Foreign diplomats and aid workers have fled North Korea en masse in recent months due to shortages of goods and “unprecedented” restrictions on daily life imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus, according to the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang.

Europe experienced repeated and prolonged heatwaves in recent years with records set regularly. More of them are to come, which could place the continent’s food security at risk. That is according to a team of researchers, who looked at data on agricultural production in 28 European countries between 1961 and […]

Overview On 26 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published new guidance on the application of the EU upward case referral system (Guidance), pursuant to which EU Member States can ask the Commission to review transactions. This announcement was made in the context of an ongoing review of the procedural […]

London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues to strengthen its energy, infrastructure and resources practice with the addition of energy partner James Douglass. Douglass, who arrives at K&L Gates from Baker Botts LLP, is the second new energy partner – and fourth partner overall – to join K&L […]

President Joe Biden introduced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan for the United States on Wednesday, one that’s designed to establish the U.S. as a global leader on climate change with an overhaul of the transportation sector, energy, construction and more. The American Jobs Plan, so named because of the opportunities […]