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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

UFPA unanimously approves quotas for trans, travesti, and non-binary people

The Federal University of Pará (UFPA) has unanimously approved the creation of a quota policy for trans, travesti, and non-binary individuals in undergraduate courses.

Feb 27 • 21:01 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

After criticism, TSE excludes security expenses of candidates from calculation of the female quota

The TSE has approved a resolution that allows public campaign funding for security against political violence towards women but excludes these expenses from the calculation of the mandatory 30% female candidacy funding.

Feb 26 • 18:33 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Arvi Hamburg: The carbon dioxide quota trading system is driving oil shale electricity out of competition

The EU's emissions trading system (ETS) is a significant factor contributing to high electricity prices, according to Arvi Hamburg.

Feb 26 • 13:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Delay Tactics with Quota Tariffs Lead to Tax Claims and Restrictions on Amounts Provided

The South Korean government will impose strict penalties on importers who deliberately delay the reporting and export of goods eligible for reduced tariffs, introducing measures to enforce timely distribution.

Feb 25 • 23:45 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Court: Assignment of Newspaper Sales Quota to Correspondent and Collection of Fees Violated Fair Trade Law

A court in Gwangju has ruled that a local newspaper's practice of assigning sales quotas to its correspondent and forcing them to collect fees is an unfair trading practice under the Fair Trade Law.

Feb 25 • 07:19 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

TSE postpones for the second time the trial of the cancellation of PL deputies in Ceará

The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court has postponed again the trial concerning the cancellation of mandates of four PL deputies in Ceará over alleged electoral fraud.

Feb 25 • 00:40 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

The government increases the wolf culling quota, a measure announced in January

The French government has raised the culling quota for wolves, now allowing for the removal of 21% of the estimated wolf population, in response to agricultural union pressure.

Feb 24 • 08:06 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Equality: The CDU has a women's quota - but men are once again in power

The CDU is honoring former politician Rita Süssmuth for her significant contributions toward gender equality, highlighting the ongoing challenges of implementing women's representation within the party.

Feb 23 • 15:35 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Sutt: Estonia does not plan to compensate carbon quota costs for power plants

Estonia's Energy and Environment Minister Andres Sutt announced that the country will not compensate fossil fuel power plants for carbon quota expenses, diverging from Italy's approach.

Feb 23 • 09:38 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

After salary increase approval, Chamber adjusts cabinet fund and parliamentary quota value

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has announced an adjustment in the cabinet funds and parliamentary quotas following the recent approval of salary increases for its staff.

Feb 21 • 02:12 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Quota to the United States: the benefit for meat that Argentina achieved would be safe from the jolt of the US Court

Argentina's extra quota for meat exports to the US is expected to remain unaffected by a recent Supreme Court decision limiting Donald Trump's tariff powers.

Feb 20 • 23:37 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Many pilgrims may miss 2026 Hajj after portal closure, NAHCON warns

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) warns that many pilgrims may miss the 2026 Hajj due to the closure of Saudi Arabia's pilgrimage registration portal shortly after Nigeria's increased quota was secured.

Feb 20 • 20:16 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Italy plans to remove the cost of the CO2 quota from consumer electricity bills

Italy is preparing to reform its electricity market, leading to a significant drop in future electricity prices.

Feb 20 • 09:48 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Demand for a Quota for Legislators at IGIMS in Patna by Nitish Government

A demand has been raised in the Bihar Assembly for a dedicated treatment quota for legislators at the IGIMS hospital in Patna, which was met with disappointment from the Health Minister.

Feb 20 • 07:41 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Italy plans to remove carbon quota costs from electricity bills

Italy is set to remove carbon quota costs from electricity bills as part of a comprehensive reform of its energy market.

Feb 20 • 07:28 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

There is a shortage of 256 women. Stock exchange companies are still far from the EU minimum

Poland's stock exchange companies are struggling to meet EU gender quota requirements for women in leadership positions, with a current deficit of 256 women.

