Country: Burkina Faso Source: International Organization for Migration “One in 20 people is now internally displaced in Burkina Faso. This figure is alarming. The majority of displaced persons are women and children, and their needs are enormous,” said IOM.

Franchising Code On Thursday 21 August 2020, the Australian Federal Government released a report which sets out intended changes to the Franchising Code.   In addition, the Government has indicated there will be some further consultation to finalise a number of matters. A steep increase to penalties for non-compliance (which […]

K&L Gates recently hosted a virtual COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Town Hall discussion featuring representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country. This forward-looking program focused on health care fraud enforcement priorities and the related national landscape surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, including CARES Act […]

Event Post August 24, 2020 Policy seminar: COVID-19, food systems, ecosystems, and the risk of zoonotic diseases Hope Zabronsky Climate change, development, and other forces contribute to the risk of future pandemics.

COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc for months around the planet, sickening nearly 24 million people and taking upwards of 800,000 lives (and counting). Yet humans aren’t the only species susceptible to the novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, that causes COVID-19, scientists say. There have been reported cases of pets, including cats […]

Zaran Vachha was born and raised in Hong Kong. Yet the 34-year-old, of Indian, Iranian, Malay and Sri Lankan descent, says the Chinese city has never treated him like one of its own.