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Riveting time-lapse photos of the night sky from east Turkey

A photographer from Turkey shot riveting time-lapse photos of the night sky from eastern Bingöl and Elazığ provinces.




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Black flamingo in Adana once again

The southern province of Adana's Tuzla Wildlife Field welcomes again a rare black flamingo. (İHA Photo)




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US Justice Department dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case

In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department on May 7 said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation.




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S&P affirms Turkey's credit rating

Standard & Poor's rating agency on  May 6 affirmed Turkey’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at B+ and long-term local currency sovereign credit rating at BB-. 




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Red Army Choir performs Ottoman war song amid pandemic

Russia's Red Army Choir shot a video at home playing notes from the Ottoman military band Mehter in support of Turkey's fight with the novel coronavirus.



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Number of endangered fallow deer increases from seven to 500

The number of fallow deer, whose natural population continued only in the resort town of Antalya and remained at only seven about half a century ago, reached 500 after a protection project was launched.



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Secluded Kalkan draws attention of local tourists wanting to holiday in isolation

As coronavirus lockdowns around the world are easing, the resort town of Kalkan on the Mediterranean coast is drawing the attention of tourists who want to holiday in isolation.



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Nursing homes take action to protect residents

Turkish elder care homes are taking measures to protect the elderly across the country as the world grapples with the continued dangers of coronavirus.




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Ankara congratulates EU on Europe Day

The president of Turkey on May 9 marked the annual Europe Day, saying the EU would come out of its current pandemic-induced crisis stronger with the right and timely steps.




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Turkey advancing toward vaccine: Technology minister

Turkish scientists have come to the animal experiment phase to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, the country's technology and industry minister said on May 8. 




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Considering the impact of the proposed Brexit deal on Chemicals Regulation at the House of Commons

On 4 December 2018, Eversheds Sutherland’s Elizabeth Shepherd was on a panel providing oral evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee at a one-off session to consider the impact of the proposed Brexit deal on Chemicals Reg...




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Analysing blockchain security risks to your supply chain

In the first article of our blockchain series, we explained how the use of blockchain technology had the potential to offer s...




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Product safety and IoT: European Commission orders recall over data security failings

The market for wearable tech is huge and growing, driven by new wellness applications and improved connectivity. Add to that the increasing number of new IoT devices and applications in the home, workplace and industry, and the opportunities both fo...




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Challenging IT implementations - a UK reminder about the fundamentals for success

Sanderson Limited v Simtom Food Products Limited [2019] EWHC 442 (TCC) Summary Whatever the sector, IT transformation can deliver superior services, development of dynamic business models, increased customer satisfaction, returns and cost savings. ...




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The Laws of Life with Garry Hertzberg - The Mining Industry in South Africa (PODCAST)

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Eversheds Sutherland has advised Doncasters Group on the sale of its UK Fabrications and Blaenavon Forgings businesses

Eversheds Sutherland has advised Doncasters Group on the sale of its UK Fabrications and Blaenavon Forgings businesses to Arlington Capital Partners as two separate transactions. The deals were led by Corporate partner Richard Kyle with support from...




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ICO and Alan Turing Institute consult on guidance on “Explaining decisions made with AI”

On 2 December 2019, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Alan Turing Institute (the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence) (“Turing”) launched a consultation seeking...




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France: strengthening of the foreign investment control mechanisms, in line with a general international trend

New regulations on foreign investment in France were published on January 1, 2020. These texts make numerous changes to the legal framework for investment control in France. Financial relations between France and foreign countries are, in principle,...




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Coronavirus - key legal challenges and solutions for the international energy industry

Overview On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in response to the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, the sixth time that the WHO has made this declaration since adop...




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SFO publishes internal guidance on evaluating compliance programmes

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has quietly published a further chapter of its internal Operational Handbook containing guidance on how its staff should assess and evaluate the compliance programmes that they investigate (the “Gui...




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Plastic Packaging Tax Consultation 2020

Those in the diversified industrials sector will have seen that the Chancellor announced in the recent budget that the government is going ahead with its plans to introduce a world leading plastic packaging tax. The tax will be set at a flat rate of...




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Coronavirus - A guide for global industrials reassessing their outsourcing requirements during coronavirus - Global

A guide for global industrials reassessing their outsourcing requirements during coronavirus COVID-19 continues to cause widespread and indiscriminate disruption to global industrials. Manufacturing companies face more of a challenge in instituting...




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A guide to managing your M&A pipeline during COVID-19 for global industrials

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken global industrials around the world largely by surprise with wide-ranging consequences for their M&A pipelines. Coming on the back of a period of high valuations, political uncertainty and slowing deal activity, C...




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A pandemic within a pandemic-well being strategies and guidance on coping with COVID-19 anxiety for General Counsel

Pandemic: ‘(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world’ Fear: ‘an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm’ Management: ‘the process of dealing with or controlling things or people...




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Over to EU: ISDA publishes template amendment to convert legacy English law governed agreements to French or Irish law

On 12 March 2020, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc (“ISDA”) published a template amendment agreement which allows the parties to an English law governed ISDA Master Agreement to convert that agreement to an equiva...




