K&L Gates Advises Live-Streaming Platform 17LIVE on Landmark De-SPAC Business Combination in Singapore
4 Oktober 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP served as global lead counsel to live-streaming social entertainment platform 17LIVE Holding (17LIVE) in its proposed combination with Singapore’s Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd (VTAC), a technology-focused special purpose acquisition company backed by Singaporean state investor Temasek. This deal marks the first purchase of […]
Read MoreAsia’s rice squeeze after India export ban: 4 things to know (Nikkei Asia)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNikkei Asia quotes Abdullah Mamun, a senior research analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute, in an article analyzing the reaction of Asian markets on the recent India’s rice export ban.
Read MoreNo More Stolen Sisters
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNo More Stolen Sisters Country Canada agnes Tue, 10/03/2023 – 14:37 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Trigger warning: This article discusses physical and sexual violence against Indigenous women. For immediate emotional assistance, call 1-844-413-6649. This is a national, toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support for anyone who […]
Read MoreItaly: Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy
3 Oktober 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Italy, World Source: Save the Children The number of children losing their lives trying to cross Mediterranean has risen to 4% of all deaths, up from less than 1% in 2014, despite promises of action after more than 360 people died in 2013.
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Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentKalkani Choolburra, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, showing the many uses of native plants. Here, she is weaving with a Lomandra leaf. Credit: Neena Bhandari/IPS By Neena BhandariSYDNEY, Oct 3 2023 (IPS) Growing up in Sydney, Kalkani Choolburra, a Girramay, Kuku Yalanji, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta […]
Read MoreBoreal and temperate forests have overtaken tropical ones as the main carbon sinks
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/9883074 Tropical forests, or what is left of them, are important carbon sinks, but boreal and temperate forests are just as important if not more. This is the conclusion reached by an international research team, led by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, which mapped annual changes in […]
Read MoreLooking for Indigenous Stories at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentLooking for Indigenous Stories at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference Country Global agnes Mon, 10/02/2023 – 13:43 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff) I felt anxious and overwhelmed walking into the 13th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, which took place on September 19-22, 2023 […]
Read MoreMorocco: Mental health needs a priority after Moroccan earthquake
2 Oktober 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Morocco Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Search and rescue teams, frontline volunteers and others most severely affected by this crisis urgently need psychological support, according to MSF who spoke to people in heavily affected areas.
Read MoreGlobal rice markets face stresses from El Niño, India export restrictions
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWorries mount over continued high prices.
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Small Islands with Big Aspirations
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPresident Michel giving voice to the cause of small island states at the UN conference in Samoa in 2014. (Photo from the personal collection of James Michel) By James MichelVICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 2 2023 (IPS) Everyone knows that small island states are on the frontline of global warming. Rising sea […]
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