Fishermen around the world often discard and abandon their fishing nets and other plastic gear in the seas without giving them a second thought. Out of sight, out of mind. Yet such plastic waste, which can take decades or even centuries to degrade, adds to the colossal amounts of trash […]
Read MoreJapan’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence given to a 74-year-old serial killer, known as the “Black Widow,” for the murder of three men, including her husband, and the attempted murder of a fourth.
Read MoreUnder the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly known as the “New York Convention,” the recognition and enforcement of an arbitration award may be refused if the court where recognition and enforcement is sought finds that the award would be contrary to the public […]
Read MoreLurah bersama warga Kelurahan Sotek di Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara (PPU), Kalimantan Timur (Kaltim), akan mengusulkan pada pihak terkait untuk menetapkan lahan warga menjadi Taman Keanekaragaman Hayati (Kehati). “Kami …
Read MoreCountry: World Sources: World Health Organization, UN Children’s Fund New report presents estimates on household access to safely managed drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services over the past five years, and assesses progress toward achieving the sixth SDG by 2030.
Read MoreBy Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Jul 1 2021 (IPS) In 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans for tougher laws to tackle what he called, “Islamist Separatism”, and a crackdown on “radical Islamists” in France, which he said were materializing through repeated deviations from the Republic’s values. To counter this, […]
Read MoreThis article looks at the recent developments in the transition from LIBOR to risk-free rates and the likely issues that the local banking and finance market in the Middle East will face as the date for the permanent cessation and non-representativeness of LIBOR approaches. Consideration is given to the technical […]
Read MoreGermany worries about its wheat, France tries to protect its grapes, and the United States and Canada calculate the agribusiness loss in apples or blueberries when extreme weather, like this week’s unprecedented North American heat wave, wreaks havoc. Yet there’s another climate-related loss to agriculture: farm workers. One of them […]
Read MoreCountry: Brazil Source: Médecins Sans Frontières As the virus continues to spread, MSF teams across the country are finding new ways to help the most vulnerable communities in the most disadvantaged areas of the South American country.
Read MoreIllustration by Inge Snip. Credit: openDemocracy By Khatondi Soita WepukhuluKAMPALA, Jun 30 2021 (IPS) At Mulago, Uganda’s biggest public hospital, a receptionist at an HIV clinic for marginalised and ‘most at risk’ populations, including LGBT people, said that an undercover reporter’s 17-year-old gay brother could “quit” his same-sex attraction. “Whoever […]
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