Photo: Pixabay/DarkoStojanovic A team of Dutch researchers has recently discovered microplastics in human blood, revealing a stark warning about the dangers of these minute particles, which could make their way into our organs and brain. Microplastics are pieces of plastic small enough to be invisible to the naked eye and […]
Read MoreSummary On 21 April 2022, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) issued its judgment in Case No. 109/2022, in which it confirmed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) procedural law of arbitration, set forth in Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 (UAE Arbitration Law), requires the arbitral tribunal—whether […]
Read MoreBoston – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Grant F. Butler as a partner in the payments, banking regulation, and consumer financial services practice. Based in the firm’s Boston office, Butler brings nearly 15 years of experience in the financial services industry with a particular focus in financial services […]
Read MoreVegetable oil prices soar, far outstripping other food inflation (Washington Post) May 18, 2022 May 11, 2022 pfowlkes Wed, 05/18/2022 – 18:34 Vegetable oil prices soar, far outstripping other food inflation (Washington Post) Vegetable oil prices soar, far outstripping other food inflation (Washington Post) Global In the News Markets Washington […]
Read MoreCountries: Ukraine, World Source: World Food Programme With Ukraine a major supplier of global food supply, the inability to export has created market volatility and rising food prices worldwide. By 2023, there will likely be a food availability problem.
Read MoreTuberculosis has killed 1,5 million people in 2020 – mostly in African and Asian countries – while two million people died of COVID-19 worldwide during the same period. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS By Angelique Luabeya Kany KanyCAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 19 2022 (IPS) It is time to treat the scourge […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Katya_Ershova The prospect of a mass extinction is looming around the planet and it isn’t just animals that are at risk. Numerous plants, too, are increasingly endangered in a severe threat to global biodiversity. Enter gardeners. Horticultural enthusiasts can do their part in saving endangered plants by cultivating them […]
Read MoreThere is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries, and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues. As these innovations develop, energy markets will undergo substantial changes to which […]
Read MoreGlobal law firm K&L Gates LLP recently advised Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) on the company’s $1.7 billion public offering of senior notes consisting of (i) $650,000,000 of 4.650% senior notes due 2027, (ii) $600,000,000 of 5.050% senior notes due 2032, and (iii) $450,000,000 of 5.650% senior notes due 2052. A […]
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