Caribbean Under Threat: Report Reveals Enormous Challenges for the Region

9 September 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Farmers in Jamaica are already tallying the costs of crop losses from three tropical storms – Elsa, Grace and Ida. Credit: Zadie Neufville By Zadie NeufvilleKingston, Sep 9 2021 (IPS) Less than halfway into the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Jamaica and its Caribbean neighbours were already tallying the costs of […]

Read More  

North Korea holds middle-of-the-night military parade

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its founding, the country’s state media reported.

Read More  

Many sharks and rays are ‘nearly extinct,’ but we can still save them

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Photo: Pixabay/JimmyDominico Close on four out of 10 shark and ray species are at risk of going extinct due to overfishing, habitat loss, climate change and water pollution. This stark assessment has come courtesy of scientists who have recently examined the conservation status worldwide of nearly 1,200 species of chondrichthyes, […]

Read More  

New Legislation for the Mediation of Onshore Disputes in the United Arab Emirates

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Introduction Mediation can be a useful mechanism for parties to try to resolve their disputes amicably, without the significant time and cost implications of litigation or arbitration proceedings. However, in the UAE, historically, parties have shown a reluctance to use mediation as an alternative method of dispute resolution.  Two key […]

Read More  

K&L Gates Assists Sungwoo Hitech in Identifying, Selecting, and Securing Incentives for Tennessee Facility, Company’s First U.S. Location

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

A team from global law firm K&L Gates LLP recently advised automotive manufacturer Sungwoo Hitech America Corp on the identification and selection of the company’s first U.S. site, a 380,000 square foot facility in Telford, Tennessee. The team also successfully secured more than $7 million in economic incentives for the […]

Read More  

The Forbidden Love

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

By Mohammad Rakibul HasanDHAKA, Bangladesh, Sep 8 2021 (IPS) Abandoned by family and friends, transgender people in Bangladesh are subject to extensive daily abuse. The existing and continuously growing transphobia and homophobia in society are obstacles in the lives of this group. The people featured here from the LGBTQ+ community […]

Read More  

DLHK Jateng catat puluhan industri cemari Bengawan Solo

8 September 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Dinas Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (DLHK) Provinsi Jawa Tengah mencatat puluhan industri baik skala besar maupun menengah mencemari air di Sungai Bengawan Solo. Pelaksana Tugas Kepala DLHK Provinsi Jawa Tengah Widi Hartanto …

Read More  

World: FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: World Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations “Green and climate resilient agri-food systems are fundamental to resolving the climate crisis,” Qu said. “We need to provide nutritious food with a low carbon footprint, in a sustainable manner,”

Read More  

Africa’s endangered lions can thrive in protected areas

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Photo: Pixabay/antonytrivet Lions across Africa have seen their habitats shrink over the years, but not in the Balule Nature Reserve, a protected area that forms part of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Here, on an area the size of Belgium, lions can roam freely across vast spaces undeterred […]

Read More  

Fire at a prison in Indonesia kills at least 41 people

Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

At least 41 prisoners have been killed and at least eight injured after a fire tore through an overcrowded prison block on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police said.

Read More