A new discovery opens the door for nighttime solar energy
30 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/JillWellington The earth absorbs heat from the sun’s rays every day, but at night this solar heat radiates back into space as infrared light. By capturing some of it at night, we could have a powerful source of energy when the sun doesn’t shine. This is exactly what Australian […]
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COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America
29 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAdequate maternal care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is essential to curbing the high maternal mortality rates in Latin America, which stopped falling due to women’s health care problems during the COVID pandemic. CREDIT: Government of Tigre / Argentina By Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 2022 (IPS) […]
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People in southern Angola suffering from water scarcity and food insecurity
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Many water points have dried up, and others are not working. In some villages, more than 60% of the population consumes water from unsafe sources, and more than 90% do not have access […]
Read MoreSEC Takes First Step Toward Standardized ESG Disclosures for Funds and Investment Advisers
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentI. Executive Summary On 25 May 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to existing rules and reporting forms1 (the Proposed Amendments) designed to promote consistent, comparable, and reliable information for investors concerning the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment funds and strategies. […]
Read MoreDelaware Jury Awards US$334 Million in DNA Sequencing Patent Trial
28 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBackground This month, a Delaware federal jury determined that Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) willfully infringed two DNA sequencing patents owned by Complete Genomics, Inc. (CGI), while also invalidating three Illumina patents that CGI was accused of infringing in counterclaims. In so doing, the jury awarded CGI US$333.8 million in damages.1 Analysis […]
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Weathering a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Cascading Crises
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWe must silence the guns. All countries must work together to curb rising food and energy prices that have been spurred on by the war in Ukraine, making sure that essential goods are delivered to those most in need first, not those most willing to pay the higher price. Credit: […]
Read MoreTrump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN)
27 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTrump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) May 27, 2022 May 8, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 05/27/2022 – 12:00 Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) United States of America China In […]
Read MoreUNHCR deeply concerned by renewed violence displacing thousands in North Kivu, DR Congo
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The latest wave of violence has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes in search of safety in different parts of the province, some 7,000 have also reportedly crossed over to neighbouring Uganda in the past […]
Read MorePlastic waste poses a grave threat to India’s wild elephants
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/wal_172619 Asian elephants weigh up to 4 tons and spend most of their time in the wild foraging. They consume up to 170kg of vegetation every day, yet increasingly they also swallow plastic items along with disposed food they find in trash heaps and elsewhere. Just how much plastic […]
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