All posts tagged: restricts

ASML CEO Says US Restricts Servicing Some China Equipment, Won’t Hurt Earnings

ASML CEO Says US Restricts Servicing Some China Equipment, Won’t Hurt Earnings

Published by skeptic

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The outgoing chief executive of top semiconductor equipment supplier ASML said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will prevent the company from servicing some machines it has previously sold to Chinese customers in some cases. Such restrictions “will not have a significant effect on the 2025 to 2030 financials, because it will be a limited number” of Chinese plants that are affected, Peter Wennink said. ASML, the largest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, has faced a series of restrictions and licensing requirements from the U.S. and Dutch governments in selling its more advanced equipment lines to Chinese customers. The restrictions are part of Washington’s campaign to slow Beijing’s military advances and undermine its ability to manufacture its own chips. In April, the U.S. government began pressuring the Dutch government to prevent ASML from servicing some of the billions of euros worth of tools it has already sold to Chinese customers, including in some cases equipment whose export was approved or that had been sold before new restrictions were introduced …

Zelenskyy restricts online casinos to curb troop gambling addictions – POLITICO

Zelenskyy restricts online casinos to curb troop gambling addictions – POLITICO

Published by skeptic

In 2023 the number of people on the state’s register of gambling addicts, which forbids them access to online casinos, grew from 450 to 3,700 according to the Ukraine Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. The list likely under-represents the real figure, however, as it includes only those who voluntarily add their names or are ordered to do so by a court. Ukraine Army Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskiy will be charged with banning gambling by military personnel during the country’s current war with invading Russian troops. However, Maksym Skubenko, CEO of the VoxUkraine NGO and a junior sergeant in the 5th Separate Assault Brigade of Kyiv, now fighting near Bakhmut, told POLITICO that a ban won’t work. “The ban may even worsen the situation,” he said, highlighting that illegal casinos already exist. A better solution, he argued, would be to increase the financial literacy of military personnel. While Skubenko himself never took an interest in online casinos, he recalled that when he served in the Territorial Defense Forces in Kyiv region, several people in his …

Biden restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska petroleum reserve

Biden restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska petroleum reserve

Published by skeptic

In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like pattern in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska’s North Slope. David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP hide caption toggle caption David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like pattern in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska’s North Slope. David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision — part of a yearslong fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state — finalizes protections first proposed last year as the Democratic administration prepared to approve the contentious …

From convenience to crisis: Here’s what will happen if the Supreme Court restricts mifepristone

From convenience to crisis: Here’s what will happen if the Supreme Court restricts mifepristone

Published by skeptic

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will finally hear oral arguments over the safety of mifepristone — the first drug used in a medication abortion. While experts don’t expect to hear a decision from the highest court right away, one in favor of the plaintiffs — Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine — could severely limit access to mifepristone across the country, even in states where abortions are still legal. This would come at a time when medication abortion has become a more accessible option in a highly restrictive post-Dobbs landscape. For instance, a new Guttmacher Institute report from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study recently found that there were approximately 642,700 medication abortions in the United States in 2023, meaning they accounted for nearly 63 percent of all abortions. As women’s health specialists and doctors have told Salon before, the effects of such restrictions will be “devastating,” and have far-reaching consequences beyond impacting reproductive health. But what’s exactly at stake?  The first significant way access to medication abortion could change in light of this ruling is …

Judge restricts access to jurors’ identities in Trump hush money trial

Judge restricts access to jurors’ identities in Trump hush money trial

Published by skeptic

The New York judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s hush money case ruled Thursday that he’ll use an anonymous jury when the case goes to trial this month. While Trump and attorneys in the case will know the identities of the jurors, their names will be shielded from the press and the public, Judge Juan Merchan said in his order, citing “a likelihood of bribery, jury tampering, or of physical injury or harassment of juror(s).” The judge said his order applies only to jurors’ identities and addresses, and had been requested by prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office and consented to by Trump’s attorneys. “To be clear, the parties have not requested, and this Court has not agreed, to close the Courtroom during jury selection or at any other time during the proceedings. Access to the courtroom by the public and the press will not be tempered in any way as a result of these protective measures,” Merchan said. He also granted a request by Trump’s attorneys to “minimize potential prejudice” to their …

