Tokyo 2020 announced on Monday that it will allow spectators at the Olympics this year amid the pandemic, setting a 50% cap at venues, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.
Read MoreThe consumption of raw freshwater fish, a staple diet for millions of people in many parts of Southeast Asia, is coming under closer scrutiny after the detection of a foodborne hazard in several countries of the region, prompting a warning by food safety experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization […]
Read MoreThere’s no place like home. Now, more than any time in history, lawyers are working from home, supervising other lawyers who are also working remotely, and weighing options to integrate this change permanently in a post-pandemic world. Lawyers continue advising clients who are also working remotely and supervising others. According to PwC’s U.S. Remote […]
Read MoreANTARA – Badan Meterologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) Stasiun Meteorologi Tjilik Riwut Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah, memprakirakan awal musim kemarau di sana akan terjadi pada Juli dasarian ketiga. Puncaknya akan …
Read MoreWorkers during the pandemic, both frontline and those who worked from home reported high levels of stress. Credit: John Alvin Merin / Unsplash By Fairuz AhmedNEW YORK, Jun 22 2021 (IPS) For Dr Farzana Khan, a frontline worker and a second-generation immigrant from Pakistan living in California, social media helped […]
Read MoreCountries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World, Yemen, Zimbabwe Source: World Food Programme WFP analyses show that 41 million people are teetering on the very edge of famine in 43 countries, and the slightest shock will push them over the precipice. […]
Read MoreEmissions from the burning of fossil fuels are driving climate change, which imperils the health of life on the planet and so harms us all. Yet the burning of fossil fuels also harms us directly by contributing to a variety of diseases, many of them life-threatening. “Long-term exposure to ambient […]
Read MoreBy Sania FarooquiNEW DELHI, India, Jun 21 2021 (IPS) The June 5th attack on the Muslim family in London, Ontaria, has left many in Canada in a state of shock. A driver intentionally struck the Afzaal family while they were out for a stroll, killing four, because of their Islamic […]
Read MoreCountries: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, Yemen Sources: UN Security Council, UN General Assembly More than 19,300 boys and girls […]
Read MoreEvent Post June 21, 2021 CIP discussion: Agricultural innovation, the key for bridging R&D with impact at scale Christopher Butler Bringing new technologies to smallholders is key to food system transformation.
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