Country: Lebanon Source: UN Human Rights Council The explosion destroyed 15,000 tonnes of wheat kernel and barley stored in silos at the port. Lebanon does not have a national grain reserve and without support, it could run out of flour in weeks.

Plastic pollution in the planet’s oceans is bad, which is hardly news. Yet it is far worse than commonly assumed, say scientists at the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom. The researchers, who have published their findings in a new study, say that there is up to 21 million […]

Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry have been on the upswing in recent years, and even with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the layoffs, furloughs, and financial losses that have followed in its wake; the market remains surprisingly active. Hospitals and health systems announced 14 transactions during […]

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: Médecins Sans Frontières As numbers of patients with COVID-19 grow in northeast Syria, the pandemic is having a knock-on impact on other health services in a region where some 700,000 people are displaced from their homes.

Research Post August 27, 2020 High altitudes linked to higher rates of stunting Kaleab Baye Kalle Hirvonen Emily Wu The under-appreciated role geography plays in a persistent problem of health and well-being.

What has happened? There has been significant reform to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (Act) through the Strata Titles Amendment Bill 2018. The changes took effect on 1 May 2020.  Some of the important amendments made to the Act include changes to the default by-laws that are automatically adopted […]