Thai lawmakers have voted in favor of allowing abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy while retaining penalties for later terminations, a move that pro-choice activists said fell short of protecting the rights of the mother.

For the first time in 25 years, the distinctive vocals of South Korean superstar Kim Kwang-seok will be heard on national television singing new material.

On 19 January 2021, the eve of inauguration for the Biden Administration, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) struck down the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule).1 Issued under the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the ACE Rule repealed and replaced […]

Portland – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Brenna K. Legaard as a partner in the intellectual property practice. She joins K&L Gates’ Portland office from Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC. Legaard focuses her intellectual property practice on both transactional and litigation matters. She asserts patents, trademarks, and […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Philippines, Somalia, World Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change, 13 already received sizable international humanitarian aid last year, and almost all are experiencing violence, instability or armed conflict.

Issue Post January 26, 2021 Book: Global perspectives on agricultural development Keijiro Otsuka Shenggen Fan Exploring challenges ranging from climate change to value chains.

The European Union’s flagship climate policy vehicle, the Green Deal, took another major step forward in December, with a new binding target for a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. However, a little over a year after the original deal was first inked, the Green Deal is already […]