The Scottish Parliament has announced it will suspend public engagement activities as it prioritises supporting parliamentary business and responding to the Coronavirus.

A proposal to make civil partnerships available to different sex couples will strengthen equality and advance human rights in Scotland, according to a Holyrood Committee.

Lewis Macdonald MSP has been elected as a temporary Deputy Presiding Officer (DPO) of the Scottish Parliament. The election was held as part of the Parliament's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Presiding Officer has today written to all Members to set out new business plans this week. The first ever Members’ Virtual Question Time will be held this Friday, 17 April at 2:30pm.

• A new Committee will be created to scrutinise the response to the Covid-19 outbreak, subject to Parliamentary approval.

Lewis Macdonald MSP has today chaired parliamentary proceedings for the first time as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament.

The impact the Coronavirus outbreak has had on children and young people is to be explored by Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee as it announces its work in response to the current public health crisis.

The Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee has today issued a call for views from the culture and tourism industry on the current Covid-19 crisis.

Plans for further virtual scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament have today been announced by the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer.

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is backing Scottish Government plans to change the law on deciding parent-child contact in family breakdown cases.

Impact of Covid-19 on care homes to be investigated by Health and Sport Committee

Jitters about a possible double dip recession should present buying opportunities, says an investment expert.

Foreigners investing in South African property must consider the accompanying tax implications, an accountant has warned.

Ever seen how many beers sell at the cricket? When investing, SABMiller shares should come to mind.

You might be one of the few South Africans who has provided for the autumn years, but if not, here are some tips on what you can do.

Using performance tables is not the way to choose funds.

Unit trusts make investing possible for everyone.

Casemiro and Isco scored for Real Madrid as the European champions beat Manchester United 2-1 in Skopje to win the UEFA Super Cup for the third time in the last four years.

From a Ronaldo hat-trick and two Raúl González doubles to strikes from George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton – goals are almost guaranteed when Real Madrid and United meet.

Twice UEFA Super Cup losers after UEFA Champions League successes – and now once as UEFA Europa League winners – Manchester United have won only one of their four appearances.

Zinédine Zidane makes it five in a row, Real Madrid's scoring machine rumbles on and United's new boys provide hope – our experts in Skopje pick out four takeaways.

Goals from Casemiro and Isco helped Real Madrid successfully defend their title but Manchester United gave the European champions a scare after Romelu Lukaku pulled one back.

UEFA has received declarations of interest from nine associations to host the UEFA Super Cup in 2020.

The UEFA Super Cup will be Real Madrid and Atlético's tenth European fixture; what other derbies have been played in UEFA competition?

Real Madrid are going for three UEFA Super Cup wins in a row, against neighbours Atlético in a competition first.

Real Madrid face Atlético in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday – here's how you can watch the game.

Possible line-ups, coach quotes, expert views and stats – your in-depth guide to the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.

Atlético ended Real Madrid's four-game UEFA Super Cup winning streak in Tallinn, and maintained their 100% record in the competition.

Diego Costa scored the fastest-ever UEFA Super Cup goal to help Atlético win in 2018: all the records.

Atlético Madrid have joined Liverpool in fourth spot on the UEFA Super Cup honours board.

The UEFA Executive Committee will select the hosts of the 2021 club competition finals in 2019

Former Real Madrid striker Álvaro Morata has left Chelsea for Atlético.

Fans have no need to miss a single minute of the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea.

2019 is nearly over, so let's look ahead to what awaits the video game industry in the first year of the new decade. Informed opinions and hot takes abound.

Microsoft will probably deliver critical patches after it ends Windows 7 support in January 2020. But it's not guaranteed, so users and organizations should upgrade to Windows 10 now.

The recent breaches of NordVPN and TorGuard demonstrate how trust is an intangible but important feature of security software. If you lose confidence in a security product, such as a VPN, it's probably time to ditch it.

Biometrics are generally a good alternative to passwords, but authentication via face-scanning is a terrible idea, according to security expert Max Eddy.

I hit the phone a few more times to try to cancel my TV service, and found even sketchier behavior on the part of Verizon Fios.

Don't rely on Facebook's self-regulation to save us from election interference in this year's critical elections. In fact, despite a PR push to the contrary, the company is doubling down on the access it sells to would-be meddlers.

Regulation moves at a snail's pace, so it's up to CEOs, executives, and employees to reject projects that put profit over privacy. Clearview AI facial-recognition tech is just the latest example of 'innovation' that could quickly get out of hand.

Deep-learning algorithms suffer from a fundamental problem: They can adopt unwanted biases from the data on which they're trained. In healthcare, this can lead to bad diagnoses and care recommendations.

Technology like DNA testing and facial recognition has helped me piece together a family history torn apart by war. But honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day is about more than remembering the past.

The app failed for the same reason that every tech rollout struggles: bugs, user training, and the known unknowns.

In India and China, indigenous drug manufacturers market arbitrarily combined parenteral β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitors (BL-BLIs). In these fixed-dose combinations, sulbactam or tazobactam is indiscriminately combined with parenteral cephalosporins, with BLI doses kept in ratios similar to those for the approved BL-BLIs. Such combinations have been introduced into clinical practice without mandatory drug development studies involving pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic, safety, and efficacy assessments being undertaken. Such unorthodox combinations compromise clinical outcomes and also potentially contribute to resistance development.

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During special Easter outreaches to women in red light areas, outreach workers go in the knowledge that Jesus is with them and His resurrection power gives hope, strength and life.

Rosario, Argentina :: Church members from a vulnerable community learn about human trafficking and experience care and respect.

For years, Gustavo, an architect from Central America, felt drawn to working in the Arabian Peninsula. Then, on a short-term trip, he saw what it could be like to use his profession overseas.

From age 17, Ana Maria prayed to serve God in Switzerland. While she waited, she became a dance instructor with no idea dance would become her ministry.

Doron's experience on Logos Hope shows him God's faithfulness and uncovers leadership abilities he is using today in a new role.