The Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival Returns for Its 9th Year Country United States agnes Fri, 12/05/2025 – 12:34 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey) The 9th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival took place November 20-23, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia. This year’s festival included new […]
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The UN General Assembly in session. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elias By Anwarul ChowdhuryNEW YORK, Dec 5 2025 (IPS) From its inception, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has been engaged in improving its working methods, mindful of, as early as in 1949, “… the increasing length of General Assembly sessions, and […]
Read MoreChambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers as leaders in their fields of practice in the 2026 edition of the Chambers FinTech guide. Published annually, Chambers and Partners rankings are based on thousands of in-depth interviews conducted with lawyers and clients to evaluate the reputations and […]
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By Busani BafanaPRETORIA, Dec 4 2025 (IPS) Nature is a double-edged sword for global business. A groundbreaking report will reveal how businesses profit from exploiting natural resources while simultaneously impacting biodiversity. An incisive scientific assessment, the Business and Biodiversity Report, set to be released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on […]
Read MoreCharlotte – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Sean Corcoran and Scott Rudd as of counsel lawyers in the firm’s Finance practice. Corcoran joins the firm from Alston & Bird and Rudd joins from Mayer Brown. Corcoran leverages more than two decades of experience in financial services and real […]
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The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment. Credit: UNEP The 7th session of the UNEA will take place from December 8-12 in Nairobi, Kenya. By Inger AndersenNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 2025 (IPS) As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate […]
Read MoreIn the past several months, environmental justice (EJ) has continued to evolve through a shifting balance of federal and state action. While federal agencies have scaled back EJ initiatives, states are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap–advancing new policies, legislation, and regulatory approaches aimed at integrating EJ considerations into […]
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The first USSR nuclear test Joe 1 at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, 29 August 1949. Credit: CTBTO By John BurroughsSAN FRANCISCO, USA, Dec 2 2025 (IPS) In a Truth Social post that reverberated around the world, on October 29 President Donald Trump wrote: “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed […]
Read MoreLand Back and Rematriation of Land on Turtle Island Country United States agnes Tue, 12/02/2025 – 13:08 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Pete Westover Successful stories of land return and rematriation are accumulating as Tribes and Indigenous organizations continue their struggle to regain their historic […]
Read MoreIn many ways, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) Fiscal Year 2026 Examination Priorities (Priorities), published on 17 November 2025 by the Division of Examinations (Division), track the priorities of prior years, making clear that the Commission remains focused, as ever, on monitoring for risks to the investing […]
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