European agriculture is under pressure
3 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFarmers have blocked major roads and food distribution centers across the Netherlands in protest against a new environmental policy that would reduce livestock numbers by nearly a third. With manure, garbage and fires now lining Dutch highways, the issue has highlighted the delicate balance that Europe is forced to maintain, […]
Read MoreLitigation Minute: Avoiding Disputes in Value-Based Arrangements
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Over the past decade, health care payors and providers have come together to revolutionize how health care services are reimbursed. Led by the federal government’s initiatives in Medicare, both public and private payors are increasingly moving away from fee-for-service models […]
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In Southeast Asia, Thailand is alone in boosting its wild tiger population
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/Alexas_Fotos The numbers tell a bleak tale: tigers have lost some 95% of their historical range and now number a mere 4,000 or so in the wild. Encouragingly, however, two countries have made marked progress in stabilizing the populations of wild tigers in protected forest reserves. One of those […]
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Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexico’s Mangroves
2 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAerial view of San Crisanto and its preserved mangrove, in the state of Yucatan, in southeastern Mexico. In addition to trapping and storing CO2, mangroves control coastal erosion, protect against hurricanes and clean water. However, in Yucatan, as in other similar ecosystems, they face threats from increasing urbanization, mass tourism […]
Read More2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Repurpose agricultural subsidies to make healthy diets affordable, reduce rising hunger
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Repurpose agricultural subsidies to make healthy diets affordable, reduce rising hunger Aug 2, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 08/02/2022 – 09:40 2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Repurpose agricultural subsidies to make healthy diets affordable, reduce […]
Read MoreViolence in South Sudan drops slightly but sexual violence cases soaring
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: South Sudan Source: UN Mission in South Sudan Of particular concern to UNMISS is the 218% increase in conflict-related sexual violence – rape and gang-rape, among other forms of sexual violence linked to conflict – during the second quarter.
Read MoreFor Asia’s migrant workers, extreme heat is a ‘matter of life and death’
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIt was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy bags of concrete mix and sand on a construction site in downtown Singapore.
Read MoreWhat does Taiwan think about the possibility of a visit by Nancy Pelosi?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentReports that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a visit to Taiwan have sparked tense exchanges between the United States and China — and growing speculation over how Beijing might react.
Read MoreWestern Australia set for commencement of new progress payment regime under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCommencing from 1 August 2022, Western Australia will adopt a new statutory progress payment regime under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment Act) 2021 (WA) (WA SOP Act). The WA SOP Act will change the statutory progress payment regime in Western Australia to adopt a model more similar […]
Read MoreHaiti: Dozens of people hit by stray bullets as fierce violence flares up again in Port-au-Prince
1 Agustus 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Haiti Source: Médecins Sans Frontières People are trapped in neighbourhoods affected by fighting and cannot move because of the violence. MSF calls on all parties to ensure civilians are spared and allowed access to healthcare.
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