Ready or Not, America, Your Population Is Also Aging
9 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe aging of America’s population is expected to have mounting effects on government programs, businesses, healthcare institutions, communities, families and individuals. Credit: Maricel Sequeira/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Jan 9 2024 (IPS) As the signs of population aging are crystal clear and widely available, many countries are taking steps to […]
Read MoreHigh-ranking UN FAO Delegation begins Official visit to Thailand
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA high-ranking delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today begun a three-day visit to the Kingdom of Thailand, led by the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu. During this Official visit, the Director-General and delegation will pay courtesy calls on the Prime Minister of […]
Read More“Right to Repair” Law Requires Manufacturers to Give Up the Fix in New York
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTo give consumers the ability to repair their own electronic devices, New York is leading the way in “Right to Repair” legislation with its Digital Fair Repair Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-NN (2022). The Digital Fair Repair Act (DFRA or the Act) requires manufacturers to provide digital electronic […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Expands Public Policy and Law Practice in Texas with Austin Partner Addition
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAustin – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Drew Tedford to the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice as a partner in the Austin office. Tedford most recently worked as the director of the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs. In that role, he managed the flow of legislation […]
Read MoreUsing spent coffee grounds for making concrete can greatly boost circularity
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels/Caio Spent coffee grounds are no longer any use for making coffee, but they can still be of great use in other ways. They can be reused to pave roads and one day they could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases, for example. But there is more. Engineers in Australia have […]
Read MoreA new book provides a roadmap for food systems transformation in Kenya
8 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe past few years have seen Kenya, along with many other countries, confronted with multifaceted and compounding challenges. The disruptions caused by COVID-19, high levels of food price inflation, and environmental crises, such as locust infestations and droughts, have severely tested the resilience of Kenya’s food systems and the affordability […]
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Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa’s Pharma Industry
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jan 8 2024 (IPS) An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the […]
Read MoreoPt: More than 10 children a day lose a limb in Gaza
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children More than 1,000 children have had one or both legs amputated. Many of these operations on children were done without anaesthetic, with the healthcare system under relentless attack in Gaza.
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oPt: UN Humanitarian Chief calls for immediate end to war in Gaza
7 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable. Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while the world watches on”, says the Humanitarian Chief.
Read MoreoPt: Children who lost parents in the war are brought to the SOS Children’s Village in Gaza
6 Januari 2024 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: SOS Children’s Villages International SOS Children’s Villages’ partnership agreement with UNICEF calls for up to 55 children to be accommodated for up to one year. They will join the more than 70 children currently living in the village.
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