24 December 2020 Bangkok, Thailand The global manager of the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Wantanee Kalpravidh, was today awarded an honorary plaque from the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand. The honorary plaque was in recognition […]

 On 22 December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed various amendments1 to Rule 144, including changes related to the filing of Form 144.2 The proposed amendments also include a minor change to Forms 4 and 5. These proposed amendments will be subject to a 60-day comment period after they […]

Dec 19, 2020 In the News Malawi Cashing in on mdonthera (The Nation) Social Protection Science, Technology, and Innovation The Nation (Malawi) published an article on how technology and extension programs are working for Malawi. Using a macro-investment technology under the Sustainable Food Systems for Rural Resilience and Transformation (Transform) Programme, the farmers …

Country: Afghanistan Source: Save the Children Schools are closed until March in the coldest parts of Afghanistan where temperatures can plummet to -27C. This is a terrible blow because the classroom is often the only source of warmth for children.

Countries: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, World, Yemen Source: UN Children’s Fund More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, the agency said.

Gales blowing across damp windswept landscapes around parts of Great Britain can be a bit of a downer when you are out and about. The same winds, though, can also come in handy — by powering homes, shops and offices. A case in point are high-speed winds blowing from the […]