K&L Gates to Hold First Retreat for Diverse Lawyers from Across Firm’s U.S. Offices

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Diverse lawyers from across the U.S. offices and practices of global law firm K&L Gates LLP will gather during a multi-day, in-person retreat in early November. Open to the firm’s diverse lawyers at all levels throughout the U.S., the retreat will focus on empowering the lawyers to find success in […]

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Pacific Islands: Climate Finance Action a Priority at COP27

5 November 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Corals and coral reefs are found around the islands and atolls of the Pacific. In Vanuatu, the government, with the support of SPC, implemented a coral reef climate change adaptation project based on coral gardening. Photo credit: SPC By Catherine WilsonSydney, Nov 5 2022 (IPS) Today, the window of opportunity […]

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More than 5,000 people in shelters after Hurricane Lisa hits Belize

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Country: Belize Sources: UN Country Team in Belize, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Hurricane Lisa made landfall just south of Belize City on 2 November, affecting approximately 172,000 persons with more than 500 houses completely destroyed.

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North Korea fires ballistic missile, says Japan and South Korea

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North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile on Thursday, that Japan said flew over its main island, landing in the Pacific Ocean, and South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said landed in waters off the east of the peninsula.

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Experts endeavor to ensure a climate of ‘safety first’ as cell-based food production methods evolve globally

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While meat-alternative, plant-based, processed foods are now well established in supermarkets in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, cell-based food production, derived directly from cells of animals, though not as widely known, could be for sale to consumers in the near future, experts from the Food and Agriculture […]

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Litigation Minute: Surviving the Ever-Changing Cryptocurrency Regulatory Landscape

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS One of the hottest areas in the law right now is cryptocurrencies and digital assets. One seemingly cannot open a news website without seeing stories about cryptocurrency risks, pending legislation, enforcement actions, and litigation. One reason for this explosion in […]

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Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange)  

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Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange)   Nov 4, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 11/04/2022 – 13:30 Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange)   Climate change threatens livelihoods of more than 100 million Africans (The Exchange)   Africa In the […]

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The Women Who Fight Against the Ayatollahs from the Kurdish Mountains

4 November 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through a dense forest. There, protected under a sea of beech trees from the view of the drones, it is the guerrillas of the PJAK (Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan) who find us. We […]

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World: Why climate change, conflict and health emergencies are a deadly mix for the most vulnerable in fragile settings

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Countries: Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Somalia, South Sudan, World Sources: International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières Of the 25 countries most vulnerable to climate change and least ready to adapt, the majority are also experiencing armed conflict. In many of these locations, people lack access to basic healthcare.

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How coal miners and factory workers helped found the environmental movement

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Photo: Pixabay/tunaolger Rachel Carson, a scientist and writer from rural Pennsylvania, published Silent Spring 60 years ago. Many credit this book, which meticulously documented the damage that DDT pesticides were inflicting on wildlife, farm animals and people as early as the 1950s, with launching the modern environmental movement. Carson gathered stories from across […]

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