Global law firm K&L Gates LLP successfully represented Vestergaard Frandsen Inc. (d/b/a LifeStraw) in a patent infringement case brought by Clorox Co.’s Brita LP in the US International Trade Commission (ITC). Brita sought an exclusion order preventing LifeStraw from importing its home gravity-fed water filter line of products into the […]

Country: World Source: Pan American Health Organization Minorities are among those for which socioeconomic disadvantages, combined with racial and gender discrimination, are disproportionately impacting their health and well-being.

Every Child Matters: Defining What Orange Shirt Day Means Country Canada agnes Fri, 09/29/2023 – 09:46 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Sarah Rain (Anishinaabe) and Miriam Abel (CS Intern) This article shares the history of Indian residential schools in Canada and the colonial violence that harmed Indigenous […]

September 29, 2023, Washington D.C. – The current state of the global food system is increasingly being acknowledged as unsustainable, with far-reaching consequences for the environment and public health.

Mining companies may soon be faced with the results of the first comprehensive review of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code or the Code) in 11 years. The revised draft will be open for consultation so reporting companies should be […]

Photo: Pixabay/milkyway1315 Deforestation can lead to the spread of pathogens as wild animals infected with them often end up being in closer proximity to people and their livestock. But there are other ways in which pathogens can spread, involving vectors such as mosquitoes. The destruction of tropical rainforests harms the […]

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