ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION European Commission Blocks a Global Transaction Involving Two Leading South Korean Shipbuilders On 12 November 2019, a South Korean leading shipbuilder (the Notifying Party) notified to the European Commission its proposed acquisition (the Proposed Transaction) of another South Korean shipbuilding company active worldwide (together, the Parties). The […]
Read MoreChambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and more than 30 of its lawyers as leaders in their fields of practice in the 2022 edition of the Chambers Global guide. The guide recognizes the firm and its lawyers in 25 categories across 16 countries and regions, with rankings based […]
Read MoreBy 2030 the ambition is to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land and sequester 250 million tons of carbon. Credit: Greatgreenwall.org By Baher KamalMADRID, Feb 17 2022 (IPS) Once completed in 2030, it could well be considered the world’s eighth wonder, this time natural. It is the African-led […]
Read MoreHujan deras yang mengguyur Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, pada Kamis, memicu bencana banjir dan tanah longsor di 64 titik sesuai data Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) setempat dan hingga kini masih dalam penanganan petugas …
Read MoreCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs About 27 million people are acutely food insecure, making the DRC the country with the largest number of food-insecure people in the world. Nearly 4.2 million suffer from global acute malnutrition.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Michelle_Raponi Sea water along shorelines around the United States will be between 0.25 and 0.3 meters higher by the middle of the century than it currently is, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and several other federal agencies. The worst-affected will be parts of Louisiana and Texas […]
Read MoreThe brother of murdered social media star Qandeel Baloch has been freed by a Pakistan appeals court, three years after he was convicted of killing her for “bringing dishonor” to the family.
Read MoreDuring his January 2022 hearing before France’s National Assembly, the newly appointed chairman of the French competition authority (AdlC), Benoit Coeuré, stated that the digital sector would be one of the principal subject matters of his chairmanship (see press release here in English). His intention is to focus on “the […]
Read MoreGenetic testing has taken on a meaningful role in the fight to protect wildlife and put an end to ivory trafficking, according to new research from an international team of scientists. Their work demonstrates how forensic experts are using DNA to connect the dots and identify networks in the illegal […]
Read MoreThe world should, with urgency, remove the barriers to education for children with disabilities, says Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif. Here she is pictured in Lebanon speaking to a young child at an ECW-supported facility. Credit: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Kenya, Feb 16 2022 (IPS) Unable […]
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