Clean-energy lawn mowers are taking over the landscape

8 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Two weeks ago, at the Honda North America plant in the tiny town of Swepsonville, the first all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled off the assembly line. But the real news from the North Carolina facility is about what the new ATVs are going to replace: gas-powered lawn mowers. Honda announced last […]

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Lebanon’s food insecurity persists as economic crisis continues

7 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic Source: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification About 1.4 million people in Lebanon, Syrian and Palestinian refugees included, are projected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity classified at Crisis levels or above through October.

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End of the Black Sea Grain Initiative: Implications for sub-Saharan Africa

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What may happen as trade in wheat and other commodities is interrupted again.

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France, Russia, ECOWAS in Battle for Soul of West Africa

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Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey students stage a protest in support of Russia and the coup plotters. Credit: Abdoulaye Hali Aboubacar By Promise EzeSOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 7 2023 (IPS) On July 26 2023 a man named Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, flanked by soldiers with military fatigues, appeared on Niger’s national television […]

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NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs in Niger

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Country: Niger Sources: ACTED, Action contre la Faim France, CARE, Concern Worldwide, COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale, Danish Refugee Council, Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion, International NGO Safety Organisation, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Save the Children, Solidarités International, Welthungerhilfe, World Vision The combination of sanctions […]

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Almost 14 million children in dire need of humanitarian support in Sudan

6 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN Children’s Fund Every day, children are being killed, injured, abducted, and seeing the schools, hospitals and the vital infrastructure and life-saving supplies they rely on damaged, destroyed or looted.

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Airfinance Journal Recognizes K&L Gates as a Top Law Firm in 2023 Legal Survey and Winner of Multiple Deal of the Year Awards

5 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has again been ranked among the very top law firms in Airfinance Journal’s 2023 Legal Survey, with the firm being recognized for the sixth year in a row as the most active law firm for structured lease transactions, as well as the second most […]

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India’s recent rice ban sent people into a panic. Here’s what’s going on now (CNN Business) 

4 Agustus 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Last month, the Indian government announced an abrupt ban on exporting non-basmati white rice, which raised fears of destabilizing rice supplies in certain parts of the world,” writes CNN in a story on India’s rice ban. 

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Cambodia’s Election a Blatant Farce

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Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 4 2023 (IPS) The title shouldn’t fool you: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world’s longest-ruling autocrats. A political survivor, this former military commander had been bolted to his chair since 1985, presiding over […]

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New disease outbreaks and pest infestation in Ethiopia stress already strained response capacities

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Countries: Ethiopia, Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Army worms have damaged more than 24,400 hectares of cropland across 34 woredas in Tigray, while Amhara region is responding to a new cholera outbreak with a limited number of partners and resources.

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