Origins of the Gaza Catastrophe – Part 1
16 Agustus 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 16 2024 (IPS) During the first half of the 20th century, antisemitism was endemic in Europe and eventually burst out in full force when Nazi-Germany and its collaborators between 1941 and 1945 systematically (and well-documented) murdered six million Jews across German-occupied Europe. In an environment […]
Read MoreCross-Border K&L Gates Team Advises Generative AI Company Leonardo.ai on Sale to Graphic Design Platform Canva
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates has advised generative AI company Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd (Leonardo.ai) on its sale to Australian founded, global graphic design giant Canva, Inc. Leonardo.ai is an early-stage generative AI business based in Australia that is backed by venture capital funds including Blackbird and Side Stage Ventures. […]
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Empowering Women for a Green Future: AFPPD Conference Tackles Climate Change and Gender Equality
15 Agustus 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSecretary General of AFPPD, Dr. Jetn Sirathranont, addresses a conference with the theme Gender Empowerment for a Green Economy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Credit: AFPPD By Annam LodhiISLAMABAD, Aug 15 2024 (IPS) Robust data collection, integrated policies, and an accelerated push towards a green economy with a gender focus topped the […]
Read MoreDOL’s Fiduciary Rule: The Latest Developments
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn July, two Federal District Courts in Texas issued orders staying the effective date of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule (Fiduciary Rule).1 The courts determined that the industry groups challenging the Fiduciary Rule are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that the Fiduciary Rule conflicts with […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Adds 340B Lawyer to Health Care Practice in Washington, D.C.
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWashington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes health care lawyer Amanda Smith to the firm’s Health Care and FDA practice in Washington, D.C. She joins the firm as counsel from 340B Health, a nonprofit organization comprising more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems participating in the federal […]
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Ensuring a Healthier Future By Sustaining the Fight Against NTDs
14 Agustus 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 21 infectious diseases that affect 1.65 billion people around the world and can disable, disfigure, and be fatal. Credit: Shutterstock. By Thoko Elphick-PooleyHOVE, United Kingdom, Aug 14 2024 (IPS) Over the last ten years, I have been privileged to witness incredible […]
Read MoreLitigation Minute: Microplastics—Everything, Everywhere, All at Once?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhat You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less Microplastics, as a seemingly ubiquitous contaminant, have increasingly become the subject of online exposés and class action challenges. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states on its microplastics research page that, “[m]icroplastics have been found in every ecosystem on the planet, […]
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Empowering Africa’s Informal Market Traders To Deliver Safe Food
13 Agustus 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFisherman Godknows Skota holds gutted and cleaned fish. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 2024 (IPS) Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and death for unsuspecting consumers. Over 130,000 people across Africa […]
Read MoreCourt of Justice Confirms European Commission’s Duty to Pay Interest Over Unlawfully Levied Fines
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn the recent years we have seen exponential increases in the amount of fines imposed by the European Commission (Commission) for infringements of competition rules, fines in the range of hundreds of millions or even billions are not uncommon for hardcore competition violations. In addition, companies that decide to pay […]
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Power to the Youth
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Aug 12 2024 (IPS-Partners) We live in a divided world of the haves and the have nots. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. There is learning poverty, technology poverty, healthcare poverty, and food poverty. When you think about the dynamics of the world today, […]
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