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The European Union just adopted new repairability standards for household appliances, though not personal tech devices, and polls suggest the right to repair is broadly popular across partisan lines ... The same is generally true for home appliances, according to a 2018 analysis by Germany’s Öko-Institut....

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Netmarble faces backlash from Woongjin Coway union

Korea Times 01 Nov 2019

Netmarble is facing a backlash from Woongjin Coway Workers' Union for its takeover of Korea's largest household appliance rental firm as workers demand job security and better working conditions, according to industry officials Thursday ... "As far as we're concerned, Woongjin Coway and the employee union are discussing the matter at the moment."....

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‘Divyang’ is Modi’s biggest gift to persons with disabilities: Amit Shah

Indian Express 26 Oct 2019

The distribution of aids under the Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids & Appliances Scheme (ADIP Scheme) and Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) was organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (SJE) at KIRC College campus here in ......

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The Right to Repair Busted Appliances is Getting a Big Boost in Europe

Gizmodo 14 Oct 2019

From 2021 onward, manufacturers in Europe will have to make household appliances longer-lasting and easier to repair thanks to new standards in the European Union. As part of the new standards, appliance makers will have to make spare parts available to independent repair shops for up to a decade, according to the BBC....

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New EU rules will make appliances stronger and greener

China Daily 02 Oct 2019

Environmental campaigners have given a warm welcome to the announcement that new household appliance repair rules are to be introduced across the European Union, making machines longer-lasting, considerably reducing their environmental impact and energy consumption ... Libby Peake from the UK Green alliance told BBC News ... ....

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It’s about to get a lot easier to repair old appliances in the EU

The Verge 01 Oct 2019

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Union has adopted new rules that should make it easier to repair your old household appliances in the future....

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EU Brings In 'Right To Repair' Rules For Appliances

Slashdot 01 Oct 2019

Household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the European Union. From 2021, firms will have to make appliances longer-lasting, and they will have to supply spare parts for machines for up to 10 years....

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Trump and Giuliani Connections to Ukraine Corruption Go Back Years

The Daily Beast 01 Oct 2019

He emigrated from what was then the Soviet Union in 1972 and, according to a brief biographical sketch on his website, Kislin first went to Boston, where he “found work at various jobs to support his family, including a grocery clerk and taxi cab driver.”....

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BJP plans to organise 10 meetings in JK on Article 370

Moneycontrol 19 Sep 2019

As part of its ongoing nationwide campaign on the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP plans to hold 10 meetings of its senior leaders and Union ministers in the state, including a large gathering in Srinagar ... Flash deals, deep discounts for appliances....

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Fast-growing Lewiston marketing company gets personal in the digital age

Bangor Daily News 24 Aug 2019

Maine clients include Agren Appliance, Dirigo Federal Credit Union, Baxter Brewing, Marden’s and new Southeast Asian restaurant Boba of Lewiston. A little more than two years ago Anchour, which likes to create a story behind a brand, totally revamped Rainbow Credit Union....

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You and the Law: The high cost of poor customer service

Times Standard 07 Aug 2019

A few weeks ago, I called Dell Pro-Support for help with my Latitude laptop ... I finally got him to transfer me to the U.S., but seriously wondered if this guy was the new voice of tech support. And that scared me ... 1 ... 2 ... There still are mom and pop appliance dealers, local banks and credit unions who will know you by name if you take the time to go in ... 3....

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Is Capitalism or Communism Better for Women? How the Kitchen Debate Gave a New Meaning ...

Time Magazine 24 Jul 2019

One of the key areas in which they competed was the promise of their respective systems to design a kitchen and produce labor-saving appliances that could liberate women ... although the Soviet Union was ahead of the U.S ... Visitors wrote that they considered it too spacious with too many appliances, according to Reid....

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“How Could They?” Why Some Americans Were Drawn to the Communist Party in the 1940s

CounterPunch 23 Jul 2019

Even at 17 I knew that Communists were a major force in building the labor union movement, especially the CIO, in the steel, auto, electrical appliance industries, among seamen, West Coast dockers, New York subway workers, southern sharecroppers and tobacco workers, white and black together – and not without bloodshed....