Seattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has earned a top score of 100 points on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This marks the 12th consecutive […]
Read MoreWithout proper planning, organization and health and safety support the impact of teleworking on the physical and mental health and social wellbeing of workers can be significant, warns new report. Credit: Martin/ILO By Baher KamalMADRID, Feb 4 2022 (IPS) Now it comes to teleworking, the double-edged, relatively recent phenomenon imposed […]
Read MoreMillers gain from govt procurement drive, not farmers (Dhaka Tribune) Feb 4, 2022 Feb 2, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 02/04/2022 – 11:11 Millers gain from govt procurement drive, not farmers (Dhaka Tribune) Millers gain from govt procurement drive, not farmers (Dhaka Tribune) Bangladesh In the News Food Prices Food Systems Governance […]
Read MoreGunung Anak Krakatau mengalami erupsi sebanyak sembilan kali pada Jumat, menurut laporan Pelaksana tugas Kepala Pusat Data, Informasi dan Komunikasi Kebencanaan Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) Abdul Muhari. Dalam …
Read MoreCountries: Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Since December 2021 the situation has been very tense in the Benishangul Gumuz region, which hosts more than 70,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees and over 500,000 internally displaced Ethiopians.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/joakant When it comes to climate change, there is bad news and there is even worse news. Into the latter category falls a new study in which scientists predict that more than two-thirds of the planet’s oceans will be deprived of enough oxygen by 2080 as a result of […]
Read MoreWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders from around the world for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday, it will be his first time meeting foreign counterparts face-to-face in more than 400 days. And at the top of his guest list is Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreThe massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga last month, followed by last week’s earthquake and aftershocks, have highlighted the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a global meeting focused on the countries and convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has heard. In […]
Read MoreThe Biden administration continues its rollback of environmental policies employed by the prior administration, as evidenced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent release of final scope documents for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluations of two chemicals in the phthalates family—diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and diisononyl phthalate […]
Read MoreBy SWANPARIS, Feb 3 2022 (IPS) The Rastafari movement, which began in Jamaica during the 1930s, has become internationally known for its contribution to culture and the arts, as well as for its focus on peace and “ital” living. Major icons include reggae musicians Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer […]
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