13 Books by Native Authors to Add to Your 2025 Reading List

11 Oktober 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

13 Books by Native Authors to Add to Your 2025 Reading List Country United States agnes Thu, 10/09/2025 – 11:49 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image Storytelling is an Indigenous way of knowing. A tradition rooted in listening as much as in narrating. Each year, writers bring vital […]

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K&L Gates Shortlisted for Two Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America 2025 Awards

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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been shortlisted in two categories for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America 2025 awards for its commitment to innovation in the legal industry. Winners will be announced at the FT awards ceremony on December 8 at Gotham Hall in New York City. […]

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“They Found Her Beneath the Ice”: Human Remains in Antarctica Just Shattered Everything We Thought We Knew About Early Exploration (and She Wasn’t Alone)

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IN A NUTSHELL 🧊 The discovery of human remains in Antarctica challenges existing historical timelines of early exploration. 🕵️‍♂️ Daniel Torres Navarro uncovered a cranium on Yámana Beach in 1985, sparking new research. 🌊 Hypotheses suggest the remains might belong to a 19th-century sealer or result from maritime burial practices. […]

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Breaking the Silence in Tokyo: A Kazakh Filmmaker Confronts the Nuclear Scars Through Her Documentary “Jara”

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By Katsuhiro AsagiriTOKYO, Oct 10 2025 (IPS)   Toda Peace Memorial Hall. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The screening room at the Toda Peace Memorial Hall in Tokyo fell silent as Kazakh filmmaker and human rights advocate Aigerim Seitenova stepped forward in a black T-shirt and green skirt to introduce her 31-minute […]

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EPA Proposes Major Changes to Chemical Risk Evaluation Process under TSCA

10 Oktober 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to revise how it evaluates the risks of chemicals currently in use under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This initiative follows a review prompted by Executive Order 14219 and aims to streamline evaluations while aligning with the current […]

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K&L Gates Advises MUFG Bank on US$100 Million Green Loan Facility to VinFast

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Global law firm K&L Gates has acted as lead counsel to international bank MUFG Bank Ltd. on a US$100 million green loan facility extended to VinFast, a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and a member of Vingroup, one of Vietnam’s largest conglomerates focusing on technology, industrials, real estate, infrastructure, and […]

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“Scientists Just Did the Impossible”: This New Ocean Tech Turns Captured CO2 Into Biodegradable Plastic (and Could Save the Planet’s Seas)

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IN A NUTSHELL 🌊 Oceans hold 150 times more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere, causing acidification and threatening marine ecosystems. 🔬 Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) uses electrochemical processes to remove CO2, converting it into biodegradable plastics. 🧫 Engineered microbes metabolize formic acid, producing succinic acid, a precursor for sustainable plastic […]

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Education Cannot Wait Interviews Mohamed M. Malick Fall, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria

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By External SourceOct 9 2025 (IPS-Partners)   Mohamed M. Malick Fall was appointed as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria in February 2024. He has more than 20 years of experience in the development, humanitarian and peacebuilding fields. Prior to his appointment, he served as the UNICEF Regional Director […]

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New Development: Taiwan’s Executive Yuan Has Passed the Draft Bill of the Basic Act on Artificial Intelligence

9 Oktober 2025 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

This is a follow-up to our legal alert concerning the draft bill of the Basic Act on AI (人工智慧基本法草案; the Bill). On 28 August 2025, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan passed the draft Bill, aiming to strike a balance between emerging AI technologies and ethical conduct. The Bill itself is available here.  […]

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K&L Gates Advises Rock Rail Holdings Limited on Regional Passenger Rail Project Netz Nördliches Westfalen

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Global law firm K&L Gates has assisted Rock Rail Holdings Limited’s tender of a successful bid via its German subsidiary, Rock Rail NnW GmbH & Co. KG, to supply and finance 61 new battery-powered trains for the Northern Westphalia region. The bidding was arranged by the regional transport authority Zweckverband […]

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