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Coronavirus - Dealing with the financial services regulatory challenges - Ireland

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Coronavirus – FCA and PRA guidance on designating key financial workers – UK

In response to Government guidance on maintaining educational provision for the children of key workers, the FCA and PRA have published guidance regarding individuals in th...




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Coronavirus – UK Investment Trusts: How to handle AGMs during the COVID-19 pandemic – UK

The restrictive measures on the movement of people to slow the spread of COVID-19 pose specific legal issues for UK Investment Trusts, which are just entering into the reporting and Annual General Meeting (AGM) season.  AGMs have traditionally ...




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Financial Services COVID-19 Training Menu

Novel coronavirus (“COVID19”) has created significant challenges for the financial services sector. As trusted adviser to many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, asset managers, fintechs and other market participants we are he...




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Coronavirus - ESMA delays SFTR reporting obligation to mitigate impact of COVID-19 - Europe

The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has issued a public statement, “Actions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the EU financial markets” urging national competent authorities not to prioritise supervisor...




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Coronavirus - Corporate financing facility - UK

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Legal considerations for the financial services sector in adopting artificial intelligence

Legal liability for financial institutions and financial services firms when using artificial intelligence and machine learning Recent advances in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with the availability of sufficient computing...




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FCA review of outsourcing in the life insurance sector

Background and scope of the review On 4th March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the findings of its desktop review of outsourcing in the life insurance sector. The review forms part of the FCA’s broader consultation and propos...




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Protecting confidential information in an AI-led and augmented reality

Across the banking sector, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority predict that firms’ utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions will triple in the next three years (BoE and FCA Joint Report on Machine Learning in U...




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ESMA consults on implementing technical standards to facilitate cross-border distribution of funds

Our client briefing, “The final AIFMD cross-border fund distribution package: mapping the changes” published on 22 July 2019, provided a summary of the main changes introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 on facilitating cross-border d...




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Coronavirus - Changes to Directors’ Duties during the COVID-19 Crisis - Global

Please note, we will continue to update this note as and when further measures are announced. Summarises of the current position on directors' duties across some key jurisdictions noting any significant changes that have been announced by government...




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Education briefing - Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes report on its inquiry into racial harassment in Higher Education

Last December, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched an inquiry into racial harassment in Higher Education. On 23 October 2019 the EHRC published its report “Tackling racial harassment: universities challenged” under t...




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Education briefings - New developments in privilege in employment

Two recent decisions have provided additional guidance in the area of privilege in an employment context. The cases provide information that will be helpful to lawyers advising in this area and to those seeking and utilising legal advice, including ...




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Education Briefing - New Acas guidance on menopause at work – changing attitudes?

To mark World Menopause Day on 18 October, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by the menopause at work. The guidance includes an overvie...




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Briefing on the Charity Commission’s guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity

1. Introduction 1.1 The Charity Commission has recently released detailed guidance for charities on their connections to non-charities, highlighting that whilst such connections can bring benefits they can also present risks and challenges. Common s...




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Education briefing - 5 point plan for effectively managing disruption on campus.

  This week’s industrial action by University lecturers and other members of staff brings back into focus the risk of disruption on campus from students and others who are affected by the strike action. Disruption on campus can arise...




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Education briefing - General Election 2019 - What are the Parties saying about education ?

With the General Election now just over 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published, with all of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. In t...




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Education briefing – General Election 2019 – what are the parties saying about key issues for the sector on employment, equality, Brexit and immigration?

  With the General Election 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published. All of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. Full Article



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Education briefing - The OfS end of term report 2019 - and what to look forward to in 2020

2019 was the year that the new regulatory landscape for Higher Education came to fruition.  Although the Office for Students (OfS) was established on 1 January 2018, it was not until 1 August 2019 that all its powers were fully implemented. So ...




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Education briefing - Challenging times for the new Ofsted inspection regime

The new regime One of the most significant changes to the academies and further education sectors in 2019 was the introduction of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) which Ofsted implemented in September 2019. The stated aim of this change was ...




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Education briefing - Publication of new EHRC technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment

On 15 January 2020, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) published new and comprehensive technical guidance setting out the law and best practice on the prevention of workplace sexual harassment and harassment. The guidanc...




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Education ebriefing – MAC publishes long anticipated report on the future immigration system

Two important announcements this week are relevant to the UK’s immigration requirements for several years. Brexit is, of course, scheduled for 11pm on 31 January 2020. In addition, a report published yesterday makes recommendations for the fut...




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Education briefing - Employment law after Brexit

The UK’s exit from the European Union on Friday 31 January 2020 has a number of important consequences for education institutions. In our briefing of 29 January 2020 we covered the publication of the long anticipated report from the Migration ...




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Education ebriefing – Statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to commence in April 2020

Background The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 received Royal Assent as long ago as 13 September 2018. The intention was the Act would come into force in 2020, with further clarification on the provisions to be contained in regulations...




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Education briefing – OfS publishes consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct

The issue of harassment and sexual misconduct has been a high profile one now for some time with widespread local and national coverage across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. This has included copious discussion and analysis of the issue in the ...