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Culture: New legislation in Qatar which will allow foreign workers to freely change jobs and leave the country without the approval of their employers, has been praised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as “a momentous step forward in upholding the rights of migrant workers.” The UN agency said the reforms, which will enter into force by January, mark the end of an employee sponsorship system, common across the whole Middle East, known as kafala. The Gulf State has also endorsed a new law establishing a non-discriminatory minimum wage: a first for the region

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TECHNOLOGY: Turning waste into wealth: World Habitat Day focus on cleaning up cities -UN 7 October 2019

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Culture: Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children

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food: 3.7 million deaths could be prevented by the year 2025 if governments boost their focus on healthier eating -WHO Report

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Culture: Making Cities Inclusive, Sustainable, Resilient and Safe: Solutions for Challenges of Urban Life -UN Civil Society on SDGs

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Culture: ‘Preserve, revitalize and promote’ indigenous languages -UN

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Art: "When We Sing Together, We Live in a World Without Borders" - The Liberators International

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fCAT: Art: Drawing VS Reality

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SDGs: Top UN sustainable development forum closes with galvanized effort toward ‘empowerment, inclusiveness and equality’

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fCAT: Technology: Shenzhen - The People's Republic of The Future

SDGs: Governments at UN forum on development urged to close spending gaps, honour aid commitments

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fCAT: Technology : “Machine Learning: Living in the Age of AI,” examines the extraordinary ways in which people are interacting with AI today. Hobbyists and teenagers are now developing tech powered by machine learning and WIRED shows the impacts of AI on schoolchildren and farmers and senior citizens, as well as looking at the implications that rapidly accelerating technology can have. The film was directed by filmmaker Chris Cannucciari, produced by WIRED, and supported by McCann Worldgroup

fCAT: Technology: Age of Digital Interdependence: "cooperation in the digital space is paramount, as individuals, institutions, corporations and governments cannot manage digital developments alone, and that global aspirations and vulnerabilities are “deeply interconnected and interdependent”-UN

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fCAT: Art: I love this song! That part in the song, when she was offered a flower, she doesn't like it; and was offered a ring, she doesn't like it too, but when she was given a kitten, Swift accepted the kitty and cuddles. Just like #ME

GENDER EQUALITY: Businesses perform better – sometimes by as much as 20 per cent – when they employ more women in top positions -UN

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fCAT: food: Wheat or no wheat. You decide

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7 Reasons Why Humans May Not Have Come From Earth

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SDG: #GenderEquality: UN commission agrees roadmap on ensuring women’s social protection, mobility, safety, and access to economic opportunities

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fCAT: Savitsky Cats Got Talent Auditions! Amazing! Watch it!

fCAT: Wow! Ethiopia revised its existing refugee law, making it easier to obtain work permits, drivers’ licenses and access primary school

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fCAT: Travel: Mt.Koshka, Ukraine and Cat Island, Japan