Research Post August 5, 2021 The devolution revolution paradox: Greater accountability, lower spending on agricultural services Danielle Resnick A potential obstacle to food system transformation at the local level.

Bassey Etim Ironbar is a rare example of an Olympian that transformed from an athlete to a volunteer who does menial jobs like sweeping the streets and clearing debris from open sewers. Ironbar, a Nigerian weightlifter, was competing in the men’s Super Heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in […]

Countries: South Africa, Tunisia, World Source: World Health Organization More than 6,400 deaths were recorded, a 2% rise compared with the previous week, with South Africa and Tunisia accounting for more than 55% of fatalities. Death trends are on the rise in 15 countries.

Countries across Asia are grappling with their worst coronavirus outbreaks of the pandemic, spurred by low vaccine rates and the highly-contagious Delta variant.

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION  The French Competition Authority (FCA) Fined a Watchmaker for Obstruction of an Antitrust Investigation On 9 July 2021, the FCA fined a watchmaker for failing to respond to a request for information (RFI) sent by the FCA in the context of an investigation launched by the Hellenic […]

Image: Pexels. One of the targets of the European Union’s “Fit for 55” climate plan is to have all new cars be zero-emission by 2035. It’s a challenging goal, but so is the move to reduce vehicle traffic altogether and shift to public transport – which may be easier said […]

Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) menyatakan pembiayaan adaptasi perubahan iklim yang seimbang dengan mitigasi berpotensi menyelamatkan produk domestik bruto (PDB) sebesar Rp110,38 triliun hingga Rp577,01 …

The United States has ramped up airstrikes against the Taliban in a bid to turn back the militants’ advances on a number of key provincial capitals in Afghanistan, a senior Afghan security official said Monday.