kenya was to be declared compliant with WADA codes. “Signed the Anti-Doping 2016 (Amendment) Bill into law this morning,” President Uhuru Kenyatta said on his official Twitter account. International Olympic Committee President Thomas...
This might be the Maximum Penalty in Russia
Perhaps, what we are just about to mention is the maximum penalty in Russia, for many reasons, the most significant of them is: it is related to betraying the country. What are we talking about?… Well, today, State Duma’s website mentioned that “an amendment proposed for the second reading of a package of anti-terror bills in the lower house of Russia’s parliament will strip Russians of their citizenship for their hire for...
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