Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change
10 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels It is no secret that the Romans were heavy wine drinkers. Estimates put the average Roman male’s consumption at a litre or more of diluted wine per day. The drink was also a symbol of civilised behaviour, and widely used as a drug, medicine and ritual beverage. Winemaking was therefore […]
Read MoreCien días de movilización Indígena en Guatemala demuestran la resistencia de medio siglo de los Pueblos Indígenas.
9 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCien días de movilización Indígena en Guatemala demuestran la resistencia de medio siglo de los Pueblos Indígenas. Country Guatemala Diana Tue, 01/09/2024 – 10:01 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Kajkoj Máximo Ba Tiul (Maya Poqomchí’) Guatemala; años de desprecio y abandono. Guatemala alcanza los 18 o 19 millones […]
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Ready or Not, America, Your Population Is Also Aging
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe aging of America’s population is expected to have mounting effects on government programs, businesses, healthcare institutions, communities, families and individuals. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Jan 9 2024 (IPS) As the signs of population aging are crystal clear and widely available, many countries are taking steps to […]
Read MoreHigh-ranking UN FAO Delegation begins Official visit to Thailand
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA high-ranking delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today begun a three-day visit to the Kingdom of Thailand, led by the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu. During this Official visit, the Director-General and delegation will pay courtesy calls on the Prime Minister of […]
Read More“Right to Repair” Law Requires Manufacturers to Give Up the Fix in New York
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTo give consumers the ability to repair their own electronic devices, New York is leading the way in “Right to Repair” legislation with its Digital Fair Repair Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-NN (2022). The Digital Fair Repair Act (DFRA or the Act) requires manufacturers to provide digital electronic […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Expands Public Policy and Law Practice in Texas with Austin Partner Addition
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAustin – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Drew Tedford to the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice as a partner in the Austin office. Tedford most recently worked as the director of the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs. In that role, he managed the flow of legislation […]
Read MoreUsing spent coffee grounds for making concrete can greatly boost circularity
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels/Caio Spent coffee grounds are no longer any use for making coffee, but they can still be of great use in other ways. They can be reused to pave roads and one day they could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases, for example. But there is more. Engineers in Australia have […]
Read MoreA new book provides a roadmap for food systems transformation in Kenya
8 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe past few years have seen Kenya, along with many other countries, confronted with multifaceted and compounding challenges. The disruptions caused by COVID-19, high levels of food price inflation, and environmental crises, such as locust infestations and droughts, have severely tested the resilience of Kenya’s food systems and the affordability […]
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Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa’s Pharma Industry
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jan 8 2024 (IPS) An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the […]
Read MoreoPt: More than 10 children a day lose a limb in Gaza
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children More than 1,000 children have had one or both legs amputated. Many of these operations on children were done without anaesthetic, with the healthcare system under relentless attack in Gaza.
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