K&L Gates Among China Business Law Journal Deals of the Year Winners
30 Maret 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates was recognized as a Deal of the Year 2021 winner by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) for its role in ICBC Aviation Leasing’s restructuring involving the groundbreaking launch of a wide body fleet of aircraft for its longstanding client, private Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air. […]
Read MoreConcrete fails. We need new ways to assess climate risk.
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBecause of its outsized carbon footprint, concrete is at the center of many materials research studies: how to make more climate-friendly products, how the industry can reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, how to use less concrete in general. Concrete accounts for between 6% and 10% of all CO2 […]
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South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface
29 Maret 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWidespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan reports. Credit: Jared Ferrie/IPS By Baher KamalMADRID, Mar 29 2022 (IPS) While several politicians -and media– have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South […]
Read MoreUNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: South Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the rainy season begins in May. Urgent action is needed to protect already vulnerable populations from its worst impacts.
Read MoreRatusan rumah di Bangka Tengah rusak diterjang angin kencang
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentRatusan rumah warga di Desa Kebintik, Kabupaten Bangka Tengah, Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, rusak setelah diterjang angin kencang pada Selasa siang. Bupati Bangka Tengah, Algafry Rahman saat meninjau lokasi kejadian …
Read MoreSingapore court rejects intellectually disabled man’s final appeal against execution for drug smuggling
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by his lawyers who said the trial violated international laws as the man has intellectual disabilities.
Read MoreIn the Weeds: Why Arbitration May Be the Key to Preserving Enforcement of Cannabis M&A and VC Contracts
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIntroduction – The Enforcement Question As 2022 hits, new markets continue to beckon for the cannabis industry, with New York, New Jersey, and Virginia all set to open business for recreational marijuana sales in the next 18-24 months. Other states, such as Maryland and Delaware, may soon follow. And, commercially, […]
Read MoreWorld: The climate crisis and hunger
28 Maret 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: World Source: World Food Programme If we do not limit global heating and support people to adapt, we will see destabilization, migration and starvation. Current humanitarian needs will seem small compared to the potential rise if the world fails to tackle climate change.
Read MoreKKI Warsi: Konflik harimau dengan manusia di Jambi kembali terulang
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentKomunitas Konservasi Indonesia Warsi (KKI-Warsi) mencatat konflik harimau Sumatera (phantera tigris Sumaterae) dengan manusia kembali terjadi pada Jumat 25 Maret 2022, seperti pada 2009 yang juga korbannya adalah pekerja di dalam …
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Afghanistan’s Girls’ Education is a Women’s Rights Issue
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentYasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait, is welcomed by teachers and students at a girls’ primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sherif led the first all-women UN mission to Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover to meet with the new de facto education authorities in October 2021. She has called on […]
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