Feb 20 • 04:04 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

The wolf hunting quota remains – The nature conservation organization's appeal will not be processed

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland has decided not to process an appeal by a nature conservation organization against the wolf hunting quota set for the hunting season 2025-2026.

Feb 19 • 14:56 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

BJP government has closed the file for 5% Muslim quota, Congress's attack

The BJP-led Maharashtra government has officially terminated the last administrative framework related to the 5% Muslim reservation implemented in 2014, prompting Congress to accuse the government of being 'anti-Muslim'.

Feb 19 • 12:07 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

ENE-MARGIT TIIT ⟩ We have learned a lot from immigrants, but we have managed to take care of work ourselves

The article discusses the long-standing immigration quota in Estonia and the varying opinions surrounding its adequacy.

Feb 19 • 12:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The environmental organization’s complaint against the wolf quota hunting did not succeed

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court rejected a complaint by the Tapiola Nature Conservation Association regarding wolf hunting regulations set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Feb 19 • 10:51 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

The general municipal quota system is in complete stagnation

The article discusses the stagnation of the general municipal quota system in Iceland.

Feb 18 • 18:56 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

F.A.Z. Objection Podcast: Is it even possible to forbid social media?

The F.A.Z. podcast discusses the legal hurdles of implementing a social media ban for children and adolescents in Germany, as well as a proposed women's quota in the Bundestag.

Feb 18 • 15:34 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Herring quota not increased further - no large northwest migration found

The herring fishing quota will not be increased as no significant migration of herring to the northwest has been identified.

Feb 18 • 11:14 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Herring quota not increased further - no large eastward migration found

Iceland has decided not to increase the herring quotas further as no significant eastward migration has been observed.

Feb 18 • 11:14 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Nigeria loses N1.76tn after missing OPEC quota

Nigeria's oil sector is estimated to have lost N1.76 trillion due to failure in meeting OPEC's production quotas.

Feb 18 • 00:06 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

Brazil races to China beef cap as 55% tariff risks price collapse

Brazil is on track to exceed its beef export quota to China, risking a collapse in domestic prices due to a significant tariff on excess exports.

Feb 17 • 19:53 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Quota allocated to para-athletes from aggressor states; downhill skier Oliņš will not participate in the Paralympic Games

Latvian downhill skier Mārtiņš Oliņš has announced he will not compete in the Paralympic Games following the allocation of quotas to para-athletes from Russia and Belarus.

Feb 17 • 19:20 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

What did CM Yogi say about police recruitment in UP?

CM Yogi highlighted that there have been a total of 219,000 new police recruitments in Uttar Pradesh over the past eight years, with 20% of these positions reserved for women under a quota for daughters.

Feb 17 • 06:08 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Quota limits stall MDCN induction for 44 Unilorin doctors

Forty-four medical graduates from the University of Ilorin are unable to be inducted into the medical profession due to exceeding established quota limits.

Feb 17 • 01:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Beef: with record volume in January, Brazil's export quota of meat to China is exhausted in September, projects USP

Brazil's beef export quota to China is projected to be exhausted by September due to record shipments in January, prompting the need for strategic planning within the livestock sector.

Feb 16 • 22:26 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The reason for the dramatic fluctuations in CO2 quotas has been revealed

A discussion in the Estonian Parliament highlighted the issues concerning the electricity system's reliance on CO2 quota prices due to the use of oil shale for electricity production.

Feb 16 • 12:41 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Quotas increase access to medicine, but do not guarantee a spot in residency, says study

A study indicates that affirmative action policies in Brazil have improved access to medical education but have not succeeded in ensuring residency placements for graduates from quota programs.

Feb 16 • 07:00 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Attack on Rahul Gandhi

Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticized Rahul Gandhi for misleading claims regarding walnut imports in India, highlighting the limited quota allocated.

Feb 14 • 09:15 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Agreement with the United States: for meat, now comes the most important part

Following an agreement allowing Argentina to access an expanded quota of 100,000 tons of beef for export to the United States, intense discussions have ensued regarding implementation and further opportunities.

