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, […]

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.

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), […]

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 […]

BRAC International recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bihar Government’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society to launch Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Shahari, the first government-led urban Graduation programme in Asia. Credit: BRAC By Rina MukherjiPUNE, INDIA, Aug 30 2023 (IPS) In a bid to tackle the complexities of urban poverty, […]

Country: Burkina Faso Source: World Food Programme Humanitarian access remains severely constrained due to the ongoing conflict, hampering the delivery of life-saving assistance to crisis- affected people, especially in areas besieged by armed groups.