Brazilian women wanted to be K-pop stars but were forced into prostitution, police say
4 September 2019 Asupan Warta 0 CommentA group of Brazilian women who traveled to South Korea hoping to join its multibillion-dollar K-pop industry instead found themselves trafficked into prostitution, according to South Korean police.
Read MoreUS and Taliban reach agreement ‘in principle’ on Afghanistan, envoy says
Asupan Warta 0 CommentPresident Donald Trump’s special envoy for Afghanistan said Monday that the US and the Taliban have reached an agreement “in principle,” pending final approval by the President.
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Engulfed in plastic: life is at risk in the planet’s oceans
Asupan Warta 0 CommentConsider this: Just five countries account for most of of the plastic trash that ends up in the oceans. The five leading plastic polluters – China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka (in that order) – dump more plastic waste into the seas than the rest of the world combined. […]
Read MoreNouveau plan d’action pour la protection des enfants signé en République centrafricaine
Asupan Warta 0 CommentSource: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Country: Central African Republic L’Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) s’engage à prendre une série de mesures visant à mettre un terme aux violations graves et à les prévenir, notamment par la libération de tous les enfants associés. […]
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Anggaran subsidi dipangkas, distribusi tertutup LPG 3 Kg harus terimplementasi 2020
3 September 2019 Asupan Warta 0 CommentBanggar dan pemerintah menyepakati anggaran subsidi energi untuk tahun 2020 sebesar Rp 124,87 triliun.
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Lima helikopter water bombing berupaya padamkan karhutla di Kalsel
Asupan Warta 0 CommentANTARA – BPBD Kalimantan Selatan mendapatkan tambahan satu helikopter water bombing untuk memaksimalkan upaya pemadaman kebakaran hutan dan lahan yang terus meluas. Saat ini lima helikopter dioperasikan dengan frekuensi …
Read MoreWill genetic engineering contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
Asupan Warta 0 CommentResearch Post September 3, 2019 Will genetic engineering contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? Kevin V. Pixley Jose B. Falck-Zepeda Emerging genetic engineering technologies have enormous potential for agriculture. But how to ensure the benefits reach farmers in middle- and low-income countries?
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Sealed Air Corporation on US$510 Million Acquisition of Automated Packaging Systems
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Ensuring Fairer International Corporate Taxation
Asupan Warta 0 CommentBy Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 3 2019 (IPS) Large transnational corporations (TNCs) are widely believed to be paying little tax. The ease with which they avoid tax and the declining corporate tax rates over the decades have deprived developing countries of much needed revenues […]
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