Feb 14 • 09:00 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Chairman's claims about unallocated herring quota

The article discusses claims made by a committee chairman regarding unallocated herring quotas in Iceland.

Feb 13 • 16:16 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The wolf quota hunting has ended

The wolf quota hunting in Finland has concluded, with a total of 82 wolves being harvested across 15 hunting areas.

Feb 11 • 08:07 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The quota hunting of wolves has ended - this many were killed

The wolf quota hunting in Finland concluded with a total of 82 wolves killed in 15 designated quota areas.

Feb 11 • 07:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Justice suspends the competition of the City Hall of Campos for considering insufficient percentage of racial quotas

The Rio de Janeiro Justice has suspended a public competition in Campos dos Goytacazes due to inadequate racial quota representation in the job positions offered.

Feb 10 • 14:44 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Sports

KBO League 2026 Season Players Registered: 621, Increase of 24 from Last Year

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that a total of 621 players have been registered for the 2026 KBO League season, an increase of 24 from the previous year, with the introduction of an Asia quota playing a significant role.

Feb 10 • 08:05 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Will the price of meat rise?: the new quota to the United States reorganizes the business and reveals what will happen to prices in butcheries

Analysts suggest that while the new quota for meat exports to the U.S. will reorganize export destinations, it will not lead to significant price increases in the domestic Argentine market.

Feb 9 • 16:41 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Counting from a helicopter was successful and the reindeer quota increased by over 40%

A helicopter count of reindeer in Iceland yielded successful results, leading to a significant increase in the reindeer hunting quota by over 40%.

Feb 8 • 17:46 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Is the quota system necessary for the empowerment of women or a perpetuation of inferiority?

A recent discussion on Al Jazeera debated whether the quota system for women in politics is essential for empowerment or reinforces perceptions of incompetence.

Feb 8 • 12:18 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
World

The government of Donald Trump authorizes by decree an increase in Argentine beef imports: it will be done in four installments this year

Just a day after signing the trade deal with Argentina, President Donald Trump enacted a decree raising the beef import quota from Argentina to the U.S. from 20,000 tons to 100,000 tons to increase ground beef supply for American consumers.

Feb 6 • 22:26 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

Trump signed the decree that quintuples the import quota for Argentine beef

President Donald Trump signed an executive order increasing the import quota for Argentine beef from 20,000 to 100,000 tons, a move seen as temporary and met with some resistance from American cattle sectors.

Feb 6 • 21:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

MPF accuses Unir of evading quotas for 10 years; out of 62 exclusive positions, only 4 were for black people

The Federal Public Ministry has taken legal action against the Federal University of Rondônia for failing to comply with the Quota Law by reserving only a few positions for black candidates over the last decade.

Feb 6 • 15:55 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

10,000 cars from the U.S. could enter without tariffs after the agreement

A new trade agreement between Argentina and the U.S. allows the importation of vehicles made in the U.S. without a 35% customs tax, though it will be limited by an annual quota.

Feb 6 • 14:35 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
World

Not ruled out that a possible West Icelandic fishery could yield even more herring quota

The article discusses the potential for increased herring quotas from a West Icelandic fishery.

Feb 6 • 12:36 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

Rosa Rodríguez, after dominating 'Pasapalabra': "They said my Roscos were easier, that I was covering a quota... I had to prove I was very good"

Rosa Rodríguez won the largest prize in the history of 'Pasapalabra', taking home €2.716 million, and expressed her willingness to contribute to public services despite the significant tax deductions.

Feb 6 • 12:23 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

TRE-AM cancels councilor votes in Manaquiri due to gender quota fraud and orders recount

The Electoral Court of Amazonas annulled votes for councilors from the PSD and PL parties in Manaquiri due to fraudulent practices concerning gender quotas during the 2024 municipal elections.

Feb 5 • 23:19 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

US$800 million: the agreement with the United States expanded the quota for meat and Argentina prepares to export more

Argentina has agreed with the United States to increase its beef export quota from 20,000 to 100,000 tons annually, potentially bringing in up to US$800 million.

Feb 5 • 22:21 UTC

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