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Climate and Carbon Litigation Trends
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Litigation involving climate-related claims and initiatives remains a source of exposure for companies across all sectors. As the Trump administration reshuffles federal priorities, we expect that consumer litigation and “blue state”...
Attorney General Bailey Fights To Reinstate Critical Health And Safety Protections For Missouri Women
Missouri Attorney General
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July 7, 2025
July 7, 2025 4:59 pm JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his Office has once again filed an appeal after a Jackson County Court issued a new preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of...
OSCE Ambassadors reaffirm unwavering support to Ukraine during visit to Kyiv
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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July 4, 2025
KYIV, 3 JULY 2025 – A delegation of Ambassadors from OSCE participating States concluded a visit to Kyiv yesterday, reaffirming their steadfast support for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing war of aggression. Co-hosted by the Finnish OSCE...
Oxfam reaction: Financing for Development Conference in Seville
Oxfam
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July 3, 2025
In response to the conclusion of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Spain, FFD Global Policy Lead Hernan Saenz said: “Seville was a key moment in an ongoing journey to fight inequality, achieve gender justice and reform...
EU is urged to halt Association Agreement with Israel
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) A coalition of 114 civil society organizations (CSOs), including prominent groups such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, has called on the European Union to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel. The EU’s External...
Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo leads clean-up of Kaalspruit River in Tembisa, 4 Jul
South African Government
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July 3, 2025
In a united effort to fight pollution and revive one of Gauteng’s important rivers, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, will lead a clean-up of the Kaalspruit River in Tembisa on Friday, 04 July 2025. He will be joined by the...
UK Parliament Votes on Banning Palestine Action
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) British legislators voted on Wednesday in favor of designating the pro-Palestinian activist group, Palestine Action, as a terrorist entity. The proposed amendment to the Terrorism Act 2000, which seeks to outlaw three organizations...
Plantro Requisitions Shareholder Meeting of Dye & Durham, Nominates Three Highly-Qualified Individuals to Initiate Sale of Company
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 7, 2025
Nearly $1 Billion in Shareholder Value Destroyed Under Engine Led Board Since December 2024 Governance Failures: Four CEOs and Two CFOs in Six Months, an Entrenched Board Ignoring Credible Bids, Insiders Granted ~5% of the Company in Egregious $10...
Kim Min-seok Gets Approved as New Premier
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean legislators on Thursday ratified Kim Min-seok, a seasoned strategist and political activist, as the new prime minister under President Lee Jae Myung’s administration, according to a news agency. The primary opposition group,...
Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa: Transport Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 3, 2025
Honourable House Chair The Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee Hon Donald Selamolela Members of the Committees Chairpersons and CEOs of the Entities reporting to the DOT Acting Director-General, Mr...
UN rapporteur report discuss layers of Israel's genocide against Palestinians
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has described Israel’s actions in Gaza as “one of the cruelest genocides in modern history” and urged the international community to impose a...
UN envoy meets with Yemeni PM to discuss Yemen’s future for peace
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, called on Wednesday for a “just political settlement” to the longstanding conflict in Yemen. Making the statement at the conclusion of a three-day visit to the southern port city of Aden,...
Oxfam reaction to Brazil, Mexico and Colombia's launch of a care investment initiative
Oxfam
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July 3, 2025
Oxfam has joined the new care initiative launched today by the governments of Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia and others, at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville. The coalition will push for increased investment in care, with...
Trump, Netanyahu to Discuss Middle East Affairs
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday. Netanyahu departed from Tel Aviv on Sunday, heading to Washington, DC for discussions focused on...
Greenspace protest against deep-sea mining initiatives
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Greenpeace staged a dramatic demonstration outside Germany’s parliament on Monday, using a towering 10-meter octopus model to call for an immediate stop to deep-sea mining initiatives. The protest coincided with the launch of major...
AIDA Country Report on Serbia – Update on 2024
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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July 3, 2025
|Published on: 3rd July 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Serbia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...
OSCE Presence presents feasibility study for Research Centre on Local Development at Gjirokastra University
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 24, 2025
On 24 June, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the University of Gjirokastra, presented the findings of a feasibility assessment for a Research Centre for Local Development. The event convened academic staff, government...
Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi: Public Service and Administration Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 3, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members of Parliament, The Hon. Chairperson Mr De Villiers and All Members of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Fellow South Africans. Honourable...
Deputy Minister Seiso Mohai leads two-day youth empowerment programme in Mangaung, 3 to 4 Jul
South African Government
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July 3, 2025
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Seiso Mohai, together with the Premier of the Free State, Ms. MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, and the Executive Mayor of Mangaung Metro Municipality, Cllr. Gregory Nthatisi,...
Plant Biotech Market Set to Bloom to USD 76.79 Billion by 2030 | South America Emerges as Biotech’s Fertile Ground
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 7, 2025
Delray Beach, FL, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global plant biotechnology market is on an impressive growth path, projected to rise from USD 51.73 billion in 2025 to USD 76.79 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.2%. This surge is...