In a Risk Alert issued on 26 April 2022 (the Risk Alert), the staff of the Division of Examinations (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) described notable deficiencies relating to investment advisers’ use of material non-public information (MNPI). Specifically, the Staff identified deficiencies stemming from Section 204A […]

Countries: Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan, Ukraine, World, Yemen Sources: European Commission, European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Conflict, weather extremes and economic shocks were drivers behind the rising acute food insecurity in 2021. A […]

Photo: José Dinneny Most plants handle adverse conditions like droughts by scaling back their biological functions or even shutting down entirely. Not so extremophytes, which have evolved to endure and even thrive in conditions that would be deadly to other plants. By studying these plants and their responses to adverse […]

North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, the Japanese Prime Minister’s office said in a tweet.

Research Triangle Park – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes G. Norman Acker III as of counsel in the health care practice. He joins K&L Gates’ Research Triangle Park office, having most recently served as counsel to the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina after himself […]

The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market May 3, 2022 pfowlkes Tue, 05/03/2022 – 14:27 The impact of the Ukraine crisis on the global vegetable oil market Joseph Glauber David Laborde Abdullah Mamun High prices and supply issues hit an important global food item. IFPRI […]

The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia.