Countries: Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, World Source: International Organization for Migration The rescue took place in a remote stretch of the Sahara Desert, where temperatures frequently surpass 38°C and where hundreds of migrants are believed to have perished in recent years.

Many of the 5,700 mammalian species around the planet are facing grave existential threats and they are likely to go extinct in the near future. So say a team of scientists who have used computer simulation and Bayesian modelling to track the fate of mammals since the beginning of the […]

Sydney – Global law firm K&L Gates continues to expand its finance practice with the appointment of Richard Hayes as a partner in the Sydney office. Hayes, who brings a dedicated focus on acquisition and funds financings and general corporate finance, joins K&L Gates from Hogan Lovells.  With admissions and […]

Country: World Sources: International Organization for Migration, UN High Commissioner for Refugees The organisations seek the immediate disembarkation of 27 rescued people, including one child and a pregnant woman, who have now been on board the Maersk Etienne for more than one month.

If we wanted to pinpoint the main source of air pollution on roads, we would point at the vehicles. But there is another source of air pollution on roads, scientists say, and that source is the asphalt used in the roads themselves. “Asphalt-based materials are abundant and a major nontraditional […]