Anti-trafficking street play being stages in a tea house. Trafficking survivors often find it difficult to access compensation in India, and traffickers often escape justice. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS By Rina MukherjiPune, Oct 19 2022 (IPS) Fourteen-year-old Priti Pyne was returning from school in Basra village in South 24 Parganas, West […]
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Material Adverse Effect (MAE) or Material Adverse Change (MAC) clauses are common in merger and acquisition (M&A) agreements. They allow a buyer to opt out of a deal if some significant negative change occurs to the target company prior to […]
Read MoreSeattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has achieved Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus status in Diversity Lab’s latest iteration of its innovative program. This certification recognizes leading law firms that “have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and are making meaningful progress on diversifying law […]
Read MoreCountry: Somalia Source: UN Children’s Fund “Severely malnourished children are up to 11 times more likely to die of diarrhoea and measles than well-nourished children. Somalia is on the brink of a tragedy at a scale not seen in decades.”
Read MoreTravelers await the Laos-China Railway. Credit: Bridget Dooley/IPS By Bridget DooleyVIENTIANE, Laos, Oct 18 2022 (IPS) Mountainous terrain in northern Laos has until now restricted chances for farmers and producers in much of the nation to export their goods, limiting them primarily to subsistence farming and also curbing development, education […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Darkmoon_Art Concrete has been dubbed the “most destructive material on earth” and for good reason. “By the time you are halfway through this article, the volume would fill the Albert Hall and spill out into Hyde Park. In a day it would be almost the size of China’s Three […]
Read MoreGlobal conflicts, a lingering pandemic, inflation, erratic swings in the price of energy, fertilizers and basic foods – these are just some of the major challenges facing countries and people in the Asia-Pacific region as it marked World Food Day on 16 October, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]
Read MoreIntroduction The non-fungible token, known as the “NFT,” has risen to prominence in the digital assets market as a new asset class. NFTs saw US$17.7 billion in sales in 2021 alone. They have since garnered attention from celebrities, artists, luxury brands, and video game companies as a novel way to […]
Read MoreSydney – Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Real I.S., a German real estate investment fund manager, on the sale of the Geosciences Australia property to funds managed by Charter Hall for A$363.5 million. The deal sets a record for the highest sale price of any office building in […]
Read MoreAgricultural information systems continue to fail women—Videos can make a difference Oct 17, 2022 Oct 17, 2022 pfowlkes Mon, 10/17/2022 – 14:45 Agricultural information systems continue to fail women—Videos can make a difference Agricultural information systems continue to fail women—Videos can make a difference India Kenya Uganda Press Release Gender […]
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