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Jenny Wilcox has been Deputy High Commissioner and Consul in Rwanda since February 2016. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2003, having studied German, Spanish and Translation Studies at the University of Birmingham. Her first overseas role was...
The brown marmorated stink bug, native to China, Japan, and Korea, is a harmful invasive pest of crops in North America and Europe
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Matthew Rous took up his appointment as HM Consul-General Guangzhou on 21 December 2014. He leads the British Government’s engagement in the six provinces of the South China region: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi. Matthew has been a...
Miriam is a career diplomat. Before coming to Geneva she was Director of Corporate Services for Her Majesty’s Government in New York. Her career has focussed mainly on the European Union, the Commonwealth, Japan and the Middle-East. She has a...
Employment Tribunal decision.
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A new survey of public opinion in nine countries shows widespread support for AI safety testing.
Peter Bateman joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1984 and has served in Tokyo (twice); Berlin, La Paz and Luxembourg. He has also spent time on secondment to the private sector as Deputy Chief Executive of the body...
Several countries gave a joint statement on sanctions designations on actors and entities involved in the unlawful transfer of arms from North Korea to Russia.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Looking for evidence of gravitational waves in the Cosmic Microwave Background, to shed light on the first moments after the Big Bang. Launch is expected before 2030 and the mission will be 3 years long.
An updated version of the 2022 compendium, prepared by the Japan Fair Trade Commission as part of Japan’s G7 presidency in 2023.
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