IN A NUTSHELL 🌋 Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano off Oregon, shows signs of imminent activity with increased seismic events. 📊 The volcano’s magma chamber is inflating, causing thousands of small earthquakes, a precursor to potential eruptions. 🔍 Scientists from the National Science Foundation are monitoring the volcano, planning to […]
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up: Why Indigenous Communities Must Be at the OECD Forum and Engaged in the Mineral Supply Chain Country Global agnes Fri, 05/16/2025 – 10:16 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff) On May 4–8, 2025, Cultural Survival and the Securing Indigenous […]
Read MoreThe world needs the UN, now more than ever. But we have also experienced firsthand how maddeningly inefficient and bureaucratic it can be. No wonder some critics want to defund it, the authors argue. Credit: United Nations By Felix Dodds and Chris SpenceSAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, US, […]
Read More“The Criminal Division is turning a new page on white-collar and corporate enforcement.” So pronounced the head of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, in a recent speech rolling out several new policies regarding central elements of DOJ’s approach to corporate enforcement, including self-disclosure, whistleblowers, and […]
Read MoreIN A NUTSHELL 🔥 Scientists at EPFL have developed a method to efficiently remove excess heat from fusion tokamaks. ⚙️ The innovation involves enhancing heat-removing radiation through a novel X-point target radiator (XPTR). 🔬 Experiments at the Variable Configuration Tokamak (TCV) validated the XPTR concept, proving its effectiveness. ⚡ This […]
Read More2025 Transition Minerals Tracker Underscores the Disproportionate Impact of Mining for Transition Minerals on Indigenous Communities Country Global agnes Thu, 05/15/2025 – 10:01 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image On May 9, 2025, the United Kingdom-based Business & Human Rights Resource Centre released its 2025 Transition Minerals Tracker. Updated […]
Read MoreHigh-rise buildings under construction in Lagos, Nigeria. Most accommodation is unaffordable for young Nigerians. Credit: Promise Eze/IPS By Promise EzeABUJA, May 15 2025 (IPS) After graduating in 2019, Jeremiah Achimugu left Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria for Abuja, the nation’s capital, in search of better opportunities. But life in the […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP advised MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE:MSA), a US-based public company, on the acquisition of all shares in M&C TechGroup Germany GmbH. The €175 million transaction was successfully completed following a structured bidding process. MSA Safety Incorporated is a global leader in advanced safety products, technologies, […]
Read MoreA family in Khan Younis, Gaza. Roughly 2.1 million people in Gaza are in critical need of food assistance. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, May 14 2025 (IPS) Since the dissolution of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in March, roughly 2 million Palestinians residing within the […]
Read MoreIn the fourth episode of the podcast Targeted, host Zach Abramowitz turns his lens on Srivastava, a commodities investor who had, until recently, shunned public life. The story is pitched as a cautionary tale: how a bad business deal with a sanctioned oil trader spiraled into a media onslaught so vast […]
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