ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION European Union General Court Confirms the European Commission’s Ability to Review Certain Transactions Even When They Fall below the European Union and Member States’ Merger Filing Thresholds  On 21 September 2020, a U.S. company active worldwide in genomic sequencing (Buyer) announced the proposed acquisition of a U.S. […]

The Russia-Ukraine grain agreement: What is at stake? Jul 27, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 07/27/2022 – 10:03 The Russia-Ukraine grain agreement: What is at stake? Joseph Glauber David Laborde The deal to resume grain exports could help alleviate food insecurity and stabilize markets. IFPRI Blog : Issue Post Open Access | […]

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Sources: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, People in Need By addressing 2 interlinked issues – food and health –, humanitarian partners are helping internally displaced people and the local communities recover from the trauma of displacement and its […]

Countries across Asia are on high alert for monkeypox, screening travelers and scrambling teams of medics, as they report their first cases of the virus, now identified as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Public services in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, have been suspended and businesses are being urged to close, as torrential rains cause deadly flash flooding and infrastructure damage, leaving at least 15 dead since Saturday.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS The food and beverage industry faces increasing scrutiny of its Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Individual consumers have grown increasingly concerned about the environmental and public health effects of food production. A recent class-action complaint filed against restaurant chain […]

Dallas – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been awarded a United States Gold Standard Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for a tenth time, recognizing the high levels of success by the firm’s women as partners and leaders.  WILEF, a premier organization for women in […]

Negotiators from the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are stressing the need for wealthy nations to finally make good on climate finance pledges and emissions targets in keeping with the Paris Agreement. In one of those wealthy nations, the U.S. state of Massachusetts is working on a novel solution to […]