Global law firm K&L Gates has acted as underwriter counsel to A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, a US wealth management and financial services firm, in connection with Lakeshore Acquisition III’s initial public offering. Lakeshore Acquisition III, the third blank check company formed by CEO of Shanghai Renaissance Investment Management, raised US$69 million […]
Read MoreBy Megan MatthewsCHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 22 2025 (IPS) When pioneering agronomist and father of the “Green Revolution” Norman Borlaug set out to breed a disease-resistant, high-yielding variety of wheat, he spent years laboriously planting and pollinating different specimens by hand. He manually catalogued every outcome until he landed on the […]
Read MoreKharas Community Radio: A Voice for Culture and Empowerment in Keetmanshoop Country Namibia lucas.kasosi Thu, 05/22/2025 – 10:53 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Marius Bloodstaan, Station Manager Keetmanshoop, a town steeped in history and cultural diversity in southern Namibia, is home to Kharas Community Radio, a […]
Read MoreIN A NUTSHELL 🦖 In Alberta, Canada, paleontologists discovered a massive site known as “The River of Death,” containing over 8,000 dinosaur bones. 💧 The site is believed to have been created by a flash flood that wiped out a herd of Pachyrhinosaurin dinosaurs 72 million years ago. 🔍 Researchers […]
Read MoreThe President of the United States, Donald Trump, recently concluded a landmark tour of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was his first official foreign visit, with a clear focus on deepening economic ties and securing trade deals with GCC […]
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Read MoreMost countries with low fertility rates are expected to experience population decline and demographic ageing throughout the remaining decades of the 21st century. Credit: Shutterstock By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, May 21 2025 (IPS) Many countries around the world have a fertility rate below the replacement level of 2.1 births per […]
Read MoreOn 14 May 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s plan to address the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) finalized last spring, as discussed in our prior alert (22 April 2024). Administrator Zeldin announced that the agency would continue […]
Read MoreA Rebel Priest, A Crusading Lawyer, and A Canadian Mining Company Country Canada Ecuador agnes Tue, 05/20/2025 – 13:13 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Over the past six months, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin has travelled repeatedly to Ecuador, reporting on the impact of Canadian mining projects on the […]
Read MoreDespite having around 159 health facilities, including hospitals and clinics, much of Helmand Province’s population remains without access to essential healthcare services. Credit: Credit: Learning Together. By External SourceMARJA DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, May 20 2025 (IPS) Bibi Gul, a pregnant woman from Helmand’s Marja District, walked two hours to […]
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