OVERVIEW On 15 to 17 November 2021, the Florida legislature debated and passed four bills that address COVID-19 issues related to employees and parents/students. On 18 November 2021 and effective immediately, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 2-B and its companion House Bill (HB) 1-B,1 as […]
Read MoreNov 20, 2021 In the News Global The threat of a lasting food crisis (Le Monde) Food Prices Le Monde (Planete section) published an article that stated soaring prices for several staple foods are fearful of worsening hunger in the world. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos emphasized that these increases are very worryi…
Read MoreGlobally, nine million additional children are at risk of being pushed into child labour by the end of 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could rise to 46 million without access to critical social protection coverage. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Nov 19 2021 (IPS) Kailash […]
Read MoreCountry: Somalia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO urgently requires USD2.35 million to protect pastoralist assets through livestock treatment for 15 million animals and USD1.8 million to meet the food needs of 12,500 rural households in southern Somalia.
Read MoreAktivis lingkungan hidup mendesak penegak hukum mengusut tuntas kematian anak gajah sumetera ((elephas maximus sumatranus) karena infeksi setelah belalainya putus terkena jerat di Aceh. “Kematian anak gajah tersebut …
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Tumisu As demonstrated by the COP26, most public debate surrounding greenhouse gas emissions tends to focus on the energy sector, even though other segments of the global economy (like agriculture) also have an oversized carbon footprint. That is not least because of the supply chains behind these industries, which […]
Read MorePhilippine leader Rodrigo Duterte declared on Thursday in a televised speech that an unnamed candidate for next year’s presidential election was a cocaine user.
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS “Our business runs an electronic communication system and we got a subpoena for something that one of our users stores on our system. Can’t we just produce it?” STOP! The content (explained below) of an electronically stored communication is treated […]
Read MoreCountry: World Sources: War Child UK, International Labour Organization, UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Renewed international commitment is needed to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children by 2025 and to avoid more being pushed into this worst form of child labour as […]
Read MoreBy Marty LoganKATHMANDU, Nov 18 2021 (IPS) The illicit trade in idols and other historical treasures looted from temples, archaeological digs and various sites globally has been estimated at $100 billion a year. A more telling figure might be the nearly 18,000 villagers in India’s Tamil Nadu state who turned […]
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