Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu
Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals…
Pennsylvania House passes bipartisan Bitcoin bill
Pennsylvania House of Representatives have passed “The Bitcoin Rights Bill”, with a bipartisan majority of 176 to 26 The bill seeks regulatory clarity to the digital assets industry, including on self-custody, payments, and taxation Pennsylvania has passed “The Bitcoin Rights Bill”, a new legislation that seeks regulatory clarity to the crypto industry…
Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.
Earlier this summer, the United Nations reported that humanity now consumes more fish raised in farms than taken from the ocean. The milestone was the culmination of a decades-long growth spurt in aquaculture, or fish farming, an industry that produces more than four times as much fish today than it did 30 years ago…
High Court Judge Issues Way Forward on Adani Deal
The case was filed in September this year by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC…
If all life mattered, what would decision-making look like? (Analysis)
In April 2013, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historic judgement recognizing the cultural, religious and spiritual rights of the Dongria Kondh Adivasis, an Indigenous community residing in the Niyamgiri Hills of Odisha state in eastern India. The community fighting against bauxite mining in their sacred landscape had articulated that “our way of life…
Saudi Development Fund Participates in AidEx 2024 in Geneva
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has participated in the Global Humanitarian Aid Event (AidEx) in Geneva, Switzerland, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Held on October 23-24, 2024, AidEx, the world’s leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event, featured high-level conference sessions, workshops, discussion groups…
IMF official calls on international community to bring end to Lebanon conflict
The international community should work to end the conflict in the Middle East and address the “huge” humanitarian crisis that has engulfed countries in the region, the head of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department said Thursday.Jihad Azour spoke to AFP in Washington, where the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and…
Egypt Sends New Shipment of Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
Egypt has dispatched a third shipment of humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Wednesday, 23 October. According to reports, the latest aid shipment, weighing 23 tons, arrived at Beirut Airport on Wednesday and included essential food, medical supplies, and relief items. With this latest shipment, Egypt’s total aid to Lebanon has now reached 67 tons. …BREAKING: Beyoncé To Campaign Alongside Vice President Harris As US Presidential Elections Nears Final Lap
Beyoncé will appear alongside Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time on the campaign trail in Houston on Friday, a person familiar with the planning tells CNN. CNN reported earlier that Harris is expected to address abortion rights as she seeks to draw a contrast with former President Donald Trump over the controversial issue…