Drought in Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro river basin in 2017 when pastoralists had to dig for water because much of the river system in Isiolo county had dried up. Credit: Denis Onyodi/KRCS By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Aug 7 2024 (IPS) Kenya contributes less than 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions every […]
Read MoreGender bonds are increasingly recognized as an innovative instrument that can be used to tap into capital markets to finance gender equality. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Vanina Vincensini and Jemimah NjukiNEW YORK, Aug 6 2024 (IPS) Iceland’s gender bond last month caused great excitement in the capital markets community. While […]
Read MoreAfter months of anticipation,1 the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Corporate WB Program or the Program).2 The Program, effective 1 August 2024, was announced at a time when federal corporate prosecutions have dipped significantly and is designed to incentivize reporting […]
Read MoreIn September 2024, world leaders will gather at UN headquarters in New York for the Summit of the Future, which aims to “forge a new global consensus on what our future should look like.” Credit: OpenAI’s ChatGPT Image Generator Via United Nations. Source: UN Foundation By Simone GalimbertiKATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug […]
Read MoreThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a company’s work processes is not new. AI has automated, innovated, and optimized a business’s processes and outcomes. In recent years, tech firms and consultants have been touting “surveillance pricing,” offering companies the ability to set “personalized” prices online based on a customer’s […]
Read MoreActivists protest during the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2024) in Munich over a affordable pricing for a drug currently sold by pharmaceutical firm Gilead. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS By Ed HoltMUNICH, Aug 2 2024 (IPS) Campaigners and experts have demanded a breakthrough HIV intervention hailed as “the closest thing to an […]
Read MoreThe rapid development and spread of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has led to legislative responses around the world to find suitable and adaptable governance measures. On 15 July 2024, the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (NSTC) published the draft bill of the Basic Act on AI (人工智慧基本法草案; the […]
Read MoreWilmington – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Kelly Terribile as a partner in its Corporate practice. She joins the firm’s Wilmington office from Greenberg Traurig LLP. Terribile has extensive experience advising on complex transactions involving Delaware corporations from inception to exit, including corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. Having spent her entire legal […]
Read MoreMiskitu Indigenous Leader Brooklyn Rivera Is Still Missing, Now for Over 10 Months Country Nicaragua agnes Thu, 08/01/2024 – 11:06 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By John McPaul Nicaraguan Miskitu Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has been disappeared under the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega for 10 months now […]
Read MoreErico Platt looks at the disarmament exhibition that she staged, “Three Quarters of a Century After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Hibakusha—Brave Survivors Working for a Nuclear-Free World.” Credit: UNODA/Diane Barnes By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Aug 1 2024 (IPS) The upcoming 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, […]
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