French unions threaten to disrupt Euro 2016 with strikes

Edit The Guardian 29 May 2016
Industrial action planned throughout month-long football tournament over divisive employment legislation. French unions have called for strikes in cities across the country to disrupt the Euro 2016 tournament ... Related. Why have France's labour reforms proved so contentious? ... Two other unions, Force Ouvrière and SUD, have also issued strike calls ... Officials fear the disruption could hit Paris’ bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics. ....

If last two years are any indication, India could be on the cusp of an exciting Modi revolution

Edit The Times of India 29 May 2016
Maybe it was the resounding win in Assam just a week earlier or even the equally conclusive rejection of the principal opposition party in the same set of elections, but the commemoration of the second year of the Narendra Modi government has been significantly less tentative than the first ... If Modi gets 10 years and doesn't trip on his sword, the India of 2024 will be a vibrant country ... Download it Now! ....

19 new Galapagos wind turbines no danger to endangered seabird?

Edit The Examiner 29 May 2016
To switch from diesel to alternative energy and to meet the booming electricity demand of the Galapagos Island of San Cristóbal, 19 wind turbines will be added to the 3 already there ... ELECGALÁPAGOS S.A ... ENDANGERED GALAPAGOS PETREL ... GALAPAGOS BOOMING ENERGY DEMAND ... The island’s electricity usage is expected to jump 67% to 25 MWh in 2024, when the 22 total turbines will provide 70% if demand, with diesel providing the remainder ... U.S ... ....

Hungary forms athletes' commission to help Budapest 2024 bid

Edit NZ Herald 28 May 2016
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) " The Hungarian Olympic Committee has set up a 31-member commission of athletes to advise and promote Budapest's bid for the 2024 Games.The commission is headed by Olympic swimming champion Agnes Kovacs and... ....

Hardy, Anderson win swim events at Speedo Grand Challenge

Edit The Miami Herald 28 May 2016
Jessica Hardy won the 100-meter breaststroke Friday night at the Speedo Grand Challenge tune-up meet before next month's U.S ... Pereira, who trains in Los Angeles, is part of the group trying to help the city land the 2024 Summer Olympics ... ....

Eastie public housing to become private

Edit Boston Herald 28 May 2016
Trinity Financial’s move to privately redevelop the tired, 1950s-era Orient Heights public housing project in East Boston came into focus this week with a detailed city filing depicting the proposed overhaul that would convert it to a mixed-income development ... Completion of the entire redevelopment is targeted for 2024. ....

Bharat Stage VI is a significant technological development challenge: Wheels India MD

Edit The Hindu 28 May 2016
Adaptation of Euro VI norms to Bharat Stage VI is not a minor challenge. It’s a significant technological development challenge, feels Srivats Ram, Managing Director of Wheels India, a TVS Group company ... Introduced in 2000, the Bharat norms are emission control standards put in place by the government to keep a check on air pollution ... BS VI, originally proposed to come in by 2024, has now been advanced to 2020 instead ... Keywords....

New emission norms pose huge challenge: Srivats Ram

Edit The Hindu 28 May 2016
The transition to Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) emission norms for vehicles will pose a significant technological challenge, according to a top official of Wheels India. Adaptation of Euro-VI norms to Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) is not a minor challenge ... Even for Europe, the transition from Euro 5 to Euro 6 norms took a lot of time, he said ... Innovation must ... BS-VI, originally proposed to come in by 2024, has now been advanced to 2020 instead....

Editorials from around New England

Edit The Miami Herald 28 May 2016
The Providence Journal (R.I.), May 28, 2016 ... Among them ... --- ... One plan Republican National Committee members have floated, the Times reported, is that the early "carve-out states" would each "be paired with a nearby state that would vote on the same day." Under that plan, New Hampshire would still technically hold the first primary, but it would happen on the same day as Massachusetts in 2020 and Maine in 2024 ... ---....

VLN: Schedule of Lithuanian Government debt securities auctions for June 2016 – August 2016 (NASDAQ OMX Baltic - Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS)

Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. NASDAQ OMX Baltic - Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS). Nasdaq Vilnius. Announcement from the exchange. Schedule of Lithuanian Government debt securities auctions for June 2016 - August 2016 ... 2016-06-13 2016-06-15 2024-11-06 EUR 3066 LT1000610014 tap ... 2016-07-11 2016-07-13 2024-11-06 EUR 3038 LT1000610014 tap ... 2016-08-16 2016-08-18 2024-11-06 EUR 3002 LT1000610014 tap ... Nasdaq Baltic. Transaction Services ... (noodl....

handyDART expansion made possible by provincial funding lift (Government of British Columbia)

Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. Government of British Columbia). KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government is providing more funding to BC Transit to significantly increase handyDART service hours in Kamloops, benefitting persons with disabilities and seniors ... Kamloops is the first B.C ... This investment aligns with Accessibility 2024 - the B.C ... Accessibility 2024 lays the roadmap for making B.C. the most progressive province in Canada for people with disabilities by 2024....

handyDART expansion made possible by provincial funding lift (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia)

Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
(Source. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia). The B.C. government is providing more funding to BC Transit to significantly increase handyDART service hours in Kamloops, benefitting persons with disabilities and seniors ... This investment aligns with Accessibility 2024 - the B.C ... Accessibility 2024 lays the roadmap for making B.C. the most progressive province in Canada for people with disabilities by 2024....
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