New Challenges in Agriculture in the Face of the El Niño Phenomenon

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If production decreases due to El Niño, there will be less food availability, and the income of the most vulnerable households that live and eat on what they produce will be reduced. Credit: Ligia Calderón / FAO By Mario LubetkinSANTIAGO, Sep 1 2023 (IPS) The climatic phenomenon known as “El […]

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Attacks against staff and patients in Batangafo, CAR threaten continuation of healthcare

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Country: Central African Republic Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Two incidents in less than a week and 16 total this year have prompted MSF to temporarily suspend movements to supported health centres on the outskirts of Batangafo.

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FAO Asia-Pacific Science and Innovation Forum highlights community-led climate actions and need for further investments in science, technology and innovation in agriculture

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The Asia-Pacific Regional Science and Innovation Forum held today highlighted the need for investments and the active involvement of young people, women and indigenous communities in building climate-resilient agrifood systems in the region. It spotlighted climate-actions driven by young people and local communities in Asia-Pacific with a focus on climate-smart […]

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NLRB Weakens Secret-Ballot Elections in Union Campaigns, Increasing Unionization Perils

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On 25 August 2023, the Cemex decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)1 upended 52 years of Board law that had previously enshrined the secret-ballot election as the default method for union certification. Cemex holds that employers violate Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or […]

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Mushroom Workers Want a Union

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Mushroom workers rally, Sunnyside, Washington, April 18, 2023. Credit: Peter Costantini By Peter CostantiniSEATTLE, USA, Aug 31 2023 (IPS) The Yakima River runs southeast from the Cascade Mountains through central Washington state to merge with the Columbia a little north of Oregon. From the small city of Yakima on down, […]

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Insights into addressing undernutrition from China’s water, sanitation, and energy investments

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Links between infrastructure and improved nutrition and health.

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Humanitarian community in Haiti deeply concerned about continued escalation of violence

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Country: Haiti Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Nearly half of Haiti’s population needs humanitarian and food assistance, with almost 200,000 people being forced to flee their homes, a tenfold increase in the past two years.

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Federal Court Rules Work Generated by Artificial Intelligence Alone Is Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

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As more individuals and businesses are seeking to take advantage of artificial intelligence to generate written and visual content, it is important to understand the scope of copyright protection that might ultimately be afforded to that content. On 18 August 2023, in Thaler v. Perlmutter, Case No. 1:22-cv-01564, (D.D.C. 2022), […]

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K&L Gates Enhances Energy Practice with Boston Partner Addition

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Boston – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Theodore Paradise to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. Based in the firm’s Boston office and also working out of the New York and Washington, D.C., offices, Paradise brings an extensive background in energy law and regulation, project development, transmission […]

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The gentle giants of the oceans need our help

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Photo: Pexels/adiprayogo liemena By Assaf Levy The oceans are home to some of the most remarkable and mysterious creatures, and none are quite like the whale shark. As the largest fish on Earth, these gentle giants have a vital role to play in the health of marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, they’re […]

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