With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the global shift toward digital transformation, the use of electronic signatures in place of traditional “wet ink” signatures has become more common. In Singapore, the enforceability of electronic signatures is governed by the Electronic Transactions Act (Chapter 88) (the ETA), which draws a distinction between […]

Shanghai – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Roberta Chang as a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Ms. Chang joins the firm’s Shanghai office from Hogan Lovells, where she was a partner and the head of its China tax group. Ms. Chang has extensive experience handling tax advisory […]

Apr 30, 2021 In the News Africa Institutional mistrust a major barrier for child vaccination progress in Africa (Medical Press) Health Medical Press reported on the new journal article, Institutional mistrust and child vaccination coverage in Africa by senior research fellow Kalle Hirvonen and coauthors. Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in […]

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary since Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was killed by US special-operations forces, Seal Team 6, inside his high-walled compound in the Pakistani military college city of Abbottabad.

Country: Yemen Source: Save the Children Without an urgent increase in funding in the next two months, Save the Children is in real danger of having to close case management, mental health and psychosocial support, and child protection services.