The Dual Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Trading Platforms In Hong: Kong Key Highlights – Part 2
15 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn our previous alert, we provided an overview of the new Dual Licensing Regime and highlighted the consequences of relevant breaches of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), as amended (AMLO). In this alert, we provide key takeaway points on the new Dual Licensing Regime, particularly focusing on […]
Read More
#AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign to Elevate Voices of Young Afghan Girls on Global Stage
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign is a compelling and poignant campaign developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion, Somaya Faruqi. CREDIT: ECW By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Aug 14 2023 (IPS) Two years ago, the then 19-year-old Somaya Faruqi and the Afghan Robotic Team travelled from Herat City to Kabul, the heart of Afghanistan—the […]
Read MoreWar and weather threaten global food supplies (ABC Radio News – Australia)
14 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment“The world is facing unprecedented threats to food security, following the Kremlin’s decision to withdraw from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the onset of El Niño, writes ABC Radio News, Australia.
Read MoreNew displacement fears as Southern Ukraine suffers more missile attacks
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: Norwegian Refugee Council More than 70,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border into Moldova since the start of July and the numbers are increasing throughout August as humanitarians struggle to safely deliver aid across the region.
Read More
Funding dries up as humanitarian needs are at all-time high in Afghanistan
13 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Afghanistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Substantial critical funding gaps amounting to some $1.3 billion leave vulnerable Afghan families staring down the barrel of hunger, disease and even potential death as winter approaches.
Read More
UN averts massive oil spill off Yemen coast
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Yemen Source: UN Development Programme The United Nations successfully completed the transfer of oil from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, preventing an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.
Read MoreCFIUS Proposal Underscores Risks in Foreign Real Estate Acquisitions in the United States
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) recently proposed expanding the scope of its jurisdiction to review real estate transactions to add over 200,000 square miles of land associated with national security-related facilities. CFIUS’s proposal would add significantly to the Committee’s broad reach over […]
Read More
POWER TO THE YOUTH: With Quality Education, Youth are Empowered with the Green Skills to Save Our Planet
12 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Aug 12 2023 (IPS) To save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of today’s youth. They will be the climate activists, climate scientists, climate innovators, game-changers and leaders of the 21st century green […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Flywheel Partners on Freshcut Foods Investment
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentLondon – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP recently assisted Flywheel Partners on its investment in Freshcut Foods, the UK’s leading producer of high-added value plant-based ingredients. London partners Daniel Greenaway and James Cross led the team that advised Flywheel on the transaction, assisted by associates Andrew Poole, Laura Price, […]
Read More
Time to Ensure Equity in Global Research Vocabulary
11 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCategorizing countries into “low- and middle-income countries” and “high income countries” is not appropriate for studying healthcare systems and population health. It is misleading to categorize countries for convenience of data analysis and interpretation. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS By Ifeanyi Nsofor and Sowmya R RaoABUJA, Aug 11 2023 (IPS) A recent […]
Read More