Extreme cold hits refugees and IDPs in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
7 Februari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Iraq Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Unprecedented heavy rains and snow not witnessed in 40 years fell in the KRI in the last few weeks. The extreme weather caused schools to close, blocked roads and caused damage to exposed shelters.
Read MoreThe great Amazon land grab: Brazil’s government is turning public land private, driving deforestation
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/rrubra Imagine that several state legislators decide that Yellowstone National Park is too big. Also imagine that, working with federal politicians, they change the law to downsize the park by a million acres, which they sell in a private auction. Outrageous? Yes. Unheard of? No. It happens routinely and with increasing […]
Read MoreWarga Inhil Riau tewas diduga diserang harimau
6 Februari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTugiat (42) warga Inhil Riau ditemukan tewas mengenaskan di dalam hutan diduga tewas karena dimangsa harimau sumatera, Sabtu (6/2) pukul 16.40 WIB. Korban adalah seorang pekerja penebang pohon akasia milik PT Satria Perkasa …
Read MoreUNHCR, partners rush to aid thousands of refugees in Benishangul Gumuz region of Ethiopia
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Since December 2021 the situation has been very tense in the Benishangul Gumuz region, which hosts more than 70,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees and over 500,000 internally displaced Ethiopians.
Read MoreGunung Merapi 134 kali luncurkan guguran lava selama sepekan
5 Februari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBalai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi (BPPTKG) menyebutkan Gunung Merapi di perbatasan Jawa Tengah dan Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, mengeluarkan guguran lava 134 kali selama sepekan …
Read MoreSome people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped. Many were women
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentMount Everest has lost 2,000 years’ worth of ice in less than three decades
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of human-induced climate change, a new study shows.
Read MoreUpdate – UAE Introduces Corporate Tax
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance (Ministry) announced on 31 January 2022 that it will introduce a federal corporate tax regime for the first time in the UAE. A federal corporate tax law is expected to be issued soon along with executive regulations (CT Law). Information set out […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Earns Top Rating in HRC’s Corporate Equality Index for 12th Consecutive Year
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSeattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has earned a top score of 100 points on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. This marks the 12th consecutive […]
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Teleworking: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWithout proper planning, organization and health and safety support the impact of teleworking on the physical and mental health and social wellbeing of workers can be significant, warns new report. Credit: Martin/ILO By Baher KamalMADRID, Feb 4 2022 (IPS) Now it comes to teleworking, the double-edged, relatively recent phenomenon imposed […]
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