Lives “endangered” at school which restricts prayer rituals

Lives “endangered” at school which restricts prayer rituals

Published by Sam

The National Secular Society has said the government “must do more to protect and support” schools after teachers received death threats over a policy restricting prayer rituals. Michaela community school in Wembley was subjected to death threats and bomb scares last year after a pupil broke school rules about praying in the playground. The school’s headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh said teachers’ lives “are now endangered”. The pupil, known as “TTT”, and her mother are taking legal action against the school, saying the restriction on prayer rituals is discriminatory and breaches their freedom of religion or belief. Prayer rituals “catalyst for abuse and threats” According to The Mail on Sunday, court documents reveal that a group of around 30 pupils intimidated other pupils who would not fast during Ramadan, pressured a girl into wearing a hijab, and coerced another girl into leaving the school choir by telling her it was forbidden in Islam. The pupils also started holding prayer rituals in the playground, and put pressure on pupils who chose not pray. The school said the prayer …

Wheaton College restricts employees’ ability to state preferred pronouns

Wheaton College restricts employees’ ability to state preferred pronouns

Published by Sam

(RNS) — Wheaton College, a flagship evangelical school in Wheaton, Illinois, recently updated its student and employee handbooks to restrict employees’ ability to designate personal pronouns and to elaborate on the school’s position on trans/nonbinary students and faculty. “The College does not permit the statement of preferred personal pronouns by employees when conducting College business, when on a platform where they are publicly identified as College employees, and/or when using the College brand in print or digital media, except when employees are required to submit such pronouns when registering for a conference or for membership in a professional organization,” new language in the student handbook says. Updates to the handbook, which were approved in October and shared with employees in December and with students in January, clarify that the college does not endorse the statement of preferred pronouns by employees or students of Wheaton. While the handbook exclusively recognizes the pronouns he/him/his and she/her/hers as reflective of the “created biological binary,” it does not appear to explicitly prohibit students from using or stating preferred pronouns, …

Remarkable transformation takes place after middle school restricts cell phone usage for students

Remarkable transformation takes place after middle school restricts cell phone usage for students

Published by Sam

Sad young girl with cell phone ” data-image-caption=”” data-medium-file=”https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1?w=500″ data-large-file=”https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1?w=500″ width=”1200″ height=”800″ fifu-data-src=”https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1″ alt=”Sad young girl with cell phone” class=”wp-image-71648″ srcset=”https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1 1200w, https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1?w=500&h=333 500w, https://i3.wp.com/openthewordblog.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/teen-girl-sad-cell-phone-ic-4-20-2022.jpg?ssl=1?w=768&h=512 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”/> It is difficult to find good news stories about America’s public schools, but I have stumbled across one that is worth a mention. A remarkable transformation took place at Maple Grove, a middle school in Minnesota after it banned the use of cell phones during school hours, the Washington Stand reports. About a year ago, students were told to store their phones in their lockers at the beginning of the school day, where they would stay until they were left for home. Those caught using their phones during school hours would have them confiscated. In her article, Sarah Holiday explains what happened next: According to the principal, Patrick Smith, there were a variety of contributions to this decision. “[T]here’s a lot of drama that comes from social media, and a lot of conflict that comes from it,” he said. When Smith and the school staff …

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow airport restricts flights amid reports of drone attack | Ukraine

Published by Sam

Moscow airport restricts flights amid reports of drone attack Moscow’s Domodedovo airport has restricted arrivals and departures, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. The step was taken “in order to ensure additional flight safety measures”, Tass and RIA said, citing the airport’s press service. Reuters also reports that arrivals and departures from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport were suspended on Monday after a Ukrainian drone had been jammed over the Moscow region. Updated at 06.44 BST Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow stopped, says Russia Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday it had thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, with no casualties reported. An attempt by Kyiv to carry out an “attack with an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted” on Monday morning, Agence France-Presse reported the ministry as saying. The drone was “suppressed by means of electronic warfare” and crashed in Odintsovo district, the ministry said in a statement, adding there were no casualties. Odintsovo is to the capital’s south-west. In …

India restricts import of laptop, tablets, other personal computers

India restricts import of laptop, tablets, other personal computers

Published by skeptic

India restricted import of laptops, tablets and other personal computers with immediate effect on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in an amendment to an import policy. “Import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra small form factor computers and servers falling under HSN 8741 shall be ‘restricted,’” a government notification said, adding that the import will be allowed against a valid licence for restricted imports. It’s unclear what prompted the government to make this push. The revised policy. More to follow. Source link