Country: Sudan Source: Save the Children Prolonged power shortages have left the city’s morgues without refrigeration, leaving bodies to decompose in the heat, and causing the risk of major disease outbreaks, warns Save the Children.

The term “indirect tax” is used to describe taxes that are imposed on goods, land, or services (or transactions involving goods, land, or services). In contrast, “direct taxes” are imposed on income or profits. The most relevant indirect taxes in a build-to-rent context are goods and services tax (GST), transfer […]

Washington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Geoffrey Greeves to the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice area. He joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., office from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Greeves recovers insurance proceeds for corporate policyholders in disputed claims, coverage litigation matters, and adversary proceedings […]

Thank You Thank you for advocating for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and urging EU legislators to include references to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, ILO 169, and the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Critical […]

Tatev Azizyan, a 28-year-old journalist from Nagorno-Karabakh, says she has explained to her child that they both have to switch to “energy save mode” to survive. “Some bread and slices of tomato and cucumber, that’s all I can give my seven-year-old daughter for breakfast. Dairy products like sugar or eggs […]

Companies will soon face new reporting requirements with respect to cybersecurity incidents and governance after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules on 26 July 2023. The final rules supplement prior disclosure guidance from 2011 and 2018, adding an affirmative obligation to disclose cybersecurity incidents and centralizing […]

Two weeks ago, at the Honda North America plant in the tiny town of Swepsonville, the first all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled off the assembly line. But the real news from the North Carolina facility is about what the new ATVs are going to replace: gas-powered lawn mowers. Honda announced last […]

What may happen as trade in wheat and other commodities is interrupted again.