Country: Chad Source: International Organization for Migration This year’s unprecedented rainfall is characterized by increases in precipitation and a higher degree of variability, which causes stronger flash floods with devastating consequences for rural areas.

Photo: Pixabay/12019 Last year nearly one out of 10 people worldwide went without enough food and by the end of the decade as many as 660 million people will be facing food scarcity, according to the United Nations. One reason for this is climate change, which is causing lower crop […]

Asia’s richest man has launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in India and gain a firmer footing in the country’s vibrant media space.

Sydney – Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Barings Private Credit on a refinancing by way of a unitranche facility to Riverside portfolio company Energy Exemplar. The global team that advised Barings was led by Sydney-based partner Richard Hayes together with special counsel Harsharan Gill and lawyer Nam Nguyen. […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Five years after 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh, and a decade after intercommunal violence rocked Rakhine State, those who remain live in a state of limbo.

Photo: Pixabay/Kanenori  If the planet continues to warm at current rates, by the end of the century as many as 90% of marine species will be at risk of going extinct. This stark warning comes from a team of scientists who examined some 25,000 species, including fish, marine plants, bacteria […]

At least 32 people have died since Friday in flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoonal rains in two of India’s northern states.

On 26 July 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule (the OPPS Proposed Rule or the Rule).1  In addition to proposals related to the OPPS and ASC payment system for calendar year […]