The attacks targeting three areas were launched by a combined force of the Kachin Independence Army and Ta'ang National Liberation Army.
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The ban would prohibit grocery stores from providing plastic bags for most purchases, something California has been doing since a statewide ban was approved in 2016. Hawaii has an effective statewide ban, with all its counties imposing their own restrictions.
The biggest potential impact Mindray faces is in the realm of logistics. Its Shenzhen-manufactured medical devices are transported by sea to the Netherlands, and, from there, to the European countries it sells to.
The authors of this year's report examined the data back to 2007. They said 10 years after the global financial crisis, many economies remain ill-prepared for the next wave of innovation and automation.
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The attempts by protesters to drag the US and UK governments into their orbit is becoming absurd. This must be the only occasion in post-colonial history where, 22 years after the ending of colonial rule, people are waving old colonial flags while demonstrating, and acting as if a return to colonial rule would be in the interest of Hong Kong people.
The auction's proceeds will be distributed to more than a dozen charities, including the American Farmland Trust, Harvard University, the Museum of Modern Art and the Stone Barns Restoration Corp, which was supported by the Rockefeller family.
The bilateral ties soured in December when Turnbull said his government took "very seriously" media reports that accused China of interfering in Australia's affairs. China voiced strong dissatisfaction over his remarks.
The authorities have promised to make more infrastructure investments and appropriately loosen monetary policy to stabilize growth.